long live the queen

Chapter 122

In the 16th year of Tai'an in Daliang and the [-]th year of Shunping in the Song Dynasty, Li Zhuo, who had been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War of the Song Dynasty, visited Daliang as an envoy.

In the past few years, the imperial power in the Great Song Dynasty changed very quickly. If the officials were not careful, they might follow the wrong master and be implicated and lose their lives. On the contrary, the people at the bottom were relatively comfortable.The Li family has a unique vision, coupled with their own family's strong ability, they followed a good master, and in the end the assistant was successful, survived the war, and even went one step further.When the Song Dynasty finally stabilized, no one was willing to fight Daliang again, and was ready to restore the relationship between the two countries. As the active party, the Song Dynasty was going to send envoys to Shangjing to meet Emperor Tai'an.

Originally, it was not Li Zhuo's turn to be a Minister of the Ministry of War, but he was very powerful and prestigious in the court, so he snatched this matter away.

No one knew that Li Zhuo's mission was selfish.

After crossing the border between Song Dynasty and Daliang, the army sent by Daliang joined its own team, both for protection and surveillance.Along the way, Li Zhuo has seen all the scenery in Daliang, and he is relaxed and comfortable. At the same time, he is deeply moved by the current vitality of Daliang.

He heard that all of this is inseparable from that person.His thoughts couldn't help but go back to the day he first met her eight years ago.

In the field where the wind was rustling, next to the twilight fire, the woman broke in like a fairy. She was in a mess, but she couldn't hide her unique temperament.

Even though he recalled it thousands of times, the image of her in his mind has long been blurred, but he still remembers the feeling she gave him at that moment, and his heart still beats like a drum every time he recalls it.

It is said that only when you lose something will you cherish it, which is really true.At that time, he caught her, thinking that he could bring her back to Da Song, but who knew that if he was not careful, he would lose everything.At that time, I knew that the young man who was by her side was Emperor Liang, and he hated her, but the more time passed, the faster the hatred disappeared.After that, the more he heard about her, the more regretful he felt.

How could such a wonderful person be gnawed by that little emperor Yang Yi?What a waste of money.

Li Zhuo still remembered Yang Yi's appearance at that time, cowardly and incompetent, as timid as a mouse, and he needed a woman to protect him, so he didn't take any responsibility at all.He looked down on Yang Yi, so he even felt sorry for Wei Yunqing.The more time passed, the more vivid her appearance became in his mind. Even after he had a wife, many concubines, sons and daughters, he would never forget her.

So, he came, to Daliang, to see her.As an envoy from another country, I met her, the empress of Daliang.

On the first day in Beijing, Li Zhuo didn't see anyone right away, but was arranged to rest.Taking advantage of this opportunity, accompanied by Daliang's accompanying officials who took care of him and monitored him, he took to the streets of Shangjing.

Shangjing is an extremely prosperous city, more desirable than the cities he has seen all the way.He strolled forward, stopped and stopped, and heard many people "talking" about the current empress along the way.Of course, they are all good words, no one dares to arrange the royal family in the street.

Li Zhuo heard that almost everyone praised their empress of unknown origin, saying that she was a fairy from the sky who came down to save Daliang.

He couldn't help laughing, she was indeed a strange woman.He still remembered that she also said at that time that she was a fairy who came down from the sky, but he naturally didn't believe her nonsense.A ridiculous idea suddenly flashed in his mind—maybe she wasn't lying at that time?
Otherwise, why is it that a country where the emperor almost died on the battlefield has developed so prosperously, which is so enviable?
On the second day, Li Zhuo entered the Jinshen Hall in the official uniform of the Song Dynasty, and handed over the letter of credence under the awe-inspiring eyes of all the officials.

He finally met Wei Yunqing.

Many things about Daliang will be passed on to Da Song, such as this legendary woman.With the body of a woman, she actually stepped into the highest position in the empire, sitting on an equal footing with Emperor Liang, without causing too much opposition from the courtiers.Therefore, on such an occasion, he could see her.

Under the fine clothes, her face was serious enough for this occasion.The beautiful face becomes more and more elegant and moving under the sculpting of the years, it is the beauty condensed by time.He still remembered her immature appearance in her early twenties, but now she is the queen of the world, with peerless beauty and great reputation.

After the ceremony of submitting the credentials, the emperor gave a banquet.

Li Zhuo sits first on the right side of the emperor's throne. Compared with the time when he submitted his credentials, Li Zhuo is naturally much closer. Before it was a formal ceremony, everyone looked serious, but now the atmosphere is much more lively, and the accompanying officials all have serious expressions on their faces. With a smile, he was polite to Li Zhuo.

Li Zhuo dealt with these people perfunctorily, without taking his attention away from the two people on the throne for a moment.When he saw Yang Yi and Wei Yunqing were talking with their heads bowed, with an intimate attitude, he felt a little unspeakably sad.

"Smile, don't put on a straight face and affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries." Wei Yunqing pinched Yang Yi's arm in a low voice.

Yang Yi kept his face sullen and didn't speak. He felt that Da Song must not want to make friends with Daliang, otherwise it would not be good to send someone as an envoy, but why not send Li Zhuo who had a grudge against him and Yun Qing?Still smiling at him, now he can't wait to hack him to death!
"Things have passed for so many years, why do you still hold grudges like this?" Seeing this, Wei Yunqing had no choice but to say softly, "Let me tell you, if your willfulness causes the two countries to turn against each other, I will never end with you!"

"But he bullied you so much back then..." Yang Yi said angrily.

"Are personal matters more important or national affairs?" Wei Yunqing said, "You are the emperor, why haven't you changed your emotional problems?"

Yang Yi glanced at him, then stood up suddenly and said, "I'm sick, so I'm leaving first, Song envoy can take care of himself."

Without even looking at Li Zhuo, he flung his sleeves and left.Can't kill, and even sit here and laugh at people, how can he bear this kind of thing?I have to go!
Wei Yunqing didn't stop Yang Yi. On this occasion, it's not appropriate for her to argue with him, so she smiled at Li Zhuo and said, "Forgive me, Mr. Li, Mr. Li came from a long way, and I will definitely do my best as a landlord. If you have any requests , Lord Li just say it."

Wei Yunqing was just being polite, but Li Zhuo immediately answered, "I heard that the girls' academy in Daliang is in full swing, and all of this is done by the empress. I wonder if I have the honor to visit once or twice?"

"Your Majesty Li is polite. Although the Women's Academy does not welcome outsiders, Master Li is an envoy from the Song Dynasty and has come from afar. Naturally, I want to make it easier for Master Li. Tomorrow I will arrange for someone to take Master Li to have a look." Wei Yunqing said .

Li Zhuo's eyes were burning: "I heard that the women's academy was started from scratch by the empress. Li admired it very much. He wanted to set up a few academies for women in the Song Dynasty. I don't know if the empress can teach it. experience?"

Wei Yunqing raised his eyebrows: "It's rare that Mr. Li has the heart. Now I am not in charge of the Women's Academy. If you are really interested, I can ask the current steward of the academy to have a meeting with you."

Li Zhuo got up, holding the wine glass in his hand, walked a few steps closer, bowed slightly and smiled: "Then Li thanked the lady first, and I will do it first as a respect!"

He drank it all in one gulp, his beautiful eyes were fixed on Wei Yunqing all the time, and there was a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Zhuo suddenly felt a gust of cold wind coming straight towards him, his complexion changed slightly, he took a quick step back, a huge blue and white porcelain vase exploded under his feet, he took another step back, and then turned his head to look at the person coming.

Yang Yi went back and forth, staring at Li Zhuo coldly with angry eyes, and smiled coldly: "Is Song Envoy okay? I accidentally slipped my hand, I wonder if Song Envoy is injured?"

He originally left in a fit of anger, but halfway through he realized that he should take Wei Yunqing away too, so he rushed back in a hurry, but he happened to see Li Zhuo leave his seat and run to court Wei Yunqing, he was furious in his heart , and immediately threw the decorative vase at hand.

The corners of Li Zhuo's mouth hooked slightly, slippery?The vase was directly facing his forehead, if he hadn't stepped aside, his head would have been bleeding by now.

"Your majesty is worrying too much, but I have nothing to do. I don't know why the emperor left and returned?" He glanced at the wreckage of the vase on the ground, pretending to be worried, "Your majesty, you should go and have a good rest."

Seeing that Yang Yi was about to have a seizure, Wei Yunqing quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, aren't you feeling ill? I'll send you back to the palace. Lord Li, excuse me."

Wei Yunqing seized the time to say something to Li Zhuo, then took Yang Yi's arm, not giving him a chance to explode.Yang Yi gave Li Zhuo a hard look, and followed Wei Yunqing's pulling force to walk away.

"Do it without saying a word, how can you set an example for Yu'er and Xing'er? Is there anyone like you who can be an emperor or a father? Take a look for a while and Yu'er will not laugh at you when she knows it. When Xing'er grows up, turn around Let's laugh at you for the second time with Yu'er!"

Li Zhuo couldn't hear the words after that because the person had gone far away, and he felt a sense of loss in his heart.

He still remembered that Wei Yunqing was protecting Yang Yi like a little chicken, but now, her concern for him has turned into affection between a man and a woman.

He suddenly envied Yang Yi.

On the second day, Wei Yunqing really sent someone to take Li Zhuo to visit the women's academy. He wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of condition the academy she built was like, so he took a look at it one by one with great interest.

After the visit was over, it goes without saying that Li Zhuo had complicated emotions in his heart.He was proud of his unique vision at the beginning, saw her uniqueness, and felt sorry for the loss at the beginning.Now that she was the queen of Daliang, it was even impossible for him to see her alone again.

The envoys were scheduled to stay in Daliang for ten days, and the two hadn't seen each other since Yang Yi hit him with a vase last time.Every day, Li Zhuo wandered around accompanied by officials from Daliang, feeling the customs of Daliang.

On the day when the envoys returned to the Song Dynasty, Yang Yi had a high fever and wanted to persist in trying to "drive away" him, but Wei Yunqing desperately pressed him back on the bed.

Now the emperor and empress of Daliang are on equal footing, and Wei Yunqing seeing off as empress has the same effect as the emperor, which shows that Daliang attaches great importance to the diplomatic relations between the two countries.Wei Yunqing was originally a peace-loving person, he didn't want to see another war, and his life would be ruined. He only hoped that the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries would go well this time, and nothing would happen. Naturally, he was very concerned.

Wei Yunqing saw off the envoys at the gate of the imperial palace, and did not need to send them to the gate of Shangjing.

Li Zhuo thought that this might be the last time he saw her in his life, so he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

The two exchanged some polite words, and when Wei Yunqing was about to watch Li Zhuo leave, he suddenly said in a low voice, "Yunqing, I really regret that I didn't take you with me when I left Xuancheng."

Wei Yunqing was slightly taken aback, but luckily only Lan Tian and Lu Cui were around her now, and Li Zhuo was still a little away from the other members of the envoy, so he lowered his voice again, they would not hear him, otherwise they would not know what to do What kind of disturbance.

"The most useless thing in this world is to regret, and to miss is to miss." Wei Yunqing smiled slightly, and said in a low voice, "I'm very grateful."

Li Zhuo sighed in his heart, raised his eyes to look at her and said: "And that arrow was not from my own intention. At that time, I only wanted to keep you, and I didn't really want to hurt you."

"That's not important anymore." Wei Yun said calmly, "Master Li, it's getting late, you should start your journey."

Li Zhuo still had something to say to her, he knew her attitude of rejecting others thousands of miles away, and he was at a loss to say anything.

With a graceful smile on his face again, he raised his voice and said: "Thank you for your advice, Mrs. Li, I will leave, I hope I will have the honor in the future, and see your grace again."

Li Zhuo finally left, and Wei Yunqing hurried to see Yang Yi after returning to the palace.Li Zhuo had faded from her memory a long time ago, seeing her again now, what she said and what she did actually meant nothing to her.

Yang Yi burned a little confused, and Wei Yunqing was so distressed that he changed the water and wiped him from time to time.

He suddenly held her hand tightly, closed his eyes and said with regret on his face: "Sister Yunqing, I am useless, I failed to protect you, and let that bastard Li Zhuo bully you..." He took her Rubbing her face with her hand, she said in a low voice, "Sister Yunqing, don't be afraid... I don't care about a woman's chastity, as long as that person is you, I will marry you..."

His voice became softer and softer, until it was completely inaudible.Wei Yunqing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that there was a misunderstanding between her and Yang Yi that had existed for eight years!He was confused with a high fever, and he thought he was the same person who was captured by Li Zhuo with her back then, otherwise why would he call her "Sister Yunqing"?
This kid has secretly misunderstood him for so many years, no wonder he hates Li Zhuo for his virtue!
She pinched Yang Yi's nose, not too hard, but immediately there was a mark on the tip of his nose, she felt a little distressed, and lowered her head to kiss the mark.

What else can she say?At the beginning, he clearly misunderstood that Li Zhuo had violated her, but he still liked her and forced her into the palace. He was indeed different in this ancient society, which made her feel moved and happy overdue.

When he wakes up, she will tell him the truth of the matter, lest he always hate Li Zhuo so much and affect the diplomatic relationship with Da Song.

She smiled lowly, kissed his lips lightly, wiped his lips and murmured: "Ayi, you will get better soon, when you wake up, I will tell you good news..."

On the other side, Li Zhuo finally left Shangjing.

He sat in the carriage without looking back, and the obsession in his heart for many years was slowly let go.He originally thought that her heart would always be a little turbulent when she saw him again, but she was so calm that she completely regarded him as a stranger.

The memory of the past was not as important and unforgettable to her as it was to him.Compared with the two, his obsession is so ridiculous.

She was right, the most useless thing in this world is regret, what happened now, he has come out step by step in the past, and he can't blame others.

Always let go, always let go.

(End of this chapter)