Chapter 50: Wine Table Sustenance
"Your Majesty." Bi Lin and Li Dao came to Jing'an Palace* early, and the two sat at the courtyard banquet table and waited, where they should have served delicacies from the mountains and seas, vegetarian soups, and delicacies.
Seeing His Majesty Li Ge coming from afar, he hurriedly stood up from his chair and greeted him.
Bi Lin saw Su Geling behind His Majesty Li Ge, showed a look of surprise, and then excitedly went forward. "Su Yushi, I finally saw you...... Jiren has his own natural appearance, and I am really happy to see you again......" he rubbed his tired sunken eyes as he spoke.
"I'm fine, don't worry." The corners of Su Geling's mouth hooked up a smile, but his pale face showed that he was weakened at the beginning of a serious illness.
Li Dao crossed over to His Majesty Li Ge and walked over to Su Geling.
Su Geling raised his eyes to look at him, only to see him with his head bowed, frowning and looking tangled.
Bi Lin looked at him suspiciously, what was the matter with this silent expression of displeasure and anger? Could it be that he still wants to seek justice for Concubine Li Ming?
Bi Lin pulled his beard, and after contemplation, he still opened his mouth to remind. "Li Dao, don't be too impatient, many things are not what you think in your heart, don't let impulsiveness get carried away."
When Li Dao was told this, he instantly raised his head, looked at Su Geling with wide eyes, glanced at her, and suddenly lowered his head again.
"Li Dao, do you have something to tell me?" Su Geling opened his mouth to ask, and His Majesty Li Ge, who was walking in front, turned around, touched his chin with his hand, and looked at them with interest.
There was silence for a few seconds......
Li Dao suddenly bowed respectfully and saluted, raised his head, and his eyes had a hint of guilt.
Bi Lin paused with his beard, then raised his hand and wiped his eyes, he was not mistaken, Li Dao, who threatened to make Su Geling's mother and daughter look good, made amends to Su Geling!
"Su ...... Su Yushi, in the past, I Li Dao had no eyes, and I was very shocked by my sister's death, and I also tried to find an opportunity to take revenge on you, but after some things, I ...... I knew how ridiculous I was! You have paid so much for the first emperor and His Majesty, even at the expense of yourself, and my sister Li Ming ...... Although he died a tragic death, he can't blame others when he thinks about it now......" Li Dao patted his chest impassionedly, and his mood seemed extremely excited.
His Majesty Li Ge was fascinated, it turned out that this Li Dao was still an understanding person.
He remembered that Xu Mengyun said in the letter that he was the prince who was dropped, at that time, the court was worried about internal and external troubles, turbulence, and the Manchu Dynasty was even more ambitious, and the harem Jialier was deceitful, and every day was staging thrilling open guns and dark arrows, and in the imperial court, Li Hao was his most trusted general of the Zhenguo, when five or six small countries around the Xiangkey Kingdom, Xiao Jueguo, Linghuan Kingdom, Qingyao Kingdom, and Wolang Kingdom tried to invade the Chutian Kingdom, and Li Hao went into battle to repel them together, he was relieved, and he expected them to jointly invade!
The first emperor, who was already irritated by the war, returned to the palace to face all kinds of jealousy of the harem concubines, on the night of Li Ming's delivery, His Majesty, who fancied the military, had already arrived at the border station to detect the military situation, and the palace had a little letter to the border It would take a night, and when he received the news and rushed to the palace the next morning, he had heard Li Ming and other ladies crying and mourning.
After a night of fatigue and trekking, it was already a bright morning when I returned to the palace, and I saw this sad scene......
He felt cold in his heart for a while, hating himself for not having time to look at the prince, when he thought that the prince had really died, Li Hao suddenly came from the palace to meet him, and waited in the Xuanming Palace, Li Hao was injured in the war and allowed him to go back to the palace to recuperate for a few days, only to see that his arm had been bandaged with cotton cloth, his face was pale, and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, he knelt in front of him and punished himself for not guarding the palace, so that the prince suffered an accident......
The prince did not die young, but was taken away by a veteran, and then smuggled out of the palace in a carriage box and thrown away, but the person who transported it out of the palace did not expect that Li Hao would suddenly go out of the palace and rush to the side of the city, and coincidentally met at the imperial city gate, and the baby's cry just caught his attention, he grabbed the box, took out the baby, and learned about the matter before and after the inquiry, and knew the manipulator behind the scenes.
Li Hao announced the veteran soldiers into the Xuanming Palace, told the truth in person, and was then given poisoned wine by the first emperor.
The first emperor was furious, and the manipulator was Li Ming herself!
In order to win the mercy of the emperor and regain his favor, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his children...... She couldn't do it directly to kill the prince or something, but chose to drop one from outside the palace, and then transport the prince out of the palace to be adopted by well-wishers, and she often went out of the palace to visit, and she didn't expect that the veteran soldiers would be discovered. The story of the prince's untimely death spread throughout the palace, and she couldn't find the whereabouts of the prince, and the first emperor never looked at her again......
Time passed little by little, she missed the prince too much, her temperament became very melancholy, but she couldn't tell others the truth of the facts, and the first emperor, thinking about the Li family's dedication to Chu Tianguo and her past infatuation, did not tell the truth, but sent the prince to the Li Mansion, Li Hao did not marry a wife at that time, but the royal family was in trouble, how could he not care, not to mention, now Chu Tianguo is even worried about survival, how can he think about his children's private affairs anymore......
The prince grew up in the palace day by day, the war gradually subsided, the palace was calm, but the palace was still in a panic, Li Ming couldn't stand the torture of this loss, the cynicism of the other concubines, and the admiration of the first emperor, the move of taking Su Gehuan into the palace, in the cold palace, ended his life......
His Majesty Li Ge came to his senses......
"Li Dao, I didn't expect you to think about it." Bi Lin looked at Li Dao with a smile of disbelief on his face.
"Human nature, just want to open it, my mother is gone, let these past things disappear with her leaving!" Su Geling grinned, compared to the cold and fierce in the past, compared to the pale and powerless just now, the smile at this time seemed warm and infectious.
Unexpectedly, she was even more special than she imagined.
His Majesty Li Ge walked up to Su Geling and looked at her with admiration on his face.
"Is there something on my face?" Su Geling raised his hand and touched his face in confusion.
"Nope." The corners of his mouth curled.
"Then why is Your Majesty looking at me?"
“……”
As soon as Su Geling finished speaking, she actually lowered her head in shame, how could she ask such a stupid question, and really treat Your Majesty as that bastard boy?
But, I really miss him. Honest him.
Bi Lin and Li Dao frowned, looking at the two of them, and underestimated in their hearts.
In other words, His Majesty Li Ge previously named Su Yushi as the imperial concubine, and repeatedly fought with Yan Moqi for her showdown, and Li Ge concealed his life experience for many years for Ouyang Tian, and after Ouyang Tian's life experience was exposed, he was even more desperate to protect her.
This...... Who is Your Majesty a couple with? Or is it that Your Majesty wants both? Now that Su Geling is here, what about Li Kai?
Although they were doubtful and underestimated in their hearts, they didn't dare to ask more, and the four of them sat in the courtyard drinking and tasting wine.
"Bi Lin, Li Dao."
His Majesty Li Ge raised a glass of wine and stared at the wine glass calmly and solemnly.
Bi Lin and Li Dao picked up a piece of tender fish fillet and just put it in their mouths, when they saw His Majesty raise the wine glass, the two of them put it on the golden chopsticks, and raised the wine glass with a smile and approached the wine glass of His Majesty Li Ge.
"Li Dao, you are a scholar, and you are also a courtier I trust in the court, I know that you have been assisting Su Yushi and supporting me, I am happy to have a loyal courtier like you, I respect you for a cup." His Majesty Li Ge looked at Bi Lin with his eyes, raised a glass of wine and lowered it to his mouth.
"Your Majesty is serious." Billing followed suit and took a drink.
After His Majesty Li Ge drank it, his eyes looked at Li Dao, dipped his wine glass into it, and raised it with both hands.
"Uncle Li Dao, in the past, I have been busy with government affairs and wars, ignoring the value and status of historians, I have read the history books of the past, and truly understand the difficulty of being a historian, I hope that you will always maintain a fair and honest attitude, and tell the truth and record the events. I'll give you a drink. After speaking, His Majesty Li Ge spoke again and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Your Majesty's nephew...... Uncle Li Dao won't let you down. When Li Dao heard him say that, he was even more sensational in his heart: although he had waited for a long time, now his hard work has finally been affirmed, woo......
"Your Majesty, I toast you." On a whim, Su Geling raised the wine glass all over the place, and his face couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried.
But if you want to drink to kill your sorrows, don't even think about it.
"No, your wound has just healed, and your body is still weak, so you should not drink." His Majesty Li Ge, who was sitting next to her, snatched the wine glass from her hand with one hand, brought it to his mouth, and drank it in one gulp.
"Your Majesty......" Bi Lin and Li Dao were stunned, they had the impression that His Majesty had never drunk heavily......
But so many things happened suddenly, and His Majesty had just broken through the ghost gate, and he finally picked up a life, so you can imagine how he felt......
The two shook their heads with a sigh.
"Regardless of whether I disappear in the future or not, I hope that you will guard the Chu Heavenly Kingdom well and protect Su Geling and Li Kai." After His Majesty Li Ge finished drinking, he dipped the wine glass in his hand and drank it again, which was not like drinking at all, like pouring wine......
"Your Majesty, don't drink it." Su Geling watched him put down a glass of wine, her face flushed with ruddy wine, and the sadness in her eyes made her feel a little distressed.
"It must be, the ministers must fight hard to protect the Chu Heavenly Kingdom...... Bi Lin and Li Dao hurriedly promised, although they are civil officials, but the weight of the two in the court is also very important, and the military attaché, first of all, is Su Geling, with the cooperation of civil and military, it is natural to strengthen the country.
Xu hadn't drunk for too long, His Majesty Li Ge was already a little drunk after drinking a bottle of wine, he shook his head to keep him awake, but he didn't sleep all night last night, this alcohol was undoubtedly a sleep additive, and he was drunk on the wine table all of a sudden.
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty? Sugering shook his arm, but could only hear him muttering drunkenly, "Protect them...... Protect their ......"
Su Geling frowned, her face sank, and seeing that Bi Lin and Li Dao were surprised, she stood up and waved her hand to let the two generals in the courtyard carry Her Majesty back to the room.
"You eat first, Your Majesty is drunk, I have to take care of him." Su Geling and Bi Lin said hello, looked at His Majesty's back, and followed closely.
Drunken...... Take care...... The two of them didn't think about it, it seems that the imperial concubine is none other than Su Geling!