Queen Sun

Chapter 68: Emperor's Heart (1)
"Ruoshui!" Changsun Wuji felt a chill all over his body, he broke free from Gao Shilian's obstruction, stepped forward and grabbed his sister's hand, "How could you..."

Ruoshui didn't show any abnormality at all. He held Wuji's hand back, looked at Gao Shilian and said, "I made my brother and uncle worry. As for what happened these days, His Majesty has just said it. When I was in the palace, I just thought it was hopeless, who knew that I met Master Jianyuan in Daming Temple in Yangzhou, thanks to him, the crisis was saved, and now my body is recuperating well, it is almost time to come back."

Changsun Wuji naturally understood in his heart that these words were addressed to their uncles, and in fact, they would be the reason for those courtiers, concubines, and even the whole world to explain why their queen disappeared four days later. Years later, he returned to the position of mother Yi Tianxia again.But this is not what he wants to understand. He wants to know how his sister went to Yangzhou, how she was able to come back from the dead, and how she lived alone for so long... Too many questions hovered in his heart, but he just saw Ruoshui The tiredness in the depths of his eyes turned into bubbles in the water, yes, compared to this warm, living Guanyin servant girl standing in front of him, what is that important?
Seeing the two brothers and sisters looking at each other silently, Li Shimin snorted heavily. It's not that he didn't know Wuji's love for Ruoshui. Otherwise, how could he, who has always been calm and tactful, allow Mingyao to act like that? Another absurd thing came, and Gao Shilian, thinking about what he said just now, is no different from Wuji, because he loves his sister, so he also treats a pair of nephews as his own, even when facing the king. The meaning of retreat.

Gao Shilian smiled. In fact, he couldn't hear the perfunctory and evasive meaning in Ruoshui's words, but matters involving men and women still have to be resolved by themselves. Even if the two are empresses, they are still husband and wife after all. Then he sighed happily: "Wuji, let the queen rest well, there will be time to talk next."

The eldest grandson Wuji understood the profound meaning in his uncle's words: "Empress Empress, that minister will retire first."

"Ruoshui, you, an elder brother and an uncle, really dare to leave me alone." Li Shimin looked at their leaving backs and said, "This reminds me of when Wuji came to me alone on the day before our big wedding. , Said that he handed you over to me. The friendship between you brothers, sisters and nephews is really rare and deep."

"Your Majesty." Ruoshui said softly, "Do you really think that these four years don't exist?"

Li Shimin slowly withdrew the hand that he wanted to hug Ruoshui, his face was pale: "Ruoshui, what... are you calling me?"

Ruoshui smiled bitterly: "Now, don't you understand? We can't go back to the past, Your Majesty." Li Shimin has not changed in fact for four years. She always thinks about how to erase the imprint of the past. She would accompany him to conceal and ignore, but now, even at the starting point, she doesn't want to repeat the helplessness and heartbreak in the past, even if it is pain, she has the right to choose.

Li Shimin turned his face to the side in some embarrassment, and said with difficulty: "What if... it's a new start? If I say now that I really don't care about the past at all, you won't believe it, right?"

Ruoshui smiled but was speechless. After leaving Yangzhou, she subconsciously imagined the scene where they met again, either surprised or happy or angry, but until she really woke up from her lethargy and saw Zheng Ji's shocking expression , Hearing the familiar voice outside the door, what came to my heart was a kind of sadness in the face of fate, but this sadness was also chosen by myself.

"Where's Yao'er?" Ruoshui didn't know how to answer at the moment, and couldn't even decide on a suitable title.

Li Shimin frowned, as if he was unwilling to bring up this topic: "Still in Yangzhou, I handed her over to Du He."

"That's fine." Ruoshui said a little surprised, "I thought you would take her back to Chang'an by force."

"I thought about that, but after knowing your whereabouts, I decided to follow her mind." Li Shimin said frankly, "No matter what, Du He is still a good child."

Ruoshui's tone softened slightly: "You...you knew I was still alive when you left Luoyang?"

"Yes, I know every move of you and that young man when you returned to Chang'an after that, but during the three years in Yangzhou, you were too reclusive, so there were very few things you could find out." Li Shimin said it without hesitation. .

Ruoshui lowered his eyelids slightly: "Actually, if you really want to investigate, it's not impossible." The kind of ruthlessness and ruthlessness shown in the battle of the world, even if it is well contained in Mingjun's appearance However, it still won't disappear completely.

Li Shimin's expression froze, he stretched out his hesitant hand just now, hugged Ruoshui's stiff body in his arms, lowered his head, and gently rested his chin on his wife's thin shoulder, "I just don't want you to leave me Further, besides, there are some things that I only want to say from your mouth, not from anyone else."

Ruoshui couldn't see Li Shimin's expression, but felt the heat from his body through his clothes, so that she wanted to avoid it from a distance, her calm heart seemed to be beating a little irregularly suddenly, and a bitter arc was drawn at the corner of her mouth Come on, go on, how should we go on?
"Ruoshui." Li Shimin's voice contained a trace of unexplained sigh and firmness, "Things that have been broken, even if they are repaired, may still not be able to return to their original appearance. It's like trust. I know you hate me the most. That's it, but as long as we keep going, even if we still can't recover, at least slowly, that crack can always be healed bit by bit until the more distant future."

"If..." Ruoshui paused, "If I can never trust you, and neither can you, what should I do?"

Li Shimin raised his head, his expression suddenly changed, his eyes locked tightly on Ruoshui and said: "I only want us to be together forever, even if it's pain or doubt, I will never give up, you... just give up."

"Have you forgotten that moment four years ago?" Ruoshui's tone was slightly ironic, "How can anyone trap someone forever?"

The deep sorrow on Li Shimin's face stung Ruoshui's eyes in an instant. The indelible parting of life and death four years ago might have been relief and sorrow to him, but he never dared to think about what it would be to him.Thinking of this, she couldn't help stretching out her hand to cover her eyes, but she didn't want to see everything in front of her, but before she covered it, she was already grabbed by another bigger hand: "Ruoshui, just tell me when you want to talk." gone."

The bottom of my heart was hit hard again: "What if I don't say anything for the rest of my life?"

"Then in the next life." Li Shimin's hand gently stroked her delicate cheeks, with a look of complete indifference, "However, what I'm curious about is that time seems to be going backwards on you."

Ruoshui pulled down the opponent's hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "Because I ate the elixir from the gods." The joke in the words suddenly surged up.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin's expression froze: "Ruoshui, is this elixir really useful?"

Ruoshui was stunned at first, and when he remembered that taking a large amount of pills was one of the causes of Tang Taizong's death, he couldn't help frowning, and said with a serious face: "Second brother, how can you believe that kind of thing that kills people?" I have been recuperating in the mountains all these years, so I naturally look younger than when I was in the palace. There is no panacea for immortality in this world."

"You finally called me second brother again." Li Shimin didn't mind Ruoshui's almost accusatory tone, and the smile on his face deepened, "As long as Ruoshui is always by my side, what am I going to do with that kind of thing? "

Ruoshui's heart suffocated slightly, he shook off Li Shimin's hand and said, "Have you thought about the next thing? Also, this should be Yong'an Palace."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Fresh and wash first, you're hungry, it's time to eat."

Ruoshui thought of the situation of being unconscious in the Lizheng Hall before, and glanced at Li Shimin's figure: "The two children are here too?"

Li Shimin saw through Ruoshui's thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "After the banquet in Hanyuan Hall tomorrow, you will be able to see them. By the way, Qingque is also there."

Ruoshui's hands are tightly clasped together...Banquet...Is he still worried: "Then Chengqian..."

Li Shimin's face darkened: "Recently, his behavior has become more and more ridiculous. Do you know how his foot was hurt this time? Pretending to be sick and not going to the court, and even going hunting in the hunting garden, how can he be a prince? Sometimes, I really can't wait to think..."

Ruoshui's eyes became unusually serious, it turned out that the rumor wasn't completely groundless, but what Cheng Qian said from his mouth seemed to be different from what he saw in his own eyes.Logically speaking, for the sake of his position as the crown prince, the prince must at least show something in front of the emperor, and he would be unrestrained in private, but Chengqian seems to have made those actions intentionally. What is the reason for it?

Li Shimin looked at his contemplative wife with displeasure, as before, as long as their children were involved, Ruoshui would completely forget himself around him.And this time, if something had not happened to Chengqian, how could she have fallen into the trap she had set up? Perhaps, without the rumors about Yi Chu these years, I am afraid she would not have left Yangzhou Bar.

"Second brother." Ruoshui raised his head, with dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes, "Chengqian is not that kind of child, you should know it."

"People always change, don't they?" Li Shimin frowned more tightly, pointing out something.

Ruoshui said lightly: "I believe in my children, whether they are Chengqian or Qingque." Although they were separated for four years, she still deeply believed in her heart, so how could the subtle influence of the past few years have no effect?As then, children are the beginning of all changes.

"Really?" Li Shimin smiled lightly, unable to see what he was thinking, he took Ruoshui's hand again, and walked into the inner room, "Since you believe in Chengqian so much, then I'll wait and see how he is. do something."

In another hall of Yong'an Palace, a mother and son were sitting opposite each other. The door of the inner room was tightly closed, so that no light could penetrate.

There was unabashed excitement in Li Ke's eyes: "Concubine Mother, the prince should have completely fallen out of favor this time, right?"

Yang Rui's smile was a bit harsh: "The prince is almost ruined, let's wait and see how their brothers kill each other."

"However, Li Tai doesn't seem to be as easy to deceive as the crown prince." Li Ke said worriedly, "Yiai said that King Wei still has some doubts about him."

"That depends on what kind of bait to use." Yang Rui said sharply, "As a direct prince, if Li Tai is really so easy to take the bait, there must be deceit in it. Keer, do you understand?"

Li Ke lowered his head and thought for a while: "But, mother and concubine, even if the crown prince and the king of Wei are both injured, will father and emperor definitely give me the position of crown prince?"

Yang Rui patted his son's hand tenderly: "The position of the crown prince is to be established as the heir. When Li Chengqian and Li Tai are out of the game and Li Kuan dies early, who else will there be besides you among the remaining concubine princes? You have to believe in yourself."

"Then... what about the fifteenth prince?"

"Hehe, you said Changsun Zhi?" Yang Rui suddenly laughed outrageously, "Changsun Ruoshui thinks he is extremely intelligent, but he did something stupid in this matter. How can a prince named Changsun inherit Li's family?" The ruler of the family?"

Li Ke was still worried: "If the emperor changes his surname back to Li, what should we do?"

Yang Rui's smile suddenly froze, her expression turned pale suddenly, and her eyes fell straight on the ground in the distance: "Your father would not do that, when the eldest grandson Ruoshui was alive, he would never brush that person wishes, let alone death?"

Li Ke didn't know how to answer. He knew in his heart that his mother and concubine really wanted him to be on the throne, not only because they were mother and son, but also because of the hatred and revenge buried deep in his heart.But to him, what he cares about is not the empress, but since his childhood, his father's undisguised excessive preference and long favor for his son-in-law is also the son of that man, which is very unfair, isn't it? ?
"Has that person in the hunting garden been dealt with?" Yang Rui regained her gentle look, but with an indescribable horror.

Li Ke said in a low voice: "Mother and concubine don't worry, the son did it himself, and he doesn't even know about his wife."

"That's good." Yang Rui's eyes shifted, "At the critical moment, no one around me can believe it, just like Ru'er who was by my side before, that bitch who scrambled, who didn't know anything when asked. Having said that, if His Majesty hadn't had the heart to deal with that matter at that time, I'm afraid that the concubine mother would have ended up in the same end as that idiot Yin Mo'er."

Li Ke recalled that beautiful and shy little face in his mind, and his heart fluttered for a moment: "Mother, where is Ru'er now?"

"I was sent out of the palace a long time ago." Yang Rui said fiercely, "If she falls into my hands one day in the future, I must make her into a human urn, so that she can't live or die."

A trace of unbearableness flashed in Li Ke's eyes: "Concubine mother, why don't you hand her over to your son."

(End of this chapter)