Chapter 603: The Emperor Taishang's Dying Moment
Since she missed it, Mu Jiaojiao didn't twist it, so she wrote another letter to Cui Pu and sent it to Acacia.
After Cui Pu received the letter, he read it back and forth no less than ten times, and then carefully flattened the paper that had been crumpled by him, carefully folded it, and put it close to his heart.
Da Langjun stood aside, looking sour and sour.
"Daddy, Auntie sent a letter, didn't you say a few words to me and Brother?"
"Nope. Cui Pu responded categorically.
Da Langjun pursed his lips. "You must be lying, just to monopolize A-Niang's letter and not show it to us. ”
"So what? You have a lady and a son, so if you have time, care more about your naughty son!
Speaking of his wife and son, Da Langjun's eyes obviously softened a lot. "My lady just sent me a letter, and there is the first big character written by my eldest man, which looks particularly pleasing! However, it took a long time to receive a letter from them, and I couldn't read enough of it, so I wanted to come to Daddy to see if there was any more news!
As he spoke, he quietly pushed Erlangjun, who was standing beside him.
Erlangjun, who was drowsy, nodded hurriedly: "That's right, that's it!"
Cui Pu glanced at Erlangjun meaningfully: "I really doubt how your son was born." ”
"Actually, I'm curious. Erlangjun scratched his head and smiled innocently, "But he's sure it's my species." I heard my mother say that in order to prevent him from sleeping randomly, my mother took great pains every day, and the time for chanting Buddha was much less. That's it, it's definitely with me!"
He's pretty proud!
The corners of Cui Pu's mouth twitched. "It's a pity that your lady never takes the initiative to write to you. ”
Erlangjun immediately collapsed his face. "Daddy, how can you be so ruthless?"
"Because I'm in a bad mood!" Cui Pu said loudly.
How long has it been since he had hugged his wife and seen her smiling face since he was away from war? Although he could receive a letter from Mu Jiaojiao almost every few days, how could a few thin pieces of letter paper and a few words solve the lovesickness in his heart? He could only kill the enemy with his head and make up for the vacancy in his heart with the sword and sword shadow on the battlefield. However, this is not a long-term solution.
After a long time, he will still feel empty. The thoughts of Mu Jiaojiao in my heart grew like weeds and flooded.
If he knew this, he shouldn't have had so many children with her, and let the children get married so early! Otherwise, she wouldn't have to leave him alone outside because she had to take care of those little dolls in Chang'an!
Thinking like this, his cold gaze swept over the brothers Da Lang Jun and Erlang Jun one by one.
They have already been numb to such disgusted gazes, and Da Langjun can see enough of them. Erlangjun even sleeps and doesn't care about anything outside his body, so as long as his father is happy, he doesn't care about anything!
Cui Pu watched it for a long time, but he didn't find a sense of existence in his two sons, and he was in an extremely bad mood, so he shouted angrily: "What are you all doing standing here stupidly? Why don't you go out to purge the army, count the number of people, grain and grass, and let's go and kill the rebels another day!"
It's best to wipe out that group of people as soon as possible, and then they can go back to Chang'an to reunite with the family!
However, after all, because of the weakness of the saint on the throne and the inexplicable defense of the soldiers, coupled with the fact that the eunuch group has sowed discord several times and wants to compete with the generals for power and power, the situation on the battlefield has been good and bad. It is precisely this point that the rebels have seized on, fanning the flames everywhere and making alarmist statements, making it difficult to determine the outcome of the war against the enemy. As soon as this war was fought, another two years passed.
In the first year, the emperor and the saint were seriously ill one after another, and the saint could not go to the court for several months. The prince hurriedly rushed back to Chang'an from the battlefield with the king of Fengjie County and served beside the saint.
At the beginning of April, Mu Jiaojiao was summoned to the palace again.
The Emperor Taishang is no longer good.
When she entered the manna shop, she saw the Emperor Taishang lying on the couch, his face wrinkled and his shape was erect. If she hadn't seen his chest rise and fall slightly, she would have almost thought it was a doll there.
The king of Hejian sat at the head of the bed, whispering something to him.
The long-ailing saint is also there. Just because his body couldn't support it, he sat on a low couch in front of the bed, and Empress Zhang was by his side. There are also princes, kings of Yue, kings of Fengjie and other princes, and the princes and grandsons knelt all over the ground below.
The Emperor Taishang didn't look at them, but raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the door. When he saw Mu Jiaojiao appear, he hurriedly raised his hand and waved at her with difficulty: "Mrs. Cui, you are here, come here!"
Mu Jiaojiao walked over slowly, stretched out his hand and was about to take his pulse, but unexpectedly, the Emperor Taishang shook his head and said: "I sent someone to invite you here today, not to see a doctor, but to talk to you one last time." ”
Mu Jiaojiao lowered her hand. "The concubines and the emperor don't seem to have much to say. ”
Since returning to Chang'an, the Emperor Taishang has also expressed his desire to summon Mu Jiaojiao several times. But because Mu Jiaojiao didn't care about this matter, the saint and Empress Zhang also blocked it, so they never made the trip. If it weren't for the fact that the Emperor Taishang couldn't see it this time, I was afraid that these two wouldn't let her in.
And now that they have been put in, these two people also insist on standing aside under the banner of filial piety to the emperor, lest they say something unfavorable to them? Mu Jiaojiao suddenly felt that it was really ridiculous.
When the Emperor Taishang heard her say this, a wry smile appeared on his face: "I always knew that you looked down on me. I knew it when I first saw it, but for some reason, I liked you very much. Maybe it's because Yuhuan likes you! I still remember when we first got together, she had to mention you from time to time, and the person she admired the most was you. She has also said countless times that you are her nobleman. If it weren't for you, I was afraid that it would be difficult for her and me to meet, let alone stay together for many years in the future. Even on her deathbed, she has been regretting that she didn't listen to you, otherwise we wouldn't have ended up like this......"
As he spoke, he didn't feel the old tears.
Watching his tears roll down his cheeks full of furrows, and soon wet the mattress under him, Mu Jiaojiao's face was still as calm as ever.
Slowly waited until the old man was almost crying, and then she asked in a low voice: "I wonder if the Emperor Taishang still remembers Concubine Wu Hui?
The Emperor Taishang was stunned, and Mu Jiaojiao asked again: "To this day, the rebels have not been defeated, have you ever cared about how the war is now, the soldiers have been fighting for many years, what is the current situation?"
The stunned on the emperor's face became more and more severe, and there was still a little shame to be seen. The tears in the corners of his eyes couldn't drip out, and his eyes began to dodge Mu Jiaojiao's gaze.
"Mrs. Cui, you're enough!" Seeing this, the sage immediately shouted, "The Emperor is already so sick, why do you bother to use these foreign affairs to stimulate him?"
The man who is lying there now and looking to die is his biological father after all. Maybe there was hatred for him in his heart in the past, but now that he looks like this, the saint can't hate him anymore. And now when he heard Mu Jiaojiao so unceremoniously accuse the Emperor Taishang, he was even more angry - this was his father, he could accuse him, what qualifications did she have as an outsider? If it weren't for his father's insistence on seeing her, he would want to kick her out now!
"San Lang, don't scold her. When the Emperor heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand.
The saint hurriedly stood up. "Daddy. ”
"San Lang, it's Daddy I'm sorry for you. The Emperor smiled apologetically at him, "Mrs. Cui is right, Daddy is indeed old and confused." I did too many wrong things in those years, leaving you with a devastated New Tang Dynasty, which caused you to be tortured into such a haggard appearance now. And until now, I am still obsessed with the love between men and women, and I have no remorse for the mistakes I have made. I really deserve to die, I caused the current situation, but you have to clean up this mess, because my father is sorry for you!"
"Daddy, don't say that!"
When the saint heard this, he felt that all the hatred in his heart was gone. He knelt down in front of the couch with a plop, holding the emperor's hand tightly with both hands, and couldn't help but cry like rain.
The Emperor also looked at him, and tears rolled down again.
It was only at this time that the father and son finally released their suspicions.
Empress Zhang also stepped forward and whispered to comfort them with tears in her eyes. The palace maids and eunuchs around him also wiped their tears and did not mention it.
Seeing the situation, the king of Hejian got up and gave up the position at the head of the bed, and slowly came to stand beside Mu Jiaojiao, who had also retreated to the side.
"It's ridiculous. He whispered.
Mu Jiaojiao glanced at the picture of the father's kindness and filial piety over there, and nodded: "It's quite ridiculous." ”
What good is a remorse before death, a useless forgiveness, for the world, for the country, and for the people who are still suffering from the devastation of war?
To put it bluntly, it is self-deception.
However, it is obvious that the Emperor Taishang and the saint father and son are still very satisfied with this toss.
After a lot of crying, the father and son abandoned their previous enmity, and the saint fell asleep with a relieved smile. Although his chest is still rising and falling, it seems that he has less air in and more air out, and his time is running out.
When the saint heard the words of the imperial doctor, he became more and more grieved and unbearable, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Thanks to Mu Jiaojiao, who was beside him, he hurriedly took out the golden needle from the medical box of the accompanying imperial doctor, and sealed the tendons and veins on several big points for the saint, so that he would not continue to vomit blood in his heart.
It's just that in this way, he couldn't stay in the Ganlu Hall for any longer after all, so he was quickly sent back to the dormitory under the Zhang Luo of Empress Zhang.
"Little Mrs. Cui come with us!" Empress Zhang said.
Mu Jiaojiao's head was bright.
"Mrs. Cui, please stay!" After placing the people, Mu Jiaojiao was about to leave, and shouted if he didn't want to be a saint.
Mu Jiaojiao turned around: "I don't know what the saint commands?"
The saint clutched his chest and looked at her with a sad expression. "I was in the Hall of Manna just now, and I didn't mean to scold you. It was really the emperor's appearance at that time was already very miserable, and I really couldn't bear to let him leave with remorse. ”
"Now, then, sage, do you feel more comfortable?" asked Mu Jiaojiao.
The saint nodded. "Much more comfortable. ”
received the emperor's apology before his death, the father and son repaired the relationship, his mood was relaxed, and his heart must be comfortable. At least, when he goes to worship in front of the Emperor's spirit in the future, he doesn't have to feel guilty anymore, and after a hundred years, he can go underground and sit with his father in a dignified manner.
"Sage, you are comfortable, and the concubine is also comfortable in her heart after saying those words. So you don't have to apologize to the concubine, the concubine just did what she wanted to do. Mu Jiaojiao said lightly.
The saint was stunned.
Mu Jiaojiao bowed down again and saluted: "Sage, your body is weak, and you are too sad, and now your heart is overwhelmed. These days must be good to recuperate, calm down, and the body can slowly recover. In the future, you should think less and rest more, presumably the Emperor Taishang will not want you to torture yourself like this. ”
After speaking, she stepped back.
Empress Zhang hurriedly sent people out.
When she got outside, Empress Zhang took Mu Jiaojiao's hand: "Mrs. Cui, your actions with the Emperor Taishang today are indeed too Meng Lang, but the saint is actually grateful to you in his heart." If you hadn't pierced this layer of window paper, the estrangement between the saint and the emperor would have gone underground. If this is the case, the saint is afraid that he will become more and more depressed in the future. Don't you know, these days, every time the sage hears about the condition of the emperor, he will be so sad that he can't eat, and I can't persuade him no matter how much I persuade him, so the king kneels in front of him and begs him, so that he can eat a few bites of food. ”
"King Yue's filial piety is commendable, which is a blessing for a saint. Mu Jiaojiao shook his head.
"Yes, King Yue has been filial since he was a child, which is what the saint has always praised. The saints have said countless times that if it weren't for the fact that King Yue had been serving diligently by his side, I am afraid that he would not be able to stand now. Empress Zhang hurriedly said.
The corners of Mu Jiaojiao's lips tugged slightly. "In this way, the saints are blessed. ”
Other than that, she closed her lips and said no more.
Seeing this, Empress Zhang was anxious. Obviously, she has already spoken to this point, why does Mu Jiaojiao just refuse to speak? Is it because the prince is the father of the king of Fengjie County? But these days, their mother and son are not bad for their family!
"Little Mrs. Cui......"
"Queen Mother, Daddy is calling you. The prince suddenly appeared and interrupted her.
Empress Zhang bit her lip and had to hurriedly turn around and return to the sage.
The prince walked to Mu Jiaojiao's side: "It's hard work for Mrs. Cui today." ”
"It doesn't matter, presumably the rewards given by the saints will not be less. Mu Jiaojiao said.
The prince couldn't help but smile lightly. "Turning around, I was ordered to send a reward to your mansion by the king of Jiejun, I don't know what Mrs. Cui thinks?"
"Everything is up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”