After Yun Rongyuan left, there were only two people left in Xiuwei Xuan, Liu Zhaoyi and Huangfu Yuntian.

The food on the table was already cold, and only the aroma of wine was still strong.

Huangfu Yun leaned with his wine glass, his eyes were deep, and said, "What does the mother concubine want to talk about?" ”

Liu Zhaoyi's eyes wandered, smiled, and said, "Yun Tian, it has been a long time since you and my mother and son have sat together and chatted like this. ”

Although she was smiling, her voice was full of infinite helplessness and melancholy.

When Huangfu Yun heard this, his heart was astringent, his nose was sour, and his eyes were slightly red.

"The Mother ······" Huangfu Yuntian tilted his head slightly, hiding the water in his eyes, and his voice contained a choked voice.

Liu Zhaoyi naturally heard the sourness in his voice, remembering that he had loved him more than he blamed over the years, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and sighed: "Yun Tian, over the years, it is the mother concubine who has not lived with you, it is the mother concubine who attaches too much importance to power and neglects to care for you, Yun Tian, can you blame the mother concubine?" ”

Speaking of this, Liu Zhaoyi's voice choked, stretched out his hand to hold Huangfu Yuntian's hand, and said with some eagerness.

"The Mother ······" At the moment when Liu Zhaoyi held his hand, he couldn't help but tremble, froze his body, and looked flustered, "Erchen······ Erchen didn't blame the concubine. ”

"Thank you." Liu Zhaoyi couldn't help but be moved, tears flowed out of her eyes, adding a fragile and hazy beauty to her stunning face.

Huangfu Yuntian looked even more flustered, and hurriedly said: "Mother, don't say that, it's the son-in-law who failed to serve the mother-in-law well, and the son-in-law can't help you." ”

Liu Zhaoyi gently wiped away her tears and said: "Yun Tian, during this period of time, I didn't understand until King Mu entered the palace that you and my mother and son have been together for many years, but they can't compare to the closeness that Xu Liangdi and King Mu haven't seen for three years, and the mother concubine is really ashamed." ”

Huangfu Yun poured out his words, and was silent for a while.

Since he was sensible, he always thought that compared to Huangfu Jingming, he was the happiest prince no matter what. Although he couldn't get the favor of Emperor Honghua, he felt that as long as Liu Zhaoyi was there, he could endure the sinister hearts of people in this palace.

But I don't know when his mother changed, she became so terrible and cruel. The favor he had been enjoying disappeared with Liu Zhaoyi's changes.

This majestic deep palace, people's hearts are unpredictable, and no one cares about him or loves him anymore.

He struggled alone in the ugliness of human nature.

Until one evening.

Huangfu Yuntian still clearly remembered that it was an evening when lightning and thunder were thundering, and it was about to rain, he happened to pass by the imperial garden and saw a prince who was not favored being killed alive.

That's when he woke up, he wanted to protect himself, he wanted to become strong.

Since then, he began to take advantage of Liu Zhaoyi's position in the harem and secretly plotted to get to where he is today.

Otherwise, he will be like that prince, who was inadvertently killed and his bones are gone.

Huang Fuyun thought of those sad things in the past, his eyes were full of grief, he couldn't help but purse his lips, and his handsome face became condensed.

"Yun Tian, you can reach today's status over the years, the mother concubine doesn't know how happy she is." Liu Zhaoyi's eyebrows were full of pride and love, "But the mother concubine is still so harsh on you, do you know why?" ”

Huangfu Yuntian tilted his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "The mother concubine hopes that her son can win the supreme position. ”

Liu Zhaoyi sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "Yun Tian, you are wrong. The reason why the mother is so strict is because the mother wants you to live. ”

When Huang Fuyun heard this, he thought of the murdered prince again, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.

"Yun Ting, do you remember the scene you once saw in the Imperial Garden?" Liu Zhaoyi lowered her voice and said in a low voice.

Huangfu Yun was stunned, and his face was shocked.

"Mother, what do you mean?"

"Yes, that's it."

"The mother has also seen it?" He always thought he was the only one who had seen it.

A touch of vicissitudes appeared between Liu Zhaoyi's eyebrows, and she sighed: "It was about to rain that evening, but you haven't come back yet, so the palace called Ruohong to come out to find you." I just happened to meet that scene in the Imperial Garden. ”

Huangfu Yun poured a painful look on his face, and that scene was something he could never forget for the rest of his life.

"Yuntian wants to survive, but you must rely on your own efforts, otherwise you will never learn how to protect yourself, which is why the mother concubine is so determined to you."

Liu Zhaoyi's eyes were far away, and she continued: "The mother concubine is from a foreign country, and she has no power in this imperial capital, and she has no support, so she can't give you clan power like Su Huan's slut." So everything needs to be planned by yourself, but fortunately, you never let your mother down, and it is a blessing for your mother to have a prince like you. ”

When Huangfu Yun heard this, he couldn't help but be moved. He always thought that he was the one who was never valued and never needed, but it turned out that there had always been people who were afraid of him all the time.

"Mother, all these years, have you worked hard?" Huangfu Yun leaned up and bowed to the ground.

"Yun Tian, the mother concubine is not hard." Liu Zhaoyi stretched out her hand to help him up, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Then mother, your temperament has changed greatly over the years, is it just for your son?"

"yes." Liu Zhaoyi stared at the scarlet Bodhi wine on the table, and said in a low voice, "The mother concubine has never been favored by your father since she entered the palace, but how can the mother concubine be as weak as other women, so she naturally tried her best to get your father's favor, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, and the mother concubine was snubbed by your father." Saying that, he sighed again, "But the concubine still tried her best to get a better life, so that she would not be in a low position all her life and spend her life in a cold palace, so she used some means to live in this embroidered Weixuan, and even made the decoration of this embroidered Weixuan and the treatment of the mother concubine comparable to that of the queen." ”

"But with his father's temperament, how could he agree to such a request from his mother?"

"He must say yes, because this is what he owes to Hongu." Liu Zhaoyi seemed to think of something, and her eyebrows became sharp, "Over the years, this palace has pretended to be reckless, without any strategy, and has even become vicious and vicious, offending people everywhere, otherwise how can you be alone in this harem, keep yourself safe, and keep you well?" ”

"Mother, now change your son-in-law to protect you." Huangfu Yun said.

Liu Zhaoyi smiled softly and said, "The emperor of this palace has finally grown up, and the mother concubine is relieved." ”

"Mother, why did you tell your sons and daughters about this today?" Huangfu Yun was puzzled.

Liu Zhaoyi said: "Because the time will let you know." The mother concubine knows that you have suffered a lot of grievances over the years, and your temperament has become a little extreme, and the mother concubine does not want you to mess up your pace because of your heart, but it will ruin a big thing. ”

Huangfu Yun said: "Erchen understands. Please rest assured that the princess will not disappoint the concubine. ”

"The concubine knows that you are doing things safely, so the concubine believes in you." Liu Zhaoyi smiled softly.

Huangfu Yuntian looked at the smile on Liu Zhaoyi's face, and his heart warmed. It was as if the heart that had been frozen for a long time had finally found the sun, and even the blood began to become smooth.

How nice it would be if time was left in this moment?

There is no sinister heart in this world, only the warmth of people.

Huangfu Yun sighed secretly.

He couldn't have such thoughts. Born in the royal family, if you don't fight for some imperial power, then there is only a dead end.

"Yun Tian, do you have a favorite?" Liu Zhaoyi asked with a smile.

Huangfu Yun was stunned, he didn't expect Liu Zhaoyi to ask this question, and he couldn't react for a while.

"Is there one?" Liu Zhaoyi said softly.

An ugly face flashed in Huangfu Yuntian's mind in an instant, and his eyes couldn't help but darken, and he said, "Mother, why are you asking this?" ”

Liu Zhaoyi said: "You should also accept a side concubine, there is a good person in this mansion to take care of it." ”

"Keerchen hasn't had that idea yet." Huangfu Yun instinctively refused, "What's more, there are Rong Yuan and Uncle Chen in the mansion now, and there is no shortage of manpower." ”

"What does Yun Qian think of Miss Rong Kite?"

Huangfu Yun was shocked and hurriedly said: "Mother, don't you want your son to marry Rong Yuan, right?" ”

"Why not, the mother concubine thinks that this Rong Kite is knowledgeable, wise, and thoughtful, and it is just right to be a side concubine."

"But Erchen has never had such thoughts about Rong Yuan, Erchen only thinks that she is Erchen's right-hand man, and has never had a personal relationship with his children, and he asks his mother not to do this."

Seeing him so flustered, Liu Zhaoyi couldn't help but smile and said: "Yun Tian, what are you nervous about, the mother concubine is also for your good, you married Rong Kite, it is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, you reject the mother concubine so much, do you believe in the vision of the mother concubine or do you already have a heart in your heart?" ”

Seeing this, Huangfu Yuntian hurriedly said: "Erchen naturally believes in the vision of the mother, but when the hegemony has not yet been achieved, how can Erchen dare to think about the love of his children?" ”

"Is that really the case?" Liu Zhaoyi asked suspiciously.

"Yes."

"Yun Tian, if you have someone you like, tell your mother that it is, and your mother will make decisions for you." Liu Zhaoyi said softly, "And with your current status and status, you can't marry the daughter of a famous family, so as not to provoke your father's suspicion, so your side concubine doesn't need to have a high status, as long as she can be diligent and thrifty." ”

"Mother, the son-in-law really doesn't want to accept the side concubine so soon, and asks the mother concubine to take back her life." Huangfu Yuntian said eagerly.

If he agreed to Liu Zhaoyi, then what about Zhao Yu, how does she see herself.

If he wants to accept a concubine, then he only wants to accept a concubine, and that person must be Zhao Yu.

But if this woman is told to Liu Zhaoyi, Liu Zhaoyi's temperament will definitely oppose it vigorously.

Before the time was ripe, he would never tell Liu Zhaoyi that his favorite person was Zhao Yu.

Liu Zhaoyi saw that he was so persistent, but he didn't force him, after all, he really owed him a lot of money over the years.

"In this case, the mother concubine is not embarrassed by you, if you have such an idea one day, tell the mother concubine." Liu Zhaoyi sighed lightly.

"Erchen understands."

Huangfu Yun was relieved to see that Liu Zhaoyi finally didn't want to mention this matter again.

"Yun Tian, you go and meet your father, after all, the matter of the Western Expedition has not yet had a good result, so as not to go wrong again." Liu Zhaoyi commanded.

"Yes, Erchen will go." Huangfu Yun said.

"There you go."

"The retainers retired."

Huangfu Yun bowed and retreated.

Liu Zhaoyi's eyes wandered, her mind was far away, and she said: "Ruohong, you send someone to check which minister's family King Rong has a favorite girl in the court." ”

"Ruohong obeys."