Dusk is approaching, and the Lanruo Temple is sparse and open, with the faint fragrance of crape myrtle flowers. A red sun has been tilted on the side of the mountain, leaving only a touch of gold. The temple with a thin glow becomes even more unreal.
Xu Daocheng stood outside the temple gate, staring into the distance, and suddenly smiled: "They are here, and the day for us to part ways has come."
Standing aside, Yu Fengjin had already put on her usual purple robe and jade belt, and was looking at the group of people coming from the mountain.
He turned around and cupped his fists in his hands: "Taoist Master Xu, thank you for taking care of me during these days. I am going down the mountain now, but I believe it won't be long before we meet again."
Xu Daocheng stood up with one hand and bowed deeply to him: "Your Highness must be careful when going down the mountain this time, and don't be emotional! I am here to wait for good news."...
While he was talking, Tie Lin and his guards had arrived in front of the temple, and everyone saluted King Yi to greet him.
Yu Fengjin bid farewell to Xu Daocheng, turned around and boarded the carriage. Then, the carriage slowly went down the rugged mountain road.
Light smoke floats on the mountainside, the scenery is clear and bright, and among the yellow and green trees, insects are still chirping.
Yu Fengjin opened the curtains, glanced outside, and told Tie Lin: "If you don't go back to the palace, go directly to Ziwei City."
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In the side hall of Zichen Palace, Emperor Yu was sitting lazily on the dragon chair, his eyes slightly closed. Eunuch Shuangxi and Ming En were beside him, squeezing his waist and beating his legs lovingly.
Yu Fengjin walked into the hall slowly, bowed respectfully, and held a booklet in both hands above her head.
Emperor Yu closed his eyes and did not move. Eunuch Shuangxi winked at Ming En. Ming En walked over with a bowed body, handed over the booklet in King Yi's hand, and unfolded it on the Long Book Table.
Emperor Yu finally slowly opened his eyes and flipped through the book. When he read the imperial edict left by the late emperor before his death, it read: "Yu Fengluo, the eldest son of Prince Rui, has a noble character. I bow to you deeply. I will continue."
When I ascend the throne, I will become the emperor..." A glimmer of light flashed across his eyes.
Emperor Yu never expected that Yu Fengjin would actually "tamper with" history - completely erasing the palace incident twenty years ago from history! In this way, Emperor Yu was the emperor who legally ascended the throne.
It has stopped everyone in the world from talking!
Yu Fengjin was expressing her loyalty to him. Of course he knew it and had to appreciate it!
Thinking of this, Emperor Yu sat up and dismissed the two chamberlains with a wave of his hand.
"Did you preside over the compilation of the late Emperor's Records?" Emperor Yu spoke only after there were only two people left in the palace.
"My brother is not talented. If Your Majesty thinks there is anything wrong, I will correct it immediately." Yu Fengjin lowered his eyes and nodded, his attitude was very respectful.
A smile appeared on Emperor Yu's lips: "Does what is written on it also mean what you mean?"
Yu Fengjin replied without thinking: "Although historians of all dynasties like to beautify and modify the actual records of the late emperors, I believe that only by telling the truth can we give a fair and comprehensive evaluation to future generations."
Listening to him say this, people suddenly felt that that night twenty years ago was just a nightmare and never really existed.
"My dear brother, what you said makes sense. Double happiness, grant me a seat!" The smile on Emperor Yu's lips deepened.
As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Shuangxi who was outside the door quickly came in and placed the embroidery pier outside Yu. But Emperor Yu's face darkened and he waved his hand to ask him to place the embroidery pier next to him.
"These days, I heard that you have been living in the monastery in order to study ancient books. Thank you for your hard work." Emperor Yu pulled him to sit down, pretending to be a brother, friend and brother.
"It is an honor for me to be able to share my worries with my royal brother. How dare I say it's tiring!" Yu Fengjin sat obediently next to him, her posture cautious.
"Tenth brother, you have done a great deed that will benefit the world. After all, I will give you whatever reward you want." Emperor Yu looked at him with a pleasant smile, but his eyes were still sharp.
Yu Fengjin bowed his hands and declined: "Your Majesty, the hardest work was done by Mei Qing and others, and my younger brother was just giving some pointers. If we talk about rewards for merit, they should be at the top of the list! My brother dare not take credit for himself!"
Emperor Yu patted him gently
Patting him on the shoulder, he smiled meaningfully: "I have my own sense of discretion in this matter, but you also performed well in Xie Ji'an's case last time. It seems that I should reward you heavily!"
Yu Fengjin pretended to be frightened and said: "Your Majesty, I was just a spectator last time. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple were the ones who finally found out the truth. Besides, with the care of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager Xiaokang, I now have no worries about food and clothing. I don’t lack anything, I don’t dare to ask for too much.”
Emperor Yu burst into a rare laugh: "You are not young anymore. It's time to have children for the royal family. I have already been married at your age, but I have been on the throne for twenty years, and now I only have one son, and his identity... …Hey, let’s not say it!” At the end of the sentence, he actually sighed with regret.
Knowing that there was something in his words, Yu Fengjin hurriedly said warmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you are in your prime, and your harem is full of young concubines of the right age. In time, you will definitely give birth to an outstanding heir."
His answer was watertight and cleverly circumvented Emperor Yu's temptation.
Emperor Yu stared at him and continued to ask: "Don't you have a favorite girl? If you like the daughter of any family, I will marry you immediately!"
The woman you like?
That red figure flashed through my mind.
Yu Fengjin quickly adjusted her mentality, without a trace of confusion in her eyes: "The marriage is entirely up to the Emperor, I don't have anyone I like."
Emperor Yu raised his eyebrows: "Then why did I hear that you and Yan Rong had an unpleasant quarrel because of jealousy?"
Yu Fengjin frowned slightly and opened her thin lips: "Your Majesty, those are just rumors and must not be taken seriously."
Emperor Yu smiled softly and said: "So, the wedding held in the palace a month ago... was also based on rumors?"
Yu Fengjin's expression changed slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched: Unexpectedly, after doing everything possible to make up for it, the incident still reached his ears. But fortunately, he had a backup plan.
"Back to Your Majesty. This is a false rumor!" Yu Fengjin said respectfully: "A wedding was indeed held in the palace a month ago, but the groom was not my younger brother, but my younger brother's personal bodyguard... Tie Lin .And the woman he married is also the maid of the royal palace."
Emperor Yu frowned slightly, with a look of displeasure on his face: "A guard marries a maid, how dare you worship him in the palace?"
Yu Fengjin quickly stood up and knelt down, and said with fear and fear: "Your Majesty, please calm down! This matter was done by my younger brother alone! Tie Lin has no father or mother. He has been serving my younger brother since he was a child, and his wife is also an orphan. The two of them had nowhere to go, so I took it upon myself to lend the palace to them to get married. If the emperor wants to punish me, then punish me!"
Emperor Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at him, tapping his fingers on the table intentionally or unintentionally, without saying a word.
"That's all." After a long time, he relaxed: "Since he is your confidant, let's not do this again."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!" Yu Fengjin bowed sincerely and breathed a sigh of relief.
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It was already dusk when he left Ziwei City. Yu Fengjin had just stepped out of Xuande Gate and immediately stopped.
The sun was setting in the west, and in the sky, a graceful woman in a lavender dress stood not far away. She was like a fairy on the waves, her beautiful eyes were looking forward to her, and her beauty was extraordinary, causing officials in the past to look back frequently.
"Your Highness!" Hua Fangyi walked towards him and smiled brightly at him.
"Why are you here?" Yu Fengjin felt a little complicated when he saw her again after not seeing her for a long time.
"I'll take you home." Hua Fangyi stared at him deeply, her face pretending to be calm, but her palms were slightly sweating.
Yu Fengjin said nothing, put his hands behind his back, walked around her and walked directly to the carriage behind her.
Tie Lin helped him get into the carriage. Just as the door was about to close, he was stopped by Hua Fangyi. Tie Lin turned his questioning eyes to Yu Fengjin. He hesitated for a long time, then nodded, and Tie Lin let Hua Fangyi
Get on the carriage.
The carriage moved forward slowly under the darkness of the night. Although the two of them sat facing each other, they remained silent all the way.
Hua Fangyi twisted her handkerchief nervously and hesitated for a long time before whispering: "Your Highness, do you want to go to the annex?"
Sit down? I've cooked some of your favorite dishes."
Yu Fengjin leaned against the carriage and closed her eyes slightly: "I've eaten, but I'm not hungry yet."
Hua Fangyi bit her lip and smiled, then asked: "I have prepared your favorite tea, do you want to try it?"
Yu Fengjin slowly opened her eyes and looked at her indifferently: "No, I'm tired. I'll just go home and rest."
Hua Fangyi choked on her words and asked humbly: "Your Highness, how long are you going to be angry? You and I have known each other for many years. Do you really want to have no contact with me because of this matter?"
Yu Fengjin raised her beautiful eyes and said calmly: "I'm not that small-minded."
Hua Fangyi breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but look happy: "That's good. I thought His Highness would never pay attention to me again in this life. I was really worried for a long time——"
"You misunderstood." Yu Fengjin suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart and spoke slowly: "I thought about it carefully and realized that I did something wrong. It was me who got too close to you and gave you a lot of unpleasant things.
Realistic expectations led to today's situation. I should have stopped all this earlier."
Hua Fangyi looked at him blankly and smiled miserably: "Your Highness, over the years, you have been very kind to me but always treated me with courtesy. I know that you don't have me in your heart, and you are not naive enough to think that you will fall in love with me in the future.
My heart. I am good to you because whether I am alive or dead, I am committed to you in this life, and you cannot stop me!"
Yu Fengjin's expression darkened, and there was a bit of cruelty in her tone: "Don't say these words again. Again, I can give you everything except emotion."
Hua Fangyi's eyes turned red, she raised her heart and asked, "Since His Highness refuses to give me affection and wants me to give up completely, why do you need to respond to my requests?"
Yu Fengjin stared at her solemnly and said meaningfully: "For some reasons, I have the responsibility to take good care of you, but you can't force things about feelings."
Hua Fangyi suppressed her grief and asked in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, does the way you treat me have something to do with my life experience?"
Yu Fengjin raised an eyebrow and asked in a deep voice: "What did you hear?"
Hua Fangyi smiled sadly and sighed: "I didn't hear anything. This is just my guess. But, why doesn't His Highness tell me everything?"
Yu Fengjin lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said with a troubled face: "There are some things you'd better not know. Once this layer of window paper is pierced, your current peaceful life will soon be shattered."
"Your Highness, I don't care about my life experience. I just want to know the reason why you can't accept me!" Hua Fangyi grabbed his sleeve and begged.
Yu Fengjin frowned, her deep eyes filled with worry. After a long while, she sighed softly: "When the time comes, I will tell you everything. Now... it's not the time yet."