The old emperor slanted his eyes and pointed at Chao Lun and said, "You old thing has always been silent when you speak, and you can't find a little mistake." My children are either coming for the throne, or they are all afraid of the Son of Heaven, and few of them really regard me as a father, and you have been by your side for more than thirty years, and you can't smell a word of truth when you want to ask you. ”

After the emperor finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned around and walked towards the soft collapse, Chao Lun was listening to the cold sweat behind him, but his face still maintained his composure and said: "But what the old slave said is the truth!" The slave only serves the emperor's daily life, and of course the only thing he cares about most is the emperor's body, so the old slave sees it really, and the emperor's body is really good! There are some things that the old slave can't say, just like some words, His Royal Highness King Yi, who is a princess and a trade-off, can't say it! ”

The emperor pursed his lips and said nothing, just looking at Chao Lun, his majesty could not be maintained for a moment, and then he said with a smile: "The old thing has become a fine talker!" One is a princess, the other is a prince who is used to wandering, and some things are naturally unspeakable! But the intentions of the two of them should be that I really want to be relieved by me! ”

"Isn't that right?" Chao Lun stroked his palms and smiled, pointed to the plaster on the emperor's head and said, "The emperor has recovered from this disease, why don't you take this plaster!" ”

The emperor nodded, Chao Lun ordered the attendant to take warm water, twisted the handkerchief and soaked the plaster little by little, and only carefully took it off until the plaster was melted away, leaving a black mark on both sides of the temple, which is estimated to fade in a day or two.

The emperor lay down for several days, looking at the spring light outside the window, and birds passing by from time to time, and suddenly came interested in going out for a walk, Chao Lun hurriedly brought a set of regular clothes and shirts, and slowly combed the emperor's hair that was a little unkempt because he slept for a few days.

The mirror used by the emperor is a large bronze mirror half a person high, with dragon patterns wrapped around both sides, and the wrinkles on the emperor's face in the bronze mirror seem to be able to be counted under the bright skylight.

The emperor stretched out his hand and stroked the wrinkles on his face, thoughtfully, and said for a while: "It's a pity! ”

Chao Lun's hand shook and said quietly: "The emperor is talking about ......"

The emperor squinted at Chao Lun and pretended to be angry and said, "Don't you know what I said?"

Chao Lun smiled awkwardly and continued to play haha: "The old slave is so old that he can't remember some things!" Your Majesty, what do you mean exactly? ”

A faint sigh came, and the emperor's words were ethereal, and a thin layer of tears had oozed out of his eyes: "The child is virtuous and benevolent, and he acts cautiously but does not show mountain dew." He has been obsessed with Fengyue all these years, and others don't understand, so don't I know if I'm a father. If he has the heart for the throne, whether it is the crown prince or the king of Yi, I am afraid they will not be his opponents. ”

"But the Seventh Prince, he won't!" Seeing the emperor's frowning eyebrows and a worried face, Chao Lun couldn't pretend anymore, his combing of his hair slowed down a lot, and even his tone sank a little, "The battle for the throne is already very cruel, Your Highness is already benevolent, he doesn't want the already chaotic royal family to add trouble to the emperor!" ”

"This own son is not as good as this adopted son......"

Chao Lun's frightened face turned pale, and his mouth opened wide, but he held back that breath stiffly, and saw that the other attendants were still there, and hurriedly sent out.

came back with a white face and said again and again: "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly say this, scared the slave to death!" ”

The emperor narrowed his eyes disappreciatively: "Don't worry! If you don't call them, they will all die, and my voice is small, and they can't hear it. I've been holding this in my heart for too long, and sometimes I want to talk about it! But looking at this palace, you can still talk to me! ”

"Your Majesty, do you miss Concubine E again?" Chao Lun said as he opened a small box under the bronze mirror, took out a hairpin and handed it to the emperor.

The hairpin is wrapped with cloisonné into a peach blossom branch, and carved into green leaves with green jade on it, and the ruby is used as a stamen, and the gilt on it has faded to the original golden color, but the hairpin handle is shiny. Presumably the person who likes it must have been playing in his hands for many years and refusing to let go.

"Concubine E!" The emperor closed his eyes, and the bright eyes and bright teeth of the year came to mind again, and there was even that gentle call ringing in his ears.

The emperor was intoxicated by his memory for a long time before he opened his eyes, and his eyes were desolate: "I am ashamed of her!" After all these years, I still haven't found her child! ”

"Concubine E's spirit in the sky will bless His Royal Highness, and Niangniang will also be considerate of the emperor! Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to the cold palace at the beginning of her pregnancy. Back then, Empress Gongsun was dominant, and she also made this decision in order to retain the emperor's bloodline. ”

"But she thought so much about me, and when I really grasped the imperial power, she went to the west again. In the final analysis, I was useless, I was constrained by the party in my early years, so I let Empress Gongsun go, and I also harmed many concubines and emperors in the harem. ”

The emperor sighed heavily, put the hairpin back in the box and said, "I don't know if I will be able to see my own child in my lifetime!" ”

"The people sent out by the old slave have been looking for it all the time, and they have never stopped!"

The emperor glanced at Chao Lun with a worried expression: "I know your loyalty. I'm sure you've never given up looking for it all these years. But when the child was sent out of the palace, he disappeared without a trace, leaving no clues, which is really difficult for you! ”

"Concubine E's thought back then might be that the fewer clues left, the safer the child, but Niangniang didn't expect that the emperor would make every effort to eradicate the dictatorship of the government and the opposition in one fell swoop, but in the end she stumped herself!"

"Speaking of this, I have some uneasiness in my heart, in order to eradicate those stubborn and restrained old ministers in the government and the opposition, I set up the Ice Imperial Gate in desperation, and I was a good hand for me in my early years, without them I would not have purged the opposition so quickly. But in the next few years, Bing Yumen and the prince got closer and closer, and became a sharp weapon for party fighting, creating many unjust cases. I had to turn a blind eye in order to stabilize the court situation, and I pity those unjust souls, so for the guilt in my heart, a few days ago, the prince colluded with Su Wenxi under the guise of Zhuo Yinfeng, and I didn't care about it at all! Anyway, Zhuo Yinfeng has already subdued the law, so let him make trouble. ”