Abandoned woman's glory

Chapter 214 Yu He's Most Fearful Enemy
My heart skipped a beat, and when I opened my eyes, he had already knelt down at my feet and bowed.

He regards me as emperor? !

This world is clearly——, he actually regards me as emperor? !
I stood there numbly, without breathing, heartbeat, or any reaction. I just lowered my head and looked at his thin shoulders. The man who once stood in front of me was now kneeling at my feet.

After a long time, he slowly raised his head and looked at me...

I suddenly felt that the almost frozen blood in my whole body started to flow again, and I subconsciously reached out my hand to grab his arm to pull him up, but just as I reached out, I heard a sound of kneeling around.

All civil and military officials knelt down at this moment and shouted in unison. Their shouts shook the heavens, like ripples echoing between the nine layers of three halls, as if all the living beings in the world, the countless people Shouting, shouting, bowing down for my day——

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

In the huge Azure Dragon Hall, I stood alone for a long time, looking into his eyes, and he also looked at me silently, his eyes met, without saying a word, but it seemed that there were already thousands of words in this place. It's all said and done in a moment.

That moment seemed to be the most eternal moment in my life.

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In early autumn, the grass and trees have already turned a faint yellow, but the dazzling light reflected by the sun gives people a sense of vitality. I walked slowly in such a scene.

After the enthronement ceremony, I went back to the Yanfu Hall, and when I came out again, Yu Sui'er told me that Ling Shaoyu and him had gone to the Imperial Garden, and the two of them seemed to have something to talk about.

When I turned around from a corridor, I saw those two familiar figures sitting in the pavilion in the garden.

Even at such a distance, I still seem to be able to see his bloodless lips clearly, and his breathing seems to be uneven. I know that his body is not strong enough for him to stand up, and everything he did just now was forcing himself.

"Second brother," Shaoyu's voice was heard before approaching, "You, why did you do this?"

He raised his head and glanced at Shaoyu lightly.

"Now that you're awake, why don't you—"

"Shaoyu," his hoarse voice sounded: "These days, you and her have managed to stabilize the situation so that it can no longer be chaotic. No one can say for sure what impact my appearance will have. Since the courtiers can accept her, Why do you have to do it all over again?"

"However, it is not in line with the ancestral system for a woman to be emperor. Her claim to be emperor is just the beginning, and the road ahead will be even more difficult."

"I know."

"If you're by her side, maybe it's okay, if you're not by her side, in case some people—" Shaoyu said, he suddenly stopped, as if thinking of something, he raised his head and looked at him: " You, are you here to stay with her?"

My heart suddenly seemed to be hit by something, and the hand holding the thing was slightly hard.

There was also silence in the pavilion, he just sat there silently, stopped talking, and couldn't see clearly the expression on the face under the mask.

Shaoyu's voice trembled slightly, as if she was enduring pain: "Second brother...why didn't you tell her that back then—"

"Shao Yu," he interrupted Shao Yu, but his voice seemed a bit desolate, and he said softly: "It's just a memory, and the memory has no meaning."

Listening to what he said, a faint sadness welled up from the bottom of my heart. I lowered my head and was just about to turn around and leave when a pair of court ladies happened to pass by. The first time they saw me, they immediately knelt down in surprise and said: " Ah, Your Majesty? Greetings to Your Majesty!"

At this time, the two people in the pavilion also heard it, and hurriedly got up to look over.

Meeting that person's eyes, we seemed to be a bit out of place at this moment, I thought about it, waved the maids to go down, and then slowly walked into the pavilion, Shaoyu looked at me, then looked at me He hurriedly said: "I will leave." After speaking, he left in a hurry.

In the pavilion, only me and him were left.

There was another long silence, as if my relationship with him had always been like this, if I didn't speak, he wouldn't speak, and if I didn't take a step forward, he would never dare to approach me.

The two of them faced each other in silence, I thought for a long time, and finally said: "I used to make you very painful, didn't I?"

His eyes flickered, as if he realized something, his eyes changed when he looked at me.

"Actually," I lowered my head and said dryly, "Actually, I remembered everything. I remembered everything when I saw you being stabbed by his sword."

As soon as the words fell, he rushed in front of me. He seemed to be going crazy and uncontrollable. He grabbed my shoulders with both hands, and there was a burst of pain immediately. He opened his eyes wide. staring at me, fingertips trembling, lips trembling, even voice trembling: "You—"

"But, I don't know why, after waking up, I can't remember it."

The hands holding my shoulders suddenly became cold.

As if his soul had been taken away suddenly, the man in front of him lost all his heat, and his eyes also lost their light in an instant. His eyes seemed to be looking at me from a very far away, with a kind of endlessness. desolation.

"Sorry..." I said softly, lowering my head.

He cut me off: "No, it's not."

I looked at him, and saw that there seemed to be a faint smile on the face under his mask, a little bitter, but also a little relieved: "Maybe this is the best for you."

After he finished speaking, he took another step back, and there was another distance between him and me, which was actually not far away, but when the distance was separated, it seemed that there was no way to close it again.

Seeing his appearance, I sighed softly, and was about to hand over the things in my hands, but just as I stretched out my hands, I heard hurried footsteps from the other side of the imperial garden, and I saw Yu Sui'er running away in a hurry Come over and say loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Didn't I let him wait in Yanfu Palace? Why did he follow me again?

I turned to look at him: "What's the matter?"

Yu Sui'er walked up to me and knelt down, "Report to the Emperor, Master Ji is back."

The tip of my eyebrows moved slightly.

The great battle in the imperial city a few months ago ended in our victory, but such a victory was too tragic. After I fell into a coma, Nangong Yu saw that the situation was over, so he led Nangong out of the encirclement and left Zhaoye all the way Going south seems to be going towards the sphere of influence of their Nangong family.

I don't know whether Nangong will live or die after being hit by that sword, but Nangong Yu, I can't let him live again!

So, when I woke up, the first order I gave was to let Yu He lead the soldiers and horses all the way south to pursue Nangong Yu. He must be captured and brought to justice. If he cannot be captured alive, he must be killed by the sword. Otherwise, with his character, it is not impossible to accumulate strength and make a comeback.

And now, Yu He is back, does it mean that this matter has come to an end?

I raised my head and saw a tall and familiar figure on the other side of the garden, wearing silver soft armor, striding over in the sunlight.

As soon as Yu He saw us standing in the pavilion, a little unexpected joy appeared on his face, he immediately walked over and knelt down, and said: "See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Master Ji, you are back."

Yu He raised his head and looked at me, then lightly cupped his hands and said, "I'm in the south of the Yangtze River, so it's a pity that I couldn't come to attend the emperor's enthronement ceremony. I hope the emperor will not blame me."

"Master Ji has traveled north and south for me and has worked so hard. How can I blame you?"

I took a step forward and lifted his arm to let him stand up. Seeing that the dust from the days of running was still on his face, I said solemnly, "I don't know if you have gained anything when you go to the south of the Yangtze River this time?"

"No."

I was stunned.

I never expected such a neat answer, and what was even more unexpected was that Yu He returned empty-handed!

For a moment I was so shocked that I couldn't react, I just looked at the indifferent look on his face, after a while, Yu He took a step back slowly, lifted up his robe and knelt down and said: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, Yu He's this time Returning in vain, let the emperor down."

The smile on my face slowly faded away.

For a long time, Yu He not only has excellent martial arts skills, but also won the true biography of Mr. Guigu in the formation of troops. Although he has not been in the world for a long time, he has the air of a general. s reason.Besides, this mission is to hunt down the remnants of soldiers, and sending him there would have been a bit of a sledgehammer, just to be sure, but I didn't think of the possibility of failure.

I frowned slightly, thought for a while, and forced a smile: "Jiangnan, after all, is the sphere of influence of the Nangong family. I sent you thousands of miles to pursue it. It is really risky to go deep alone. I don't know if Lord Ji met a strong man in Jiangnan." The enemy resisted and returned in vain?"

"..."

Yu He still bent over and knelt there without saying a word, seeing his silent appearance, my expression slowly changed.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and there is no absolute victorious general. Even if Yu He really returns without success, I believe there are reasons for his failure, which is not surprising.But what I'm surprised about is his current attitude. The ghost face next to him seems to have sensed something, and he stepped forward to say something, but I have already spoken first——

"Yu Sui!"

Yu Sui'er was taken aback, and hurried up: "Your Majesty."

"Mr. Yu He is probably tired from the long journey, please go back and rest." I said lightly.

Hearing me say "Mr. Yu He", Yu He's figure shook slightly, but he stood up calmly, bowed again, then turned around and retreated following Yu Sui'er.

The people behind me and I stood silently, watching his figure go away, the atmosphere seemed a little dull, until Yu He's back disappeared at the end of the imperial garden, I heard his hoarse voice sounded behind him: "Are you here?" Angry with him?"

I looked back at him, and the ghost-faced eyes flickered a little: "Although Yu He has just entered the world, his behavior is a bit perverse, but his martial arts skills are superb, his art of war is amazing, he is a rare general."

"Yes, a rare general." I nodded, thinking back to the first time I met in Yunmeng Mountain, he came to the world like a fairy; In the civil strife, he used his own power to help me turn the tide. To get such a person is indeed better than a million soldiers.

"Such a general, if others get him, will be our worst enemy."

When I said this, Ghost Face's eyes widened suddenly: "You suspect him—?"

He didn't finish his words, he couldn't finish his words, and he didn't dare to think about it. He and I looked at each other in silence for a while, then slowly turned around, looked at the end of the road where Yu He's back disappeared, and said softly: "I don't doubt that he—"

I just, can't trust anyone too easily!

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For the emperor, the heights are too cold.

Although not everyone can understand it, I have been fascinated by it since I was a child. The emperors I have seen, from my father to Chu Feng, even He Liancheng and Xi Yumen, everyone has their own unknown sufferings. I saw their lofty honor, but I couldn't see the loneliness hidden behind that honor.

Without absolute trust, you can't let anyone stand behind you.

However, I let a person stand behind me.

In the middle of the night, the entire imperial city was plunged into boundless darkness, and the only light seemed to be the candlelight in the Imperial Study Room, which was still trembling slightly.

Under the candlelight, I was crouching over my desk to review the memorial. The surrounding was very quiet, and there was no wind, but there was always a person whose long and steady breathing was softly ringing in my ear, as if he was accompanying me, waiting for me to finish reviewing a copy of the memorial. After reading the memorial, I felt that the weather was a bit cold, and my body was slightly chilled, but when I turned around, I saw him standing behind, with a wind cloak hanging on his arm.

Seeing me turn around, he took a step forward and said softly, "Put it on."

I took it silently, put it on myself, and was about to pick up the pen when I heard him say, "Take a rest."

I glanced at him, didn't say anything, then got up and walked out.

Sure enough, it was late at night, the surroundings were pitch black, and there was not even a single star in the sky. I walked out of the imperial study room, and a gust of wind brought coolness. Fortunately, I had that wind cloak.Looking at the imperial city with only a tall outline in the dark night, I don't know why I don't feel aloft, but instead have a particularly hollow feeling, which makes people feel empty in my heart.

Fortunately, there was another person breathing behind him.

The two stood silently for a long time. I thought of something and said, "After a while, the situation will be more stable. I plan to bring Mu Feng back."

"it is good."

"You go with me."

"it is good."

……

Although he is used to this kind of silence, tonight's silence looked a little different. I looked back at him silently. In the night, his eyes were hidden behind the mask, but they were extraordinarily bright. I asked, "What are you doing?" Want to tell me something?"

"..." He pondered for a while: "In the past few days, Yu He hasn't gone to court."

"Ah."

When I was in Ruyiju, I dictated him as the General of Hussars, and after returning to Zhaoye, the reason why he was able to accomplish so many things was entrusted by the extraordinary period, but now the new emperor is coming, and all the officials are back. , but he has not been formally appointed, so of course he cannot go to court.

He said, "You, why—"

"Employers don't doubt people, others don't need it," I said lightly, "The position of Hussar General is reserved for him, but if he can't give me a reasonable explanation, I'd rather leave it vacant than take any more risks."

He was silent for a while, and his voice was a little heavy: "Xing Si, Yu He followed you in such a difficult time, and he will not betray you."

I was silent for a while, looking at the vast, dark night scene in front of me, and sighed: "I know he won't."

but--

Standing outside for a long time, a gust of cold wind blew by, I subconsciously folded my arms and shivered, and he immediately said: "Go back and rest, tomorrow morning is still here."

I nodded, turned around and walked towards Yanfu Hall.

He also followed me, walking one after the other, I could hear his footsteps very close, but he never came to my side.When we came to a fork in the road, Yanfu Hall was in front of us. In the dim light, we could vaguely see the orange light shining through it, giving people a warm feeling.

And his footsteps stopped.

I looked back at him, and saw him standing not far behind me, as if he didn't intend to follow up any more, he just said softly, "Have a good rest."

After speaking, he turned around and walked to the other side.

I stood still and looked at his back, bit my lower lip: "Ling——"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly turned around and looked at me. With the familiar eyes behind the mask, my words were stuck in my throat again, and I paused: "Ghost mask."

"Yes."

"..." I felt that I didn't know what to say, so I stood silently for a while: "You should rest earlier."

After finishing speaking, he turned and went back to Yanfu Hall.

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He clearly said to go to bed early, but after going back that night, he couldn't sleep at all. He tossed and turned on the couch until midnight, listening to the small voice in the hourglass. Li Yan still followed me, listening to the child in the inner room. Falling asleep to the sound of even breathing, I stood up distractedly, put on my clothes and walked out of the hall slowly.

The night is as quiet as water.

But my state of mind may never be so peaceful.

Standing silently for a while, a gust of wind blew by, and I smelled a faint fragrance at the tip of my nose, with a familiar cool feeling, and my heart moved——osmanthus fragrans?
This season is the season of sweet-scented osmanthus.

I wrapped my wind cloak tightly around my body and walked towards the other side, Yu Sui'er immediately followed with two little maids, I waved my hand: "Don't follow, I want to be alone for a while."

When Yu Sui'er heard this, she had no choice but to give up and watched me slowly leave Yanfu Hall.

Going out of the Yanfu Hall to the right is a long corridor. At the end of the corridor is a bend in the inner lake. After crossing the small bridge, there is a dense osmanthus forest.

What I am most familiar with in the palace is the plum grove behind Xiaoqiang, but I didn’t expect there to be such a lush osmanthus grove. Just after crossing the bridge, I feel that I am in a rich fragrance, with a hint of drunkenness in the sweetness, as if The faint aroma of wine makes people want to get drunk.

I walked slowly in the forest, in a trance, as if I walked into another familiar scene.

It is also such a delicate fragrance, such a night...

Thinking of this, I couldn't help sighing secretly, at this moment, a very soft voice came from the front——

"Does she suspect that I will betray her?"

I stopped suddenly.

Of course, this voice is not unfamiliar, and it has been heard in such a night before. It is low and has a kind of imperceptible arrogance and indifference.

Yu He.

Since the Qinglong Rebellion was quelled, he has been staying in Zhaoye, but because he has not been formally conferred and he does not have his own mansion, he has been living in Yeting. I am not surprised that he appears here, which makes me a little The surprise was the person standing in front of him and talking to him.

"She doesn't suspect that you betrayed her." The hoarse voice sounded again, slowly saying: "I know, she just won't trust anyone easily."

This sentence seems to come from the bottom of my heart.

I stood behind a osmanthus tree and looked forward. The lanterns hanging outside the palace in the distance were shining bright red. Two tall familiar figures stood in the osmanthus forest not far in front. Yu He stood with his hands behind his back, looking somewhat He was very arrogant, but the ghost standing on the side looked at him, his eyes still shining brightly in the night: "I believe you have your own reasons, but if you are really a minister in the palace, what you do in the ghost valley is okay. No way."

"..."

"This country was left to her by my father, and she has taken over the lives of so many people. She will never allow herself to make any mistakes. Yu He, you—"

Before he finished speaking, Yu He suddenly turned around and interrupted him: "I have a question to ask you."

"……you say."

"How much will a man pay for a woman? Where is his bottom line?"

"what?"

Not only the ghost face, even I was stunned.

Why did Yu He suddenly ask such a question?

Seeing his dazed look, Yu He suddenly smiled, with a bit of helplessness and sarcasm in that smile, as if he didn't want an answer, he reached out and patted his shoulder, turned and left.

Under the night, I watched him stand there numbly, as if he had merged with the surrounding osmanthus trees.

How much will a man pay for a woman?
Where is his bottom line?
What does it mean?
……

The next day I didn't go to bed early, this was the first time since I took the throne, sitting on the couch by the window, looking at the gradually bleak autumn scenery outside, I felt an indescribable tiredness.

Li Yan is still a little monkey who can't relax. I asked the maid to take him out to play. This kid is also careful. He brought me a bowl of hot tea before jumping out. Looking at his innocent appearance, I feel a little envious in my heart.

Just after taking a sip of tea, Yu Sui'er walked in with a nervous expression: "Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?"

"Ji—Mr. Yu He, please see me."

"Oh?" I was a little surprised, but it seemed reasonable, I raised my eyebrows and said, "Let him in."

"But, Mr. Yu He," Yu Sui'er hesitated to speak, stepped forward and lowered her voice, "He brought a sword into the palace, and he still refuses to remove his armor until now."

"..."

It is not in line with the ancestral rules for a foreigner to live in the palace, and Yu He himself knew that he would not take off his armor when he brought a sword into the palace?I faintly felt that he came this time for that purpose, thought about it, and said: "You don't need to remove your armor, let him in, and you all back down."

Yu Sui'er glanced at me, seemed to hesitate for a moment, but immediately agreed to go on.

After a while, the gate of Yanfu Hall opened, and a tall figure walked in. The guards guarding the gate of the hall slowly closed the gate, but I knew that they must be waiting outside nervously, listening to every move here .

I was sitting on the couch, watching Yu He, holding the Qingyuan Sword in his hand, walked up to me step by step, lifted his robe and knelt down: "Yu He pays homage to the emperor."

"Why did the Qing family see you?"

Yu He raised his head and glanced at me, then suddenly stretched out his hand to grasp the hilt of the Qingyuan Sword and pulled it out violently, only to hear Cang's dragon cry, a cold light flashed in front of his eyes, the Qingyuan Sword came out of its sheath impressively, and a frightening cold air hit his face Come on!

At this time, the door was knocked open with a bang, and the guards outside had already rushed in with their swords drawn——

"Assassination! Someone wants to assassinate the emperor!"

"Protect the Emperor!"

I frowned slightly, looked at Yu He still kneeling there silently, waved my sleeves: "Back off!"

When those guards saw the spirit sword in Yu He's hand unsheathed, it was like seeing a flood of beasts, but now I actually let them out, all of them showed embarrassment, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, but, he has a sharp blade in his hand—"

I smiled slightly, with a bit of coldness: "If he wants to assassinate, how many of you can stop him?"

The guards were all stunned.

Yu He's martial arts, at least from the perspective of the present, is rare in the world, and he doesn't even look down on such an incomparable master as He Liancheng. These guards are more like ants to him, and they seem to know it, although I was unwilling and worried, but I gave an order, and I could only retreat silently.

The gate was closed again, and the Yanfu Hall fell into a tranquility.

I looked at him silently: "Mr. Yu He, you enter the palace with weapons, you are exempted from the sanctuary but not unarmored. If you don't have a reasonable explanation and come out of this door again, I will never be like that day again."

Yu He glanced at me, didn't say a word, once again grasped the hilt of the sword, with a sudden force——

There was another dragon chant, the cold glow stood out, and the shadow sword was unsheathed.

My pupils narrowed slightly, watching him put the shadow sword aside, and then held the Qingyuan sword in both hands and brought it to me: "Please accept the sword, Your Majesty."

"Ok?"

He holds the sword in both hands, and his sharp eyes are not inferior in the cold light of Qingyuan. He is as resolute as a knife, and every word he speaks is like a knife edge carved on a stone, with a loud voice: "Qingyuan is the sheath of the shadow sword." , Qingyuan is like a saint, and the shadow sword is like a minister. As long as Qingyuan is in the hands of the Chu family, Yu He, and even Yu He's descendants, will not betray the Chu family for a day."

……

I sat there quietly, looking into his eyes, and he also looked at me quietly, with no fear in his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, I stretched out my hand and took the Qingyuan Sword.

Then he slowly bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

I looked at the sword in my hand, looked up at him again, and said suddenly: "Mr. Yu He, how much will a man pay for a woman? Where is his bottom line?"

Yu He was taken aback, and looked at me with wide eyes.

I still looked into his eyes: "If one day, a woman asked you to betray the Chu family, Mr. Yu He, what would you do?"

Yanfu Hall fell into an unspeakable silence for a moment.

Yu He knelt there quietly, his eyelids drooping, his slender eyelashes trembling slightly, as if it was his current state of mind, after some time, I heard him say in an almost ethereal voice: "No There will be a day like that."

"Oh?"

"Yu He came to offer his sword today, and he also asked the emperor one thing."

"You said."

"Yu He is willing to be the sharp blade of the emperor, to expand the territory for the emperor, and to pacify the world, but Yu He has only one condition."

"What conditions?"

"In this life, Yu He will never guide the sword to the frontier."

Southern Xinjiang? !
These two words are really like a sharp knife, piercing into my heart at once.

All of a sudden, many people and things flashed before my eyes - Yayoi, Xiaoman, Xingjisi, and...

I suddenly realized something, and stood up all of a sudden: "Nangong Yu, they went to Suzaku?!"

(End of this chapter)