The imperial capital Jiankang, the Qingyuan Hall of the Arctic Palace, and Wei Yuanning, the confidant of Emperor Xiao Xi of the Great Liang Dynasty, hurriedly came to see him with a solemn expression.

After Wei Yuanning withdrew, Xiao Xi sat down on the royal couch.

The minister Liu Shangzhong saw that the emperor suddenly sat on the imperial couch with a sad expression.

Liu Shangzhong hurriedly came to the emperor and asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty? Help Your Majesty go to the bed to rest for a while? ”

Xiao Xi shook his head weakly, and his fat body became more and more paralyzed.

The news of Wang Dingyi's death in the north has been confirmed, but this is not the reason for Xiao Xi's sad expression.

If the military power in the north is recovered as soon as possible, the army is stable, and the emperor wishes that Wang Dingyi will die early, although Wang Dingyi has also made great contributions to the stability of the north in the past four years, but Xiao Xi, the general who controls the 100,000 army, is always not at ease.

What made Xiao Xi's heart sad was the news that King Qi's life and death were unknown.

This fifth prince, because of his mother's concubine, has never been loved by Xiao Xi.

The mother concubine was not favored, and even her son was not treated well by the emperor. Xiao Qixuan was eighteen years old, and the emperor didn't have a good conversation with him.

Letting Xiao Qixuan go to the military department for training was also forced to have his own person under Ye Shenglin's men.

At that time, because the crown prince and the second prince were fighting, the position of the squire of the military department finally fell to the fifth prince who was not taken seriously.

What Emperor Daliang didn't expect was that the eighteen-year-old King Qi did a very good job in the military department, and was praised by the veterans of the military department.

Even Ye Shenglin, who has always been prejudiced against members of the royal family (this emperor already knew it in his heart), also revealed his appreciation for King Qi in front of the emperor.

Just when the emperor re-examined this prince who had not been valued by himself for many years, because Wang Dingyi was critically ill, the prince took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the north in person, the prince is the foundation of a country, how can he personally get into danger? The emperor was also reluctant to let the crown prince leave.

In a hurry, in order to prevent the military power of Daliang from falling into the hands of outsiders, the emperor let King Qi go to the north.

To put it mildly, King Qi, who has never even been out of the far gate, is afraid that when he hears that he wants him to go to the tiger and wolf's den in the north, he will be frightened.

But what the emperor didn't expect was that when King Qi heard that he was going to let him go to the north, he not only immediately agreed, immediately received the order, but also vowed that the military power must be smoothly handed over, so that the military camp in the north can be safely transitioned to the arrival of the new general.

At that time, looking at this eighteen-year-old son, who was gentle and calm, and the appearance of the jade tree in the wind, the emperor seemed to see himself when he was young.

The emperor suddenly realized that this son, who had been neglected by him for 18 years, was the most like himself.

According to the report from his confidants, King Qi went to the north, not only thwarted the plot of Wang Dingyi's seven righteous sons, but also successfully took over Wang Dingyi's military power.

What the emperor didn't expect was that King Qi also defeated the joint attack of Qi and Bayi.

not only personally put on the battle, but also burned Bayi, so that Bayi almost disappeared in the northeast, in particular, he also let Hong Yiguang, the famous marshal of Qi, lose his armor on Qi's own land and flee in embarrassment.

The emperor was going to wait for King Qi to come back and reward him well, and his mother should also be promoted to the position of concubine, for so many years, she is only a concubine.

However, before he could make amends, his son's life and death were unknown, and according to the informant, the possibility that King Qi was seriously wounded and killed in the battle of the canyon area was almost certain.

In the emperor's eyes, a trace of tears finally flashed.

Liu Shangzhong was stunned when he saw the emperor's tearful expression in his eyes, this was something he had never seen since he waited for the emperor.

"Your Majesty, will you help Your Majesty go back and rest?"

The emperor waved his hand weakly and motioned for Liu Shangzhong to come closer.

Liu Shangzhong hung his head and bowed his waist, and the emperor stood up with difficulty on the shoulders of Liu Shangzhong, who was hanging his head and bent over.

"Swing the Lily of the Valley."

Lily of the Valley Pavilion is at the back of the Arctic Palace, and the one who lives in the Lily of the Valley Pavilion is King Qi's biological mother, Lan Concubine.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

Lan Concubine suddenly heard the sound of the yellow door outside, hurriedly put down the fragrance in her hand, and hurriedly came out to kneel to greet her.

"Get up."

The emperor wanted to bend down to help Lan Concubine, but his fat body made it difficult for him to bend down.

"Hurry up."

The emperor gasped and looked at Concubine Lan with soft eyes.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Concubine Lan got up and helped the emperor into the Lily of the Valley Pavilion with Liu Shangzhong.

As soon as he entered the pavilion, the emperor smelled a fresh fragrance.

Liang State, since Emperor Gaozu, it is prevalent to worship Buddha, inside and outside the city of Jiankang, four or five hundred temples, pavilions and pavilions, incense is around.

Seeing Lan Concubine burning incense and worshiping the Buddha in the pavilion, the emperor didn't feel anything.

But the emperor glanced at the Buddhist scriptures copied by the palace maids, and suddenly saw some words written next to a Buddhist scripture that were not Buddhist scriptures.

"May my Liang country be prosperous, the five grains will be abundant, and the people of Li will have plenty of food and clothing."

"May Your Majesty's dragon body be healthy and safe, free from illness and disaster, and the concubine is willing to live twenty years less, and change Your Majesty's dragon body to prolong her life."

The emperor picked up this scripture and looked at the beautiful words on it, and old tears rolled in his eyes again.

"Why don't you pray for Gorou's safety?"

Concubine Lan looked at the emperor, her eyes as calm as water.

"Gorou will definitely return safely, and the concubine believes that His Majesty will not let Gorou go into danger."

Looking at Lan Concubine's pure and kind eyes, the emperor's heart had become hard and cold many years ago, and he didn't feel hot.

The emperor, who was ashamed in his heart, avoided Lan Concubine's eyes and took Lan Concubine's soft hands and sat down.

The emperor almost opened his mouth, but he wanted to speak and stopped, and he really couldn't bear to tell Concubine Lan the truth.

I wanted to accompany Concubine Lan to dinner in the Pavilion of the Lily of the Valley, but the emperor was afraid that he would not be able to eat, which made Concubine Lan suspicious.

The emperor suddenly remembered that the reason why he forced Lan Concubine in the first place was that he fell in love with Lan Concubine's gentleness and kindness, and she fell in love with Lan Concubine, a little like that knife girl.

But after so many years, the emperor found that he had forgotten what he wanted at the beginning.

The emperor got up and staggered out of the Lily of the Valley Pavilion, and with the support of Liu Shangzhong and Lan Concubine, he sat down on the chariot and left the Lily of the Valley Pavilion in shame.

In the afternoon of the same day, a proclamator from the Lily of the Valley Pavilion came to read out the happy event that Lan Concubine was crowned as a concubine.

Concubine Lan looked at the piles of rewards that followed, and only calmly thanked the emperor for the reward.

"Your Majesty said that Concubine Lan still lacks something here, but the manager said that His Majesty will order the ministers to buy it for Concubine Lan immediately."

Concubine Lan smiled slightly, and her tone was calm.

"I bother to bring two sentences to Your Majesty, King Qi and the concubine thank Your Majesty for your concern, when King Qi comes back, the concubine will go with King Qi to thank Your Majesty Longen, Your Majesty Xie has a good opportunity to experience, just think about King Qi, thank you for your care for our mother and son over the years."

Looking at the departing backs of the Yellow Doors, the corners of Concubine Lan's mouth hooked up a mocking smile.

For so many years, the emperor wanted her, but he kept snubbing her, and he kept snubbing her son.

When there was something dangerous to do, she remembered her son and asked her to go to the den of tigers and wolves in the north.

Concubine Lan asked Huangmen to bring a message to Xiao Xi, just to disgust him to death.