blue bird song

Chapter 119 The Emperor's Throne (3)
"No." Xiao Congcong comforted him kindly, "I'm already ten years old, and I have a good memory. Don't worry, I will never forget you."

Deng Qi turned to Xiao Mingming, "When I saw you for the first time, you were only this small." Deng Qi stretched out his hand for comparison, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I really like you, but I was recalled within a few days Jingcheng, I can't watch you grow up."

Xiao Mingming looked at him sympathetically, "When I grow up, I will go to Nanjing to see you!"

Xiaoyong was very good at joining in the fun and ran over to hug his leg, and promised earnestly, "Go to Nanjing to see you!"

Deng Qi bent down and hugged Xiaoyong, shedding tears, "I can't bear you, I can't bear you..." Although Xiaoyong has a violent temper, he has a good heart. Seeing him like this, he stretched out his little hand to wipe his tears, with a milky voice She coaxed him, "Good boy, don't cry."

In this situation, the emperor almost relented.

However, thinking about the consequences left by Deng Qi, the emperor still did not change his mind.If Deng Qi is allowed to stay, and he and his "aunt" accidentally cause a scandal, how will we deal with the aftermath?How many people will be implicated.

Deng Qi kissed three children one by one, wanting to see Qingque.The emperor coughed, "Well, you know what to say when you see the queen?" Deng Qi wanted to cry again, "Yes, I voluntarily, I voluntarily defend Nanjing. I am bored in the capital, and want to go out to take a breath .”

Xiao Congcong and Xiao Mingming felt pity for him, Xiaoyong saw that his eye circles were red again, stretched out his little hand, and patted him sympathetically.

The emperor took Deng Qi and the three children to see Qingque.Qing Que was a little surprised, "The capital is boring, go out to breathe? You are very leisurely." After being surprised, she smiled and calculated for him, "Nanjing has many interesting places, you can go to Nanjing, it is very interesting."

Deng Qi said weakly: "Everything is good, but I can't bear you and the children." Qingque laughed, "I'll write to you, and Xiao Congcong and Xiao Mingming will also write to you." Xiaoyong was unwilling to be lonely Standing on tiptoe, with a courteous face, "Write a letter!" Deng Qi picked him up and kissed him reluctantly.

"When you leave, I'll give you a farewell." Qingque said with a smile when she sent Deng Qi away.

"Okay." Deng Qi nodded hastily.Good farewell, I can see Niu Niu again, Xiao Congcong, Xiao Mingming, and Xiaoyong again, one more time.

Sending Deng Qi away, A Yuan specially told Qing Que, "Don't invite my aunt's family when I give him a farewell party." Qing Que was silent for a long time, and suddenly said without thinking: "Uncle, he is a good person."

"A good man is the easiest to be disappointed." A Yuan made a deep expression.

"Really?" Qing Que was surprised, "Then, wouldn't I be the easiest to be disappointed? What a good person I am."

Niuniu, you... are so narcissistic.A Yuan embraced her with a smile, and rubbed her smooth face, "I'm easily let down, I'm a good person." Qing Que was even more surprised, "Aren't you a wolf, why did you become a good person again?"

Seeing her mischievous appearance, Ah Yuan felt itchy, wishing he could turn into a wolf immediately.It's a pity that it's still early and the sun never sets.

"Give me a daughter." A Yuan begged softly.

"Okay, I also want to have a little girl." Qingque said happily, "Fourth brother, I am just like you, looking forward to Xiaogan's early arrival."

Dare?A Yuan looked at Qing Que accusingly, my daughter is not called Xiao Gan!
"Why did you poke him into Nanjing?" Qi Zhen went home, and He Yingniang wondered, "I always dislike him, but Niuniu likes him very much, why did he suddenly let him guard Nanjing."

Yingniang's eyes flickered, and she stammered, "I, I don't quite understand either."

Yingniang has served Qi Yu since she was a child, Qi Yu and Deng Qi are getting more and more wrong, how can she not notice it?However, she didn't want to tell Qi Zhen about such an embarrassing thing, she couldn't tell Qi Zhen.

"Deng Qi is leaving anyway." Yingniang thought a little regretfully.Brother, I don't want to hide it from you, I just... really can't tell.

Qi Zhen didn't care much about Deng Qi, but was only worried about Xue Yang, "Ah Yang should go with her, and go to Nanjing. If Deng Zhihan bullies her, what should I do?"

Yingniang pursed her lips and smiled, "Niuniu asked Ayang to stay."

Niu Niu is still very considerate of the young lady, knowing that the young lady loves A Yang, so only Deng Zhihan and A Yang's family are left behind.

Qi Zhen was very pleased, "It's very good."

Before Deng Qi left the capital, Qing Que set out opera wine in Wanfang Pavilion as a farewell farewell for him.Deng Qi drank a few glasses of wine, chattered, "Niuniu, I can't bear to leave, I really can't bear to leave." Qingque looked at him sullenly, who are you reluctant to bear, are you reluctant to bear me, or my fairy mother?Uncle Xue's family is a good person, you can't do this.

Deng Qi said goodbye to Xiao Congcong, Xiao Mingming, and Xiaoyong one by one.Xiao Congcong gave him a painting, "I drew it myself, do you like it?" Xiao Mingming hung a talisman around his neck, "It has been lit, it is very spiritual, and it is safe and sound." Xiao Yong held the A golden sailboat for him, "Bon voyage!"

Deng Qi was so moved.

Deng Qi left the palace, took the people of the Funinghou Mansion with him, left the capital in a mighty way, and took the official road to Nanjing.

Once he left, he probably would never come back in his lifetime.

After the Deng family left, the huge Funinghou Mansion suddenly became empty and desolate.No matter how beautiful a house is, if no one lives in it, it will appear lifeless.The once fragrant clothes and temples, the prosperity and prosperity of the past have all become yesterday's spring dreams.

Xue Yang followed Deng Zhihan and moved to a separate courtyard of the Deng family.This courtyard is located on Qipan Street, with neat and tidy five-entry courtyards, quiet and elegant.A family of five, dozens of maids, mothers-in-law, dozens of servants, servants, just enough to live.

Xue Yang is used to living in the Funinghou Mansion, and when he first arrived here, he always felt narrow and could not help complaining, "Sister is really, she left us here, but took back the Hou Mansion." Deng Zhihan smiled, "If our family has a new Funinghou Mansion in Nanjing, and the Funinghou Mansion in the capital remains, it will be criticized by civil officials for being extravagant. At that time, someone will talk to the emperor again."

"Didn't it mean that the ministers think that the meritorious officials should be treated favorably?" Xue Yang was startled, "The court took back the Marquis's Mansion, and there is still Mr. Ge complaining about our injustice."

"Take it back, they say it's mean. If you don't take it back, they will criticize extravagance. All in all, they must have something to say." Deng Zhihan frowned, "Civil officials are like this, they don't like everything, and they always talk about big things, which is very annoying."

There are different ways of civil and military affairs, and most civil officials look down on military generals, so how can military generals like civil officials?When Deng Zhihan mentioned civil servants, he was full of disdain.

"When you say that, I feel that the emperor is also quite embarrassed." Xue Yang said sympathetically.

"It's not easy for a queen." Deng Zhihan carefully reminded his wife, "The empress dowagers of the two palaces are very loving, but there is also Empress Zhaomu."

There are people watching. At this time, the queen's family and relatives must not hold back or cause trouble.

Xue Yang figured it out, and smiled sweetly, "As long as we can stay together, it doesn't matter if we live in a narrower place." Deng Zhihan was warm in his heart, and cherished his wife in his arms, "Well, let's stay together .”

Xue Yang and Deng Zhihan live a sweet and happy life as a family of five.No need to take care of the complicated housework in the Funinghou Mansion as before, Xue Yang would take his children back to his natal home from time to time, and sometimes he would stay for a few days, enjoying himself.

Qi Yu was very unhappy, even though Xue Yang often brought his grandson and granddaughter home to visit her and accompany her, she was still unhappy.Xue Yang was dissatisfied, "Is it not enough for you to have me?" Qi Yu said silently.

Qi Yu was depressed and fell seriously ill.The emperor and empress sent people to visit several times, rewarded precious medicinal materials, and sent imperial physicians, but Qi Yu's condition did not improve. "Heart disease, there is no medicine to cure it." Imperial Physician Lin looked at her, but there was nothing good to do.

The emperor and empress came to visit her in person.The trip of the emperor and empress is a big event, and the Habayashi guards arrived at the Yangwuhou Mansion an hour earlier, with a post at three steps and a sentry at five steps, and the guards were tight.Xue Hu's wife, Cheng Shi, is also considered to be from a great family. Looking at this posture, she also feels trembling.

The emperor didn't like to enter his aunt's bedroom, so he just sat in the hall for a while.Empress Qi came to greet her aunt at her sick bed, but Qi Yu was sleepy and ignored her.

"If you ignore me, then I'm leaving." Seeing her like this, Qing Que felt annoyed.

"I just said a few words to him." Qing Que was about to turn around when Qi Yu's faint voice came from next to his ear, "Your birthday, we just remembered the past."

"The past cannot be admonished, but the coming can still be pursued." Qing Que flatly objected, "What is there to recall about the past, and what is the benefit of recalling?"

A line of tears flowed down Qi Yu's cheeks, Qing Que's heart softened, and she leaned over to tuck the quilt for her, and said in a low voice: "You are a good child, don't think too much. Ah Hui is very good in the northwest, someday he will Returning to Beijing, I will call him back and stay by your side."

Qingque carefully wiped away Qi Yu's tears.She and Qi Yu were not familiar with each other, and they were not close. This gesture that was supposed to be intimate seemed clumsy and unfamiliar. Qi Yu felt sore and cried again.

"Hurry up and give Ah Hui a young daughter-in-law. It's time for Ah Hui to get married." Qing Que advised her, "In the future, Ah Hui and A Yang will be by your side. Not very good?"

Qi Yu's brows were filled with sorrow, and he neither nodded nor shook his head.

Qing Que never quite understood what Fairy Lady was thinking, coaxed her for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she just let it go.The emperor was still waiting for her outside, so it was inconvenient to stay for a long time.

"You're fine, I'm leaving." Qingque said softly.

"He said that if he could live again, he would not go back to the capital, but would take you and me to the south to find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, where the family of three could live in harmony..." Qi Yu whispered while looking at Qing Que's back murmur.

He regretted it, his intestines were almost green with regret.Qingque, if time could be turned back and he took me and you to live in seclusion in the south of the Yangtze River, how wonderful it would be.

After Qingque came, Qi Yu gradually recovered.Although it was better, she was still unhappy, and there was always sadness between her brows.This sorrow will probably accompany her for the rest of her life. The regrets of her youth can never be made up for.

Because, time doesn't turn back, never will.

In September of the first year of Jiaxing, the golden wind was refreshing, and good news came out one after another from the court: the Yellow River was clear and the sky was auspicious; The Tartars tried to go south, but they were also blocked by Deng Kun, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, outside the Great Wall.

For the newly crowned emperor, this is all good news.The emperor was overjoyed and sent envoys to offer sacrifices to the God of the River and reward the Liaodong and Ningxia armies. Zhang Hu added Prince Shaobao, Deng Kunyin had a son, and hereditary thousands of households.

Empress Dowager Shao of Qingxing Palace had a kind and benevolent disposition, and put herself in the same position as others. She sighed for the concubines left behind by Emperor Chenghua, "The son is in the vassal land, the mother stays in the harem, and the flesh and blood are separated. There is nothing more tragic than this."

The Empress Dowager Shao personally admonished the emperor, "A benevolent man is a human being, and relatives are the greatest. It is a blessing for the emperor to be able to gather with my mother and son. As an emperor, even if you cannot benefit all people, you should love your brothers. The concubine is the biological mother of your brothers. It is the right way to reunite with parents and children and enjoy the old age in peace."

The emperor was a filial man, so he listened respectfully, and agreed respectfully, "What the Empress Dowager teaches is that the minister obeys the order."

The emperor issued a decree, allowing the concubines to go out of the palace and reunite with their own sons.If you have only one son, you don’t have to pick and choose, just go straight away; if you have more than one son, you naturally have to pick a son who is filial, daughter-in-law is sensible, and the domain is rich, which is very troublesome.Concubine Zhang has three sons, she can choose any one, but she can't decide which one to choose.Empress Qi smiled and Mimi gave her an idea, "Draw the lot, whoever you draw is the one!" Concubine Zhang did as she said, and the one who was drawn was her eldest son, King Yi, so she went to Fuzhou with all her heart.

King Yi is very good, Princess Yi is also very virtuous, and Fuzhou, a vassal state, is relatively rich, but King Yi is frugal, and Princess Zhang probably cannot live a life of luxury.However, for a mother, what's the point of eating less food for a meal and adding a few clothes less a year? If you have children and grandchildren enjoying themselves under your knees, you will always laugh.

The emperor allowed the concubines to leave the palace and reunite with their own children, and most courtiers agreed. "Kiss relatives are the greatest", the most important thing in the Celestial Dynasty is filial piety, so that the vassal kings can also be filial to their biological mothers, benevolent government.

Li Shoufu thought more far-reaching, and said with a serious face, "I have never had the old practice of concubines leaving the palace with their children, and the ancestral system should not be changed."

(End of this chapter)