Emperor Hong Zheng finally asked: "You can do whatever you want, what about Mingzhu?" Have you ever thought about the consequences of you doing this? ”

Yan Rongling was stunned, a little stunned and said, "What will be the consequences of Mingzhu?" ”

"Are you deliberately pretending not to know, or are you just unwilling to face it? If you don't want to say, well, I'll help you say it! ”

Emperor Hong Zheng said coldly: "First of all, the Imperial History Association will impeach Mingzhu, saying that she is jealous, dominates the harem, and is a demon concubine like Daji's praise." If she is not pregnant because of the pressure, she will be admonished by hundreds of civil and military officials, begging you to take a concubine to continue the royal family's reproduction. In the face of the boiling and discussions in the world, hundreds of officials are dying, and blood is flowing like a river, can you still be in love with Mingzhu as usual? ”

Yan Rongling's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and he said loudly: "Father, you are all hypothetical, Mingzhu will definitely be able to have children." ”

"Rong Ling, why are you just unwilling to look at the problem seriously? The reason why the founding queen was able to favor the harem alone was because she and the founding emperor were called the double saints, and half of the country was defeated by her. But so what? Later generations still evaluated her more derogatory than praised. And what about the pearl? Can she afford it? ”

Emperor Hong Zheng also likes Mingzhu very much, if there is another prince to choose from, he can also let Yan Rongling be an idle prince, and marry Mingzhu to accompany him to the end of his life.

Yan Rongling trembled violently and slowly lowered her body, as if she couldn't bear it.

"Yan Rongling, you must know that your surname is Yan, since you were born in the royal family, you have to take responsibility. It is your responsibility to reproduce the imperial heirs and protect the people of the Great Zhou. How can you only focus on the personal affairs of your children and ignore the lives of the world? ”

Emperor Hong Zheng was rare with emotion, and he put his heart into Yan Rongling.

Yan Rongling said sullenly: "Father, in this way, being an emperor is not the biggest drudgery in the world?" ”

"You want to be Mingjun, naturally. If you are a faint king, you can do whatever you want. To enjoy the blessings that are difficult to enjoy in the world, you must suffer the hardships that are rare in the world. Do you think, why do you have to be called lonely when you sit on that dragon chair? Because, he is alone. ”

Emperor Hong Zheng said slowly, and Yan Rongling also listened to it in his heart.

He raised his head, his eyes were already red, and he couldn't hide his grief: "Father, what if I don't want the country, just the pearl?" ”

Emperor Hong Zheng sank his face and said coldly: "Being in the royal family, if you want to retreat, you will die!" Over the years, if it weren't for the Queen Mother and me, you would have died 800 times. Are you sure you want to back down and put Pearl in danger as well? ”

"Father! Then I chose everything wrong! Because I simply don't have a choice! ”

Yan Rongling suddenly became angry, and all kinds of emotions in his heart mixed together and burst out, and he lost his voice and roared.

Emperor Hong Zheng looked at him lightly and said coldly: "I have already told you all the stakes. You are my son, and I will give you three more days to think about it. is to be the crown prince, or to marry Mingzhu. Step aside! ”

Yan Rongling retreated in despair, one foot deeper, one foot shallow, returned to Yinghua Palace, and suddenly fainted.

The Yinghua Palace immediately became a mess.

When the news reached Cining Palace, Gu Fanghua snuggled up to the side of Empress Dowager Zhong and said in a low voice: "Grandmother, am I wrong?" It's too cruel to Brother Rong Ling. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong stroked her hair and coaxed softly: "Mingzhu, you didn't like Rong Ling in the first place, you are not wrong." ”

"But I feel sad to see him in such pain."

What Gu Fanghua didn't say was that in her previous life, she had already failed Brother Rong Ling, owed Brother Rong Ling a lot, and made him sad again in this life.

Empress Dowager Zhong sighed softly: "The world is in a dilemma, but the emperor has given him a chance to choose." ”

"Grandmother, what choice?"

"I heard the news, let Yan Rongling choose, want the country or you."

Through sadness in Empress Dowager Zhong's eyes, she took Gu Fanghua's hand and sighed: "Mingzhu, what do you say he will choose?" ”

Gu Fanghua shook his head: "Grandmother, if Brother Rong Ling chooses me, will the emperor's uncle really let me marry him?" Or is it just to tease him? ”

"According to the mourners, the emperor is serious. If Yan Rongling puts you too seriously in his heart, the emperor will not let him be the crown prince. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong couldn't say how she would like Yan Rongling to choose, she just felt that everything depended on the will of God.

Gu Fanghua bit her lip and recalled the things with Yan Rongling in her previous life and present life. Then he said in a low voice: "If Brother Rong Ling chooses me, will he be fine?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this. The emperor will not embarrass him, and the old woman of the mourning family will do her best to keep him safe. Just, Mingzhu, would you like to? ”

For Empress Dowager Zhong, Gu Fanghua's will is her direction.

Gu Fanghua lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "Grandmother, if Brother Rong Ling chooses me, I will be with Brother Rong Ling." We left the capital and went to live in a remote domain. ”

"Good! The mourners will surely grant you what you want. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong's domineering words made Gu Fanghua burst into tears, and she couldn't help but throw herself into her arms.

In Yinghua Palace, Yan Rongling was still unconscious.

Several imperial doctors took turns to check the pulse, but they couldn't find the reason why Yan Rongling was unconscious. Although he went to Liaodong once, he had some physical problems, but it didn't end there.

In fact, Yan Rongling, who is now unconscious, is walking in a fog.

The dense fog made Yan Rongling unable to see the direction clearly, so he could only bury his head and walk forward.

As he walked, he seemed to see a dilapidated palace, with an old tree in front of it, and someone seemed to be writing or painting under the tree.

As he got closer and closer, he saw that the back was very familiar, and when he got closer, he was horrified to find that the back seemed to be himself.

I saw him holding a pen in one hand and pressing the rice paper with the other, and with a few strokes, he skillfully sketched Gu Fanghua's figure, and then painted the ancient pavilion of the distant mountains, leaning on the railing and looking forward to it.

Yan Rongling trembled and stretched out her hand, wanting to touch the man, but couldn't touch his body. His own hand passed directly through the man's body and could not be touched.

Just when Yan Rongling was frightened, a third person suddenly appeared in the picture in front of him, which he didn't know whether it was true or not.

A man in black jumped down from the corner of the wall, knelt in front of Yan Rongling and said, "Back to the master, the Qingzhi Palace is on fire, and the lord of Mingzhu County is dead." ”

The man who was drawing had his hand slammed, and the brush fell on the rice paper. A picture scroll that was almost completed was scrapped in an instant.

He hurriedly took a few steps forward, pulled the man in black up, and asked in a loud voice, "Impossible!" Why did Qingzhi Hall catch fire? How could Mingzhu die? ”

The man in black was grabbed, but he still said indifferently: "Back to the master, it's true." ”

Yan Rongling was confused when he heard it, Qingzhi Hall caught fire, Mingzhu died, what kind of mess is this?

How can it be!

Then Yan Rongling saw that the person who looked like himself got up and rushed outside the courtyard.

As soon as he opened the door, Yan Rongling saw the Imperial Forest Army outside, lined up in a long line to surround the courtyard.