After Zhao Chengyuan went down, the first thing he did was to go back to Jingyang Palace first.

Before entering the yard, there was a giggling children's voice laughing, and You Ning's gentle and smiling voice, "Ah Tang, run slowly." ”

The corners of Zhao Chengyuan's originally tightly pursed lips rose slightly, and he stepped into the palace gate.

Under the corridor, You Ning gathered a brocade fur cloak, stood next to a red plum, and looked at her staggering daughter with a smile.

She has just given birth to her eldest son, Zhao Xuan, with a plump and delicate body, and a face like a hibiscus, which complements the blooming red plums, which is particularly moving. You Ning has been clamoring to lose weight, but under Zhao Chengyuan's painstaking supervision, more than three months have passed, and he has never succeeded.

Xiao Ah Tang was wearing a pink skirt, a pink cloak of white rabbit fur, and a small flour dumpling that was soft and glutinous.

She saw her father first, a sweet smile bloomed on her pink little face, and she ran towards Zhao Chengyuan with her little short legs.

"Father!"

She is now less than two and a half years old, and she is not yet able to walk steadily, and she is even more wobbly when she runs. Stumbling under his feet, seeing that he was about to fall, Zhao Chengyuan instantly came to her and bent down to pick her up.

"Father!" Xiao Ah Tang put his arms around Zhao Chengyuan's neck, and looked at his father with big black grape-like eyes adoringly.

Father is so powerful, suddenly he flew over!

"Ah Tang, can you be good today?"

Zhao Chengyuan smiled and looked at the daughter in his arms. The little girl's little face is pink and tender, round and soft and glutinous, like when Youning was a child.

Especially when her big innocent eyes looked at him, he couldn't help but think of her big clear eyes when he first met Youning.

"Good! The queen mother praises Ah Tang! Xiao Ah Tang replied seriously, then turned his head and looked at the queen mother under the corridor, "Queen mother......"

Han Youning smiled and said, "Yes, Ah Tang is very well-behaved." also helped the queen mother coax Xuan'er. ”

Xiao Ah Tang's eyes were shining, and his smile was bent into a crescent moon.

Zhao Chengyuan smiled and praised his daughter a few more words, which made the little girl giggle non-stop.

Han Youning said sourly on the side, "You seem to be better at coaxing children than me." ”

Zhao Chengyuan walked up to Han Youning, pinched her nose, and there was a bit of banter in his eyes, "Have you forgotten who brought you up when you were a child?" ”

Han Youning thought about it, when she was a child, he was indeed very good at coaxing her. Although he is relatively taciturn, he can always take care of her feelings, so she always feels extra happy when she spends time at the top of the mountain every year.

Zhao Chengyuan saw her tilting her head, with stars piled up in her eyes, and it seemed that the memories in her heart were very pleasant. He laughed, "But you thought of it?" ”

"Hmm......" Han Youning raised his eyes and grinned, "It's my six brothers?"

Since she was born, she has been surrounded and spoiled by her six elder brothers, and she is so spoiled that she doesn't know what to worry about. They shielded her from all the bad things outside, and let her see only sunshine and joy.

The biggest worry in her life is the sixth brother who always works against her, but the sixth brother can always be cleaned up by the five brothers and elders, so it is not a trouble.

However, as she grew up, her six brothers became busy with their studies, even when they were resting. Except for the sixth brother who is out of tune, no one can spend a lot of time to play with her. At this time, Zhao Chengyuan appeared.

He continued to play the same role as his six older brothers, accompanying her and coaxing her until she grew up.

Maybe it was because she had too much love in the first fifteen years that God would arrange for her to suffer in the back and deprive her of everything she once had.

Zhao Chengyuan saw that the stars in her eyes were dimming, and took her hand with a smile, "Speaking of which, that eldest brother, the eldest prince of Xiliang, sent a lot of things to you and the two children, and it will be there in a few days without accident." ”

"Really?" Han Youning's eyes suddenly bloomed, and he pestered her to ask.

Zhao Chengyuan smiled and coaxed You Ning, holding his daughter-in-law in one hand and his daughter in the other, and entered the hall.

On the second big kang, a small baby was wrapped in swaddling clothes and slept soundly, it was their eldest son Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan has just passed a hundred days, and a small group of white and tender, looking at his appearance carefully, is very similar to Zhao Chengyuan between his eyebrows and eyes.

Shortly after they entered, the child seemed to hear the movement and opened his eyes. Usually the first thing a child of this size does when he opens his eyes is crying, or he is hungry, or he is urinating.

But Xuan'er is different, he doesn't cry or make trouble, he just looks in the direction of Han Youning with a pair of big black eyes.

His eyes were not as ignorant as the children next to him, they were very quiet.

Zhao Chengyuan sat in front of the kang and drank tea, his eyes always following his wife and daughter on the big kang.

The two white and tender people, one big and one small, are all fleshy, and they suddenly feel that there is one more fat bamboo shoot doll in their house.

You Ning and Ah Tang surrounded Xuan'er, thinking about the law and trying to make him laugh, but Xuan'er just looked at them quietly, like adults watching naughty children.

Han Youning turned his head and wanted to complain to Zhao Chengyuan, but he saw Zhao Chengyuan's eyes looking at her, which was the same as Xuan'er.

No wonder she felt that Xuan'er's look at her made her feel awkward......

She looked up to the sky and sighed, "I clearly gave birth to another little fairy." ”

"What's wrong with that."

Zhao Chengyuan put down the teacup with a smile, bent down to pick up the little fairy on the kang, and teased it in his arms.

This is the life he had hoped for many years ago, with Youning having the same heart, having both children and daughters, and the years being quiet.

Wu Jian pushed the door into the main hall, walked outside the second door, glanced at Zhao Chengyuan, and stood there with his hands down.

Zhao Chengyuan said hello to Youning, got up and walked out of the hall.

Wu Jian followed behind Zhao Chengyuan until he left Jingyang Palace, and Fang said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, King Kang is here." ”

Zhao Chengyuan's footsteps paused slightly, looked back at Jingyang Palace, and left.

When I walked to the Imperial Garden, I saw a tall figure of dark color, standing quietly next to a tall pine and cypress tree.

He just stood there and made the world dark. The snow on the pines and cypresses reflected his calm face, adding a bit of chill to him.

Zhao Chengyuan approached, stood still in front of him, and looked at him scrutinically.

After three years of guarding the tomb and eating a vegetarian diet, Zhao Chen's body was thin, and his face became more resolute than before. A pair of deep phoenix eyes are like a pool of water, and you can't see your emotions.

Zhao Chen bowed and saluted, "Uncle Huang." ”

Zhao Chengyuan smiled: "King Kang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

In the past three years, Zhao Chen has never left the imperial tomb for half a step. At the end of each year, when the royal family goes to the imperial tomb to worship their ancestors, they can meet each other. It's already the lunar month, and they haven't seen each other for a year.

Zhao Chen didn't have a word of greeting, and said, "The minister is here to say goodbye." ”

Zhao Chengyuan: "Oh? Don't guard the mausoleum? ”

Zhao Chen: "It's not guarded." ”

She didn't need him anymore.

It's time for him to get out of the way for good.

Zhao Chengyuan smiled, "Okay." ”

He waited for this day, for three years.

"You come with me."

Zhao Chengyuan walked in front and went all the way to the imperial study.

He sat down on the dragon chair and instructed Wu Jian, who followed up, "Take out the jade seal." ”

Wu Jian should be.

After a while, Wu Jian came out with a box of golden silk nanmu and put it on the dragon case.

The box opened, and inside was a mutton fat jade seal with a jade mantle.

Zhao Chengyuan pushed the box forward and said to Zhao Chen, "In the future, the world will be handed over to you." ”

He just pushed it casually, like it was something worthless. Countless people are stepping on the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood to fight for the country, and he just said a word so lightly, to you.

Wu Jian, who had experienced strong winds and waves, did not hold the dust in his hand steadily, and almost fell to the ground.

He has been with two emperors, and he thinks he is a master of figuring out people's hearts, he can understand Emperor Qingming, but he has never seen through this young emperor who seems to be very good to serve.

Zhenghe Emperor seems to be light and light, but he can always control the overall situation. It's like everyone is on his chessboard, and he has an unrivaled strength and self-confidence to control all the pieces in that square inch.

I am one of the pawns.

The former prince Zhao Chen is also a chess piece on it.

What is the role of each chess piece, what is the ultimate fate, no one can understand until the last step.

And this game of chess, which has been played for several years, ended up with such an ending, and Wu Jian didn't understand it.

Zhao Chen stood opposite the dragon case, his face was unwavering, and he did not have any surprise or excitement because of Zhao Chengyuan's shocking words.

He didn't look at the jade seal, looked at Zhao Chengyuan and asked, "Why?" Hasn't Uncle Huang been guarding against his ministers? ”

The fief given to him by Zhao Chengyuan was in northern Xinjiang, and he could be sent to King Chengjun to contain him. His private soldiers were in Lingshan, and the soldiers and horses of the ghost-faced general were stationed in Yanling.

Zhao Chengyuan smiled, "If you rob it, I won't give it." You let it go, and I can rest assured that I will hand over this world to you. ”

Zhao Chen understood the meaning of his words.

Zhao Chengyuan has always been worried about him, worried that he will not give up to Youning, and worried that he will be like his father, doing the kind of thing that robs the world and robs people's wives.

Now that he is dead, Zhao Chengyuan is relieved.

Zhao Chengyuan is a person who is planning all the time, and everything is played as a game of chess. Before the palace change three years ago, everyone was thinking about how to make things happen without fail, but at that time, he had already thought about the things for three years after the palace change.

He helped him so heartily, and he still quietly inspected him for three whole years.

If it was Zhao Chen in the past, he would definitely have to reason this matter with him, but now, he felt that it was not necessary.

It doesn't matter how Zhao Chengyuan speculates about how he treats him.

He just didn't understand one thing, "Why don't you want the world you planned?" ”

Zhao Chengyuan: "I want it because Youning's phoenix life can only fall on me." I don't want it because Youning doesn't like this phoenix life. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Chen's eyes finally fluctuated slightly.

He has been comparing himself with Zhao Chengyuan, he feels that he is better for Youning, he can do whatever it takes for Youning, he can do nothing, he can not do this.

But what Zhao Chengyuan did didn't seem to be lighter than him.

The country that has already arrived, because You Ning doesn't like it, he gives it away without any nostalgia.

Zhao Chengyuan is protecting Youning, not only protecting her life, but also carefully taking care of her emotions. He knew what Youning wanted and what he didn't want.

And what about yourself?

Zhao Chen sighed in his heart.

Many things, he just thinks that it is good for Youning, and he never thinks about what Youning wants and what he doesn't want.

Just like in order to protect Youning, he will not hesitate to marry Han Qingwan as the main concubine and Youning as the side concubine. He thought at the time that he was doing it for her good, but he didn't expect that she would suffer much psychological damage because of this.

What if it was Zhao Chengyuan? He will definitely choose a way to solve it that will not hurt Youning.

In this life, Zhao Chengyuan does not have to face less predicament, and the dangers faced by You Ning do not have to be less than in his previous life, but Zhao Chengyuan has been planning rationally, protecting You Ning's safety at the same time, but also protecting her already scarred heart.

So he deserves to lose, and it is also deserved to lose in his first life. Zhao Chengyuan is indeed a person who can bring happiness to Youning.

If you Ning follows him in this life, I'm afraid it won't be better than now.

Zhao Chen was in a thousand thoughts, Zhao Chengyuan had already written a blank holy decree, and a Zen edict was written.

The big red seal fell, and he handed over this country.

In three years, the Great Zhou Dynasty was clear and clear, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

This is Zhao Chengyuan's explanation to the Great Zhou, and also to the people of the world.

In the third year of Zhenghe, the twentieth month of the twentieth month.

Zhenghe Emperor Chan is located in the former crown prince Kangwang.

Emperor Zhenghe rejected the title of Emperor Taishang, restored the status of King Jin, and fiefdomed the land of the original Southern Chu.

Ah Tang sealed Princess Chuyang.

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Finally about to leave this palace, the smile on Han Youning's face never stopped.

It turns out that Zhao Chengyuan said "the dust has settled", referring to this time. He knew that she owed Zhao Chen in his heart, so he came to pay it back for her.

She also knew that she missed her father and mother, so they were going to Xiangping Mansion to reunite with her father and mother.

The palace people were busy taking care of their clothes in and out, and came to ask Han Youning from time to time. Zhao Chengyuan sat beside him and drank tea, looking at her smile, pleasing to the eye.

Xiao Ah Tang saw that his mother was busy, so he ran to Zhao Chengyuan's knees and snuggled up, his fleshy little hands grabbed his hand, "Father, go out to play." ”

Zhao Chengyuan leaned over and smiled, "What did you teach Ah Tang yesterday, do you remember?" ”

Ah Tang tilted his little head and thought for a while, "Father, call Father in the future." ”

Zhao Chengyuan rubbed her fine hair, "Yes." Shouting father. Let's go out and play. ”

"Father accompanies Ah Tang."

Xiao Ah Tang has been pestering her father for a long time, but her father doesn't look at her much at all, and he is quite absent-minded when answering what she said.

She was young, but she could tell.

Father's mind is all on his mother. Most of the time it's like this, my father always likes to sit and drink tea like this, and stay by my mother's side.

Xiao Ah Tang snorted a little, and ran out to play with a ball.

The palace people of Jingyang Palace are very busy, and the courtyard is full of cages.

Xiao Ah Tang played in the yard for a while, and felt that this place was too small to accommodate the big Ah Tang sister.

She pointed to the palace gate with her thin fingers, and said to the palace maid who followed behind her, "Imperial Garden." ”

The palace maids should be escorted out of the palace behind the little princess.

The queen mother - the princess never stopped the curiosity of the little princess, they just took good care of it.

Xiao Ah Tang walked out of the palace gate and staggered on the long palace road.

Since Xiao Ah Tang left the palace, Ye Chang has been by her side. He counted, one, two, three.

Xiao Ah Tang threw himself forward.

Ye Chang stepped forward with a brisk step, but a figure that was still stabbed out of the oblique stab took the lead.

Zhao Chen was dressed in a dark dragon robe, squatting on the ground and looking at the little pink dumpling in his arms.

The little dough also looked at him with wide eyes and curiosity, "Who are you?" ”

She is not like her mother, the palace people and guards in the palace have been waiting for her for so long, and she still doesn't recognize anyone.

But all the people she met, she could always remember who they were.

So the people in the palace like her very much.

There is a milky fragrance on the little dough, the voice is soft and glutinous, and the heart is softened even if it is cold. Zhao Chen's eyes were as soft as a pool, looking at her eyes that were very similar to You Ning, "You are Chu Yang?" ”

Ah Tang shook his head and said seriously, "I'm not Chu Yang, I'm Ah Tang." ”

Zhao Chen patiently explained to her, "Princess Chuyang is your title, and I gave you the title yesterday. ”

Ah Tang didn't seem to understand, tilting his head and looking confused.

Her name is obviously Ah Tang. Can this person help her change her name?

"Who are you?" She asked again.

Zhao Chen froze for a moment.

Your royal brother.

That's how it should be. Zhao Chengyuan is actually the emperor, he took over the throne from Zhao Chengyuan, and he can be half of his son.

But he really couldn't do it, talking about brother and sister with Han Youning's daughter.

Zhao Chen pursed his lips and said, "My name is Zhao Chen." ”

"Zhao Chen?" Ah Tang tilted his head, "My brother's name is Zhao Xuan, you two ...... The name is a bit like. ”

"Yes. So you should call him Brother Huang. A mellow voice came from behind him.

Ah Tang turned around and shouted with his arms outstretched, "Father! Mother! ”

Zhao Chen raised his eyes and looked, not far away, standing beside Zhao Chengyuan was Youning, whom he hadn't seen for three years.

Her face is plump and delicate, and between her eyebrows and eyes is a smile nourished by happiness, and happiness can be seen at a glance.

Zhao Chengyuan held Han Youning's hand, stepped forward, took Ah Tang from Zhao Chen's hand, and held it in his arms.

Zhao Chen bowed, "Uncle Huang, Aunt Huang." ”

Han Youning bowed his head and looked at him calmly, "Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Chen in front of him was thin, his eyes were resolute and calm, and he was not as haggard and depressed as he was three years ago.

Zhao Chen's face was calm and said, "I am here to see off the emperor's uncle and aunt." This is far away, I wish you a safe journey. ”

Behind him, Wu Jian, the eunuch of the leader of the three dynasties, led two rows of small eunuchs and presented the gifts prepared by Zhao Chen for them.

After completing the courtesy, Zhao Chen did not stay for long, nor did he say a word to You Ning, so he said goodbye and left.

He was very plain from beginning to end, as if he had never known Han Youning.

Many pains, grudges, entanglements, and helplessness were once so unforgettable, but with the passage of time, they will be buried in the long river of time.

In the end, there was no trace.

Han Youning looked at him and walked away, turning his head to look at Zhao Chengyuan, "Go back." ”

Zhao Chengyuan nodded with a smile, "Okay." ”

He held his daughter in one hand and Youning in the other, turned around and walked back.

Zhao Chen walked to the intersection and glanced back when he turned the corner.

The palace road is long, and under the warm winter sun, it is a pair of backs that snuggle up to each other.

There was one thing he had never said to them.

In fact, in her previous life, Youning also became a queen in the end.

That's all for the three

Ahhhh

(End of chapter)