Outside the Qianqing Palace, the cold and hard cold wind pierced the bones, even if the earth dragon burned as warm as spring in the dormitory, Emperor Yongle still felt a chill seeping into the thin clothes, making him feel cold from the heart.

The attendant who was kneeling on the ground did not dare to get up, and lay his head on the ground, waiting for the emperor's will.

Emperor Yongle's cloudy eyes fell on the void for a long time, and then he sighed faintly, as if he was talking to himself: "Could it be ...... Is it really me who has tormented myself for so many years? ”

The face of the chamberlain was pressed against the floor tiles, a little dazed, the emperor suddenly said this, he didn't know how to answer, nervousness and panic made his legs and stomach tremble a little, and the cold sweat on his forehead trickled down his face and fell to the ground.

There was silence in the dormitory for a long time, and Emperor Yongle slowly raised his body and beckoned to the waiter, saying, "Decree, I want to go to the silver house to see it myself." ”

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It was already past the hour, it was the coldest time in the winter night, and a team of people and horses came out from the palace gate, hugging the bright yellow sedan chair and walking towards the Nanshan of the capital.

It was destined to be a sleepless night.

Duan Changge was not much surprised when he received the news, and casually signaled the secret guard who reported the news to retreat, tilted his head slightly and ordered Cangli beside him: "Go, inform Lord Zhou to gather in Nanshan, everything is going to end." ”

Cangli nodded, turned around and left, and didn't dare to slack off.

Bai Hanyan gently wrapped his waist from behind him, leaned on his back, held back the tears in his eyes, and choked slightly: "Changge, it's finally time for this day, the emperor really went to the silver house." ”

Duan Changge turned around and hugged her body tightly in his arms, reached out and gently stroked the green silk behind her, and said with a smile: "Yes, we have finally waited for this day, and the emperor is also ...... Finally see yourself clearly. ”

After that, the depths of his pupils flowed slightly, but he quietly tangled up a touch of pain, and instantly drowned in the unfazed pupils, just lightly landed his hand on Bai Hanyan's lower abdomen, and a soft feeling spread from the palm of his hand to his heart.

"Changge, don't worry, I will take care of him and myself."

Bai Hanyan straightened up from Duan Changge's arms, looked down at his lower abdomen, and there was a touch of motherly softness in his eyes, Duan Changge reached out and pulled her fox fur Dachang, held her face, and kissed her pale lips gently, he said, "Let's go, there is a good show to watch tonight." ”

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The forest of Nanshan is desolate, the withered weeds and dead trees shiver in the cold wind in winter, the emperor walks slowly into the silver house on the snowy weeds, and the surrounding area is densely surrounded by brocade guards, and not even a bird can fly in.

The emperor stood at the door of the silver house, his face heavy and tired, and he instructed the chamberlain behind him, "Tell them to stand back, I want to be quiet." ”

The chamberlain was a little worried when he heard this: "Your Majesty, will this be too dangerous, after all, ......"

"Go for it. I'll be there later. Emperor Yongle waved his hand, his tone was full of fatigue, he sighed, then raised his leg to the door and pushed the door in, and closed the door with his backhand.

The chamberlain looked at the emperor's back and shook his head, turned back to the brocade guard and ordered, "Stand back!" ”

The silver-white walls in the house, the silver-white floor tiles shone brightly on the eyes of Emperor Yongle, he unconsciously squinted to see everything in front of him, Jinyiwei placed braziers and lamps here in advance, at this moment, it is warm and bright here.

Emperor Yongle walked slowly in the house, looking at the room of silver, he laughed slowly, and then the smile became bigger and bigger, and said, "Okay, you old thing, can you really hide things?" I've been looking for someone for so long...... It was hidden by you in Jingshi, hidden under my nose. ”

Emperor Yongle's old body seemed to be easily tired, he sat on the bed obliquely, looking at the countless silver, his smile became a little bitter, his eyes gradually became empty, and his memory went back to more than 20 years ago, when the monarch and the ministers were single-minded, and everything was still so fresh.

Emperor Yongle sighed faintly, yes, how could he come to this step, and now he has white hair and white hair, but he ended up alone.

There is a good saying, if a person likes memories more and more, it means that he is getting closer and closer to old age, and Emperor Yongle muttered: "I am really old." ”

Suddenly, Emperor Yongle seemed to sigh again, and said: "The white mirror is hanging, the white mirror is hanging, you really haven't touched a penny of this silver." ”

His voice was not loud, and gradually dissipated in the room, and Emperor Yongle felt in a trance that if Bai Jing Hang saw this scene, he must have lowered his head and sighed.

"Come out, I know you're there."

Emperor Yongle didn't look up, just leaned on the head of the bed, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Bai Hanyan slowly coming out of the door, and he hooked his lips: "I knew that you would be waiting for me here, what rumors of grievances, what poisoning and coma, it was just your trick." “

Bai Hanyan smiled slightly: "I never thought that I could hide it from Your Majesty. ”

Emperor Yongle raised his eyes and glanced outside the house, and said, "You are here, where is Qiao Chu, why is he hiding and refusing to see me?" ”

"He'll come to see you, but not now." Bai Hanyan said lightly.

Emperor Yongle pulled his lips and chuckled, rubbed his eyebrows a little tiredly, tilted his head and asked, "Who else is here?" ”

Bai Hanyan's eyebrows twitched, and he raised his eyes to look at him and said honestly: "Zhou Yao." Lord Zhou. ”

Emperor Yongle's hand paused in the center of his eyebrows, and then hung down a little weakly: "You guys are forcing me." ”

Bai Hanyan took a step forward, with a sad and resentful look in his eyes: "Bai Hanyan just wants justice for his father, is this common feeling so difficult in the eyes of the emperor?" ”

"Human nature, justice?"

Emperor Yongle snorted lightly and said, "There is no absolute in this world at all, whether it is fair or not, only what I say counts." ”

Bai Hanyan stared at him straight, and his red lips were tightly pursed into a line: "Your Majesty, after so many years, have you been at ease?" ”

Emperor Yongle's expression paused, a pair of dirty eyes were already dim, Bai Hanyan looked at him, slowly hooked his lips and sneered: "Your Majesty, in my father's life, he has strictly abided by loyalty and the law in life and in everything he does, and he will never do anything that endangers the imperial power and the interests of the court. He has not left a single word of contradiction, Your Majesty, Father, he knows your purpose, but he has never failed you until his death. ”

Emperor Yongle's hands trembled, his eyes gradually fell on Bai Hanyan's face from the room full of silver, his eyes were twisted with pain, he slowly lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "I believe that he has not leaked a single thing. ”

Bai Hanyan's tears had already flowed all over her face, she knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged him: "Your Majesty, Bai Hanyan, like her father, does not have a trace of rebellion, Duan Changge too, Your Majesty, please be relieved, when this matter is over, Bai Hanyan and Duan Changge will disappear in Jingshi, and from now on, there will be no half-clones of the two of us in the court." ”

Emperor Yongle was stunned, as if he was thinking about something, for a long time, he looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, and asked, "This matter is over...... What do you want to do? ”

Bai Hanyan raised his head and looked at Emperor Yongle, and said word by word: "Sometimes the truth cannot be completely made public, Bai Hanyan doesn't ask for anything else, he just wants to ask for a clean and righteous name for his father, and he wants the emperor to wash away the stigma on his father for him!" ”

Emperor Yongle raised his eyebrows and looked at her, and said coldly: "You want me to admit my mistakes in front of the world?" ”

Bai Hanyan looked at Emperor Yongle with a pair of teary eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, everyone will make mistakes, even the emperor is no exception, but the emperor, only by bravely admitting his mistakes is the greatest value of a person, which is not difficult." ”

"Presumptuous!" Emperor Yongle was furious, pointed at Bai Hanyan and reprimanded: "I am the emperor, everything I do is right, it is the will of God, do you know how much bitterness I have contained in my successful life, how can the world know?" What a mistake I can't make! ”

"Your Majesty!" Bai Hanyan knelt straight, her thin back seemed to contain great strength, she looked at the emperor, and said word by word: "Success and failure, bitterness and sweetness, in the end is just a memory, because the successful you were pushed up by a group of loyal courtiers behind you!" Your Majesty, when you ignore everything, despise everything, and even despise your courtiers, Your Majesty is really alone! ”

Emperor Yongle's face was pale, his fists were clenched tightly, his anger soared, Bai Hanyan met his anger, and his voice lowered: "Your Majesty, you can sleep peacefully every night, it's terrible that someone came here to sleep!" ”

"You, presumptuous! I'm not afraid I'll kill you! ”

Emperor Yongle seemed to be poked in pain by Bai Hanyan, his whole face turned pale, and he remembered that he saw Bai Jing's face hanging in his dream, and Qing Han's painful and sad expression, his whole body trembled.

Bai Hanyan stubbornly raised his head and did not retreat in the slightest: "Your Majesty, sometimes it is your own burden that is too heavy, it is the shackles you have added to yourself, why don't you consider letting go, let go of this burden, you yourself can easily breathe, in fact, when you put it down, and then look back, you will find that in fact, all this is not difficult!" ”

"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to give the world a truth and admit a mistake!"

Bai Hanyan kept tears in his eyes, Emperor Yongle sat on the bed a little weak, he remembered the cold words in his dream, it was his own demons that tortured him, and this shackle was put on himself.

"Isn't it difficult?" Emperor Yongle pursed his lips and muttered, the anger on his body dissipated little by little, his gray hair fell from his sideburns, and his face full of furrows was a frustration that was powerless, making those who saw it feel that the person in front of him was not a high emperor, but an old man who was already old.

Bai Hanyan nodded solemnly at him, raised her hand to wipe the tears on her face, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's not difficult to ......."