December 30 of the sixth year of Datang Yonghui. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Tonight, Chinese New Year's Eve, the snow is drifting.

Taiji Hall in Taiji Palace. Qin Minghe, the imperial physician, slowly entered, and the silver plate was above his head, and in front of Li Zhi, who was sitting on the jade steps and thinking about it with his head down, he said lightly: "Lord, it's time to enter the decoction." ”

Li Zhi looked up at him blankly, and for a moment, his gaze was not clear. But soon, he reverted to his usual indifferent look. Nodding, he reached out and took the jade cup on the silver plate, looked at the dark red as blood inside, and there was a strange fragrance floating in it, frowned slightly, and said lightly: "It seems to be different from the usual decoction......

Qin Minghe nodded and said lightly: "Lord Wisdom, this is a new prescription, specially invited to the medicine king to concoct, the medicinal power is stronger than the previous prescription, but the medicinal properties are more mild and harmless, naturally different from usual." ”

When Li Zhi heard Sun Simiao's three words, he didn't believe it anymore, nodded and drank, and frowned at the first sip. Seeing this, De'an hurriedly stepped forward, and wanted to say something but was stopped by Li Zhi with a wave of his palm.

After drinking until there was no trickle left, he watched De'an go to fetch the fruit pill to relieve the bitter and abnormal taste in his mouth, and then smiled: "In the end, it is a decoction, and it is not a delicious thing." ”

Qin Minghe said yes in a low voice, and then retreated.

Li Zhi lowered his head, closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly looked up at the front and said softly: "Is there a lot of snow outside?" ”

De'an was looking at Li Zhi, and when he heard this, he stepped forward and said, "Back to the Lord, it's not small, if not...... It's not too late to wait for a while and then return to the palace. ”

"No, today is Chinese New Year's Eve. If you don't return, I'm afraid Mei Niang will be worried. Li Zhi said lightly, getting up.

Seeing this, De'an had to stay by his side, and said in a low voice: "Actually, the Lord doesn't have to work so hard, every time it's time to take medicine, he will come to the Taiji Hall and wait, in the Lizheng Palace...... Lord? ”

He stopped and looked at Li Zhi with some surprise.

Li Zhi was tilting his head sideways, staring blankly at his reflection on the golden screen on the side of Yuji. Dean looked at it inexplicably for a while, but didn't see anything wrong, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Lord, but what's wrong with this golden screen?" If so......"

"This ...... Is it white? Li Zhi asked softly, but De was relieved, and hurriedly turned his head to look at Li Zhi's sideburns - sure enough, a hint of silver and shiny color was particularly eye-catching in his ink-dyed sideburns.

His heart twitched, and De'an hurriedly smiled: "A ...... That's it......"

Li Zhi was silent, and suddenly stretched out his hand for a while, and went to pull it down, but for some reason, he pulled the wrong two green silks. De'an was distressed, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord, it's better for De'an to come!" ”

Li Zhi was silent, walked in front of him from him, tore off the silver wire, and then watched him fold it and put it in his sleeve pocket, and then said lightly: "It's burned." ”

"Huh?" De'an was stunned: "Burn...... Go up in flames? ”

"It's burning." Li Zhi said expressionlessly. Then, turn around and stride away.

Dean looked at his back as he strode away, and suddenly looked into his palms with a sense of understanding.

In the snowlight, that little bit of silver color looks particularly bleak.

……

A moment later, inside the Lizheng Palace.

Seeing Mei Niang who came with a smile and a child, Li Zhi inexplicably set his hurried steps, took his hand, and stared at Mei Niang's mother and son with inky eyes and laughed, its warmth was like jade, and its sweetness was like honey.

"Why did you come back at this time?" Mei Niang, who smelled the scent of smoke, couldn't show a little worry under Li Zhi's bright gaze, but smiled extremely happily.

Li Zhi looked at her, nodded and reached out to hug Li Xian, who was opening his little hand and smiling innocently, then looked at Li Hong, who was hugging his thigh and refused to let go, smiled and reached out to stroke his head, and then looked at Mei Niang and said, "Well, after all, it's the end of the year, and there are many things." ”

The husband and wife talked like this, and walked into the temple. In the hall, Mei Niang had already set up a fire dragon, set up a stove, added charcoal and soup, and boiled a pot of mutton soup hotly. There are also all kinds of new vegetables on the side.

When Li Zhi saw it, he smiled and said, "I knew that you would prepare these good ones." Fortunately, I didn't go drinking with them just now. ”

Mei Niang smiled faintly, but said: "It's just that although the soup is good, the meat has never been prepared...... Can Jiro eat? ”

"So what? The ...... of fish and phlegm in the town That's what makes it refreshing. Li Zhi smiled, squinted after only a moment, and said, "But...... Is there always mead? ”

Mei Niang saw him so gluttonous, couldn't help laughing with a group of waiters, and took the wine she brewed when the peony blossoms bloomed this year, and took someone to get the best new honey, as well as the pure water that had melted at the beginning of the plum heart with the nectar tea boiled by the plum petals, and he personally mixed the honey wine.

Plain hands and red sleeves, jade gold soup, just mixed a cup, Li Zhi, who was staring at her, reached out and half grabbed it and drank it all, which made Mei Niang laugh and scolded him for being greedy, but he also shouted that half of the **** and three points of tea in a cup of honey wine, but the wine only got one or two points, which was too sweet, but lost the sense of wine.

Mei Niang immediately made a gesture not to adjust with him, which provoked Li Zhi to hurriedly whisper and apologize, coaxing and luring to be a child, just to beg for wine and food, Mei Niang couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle, and made a second cup with him.

Li Hong's eyes were hot when he saw this, and the child's curiosity hummed and wanted to taste it, Li Zhi actually took the toothbrush and dipped the wine and sent it to his small mouth.

Coincidentally, he was seen by Ryan, and screamed, but Mei Niang looked at him, and he was angry, so he hurriedly snatched Li Hong over, rolled his eyes and blindly smirked Li Zhi, and then taught Li Hong not to drink these things, and mixed a cup of honey tea with him, and then it was over.

Li Zhi felt bored, touched his nose and sat with half envy and half jealousy as Mei Niang hugged Li Hong to coax him to drink honey tea, and then his eyes were slightly deep, and he said lightly in a little confusion: "It's the same...... Speaking of which, he's too young to drink. Not like his brothers......"

When Mei Niang heard this, her heart jumped slightly, she lowered her head, looked at Li Hong and said lightly: "It turns out that Jiro knows." ”

Li Zhi was silent, and said lightly after a while: "Actually, you don't have to go, I will go." ”

Mei Niang raised her eyes and looked ahead: "This trip, someone always has to go." Whether it's Mei Niang or Uncle Yuan, it's all fine. You're the only one who can't. ”

Li Zhi didn't ask any more, but just took the pot of honey wine that Mei Niang had mixed - whether it was honey or tea, there were much more than wine, and even so much honey that he could barely drink the taste of wine, poured himself a cup, drank himself, sighed, leaned back, squinted at Li Xian, who was being held in Ryan's arms by him, yawning with his small mouth open, and said lightly: "I know." ”

Mei Niang stopped talking.

After a while, Li Zhi suddenly asked, "Did you see him this time...... But how? ”、

"Is Jiro asking about Tadashi's knowledge, or about his heart?" Mei Niang asked lightly without raising her head, while coaxing Li Hong, who only listened to her parents' speech, but forgot to eat something.

Li Zhi was silent for a while before he said lightly: "Actually, I don't need to ask your ...... I see it every day...... Above the Golden Palace, except for De'an, isn't this kid the one closest to me? Just ......"

He smiled bitterly, stretched his waist slightly, and said lightly: "It's just that although he is closest to me, he can't see his face clearly." I only know my uncle and they all say that he is very much like me, very much like me who was called a slave in the past......"

He suddenly turned his head, and looked at Mei Niang with dark pupils: "You saw him today...... Do you think of me back then? ”

Mei Niang was stunned, turned her head to look at him, thought about it, and suddenly nodded with a smile: "It's true...... If it weren't for Jiro's words, Mei Niang wouldn't have found out! It's no wonder that I always feel that this kid has eyes, it turns out that it's because of that kind of spirit, that kind of behavior, and it is very similar to Jiro back then. ”

Yan Ran smiled, bright and beautiful, if the summer sun is difficult to see directly, but in the end it was reflected in Li Zhi's eyes, and it was also branded into Li Zhi's heart.

He turned his head and looked indifferently: "Really? It turned out to be like a real one...... That's right, after all, it's father and son...... After all...... He was the first child......"

He fell silent, and gradually fell silent.

Mei Niang saw that he was gradually silent, and turned her head to look with some concern, and sure enough, she had closed her eyes, her snort was heavy, and she was obviously asleep. Looking at the tired look between his eyebrows, she looked at Dean distressedly. De'an understood, and immediately stepped forward to take away Li Hong in Mei Niang's arms, and she put on Li Zhi's clothes, except for the hosta, and helped him lie on his knees and sleep peacefully.

Ruian looked at Mei Niang busy, and couldn't help but say lightly: "Niangniang, do you want to ask Sun Lao Immortal again, ...... this medicine?"

He didn't finish speaking, because Mei Niang shook her head and said softly: "No need." ”

Ryan opened his mouth to say more, but was stopped by his brother. Glancing at his brother, he was silent. But De'an opened his mouth: "Niangniang, although you are kind, in order to let the lord deal with the crown prince with more father-son affection and less imperial considerations." But the prince is compared to the Lord of his youth...... But it hurt the heart of the Lord a little. After all, the most difficult thing for the Lord to face is the old things when father and son conspired and brothers fought each other. ”

"I know......" Mei Niang sighed, shook her head, and said, "It's because I know that I have to remind him...... Certainly, this hurdle must be passed. ”

She lowered her eyes, looked at Li Zhi, stretched out her ten fingers, and gently stroked his sleeping face - it was as delicate and jade as before, just as luxurious and beautiful as before: "Right now, he is facing the biggest demon in his life...... If it can't be broken, it will be a catastrophe. ”

"Demons?" Dean Ryan, all asked lightly.

Mei Niang looked at them, Ryan understood, and immediately took Li Hong, who was stupidly listening to his mother's words, and Li Xian, who was already asleep, to the apse, and handed them over to the mother to take care of, and then came back and listened to Mei Niang continue:

"You think that when the matter has come to this, he has no demons. In fact, it is wrong. ”

She gently rubbed Li Zhi's cheek and said, "Everyone thinks that for him, the biggest demon in his heart is me." If he has me, then he will have no more unbreakable weakness. Actually...... His real demon is the first emperor, his biological father. ”

Mei Niang said lightly: "You have served him since you were a child, and you know his character better than anyone else. Jiro is certainly soft and filial, but his personality is also the most stubborn. Where is the reason why something can be easily changed? Although Zhilang never said the death of the successive mothers, he never told the emperor the real cause of death of the first emperor and his mother, and calculated the harem concubines with him several times, and even in order to share the favor of Wei, he worked hard to attract Hui'er into the palace, and did everything possible to forbear and disguise, to protect the honor and favor of himself and his sister, and even finally united Hui'er and Suqin to cleanse the wind in the palace, just to avenge his mother...... This pile, one by one, has long shown that he has never let go of the guilt in his heart for the first emperor. Even Hongu said something too straightforward......

Zhilang's resentment against the former emperor is deeper and more difficult to solve than His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who he should have resented the most, and it is also the biggest knot in his heart.

And this knot, the first emperor didn't know about it - otherwise, he wouldn't have stirred up the bloody storm in the harem by Zhilang back then-you have also experienced the events of the year, and now think about it yourself, Yang Shufei seemed to be in her hands with everything back then, but before the Wei Zhaorong incident, she was also controlled everywhere.

If it weren't for the fact that the first emperor had the intention to cultivate her and indulge her after Wei Zhaorong's incident, how could she later play with the Tang court as an emperor of the former dynasty, before the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Li Ji and other rare virtuous ministers and famous ministers in the ages?

Have you ever thought about it, why did the first emperor do this?

There is only one answer -

The first emperor did this in order to protect his son, who he loved the most, but also felt the most sorry, and it was the most difficult to express the shame and love in his heart......

At that time, the king of Jin was a slave, and now he is Jiro. ”

The words were like five thunderbolts, so that the brothers De'an and Ryan suddenly realized that what Mei Niang said actually unlocked the little fog that they had been covering their hearts for many years.

However, before they could digest these words, Mei Niang continued to tell another truth that shocked them even more:

"It's a pity...... The first emperor was a good father, but he was not a good one. Lost his beloved wife and was ashamed of his beloved son......

His guilt and pain tormented him, making him think that as long as he exiled himself, tortured himself, calculated everything he could and could get, and felt that he was the most incompatible, and the young children who were hurt the most by the loss of their mother, they could be regarded as having some sense of self-redemption......

But I don't know that such a calculation, such a scheme, has never been what Jiro really wants. Instead, it made Jiro more resentful, more incomprehensible, and more ...... Can't accept their own father.

So since Jiro ascended the throne, he has been working hard, trying to be a person who is completely different from the first emperor, and trying to be an emperor who is completely different from the first emperor.

He ......"

Mei Niang lowered her eyes, tears flashed slightly, looked at Li Zhi, caressed his forehead in distress, and murmured: "He......

I'm afraid he didn't notice it himself......

From the moment he knew the real cause of his death, he had always resented the first emperor, resenting that the first emperor had not guarded the first mother well, but he had provoked so many women to enter the palace and killed his biological mother...... It also hurt him to lose his youth.

also because of the first emperor's hard calculations, he resented the first emperor even more, and resented the first emperor for depriving him of the wish that he could be free from nature, stay with his loved ones, and calm his life.

He...... In fact, it is even more resentful...... It's yourself...... Resentful of himself like this, he knows everything and understands everything, but he has never been able to say a word of hatred or resentment in front of the first emperor, and even after the death of the first emperor, he can't say that his father is not a word, and he shouldn't say a word ......"

Mei Niang hooked the corners of her lips slightly, tears slid down her face, she hurriedly wiped them away, for fear of falling on Li Zhi's face, and then said carefully: "So...... It had to be me who persuaded Zhong'er. If Jiro were to say it himself...... That would have been even worse...... Because ......"

She raised her eyes to look at the shocked and numb expressions of the two Raid brothers, her eyes were as bright as a cold spring, her lips smiled sadly, if the red silk was cracked, the brocade was broken, a tear, and if a meteor cut down the jade face:

"Because today's Zhong'er is basically the self in Jiro's heart that has always been ignored by him, hidden by him, forgotten and erased by him.

The one that he buried in the deepest wound in his heart, his blood, his tears, his pain, his repentance. ”

The snow fell like a mat, and the sound was like silver. Only her whisper, which sighed like a sigh, swayed lightly in the hall.