The farmer has a mall

Chapter 278: Memories of Emperor Anyang
In the sleeping hall, Gu Nanyan sat opposite Fu Tuo Anyang Emperor, and Li Yi sat beside Gu Nanyan.

Emperor Anyang braced himself, took the handkerchief that Eunuch Xu handed over, and wiped his face.

"Believe it or not, what happened to the Wei family back then was indeed an unintentional mistake on my part."

Back then, when he was not favored by the old general Wei, he was just an inconspicuous prince in the palace, and because his mother was just a palace maid with no one to protect him, he was struggling with food and clothing all day long.

At that time, as long as he could fill his stomach, it was his greatest happiness.

Whether it's court battles or the death of the prince, these things have nothing to do with him.

It's just that little Xu Zi, who has been by his side since he was a child, would tell him what happened outside every day, and he just listened to these things for fun.

Until one day, Wei Lan, who entered the palace with his father, lost his way in the imperial garden, and somehow came to his palace, which was even more remote than the Leng Palace.

Wei Lan was still young at the time, and looked at him with big round eyes, curiously asking which little eunuch in the palace he was.

At that time, Emperor Anyang didn't care about anything other than survival, and he didn't think Wei Lan's words offended him, and it was even a little funny.

So he did what he could and got along with her as little Xu Zi.

What's rare is that this girl didn't have any intention of belittling him because of his status.

When he half teased her and asked her which palace maid sister she was, she was very happy to sit cross-legged with him on the steps in front of the hall, chatting all over the world.

In fact, Emperor Anyang, who was still the prince at that time, recognized her at a glance.

He once saw her from a distance at the funeral of his prince brother.

It's just that Wei Lan was the prince's fiancée at that time, and she was always in the hall where the coffin was placed, so she didn't notice him outside the hall.

He knew that the girl's father was the famous old General Wei, and he was also the person he had heard from Xiao Xu Zi, and he admired him the most.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

What's important is that he knows that his chance has come, and this girl can help him escape from this kind of hunger and cold!
maybe……

It can also allow him to have the same chance as other brothers to reach that position...

Maybe because of her young age, Wei Lan is a very easy-going girl, and he had intended to befriend her, so the two quickly made each other their confidants.

Until the sky gradually darkened, Old General Wei personally led people to find her.

Before leaving, Wei Lanyan smiled at Yanyan and made an agreement with him that next time he enters the palace, he will bring her favorite salted salted duck.

Facing Old General Wei's deep gaze that seemed to see through everything, he slowly lowered his eyelids without responding.

Originally thought that his identity was seen through, Wei Lan would definitely not come to him as a friend with ulterior motives.

In the next two months or so, she did not appear again.

Although he felt lost, he had no more emotions.

However, two months later, when she stood in front of his palace wearing a maid's clothes and holding an oiled paper bag in her hand, something seemed to sprout in the heart of the young Emperor Anyang.

The two sat under the eaves and ate salted duck in sauce. With the imperial wine he brought along from the ancestral hall, they began to chat about how to make the duck the best.

Wei Lan smiled happily, her big eyes were almost slit, just because she met Emperor Anyang who likes food as much as herself.

But he didn't know that he would know how to eat, because every meal of his was made by Xiao Xuzi himself.

In order to make the ingredients that lack seasoning taste as delicious as possible, he naturally has to spend more time on it.

The two chatted for a long time, but this time it was only a little maid who came to pick her up.

Emperor Anyang was in a very complicated mood. He knew that it was impossible for Old General Wei not to tell this innocent girl about his identity, and he might have reminded her to keep her away from him.

But she still came and talked with him as innocently as last time.

He really couldn't hold back, and asked the doubts in his heart when Wei Lan stepped down the steps.

He remembered that the girl bathed in the sun turned her head back at that time, smiled brightly at him and said, "I am destined to join the royal family. Instead of marrying a stranger, I might as well pick someone I like."

The word "like" was like a heavy fist hitting his chest, until her back disappeared, he still stood there in a daze.

Later, General Wei mentioned him to his father and arranged him a moderate position, allowing him to enter the center of imperial power thoroughly.

He thought at the time that Old General Wei really loved his daughter, otherwise how could he have allowed Wei Lan to choose a husband-in-law by himself and support him, a prince who has nothing, to ascend to the throne.

Later, he was established as the prince, and his father invited him a great Confucian to be the tutor.

He learned a lot. He knew why Anyang Kingdom was so powerful, and also knew the reason why it was in decline. It was because of the decline of imperial power.

Wei Lan would still enter the palace from time to time, during the boring study, she was his only pleasure.

No matter how busy he is, he will find time to chat with her.

The relationship between the two grew stronger day by day, Wei Lan looked at him with eyes full of admiration, and he also liked her more and more.

Until his father passed away, with the support of the Wei family, he ascended the throne and made her the queen, and the two soon gave birth to a prince.

after that……

He teamed up with the Ning family and pulled the Wei family down...

Recalling his first wife, Emperor Anyang looked a little dazed.

"I am grateful to Old General Wei, and never thought of letting him die!" He looked at Fu Tuo with his head bowed, and said sonorously.

"I made an order to kill the Wei family. I wanted to release the Wei family secretly after the Wei Yang army took them back, and send them to a place I had chosen long ago, where no one would harass them and live in peace."

"But..." He closed his eyes with a pained expression.

"Ning Zongyuan knew about my plan early on."

"He first killed General Wei without telling me, and then captured all Wei's family members. By the time I got the news, it was already too late..."

Wei Lan passed out on the spot when she found out that she couldn't bear the blow. When she woke up again, it was three days later, and everything was settled.

"Since Ning Zongyuan violated your will, you also handed over the Weiyang Army to him?" Gu Nanyan's expression was serious, obviously in a bad mood.

"I don't want to, but at that time, the old general Wei had just died, and the Weiyang army was already in chaos. If I were to contend with the Ning family, the court would definitely be full of blood and blood, and the court would be in chaos."

He looked at Gu Nanyan with a tired expression: "You are not an emperor, and you don't know how helpless an emperor is. Every word and deed involves the lifeblood of the country."

"I wish I could kill Ning Zongyuan, but I can't... and I dare not!"

Gu Nanyan sneered.

Although she doesn't know how to govern the country, the Wei family has protected the Anyang country for hundreds of years, and she has worked hard without credit.

Besides, the Wei family had no intention of treason, nor any act of treason, no matter how you say it, the crime is not enough to die, let alone the death of the whole family!
This incident is obviously because the stupid king believed in the wrong person, and overestimated his own IQ, which led to such a tragedy.

Seeing that she and Fu Tuo had a disdainful face while the other kept their heads down and kept silent, Emperor Anyang seemed to be ten years older.

"I admit that it was indeed my fault that caused the tragic death of your grandfather's family and made you two lose your mother since you were young."

"But at the time I had no choice."

Unlike other princes who have his mother's family behind him, he has always been backed by the Wei family, so he can only choose Ning Zongyuan who has not yet joined the team.

Emperor Anyang faced Fu Tuo and said calmly: "I don't expect you to understand me, I just hope that one day when you stand high enough and face the same situation as me, you can understand my difficulties."

The corner of Fu Tuo's mouth twitched and he was speechless for a while.

When Gu Nanyan thought he was asleep, he shook his head slowly.

"Gu understands what you mean, but Gu will never make the same choice as you."

"Because I don't want my own flesh and blood to be like mine, and I have seen through the warmth and coldness of human relationships since I was a child."

"I don't even want them to be forced to leave their loved ones like smoke."

　I wish you all a happy Dragon Boat Festival~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)