Shengshichun

Chapter 355 The familiar handwriting

Fu Zhen tightened his grip on the silk and asked, "I wonder what your Majesty means by this? I wonder what the emperor's eldest son is facing? I am stupid, so I ask your Majesty to make it clear."

The queen took a breath and stood up, walking along the curtain to the window.

Such an impetuous queen is extremely rare in Fu Zhen's two lifetimes. But from this, she also knew that she had touched the edge of the secret, but she did not dare to add more heat at the moment, lest she would be self-defeating.

The atmosphere in the room became stagnant. After a while, the Queen said: "No. I was just guessing. How could my son not want to see me? He must have other reasons. You are right, maybe Li Yi recognized the wrong person.”

"Mother--"

Fu Zhen didn't expect that the queen who had been strong all her life would shrink back.

"Let Li Yi stop coming." The queen turned around, "After so many years, I have missed you so much that I have been confused."

Her face returned to calmness, and she even held the coffee table and sat down on the chair smoothly.

Fu Zhen's nails were dug into the palm of his hand, but looking at the queen's expression at this moment, it was no longer suitable to say anything.

She lowered her head and took a breath, put the tea in front of her, then knelt down and saluted: "I made a mistake in my words, please forgive me."

The queen took the tea and said slowly: "I'm a little tired. You go back first. I'll talk to you another day."

Fu Zhen said yes, lowered his head, lifted up his skirt, and stepped back.

The light and shadow at the door changed, and soon there were only two palace attendants left in the hall.

The queen relaxed her tense body. After taking a long breath, she closed her eyes and raised her forehead.

The entire palace was as quiet as midnight, with only the faint sound of the hourglass.

Then there were low sobs, and the eunuch under the curtain looked sadly toward the window. He tried to open his mouth several times, but finally stopped.

It wasn't until the footsteps of the palace maids came from the verandah, and the conversations of the palace people in deliberately lowered voices, that the queen took another long breath and raised her head.

The eunuch walked up quickly and handed over the veil. The queen took it in her hand, sealed her eyes and put it down.

Just as he was waiting to say something, he caught a glimpse of a piece of paper on the ground in front of his feet.

The eunuch picked it up and handed it to her: "It seems that the general's wife just missed it."

The queen opened it casually, glanced at it twice, and then her body suddenly straightened up! Then she took a quick look and stood up again!
"Call her back to me! Quick!"

The eunuch was confused for a moment, but because of his habit of obeying orders, he subconsciously said yes, and then rushed to the door of the palace: "Send the general's wife back! Hurry!"

The order was quickly transmitted through the first layer of the palace.

Fu Zhen walked leisurely in the verandah. When the voice of "General's wife, stay here" hurriedly came from behind her, her eyes suddenly brightened and she turned around.

"Madame General! The Queen sends you to return to the palace!"

Fu Zhen stepped back and walked back to the Queen's Palace.

"Mother, please tell me?"

"All of you, get down!" The queen waved away the palace attendants, then looked directly at Fuzhen: "Where did this come from?"

Fu Zhen looked at the letter of help written by Zhang Jinxu to Yang Yi and said, "If you want to reply to your Majesty, our general's informant got it back."

"You dare to lie to me?!" The queen slammed the table, her voice heavy and sharp, causing everyone inside and outside the hall to fall silent.

Fu Zhen knelt down, calmed his breath and said, "Nothing can be hidden from the wise eyes of the empress. The origin of this letter is indeed extraordinary, but my wife and the general made a promise to the person concerned, and I will not dare to break this promise even if I die!"

"The person involved!" The queen's eyes were red, and she held Fuzhen's shoulders tightly with both hands, "But the person you mentioned is the person I think about day and night!"

"Your Majesty knows everything, so there's no need for me to say more. But Your Majesty must also know the character of my client. I must not act rashly at this moment! Otherwise, Your Majesty may never be able to fulfill her wish!"

Yang Yi has been able to never look back for more than 20 years. You can imagine his firmness.

Originally, Yang Yi had repeatedly asked them not to reveal his whereabouts last night. Fu Zhen took it upon himself to reveal the news that he was still alive to the queen, which was considered a breach of promise. If she also told Yang Yi's whereabouts, she would have to make it clear. If she told the queen that she was in the capital right now, wouldn't that make her a complete breach of trust?

Moreover, Yang Yi has not had a good life over the years. If not recognizing his parents is indeed his inner prayer, wouldn't it be a kind of harm to Yang Yi to tell his whereabouts?

The queen paused and said in the next moment: "Then why do you want to be such a broken person? Why did you choose to tell me again?!"

"Mother," Fu Zhen raised his head, "I just want to reassure you. My life was hanging by a thread and my mother almost lost me. I know how a mother feels when she loses her child! I think at the very least, you can Know whether he is dead or alive.

"Actually, even if I don't tell you, you will find Li Yi sooner or later, right? Sooner or later you will know that the person you are waiting for is still alive."

The queen hunched over and looked at her for a long time, then stepped back.

The hall fell silent again, but the queen's tears fell softly. A mother's cry could no longer be concealed.

Fu Zhen stepped forward and knelt under her knees: "Keep the green hills here so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. Please take care of your body."

Fu Zhen's move today is also a bet with himself. According to the information he learned from Mrs. Feng earlier, Yang Yi disappeared that year and has not shown up for so many years. Most of the problems lie with the emperor.

If Yang Yi was concerned about a certain behavior of the emperor back then, wouldn't it be a pity that the mother and son, who had a deep relationship, could not meet each other because of this?
Of course, this is a family matter and outsiders cannot easily interfere.

However, the emperor's family affairs are state affairs. Yang Yi is of royal blood, and according to royal law, he cannot live outside. This is a hidden danger for the inheritance of the throne.

At the same time, although Yang Yi refused to acknowledge his parents, he still cared about the people of the world and had great justice in his heart. Regardless of whether he was willing to return to the royal family or not, just because he had stayed outside the customs for so many years and because of his friendship with King Dongzi, He can be of great help in quelling the unrest in the northwest.

So if we want to untie this knot, we can only place our hope on the queen.

"It's good that the green hills are still there, so I don't have to worry about running out of firewood, but I've been waiting for more than 20 years, and my mountain won't be green for long." The queen stopped crying, but her tears were still flowing down silently. Tiao, "What did he tell you?"

Fu Zhen remained silent. The queen smiled bitterly: "I know that he has had great ideas since he was a child, and it is already amazing to be able to show up in front of you.

"You did the right thing, I won't blame you, just get up."

Fu Zhen felt very uncomfortable. She sat down next to the footrest and said, "His Royal Highness has suffered a lot in these years. After leaving Huzhou, he went to Dayue for some reason, where he was imprisoned by Duan Ruo, King of Dayue. Five years. It was Jin Xu who was the prince of Dongzi at the time, and they became friends later. "

"Then he——"

"Mother," Fu Zhen held her skinny hand, "He only told me this, and His Highness didn't say a word about what specifically happened.

"I am frank with you to let you know the origin of this letter. Minzhi has gone to Qianqing Palace to report the military situation to the emperor. However, due to insufficient evidence, he cannot explain the whole story to the emperor and the officials of the Ministry of War, so he can only obtain the empress first. your understanding.”

The queen burst into tears. She pressed her fisted hands tightly to her chest. She closed her eyes for a long time and then breathed out: "Prisoner... he is the eldest son of my great Zhou Dynasty. If it hadn't been for that accident, he would have died." He also made great achievements early and became the highly respected prince of our great Zhou Dynasty, but he actually became a prisoner under the Duan family! "

"Duan Ruo is like this because he has the ambition to dominate the Central Plains. Even if he dies, he still leaves trouble behind. Xu Yin and Lian Ruan next to him seem to be part of his conspiracy. Miss me. So many soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty died on the northwest battlefield. If the evil root of Dayue is not completely eradicated, it will be difficult for our soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty to survive!"

The queen grabbed her arm with her backhand: "Girl, tell me, what does he look like now? I can not force him to enter the palace, or I can pretend that I don't know he is still alive. I just want to know who is not around me. What has happened to him in the past twenty years?"

Fu Zhen pursed her lips and glanced at the pen and paper on the table beside her. She stood up and walked over, dipped her pen in ink, and started drawing without thinking.

When the queen saw this, she walked over and her eyes were fixed on his pen. Every time Fu Zhen's pen tip moved, her tears left every line.

By the time the entire portrait was finished, the queen was trembling all over. She walked around to the front and looked at the portrait carefully, the pain of heartbreak lingering in her eyes.

"It's really like his father when he was young," the queen's voice was hoarse, but she was pleased. "The most important thing is that he has a full beard and tail, and he is still so powerful and tall. It's great..."

At this point, she turned to Fuzhen with tears in her eyes: "By the way, is he married? The child must be very big, right? My daughter-in-law and grandson have never met my mother-in-law and grandmother."

Fu Zhen's nose felt sore, and she tried to hold her breath: "There was no time to talk about this. Besides, we didn't dare to ask."

"That's it, that's okay," the queen laughed with tears in her eyes. She held the portrait close to her heart, "As long as the person is good, everything is fine."

Her tears fell on the portrait, and the ink that had not completely dried was smudged in two places. He quickly straightened up his sleeves and wiped it gently, but the smearing became worse and worse, and the left arm was already smeared into a large piece.

She raised her head in panic: "What should I do? What should I do?"

Fu Zhen quickly helped her: "Don't worry, I can still draw. You can keep this one for now. When I go back, I will draw a few more different ones and send them to you."

The queen finally calmed down, wiped away her tears and said, "Okay, okay. The days are long, but I was confused."

Fu Zhen helped her sit down: "Mother, please forgive me for being bold. Why on earth does Your Highness refuse to return to the palace?"

The queen pursed her lips tightly and shook her head: "This is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words."

"Is there any misunderstanding? If so, then we should find a way to resolve it!"

The queen looked at her with tears in her eyes: "I also hope it's a misunderstanding, but some things never leave room for the future from the moment they happen."

At this point, she turned her face away: "You are still too young and cannot understand so many contradictions in human nature. Don't ask."

There is no benefit in tangling with those in power. Even if this queen is recognized as a talkative queen, there will be no good consequences if she crosses the line.

Fu Zhen could only stop. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the newly planted vase of osmanthus next to her. She walked over and hugged it: "Mother, this flower is beautiful. Can you give it to me?"

Both emperors and empresses advocated frugality. Although it was palace porcelain, the quality of this vase was only of average quality, so it was not considered a blatant advantage.

The queen was not in the mood to care about this at the moment. She twitched her lips and said, "You can take it if you like it."

Fu Zhen thanked him happily: "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness. I will draw a few more portraits later and send them to the palace quietly."

The queen nodded, and a sad look appeared on her face again: "Then I will entrust him to you. You must act according to his words and don't reveal his existence to anyone again."

"I will keep your majesty's instructions in mind and will never make any mistakes."

The queen nodded and waved her hand tiredly: "Go back."

Fu Zhen hugged the vase to his head and exited the palace gate.

……

At the Qianqing Palace, after the emperor listened to Pei Zhan's dictation of the entire incident, he asked him for the "letter" written by Yang Yi himself.

After reading it, he frowned slightly: "You have no idea what the person who sent the letter looks like?"

Pei Zhan's face did not change, his heart did not beat: "I have indeed never seen him, but he was stuffed in the crack of my door. Did the emperor see anything wrong?"

The emperor looked at the letter paper for a while again, and then said: "There is nothing wrong with it. Someone in the court had seen the news about Jin Xu and Da Yue's grudge many years ago, and I already know it. It's just this handwriting——"

Pei Zhan's heart moved and he glanced at the emperor secretly: "What's wrong with this handwriting?"

This is Yang Yi's handwriting. He was ten years old when he left Huzhou. At that time, there were many civil and military talents around the emperor. Yang Yi must have been reading for several years!

"It's nothing." Huang Zhang closed the letter, "It just looks familiar. But I must be worrying too much."

The handwriting written when I was ten years old must be very different from the handwriting written more than twenty years later. It is very rare that the emperor can see the familiarity in it.

"Have you verified whether it is true that the remnants of Lianruo instigated the rebellion of Dongzi's general in this letter?"

"It was not in time. After I received the news, I immediately went to the palace to report it. My current position is the commander-in-chief of the economic camp. The military situation in the northwest cannot be interfered with without the permission of the emperor."

The emperor nodded: "I am giving you a decree. You must first order an eight-hundred-mile horse to go to the northwest to find out the cause. If the information is correct, we will make a decision together with the Ministry of War."

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