Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

Gaoxin's summer is extremely hot, Xiaoyao is very active and afraid of the heat, so Ah Heng often takes Xiaoyao to Yiqing Garden to escape the summer heat. There are many waterfowl in the garden, which have been neglected in recent years, and one or two are full of wildness.Xiaoyao was born with big legs, not as tall as the crane, so she dared to catch the crane, and the crane pecked at her. While crying, she grabbed the crane by the neck and refused to let it go. A-Heng would often hold a book and sit aside to read, not caring about Xiaoyao, no matter if she fell down or was chased and pecked by birds, she just watched from the sidelines.So much so that Xiaoyao can't speak well, but she already understands: if you fall, you have to get up by yourself; since you dare to provoke the raptor, you have to bear the attack of the raptor, and you have to face everything by yourself.

After being pecked with scars all over her arms, Xiaoyao learned various coping methods without a teacher, and became the little overlord of Yiqing Garden. Birds such as cranes, mandarin ducks, and egrets ran away when they saw her, and ospreys, harriers, kites, Birds of prey such as vultures regard her as a friend and play with her. One day, Ah Heng was sitting on a rock by the stream, watching Xiao Yao play with a smile. Suddenly footsteps sounded behind her, she turned her head in surprise, and saw an old woman walking quickly, and she didn't know which palace she was from. The old woman walked up to her, knelt down and kowtowed, "Emperor Jun wants to see you."

A moment later, Ah Heng realized that this handsome emperor was not Shaohao, but the one who lived in the Fifth Peak.She knew that Shaohao was very jealous of this matter, so she fell silent, the old woman kowtowed vigorously, and begged: "Your Majesty's time is short." Hearing footsteps approaching, the old woman hurriedly got up and disappeared into the dense forest middle. Two maids came over, "The servants were careless just now, it seems that someone slipped in." Ah Heng smiled and said, "Aren't your eyes dazzled? I also often accidentally see birds in the bushes as human figures."

After dismissing the maid, Ah Heng picked up Xiao Yao who was catching fish with the osprey, "Let's go and play with grandpa, shall we?" Xiao Yao clapped her hands excitedly, "Grandpa! I want Grandpa!" In fact, she didn't understand what Grandpa meant at all. Ah Heng summoned Lie Yang and Ah Shao to go to Qi Garden on the Fifth Peak. The fifth bee is heavily guarded and difficult to enter.Ah Heng could only pass on Shaohao's will in a false way, "Xiaoyao really wants to see Grandpa, so Your Majesty asked me to bring her to see Grandpa." If you spoil this daughter, if you want stars, you will never give them the moon.

The guard said hesitantly, "Your Majesty has ordered that no one be allowed to enter except him." Ah Heng took off the jade hanging from Xiaoyao's neck and threw it into the arms of the guards. It was Xiaoyao's dragging it from Shaohao's body yesterday. Shaohao saw that she liked it and let her play with it. "Are you suspecting that I have falsely preached the decree?" The guards fell to their knees in panic, Xiaoyao saw her mother not leaving, twisted her body impatiently, and shouted: "Grandpa, grandpa! I want grandpa!" The guards glanced at each other and quickly moved out of the way.

Ah Heng carried Xiao Yao into Qi Garden. Qiyuan got its name because there was a natural ice spring called Qichi on the top of the mountain. A certain generation of Jundi built a garden according to Qichi, dug several small ponds artificially, and introduced the ice spring water. Making a small island creates a wonder that there is a pool in the island and an island in the pool. Along the way, the island is shaded by trees, vines and radish by the pool, pavilions, pavilions, promenades and arched bridges are connected to each other. Walking, the corridors are undulating, with flowers and plants, and the reflection of water waves, which is very interesting.Pavilions, terraces and pavilions all have names, and the names are named after the scenery, and the scenery is named by the name.Ah Heng couldn't help sighing that prosperity may be accomplished in one generation, but self-cultivation must be accumulated over many generations. Compared with Gao Xin's palace, Xuanyuan's palace is like a nouveau riche and a scholarly family. .

Emperor Jun lived in Red Polygonum, and two old palace servants were serving them. When they saw Ah Heng coming in, they knelt down wiping their tears. Ah Heng handed Xiaoyao to the two old palace servants and asked them to take her out to play. . Emperor Jun was lying on the couch, sleeping deeply, he looked older than last time, his cheeks were sunken and his hair was withered and white.Ah Heng called: "Father." Emperor Jun opened his eyes when he heard the voice, and forced a smile, "You are here? It seems that there are still people who know how to write the word 'love'."

A-Heng was puzzled, logically speaking, the "poison" she prepared should have been eliminated by itself, why is Emperor Jun's health getting worse and worse?Kneeling in front of the couch, she held Emperor Jun's hand to check his condition. After the spiritual power had been running in Emperor Jun's body for a week, she was startled and angry, and her heart sank. It turned out that there was a new poison, which was already poisoned. It's hopeless, there's no cure. Seeing her expression, Emperor Jun smiled and said, "I knew I wouldn't live long, it doesn't matter, I'd rather die than live!"

Ah Heng's tears rolled in his eyes.Since marrying Gao Xin, Emperor Jun has always treated her kindly and introduced her as a confidant, but she turned him from a romantic and elegant young man into a dying old man with no bones. Emperor Jun said: "I called you here because there is something I have been unable to let go of. It is not appropriate to beg you, but Shaohao is too strict. After thinking about it, only you can enter and exit here." "Father, as long as I can do it, I will do my best." "The matter has come to this point, no one can turn things around, but Yanlong and Zhongrong still can't see it through. Shaohao promised me last time that as long as I attend Yaoyao's birthday banquet, he will spare Yanlong's life, but I don't believe him , and now he is keeping their lives to threaten me, I am afraid that if I die, Shaohao will kill me, can you help me save the lives of Yanlong's mother and son?" Emperor Jun touched under the pillow tremblingly, A-Heng hurriedly helped him take out a piece of cloth torn from his inner jacket, it was stained with blood.

"Give this blood book to Yanlong." Emperor Jun struggled to take off the jade wrench again, and put it in Ah Heng's hand.The jade finger turned into a water jade box, inside was actually a severed palm, because it was protected by Guixu water jade, it was protected by Emperor Jun's anger all the year round, it still seemed to have just been chopped off from the body. Emperor Jun said: "This is the palm of Yanlong. He has been addicted to the piano since he was a child, and his piano skills are the best in the world, but he broke his palm and can no longer play the piano. I have always regretted it. I have searched for famous doctors all over the world to help him. Keep your palms back."

Ah Heng said: "Father, I know medical skills, and I can help Yanlong take back his palm." "No need, just give them to Yanlong. I have already instructed Yanlong in the silk script to dedicate the severed palm to Shaohao himself." After Ah Heng figured out the reason, she couldn't help crying. Emperor Jun said: "Tell Shaohao that he is not a good son, not a good brother, but I hope he can be a good king." Emperor Jun's breathing suddenly became short of breath, and Ah-Heng found that Emperor Jun was dissipating his spiritual power, Ah-Heng shouted urgently: "Father, don't do this!" Emperor Jun grabbed her hand vigorously, "Shaohao has the guts to commit murder, but he doesn't have the guts to see me for the last time. Since you are his wife, you have to suffer half of his faults, so please send me for the last time." It's a ride." His spirit body began to collapse, and his body was shaking violently. Ah Heng's body was shaking with him, and he could feel all the pain. She wanted to pull her hand, but she couldn't pull it out, "Father, don't do this, Please!" Emperor Jun's pupils widened and his face was distorted and terrifying. He grabbed Ah Heng's hand more and more forcefully, as if he wanted to pinch Ah Heng's flesh, so that she would firmly remember how he died in pain. Ah Heng watched him die in agony, unable to do anything but cry "Father King". With the distance of life, the pain gradually disappeared, Emperor Jun's hand slipped weakly from A-Heng's wrist, and A-Heng held him again at this moment, as if wanting to grab his last life. Emperor Jun's eyes were getting darker and darker, and his head rested on the side of the pillow, facing the window. He stared out the window, smiled slightly, his pale lips moved, as if he wanted to say something. Ah Heng hurriedly pressed against his lips. "Beauty peach, beauty—" Ah Heng didn't understand, "Father, is there any beauty you want to see?" Emperor Jun smiled, and exhaled his last breath with a peaceful expression, his eyes reflected the blossoming trees outside the window. "Father, Father..." One of the three former emperors, the most elegant and elegant king in the Great Wilderness.In the shadow of flowers in the setting sun, there is an orchestra of music and music, in the mist of the emerald lake, in spring clothes, surrounded by beauties, and groups of children, but in the end, she is imprisoned in a garden and dies alone on a cold couch. Ah Heng lay down on the couch, weeping bitterly.Although she didn't kill Emperor Jun, how could today's tragedy not have her share? Shaohao found out that Ah-Heng had falsely conveyed his will and trespassed in Qiyuan.Immediately throwing everything away, came with anger, walking like a meteor, just stepped on the small bridge, Ah Heng cried bitterly. He stopped abruptly, staring blankly at the red Polygonum reeds hidden by vines. The blue waves in front of the red Polygonum reeds are rippling, and the red Polygonum flowers are about to burn. Where the wind blows, there will be bursts of red, blowing into the curtain, and the cuckoo on the branches will cry, and they will cry "no bitterness, no bitterness" again and again, as if I'm crying blood to send off the king and grandson. The veins in Shaohao's hands twitched sharply, he clung tightly to the carved pillars at the end of the bridge, with tears in his eyes. The water flow under the bridge is silent, and a white figure is reflected on the slightly rumpled water surface, with elegant features, because of sadness, there is no mountain-like stern look in the eyebrows and eyes, only the water-like warmth remains, exactly like that person, looking right in front of you Seeing him, Shaohao was terrified, and suddenly covered his eyes, not daring to look any more. No matter how hard it was to hold back, tears seeped into his fingers. Zigui kept crying: "It's not bitter, it's not bitter—" Ah Heng walked out of the room like a ghost, unexpectedly seeing Shaohao standing quietly in front of the room. "What did you promise me? He is your biological father! Yanlong framed you again and again, which one was not a capital crime? But he never thought of killing you!" She was so angry that she slapped her across the face. Shaohao didn't dodge it, and made a snap. Ah Heng burst into tears, raised his hands and asked Shaohao, "Why do you want me to become a murderer? Do you know that my father grabbed my hand and made me feel his death? He is punishing me..." A blue handprint on her wrist sank deep into the flesh. "I'm sorry!" Shaohao hugged A-Heng, buried his face in A-Heng's blue hair, his body trembling unceasingly, he didn't know whether he wanted to give A-Heng some comfort, or he wanted to seek some comfort himself. Ah Heng pushed him away hard, crying uncontrollably, "Why on earth? You have already imprisoned him! You have taken away everything from him! Why do you want to kill him with poison?" Shaohao remained silent. He also naively thought that as long as his father was imprisoned, everything would be over, but it turned out not to be.The reforms he is implementing now will destroy the interests of countless nobles. As long as the father is around, these nobles will be thinking day by day how to support the father and restore the throne.Zhongrong and the others refused to give in no matter what, and kept pressing him step by step, trying to overthrow him.If they restore the father's throne, then he will be a traitor and traitor who usurped the country, and he will be killed by swords.There are no two kings in a country, either life or death, he has to be like this. As Qing Yang said, this road is a dead end. Once you step on it, you can't turn back. You have to go all the way to the end.Qingyang saw this, so he refused to set foot on it, but he... However, no matter how many unavoidable reasons there are, just do it and do it!Since he has done it, he should bear the resentment of his relatives and the rejection of the world. Shaohao's body stood up straighter and his expression became colder and colder. Ah Heng looked at him, stepping back step by step, as if looking at someone he didn't know at all. Seeing her expression and movements, Shaohao's heart twitched fiercely, as if he was suffocating.His expression became more and more calm, the corners of his mouth were pursed tightly, and he said nothing. I don't know when the two old palace men came back with Xiaoyao, they knelt on the ground with their heads pressed against the ground, weeping silently. Xiaoyao was standing beside her, holding a peach blossom in her hand, looking at her father and mother puzzled, "Father, mother?" A peach tree is planted beside the bridge. Because of the special atmosphere here, the peach tree is still blooming, and the pink double-petal peach blossoms are burning all over the branches. A-Heng suddenly walked towards Taoshu in a daze, she didn't respond even when Xiaoyao called her. She walked under the peach tree, looked up at the peach blossoms for a while, then looked at the house, just in time to see Emperor Jun through the window. Emperor Jun's eyes were calm and his smile was serene, as if he fell asleep while admiring flowers.Ah Heng smiled with tears in her eyes, "So it's called Beauty Peach." Shaohao didn't understand, Ah Heng said: "Do you still remember? Father called me to Cheng'en Palace to see peach blossoms, and was about to explain this rare peach tree to me, but you suddenly came in and interrupted us, Father smiled Asked you to enjoy the flowers together, and said that when you were a child, he told you what it was called, but you didn’t hear it, and only asked your father to order a decree to imprison the banquet dragon... Since then, your father has been imprisoned here. I have never really admired this peach tree again, just now my father told me that it is a beauty peach." Shaohao looked at the peach tree, a tree full of flowers, smiling proudly in the wind.Of course he remembered the name of Beauty Peach. When he was five years old, his father drew a picture of a beauty with peach blossoms. The beauty was his mother. poem. Ah Heng said quietly: "Father has already forgiven you." Emperor Jun originally hated Shaohao for poisoning him, and even punished Shaohao's wife with a painful death, but at the last moment, he saw the beautiful peach blossoms from the window.In an instant of life and death, he let go of everything. He smiled and told Ah Heng that it was called "Beauty Peach".At the last moment of his life, what he couldn't forget was not the throne or hatred, but all the good things he had in his life.He will forget that the father and son had turned against each other, and only remember the days when he was holding Shaohao and the father and son were laughing and looking at flowers. Shaohao stared at Peach Blossom, his face was pale, his body trembled, he suddenly turned around and rushed into the room, knelt down in front of the couch, with his head on Emperor Jun's arm, after a long while, he heard the subdued weeping sound . Ah Heng bends over to pick up Xiao Yao, and walks while crying.Xiaoyao wiped her mother's tears, imitating her mother's way of coaxing herself, "Mother, good baby, don't cry!" Zigui, who was parked on the branch of the peach tree, tilted his head and stared at Shaohao who was kneeling in front of the couch in the window, and kept crying: "It's not bitter, it's not bitter—" If there is no suffering in life, maybe you can not cry, but as long as you are a human being, you have the seven emotions and six desires, all of which are suffering, and the bitterness is one that cannot be wished or loved. That night, Ah Heng sneaked into the dungeon under Wushen Mountain. The dungeon is built with keel bones, and with the help of the earth energy of Wushen Mountain, it is specially used to imprison the gods and monsters with spiritual power. The dungeon has three floors. , In fact, few people are qualified to be held here. Ah Heng looked around the gloomy surroundings, wondering where Yan Long was imprisoned. Suddenly hearing intermittent music, she couldn't help walking in the direction of the sound. Gradually, the music became clearer and clearer.I don't know what the song is, but I can't say it sounds good. A-Heng approached lightly, and saw Yanlong sitting on the floor with disheveled hair, a row of broken bowls of different sizes on the ground, his only remaining hand was holding a jade pendant and beating the broken bowls.The size of the bowls is different, the sound level is different, and the combination becomes a tune. A-Heng stopped and listened quietly, thinking of hundreds of years ago, in the shade of the banyan tree, under the red hibiscus flowers, feasting on dragon brocade clothes and jade belts, they came slowly, talking gracefully, and in high spirits, in order to ask Mr. Xiling for a promise , He did not hesitate to condescend and condescend to his dignity with the dignity of a prince, and let him be sent. He was born noble, has outstanding appearance, worked hard since he was a child, and was extremely intelligent. He was famous all over the world for his original sound attack technique at a young age.Presumably he also used to look forward to flying in the golden and jade steps, galloping fast horses in red and emerald greens, and pointing the mountains and rivers with pheasant feathers and light fur.However, since Yanlong was born, how did he give birth to Shaohao?Only one person can sit on the throne, if you don't become a king, you will become a bandit. After Yanlong played a piece, he just looked up. He didn't speak, but just lay down against the wall, looking at Ah Heng with a smile. A-Heng walked to the prison door, her tongue was dry and she couldn't speak. Yanlong sneered: "Could it be that the princess came here in the starry night just to see my downcast appearance?" A-Heng handed the jade ring finger and Emperor Jun's silk script to Yanlong.Yan Long glanced quickly under the dim phosphorescent light in the cell. After reading, he dazedly touched the blood words on the silk, and two lines of tears fell silently. "When did the father leave?" "This afternoon." Yan Long held the silk book tightly with both hands, buried his head deeply, and couldn't see his expression, only his body was shaking all the time. After a while, he raised his head and asked, "Did he walk peacefully?" Ah Heng thought for a while and said, "There is a peach tree blooming outside his window, and the last thing he said was 'that is called a beauty peach'." Yanlong laughed softly, "Father is still like this. When I was young, the masters urged me to study hard, wishing that I would practice without sleeping, but my father secretly took me to the garden to play and taught me to identify various goldfish. There are flowers to send , I think the father will not feel too much pain." Ah Heng's eyes were dry, "I have to go, is there anything you want?" Yan Long opened his mouth, but shook his head and said nothing.His hands couldn't help moving, and if you look closely, they are all movements of playing the piano.Alcoholics cannot go without alcohol for a day, Yanlong is a music idiot, and he must not leave his musical instrument every day, but the musical instrument in Yanlong's hand is a magic weapon, and if his other hand is missing, Shaohao will not let him touch it. musical instrument. Ah Heng slipped out of the dungeon, did not take a few steps, but saw Shaohao dressed in white, standing facing the wind under the sky full of stars. Seeing that she was discovered, Ah Heng simply took off the veil that covered her face, "Is there a time when you have a legacy?" Shaohao said lightly: "It's not that I am thorough, but that you are too careless. The dungeon under the Five Gods Mountain was built when Emperor Pangu was the Great, and it has been built by seven generations of emperors. It is even stricter than the palace. If I hadn't let you in, how could you sneak in?" Ah Heng asked warily, "What do you want?" Seeing her appearance, Shaohao felt a pain in his heart, but his face was very cold, and he ordered behind Ah Heng: "Take out the best musical instrument in the palace, send it to the prison, and let Yanlong choose it." "Yes!" A few figures hidden in the shadows saluted Shaohao. A-Heng glanced at Shaohao, said nothing, walked straight past him, and walked up the mountain. Shaohao stood silently, motionless for a long time. The guards came over with a water jade box, "The guilty minister Yan Long claimed to be willing to plead guilty, and said that he would dedicate this box to His Majesty." Shaohao didn't even look at it, he took it casually, summoned the mysterious bird, and flew towards Guixu. In the crystal coffin, Qingyang lay silently.Sitting beside the coffin, Shaohao opened the water jade box, only to find that it was Yanlong's severed palm, he couldn't help laughing, his father didn't believe him at all, and even used this to show that Yanlong had no intention of making him an enemy, and begged him to forgive Yanlong One life. While laughing sadly, Shaohao threw out his palm and the jade box. He brought up the wine jar and said to Qingyang: "Drink with me, we will not return if we are not drunk!" Qingyang dared to drink with him and listened to him. Drinking alone is easy to get drunk, Shaohao got drunk after a while, he asked Qingyang, "Do you want to hear me play the piano?" Qingyang remained silent. Shaohao played the qin, it was a high-sin folk tune, everyone could sing it.Bounce and bounce, Shaohao's whole body twitched suddenly, and he leaned over to vomit, as if he wanted to vomit out all his internal organs. He laughed and patted the coffin, "Qingyang, this is the first piece my father taught me to play. I was just able to speak at that time. He taught me how to play the qin and told me that a gentleman will never be lonely if he is accompanied by the qin." ...Hahaha...I killed my biological father who taught me how to play the piano, but I still hope to rely on the sound of the piano to accompany me and relieve my loneliness...Hahaha...Is there anyone in the world who is more shameless than me..." Shaohao raised his palm and clapped it, the famous qin broke, he sank the qin into the ruins, the people who taught him how to play the qin were all killed by him, what face does he have to play the qin again? Shaohao was drunk and lay down next to the coffin, he raised the wine jar and poured it vigorously, the jar of wine was empty in a blink of an eye, he smiled and called, "Qingyang, you drink too!" Qingyang fell asleep, Shaohao was angry, "Even Are you also afraid of me, dare not drink the wine I brew? I didn’t poison the wine!” He opened the coffin, raised the wine jar, and poured the wine into Qingyang, the wine soaked Qingyang’s cheeks, Blurred his face. Shaohao's heart skipped a beat, he held up the half-empty wine jar, looked at the densely packed wine jars on the ground, his whole body felt cold.These are all wines he brewed, some of which have been sealed for thousands of years, Qingyang had begged several times before he would give him a jar.He can deceive the world, Qingyang is still alive, but he can't deceive himself, no one in this world will judge the wine he brews and get drunk with him. For whom will he drink the wine that no one drinks? Shaohao walked unsteadily, raised his palm, and slapped it down again and again, smashing jars of wine into pieces, and after a while, there was no more jars of wine on the ground. No one wants to drink his wine anymore, and from now on, he will not make any more wine. A few days later, Shaohao announced to the world that the seventh Emperor Jundi had passed away due to illness, and the whole country of Gao Xin mourned. The news spread to the dungeon at the foot of Wushen Mountain, and the deposed Queen Jun took advantage of a thunderstorm night to draw fire from the sky, destroying her spirit body and dying. Shaohao issued a decree to restore the title of Empress Jun, allowed him to enter the royal tomb, and was buried next to Emperor Jun's tomb, and accompanied Emperor Jun on the left and right side of the first Empress Jun who died young. On the day of the funeral, Shaohao released Yanlong who was imprisoned at the foot of Wushen Mountain. Yanlong wept and fainted in front of the coffins of Emperor Jun and Empress Jun. Zhongrong and the five brothers also wept bitterly, almost unable to move. Shaohao remained expressionless from beginning to end, showing no trace of hurt, as if it was not his father who was buried. Zhongrong accused him of being unfilial in public, but Shaohao remained silent, only stared at him coldly, turned and left. Shaohao didn't show any signs of injury, but his body faithfully reflected his heart. He lost weight quickly, and the royal robes that used to fit him looked empty on his body. In the impression of the courtiers and common people, Shaohao has always been a gentle and modest gentleman, but slowly, they found that Shaohao had changed, as if with his weight loss, the warmth of Shaohao was also disappearing. His words became less and less, but his actions became more and more severe.After Emperor Jun's 100th anniversary of his death, Shaohao used thunder to cut off Zhong Rong's throne, and demoted him to an isolated island overseas. Although the scenery is picturesque, it is located deep in the sea, and there is no news from the land, which is tantamount to confinement in disguise. .Yanlong was demoted to common people, and his divine books were stripped, and the other princes were also demoted and exiled.Several generals who actively instigated Zhongrong's rebellion were executed by Ling Chi.All the courtiers who interceded for them were also severely punished. No one dared to stand shoulder to shoulder with Shaohao, no one dared to speak directly into his eyes, no one dared to question his government orders, and no one dared to gather in private to discuss the abolition of Shaohao. Shaohao no longer forges iron, no longer brews wine, and no longer plays the piano. He doesn't like women, he doesn't like singing and dancing, he doesn't like entertainment, he hardly has any entertainment, and he spends all his time diligently governing. He likes to stand alone on Xuanniao's back, overlooking the lights of Gaoxin's Wanjia. No one knows why he got this weird habit. Gradually, everyone forgot what Shaohao was like in the past, and only remembered that Shaohao was silent now, with cold eyes, gloomy expression, thin and thin body, but like a lonely mountain peak, which made everyone feel deeply in his heart. Feeling afraid everywhere.