Rebirth after waste

Chapter 143

Cui Shuo looked at the face that was close at hand, with a wry smile on his lips, "Yes. It's my wishful thinking, and I have unreasonable thoughts about the empress. Your Majesty wants to punish your ministers for any crimes. I hope Your Majesty will believe that the Empress is innocent. She doesn’t know anything, and all of this is just my wishful thinking. Please don’t take your anger out on her because of my fault..."

"Of course I know that you are delusional." The emperor sneered, "but at that moment, she was really moved by your words."

"His Majesty……."

The emperor interrupted him impatiently, "You say this now because you want to protect her with your own life? Are you willing to die for her?"

Cui Shuo took a deep breath, "If you can appease Your Majesty's thunderous anger, I am willing."

He spoke firmly, but the emperor took a step back and put the sword back into the scabbard casually, "But I don't want to kill you now. If you really want to die, there are other opportunities."

Cui Shuo understood what he meant, and said, "What does Your Majesty want me to do?"

The emperor said coldly: "Even if you didn't understand what happened last night, you should wake up now, right?"

Cui Shuo has naturally come to his senses.Someone knew his thoughts and set up this game for them.Those fine wines that made him relax, as well as his chance encounter with Gu Yunxian, were all in other people's schemes.

This time, he was really too careless.It's because he never imagined that others would find out what he had been hiding for so many years, and he even used it to deal with them.

Seeing his expression, the emperor's eyes became even colder, "Since you understand this, you should know that you have caused her a lot of trouble. Even Ah Huan may be punished undeservedly because of your 'intent'." There are doubts."

When he said the word "heart", his tone was very strange, as if he hated it, and seemed to be brewing something.

Cui Shuo did not speak, quietly waiting for the emperor's next words.

The emperor looked at a pot of orchids in the distance, and remembered the way Yunniang was smiling standing in front of the flowers, his eyes became a little dark.After a while, he smiled slightly, and made a decision in his heart, "How about this, let's make a bet. If you win, I will have a way to settle everything that follows. Whether it is the queen or Ah Huan, there will be no A little thing." His eyes narrowed slightly, and there was infinite depth in them, "It's just that you need to pay a little price."

"What price?" Cui Shuo asked.

The emperor looked at him quietly, for a long time, Fang wrote lightly: "The price you were willing to pay just now."

Before Gu Yunxian could see the emperor, another kind of rumor spread throughout Liugong.

The Empress Empress had an affair with Cui Shangshu, she had a tryst next to Qing'an Hall last night, but was bumped into by Her Majesty and Yin Guifei.Now that Longyan is furious, I am afraid that there will be some punishment in the near future.

Gu Yunxian listened to Ah Ci's hesitant retelling of the inquired news to her, and sighed softly.

Cai Jia and Liu Shanggong didn't know what happened last night, so seeing their behavior at this moment, they couldn't help but be surprised and said, "My lady, what are these rumors...?"

Gu Yunxian said lightly: "It's nothing, it's expected. I followed other people's tricks, and this is a trick."

Let the emperor bump into her conversation with Cui Shuo first, and then release such rumors.After the two moves, even if the emperor was not annoyed at first, he would still be angry.

After all, which man can tolerate the world talking about his wife's infidelity?In particular, such things are not all groundless.

Those people spend so much time and energy, they naturally have big plans.

The emperor had already announced that Ah Huan would be formally conferred the crown prince in the spring of this year.Establishing a reserve is a major event. Once it is set, it will never be changed unless there is a major change.

This major change naturally included the loss of his mother's morality and embarrassment to the position of mother of the country.

Therefore, such a series of conspiracies are not only to make her fall out of favor with the emperor, but more importantly, they are to compete for the position of the crown prince of Ah Huan.

"Miss, the maidservant's guess at the beginning was not wrong at all. This incident must have been done by Concubine Yin Gui!" Ah Ci said excitedly, "Think about it, if you lose power and the fifth prince cannot become the prince, who will be the most proud? Not Concubine Yin Gui!"

yes.Both she and A Huanruo were rejected by the emperor, so naturally Yin Fansu and her son benefited the most.Without the overbearing son, Ji Hang, the de facto eldest son, has the most qualifications to become the crown prince.

"When the palace was in the morning today, Concubine Yin Gui didn't say a word, why is that?" Ah Ci continued, "Didn't she always stay and chat with Miss alone in the past? How can she walk with everyone today? gone?"

Speaking of this, Gu Yunxian had to admit that even if he didn't want to, all the evidence pointed to Yin Fansu.Not even Yin Fansu himself tried to explain to her.

Her attitude simply acquiesced in her suspicions.

Gu Yunxian thought of the scorching plum blossoms they folded in winter, of the tearful eyes of Fansu when she left the palace, and of her kneeling in front of him with a sincere face: "The concubine is not Xie sister who rescued the concubine, the concubine is Xie sister Trust your concubine."

She believed her, only to discover in the end that she was wrong.

She stood up suddenly and walked outside.Ah Ci was stunned for a moment before catching up and asking, "Where is Miss going?"

"I'm going to look for Your Majesty." Gu Yunxian said, "I can't sit still and wait for death."

No matter how bad the situation is, as long as the emperor is willing to trust her, there is still room for change.If he didn't come to see her, she would take the initiative to find him, always trying to clarify the misunderstanding.

But as soon as he reached the gate of the palace, he was silently blocked by two guards.

"What... does this mean?" She asked calmly with all her strength.

The guard lowered his head, and said respectfully but beyond doubt: "Your Majesty has ordered you to rest in Jiaofang Hall with peace of mind during these days, Madam, and don't walk around at will."

Ah Ci heard this sentence just after catching up, and couldn't help but widen her eyes in astonishment.

Gu Yunxian never expected that he would be under house arrest one day.

Everything in the Jiaofang Hall was as usual, the food brought in every day was still the Queen's standard, and there was no slight delay.As long as she doesn't try to go outside, she hardly feels restricted in any way.

However, such a situation could not ease the tension in everyone's hearts.They carefully peeked at Gu Yunxian's emotions, and walked in and out lightly, for fear that if they did something wrong, they would anger her and get into trouble.

The palace people were terrified, but Gu Yunxian had no time to take care of them, most of her thoughts were spent on appeasing Ah Huan.After struggling to explain to him all night, he accepted the reason that "my mother is not in good health and can't get wind recently, so she must stay in the house", and boldly stated that she would not go anywhere until she recovered from her illness. Be with her by her side.

"But mother, why didn't father come to see you because you are not in good health?" Ah Huan grabbed her with two small hands and asked in confusion, "isn't father the most concerned about mother?"

She forced a smile and said, "Your father is too busy to spare time. He will come to see us in a few days."

"Oh." Ah Huan looked a little sullen, but his eyes suddenly lit up after a while, "Perhaps, father and mother will come to see you this time while grandma is asleep!"

"Come and see me while I'm asleep?" Gu Yunxian frowned, "When did it happen?"

"It was when we were still living outside." Ah Huan said, "One time he came to visit us and slept with Ah Huan at night. But I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, only to find that he was gone. I was very surprised, so I went out Looking for him. I searched all over the study, the yard, and found no one. Finally, I found it in your room, Aunt. At that time, the emperor was standing beside your bed, watching you sleep quietly. I went up and pulled his robe, and when he turned his head and saw it was me, he immediately made a 'shh' expression, lest I wake you up..."

Gu Yunxian was startled when he heard that.

So, has he ever peeked at her like this?Because he was afraid that they would get along awkwardly when they were both awake, he came over when she was asleep and was careful not to let her know.

But why?He obviously cared about her so much, and now he didn't even want to give her a chance to explain.Since he had listened to the conversation between her and Cui Shuo, he should know that she only found out what Cui Shuo was thinking that night.Could it be that he refused to give her the slightest chance just because he had such a momentary regret?

Her eyes suddenly became sore, she turned her head slightly, not wanting Ah Huan to see her cry.

"Mum, what's wrong with you?" Ah Huan's little hand touched her cheek, "Are you crying?"

"No." She laughed, "Aunt's eyes are a little uncomfortable, she's not crying."

"Oh." Ah Huan seemed to believe it or not, but still thoughtfully said, "Then, let me blow your eyes for you. It won't hurt after blowing."

Gu Yunxian hugged his son's limp body tightly, "Well, Ah Huan helps grandma blow it, and grandma won't be in pain anymore."

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, He Jin suddenly came to Jiaofang Hall and said respectfully, "Empress, there is a polo match in the palace today. Your Majesty invites you to watch the match."

Before Gu Yunxian could react to the news that he was lifted, he was surprised by the meaning of He Jin's words, "Polo match? Today?"

"Yes."

Gu Yunxian looked at the cold outside and didn't know what to say.How can anyone play polo in the first month?

Today's game looks very unusual.

Polo, also known as "hitting the ball" and "killing the ball", is a sport that is highly sought after by the nobles nowadays.Taking the grassland and wilderness as the venue, the participants are divided into two teams on horseback. They hold a club and hit a ball together. The winner is the one who hits the opponent's goal.Emperor Taizu, Taizong, Gaozong and Emperor Zhongzong all loved polo. Emperor Gaozong even issued an edict specifically ordering polo to be one of the military training items.

Because the emperor liked it, the palace specially built a polo field on the open space in front of the Qing'an Hall. It is spacious and grand, and it is difficult to find a bigger field than it.

Gu Yunxian arrived at Qing'an Hall in a sedan chair, and saw that many people were already present.The seats for the concubines in the harem are set on the steps on the left, while the ministers are under the steps on the right, and all of them are looking at her at this moment.

She glanced at Yin Fansu who was standing in front of the crowd, slowly straightened her back, and walked over calmly.

"The Queen has arrived—"

Accompanied by the eunuch's voice, everyone knelt down and saluted one after another, saying in unison: "The empress is safe!"

"Yes." Gu Yunxian said slowly.

Everyone got up, she walked to the left, sat down in the upper seat, and said calmly: "Sisters, please sit down."

Yin Fansu's status was second only to her, so the seat was also set up next to her. Now that he said his promise, he looked at her hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

Gu Yunxian noticed her expression, did not speak, but kept looking at her from the corner of his eye.

She is in an embarrassing situation now, and it is very important to understand the attitudes of the people around her. I am afraid that watching today's game will be exhausting.

Because of Gu Yunxian's appearance, everyone couldn't talk anymore, and the stands were extremely quiet for a while.Everyone looked at the field eagerly, looking forward to the start of the game soon, to save everyone from this embarrassing situation.

The drums sounded suddenly, and two horse teams entered the arena from the left and right sides.There are more than twenty people in total, all wearing Futou on their heads, black boots on their feet, and holding crescent-shaped clubs in their hands, riding on tall horses.The only difference is that the person on the left is wearing a dark green narrow-sleeved gown, while the person on the right is wearing a crimson narrow-sleeved gown.

Gu Yunxian's eyes passed through the cold air, his eyes narrowed slightly at first, and then widened suddenly.

The leader of the cavalry on the left is the emperor. When she didn't see him in the stands just now, she guessed that the emperor will participate in today's game.But the cavalry on the right is led by... Cui Shuo? !

"What's going on? Is Your Majesty's opponent today Cui Shangshu?" Rou Xiurong asked in surprise, "The two of them want to play a match?" While saying that, he stole a glance at Gu Yunxian.

Not only her, when the people in the stands learned that the emperor's opponent was Cui Shuo, they all looked at Gu Yunxian in unison.

Everyone has not forgotten that the rumors that suddenly spread in the palace on the first day of the first lunar month, Cui Shangshu and the Queen... Although the rumors disappeared the next day, they have already left a shadow in everyone's hearts.

I haven't seen the Queen come out to see anyone for a while, and His Majesty said that she was unwell, but how do they know what's going on inside?

Looking at this posture now, are these two men going to fight for her?

Do you want to play so big!

(End of this chapter)