On this day, Emperor Xiao Jing recruited Xiao Junjue into the palace, which was a matter of fiefdom.

Emperor Xiao Jing held three slips of paper, which said Huainan, Jiangbei and Shudi, these three places were selected by Xiao Junjue.

"Which one do you want?" Xiao Jingdi got straight to the point.

The three are rich places, Huainan is known as the throat of Zhongzhou, the name of the barrier in the south of the Yangtze River, the north of the Yangtze River is rich in materials, the water source is sufficient, it is a fertile land, and the land of Shu is fertile for thousands of miles, and it is called the country of abundance.

Not only that, but these three places are also battlegrounds.

Emperor Xiao Jing saw Xiao Junjue looking at him in a daze, and smiled, "You can choose wherever you like, there is only so much I can do for you." ”

Xiao Junjue came back to her senses, her face was indifferent, "You don't have to do this for me." His eyelashes drooped, and a raven-colored shadow cast on his lower eyelids, "No matter how much you do, whether you feel indebted or want to make amends, my mother will not come back." ”

Emperor Xiao Jingdi felt a pain in his heart, "You still resent me? So, even if I have the heart to pass on the throne to you, you don't want it." ”

Xiao Junjue's picturesque eyebrows were pulled together into a mountain, "You kept saying that you were trying to protect my mother, but how did you protect it? Do you know how our mother and son lived in those years? Where were you when we ate bran and ate vegetables and endured hunger and cold? Where were you when my mother was bullied by those women? If these are your so-called protections, I really can't agree." Because in the end, she still died. ”

Xiao Junjue's eyes had hidden tears, as long as he thought of the inhuman treatment suffered by his mother in those years, his heart was like a thousand knives, "Do you know? Maybe these are not the biggest harm to my mother, it is you who hurt her the most, it is you who ignore it, it is you who fend for herself, I know in those years, although my mother did not say it, she still has a trace of expectations for you, but it has been too long, that glimmer of hope has turned into disappointment, and when she is dying, it has become despair." Because you still didn't show up before she died, and she left out in despair. ”

Xiao Jingdi's sideburns grew gray hair, he was only in his forties, but he was old like an old man.

"I'm sorry for her. I know that no amount of compensation can make up for the damage I have done to your mother and son, but I still do my best to make up for it. I'm thinking, passing this throne to you—"

"Do you think I'm rare?" Xiao Junjue intercepted his words.

Emperor Xiao Jing was infarcted, he closed his eyes slightly, and said bitterly: "I know that you are not rare, but this is the greatest compensation I can give you." But I didn't expect that you would ask to leave the capital, do you know that the prince with a fief is already out of the throne. ”

Xiao Junjue showed an impatient look on her face, "That's because I'm tired of everything here, tired of fighting for power and profit, and tired of the tricks in the court." I just want to live in peace and live with Zhaozhao in peace. ”

Emperor Xiao Jingdi's expression froze slightly, and he cast it firmly on his face, "Are you really tired of it, or is it because of some other reason?" he paused, "I know that Rong Zhao was sent back to your mansion by King Jin." ”

Although he didn't say anything, he obviously already knew that this was the condition of his exchange with King Jin.

Xiao Junjue's expression was solemn, "You spy on me?"

"It's not that I'm spying on you, it's that I'm spying on the people of the world. Emperor Xiao Jing said in a deep voice: "It's not that I don't know what you have done in private, but I am not stupid, deaf or a family, I also came over like you, just open one eye and close one eye." ”

He suddenly looked at Xiao Junjue, with a look of regret and disappointment in his eyes, "I always thought that you were hard-hearted and unmoved by anything, but I really didn't expect that you would give up the throne that you could easily take for a woman." I thought that maybe the marriage was wrong. ”

But in a blink of an eye, the sharp luster in his eyes slowly faded, "But there is never really right and wrong in this world, and perhaps, right." ”

Xiao Junjue looked at him, a little unsure of what he meant.

Emperor Xiao Jing looked out the window, and the palace with gold bricks and blue tiles seemed to be covered with a veil made of gold under the sun.

This palace is the most prosperous place and a symbol of supreme power. However, it was cold here, because it was made of vast white bones.

He grew up here, and staying in this place that looked magnificent, but was actually gloomy, his heart slowly cooled and became cold with time. has become so big that power has become incomprehensible to even the most beloved woman.

Junjue is right, he is the one who hurts their mother and son the most.

He kept saying that he loved his mother, but what was he doing when their mother and son were suffering?

He is intriguing with people in the whirlpool of power, and he has no energy to think about their mother and son.

He fought all his life, fought all his life, and finally took all the rights into his own hands, but in the end, he will always regret it for life, because he failed the woman he loved the most. This is something he can't compensate Xiao Junjue no matter how much he can.

Emperor Xiao Jingdi looked at a soaring eagle in the blue sky, and felt envy in his heart, he sometimes didn't want to be like that eagle, flying in the sky, and going wherever he wanted. Unlike him, who was born from this place of seeing the heavens in all directions, he will also die in this place. For a lifetime, it's like a person who lives in a box, forever confined to this place.

This place is bound not only to his people, but also to his heart.

If he were to choose again, he would never choose to stay here again, he would break free from everything that bound him and be with the person he loved the most. You can go anywhere, the sky and the earth are big, just like the eagle, flying boundlessly.

"Leaving here may be the best option for you. Take her away, go far away, and never come back. I bless you. Gently closed his eyes, and two lines of tears burst out of his eyes.

He turned his back to Xiao Junjue, Xiao Junjue couldn't see him crying, "You can choose one of these three places and leave." ”

Maybe it was his back to him, so Xiao Junjue could look at him unscrupulously. Looking at his back, Xiao Junjue felt for the first time that he was old. It's not as straight as when I was young, my hair is covered with wisps of gray hair, and I'm a little hunchbacked, like an old man.

When he was a child, his mother always described him to him, telling him how handsome and heroic his father was.

She said that his face was like a crown of jade.

He was in great shape, she said.

She said that he could pull the bow and rope with one arm, killing two birds with one stone.

He had black hair, she said, darker than a woman's hair.

She said that his handwriting is excellent, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, the painting is even better, and the magic hand is lifelike.

He longed for it, longed to see his father in the mouth of his mother, he hoped to lie on his back, feel the broadness of his father's shoulders, he hoped that he could hold his hand and teach him to draw a bow, teach him to shoot, teach him to write, and teach him to paint.

He had always looked forward to seeing him. But when he finally saw him and saw this so-called father, there was no yearning in his heart, only resentment.

He hated him, and he failed his mother, because she didn't see the man she always talked about until she died.

Over the years, he has never given him a smile, and the number of times he has called him his father is only a handful. Even if it's called, it just thinks it's a nice name.

Because he felt that his father was already dead, and died in that fire with his mother.

Xiao Junjue's eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and he took one of the three slowly.

"I've already chosen. ”

Emperor Xiao Jing didn't look back, he didn't want Xiao Junjue to see his tears, and tried his best to hold back his choked voice, "Okay, let's retire if you choose well, I'm a little tired." ”

"When can I leave?" Xiao Junjue looked at his back steadily, and suddenly felt like wanting to stay a little longer for the first time.

Emperor Xiao Jing endured, "Don't worry, wait for this year, and accompany me for another year." ”

"Good. Xiao Junjue stagnated and said.

"How is Zhaozhao? Still don't remember?"

"Hmm. ”

"It's okay, it's going to be fine, I know, she cares about you, she'll think of you. I asked Chang En to find some excellent medicinal supplements, you take them back to recuperate for her, she is now pregnant and hard, treat her well. I have time to bring her into the palace, and I haven't seen her for a long time. ”

"Good. ”

"Alright, you stand down. Xiao Jingdi's body shook slightly, and he propped his hands on the edge of the window.

Xiao Junjue glanced at him deeply, arched his hand, he pursed the corners of his mouth, took a deep breath, and said, "The son of the minister retires, and the father takes care of his body." ”

Emperor Xiao Jing was stunned for a long time, and he slowly turned around.

"Chang En, did you hear that? His name is Emperor My Father, his name is Emperor My Father. His eyes seemed to be filled with starlight, bright enough to illuminate the entire dark night sky, and he smiled like a child.

Chang En helped him sit down, his face full of joy, "I heard it, I heard it, the old slave heard it, and I was happy to see the saint." ”

Emperor Xiao Jing grabbed Chang En's arm tightly, "I know that this time he is sincere. His eyes were full of tears, and tears flowed into the wrinkles on his face, and he smiled, the wrinkles holding back the tears.

"Chang En, how many years have I waited, you know, how many years I have waited, I thought that I would never hear him call me father sincerely in my life, not because of a request, not because of etiquette, but from the heart. ”

"The old slave knows, of course the old slave knows. The saint has been waiting for so many years and finally realized it, and the old slave is also happy for the saint. Chang En is also always in tears, crying and laughing.

"What place did he choose?" Xiao Jingdi glanced at the note in front of him.

Chang En wiped his tears, "The chosen Shu land." ”

"Shudi, good, that place is good. Let's go, after this year, let's go. Let him accompany me for the last year, my last year. Ahem, ahem, ahem·····" Emperor Xiao Jing coughed heavily, Chang En hurriedly covered his mouth with a handkerchief, the snow-white handkerchief bloomed into a red plum made of blood, Xiao Jingdi held Chang En's hand tightly, "I have done everything I can do for him, and seeing his mother after death can be regarded as an explanation." ”