Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 82

The so-called thorough investigation of the crimes of Yu Shaoheng, Xiao Xun, and Ye Shuxuan as soon as possible, so that the three of them were convinced of the punishment decided by the Golden Palace, Zhong Liye let it go and let people deal with it, and walked to the harem by himself, to the queen's palace.

The queen had already heard about Yu Shaoheng being sent to Mumu Island, and she was happily thinking about how to get rid of Yu Shaoyun in the future, when she saw Zhongli Yekuo walk into the room, she couldn't help but secretly sneered.

After ignoring her for so long, in the end, don't you still want to come and beg her?
The only one who can deal with Prince Jing now is her father; the only one who can join forces with Prince Jing to make him lose the world is her father.

After all, they are husband and wife, and what he holds is actually hers.If he hadn't been neglected all the time intentionally or unintentionally, if he hadn't found her a Yu Shaoyun who was very likely to replace her into the palace, she would not have heartlessly acquiesced that her father colluded with Prince Jing and used each other.

When she came to the palace, since she had already sat on the queen's throne, what she wanted was to be the mother of the world for a lifetime, to be rich and honored, to be neglected and to be lonely all her life, which she could not bear.

Don't blame me for being unrighteous to you, it was you who gave me supreme glory first, and then pushed me into the abyss step by step.She said this in her heart, and stepped forward to salute.

Zhong Liye's face was cold, and he ordered the eunuch beside him: "After preparing pens, ink, paper and inkstone, step back."

"Yes!"

"Your majesty..." The queen looked at him anxiously.

Zhong Liye still ignored her.

The eunuch prepared pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and after grinding them, he retreated outside, summoned people, and arrested all the people in the main palace.

When the queen heard the movement, she wanted to go out to stop it.

Zhong Liye came to her side, clasped her wrist, and said in a low voice: "Before today, I deliberately pampered you for a while longer, and even planned that even if you made things difficult for Concubine Li, I would sit back and watch. But today, just Just now, I was very unhappy, and because of my displeasure, I had no choice but to find someone to entertain me." He pointed to the book case, "I said, you write."

The tone as cold as iron and the eyes as sharp as a knife made the queen feel fear, and under the fear, she became angry.

She stood there reluctantly, refusing to move.

Zhong Liye brute force brought her to the desk, then pinched her jaw with his hand, and gritted out a sentence: "If you don't obey, I will peel off your face and cut off your limbs with my own hands." , and send it to King Chengyuan!"

Immediately, he took out a dagger and slapped it on the table.

Half an hour later, Zhong Liye walked out of the main palace with a cold face.

He handed the Queen's sincere and earnest letter to a secret guard, "Be sure to deliver this letter to King Chengyuan. People can die, and the letter must not go out of business!"

"Yes!" The dark guard took the letter with both hands, carefully put it away, and hurried away.

Only then did Zhong Liye's mood ease a little, and he immediately ordered the eunuch: "Order the guards to protect Concubine Li." In this way, it can be regarded as a relief and an explanation to Yu Shaoheng.

On this day, the imperial decree arrived at the Yongping Hou Mansion.

Everyone in the mansion hurriedly changed their clothes and went to receive the order.

After hearing the order that Yu Shaoheng was sent to Mumu Island and was about to leave immediately, the queen mother was shocked, but Ye Xizhao froze.

It wasn't until the second lady pulled the corner of her clothes in tears that she realized that the imperial decree had been read, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank everyone.

After getting up, her eyes followed Yu Shaoheng, and her mood fluctuated with his every move.

The person who supported the Hou Mansion on his own is about to leave.

Only then did he understand why he had to look at the topographic map of Mobei before, and only then did he understand what his previous words meant.

He and the empress dowager, the emperor, and her father had already foreseen today, and he or her father would have to pay the price.

Weng and son-in-law argued in the study a long time ago, is this the matter?Are you scrambling to endure this torment and give the other party a relatively more comfortable situation?

In the end, he won.

He wanted to leave, asked her to wait, and wanted the people in the whole mansion to continue to enjoy the glory he brought, but he rushed thousands of miles away, enduring the lonely time that ordinary people could not bear.

This result is not as good as what she had thought before he led troops to compete with King Chengyuan on the battlefield.

But she couldn't fully understand the intricate situation in the court.Now the emperor must have a lot of last resort, so he has to use the tactic of delaying the attack, choose to wronged and trusted ministers, and fight for a period of time.

But how long will this time take?
How many years will it be?

She didn't know, couldn't guess.

The Xuanzhi eunuch pointed at the guards behind him in embarrassment, "Hou Ye..."

"Wait a moment."

"it is good."

The housekeeper stepped forward first, and invited the guests from the palace to drink tea elsewhere.

When Yu Shaoheng said goodbye to Mrs. Tai and others, Ye Xizhao went back to the lotus in silence, sat on the chair blankly, his heart was extremely sad, but his eyes were dry.

When his cheeks were held by the familiar warm hands, Ye Xizhao's eyes became focused, and he focused on the man in front of him.

Yu Shaoheng tried his best to make his voice appear calm and indifferent: "Stay in the mansion and wait for me, believe me, I will be back by your side in a short time."

Ye Xizhao asked softly, "How long will it take?"

"...." Yu Shaoheng was speechless for a moment, "At most one or two years."

Ye Xizhao tried his best to smile, "Okay. You can go."

"Xi Zhao." Yu Shaoheng was worried about her, reluctant to part with her, and felt that she might have other plans.

"Really, you go." Ye Xizhao stood up, with a soft voice, "If I talk too much, I will inevitably cry, which will only make you more worried. I will remember what you told me."

"Take good care of yourself, help me to be filial to my mother, and help me continue to take care of the affairs of the house. Xi Zhao," Yu Shaoheng stared into her bright eyes, "promise me."

"Ah."

"I'm leaving."

"En." Ye Xizhao couldn't say anything except this word.

Yu Shaoheng is still worried, but what can he do now.

He hugged her tightly.

She was most afraid of the cold in winter, how would she spend the long night without him by her side?
She is used to having him by her side, how will she pass the long years?
He wanted to tell her to go back to her mother's house when she had nothing to do, and let her parents help her to deal with her worries.

He wanted to tell her that even though Xiao Xun would go far away to Mobei, all his subordinates would only obey his orders, and the secret guards would protect the Hou Mansion.Even if there were no hidden guards, the emperor, his second and third younger brothers would not let the Hou Mansion be affected.

There were too many things he wanted to tell her, and in the end, he stopped talking.

She can figure out everything, she can perceive everything.

In the end, he kissed her lips, backed away slowly, and finally strode away.

I can't stay any longer, I can't let her see his reluctance, concern, and guilt, and I can't see the tears she suppressed fall down.

Ye Xizhao fell back on the seat again, breathing quickly, tears welled up in his eyes, but he still tried his best to hold back.

After sitting for a while, Zhilan wiped her tears and came to Ye Xizhao, and asked softly if she wanted to go to Mrs. Tai's room.

"Yes, I'm going to find Mrs. Tai." Ye Xizhao got up slowly, and went downstairs like sleepwalking.

Mrs. Tai was in the room with tears all over her face.

Ye Xizhao slowly walked up to Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai wiped her face with a handkerchief, choked up and said: "Shao Heng is outside, which actually makes me worry the most... You should also know that he often forgets to eat... He went to that island alone, How do you live? Just the bones of the body, I'm afraid it will collapse after a while..."

"Mother." Ye Xizhao's voice was firm, and his gaze became extraordinarily clear at this moment.She knelt down slowly.

Mrs. Tai was startled, and hurriedly got down to the ground to help her, "What are you doing?"

"I want to go to the palace to ask the emperor to allow me to go to Mu Mu Island to serve Lord Hou." Ye Xizhao raised his eyes to Mrs. Tai, "Mother, my daughter-in-law is not filial, and my daughter-in-law should be filial for Lord Hou, but..." At this point , the voice choked up, "But I am worried about Lord Hou, just like you are worried about Lord Hou..."

"This..." Mrs. Tai pondered for a moment, then sobbed softly, "But if you go, it will be the two of you who suffer..."

"I'm not afraid, I'm really not afraid. Will you agree?" Ye Xizhao gently grabbed Mrs. Tai's sleeve, "That place, although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, is empty, and Lord Hou is there alone, talking Even if he is a man of iron, how has he ever lived that kind of life?" After she finished speaking, she would lean over and kowtow, "If mother does not agree, my daughter-in-law will have to go her own way. Whether the emperor agrees or not, I will They all have to go to the palace to ask the emperor Long En."

"My child..." Mrs. Tai forcibly pulled Ye Xizhao up, already weeping uncontrollably, "You...you...."

"Don't cry." Ye Xizhao raised his hand and helped Madam Tai wipe away his tears, "The Hou Mansion is just a temporary suffering, I think Master Hou has told you that if you don't cry, there will always be a time when all the hardships will come to an end."

Mrs. Tai nodded, and it took a long time to calm down, "If you have made up your mind, I won't stop you. But, if you can't get the emperor's permission, don't force it. Come home, let's wait for Shao Heng to come back together .Did you remember it?"

Ye Xizhao nodded and even smiled, "Remember it."

That smile made Mrs. Tai even more sad.

Ye Xizhao was about to leave, and when he was about to order Chang'an to find Xiao Xun, Xiao Xun had already arrived at the residence.

Ye Xizhao hurriedly went to meet her.

Xiao Xun's eyes wandered anxiously, "Where is Shao Heng? Have you left?"

Ye Xizhao said yes.

Xiao Xun rubbed his forehead angrily, "I don't know what's going on, the order for me hasn't arrived in the mansion yet, otherwise at least I can be a companion on the road..."

Ye Xizhao was almost dumbfounded, and then interrupted him, "I want to enter the palace, can you try to let me see the emperor?"

"You—" Xiao Xun looked at her hesitantly, "You want to..."

Ye Xizhao could see that he had figured out what he wanted, and nodded solemnly, "I have just reported this matter to Mrs. Tai."

"If Mrs. Tai also agrees...Okay, I will take you to Miansheng, and I will order someone to pick you up tomorrow afternoon." Knowing that she was burning with anxiety at this time, Xiao Xun gave him a soothing smile, "The emperor is busy today, and he is always busy on weekdays. It’s not until the afternoon that I’m free.”

"Then I'll wait for your good news."

Xiao Xun sighed, and said: "It's useless to be anxious, go back to the room to rest." Then he turned and went to the room, "I'll go talk to Mrs. Tai."

Ye Xizhao returned to the lotus.Don't say that you are in a mess and have no intention to rest, even if you have the intention, today is not free.

Meng Shi came in a hurry.Ye Shuxuan's resignation from the position of prime minister was already a shock to her, and when she heard about the affairs in the Hou's mansion, she almost fainted at that time.What she was most worried about was that Ye Xizhao was in chaos at this moment, so she was naturally eager to come to comfort her.

The Ye Xizhao she saw was calm and calm, with a dull calm.This made her worry even more. Last time, when Ye Xizhao looked like this, he was determined to marry Yu Shaoheng.

Now that the young couple are reconciling with each other, they have to separate the two places... In this situation, what is her daughter's plan?
Ye Xizhao took Meng's hand and sat down, and first asked about the situation of the prime minister's mansion.

Meng's eyes turned red, "Now there is only the Ye family, and there is no prime minister. Fortunately, your father used to hold several positions, but he was dismissed from the position of prime minister, and your elder brother and second elder brother are not affected for the time being." Then he endured. He couldn't help complaining in a low voice, "The emperor has changed how many officials in the past few years—this year alone? But so what? Wasn't it still so soon that Prince Jing wins over him? Sigh... my uncle and nephew, to be here to the point..."

Ye Xizhao just smiled, and then slowly said his plan.

Meng looked at Ye Xizhao in a daze for a while, then shed tears in a daze, but finally nodded and sighed: "I don't understand your temperament very well, and if you decide something, even if eight horses are killed You can't pull it back. If you have the intention, go try it. The so-called husband and wife are actually two people who share the joys and sorrows, so it should be done."

"Then, if I get what I want, I probably won't be able to say goodbye. You and Dad, take care and don't miss me."

Meng Shi wept unceasingly, and murmured: "Okay, okay."

After the mother and daughter talked for a while, Mrs. Meng got up and went to Mrs. Tai's room.

Afterwards, Ye Xizhao heard from Xia He that all the people who had frequented the Hou's residence had been here, and they all came to comfort Mrs. Tai.

None of these people have ever alienated the Hou's mansion because of the current situation... Then, it is likely that King Jing's power is gradually revealed, but the emperor is deliberately putting his own power on hold, right?That's why no one stepped forward to argue for Yu Shaoheng and the other three. In fact, the three of them were not willing to clarify for themselves from the beginning to the end of this round.

Prince Jing would definitely think about these things afterwards, but it probably wasn't something he cared about anymore.His ambition has been put on the surface, and he has no scruples.

In the evening, the second lady and the third lady came separately.

Ye Xizhao didn't want to say anything more, it was not suitable for her to tell them about her plan, let alone she was not sure about it herself.

The second wife had no way to comfort her, but she was very sad for Ye Xizhao, crying until her eyes were full of tears. In the end, Ye Xizhao had to persuade her to pay attention to her body again and again.The second lady felt that she was clearly here to cause trouble, so she said goodbye with tears.

As for the third wife, she did have admiration for Ye Xizhao before, but now she has become a sister-in-law, and she encountered such an accident as soon as she entered the door. A few words of comfort.After that, the two of them were relatively silent, and the third lady also said goodbye and left.

That night, many people in the Hou Mansion did not fall asleep and stayed up until dawn.

The same is true for Ye Xizhao, after dawn, he sat quietly on the porch, watching the scene of the lotus flowers after winter, until noon, when Xiao Xun sent someone to pick her up.

In the afternoon, Zhong Liye went to the Imperial Garden in a depressed mood.

Hearing that the eunuch reported that Xiao Xun had brought Ye Xizhao to the palace, he pondered for a moment, "Since I'm here, I'll see you."

The last time he was in the other courtyard of the Hou Mansion, when he disguised himself as an imperial physician to visit Yu Shaoyun, he met Ye Xizhao, but he didn't know if Yu Shaoyun mentioned it to her later.

Naturally, Ye Xizhao did not forget that incident, knowing that he had met the current emperor by accident.

But whether you have seen it or not, it is the same in the palace.

Ye Xizhao came to Zhong Liye, bowed and bowed.

Zhong Liye didn't let her get up, and asked her why she came.

Ye Xizhao appealed to his wish.

Zhong Liye pondered for a long time, and said: "People who have been to Mu Mu Island have never been accompanied by family members. You... let me think twice." After that, he walked slowly elsewhere.

The eunuch looked at the delicate beauty kneeling on the gravel road from a distance, and it was already winter, so he couldn't bear it, so he boldly reminded: "The emperor has never let Mrs. Yongping die."

Zhong Liye sighed: "If you don't suffer a little bit, how can I make an exception and allow it? Go and let the Queen Mother know about it. It would be great if her old man can come forward."

Although the eunuch was overjoyed, he was still a little worried - when the queen mother learned about it and waited and watched for a long time, when will it be?I was really worried that Ye Xizhao couldn't bear it and passed out before he got the favor.

Zhong Liye looked up at the sky and smiled ironically.He is the person who likes to go out of the palace the most, and he can only stay in the palace in the future in order to obtain a short-term stability.For an emperor to reach this level, it's really... shameful...

With Ye Xizhao's kneeling, it went from noon to dusk.

At dusk, Yu Shaoyun walked into the imperial garden with a court lady.Several guards followed at a distance.

Yu Shaoyun stood still in one place, looked at Ye Xizhao's quiet and calm back from a distance, gritted his teeth, but did not move any closer.

The maid beside her was brought into the palace from the Hou's mansion.Seeing Ye Xizhao kneeling there, the early winter weather was already very cold at dusk, so she couldn't help but shed tears.

Yu Shaoyun turned around and left.

The palace maid wiped her tears as she walked.

"Don't cry!" Yu Shaoyun ordered coldly.

The palace maid hurriedly wiped away her tears, calmed down in the shortest possible time, and then said in a low voice: "I heard from Master Xiao's subordinates that Concubine Jin has long harbored evil intentions, and has been tracking down your past for a long time. Now, it has been tracked down." The hometown of that boy back then."

Yu Shaoyun's eyes brightened for a moment.

"Master Xiao asks you how to deal with it."

Yu Shaoyun thought for a moment, then turned his head and ordered in a low voice: "As a last resort, kill. Be sure to cut the weeds and get rid of the roots."

The maid was surprised.

Yu Shaoyun's voice was slow: "I just want to live in peace, and use a servant to make the Hou family worse - I can't afford to bet."

The maid said yes, and then explained: "This time, Lord Hou suffered this momentary grievance obviously out of necessity. The emperor has already confined the queen to the main palace, and it is also a great favor to you..."

"What does his world have to do with me? His last resort, I can make up for it with grace?" Yu Shaoyun didn't say any more, but just smiled coldly.At that moment, unprecedented emptiness and coldness flashed in her eyes, which did not match her youthful age.

Ye Xizhao was summoned by the emperor when it was completely dark.

When she got up, she realized that her legs had already lost feeling and she almost fell down.Fortunately, the eunuch helped him in time, and said: "Madam, don't worry, it's not too late to go after a while."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Ye Xizhao thanked in a low voice, and after a while, when he walked to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he looked at the dark and boundless sky and took a deep breath.

When she stepped into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she felt more tense than ever. She didn't know what she would face next, whether to stay with her husband as she wished, or to experience the pain of separation.

(End of this chapter)