In the 20 days of "recuperation" on the couch, she almost stretched out her hands with clothes and opened her mouth with food, but Rao was like this, she still lost a lot of weight, and her face was not as good as day by day. And during this period, Emperor Tianzhu did not go to see her again, not a glance.

I don't know whether I should be happy or disappointed. The Emperor of Heaven went to visit her, but she didn't know how to face it; The Heavenly Emperor didn't visit her, and she couldn't help but be lost. In fact, the reason why she lost weight was not entirely because of Empress Dowager Ye's death, but because of her own inner struggle and suffering.

In plain life, he rarely applies rouge gouache and doesn't like to make a big fuss on his face. But her face is too haggard now, and if she goes to the holy study with this face, she is afraid that she will scare others. Therefore, for the first time, some fat powder was used.

When she was grooming in the mirror, looking at her pale and haggard face, she was finally willing to admit that she was really old, and she was already a twenty-five-year-old girl.

At the age of twenty-five, she can't afford to delay, and she should really go out of the palace to find a home. The heart of wanting to leave was so urgent, but she didn't know if the Heavenly Emperor would let her out of the palace? Or will they tie her to the palace for the rest of their lives to cover her mouth?

The more I thought about it, the more I was worried, the more I thought about it, the more afraid I became, and when I stepped into the holy study again, I found that I still couldn't face the Heavenly Emperor. But the high emperor didn't notice it, and buried the first batch of reading chapters, his face was as usual.

His indifferent footsteps paused, and he was about to retreat into the cubicle to stand by, but he heard the Emperor of Heaven speak at this time: "Come and grind the ink." ”

"Yes." She didn't dare to disobey the holy will, so she had to go to the imperial case of the Heavenly Emperor.

At this point, the emperor raised his phoenix eyes and glanced at it seemingly casually, only glanced at it, and suddenly frowned: "The illness is not well yet?" ”

He shook his head lightly: "Thank you for your concern, the slave is much better." ”

Emperor Tianzhu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Just say what you want to eat, and let the imperial dining room open a stove for you alone." ”

He stroked his cheek lightly, and could feel the tip of his chin on his hand. She sighed slowly in her heart, and leaned over to thank her: "Slave and maid, thank you for your compassion." ”

Emperor Tianzhu said "um": "Grind the ink." ”

Twenty days later, the two approached again, somewhat uncomfortable. Especially smelling the familiar scent of ambergris, the tips of his heart trembled, and the Heavenly Emperor had no intention of continuing to review the chapters, and he didn't turn the page for a long time.

He stood aside and began to study the ink, but he couldn't hold the ink ingot. The sound of "Zizlen" sounded, and she grinded the ink unsteadily, as if she couldn't control her hands.

Emperor Tianzhu listened to this voice in his ears, and he didn't need to raise his eyes to know that she was trembling, and his heart sank again: "What are you afraid of?" He couldn't help but ask in a condensed voice.

"No, there is no ......" faintly reluctantly replied: "Xu is body has not healed, and his hands are a little weak. ”

Obviously, this answer did not convince Emperor Tianzhu, he reached out and put down Zhu Pi's imperial pen, suddenly pinched his indifferent wrist, and forced her to stop moving: "Are you afraid of me? ”

Danxin was still holding an ink ingot in his hand, and there was a pain in his wrist. She bit her lip and remained silent, but her face was so frightened that she was oozing thin sweat. And this expression has already betrayed her.

Seeing this, Emperor Tianzhu's eyes flashed slightly, and his expression became gloomy and depressed.

"Click", his right hand shook lightly, and the ink ingot fell on the inkstone. The neat and tidy imperial case was immediately splashed with ink, and even the back of the Heavenly Emperor's hand was not spared.

"Slave damn it......" She immediately pleaded guilty, took advantage of the situation to pull her right wrist out of the Heavenly Emperor's hand, and fell to her knees with a "plop".

In an instant, the emperor gave birth to a burst of fury for no reason, and his phoenix eyes were scarlet and his heart throbbed. He looked down at the kneeling heart, and opened his mouth to scold in anger: "Stand down!" ”

He only kowtowed again and again: "Holy forgiveness." After speaking, she didn't even dare to raise her head, got up and walked out the door, and from beginning to end, she didn't look at the Heavenly Emperor again.

And the emperor only stared at the emaciated back that hurried away, and the expression of the gloomy owl was terrifying.

Suddenly, there was another "bang" sound, and with a wave of the Emperor's long arm, he had already thrown all the twists and turns on the case to the ground. And this time, even Cen Jiang and the chief eunuch were taken aback, and the two knelt down together and persuaded: "The Holy Lord is angry." ”

In the holy study, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the Heavenly Emperor pursed his thin lips tightly, and his body exuded infinite coldness. Just when Cen Jiang and the chief eunuch were secretly speculating about the reason for his anger, a report happened to come from outside the door: "Holy Lord, His Royal Highness King Cheng has arrived outside the city of Jingzhou, and he will be able to enter the city in two hours." ”

The news eased the atmosphere in the house in due course. Emperor Tianzhu slowly calmed down his anger, and after a moment of deliberation, he ordered: "Prepare the horse, I will personally go to meet you outside the city gate." ”

The etiquette of the emperor going out of the city to greet him is generally only when the army is triumphant. And for a sibling or courtier, this is a great deal of decency! Cen Jiang could almost guess Emperor Tianzhu's intentions - he was showing with practical actions that he was keeping his promise to Empress Dowager Ye and treating His Royal Highness King Cheng with kindness.

Cen Jiang immediately received the order: "The subordinates obey the order, and then go to prepare the horse." ”

Emperor Tianzhu took advantage of the situation to walk down from the Danqi, glanced at the mess all over the ground, and said, "Let Danxin come and clean up." He walked away.

*****

Autumn wind hunting, the city gate is open, in order to welcome the emperor's travel, from the Yingyuan Palace to the north city gate of the central axis of the avenue, has been opened by the Janissary Army martial law.

Emperor Tianzhu has always liked to wear black clothes, and today he is also wearing a simple black robe, and the royal horse is galloping in the wind, which can be regarded as mourning for the Empress Dowager Ye.

Outside the city gate, there was still no trace of Nie Peixiao.

"Holy Lord, why don't you go to the city gate to rest first?" Cen Jiang asked behind him.

"Not necessarily." Emperor Tianzhu turned over and dismounted, stood under the city gate with his hands behind his back, and said solemnly: "I am waiting for him here." ”

When Emperor Tianzhu said this, Cen Jiang found that his expression was complicated - there was a faint expectation, and he was kind to his brother; There is also a hint of uneasiness and caution, which is a defense against the adversary.

In the end, after all, it was the former emotion that prevailed, and a trace of mildness floated on Emperor Tianzhu's face, as if he was reminiscing about the past and recalling the years of love between him and his ninth brother Nie Peixiao.

has shared weal and woe, has worked hard all the way, how can this brotherhood be easily erased? However, the revenge of killing one's mother cannot easily teach people to let go......

Cen Jiang sighed almost inaudibly, and said to the Heavenly Emperor: "Holy Lord, five thousand Praetorian Guards are ambushed around the city gate, just waiting for your order......

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Tianzhu had turned his head suddenly, and his long and narrow phoenix eyes were surging with anger: "Who allows you to make your own claims?" ”

Cen Jiang was intimidated by this sharp reprimand, and immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Holy one! The heart of defense is indispensable, and after King Cheng 'safely' enters the city, Weichen is willing to accept the punishment. ”

When his voice fell, the emperor did not respond immediately, and the master and servant were speechless. After a long time, the Heavenly Emperor condensed his voice and ordered: "Let them withdraw." ”

Cen Jiang knelt silently and refused to accept his order.

"Withdrawn!" The emperor finally spoke angrily, the green tendons on his forehead appeared, and the whole person was on the verge of losing control.

"Think twice!" Cen Jiang tried to persuade again. He knelt on the ground and quietly raised his head, his gaze at the level of the cuffs of the Heavenly Emperor. Everywhere he looked, the hands of the Heavenly Emperor had stretched out from behind him, hanging down at his side and clenched into fists.

Finally, Emperor Tianzhu slowly loosened his fist and regained his composure: "After the Duo boy's conquest, I have been trained in the army for many years...... You ambush thousands of people here, can he not know it? Isn't this forcing him to rebel against me? ”

Cen Jiang pondered for a moment, and replied ashamedly: "It's Wei Chen's inconsiderability. ”

"Withdraw." Emperor Tianzhu glanced at him, and said, "You should also avoid it for the time being, don't let him see the clues." ”

Cen Jiang hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly came over. He is the murderer who killed Empress Dowager Ye with his own hands, if he shows his flaws in front of King Cheng, it will not be easy to do...... Thinking of this, he also understood the painstaking efforts of the Heavenly Emperor, and immediately replied: "Weichen Xie Shengshang is compassionate. ”

So saying, he got up from the ground, stretched out his hand and waved it at the gate, and immediately there was an extra flag on the city. Then, a neat and orderly voice sounded, and five thousand Praetorian Guards appeared from the shadows at the same time and quickly withdrew in their entirety.

The whole process took a very short time, which is probably not enough to drink a cup of tea. Seeing that the soldiers were well-trained, the Heavenly Emperor was relieved and even more worried. Before the mood had spread, the sound of horses' hooves was already in his ears.

At this time, Cen Jiang hadn't had time to leave.

Emperor Tianzhu glanced at him, and then raised his eyes to look out of the city, and a white shadow could be faintly seen. The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and more frequent, and it was roughly estimated that there were about a hundred people.

With just this one thought, the emperor's heart had fallen heavily, and he was secretly glad that he had just withdrawn from the ambush and did not make Nie Peixiao feel cold.

Suddenly, the white shadow gradually approached, and the first horse galloped over, and the person on the horse was straight, dressed in white, it was Nie Peixiao, the king of Cheng.

Not only him, but the ensuing slaves of the Baicheng Wangfu were all dressed in white, and even the saddle was tied with white cotton silk.

More than 100 people and horses galloped on horseback, slowed down near the city gate, and turned over and dismounted. Nie Peixiao couldn't hide her tiredness, and before she reached the city gate, she noticed that something was abnormal, so she also guessed that the Heavenly Emperor was here.

"The Priest." Before Nie Peixiao could speak first, Emperor Tianzhu had already walked out of the city gate and looked at him with a solemn face.

Suddenly, a burst of fury welled up in Nie Peixiao's heart, and she stood still for a long time. Seeing this, the Heavenly Emperor changed color slightly, and his phoenix eyes narrowed into a distant gaze, as if he was waiting for his ninth brother to make some important decision.

There is a complex hostility between the brothers, and a discerning person can see the clues at a glance, but he has no way to intervene.

Under the city, a tense atmosphere was invisibly condensed, and the people on both sides did not dare to act rashly, just waiting for their respective masters to give orders......