In the evening, Emperor Zhengxing had dinner with Lu Yunhong and his wife, the eldest princess and Ji Yunwei.
During the dinner, Ji Yunwei took care of the eldest princess, taking care of everything.
Although Emperor Zhengxing was not happy, he was thinking that even his eldest sister had a home, Wang Xiu also had a son and a daughter, and Lu Yunhong got everything he wanted.
In this life, it seems that everyone is perfect.
Even he has a long life span, right?
He can watch his children grow up with his own eyes, watch Dayan's national power flourish, and even grow old with them.
No matter how many times you go through a person's life, there will be gains and losses.
A floating dream will eventually turn into a bubble. Life is in a hurry. How many regrets are there in it?
Emperor Zhengxing drank wine, and before leaving, he took the prince back to the palace. Along with Hua Zimo, Xu Xiujun, and anyone who had nothing to do with the Lu family, he took away as much as possible.
Back in the palace, the prince was already asleep.
Emperor Zhengxing asked Hua Zimo to take him down to rest, and said to Yu Deshui: "If you tell Ye Zhiqiu to enter the palace tomorrow, tell him that I want to practice Qingxiu and discuss Taoism with him."
Yu Deshui was confused and said: "Ye Zhiqiu?"
Emperor Zhengxing said: "He is from Wuxi. He stayed at the Lu family before. Now... I want you to find him."
Yu Deshui understood that as long as there were clues, it would not be difficult to find someone, so he quickly agreed.
Emperor Zhengxing sighed and said, "Don't follow me. I'm going to see Zhou Ling."
Yu Deshui quickly retreated, preparing to take care of the prince.
After waiting for the prince to rest, he and Hua Zimo sat on the steps of the main hall of the East Palace. Here, they could always find a sense of familiarity.
Hua Zimo said: "I think the emperor has something on his mind."
Yu Deshui said: "If the Lord of the world has nothing on his mind, would you believe it?"
Hua Zimo couldn't help but smile, nodded and said, "That's right."
After saying that, he looked at Xu Xiujun who was guarding the door. She was looking into the distance, wondering what she was thinking.
Although the emperor brought Xu Xiujun into the palace again, Hua Zimo felt that the emperor just didn't want to cause trouble to the Lu family.
He said to Yu Deshui: "How do you think the emperor will arrange her?"
Yu Deshui said: "In the palace, since you are not the emperor's concubine, you can leave the palace when you are over twenty-five years old, or you can become a nun in the palace and never have to go out for the rest of your life."
Huazimo asked again: "What would you choose if it were you?"
Yu Deshui said: "I have no home, only a master. Where is the master, where can I be?"
Hua Zimo said: "It's a pity that her master is not our emperor, otherwise, there would be nothing left."
Yu Deshui said: "That's not something we should take care of. Her master should make arrangements."
The words "Master" made Xu Xiujun's shoulders tremble.
She didn't look back because she was also confused.
The seventh master's home is in Tongzhou, and the imperial palace is not the seventh master's home.
But in this palace, is the seventh master still the seventh master?
Where should she go?
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In the courtyard of Chongming Hall, Qingfeng sat alone outside, looking like he had been greatly wronged.
When Emperor Zhengxing walked in, he stood up and shouted urgently: "Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhengxing asked curiously: "What's wrong with you?"
Qingfeng whispered: "Little Qinglong... he doesn't come out and doesn't pay attention to me."
Emperor Zhengxing asked: "You raised it before, right?"
Qingfeng nodded: "I raised him here."
Emperor Zhengxing asked again: "But before that, whose does it belong to?"
The breeze is silent.
Emperor Zhengxing touched Qingfeng's forehead and said, "I have sent people to find your sister. If I find her, I will send you away."
"As for the white... white-tailed snake, just leave it to him, okay?"
Qingfeng reluctantly glanced at the house behind her, and when she looked back, she asked, "Can I really find my sister?"
Emperor Zhengxing said: "It can definitely be done."
Qingfeng nodded and said: "Okay, but if the little green dragon wants to leave in the future, can you let it go?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a creak and it was the white-tailed snake crawling out.
Qingfeng's eyes lit up, and she ran forward happily, picked it up and held it in her arms.
Emperor Zhengxing said: "Look, no one is keeping it closed, right?"
Qingfeng finally felt relieved, nodded happily, and played in the yard with the white-tailed snake in his arms.
Emperor Zhengxing walked in and closed the door.
Zhou Ling was practicing calligraphy in his room, and the ink was not dry yet. He wrote in a hurry and in a messy manner. The preface and the follower were inconsistent, which shows that he was upset.
Emperor Zhengxing sighed and said: "The matter has come to this, why do you bother?"
Zhou Ling put down his pen and stared at him gloomily!
Emperor Zhengxing said: "I promised to let you go out, but you didn't want to see it yourself. Are you blaming me now?"
Zhou Ling snorted coldly and sat down angrily.
Emperor Zhengxing said: "I am not dissatisfied with the current situation. I know you can't bear to break the peace now, otherwise you would leave the palace today."
"Since I can't do it myself, why do I have to feel so uncomfortable?"
"It is also my fault that you are not as skilled as others. Although you have the merit of assisting the government, Lu Yunhong has the virtue of caring for all people. Is it possible that if you kill him now, you can change the status quo?"
Zhou Ling scolded: "Then you can't let him have such an easy time, why?"
"If you miss it, you miss it. If you don't cherish it, you don't cherish it? Why can he come back?"
"You don't even know, I..."
Zhou Ling couldn't say any more, his heart was burned with anger and was in constant pain.
After holding it in for a long time, he could only say one sentence: "Lu Yunhong is extremely shameless!"
Emperor Zhengxing couldn't help but laugh and said jokingly: "Isn't that true?"
"But have you ever thought about it, if Axiu is really ruthless to him, how could they continue their relationship?"
Zhou Ling sneered coldly: "The rebirth of a relationship that has come to an end is just self-deception. I'll wait and see the day when the truth comes out!"
Emperor Zhengxing knew that he could not persuade him, so he simply refused to persuade him.
He sat down and said, "I went to the Lu Mansion today to meet Mei Min."
Zhou Ling was confused: "Who is that?"
Emperor Zhengxing said: "They chose me as the future queen."
"You want to get married?" Zhou Ling was extremely surprised and looked at him in disbelief.
Emperor Zhengxing said: "I didn't want to, so I told Ye Zhiqiu to enter the palace."
"From tomorrow on, I will practice Taoism with Ye Zhiqiu and strive to ascend to immortality as soon as possible. Mortal affairs have nothing to do with me anymore."
Zhou Ling's mouth twitched and he said speechlessly: "You actually used this method to escape?"
Emperor Zhengxing shook his head and said seriously: "It's not about escaping, but about not forgetting your original intention!"
"I always remember what my original wish was? If I was given another chance, I would definitely protect her, instead of letting her risk her life to protect me."
"I owe her this, and I want to pay it back."
After hearing this, Zhou Ling sneered: "Then Lu Yunhong is like this now, but he regrets that he didn't treat her well, so he came to make up for it?"
"But doesn't he think he's ridiculous? Why should he use someone else's marriage to make up for his regrets?"
"I only hate myself. If I had known this would happen, I should have killed him long ago."
Emperor Zhengxing smiled and explained: "Brother, you can't think like this. If everyone knew earlier, I bet that neither you nor Lu Yunhong would have a chance."
"I have taken advantage of the right time and place. I also have the title of senior brother and sister, and I am still the crown prince. I can also trick her into entering the palace first, don't you think so?"
Zhou Ling clenched his fist, he didn't recognize this ending.
It was Lu Yunhong who used tricks, it was Lu Yunhong who was despicable and shameless, and it was Lu Yunhong who forcibly changed everything.
But she didn't know anything.
Real rebirth is not like this. If you can, just resurrect from the day her soul returned to the underworld. He doesn't believe that Lu Yunhong still has a chance.
"Brother..." Emperor Zhengxing wanted to persuade him again.
Zhou Ling closed his eyes and felt his heart aching.
He said to Emperor Zhengxing: "There is nothing wrong with practicing Taoism. You can go ahead and practice it. But you have to find someone for me."
Emperor Zhengxing said without thinking: "Mingxin?"
"He knows he is sorry for you and has healed your leg. If you want to find him now, you may not be able to find him."
Zhou Ling sneered and said: "If there was someone who could stop Lu Yunhong in the first place, that person must be him, but he turned a deaf ear. Shouldn't I look for him?"
"I used to treat him like a close friend. What does he think of me? A monkey being played with?"
"If you don't help me with this matter, then I will find something for Lu Yunhong to do. I will be so busy holding him that I won't even be able to go home."
"As for the love between husband and wife, don't even think about it in the future."
After hearing this, Emperor Zhengxing knew that he was not joking. Since he recovered his memory, he had not rushed to the Lu Mansion to settle the score with Lu Yunhong, but was already trying his best to suppress it.
At this time, it is better for him to be obedient.
Emperor Zhengxing nodded and said: "Okay, but he is a man with great supernatural powers. As long as Ye Zhiqiu enters the palace, he should know it."
"I think Ming Xin is very funny. He didn't take away the white-tailed snake because he didn't want you to live in confusion for the rest of your life."
"It's a pity that the truth has come late, it would have been better not to have come at all."
Emperor Zhengxing shook his head. He actually regretted that he was so ill and was already on the verge of death. How could he be cured?
My mentality is getting more and more stable, to the point where no one can shake me.
In fact, he had already discovered the clues when Concubine Hui died.
But he didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't dare to test it. After all, the deal was done, so why should he be in a dilemma?
It's very good now, very good.
It's a pity, who doesn't?
Even Lu Yunhong, thinking about it now, has some flaws. So, as a human being, it is better to be open-minded.
Emperor Zhengxing bid farewell to Zhou Ling and returned to the palace.
He wrote the marriage decree for his eldest sister and Ji Yunwei overnight and gave it to Yu Deshui.
After doing this, he lay down quietly, slowly distancing himself from those strange and distant memories.
On this day, he had been trying to maintain calm and be the same king as usual. Even Lu Yunhong and the eldest sister did not notice it, which shows that he was still very successful.
I just don’t know why, but my chest feels so tight and my hands and feet are very weak.
Emperor Zhengxing smiled bitterly and slowly closed his eyes to sleep.