Queen Sun

Chapter 73: Twilight Drum (2)
"The empress is different from what I imagined." Xu Hui's eyes showed a hint of sadness, "The empress once said that I have a similarity to the empress, but in my opinion, there is not even half of it."

Wei Gui comforted with some emotion: "Why should Hui'er be so light on herself? A long time ago, when I first met the queen, I already understood that some people are destined to stand on a high place, between their hands, with power Master the world, after watching more, you will find that His Majesty and the Empress are actually so similar, and it is also inevitable that they will hurt each other because of this, but all this has nothing to do with us. Huier, you must remember this, the Empress Tolerance and compassion also have a bottom line, if someone thinks they are smart enough to step over, in the days to come, you can see how much that person will pay."

As soon as he entered the Ganlu Hall, the servants and maids on both sides immediately knelt down and saluted respectfully. Ruoshui woke up and asked, "Where are Princess Jinyang and His Royal Highness Prince Yin?"

A servant who often followed Zheng Ji stepped forward, leaned over and said, "Reporting to the Queen, Her Majesty the Princess was taken to the Liangyi Hall by His Majesty, and Her Royal Highness Yin Wang is practicing calligraphy in the study of the side hall."

Ruoshui nodded and smiled, and walked straight to the side hall: "Danyun, Mingda has been spoiled too much by her father?" experience.

Dan Yun said with a smile: "The little princess is very well-behaved in the Hall of Liangyi, I heard that she has rescued many ministers in the court."

Before entering the study, Ruoshui heard two familiar voices a few steps away from the door, Mo Zi's and Chu Suiliang's.

Danyun worriedly saw that Ruoshui stopped, and said softly: "Miss, why don't we meet later..."

Ruoshui raised her hand slightly, interrupted her words, frowned slightly, and then walked in. What appeared in front of her was an extremely warm picture, and the child's calm eyes occasionally flashed a happy and proud light, like a breeze The man bowed his head gently and said something softly beside him with a smile.And the next moment, that gentle and amiable smile froze all of a sudden, Chu Suiliang stood up from Mo Zi's side, and saluted Ruoshui meticulously.

Seeing his mother's figure, Suzi walked up to Ruoshui in surprise, "Mother, why are you here?"

Ruoshui patted his head and said: "Mother, let's see how Mo Zi's homework is doing, did you disturb the Tai Tuo to teach you?"

"Today is not class." Su Zi seemed more cheerful than before, "I have just finished writing, and I want Mr. Chu to give me some pointers."

Ruoshui walked forward with a smile, saw a running script on the desk, and asked in surprise, "Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Collection is here?"

"Yeah." Mo Zi's eyes were burning brightly, "What does mother think?"

"Mother is not good at running calligraphy, but I can see that the last son has practiced for a long time." Ruoshui was surprised by his son's talent.

Chu Suiliang said on the side: "The fifteenth prince has been practicing calligraphy for more than four years. Both talent and diligence are rare for ministers."

Mo Zi seemed a little shy, he took Ruo Shui's hand and said, "Mother, you can also write a few words."

Ruoshui stood in front of the case, silent for a while, and wrote with a pen: "The son said on the river: the dead are like husbands, and they will never give up day and night."

The last son said to Chu Suiliang, "Sir, what do you think of Mother's handwriting?"

There was a faint tremor in Chu Suiliang's voice: "I feel that the empress's handwriting is round but not out of character. If I practice more, I'm afraid it will be more successful."

Mo Zi turned his head and looked again, with a strange look on his face, he said, "Mother, why do I always feel that your handwriting is indescribably similar to Mr. Chu's?"

Chu Suiliang's complexion changed, but he couldn't speak. Ruoshui smiled calmly, and said softly, "Because Mr. Chu taught mother's calligraphy stroke by stroke, but is Mo Zi willing to keep this secret for mother?"

"Empress!" Chu Suiliang was shocked.

A strange light flashed across Mozi's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant, as if he had never heard any words, he said with a trace of childishness: "Mother, this is what is said in "The Analects", Confucius stood on the river bank Looking at the rushing river, say: Time is like a river, passing day and night, never turning back: right?"

"That's right, the sage told us through the river water that we should know how to cherish the present time, and don't regret it when we lose it." Ruoshui was stunned for a moment, and returned to God.

Mo Zi smiled cutely, and said loudly: "Mother, I want to go out to find Aunt Danyun for some snacks, please wait for me for a while." After speaking, before Ruoshui could react, he ran out.

The two people in the inner room stood across the two ends of the table, silent for a while, Ruoshui withdrew his smile: "Do you remember what we said when we were in Jiucheng Palace?"

Chu Suiliang showed no sign of evasion, and took a deep look at Ruoshui: "Remember, you said, you are no longer the Guanyin maidservant in the past."

"Actually, I was wrong." Ruoshui suddenly raised his head to meet Chu Suiliang's gaze, "No matter how long the past has been, it still won't disappear. The only question is whether you let it go."

"Brother Ah Liang, have you let go?" Ruoshui smiled faintly.

"I used to think that everything was completely buried in the tenth year of Zhenguan." Chu Suiliang said with a hint of pain in his voice, "Now, maybe you are right, for me, letting go is the only way out .”

"Perhaps, the difficult thing is never to face the future, but to let go of the past." Ruoshui sighed sadly, and Mo Zi's laughing voice was heard from a distance, and she asked the last sentence, "Why did you leave without saying goodbye at that time?"

Chu Suiliang clenched his hands tightly into fists, raised his eyes and smiled miserably: "At that time, no one could decide our future destiny, could we?"

Ruoshui closed his eyes silently, is this the answer that has troubled his eldest grandson for more than [-] years?But it's not surprising, in that troubled world, people's fate is like floating duckweed, and I should be considered lucky.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Mo Zi walked in with a pastry.

Ruoshui opened his eyes, and gently wiped off the corner of his son's mouth: "Mother is fine, after the rest, let Mr. Chu read your handwriting. In the evening, remember to go back to Lizheng Hall for dinner."

The last son hummed: "Where is mother going?"

Ruoshui's calm gaze carried a trace of coldness: "Mother is going to see someone, an old friend."

Walking out of the Ganlu Hall, in the afternoon, the sun has gradually slid towards the west, Ruoshui's eyes narrowed slightly: "Danyun, have you made arrangements for the people over there?"

"Yes, Miss, the person has already been taken away." Light Cloud replied calmly.

Ruoshui raised his head and looked at the distant sky: "Tell me, if father and mother know what I'm going to do today, will they be disappointed?

Dan Yun's eyes paused: "No, I still remember that when the master hugged the young lady, he often said: 'Repay complaints with kindness, how can you repay kindness. Complain straightly, and repay kindness with kindness.' Do you still remember, Miss? "

A faint smile floated on Ruoshui's mouth: "Repay complaints with kindness, how can you repay kindness. Complain straightly, and repay kindness with kindness. This is what a sage said."

The southwestern part of Yeting Palace is the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace, usually there are not many people coming and going here, as soon as Ruoshui approached, he saw Zheng Ji lowering his eyebrows and saying: "Empress, everything is ready. "

Ruoshui nodded slightly, and said lightly, "Let's go."

The three of them turned into a narrow palace alley, and at the end stood a small wooden house, as if water pushed the door in, a burst of sweet fragrance wafted indistinctly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, apart from taking it internally, this kind of fragrance won't affect others." Zheng Ji said.

Ruoshui's eyes fell on the only couch in the room. The people on the couch looked at her in horror, but couldn't move: "Empress, what's going on? My concubine..."

Ruoshui's smile was so cold that there was no warmth: "Concubine Xian, everything should be over."

"You!" Yang Rui said with a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I want to see Your Majesty!"

"Seeing Zheng Ji, don't you know why?" Ruoshui sighed softly, "If you are seeing His Majesty now, Yang Rui, you should think about what will happen to your son."

Yang Rui was terrified: "Ke'er, what did you do to Ke'er?"

There seemed to be a trace of sympathy in Ruoshui's eyes: "King Wu told everything, including how you encouraged him to spread rumors that were not good for the prince, including how you used Princess Hepu and the son-in-law to collude with Li Ke, and even how you were hunting the prince. The prince was shot by Yuan Zhong. The instigator of all this is you, Concubine Xian."

"You lied to me! I want to see Ke'er, I want to see him! I want to see him!" Yang Rui's mind went a little crazy.

Ruoshui's smile was filled with deep sarcasm: "Why did King Wu choose to meet you? You almost caused him to go on a road of no return. Now that he is awake, he naturally chooses to be His Majesty's third prince. His Royal Highness King Wu of the Tang Dynasty may become a famous virtuous king in history in the future. Yang Rui, you should understand what betrayal is, but for your most beloved son, you can still make the last sacrifice.”

Yang Rui's eyes flashed, and she cried to Ruoshui: "Empress, those rebellious things were not done by the concubine. The rebellious son had evil intentions, but in the end he planted it on my head. Madam, please be careful. .”

Ruoshui's voice seemed to be in a dilemma: "If the one who is guilty is not the concubine Xian, then King Wu's fate will be..."

"Your Majesty, just pretend that I never gave birth to such a rebellious son, no matter how His Majesty treats him, it's none of my business." Yang Rui said eagerly.

Ruoshui's regretful voice contained a tinge of cruelty: "It's a pity, Concubine Xian, between sons and concubines, Your Majesty will always choose the son, and I really can't do anything." After finishing speaking, she turned her head and gestured to Zheng Ji one time.

Holding a porcelain bottle in his hand, Zheng Ji went to Concubine Xian and knelt down, only to see Yang Rui suddenly laughed wildly: "You said that on purpose just now, didn't you?"

Ruoshui took two steps closer, looked at Yang Rui as if she was dead, and said indifferently: "You should have expected everything today when you sent someone to tamper with Chengqian's horse in the ninth year of Zhenguan, right?"

Yang Rui's laughter gradually stopped: "Then why, you don't care about Li Yuanji's matter at all?"

Ruoshui's voice was cold and indifferent: "Because the position of crown prince is the foundation of the country, since you dare to move, you have to expect the consequences, and the former is not enough for me to take action against you."

"Changsun Ruoshui, don't you think you are pathetic?" Yang Rui suddenly smiled, "Have you ever really loved someone? You have never been perfect like a real woman. To be honest, I once hated you." I have to gnash my teeth, but now, I really sympathize with you."

Ruo Shui watched expressionlessly as the liquid in the porcelain bottle was poured into Yang Rui's mouth, and her eyes gradually became loose.sad?She smiled slightly, like a person drinking water, knowing whether it is warm or not, they all only saw themselves as the queen.And there is a sentence, Ruoshui didn't finish it just now, why did he shoot Yang Rui, not only because Chengqian is the prince of Datang, but also because he is her son, a mother can often give everything for her own child yes, isn't it?It's a pity that Yang Rui will never understand this point, because she has unconsciously regarded Li Ke as a tool that can be used, a shortcut to the end.

Walking out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the cool breeze blows, the sky is full of sunset, the birds are returning to their nests, Ruoshui looks at the figure standing in front of her from a distance, she feels at ease, this is my hometown, and suddenly she seems to understand something, Step by step, he stepped forward, stretched out his hand, intertwined his fingers, and stared at each other silently: "Second brother, do you regret it?"

"We just did what we had to do. It seems that life has been repeated in this way since a long time ago, so I can only sigh and not regret it."

"Then do you regret it?"

After a moment of silence, she raised her clear eyes: "I just regret not coming back sooner."

For me, or for my son?This sentence turned around a few times, but it was still swallowed. The important thing is that the real her has gradually returned.

"Let Xu Hui fill in the vacant first-rank concubine."

Without asking why, he just nodded in agreement.

In the distance, there was the sound of evening drums in the distance. They held each other's hands and walked slowly to the depths of the setting sun, or to another dawn when the morning bell rang...

(End of this chapter)