The palace under the night is under the imprint of the palace lamp, noble and beautiful, the residence of the Son of Heaven, every step is the scene. Yao Duran lifted the curtain and looked all the way, and at this moment, she knew very clearly what was waiting for her in this deep palace like the sea from now on. Maybe for the rest of your life, it's hard to be idle, and it's time to get the sword out of the sheath and meet that kind of life.

In the end, she followed him into the Imperial Phoenix Palace, but saw that the recital on the imperial case had been piled up.

Huo Jingcheng sat down in front of the imperial case: "Dye, polish the ink." ”

Yao Duran came to the desk to polish the ink, he flipped through the chapters, and wrote a few sentences from time to time.

The night was quiet, and she lost her mind as she grinded.

"Alas, alas." He reminded him loudly, and Yao Duran came back to his senses and found that he had ink on his hands. He put down the piece and picked up the white handkerchief on the table to wipe her hands, and said, "If your heart is not quiet, I will not be quiet." ”

"Come here, I'll talk to you and then approve the chapter." He cleaned her hands, pulled her into his arms and sat on his lap, and said, "I will send someone to Yuan's mansion tomorrow, so that your old servant Fuquan will come into the palace to continue to serve you, and then still give you Biya, how about it?" ”

Finally, there is something to be happy about! Yao Duran hurriedly said, "Okay, thank you Liulang." ”

Huo Jingcheng hooked his lips and smiled: "Other than that, is there anything else you want to do?" ”

I want to see Qiao Fengzhi for the last time.

She lowered her beautiful eyes and shook her head slightly.

Huo Jingcheng stared at her face for a long time, and suddenly said: "Yun Xiang, please play, I want to see Qiao Fengzhi for the last time tomorrow, I agreed." Early tomorrow morning, you can also go to the prison to meet Qiao Fengzhi and see off the deceased for the last time. ”

After sending this journey, that person can really die in her heart.

Yao Duran was shocked when she heard this, and she didn't know what his intention was in this arrangement, but since she was in her arms, then she acquiesced?

She didn't speak, and Huo Jingcheng also understood. He looked at the music on the table, which changed the subject: "Dye'er, I'm dying of sorrow." ”

"What is Rokuro worried about?"

Huo Jingcheng said: "The treasury has not yet been counted, the army must also be reorganized, once the son of heaven is a courtier, the position of officials must also be changed." Also, seeing that the kings are about to return to Beijing with Fengzhao, the previous dynasty actually mentioned the draft again, and on the other side of the Southern Wilderness, the remnants of the Eight Parties who pretended to be the emperor in the East Palace actually had the intention of doing a fake show, and still occupied the Nanxiao City as a basis, detained officials, and accepted the city army. In this way, it is necessary to send troops to attack it and rescue Nanxiao City. ”

When Yao Duran heard this, he felt a lot of lack in his heart, no wonder he was worried. Sure enough, as soon as he ascended the throne, there were so many things. Thinking about it, she reluctantly comforted him: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, don't worry about Liulang, let's take it step by step, Liulang will definitely be able to deal with it one by one in an orderly manner." ”

He smiled and nodded: "Well, having you by your side is my spirit." Okay, go to bed and rest, and I'll be with you when I'm done with that. ”

Yao Duran said without hesitation: "No, Liulang is hard, I want to accompany Liulang." ”

His smile became gentle and doting: "You are by your side, I can't meditate, and when I look at you, I always feel ape." ”

Yao Duran smiled: "Okay, then I'll go to sleep." ”

At this moment, Father-in-law Wei came in, he glanced at Yao Duran a few times, and then said, "Your Majesty, the queen asks to see you." ”

Yao Duran's body stiffened, and his footsteps stopped.

Huo Jingcheng said: "Her news is quite well-informed, go ahead, invite her in." ”

After a while, the figure in front of the palace gate flashed, and the queen had walked in elegantly in a beautiful phoenix dress. She stopped in front of Huo Jingcheng's imperial case without squinting and saluted: "The concubine greets Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty." ”

Huo Jingcheng got up and went to help him personally: "The queen doesn't have to be polite, is there something wrong with coming here so late?" ”

Only then did the queen's beautiful eyes wander and looked at Yao Duran, who was standing quietly on one side.

Suddenly, the soul was shocked.

"You! You! How are you?! Aren't you already ......?? Her eyes were full of shock and she couldn't speak, she only knew that His Majesty had brought a woman back to the palace, but she didn't know that that woman was actually Yao Duran in front of her?!

Yao Duran leaned over and saluted: "Twilight Ran greets the queen's mother, the mother is a thousand years old." ”

When the queen heard that it was really her, she was so shocked that she forgot to call for a waiver, and blurted out: "How could it be you??" ”

Huo Jingcheng helped Yao Duran to flatten his body, and then slowly paced on the ground, while saying: "Queen, the self-immolation half a year ago was an illusion, in fact, in the past six months, Twilight has been with me, I am in love with her, and I am determined to walk hand in hand, since then she has settled in the harem, and asked the queen to shelter a lot." ”

The queen was shocked again, she looked at Huo Jingcheng, and then at Yao Duran, speechless for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "Mu Ran, you step back first." ”

"Yes." Yao Duran bowed, withdrew from the Emperor Phoenix Palace, and stood under the front porch of the hall in a trance.

The lights and candles in the dormitory flickered, and the emperor and queen looked at each other for a long time.

"Your Majesty knows what you're doing?!" The queen looked directly at Huo Jingcheng, and her eyes showed disappointment and sadness: "If Your Majesty wants to accept her, wouldn't it be true that she did it half a year ago?" Your Majesty once used his power to bully ministers and forcibly occupy official wives, which will be a stain on Your Majesty's life! ”

"Also, one Ning Wanshu is enough, and now there is another Yao Duran? She was once a close friend of her concubines! Your Majesty even wants her to accept it, does this mean that she doesn't care about the feelings of the concubine? In the eyes of His Majesty, is the concubine's wife a puppet and a tool? Take care of your majesty's internal affairs, manage your concubines, and teach your children? ”

Huo Jingcheng looked at her fixedly, and muttered: "See Xian, don't say that......"

"Your Majesty!" She interrupted him, suddenly ripped off the phoenix crown on her head and threw it on the ground, and said with intense emotion: "The concubine has had enough!" Sooner or later, the concubine will suffocate to death on this throne! After so many years, the concubines have a heart for their husbands, think about Your Majesty everywhere, and treat every woman who tolerates Your Majesty! But the concubine herself is also a woman, so won't she really be jealous and sad? The concubine loves her husband, and she can't stand her husband's new love and old love! But for the sake of His Majesty and for the sake of virtue, the concubine can only swallow blood and tears and grit her teeth to endure! Your Majesty can know that Xian's heart is hard?? ”

It was the first time Huo Jingcheng had seen his virtuous wife so sad and gaffe, and he spoke out to protest. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then sighed, picked up the phoenix crown on the ground and put it on for her personally, then took her into his arms, and comforted her gently: "See Xian, I know that you are dedicated to your husband and fulfill your wife's responsibilities. In this life, as long as you don't make big mistakes, you will never be a husband and never abolish, and you will always be your husband's wife. But you have to remember that your status is superior, and there is a world of difference from those concubines, your pattern, mind, and bearing are different from ordinary people, this is the shackles of your identity, and it is also the shackles that come with your position, which will certainly make you painful, but these are also destined when you marry a husband, aren't they? And as a husband, born in heaven, he is destined to not be able to live a lifetime like ordinary people. I take you as my wife, I take other women as concubines, I take you as my wife, and the others as my vices, and I will not lose my bias between my wife and concubine. ”

The queen leaned on his arms and wept, but her tone was still resolute: "Of course the concubines understand, the concubines all understand, and the concubines have tried their best to do it!" It's just that Yao Duran's matter, the concubine really can't accept it, she will mistake His Majesty's reputation! The concubine is the wife of His Majesty and the mother of a country, and the concubine has the responsibility to advise her husband in time, don't lose your wisdom, don't ruin your reputation! After that, she resolutely left his embrace, took off the phoenix crown on her head again, and then knelt on the ground, and presented the phoenix crown with both hands: "Concubine Xiao Jianxian can accommodate tens of millions of women in the world, but she alone cannot tolerate women who are wrong with Your Majesty!" The concubine can't coexist with Yao Duran, so please choose one of them here. ”

Her attitude was so resolute that she left no stone unturned to give him such a difficult problem. Huo Jingcheng's handsome face sank again and again when he heard this, he exhaled heavily, paced back and forth on the ground, and finally stopped in front of her, and said seriously: "Queen, serve the pen and ink, I will come to give an edict, and I will be willing to abdicate, and your son Huo Yizheng will be the new king. ”

The queen was overjoyed when she heard this: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this??" ”

Huo Jingcheng said: "Queen, husband and son, you can also choose one of them." Choose your husband, don't force your husband. Choose your son, and I will assist your son well, and from then on I will retire between the mountains and rivers, and perhaps in this life, I will never see you again. ”

With that, he sat down behind the royal case and waited for her choice.

The queen looked at him in disbelief. The person in front of her is clearly him, the husband she has loved for ten years, but it doesn't seem to be him......

At this moment, she suddenly realized that her closest relatives were separated from husband and wife. She was already unfamiliar with him in front of her, and she knew something else.

It seems that the time and a woman in the past six months have had a deep impact on him.

After a period of silence, the queen raised her eyes and said fearlessly: "The concubine chooses a son, Your Majesty will issue an edict!" ”

Huo Jingcheng stared at her and smiled deeply: "Okay, give an edict." ”

The queen walked to the side of the case to witness, the bright yellow scroll was spread out on the case, Huo Jingcheng picked up the pen, groaned slightly, and wrote on the scroll like a cloud.

He has a fair complexion, a charming side face, and a straight and high nose lined with a resolute jawline, which is really a handsome man. The queen always watched quietly, and it was not until this moment that she finally believed that he was really chic and fearless, not to pressure her with words, he was golden-mouthed, and he would practice his words without hesitation.

God knows, at this time, her husband, who is ambitious and loves the country alone, is giving up the throne for another woman, abandoning his wife and children......

It turns out that Jiangshan is not the most important in his heart, but it depends on who he compares it with.

Sure enough, a man's heart is the least reliable, and only power is the most tangible thing. The queen came back to her senses, and when she saw that he had finished writing, she said loudly: "Let's cover the jade seal first and then set the date." ”

"Whatever you want." He was useless, took out the jade seal and pressed it without hesitation, and when he took the pen to make up the date, who knows, she took away the holy decree, and after reading it, she said respectfully to him: "Your Majesty, the husband and the son and the concubine want it, Your Majesty's handwritten edict and the concubine will accept it, and after Your Majesty is a hundred years later, the concubine will fill in the date herself, and then tell the world to let her son ascend the throne." Then next, the concubine just asked about His Majesty, and the concubine retired. ”

After that, she turned around and left with the holy decree in her hand.

Huo Jingcheng came back to his senses and blurted out: "Xiao Jianxian!" Do you dare to play Lao Tzu?! ”