Chapter 228: Middle Age

will ask for such a request, whether this matter is a trickster or not is already clear. Xu Xun is really depressed for the immortal master, but this kind of thing, the immortal master doesn't mention it, and it's not good for her to take the initiative to ask, so she has to agree first, and the immortal master also said, "It's hard for you, I wanted to ask the old man to come forward in this matter, but I was afraid that the old lady would have a different opinion after hearing about it." ”

If this thing was done by the immortal master, then the queen mother would not be able to say anything, whether it was sent to Nanjing, or practicing behind closed doors in Chang'an Palace, it was a due punishment, but if it was Ah Huang, then the matter was simpler, no matter how she said it, she was the emperor's daughter, even if she did it with the queen, after all, she was her father, and she could bear to do anything to her? The emperor's very good means for the immortal master, it would be good to have two points on Ah Huang. From the Queen Mother's point of view, even if it is just to let Ah Huang learn to be obedient, it is worth it.

But in the heart of the immortal master, she definitely doesn't see it this way, for the sake of her daughter, she would even rather go to Nanjing - Xu Xun can also understand her thoughts, if she were an immortal master, most of them would choose this path. Seeing that the immortal master didn't want to alarm the queen mother, she didn't ask much, so she agreed, "Ah Huang is also fourteen years old this year, it's time to make a family decision, I'll do my best in this matter, I shouldn't disappoint my sister." ”

After coming back from Qingning Palace and sorting out his thoughts, Xu Xun summoned Mama Zhao to come over to discuss, Mama Zhao heard her tell her the ins and outs, and she was also full of emotion, sighing, "The eldest princess is too reckless after all, but she has brought a lot of peopleβ€”β€”"

She wanted to speak and stopped, and after a while, she said, "From the perspective of the old slave, it is actually better to talk to the emperor, if you act according to the arrangement of the immortal master, you are afraid of arousing the emperor's suspicion, and it will be self-defeating at that time." ”

Xu Xun has actually been thinking about this matter, and after listening to Mama Zhao's words, he couldn't help but say, "I also think that it is a little too unintentional to deceive the eldest brother like this...... Alas, but that's what the immortal master meant, what else can I say? She and her eldest brother have made a fuss to this point now, and they are no longer afraid of breaking the jar, but they are just dedicated to protecting their daughter, I persuaded her to tell Ah Huang out, but it seems that she doesn't have a backache when she stands and talks. This is one, two, the eldest brother's dislike for the immortal master, you don't feel it, there is no evidence for this matter, if Ah Huang confesses, what if he doesn't believe it? If you think that Ah Huang is apologizing for the immortal master, it is even more and more unclear. ”

If this is the case, Xu Xun is definitely not a human being, Mama Zhao said softly, "You shouldn't have reminded the immortal master at that time, that is, you owed her something, and you have already paid it off over the years......"

"It would be nice if it could be so simple between people." Xu Xun glanced at Mama Zhao, "I know you complain that I am taking care of things, but the feelings are here, can I still watch her go to Nanjing?" ”

Although the matter is bad, but when it comes to the head, it can only be dealt with, Xu Xun is still undecided, and he doesn't know how to tell the emperor - since the immortal master doesn't want the queen mother to know about this, then she has to stop the emperor from taking this matter to have a showdown with the queen mother in time, all of which were done before, and she really didn't know how to persuade him under the premise of hiding from the emperor.

It is said that men marry low and women marry high, and this man has to be more shrewd than the women in the house to be able to control it, which is really good. Xu Xun can be sure that the emperor is indeed a little more powerful than all the women in the harem, so her troubles are particularly real: this is not to say that when the two of them were together before, he asked some embarrassing questions, she skillfully modified her words and other things, she was trying to blind the emperor's own judgment on a specific matter that involved a lot, and induce him to make the decision she needed.

I can't help but agree, and I don't know what to do, Xu Xun found that he was really being entwined in, and the time limit for this matter was still very urgent, when the emperor came to see her on the nineteenth day of the first month, Xu Xun knew that it was almost time for him to speak - she would rather take care of a mess now, or do some rough work, than roll between this kind of family ethical entanglements, but if she doesn't want to do it, she has to do it. What's more, the emperor has already realized that something is wrong.

"Why haven't you seen you for a few days, and you look depressed." The emperor came here this time, and he was also going to stay overnight, and that day he said that he would make a double trip, but he ate too much wine that day, and he stayed drunk in Nannei directly. After a few days, they were all busy in their own ways, and Xu Xun happened to have something to do again. As soon as he put on the sleeping sign today, he was turned over by the emperor, judging from the look on his way of entering the door, it was obvious that he had decided to be ashamed, and the jokes he exported were colored. "Don't wait for me all these days, do you?"

Xu Xun reluctantly laughed a few times, and let the emperor in, the emperor seemed to see something, but before he could ask questions, the little points that had been ready to go for a long time had already pounced, and Daddy, Daddy kept screaming. Zhuang'er followed behind him and respectfully saluted the emperor - after the age of five, he was just about to be enlightened, but he was already very thoughtful about the emperor's courtesy.

The emperor picked up a little bit, but he only nodded to Zhuang'er, and his tone was a little lighter than usual, "Get up." ”

He didn't know that Xu Xun had told the child about his entire life experience, but since he heard that Zhuang'er asked about his biological mother, the emperor's attitude towards Zhuang'er was colder: no matter how reasonable the explanation, people will always have their own guesses. And Xu Xun now finds that as he grows older, the emperor is really still full of opinion.

How sensitive a child is that Zhuang'er can't see the change in the emperor's attitude? He was also more in awe of the emperor every time, and in his presence, he spoke less than once. It's worth a month's work, how much more are the two fathers and sons estranged? Xu Xun saw it in his eyes, and could only sigh secretly.

"Dad, I'll tell you." Dian Dian didn't notice this at all, and proudly showed off the reward he just received, "Mr. Zhu praised me again today!" ”

Compared with the silent, sensitive, and thoughtful Zhuang'er, who has no heart or lungs, but is very good at reading, he naturally likes the emperor more, he smiled and kissed a little pink forehead, "What did you praise again?" ”

"I have finished learning the thousand-character essay, Mr. Zhu told me "Tongmeng Instructions" today, and I will understand it as soon as I hear it." nodded proudly, "I memorized the first three paragraphs after reading it a few times." ”

The Emperor couldn't help but laugh and said, "Really? We're so good. ”

He glanced at Xu Xun with a smile, Xu Xun finally couldn't help but smile back at him, put aside the troubles, she smiled, ""Tongmeng's Instructions" is not for you to memorize, it is for you to abide by, and to say the second paragraph, all people must always speak in a low voice, the language is slow, not loud and noisy, floating and laughing, did you do this just now?" ”

With a little smile, he was about to leave the emperor's arms, but the emperor didn't allow it, hugged her tightly and said, "The child is still young, besides, it's not so rude in front of others, in front of his father, what are you afraid of?" ”

Having said that, Dian Dian didn't yell anymore, just showed a sweet smile, buried his face on the side of the emperor's neck and kissed it, and said with a smile, "Dad really loves me." ”

The emperor's heart was about to melt, and he kissed a few mouthfuls in a row, Xu Xun rolled his eyes and said, "Zhuang'er come to me, let the two of them make love, one old and one young don't learn haode." ”

A little bit of giggles, Zhuang'er also smiled slightly, walked to Xu Xun's side, Xu Xun asked, "What homework have you learned today?" ”

Now the two children's schedules are very regular, morning and dusk are fixed, this dusk is peaceful, Xu Xun usually asks the two of them what they have learned today. Zhuang'er said, "In the morning, I learned "Thousand Character Text" with Mr. Han, and in the afternoon, I learned to write with Mr. Zhu and also learned idioms. ”

Xu Xundao, "Can you memorize what you learned today?" ”

Zhuang'er nodded, "Hang the people and cut down the crime, Zhou Fa Yin soup." Sitting on the court asked, the vertical arch flat......"

He memorized more than 30 sentences in one go, and said, "I've learned so much today." ”

"Got the idea?" Xu Xun will also check if he understands, "Explain it to me?" ”

The emperor's attention also shifted unconsciously, but he didn't make a sound, and when he heard Zhuang'er say a few words, he stammered a little, frowned, and then said, "If you are greedy and chew more, you still have to study hard, understand the meaning thoroughly, and then read on." ”

His attitude towards Zhuang'er is very strict and fatherly, which is completely different from the point. When Zhuang'er heard this, he hurriedly got up and saluted and said yes, looking no quieter than he was to Mr. Xu Xun couldn't help frowning when he saw it, and when the children finished saving and retreated to dinner, he said to the emperor, "Although I am strict with my father and mother, my eldest brother also knows that I have always been strict with my children. You are so fierce to Zhuang'er, this child is afraid of his father and mother, isn't it pitiful? ”

"Doesn't he still have a big lady?" The emperor smiled, and when he saw Xu Xun glaring at him, he said, "That's it, it's okay to be kind to him next timeβ€”are you not happy about this?" ”

"It's not." Xu Xun began to get annoyed again, she was now crossing the river with thin mud, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and she didn't know if I was crushing stones or aquatic plants under my feet.

"What's that for?" The emperor began to wait for the meal to eat, and he was still thinking about it, "I seem to have seen a bowl of roasted beef at noon, and it is quite haode, let me make a bowl and send it to Diandian, has she eaten it?" ”

Generally speaking, it is difficult for beef to be recommended for dinner, not because it is not delicious, but because the official attitude is to prohibit the indiscriminate killing of cultivated cattle. However, there are still a lot of sources of beef in the north, and the emperor also loves to eat it, of course, beef can appear on his table every once in a while. When Xu Xun heard about it, he said, "It's sent here, but it's too late, she has eaten it, I'll let me stay, and I will eat it again when it's hot at night, and it will taste good." ”

"Just make another bowl, how can I let my daughter eat leftovers." The emperor was about to open his eyes for a little bit, but he stopped for Xu Xun, "I haven't touched a mouthful, it's just cold and hot, how can she be so delicate." ”

The topic diverged, the emperor called someone to sing and drink, Xu Xun accompanied him to eat for an hour, and he was about to finish the meal - the emperor ascended the throne, but less than ten years, but compared with the period of Emperor Wen, the court customs have changed considerably, after all, Emperor Wen's martial arts habits have not decreased, eating is eating, just eat, the emperor eats, and there are many tricks to entertain himself. Today's pomp and circumstance is just average.

Since the brand has been turned over today, there is still something to do at night, Xu Xun went to take a bath after eating, the emperor leaned on the kang to read a book, and when she washed out the evening makeup, he also flipped through the book and looked fascinated, Xu Xun urged, "It's late at night, why don't you go to the bath, I'll read it to you." ”

The emperor smiled and threw the book, "What is this written, you are embarrassed to look at this, now that her daughter is literate, she is not afraid that she will see her and learn badly?" ”

Xu Xun was just bored, reading some scripts to pass the time, and also looking for some plays for his own drama troupe in the palace to perform, this one only read the beginning, and heard the words inexplicably, "What's wrong with this?" ”

Picked it up and looked down a few words from where the emperor was looking, his face was blushing, and he said angrily, "Isn't this the story of learning scriptures from the West, I also said that it is a legend of the gods, who knows that it is so lewd. filthy, naturally put it away and don't look at it. ”

The emperor took her handle, how could he let her go? At that moment, Haha smiled and sang, "Nine turns have been refined to obtain copper tendons and iron bones, fiery eyes, and stones-"

Xu Xun's face was red, and he shouted, "Don't say that dirty word anymore!" ”

The two of them were laughing, the emperor went into the clean room and rinsed out, and washed his hair again, Xu Xun took a cloth to wipe him, "Why do you have to wash your hair so late?" When you sleep for a while, your hair may not be dry. ”

"I was going to wash it in the afternoon, but I forgot it, and I felt greasy when I took a shower just now." The emperor didn't care, "How can you be so particular, you can sleep when you are wet, and it is warm here." ”

As he spoke, he asked again, "Yes, what happened to you today, I always feel a little worried." ”

"Don't you know everything, do you know everything?" Xu Xun is now completely intuitive, "Why are you still asking me?" Come on. ”

The emperor was squinting and enjoying her wiping, but this matter also became interested, turned over and looked at Xu Xun, learning the tone in the play, "Wait for me to count." ”

It seemed that he really didn't pay much attention to the movements of Qingning Palace, and he didn't know anything about the immortal master's recruitment, and it was only after studying it for a while that he was not sure that he was authentic, "Is it for the bolt?" ”

Xu Xun's entanglement has reached its peak, this matter is really bizarre, absurd, and slimy to the extreme, so that she can't find her position at all, her mouth opens and closes, and she looks at the emperor's face, and the lie is really unspeakable. - In this life, the emperor has been deceived by too many people, and too many people have tried to manipulate him, he has always been very good to her, she is a little uneasy, but it is not a difficult sleep. If he said it today, Xu Xunzhen would have a feeling that he was sorry for him.

As she fell silent, the Emperor's expression became more and more subtle, and although he hadn't spoken yet, his face was already full of doubts. Xu Xun lied and could get through the chance, but it was conceivable that it was getting better and better, seeing this, she simply turned her heart sideways, closed her eyes and said directly, "This matter was done by Ah Huang." ”

Before the emperor could react, he actually asked a very stupid question. "Huh? What's up? ”

Of course, this was only a moment, and the emperor quickly found his senses, "This-Ah Huang? ”

"What else do you want her?" Anyway, when the conversation started, Xu Xun said clearly, "When I was just sensible, my mother was taken down by the concubine, and she was also sensible at that time, and she always knew that the bolt was not the queen's biological ...... If you think about her thoughts, don't you allow her to be angry for her own mother? ”

The emperor probably didn't expect Ah Huang, he steadied himself and said in disbelief, "Ah Huang? Youβ€”don't be fooled by the Hu family. ”

Xu Xun was not surprised at all when he reacted like this, she sighed, "Ah Huang had a knot for Yuanyuan a few years ago...... I won't tell you the truth, many people know about this matter, but it's not a big deal, and they don't talk about it. As soon as you told me that day, I thought of her, but I was just suspicious, and then I ......"

Then he told the details of his contact with the immortal master, and he didn't hide it, "The immortal master also thinks that you won't believe it, most of them think that she pulled her daughter in again as a shield." She didn't even want to find the old lady, she just wanted to protect her daughter, and would rather carry the black pot to live in Nanjing - she only entrusted me, but unfortunately, I did the same idea as the old lady, and I also failed her. ”

The emperor was stunned when he heard this, this man who can be said to be a shrewd and capable man in his prime rarely had such ignorance, after listening to Xu Xun, he didn't speak for a long time, Xu Xun didn't know what he was thinking, but he could see that the emperor should have listened to it, although there was no real evidence, but he still believed her words.

In fact, this should really be a very basic thing, but I don't know weishenme, Xu Xun was really moved.

"That'...... Yuanyuanβ€”" The Emperor pondered for a long time before he said.

Xu Xun couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly, "Who else besides Ah Huang?" Actually, it's also my fault, although I have already guessed, but I haven't taken any action, and it can be regarded as a dereliction of duty in the end. ”

"That's it." The emperor sneered, "Even you are wrong, what is the Hu family?" ”

"That'...... I can't say that. Xu Xun sighed, forcibly held back the rebuttal, and only said in a low voice, "The immortal master is not very able to meet with his daughter often to raise her, or blame her upbringing, and ......"

She couldn't help but whisper, "And aren't you also her father?" ”

As expected, when the matter was a conflict between the former husband and wife, and the conflict between father and daughter, the emperor's attitude was fundamentally different, and he defended himself first, "How can I think of it-alas, speaking of which, I don't live with Ah Huang, and I don't have much time to take her." ”

Then he began to shift the responsibility and clear up for Ah Huang, "She is still young, and this matter is not a big deal......

Xu Xun's heart was relieved, and she didn't squeeze the emperor anymore, but said sincerely, "The immortal master is willing to go to Nanjing, this ...... I don't think I need to, right? Externally, I just said that I begged you, and I only let her retreat in Chang'an Palace. As for Ah Huang, she has an idea in her heart, and the child has always been silent, I think it has a lot of ideas. The incident in the past - to tell you the truth, you are not the most reasonable, big brother, I think it is very difficult to convince her, but I am afraid that it will arouse her temperament, but it will be even more unbeautiful. It's better to let her marry as soon as possible according to the immortal master's wishes, so as not to stay in the palace and inevitably cause trouble. ”

After the princess got married, her influence on the court was almost zero, especially Ah Huang's two backers in the palace, Xu Xun's side, although she would take care of it, she would definitely not help her with trouble, the queen mother was old again, and she was not that kind of character. This method is relatively the safest, but the emperor didn't pay attention to it, and he hasn't recovered from the emotional turmoil at all, "Ah Huang...... Why is this kid-"

Xu Xun really doesn't want to hit the emperor anymore, but at the moment, among his children, Ah Huang doesn't say it, his feelings for her father must be very complicated, a little extreme, maybe it is more hatred and less love, if the emperor wants to send the immortal master to Nanjing, then the hatred in her heart will naturally be a little more, Yuanyuan, although she is now the queen's daughter, but her feelings for her mother are also complicated, and she doesn't like bolts, and between her father, because the emperor loves her just ordinarily, she is far behind than bolts, dots, and Ah Huang, Xu Xun watched coldly a few times, Yuanyuan has ordinary respect for him, and she is obviously closer to her adoptive mother.

As for Zhuang'er, don't say much, the estrangement between the two fathers and sons has begun to build, if it doesn't change, I really don't know what it will look like in the future. Now the only ones who can stick to the emperor without any guilt are his favorite bolts and dots. And in the future, if Xuan'er knows his life experience, he really doesn't know if he will have resentment towards the emperor......

When he was young, he did things recklessly, especially the emperor was the supreme emperor, the world could not be determined by his will, and he could always do whatever he wanted in the harem, right? Abolish the queen, it is really easy, who knows that the way of heaven is constant, even the supreme can not be avoided, it is only less than ten years, the consequences have been shown inch by inch, point by minute, the most tricky thing is that such a sign of the embankment will collapse, even if it emerges, it is not human can make up for it, can only look at this crack is getting bigger and bigger, unless there is the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and the time can be reversed, otherwise, how can the emperor make up for the damage he did to Ah Huang, how to prevent the future Yuanyuan, bolt, Zhuang'er heart complaints? The current accident is only the first problem he has to deal with, and greater difficulties are still to come.

If she said this, it would be too cruel to the emperor, but Xu Xun couldn't say anything to comfort him, any words of comfort would be a lie, she remained silent and looked at the emperor silently. The Emperor also looked at her speechlessly, and she could feel that although no one said anything, the Emperor was not stupid, he was coming to his senses, and now every minute and every second at this moment, he was thinking about the family crisis he might face in the future.

Even if it is the lord of the world, what can it be? Mother and son fight for power, husband and wife turn against each other, and between close relatives, people's hearts are so subtle that it can be inferred that it is the fault of others. But now even his own children, even the emperor is indeed the most sincere family affection, and even the children who are more beloved than admiring their mothers, are now watching, one or two, maybe they will become more and more estranged from him.

Can you blame others? Today, he is paying the price for him in the past. He can't even complain, the emperor has always been a very proud person, he will not admit his complaints to anyone, he will not even allow himself to show a little remorse, let alone complain about the feelings in his heart now. It is precisely because he is so proud, so smart, that he can see so clearly: this road has come to an end, and there are very few people who can follow him.

When he was still a grandson, he had parents, grandfathers, wives and concubines, and daughters behind him; When he was the crown prince, he lost his grandfather; When he first became the emperor, there were still many people around him - Xu Xun never counted himself in this group of people, she didn't love him much, at least at that time, the queen, the concubine and even the concubine Hui admired him more than her, wanted to be loved by him more, and of course loved him more than her.

But now? Now she suddenly realized that he and his mother had become estranged, and he had turned against Empress Yuan, and he was separated from his successor, and he had never crossed paths with Concubine Hui, and even his children, the number of people who accompanied him was very small, and with a pessimism that was almost fatalistic, it seemed certain that they would also stay away one by one.

And she, who has always thought that she can't count, and has always felt that she is far away from him, has now become the one who seems to be closest to him, and she has become the one who has remained by his side until now.

And even she was not sure that she would accompany him all the way, and they had always maintained a dangerous balance, carefully avoiding each other, tolerating each otherβ€”who could say for sure what day in the future she would also be separated from him because of the weishenme affair, perhaps because she could not stand his arrogance and selfishness, or maybe he could not bear her disobedience and rudeness at last...... Maybe at some point, they will also go their separate ways, and he will go further and further on this lonely road, so deep that there will be no turning back.

She suddenly felt an extremely sour sympathy, this painful loneliness, she really felt empathy, at this moment, she didn't feel that she was self-inflictedβ€”Xu Xun could be sure that she saw a trace of panic from the depths of the emperor's eyes.

The bad karma he has created is far from enough to be punished like this...... But what can he do? Even he has no choice, who can change all this?

Xu Xun could only reach out and gently cover his hand, at this moment, this was the only little comfort she could provide.

The Emperor immediately retracted his grip, and his movements were so fast that he could almost be called panicked.

There was silence in the room for a long time, and at last, the emperor coughed softly, disguisedly.

The tone of his voice had changed greatly from what he had just done, revealing an unconcealable old age and tiredness. "That's it, that's it, you're very good, let's do it as you want."

The author has something to say: even the Son of Heaven is just a straw dog.

In other words, the Journey to the West here was not written by Wu Chengen, it is a script of the Yuan Dynasty, which is more yellow......

It's a lot better to take a break, and I'll update it this month, and I'll strive for ......