Chapter 372
For these years, Xiao Que has been a thorn in his side, wishing to get rid of him quickly.But back then, he had also eagerly looked forward to the arrival of this child.

The birth of a new life brings ardent hope and a new beginning, but the birth of that child is the destruction of dreams.

On the day Chaoyun gave birth, because it was his big wedding and the wedding night in the bridal chamber, the secret guards guarding the Chaoyun Pavilion did not dare to disturb him. Only the next day did he know that Chaoyun had given birth, and the baby was a boy. .

He waited anxiously, waiting for the end of the morning court, waiting for all matters to be dealt with, waiting for the night to fall and take advantage of the cover of night to see their mother and son.

Chaoyun is still unconscious, the child is sleeping quietly beside him, the newborn baby is so beautiful, very similar to his mother—fortunately, like his mother.

He was born prematurely in August, and Chaoyun was already weak. After the delivery, he bled heavily and remained unconscious. The doctor who invited him to look after him couldn't explain why.

They said that Chaoyun's foundation was too poor and he was born prematurely. It was like walking through the gate of hell. When they asked him when he would wake up, they said that it might be three to five days, maybe three to five months, and it was more likely—never wake up.

What the mother and concubine said back then seemed like a curse, "There is only one choice between Chaoyun and Tianxia, ​​who would you choose?"

It happened that he was born prematurely on the night of his marriage, and the secret guards didn't dare to disturb him. If he missed one night, he would lose it forever?
Chaoyun didn't wake up until a month later. During that month, he spent that month comforting the newly married queen, was busy with court affairs, and at night secretly visited Chaoyun through secret passages. He didn't even know how he got here.

A month later, Zhao Yun woke up, seeing his cold eyes, without a trace of life, as dead as gray, as if he had returned to him ignoring her resistance, forcing her and then forcefully imprisoning her by his side, from resentment to It was ashen and dead, and those who remained beside him were like a walking dead.

When she woke up, it was the Lantern Festival of the first lunar month, she was leaning on the soft couch in plain clothes and black hair, he came in a hurry wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, the bitter taste of the wine at the palace banquet was still on the tip of her tongue...

The flowers and plants, screens and bead curtains here used to be carefully arranged by him according to Chaoyun's preferences. There was their most beautiful dream here - in the dream, they were the most ordinary couple, earnestly loving each other. Looking forward to the arrival of the unborn child.

However, now that the dream is awakening, the two of them are only separated by a door, but it is like a world away.In the end—it was lost.

Those seven months seemed like a big dream, Xiao Rong who relied on him disappeared, and Chao Yun who hated him after the child was born.

God seems to be joking with him all the time, making him wander between gain and loss.Zhao Yun woke up, even though he had forgotten a lot of things before, but his hatred for him did not diminish, because he had a child, but he would not have the thought of committing suicide before.But he wanted to get close to Chao Yun—but he couldn't.

There are eight hardships in life, and you can't get what you ask for. Even though he is the emperor, there are still things you can't ask for.

Many years later, he thought that if that night, if it hadn't happened to be the night of his marriage, if that child hadn't been born, his Chaoyun would always be ignorant, which might be a blessing.It's just all kinds of cause and effect, but there is no word "if"...

The Chaoyun Pavilion in the palace was locked by him, and the courtyard was deep. In the courtyard, the swing that King Nie had set up for her was still there. When the pear blossoms were blooming, he stood far outside the palace gate, as if he could still hear her on the swing. The laughter on the bed, the pear blossoms fell one after another in spring, and the two turned their heads at the same time when they heard his footsteps, as if they were a bunch of people...

Chaoyun is mentally unstable and usually very quiet. Every time he goes by, her illness will flare up. There was even one time when he tried to get close to her, she almost hurt the child who has always been precious. Gradually, he went to Chaoyun Pavilion The number of visits is also less, and every time I go, I take advantage of the time when she and the child are asleep.

Time slipped through his fingers, his ambition and Chaoyun's estrangement made him visit Chaoyun Pavilion less and less frequently.It was not easy to eradicate the chaotic party these years, and Lin Yan was always by his side.

He once promised in his heart that Chaoyun would be a couple for the rest of his life, but when the enthusiasm for many years gradually faded under the indifference, there was always another woman by his side.He gave her the honor of a queen, but did not give him a child, and he has been on the throne for so long, and there are few concubines in the palace. If he has no heirs, the court may start gossip...

Linyan was pregnant as he wished, and she was pregnant. Nine months later, she gave birth to a son. Fate seemed to be playing tricks on him over and over again. On the night of Linyan's delivery, Chaoyun Pavilion was on fire, and everything was burned.

Whether it is love or resentment, the woman he loves the most, the best time in his life, and the dream he least wants to wake up from, are all burned to the ground. He sent away all the hidden guards, and in the ashes - lost his voice cry bitterly.

It seems like that year, when the pear blossoms were blooming like snow, the woman leaned under the pear tree eagerly looking forward to his return in triumph, and called him with a smile like a flower: "Brother Huang..."

He took the child who might be his own flesh and blood into the palace, and raised him in secret.It seems that after Zhao Yun's death, he also lost his heart, fighting again and again, and only when his ambition was satisfied - it seemed that only in this way could he prove that his decision back then was correct.Without Chaoyun, he still has the world.

It's just that the king is in the world, and the mountains and rivers are picturesque, but he can't find the woman under the pear blossom with a smile like a flower.

Since then, everything in Chaoyun Pavilion has been sealed up by him, and every concubine he has favored in the harem has Chaoyun's shadow——such a person who he loved so deeply when he was young can only stop at his lips and teeth, cover up between the years.

He is very familiar with every scene and every thing in Chaoyun Pavilion. When he accidentally opened the mechanism hidden on the bookshelf and saw the painting and engraved words, he was jealous.

"Chaoyun only admires seclusion in this life", a line written so carefully, seems to carry endless irony.

At that moment, that painting was almost torn to pieces by him, but he still held back—even though King Nie is dead, and there is no one who can hide himself in this world, he is still alive in Chao Yun's heart and will last forever. Destroyed—and in Chao Yun's heart, he was already dead.

She admired Gu Rui and fell in love with King Nie, but she didn't even have any place for him in her heart.

That child—the corner of the bookshelf was crushed in his palm. If he was still suspicious before, it was beyond doubt when he saw such a carefully written word.

Chaoyun hated him so much, why did he give birth to their child?She liked King Nie so much that she didn't want to commit suicide when she gave birth to a child, so she didn't know that it was for this child that she endured the humiliation.The ardent anticipation before, and the careful flattery, instantly became the salt sprinkled on the scar, endless ridicule...

It has to be said that that child is extremely smart, and he even worshiped Gu Rui as his teacher. With Gu Rui's intervention, even if he was like him - he had no choice but to do it.

Watching him slowly grow up from a child, he is amazingly talented, famous in Donglu, becomes the master of Yuchen Pavilion, and the left minister of Xi Kingdom.

The two people who were supposed to have a father-son relationship became enemies by accident, and they fought for nearly 20 years——until today, it seemed that the events of that year were finally brought to an end.

No... Emperor Zhao's ashen eyes suddenly burst into light, as long as he is still alive, as long as he is still on the throne, he will not be considered a loser...

The scent of crabapple flowers outside smelt of blood, Emperor Zhao was sick and drowsy, but at this moment it was extremely clear, he looked at Xiao Que and said: "Back then I had a feeling of nurturing you, so you made a blood oath and promised to help me Complete three things to repay the kindness."

The corner of Xiao Que's mouth also curled into a mocking smile and said: "If you make a blood oath, you can't break the oath, or you will suffer from the pain of being devoured by thousands of insects. Back then, I offered you a plan to pacify the Yue Kingdom. This is the first of the three things. This is the second of the three things, and the last one—I don’t know what the emperor wants me to do? Not to fight for the throne? Or to support the prince?”

Xiao Que's voice also returned to its previous calm, with a sarcasm in his tone, he looked at Emperor Zhao and said, "It's okay if the emperor still has a grudge against the prince, and I heard that Mrs. Xin Yu gave birth to a prince. The emperor can appoint me as the regent to assist him. It will take at least eight years for him to take charge. The emperor can restrain me for eight years..."

Hearing Xiao Que's words, Emperor Zhao snorted coldly: "Don't think about it, don't you think I don't know what your plan is? What I can hold you back now is the blood oath. If I leave it to you to do the last thing, I have no bargaining chips to restrain you. If you behave in a way that is obedient to others, what will I use to restrain you!"

When the Yue Kingdom was destroyed, Xiao Que did it, but secretly left the most elite troops of the Yue Kingdom, saved Gong Ziyu, and let the tiger go back to the mountain; in the Battle of Feishui, Xiao Que was really beautiful when he was in danger, but in the end he won over the Xie family. Let the Xie family become his dark thread in the court.

Emperor Zhao's words were sarcasm, but Xiao Que's expression was very calm, with his eyes downcast.Emperor Zhao looked at Xiao Que and said word by word: "You should give up your heart. I will use this final contract to restrain you. As long as the contract is still in place, you will be a servant of the royal family for the rest of your life!"

The crazy expression reminded him of the lamp in the dark room that year. He pushed the poison in front of him and said with a grin: "If you want to gain power, you have to pay the price of freedom..."

This situation is so similar.

Xiao Que sneered, but did not speak.Seeing that he was silent, Emperor Zhao coughed a few times, looked at Xiao Que and finally questioned him and said: "I treat you well, why do you betray me one by one..."

Looking at Xiao Que with cold eyes that seemed to be pitiful, he said: "No one has ever betrayed you, Your Majesty."

There was no slight ups and downs in his tone, "In the end, all these tragedies stem from your suspicion, Your Majesty. If you don't trust anyone, no one will treat you sincerely..."

(End of this chapter)

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