The autumn wind rustled the leaves, startling away the birds that had once stood on the trees and chirping, and also took away the only vitality of the Jiafu Palace, only the bells on the eaves of the twilight jingled and jingled, soft and crunchy. Ying'e looked up at the sky, the sun hanging in the sky seemed to feel the coldness of autumn, hazy wrapped in a veil, there was no longer the brightness of summer, hanging there at dusk, and the color of the sky became no longer bright. The geese that occasionally flew by, one or two wailed, nostalgic for the temperature here, wandering, whirling, and reluctantly flying to the south. A drop of tears was stored in those blue eyes, like a pool of clear spring water, but it lacked the agility of the past, looking at Yuan Ziyou standing outside the door, Ying'e felt very aggrieved, but the words she wanted to ask these days did not have the urge to ask at the moment she saw him. She got up and turned back into the house, and in a panic she almost tripped over the threshold.

Aunt Qiu quickly supported her and muttered, "I saw what I wanted to see, but I didn't have anything to say." ”

Ying'e stood firm, withdrew the hand that was supported by Aunt Qiu in her heart, and was about to step forward by holding the door frame, but was pulled by a familiar big hand to hold her right arm. "I can't stand on my feet, and I'm still so stubborn." Yuan Ziyou took Ying'e's body into his arms with a little force, and took advantage of his strength to pick her up horizontally, regardless of Ying'e's resistance, strode into the house, put Ying'e on the bed and kissed, while starting to tear her clothes, Aunt Qiu was stunned for a moment, and gently closed the door of the palace.

Ying'e roared, "You let go of me, hmm." ”

Before she finished her words, she was covered by Yuan Ziyou's lips again, and her hands were controlled by Yuan Ziyou's hand.

Ying'e didn't want to have sex with him in such a situation, she turned her face and said angrily, "Stop, please don't force me, you know I don't want to." ”

Yuan Ziyou didn't mean to stop, he lowered his head and said in her ear in an incomparably gentle voice, "I thought I would forget you these days, but I found that I miss you more and more, don't reject me." E'er, do you know that I really want to have a child with you right now? ”

Ying'e turned her face and looked at Yuan Ziyou in surprise, this reason suddenly made her give up all resistance, and she wanted to find the truth of this sentence on Yuan Ziyou's handsome face, but she felt that this sentence was a little incomprehensible, "I don't understand, doesn't the emperor want to have a child with me before today?" ”

Yuan Ziyou heard her question, paused, but did not answer. He hugged her tenderly and whispered in her ear, "E'er, I love you, you are the only woman in my life." He half-stood up and temporarily separated from each other, pointing to Ying'e's flat lower abdomen, "My crown prince will only come from here, you know?" ”

Ying'e was intoxicated by his confession, she kissed her softly, Ying'e's remaining words only turned into whimpering, her body gradually became soft as cotton, everything in her brain turned blank, and she completely fell into the smell of manly sweat and rapid attack.

When everything was over, when Yuan Ziyou lay down beside her, she found that today's room was a little different, she pulled the quilt over to cover her body, and stared at Yuan Ziyou, "Why is it different from before?" What is the emperor hiding from me? ”

Yuan Ziyou smiled evilly at her and pinched Ying'e's face, "You've been me today, I'm wrong, don't you want to admit that you're my queen anymore?" Okay, I depend on you, whoever let me cold you these days, you are right to have grievances. Then now we are not the emperor and queen, we should be ordinary couples in the people, what do you want to know, the husband will tell you. ”

"Okay, this is what the emperor said, you have no jokes. Tell me why sex is different today than before? And what did you mean when you just said that you wanted to give me a child, did you not want to have a child with me before, because you were worried that my child would threaten you? "Ying'e completely let go of the monarch and ministers in the relationship between husband and wife, she wants to ask her husband equally how much he has hidden from her after being married for so long." What happened to the previous snub and today's enthusiasm, or do you really still have affection for me? ”

"It's cold outside, come, lie down next to me, and I'll tell you slowly." Yuan Ziyou couldn't help but press Ying'e to lie down beside him, looked at her angry eyes, and smiled slightly, "It's still the same as before, like a little tiger, I've been a husband and wife for so long, I still like the way you look now, and it's still so important for me to know my position in your heart." Listen, Erzhu Ying'e, you are my first woman, I didn't understand anything before like you, don't you have to explore slowly? ”

Ying'e turned over and turned her back on him when she heard this, and said with jealousy, "It turns out that Qihua has taught the emperor well these days, and you finally understand the way of husband and wife." ”

"Listen to what you said stupidly, is this what a queen said, I know you are jealous, but don't wronged me." Yuan Ziyou heard Ying'e's jealousy and anger, he pulled her body overbearingly, looked at her face to face, and both of them could feel each other's breathing, "Ying'e, I want you to remember one thing forever, you are the woman I have guarded for 13 years, my first woman, and now the only woman, there are three thousand beauties in the harem of other kings, I will only take you a scoop of drink." That day he was provoked by your father, and he was angry with you, and he was angry with you. Believe me, it was just for you that day, I haven't really touched her to this day, she's still a virgin. ”

"But how did you promise me before, saying that Daddy is Daddy, I am me, no matter what Daddy does, our relationship between husband and wife will not be affected. But now that you are angry with me because of Daddy's matter, you use my most trusted palace maid to stimulate me, and you also marry Sai Wan and withdraw all the palace people from Jiafu Palace, do you let me fend for myself here, or am I Zhu Ying'e only suitable for surviving in the cold palace in this life? Ying'e said all her grievances in one go, but when she heard that Yuan Ziyou didn't touch Qihua, her heart suddenly cleared, and her resentment was reduced a little.

Yuan Ziyou looked directly into her eyes and said word by word, "E'er, you need to believe me, when the queen mother was alive, I didn't hear the queen mother say that there was such a family affair, and it wasn't until the middle of the family road that I heard the concubine mention it by chance." I thought carefully about the time that the concubine said, at that time, Qiwan was already three years old, and the queen mother was pregnant with me who I didn't know if it was a man or a woman, how could this verbal agreement be considered a marriage contract? Later, before I was born, the Ru family suffered, the men were in the army, the women were slaves, and the two families never moved. Later, the Empress Dowager Hu took me to do the Xiaoming Emperor's attendant, and saw you in the palace, I remember that day outside Luoyang City, you pear blossom with rain to cry to your father, that Ying Ying weak appearance, I was shocked, at that time I wanted to be able to put my arm around your shoulders to comfort you, but I could not say anything except to give you a handkerchief to wipe your tears, and could only occasionally blow a song of lovesickness to the Pujia Palace. I still remember that day when you were bathing in the pool in the garden, looking at your comfortable appearance, how did I not know that you were not looking for death, and deliberately told Emperor Xiaoming that you were drowning, so that I could take the opportunity to hug you for the first time. The Jiugao flute given to you is not a plaything to relieve your boredom, but a token solemnly delivered. You went to Yaoguang Temple, and I waited outside the temple for many days, not because I was worried that you would not have a good time inside. As for Qihua, I already knew where she was on an errand, and because of the concubine's instructions, I would occasionally give her some silver to make her less beaten. If I really love her, how can I always turn a blind eye to her, but I am full of thoughts about you, and worry about your safety when you enter the cold palace, so that she can serve you? Speaking of this, Yuan Ziyou paused, he saw that Ying'e's face gradually calmed down, and continued, "Do you know, on the main hall that day, your father directly asked Yuan Tianmu to treat me both soft and hard, forcing me to give up the position of an official in Henan and fill the vacancy for his people. That is my only barrier, I don't allow it, but Yuan Tianmu said wildly, saying that if there was no your father, there would be no me today. For the sake of the overall situation, I endured it and punished him with a military stick, but the anger that was held back in my heart was forwarded to you hot-headedly. You sent Qi Wan to visit me, I thought of such a bad idea to get angry with you, we just took off our clothes, but nothing happened, and when I was angry with you, I let her go back. She has not been officially canonized, just a nominal concubine, I haven't been to see her once these days, if you don't believe it, you can find a housekeeper to personally examine her body. ”

"The emperor is so reckless, how can he be so rash and hold things with children?"

"Well, what E'er said is that when I miss E'er these days, I know how wrong I am. As for Sai Xuan, it was because General Xi Yi fell in love with her and begged for her husband to marry, thinking that girl was also miserable, and now that someone is willing to protect her, I think you will not object. Your father killed so many imperial ministers in Heyin, and there are many people in Jiafu Palace, I am afraid that someone will think that your fall from grace is not good for you. Therefore, I withdrew from the palace, but sent the most capable old aunt to serve her, because she was careful and cautious, and my sister-in-law would be safe. These days, I have reflected, when I married you, I promised that what your father did would not affect our relationship, and if he really wanted this son to take it, I would be relaxed, and I could take you to the outside of the plug to herd horses and sheep, and travel through the mountains and rivers. It's just that he knows that it is difficult for him to be the emperor of the people, but he restricts me in every way, I have no power as the Ninety-Five, I have no soldiers and no food in his position, and half of the officials are attached to your father. ”

Ying'e saw what he said, and felt sorry for him, she hugged Yuan Ziyou tightly and said emotionally, "Your Majesty, it was the concubine who was wrong, the concubine did not have a good life to admonish her father, and she also said to the emperor that this throne was given by our family, and asked the emperor to punish the crime." ”

Yuan Ziyou hugged Ying'e in his arms, "E'er, I really feel bitter, if it weren't for the Empress Dowager Hu entrusting the country, I really want to be a prince of Pengcheng with peace of mind." After saying this, Yuan Ziyou cried in Ying'e's arms like a child, "I really just want to be an idle person like my father, indulge in mountains and rivers, and live a plain life with you." ”

At this moment, Ying'e's grievances disappeared, and she only regretted the situation of the man she loved deeply, "It's me who is not good, and I am still angry with the emperor, I am just afraid, afraid that you will no longer love me." My heart really hurts without you these days, and it's okay if we don't quarrel. Ying'e hugged Yuan Ziyou tightly, "In this way, I will immediately write a letter to Daddy, so that he can see the situation clearly and assist the emperor with all his might." ”

"No need to write a letter, I will solve the matter of the previous dynasty. Also, my E'er, don't call me the emperor, I like to hear you call me Ziyou, just like when I was in Yaoguang Temple. Yuan Ziyou muttered, sleeping comfortably in Ying'e's arms.

Yuan Ziyou didn't spend the night that night, and after watching Ying'e fall asleep, he got up and went back to the Taiji Palace. He didn't sit down that way, and led Zhang Haosong to walk in the secluded Changyong Alley, the street lamps in the alley reflected the bluestone road, reflecting the cold light, and one or two crows looked particularly poignant in the night. Yuan Ziyou's hurried pace gradually slowed down, he stopped at the place where Yang Zhen died at the end, recalling the direction in which Yang Zhen crawled when he was born and died, and he finally understood that it was the direction of the Jiafu Palace.

"Xiao Songzi, you said that a person can sacrifice himself, but the other party doesn't know, is that called true love?" Motoko asked faintly.

Zhang Haosong was choked for a while, he involuntarily looked at his crippled body, bowed his head and replied, "Your Majesty, the slave doesn't understand love, but the slave thinks, that person should be true love." ”

Yuan Ziyu sighed, "It seems that I don't really love the queen, because I can't sacrifice for her. ”

"The emperor is for the sake of the Great Wei Jiangshan and the ancestral inheritance, giving up the small love between husband and wife, and the great love for the people of the world. Your Majesty, the Empress will understand. ”

Yuan Ziyou smiled bitterly, "No, the queen won't understand, what she wants is my true heart, but what I can't give her is this." I lied to her so much that in the end even I believed what I said, and the only thing I could do to her at the moment was to give her a child so that she could have something to rely on in the future. ”

Zhang Haosong replied, "The emperor can only bear the queen for the sake of the overall situation, but how to settle the concubine?" ”

"Ru Qihua was promoted to the royal maid and sent to the concubine, the face of the concubine and the queen must be taken into account, and the girl Qihua can't be wronged too much."

Zhang Haosong received the order, "Yes, the emperor, tomorrow morning, the servants will place the Ru royal daughter properly, please rest assured." Your Majesty, the autumn night is cold, the emperor should get on the sedan chair. ”

Yuan Ziyou nodded, took out a piece of dragon pendant on his body and handed it to Zhang Haosong, "When Ming'er makes a decree, give this to her and tell her to know the general situation, and I will still protect her in the future." Also, Rong Hua told her to be careful everywhere, the weather is getting cold, so take care of her life. ”

Zhang Haosong wrote them down one by one, "The emperor can rest assured, hand it over to the minions." ”