Zhou Youchen clenched his fists when he heard this, his eyes were burning, and a gloomy haze flashed in his black eyes, which made Meng Xilan feel slightly cold.

His gaze was like a stab in her heart.

Zhou Youchen replied slowly: "Impossible!" ”

If he had the heart to negotiate peace, he would not have tried his best to disagree with Chu Jingchuan in the first place.

The battle had not yet begun, but he retreated without a fight. At this time, talking about peace will only make the Turks look down on themselves and the Northern Yan even more.

Meng Xilan took a firm stance and still took a step forward: "Impossible is also possible!" Your Majesty, since he ascended the throne that year, everything he has done has been impossible! ”

"Meng Xilan!" Zhou Youchen gritted his teeth and said, "Don't force me!" ”

Meng Xilan ignored his indifference, held his hand tightly, and pressed his hand tightly to his chest: "Your Majesty, if it weren't for the last resort, the concubine wouldn't do this." Tudu and the Seventh Prince, if they collude and unite, how will the emperor and his concubines deal with it? The crown prince is not yet an adult, and the emperor can't bear to see him have an accident? ”

"The emperor knows very well in his heart that many of the ministers in the court have begun to waver. Wouldn't the emperor be afraid? The timing is very important now, first stabilize one side, so that the emperor can concentrate on dealing with the Seven Princes. When the matter of the Seventh Prince is over, the Turkic matter is all up to the emperor. ”

Grievances are only temporary, and concessions are only temporary.

Zhou Youchen pushed her away vigorously, not caring about whether she would be injured.

Meng Xilan was pushed by him like this, and sure enough, she staggered back a few steps and sat down on the ground.

Zhou Youchen watched her fall to the ground, his eyes flashed slightly, and he wanted to reach out to help her, but stopped halfway.

Meng Xilan sat on the ground and did not rush to get up, but knelt down in a proper manner.

"If the emperor doesn't agree, the concubines will keep kneeling here and won't get up."

Zhou Youchen lowered his eyes to look at her, angry and disappointed in his heart.

"Even if you beg me so hard, I won't agree." Zhou Youchen took a deep breath and said, "I can't admit defeat!" ”

As the king of a country, as a man, the arrogance in his heart can't make him bow his head.

Meng Xilan knelt quietly, and she was also determined.

She wouldn't go unless he nodded yes.

Meng Xilan was already ready to force each other to death.

She gritted her teeth, pulled out the hairpin on her head, and put it directly against her neck.

"If the emperor doesn't follow, the concubines can only ...... death"

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Zhou Youchen sharply: "You dare!" ”

He suddenly exclaimed, and the hairpin accidentally cut his neck, and blood gushed out at once.

Zhou Youchen was furious, snatched the hairpin from her hand and threw it to the ground.

"You've learned that...... How dare you do that! ”

Zhou Youchen looked at her with a shocked face.

Meng Xilan covered her bleeding neck and said quietly: "As long as the emperor can change his mind, the concubines are willing to do anything." Kowtow to apologize, be punished and beaten, even if you want the concubine to crawl back to Cining Palace on her knees all the way, the concubine doesn't care! ”

If you are not afraid of death, what is there to be afraid of?

If Zhou Youchen couldn't bear to see her like this, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving only the entire Heart Cultivation Hall to her.

Meng Xilan closed her eyes and sighed, still kneeling still.

He'll definitely be back.

By this time, it was already dark outside.

The wind was strong at night, and Zhou Youchen went out of the palace without even putting on his cloak.

Xiao Chunzi hurriedly followed, and hurriedly put the cloak in his hand on the emperor: "Long live Lord, be careful about the cold." ”

Zhou Youchen coldly shook off his hand: "No need, let people guard the queen well." ”

He was not afraid of the cold, and it didn't matter if he counted nine in winter.

Xiao Chunzi hurriedly turned around and said a few words, but he didn't go back, just silently followed behind the emperor.

Zhou Youchen didn't think about where he was going, and as he walked, he suddenly thought of a place, the Stargazing Tower.

She hadn't been to that place in years.

This building has been abandoned for many years and has not been renovated for a long time, but someone came to clean it on time, and it was quite clean and tidy.

The feeling of revisiting the old place is not so bad.

Zhou Youchen went all the way to the top of the building, looked at the dark sky, and sighed.

Haruko was holding her cloak in her arms, shivering from the cold.

He didn't know what the emperor was looking at, and he didn't know what happened to the emperor and his mother.

Zhou Youchen looked at the high lookout and suddenly remembered Meng Xilan's fourteen-year-old face.

At that time, she was silent and quiet, always unhurried and impatient, but not happy.

He thought that he was the most unhappy person in this palace, but her thoughts were even more than him, so many that he couldn't count them.

Thinking about it, a cold wind hit, making people feel cold.

By the way, before he met Meng Xilan, he was a person who never knew cold. At that time, it was as if he was unconscious. But she suddenly appeared, with a warm palm and a warm cloak......

After experiencing the warmth, you will realize how terrible the cold is!

Zhou Youchen lowered his head and looked at his hands that were blown red by the cold wind.

A vague figure floated in front of him.

It was fourteen-year-old Meng Xilan, her eyebrows lowered, she came to him, stretched out her pink hands, gently held his hand, and warmed him: "Don't always be cold to yourself, you will get sick." ”

Zhou Youchen sighed and closed his eyes, and the picture in front of him disappeared in an instant.

He suddenly missed his old days, his former self and Meng Xilan.

He stood silently for a long time, until Koharuko behind him accidentally sneezed, and then he came to his senses.

He looked at the flickering palace lamps in the distance, and his heart sank.

"Long live Lord, you have to watch out for the dragon body."

Zhou Youchen turned around and said, "Let's go, go back to the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

After blowing the cold wind for nearly half an hour, the anger in Zhou Youchen's heart finally dissipated.

How could he be willing to let Meng Xilan be alone, sad and sad? If it weren't for her, he wouldn't be where he is today, and he wouldn't have become the Zhou Youchen he is today.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, there was silence.

Meng Xilan knelt quietly, her legs were already numb, but she didn't care.

Her neck was wrapped in a handkerchief, and she was fine for the time being.

Soon, a chill was suddenly felt behind me.

Meng Xilan's body moved slightly, she knew that it was Zhou Youchen who came back.

He came back from outside, with the chill of the autumn wind.

Meng Xilan didn't look back, still kneeling respectfully.

Zhou Youchen looked at her back, slowly squatted down, and stretched out his arm to wrap around her shoulder.

His body was very cold, and Meng Xilan couldn't help but tremble slightly.

She gently hugged him back, and it felt like she was hugging a block of ice.

"Your Majesty, where did you come from?"

Why is he cold?

Zhou Youchen didn't answer, but said in a deep voice: "Do you have to do this?" ”

Meng Xilan nodded lightly: "The idea of the concubine may be very excessive, maybe it is ridiculous. But for now, this may be the best way to go. ”

The big husband can bend and stretch, he will definitely be able to.

Zhou Youchen hugged her shoulders and helped her stand up.

Meng Xilan's legs were already numb, unconscious, and unable to stand up.

Zhou Youchen carried her to the chair, knelt on one knee, looked at her with burning eyes and said, "Do you have to do this?" ”

Meng Xilan nodded heavily: "The Turks just want the territory, and the Seventh Prince wants the throne. ”

Zhou Youchen closed his eyes when he heard this, and said helplessly: "I can't win against you in my life." ”

His words were tantamount to replying with agreement.

Meng Xilan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and said with tears in her eyes: "Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty." ”

"Don't thank me, this is what I owe you, and I owe you all my life."

"For the sake of immortality, the concubine is willing to do anything."

Zhou Youchen hugged her back and said, "Of course, there is something you can't do......"

Meng Xilan smiled tearfully when she heard this, her smile was very bitter.

"For the sake of the emperor and the crown prince, the concubines are willing to do anything."

Whether it is seeking skin with the tiger, or enduring humiliation, she doesn't care about anything.

…

Before Chu Jingchuan went to war, half of the ministers of the imperial court advocated an armistice with the Turks, because of Zhou Youchen's strong opposition, which made many people dissatisfied.

This time, Zhou Youchen had to change his mind because of Meng Xilan.

In the early dynasty, he told his ministers that he wanted to negotiate peace with the Turks, and the ministers were in an uproar.

Meng Zhenglu had already prepared, but he just bowed his head and faced it.

Since we want to negotiate peace, we must talk about conditions. If the imperial court wants to send a minister of peace in the past, he must have courage and courage, and most importantly, he must not be afraid of death.

In the impression of the Central Plains people, the Turks are barbaric and brutal, killing people without knives, terrible and ferocious.

If you want to reason with them, you have to come up with sufficiently generous conditions.

It must be their attempt to cede the city and give up the land, but until the last step of the negotiation, Zhou Youchen will definitely not nod.

In contrast, marriage is the best way to go. However, Zhou Youchen only has a daughter under his knees, and he is a babbling toddler, how can he get married?

Zhou Youchen asked the ministers to discuss countermeasures, but he did not make a hasty decision.

Song Qing'er heard rumors in the palace that the emperor wanted to make peace with the Turks.

Song Qing'er was worried about her daughter and panicked for a while.

She hurried to Cining Palace, saw Meng Xilan, and knelt down without saying a word.

"Mother, my sister is young, and I ...... to kiss"

Seeing that she was so flustered, Meng Xilan hurriedly said: "Don't think about it too much first, the matter of harmony is just a policy of peace." Moreover, even if you really want to get married, that candidate will not be a sister. How can she marry Tudu at such a young age? Send her away, and she will only be taken hostage! The palace will not risk her life, and the emperor is even more reluctant. ”

Who can give up their own daughter?

Song Qing'er breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. In fact, she had long thought that Meng Xilan would not be so desperate...... After all, she still has no worries by her side.

Worry-free is in the year of marriage, but Meng Xilan has been reluctant to let her get married, which delayed her marriage.

In this way, it seems that she is not married, which may be a good thing. With her beauty and origin, she will definitely satisfy the Turks.

"Since it's not a girl...... Could it be His Royal Highness the County Lord? ”

Song Qing'er had the courage to ask, no matter what, if there was no one who had settled down, she would still be uneasy in her heart.

Meng Xilan frowned when she heard this, looked at her and said, "Sister is your heart, but worry-free is also the heart of this palace." How could Hongu push her into that fire pit......"

The candidates for marriage can be carefully selected from the famous families in Beijing. Once chosen, she will be given the name of the princess and then let her marry in style.

Marriage is not linked by blood, but by the honor of power. And what Tu Du wants is not a woman from Beiyan, it stands to reason that whoever he marries will not mind in his heart.