Chapter 188: Fragrance in the Dark Room
There is also a booklet on the shelf, which records the days after she returned home. There are not too many, only a few pages, just to record her feelings of missing Lin'er.
Because she missed her son, her health deteriorated, and finally she collapsed in bed, unable to see or eat anything other than gruel.
Her life ended like this.
In all the codex, there is not a single complaint against the deer. It's just that in the years after returning to China, she never mentioned the deer again. Cai Ye couldn't understand her love and hate, but felt pain for her, very painful.
Before he knew it, he had looked through many codexes, all kinds of codexes, one was a poetry codex, and even a piano score. Among the many codexes, he found one that recorded the orders she had given when she was the Dark Emperor.
It was a black booklet, and the first few pages were a few of the operations she commanded when she was first the Dark Emperor. It was a few assassination attempts to clear dissidents for Emperor Yuan.
The Dark Emperor is not the emperor in secret, but the Jiangshan Sheji who secretly protects the emperor. The Dark Emperor lives in darkness, and he can't marry and mourn like a normal person in his life. But she also has great power, except for the emperor, she can kill anyone who is not loyal to the emperor, and can even kill anyone without the emperor's orders.
Because the definition of loyalty and traitor is not so absolute, sometimes it is inevitable to kill people who the emperor does not want to kill, and sometimes the emperor wants to kill the people the emperor does not want to kill so much. This dooms the existence of contradictions between the Dark Emperor and the Emperor.
The emperor both relied on the Dark Emperor and feared the Dark Emperor.
Later, she commanded several more operations, some on the Qingjun's side, and two against the rain master.
This shows that she is still stained with the blood of the rain master.
In the middle of the booklet, for some reason, a few pages are missing. He didn't know what was written on those pages, whether it was related to the assassination of Su Ze and his wife, he was about to look for it again, when he heard footsteps outside, he hurriedly knocked on the door, "Father-in-law, is it you?" You open the door, and the child has something to say to you. ”
Feng Shijiu's voice sounded outside the door: "Have you figured it out?" ”
Cai Ye said: "Some things have been passed, some things have not been passed, the child still has something to ask the father-in-law, please open the door first." ”
There was a squeak, and a crack opened in the iron wall of the copper wall, and then, it was all opened, and Feng Shijiu appeared at the door, staring at Zhou Ye with a pair of sharp eyes, "If there is anything else you want to ask, tell me quickly." It's almost dawn, and if you don't go back to the palace, you will be discovered. ”
"Actually, there's only one problem. My mother, that is, the Dark Emperor of Mao Min, is she the one who killed Yu'er's parents? ”
Zhou Ye finally asked this sentence.
He knew that Feng Shijiu would not tell him the truth, and if he wanted to know the truth, he would have to check it himself.
"This is my mother's house, right? Here are her shelves full of codexes. In these codexes, even the secrets of the Jinyun and Jinyun clans are there, and all the major events in the world are recorded by her, but there is no truth about the killing of Su Ze and his wife. Isn't it that the tore pages are a record of the assassination? ”
He took two steps closer and met Feng Shijiu's sharp gaze hidden behind the mask.
The sharpness in his gaze, like a sharp blade, was something Feng Shijiu had never seen before. Feng Shijiu couldn't help but take a step back.
But Feng Shijiu still stabilized.
"I don't know. If you still want to find out, then don't blame your father-in-law for being unkind to you. ”
Zhou Ye took a deep breath, "Father-in-law, I won't dwell on this matter for the time being, but it doesn't mean that I won't in the future." After the investigation is completed, I will return to Tancheng immediately. Yu'er, I don't feel at ease. Please let me out, father-in-law. ”
Feng Shijiu breathed a sigh of relief, he stared at the pair of eyes like cold stars, and couldn't see any other intentions in his eyes, so he said, "It's right that you can think like this." It's almost dawn, so go back to the palace. Deal with the matter here as soon as possible, and hurry back to Su Xiaowangye's side. ”
Dish Ye nodded, Feng Nineteen let go of a gap and let him out, in the first dark room, Dish Ye suddenly stopped his steps again, turned around, and asked, "Father-in-law, how did you and my mother meet?" Are you just friends? ”
The record of Feng 19 in the Codex is only the part where he saves their mother and son. Who he was and why he saved them, not a word was mentioned.
It can't be as simple as that. What kind of ulterior secrets are hidden in this, Yu Ye knows, and he may not be able to tell him if he asks, but he still can't help but ask.
Although he hated his father very much, he also didn't want to be raised by his father's rival in love. Yes, he was afraid that the real relationship between Feng Nineteen and his mother was a lover relationship.
Feng Shijiu was stunned for a moment.
After a while, he said in a dumb voice: "We are very good friends." ”
He stared at him deeply, and for a while, he looked away and said lightly: "So that's the case." He thanked his father-in-law for saving his life. ”
"Alright, you can go quickly."
Feng Shijiu suddenly raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
Zhou Ye glanced at him, turned around, walked out of the dark room, and swept straight towards the palace without stopping.
The sky was already grayish, and the early vendors in the city had already begun to move, and the eaves and walls of the city were not making a sound. escaped the palace guards and still returned to Yanming Palace.
The eunuch on duty outside the door finally woke up, watched him yawn out of it, and stepped forward to salute: "Childe, do you want to wash up now?" ”
"Well, let's get some water."
The eunuch fetched water in, he washed up, ate breakfast, walked out of Yanming Palace, and walked towards the emperor's golden palace.
At this time, Meng Cong should be in the Golden Palace to discuss with the minister, and there will definitely be no time to see him, he will go to the side hall to wait first, even if it is to make up for sleep, he has to go to him to make up for it.
Meng Cong went down to the early dynasty, the side hall was a must-pass place, when he got there, he saw Zhou Ye lying on a low couch, sleeping soundly, and even snoring slightly.
"Why did this kid sleep here in the morning?" Meng Cong smiled dotingly, and when he got closer, the little eunuch wanted to wake him up, but he stretched out his hand to stop him, "Let him sleep." ”
Zhou Ye opened his eyes, rubbed his sleepy eyes, saw the emperor at a glance, and hurriedly got up: "Your Majesty, you are here." Sorry, I sat here waiting for you, and I fell asleep before I expected. ”
"Didn't you sleep well at night?" Meng Cong sat down on the low couch, and Father-in-law Rong hurriedly served tea, he took a sip of tea and looked at the dish.
Cai Ye was slightly ashamed: "I have a problem with choosing a seat, I changed bedrooms at the beginning of last night, and I didn't sleep well." ”
"Well, that's not a good problem. You still have to adapt as soon as possible, otherwise some of them will suffer. ”
"Well, that's what Your Majesty said."
"Alright, it's almost noon, let's have lunch with me. After lunch, let's go to the old seven mansions to pick up the winter flowers. ”
Zhou Ye did not hesitate: "Okay." ”
Meng Cong stood up, "Let's go, let's go have lunch." ”
Lunch was still placed in Minghua Palace, the two of them didn't drink anymore, they quickly finished eating, washed up, changed into civilian clothes, and instructed Father-in-law Rong to prepare Luanyu.
Grandpa Rong was ready, and invited the two to set off, and the two of them got on the sedan chair and set off for the Seven Princes' Mansion.
The sedan chair in which the two of them rode one after the other, the honor guards of hundreds of people in front and behind hugged each other, and the guards opened the way, and the lineup of travel was spectacular. It took about an hour to arrive at the mansion of the Seven Princes.
Someone had already reported that the Seventh Prince Meng Qi and a group of family servants were kneeling outside, because the street in front of the door was not spacious, and Luan Jia could only open it in a zigzag shape, and the whole street was full of soup.
"The sons and daughters welcome their father's holy drive."
Meng Cong waved his hand, "Get up." I came to welcome the Xuandong flower brought by Meng Xuan back to the palace. ”
welcomed the emperor into the mansion, and the emperor's eyes roamed in the garden, "Old Seven, is your mansion too small?" It's not as big as a concubine's palace. ”
Meng Qi replied: "Father, the sons and daughters have always liked to travel, they don't often live in the mansion, and they don't pursue enjoyment, this mansion is already enough." ”
Yin Chengnian followed the crowd, muttering in his heart, this house is much smaller than the ordinary house of the emperor's relatives, but it is still much larger than the house of those wealthy businessmen, why is it small?
The emperor said: "Although frugality is a good thing, we must also take care of the face of the heavenly family." ”
Meng Qi followed behind Meng Cong in an orderly manner, bowing his head slightly, "Yes." What my father taught me was. ”
Along the way, Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there were frozen bones on the road, but his father wanted him to renovate the mansion, and I don't know if he really didn't know the people's suffering.
Meng Qi sighed slightly in his heart, anxious for the war between the two countries that might start soon.
Entering the main hall, Meng Qi ordered someone to serve tea, and Meng Cong was a little impatient: "Xuan'er, the Xuandong flowers you brought, bring them up." ”
Cai Ye said: "Your Majesty is not impatient, because this flower is extremely expensive, and you can't see the wind and sun, please move to the west chamber where the Xuandong flowers are placed." ”
Meng Cong glanced at Yu Ye. I know that this flower is expensive, and I can't see the wind and sun, but I don't have the gold to the point that I can't stand the wind and sun in these few steps, Meng Xuan, Meng Xuan, what are you thinking?
Although he muttered in his heart, he was still very calm: "Okay, then let's go to the West Chamber." ”
Before the buttocks were hot, the group had to go out again, but before they could get up, Meng Qi knelt on the ground, "Father." ”
"What? What's the matter with you? ”
"Father, the son has something to tell."
"What's the matter?"
"After returning from the palace yesterday, Erchen found that the house had been rummaged inside and out, although there was nothing missing, but Erchen felt that those people were probably coming for Xuandonghua. It was only because my cousin hid the Xuandong flower secretly that it was not discovered by those people. ”
Meng Cong stood up suddenly, "What did you say?" "Knowingly asked. He had sent him, but he could not admit that he was a thief. Out of the corner of his eye, he glared at Grandpa Rong: This is what you call caution? Isn't it still being caught?