Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Doubt
Inside the Zhaoyang Palace in Yecheng, there was no sound.
The sound of the breeze blowing through the promenade, the sound of flowers raining on the pool water and the sound of ripples, and the sound of petals falling on the cold green branches, seem to happen in another world.The haggard yet handsome man sat motionless, even the fluctuation of his breathing was barely visible, like a lifeless ice sculpture that had existed here for tens of millions of years.
Watching this scene, Wang Ge, the attendant, felt a little helpless in his heart.Over the past few years, the Taishanghuang has been drinking heavily all day regardless of his illness, and he has lost a lot. Recently, due to frequent episodes of gas illness, he is even more emaciated.On weekdays, if he was awake, the Supreme Emperor would sit quietly like this, as if he had entered a world where no one could disturb him.
This suffocating silence was not broken until He Shikai arrived.
"Your Majesty, I have already gone to investigate. It turns out that this matter is true. King Lanling indeed assassinated Yu Wenyong!" He Shikai said hastily as soon as he entered.
Gao Zhan's ice-cold face finally had an expression, "Then Chang Gong..."
"It's a pity that Yu Wenyong still saved his life, but please rest assured, Your Majesty, King Lanling is not hurt." He Shikai quickly caught the heartache and worry in Gao Zhan's eyes, and quickly added another sentence.
Gao Zhan nodded, suddenly the boy's firm and gentle words appeared in his mind, "Uncle Jiu, I will definitely protect this country for you." He was slightly startled, the soreness in his chest almost burst through his throat.
"Your Majesty, look, King Lanling guarded the country for you regardless of his own life and death. It can be seen that he has probably forgiven you in his heart. Why don't you let him go back to Yecheng during the New Year's court meeting?" He Shikai Taking the opportunity to put forward a bold proposal.
Gao Zhan's body shook slightly, but he didn't speak.
"It's been four years, Your Majesty, there hasn't been a single day that you haven't missed him. You've lived so hard, why don't you give yourself a chance, and give her a chance too? Your Majesty, maybe he's also waiting for this day..."
Gao Zhan was about to say something when he suddenly covered his chest and coughed violently with a blushing face. He Shikai hurriedly called for someone, only to see two maids guarding the door come in, helping Gao Zhan with ease, rubbing him for a long time It took a while for him to slowly improve.Over the years, his qi disease has become more and more severe, especially in the middle of the night, he can only be forced to sit upright, unable to lie down at all, and the pain is unbearable.He has had many sleepless nights because of the disease.
"Let's talk about it later." He glanced at the little blood on the silk handkerchief, and said lightly.
"By the way, Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The mother of the King of Henan who you locked in the cold palace before died of illness last night."
There was a glint in Gao Zhan's eyes, and he said coldly, "I wish her life would be worse than death, but I didn't expect her to die so soon, it's really cheap for her."
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me tell you something interesting." He Shikai hid the turmoil in his eyes with a smile, "Today when I was in court, I heard from my colleagues that Wang Gao Sihao of Nan'an had a happy concubine not long ago. gone."
Gao Zhan didn't have any expression on his face, "Oh, it seems that he didn't have any children under his knees before."
He Shi laughed even more happily, "At that time, even the doctor said it was true, who knew it would be exposed within a few days, it turned out that his concubine pretended to be pregnant in order to win his favor, and then prepared to go outside at that time Get a boy. There was no problem at first, but his concubine accidentally dropped the cushion in his stomach..." He paused, and then said, "This concubine got a strange thing from the doctor. I heard that as long as you take this medicine, you will have the symptoms of joy, but it will disappear after 20 days..."
Gao Zhan was slightly startled, and felt that something deep in his memory had been touched... Such a situation seemed to be familiar.After finally pulling himself back from the state of trance, he asked in a hoarse voice, "What kind of medicine are you talking about?"
"This minister is not very clear, but I heard that the doctor seems to have some contacts with Hu Lu's family." He Shikai was a little surprised by Gao Zhan's strange reaction.
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly saw Gao Zhan turning his head to look at him with complicated eyes, his strange look flickered in his eyes, his back suddenly felt chills, the familiar emperor in front of him, this time What was unfamiliar at the moment made him a little scared.
I don't know if he read it wrong, the face of the Supreme Emperor seemed to be even paler.
"He Shikai, go find that doctor immediately and bring him here."
He Shikai was even more puzzled, for a moment he didn't understand why Gao Zhan was suddenly interested in this doctor.Except for matters related to Chang Gong, the Taishang Huang generally would not show his emotions.
Is it related to Chang Gong?A flash of light flashed in his mind, could this matter have something to do with Chang Gong?
"Your Majesty, I'm going right away." He Shi drove to the door, and when he reached the door, he couldn't help but look back.Gao Zhan under the moonlight is like a silver cold statue, filled with endless sadness.Perfect like a fragmented dream.
At that moment, there was a slight pain in his heart.
Just as he was walking outside Zhaoyang Hall, he suddenly heard someone chasing up from behind, panting and calling his name, "My lord, my lord, please stay..."
He stopped in surprise, and turned his head, "The servant of the king, is there anything else you want to tell your Majesty?"
Wang Ge shook his head, then knelt down suddenly with a plop, and said in a low voice, "My lord, please call back King Lanling, the Supreme Emperor must want King Lanling to come back..."
He looked at Wang Ge with a complicated expression, and said calmly, "Wang's servant, do you know what you are talking about?"
"I know, and my lord, I know. Although I am a servant, I am not stupid. I can see clearly the thoughts of the Supreme Emperor. Maybe the Supreme Emperor is afraid that the King of Lanling will not come back, maybe he is afraid of the King of Lanling I haven't forgiven him yet, so I didn't accept He-sama's proposal just now, but, but..." He hesitated for a while, then whispered, "He-sir, even if I lost my life, I will tell you, you and I both know... The Supreme Emperor...he is afraid that the time will..."
"The servant of the king!" He Shikai interrupted him coldly, "I will pretend that I didn't hear your nonsense today."
"But……"
"If you let me hear such words again, don't blame me for being rude." He Shikai's face was a little blurred under the moonlight, "However, I will try to hide it from the Supreme Emperor and see if I can let Lanling The king is coming back."
In the dead of night, Wang Ge entered the Zhaoyang Hall with a cup of ginseng tea, and saw the Supreme Emperor talking to a small tiger sachet. His low and sad voice spread slowly in the quiet Zhaoyang Hall, like an incense burner. Smell of smoke.
Wang Ge sighed a long time in his heart, took the tea, and retreated into the darkness again.
That night, the full moon hanging in the sky seemed to have lost its previous brilliance, leaving only an indifferent and cold aura.
The summer of the grassland has come again without knowing it. The sun streamed down between the leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on the grass, exuding the smell of sunshine.The wind blew over the tips of the leaves, making a rustling sound, and blew over the long hair of the boy in white under the shade of the tree, rolled up the fallen leaves, and flew far away. Chang Gong leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes, his thoughts seemed to return to that noon full of blood and smoke.I don't know if it was because the parts she stabbed were not accurate enough, but Yu Wenyong still lost his life.When she heard the news, her first reaction was not disappointment, but—a relief that even she couldn't believe. If it wasn't for him, she would have already... But instead of being grateful to him, she... At that moment, she had never hated herself so much. Suddenly, a furry thing rubbed against her cheek, she guessed who it was, so she continued to pretend to be asleep, until the thing gradually touched her eyelids, she suddenly widened her eyes, doing With a big white eye, the perpetrator was really taken aback! "Brother Chang Gong, why did you suddenly open your eyes, you scared me to death!" Xiao Tie desperately patted his chest to suppress his shock. "If you rub around like this, whoever won't be woken up by you will be made of stone." Heng Jia also said amusedly. "But Brother Heng Jia, you were not woken up by me." "That's because I'm too lazy to talk to you..." "No, I heard you talking in your sleep...it seems to be saying..." "Xiao Tie, be careful what comes out of your mouth..." Seeing the two easily bickering, Chang Gong smiled slightly.On the second day after stabbing Yu Wenyong, Xiao Tie was sent back unscathed, which finally made her feel relieved.And Heng Jia also seems to have completely forgotten the previous things, between the two, from the stage of being cautious, they quickly returned to the original state of good brothers. Such a quick change also made her suspect that it was just an impulse of Heng Jia. "Ah, I forgot, Vice General Qin still needs me!" Xiao Tie suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around and ran out. Heng Jia watched Xiao Tie's back disappear in front of him, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said, "Chang Gong, there is news from Ye City, saying that the Supreme Emperor has suffered another serious illness recently, and his health is getting worse and worse. .” Her smile froze on her lips, her body trembled, her heart seemed to be pierced by a needle, and she couldn't tell whether it was pain or hatred.But he let out a low voice, and didn't show any strange emotions. He looked at her with a complicated expression, "The letter also specifically mentioned asking you to go back to Yecheng to attend the New Year's Yuanri Court Meeting, Chang Gong, do you—do you want to go back and have a look?" She bit her lip, and suddenly smiled nonchalantly, "If I go back, who will guard the border, I will find an excuse to refuse." Why?Why after so many years, she still can't let go of that person, time can't slowly forget his figure from her mind, but his name is still like the sharpest thorn on a thorn, dominating the most vulnerable place in her heart ...Even the passage of time can't erase the pain and deep scars he brought to her... Therefore, she will never go back to that place, nor will she see that person again. In the afterlife, life after life, and forever, he and she will never meet again. Never see you again. In Chang'an City at this time, the summer sun was shining hotly, the heat wave blurred the distant scenery, a gentle wind blew past, bringing a little coolness, and the hazy distance showed its original appearance. The courtyard of the palace was quiet, except for the occasional chirping of cicadas. Yu Wenyong put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and looked out the window, the maple trees in the yard stood quietly.Occasionally a swaying leaf or two drifts in through the window. Unconsciously, he reached out and touched his chest.After being stabbed that day, he doesn't remember anything.He only knew that when he woke up, he felt pain here.The pain grows like a lotus flower, blooming in his chest, sometimes it hurts so much that he wants to get angry. For the first time, he wanted to protect someone so desperately that he even completely forgot that the other person was his enemy at that moment.He had never been so impulsive, never been so crazy, but he forgot, but the other party always remembered his identity, and what he got back was nothing but a fatal blow.The unforgettable scene kept flashing in front of his eyes, like a sharp sword, deeply buried in his soul, bloody and shattered. Gao Changgong...he silently recited the name in his heart, love and hate intertwined and mixed in his heart, like ice and fire blending, melting, burning, disappearing, and accumulating.Such complex emotions are more like a sharp knife, carved into the bone marrow, and it will never be recovered from then on. "Your Majesty, your body is not fully recovered yet, you should take a rest." The queen's worried voice suddenly came from behind him. Almost instantly, he restrained all his emotions, and said in the same tone as usual, "I'm fine, I'm much better now." "I'm much better and I need to rest more. This is what the imperial doctor said." The queen said as she brought a pot of stew, "Drink these first." He raised his head, and suddenly found that the queen seemed to have lost a lot of weight. He recalled that she had been taking care of him in undressed clothes these days, and she still didn't say the words that she didn't want to drink. "Your Majesty, this concubine boiled it herself. I don't know if it suits your taste." The queen smiled. He took a sip slowly, and there was a warm smile in his eyes, "Ayun, your craftsmanship is good." Hearing the praise, the queen showed a bright smile. He thought for a while, and then said, "Next year, Zhen and the Turks will attack the Qi State again, and when you get the Qi State, you will also get what you want." "What I want—?" Her face changed slightly. "I can't forget, I said at the beginning that I will definitely give you what you want. But you have to wait for a while..." "Your Majesty, what I want—" She suddenly interrupted him, a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and a gentle smile was faintly visible, momentarily unreal, dazzling as light. "What I want - is you, the emperor." He raised his eyes suddenly, his slightly trembling eyelashes couldn't conceal the surprise in his heart, and stared at her for a while, then suddenly narrowed his eyes as if thinking of something, parted his thin lips slightly, and uttered three extremely clear words ,"understood." The afternoon sun was very bright, and the humming of cicadas could be faintly heard in the silent air, which was startling.
The summer of the grassland has come again without knowing it. The sun streamed down between the leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on the grass, exuding the smell of sunshine.The wind blew over the tips of the leaves, making a rustling sound, and blew over the long hair of the boy in white under the shade of the tree, rolled up the fallen leaves, and flew far away. Chang Gong leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes, his thoughts seemed to return to that noon full of blood and smoke.I don't know if it was because the parts she stabbed were not accurate enough, but Yu Wenyong still lost his life.When she heard the news, her first reaction was not disappointment, but—a relief that even she couldn't believe. If it wasn't for him, she would have already... But instead of being grateful to him, she... At that moment, she had never hated herself so much. Suddenly, a furry thing rubbed against her cheek, she guessed who it was, so she continued to pretend to be asleep, until the thing gradually touched her eyelids, she suddenly widened her eyes, doing With a big white eye, the perpetrator was really taken aback! "Brother Chang Gong, why did you suddenly open your eyes, you scared me to death!" Xiao Tie desperately patted his chest to suppress his shock. "If you rub around like this, whoever won't be woken up by you will be made of stone." Heng Jia also said amusedly. "But Brother Heng Jia, you were not woken up by me." "That's because I'm too lazy to talk to you..." "No, I heard you talking in your sleep...it seems to be saying..." "Xiao Tie, be careful what comes out of your mouth..." Seeing the two easily bickering, Chang Gong smiled slightly.On the second day after stabbing Yu Wenyong, Xiao Tie was sent back unscathed, which finally made her feel relieved.And Heng Jia also seems to have completely forgotten the previous things, between the two, from the stage of being cautious, they quickly returned to the original state of good brothers. Such a quick change also made her suspect that it was just an impulse of Heng Jia. "Ah, I forgot, Vice General Qin still needs me!" Xiao Tie suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around and ran out. Heng Jia watched Xiao Tie's back disappear in front of him, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said, "Chang Gong, there is news from Ye City, saying that the Supreme Emperor has suffered another serious illness recently, and his health is getting worse and worse. .” Her smile froze on her lips, her body trembled, her heart seemed to be pierced by a needle, and she couldn't tell whether it was pain or hatred.But he let out a low voice, and didn't show any strange emotions. He looked at her with a complicated expression, "The letter also specifically mentioned asking you to go back to Yecheng to attend the New Year's Yuanri Court Meeting, Chang Gong, do you—do you want to go back and have a look?" She bit her lip, and suddenly smiled nonchalantly, "If I go back, who will guard the border, I will find an excuse to refuse." Why?Why after so many years, she still can't let go of that person, time can't slowly forget his figure from her mind, but his name is still like the sharpest thorn on a thorn, dominating the most vulnerable place in her heart ...Even the passage of time can't erase the pain and deep scars he brought to her... Therefore, she will never go back to that place, nor will she see that person again. In the afterlife, life after life, and forever, he and she will never meet again. Never see you again. In Chang'an City at this time, the summer sun was shining hotly, the heat wave blurred the distant scenery, a gentle wind blew past, bringing a little coolness, and the hazy distance showed its original appearance. The courtyard of the palace was quiet, except for the occasional chirping of cicadas. Yu Wenyong put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and looked out the window, the maple trees in the yard stood quietly.Occasionally a swaying leaf or two drifts in through the window. Unconsciously, he reached out and touched his chest.After being stabbed that day, he doesn't remember anything.He only knew that when he woke up, he felt pain here.The pain grows like a lotus flower, blooming in his chest, sometimes it hurts so much that he wants to get angry. For the first time, he wanted to protect someone so desperately that he even completely forgot that the other person was his enemy at that moment.He had never been so impulsive, never been so crazy, but he forgot, but the other party always remembered his identity, and what he got back was nothing but a fatal blow.The unforgettable scene kept flashing in front of his eyes, like a sharp sword, deeply buried in his soul, bloody and shattered. Gao Changgong...he silently recited the name in his heart, love and hate intertwined and mixed in his heart, like ice and fire blending, melting, burning, disappearing, and accumulating.Such complex emotions are more like a sharp knife, carved into the bone marrow, and it will never be recovered from then on. "Your Majesty, your body is not fully recovered yet, you should take a rest." The queen's worried voice suddenly came from behind him. Almost instantly, he restrained all his emotions, and said in the same tone as usual, "I'm fine, I'm much better now." "I'm much better and I need to rest more. This is what the imperial doctor said." The queen said as she brought a pot of stew, "Drink these first." He raised his head, and suddenly found that the queen seemed to have lost a lot of weight. He recalled that she had been taking care of him in undressed clothes these days, and she still didn't say the words that she didn't want to drink. "Your Majesty, this concubine boiled it herself. I don't know if it suits your taste." The queen smiled. He took a sip slowly, and there was a warm smile in his eyes, "Ayun, your craftsmanship is good." Hearing the praise, the queen showed a bright smile. He thought for a while, and then said, "Next year, Zhen and the Turks will attack the Qi State again, and when you get the Qi State, you will also get what you want." "What I want—?" Her face changed slightly. "I can't forget, I said at the beginning that I will definitely give you what you want. But you have to wait for a while..." "Your Majesty, what I want—" She suddenly interrupted him, a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and a gentle smile was faintly visible, momentarily unreal, dazzling as light. "What I want - is you, the emperor." He raised his eyes suddenly, his slightly trembling eyelashes couldn't conceal the surprise in his heart, and stared at her for a while, then suddenly narrowed his eyes as if thinking of something, parted his thin lips slightly, and uttered three extremely clear words ,"understood." The afternoon sun was very bright, and the humming of cicadas could be faintly heard in the silent air, which was startling.