When Yu Deshui turned back, Emperor Zhengxing had already stood up.
He returned to the palace to change his clothes, and Yu Deshui helped him put them on carefully, holding back several times of wanting to speak.
After Emperor Zhengxing had changed his clothes, he said to Yu Deshui: "Let's go."
Yu Deshui was slightly startled: "Where are you going?"
Emperor Zhengxing said: "Didn't you prepare the meal a long time ago? Aren't you going to send it to Zhou Ling?"
Yu Deshui was stunned and said quickly: "That's for the emperor."
Emperor Zhengxing smiled and said: "You are better than Hua Zimo here. You have done everything, but you are waiting for me to tell you."
Yu Deshui even said he didn't dare, but still went to the small kitchen, took the meal that had been prepared, and went to see Zhou Ling with Emperor Zhengxing.
He had already changed his residence. It was the New Year after all, and the emperor couldn't bear to shut him up.
Zhou Ling lived in the Chongming Hall where civil servants stayed. It was a small courtyard that used to be used for the elderly eunuchs, but now it is very quiet. Except for two red lanterns hanging at the gate, and the person serving Qingfeng, there was no one else.
Emperor Zhengxing walked in and saw Zhou Ling writing Spring Festival couplets. He picked them up and took a look.
The cursive font is very elegant.
"Spring returns and the earth is beautiful with beautiful scenery"
"Blessings come to the world and bring joy"
Emperor Zhengxing put it back and said, "You are quite vulgar."
Zhou Ling said: "I'm a bit better than you if you're not vulgar. Do you feel what it's like to be alone now?"
Emperor Zhengxing said: "I have a son, why am I alone?"
"It's you, don't you want your fiancée anymore?"
Zhou Ling carefully considered the three words he said, and then asked: "Did Lu Yunhong bring Xu Xiujun back?"
Emperor Zhengxing raised his eyes in surprise: "You know?"
Zhou Ling said: "She was in Jiangnan before. If it weren't for Lu Yunhong, no one else would have this ability."
Emperor Zhengxing smiled and said: "It's rare that you also agree with Lu Yunhong's ability. I thought you would only belittle him?"
Zhou Ling sneered: "If the person Wang Xiu marries is not Lu Yunhong, don't you have the ability to snatch her away?"
"In the final analysis, it's just "except for Wushan, it's not Yun". Having met Lu Yunhong, Zhao Lin is not surprised."
Emperor Zhengxing had a dark face and said displeasedly: "It's all old history, what are you doing bringing it up?"
Zhou Ling said: "I know you have let it go, but I can't let it go. Is Lu Yunhong antagonizing you? Or is he antagonizing me? He knowingly sent Xiuyun to the palace and would not be able to see me."
After hearing this, Emperor Zhengxing said coldly: "You don't have to guess his intentions. I would only blame him if he didn't do anything even though he knew it."
Zhou Ling looked at the angry Emperor Zhengxing and said with a smile: "Look at you, what did I say? Aiwujiwu is not your kind of lover. Lu Yunhong has a disobedient heart. Why are you protecting him?"
Emperor Zhengxing's eyes changed, and he choked directly: "Lu Yunhong has a disobedient heart, then you have the intention to rebel. Why keep talking about others? I won't quarrel with you during the New Year tonight, you can go there by yourself!"
After Emperor Zhengxing finished speaking, he walked away directly.
Yu Deshui was stunned for a moment, handed the food box to Qingfeng, and left.
Zhou Ling stood in the corridor and looked at Emperor Zhengxing who was walking away. He seemed really angry.
The pace is fast and the clothes are windy.
The cold air came from afar, but it made my whole body shiver.
Zhou Ling couldn't help but think, you know that I intend to rebel, why do you need to treat me sincerely?
Do you really think that there is that kind of flesh-and-blood love between us brothers?
Zhou Ling sneered disdainfully, but he didn't know if it was because of the heavy snowfall and the unbridled cold. He felt as if his heart was frozen, leaving only the numb pain left to struggle insignificantly.
…
Before I knew it, it was dawn.
Emperor Zhengxing, who had not slept all night, watched the palace people clearing the snow. Prince Zhao Jinghuan was chasing the young eunuchs in the snow, falling and falling, but crawling as fast as a puppy, laughing endlessly.
Soon, a shadow wearing a red cotton jacket rushed towards the prince, hugged his waist from behind and shouted: "Brother, brother..."
The prince turned around and hugged him, shouting happily: "My brother is here, my brother is here..."
Then they were playing together, and the palace people were surrounding them, for fear that they would fall.
Unknowingly, time goes back and memories return to childhood.
His sister, who was wearing red makeup, protected him tightly, but it was also in the snow that he fell because of his playfulness.
Although they are the same age, she always regards herself as the elder and wants to stand in front of him no matter what. Therefore, over the years, how cold the snow is and how sharp the knife is, seems to be a blur to him.
of.
Because there is always a shadow that will rush in front of him without hesitation at critical moments and block everything for him.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is here." Yu Deshui whispered and quietly handed him a handkerchief.
Something seemed to pass over his cheek, which was cool, but his heart felt hot and tight. Emperor Zhengxing held his handkerchief and quietly wiped away the water marks when he turned around. Just as he was about to raise his eyes, he heard the eldest sister's voice:
"I'm just hanging on to you for one night. Look at your potential. If I really marry a princess from the ancient dynasty, wouldn't you cry to death?"
Emperor Zhengxing squeezed the handkerchief and said coldly: "Who is crying?"
Yu Deshui smiled and exited, even closing the palace door.
Emperor Zhengxing was resentful and did not set out. He was sulking aside.
The eldest princess took off her shoes, leaned lightly on the heated kang, yawned and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I didn't sleep well last night, please bring me the blanket quickly."
Emperor Zhengxing wanted to say that she deserved it, but her eyes were all black and blue. He couldn't bear it, so he got up and brought a blanket to cover her.
At this moment, the eldest princess said: "Let's stand up as a queen. How about my sister helping you choose a good one?"
Emperor Zhengxing snorted coldly: "Don't you care about me? Are you okay? The good ones are all grown-up wives."
The eldest princess couldn't help laughing, then opened her eyes and said lazily: "Hey, what a pity."
Emperor Zhengxing said: "What's the pity?"
The eldest princess said: "It's a pity that I'm not a man. Otherwise, if I were to sit on this throne, the four palaces would be full. I could pamper whoever I wanted. What should I do if I worry about the ones I didn't pamper? They are all my pet peeves.
!”
Emperor Zhengxing was amused by her, but he still said coldly: "Who is stopping you now? Even if you can't be the emperor, are you still afraid of being a man? If you have the ability, go back and pamper yourself. If the eldest princess's palace is not big enough, I will build two more for you.
How is it?"
The eldest princess said without interest: "Forget it, I'm already a mother."
Emperor Zhengxing looked like he had known it for a long time and didn't want to pay attention to her.
The eldest princess added: "The state affairs are busy. If you don't like those strange women hanging around you, then you won't marry so many. You always need one or two, right? From the Mei family? From the Xu family? I think either one is fine."
, what do you think?”
Emperor Zhengxing said: "A woman came to the palace, did you know?"
The eldest princess sat up suddenly, no longer feeling sleepy.
What she had kept in mind at the beginning, but when did she forget it? Now that her brother reminded her, it made her heart tighten, and an inexplicable discomfort surged into her heart.
She immediately said with a cold face: "Who can't you touch? Touch that woman? Lu Yunhong's head was kicked by a donkey, and yours was kicked too?"
The corners of Emperor Zhengxing's mouth twitched. Only the eldest sister dared to say such a thing.
But inexplicably, he felt touched in his heart. Unlike the encounter with Zhou Ling, he knew that the eldest sister was the one who really cared about him.