On the ninth day of May in the 38th year of Yuanwu, the emperor officially issued an edict to abdicate, and on the same day, the crown prince Chu Xizhi ascended the throne, changed the year name to Jianyuan, canonized the crown princess Xiao as the queen, and his son Chu Tianye as the prince, and granted amnesty to the world, and issued a decree to exempt all localities from paying taxes for three years.

Xiao Xiwei was dressed in a new Houji costume and stood side by side with Chu Xizhi to accept the bows of the ministers, she looked sideways at the man in the dragon robe next to her, but saw him smile at her, and then stretched out his hand to her. She smiled and raised her hand to place it in his warm palm.

In this life, I only wish to be able to hold the hand of the son and grow old with the son.

He is getting old, I laugh at you with a stiff back full of bad teeth, and you laugh at me with green silk and white hair on my temples.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and the capital was jubilant, but there was still silence in the depths of the prison of Dali Temple.

"Today, the new emperor ascended the throne, I heard that the saint will come to the city tower in person to have fun with the people in the evening, and it seems that the northern desert has also paid tribute to a lot of rare fireworks to celebrate our saint."

"Really? I really wanted to go and see it, but we were arranged to stay in this broken prison and not get out, which is really unlucky. ”

"Also, you said that he has been imprisoned here for so long, why hasn't there been a will from above! Our saint won't forget about him, will we? ”

"How is it possible, that is, now that the Holy Lord is busy with the enthronement and has no time to take care of him! You see, in all dynasties and dynasties, there is a person who has rebelled and returned to the country who can get a good death. Behold, it will not be long before the will to cut off the head will come down. ”

"It's also ......"

The jailer's chatter grew quieter.

Chu Yanzhi leaned against the wall, and the biting coldness of his back spread along his back and into his internal organs.

I don't know what it's like outside?

Now she should be wearing a phoenix robe, and her mother is in the world! What he had wanted to give her, but couldn't give it to her, she finally got it from another man.

Xiwei, if there is an afterlife, will you forgive me?

Chu Yanzhi slowly closed his eyes, letting the cold tears cross his face, Xiao Xiwei's appearance appeared in his mind again, in the crowd, she was wearing a white fox fur cloak, carrying a rabbit lamp in her hand, her phoenix eyes drooped slightly, the tassels of her sideburns shook gently in her ears, and the smile on the corner of her lips was brighter than the lamp in the lamp market......

Hevid, I only wish there was an afterlife......

In the next life, I will make up for you......

Chu Yan died.

Died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne.

I heard that he had a plain silver hairpin in his chest when he died, and when the jailer found it, the red blood was lying on the ground.

When the news was sent to the palace, it was the morning of the second day, Xiao Xiwei was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, Hongyu was standing behind her to pull her hair, Chu Xizhi was sitting in front of the couch with tea, and looked at her with affection. Hearing the news, Hongyu, who was holding Xiao Xiwei's hair, shook his hand, and the pain from the ends of his hair made Xiao Xiwei frown.

"Does the Emperor know the news?" Chu Xizhi stared at the blue and white teacup in his hand with low eyes, and his brows did not wrinkle.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Emperor still doesn't know the news." The man replied.

Chu Xizhi pulled his lips lightly, "Since you don't know, there's no need to know." With that, he waved his hand at the palace people who came to report the news, and then got up and walked towards Xiao Xiwei.

At this time, Hongyu had come back to his senses, and when he saw Chu Xizhi coming over, he hurriedly turned sideways and took a step out of the way.

Chu Xizhi stepped forward, raised his hand to pick and pick from the pearls and emeralds on the table, and finally chose a red gold phoenix and inserted it into her sideburns, and at the end, he reached out and turned Xiao Xiwei's face around, and said with a smile, "Come, let the husband take a good look." ”

"Your Majesty is the king of a country, why are you still joking with your concubines like this, don't you have to go to court today?" Xiao Xi frowned slightly, although his words were tired, but the smile on his face couldn't be hidden.

"Haven't you heard of the queen, the spring night is bitter and short, and the king will not ...... early from now on" Chu Xizhi squeezed Xiao Xiwei's hand and said with a smile on his face.

He didn't know how many sweet words he had said to her, supposedly, he should have been used to it a long time ago, but every time she heard it, she still couldn't help but blush, confused, and the whole person seemed to be soaked in a honey pot.

At this moment, Xiao Xi's slightly disgusted words had not yet been spoken, and Biyun over there had already covered his mouth and 'giggled', which caused Xiao Xi's eyebrows to tighten more and more, and he pulled back the hand held by Chu Xizhi with force.

Chu Xizhi couldn't help frowning, and said to Xiao Xi, "This girl is not young, I wonder if I should find her a home!" ”

As soon as his words fell, Bi Qu's laughter stopped abruptly, and she looked at Xiao Xi with a bitter face, "Niangniang, look at the emperor!" ”

"Your Majesty, you better go to the court, don't let the ministers wait for a long time." Xiao Xi got up slightly, and pushed Chu Xizhi out of the door as he spoke.

"Madam, there are still a few words left for the husband......

"Your Majesty, let's wait until we get back."

Chu Xizhi was still unwilling, and was about to turn around and go back again, but he didn't want to, when a joking voice interjected, "Yo, Seventh Brother, is this being kicked out?" ”

Chu Xizhi touched the tip of his nose, and looked at Chu Muzhi's sword eyebrows who were smiling maliciously, and couldn't help but raise, "Why are you here?" ”

"If the younger brother doesn't come again, I'm afraid that after a while, Elder Zhang Ge will lead the civil and military officials to come in person to invite His Majesty to go to the early court." Chu Muzhi said with a smile.

Chu Xizhi frowned, "This Zhang Ge Lao is really ......"

"Confused?" Chu Muzhi raised his eyebrows, smiled and continued Chu Xizhi's words.

Chu Xizhi raised his eyebrows and glared at him, "You know!" After that, he didn't even look at Chu Mu, and raised his foot and walked past him.

But he said that Xiao Xiwei sat back on the couch after sending Chu Xi away, and saw that Hongyu was still standing in place with his eyes down, and he couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.

"Biyun, are you going to see if Ye'er is awake? If he wakes up, let the nurse carry him over. Xiao Xiwei said to Biyun.

"Yes, sissy." Biyun smiled and blessed his body, then turned around and walked out.

After Biyun went out, Xiao Xiwei sent everyone else out, leaving Hongyu alone.

There was a sudden silence in the palace.

Xiao Xi sat on the couch slightly, looked at Hongyu quietly, she was silent for a while, and then said softly, "The hairpin is yours?" ”

Chu Yanzhi is a serious offender in the court, and the murder weapon on his body has already been searched, in order to fear that he will commit suicide, how can he inexplicably have an extra hairpin. And the only thing I've seen him recently is Hongyu except for her. Naturally, she is not the one who gave Chu Yan's hairpin, so it can only be red rain.

Listening to Xiao Xiwei's words, Hongyu lowered her eyes, and after a while, she nodded.

"Why?" Xiao Xi was slightly puzzled.

Hongyu is not as good as Biyun, she has a calm temperament and a delicate mind, it is impossible for her not to know what Chu Yanzhi wanted to do when he asked her for a hairpin?

Hongyu raised her head and met Xiao Xiwei's gaze calmly, "If you change to Miss and put yourself in her shoes, what will Miss do?" ”

Xiao Xi was slightly stunned.

Hongyu smiled, his smile was full of bitterness, "How could a person as proud as he allow himself to live in such humiliation......"

She didn't want to see him live like that, so she still gave it knowing what he was asking her for the hairpin.

Listening to Hongyu's words, Xiao Xi didn't say anything for a long time.

"Miss, do you feel sorry for him for a moment?" The red rain and black eyes looked at Xiao Xiwei, and suddenly said such a sentence.

Xiao Xi frowned slightly, looking at Hongyu and not speaking.

It seemed that Xiao Xiwei's answer had already been expected, Hongyu's eyes turned red, and a wry smile flashed at the corner of her lips, "It's the slave who has too much mouth." ”

"Red Rain, you don't understand ......"

She didn't know what kind of betrayal she had gone through in her previous life, and she had only tempered such a poisonous heart in this life.

Even if Chu Yanzhi has a deep affection for her in this life, all this is only based on the premise that he has not yet obtained her, for him, what he can't get is the most precious, otherwise, how could Xiao Xile, whom he cherished in the previous life, be abandoned by him in this life?

But she couldn't explain all this to Hongyu.

Hongyu lowered her head, her long eyelashes covered her black pupils, Xiao Xi couldn't see her eyes, so she couldn't guess what she was thinking at the moment. She didn't speak, and Xiao Xiwei was silent.

After a long time, Hongyu finally spoke again, "Miss, I want to leave here......"

"You, what did you say?" Xiao Xi's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes suddenly sharpened a little as he looked at Hongyu.

Hongyu raised her head slowly, her eyes were already moist, although she was so sad that she didn't even dare to meet Xiao Xi's slightly sharp gaze, but she still repeated what she had just said again, "Miss, I want to leave ......"

She knew what the child in her womb meant to Miss, to the current emperor, and even to the current Dayue Kingdom. Even if the young lady is willing to leave this child's life for her, as long as she stays here, sooner or later the identity of this child will be revealed, and at that time, she will not be able to keep this child at all......

Xiao Xi's eyes gradually softened, and her eyes were slightly wet, "Are you afraid that I will regret it......?"

Now that she doesn't want to trust her anymore?

"Nope." Knowing that Xiao Xiwei misunderstood what she meant, Hongyu hurriedly denied it, she reached out and grabbed the hem of her skirt, bent down and knelt in front of Xiao Xiwei, "Miss, you can't repay the slave maid for your kindness in this life, the slave doesn't want to lose this child, and you don't want to embarrass Miss because of this child!" ”

Once this child's background is revealed, even if His Majesty and Miss do not do anything, but those humeral ministers in the court, can he allow him to exist? When the time comes, she is not afraid of death, but she is afraid that the time will implicate the young lady...... Along the way, she knows how difficult it is for her......

The corners of Xiao Xi's lips moved slightly, it was not that she didn't know what kind of turmoil he would cause if she left this child, but she had no way to refuse Hongyu's begging. It's just that she really wants to leave her for this child? That kid is really more important than her? But Xiao Xiwei had no way to say these words, because she was afraid that Hongyu would be sad when she heard it, she had been by her side since she was a child and protected her for two lives, how could she be willing to ......

After a long time, she lowered her eyes and sighed softly, "You, really decided?" ”

In the last life, she had been with her all her life, and even lost her life in the end, and now in this life, she wants to choose her own path, how can she refuse......

Perhaps, this may not be bad for her.

Hearing Xiao Xiwei's voice, Hongyu's long-held tears finally welled up, she knelt on the ground and solemnly kowtowed three times to Xiao Xiwei, "Slave Miss Xie is complete." ”

"Where are you going?" Xiao Xi said with slightly red eyes.

Hongyu raised her head, and smiled at Xiao Xi with tears in her eyes, "The slave doesn't know, where to go, it's okay......"

As long as no one in that place knows her and no one cares about the child's comings and goings, she can bring up the child peacefully, and then watch the child marry a wife and have children, and live an ordinary life like an ordinary person......

As long as this is the case, she will have nothing more to ask for in this life.