Listening to Emperor Showa's words, Jiang Qiang sneered softly, leaned on the dragon case with her whole body paralyzed, and slowly sat down on the ground.

Yes, Yang Rui's son is indeed different from her, this mother and son are exactly the same, the same stupid, the same naïve.

Emperor Showa has too much to say to Zhao Ling, after all, he has hidden this father-son relationship for too deep and too long, he is very aware of his physical condition at the moment, he knows that if he doesn't say it at this moment, he doesn't know when he will have a chance.

Glancing at Fusheng, the chief manager who was serving beside him, Fusheng immediately understood what Emperor Showa meant, stepped forward to help Jiang Qiang up from the ground, and slowly walked towards the outside of the hall.

As the palace door slowly closed, Zhao Ling looked at Emperor Showa sitting on the dragon chair with clear eyes, he was still standing far away, although he knew that the father in front of him was not as ruthless as he imagined, but he still didn't dare to approach him easily; After all, the damage when they were young was too heavy, how could they eliminate the estrangement and distance between the two for many years with one or two sentences.

It was the first time that Emperor Showa looked at his favorite son so seriously, and he still remembered that when he was in infancy, he was such a small person, but he didn't expect that he had grown up into a family in a blink of an eye and became a big man who could shoulder any responsibility.

Emperor Showa felt that his eyes were a little sour and hot, blinked his eyes fiercely, endured the tears that were about to flow out, and took the initiative to speak to Zhao Ling: "I still remember that Rui'er often likes to say to me when she is pregnant with you, she wants to give birth to a son who is very similar to me, with long eyebrows like me, eyes like me, and preferably even a mouth and nose like me; But now I look at you and think you're a little bit more like your mother, and that's good. ”

Zhao Ling didn't know how to answer Emperor Showa's words, after all, such a topic had never been talked about between their father and son.

He could only tilt his head slightly, gritted his teeth, and endured the strange feeling that came out of his heart.

Seeing that Zhao Ling is not very close to himself, Emperor Showa is only helpless, in fact, all this is his own fault, isn't it? If it weren't for the loneliness in his heart, how could he have snubbed his biological son for so many years.

However, if he was given a chance to do it all over again, he would still choose to do so.

He believes that the man in front of him will definitely come out of a completely different truth from him, and will not be as soft and incompetent as him, nor will he only be aggrieved and self-suffering like him; He has seen the heat and coldness of the world since he was a child, and he has been thrown to the battlefield to be trained fiercely, he is no longer a child who needs to hide from his parents and wants to protect, but a monarch who can take charge of himself and become the king of the prosperous world.

He is very pleased that his most valued son can grow up to be what he is today, and even if he goes to see Rui'er in the future, he will be able to explain to her; However, Rui'er may complain that he has not given their son the slightest warmth.

Emperor Showa felt that he couldn't raise his head in front of Zhao Ling, obviously he was the king of a country, and he was obviously compelling, but at this moment, in front of his children, he seemed to have changed his identity, and he had become a helpless and pitiful child.

Zhao Ling looked at such Emperor Showa in surprise, in his impression, even though his father was sometimes mediocre in qualifications, he was also full of imperial spirit, and he would never show a bit of weakness in front of others, let alone be as childlike as he is now.

Suddenly, I remembered what Xiao Jiu said in his ear back then: 'In fact, the biggest reason why my father let me make such a fuss is because my father is too lonely and lonely, everyone has a distance from him, everyone can only see him sitting on the dragon chair in a dragon robe, and no one dares to really get close to him; If even I don't toss twice in front of my father and show my father a little bit of fireworks, then my father's life will really be empty and pale. ’

Lonely! Lonesome!

The moment these two words appeared in Zhao Ling's mind, he mustered up the courage to take a few steps closer to the position of the dragon case, opened his mouth, slightly clumsy, and said, "I just heard from you, you have been taking poison all these years, are those medicines really okay?" ”

Emperor Showa looked at Zhao Ling in surprise as if he had heard something wrong, and only came back to his senses after a while, he was so happy that he almost forgot to laugh, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's really okay, the imperial doctors raised by my side are not for seeing, some of them still have some skills, except for making the body a little blessed, there is no big problem." ”

Zhao Ling pursed his lips and said, "Then don't eat it anymore, you are old now, and you can't just abuse your body anymore." ”

"Good! Fathers listen to you, and they all listen to you. ”

Emperor Showa wanted to stand up with the dragon chair, but because the residual poison in his body had not been cleared, he didn't get up after several efforts, and finally he was tired and gasped for a few breaths.

Zhao Ling saw his movements, as if he had forgotten the embarrassment just now, and hurriedly walked up to support him, and said, "Your body has not fully recovered yet, it is better not to move; Later, Erchen will go to the imperial doctor to take a look, father, don't worry, the Jiang family and the people who take refuge in the Jiang family are basically controlled by Erchen, and now the entire palace is safe, and no one will hurt you anymore. ”

After saying this, Zhao Ling wanted to withdraw the hand he was supporting, but as soon as the movement of his hand moved, he was suddenly held down by Emperor Showa.

It was the first time that Zhao Ling was held by his father, with surprise and an indescribable emotion in his expression, but fortunately he did not break free.

Emperor Showa held Zhao Ling's hand tightly, he knew very well that this was the first time in his life that he took the initiative to hold him, this child, he owed him too much since he was a child, so that he not only lost his mother, but even lost his father.

In the years when he was growing up in his childhood, in fact, he paid attention to him quietly in private, and he knew that the reason why he was so sensible was because he suffered too many setbacks and tribulations when he was young, otherwise he would not have let a little child mature like a half adult at an immature age.

Thinking of everything he owed this child in those years, Emperor Showa couldn't help the soreness in his eyes, and even his voice trembled when he spoke: "Ling'er, my father is sorry for you, my father doesn't ask for your forgiveness, I just wish you peace and security, a long life and joy." ”

Such a simple blessing comes from a father's most sincere blessing to his child; At this moment, Emperor Showa did not regard Zhao Ling as the future prince, nor did he regard him as a man who could take charge of himself, but regarded him as a child, a poor child who had lost his mother since he was a child and lived alone in the harem.

Zhao Ling lowered his head, he didn't dare to look at Emperor Showa's tearful eyes at the moment, and after stopping for a long time, he heard his voice buzz: "Yue'er said, in fact, you love me, don't you?" ”

Emperor Showa knew that the Yue'er mentioned by Zhao Ling should be Chu Xingyue, the daughter of the Marquis of Jingbei, the princess he pointed out to him; I didn't expect that child to be so transparent and intelligent, to be able to read his mind and say such things to his son.

"Ling'er, my father has a lot of involuntary bodies, my father doesn't ask for your forgiveness, I just want to tell you that my father has nine sons, almost all of them are treated equally, but if you really let your father be fair, my father will indeed be more partial to you."

Zhao Lingmeng raised his head and looked at Emperor Showa: "Then why did you treat your son-in-law like that when he was young?" Everyone pointed to Erchen and said that Erchen was your least favorite son, and that the reason why you threw Erchen into the battlefield was just to make me disappear in front of you; The queen covers the sky with one hand in the harem, and the sons live trembling every day, at that time, if you really feel sorry for the sons, even if you give a little help, the sons will not be so miserable when they were young; Father, do you know that although the son is the prince, in the harem, even a powerful eunuch can bully the son; At that time, did you ever pity your sons? Feeling sorry for your son? ”

"Of course I've felt distressed."

Emperor Showa grabbed Zhao Ling's shoulder hard, and looked at his eyes full of grievances: "You are the son of me and Rui'er, if I don't feel sorry for you, who can I feel sorry for?" ”

"I couldn't protect your mother, and I watched her die in my arms, and at that time I told myself that no matter what, I would let you live well; But Ling'er, although the harem and the former dynasty are two places, many places are closely related; It is true that I am a father, but at the same time, I am also a monarch, and I cannot let the court turmoil and the people of the dawn of the world suffer because of my selfishness; I don't have great talent, I have the ability to make the foundation of my ancestors go to the next level in my hands, the only thing I can do is to guard the Great Wei with the same trembling, and not let the Great Wei decline and decay in my hands. The Jiang family has a deep foundation in the court, and it has become a climate with the courtiers, and I have made the Jiang family and Jiang Qiang very dissatisfied with your mother alone, if I protect you wholeheartedly at that time, I am afraid that those people will set off a storm in the court; I don't have the guts to try, the only thing I can do is to wronged you, my child, I know that I am not a good father, but you have to believe that when you cry, my heart hurts. ”

Seeing Emperor Showa pounding his chest with his fist, Zhao Ling only felt extremely sad, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab Emperor Showa's hand tightly, lowered his head, let the tears in his eyes slide, and whimpered and shouted: "Father." ”

Emperor Showa hugged Zhao Ling hard, hugging this son who made him feel guilty and extremely proud.

"I am glad that you are indeed my good son, and you have lived up to my expectations, you are growing up day by day, and you are full of wings day by day, looking at you like this, I am extremely grateful; That's why I decided to put this Great Wei into your hands; Ling'er, the greatest pride in my life is you; The woman you love most is your mother. Ignore the gossip, for you were born in this world with the blessing of my mother and my mother, and you are my most cherished son. ”