"Your Majesty, the life and death situation is in two days, if you go to test the strength of the Hu warriors now, and are discovered by the Hu Tartars, I am afraid that you will lose the face of a great country, and it is not a gentleman's doing, even if the identity is properly concealed and the Hu warriors are forced to make a move, the Hu Tartars will also think that our Beijing is powerless, and even the safety of the envoys cannot be guaranteed."

In any case, once you take the initiative to try it, you will fall behind.

Chu Lingzhao frowned, he naturally knew the pros and cons that Su Li had just analyzed, but if he didn't know himself and the other, it would always be difficult for him to settle down in his heart.

He knew that Lu Ji was brave and good at fighting, and on the day of the palace chaos, he also saw it with his own eyes when Lu Ji turned the tide, but this is why he did not allow Lu Ji to have any accidents.

The Zhenbei Army needs him, and Yuanzhao needs him even more!

And if Lu Ji is defeated by the Hu people and dies in front, wouldn't the people behind ......

"Your Majesty!" Lu Ji took the initiative to speak: "If the minister can't even defeat these people, I'm afraid he won't be able to resist the thousands of troops and horses of the Hu people on the battlefield, and the minister will never lose in this game!" ”

When he said this, he said it loudly, and he had absolute confidence in every word.

This is his confidence and strength as a general on the edge of the town.

Chu Lingzhao was shocked, his tightly knit brows loosened slightly, but his face was still solemn: "I don't doubt Aiqing's strength, but the Hu people have ill intentions on this trip, and I am worried about what tricks they will play, even if they don't deliberately try, they still have to let the secret guards pay close attention to their every move." ”

Chu Lingzhao knew that a person like Lu Ji had his own arrogance and principles, and he would not bother to do these tentative small actions in private, but Chu Lingzhao, as an emperor, must be thoughtful, if necessary, he can even save face and break the contract to protect Lu Ji!

"What Your Majesty said is very true."

After discussing the matter, Chu Lingzhao breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Su Li again: "Ah Li just came here, what is the matter?" ”

He didn't let the others leave, Su Li hesitated for a moment before speaking: "The courtiers inadvertently passed by the Yunchen Hall today, and saw that Su Guifei suddenly went crazy and wanted to fall to death His Royal Highness, the situation is urgent, after the courtiers saved His Royal Highness, she has asked the county lord Renxian to treat His Royal Highness, and this time I came to ask for a favor for His Royal Highness." ”

Chu Lingzhao didn't expect that Su Li was here for the matter of Chu Shen and Su Bangyue, when he heard that Su Bangyue was going to fall to death Chu Shen, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, he didn't answer immediately, he only said lightly: "Do the three Aiqing have anything else to play?" The implication is to discuss Chu Shen's matter with Su Li alone.

The three of them understood the meaning of his words, and got up one after another: "Wait for the resignation!" ”

After the three of them left, the imperial study room was much emptier all of a sudden, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant, Chu Lingzhao looked down at the song, as if he had forgotten the existence of Su Li.

He didn't like Su Bangyue, nor did he like Chu Shen, if Chu Shen was killed today, he might be stunned for a while, so he gave Su Wanyue a cup of poisoned wine and let him go down to accompany Chu Shen.

He is still young, and there are many concubines in the harem, so it is not difficult for him to want an heir.

"Your Majesty!" Su Li took the initiative to speak, carefully considering the words: "His Royal Highness the Prince is your flesh and blood after all, and you left him because of benevolence, he ......"

"It's not that I can't bear to leave him behind, on the contrary, this is my greatest cruelty to him and his mother!" Chu Lingzhao coldly interrupted Su Li's words, at this moment, the emperor's cold and cold blood was vividly reflected in him.

Su Li was choked for a moment, and then followed his meaning and said: "If Your Majesty wants to use him to punish Su Guifei, why don't you let Su Guifei be tied up, and then let people take care of His Royal Highness the Prince, and go to Su Guifei every day to meet and ask for peace, isn't this even more heart-wrenching for Concubine Su?" ”

This is quite vicious to say, but it is also the retribution that Su Wanyue deserves, if it weren't for this, Chu Shen's life and death would not be known.

Chu Lingzhao listened to Su Li's words, he threw the fold on the table, and looked at Su Li with cold eyes: "Do you think it is a mercy to let my prince grow up with such a crippled body?" ”

Certainly not kindness.

This is even more cruelty.

Not to Su Bangyue, but to Chu Shen.

Chu Shen is Chu Lingzhao's flesh and blood, he did not let Su Bangyue have an abortion because of the words of the imperial doctor, but he still has that one-ten-thousandth expectation, if the child is lucky and there is no problem when he is born, he will leave the child and directly execute Su Bangyue.

Now that this child is disabled, he just wants this child to torture Su Bangyue for a while, and he never wants to let this child grow up.

This is the greatest grace he gave to this child as his father, so that this child died before he had a self-knowledge of the world.

Guessing what Chu Lingzhao was going to do, Su Li gasped and immediately knelt down: "The child is innocent, please be gracious and spare this child's life!" ”

The child has been born, and he should always have the right to choose life and death.

This child is not expected to be pampered, but there is still someone who will intercede for him so sincerely, which can be regarded as a kind of creation.

Chu Lingzhao sighed a little, and his tone slowed down a little: "The royal family is cold, I will spare him a life today, but there is no guarantee that he will be able to live well in the future, and he will still die in the future......"

"The courtiers are willing to hide their life experience for him and protect him for the rest of his life!" Su Li said and slammed her head on the ground.

This proposal is extremely bold, she is just a small county lord, and she has the audacity to propose to raise a prince.

"What did you say?"

Chu Lingzhao repeated, Su Li's back was already gushing out of fine cold sweat, but she didn't flinch a little, and said loudly: "The courtier can be the prince's adoptive mother, give him a normal life, and beg Your Majesty to spare the prince's life!" ”

"The An clan rebelled, do you know why?"

"The courtiers don't know."

"When the ancestors of the An family died on the battlefield, the current queen mother is worried that the descendants of the An family will have a rebellious heart, so that they poison An Wuwu and make him bad at acting, after he got a glimpse of the truth, so he hated the queen mother and me, so he carefully planned a palace chaos, do you think I will leave such a hidden danger for me and the future prince?"

Chu Lingzhao asked coldly.

An Wuwu is only a descendant of the Queen Mother's mother's family, and she has been able to set off such an uproar, if Chu Shen learns his identity as a prince in the future, how can he not resent Chu Lingzhao? What if he also wants to overthrow the world because of his anger?

"The courtiers are willing to vouch for their lives, and they will definitely raise him to be loyal and patriotic, if he has different intentions, the courtiers will kill him first and then apologize with death!"

Su Li gritted her teeth and said, her forehead was already wet with cold sweat.

If she hadn't seen Chu Shen today, maybe she wouldn't have known when Chu Shen was killed, but she did.

Maybe it was the cause of the original picture of the peace of mother and child, and now she has to repay the fruit.

"That's how you want to keep this child?"

"Yes! I beg your Majesty's permission! Su Li said firmly.

The imperial study fell into a dead silence, and after a long time, Su Li heard Chu Lingzhao say: "It's not impossible if you want to keep this child, but I have one condition." ”

"What?"

"In the life and death situation two days later, I will give you a delicate bow and crossbow to hide in your sleeve, if there is an accident, you need to use the bow and crossbow to shoot the Hu warriors, save the Lu Halberd, and then surrender yourself to apologize!"

Chu Lingzhao's voice was very calm and well-arranged, not like an impromptu idea, it was clearly premeditated.

In fact, when Chu Huai'an said the proposal of life and death, he felt that it was inappropriate and could be stopped immediately, but he didn't.

Ku Tatar's provocative attitude made him dissatisfied, and he also wanted to give Ku Tatar a dismissal, so he acquiesced to this proposal, but he absolutely couldn't let Lu Ji or anyone else have an accident, so he had to let Su Li do it.

Even if it wasn't for Chu Shen today, Chu Lingzhao would use other means to get Su Li to agree.

Su Li is just a woman, so Su Li can die.

When the incident happened, he could even take the opportunity to execute Su Bangyue and Chu Shen to calm Kutar's anger.

A noble concubine who has fallen out of favor and a prince who is born with a disease can exchange the life of the general in the town, which is a good deal.

After a moment of surprise, Su Li calmly looked at Chu Lingzhao: "If the general wins, will His Majesty agree to the proposal of the courtiers after the life and death situation?" ”

"If Lu Ji wins, I will reinstate him as an official, and let him immediately lead the troops to the border pass, the night he leaves Beijing, the Yunchen Palace will go on fire, Su Guifei and the prince Chu Shen unfortunately died in the fire, and there are no bones left, and the county lord's mansion will have one more little son, who is the orphan of a distant relative of the Su family."

However, in just a few moments, he had already thought about how Chu Shen would fake his death.

"The courtiers take orders!"

The emperor, who had always ignored the little prince, suddenly ordered to send more people to take care of the little prince, and asked the imperial doctor to recuperate the little prince.

The palace people who served in front of the emperor received the order to go to the Internal Affairs Office to select palace people to serve in the Weichen Palace, and when they saw that Su Guifei was crazy, they tied her up and stuffed her mouth again, so as not to disturb the peace of the nobles by squeaking and screaming.

These things were not done publicly, and not many people paid attention to them, so no one noticed that some palace people inquired about the news outside the Weichen Hall and left in a hurry, and went to Concubine An's bedroom.

"Your Majesty, is this going to pay attention to this child again?" An Ruolan lay on the beauty couch and asked lazily, these days Chu Lingzhao is busy with state affairs, and he hardly goes around the harem, and the queen mother is grounded again, so she doesn't have to ask for peace in the morning and dusk, so she is getting more and more lazy.

The old grandmother helped her pinch her shoulders and neck, and a shrewd calculation flashed in her eyes: "I thought that this child was born with a defect and would fend for himself, but I didn't expect His Majesty to be interested in him again, but even so, this child will not be able to become a big tool on the stage in the future!" ”

"Mama can't say this too much."

An Ruolan said, opening his eyes, his eyes were cold: "He can attract His Majesty's attention from that kind of place even a child who can't speak, and I don't know what kind of creation there will be in the future!" ”

"That's what the second girl said."

Mama knew that she was speechless, and helped An Ruolan pinch her shoulder more and more wholeheartedly, An Ruolan snorted comfortably, and asked again: "Have you received a message in the past few days?" ”

"No one has sent a message yet, and His Majesty cleared a lot of people in the palace a few days ago, and now I am afraid it will be a little difficult to pass on the message."

An Ruolan yawned, frowned slightly, and expressed dissatisfaction: "It's been two months late, if you don't give me the medicine, my bones will melt!" ”

"Second girl, don't worry, there should be a message in the next few days." Mama was relieved and brought a cup of tea to An Ruolan.

An Ruolan took it and drank it, but the person was already a little dazed, and fell on the beauty couch and muttered: "Then I'll sleep for a while, what's the call for me." ”

"Good! The slave maid went to the imperial dining room to see the soup of the second girl. ”

After Mama finished speaking, she cautiously exited the dormitory, walked towards the imperial dining room, and when she passed by the imperial garden, she heard the cheerful laughter, and couldn't help but look at it, only to see a woman in fancy dress sitting in the small pavilion by the Huaqing Pond, and there was a palace person waiting next to her.

Yesterday, the envoy group entered Beijing, so it is probably the princess of the Hu people.

Mama thought to herself, she didn't want to do much, and was about to take a detour to leave, but the princess suddenly got up, walked to the railing, and looked at her.

At a distance of more than ten steps, Mama couldn't see the princess's face clearly, and only heard the princess ask the palace people around her in a gentle and gentle voice: "Who is that person?" ”

Mama's whole person was like being struck by lightning, and she was stunned in place.

How could it be!

It can't be her!

It's absolutely impossible!

Her heart was beating like a beat, and Mama subconsciously wanted to step forward to find out, but she took two steps and paused suddenly.

No! She can't pass!

Mama turned around and left in a hurry, and there was an anxious call from the palace people behind her: "Mama! Wait a minute! ”

She walked faster, as if a demon was chasing her from behind.

I don't know how far I walked, but my left foot tripped over my right foot, and my mother fell to the ground all of a sudden.

"Ouch!"

Mama screamed in pain, and a low laugh came from the top of her head: "Where did the old woman come from, she didn't agree with her to give such a big gift to her grandfather?" ”

Looking up, a handsome face came into view, and Mama chuckled in her heart, looked left and right, but she didn't expect that she would panic and come here.

"The slave has seen Master Hou! Hou Ye Gui'an! ”

Mama didn't care about Teng, knelt down to say hello, Chu Huaian leaned against the pillar and looked at her as if he had no bones: "What did you just run, is there a ghost behind you?" ”

Grandmothers of this age are all old people in the palace, and if they memorize the rules of the palace well, they will definitely not run around in the palace easily.

"Back to the Hou Ye, the concubine Niangniang is extremely sleepy, and the slave is worried that the mother is not feeling well, so she is anxious to go to the hospital to help the mother grab some refreshing medicine."

Chu Huai'an, the people around Su Wanyue, all know her, and the concubine in this grandmother's mouth can only be An Ruolan.

Listening to what Mama said, Chu Huai'an yawned twice without any image: "Refreshment medicine? What kind of medicine? Ben Hou is also very tired these days, so let those quacks also boil Ben Hou to drink. ”

"This is what my daughter's family drinks, I'm afraid it's not suitable for Master Hou." Mama dealt with it carefully, and quickly glanced at Chu Huai'an, seeing that he looked angry and had no energy at all, she couldn't help but be surprised in her heart.

Chu Huai'an didn't want to find fault with her, so he waved his hand when he heard the words: "If it's not suitable, forget it, go ahead!" ”

After speaking, he turned around and went back, and after walking two steps, the whole person fell to the ground as soon as he became soft, and the palace people waiting inside immediately rushed out: "Master Hou......"

"Shut up!" Chu Huai'an patted the head of the palace person: "My mother just fell asleep, what are you yelling at!" ”

"Master Hou, you fell ......"

"I accidentally fell, what's all the fuss!" Chu Huai'an reprimanded, and the two palace people helped him left and right to stop talking.

Mama, who hadn't left yet, stared at his back suspiciously for a few moments, how could Master Hou's body be so soft that it was a bit like the second girl?

Mama didn't come up with a reason, and thought of the person she saw in the imperial garden, so she hurriedly went back to find An Ruolan.

As soon as Chu Huai'an was helped into the house by the palace people and sat down, Chu Liu's worried voice came: "Ahem, I am sincere, what's wrong with you?" ”

Chu Liu was seriously ill, and he couldn't get out of bed at this time, so he was afraid that he would be too sick to Chu Huai'an, so he was not allowed to get too close.

Chu Huai'an lay on the table and muttered lazily: "It's okay, I just kicked a hard stone, my foot hurts a little, you continue to sleep, I'll stay in the house, I'll talk to you when you wake up." ”

Since he knew about the will, he vaguely understood that Chu Liu's difficulties over the years, he had been away from Beijing for a few months, and Chu Liu's had also been ill for several months, so it was reasonable that he should also accompany his mother more.

It's just that his voice is still weak, Chu Liu couldn't rest assured, and sat up and lifted the bed tent: "How can you kick a stone?" Come and show me? ”

Chu Huai'an stood up, shook his body for a moment, as if he was drunk, and shook his head before walking to the side of the bed and squatting.

Chu Liu got closer and sniffed, didn't smell the wine, and reached out and touched his head: "Why is your forehead so cold?" But sick? ”

"It's been a long journey, it's a little cold, I've already drunk medicine, it's fine." Chu Huai'an replied, cheering up and laughing, and didn't tell Chu Liu that the imperial doctors didn't see anything wrong with him, and only let him drink the medicine.

"You have a weak body, you will be sick for a long time if you get sick, you must not ......be careless" Chu Liu nervously reminded, everyone felt that Chu Huai'an was not a big deal, only her, even if it was a little cold, she was too nervous.

Chu Huai'an grabbed Chu Liu's hand, and gently rubbed his head on her hand: "Mother, you have worked hard all these years." ”

Chu Liu's voice stopped abruptly, his eyes were hot, and his hands trembled a little with excitement.

Her throat was uncomfortably choked, she rubbed Chu Huai'an's head, and sighed: "Mother is wrong, Mother shouldn't have treated Ali like that, she is a good girl, if it weren't for Niang's confusion, you might even have a child with Ali now!" ”

was very sleepy, and because he was facing Chu Liu's family, Chu Huai'an couldn't help but feel coquettish: "Mother, Ah Li won't want me anymore, she likes others." ”

"Who does she like?" Chu Liu asked, frowned slightly, and said: "You were indeed too confused before, if you really want to be with her, correct it well, let her see that with your appearance, you will not lose to others." ”

"I lost." Chu Huai'an said sullenly, simply sat on the shoe on the side of the bed, and muttered: "She likes that although that person looks a little worse than me, his family background is not inferior to me, not to mention his martial arts, and he has a great heart, he is a man who stands up to the sky, and I don't know how many streets he has thrown off." ”

“……”

Chu Liu's face was speechless, she understood her son's temperament, if it weren't for the other party who was really so good, he wouldn't have spared no effort to praise people.

"Mother, you said how nice it would be if I liked her from the beginning......"

He whispered softly, like a wronged child.

Su Li took Su Zhaoyue's stump arm to Longxi County, An Jue explained once where the rest of the corpse was, Chu Huai'an was ambushed when he sent someone, but the corpse was not found.

It's probably ruined, it's been discarded at will, and it can't be recovered.

It was already evening when she went, and Qi Niang was cooking dinner, and when she saw her, she was stunned for a moment, and then scolded: "Why are you the plague god here again?" ”

After scolding, his eyes were red, and he stepped forward and grabbed Su Li: "I asked someone to send you several letters, and I went to the Hou Mansion to look for you twice, but I didn't find anyone, where did you go?" Your second sister's grave ......"

"Qi Niang, I know." Su Li raised her hand to help Qi Niang wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "I brought the second sister back, and Lao Qi Niang borrowed me a lantern and a shovel." ”

"I'll accompany you later!"

"I'm not hungry, I'll just go by myself."

Su Li insisted, Qi Niang glared at her with red eyes, found a lantern and a shovel and handed it to her.

"Thank you, Qi Niang."

Su Li bowed slightly, left with a lantern and a shovel, Qi Niang pinched her apron to wipe her tears, and when she turned around, she unexpectedly saw a bulging money bag on the table, and when she opened it, there were a lot of valuable things in it.

"Little girl, and her mother have a virtue!"

After scolding, the voice drifted away with the wind.

The grave that was dug up was later filled in by Qi Niang, before the wooden tablet should have been damaged, Qi Niang replaced it with a new one, I don't know if it was written by the gentleman in the county, the words on the wooden tablet are some wind bones.

Su Li took off the burden on her body and carefully put it aside, and slowly dug the pit open, her hands were not strong, she dug very slowly, and when the coffin was dug out, it was already completely dark.

Su Li jumped into the pit and tried to push the coffin lid open, but she pushed it for a long time but didn't push it.

I don't have the strength anymore.

How can you not have strength at this time?

She gritted her teeth and pushed with all her might, her face flushed, and her eyes were a little hot.

Second sister......

She whispered in her heart, the coffin lid suddenly loosened, and when she looked up, Lu Ji didn't know when she came, and stood next to her to help her lift the coffin lid.

"General......

She called out in surprise, her voice low and with a distinct cry.

Lu Ji silently helped her put the lid of the coffin aside: "It was Qi Niang who told me that you were here." ”

He explained, as if he had listened to Qi Niang's words to find here, and he didn't follow her all the way, and when he saw that she was really powerless, he jumped out to help her.

Su Li blinked her eyes, desperately trying to restrain the surging tears.

"Thank you!"

After speaking, he climbed out of the pit and carefully picked up the hand bones that were put aside and put them into the coffin.

Lu Ji didn't bother her, got out of the pit, squatted in front of the wooden tablet, and took out a fire fold and a wad of paper money from his arms and burned it.

The dim light of the fire cast a slender black shadow on the wooden tablet, which just covered the grave behind it, like a soul that had not yet dissipated and returned to find its mutilated body.

After all, the tears fell, and Su Li cried silently for a long time while holding the coffin.

Second sister, I'm sorry, I couldn't recover your body.

Second sister, I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you.

Second sister, if there is a next life, I hope I can vote for a man, you and I are sisters and brothers, I will protect you and not let anyone bully you!

In the end, it was Lu Ji who helped cover the coffin lid and fill the soil.

Crying for too long, her brain was a little dizzy, Su Li sat in front of the cemetery and looked at Lu Ji's shovel of covered soil, inexplicably thinking that on that rainy night, Chu Huaian also helped her like this.

Then Yue Yan's words that night rang in your ears: If you really like someone, you want to give him your body and mind!

The fresh dirt was piled up again into small spiky dirt bags, and Lu Ji pressed a stone on top of it.

The night breeze was blowing, and the paper money that had been burned to ashes was scattered in the wind, and the light of the lanterns was getting weaker and weaker.

Lu Ji walked up to Su Li and leaned over to look at her slightly: "Do you still have the strength to walk?" ”

The flickering candle flame cast a bright and extinguished shadow on his face, making his whole person look strangely gentle.

The ghost made a difference, Su Li shook her head, Lu Ji leaned over and picked her up, and the moment her body was in the air, Su Li grabbed Lu Ji's neck, leaned over and kissed her.

She made a temporary move, and the timing was extremely good, Lu Ji tilted her head very slightly, but she couldn't avoid it.

The four lips are connected, one is rigid and the other is soft, and the fit is just right.

The warm breath blended little by little, and the breath penetrated each other's lungs, Lu Ji froze, and the hand holding Su Li tightened slightly.

He didn't move, Su Li didn't move, and after waiting for a long time, Su Li evacuated and grabbed him by the collar: "I've done it this far, can't the general respond to me?" ”

"You're on the go-to right now."

"Even if it's a matter of will, why don't I find someone else?" Su Li asked calmly.

She knew that the timing she had chosen was actually very bad, there were still many important matters that had not been resolved, and she had not been carefully planned.

So reckless, yet so desperate to get something out of him.

"Ah Li, what do you want me to do?"

Lu Ji asked, as if he cherished her to the extreme, and as if he was helpless to take her.

Su Li looked at him seriously: "I want to be your general's wife and help you take care of the child, can you nod?" ”

She'd been with him long enough, and she had done enough for him.

In front of other people, she has said countless times that she is happy with him, but she has never confessed her heart in front of him.

That's not right, she thought.

"I still have Ah Zhan's biological mother in my heart."

"I don't force you to like me."

"I won't have a room with you if I don't like it."

"Then there will be no caves."

Su Li replied crisply, Lu Ji's breathing became heavier, and the fire in his eyes was accumulated, revealing two points of wild danger.

The flickering lantern was finally extinguished by the night wind, and the vision suddenly fell into darkness, and then the breath was closer, and it was a stormy plunder.

Su Li raised her head to bear it, her eyes widened slightly, a little surprised, and she clearly felt that her breath was being squeezed little by little.

I don't know if it was suppressed for too long or deliberately trying to scare her away, Lu Ji's movements were almost rough, his lips and teeth hurt and then numb, and his waist and limbs were tightly clamped, and he didn't know when he would be broken.

"Hmm!"

Su Li snorted in pain, and the tip of her tongue even tasted blood, Lu Ji finally retreated, but he still hugged Su Li tightly to calm his emotions.

His breathing was rapid, and as his chest rose and fell, he could clearly feel the vibration of each other's ribs, and the frenzy was palpitating.

Su Li's hands and feet were really a little weak, and then she heard Lu Ji ask in a hoarse and restrained whisper in her ear: "Ah Li, you don't want me to be happy, nor do you want my body, so what are you trying to be the general's wife?" ”