After talking for about a while, the night was already dark, and Zhirui came to me and said, "It's not early, we should go home." ”

The weather was quite cold, Bai Ge put the pre-prepared cloak on me, I looked at Tan Sitong, and while Zhirui didn't pay attention, I shrugged my shoulders at Tan Sitong, and Tan Sitong pouted and smiled.

Zhirui patted Tan Sitong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely invite my brother to drink." ”

Tan Si agreed.

Out of the restaurant, Zhirui and I walked casually, Bai Ge still followed behind, Zhirui asked out loud: "What are you talking to that Tan Sitong just now, why have you been talking for so long?" ”

I shook my head and sighed, "It's nothing, I just think his poems are good and I want to ask him who he studied with." ”

Zhirui said: "Who? ”

I raised my eyebrows," he refused. ”

Zhirui said: "People don't want to say that there must be someone's own reason, forget it, don't force it." ”

I let out an "um", "I know." ”

Zhirui said: "You are the one who will enter the palace in the future, and the thoughts of your daughter's family can only be placed on the emperor's body, otherwise it will be you who will be delayed." ”

I stared at Zhirui, "What are you talking nonsense!" ”

As I was talking, I raised my eyes and suddenly saw a fire not far away, the sky above the night was illuminated like daylight, and there was a noisy voice, and I asked, "What is that place?" ”

Zhirui didn't care, but after thinking about it for a while, he hurriedly took my hand and ran over, "That's Prince Alcohol's Mansion." ”

Prince Alcohol's Mansion, could it be Prince Heshuo Alcohol, the residence of Emperor Guangxu's biological father? !

As I ran, I asked with a cry: "Prince Alcohol is a prince of Heshuo anyway, what can happen?" ”

Zhirui said: "I don't know, I'm afraid it's about the emperor." ”

I was puzzled, "What's the matter with the emperor?" Shouldn't the emperor stay in the palace at this time? ”

Zhirui was anxious, "Many things can't be explained for a while, roughly because Prince Alcohol is not very happy recently, the emperor went to ask Lafayette to say that he wanted to visit the palace, but he was not only rejected by Lafayette but also reprimanded." ”

I'm not angry, "Why is Lafayette so unsympathetic," and said, "I know, you must be afraid that the emperor will not be at ease, so you secretly ran out and made trouble, didn't you?" ”

Zhirui nodded. Finally arrived in front of Prince Alcohol's Mansion, I took a few breaths and held Zhirui's shoulder, "It's all your fault...... Running so fast, I'm out of breath. ”

When I inadvertently swept my gaze over Zhirui, I saw that he looked nervous, staring at the person in front of him, who was standing facing the door of the mansion, with a straight back, as if containing great tenacity, dressed in a miserable green robe, the cuffs revealed a circle of silver hollow hibiscus trim, and the long braid hanging down the back of his head was tied with a silver rope, and he was arguing with the little guy in front of the mansion, "Prince Alcohol is my biological father, and it is already unfilial piety to not be able to serve in front of the sickbed, why should he even stop him from looking at it?" ”

The little servant said: "It's really not that the slave doesn't let the emperor in, but the prince refuses to see the emperor, not only does he not see it, but he also wants the slave to tell the emperor that he will go out of the palace without permission. ”

It turned out that the young man in front of me was Emperor Guangxu, the one who was going to accompany me through my life in ancient times, and I was stunned for a moment before I came to my senses and whispered: "I only heard some wild histories say that Prince Alcohol has always been cautious in life, I thought it was a rumor, but now it seems that it is really not wrong at all." ”

Zhirui left me, walked to Emperor Guangxu, and saluted, "The emperor is really impulsive." ”

Emperor Guangxu turned his head slowly, the evening clouds on the horizon gradually closed, the light sky was glazed, his pupils were smart and scattered with a faint light, as attractive as crystal beads, frowning and said: "Zhirui, even you want to persuade me?" ”

Zhirui said: "The minister knows that the emperor has always regarded the minister as his own person, so the minister does not want the emperor to go the wrong way, has the emperor ever thought about how to end up if he really enters the door of the palace and sees Prince Alcohol?" ”

Emperor Guangxu said: "Naturally, it is difficult to end, but no matter what, I am not only the emperor, but also a son, as a son, if I can't even follow filial piety, how can I govern the world?" There is also an old saying: If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world? He took a deep breath, rested for a moment, and said: "I want to ask you a word, if I go in today, what will happen to Lafayette, what will happen to the ministers, even if Lafayette does not allow it, the ministers support Lafayette, but the left is not to listen to the government in the future, and since then I have monopolized the power of the court, so that I will be clean, and from now on, I will be able to share the joy of family with Ama and Eniang in the palace, right?" ”

Zhirui shook his head and said: "Prince Alcohol will not let the emperor in, and Lafayette will not ascend to the throne, although the ministers support Lafayette, but it is also driven by their own interests, but they will never allow the country to change their surname, and several princes will not tolerate it, because this is the bottom line." ”

Emperor Guangxu said in a deep voice: "What if I insist on going in tonight? ”

Zhirui bowed his head and said: "Then the ministers will only think that the emperor is still young, his mind is not mature enough, and it is difficult to take on the responsibility of the king, so he has to continue to accompany the emperor to study, and all political affairs will be handled by Lafayette for the time being." ”

Zhirui's words seemed to be a needle that hurt Emperor Guangxu, and an irrepressible anger suddenly surged between his words, "Okay, good, I'm immature and unstable, so if I don't become this emperor, can't I abdicate and let Xian?" ”

Zhirui was silent.

With a dull sound, the door of the mansion slowly opened, and an old slave walked out of it, holding a food box in his hand, kneeling in front of Emperor Guangxu and said: "This is a plate of shortbread made by the Yehenala clan of Chang Fujin for the emperor himself, Fujin said: 'Everything is safe in the house, and I always listen to the discussion of the little guys who accompany Prince Alcohol in and out of the palace on weekdays, saying that now Lafayette assists the emperor to make the country peaceful, and the people are peaceful. I wish Galeries Lafayette and the emperor good health. ’”

Emperor Guangxu took the food box and hurriedly asked, "Did you say anything else?" ”

The old slave said: "Fu Jin also said that the emperor is a decent person, and he will definitely be a good emperor in the future, and it is a blessing for the Qing Dynasty to be protected by the emperor." ”

Emperor Guangxu said in a low voice: "How did she know that I would be a good emperor." ”

The old slave said: "A few days ago, when Fujin went to the temple to offer incense, he passed by the soup kitchen, and the victims said: 'Because of the drought and locusts, resulting in a poor harvest throughout the year, the family can not eat at all, can only dig wild vegetables, and finally even wild vegetables can not eat, and reported to the court for a long time, and then the emperor himself issued an order, so that he was able to build a porridge shed in this desert to help the victims. ’”

Emperor Guangxu nodded, "I remember this, I think that the people are dependent on the court, and the court should do something for the people, otherwise how can the people be safe?" ”

The old slave kowtowed and stopped talking.

Zhirui hurriedly said: "Fujin also hopes that the emperor can be a wise monarch to benefit the world, live up to his ambitions, live up to what he has learned, this is the common expectation of people of insight all over the world." ”

Emperor Guangxu said: "Love and respect are all in the family, and morality is added to the people, and the punishment is in the filial piety of the Son of Heaven in the four seas." ”

Zhirui said: "The emperor must know that in the Book of Filial Piety, the filial piety of the Son of Heaven is not the same as the filial piety of the common people. ”

Emperor Guangxu asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Zhirui said: "The filial piety of the Son of Heaven is to apply virtue and education to the people of Li, so that the people of the world will respect and emulate." ”

Emperor Guangxu said: "I understand what you say, but no matter what, Prince Alcohol is my biological father, and his blood is thicker than water, and today is lingering on the sickbed, I can't even see each other, how can I bear it?" ”

Zhirui said: "Since the day of succession, Prince Alcohol is no longer the emperor's Amma," took a deep breath, "The emperor's Ama is only Emperor Wenzong," and said, "As long as the emperor treats the people well, Prince Alcohol has his own blessings to rely on and support." ”

I felt that Zhirui's words were unreasonable, so he took a few steps forward, painted a scoop according to the gourd, and also leaned over to make a big salute, "Born as a human being, sooner or later there will be a death, a blessing and a curse every day, there is no destiny at all, what is the blessing of the people, relying on flattery, it is all nonsense to fool people, how can it be taken seriously?" ”

Emperor Guangxu's gaze swept over me gently, "You are ......"

Zhirui hurriedly said: "This is the fifth sister of the minister's family, and he pulls Zixi." As he spoke, he gave me a dead eye.

I bowed my head weakly.

Emperor Guangxu let out an "oh", "It's you......"

I secretly thought, could it be that Emperor Guangxu knew this Tala Zixi in the past, and then thought about it, he should have seen it in the draft, plus this Tala Zixi's facial features are already good, it is not strange to leave a slight impression on Emperor Guangxu, "The slave should not have interjected when the emperor and his brother were talking, but if there is something in his heart, he must spit it out as soon as possible." ”

Emperor Guangxu said: "You are right, but others have not seen it thoroughly. ”

I secretly raised my eyes, and he didn't smile, but there was a gentle smile in those clear eyes.

I said softly: "The emperor is right," and said, "The so-called preservation of heavenly principles, destroying people's desires, itself is a kind of nonsense, blood is constantly cut, and it is not that it can be easily put down, the most important thing to be a man is to grasp the moment, otherwise once you lose it, you will regret it." ”

Zhirui looked at me and reprimanded me in a low voice: "Zixi, don't say it again!" ”

I had to shut up.

Emperor Guangxu walked up to me and pulled me up, he seemed to have a wood fragrance different from the blue musk deer, faint, very good, "Kneeling for so long, don't your knees hurt?" ”

I was stunned by this sudden word of concern, and it took me a long time to come to my senses, lower my head slightly, and mutter, "Isn't this the rule?" ”

Emperor Guangxu's chin was raised slightly, and after I stood still, he immediately let go of his hand, took two steps back, waved his hand slightly, and said to everyone around: "Get up!" ”

Zhirui said: "The night is dark, it is better for the emperor to return to the palace early, and he will go to the court tomorrow." ”

Emperor Guangxu let out a soft "um", "It's okay," and before leaving, he lowered his eyelids and glanced at me, "I remember you." ”

Hibiscus under the moon is enchanting, light red new stamen, but there is some astringent sourness in my heart, is everything about to start?