The night wind was tight, the shouting was frightening, and there was silence in the palace of Yaoguo, which was unusually quiet.

Yi Huaiyu and Su Shiyun hugged each other and lay down, Su Shiyun still had tears on his face when he fell asleep tiredly, Yi Huaiyu gently wiped the tears that made his heart like a knife, no matter what, he couldn't convince himself to sleep peacefully.

This battle was defeated because he transferred out of the situation without authorization, it was the result of his arrogance and underestimation of the enemy, and it was also the result of his wrong focus and focusing on the trivial matters of the harem, no, it should not be said that it was a trivial matter of the harem, if he did not prevent it from developing a certain situation, Yi Huaiyu was not sure if there would be a day when he would kill the two people he trusted with his own hands.

Sima Tulan and Shen Junfang, the loss of either one made him feel very heartbroken, but the pain was definitely not as good as the anger of being betrayed.

Kissing Su Shiyun's eyebrows, watching her sobbing and muttering in her dream, Yi Huaiyu inhaled silently, and hugged her much thinner soft body tightly. Many times he stayed in the dust Xuan not to have fun with her, but to hug her quietly and get back to the feeling he had when he first met.

They are all getting old, and many of those things they once believed in have been shaken, such as his self-righteous love for Su Shiyun, such as her dedication and obsession that she has been looking forward to for several years and still can't get.

In fact, Yi Huaiyu has long understood that he is not a bastard worthy of being entrusted for life, after he slighted Sima Tulan by getting drunk, the relationship between the three of them has been distorted, and who he loves more, he has never thought clearly. All he knew was that if Sima Tulan empathized and no longer loved him, then he would do anything to destroy the man who made Sima Tulan give up on him, even if it was the most trusted and relied on confidant.

The wind outside the house was sad, and when Yi Huaiyu was worried about whether Sima Tulan would hate him, someone else held on to the emptiness and was sleepless for a long night.

"Queen Mother, Concubine Jing is fine, my father drove away the imperial concubine, saying that he would deal with it tomorrow when he went to court." When Yi Chenyu returned to Huanqing Palace from Qichen Xuan, it was already late at night, holding Sima Tulan's palm and sitting beside her, warming his mother with a child's body temperature and clean eyes.

Sima Tulan lowered her head, sighed and hugged Yi Chenyu to her lap: "Yu'er, your Seventh Emperor Brother is leaving, and there will be no one in the palace to fight for you and stand up for you, you have to be more careful yourself, understand?"

"Are the Seventh Emperor Brothers going to be sent to Zhaoguo by their father, why don't you send other Imperial Brothers," Yi Chenyu pursed his lips, thought for a moment, raised the back of his hand and rubbed his eyes. After being silent for a while, Yi Chenyu sniffled and gently pillowed on Sima Tulan's arm: "Queen Mother, why do they all bully Concubine Jing, Erchen knows that those things must not have been done by Concubine Jing, Concubine Jing and the Seventh Emperor are good people, doesn't the father also know?"

"There are so many things you can't help yourself as a king, and you'll understand when you grow up. Yu'er, you remember, don't show yourself in front of others in the future, if people ask you questions, you have to pretend to be stupid, if people scold you and beat you, you just run away, don't think about revenge and go back, only in this way can you not be bullied, not like Jing'er. ”

Yi Chenyu didn't seem to understand, but still nodded obediently, and then slept peacefully in Sima Tulan's arms.

Sima Tulan hugged her son who was too sensible, her empty eyes moved to the candlelight, and through the flickering lights, she seemed to see Yi Huaiyu's eyes again, once bright, now dim, once fearless, and now careless.

The emperor, the emperor of the world, not the emperor of one person.

Perhaps, as an emperor, he shouldn't take his children's love too seriously.

The next morning, all the civil and military officials gathered, and even the princes who did not need to go to the court were brought to the court, Yi Huaiyu's face was flat and he couldn't see any expression, like a cold stone statue sitting in the imperial chair.

The ministers in the hall did not speak, but they all stood respectfully, pricking up their ears and waiting for some long-awaited fate.

"The matter of the assassins in the Huanqing Palace is unresolved, and the people in the harem are in panic all day long, so I ordered the Praetorian Guard Camp to strictly investigate, and finally found out that the assassins are inextricably linked with the dust Xuan." After the three words of Gathering Chenxuan came out, Yi Huaiyu's heart ached slightly, paused, and continued, "Although there is not enough evidence to say that Concubine Jing is the mastermind behind the scenes, I don't want to see the former dynasty and harem quarrel over this, so I will fulfill your wishes,"

The slightly angry words came to his lips and suddenly stopped.

Yi Huaiyu thought that he could say that sentence without hesitation, but when his eyes met Yi Chenjing, who was standing quietly, his clean and innocent eyes made him panic.

"I ...... I decided to remove Concubine Jing's title and enter the cold palace. In addition, as a punishment and to quell the rebellion in the borderlands, the Seven Princes will be sent to Zhao Kingdom as protons. ”

Avoiding Yi Chenjing's gaze, finally, Yi Huaiyu spoke ruthlessly.

The quiet court erupted into bursts of discussion, some people exchanged triumphant glances, some people looked at each other in surprise, and Yi Chenjing, who was only half the height of Yi Huaiyu, turned pale in an instant, and stared blankly at the figure on the imperial chair that he had been desperately chasing.

With such an unbelievable and injured look in his eyes, Yi Huaiyu naturally felt it, he just didn't dare to look at his own flesh and blood, he had been too far away to protect Yi Chenjing for many years, and now he had to send Yi Chenjing to a more difficult place before he fulfilled his responsibilities as a father, even if Su Shiyun didn't say anything to blame him, he still couldn't let go.

"You must stay in the palace, if you leave with Jing'er, there will definitely be people who suspect that I am taking the opportunity to settle your mother and son, and it will only be more dangerous at that time."

"So...... You will still be left alone in a foreign land,"

"I was forced to ......"

"yes, you've been forced for so many years."

Recalling last night's conversation, Su Shiyun's disappointed tone was still in her ears, Yi Huaiyu, who should have been happy because the most urgent problem was solved, did not feel relaxed at all, from issuing the holy decree to retiring from the court and then walking back to the imperial study in a daze, I don't know how much fatigue was left behind along the way.

"Father."

When he was called back to consciousness by a low voice, he was already sitting in the chair of the imperial study, and Yi Chenjing stood in the study, his small body was straight, and his eyebrows and eyes were very similar to his childhood.

Yi Huaiyu squeezed out a smile and beckoned: "Jing'er, come over and let my father take a closer look." ”

Yi Chenjing hesitated for a moment, and walked timidly in front of Yi Huaiyu, there was no resentment in his clear eyes, but there was a trace of disappointment like Su Shiyun. Yi Huaiyu was distressed, it hurt very much, but all he could do was pick up Yi Chenjing and cling to his delicate little forehead.

"Jing'er, do you hate your father," he said, his voice hoarse and heavy.

After a moment of silence, Yi Chenjing shook his head, stretched out his slender arm to wrap around Yi Huaiyu's neck, and his cold face was gently pressed against the side of his thin face.

"The sons are willing to share their father's worries, and only ask their father to protect their mothers, and never let their mothers be sad."

How can Su Shiyun stop being sad, Yi Huaiyu didn't know who to ask for advice on this question, and in an instant, he even had a ridiculous idea, wanting to ask Shen Junfang, what should he do to be worthy of the two women he loves deeply, and worthy of his own flesh and blood connected to his blood.

"Father, are you crying?"

"No, just blinded."