I was silent for a while, and then asked aloud: "Zhen'er dares to ask, is the emperor greedy for everything that this throne brings?" ”

Zai Yan smiled with relief: "Does Zhen'er think I will covet this throne?" He shook his head slightly, his eyes rolling, "This throne has brought me the glory and wealth that outsiders seem, but it really took away my freedom, my childhood, my choice, if I have a choice, I would rather be a free prince and stay with my beloved for life." As he spoke, his sparkling eyes stared at me with a glow.

I nodded, looked at him with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, when everything is settled, Zhen'er will accompany the emperor to a place where no one knows the emperor and Zhen'er to spend the rest of his life, okay?" ”

His eyes flashed, and he said slowly, "Okay," and then, the light gradually faded down, "It's just that I don't know when the dust will settle, and since the will of heaven has fallen on my shoulders, I will do my best to try to change all this and save it." ”

I smiled, "Zhen'er wants the emperor to promise Zhen'er, no matter what the outcome is in the future, the emperor will take care of himself." "I can't help but feel sour and embarrassed in my heart, I just feel how high-spirited I am now, how sad and sad the ending will be in the future. I knew all the endings, but I couldn't turn around the slightest, because I found myself in such a vortex that I couldn't even open my mouth.

Zai Xiangyi grabbed my hand and said, "I promised Zhen'er, but Zhen'er also promised me that she would always be by my side." ”

I smiled and nodded, and said softly, "Zhen'er promised the emperor." "I knew that his life was not mine, but I still smiled and agreed, but my heart was dripping blood.

He smiled bitterly, "For the sake of the long term, I can only endure it." ”

As an emperor in front of him, he turned out to have so much helplessness and forbearance, and many things were not something he didn't want to do, but he couldn't do it. The flesh-and-blood reality that we suddenly learned, the complexity and intertwining constraints are not something that can be clearly expressed in just a few lines on the forum of modern history books, and the lingering and lingering compassion implied in it is not a heart-wrenching that future generations can understand.

I couldn't help but lean on his shoulder, the yellow dragon satin robe on his shoulder was soft and smooth, "In fact, there are many things that cannot be done by manpower, and the emperor doesn't have to be too demanding." ”

Zai Yan said softly: "Zhen'er, do you also think that I, the emperor, have done too much? ”

I looked at him and said: "Even King Goujian of Yue needs to lie down and taste courage for many years to achieve a great cause, the big husband can bend and stretch, and the emperor can endure the pain for a while, in order to seek the perfection of the court for eternity, not a nest, but to bend himself to the government, which is the emperor's righteous move." ”

Zaiyan's hand gently caressed my butterfly bone, tightened his grip on my arm, and sighed, "Zhen'er's words can always make me feel relieved. ”

I said calmly: "Zhen'er didn't mean to say nice things to coax the emperor, Zhen'er said everything from the bottom of her heart. ”

There was a sense of determination in his faint tone, "Yes, I have to bear with it." I still have to endure it. ”

I was about to speak when Fan Changlu suddenly said outside the door: "The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites asks to see me." ”

I was startled, straightened up from Zaiyan's arms, and asked softly, "Zhirui?" ”

Zai Yan smiled and nodded at me, and said in a low voice, "It's your second brother," and raised his voice towards the door, "Let him in." ”

I bent over and saluted: "Since the emperor has political affairs to discuss with Zhirui, the slave will retire first." ”

Zai Yan pulled me over and said, "I specially called your second brother to come over at this time, just to let your brothers and sisters meet, it's boring for you to leave now." ”

I hesitated and said, "But......" He raised his hand and touched my lips lightly, interrupting me, and said to himself, "It's nothing." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that Zhirui had come in and knelt on the ground, saluting and greeting. Zai Yan showed joy on his face, and the strength of holding my arm was a little heavier, and he said happily to Zhirui: "Get up." ”

Zhirui looked at me blankly, frowned and asked, "......Who is this?"

I was first surprised that Zhirui didn't recognize me, and then I thought about it, too, I am now a woman dressed as a man with big braids hanging behind me, and I also wear a round hat, a jasper hat is wearing a hat, and a pair of foundation palace boots on my feet, which looks like a young man. On top of that, these days, I've grown both taller and older.

Zai Yan smiled and groaned: "The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites really can't see who this person is? ”

Zhirui stared at me seriously for a long time, his body was shocked, and he knelt down and said: "Little Lord Zhen, forgive the minister's clumsiness, Little Lord Zhen is auspicious." ”

Zai Yan disagreed, waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, Zhen'er won't care about these false courtesies." ”

I pointed at Zhirui and said with a smile: "Okay, you Zhirui, you don't recognize me!" I raised my eyebrows and smiled evilly, and said sarcastically: "It's okay if you don't recognize me, but it's a pity that you are innocent in the past?" ”

Zhirui saluted and said: "The little lord forgives the sin, it is really the little lord who is more and more delicate and beautiful, and the minister didn't dare to recognize it," and then gently pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "But with the little lord's mouth, the minister doesn't dare not recognize it at this moment." ”

I hid my face and smiled, and hurriedly helped Zhirui and asked, "How is grandma?" Is Zhijun and Zhiqi good? ”

Zhirui smiled: "Don't worry, little master, everything is fine at home." ”

I nodded.

Zhirui said: "While serving the emperor, the little master must also remember to maintain it without authorization, and never forget the instructions of grandma before entering the palace." ”

I said, "Don't worry, Zhen'er has it in my heart, and I don't dare to forget it for a moment." ”

Zai Yan looked at the friendly scene of the brother and sister meeting, and was in a very good mood, "Didn't I hint to you that I entered the palace this time with the intention of letting your brothers and sisters meet?" ”

Zhirui bowed his head and said: "Yes, the emperor's favor is remembered by the ministers." ”

Zai Yan smiled: "Then why did you come empty-handed?" Why didn't you bring a little bit of novelty that Zhen'er liked and didn't have in the palace? He glanced sideways at me again, "Zhen'er is unrestrained, and I'm afraid that I'll lock her up in the Forbidden City all day and suffocate her." ”

Zhirui slapped his head violently, and then hurriedly took out a boxy thing from his pocket, handed it to me, and said: "This is what Zhiqi called to bring to the little lord when he has time, saying that the little lord will definitely like it, and this time he entered the palace just for the little lord You brought in, the minister was so excited, if it wasn't for the emperor's reminder, the minister almost forgot." ”

I took it in my hand and played with it, it was heavy and heavy, and at first glance it looked a little similar to a modern digital camera, and I thought, "This is a new camera?" ”

Zhirui smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Zai Yan was also curious, and leaned over to take a few looks, "What is a camera?" ”

I stuffed the camera into Zaiyan's arms and said with a smile: "The camera is a thing that came from the West and can take pictures of everyone's appearance, and then keep it, so that you can see it for yourself or future generations." ”