The sunset is enchanting, the sunset is heavy, when Yao Jin walked out of this small courtyard, he looked at Li Nan's somewhat rickety figure standing alone not far away, and suddenly felt that he was so pitiful, himself, Lin Yuebai, and this palace were so pitiful, falling into a filthy swamp, unable to get out, unable to leave, if you want to break free, you will fall deeper and deeper, and fall faster and faster;

"Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. ”

"Hmm. ”

"It's getting dark, the old slave gives you the lamp, please here. ”

"Go—to see Your Majesty?"

Li Nan raised his head slightly, from Yao Jin's ironic word "Your Majesty", he saw in a trance that the little girl who stared at him and asked if the golden book was pure gold when she was just canonized as Princess Ya was still the big bright and moving eyes, still in this golden palace city, but the world has already changed, the little girl back then has already grown up, her eyes are cold and sharp, and she is staring at herself who has already been half a life in the ground. Li Nan smiled bitterly and said respectfully: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the Zhengjin Palace." ”

The road to Zhengjin Palace is very long and long, but no matter how far and long the road is, there will always be a time when it comes to the end, when Yao Jin watched Li Nan push open the majestic gate of Zhengjin Palace for him, the low "squeak" sound seemed so harsh in the empty Zhengjin Palace, Yao Jin raised his head and looked at the long road, the guards on both sides stood straight in armor, as if they were not living people, they were statues that could not move, and numb souls under the cold shell. And the palace, which stood tall and majestic in the twilight, was watching her from afar, watching as she approached slowly, perhaps soon to be swallowed up by this great thing.

This is the first time she came to the Zhengjin Palace, as a princess, she was not qualified to come to the main hall of the emperor's court, of course, she was bent on leaving the palace and she never wanted to come here, and at this moment, when she approached the main hall step by step, step by step through the steps carved with cloud patterns, turned her head to look at the palace and the continuous palace wall that gradually lit up in the twilight, and the world outside the palace wall with no end in sight - she suddenly understood Li Yao a little bit, understands Li Zheng, and even understands that Li Rui, who used to be like a master and a father, but used her and even wanted to kill her, this boundless power and supreme dignity became their eyes, so that they could not see anything else, they wanted to become the sky, the sky that enveloped everyone in the world - but the sky that was high above should be so lonely and lonely!

Li Yao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was waiting for Yao Jin's arrival, he was a young and handsome emperor, at this moment his bright eyes did not show a trace of fatigue because of the tedious enthronement ceremony of the day, it seemed that the most important scene of the day for him had just started, and he was waiting for the actor who played opposite him to enter this scene, and then in his boundless control, he was defeated.

Yao Jin walked to the center of the hall, the surrounding area was empty, and the large area that originally belonged to the courtiers was now standing with only a few people with half of the silver masks standing with their hands down, Yao Jin's lips showed a hint of sneer, and he looked up: the person sat a little farther away, and although the lights were brilliant and bright, Yao Jin still couldn't see his face clearly. But what does it matter? She is too familiar with this person's appearance, and his facial features have never resembled Li Rui, but after the yellow robe is added, the courtiers still praise each other: Your Majesty has the wisdom of the first emperor, and it is even better.

Seeing that Yao Jin neither knelt nor spoke, and Li Yao was not angry, he waved his hand, and the people in the silver masks bowed down, and then a dazzling person disappeared. Yao Jin raised his eyebrows, and finally spoke: "These people, are they your dead soldiers?"

Li Yao ignored her question, and said with a faint smile: "Yao Jin, long time no see." ”

Yao Jin glanced up at him, as if she was a little disdainful, her eyes were not touched and she took it back, she took a step back with a solemn expression, smoothed out the folds on the front of her clothes, and then knelt down and bowed very solemnly: "Minister Li Yao Jin, knock to see Your Majesty the Emperor, long live long live." May my Li dynasty have a thousand years of foundation and eternal survival!"

"This is the first time that the widow has heard you call yourself 'Li Yaojin'," Li Yao quietly looked at Yao Jin, who was dressed in the crown of the eldest princess and looked proud, he didn't allow her to get up, but Yao Jin stood up so coldly, staring at everything in this hall, in her small body, as if everything here was just ordinary flowers and trees on the roadside, and she was a busy pedestrian, she didn't have time, and she didn't want to look.

"You've been there for so long, you don't have to say it, you should know the purpose of the widow letting you come. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know anything, and he doesn't want to know anything, if His Majesty wants to get something from the minister, or wants the minister to promise something, then I'm afraid it will disappoint Your Majesty. ”

Li Yao seemed to be a little surprised, for a few seconds he didn't speak, turned his face slightly, and looked at Yao Jin with a somewhat suspicious and disbelieving gaze, and after a short period of thought, he finally confirmed: Yao Jin in front of him really didn't know anything. His future queen Lin Yuebai, she is a woman who does not know how to use power and power, and what power represents, in order to seek an impossible consummation, in that small courtyard, she once thought hard, and finally decided to gamble with her friendship with Yao Jin - but Yuebai, you underestimated the ability of your husband, the dignified Emperor Li Dynasty, and overestimated the heart of this good friend of yours who was never rational enough. The corners of Li Yao's mouth slowly raised a shallow smile, he knocked on a sandalwood box in his hand, and said, "Yao Jin, come and see this." ”

Yao Jin hesitated a little, but still slowly walked to Li Yao's side, she glanced at the sandalwood box, it seemed to contain something like a scroll, she didn't reach out to touch it, she took a step back and said, "May I ask Your Majesty, what is this?"

"Just open it and see it. ”

Yao Jin stretched out a hand to open the lid of the unlocked box, and inside was a roll of parchment, she curiously took it out and unfolded it, but her face suddenly changed color:

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

"It seems that the widow's imperial sister is very dedicated to her domain's territory, but at a glance, she knows that this is the territory of nine cities and one river. ”

"Your Majesty's words are wrong, there are no nine cities and one river in the world for a long time, and some are only small southern countries. Yao Jin put the parchment back into the box, turned back to the palace, and said solemnly: "When the first emperor was alive, Li Yaojin, the princess of Fengheya, was the lord of the Xiaonan Kingdom, and the Xiaonan Kingdom had thirteen counties, namely Sizhou, Baiyun Mountain, Pucheng, Fu'an, Silla, Zhounan, Huiling Erzhou, Nanyi Mountain, Shaojun, Dingchang, Songxi and Caiyun City. Xiaonanguo is a vassal state of the Li Dynasty, with its own taxes and self-government, and the former emperor never interferes, and the annual tribute and taxes are also sent to Lingjing on time - I wonder what Your Majesty means by suddenly taking out the territory of my Xiaonanguo at this time?"

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. This place of the Li Dynasty, whether it is called Nine Cities and One River or not, is a widow, and it is a widow. Since the widow's imperial sister calls herself 'Li Yaojin', then you are also the person on the top of the pyramid of the Li family's dynasty, instead of sticking to that side of the world, it is better to return to the Lingjing Palace and enjoy the supreme glory of the world - Yao Jin, you are a woman after all, and the nine cities and one river are just a dazzling shackle for you, what is the use of coming?"