Queen Sun

Chapter 69: Emperor's Heart (2)
Yang Rui glared at her son: "Ke'er, do you think there are not enough women in the house? You don't know how to put your heart on useful people."

Li Ke smiled disapprovingly and said: "Mother and concubine don't know something. A few days ago, the father selected some ladies from all over the world to send to the East Palace, but Li Chengqian actually sent someone to resign all those women, saying that apart from the crown princess, He never planned to marry another concubine, so he made his father so angry that he called him weak in the palace, and said that his son is just like his father."

Yang Rui was overjoyed and said, "Really? Where did you hear this from?"

"It was Li Lian who happened to go back to the palace and heard about it, so she immediately asked Yiai to tell her son." Li Ke said slightly proudly.

Yang Rui nodded and said: "Li Lian is ambitious but lacks luck. She is not Wei Guifei's biological son, but she is married to the second child of the Fang family. She can use her first, but be careful not to let her Climb on top of us, where can a child born to such a lowly court lady be so noble in the future?"

Seeing her son's indifferent expression, she sighed softly, and continued: "At this moment, don't worry about the troubles in the court for the time being, you just need to clean up the affairs of your fief, don't be like Zhenguan 11 When you were hunting and disturbing the people, you were caught by Liu Fan, which caused your father to dismiss you from office."

Li Ke snorted coldly: "When I talked about that incident, I got angry. Obviously my son had already coaxed Chang Shi Quan Wanji, but Liu Fan actually jumped out and acted wildly on my territory. In the future, I will never give up Don't let him off easily."

Yang Rui was silent for a while, and then said again: "You only have a chance to come back once, go back after tomorrow, the rules of this Yong'an Palace are not so strict, tonight, you can rest here with the concubine mother. "

Li Ke nodded, and said casually: "I heard that the father has not been in court for a few days, has the mother and concubine found out what happened?"

Yang Rui suppressed her smile, and said indifferently: "The concubines in the harem have all inquired, and no one has dominated the emperor. There is no news from the Imperial Medical Office. Maybe it is a matter of the court. They all received a verbal order to hold a banquet in Hanyuan Palace tomorrow, but I don’t know what it is for.”

Li Ke knew that his mother and concubine hadn't been summoned by his father for a long time, so he tactfully avoided this topic and held a banquet?If the prince is not around, wouldn't King Wei's limelight be stronger?Those old ministers were about to quarrel with the emperor again, and he... Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly...

A round of bright moon hangs high in the night sky, bright and clear, and the soft brilliance spreads through layers of window edges and sprinkles on Ruoshui's sleeping face. Li Shimin props up his face with one hand, looks sideways at his wife's elegant sleepy eyes, from hair temples to forehead, Gradually sliding down, two delicate clavicles were drawn under the slender neck, and the skin below was vaguely covered by the white underclothes.How could he have thought that he could find the shadow of Ruoshui in other people? This is obviously a unique charm in the world. Under the dignity of grace, there is a clarity and tolerance like water.At this moment, Ruoshui seemed to be staring at her deeply. Ruoshui turned her body unconsciously. Li Shimin struggled with a wry smile. He put his hand on the tie around her waist and pulled it gently. , Under the moonlight, the two figures intertwined, as if they were one.

The next day.

"Your Majesty, it's time." Zheng Ji called softly outside the door.

Li Shimin responded in vain, and looked down at his wife who was pillowed in his arms, but he was afraid that everything that happened last night seemed to be a dream in Nanke, and it disappeared without a trace. Ruoshui's eyes moved slightly and opened slowly, a little dazed in his eyes, But it became clear in an instant: "Last night..."

"Last night?" Li Shimin repeated on purpose, "Don't Ruoshui remember?"

Ruoshui felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. During his half-dream and half-awake, he never thought that that proud man would do such a thing while he was asleep. That's all, since he left Yangzhou, he has encountered too many... Something unexpected happened, Yao'er, Du He, and also Xin Xin and Sun Simiao. "Second brother, Mr. Sun was also arranged by you, right?"

Seeing that Ruoshui didn't give him a cold look, Li Shimin smiled happily: "Sun Simiao? I really can't beat him, but if it wasn't for him, you don't know when you will come back after hiding."

hide?Ruoshui's eyes flickered slightly: "I don't know if that child from Xinxin has been sent to his uncle's house?"

Knowing Ruoshui's intention to dodge in his words, Li Shimin was not annoyed, after all, it was an unexpected surprise to be like this after four years of separation, but he still couldn't imagine that Ruoshui would ignore him. "Don't worry, he's already in Gao's house." Even so, he was still a little dissatisfied that Ruoshui put too much attention on others.

Ruoshui calmed down, took a deep breath, and quietly raised his eyes to look at Li Shimin. Looking at this man now, he has mixed feelings in his heart. From the first meeting when he was 13 years old, to the present reunion, from the past as a respectful guest Up to this time, we have been silent, everything in the past is vivid, I don’t remember who said that there are only two kinds of true love, one is childhood sweetheart, or love at first sight, but for them, no matter what kind Suitable, the relationship between them is more like the mixture and accumulation of years, so that they have never been completely separated. Some people are destined to be together. I don't know if this is the best interpretation for them.

"Ruoshui, at noon, we should go to Hanyuan Hall." Li Shimin carried Ruoshui from the couch, "There is a bath behind here, the water in it is drawn from the hot spring not far away, it is very comfortable .”

After a while, if the water is soaked in the warm spring water, it seems that it has not been so relaxing for a long time. In Yangzhou, it was calm, but there was a dead silence in the calm, but it is also peaceful now, but the moment when I will see the children The joy overshadowed everything.And facing him, perhaps it is not such a helpless choice. Even though the eldest grandson or herself is a very quiet woman, what she wants most in her heart is a warm and complete family. For this dream, they may give everything , and even changed the fate and future of many people.

Li Shimin looked at Ruoshui with half-closed eyes and a lazy smile, knowing that he had done nothing wrong this time. After returning from Yangzhou, he thought about it for a long time, and Wuji's words at that time were always lingering in his ears. It's not that she has no desires, but her desires are too simple compared to other people's. Jiangshan, power, and even the emperor's exclusive love can't compare to the warmth between family members.So he finally understood why Ruoshui's smile was so beautiful when he was sitting in the room with his newborn Yao'er in his arms. Thinking about it this way, his wife is actually a too cute woman, no matter where she is. In this situation, no matter what her identity is, her inside will never change.

Standing up from the pool, Li Shimin let Li Shimin put on a dark blue dress for him, tied up his long hair, and inserted golden phoenix hairpins at the temples of the clouds, all of which symbolized the dignity and status of the queen. Ruoshui's expression was calm and even Serenity, until a vaguely unfamiliar appearance appeared in front of the bronze mirror, and then she leisurely turned her head and smiled dignifiedly at him: "Second brother, aren't you in a hurry to change clothes?"

Li Shimin's eyes were full of surprise and praise: "This outfit is really only suitable for Ruoshui."

"Could it be that the second brother has seen other people wear it?" Ruoshui teased lightly.There are only two generations in the Tang Dynasty, and the eldest grandson was the first woman to wear the queen's clothes. It is recorded in "Zizhi Tongjian" that Tang Taizong thought about setting up a new queen after the death of the eldest grandson empress, but was rejected. Wei Zheng remonstrated with a sentence, "Your Majesty will compare De Tang and Yu, but why do you feel tired because of Chen Ying?"

Li Shimin smiled without saying a word, and called out: "Zheng Ji, Xuanren will change clothes for me." Then he said, "I plan to change this Yong'an Palace into Daming Palace, what do you think?" Although Daming Temple in Yangzhou is not the world The most noble temple, but since the empress of the Tang Dynasty once lived, the word "Daming" should not be too negligent.

"Daming Palace?" Ruoshui nodded and said with a change of mood, "Yes, although the word Yong'an is meant to be auspicious, but during the Three Kingdoms period, the place where Shu Lord Liu Bei was defeated and died was also called Yong'an Palace, which is not as far-reaching as the word Daming , not to mention Yong'an, Yong'an, there is no place in this world that will be eternally stable."

Li Shimin squeezed Ruoshui's hand: "We don't care about forever, at least in my lifetime, you will be safe and worry-free."

Ruoshui pursed his lips and didn't speak any more. He just looked thoughtfully at Li Shimin's handsome face and the way the palace people changed his clothes. The dignified aura of the emperor after all kinds of honing in the field, the battlefield, and the court became clearer and deeper. In contrast, Chengqian's life may still be too smooth and comfortable compared with his father's, so that he always let him go. People feel like something is missing.I don't know how long it took, but the emperor waved his hand, and the servants who were waiting on him bowed their heads and retreated, not even daring to look at him.

Li Shimin picked up the emperor's crown and handed it to Ruoshui. Ruoshui hesitated for a moment, then took it and put it on for him. His demeanor was calm and natural, and there was a faint tension between the two.

"It's almost time, let's go." Under the wide sleeves, the emperor and the empress clasped their fingers together. For some reason, Ruoshui reminded Ruoshui of the New Year's Eve when she came back from Biezhuang. At that time, they carried each other like this. Walked out of the bedroom, but it seemed that there was something on him that could never come back.

Hanyuan Hall is the main hall of Daming Palace, which is used to hold various grand ceremonies and Yuan and Shuo dynasties, and its status is similar to that of Taiji Hall in Taiji Palace.The imperial chariot left the palace, walked steadily to the imperial road in front of the Hanyuan Hall, and stopped. Zheng Ji quickly opened the curtain on one side, and Li Shimin got off the chariot first, and stretched out his hand inside. It was handed over to the opponent's palm, and then he walked down slowly, and the astonishing magnificence and magnificence caught his eyes in an instant.

Looking up at this palace standing on a high hill, the white walls, red pillars, and blue tiles do not have the luxury and luxury of the palace buildings of the past dynasties. Its majesty is just like the atmosphere of the early Tang Dynasty. calm.

Li Shimin looked proudly at Ruoshui's expression of sincere admiration. He knew that maybe Ruoshui would prefer an ordinary and simple life, but what he could give her was another home that also belonged to them.

Walking on the royal road leading to the main hall, Li Shimin looked at the pavilions at both ends of the hall and said: "This is the two towers of Qifeng and Xiangluan. They are connected to the main hall by corridors, but in my opinion they look like rock eagles spreading their wings." Wings to fly."

Seeing the main hall getting closer, Ruoshui unconsciously clenched the palms that were intertwined between his fingers. The courtiers and concubines filled the hall, and his destiny returned to this place, to the top of this dynasty.

When the two silhouettes of black and cyan appeared in the palace together, the four were silent.After His Majesty and the Empress sat down in front of the royal case, His Highness and everyone seemed to be completely stunned for the moment, and no one made a sound.

Changsun Wuji sighed secretly, since he resigned from the position of Shangshu Youpushe in the second year of Zhenguan, the days that should have been much more leisurely have become more and more busy. Seeing the eyes of his uncle looking at him, he After concentrating on himself, as Sikong, he should be above all the officials, so all the people knelt down to pay respects to the top, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, long live, empress, empress."

As soon as these words came out, no one could be allowed to hesitate anymore, and a group of people knelt down in the hall immediately. Although the shock in their hearts did not subside a little, the queen did appear in front of them again.

Ruoshui's smiling eyes lightly fell on Concubine Wei Gui. Concubine Wei felt that her back was covered in cold sweat. The rest of the concubines under the imperial concubine naturally also knelt down and saluted behind.

After Li Shimin shouted, Ruoshui looked at the group of women who were seated, some familiar and some unfamiliar, her eyes were serene and clear, and she said with a gentle and tolerant smile: "Get up, kneel for a long time and face your body." Not good." The concubines lowered their eyebrows, and after thanking them, they returned to their original positions, but the elaborate makeup couldn't conceal the same paleness.

Li Shimin saw everything just now, but he didn't seem to care at all, as if the courtiers' gaffes and the concubine's gaffes had never happened before, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was as warm and real as he hadn't seen in a long time, he was peaceful He opened his mouth and said: "Dear dear ones, today I hold a banquet in Hanyuan Hall to celebrate the empress' recovery from illness, so it can be regarded as a private banquet, so you don't have to be restrained."

Ruoshui took a sip of the light wine, breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly passed his gaze over the familiar faces as if inadvertently. Among them were nostalgia, joy, bitterness, and fear... or That hatred that couldn't be concealed... Seeing this, she couldn't help but sigh softly. They all said that idiots are sad, but after many years, there was a person who said it was right at all. Those who don't love each other don't give up.

Until a long time later, the royal banquet of that day is still deeply engraved in people's hearts, with the sound of silk and bamboo, and the fluttering of clothes, their majesty drank happily, never drunk after a thousand cups, and their queen smiled gracefully, just like before, as if Nothing has changed, but it seems that everything has never been the same since this day.

(End of this chapter)