The smell of medicine in the Heart Nourishing Hall is strong, and it is silent.

After Xiao Zhe finished drinking a bowl, he continued to bury his head in the compromise.

In the middle of the night, Guo Rui entered the hall and said a few words to Xiao Zhe in a low voice.

Xiao Zhe lowered his gaze and bowed slightly.

"Let people smoke incense and drive away the smell of medicine." He commanded in a low voice.

When Xiao Yizheng walked into the Heart Nourishing Palace, Xiao Zhe swept away his tired state and looked at him with a smile: "Is the injury healed?" ”

Xiao Yizheng asked An Xingli to come forward and asked Xiao Zhe about his physical condition with great concern.

Seeing that Xiao Zhe's face was as usual, there was nothing wrong with it, and his heart was also put down.

Xiao Zhe smiled and asked him to sit down and talk, and then simply said something innocuous about his body.

Xiao Yizheng still wanted to ask, but was stopped by him: "When you are old, it is always inevitable, now is fine, you don't need to worry." But you, I heard that the antidote to the seven killings, you didn't take it? ”

Xiao Yizheng nodded: "It's good to recuperate slowly." If you take a fierce medicine, you will lose something. ”

Xiao Zhe sighed lightly, and said in a kind voice: "It's not good for me, I shouldn't have let you go to the northwest, you were so seriously injured......

"Daddy......" Xiao Yizheng said with a smile: "I know what you have to say next, do you want to say that your mother will blame you?" ”

Xiao Zhe smiled bitterly, pointed at him and said, "...... you"

Father and son looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent.

Xiao Zhe leaned forward and said seriously: "The affairs of the northwest are handled very well, and as a father, I am very proud." ”

Xiao Yizheng's heart welled up with infinite emotion.

Father's "pride" is worth thousands of troops and horses, and it is worth the supreme glory.

"But, Rokuro, maybe you're going to have to be wronged."

Xiao Yizheng had no emotion when he heard this, no surprise, no grievances, and no dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, he nodded very approvingly: "What Daddy said is very true, I understand." I don't want to embarrass the third brother either. ”

Xiao Zhe was not surprised by this frankness.

"So, that's why I was against you going to the Northwest at the time." Xiao Zhe shook his head helplessly: "Perhaps, there is a providence in the dark." He looked at Xiao Yizheng again and asked, "So, what do you think?" ”

"After the New Year, I plan to leave Shangdu with Qingxi and go to Sujiang." Xiao Yizheng said calmly.

Xiao Zhe frowned at first, and then nodded again: "It's okay, it's okay." ”

"Daddy, don't feel wronged for me. In fact, I had planned to leave Shangdu after attending the prayer meeting, but now I am also begging for kindness. Xiao Yizheng smiled lightly. The imperial court doesn't have to bother with rewards. On the grounds that I privately asked Qingxi to visit me in the military camp of the Northwest Front, and privately sent her to Pingping in disregard of the ban on the war, the merits and demerits are offset and it can be said that the past is over. ”

"You want to think of this for me?" Xiao Zhe's tone was also a little unbearable.

obviously made a great contribution, but he still had to work hard to excuse himself.

If he is only his father, then heaven and earth are all about seeking justice for his son.

Xiao Yizheng smiled innocently: "Actually, it's good." Qingxi went out of Beijing without permission and went to peace without permission, and she must have been impeached by the officials, and I took them all, which not only protected her, but also avoided trouble, killing two birds with one stone. ”

Xiao Zhe stared at him, coughed lightly, and asked in a deep voice: "Liulang, you never thought about it, why can't it be you?" ”

Xiao Yizheng was stunned, and then looked at him squarely and said: "You and your mother didn't expect me so much, and even I vaguely felt that you were avoiding letting me go down that road." I didn't grow up in the palace, so I didn't have any idea. Later, when I went out for a walk, I saw the size of the world firsthand, and I didn't want to be trapped in this Quartet City. He paused as he spoke, with a warm smile on his face, and his voice was hazy and drunk: "Now that there is Qingxi, her temperament, as you know, yearns for the sea of mountains and clouds, and she is at ease." Even for her, I don't want it to be me. ”

After listening to this, Xiao Zhe slapped his thigh and laughed.

Xiao Yizheng also smiled heartily.

In the middle of the night, the laughter in the Heart Cultivation Hall gradually stopped.

Xiao Zhe patted Xiao Yizheng's shoulder as if comforting, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "I found you a good partner, right?" ”

Xiao Yizheng's eyes are full of love, which is the best answer.

Xu is such feelings infected Xiao Zhe, and he narrowed

With his eyes, he leaned on the slump and said slowly: "It's okay to go to Sujiang." That's where you and I met. I still remember that she was strolling in the drizzle with an umbrella, and that demeanor and temperament have not been matched by any woman to this day. ”

His face was filled with brilliant brilliance, as if he had returned to the hazy Jiangnan that year.

"It's a pity that after we left Sujiang, we haven't been back once. I think this is also one of the regrets of your mother's life. ”

Xiao Yizheng was silent for a while, and said softly: "My mother never mentioned the matter of Sujiang when she was alive, at first I thought she didn't miss her homeland, but later my son knew that it was because she missed it too much. ”

Xiao Zhe's face showed a look of pity and sighed deeply. "It's me who is sorry for your mother, so that she can't go back home."

"I don't think I've ever regretted it." Although Xiao Yizheng's words were comforting, what he said was also the truth.

Xiao Zhe raised his eyes and looked out of the hall, his eyes becoming softer and softer.

"Liulang, that jade pendant should be put away."

Xiao Yizheng nodded: "Daddy......"

"Don't ask why!" Xiao Zhe retracted his gaze and interrupted him: "We hope it's just a jade pendant, and you never have to know why." Just as we expect you to be free from the world, we just want you to be comfortable and beautiful all your life. ”

"My son knows."

"Your third brother has been on the throne of the crown prince for many years, and he has always been conscientious, which is remarkable. Especially this time, the Luohe River water control was coordinated and meticulous, and it was also recognized by the courtiers. However, this child is too tired, and his health has not been good recently, so you should also go to the Prince's Mansion to walk around. Xiao Zhe further advised.

Xiao Yizheng can naturally understand the deep meaning of his advice. "I'll have a good talk with the third brother." t.

Xiao Zhe narrowed his eyes: "Frank communication is naturally needed, but don't trust too much in the balance maintained by brotherhood." Imperial power will change everything. He paused and smiled slightly: "For you, the real country is worth the supreme power; For others, power is unlimited. I've been an emperor for so many years, and I'm greedy for ......," he said, his voice weakened, looking a little depressed.

"Daddy is tired, and my son retired first." Xiao Yizheng got up very considerately and was about to leave the dormitory.

"I have one more thing to tell you."

Xiao Yizheng stopped and stood still.

"You leave Beijing after the year and take Xiaoqi with you."

Xiao Yizheng frowned: "Seventh brother? ”

Xiao Zhe stood up with his legs propped up: "Since Concubine Nian left the palace, I have been thinking about who should take care of this child. He's only eight years old this year, the same age as when you entered the palace. Back then, I could teach you personally, and the queen could take care of your diet and daily life, but now, the situation is different. ”

Xiao Yizheng immediately understood what it meant to be "different".

Concubine Nian was already isolated in the harem, and her poisoning and blame ultimately endangered the crown princess and the fetus in her womb, which was the queen's grandchildren. In this case, how can Xiao Qi gain a foothold in the harem.

"Before Concubine Nian left, she knelt down and cried to me and begged, hoping that Xiao Qi would go to King Heng's Mansion."

Xiao Yizheng was stunned, he didn't expect this.

She said that this was the best way out she could think of for Xiao Qi. Although she married your daughter-in-law, she believed that she would not wronged her children through the few times she got along, and she also believed in your friendship with her seventh brother. ”

Xiao Yizheng sighed softly: "I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place." ”

"I thought about it repeatedly, and I thought it would be good to let Xiao Qi follow you." There was a rare weakness in Xiao Zhe's tone. Xu was really tired, so he waved his hand: "Go back." ”

When Xiao Yizheng saw his father like this, he inexplicably wiped sadness in his heart.

In order to alleviate this emotion, he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Yes, I have to go back quickly." Before entering the palace, I didn't know my father's condition, and I thought I was going to stay for a long time, so I told Qingxi a few words, she should be worried. ”

When Xiao Zhe heard this, he smiled faintly: "That girl, it's very special." Rokuro, do you think that, in addition to that hand, she has some temperament that is also very similar to your mother. ”

Xiao Yizheng smiled and nodded: "She is more lively and willful than her mother, bold and fearless." ”

Xiao Zhe shook his head, as if he didn't agree, and he had unfinished words, but after all, he didn't say anything.

When Xiao Yizheng walked out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, it was already sunset and moonrise.

At a glance, he saw Xiao Yi, the seventh prince, standing under the steps outside the hall

Correct.

Eight-year-old Xiao Yiran, with a childlike ignorance, looked at Xiao Yizheng in a daze.

He grew up in a closed environment, and Concubine Nian's indifference to the outside world was also projected onto him. Therefore, whenever he saw him, he always seemed timid and silent.

Seeing him standing there with a hint of panic that could not be concealed, Xiao Yizheng's heart ached.

He walked up to him in three steps and two steps, squatted down, and said softly: "Xiao Qi, see your father?" ”

Xiao Yiran shook his head: "Come to find the sixth brother." ”

"Miss the sixth brother?" Xiao Yizheng touched his little head.

Xiao Yiran blinked and nodded.

Xiao Yizheng smiled.

In fact, he didn't spend much time with this seventh brother. In recent years, he has been outside, and he can only see each other during the Chinese New Year. But he loved this only brother very much, and always brought him some small gifts that were fashionable when he came back.

"This time, the sixth brother also brought you cheese crisp from the northwest, and the taste is definitely hard to find in Shangdu City. When I get home, I'll send someone to bring it to you. ”

Xiao Yihe looked dazed and a little overwhelmed.

"Don't want it?" Xiao Yizheng asked gently.

He hurriedly shook his head, looked down at his toes again, bit his lip and did not speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Yizheng lowered his legs, looked at him at eye level, and said more gently: "Xiao Qi, no matter what happens, the third brother is still your third brother, and the sixth brother is still your sixth brother." ”

Xiao Yihe raised his eyes timidly and asked in a low voice, "Is the sixth brother willing to let me follow you?" ”

"Do you want to? Would you like to? ”

Xiao Yihe nodded slightly: "I like Sixth Brother." ”

Xiao Yizheng picked him up and said with a smile: "Okay!" The sixth brother and sixth sister-in-law also like you. The sixth brother will take you to see the world. ”