Yang Yu was stunned.

Isn't it worth talking about such an age-old problem?

The emperor pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, lifted his spirits and said: "These are all trivial matters, and there are ten thousand ways to solve them." What I want to talk to you about now is the identity of Xianghua. ”

The identity of Xianghua?

Xianghua herself said: "What about the princess's righteous daughter, it's just icing on the cake." ”

She doesn't like anyone to serve at home, and she does everything she can by herself.

"I heard that Xianghua is very talented, she can earn the family business by herself, and she is also far-sighted, she can build schools, build roads and dams, and have a heart to help the world, and she can support the surrounding poor villages, her reputation is far and wide, and it is also one of the princess's considerations."

The emperor stopped at the point, and only said: "There were rebellious ministers and thieves before, you and Xianghua did a good job, I know that you don't care about money and wealth, but this reputation is not something that can be given up if you want to." ”

As long as you are still alive in the world, as long as you still have what you want, you can't do without the word "fame".

The emperor really can't figure it out, isn't it good to enter the East Palace and become the lord of the world? Why did Yang Yu push three times and four times, could it be that this is more terrible than going to the battlefield?

But in Yang Yu's opinion, it is much easier to fight a war than to be an emperor. He also doesn't understand why the emperor has to work hard, he must be a half-man to be the emperor, isn't Wei Xi better than him?

It's good to have a reputation, but if you can only afford it, but you can't let it go, then isn't this reputation also equivalent to shackles?

The two looked at each other silently, and each had the idea of opening the skylight and saying something bright.

Maybe it's really a little blood connection in the dark, and the two of them read each other's meaning from each other's eyes.

The emperor spoke first: "You must already know the origin of the jade pendant." ”

Yang Yu nodded slowly.

Yang Yun's voice kept telling him to stop in his head, and Yang Yu pulled him away.

"Did you bring it?"

"I lost the jade pendant when I was in trouble a few years ago, and now I say that I was picked up by Xianghua, so I haven't asked for the time being."

Now this hard-won peace, no one wants to break it. If that jade pendant is easily revealed, I can't say what kind of turmoil it will cause, and no one wants to come again.

The emperor is really old, and he is reluctant to delve into many things, so he continued to ask: "Have you ever seen the portrait of Concubine Shu?" ”

Naturally, there is none.

The emperor laughed twice and said, "I wanted to take you to the place where she used to live, but forget it." You come with me. ”

Yang Yu paused, but still followed.

The emperor walked into the inner room, grasped one of the decorations on the arm of the chair and moved it slightly, and saw a tall cabinet on the opposite side slowly move to the side, revealing a small ear chamber inside.

The emperor walked in first, and Yang Yu followed him slowly.

Of course, the ear room is not large, only a table and two chairs can be placed, and the interior furnishings are not unusual, except that there is a painting hanging on the wall.

It's a picture of a beauty.

The woman in the painting lowered her head slightly, her eyes looking at a dragonfly on the lotus leaf on one side, and the words "flower and moon appearance" were a bit vulgar for her. Her hair and clothes were traced in detail, as if they were lifelike, and the next moment it seemed as if she was about to raise her eyes to speak to them.

The emperor didn't speak, but Yang Yu had already guessed that this was Concubine Shu. Zhao Wu told him that his eyes were very similar to Concubine Shu.

The emperor stared at the portrait for a while, and then sighed and said, "I'm sorry for her, and I don't have the shame to see her." ”

Yang Yu was silent. First, because I don't know whether the emperor is sincere or false, and second, this is also a fact.

"At the beginning, the queen made things difficult for her everywhere, I didn't know, and I also thought of ways to rectify the queen. But the prime minister has the grace of knowing me in the end, and I can't be ruthless. ”

Yang Yu lowered his eyes, and his demeanor was somewhat similar to that of the concubine in the painting.

Although he didn't set foot in the harem much, he also knew why the queen had no heirs. The queen's congenital weakness is one thing, and the emperor's secret manipulation is another. At first, there was still a little leeway, but when Wei Qi and the queen joined forces to kill Concubine Shu, this last glimmer of life was gone, and the queen could not have any more children in her life.

What's even more ridiculous is that many ministers have heard of this matter a little, and maybe Gu Tingfu also knows about it, but everyone is hiding it from the queen, and whoever dares to say a word is definitely not a joke. Outsiders think that the queen is self-inflicted, but the people of the Gu family know that it is difficult to ride a tiger, what else can be done, and it is a creation to be confused for a lifetime.

"But my concubine has always been extremely intelligent. I never believed that she was dead, and that our children were gone. You can come back, because Concubine Shu has a spirit in the dark. ”

Yang Yu didn't interrupt him in a hurry, and there was something to say later.

"This painting was painted by me when she first entered the palace." The emperor had a look of reminiscing about the past on his face, "At that time, there were a lot of things in the court, so press this end and that one." I asked her to meet in the back garden that day, but I forgot the time when I changed the fold, and hurried there when the attendant reminded me, thinking that she might be impatient to go back. But when I passed, Concubine Shu stood by the lotus pond like this, looking at a dragonfly, not anxious at all. ”

Later, I asked her why she didn't go back that day, and then send a palace maid to remind me. She smiled and said that she knew I would go, no matter how late it was. ”

Yang Yu looked up at the portrait. Concubine Shu is indeed a gentle and tough woman, and it seems that she can say this.

After she left, her palace remained in its original state, and no one touched it. Others may think it's ridiculous, right? Si people have passed away, who is this affection for? ”

Yang Yu glanced at the emperor silently.

The emperor asked himself again in a low voice: "Yes, who is it for?" ”

Finally, he replied, "I guess I did it for myself." ”

Seeing that the emperor was about to turn around, Yang Yu immediately returned to the appearance of looking at his nose and nose.

"When I heard that you were still alive, you couldn't imagine how happy I was." The emperor's eyes swelled with tears, and he coughed and said, "I know that my concubine will not leave me alone in this world!" ”

Yang Yu had never seen the emperor so emotional, and he couldn't say anything when he came to his lips.

"Just think that you feel sorry for me, a person who is about to die, and stay by my side, okay?"

It's hard to refuse. Even if it was a meeting in Pingshui and Lu met such a poor old man, Yang Yu had to send him back safely to rest assured, not to mention that this was directly related to him.

"No matter where I am, as long as the emperor needs it, I will return if I am called."

This is also clear. It is unrealistic for him to admit that the emperor is doing this, but he will keep in mind that there is still someone to worry about in this palace.