Prologue Two
On the quiet corridor, various beautiful flowers were planted on both sides of the road, and two figures walked side by side. It was late at night, and the flowers next to the corridor were still particularly beautiful against the lights. Although Liu Zhan looked at the side of the road, he had no intention of watching. A soft hand pulled Liu Zhan's hand, and Liu Zhan turned his head to look at the people beside him. She stuck out her tongue playfully, pointed to the flowers on the side of the road, and asked, "Brother Zhan, do you think these flowers are beautiful?"
Liu Zhan was not interested in appreciating the flowers, so he just glanced at him casually and said, "Beautiful."
Yun Kai hugged Liu Zhan's arm and asked again: "Who is better, me or Hua?"
"Uh." Liu Zhanzheng asked for a moment, "You must be beautiful." Liu Zhan said.
"I'm pretty, then why are you just looking at the flowers and not at me!" Yun Kai pretended to be angry.
Liu Zhan laughed, "When did you become so naughty? This doesn't look like a princess."
"I said, do you believe it if I learned from your sister?" Yun Kai said.
"You! You don't learn well with that girl, and I don't know if she has come with Zhentian?" Liu Zhan said thoughtfully.
"Maybe I'm here. Why don't you ask Brother Han, which inn Zhentian is in? You can find it." Yun Kai said with a smile. Over the years, his physique has no longer been afraid of the cold, but for some reason he suddenly felt chill.
"Uh, it's late at night, I won't bother you..." Liu Zhan replied. "What's more, Lan Xin can't help much when she comes, so I guess she didn't come."
"You don't want to go by yourself, but they don't want you to go." Yun Kai said.
"Yes, yes, my princess, thanks to the princess' gift, is just something that the villain doesn't want to go." Liu Zhan replied quickly. "Let's go and see the children."
The two walked into the door, bowed with a breeze and said, "Princess, the princess."
"After I leave, will the two children cry?" Yun Kai asked.
"No, the lady and the young master slept peacefully, and they never cried." Hanfeng replied.
Yun Kai nodded, then gently pushed open the door and walked in. Two seven-year-old children were lying on the bed. The girl kicked the blanket and lay on the bed. One leg had already reached to one side and lay on her side, forming a "big" shape.
"Why is this girl's house so ungrateful?!" Yun Kai felt helpless when he saw this.
Hanfeng said: "Miss has kicked the quilt a few times. She will come to cover her again in a while, for fear that she will catch a cold. I just saw the ice basin under the bed. The ice inside has almost melted. I was about to order someone to pick up some."
Liu Zhan said, "No need to worry." As he said that, Liu Zhan gently pulled out the ice basin under the bed and placed it on the ground, put one hand on the water basin. In an instant, all the melted water in the ice basin condensed into ice, and then gently put it back under the bed.
Hanfeng said: "I'm sorry, the prince consort."
Liu Zhan chuckled and said, "It's just a trivial matter."
Hanfeng replied, "It's a small matter for you, but it's not a small matter for us. On this night, I'm going to take people to the ice cellar and command people to chisel ice there. It's so cold inside. Let them hurry up, and they all complain about me and complain about me. Let them slow down. If the young lady is hot again, I will be cursed again..."
Yunkai quickly said, "Hanfeng, we grew up together. When did I scold you?!"
Hanfeng said innocently: "Yes, it's me who said it wrong, the princess is... guidance... guidance..."
Yun Kai said seriously: "It's just that you didn't do some things well, I just said a few words to you."
Hanfeng said, "Yes, yes, the princess said," and then said with some pain: "Oh, it would be great if my sister was still there."
Yun Kai was also a little sad after hearing this, but pretended to be angry and said, "If your sister is here, I would have been relieved by 100,000!"
Liu Zhan sat silently on the bed and looked at the two children, feeling very confused. Something big will happen tomorrow, but the two children knew nothing and were quietly lying on the bed. Seeing that Liu Zhan was thinking, Yun Kai walked over and said, "Brother Zhan, let the child take care of the servants, let us go back and rest."
"I want to take a few more glances at the kids."
Yun Kai knew in his heart and said, "What are you looking at! We will come back tomorrow after we finish our work. We have time to accompany our children, let's go. Moreover, I'm sleepy, and I still have to work hard tomorrow, so I need to have a good rest."
Liu Zhan took a deep breath, glanced at the child on the bed and said, "Let's go."
When the two returned to the room, Yun Kai said, "Brother Zhan, I always think you are worried."
Liu Zhan said helplessly: "I will deal with Wang Ji'en tomorrow."
Yun Kai comforted: "We have experienced so many difficulties in the past, are we still afraid of this?"
Liu Zhan said: "I used to be alone, but now, with you, Yue'er and Tian'er, I have to worry about your affairs."
Yun Kai said angrily: "Do you treat us as a burden?"
"No! It's not that you are treating you as a burden. It's because of you that I have given me new motivation, but it also makes me worry. Therefore, I always think about your safety. I don't want you to receive any harm. If tomorrow, I..."
Yun Kai interrupted and said firmly: "If you don't have any, you will definitely come back tomorrow."
"Do you just trust me that way?"
Yun Kai hugged Liu Zhan, leaned in his arms, closed his eyes and said, "I believe in you, I have never doubted you. From the first time I saw you, I knew that you are an extraordinary person. As long as it is something you believe, you will definitely do it, and you will never give up easily."
"But I..."
Yunkai said: "You must also believe in yourself. We experienced so many difficulties and worked hard to finally get to where we are. Do you still remember your original dream?"
Liu Zhan blurted out: "I want to calm the dispute between the world and the court." Liu Zhan sighed: I have seen too many disputes, and I don't want these disputes to continue. Many people died in these disputes back then. I don't want to see these things again."
Yun Kai said: "Yes. How much effort did you put in for this dream? Do you want to lose all your efforts?"
Liu Zhan closed his eyes, recalled everything he had experienced, and suddenly his eyes became firm and said, "No matter what, this is my choice, I must firmly complete it. And they also died because of it."
Yun Kai also understood the "they". Although there was a trace of sadness on his face with his head down, he immediately raised his head and smiled and said, "Well, you have to believe in yourself. Have a good rest. It will probably take some effort tomorrow."
Liu Zhan responded "Okay" and lay down with Yun Kai to rest. But the two of them were not determined, and they didn't know what the situation was tomorrow, so they were afraid that it would be a sleepless night.
At the same time, in the bedroom deep in the palace, there were heavy troops outside the door. Everyone who entered had to know Wang Jien, the eldest grandfather-in-law, before entering. An old man in the room was lying on the elegant and luxurious dragon bed. There were always a few imperial physicians and palace maids taking turns on duty. Everyone looked nervous, afraid of something unexpected. After all, this was today's son, Zhao Jing, the second emperor of the Song Dynasty. But the current emperor is not the emperor who had just ascended to the great treasure back then. Seventeen years have passed, and his hair is already snow-white. In his twilight years, he is like a dandelion in the wind, and will be blown away by the wind at any time.
Outside the door, an eunuch and the queen discussed. "Empress, according to Dr. Zhang's diagnosis, the emperor will return to destiny tonight, and our plan needs to be implemented as soon as possible."
Empress Li hesitated and said, "Is this really OK? Since the emperor has already established a crown prince, we will say that we will establish a new emperor tomorrow. Will there be any ministers oppose it?"
"Empress, you have been worried too much. During this period, I have blocked the news in the palace tightly. Everyone who comes in and out is ours." Wang Jien said again: "Besides, if the emperor dies seriously and the prince is unaware of it, it can be said that the emperor has some doubts about the prince. As long as you come forward, the ministers will be speechless."
The queen's expression was also very serious and she didn't say a word. When Wang Jien saw it, she quickly said, "You think, your brother is Li Jilong, a famous general of the dynasty, a confidant of the emperor, a political affairs officer Li Changling, a master of imperial edicts, and others already know the emperor's intentions. Many ministers in the court also support us very much. You don't need to hesitate?"
Empress Li said: "But, Yuan Zuo, everyone in the court knew that he had become crazy. It was because of this that the emperor abolished his position as crown prince. Now that he is the emperor, he is afraid that the ministers in the court will be dissatisfied."
Wang Ji'en said: "Please rest assured Empress. As far as I know, the eldest prince actually pretended to be crazy, and has been like this since the death of the King of Qin. It was just that he was dissatisfied with the emperor's punishment of his opponents and did it on purpose. Because of his uncle's injustice, he pretended to be crazy to protest his father. He is a kind person and will definitely become a good emperor in the future. Moreover, you once had a son who died young, so you always regarded the eldest prince as if he had his own fault!" Then Wang Ji'en immediately changed his face and slapped his mouth and said, "A villain should die, say anything, the queen atones for his sins."
Queen Li's face was even more sad. Thinking that the child she used to have had already left her. She was a woman, and if she wanted to store in this imperial city, she had to have a support. She said, "Okay, then I'll send someone to send a letter to my brother immediately, and you'll arrange many things." Then she asked her confidants to go and pass the message. The queen gently pushed the door in, and Wang Ji'en followed closely. Everyone inside saw it and gave a great gift, "Go to the Queen."
The Imperial Doctor Zhang, the director of the Imperial Physician Bureau, said sadly: "Empress, you are here at the right time. The emperor has already returned to the scene. You can say a few words to the emperor."
Queen Li knelt in front of the bed and lay beside the emperor, tears flowing. Just now Wang Ji'en said that he had died young and had a son, and he was already sad. Now the person he loved would also leave. After all, he was a woman, so how could he be willing to bear it? He was choked and speechless.
The emperor said in a weak voice: "Mingde, I... cough cough, I can't accompany you anymore. Your father was a pillar of the country and was framed and demoted. My elder brother later learned that he felt ashamed of your family and brought you and me together. Over the years, cough... It's really hard for you to be a dignified and raising the prince, but I can't be a good husband who has been with you forever... cough."
The queen cried and said, "Emperor, I know that you have great ambitions in your heart. You are the emperor and have a lot of trouble every day. I have never blamed you."
Zhao Guangyi was a little relieved and said, "Haha, is that right?"
Several palace maids saw the queen feeling sad and uncomfortable, so they quickly helped Queen Li to the chair beside her.
Then he said weakly to Wang Jien behind him: "Old Master, please... pass it quickly... the prince enters the palace."
Wang Ji'en replied: "Abide by the order, the emperor, I should welcome the new emperor as I did back then."
After hearing this, the emperor looked at Wang Ji'en, a trace of fierce light suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he seemed to have a sneer on the corner of his mouth, then closed his eyes and left.
Chapter completed!