He Ye didn't have time to quarrel with the Empress Dowager Wei, and he was not in the mood to listen to this woman pretending to cry about the set of mother's love and filial piety, using the brotherhood between his brother and him, and continuing to use it as a bargaining chip to turn defeat into victory. ”

"I really don't resent Empress Dowager Wei for slandering the sixth brother, but I don't bother to defend against the enemy, but I didn't expect the Empress Dowager to want to separate again, and then I realized that I thought of the Holy Lord's promise this morning, I believe that the Holy One is from the heart, and I am really impatient to deal with the Empress Dowager Wei's self-righteous juggling trick, so I really want to use the Holy One and completely break it." Eleven Niang looked directly at He Ye's smiling eyes, but she couldn't penetrate the joy and anger: "Will the saint be to blame?" ”

"Why should I blame? You make good use of it, but the queen, you can't use it up and throw it away, I don't know if tonight's invitation counts? ”

"The saint and the sixth brother, in addition to the monarch and the minister, also have a close friendship, so tonight my aunt and I, prepare gin and wine, burn incense to commemorate the deceased, it is a sincere invitation."

"It is so." He Ye stretched out his hand and swept the woman's sideburns: "Although tonight is not a funeral, it is not a formal worship, but it is a mourning for a confidant, I think, it is better to invite San Lang, Yin Shen, and Shao Guang again." ”

"It's fine." Eleven Niang said.

"I don't invite Ruan Ling, I'm afraid he will complain when he finds out." He Ye knew that Eleven Niang was a little unkind to Ruan Ling, but thinking that because of Xuanzhi's death, his nephew who was so grief-stricken that he didn't even turn around and went to cry without saying goodbye, he really couldn't bear this informal, but more meaningful memorial, and excluded Ruan Ling.

"He really has sincere feelings for the sixth brother." Shi Niang shook her head slightly: "It's not that I dislike him, it's just that as an uncle, I should be more strict with my juniors." ”

He Ye raised his eyebrows again, first held Eleven Niang's hand, and led her to his shoulder: "Then it's decided, I'll go back to Zichen Hall to do government affairs first, and strive to meet the queen early in the next day, and personally prepare for tonight's wine festival." ”

He motioned for his servants to follow Feng Yu first, until he saw the figure of Eleven Niang to the corner of this road.

He knew that Eleven Niang had a purpose, and what he said today might not be true, between them, he had already moved his true feelings, and she may have stayed in the position of utilitarian needs, but He Ye didn't mind Eleven Niang's way of pleasing him to meet his needs, who made him not do well enough, not enough to impress her heart? As Xuan Zhi said, those who are the mothers of the world are often in deep hardship, because the emperor's choice is more unpredictable, such as the requirement to retry Pei Zheng's case, for him, the decision is not easy.

Although it is said that right and wrong are black and white, in fact, it is clear and clear, He Ye believes that Lu Li and Eleven Niang did not wronged the Queen Mother in this matter.

And Eleven Niang did not force He Ye to make a decision anymore, He Ye gave her the deadline of the New Year, and she was willing to wait until then.

The years in the world, never stop because of anyone's life and death, in a blink of an eye, to the end of the year, the market began to put up lights, there are those solid households, the children have been wearing new clothes, the deep palace has also begun to prepare to celebrate the New Year, everywhere you can see the busy figure of the palace maid wearing a red dress, even in the Penglai Palace, the beam is also hung with colorful flags, and the palace lamp is added under the eaves.

Eleven Niang's way of paying tribute to Lu Li, not limited to secular rites, she is not willing to let her living place, become lifeless, after this parting, she seems to have a deeper understanding of the limit of life and death, she believes more that there is a spirit in the sky, those deceased relatives and friends, must still be watching and accompanying, her joys and sorrows, will still affect their hearts.

She will work harder to live, and she wants to let the souls of the deceased find real comfort.

She should also be more indulgent, just as sometimes she will inevitably grieve, and she will use wine to drown her sorrows, and will no longer hold back tears.

After crying, it will be more relaxed, and when it is more relaxed, it will be more courageous.

On this day, she heard that He Ye had gone to Yuanling, which was the place where Renzong was buried.

Eleven Niang secretly thought, maybe He Ye would give a reply soon.

The next day, He Ye returned to the palace in the next day, and first let Jiang Yu know that he would come to Penglai Hall in the evening, hoping to have a heart-to-heart with the queen.

There are only a few days left before the New Year, Eleven Niang knows that there will be results tonight, because she can't predict how the emperor will decide, she can't help but be apprehensive, but she still carefully prepares her diet, what she can be sure of is that after tonight, she can decide the way out, maybe this will be her and He Ye, the last night of husband and wife love, she should also be wanton, even if it is likely to be the first time, it is also the last time, indulge emotions.

The banquet is set outside the bedroom, a plaque with the title "Good Year" Zhu Ting, the pavilion is surrounded by Hanmei, the flowers are just gorgeous, Eleven Niang is actually looking forward to it, more than ever, she can finally win the year, she just decided to face her heart, so she doesn't want to, between her and He Ye, there is no real beginning, it will be over.

The decision is not in her hands.

This night Chanjuan, although it is not perfect, but the light is clear.

The wind has not warmed up, but it has been swept into the pavilion, and the bleak cold has gradually faded from the fierceness of the deep winter, and the floating fragrance is diffused, adding a little mildness.

When He Ye came, it was already night.

There is no leisure in the pavilion, just a pair of men and women.

One is silent, the other is still silent, the woman is like the daily dress of ordinary people, her low bun is like a casual pull, and the earlobes are like rice grains, but taking advantage of the cheeks that are not stained with rouge, like grapes are red.

She was silent pouring wine for the man in the stone blue robe, holding the chopstick, and picking his favorite food, ten years, even though they are still estranged, but they also know each other's preferences well, clearly estranged, but close, this is the situation between them, unconsciously arrived.

After three glasses of wine, the silence was broken.

"I'm not a man of the talk." He Ye put down the wine cup: "I have always been cunning, but for some people, such as you and Xuanzhi, I never make promises lightly, because I am willing to treat you with all sincerity, even if it was only between the lords and ministers at that time, at least I promised you sincerity from the beginning." ”

"Yes, so it is."

"The queen mentioned the three chapters of the covenant that day, but it was not fair to me, I promised you those two things, I did it, the last one, you didn't say it at the time, only said that the time was not coming, so I didn't promise you that you would do it."

Eleven Niang only felt her heart sink silently: "That's true." ”

"The retrial of Pei Zheng's case is not the first to be proposed by you, Xuanzhi's last entry into the court has been requested, and I have also not said whether or not it." He Ye continued: "But I know that Xuan Zhi and you, as Empress Dowager Wei said, will not be bent on exculpating the traitor, and there will be grievances in Pei Zheng's case, there is no doubt about it, as Xuan Zhi said, if I want to return the world to the prosperous world, I should put things right, I should be loyal and innocent, and I should let the criminals be punished." ”

"But Eleven Niang, although I am the emperor, I am also flesh and blood, but all flesh and blood will inevitably take care of personal feelings."

Seeing that Eleven Niang seemed to be arguing, He Ye waved his hand: "Today I just want to tell you my decision." ”

"Then the concubine, only listen to it." Eleven Niang lowered her eyes and put down the wine cup.

"You haven't mentioned this matter, you should understand that I will be in a dilemma, and I also want to convince myself, because I have witnessed the death of Empress Pei, how grief-stricken and regretful my brother is, maybe my brother is in the spirit of heaven, and I also want to return the innocence of the Pei and Zheng clans, I promise to retry this case, and my brother can also look at it, but ...... This is nothing more than high-sounding words, the wishes of the deceased, how can the living be arbitrary? Before my brother died, I didn't tell him that he had this wish, so I couldn't convince myself that doing so would make my brother blind. ”

Yes, even before He Yan died, he really didn't want to put his biological mother to death, he had already made a choice, so the Pei Zheng clan would be unjustly executed, so Pei Wudan would be poisoned in the deep palace.

"Yiyi, I want to ask you, are you unwilling to give up on this matter anyway?" He Ye asked again.

Eleven Niang hesitated for a moment, but she suddenly wanted to gamble.

"Yes."

"At the time of the wedding, the three chapters of the covenant were unfair, and I wouldn't agree with it, but Yiyi, I remember that I once promised you that as long as you want to do something, I will be satisfied, that is not the promise of the lord and minister, it is the promise I gave you when I decided to grow old with you as your husband, if I break the contract, I will no longer be qualified to stay with you."

So?

Eleven Niang raised her eyes suddenly, and at this time she was really full of expectations.

"He Ye can't lose Liu Zaimei, so he can only be ashamed of his brother."

The man lowered his head, the light of the palace lamp could not shine into his quiet eyes, and Eleven Niang could only see clearly, the corners of his lips that had always been sharp, seemed to be indescribably lonely at this time: "Don't be so grateful to me, Yiyi, I made such a choice, not to win your gratitude, I just have a glimmer of hope, I think when the matter of your behavior is over anyway, between us, you can really start, you don't have to use me anymore, flatter me, when you put aside all your burdens, start to really accept me, believe me." I am a monarch, I do have ambitions, some trade-offs, and I do have utilitarian benefits, but except for you, you are always outside of all utilitarian benefits, you are irreplaceable and indispensable for me, in this world, in my He Ye's mind, you are not the only one, but you are the most important one. ”

He didn't make a sound, his tone became more and more hoarse, he avoided his gaze, he didn't know where to look, it was the bright moon or the flower branch, but his palm was gently covered on her cheek: "I have long since sunk, you have not started, when I realized this matter, I was discouraged, but I know, I am reluctant to let go no matter what, Yiyi, for this matter, I must be selfish, I don't care if you are happy or sad, I must also leave you, you don't like the court, your yearning, and it is not fame, fortune and power, but I can't let you go away between the mountains and rivers, I want to wait for you, no matter how long it takes, I want to wait for you. ”

Wait for the day when you are really moved by me.

The warmth suddenly left from his cheeks, He Ye poured the empty cup with his own hands, raised his head and drank it all, he didn't want to press step by step, because he had decided to wait patiently, then he had to give Eleven Niang more space, what should be said had been said, and he needed to leave the scene at this time.

"Retrial of Pei Zheng's case, I promised you that I will live up to my promise, but it is not this time, I believe Yiyi can also understand."

Of course, Eleven Niang understood, so she was stunned, she went through this big ups and downs, her heart was really full of mixed feelings, many years of long-cherished wishes have been achieved, and the burden on her shoulders has been lifted, but this feeling is extremely unreal, making her suspect that this is just a good dream, she didn't even hear He Ye's next words, until the couch opposite the comment was empty, and she suddenly woke up from a dream.