The night was low, and in the huge Fengling Palace, dozens of palace people lit the lamps one after another.

The entire palace is illuminated very brightly.

The queen wore a phoenix robe as red as fire, and under such a brilliance, it was particularly dazzling.

When Zhuang Zhizhou came in, he was in a trance. He remembered that on the day he married the queen, she was wearing such a dress, led by him, shoulder to shoulder, step by step up the jade steps, accepted the baptism and blessings of the courtiers, and became his wife and his queen.

"Xuanyue." At the bottom of Zhuang Zhou's heart, there was a strong uneasiness. He walked quickly up to her and took her in his arms. "Don't leave me."

"What is the emperor talking about?" The queen hooked her lips lightly: "The concubine asked people to prepare dinner, all of which are your favorite dishes, and also served the wine brewed by the concubine herself, the emperor must be hungry after a busy day." ”

"Xuanyue, you and I have been married for several years, what do you want, do I not know?" Zhuang Zhizhou stubbornly hugged her and refused to let go. "Promise me that no matter what happens, don't have the thought of leaving me. I can deal with all the problems in front of me, and sooner or later they will be solved. My 100,000-strong army will soon arrive in the Imperial City, and I have already begun to deploy this matter a few years ago, and there will definitely be no difference. ”

"The emperor is in his chest, and he will naturally not be bad." The queen smiled shallowly, and the corners of her lips rose slightly. "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."

Zhuang Zhizhou let go of his hand with difficulty, very reluctantly: "I know that these days, you are not having a good time. The rumors inside and outside the palace are like knives, piercing and piercing. But Xuanyue, I am willing to bear these for you, and you must also do it for me, and you can't give up no matter what. Promise me. ”

"How could the concubines not know the emperor's intentions." The queen smiled: "But if there are no concubines, the emperor doesn't have to spend all this energy......"

His kiss caught him off guard, and the queen's eyes widened, feeling the warmth coming from his lips. It took a long time for her to break free from his arms: "Your Majesty, the food is going to be cold." ”

"Okay, you can use it with me." Zhuang Zhizhou held her hand and gently came to the round table.

Sure enough, on the round table, there were all his favorite dishes. In particular, the wine she brewed by herself is fragrant and exciting.

Zhuang Zhizhou picked up the wine bottle in front of him and drank it all: "The wine made by the queen has an endless aftertaste." I will drink it for the rest of my life, and I will never feel tired. ”

"If the emperor likes it, it is the blessing of the concubine." The queen accompanied him to speak, laughed with him, and tasted the delicious food in front of him one by one. Finally, he picked up the jade cup in front of him: "Your Majesty, the concubines have been in the palace for many years, although there are many women in the harem, but the emperor treats the concubines well, and no one can compare." This kindness, this honor, is something that the concubine never dared to dream of. But God gave it a generous gift, and the emperor gave all the concubines. The concubine is the happiest woman in the world. ”

"Xuanyue." Zhuang Yanzhou frowned slightly, and his eyes were a little confused: "If it weren't for you, what would be the point of me being this emperor." At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the hundred officials doubted my ability, the queen mother suppressed my imperial power, and Lao Jiu stared at my throne with fierce eyes. You cried with me, laughed with me, the long night, it is because of you that you have become warm and delicate, you are my wife, the most important person in my life. Xuan Yue. ”

Zhuang Zhizhou held her wrist holding the cup and pressed slightly.

"I won't let you leave me, for whatever reason."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the concubines will not leave you." The queen smiled lightly: "The concubines don't regret entering the palace, and they don't regret accompanying the emperor all these years." The only thing I regret the most is that I couldn't keep our children. Otherwise......"

"Fool, when your body is well, I will have another child with you. If one is not enough, two will be born. Whether it is a prince or a princess, I regard them as treasures, and I will do my best to raise them with you. One day, if I drive the crane to the west, they will also respect you as the queen mother and support you, and you will support the new monarch for me, watch him have children, watch him make contributions, watch my country continue to be inherited, until you are also gray-haired, can you come to find me again? ”

"Okay." The queen's eyes were slightly red, and tears filled her eyes with just one word. With a trembling hand, she put down the jade cup.

Zhuang Zhizhou smiled slightly: "I will definitely solve the problem in front of me, and I will not let you be hurt in the slightest." I will not allow anyone to hurt you, not the queen mother, not anyone else. ”

"The emperor treats his concubines so well, won't he regret it?" The queen asked with red eyes.

"Naturally, there are no regrets." Zhuang Zhizhou smiled warmly, and her slender fingers gently pinched the tip of her nose: "You are the most important person in me, and I want to give you all the most beautiful and best." In the past, it was not possible to be hindered by the majesty of the Queen Mother, but now I only follow my own heart, and you must be the same as me. ”

The queen added dishes and put them on the emperor's plate: "The concubines are naturally of the same heart with the emperor." What the emperor wants the concubines to do, the concubines will do. ”

"Very good." Zhuang Zhizhou took a bite of the dish, and the smile on his face was particularly vivid. "With Xuanyue's words, I will feel at ease."

The two of them looked at each other with a smile, trying their best to hide the sourness in their hearts.

Until Huang Jing, the inner attendant, walked in, his expression was so heavy that he couldn't do it. "Your Majesty, the news just sent from outside, the father and son of the Chu family secretly returned to the city, and after entering the city gate in disguise, they went straight to the Ruiming Palace."

"What!" Zhuang Zhou's heart tightened, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground.

The queen bent down and picked it up, and said to Qingping on the side: "Go and change a pair for the emperor." ”

"Yes." Qingping retreated worriedly, followed by Huang Jing.

At this moment, only the emperor and queen were left in the inner room, as if the joy and warmth of Fang Cai had disappeared without a trace.

"The concubine pours wine for the emperor." The queen poured her wine glass and said softly, "After drinking this one, it's almost over." The emperor has been working hard all day, so it is better to go to bed early. ”

"Okay." Zhuang Zhizhou nodded obediently: "Listen to you." ”

He picked up the wine bottle and was about to drink it, when he saw the queen also hold the jade cup.

"The concubine's body is not good yet, and she can't drink with the emperor all night. This last cup, let the concubines accompany the emperor. With that, she smiled and brought the jade cup to her lips.

Zhuang Zhizhou slapped the back of her hand mercilessly.

The pain caught the queen off guard, and the jade cup fell to the ground and shattered, and the wine inside was stinging.

"Why?" Zhuang Zhou's eyes were full of questions: "You promised me that you would not leave me, why do you want to die so much?" Xuanyue, do you want to abandon me at this time? ”

The queen frowned, looked at the pain in his eyes, and burst into tears: "Why does the emperor have to expose the concubines?" Can't you just let the concubine go happily like this? Do you know how much courage it takes for a concubine to make up her mind not to drag you down. Cen Xiang is ill, and the important ministers in the court will only force you to die after the abolition, and now, even the Chu family, who has always been loyal, has also surrendered to King Ruiming, Your Majesty, how many more courtiers do you have that you can use, 100,000 troops, can resist for a while, can attack the imperial city to surround the Ruiming Palace, and even step on the mansions of these people who forget their righteousness. But what's the use? The emperor has already borne the charge of causing trouble for his concubines and killing his mother. Isn't it contrary to your generosity, kindness, and wisdom in politics? As long as the concubine doesn't die, you will never be able to do what you want to do. So, what do you do with your concubines? ”

"Don't talk about it." Zhuang Yizhou never thought that he would become an emperor who loved beauty and did not love the country. Back then, he didn't want to rely on his own strength to become the most amazing king of this dynasty, let the ancestors and ancestors under Jiuquan see, and let the first emperor see his great achievements, the immortal achievements he could do.

But nowadays, none of that seems to matter. "Xuanyue, if you don't share it with me, what's the use of me asking for this? As long as you're by my side, what I'm doing makes sense. ”

"But the concubine will only harm the emperor and have nothing, even the virtuous person you value the most will ......"

"I value you the most." Zhuang Zhizhou gritted his teeth and said, "his wisdom!" I'm not rare! ”

"Your Majesty." The queen got up and knelt down at him, and her knee was punctured by the fragments of the jade cup without feeling pain. "You can give up everything for your concubine, how can your concubine not die for you. As long as your country is stable, as long as you can achieve your lifelong wish, what does it matter if you have a concubine by your side or not. You know that the concubine loves you, whether you live or die, the concubine will always be by your side. When you think of your concubines, just come to Fengling Hall and sit down. A wisp of the concubine's light soul will remain here forever, waiting for you to accompany you. ”

"Don't say these stupid things. People die like lights go out, and I don't want your ethereal company. I want to hold your hand, I want to walk side by side with you, have children, my country must have you hand in hand......" Zhuang Zhizhou didn't finish speaking, but saw that her body was weak, and the whole person lost strength and collapsed to the ground. "Xuanyue, Xuanyue, what's wrong with you......"

"Ahh Qingping, who came in, exclaimed, and hurriedly shouted: "Come on, pass on the imperial doctor, come on!" ”

Zhuang Zhizhou hugged her, only to see the pool of red on his knees: "Xuanyue, why are you so stupid." ”

"There is residual poison on the fragments." Xuan Yue smiled and reached out to touch his face: "The concubine doesn't want to drag the emperor down anymore." The concubine doesn't want to be a queen, she just wants to be the woman in your arms, your Xuanyue. ”

"You are my woman, my most important woman, Xuanyue, listen up." Zhuang Zhizhou gritted his teeth and said: "If something happens to you, I will definitely live and die!" ”

"Nope." Xuan Yue shook her head lightly, her brows furrowed very tightly: "The concubine wants the emperor to live well." ”

"Then you can't leave me, absolutely not."