Shengshichun

Chapter 370 Shackles
Fu Zhen rode a soft sedan to the Donghua Gate. The generals at the palace gate opened the door. Pei Zhan, who was sitting on the horse and still wearing armor, heard the sound and raised his head, then turned over and jumped down, striding towards Fu Zhen.

The moonlight shone down from above, reflecting him like a god coming from the sky.

"You're finally out." Pei Zhan seemed to breath a sigh of relief.

Fu Zhen nodded lightly, stood up on tiptoes, and raised his sleeves to wipe the thin sweat from his forehead: "Have you been waiting here?"

"When Yang Tong said you were here, I came directly."

Fu Zhen put his hand down: "Then let's go back."

Pei Zhan nodded, then bent down to pick her up, strode to the foot of the horse, and put her on the horse's back.

Fu Zhen laughed on the horse: "Scared me."

Pei Zhan also looked up and smiled, then mounted his horse, holding her with one hand and the reins with the other, and galloped towards the street.

After returning home, Pei Zhan went to the penthouse as usual. Fu Zhen stopped him and said, "Don't leave."

Pei Zhan stopped.

Fu Zhen said: "Don't you want to know why the Queen sent me to the palace?"

Pei Zhan hesitated: "I want to know, but it's too late."

"It doesn't matter." Fu Zhen pulled him into the house, "This matter is very important and I must tell you right away."

……

After the queen took Fu Zhen away, Pei Yu and his wife were immediately hospitalized and met Yang Yi again.

In the past, when Yang Yi was still in the Zhou army's camp, Pei Yu followed his father in the camp. At that time, he was a high-spirited young man and had a lot of contact with Yang Yi. Later, he suddenly disappeared. These people who followed the emperor All the generals felt sorry for him.

After more than twenty years, I didn't expect that he would be well and come back. At a time when the inheritance of the throne was in crisis, his appearance in such a tall and strong image undoubtedly gave great encouragement to the mainstay of the imperial court like the Pei family.

Mrs. Pei personally prepared refreshments and left Yang Yi to reminisce about the past. Yang Yi still remembered the things when he was a teenager, but he only reacted lightly to their expectations. Pei Yu was a sensible person and stopped talking about the topic. This has affected the situation in the northwest over the past few years.

Yang Yi talked eloquently about the situation between the two countries in the past and present. Most of the time, he stated the facts, and occasionally he was very gentle when expressing his views.

Pei Yu listened all the way and saw that whether he was talking about the five years he was imprisoned in Dayue or the pursuit he suffered over the years, he was calm from beginning to end and had no cynicism at all. If it hadn't been for the previous After hearing Fu Zhen talk about his troubled past, who would have thought that he still had so much sadness? He felt that his state of mind in the city was far from comparable to that of the deposed prince and King Yan, and he felt a deep admiration from the bottom of his heart.

After many twists and turns in the Great Zhou Dynasty, everyone in the government and the public needed medicine to strengthen their morale. When the emperor was already unable to do what he wanted, it was undoubtedly good news to have an experienced royal child with great rights and wrongs, even if he did not want to be the prince and disdained him. For this throne, it would be good for him to sit in the royal family.

This stay lasted until the middle of the moon. Pei Yu tried his best to persuade Yang Yi to stay at the Pei family, but Yang Yi also refused, so Pei Yu had to personally escort him back to Wanbin Tower.

After coming back, my subordinates happened to say that Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan were also back. I couldn't help but want to ask Fu Zhen what happened when he entered the palace, but he was stopped by Mrs. Pei.

Mrs. Pei said: "His Highness is determined not to stay at the Pei family. It seems that he does not want to have close contact with important ministers like us, and he also wants to keep a distance from the court. This knot cannot be solved in a few words, so why bother here? What about for a while?”

Pei Yu sighed after hearing this and gave up.

Fu Zhen from the Dongkua Courtyard told Pei Zhan what happened tonight from beginning to end, and Pei Zhan was so shocked that he remained silent for a long time.

For so many years, King Yan has been raised in the deep palace. The impression of him from top to bottom is that of a gentle and sickly young prince, and in the future he will be a prince who is protected by the royal family. Even if the Queen's protection of King Yan was indeed too thoughtful, it was nothing when there was a prince in the court. Who would have thought that there was King Yan's secret life experience hidden behind it?

"So your decision is to let King Yan become the crown prince and settle Dayue and Dongzi's affairs first?"

"That's right." Fu Zhen nodded, "She warned King Yan before and ordered him not to reveal any news. I think if the news that His Highness is alive and still in the capital reaches the Emperor's ears at this time, no matter what he originally said about it, No matter how he thinks of abandoning His Highness as bait, it will have an impact on him, which will not be a good thing for stabilizing the situation of the government. "

Pei Zhan pondered: "If the Emperor makes any mistakes, even if His Highness suddenly appears, the crisis will not be as smooth as we hope. If something happens suddenly, there will always be people who cannot accept his existence, or there will be doubts . Your Majesty’s decision is correct. This matter needs to be considered in the long term. The man named Lian is still secretly acting as a demon. Getting rid of this cancer is the top priority.”

"Exactly." Fu Zhen nodded, "It will take some time for the military information you have detected in the northwest to reach the emperor. During this time, we must do our best to persuade His Highness to join the enemy's camp. Let's work together first. Only by resolving the crisis in Dongzi, killing Lian Yang, and eradicating the remnants of Da Yue can we concentrate our efforts on protecting the court's smooth transition."

Pei Zhan walked back and forth in the room twice and stopped under the curtain: "His Highness has a firm mind and has experienced so many ups and downs. His will cannot be easily transferred. Tomorrow, go ahead and inform him of tonight's events. As for him, before he thinks of a better way, he can only do his best to promote the harmony between him and the Queen as mother and son.

"Shaoyang and I have been training our troops recently. If there is unrest in the northwest, we will send troops to reinforce at any time without delay."

"I know." Fu Zhen stood up, "Just go and do your work. I will go to Wanbin Building early tomorrow morning."

Pei Zhan held her shoulders and nodded, then raised his voice and called Zi Yan: "Prepare water for the young lady to wash up."

……

To Yang Yi, this night seemed as long as eternity.

After returning from Pei Mansion, he washed and changed clothes as usual, and lay on the bed as usual, looking at the tent ceiling calmly.

At this glance, I actually saw the sky turn white.

When He Zhao came in with hot water, he was startled when he saw him with wide eyes, and then he put down the basin and came up.

"It looks like my lord has been up all night again."

Yang Yi took off his shoes and sat in front of the window.

The sky was just getting bright, it was already the Mid-Autumn Festival, and several pots of chrysanthemums in the courtyard were already covered with a thin layer of frost.

He Zhao twisted the handkerchief and handed it to him: "Master, wipe your face first."

Yang Yi took the handkerchief, wiped it, and walked to the basin to wash it himself. The water flowed from your fingertips into the basin, making it particularly loud in the quiet morning.

After the sound of water stopped, Yang Yi finally straightened up. He looked down at his reflection in the basin, supported the washstand with both hands, and lowered his head again.

He Zhao couldn't help but stepped forward: "If my lord is really feeling uncomfortable, my subordinates can escort my lord to leave the capital first."

Yang Yi buried his head in silence. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "Although I really want to be this coward, I can't leave now. Even if I leave, I will be chased back."

"Lord, you don't have to embarrass yourself like this."

He Zhao felt distressed and bit his lower lip.

"How can you say it's embarrassing?" Yang Yi looked deeply at the mirror in front of him, "Since last night, when I decided to step out of this door and go to Pei's house, there is no need to embarrass myself.

"This is my own choice. "My mother did not abandon me and never thought of sacrificing me. There is no reason for me to remain in a stalemate. "

"However, the empress and the emperor should be of the same opinion. Moreover, if this news is leaked to the emperor's ears, none of us know what the consequences will be."

"Now that it's been like this, why bother looking forward and backward again?"

He Zhao was speechless.

Yang Yi put down the veil, then turned around, "It's worth it to be able to meet my mother and resolve these misunderstandings face to face.

"After we met last night, I suddenly felt relieved. It turned out that for so many years before, I had been awkward. On the one hand, I doubted whether she was colluding with my father, but on the other hand, I had hope, thinking that she would not be like that. .

"Family love has become a shackles for me. Even after so many years, I have enough ability to cope with my life on my own, but once it comes to those days, I still can't break free.

"So when I heard that my mother was not good, I went there without hesitation, regardless of whether doing so violated the principles I had set for myself.

“I knew I would see her, although to my surprise she wasn’t really sick.

“But I breathed a sigh of relief. I always felt that God was looking after me by giving me time.

"The misunderstanding was later solved, and it was actually expected. Ever since the third child had doubts, the scale in my heart was already tilted.

"I already had the answer in my heart. From that moment on, I felt relaxed. Maybe this is the moment I have been waiting for for more than 20 years.

"I can't force her to completely give up her identity and position. She is not only my mother, she is also the queen of Dazhou.

"She should do what she should do in her position. So even what she did next, I can understand."

When He Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.

Then he asked: "Then my lord, don't you feel aggrieved? If by any chance the emperor finds out about you..."

The one who really failed him should be the emperor.

Therefore, what can really be called a knot should also be the emperor's actions.

"That's not important." Yang Yi looked at him, "Actually, I have already understood him."

He Zhao was stunned.

Yang Yi continued: "As a man, or as a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I can understand that he sacrificed his younger brother to protect his older brother. But I am his son after all, and what I can't get over is family ties.

"But it doesn't matter anymore, because I have already given up on him. The relationship between father and son in this life has just been broken."

"Lord..."

"The purpose of our running around all these years is not just for my grievances, we just do what we should do.

"My siblings and children are still waiting for you to come back. When we finish the work with our heads down, everything will be settled."

When Yang Yi said this, he patted his shoulder and then took his hand back: "You should go and wash up too. After breakfast, let's go see the house. No matter what happens in the future, don't let down your mother's wishes now."

He Zhao pursed his lips and nodded.

Yang Yi waited for him to go out and continued to wash and change clothes.

There was no trace of sadness on his calm face. On the contrary, after arranging the crown and ribbon, he carefully handled the vase of osmanthus on the table for a while.

The bumpy experience along the way will indeed bring a lot of trauma to people, but he is already thirty-four years old and has a mature mind. He already knows how to deal with being betrayed and let down.

"You can't tell, but Brother Yang is quite tasteful. This flower looks even more beautiful after you rearranged it."

Just as he was immersed in the fragrance of flowers, Fu Zhen's crisp voice came from behind.

When Yang Yi heard the words "Brother Yang", he turned around in surprise, looked her up and down and said, "How come it's only been one night and I've been demoted again?"

Fu Zhen walked up to him with a smile: "Yesterday you called my father-in-law uncle. If I call you uncle again, what will happen to my father-in-law again?"

Yang Yi paused and then said: "You discuss yours and I discuss mine, that's it."

"Then if others hear it, will you laugh to death?" Fu Zhen raised the small water basin next to him, picked some water and poured it on the flower branches. "I don't want people to say I have no rules."

Yang Yi looked at her, then sat down on the chair next to him, and glanced at her: "What tricks do you have for coming to me this early in the morning?"

"It's so unfair of you to say that." Fu Zhen raised his hand and pointed at the two bruised groups under his eye sockets, "Do you think I have dark circles under my eyes, do I look like I'm here for some evil deeds? Don't you think I entered the palace last night?" Are you curious about what happened?”

Yang Yi picked up the tea: "That's a matter for you officials. What does it have to do with me, a commoner?"

"Then if I tell you that you have no brother, what will you say?"

Yang Yi was about to drink the tea into his mouth when he heard this and pressed the cup down: "What do you mean?"

Fu Zhen said: "Last night I went to the palace of King Yan with the Queen, and heard with my own ears that King Yan told you the truth about how he deceived you and provoked a relationship between you and the Queen."

Yang Yi disagreed: "I've already guessed this."

"Then you would never guess that Prince Yan is not the biological son of the Emperor and the Empress at all."

Yang Yi's mouth was immediately burned. He raised his head and said, "What did you say?"

Fu Zhen took off the handkerchief that he had put on the shelf after washing his face and handed it to him: "I say, King Yan is not your biological brother at all. He also said that the purpose of doing all this is because the Dayue people are here. The instigator behind the scenes said that the Guan family and his son who died in Baiyu Hutong were his uncles. "

Yang Yi was stunned.

"Of course this is completely false." Fu Zhen straightened up. "Seven years ago, he was frightened in the City God's Temple. He was not frightened by the Bodhisattva at all, but was knocked unconscious by a masked man who secretly went to see him."

"Big Moon Man?" Yang Yi frowned, "What Big Moon Man?"

"I don't know," Fu Zhen spread his hands, "I'm here to see you right now. You are well-informed. I don't know that the prince Lian Yang who was raised by Dayue King Duan Ruo in the mighty General Lian Qing's mansion seven years ago was at that time. What to do?”