Chapter 111: Fate and Divergent Paths (1)
Xue Chunyue hesitated for a while after getting up, but obediently walked up the steps and sat next to Emperor Hongyuan.
Liu Xun laughed at himself, "There's no need to be restrained, I just want to find someone to talk to." ”
Xue Chunyue sat sideways and arched his hand, "Your Majesty's words are serious, and the ministers should listen to the holy oracle." ”
Liu Xun pulled his hand down and said with a wry smile, "Aiqing has no curiosity about the old things of twenty years ago?" Except for your father Xue Chenggui, I am the only one who knows. ”
"Court secrets, ministers dare not snoop."
"Huh...... Don't dare to snoop? If you really don't dare to snoop, how can you doubt King Jing? How can we find evidence of the rebellion against the king? And how could this evidence of the crime suddenly appear in the hands of King Xi? Do you dare to say that it wasn't given to him by you and Ye Cizhun in every possible way? ”
"Minister, ten thousand deaths!"
"That's it, that's it...... Since the death of King Xiang, it has been impossible for me and King Jing to turn back, but it has only affected Qingyan...... I can't rest easy. ”
"King Jing's rebellion, Your Majesty will know about it early on?!"
"No, I don't know, otherwise I wouldn't have allowed things to get so bad. Liu You didn't understand the truth of the year, and he was young and vigorous and didn't know the world, so he was instigated by Liu An, made a big mistake, and even affected Qingyan......"
Xue Chunyue was silent, if it weren't for King Jing's step-by-step pressing, they would not have divided into two ways when they were in custody of Zhouzhou, Ye Cizhun led away the pursuers, and then sent spies to hand over the evidence to King Xi in the name of Ye Cizhun Surrender. If it could be presented directly to Emperor Hongyuan, King Jing and his wife might not have come to the point where they both died.
"Perhaps, this is the fate of evil. I have thought countless times that if it weren't for the fact that I had not suddenly slipped out of the Hanlin Academy and went to Changxing West City to play, we would not have known Chen Yixin, and if it were not for Chen Yixin, none of this would have happened today. ”
Hearing this, Xue Chunyue suddenly raised his head, looked at Emperor Hongyuan in a daze, and muttered, "What did Your Majesty say...... Chen's mother? ”
"Heh, in this world, there will be no second Chen Yixin."
Xue Chunyue said with a straight face, "Minister, I would like to hear the details." ”
"If there is no Chen Yixin, according to the tranquil personality of Emperor Xiang's younger brother, he will inevitably obediently listen to his father's arrangement, marry Zheng, become the prince, and ascend to the throne. If he had married the Zheng family early in the morning, then the Zheng family would not have gone out to relax in disguise during the Shangyuan Festival because of depression in his heart, and naturally there would not have been the absurd affair with the imperial brother later. If there was no ridiculous thing, Qingyan would not have asked to marry in order to take care of his face, and Qingyan would not have died with this. If Qingyan hadn't married him, I would have made her my concubine! ”
"Your Majesty...... The side concubine? ”
"My father made a family appointment for several older princes early in the morning, and the marriage objects were all scholars and gates, and it was difficult to withdraw from the marriage for no reason. Scold...... I thought about it early on, since the Lu family wanted the name of the prince and concubine so much, I gave it to them, according to the situation at the time, the position of the prince was almost certain to be the younger brother of Emperor Xiang, and the Lu family could not produce a queen. I only want to marry a clean face, and then I will be with her wholeheartedly for the rest of my life......"
"Forgive the minister for being rude, but what my aunt likes is not Your Majesty......"
Liu Xun smiled bitterly, picked up the wine cup and drank it all, "If she marries me, I will love her for the rest of my life, how can I be sure that she will not be influenced by me?" Liu Anben didn't love her either, but unconsciously, didn't he fall in love too? Chen Yi didn't love Xue Chenggui either, but in the end, didn't he also have a grudge for him? ”
Xue Chunyue was stunned, feeling a little incredulous, "You say...... My mother, don't you love my father? ”
"The reason why Chen Yixin didn't choose Xianghuang's brother is not because she has no feelings for him, but because she was born calm and noble, she doesn't like worldly disputes, and she doesn't want to marry into the royal cage, and she is physically and mentally trapped.
"So...... Mother chose father in front of the temple......"
Liu Xun nodded and sighed, "It's a pity that the two of them are also by mistake, Chen Yixin didn't want to hinder King Xiang's future, so he asked to leave, but King Xiang didn't want this future at all." ”
"If Mother and King Xiang are honest enough with each other and trust each other, there will not be many misunderstandings."
"Sometimes people don't dare to believe in themselves, how can they trust others 100%?"
A gust of cold wind poured into the hall, the candles in the hall flickered, and Emperor Hongyuan and Xue Chunyue fell into silence. Not long after, the drums sounded, and Emperor Hongyuan looked up at the sky, it was already the third watch, so he turned his head to Xue Chunyue and said, "Now you should understand why the Xue family has been involved in the case many times but can survive the danger safely." Even if Su Yuming and Ye Cizhun disobeyed humanity, Xue Huijin and Xue Peiqi were involved in King Xu's party, and you, in order to marry Ye Qinyu, actually accepted it privately with Goguryeo! I can open up the net. These are not because of the Xue family's blessings, nor because of how capable you are, but because of your clear face. Qingyan chose Liu An, and felt ashamed of his dedication to me, so he secretly vowed never to owe me a favor again. Since she won't ask me for the rest of her life, I don't need her to ask for it. ”
Xue Chunyue was stunned, and after a while, he hurriedly knelt down, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”
Liu Xun's expression was solemn, he stood up after pouring himself a drink again, turned his back to Xue Chunyue and said, "But from now on, there will be no Xue Qingyan in this world." You Xue family, do it yourself. ”
Xue Chunyue kowtowed again and withdrew from the main hall......
Emperor Hongyuan first lightly punished Liu You, the king of Xiangjun, for the crime of transgressing etiquette, and then covered up the cause of King Jing's death with a sudden evil disease, indicating that he intended to completely erase this rebellion case that lasted for nearly 20 years and seemed plausible to outsiders.
Liu Yi was recalled to Changxing by a secret edict, and as soon as he entered the city, he was relieved of his military power and issued a decree to attack the king of Jingjun. Liu Yi is not a confused person, and the situation has evolved to this point that cannot be saved by manpower, so he did not blame Ye Cizhun and Xue Chunyue for the death of his parents, but he just went out of retreat after organizing his parents' funeral.
At this point, the palace of King Jing fell silent.
When the dust settled, Ye Cizhun hurriedly went to Luo'an to find Su Yuming, and he couldn't sit still at all in Xue Chunyue's mansion, but Xue Chunyue and Ye Qinyu persuaded him to go to Lingyun Peak to find the Jingyuan Daoist first to ask for a good prescription to clear up the old wounds, "Little Uncle Zhun, Sister Yuming worked so hard to find the golden needle of the Hongqin Daoist, and spent so much energy studying and reading it thoroughly, isn't it just for you?" Now that the acupuncture treatment has cured most of this injury, it is just a good prescription from the head of the Jingyuan Dao to cut off the root, you can't let down Sister Yu Ming! ”
Ye Cizhun smiled, "How can you live up to it?" I'm just going to take her back first and then go to Lingyun Peak, and it's not like I'm not going. My injuries have always been well suppressed by acupuncture, and my life is worry-free, so it is more important to bring Yu Ming back first. ”
"Nope! Uncle Jung, you listen to me, go to Lingyun Peak first-"
Ye Qinyu suddenly became nervous, the atmosphere became a little strange, Ye Cizhun felt a little surprised, the smile on his face froze a little, and the tea cup in his hand also paused in the air, neither drank nor put it, "Why do you have to go to Lingyun Peak first?" What are you hiding from me? ”
"It's not-" Ye Qinyu was anxious, his palms sweating slightly.
Xue Chunyue suddenly took her hand, pulled her to the edge of the seat, pressed her, and then turned to Ye Cizhun and said, "Qinyu is worried about your safety. We were desperate to hand over the evidence to King Xi, but King Xi didn't think so, he would feel that we were courting him and surrendering to him, especially you, you were originally his person. Now that King Jing has passed away, the Zhongshu has made the throne vacant, and the forces of all parties are tense, it is the time to employ people, how can King Xi let you leave? ”
"Hmph, Your Majesty has rejected the so-called rebellion of Xiangwangfu and Jingwangfu, and now that I am free, can he still tie me up?" Ye Cizhun finally picked up the teacup again, put it to his mouth and took a sip. The newly produced spring tea in Jiangnan Province is really good, it seems that Taixiangxing has entered the Jiangnan Road tea market monopolized by Hengxing Xing, and Ye Ci is very relieved.
"It's not just a tie-up, if King Xi finds out that he can't subdue you, I'm afraid he will destroy you, because a talent like you can't fall into the hands of Wei Yingshi. These days, you should also see that Wei Yingshi is the most popular Chinese book of His Majesty, and the relationship between you and Zhiyu ...... It's subtle. ”
"Zhiyu and I are not subtle, we have no love between men and women."
"But King Xi doesn't think so, and the world won't think so. You and Wei Zhiyu went in and out together, went to Guannan together, and returned to Changxing together, what do you make the world think? ”
"As long as Yu Ming doesn't think so, I don't care about the others." Ye Cizhun put down the teacup and wanted to get up and leave, he really didn't want to delay for a moment, he didn't know if Yu Ming was safe, and if he missed him very much. Before the separation, she also fell into an inexplicable fear of Xue Huijin, and she didn't know if her mood had returned to peace now...... These chaotic thoughts had been haunting him, and he couldn't wait any longer.
Xue Chunyue took the lead in blocking the door of the study, "Since you have made up your mind to go, I won't stop you, it's not early now, it's better to wait until tomorrow and then set off." It's been a long time since we've been singing about wine and talking about wine together, so it's better to have a good drink tonight, and it will be considered for you. ”
Ye Cizhun hooked his lips and smiled, and patted Xue Chunyue's shoulder, "Okay!" However, in terms of seniority, I am your uncle, not a brother, hahaha...... I went back to my room to pack my bags and shave, Yu Ming didn't like the way I had a scruffy beard. Now I finally don't have to disguise, I have to clean up myself. ”
Ye Qinyu leaned against the door and looked at the back of Ye Cizhun leaving, his eyes were hot, and the tears that he had endured for a long time finally flowed out, "Chunyue, what should I do about Sister Yuming...... If Sister Yu Ming really died in Beijiang, Uncle Xiao Zhun would never live alone, he didn't even want his own life, let alone go to Lingyun Peak to heal his injuries......"
Xue Chunyue pursed her lips, gently hugged the trembling Ye Qinyu, and sighed, "For the sake of today, I can only prevent him from leaving ......"