When Jian Xubai left Xuanming Palace, twilight was coming, and the heavy snow was falling one after another.

He stretched out his hand and stroked the fox fur, and suddenly remembered that eight or nine years ago, before and after he became a prisoner of Wuhuan - at that time, he didn't know the undercurrents hidden behind the scenes, watching Wuhuan's soldiers and horses charge up again and again, but there were fewer and fewer people in front of him.

One after another, familiar or unfamiliar, fell like rice at harvest and never got up again.

The hot blood was white in the ice and snow of the Northland, and it splashed so fiercely on his face.

The eleven-year-old nobleman held the sword in his hand, instinctively wanting to protect himself, but his mind was blank.

At that time, he had been "participating in the war" for more than half a year, but because of Ji Guogong's special care, he was actually mixed in the rear or on the battlefield where he had an absolute advantage, and was protected by a group of elite soldiers, occasionally firing a few bows, and he had never seen the real tragedy and bloodshed at all.

The first time I was there, I was in the battle when I was taken prisoner.

Although the years in Wuhuan were not particularly difficult to be honest, in addition to the lack of freedom, he still lived a life of fine clothes and food, and there were people sent by the old lady Duanmu privately to teach him all kinds of things that the old lady thought he should learn.

But so far, I have recalled the past in vain, and the most profound memory is the heavy snowfall - the loyal soldiers desperately opened the way and fought desperately, and the nobles who have not yet grown up are filled with endless regret and powerless sorrow in their hearts.

At that time, how much Jian Xubai wished that he was a strong general with superior force, or a handsome man who used soldiers like a god. You can save your subordinates and protect yourself.

Until he knew that it was all arranged.

The dead are but outcasts.

Even the planners never paid attention to them.

However, the eleven-year-old boy could not forget those blood-colored mandalas blooming in the ice and snow, and the twenty-year-old Yanhou could not forget those souls buried in a foreign land.

Those people would not have had to die.

"My grandmother has always said that the Empress Dowager is uneasy and kind, and she intends to teach me soft-heartedly." Walking down the corridor, facing the wind and snow blowing in her face, Jian Xubai smiled a little self-defeatingly, and thought, "So her old man deliberately detained me in Wuhuan and taught for six years, hoping that I could satisfy her." But now it seems that the saying that the country is easy to change and the nature is difficult to change is really reasonable, after all, I still can't do it for my own selfishness and ignore the people of the world! ”

He is now officially in the camp of the family gate valve, but only he knows in his heart that he is different from Su Shaoge, Wei Xi, even Gu Shao, and the real family gate valve.

Maybe it's because he didn't start to accept the teachings of the scheming city government until he was eleven years old, and the time was not ripe at that time, and the old lady Duanmu didn't even tell him his true life experience, let alone cultivate his loyalty to the family - what's more, he is not surnamed Duanmu, and the old lady Duanmu hates Jian Pingyu and Jian Likuang, even if she wants to teach him according to the Jinxiutang to teach his sister-in-law, which family should he be loyal to?

is to be simple and humble and can't be like Su Shaoge's people, who give priority to the development and growth of the family at any time.

As for the royal family, as for the world, as for peace or troubled times, they don't care.

But Jian Xubai can't really regard the creatures in the world as chess pieces, and watch their rise and fall as nothing.

Human experience is an imprint engraved on the soul, which can be hidden for a while, but it is indelible after all.

Emperor Su Tai was right, he didn't want Darui to decline at all, and he didn't want to see the chaotic times of fifty years ago repeated.

This is not only unbearable, but also because he is not sure to protect the family in the troubled times - even if the old lady Duanmu has already spoken out and handed over the remaining Jinxiu Hall to him, but now it is not as good as before, the power of the family gate valve has greatly declined, and the Jinxiu Hall, which has been greatly damaged, is not enough to ensure that he and his wife, children, and elders can be safe and carefree in the troubled times.

So he can only try his best to push Emperor Sutai, who has the most Ming monarch, to the throne, and at the same time squeeze out the Su family to preside over the government - the important thing is to be in charge of his own affairs after all.

"I wonder if my grandmother would be angry again if she knew what I was thinking?" Jian Xubai thought so, and suddenly thought that Emperor Sutai had promised to let Empress Wei's mother and son go, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl, and he felt much more comforted, "Even if you need to appease your grandmother again, it won't be more difficult than Your Majesty to persuade the Queen Mother." ”

After thinking about it, he was already out of the palace, and the subordinate led the mount to him, and brushed the snow off the saddle: "Master Hou!" ”

"Go home!" Jian Xubai stepped on the stirrup and got on the horse, took the reins and turned the direction, and commanded loudly.

At this time, in the main hall of Huiyi Palace, the Empress Dowager Su stood up in disbelief - due to the urgency of the action, the Queen Mother's wide sleeve belt turned over the small table on the couch, and several tea cakes and a silver incense burner with inlaid treasure turtle pattern fell on the newly replaced scarlet bottom embroidered grape brocade felt, and the small piece of cold incense charcoal in the incense burner quickly burned the brocade felt out of a cloud of black smoke.

Empress Dowager Su ignored it, only sank into the dantian, and gritted her teeth: "You say it again?!" ”

"The queen mother walked the water carefully!" Emperor Sutai hurriedly stepped forward a few steps to extinguish the sparks on the brocade felt, and was about to call someone to come in and clean up, but the Queen Mother flicked her hand and stopped him with a stern look, with a cold face and a cold voice, and said word by word: "You say it again - who are you going to let go?!" ”

"The queen mother, the child intends to pardon the Wei mother and son." Emperor Sutai saw that Empress Dowager Su was already furious, but after taking a deep breath, he still said the words, "I have decided to settle the suspicions with the ministers!" ”

Before the words fell, Empress Dowager Su slapped him in the face without hesitation!

"Rebel !!!" The Queen Mother was so angry that her whole body was trembling, and her trembling fingers almost poked him in the face, "You still have the face to call the 'queen mother' of the mourning family!" That's you killing your sister and enemy, if it weren't for you, Changxing she was the daughter of the first emperor, how noble, how could she chase Jian Xubai everywhere, so that the whole clan would talk about it, and the golden branches and jade leaves of the hall couldn't compete with the Song family under the fence? ! ”

"If it weren't for you, how could Changxing bear the reputation of snatching love with a horizontal sword, and after having a child with Jian Yiyun's maid?!"

"If it weren't for you, Changxing wouldn't need to descend He Jiazi again - if the wedding was not held, she wouldn't need to go to Xuanming Palace to pay homage to the Duanhua couple, how could she be poisoned by the Wei slut looking for an opportunity?!"

"For your brother, Changxing has never had any complaints over the years - your sister has a reputation for arrogance and domineering in outer space, but when she makes all kinds of sacrifices for you, she is more sensible and considerate than anyone else!! And now that you're finally on the throne, she's gone first! ”

"The poor daughter of the mourning family has never met a lovely lover until she died, let alone left her children!"

"Now that her bones are not cold, you say that you want to forgive the culprit who murdered her?!"

"Do you have a conscience?!"

"Even if the first emperor lost the Jinxiu Hall, the Jiangnan Hall, and the Qingzhou Su Clan, he couldn't do anything to be sorry for your two imperial aunts!!"

"What kind of sin did the mourning family do to raise something like you that their six relatives don't recognize?!!"

Emperor Sutai calmly let her scold, and only then did he say slowly: "My sister has a lot for me, and I am engraved in my heart!" It's just the queen mother, when will the retribution be done......"

When Nie Wuying said this, Emperor Sutai was very appreciative.

But at this moment, Empress Dowager Su didn't feel appreciative, she calmly intercepted: "Then why didn't Wei understand the righteousness and take the initiative to end this revenge?!" ”

“…… If everyone thinks like this, Queen Mother, will there be no time for the grievances in this world to stop? Emperor Sutai pursed his lips and said softly, "What's more, I am the Son of Heaven, and I should set an example for the people of the world." ”

"So you know that your half-sister died for you, and you don't care?!" Empress Dowager Su looked at him without knowing it, as if she wanted to raise her hand to give him a few more ear scrapers, so as to sober him up a little more - but she stretched out her hand, but stopped, and the Queen Mother looked at Emperor Su Tai for a while with a gaze that was about to be crazy and strong, and suddenly laughed strangely, "There is a saying in the market, if you marry a daughter-in-law and forget your mother, the mourning family always thinks that you will not be like this." Now it seems that the mourning family is really too confident! ”

She waved her hand to stop Emperor Sutai from arguing, "Do you want the mourning family to give up revenge and kill the female enemy?" OK! However, you can't just mourn the family and endure this breath! ”

The Queen Mother's eyes were contemptuous and full of malice and pointed in the direction of Weiyang Palace, "Nie Wuying doesn't even know who her biological father is, how can such a person be worthy of her mother's honor in the world?!" The mourning family doesn't like her, you change the queen, let Nie Wuying die, and the mourning family will promise you! ”

Emperor Sutai frowned: "Queen Mother, this matter has nothing to do with my cousin!" ”

"Then why do you want to be generous and make a fuss about the death of the only daughter of the mourning family?!" Empress Dowager Su said loudly, "What? My sister is not distressed, you can't bear your Nie Wuying? ! You are so ruthless that you have to rip off the heart and soul of the mourning family, but the mourning family just wants you to change the queen - go to Nie Wuying, there are more girls in the world who are talented and beautiful, have a family background, and want to be talented and talented, are you still afraid that you won't be able to marry a good queen?! But after Changxing goes, where are you going to find another biological daughter for the mourning family?! The mourning family has already let you take advantage of this, what else do you have to say?! ”

"I'm sorry sister!" Emperor Sutai lifted his robe and knelt down, kowtowed heavily before he said in a deep voice, "However, the queen mother has ever thought about what will be the result of killing Wei's mother and son at this moment?" ”

Empress Dowager Su sneered: "You should be in this harem all day long, and you really don't know anything about the front?!" Even the old thief in Weixi has given up on them, what's wrong with the mourning family killing them?! The mourning family just thought about it for a long time and didn't expect that it was not someone else who came out to stop the mourning family from taking their mother and son's heads to pay tribute to Changxing, but the mourning family beware of you who have been the same for all these years - I knew that there was today, and the mourning family would rather follow the emperor when he went, it was better than being poked in the heart by you like this today!! ”

"The child is entrusted to the queen mother, this life, the queen mother wants to take it, and the child is also willing!" Emperor Sutai was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said, "The child is only worried, after the child goes, there will be no heirs under the mother's knees to serve, even if there is a foreign family to take care of it, it is difficult to solve the loneliness." ”

"So you don't worry about the Su family?!" Empress Dowager Su was so angry that Emperor Sutai forgave Empress Wei's mother and son's request, and when she heard this, she felt more and more heartache, and couldn't help crying, and said sadly, "The mourning family thinks that the first emperor is ruthless and unrighteous enough, who would have thought that you are even more ruthless than him!" What kind of sin did the mourning family do, that they met your father and son one after another?! ”

The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the more chilled she became, now it was not the Su family who was determined in the court, but Jian Xubai, if even her son Emperor Su Tai had to spare the Wei family's mother and son, did she still expect Jian Xubai to avenge her daughter? !

No matter how much trouble you make here, how can you beat Emperor Sutai?!

Thinking of her only daughter, she paid so much for the family's plan and her son's future, but she fell into such a sad end, Shaohua passed away, and there was no one behind her - herself, the biological mother, couldn't even avenge her!

Empress Dowager Su was completely discouraged for a while, and suddenly quieted down, and looked at Emperor Sutai, who couldn't stop kowtowing and asking her to calm her anger, and laughed miserably: "You are very good!" You're so nice! Since a few years ago, many people have said that you will be a famous monarch in history - you will indeed be a famous monarch! ”

Before she finished speaking, the Queen Mother suddenly pulled out the golden hairpin between her temples and stabbed her throat fiercely, "It's a pity that the mourning family is unwilling to keep these eyes to see the prosperity and praise of virtue that you exchanged your sister's life for!! ”