Anyway, Tang Yi took the letterhead, opened it and looked at it, looked at the beautiful handwriting on it, and looked at it for a while, but it had already changed color.

was in a trance, and suddenly heard the girl outside whisper: "Is the third master back......?" My wife asked me to inquire, and if the third master really came back, I would ask him to come over and say something. ”

Although Tang Yi heard clearly, he didn't react, his eyes just stared at the words on the paper in front of him.

After a while, he saw Ye Xue come back to the door, hung his head and saluted: "Master...... Mrs. sent someone to call the third master, saying that there was something. ”

Tang Yi still turned a deaf ear, and his expression was very different from the past.

Yexue didn't dare to say much, looked at him again, and quietly stepped back again.

After another half a day, Tang Yi finally slowly folded the piece of paper, put it in his arms, stepped out of the bedroom, stood at the door for a while, and then went to Mrs. Tang's room.

But I saw that Mrs. Tang was holding Xiao Jin'er to make fun, and a nurse and the girls were hugging and laughing, and when they saw him coming, everyone hurriedly retreated.

Mrs. Tang glanced at him with a smile and said, "You came back very early today, and I went to the palace to see your sister again...... Come here, and Mother will say a few words to you. ”

Tang Yi walked up to him, only hanging his head.

Mrs. Tang was full of Xiao Jin'er, and she didn't notice that his face was wrong, so she only said: "I shouldn't have said this originally, and I only mentioned it before...... It's your father-in-law's matter, why has it dragged on for so long, and it still can't be taken care of?"

Tang Yi vaguely heard his mother mention this matter, and he couldn't help but feel a thorn in his heart again.

Seeing that there was no one else in the house, Mrs. Tang whispered again, "This is really a tricky and difficult matter?"

Tang Yi has always been calm, he is a temperament that does not change even if he collapses in front of Taishan, even if he is still free between life and death in the stormy waves, at this moment, he can't say a word, only nodded.

Mrs. Tang knew that he was also embarrassed, so she sighed: "I see that Huaizhen has been out yesterday, it is a little different, she is not at home now, you tell your mother the truth, what are you going to do?"

In the past, I was afraid that he would say some comforting words, but the piece of paper in his bosom was heavy, like a red-hot iron, and it covered his chest, so that he was speechless.

Tang Yi's eyes moved, and he only looked at Xiao Jin'er.

Mrs. Tang noticed it, so she also looked at the child, and after a while, she finally said again: "Mother only told you this sentence in private, you can listen to it a little, if you can't listen, don't worry about it...... It's just that you have to remember that no matter how important the things out there are, but Huaizhen's child is the most painful ...... And she married you, and you were out and about, didn't the family owe her thoughtfulness inside and out?I was half sick at that time, and your sister was in that situation, if it weren't for her, I can't think of what would have been like itreads();. Now she has given birth to a good child like Xiao Jin'er again, you know...... She has always been the most filial person, and this time something happened to her in-laws, although she was unwilling to complain to us...... I'm afraid that I don't know how sad I feel in my heart, alas...... You don't look at anything else, but for the sake of her being sensible, and for the sake of Xiao Jin'er...... Somehow...... It's just a matter of letting go of the devotion to the country for the time being......"

Mrs. Tang said, her eyes slightly red.

In the past few months, although Tang Yi has not told Mrs. Tang in detail about the outside world, Mrs. Tang has always known his temperament, not to mention that she has heard a lot from the two rooms, plus the word of mouth from the little girls...... Mrs. Tang naturally knew it in her heart.

Originally, she also believed in Tang Yi very much, after all, he was her own son, and he was the most worry-free since he was a child, not to mention the military affairs that she was working on outside, naturally she couldn't intervene, but this one was really caring, so Mrs. Tang couldn't hold it back.

Tang Yi lowered his head and was speechless.

Mrs. Tang looked at him for a long time, knowing that he was not easy to do, Su Ri was the most distressed and sincere, but if he could be thoughtful, how could he afford to delay so far?

Although Mrs. Tang couldn't wait to rescue Ying Lanfeng immediately, she was reluctant to embarrass Tang Yi very much, and she couldn't help but wet her eyes for a while, so she said, "That's it...... I didn't say anything...... It's never hard for you to ......."

As she spoke, Xiao Jin'er pricked her hands and feet to move, and laughed in her mouth.

Mrs. Tang let out a long sigh, so she had to bow her head and coax her grandson again, who knew that she had only coaxed twice, but she saw the figure in front of her shaking, and as soon as she looked up, she saw that Xiao Tang had already walked out.

Let's say that Huaizhen made arrangements in the house early in the morning, and then prepared the carriage and horses and entered the palace.

Although when he was in the house, he only said that he entered the palace to visit the concubine Niangniang, but when he entered the palace, he was picked up by the concubine's people, and he was invited to enter the inner hall, but he never went to see Minli.

It is said that since Emperor Cheng passed the throne to Zhao Yongmu, he abdicated and only raised his gods in the harem.

After all, Emperor Cheng is old, and there are some other reasons, there are no other concubines around him at this time, only one of them is the most powerful and caring, and she is indispensable for a day.

In the previous paragraph, Xiao Tang had something to do, Huaizhen took care of the house, but he couldn't be idle, and then he was pregnant, and he couldn't enter the palace more and more...... Therefore, although I really thought about it in my heart, I just pressed it.

Yesterday, when Huaizhen returned from Yingfu, he sent someone to the palace gate, only to send a message to Ying Hanyan, telling her to remember to pick her up today, Hanyan was looking forward to her, so he ordered someone to prepare to pick it up.

The two of them saw each other this time, and it was even different from before, their eyes were facing each other, Hanyan did not move, only asked a few palace maids around him to retreat, and when everyone went, Hanyan stepped forward, without saying a word, first hugged Huaizhen tightly, and liked it in every way.

After a while, Hanyan let go of Huaizhen, and looked at her carefully for a while before saying, "How can you be so thinner than before?" But I also knew in my heart that Ying Lanfeng was like that, how could Huaizhen be safe?

Huai Zhen just smiled and said: "It's my sister who remembers me too much, and she always feels that I have lost weight, but it's actually good." ”

Hanyan grabbed Huaizhen's arm, entered the inner hall together, sat on the couch, held hands, and asked in a low and earnest voice: "You specially sent someone to deliver a letter yesterday, and you entered the palace today, but you are looking for me for something?"

It turned out that Ying Hanyan was in her heart, only thinking that Huai Zhen was coming for Ying Lanfeng, before, although she had begged the Emperor several times, but every time she mentioned it, the Emperor's face was very strange, although Hanyan had the heart to save her, but she didn't dare to be very angry...... So only enough reads();.

At this time, seeing Huaizhen coming in person, Hanyan thought in his heart: "If my sister speaks, I will naturally fight and make a statement to the emperor." Spending time in this deep palace is like a dead tree and rotten wood, and there is no interest. My life was saved thanks to Huaizhen, and if I couldn't even say a word for her, I wouldn't be able to do even a little bit of heart...... It's better to be dead and clean. ”

Hanyan made up her mind in her heart, so Yingying looked at Huaizhen, but hoped that she would say this soon.

Unexpectedly, Huaizhen said: "It's nothing else, I just want to meet my sister, and ...... I wonder how the Emperor is doing lately?"

Hanyan was slightly surprised, and said, "Yes, the Emperor Taishang has been fine recently, he just took medicine and is asleep." ”

Huai Zhen said: "When I entered the palace before, he would be summoned when the old man rose, and I don't know what his mind is today." ”

Hanyan's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed what Huai Zhen thought, so he said: "The Emperor Taishang is very sleepy, and he will wake up after a while, I will find out if I go to investigate." ”

The two of them talked for a while, and they couldn't help but ask Xiao Jin'er how she was.

Huai Zhen said something, only said that it was a very well-behaved and lovely child, with a bright color in his eyes, and said: "I'm in a hurry, I want to see what your child is like, it must be a very rare big baby, but unfortunately you didn't bring him today, if you have a chance in the future, you can bring it in and show me." ”

Huai Zhen paused sincerely, but still agreed with a smile.

In an instant, Hanyan really went to the palace of the emperor, and after a short time, a eunuch came to announce the decree, please see Huaizhen.

Huai Zhen stood up, followed the eunuch to go, who knew that before he came out of the smoking palace, he saw a group of people hurrying in front of him, among which was surrounded by a beautiful woman in palace costume with a graceful and elegant appearance, like the stars holding the moon.

Huai Zhen paused, and hesitated in his heart.

Who knew that Minli had already seen her, hurriedly walked a few steps, and waved her hand to stop the people who followed her, so she stepped forward by herself, held Huaizhen's hand tightly, stared at her and asked, "Sure enough, you have entered the palace! Why don't you say anything to me? ”

Huai Zhen smiled: "I thought about it...... I'll visit my mother later. ”

Min Li looked up, and saw that her face was a little clear, and her eyes immediately turned red, and said: "I missed you in every possible way before, I just wanted to pass you into the palace, but you just gave birth to Jin'er, but I don't dare to let you bump in such a hurry, I have the heart to go home, but it is still inconvenient...... How did you lose so much weight?" As he spoke, he couldn't help but feel sad and couldn't help crying.

Huaizhen hid the sadness in his heart, only did nothing, and reluctantly smiled: "Sister, don't worry, when my sister gave birth to Xiao Shizi, she was also very thin, don't you know?"

Min Li shook her head, she just gave birth at that time, although it happened to coincide with Xiao Tang's "accident", but because Huai Zhen took care of her very carefully, her body was naturally excellent, where was she like this?

Min Li saw Huaizhen, like a baby falling from the sky, so she wanted to take her to her palace to sit and say in detail, but Huaizhen said softly: "The concubine went to see the emperor before, and probably said that I came, and the emperor passed me to see it." I'm afraid it's not good to delay any longer, my sister will go back to the palace first, and when I see the emperor, I'll go to see my sister again. ”

Min Li just met her, and she was inseparable, but when she heard this, she had no choice but to suppress her stomach first, so she reluctantly let her go first.

The two said goodbye, and Huaizhen still went to the palace with the little eunuch, and when he arrived, he went inside to meet him.

After the salute, I only heard a faint voice from above: "Flat, get up." I vaguely heard the voice of Emperor Cheng.

Huaizhen thanked him, then stood up, slowly looked up, but saw that not far in front of him, Emperor Cheng was reclining, and the person was also a little clear and thin, older than before, only two eyes were still with some mighty color, this time he looked at Huaizhen's face, his eyes were heavy, I don't know what it meant.

Next to the Emperor Taishang, Ying Hanyan was standing, looking at her with a little worry.

A few little eunuchs and palace maids next to them stood solemnly with their hands bowed and their heads bowed like clay carvings and wood sculptures.

The Emperor Taishang swept for a while and said, "You come here." ”

Hanyan hurriedly said: "The emperor's eyes are not very good, and they are too far away to see really." Huaizhen lowered his eyes, took a few steps forward, and stopped when he reached the bed.

Through the shadow of the lamp, the Emperor Taishang looked at Huaizhen's face carefully, nodded and said, "The same appearance has not changed...... I heard that you gave birth to a boy for the Tang family?"

Huaizhen said: "Yes." ”

The Emperor Taishang raised his head, as if thoughtful, and said with a smile: "It's good." Tang Yi is blessed, and he deserves it. ”

Huaizhen smiled and said: "Some people are indeed blessed, but some are not so lucky. ”

When the Emperor heard this, he frowned slightly: "What did you say?"

Huai Zhen still smiled and said: "The Emperor said that I am still like that, but I don't know what Huai Zhen is like in your heart?"

Ying Hanyan was listening, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, and was about to stop her, but she wanted to stop it...... He only swallowed his saliva, still staring at each other.

The Emperor Taishang looked at Huaizhen straight for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Huaizhen girl, you came to the palace today, but what can't you do?"

Huai Zhen's face did not change, and he still whispered softly: "There are some things to say to the emperor, because it is confidential, the courtiers dare to ask the emperor to retreat." ”

The Emperor's eyes became a little darker, his thin hand was raised slightly, and he said in a dumb voice: "Retreat." ”

Ying Hanyan was very worried about Huaizhen, and did not want to leave, Huaizhen made a color to her, Hanyan pinched a handful of sweat, and saw that the emperor did not mean to keep her, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth.

In this dormitory, it became more and more lifeless for a while.

The corners of Emperor Cheng's mouth were raised, revealing a smile that seemed to be yin and cold, and he looked at Huaizhen and said: "Now that everyone has retreated, what do you have to say, maybe you can say it?"

Huaizhen lowered his eyelids, touched his hand in his sleeve, then took out something, stretched out his arm, and said to the Emperor: "I don't know if the Emperor remembers anything about such an object?"

The Emperor Taishang lowered his head, but saw that what was in her palm was a golden hairpin, and he looked at his eyes, a little unreally.

Huai Zhen understood, took another step forward, and said: "The Emperor doesn't remember...... This is an old thing?"

The lights flickered, and the golden hairpin was close at hand, and the light rose greatly, and it was so dazzling that it was reads();. The Emperor Taishang saw it clearly, his face changed suddenly, but he stared at it and couldn't take his eyes off it.

Neither of the two spoke, and in an instant, the Emperor said, "You...... Where did you get this?"

Huaizhen said: "It was given to me by someone before he died. ”

Emperor Taishang said: "Yes...... Who?"

Huaizhen said: "It is a person who has worked all his life for you and Dashun, but in the end he cannot die well." ”

The Emperor Taishang's throat moved, still looking at Huaizhen, and then turned to the golden hairpin, his eyes surged, but he closed his lips tightly and did not say a word.

Huaizhen lowered his head, also looked at the hairpin in his hand, and said quietly: "I remember that one day when I entered the palace, the Emperor Taishang once said to me...... If I want to call you grandpa, I only felt that it was too rebellious, so I didn't dare, and I didn't think much about it, just when you were on a whim, until I knew the origin of this golden hairpin, I didn't understand. ”

Emperor Taishang narrowed his eyes slightly, looked away from the hairpin, and stared at Huaizhen again: "What do you understand?"

Huai Zhen looked directly at the old man's eagle-like gaze, and said softly: "This hairpin is a relic of Concubine De, I am Concubine De's granddaughter, and my father is Concubine De's blood and bones." Ignorance...... Am I right?"

The Emperor was silent, and his thin fingers trembled slightly.

Huaizhen looked at him and said: "But I just don't understand, why there is such a forbearant monarch in the world, Concubine De's death is bizarre, and there is no explanation so far, and now, he is willing to send his own son to die, so that he will suffer all kinds of suffering in the dark prison, the emperor may tell me, why is this? Why do you expect me to call you grandpa, but you turn around and torture my father to life and death!" If you don't know, it's fine, but you clearly know about the matter of the concubine before, but why are you so ruthless?"

Huai Zhen said, as if there was a fire burning in her chest, which made her involuntarily angry, and the tears in her eyes fell, but it was not just because she was sad, perhaps, because she was too sad and angry.

She stared at the Emperor Taishang, wanting to get an answer from this old man's mouth, or also wanted his conscience to find out and rein in the precipice.

When the Emperor heard her, he sneered a few times and said, "You want to know why?"

Huai Zhen looked at him and smiled, for some reason, there was a little swishing coldness in his heart, but now there was no way out, Huai Zhen took a deep breath and nodded.

Emperor Taishang raised his eyebrows, looked at her and said, "You are really the granddaughter of Concubine De, you can't hide it, this stubbornness, you would rather die than regret it...... When I see you, it's like seeing her back then. ――Do you know that I love her the most, but I hate her the most...... But she's the same?"

Huaizhen said: "I came today to seek life for my father, if I can't, then I am the only one who wants to die first." ”

Emperor Taishang narrowed his eyes, laughed twice, and said: "You are married to the Tang family now, as long as you are obedient, no one will dare to touch you, not to mention that you have children again, don't you think about them......"

Huai Zhen said lightly: "Since I left the gate of the Tang Mansion before, I have not been involved in the Tang Mansion in any way. I'm ...... now. It's just the daughter of the Ying family, who lives with the Ying family, and dies with the Ying family, and that's it. ”

The Emperor Taishang looked at her, the smile on his face was even better, he looked up at the void above his head, and said after a while: "You are indeed the granddaughter of Concubine De, and Ying Lanfeng is indeed her son, but ......"

In the dead silence of the dormitory, the voice of the Emperor Taishang suddenly turned cold, and he said with a cold smile: "But you are not my grandson reads();Ying Lanfeng is not my son......

This sentence seemed to ignite the resentment that he had immersed in his bones, and the old man waved his hand violently and said angrily: "You are wild seeds, you are the women who don't abide by the women's way and red apricots go out of the wall, and you have wild seeds with others, they are all wild seeds!"

Huai Zhen's eyes widened, and he looked at the angry old man in shock, his beard and hair were shaking, even his lips were trembling, and his eyes were staring at him, as if they were full of hatred, and hatred was intertwined, as if he had to kill her immediately to relieve his hatred, such a deep imperial anger made Huai Zhen, who was determined to die, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

The Emperor Taishang glared at Huai Zhen for a long time, and the anger was like the surging tide of the river and the sea, and suddenly it slowly slowed back, and the strength of his body seemed to be swept away by all the waves of rage.

The Emperor closed his eyes, shook his head weakly, and said in a low voice, "You should understand now...... Why don't I like Ying Lanfeng very much even though I like you...... Just because he's a capable minister, that's fine...... However...... It's someone who doesn't want him to live, it's not that I want him to die, it's they who force me to want him to die!" he gritted his teeth, as if he hated him to the bone, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.

Huai Zhen's heart moved, and then he slowly came to his senses again: "The Emperor Taishang...... Who are you talking about? Who is forcing my father to die?"

The Emperor Taishang closed his lips tightly, his brows were also tightly locked, as if he was thinking about some unbearable past, and said for a while: "You don't have to ask, those things are not for a little woman like you to inquire at will...... In short, I did this for the sake of my family and country...... Don't say that he is not my blood, even if he is my blood, I can't spare him!"

After the Emperor Taishang finished speaking, he said: "I still have pity for you, you don't have to mess around here, not to mention the face of the Tang family...... I know that Tang Yi is reluctant to let you go, so you can go back. Speaking of this, the Emperor Taishang let out a long sigh and suddenly said, "The favorite of my life...... That's her, hate her...... I'd rather choose that lowly bastard than give in to me...... She forced me, they forced me......" He muttered a few times, as if he had fallen into a spell.

Since the origin of the golden hairpin was clear, Huaizhen had already determined that Ying Lanfeng was the son of Concubine De, and naturally he was also the prince, so at this desperate time, he wanted to break the kettle and make a desperate bet, but he didn't expect that the emperor would say such a ...... It was extremely embarrassing that the top secret came and took all her ...... All of them were shattered.

Huaizhen stood in place, completely ownerless.

On the other side, the Emperor Taishang seemed to be immersed in the imagination of the past, smiled again, turned his head for a while, saw her again, and suddenly said: "It's really like ...... Whether it's appearance, or temperament...... It's a pity ......."

What is he sorry for? It's a pity that although she is so similar, it is not his blood and blood? Or is it a pity that all kinds of things were ......

In the silence, Huai Zhen suddenly said: "Emperor Taishang, how can you think ...... My father is not your son?"

When the Emperor Taishang heard this, he frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Huaizhen, all the shadows of the past warmth in his eyes disappeared, and his eyes gradually turned cold, as if the retreating anger of Fang Cai was like the wind and thunder brewing in the sky, and the momentum of destroying the world with thunder and thunder will sweep in an instant...... Only this time, will it be like the last time, and take it back lightly? Or will it be out of control, the wrath of the Son of Heaven, ambushing millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting?

Although he saw the shocking storms in the emperor's eyes, Huai Zhen was unmoved, but he still looked directly at the emperor, still raised his head, and asked clearly word by word: "Why do you think so?"

The Emperor Taishang smiled, but the smile at this time seemed to be a little hideous, and he suddenly raised his hand and knocked down a lotus pattern fifteen palace lamp next to the bed, the candlelight flickered, and the copper lamp made a piercing and terrifying sound.