244. Chapter 102: Promises come to naught
If it weren't for Zhao Youtang's reminder, Yu Ling would not have gone to the library pavilion, and if she didn't go to the library pavilion, she would not have found the founding chronicles of Zhao Guo that had been forgotten in the corner, and her father Zhao Guofang would also die.
Ancient books record that in the dense forests of the southern part of Cangnan Kingdom, there is a bug called Luma, which likes humid and stuffy environments, and can survive in the bodies of people and animals.
Almost extinct does not mean extinct, now there is a living one in Zhao Guofang's body, the only thing that can save him is salt water, through continuous filling of salt water, the Lu Ma in his body will gradually die.
Before the eunuchs found a way, they had poured salt water and sour water on the emperor, and Zhao Guofang vomited and pulled, but the situation changed, and he no longer lay on the dragon bed all day long.
Yu Ling asked the eunuchs to pour salt water on the emperor again, and after a while, Zhao Guofang pulled it again, the smell was stinking, but there was a little blood on his face, and he also had a little spirit.
In this way, constantly pouring salt water, constantly excreting dirty and smelly things, Yu Ling pulled the emperor back from the brink of death, after a night of hard work, the next morning, the imperial doctors came to check the emperor's pulse, and were pleasantly surprised to find that the emperor's pulse was much stronger than before, and they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yu Ling, only if the emperor was alive, their heads would not be cut off.
Yu Ling, who was tired all night, took Jin Bu to the court, sat on the dragon chair for the second time, and no one dared to say a word, plus Han Huayu went to the palace in men's clothes, and there was a way to deal with state affairs, and the courtiers saw it in their eyes and admired it in their hearts.
A few days later, Zhao Guofang's spirit slowly improved, and he also had the strength to speak, Jin Lihua was pleasantly surprised, and accompanied him inseparably every day, stroking his abdomen and telling him that he must get better soon.
Ling Han sent people from Cangnan to send a lot of precious medicinal materials, of course, also sent Lu Ma's solution, Yu Ling listened to the guard's report, Zhao Ru'er picked and scolded all day long in the dungeon, not honest at all, annoyed, sent someone to send a secret letter to Ling Han, and sent Zhao Ru'er to Cangnan, asking Ling Han to discipline this arrogant and unrepentant princess well.
Zhao Youtang knew that he couldn't do anything, so he still knelt down and begged Yu Ling not to send his sister away, a princess who had never suffered hardship, when she arrived in Cangnan, what good could there be, Yu Ling didn't promise him this time, and told him that she would give him back a real princess of the Zhao family.
In this way, which prince and princess under the name of the other concubines still dared to make a mistake, they all hurriedly thought about what they had done wrong, and if they could correct it, they should correct it quickly, so that the eldest princess could find out that they would not end up like Zhao Ru'er, far away from the glory and wealth of the palace, how could they live.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and Ye Buli only remembered to send someone to send a letter to Helan Yi who was far away in Tiancheng after the situation stabilized, the person who sent the letter was not familiar with the Great Plains Kingdom, and when He Lanyi received the letter, he had been separated from Yu Ling for a month.
This month, he acted as the emperor's authority, and rearranged the big and small things in the court from beginning to end, personnel transfers, government affairs, he was also very busy, Ye Buli was not around, but fortunately, there was a wolf here, assisting him to complete a lot of big things.
When Ye Buli's letter was delivered, he was resting in the Qinzheng Palace, and the wolf entered the door with the letter, and saw him half-squinting, wanting him to rest for a while, but he had already discovered it.
"Something?" Helan Yi saw that he was holding a letter in his hand, and his heart moved, "Ye Buli's letter?" Afraid of being disappointed, there was a hint of expectation in his tone, but he didn't dare to have very expectations.
The wolf pouted and smiled naughtily, thinking, forget it, don't tease him, he is waiting for Ye Buli's letter every day, wanting to know the situation of Lu Dao Yuling in Licheng, he can feel his increasingly uneasy mood, although teasing this one-eyed brother is a happy thing, let's find another opportunity in the future.
"Ye Buli's letter." He handed him the letter with both hands, and complained, "The Central Plains is very fun, but you can't go for so long and not come back, I see that the hair on this side you are worried about is a few gray." Pointing to the sideburns on the right, although it is a bit exaggerated, but these days, Helan Yi has indeed grown several gray hairs.
Helan Yi opened the letter with joy, thinking about Yu Ling, the more she looked down, the more solemn her face became, and when she reached the end, her fingers were loosened, and the letter fell on the table.
The wolf noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly picked up the letter to read, afraid to see the bad news of Yu Ling, it couldn't be an accident, thinking so in his heart, but seeing the news of being enthroned as the emperor, his chin immediately buckled on the edge of the table, stupid.
"Oh my God, I'm not dreaming, am I?"
Helan Yi's right hand was clenched into a fist, restraining her tumbling mood, Yu Ling was about to ascend the throne and become the empress of Zhao State, the empress, who controlled the entire Zhao State in her hands, sat on the throne of the emperor, and accepted everyone's bows, it was impossible for her to return to him.
"I'm going to Licheng." He stood up suddenly, he just wanted to see Yu Ling in person and confirm the truth of the matter with her in person, but there was a voice in his heart telling him that the news that Ye Buli sent back could not be fake, didn't he say that Yu Ling had no intention of ascending the throne, and now he was only acting as the imperial concubine.
As the empress dowager of the imperial government, but one day she will become the empress of Zhao State, will it be possible for them to be together at that time?
"I said brother, don't worry." The Heavenly Wolf opened his arms to stop him, "Calm down, calm down, princess, isn't she not yet on the throne, although Ye Buli said in the letter that the emperor and empress of Zhao Kingdom expect Yu Ling to ascend the throne as emperor as soon as possible, hasn't Yu Ling been delaying, which means that she still wants to return to you." And that was the only way to comfort him.
"I'm going to Licheng to bring her back, she's my Helan Yi's wife." Helan Yi shook off his hand and hurried out.
"Wait a minute." Sky Wolf rushed up and grabbed his arm, "Stupid brother, calm me down, you go to Licheng to find your daughter-in-law, who will take care of Tiancheng that day?" "Just kidding, it's hard to stabilize the order of the Great Plains Kingdom, as soon as he leaves, isn't it still going to be chaotic again, if you want to go to Licheng, you have to arrange everything before leaving, as the ruler of the Great Plains Kingdom, you can't just go your own way.
"You are in charge of the heavenly city." Helan Yi turned his head and glared at him, "You have been by my side for so long, there should be no problem." ”
Sky Wolf rolled his eyes and despised him, "I'm Sky Wolf, not you He Lanyi, stupid brother, you admit that I am your eldest brother, but others still don't know that I am your own eldest brother, so it is impossible to replace you at all, so calm down first." If you want to go to Licheng, it's okay, you have to find a proper reason, you say to the courtiers, I want to go to Licheng to bring back my wife Zhao Yuling, can the courtiers agree, they must play collectively, His Royal Highness the King of Chu takes state affairs as the priority, if you leave without saying a word, the Dayuan Kingdom will definitely fall into a panic. ”
"Then what reason do you say you are looking for to go to Licheng?" Helan Yi knew that he had a lot of ghost ideas, and looked at him helplessly, "When Yu Ling really becomes the empress of Zhao State, it will be too late." ”
The wolf smiled, pursed his lips, and looked like a scoundrel, "That may not be impossible, at most you call her a vassal, let her call you a concubine, no, the emperor's husband should not be a concubine, the princess's husband is a concubine, hahaha......" Speaking of this, I couldn't help laughing, the empress's husband can't be called the queen, is it called the male queen?
Helan Yi guessed what the funny expression in his laughter meant, and his face couldn't help but hang up, and he punched him in the chest, and the wolf groaned, deliberately covering his chest and wailing.
"It may not be impossible to call my wife a minister, but I am afraid that the courtiers in the court will not be convinced." Helan Yi tugged at his front placket, told him to shut up, and straightened up, "The Great Plains Kingdom has a vast territory, and recently annexed Cangnan, except for me who is willing to be a vassal to my wife, the rest of the people will definitely refuse, especially the queen mother." ”
He had just repaired the gap between mother and son, and if he really paid tribute to Yu Ling, it would definitely cause even greater misunderstanding and dissatisfaction, and at that time, there might be a lot of trouble.
"Then you abandon everything and go to Zhao Kingdom to get together with Yu Ling." The wolf patted him on the shoulder and smiled ambiguously, "Helan Hong hasn't recovered very well in the past month, it won't be long before he comes back, you return the imperial power to him, and then go to Zhao State to find Yu Ling, with your personality, as long as you don't let you be the male queen, for her, you can endure everything, including the Zhao State's minister's pickiness of you." "One sentence already includes what will be faced in the future, the wolf is the wolf. Thinking far ahead.
I'm afraid that he can't help himself, as the king of Chu, he can't abandon his responsibilities without scruples in this life, sigh lightly, turn around, slowly return to the dragon chair and sit down, pick up the letter, and read it carefully.
"Ah Yi, you've done enough for Ohara." The wolf lay on his table and looked at him, his gentle smile was a look of understanding, he knew what he thought in his heart, he could have a long relationship with the children of Yuling, as long as he unloaded his responsibilities, he had done enough for the Great Plains Kingdom, sacrificed enough, and should pursue his happiness.
Helan Yi stretched out his hand and smiled bitterly, he couldn't give up this responsibility, because he was a man from the Helan family, and he had to bear it, "Big brother, please go to Licheng and tell Yu Ling that if she becomes the empress of Zhao State, I, Helan Yi, will not marry for the rest of my life, and I am willing to wait for her to relieve the responsibility on her shoulders and gallop the grassland together." ”
In addition to this, what else can be, is there really no fate between them?
He couldn't wait to run to Licheng and bring her back in person, Zhao Guofang didn't have only one daughter, why did he have to ask his wife to inherit the throne?
Zhao Guofang, who repeatedly played the role of a bad guy in his life, first killed his most beloved master, and then took away his beloved wife, and he was deprived of all the best he had.
"I'll go to Licheng to have a look, I'll be back in ten days at most, you wait patiently." The sky wolf stretched out his hand and touched his head, smiling treacherously, as if touching the head of a puppy, which attracted Helan Yi's dissatisfaction, and slapped him in the face with a palm, pushing him several feet away.
"Hurry up, I'm waiting for your news, don't be the same as Ye Buli, I won't write to me until a month, there is no news from you on the ten days, I will personally go to Licheng to find Yu Ling, when the time comes, whether I abandon the Great Plains Kingdom or Yu Ling abandons the Zhao Kingdom, the two of us, one of us must abandon his own country."
"I'm sure I'll be back in ten days." Sky Wolf understood his anxious mood, raised his right hand and swore, "I think Ye Buli must have been delayed because of something, don't worry, your eldest brother and I will definitely get things done for you." ”
After speaking, with a wave of his hand, the person had already run quickly.
Helan Yi covered his face with his hands and screamed in pain, he had been waiting for a month, and he had waited for such news, could he really give up everything for Yu Ling?
He asked himself in his heart, but he was only confused, he didn't know what to do, when he really asked him to choose, was his heart as difficult to choose as it is now?
What about Yu Ling, what did she think in her heart?
When love is tested by the country, the nation and the imperial power, can love still be overcome?
He knew that he loved her, and she loved him deeply, how far could a couple who loved each other go in the face of the obstacles of two nationalities and two royal surnames?
"Yu Ling, can't we really stay together?"