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Xuanyuan Yan asked blankly, there was not a single tear on his face, and he couldn't tell whether it was sadness or loss.

"Your Majesty, there are many things you don't know, let the old minister swear in front of the body of the former emperor with his life, the old minister's heart for you is no different from that of the first emperor. What the old minister said to the emperor was not half a lie. ”

What do you want to say?"

"The minister knows that the emperor has always hated the first emperor, because of that assassination, and because in the past twenty years, the emperor thought that the first emperor had never cared for you."

"Dare you say it, don't you?"

"Does the emperor know? Why are you the eldest son of the first emperor? ”

Xuanyuan Yan's hands were clenched, and something poured into his mind, when he was born, Gong Qingtian had just ascended the throne, and his mother was originally the crown princess, and Gong Qingtian was named the queen after he ascended the throne.

However, when he was born, Gong Qingtian had passed the age of his establishment, and there were several imperial brothers before him.

At that time, he was still young, and he didn't know the inside story very well, I remember that when he was very young, several of his imperial brothers died of accidents or serious illnesses one after another, and he became the eldest son of Tanglin Kingdom.

In retrospect at this moment, there must be a secret in it, how could several princes of the first emperor all die of illness or other reasons?

Behind him, there were also several princes who died in infancy and did not stay.

"Is it ......?"

Xuanyuan Yan didn't dare to continue thinking about it, and if he continued to think about it, it would involve his mother.

"The hidden pain and hurt in the heart of the first emperor, the emperor was still young at that time, and he didn't know these things. The struggle for power in the harem, for the position of the eldest son, for the position of the prince, opened a bloody scene. has been wise and resolute, and the means have emerged one after another, and finally laid the position of the eldest son for the emperor. However, the successive actions also aroused the fear of the harem and some people, and the emperor would be assassinated and pushed into the water......"

Ye Tianqing told the story, recalling the old things, one by one in front of Xuanyuan Yan opened the cruel prelude of the old days, Gong Qingtian was established as the prince to Gong Qingtian in the ten years before and after the throne, those bloody storms, the struggle for power in the harem, and the pattern of the court have undergone earth-shaking changes.

"The successive methods are tough, and the first emperor was very dissatisfied with this, and deliberately wanted to abolish the succession. It's just that the emperor was there at that time, and the first emperor tolerated it a lot for the emperor's share. However, he refused to stop and wanted to clear the road for the emperor, which angered the emperor......"

"Queen Mother's ......"

Xuanyuan Yan closed his eyes in pain, he always thought that Gong Qingtian had never had his son in his heart, and he didn't even put his life and death in his heart, allowing him to be bullied and humiliated and left to fend for himself.

Now that he learned the secrets of the old days from Ye Tianqing's mouth, he understood what kind of person his queen mother was.

"The successive actions made the emperor the target of the public, and when the emperor was seven years old that year, something like that happened, and the emperor was almost killed......"

After that incident, he knelt in front of the first emperor for three days and three nights, vowing to stay away from the harem and never live again

asked about any affairs in the harem, and only then did he ask for the emperor's permission, so that the emperor could stay away from the battle and give the emperor the position of prince. ”

"Father, I always knew that I wasn't mentally retarded?"

"The emperor thinks that he is as wise as the first emperor, why would he give you the position of the prince? In the past 20 years, it was not the emperor who arranged for the emperor behind his back, how could the emperor spend these 20 years? ”

Tears fell from Xuanyuan Yan's face, and he looked down at the familiar and unfamiliar face in the golden coffin.

"Zhao Qian was arranged by the emperor's side, and those who protected the emperor were also arranged by the emperor's side. At the beginning, the first emperor ordered his ministers to marry Ruoxi to the emperor, didn't the emperor understand the first emperor's intentions? ”

"Wakei ......"

"Even the ministers were arranged by the first emperor for the emperor, and everything the emperor can have today is arranged by the first emperor. The first emperor never looked at those twists and turns, and they were all burned. ”

"The first emperor has had more than 20 princes, five of whom are older than the emperor, and now they are here?"

The past, scenes passed through Xuanyuan Yan's mind, how many times he encountered danger, there was always someone behind him to help him and guide him.

Once, he thought it was the favor of God, but it turned out that it was his father's hand behind him, silently sheltering him.

"Puff ......"

Xuanyuan Yan fell to the ground on his knees, kneeling in front of the golden coffin, tears flowing down freely.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

Xuanyuan Yan kowtowed heavily to the ground, deep sadness and apology surged in his heart, he had misunderstood Gong Qingtian for too long, hated him for too long, and now after listening to Ye Tianqing's words, he realized that since twenty years ago, his father had been working hard to arrange everything for him.

Even though his mother did those heinous things and angered his father, his father never abandoned him, and for his repeated tolerance, he endured the pain of watching his own sons being killed one by one.

I always thought that twenty years ago, after he fell into the water, he pretended to be stupid and mentally retarded, his father didn't know, and giving him the position of the crown prince also pushed him to the cusp, making him the target of public criticism, ridiculed and humiliated, looking at him coldly from above, and never caring about him.

It turned out that those were just deliberately done by the father and the emperor to show everyone and protect him in this way.

Even Zhao Qian, the most confidant of the big butler, was also his father, and he painstakingly arranged it by his side to protect him.

For many years, he never forgot the favor and protection of his mother, and the death of his mother.

I don't want to, those have inside stories that are difficult to look back on, and whether his mother got the same fate in the end was also because she did too many cruel things.

Murdering the royal heir, such a big crime is enough to kill all the people.

Even, even more than three years ago, his father decreed that he would marry Ye Tianqing's stupid daughter Ye Ruoxi, which was also paving the way for him, so that he could have Ye Tianqing to rely on, and let Ye Tianqing do it for Ye

Ruoxi will be dedicated to him and assist him in his plans to ascend the throne.

Behind him, Ye Tianqing hugged Xuanyuan Yan tightly: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body, don't hurt the dragon body, the first emperor is in the spirit of the sky, and he doesn't want to see the emperor hurt himself like this." ”

"How did my queen mother, yes, die? Tell me the truth, swear to the body of my father, and every word I say is not a word of falsehood. ”

Xuanyuan Yan's eyes were blood-red, and he held Ye Tianqing's hand heavily.

"Yes, the emperor, the minister swears to the body of the first emperor, no matter when, the minister's heart to the emperor is no different from that of the first emperor, and there is no word of nonsense about what the emperor said!"

"My Queen Mother ......"

After the emperor fell into the water, the first emperor made a big move in order to clean up the harem and clear the relatives who were authoritarian. The successive families declined, were cleaned up and degraded, and were completely slaughtered. These are all one of the agreements reached between the first emperor and successively, and he gave up his family ...... for the sake of the emperor."

"Mother, Mother......"

Xuanyuan Yan slammed the ground with his fist, no matter how many wrong things his mother had done, and how much blood his hands had stained, he was all dedicated to him. even gave up the family behind him for him, and watched the family wither, be degraded, and be killed.

"At that time, in the court, some of the great power was sidelined, and the emperor had to take over the power and get rid of his relatives. He no longer cares about the affairs of the court and the harem, and blesses and raises the emperor wholeheartedly, for many years, he has paid too much effort. There were many times after that, when someone tried to murder the emperor, and the murder was ......"

Ye Tianqing's painful voice echoed in the room, and scenes of the past were presented in front of Xuanyuan Yan's eyes, vivid and flexible.

He remembered many things, and the vague past became clear again, and everything in the past was as vivid as yesterday.

It's never vague, it's just that he doesn't want to think about it, some things are not unknown at all, not clear, but he would rather cover his eyes and blind his heart.

"Your Majesty, every step of the first emperor is arranged for the emperor, until yesterday the last vitality was stimulated with a secret medicine, and the ministers of the Jinluan Palace announced that after your return, the enthronement ceremony will be held immediately, so that the emperor will ascend the throne and ascend the throne......"

Ye Tianqing held Xuanyuan Yan, who was trembling and trembling with both hands: "Your Majesty, the first emperor's hard work, all the past things, the ministers have returned to the emperor clearly, please don't let down the first emperor, cheer up as soon as possible, the first emperor has a spirit in the sky and is looking at the emperor." ”

Xuanyuan Yan leaned down and bowed in front of the golden coffin: "Father, father, son, son is not filial, and I haven't even seen the last face of my father." The son is guilty, for many years, he has never waited for his father to drink a cup of tea, and he has spent a day of filial piety under his father's knees......"

He let out a loud cry of sorrow, lying down in front of the golden coffin and weeping bitterly.

The son wants to raise but does not wait.

Heavy remorse and apology rose from the bottom of his heart, and when he thought back to the past, there was the shadow of his father behind everything, no

I stopped paying attention to him all the time, helped him, took him all the way through the bloody storm, protected him and cultivated him, and waited for him for twenty years.

The position of the prince has also been reserved for him for twenty years.

I once thought that it was just my father's deliberate attempt to make him a thorn in everyone's heart and a thorn in the eye, but it turned out that that position had always been left for him by my father.

Ye Tianqing knelt behind Xuanyuan Yan and sighed softly for a long time without speaking, allowing Xuanyuan Yan to kneel on the ground to vent the emotions that had been suppressed in his heart for too long.

After a long time, Xuanyuan Yan's cry weakened.

"Your Majesty, please ask the emperor to cover the golden coffin for the first emperor with your own hands, and set up a mourning hall to commemorate the first emperor in three days."

"Why wait three days?"

"This is the last order of the emperor, these three days, the emperor must first familiarize himself with the affairs of the court and arrange it properly. Three days later, the minister has asked the Eighth Highness to go down to arrange, the emperor, please don't be too sad. The emperor is now in the world, and the safety of the Tanglin country is in danger, and the ministers are bold, please don't forget your identity and position. ”

Ye Tianqing stretched out his hand and handed over the handkerchief, and Xuanyuan Yan took it and wiped it heavily on his face.

Ye Tianqing got up, turned around and soaked the silk scarf in cold water from the corner, twisted it half-dry and handed it to Xuanyuan Yan's hand, and helped Xuanyuan Yan up from the ground.

"Your Majesty, please clean your face and cover the golden coffin for the first emperor with your own hands."

Xuanyuan Yan took it, covered the cold silk scarf over his face, and didn't let go for a long time.

Ye Tianqing soaked three silk scarves with his own hands in a row, waited for Xuanyuan Yan to take off a piece of his face, and then handed over another piece, covered Xuanyuan Yan's face, wiped the tears on his face, and eliminated the redness and swelling of his eyes.

"Please clean your hands, Your Majesty."

Ye Tianqing personally put the basin on the table beside Xuanyuan Yan, bowed his head and waited respectfully beside him.

Xuanyuan Yan didn't speak, and silently washed his face and hands again, and Ye Tianqing took the basin down.

Xuanyuan Yan stared at the noble right minister for a long time, like a slave, waiting for him with his own hands, bringing water to him and cleaning his hands and face, without a trace of reluctance.

He walked to Gong Qingtian's golden coffin and slowly closed the lid of the golden coffin with his own hands, and the darkness covered Gong Qingtian underneath.

All is silence, glory for a while, and calm. The gorgeous golden coffin, the golden dragon is soaring, the moire is exquisite, and it is cold and has no temperature.

The supreme of a country, looking down on the world from above, once leaving, the place it occupies is only the size of a golden coffin, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and cannot take away an inch of land for thousands of miles.

"Your Majesty, it's time to leave, the emperor is tired from fighting for days, and he should go back to rest for a night, tomorrow, there are still many things for the emperor to deal with."

"Tomorrow's ......"

Xuanyuan Yan looked back at Ye Tianqing, and found that Ye Tianqing's gaze was fixed on the golden coffin, and there was endless deep sadness in the depths of his eyes.

"Your Majesty, do you have any other inquiries?"

"I wonder why I chose this way.

Is this the wish of my father? ”

"The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, the minister is the courtier of the first emperor, and the minister is also the emperor's courtier. Your Majesty, the ministers are deeply sinful, so please ask the emperor to issue a decree tomorrow to cut off the position of the ministers and demote them to the common people. If this is the case, it still can't make the emperor angry, and the ministers wait for the emperor's punishment. ”

Ye Tianqing knelt at Xuanyuan Yan's feet and bowed his head.

Xuanyuan Yan grabbed Ye Tianqing's arm: "What's wrong with my father-in-law to let me punish him like this?" ”

"The minister thinks that soon there will be a group of ministers to deliver the music to the emperor, and the emperor does not have to worry about the crime not enough. If the emperor misses the old, the minister will ask the emperor to give him a grace, and the old minister will resign and return to his hometown, and the old minister will be grateful. ”

Ye Tianqing bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the old minister retires." ”

He bowed back and exited the door, leaving Xuanyuan Yan alone in the room.

Xuanyuan Yan stared at the golden coffin for a long time, motionless.

"Your Majesty, please go back and rest in peace."

The old man's voice sounded in Xuanyuan Yan's ears, and an old eunuch bowed down and stood not far behind him.

"Yes, I remember being the chief steward of my father's side."

"The slave doesn't dare to be called so by the emperor, the slave is just the emperor's minion."

The chief steward knelt down: "Slave, see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live." ”

He bowed three times and bowed nine times to Xuanyuan Yan.

"Father, are you going peacefully? Father, what do you have to say to me? ”

"The first emperor used a secret medicine, and at the last moment arranged everything for the emperor, the first emperor left with a smile. The first emperor said that twenty years of waiting is worth it, and the emperor is the pride of the first emperor. The first emperor left a message to the emperor, asking the emperor to put the world and state affairs first, and not to enrich the harem and repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

"What else?"

"The first emperor exhausted his efforts and left without returning to the dormitory, and the first emperor smiled before leaving."

"In the last days, was my father miserable?"

"Your Majesty, those are all in the past, the first emperor said, everything you have done for the emperor is worth it."

Xuanyuan Yan turned around and walked out of the room, without looking back, he was afraid that if he looked back, he would never have the courage to step out of this room again. The old man in the golden coffin behind him, his father, turned out to have always owed him too much to his father, but he never had a chance to make up for it.

Sadness hung deep in his heart, and he walked weakly back to the dormitory, where the surroundings were completely new, but he could still feel the remnants of his father's breath.

"Great demon, what's wrong?"

Ye Ruoxi jumped in front of Xuanyuan Yan, stretched out his hand to hold Xuanyuan Yan's arm, ignoring the stunned eyes and dumbfounded expressions of the slaves who were kneeling on the ground around him.

"Nothing, all stand down."

Everyone got up and bowed down, and Ye Ruoxi observed Xuanyuan Yan's expression: "I haven't eaten yet, I'll give it all the time."

It's hot, come over and eat something first. ”

"I can't eat it."

Ye Ruoxi didn't speak, quietly snuggled in Xuanyuan Yan's arms, waiting for Xuanyuan Yan to speak.

"Father, it's gone!"

Xuanyuan Yan's body shook a few times, Ye Ruoxi hurriedly helped Xuanyuan Yan, dragged Xuanyuan Yan to the bed and helped him sit down.

The handsome face was full of tiredness, a pair of deep pitch-black ink, full of bloodshot and slightly red and swollen.

Ye Ruoxi's heart hurt, did he cry?

I delayed for a few days before I was willing to set off and come back, I didn't want to come back too late, the first emperor was a big trip, and as a son of man, he didn't even see the last face of his father.

Ye Ruoxi didn't speak, reached out and took off his clothes, shoes and socks for Xuanyuan Yan, and ordered someone to bring hot water to soak Xuanyuan Yan's feet in the hot water. She squatted in front of Xuanyuan Yan, reached out and gently pulled up Xuanyuan Yan's pants, and washed Xuanyuan Yan's feet.

"Ruoxi, don't do this."

Xuanyuan Yan reached out to hold Ye Ruoxi's hand, and bent down to look at Ye Ruoxi's crystal clear and beautiful flawless jade hands in his hand.

"Ruoxi, let the slaves and maids do this, come and sit with me."

"I am willing to do this because it is my only love, my husband."

Ye Ruoxi gently withdrew his hand, lowered his head and gently washed Xuanyuan Yan's feet with both hands: "Lean on the head of the bed and rest for a while, I'll wash my feet." ”

Xuanyuan Yan looked down at Ye Ruoxi's focused expression for a long time, he leaned on the head of the bed, feeling the warmth and tenderness of his feet, Ye Ruoxi was massaging and cleaning his feet.

After a while, Ye Ruoxi wiped Xuanyuan Yan's feet, the slave and maid hurriedly stepped forward to wash the foot, Ye Ruoxi waved his hand, and the slaves and maids who came in and waited just now all retreated.

Ye Ruoxi sat opposite Xuanyuan Yan, held Xuanyuan Yan's feet in his arms and massaged gently: "I don't think my father will blame me, my father's heavy illness is just delaying time, and now my father is traveling westward with a crane, which is also a relief for my father." ”

Xuanyuan Yan was tired and sad, didn't want to say anything, half lying on the bed and staring blankly at the roof.

Ye Ruoxi rubbed into Xuanyuan Yan's arms and hugged Xuanyuan Yan, put her face on Xuanyuan Yan's chest and stopped talking, she understood Xuanyuan Yan's mood at the moment, just silently hugged Xuanyuan Yan to give him warmth and comfort.

After a long time, Xuanyuan Yan put his hand back and hugged Ye Ruoxi: "If I hadn't delayed for a few days, I would have been able to see my father for the last time, doubts have been deeply hidden in my heart, and for many years, I didn't dare to really trust anyone." Ruoxi, even if it is, I have suspected it for a long time. ”

(End of chapter)

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