Chen Palace

Chapter 61
Last night, Xiaomei suddenly suspected that the king had arrived, but it was Liulihuo, Weiyangtian. (Note)
—— Yuan Xu

When Yuan Xu woke up from his dream, what he saw was still the bright yellow multicolored dragon pattern on the zenith.

He sighed, alarming Li Lu beside him, he hurried forward and asked with a smile, "Long live got up early today..."

"I can't sleep at night, but I just open my eyes for nothing..."

He said lightly, his eyes were infinitely lonely, and because of this indifferent leisure, it made people feel even more chilly.

Li Lu secretly glanced at the emperor's pale complexion, and couldn't help but look at the bruises under his eyes. He couldn't help but shuddered, and the words "life is not long" came to mind.

Yuan Xu didn't notice it, he was served by Li Lu, he rinsed his mouth with green salt, put on a black uniform and a jade crown, and went to the imperial garden to relax.

It was late autumn at this time, and the flowers and trees in the garden were all withered. Some of the colorful petals were still bright and crystal clear, while others were withered, yellow and decayed, no longer the usual scenery.

The thick yellow leaves were whirling in the wind, Li Lu saw the emperor's expression was not hesitant, and smiled tentatively: "These bastards are really worrying, the fallen leaves all over the ground don't sweep..."

"In autumn, the leaves should fall, and manpower can sweep away everything."

Yuan Xu said softly, unable to hear any joy or anger, Li Lu touched a soft nail, and asked more carefully: "Long live, if you want to enjoy the scenery here, how about laying a soft blanket and warming up some wine?"

Yuan Xu nodded in agreement, Li Lu hurriedly called for someone to fetch it, and he spread the soft blanket in a hurry, took out the double-crane silver pot from the food box, poured seven or eight parts into the cup, and served it carefully.

Yuan Xu took the jade cup, and the amber liquid rippled a little bit, vaguely reflecting his face.

You don't need to look to know what it looks like...

He smiled wryly, thinking of the self he saw in the glazed mirror that day—with sunken cheeks, a sallow complexion, and bloodshot eyes in his bright eyes.

It looks like a skeleton...

He smiled again, and was about to drink it down, but he heard voices not far away, as if a woman's voice was scolding loudly.

He glanced at it, but Li Lu understood, hurried to visit, and turned around in less than half a moment, followed by a maid with severe frost on her face.

When she arrived at Deyu, Yuan Xu asked the reason, but she just said in a low voice: "They are going to explore the ruined palace..."

Yuan Xu's eyes sparkled strangely because of this sentence, he smiled and asked gently: "Then why did you stop it?"

"Because there is something incredible there!"

She couldn't bear it any longer, and wept softly: "A beautiful woman died quietly there - this palace is a place that cannibalize people, I can't bear it anymore!"

With a "boom", the blood in Yuan Xu's whole body was almost gushing out. He held back the throbbing pain in his temple, and his smile deepened——

"you say……"

*****
"You mean, my prince was not born to a queen.

Looking at the tearful face of the court lady in front of him, Yuan Xu's voice was without anger, and the flames in his eyes gradually dissipated, as if they were full of grit full of fatigue and boredom, and like stiff strings, they would shatter and shatter in the next moment. in the void.

The maid was frightened by his indifference, she opened her mouth and said angrily: "Don't the emperor want to give Xuanmin Emperor Ji justice? Although the crown prince is small, he is also the prince of the country—"

"Because he is the crown prince of the country, I don't want him to die in vain—the dead are gone, but the living still have a lot of youthful years!"

The court lady was also stubborn, she stood up and sneered, "So this is the demeanor of a sage, who indulges his wife and commits murder, cowardly and incompetent. Is such an emperor comfortable?!"

She turned her head, turned and walked away.

Yuan Xu stopped Li Lu's angry shouting, and said softly: "You also think I'm very tolerant, don't you?"

"emperor……"

Li Lu panicked for a moment, and was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Yuan Xu——

"After a few days, you will accept this court lady as a 'counter food', give her an easy job, and try to keep her as safe as possible."

"emperor?!"

"You must be thinking, since I am so indifferent, why should I save her?"

Yuan Xu's voice was obscure, and his smile became more and more treacherous——

"I want to leave a living proof for my son..."

There was a strange joy in his voice——

"In this world, most people recognize a thief as their father and marry a demon as their wife. My son, I can't misidentify my mother anymore!"

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Back in the Qianqing Palace, it was only [-] noon, after the meal, the sky became darker and darker, sand and rocks flew outside the window, knocking on the window lattice.

Yuan Xu's spirit has improved a little in the past few days. He received the memorial before the case and read it with his chin resting.

"wonderful!"

With a strange light in his eyes, he looked at the cover of Huang Ling and read it softly——

"Zhou Jun...he is a smart man."

"The ancients said that Hanshu can be served with wine, and it should be clear, but now I want to drink with this young man all night!"

Li Lu was taken aback, and stepped forward to persuade him politely: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said..."

"I know, so I'm just thinking about it—I only have a few days left in my life, so I need to save it."

Li Lu trembled, and was about to persuade him gently, Yuan Xu waved his hand indifferently and said, "I'm not so confused that I need you to coax me."

He picked up the memorial and looked at it again, and ordered: "I declare this young man an audience."

"Your Majesty, this person's status is low, and it's against the rules of the palace to have an audience alone."

"Are you going to remind me to change this rule?"

Li Lu was speechless for a while, bowed his head and came out silently.

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Unconsciously, it was time to hold the lanterns, Zhou Jun bowed and took his leave, only Yuan Xu was left smiling slightly at the messy chessboard.

"What a wonderful person..."

He muttered, remembering Zhou Jun's words just now, he couldn't help repeating with a smile: "The king is Han Wu, I am Wei Huo, the king is the king of Chu, and I am not Qu Zi... What a wonderful saying!"

Hearing these rebellious words, Li Lu felt terrified, and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to go as a slave..."

"You are really boring. If such a wonderful person disappears, the Tartars will be ecstatic, and the queen will be bored in the future!"

Thinking of these scenes, Yuan Xu was overjoyed. He laughed until he was choking, and then he let Li Lu beat his back.

"I have a good life in a few days... It is not a great achievement to lay out these chess pieces..."

In the dimness, Li Lu could only hear the emperor's voice erratically, that lonely figure of Xiao Suo seemed to be not a physical body, but a fragment of soul, which was melting bit by bit.

****
Nothing happened at night, the emperor still went to bed early, and when it was the second watch, Li Luzheng was a little confused, but he heard a violent coughing in the hall.

He rushed in quickly, but saw the emperor struggling to tilt up, the dragon couch was covered in blood, and some blood foam was continuously flowing from his lips.

"Come on, come on!!"

His sharp voice echoed in the Qianqing Palace.

The imperial physician was summoned in a hurry, but the emperor fell into a brief coma. He was slightly awake, so he summoned Li Lu alone——

"Go and call all the princes over."

His voice was weak, but his eyes were still clear, "Go and call King Jing first, he is near."

Li Lu was originally an exquisite person, his heart suddenly became clear, and after two moments, he led Jing Wang in.

King Jing is only eight years old, and he is still stubborn and reckless. After his mother and concubine passed away two years ago, he became more undisciplined and became dissolute and weird. When the emperor wanted to scold him, the queen would not stop crying. How can I let this child suffer any grievances, so I always let it go.

When Yuan Xu saw him on weekdays, he always had a bad look, but lying on the couch like this, he held his hand and said, "Among the sons, you are the most sober..."

King Jing's signature tired expression dissipated in an instant, and the eyes of the little child slowly glowed——

"Father, since you know about that temptress—"

"You really think too much of me, father, me,"

Yuan Xu calmly smiled and said: "She has already grown her wings, and she has relatives to help her, so it's a big disaster!"

"My father will recover soon, and my son will definitely help you!"

Jing Wang's eyes were radiant and firm, and he gritted his teeth.

"I can't see that day..."

Yuan Xu sighed, seeing his son's horrified and disbelieving face, his smile deepened, and he said, "I won't survive tonight!"

With a sound of "pop", the wick burst into flowers, and in the sudden brightness, King Jing saw his father's pale complexion and sunken cheeks, how could he still have the demeanor of the past?
I heard people say that during the chaos of Jingle, Yuan Xu turned the tide in the troubled times and dominated the army. On the day he ascended the throne, he was surrounded by civil and military officials, and he was like a god in martial arts. It has only been more than ten years now. Became such a situation? !

"It's all sorrow!"

King Jing gritted his teeth and said angrily, thinking of that "temple woman", he was about to burst into tears.

"She doesn't have that ability..."

Yuan Xu sighed faintly, "I'm for another person, I can't sleep at night..."

He looked at King Jing and said word by word: "Listen, child, I will give you most of the power in the dark..."

When the other princes arrived, Prince Jing was kneeling outside, and he lived nearby, so no one was suspicious.

When Yuan Xu saw these people, he was indifferent, and after a few words, he signaled them to go out.

Looking at the steady and introverted figure walking at the end, he couldn't help shouting: "Qi'er—"

The prince turned around in astonishment, but Yuan Xu didn't want to say more, but waved him to leave.

There was a dead silence in the hall again, Yuan Xu remembered what he said just now, and murmured: "Another person..."

another person……

another woman...

The woman who tied her hands and tied her hair forever...

Last night, Xiaomei suddenly suspected that the king had arrived, but it was Liulihuo, Weiyangtian.

Yuan Xu let out a violent cough, and his smile turned into desolation, but it added a bit of tranquility——

Xiaochen, just wait for me... If a hundred years is not enough, I will use a thousand years to make amends to you; whether it is a pan of oil or a mountain of knives, as long as you can relieve your hatred, I am willing to try them one by one...

His mind gradually became confused, the shouts of the people in front of him gradually faded away, and there was a faint joy and relief in his heart——

Whether it is Lin Yuan or Hu Lv, the last chess piece I laid out, I'm afraid they will be burned for a long time.

He was about to faint when he heard a crisp female voice in the hall, graceful and cold——

"emperor!"

As if ordering...

Yuan Xu sneered in his heart, another power came out of nowhere, and he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I'm not dead yet!"

"Your Majesty is kind and precious, your dragon body is important—"

Yuan Xu couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a sneer, "I'm doing what you want this time!"

There was an unruly sneer on his lips, and he could vaguely see the demeanor of that year——

"A hundred years from now, military affairs will be at your disposal."

Without looking at her smug expression, he continued: "My life is short, but you are the symbol of longevity - after I am done, you will not disturb me anymore. I have a will, after the burial, the mausoleum will be released immediately." closed."

There was no sound for a while, just when he thought the queen had left, Lin Yuan laughed and said, "The emperor still hid someone's bones in that tomb, waiting to be buried together?!"

"So what, she is my Yuan Empress. Although she is not recorded in the history books, she will always be my original spouse. This is an unchangeable fact."

Lin Yuan was not angry at all when she heard the words, and her laughter became more cheerful——

"Of course the concubine dare not compete with her for this position—but there is one thing that you are still in the dark about, and you are still ignorant!"

"Is it about Concubine Hui?"

Yuan Xu sneered back and said, "Although you removed her, my last decree has never been found, right?"

Lin Yuan's smile stagnated slightly, but she still smiled and said: "Lin Hui is just a pawn crossing the river, nothing to worry about...I want to ask the emperor, since you gave Lin Chen to death with a chance, have you ever entered the city again?" Chen Palace?"

"..."

Yuan Xu was speechless, he coughed, and said in deep pain and anxiety: "I mistakenly believed in the slander and killed her, Su Ye has had no peace since Su Ye, so I can only go to the Nine Springs to make amends to her!"

"I'm afraid you won't have this chance!"

Lin Yuan sneered leisurely, each word was like thousands of swords, piercing into his heart——

"You never dared to go back to the Chen Palace, but you don't know that there are already spells all over it for me - it was painted by the real Yuxu of Longhu Mountain, and those things are suppressing it. If you get away, even if you go to Huangquan, you will never see her again!"

"Do not------------"

Heart-piercing low shouts sounded in the hall, Yuan Xu spat out blood, his eyes were full of venom——

Lin Yuan's voice became softer and sweeter, "Even if the emperor buried the corpse with him, it would be nothing more than a pile of rotting bones. You and your Empress Yuan will never see each other again!!!"

Yuan Xu finally passed out.

In a daze, he seemed to see Lin Chen coming in white clothes better than snow, holding a lotus in his hand——

She smiled and stretched out her hand, letting him hold it tightly...

Yuan Xu grabbed the air, only felt the whole room was icy cold, he finally opened his eyes, only saw Lin Yuan's gentle and smiling face——

Yuan Xuyuan opened his eyes and swallowed his last breath. Outside the palace, drums rang at the third watch, and there were loud cries, but no one paid attention to it. This mighty founder of the country can't rest in peace even if he dies!

Last night, Xiaomei suddenly suspected that the king had arrived, but it was Liulihuo, Weiyangtian——

I didn't see you till the end...

Note: From "Xie Changliu" by calamus

(End of this chapter)