At that time, Zhu Zhiling's imperial grandfather, because he was involved in party disputes and colluded with ministers, was instigated to make a fool of himself for a while, and wanted to take advantage of the Ming Emperor's inspection of the south to launch a mutiny and then change the dynasty. Fortunately, Lu Xingyuan, who stayed in Gyeonggi, was aware of it at that time, and desperately escaped from the capital, and single-handedly traveled thousands of miles overnight to inform Emperor Ming. When Emperor Ming heard this, he was furious, and immediately gathered 8,000 troops from southern Xinjiang and quickly returned to suppress them. Although the number of people is not large, when Taiye City was built, the first Ming Emperor left a secret passage to lead directly to the outside of the city, and this secret passage can only be known to those who succeed the emperor. When these 8,000 soldiers suddenly appeared in Taiye City from outside the city through the secret passage, the rebels were still in a dream.

Afterwards, her imperial mother decreed that all those who plotted rebellion should be killed. For the pillow man who has been around for more than ten years, the only mercy she gave was to remove him from the list of rebellious ministers and give him a pot of wine, and said that he died of illness. Since then, she has strengthened her determination to put an end to the trouble if she wants to extend the country.

In fact, because the coup d'état came so suddenly and was suppressed so quickly, most people did not know who was really involved, and it could only be understood through the list of rebels issued by the Ming Emperor. So when her imperial grandmother announced that her husband had died of a sudden illness, it did not arouse too many suspicions, and among the ministers who witnessed and knew everything from beginning to end, there was only Lu Xingyuan.

Like Emperor Ming, after this incident, he deeply felt that it was both necessary and extremely difficult to keep the continuation of the female throne. It was precisely because of his loyalty and his personal experience that the Ming Emperor believed that he would be the best person to carry out and defend this national policy.

Therefore, when she chose a son-in-law for Princess Jinquan, she chose Lu Xingyuan's son, and what the world saw in the eyes of the world was a perfect marriage of a talented and beautiful woman. In Emperor Ming's heart, there is an incomparable sense of reassurance, and this person is the one who makes her feel the most secure. After all, when it came to the moment of death, she shouldn't feel too much pressure from Lu Xingyuan.

And Lu Xingyuan was heartbroken at the moment when Princess Jinquan handed the wine glass to her eldest son. But deep down, do you also feel a little lighter?

As a colt, Lu Wenjun has intertwined the intimate relationship between the Lu family and the royal family to the extreme. After giving birth to children, his descendants will become the future monarch, and then in a few years, he will be as anxious as an epiphany, leaving the throne of the son to be inherited by the younger brother of the pure Lu blood. Did Emperor Ming's pot of wine fulfill a wish for him that he had suppressed all his life and couldn't even think about it?

In fact, Emperor Ming is so wise and so good at understanding people's hearts, will he also be aware of these hidden thoughts? Maybe it's this pot of wine, but she and Lu Xingyuan's respective troubles, and it has become the most solid foundation for the tacit understanding of the monarch and ministers for decades.

How deep can the human heart be? Who knows.

In any case, Zhu Zhiling's imperial grandmother felt that she would die soon, so she took advantage of the fact that she was still alive and forced Zhu Yutang to announce the decree and give wine, and then she gave her the throne with confidence and closed her eyes.

She probably felt that except for the loss of the Mu Yun clan in the battle of poison gold, she had never miscalculated in her life.

Maybe.

Zhao Wuyun gently put his arm around Zhu Zhiling's shoulders and leaned her into his arms, he knew that this would make his wife feel more relaxed. The two snuggled up for a while, and then Zhu Zhiling slowly spoke:

"My mother thought that all I knew was that my father was sick and dead. Actually, I don't just know ....... ”

Zhao Wuyin's tone returned to his usual coldness, "Actually, from your imperial grandmother's considerations, although the means are vicious, they can indeed prevent future troubles, and I can't think of a more useful way than this." Didn't a certain dynasty and a certain generation have such an emperor in ancient times? Worried that after his death, the prince would be young and would be controlled by others, so he killed the child's mother first. ”

"You mean that the emperor who gave the crown prince's biological mother to death before he died in the name of 'the son is young and the mother is strong, and the dynasty will be chaotic'?"

"Not bad. The concubine is still like this, not to mention the horse. It's just that your daughter of the Zhu family, as long as she ascends the throne, she will be alone for the rest of her life......"

"That's because my imperial grandfather was confused for a while, and he was deceived by others to do this evil thing. My father was so indisputable and humble and gentleman...... Even if you don't kill him, you will never do anything rebellious. In fact, when I thought about it later, my father must have known his future for a long time, so he resigned from all official positions and only taught me to read and play with me in the palace. He always said that he would stay with him for a few more years, and he should not leave regrets......" Zhu Zhiling didn't feel tears falling again.

She stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears and said hatefully: "Even if it is the decree of the imperial grandmother, I will never forgive my mother for what she did." She was already in prison at that time, and she had the Golden Feather Camp in her hand, if she didn't obey the order, what could the imperial grandmother do to her? Why did she obey only orders? ”

Zhao Wuyin shook his head and said: "After all, your imperial grandmother is still in power, if you don't know that the edict is located in your mother, her future accession to the throne will also be unjustifiable, how can you calm the hearts of the people in the world?" ”

"Then let Daddy die? Enthronement is enthronement, her mother is the eldest daughter of the emperor, and inheriting the unification has long been a well-known thing in the world, and an edict is just the icing on the cake. If she really keeps her father and becomes the throne, who in the world dares to say a word? Zhu Zhiling couldn't help but be angry.

Zhao Wuyun smiled, "In the end, she probably still loves her throne more, and I don't think she will do anything that damages her ninety-five dignity in the slightest, so she will be so ruthless to your father, right?" ”

Her husband's words have already plucked the most sensitive string in Zhu Zhiling's heart. She stood up, looked at the starlight outside the window, and said coldly: "Mother didn't dare or didn't want to back then, maybe she had her scruples. Whether I dare or not, it's up to me. She took my father from her own selfish thoughts, and I will never let her selfish thoughts take away my child's father again! My childhood experience has become a nightmare, and now I will not allow it to become a reality. ”

She turned to look at her husband and said sadly, "Wuyan, I don't want my children to experience the same pain as me in the future, and you also have the pain of losing your father." You know me, don't you? So, trust me, be a little more patient, and I'll definitely find a way to keep you. ”

Zhao Wuyin was greatly moved when he heard her say this. He gently picked up a strand of green silk from his wife's forehead and pulled it behind his ear, and said gently: "You have this thought, what more can I ask for." In fact, as long as I can repay Lu Wenchi for killing his father, I can't spare my life and I won't complain about you, don't work too hard. Such a fuss and sorrow is easy to disturb the child in the womb. Don't think about it anymore, okay? ”

Grief, fear, anger, forbearance.

Two people standing in the clouds can only quietly lick each other's wounds on such a moon-watching tower in the dead of night, and spend one long night after another.

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As soon as the sky was bright, the crown prince Li Chongyan got up. He opened the tent and was about to get out of bed, when he suddenly saw a figure in front of him, which frightened him.

"Wang ...... Princess, why are you standing here? ”

"The old slave estimated that His Highness was about to get up, waiting for you to wash up." The prince smiled evilly.

Since he was sent out, without the constraints of the palace, Li Chongyan slept until the sun was shining every day before he was willing to get up, and the prince was naturally up to him. But after the people from the Inner Court Division came to report that Princess Zhu Zhijie of Qingle was going to accompany His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to fight the cold together, the prince's happy look in this issue of Xing Panyue was all seen in the eyes of the prince. Children who have grown up since childhood, can this little bit of caution be hidden?

As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes it, it is good, not to mention that the other party is still the princess of the blue sea, and it can't be more worthy. The prince secretly sighed that the child had reached the age of the beginning of love, and he didn't realize that he was also old. I remembered the scene in the palace before, and I didn't close my eyes all night. He guessed the prince's temperament, and waited early in front of the bed for him to get up.

Li Chongyan actually didn't sleep much all night, and his mind was full of that hibiscus-like face. Thinking that Zhu Zhijie took out a jade pendant in the court and signaled it to him, and said that he would hang it on the roof beam and look at it every day, he couldn't help but be secretly happy. I went to bed after dinner last night, and I also stared at the beams of the house. Seeing half of the smirk, he looked out the window again, sighed, and wanted to immediately push the moon down and bring up the golden crow. It was easy to survive until dawn, and when I got up, I bumped into the prince.

"Huh...... Princess, why do you look a little fatter today? ”

The prince smiled and did not answer.

Today is a great opportunity to match His Royal Highness and the princess, and he has to be extra careful to serve him, so he can't miss half a point, so he got up in the middle of the night and thought about it, and added more than a dozen things and stuffed them into the treasure shirt.

Hey, although the old slave has no roots, he is also a person with lust. Saying that licking the calf is deeply afraid that it will tarnish His Royal Highness's noble identity, as long as the old slave sees that His Royal Highness can be happy with the princess for a hundred years as he wishes, he will have no regrets in this life.

"That...... Mr. Sue, how is it? Li Chongyan suddenly remembered that today's good things can't let him stumble.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the old slave sent someone to keep an eye on it yesterday, saying that Master Su went to drink and chat with some friend, and he didn't come back until midnight when he was drunk. Presumably, lying in bed today won't get in our way. ”

"Oh......" Li Chongyan didn't bother to ask more.

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Qinglian Palace Feiyan Terrace.

Before the morning dew disappeared, Zhu Zhijie leaned against the railing of the cold white marble building in a big coat, looking at the hazy morning sun in the distance. The maids in the palace saw it through the window, and muttered to themselves, what should it be worth before it is time to get up. You yourself have to get up so early, and we won't wait. They pretended not to see it and continued to sleep with their heads covered.

"In front of so many people, he said that he wanted to marry me...... Also, it's ridiculous. ”

Zhu Zhijie frowned and muttered to herself, quite reproachful, but she unconsciously smiled with a small dimple on her face.

Over the years, she has become accustomed to being left out and ignored. As a princess, she just needs to sit there like an ornament on necessary occasions. No one would ever want to ask her opinion, everything about her was arranged by the mother queen in the palace.

But this is the state of mind that has been accustomed to no desire for many years, but it was suddenly turned upside down in the court that day. Everyone's eyes were on her, and the feeling of being in the spotlight made her feel dizzy and flustered, and her existence became extremely real and dazzling in an instant.

She was very grateful to the boy in her heart.

The straightforward and pure declaration tugged at her heart unabashedly, making her nowhere to avoid, so that she had to turn around and face him squarely, making her heart beat wildly. This beating heart keeps telling itself that you are still alive, not a forgotten puppet.

Yesterday, my sister sent someone to tell me that I was going to accompany him to get cold today, and if she were someone else, she might not be able to go because she was sick. But this time she didn't want to run away anymore, she wanted to face him. To experience that heartbeat and real feeling, to experience the taste of life.

Thinking of this, there was a hint of blush on the smooth face like jade, reflected in the faint golden glow of the morning sun, as beautiful as a carved jade statue, warm and soft.

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