After a period of dead silence, I suddenly heard a "bang", and the wine glass shattered to the ground, which shattered the silence of the hall and the hearts of the people.

In the twenty-fourth year of Yongxi, on the seventh day of the eighth month, Concubine Yuan, Xu.

The night is like splashing ink, there are few stars in the sky, only the eaves in the palace are on the ground, and the palace lights are lit up.

Gonggong Wei took the news of her death to the Emperor Phoenix Hall to restore her life. Emperor Qian listened to the silence for a long time, and finally slowly closed his eyes and waved his hand slowly.

Huo Jingxiao and the Wei Gong Guild agreed, and the two bowed silently and retreated.

"Jing Xiao."

Huo Jingxiao paused, looked back, Emperor Qian's eyes were still closed, and said, "You don't have to go, come here." ”

"Yes." Huo Jingxiao turned around and went back, and only the father and son were left in the quiet dormitory.

Emperor Qiandi gently exhaled the turbidity in his heart, opened his eyes and sighed: "There are too many things that happened today......

Huo Jingxiao half-lowered his eyes: "Father, yes, too many things have happened today." But fortunately, the matter of dissipation was found, and the father's body was soon healed. ”

Emperor Qiandi seemed to sneer and shook his head slowly: "Foolish people talk about dreams...... I know my own body, and I know it in my heart. After such a long delay, the toxins have accumulated deeply, and even if the medicine is effective, it cannot be eradicated, so it can only be delayed for a few more days. ”

Huo Jingxiao couldn't answer this.

The candlelight in the hall flickered, and the bright and dark halo made the father and son on and off the bed become unpredictable, as if they were guessing each other's thoughts without saying anything.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Qian turned his head to look at him and asked, "Are you to blame?" ”

Huo Jingxiao was stunned: "What is my father talking about, please make it clear." ”

"I'm telling you to go to the Northlands."

I see. Huo Jingxiao said: "Erchen doesn't blame his father. ”

"Hehe......" Emperor Qiandi laughed a few times and said: "I am a person, a wise man, and now I am not in the last years of life, but I have let my wife and concubines and children play around, it can be said that I am not a failure." ”

When Huo Jingxiao heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Father, don't say that, the sons and ministers are afraid." ”

After hearing this, Emperor Qian's eyes gradually became deep and distant, and he said slowly: "Of all my sons, only you and Jingcheng don't know what the word panic means. He is able to bend and stretch, wise and calm, brave and fearless. You are cold-hearted, competitive, and unruly. You all have the iron bones of a man, and you are all good sons of mine. ”

"But they are also the two sons who can't coexist under my knees."

Huo Jingxiao heard the last sentence and was suddenly shocked: "Father?!" ”

Emperor Qian laughed slowly, and said the most serious words with a smile: "Jing Xiao, now, I give you two choices. First, as usual, he went to the fiefdom of North Vietnam. Second, stay. You've thought about it, and I'm answered. ”

Huo Jingxiao's heart sank and sank when he heard this, and he was cold and cold. In the end, he also laughed, with sadness and helplessness hidden in his wry smile: "The meaning of my father and the emperor is understood, and I understand." Erchen will answer you, Erchen chose to go to the fiefdom of Beiyue, however, Qiao Fengzhi is a person from Beidi, familiar with everything over there, Erchen is inevitably not used to leaving his hometown, Erchen wants to take him to leave the dynasty and go to Beiyue, and I hope that my father will allow it. ”

When Emperor Qiandi heard this, he felt relieved. What's wrong with that? These people who deal with the East Palace, one is one who walks away, and one less one who goes away.

"Quasi-play. However, if Jing Rou is left behind by me, Jing Rou can no longer follow Qiao Fengzhi. The snow in North Vietnam was very cold, and Jing Rou was not suitable to go there. ”

If you can't, why did you give marriage again? On the premise of knowing that Qiao Fengzhi had broken with Yun Ce and was close to King You, why did he still fulfill this marriage? Now you're beating mandarin ducks again?

Huo Jingxiao slowly knocked a song and said: "In the past few days, Erchen has been ready for a long trip, so he will summon Fengzhi into the palace, resign to you together, and then quietly set off overnight, never alarming Roumei." ”

……

The world was quite ingenious, and the news that couldn't alarm Huo Jingrou bypassed her and spread to King You's Mansion. Because Qiao Fengzhi happened to be in King You's mansion.

The person who came to deliver the message truthfully told Huo Jingxiao's meaning and the purpose of summoning him into the palace. Qiao Fengzhi fell into deep thought after hearing this. Huo Jingyao was so noisy on the side, and shouted a lot of them in a row.

"What's going on? Starlings are leaving so soon? And to take you? What about me? Didn't he take me to the north? He knows that I can't be separated from you, but now it's okay, he'll only take you? Still leaving overnight? Urgent, huh? I don't know, I thought you two were running away from each other! ”

"What the hell is going on? Did the starling personally beat our pair of mandarin ducks? No, no, no! I've got to go to the palace too! I'm going to ask him! If he really doesn't take me, I won't let you go!! ”

Qiao Feng had a lot of discernment in his heart, got up slowly, and said, "Jing Yao, don't make noise, I'll go to the palace to take a look, you go to bed early." ”

"Huh?" Huo Jingyao was confused, and continued to shout: "Fengzhi, do you understand?" Starling wants you to enter the palace to resign! And then ran away overnight!! Will I still be able to fall asleep? ”

Qiao Fengzhi was annoyed by him, and blurted out a fierce sentence: "Stop arguing!" If you really want to run away overnight, I'll take you with me!! ”

Huo Jingyao was stunned by him, and then he was aggrieved but cautious: "You...... Will you really come? ”

Seeing him like this, Qiao Fengzhi's face softened, and he said, "Naturally, it will come, you can sleep in peace." ”

Huo Jingyao nodded in disbelief, and when he saw him leave, he suddenly became extremely uneasy, and hurriedly jumped up and grabbed his sleeve, and said seriously: "Husband, what ...... Then you must come? Even if I want to go to hell, I will wait for you to pick me up. ”

After hearing this, Qiao Fengzhi's heart moved greatly, he smiled slowly, grabbed his belt with one hand and put it into his arms, and said softly: "Okay, wait for me." There is your hell, and that is also heaven. ”

......

The night was hazy, and Qiao Fengzhi entered the palace in the stars and the moon, and went straight to the brightly lit Emperor Phoenix Palace. The silence of the hall was interrupted by footsteps, and both father and son turned their eyes to him. Qiao Fengzhi approached and knelt on the ground: "Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live." ”

"Wechen see His Royal Highness King Cheng."

The hall is full of candlelight, and the bright lamp prints him like jade. Emperor Qiandi looked at the handsome and meticulously carved person in front of him, and his eyes showed slight regret. It's a pity, it's a pity that his son-in-law is on the wrong team after all. After thinking about it, he said, "No courtesy." ”

As soon as Qiao Fengzhi stood up, Huo Jingxiao's unclear words sounded in the hall: "Fengzhi, abandon Jing Rou, abandon Jing Yao, and go to North Vietnam overnight with the main hall, are you willing?" ”

Qiao Feng's heart was confused, tonight's Huo Jingxiao was extremely strange. He slowly turned his head to look, but saw that Huo Jingxiao's handsome face was full of fortitude, and there was no trace of the usual evil smile on the corner of his lips. He slowly moved his gaze downward, and finally found clues on Huo Jingxiao.

"Back to Your Majesty, back to Your Highness, Feng Zhi does not want to go to North Vietnam."

Huo Jingxiao listened to it, and said lightly to Emperor Qian: "When my father heard it, Fengzhi didn't want to go, and as for his sons, he wouldn't go." ”

When Emperor Qiandi heard this, he was suddenly stunned.

At this time, Huo Jingxiao's whole person had become cold, staring at Emperor Qian, who looked suspicious, and said, "Father, what are you testing for your son's choice?" Test whether the son's ambition will not change? Or is it a test to see if Erchen is willing to go astray? ”

"Erchen understands that if Erchen chooses to go to the Northland as usual, he will be lost and will return, and his father will protect Erchen. If the retainer chooses to stay, it is his ambition not to change, then the father will abandon the retainer for Huo Jingcheng. Right, father? ”

"Why? Father, the son asks you why!!! ”

The last sentence of 'why', Huo Jingxiao roared out, and his voice was like a lion, shaking through the dormitory. Even Emperor Qian didn't expect him to be so angry, and he dared to be so angry.

Seeing that he had made his words clear, Emperor Qian coughed twice, pressed his chest, and admitted: "Why? You know it all in your heart! That's how it should be! I should have done this a long time ago! I can allow you to do so far, and I have done my best! ”

"Benevolence and righteousness? Does the father really tolerate his sons? Also, the father knew that Qiao Feng's original intention had changed, why did he marry Rou Mei to him? Behind this, what is the mind of the emperor? ”

At this point, Qiao Fengzhi, who was watching his nose and nose, couldn't hold his breath anymore, and asked, "Your Majesty, Weichen also has this doubt. On the same day, Weichen and the princess entered the palace to ask you for marriage, but you refused at that time. But when it was time to leave, the princess was left alone. As a result, early the next morning, you made your will to give marriage. Weichen knows that it must be what the princess said after staying, which changed your mind. In this matter, Weichen also asked the princess many times, but she always prevaricated and did not answer. Weichen also asked His Majesty to solve his doubts. ”

"Why else?" Without waiting for Emperor Qian's reaction, Huo Jingxiao had already interjected, stared at Emperor Qian, and said: "Father, father, now that I heard Fengzhi say this, Erchen really guessed right." You didn't agree to their marriage because you knew that Bongzhi's original intention for Donggong had changed. But after Rou Mei stayed, you suddenly agreed to this marriage again. Hehe, it's nothing more than Rou Mei saying something unusual to you. For example, father, you promised to let your daughter marry Fengzhi, and now that he has parted ways with the sixth brother and is still close to King You, if I can marry him and be his pillow person, if he has any restlessness, I can also find out his thoughts and movements in time. ”

As a result, when my father heard this, he was very reasonable. In this way, in order to protect Huo Jingcheng, his father married a princess to be a spy! ”

After listening to it, Qiao Fengzhi knew that his words were really reasonable. It's just that this spy is incompetent, and secondly, how can he not be wary of her?

Therefore, this is simply a useless work of Emperor Qian. It's just that I was coaxed by my daughter's nice but impractical words.

At this end, Huo Jingxiao continued: "Father, ask yourself, don't you have any other thoughts about your son's tolerance?" Yes, Erchen admits that you are indeed magnanimous to your wife and concubines and children, and you love and care so much that even if you suspect Erchen, you still can't do it, so you sit back and treat me as a disaster, and want me to force Huo Jingcheng to deal with Erchen! You want Huo Jingcheng to take me under the knife, and at the same time build up your power and deter other princes, no one will want to deal with me Huo Jingcheng! Otherwise, it will be Huo Jingxiao's fate! Right, father? This is your tolerance for Erchen! ”

"It's just a pity, Huo Jingcheng doesn't know what to think, it's just that he hasn't moved for a long time, and after all, this should be the only thing he has disappointed his father, right? Until now, when Huo Jingcheng is outside, you are seriously ill again, and you know that you can't suppress your sons, so you finally came to send your sons to North Vietnam! ”