Chapter 175: Night Meeting

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The watchman has been gone three times, and Zhao Zhen has not returned to the house yet.

Except for Shuang'er and the mother-in-law who kept vigil, the other subordinates were asleep, Yixuan held on to her spirit and talked to Shuang'er, and Shuang'er was also sleepy.

"Why hasn't the prince come back at this hour?"

Shuang'er propped her head and yawned, "What else can I do, I must have been left by the concubine." The concubine is so unwilling to see her master, how can she let her master go. If you want me to say that it's not okay to wait, I'll ask. โ€

Yi Xuan had long wanted to send someone to ask, and she had endured it until now, just because she felt that the concubine would leave Zhao Zhen a little later, and she would always let him come back in the end. But judging from the current situation, it is still unknown whether Ming'er will be able to come back in the morning.

She avoids the concubine now, and tries not to provoke if she can. But at this point, she couldn't bear it anymore.

Yixuan got up, "I'll go and see for myself." โ€

Now that it's winter, it's fine during the day, but at night it's really a cold wind, and goosebumps are rising. Yixuan hadn't gone out at night, and she didn't know how bad the weather was, so she couldn't help but sneeze halfway down the road.

Shuang'er hurriedly put on the master's shoulders and said worriedly: "The master should go back and put on another coat, how can it be good if you catch a cold." โ€

"It's fine." Yixuan waved her hand, tightened the clothes on her body, shrunk her neck, turned her head and smiled at Shuang'er, "There is still a little way to go, let's go quickly." โ€

Shuang'er couldn't help it when she heard it, so she had to lean against her master to keep her warm.

When Yixuan arrived at Herui Hall, the lights in the house had been extinguished. But it's normal, it's been three watches, where can the concubine survive until this time. But in this way, Yixuan couldn't help but be a little angry.

The concubines are all asleep, and Zhao Zhen hasn't come back yet?

Yixuan asked the mother-in-law who was keeping vigil: "Where is the prince?" โ€

"The prince is in the house."

"The prince is on guard every night?"

The woman replied, "No, not before, but this is the first time." โ€

Yixuan nodded with a calm face, asked Shuang'er to knock on the door, and stood under the moonlight, holding her hands in front of her chest.

Shuang'er knocked lightly three times, and after a while, the door opened, and as the gap between the two doors opened wider and wider, Yixuan recognized by the moonlight that the person who opened the door was Zhao Zhen.

His eyes were a little sluggish, his eyelids drooped, and he looked a little down.

Yi Xuan opened his mouth, and suddenly realized that he was too far away from him, and he couldn't hear the whispering, so he took a few steps forward, approached him, and asked, "Why are you still here?" โ€

Zhao Zhen looked at her in a trance for a while, and then his eyes gradually focused, and he said hesitantly: "My mother's old illness has been committed again, I have to accompany her." โ€

"There are so many maids, why do you have to accompany them? Why do you have to be with me on the day I come back? Yi Xuan was a little excited, but fortunately she still had her senses, and her voice still maintained a volume that only she and Zhao Zhen could hear. With that, she took a deep breath and looked away.

Zhao Zhen was silent, walked out and closed the door, put his hand on Yixuan's back, and the two came to the bottom of the stairs.

"Mother did something wrong, I apologize to you on her behalf."

When Yixuan heard this, her heart was inexplicably angry. She didn't come to settle accounts with the concubine in the middle of the night, she just wanted to ask him why he didn't come back.

"I apologize to you on her behalf", this kind of words made her feel that she was isolated, they were a close family, and she was an unreasonable and unreasonable outsider.

"I don't want you to apologize." Yixuan pursed the corners of her mouth and looked at him stubbornly, "Don't you think you don't care about anything for the concubine?" You can ignore me, but you are the prince, you have your own responsibilities, how can you throw all the burden to Wei Xiang? If he does something deviant, can you stop it? I don't ask you to worry about me, I just ask you to take care of the big picture. โ€

Yi Xuan's eyes were red when she said this, and her expression was very stubborn, as if she was holding back her tears and not falling, which was particularly distressing. Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand, as if he was afraid that she would refuse, and slowly took her into his arms, silent and silent.

Of course, he understands his responsibilities and the danger of handing over power to Wei Xiang, but he has already left his mother once for power, how can he ignore his mother for such a cold thing.

Yixuan pressed her palm against his chest and slowly pushed him away.

Zhao Zhen was a little dazed at first, and then lowered his eyes, his gaze was very dark and dark.

Yi Xuan clenched her fists, stared at him and asked, "Don't you think that this concubine in front of you is not your biological mother, Concubine Gong, at all?" How could Concubine Gong be so mean to her subordinates, and her behavior was so spicy and tricky. Lord Wang, are you really sure that she is Concubine Gong? Don't think about Concubine Gong too much, so you can invisibly imagine the one in front of you as your mother, and think that all the unreasonable things are reasonable. โ€

"Yixuan." Zhao Zhen looked at her calmly, "The doctor said that my mother only has three years to live." โ€

Yi Xuan was shocked and looked at him at a loss.

"My mother's tuberculosis would have killed her four years ago. Later, the county lord took my mother to see a doctor who traveled the world, and after the doctor's treatment, my mother's condition improved. My mother followed the doctor everywhere, and she went wherever the doctor went, and she was cured like this for three years. โ€

His voice was low, and it seemed that he was not telling a story from his closest relatives, but only from hearsay.

"And then?" She asked in a whisper.

Zhao Zhen raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek, "My mother has never been a lady of gold and jade, she just happened to be taken by the first emperor, and she changed from a maid to the concubine of the first emperor." It is inevitable that there will be changes in personality after great changes in life, and you can't just observe a person from personality. I know my mother very well, and she's only doing this because of 'fear'. โ€

Yixuan looked at him confusedly.

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "She's afraid of you." โ€

Yixuan frowned, "Afraid that I will kill her?" โ€

Zhao Zhen was noncommittal, his eyes looked away, and his eyes flickered slightly, "You and Wen Changbai are both members of the Wen family, it stands to reason that Wen Changbai and Wen Zhiluo have a closer relationship, but my mother is not excited to see Wen Changbai." But every time I see you, or when I mention you, she is terrified, and she is very wary. So she is not afraid of the Wen family, but she is afraid of you. โ€

Yixuan couldn't understand at all, it was the first time she had used this body to meet the concubine, why was the concubine afraid of her? She swallowed the date to understand the situation, and asked, "So the concubine is only very excited when she mentions me?" โ€

"Yes."

"Why?"

"I don't know."

Yixuan sighed tiredly and said, "Let's not pay attention to these for now. Until there is no evidence that she is the real concubine, you and I should not make judgments. I will try to find some people from the old palace who have served the concubine to come back, and if everyone thinks that she is the real concubine, then I have nothing to say. โ€

Zhao Zhen lowered his eyes and looked at her, his tone was quite lost: "You still don't believe me." โ€

"It's not that I don't believe you. I just don't think she's the same as the concubine I remember. Of course, I don't have much contact with the concubine, and my feelings may not be credible. Only those who have been in contact with the concubine for many years can tell the difference. Yixuan explained to him seriously.

However, Zhao Zhen could not accept it.

"Do you want my mother to be looked at, touched, and judged like a thing?" Zhao Zhen's tone was uncertain.

He didn't know why her thoughts were so stubborn, he was the one who knew his mother best in the world. The opinions of others were not enough to change his mind.

If he agreed to do so, it would chill his mother's heart.

Zhao Zhen shook his head, and his tone was very resolute: "I know very well what my mother is like. I know you're doing it for my good, but forget it, I don't want my mother to suffer such a shame. โ€

Yi Xuan frowned, feeling that Zhao Zhen was really stunned.

She just wanted to make sure of things objectively, but he didn't even want to.

If the concubine is really fake, the palace will be messed up by a fake concubine, and Zhao Zhen will also pounce on the fake concubine and ignore anything.

It's ridiculous!

But Yixuan knew that Zhao Zhen would not agree to her no matter what, so she had to give in for the time being, but at the same time, she also asked him to make some concessions.

"I don't have to doubt the identity of the concubine, but Lord Wang, I hope you can also take care of your business."

Zhao Zhen didn't hesitate, "How do you want me to take care of it?" โ€

"You can hand over the Beizhen Fusi to Wei Xiang, but you must firmly hold the military power in your hands, and you must also personally come forward to deal with the minister." Yi Xuan said calmly.

"I thought ......" Zhao Zhen's face was a little weird, and he turned his head silently, "You will let me hand over the military power to Your Majesty." โ€

Yi Xuan was stunned for a while, pursed her lips, and softened her tone: "It's best if you hold the military power in your hands." โ€

Zhao Zhen is the best at conquest, and he also knows the art of imperial soldiers, many generals in the northwest are ambitious, and they dare not do anything with Zhao Zhen, if Zhao Zhen hands over the military power, those people have no scruples, and it is not impossible to rebel directly under the banner of Zhao Zhen.

And Zhao Zhen's dominant momentum has secretly snuffed out the ambitions of many traitors. Yixuan now knows very well that Zhao Zhen will not rebel easily, so Zhao Yan and Zhao Zhen's mutual containment has brought peace to the country.

And what she is afraid of is that Zhao Zhen's letting go will attract many forces that are ready to move.

Zhao Zhen reached out and touched her head, the corners of his lips raised slightly, "Don't worry, when will I hand over the military power?" โ€

"But Fu Miao said......"

"I'll call Wei Xiang and ask him to take care of the latest things to me. And," he paused, lowering his voice, "Wei Xiang also has my eyeliner by his side." โ€

Yi Xuan looked at him in surprise, "Was it there before, or did you install it after he was reinstated?" โ€

Zhao Zhen said: "From the time he became the leader of the Beizhen Fusi. โ€

Yixuan really admired Zhao Zhen a little. Doing things so carefully, and besides, the gods don't know it, Wei Xiang doesn't seem to know anything about it.

"I can't trust people very much." Zhao Zhen's eyes seemed to sink for a moment, "Unless I'm sure enough." โ€