Emperor Yongle hung weakly on the head of the bed, he didn't expect that the secret that had been hidden in his heart for so many years was now said by Qiao Chu so bloodily, like a thorn in his chest, stabbing him like a knife.

"Why do you say it?"

Qiao Chu looked at him like this, there was no trace of warmth in his eyes, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Why, respected Your Majesty, I poked you in the sore spot, do you think that no one dares to mention that past in front of you, and you will deceive yourself and live like this for the rest of your life?" ”

Emperor Yongle seems to have aged a lot all of a sudden, and even the gray hair on his head seems to have more, and the whole person looks so haggard and sad. Purssing his lips, he slowly spoke:

"I know you hate me, but my feelings for your mother are real, at least I give it with my heart. As for your father...... I do feel guilty about him. ”

_

Bai Hanyan returned to Duan's mansion, unloaded the burden on her heart, and slept in Duan Changge's arms until the sun rose, the shadow of her long eyelashes covering the shallow bruises under her eyes.

"Awake?"

Duan Changge asked softly above his head, looking up and rubbing her hair, his tone was gentle as if he could drip water.

Bai Hanyan opened his eyes and smiled at him, raised his head and gave him a gentle kiss on his lips, and said sweetly: "I can see you when I open my eyes, it's really a kind of happiness, Changge, it's good to have you by your side?" ”

The delicate soft words sounded softly in his ears, but Duan Changge's heart was like a knife, he quickly collected his emotions, stroked her forehead, and said softly: "If you like it, we will continue to do this until the earth is desolate." ”

Bai Hanyan's expression was slightly paused, bitterness spread from her heart to the root of her tongue, she smiled and nodded, hugged him into his arms, and refused to let go, she knew that the beauty between them would not last long, but even if it was a stolen period of time, even if she would die in his arms, Bai Hanyan didn't want to push him away.

Duan Changge lowered his head and held her lips, rubbing them carefully, and only separated after a long time, the two glanced at each other, and they both saw a strong affection in each other's eyes, no one mentioned the matter of the Golden Silkworm Gu, they just wanted to keep this sweetness and go on.

Bai Hanyan suddenly remembered what Emperor Yongle said when the silver house left.

With such a shocking truth about her father's grievances, she and Zhou Yao can leave a way to live, but Qiao Chu's life experience will make her and Zhou Yao die without a place to be buried.

Bai Hanyan suddenly became curious about Qiao Chu's life experience?

What kind of love and hatred does he bear, and what kind of known past he has.

"I know what you're thinking."

Duan Changge saw her misty eyes, reached out and touched the tip of her nose, his eyes full of doting.

Bai Hanyan rubbed it in his arms and said softly: "Who is Qiao Chu who actually made Emperor Yongle condescend to that extent, isn't there some unspeakable relationship between them?" ”

Duan Changge's eyes dimmed in an instant, as if he saw the once high-spirited young man, the fragile and vulnerable child, and the ruthless man who was tormented by hatred at that time.

After a long time, Duan Changge sighed low and said, "Actually, Qing Han was Zhu Gaosui's concubine. ”

"What!"

Bai Hanyan sat up from the bed in horror by this shocking news, his eyes widened, and he said in disbelief: "Isn't that Qiao Chu the grandson of Emperor Yongle, that white jade ......?"

Duan Changge also sat up from the bed, raised his hand to press Bai Hanyan into his arms, picked up the quilt and wrapped the two of them tightly, blocking the cold of winter, before he said softly: "Now you know why Emperor Yongle doesn't want the second person to know." ”

Bai Hanyan didn't come out in horror, and thought for a while: "No wonder Qiao Chu hates you so much, it turns out that when Zhu Gaosui was diseased, you were the one who suppressed it, and no wonder the emperor had to kill you, he also guessed that you know the truth of this matter." ”

Duan Changge's eyes sank and said, "At that time, I took the lead in suppressing Zhu Gaosui, and I wanted to save him secretly, but Emperor Yongle didn't want to kill him. Qiao Chu ...... It was also after this incident that his temperament changed greatly. ”

"He's a poor man." Bai Hanyan sighed.

Duan Changge nodded, his gaze fell on the void, and muttered: "No matter what Qiao Chu did at the beginning, don't hate him, all this he did was just to get the love of the people he cared about." ”

_

Qiao Chu stood under the bed, the sun was shining outside, mottled on his clear face, making his expression shrouded in golden light, and he slowly spoke: "Do you only feel guilty about him?" ”

"Chu'er, I know what is depressed in your heart, at the beginning, your mother and I were not so unbearable, even if it was contrary to the norm...... At least, I didn't kill my father when he mutinied. ”

Qiao Chu's hand in his sleeve tightened and tightened, and he did his best not to interrupt his words and let him continue.

"Actually, you are very much like me, the reason is still like your father, among my many children, the prince is too kind, I have wondered if these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are really going to be handed over to him, but the second ...... He is too vicious, too ruthless, if my country is handed over to him, I am afraid that these children will die in his hands. Only your father, who is most like me. ”

Emperor Yongle paused, as if recalling the scene of father's kindness and filial piety in the past, and a trace of tenderness gradually unfolded on his face: "He has courage, ambition, and strategy, and is a rare talent, but he is ......"

Emperor Yongle lowered his eyes, and the rest of the words circled around the tip of his tongue, but he still couldn't spit out.

"It's just that you fell in love with her wife, even if you knew that it was against the norm, you would do whatever it took to get her, and even had a child with her, in order to do this, you did not hesitate to slander your son for killing his father and usurping the throne!"

Qiao Chu's eyes turned blood-red because of the monstrous hatred, his muscles skyrocketed, and his face turned hideous.

"I don't care if you believe it or not, I didn't wronged your father!"

Emperor Yongle suddenly spoke, his voice was calm, looking at Qiao Chu, his eyes were as silent as a lake of stagnant water: "It is true that your father forced the palace to rebel, and it is true that he killed the king and usurped the throne, I didn't kill him, I just took care of the last bit of father-son affection!" ”

"You think I'm going to take your word for it!" Qiao Chu was a lion on the verge of madness at the moment, breathing rapidly, as if he would tear Emperor Yongle apart in the next moment.

"Chu'er, have you ever asked your father in person?" Emperor Yongle asked lightly.

Qiao Chu was stunned by his words, and Emperor Yongle said again: "Chu'er, you have never seen him after leaving Beijing for so many years, what is the reason, you know best, everything you do is meaningless, in fact, it is just your obsession that controls you, and you trap yourself, Bai Hanyan is right, the so-called obsession is just a cage made by yourself, and only yourself is imprisoned." ”

Emperor Yongle hooked his lips and said, "I have never regretted what I have done, including falling in love with your mother and giving birth to Bai Yu, but the love with your father has ended here." I know what you're asking for. ”

Qiao Chu raised his eyes to look at him, and the hatred that had accumulated in his heart for many years continued to condense in his body, making his whole body sting, this stinging pain was much more intense than when he hadn't seen him before, making him have to gasp, his eyes were bloodshot, and he spit out words from between his teeth: "What am I asking for, do you really know?" ”

"You want to justify your father, but I won't promise you."

Emperor Yongle said in a deep voice, his tone very calm.

Qiao Chu raised his head and laughed, laughing sadly, laughing desperately, and laughing bloodthirsty, he suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Emperor Yongle's collar, glared at him gloomily and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" ”

As long as his hand stepped forward, he could break Emperor Yongle's neck.

Emperor Yongle smiled calmly and calmly, looked at him lightly and said: "My life is a gamble, from the struggle for the throne to the eternal stability of the country, I have never lost, and this time, I will never lose." I know that Qiao Chu will not kill me even if you hate me. ”

"Why do you think so?" Qiao Chu's fingers were clenched to death, and the joints were all blue with extreme force.

"Because you have weaknesses." Emperor Yongle raised his hand and broke his hand away little by little, and chuckled: "Bai Yu can do without his father, but he can't do without his brother, and even if he does, he is not an elder brother who killed his father." ”

The look on Qiao Chu's face froze, and his hands hung down weakly, but his fists were still clenched tightly, tangled and painful for a long time, he raised his head and sneered: "You're right, I really didn't want to kill you, but do you think that if I don't kill you, you will win, you have the whole world, but in the end, you are alone, nothing." ”

Emperor Yongle looked at Qiao Chu and his expression softened: "Chu'er, don't hate it, everything can't be recovered, isn't it, you still have a great life, why bother to live so badly, what's the point, life doesn't bring death." ”

Emperor Yongle seemed to have only been enlightened at this moment, and suddenly realized, he shook his head and smiled, raised his head to straighten out his clothes, regained the dignity of the emperor, looked at Qiao Chu and smiled: "I promised you that after I die, I will return your father's freedom, can't you even wait for so many years?" ”

Qiao Chu's hand clenched into a fist slowly spread out, this ending without an ending, he already knew.

Emperor Yongle brushed Qiao Chu's body and walked towards the door, and the moment before pushing the door open, he suddenly spoke: "When your father sent you out of the palace to fake your death and let the mountains and fields go, in fact, you hated him in your heart, everything you did, what did you prove, to prove that you are the child of the Zhu family, or his son?" ”

With that, he pushed the door open, and the chamberlain hurriedly greeted him, and he waved and received: "Order, let them go down and let them carry the silver back to the treasury." ”

Qiao Chu was like five thunderbolts, his face was pale, his blood faded and his strength was drained by Emperor Yongle's last words, and he sat on the ground, the sunlight was so bright on his face now, but he felt cold, he raised his hand and touched it, it turned out to be his tears.

Li Chengdu walked in quietly, looking at Qiao Chude's back, he was a little unbearable.

"Yes, what am I for, obviously they abandoned me first, whether it is my mother or father, they have lost my life and missed my life, what am I still obsessed with?"

Qiao Chu hooked his lips and laughed, his face was full of self-deprecation, and he said: "I thought that if I made a name for him, he would be a little happy with me in his heart." ”