little wife

Chapter 58

Standing outside the door was today's Emperor Shenghe. Today he was only wearing black brocade casual clothes with silver trimmings, and his eyes fell blankly on the black lacquered nanmu coffin in the middle of the room.For some reason, the word Chuan between his brows seemed to get deeper, his calm and calm expression disappeared, and his graceful and majestic body looked like a green pine broken by the snow, and he looked several years old all of a sudden.

Jing Yun didn't have time to think about it, and instinctively knelt down to salute: "I have seen Your Majesty."

Emperor Shenghe turned his face to look at him slowly, and his blank eyes became a little brighter, and he said in a low voice: "I... I heard that your mother has gone, so I came to take a look, so they didn't disturb you .”

Jing Yun couldn't come back to his senses all of a sudden: his mother has gone, why did Emperor Shenghe come to see it?
The surrounding area was silent, the moonlight came in through the open door, and sprinkled on the teak floor; the twittering of spring insects came from my ears, high and low, flickering.

Jing Yun's mind was in a mess, but something flashed by like lightning.

Emperor Shenghe loved him almost inexplicably.

As the cousin of Empress Minghui, Yu Mingyu was actually forced by someone.

When Yu Mingyu gave birth to Jingzheng with dystocia, Emperor Shenghe personally bestowed golden needles into the palace.

With King Jingcheng Ding Yunhou's honor, he has endured humiliation and kept this matter a secret all these years.

A terrible thought floated in his mind.

No, it's impossible.

That is Da Chen's son of heaven, the Ninth Five-Year Lord he has always admired and admired the most. How could it be that poor person that he hates and despises?

"Your Majesty..." Jing Yun murmured, "It's too cloudy here, I'm afraid it's not suitable to stay for a long time, I will send you... send you back to the palace..."

He stood up and staggered, Ning Luo hurriedly supported him.

"Yun'er," Emperor Sheng He smiled wryly, "You don't have to chase me away, I want to see your mother today, I'm afraid... I won't have the chance again."

There was a bang in my head as if it was on fire.

Jing Yun's eyes were red, and he took two steps towards Emperor Sheng He with ferocious eyes. Ning Luo exclaimed and grabbed his arm desperately.

Eunuch Tian, ​​the head of the palace, immediately stopped in front of Emperor Shenghe, and hurriedly said: "Lord Jing, don't be rude to Your Majesty!"

Jing Yun gasped twice, forced himself to be quiet, his gaze fell on Emperor Shenghe, and said word by word: "Is it you?"

"Since you have guessed it, then I won't hide it from you," Emperor Sheng He said calmly, "It's me."

"Why...why did you do such a thing?" Jing Yun asked hoarsely, "Why have you kept it from me for so many years, and never told me a single word?"

Emperor Shenghe glanced at Eunuch Tian, ​​and Eunuch Tian understood, went outside and closed the door, leaving only the three of them in the room.

He arrived in front of the coffin in a few steps, bent down silently, and looked at the woman lying inside.

Yu Mingyu's remains had already been trimmed, and the spring was cold in February, and medicinal materials were placed in the coffin to keep the body from decaying, so that Yu Mingyu at this time looked the same as before he was alive.

The woman who used to have a beautiful face and a sweet smile just disappeared like this.

His fingers were so hard that they almost pinched into the coffin, and those past events that had been suppressed by force flashed in his mind one after another.These years, he thought that he could laugh at those windy flowers and snowy moons and become a steadfast and ruthless king, but he never expected that Yu Mingyu would wake him up in such a cruel and bloody way. Everything is not forgotten, but he dare not Just remember.

Counting it, he hadn't seen her for more than ten years, and the last time he saw her was ten years ago at his queen's birthday banquet.That scene of warm and fragrant nephrite is like a dream, and there is no way to pursue it after waking up.

"Yun'er," he turned around, with a tired expression that he had never felt before, "I never thought of denying you, but I swore a poisonous oath in front of your mother that as long as she lived, she would not be able to Take you away, I don't know how happy I am to watch you grow up day by day, with a dragon and a phoenix, and a talent that is overwhelming."

"I...don't dare to receive such praise from His Majesty." Jing Yun took a step back and smiled miserably.

"It was your mother that I originally wanted to marry," Emperor Shenghe said with difficulty, "but the queen mother chose Empress Minghui in the end. I wanted your mother to enter the palace together, but your mother was unwilling and chose you." Father. I was bored, so I drank a few more glasses of wine, and then I lost my manners after drinking. I had a good time with your mother. I have always kept her in my heart, and I have never forgotten her in these years. Now... you know ...My heart...is as if it was cut by that knife..."

The candlelight flickered on and off, reflecting on Jing Yun's face, his eyes changed inexplicably, and finally turned into frost and sank into his eyes.He said coldly: "Your Majesty has a body of ten thousand gold, and my mother would never dare to take on such a heavy responsibility. The night is cold and dew heavy, Your Majesty should return to the palace as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, he turned around indifferently, and knelt down in front of the coffin again.

Emperor Shenghe looked at his back silently, and after a while he asked with difficulty: "Are you blaming me?"

Jing Yun didn't answer, but his waist was as straight as a silver gun.

Emperor Shenghe's face was ashen, and the sadness in his eyes was so thick that it almost overflowed.

Ning Luo stood aside, with a tinge of pity involuntarily in her heart.In her impression, Emperor Shenghe has always been a high-ranking, majestic and wise emperor. I had to play up the spirit of [-] points in an attempt to preemptively strike.

However, despite the dazzling halo of the emperor, he is just a helpless father at this time.

"Your Majesty," she reminded softly after deliberating for a moment, "Brother Jing is too sad, he has been sleepless for several days."

Emperor Shenghe also understood in his heart that this matter should not be rushed, so he sighed and said: "Okay, I will leave now, Luo'er, please persuade Yun'er well, the matter has come to an end, don't be too sad."

The door opened with a "squeak", and Emperor Sheng He walked towards the door.

After a while, there were whispers outside the door, as if Eunuch Tian was talking to Emperor Shenghe; after a while, there was a rustling sound, Emperor Shenghe didn't know what he was doing.After a long time, the sound disappeared, and now Emperor Shenghe really left.

Jing Yun stood up and walked outside the door in a few steps, only to see a few sticks of incense sticks on the steps, and a copper basin below, which contained burnt ashes.

It must be that Emperor Shenghe paid homage to Yu Mingyu here.

Jing Yun raised his hand and pulled out the few sticks of incense, bent them into several pieces, and threw them into the bushes.

Ning Luo looked at him with a worried face, but hesitated to speak.

Jing Yun smiled self-deprecatingly: "Do you think it's funny? All these years, I'm just a joke."

Ning Luo shook her head, her eyes were gentle but firm: "Why do you want to belittle yourself? No matter what your background is, in my eyes, you are just my Brother Jing and my husband."

Jing Yun stared at her for a moment, then suddenly bent down and kissed her on the lips.

"Luo'er, will you regret it in the future?"

Ning Luo leaned on his chest, wrapped his arms tightly around his waist, and said in a low voice, "Brother Jing, no matter what you decide, I will support you. They are all your ladies Luo'er."

Since that night, Jing Yun has turned back into that calm, self-restraining, sharp and serious son of Marquis Dingyun again.

Yu Mingyu was buried three days later, Jing Cheng was still bedridden, and Jing Yun took care of everything by himself, receiving guests, dressing in mourning, everything was in order.

Two days after the first seven days, Jing Yun submitted this memorial, begging to resign from the position of General Zhonglang to serve his mother for three years because of his mother's new funeral.

Emperor Shenghe dismissed the memorial, saying that Yulin Wei had a great responsibility, Jing Yun was both civil and military, and acted resolutely. You are allowed to observe the filial piety for another seven days before going to official business, and at the same time posthumously confer the posthumous title of Mrs. Dingyunhou as Mrs. Rongde, and bestow a first-class imperial order, which is unparalleled in honor and favor.

However, everyone in the court still sensed something unusual.

Emperor Shenghe has been in a very bad mood these past few days, and he has seen thunderous methods in handling government affairs. Many people have been reprimanded and demoted, and even the crown prince and third prince Yang Hao have been implicated. The imperial physician and the servants who accompanied him were condemned and beaten, and one was reprimanded by Emperor Shenghe for indulging in pleasure because he held a banquet and invited theater troupe and dancers, and ordered him to reflect in the mansion for several days.

Only the fourth prince, Yang Yan, visited the house to pay homage to Mrs. Rongde, the cousin of Empress Minghui, and expressed his condolences by being a vegetarian for a month.When Emperor Shenghe learned about it, he greatly appreciated his filial piety, and summoned him several times in a row.

But in the past, the son of Marquis Dingyun, the most honored of the holy family, was so proud of his favor. He hadn't been summoned by the Holy Majesty for more than half a month after he was dismissed and took up his duties. Everyone secretly speculated in their stomachs. The last point of contact with him was broken, and it is reasonable for the emperor's heart to gradually leave.

Prince Yang Zhan had someone invite him twice in a row, thinking he was a little confused about the situation, and asked Jing Yun to discuss countermeasures, but Jing Yun seemed not to be disturbed at all, and calmly excused himself on the grounds of his mother's death , After fulfilling his duties on leave, he worked with the soldiers in the Habayashi Army all day long, carefully trained soldiers and horses, and arranged palace defenses. Under his rule, the Habayashi Army had strict military discipline and banned orders.

Ning Luo was worried.If Jing Yun in the past was only emotionally introverted, then he seems to have wrapped himself up into an iron wall now. How much he admired Emperor Shenghe before, but now he hates him so much. Young, young, he may have drifted away long ago, focusing on the mountains and rivers, making Emperor Shenghe regret his previous life.

In his previous life, Jing Yun was a hero who never came out of this world. He swept across the Northwest strong captives and made great contributions to the long-term stability of Da Chen. Could it be said that this inexplicable disaster has wiped out everyone in this life?

And according to the results of Jing Yun's investigation, before the accident, Qingniang had indeed had contact with people from Prince Rui's Mansion. Could it be that Zhao Daiyun knew this secret beforehand and induced Qingniang to disturb Dingyunhou's mansion? Sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman?
She shuddered, inexplicably feeling that after her death in the previous life, many unimaginable things must have happened to her, so that Zhao Daiyun persevered in approaching Jing Yun after her rebirth, and had to choose Yang Yan again after she failed.

A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in her mind, and she cheered up: Wei Si should also be born again, he has been vague for several times, could it be that he didn't die at that time, but knew something she didn't know?
She immediately sent someone to send a letter to Ning Heng, asking Wei Si to come to her quickly to inquire about something, but the person who sent the letter returned empty-handed. Ning Heng had already transferred to Ban Gu City as Sima, which is an important town in the north. One, Yingzhou is located in Shangzhou. Although Ning Heng was transferred from afar, he was promoted two ranks to Congwu Rank, assisting the garrison governor in charge of a city's military, which is considered a great reuse.

Of course Wei Si also left with her. If Ning Luo wanted to ask, she could only exchange letters. However, how could such a confidential matter be written on paper?
After July [-]th, the shadow of Yu Mingyu's death finally dissipated, and Jing Cheng's illness also improved. When the prince's third invitation was delivered, Jing Yun could no longer shirk it, so he had to accept the invitation with Ning Luo.

(End of this chapter)