Chapter 70
At such a moment, she calmed down and said: "For hundreds of years, the royal family has been entangled with grievances. Whoever beats everyone has a generous reason. How can she be a 'concubine'? Thanks to the emperor's favor, I will make a piece for the emperor. It's also a matter of duty. Let the people of the world live in peace, so why not even if I die?"
"Xiuxiu..." Shen Buyu cried helplessly and in despair.
She didn't look back, bit her pale lips, straightened her back, and walked towards the palace step by step.
Xiao Kui stood on the palace tower, wearing a golden helmet, and the corners of his bright yellow robe fluttered under the armor.
"Your Highness." She was still used to calling him that.
Hearing her call, he turned around light of the setting sun shone on his cheeks, which was indescribably brilliant.
Xiuxiu narrowed her eyes and smiled softly.
He was born to be a king!
The pain in Xiao Kui's eyes flashed, and he stayed there for a moment, then he suddenly opened his arms to embrace her, hugged her tightly, and greedily kissed her over and over again, as if he could not see and kiss her enough in this her ear was his heavy heartbeat, she smiled and buried her head deeper.
It would be great to be able to indulge in his warm embrace like this, for a lifetime.
If you love him, you must go, even if you are not willing to give up.
"I'll go." She said quietly.
However, this decision is so sad.
"Why did I let you go? Why?" He trembled and murmured, "We were together so hard, why did fate let us separate? Xiuxiu, I don't want to! I don't want to!"
At that moment, he painfully chewed the bitter fruit he planted when he was young, and truly realized the taste of fate in the hands of beloved woman was about to leave him, really was about to leave him.
"Since the first time I saw His Highness, Xiuxiu has admired His Highness. This heart will always pretend to be His Highness alone."
She smiled, and said the last words of love: "With your highness' integrity and courage, as well as the virtue and charm of enduring humiliation regardless of personal gains and losses and fully maintaining the overall situation, heroes from all over the world will scramble to join you. One day, your highness will stand majestically in the On the land of the unified back beam. For His Highness’s grand plan and hegemony, Xiuxiu should share the hardships with the emperor. In the future, maybe a few years, maybe decades, if His Highness still remembers that in a distant place, there was a woman named Xiuxiu Waiting for you, I will be satisfied."
"Hugh."
He held back his tears, lowered his head lower, and kept kissing her.
Still smiling, she straightened his sideburns and carefully wiped the dust off his is also some pride and perseverance in her bones, and she has to walk with a smile when she walks.
Then she turned away.
"Hugh..."
The familiar heart-warming call.
She smiled and said: "Shangxie! I want to know you, and my life will never end. There are no hills in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the thunder is shaking in winter, the rain and snow in summer, the heaven and the earth are united, so I dare to die with you."
Such a staunch farewell has no time to come.
Their love was crushed by horseshoes, and his face was wet with tears as he saw him watched her gradually walk out of sight, wondering if they would meet again in this life?
叁
Eight years later.
In the early summer of this year, the city of Jiangling was full of gongs and drums, and it was extremely of salutes shot up from the palace to the sky, filling the entire sky over Jiangling in an crowd on the street either stopped or looked up, with joy overflowing on their faces.
Emperor Xiao Kui's thirtieth birthday is coming.
The emperor's birthday is naturally unusual, not to mention that Emperor Tianbao has been in power for nine years, filial piety, kindness, diligence and integrity, Jiangling has not been so noisy and lively for a long time.
Shen Buyu's bronze chariot rumbled across the long street, and someone on the street recognized it as the chariot and horse of Duke Ango of the dynasty, and bowed their heads towards Shen Buyu who was inside the Buyu was no longer as cold and rigorous as before, with a faint smile on his face, he greeted him along the way, and the car rumbled to the Xuanzhi Gate, which is deep in the palace.
The imperial palace complex is resplendent and resplendent in the early summer sun, and the layers of palace buildings are like mountains and steward on duty in Xuanzhi Gate greeted An Guogong, and ordered the palace servants to carry the Buyu waved his hands, and walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
Looking up, the blue sky and white clouds above the palace hang over the palace, making the silent palace even more Buyu couldn't help but sighed deeply. In the past 30 years, I don't know how many footprints I have stepped on in this world. From the previous trembling, to the future taking it for today, an inexplicable feeling grew in his heart for no reason.
The second wife Liu Rulan suffered from cardiomyopathy again, these two days he said he was sick and stayed at the mansion, and refused all official business.
He suddenly felt old and tired.
"My lord, if you're struggling, tell me to take care of you." After more than 30 years of husband and wife, Liu Rulan saw what Shen Buyu was thinking, "There is nothing missing at home. Xin Yang's salt and iron business is booming, and he is always filial to you. Yan Xidu has given birth to three children for him, wouldn't you be happy playing with your grandchildren at home?"
In the past, she would never have said such a Buyu was an extravagant official, and she lost a lot because of this, she knew.
Sure enough, Shen Buyu fell silent for a long time.
Shen Buyu was still looking at it with emotion, but heard a burst of music, and a team of royal guards of honor slowly rushed out from the banquet hall in the the chorus of the palace people, Xiao Kui, dressed in a bright yellow imperial robe and a red jade crown, came out from the corridor in the center of the guard of honor.
Shen Buyu was lifting his robe and kneeling on the ground, Xiao Kui's voice had already fallen.
"Mr. An is in poor health, and I am regretting it. If you don't come, this birthday will be boring."
Xiao Kui always spoke politely to Shen Buyu, and as time went by, Shen Buyu found the young emperor more and more time he goes to court, the emperor will let the ministers express their opinions, and he will listen humbly, and finally propose a more brilliant strategy, so that the people around him will show their surrender, and they will have to feel awe.
Shen Buyu bowed deeply, and said: "The old minister disturbed the emperor, fortunately don't blame him."
Xiao Kui laughed loudly and said, "Duke An doesn't need to be formal. We have a distinguished guest from afar today, so prepare to welcome them."
With a thought in his mind, Shen Buyu couldn't help blurting out: "But you're from Huanyi?"
The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and Xiao Hao's youthful image appeared before Shen Buyu's Kui didn't say it directly, Shen Buyu guessed it from his solemn expression.
At the same time, another person's name swelled and swelled deep in Shen Buyu's heart, so crowded that he couldn't eight years, the young emperor never mentioned this name, and Shen Buyu didn't dare to mention it. Even if he didn't intend to touch it, he consciously and carefully avoided it.
Shen Buyu forced a smile: "A Yangtze River runs from north to south. For eight years, we have lived in peace with each other. What is the intention behind the sudden appearance of the fourth prince?"
Xiao Kui looked calm and complacent, and said slowly: "He is of the same clan as me, this time he came from afar, I will host a banquet to wash away the dust."
Then he snorted again: "I haven't seen you for eight years, I also want to see what he looks like." After speaking, he strode straight to the bedroom.
Behind him, Shen Buyu bowed again, staring at Xiao Kuiying's elegant and elegant back, and stood there for a moment also remembered that the Jiuding prepared by the imperial court for the emperor's birthday should have arrived, so he slowly walked towards the Lingde Hall.
The square outside Lingde Hall was already it was the emperor's birthday, the palace made an exception for each minister and worker to drink a jar of wine, and was allowed to walk around the nearby palace to show that he entered the palace to congratulate the the ministers and workers had a good meal, they heard that Jiuding had been carried into the palace, and at last they naturally gathered around Jiuding and at the unique and rare thing in this world, people were unabashedly surprised and joyful, and there was a lot of noise.
The arrival of Shen Buyu caused a lot of bowing and directly in front of the main hall, the Nine Tripods naturally form a sign for the courtiers to separate lanes when they go to the Buyu looked carefully, and saw that each big tripod was more than ten feet tall, looking up, showing a kind of majestic nobility and mystery.
His heart moved, Jiuding is the artifact of the world's royal Kui's hard-working soldiers and his ability to tolerate the vastness of the world won the trust of the Northern Zhou Dynasty early the Nine Tripods, wealth and power to shock the world, is the destiny.
And it's probably destiny for me to retire and return to my hometown, right?
Shen Buyu quietly left the crowd, thought for a while, and walked towards the Empress Dowager's Palace of Wenrong.
Concubine Rong, who was already the empress dowager, was still glamorous and attractive, with a sleek double bun, and the years had not left many traces on her that the maid told An Guogong to come to greet him, she hurriedly walked to the outer hall to greet her, and called the maid to pour Biluochun.
Shen Buyu hesitated for a moment, and said, "The fourth prince... is here."
Concubine Rong was startled when she heard the words, and said angrily: "Blessing birthday? Hmph, I have no good intentions. Half of the country has been given to him, even Xiuxiu... what else does he want?"
"My minister has found out that the nephew and uncle are not satisfied with their governance of state affairs." Shen Buyu sipped a sip of tea, and said calmly, "Zheng Wei is arrogant and extravagant in his affairs, and the national power is not as good as each year. According to my view, the four The prince must have regrets. Thinking about it carefully, he is in a dilemma, whether it is the brotherhood or nephew's gift, he is all selfish."
"He's to blame for this!" Concubine Rong stomped her feet angrily, with tears in her eyes, "Back then, when the country was handed over, they stopped attacking and retreated, but what did it have to do with Xiuxiu? Take a break."
"Don't mention Xiuxiu anymore. If the emperor doesn't mention it, you and I won't talk." Shen Buyu's eyes were dim, and he sighed sadly.
Concubine Rong wiped her tears and asked, "What is the emperor's plan?"
Shen Buyu looked in the direction of the square, and said solemnly: "We are about to start a war against Zheng Wei. The emperor is not the emperor of eight years ago, and the rear beam is not the same as it was eight years ago. The empress dowager does not know that the Jiuding has already been erected. The rear beam is Fenghua Prosperity is full of vigor and vitality, and now we should use our strength to destroy Zheng Wei and rule the world."
"Cousin still knows Kui'er best." Concubine Rong said happily.
Shen Buyu sat for a while and wanted to leave, but just as he bowed to leave, he remembered something and laughed at himself: "The old minister really has a bad memory, originally he was saying goodbye to the empress dowager, and the old minister will resign from the emperor in a few days and go back to his hometown."
Concubine Rong was taken aback: "Why is my cousin like this? In the past eight years, you have worked hard for the imperial court, and how many contributions have you made? Kui'er also told me in private that he really cannot do without Mrs. Shen. Now the country is stable, and it is Kui'er who gave you the right to do so." Why did you retire alone when you were honored and honored?"
Shen Buyu pulled a strand of self-mockery from the corner of his mouth, and pointed to his white hair: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and the minister is old and useless. Pinghua died of illness two years ago, and Rulan is the only one left in the family. Now Rulan is not in good health, I want to go back to my hometown to spend more time with her. The air in my hometown is good for my health. Besides, I am really tired, so I can enjoy some leisure while I can still eat and walk."
With that said, he put away his court clothes, and bid farewell to Concubine Rong solemnly.
Concubine Rong looked at Shen Buyu absent-mindedly, her past love, admiration, and pity were still vivid in her memory, but she was powerless to get them back.
Maybe after this farewell, we will never see each other again in this life.
She vaguely remembered the last time when she and him floated in a light boat on the Yeying Pond in the Shen Mansion. Standing, the sandalwood powder is unevenly fragrant and sweaty. A gust of wind blows and the blue waves turn, and the pearls are scattered and hard to clean up."
Now, the ending she wanted fell into the lotus pond in her dream, and the years gave her another ending.
She could only watch helplessly as Shen Buyu left the Palace of Wenyong, the shadow of the past disappeared, only she was lonely.
Xiao Kui stood with his hands behind his back, and raised his eyes to stare into the depths of the corridor. The sun was sitting on the eaves of the flying temple, shining like molten gold.
In the distance, a palace official trotted over with a whisk in his hand.
"Report to the emperor, the Fourth Highness has come down."
In the blink of an eye, a group of people appeared on the corridor, and a large cluster of dark red palace clothes moved towards this side like clouds.
Then, Xiao Hao was among the palace people, his brows and eyes were like deep pools, and he smiled at Xiao Kui from appearance is still handsome, but much thinner, unable to hide the look of vicissitudes and loneliness.
The two sides confront each other, and the undercurrent is surging.
"Third brother, are you safe?" Xiao Hao greeted first, with an indescribably comfortable and relaxed tone.
Xiao Kui remained calm, and a smile slowly rose from the corner of his mouth: "I haven't seen you for eight years, but my fourth brother has grown arrogance, and I have to impress you. This time I came here alone, and the heroic spirit is rare."
"Third brother is wrong, I didn't come alone." Xiao Hao smiled leisurely.
Xiao Kui's heart skipped a beat, his brows remained unmoved, and he continued to speak calmly: "Could it be that fourth brother brings someone else?"
Will it be her?
Xiao Hao stared at Xiao Kui, smiled secretly, and said: "Third Brother's birthday, a younger brother must give a big gift, right? But, it's very difficult to search your stomach. Third Brother is getting old and tired of listening to countless hymns and songs Fu, the palace is full of beauties and curios, it is not uncommon to give anything. The younger brother has no choice but to do this, bring someone to meet the third brother, presumably the third brother will like it."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Hao waved his hands unhurriedly to let the palace people in front crowd receded, and the aisle appeared to be wide open. Xiao Kui blinked his eyes, but could no longer look away.
Beside Xiao Hao, stood a little girl in a jade-colored floral seven years old?She held Xiao Hao's hand, but fixed her eyes on Xiao Kui, showing a hint of shyness without Hao bent over and whispered something to her, and she raised her eyes and smiled at Xiao Kui.
In an instant, as if time was reversed, Xiao Kui blurted out and exclaimed: "Xiuxiu!"
"That's my mother's name. My name is Nian'er." The little girl corrected him generously with a clear voice.
Xiao Kui walked up to her slowly and knelt sun bathed Nian'er's whole body with a golden halo, Xiao Kui looked at her carefully, raised his hand to stroke her silky hair, her face was like a rising cloud, pure without any blemish.
"Nian'er, Nian'er..."
Xiao Kui lost his composure, and he couldn't help muttering: "It really looks like..."
Only then did Xiao Hao smile cruelly, and this trick he carefully planned easily removed all of Xiao Kui's felt inexplicably excited, just like he defeated him eight years ago, this time he still wants him to lose convincingly.
So, he put Nian'er's little hand in Xiao Kui's, and raised his eyebrows in a demonstrative way: "My daughter, she is just like her mother, isn't she?"
Xiao Kui looked at Nian'er steadfastly, the deep blow almost knocked him the eyes of him enduring the pain, despair and sadness were suppressed, and slowly penetrated into all limbs and bones.
At this time, such an extremely intelligent person as he has already seen through Xiao Hao's he restrained himself, held Nian'er's hand, and patted Xiao Hao's shoulder with the other hand, seemingly casually, but gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "I really like it. Thank you for your gift, Brother Hao."
Xiao Hao laughed out loud like a victor, and the laughter pierced through the palace wall and spread far away.
After the feast, Xiao Hao went to Pingling to pay homage to Emperor Liang, accompanied by guards Qing Dao in front of the car all the way, so unassumingly luxurious.
Nian'er thought it was because she was not acclimatized, so she fell into a deep sleep after eating the medicinal diet.
Xiao Hao had no choice but to leave her in the palace.
The building is silent, and the wind blows the poplar flowers in disorder.
Xiao Kui dragged Nian'er to the bedroom, Nian'er's small figure was a little shaky, but she was able to keep up with his footsteps, and even giggled.
(End of this chapter)
At such a moment, she calmed down and said: "For hundreds of years, the royal family has been entangled with grievances. Whoever beats everyone has a generous reason. How can she be a 'concubine'? Thanks to the emperor's favor, I will make a piece for the emperor. It's also a matter of duty. Let the people of the world live in peace, so why not even if I die?"
"Xiuxiu..." Shen Buyu cried helplessly and in despair.
She didn't look back, bit her pale lips, straightened her back, and walked towards the palace step by step.
Xiao Kui stood on the palace tower, wearing a golden helmet, and the corners of his bright yellow robe fluttered under the armor.
"Your Highness." She was still used to calling him that.
Hearing her call, he turned around light of the setting sun shone on his cheeks, which was indescribably brilliant.
Xiuxiu narrowed her eyes and smiled softly.
He was born to be a king!
The pain in Xiao Kui's eyes flashed, and he stayed there for a moment, then he suddenly opened his arms to embrace her, hugged her tightly, and greedily kissed her over and over again, as if he could not see and kiss her enough in this her ear was his heavy heartbeat, she smiled and buried her head deeper.
It would be great to be able to indulge in his warm embrace like this, for a lifetime.
If you love him, you must go, even if you are not willing to give up.
"I'll go." She said quietly.
However, this decision is so sad.
"Why did I let you go? Why?" He trembled and murmured, "We were together so hard, why did fate let us separate? Xiuxiu, I don't want to! I don't want to!"
At that moment, he painfully chewed the bitter fruit he planted when he was young, and truly realized the taste of fate in the hands of beloved woman was about to leave him, really was about to leave him.
"Since the first time I saw His Highness, Xiuxiu has admired His Highness. This heart will always pretend to be His Highness alone."
She smiled, and said the last words of love: "With your highness' integrity and courage, as well as the virtue and charm of enduring humiliation regardless of personal gains and losses and fully maintaining the overall situation, heroes from all over the world will scramble to join you. One day, your highness will stand majestically in the On the land of the unified back beam. For His Highness’s grand plan and hegemony, Xiuxiu should share the hardships with the emperor. In the future, maybe a few years, maybe decades, if His Highness still remembers that in a distant place, there was a woman named Xiuxiu Waiting for you, I will be satisfied."
"Hugh."
He held back his tears, lowered his head lower, and kept kissing her.
Still smiling, she straightened his sideburns and carefully wiped the dust off his is also some pride and perseverance in her bones, and she has to walk with a smile when she walks.
Then she turned away.
"Hugh..."
The familiar heart-warming call.
She smiled and said: "Shangxie! I want to know you, and my life will never end. There are no hills in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the thunder is shaking in winter, the rain and snow in summer, the heaven and the earth are united, so I dare to die with you."
Such a staunch farewell has no time to come.
Their love was crushed by horseshoes, and his face was wet with tears as he saw him watched her gradually walk out of sight, wondering if they would meet again in this life?
叁
Eight years later.
In the early summer of this year, the city of Jiangling was full of gongs and drums, and it was extremely of salutes shot up from the palace to the sky, filling the entire sky over Jiangling in an crowd on the street either stopped or looked up, with joy overflowing on their faces.
Emperor Xiao Kui's thirtieth birthday is coming.
The emperor's birthday is naturally unusual, not to mention that Emperor Tianbao has been in power for nine years, filial piety, kindness, diligence and integrity, Jiangling has not been so noisy and lively for a long time.
Shen Buyu's bronze chariot rumbled across the long street, and someone on the street recognized it as the chariot and horse of Duke Ango of the dynasty, and bowed their heads towards Shen Buyu who was inside the Buyu was no longer as cold and rigorous as before, with a faint smile on his face, he greeted him along the way, and the car rumbled to the Xuanzhi Gate, which is deep in the palace.
The imperial palace complex is resplendent and resplendent in the early summer sun, and the layers of palace buildings are like mountains and steward on duty in Xuanzhi Gate greeted An Guogong, and ordered the palace servants to carry the Buyu waved his hands, and walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
Looking up, the blue sky and white clouds above the palace hang over the palace, making the silent palace even more Buyu couldn't help but sighed deeply. In the past 30 years, I don't know how many footprints I have stepped on in this world. From the previous trembling, to the future taking it for today, an inexplicable feeling grew in his heart for no reason.
The second wife Liu Rulan suffered from cardiomyopathy again, these two days he said he was sick and stayed at the mansion, and refused all official business.
He suddenly felt old and tired.
"My lord, if you're struggling, tell me to take care of you." After more than 30 years of husband and wife, Liu Rulan saw what Shen Buyu was thinking, "There is nothing missing at home. Xin Yang's salt and iron business is booming, and he is always filial to you. Yan Xidu has given birth to three children for him, wouldn't you be happy playing with your grandchildren at home?"
In the past, she would never have said such a Buyu was an extravagant official, and she lost a lot because of this, she knew.
Sure enough, Shen Buyu fell silent for a long time.
Shen Buyu was still looking at it with emotion, but heard a burst of music, and a team of royal guards of honor slowly rushed out from the banquet hall in the the chorus of the palace people, Xiao Kui, dressed in a bright yellow imperial robe and a red jade crown, came out from the corridor in the center of the guard of honor.
Shen Buyu was lifting his robe and kneeling on the ground, Xiao Kui's voice had already fallen.
"Mr. An is in poor health, and I am regretting it. If you don't come, this birthday will be boring."
Xiao Kui always spoke politely to Shen Buyu, and as time went by, Shen Buyu found the young emperor more and more time he goes to court, the emperor will let the ministers express their opinions, and he will listen humbly, and finally propose a more brilliant strategy, so that the people around him will show their surrender, and they will have to feel awe.
Shen Buyu bowed deeply, and said: "The old minister disturbed the emperor, fortunately don't blame him."
Xiao Kui laughed loudly and said, "Duke An doesn't need to be formal. We have a distinguished guest from afar today, so prepare to welcome them."
With a thought in his mind, Shen Buyu couldn't help blurting out: "But you're from Huanyi?"
The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and Xiao Hao's youthful image appeared before Shen Buyu's Kui didn't say it directly, Shen Buyu guessed it from his solemn expression.
At the same time, another person's name swelled and swelled deep in Shen Buyu's heart, so crowded that he couldn't eight years, the young emperor never mentioned this name, and Shen Buyu didn't dare to mention it. Even if he didn't intend to touch it, he consciously and carefully avoided it.
Shen Buyu forced a smile: "A Yangtze River runs from north to south. For eight years, we have lived in peace with each other. What is the intention behind the sudden appearance of the fourth prince?"
Xiao Kui looked calm and complacent, and said slowly: "He is of the same clan as me, this time he came from afar, I will host a banquet to wash away the dust."
Then he snorted again: "I haven't seen you for eight years, I also want to see what he looks like." After speaking, he strode straight to the bedroom.
Behind him, Shen Buyu bowed again, staring at Xiao Kuiying's elegant and elegant back, and stood there for a moment also remembered that the Jiuding prepared by the imperial court for the emperor's birthday should have arrived, so he slowly walked towards the Lingde Hall.
The square outside Lingde Hall was already it was the emperor's birthday, the palace made an exception for each minister and worker to drink a jar of wine, and was allowed to walk around the nearby palace to show that he entered the palace to congratulate the the ministers and workers had a good meal, they heard that Jiuding had been carried into the palace, and at last they naturally gathered around Jiuding and at the unique and rare thing in this world, people were unabashedly surprised and joyful, and there was a lot of noise.
The arrival of Shen Buyu caused a lot of bowing and directly in front of the main hall, the Nine Tripods naturally form a sign for the courtiers to separate lanes when they go to the Buyu looked carefully, and saw that each big tripod was more than ten feet tall, looking up, showing a kind of majestic nobility and mystery.
His heart moved, Jiuding is the artifact of the world's royal Kui's hard-working soldiers and his ability to tolerate the vastness of the world won the trust of the Northern Zhou Dynasty early the Nine Tripods, wealth and power to shock the world, is the destiny.
And it's probably destiny for me to retire and return to my hometown, right?
Shen Buyu quietly left the crowd, thought for a while, and walked towards the Empress Dowager's Palace of Wenrong.
Concubine Rong, who was already the empress dowager, was still glamorous and attractive, with a sleek double bun, and the years had not left many traces on her that the maid told An Guogong to come to greet him, she hurriedly walked to the outer hall to greet her, and called the maid to pour Biluochun.
Shen Buyu hesitated for a moment, and said, "The fourth prince... is here."
Concubine Rong was startled when she heard the words, and said angrily: "Blessing birthday? Hmph, I have no good intentions. Half of the country has been given to him, even Xiuxiu... what else does he want?"
"My minister has found out that the nephew and uncle are not satisfied with their governance of state affairs." Shen Buyu sipped a sip of tea, and said calmly, "Zheng Wei is arrogant and extravagant in his affairs, and the national power is not as good as each year. According to my view, the four The prince must have regrets. Thinking about it carefully, he is in a dilemma, whether it is the brotherhood or nephew's gift, he is all selfish."
"He's to blame for this!" Concubine Rong stomped her feet angrily, with tears in her eyes, "Back then, when the country was handed over, they stopped attacking and retreated, but what did it have to do with Xiuxiu? Take a break."
"Don't mention Xiuxiu anymore. If the emperor doesn't mention it, you and I won't talk." Shen Buyu's eyes were dim, and he sighed sadly.
Concubine Rong wiped her tears and asked, "What is the emperor's plan?"
Shen Buyu looked in the direction of the square, and said solemnly: "We are about to start a war against Zheng Wei. The emperor is not the emperor of eight years ago, and the rear beam is not the same as it was eight years ago. The empress dowager does not know that the Jiuding has already been erected. The rear beam is Fenghua Prosperity is full of vigor and vitality, and now we should use our strength to destroy Zheng Wei and rule the world."
"Cousin still knows Kui'er best." Concubine Rong said happily.
Shen Buyu sat for a while and wanted to leave, but just as he bowed to leave, he remembered something and laughed at himself: "The old minister really has a bad memory, originally he was saying goodbye to the empress dowager, and the old minister will resign from the emperor in a few days and go back to his hometown."
Concubine Rong was taken aback: "Why is my cousin like this? In the past eight years, you have worked hard for the imperial court, and how many contributions have you made? Kui'er also told me in private that he really cannot do without Mrs. Shen. Now the country is stable, and it is Kui'er who gave you the right to do so." Why did you retire alone when you were honored and honored?"
Shen Buyu pulled a strand of self-mockery from the corner of his mouth, and pointed to his white hair: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and the minister is old and useless. Pinghua died of illness two years ago, and Rulan is the only one left in the family. Now Rulan is not in good health, I want to go back to my hometown to spend more time with her. The air in my hometown is good for my health. Besides, I am really tired, so I can enjoy some leisure while I can still eat and walk."
With that said, he put away his court clothes, and bid farewell to Concubine Rong solemnly.
Concubine Rong looked at Shen Buyu absent-mindedly, her past love, admiration, and pity were still vivid in her memory, but she was powerless to get them back.
Maybe after this farewell, we will never see each other again in this life.
She vaguely remembered the last time when she and him floated in a light boat on the Yeying Pond in the Shen Mansion. Standing, the sandalwood powder is unevenly fragrant and sweaty. A gust of wind blows and the blue waves turn, and the pearls are scattered and hard to clean up."
Now, the ending she wanted fell into the lotus pond in her dream, and the years gave her another ending.
She could only watch helplessly as Shen Buyu left the Palace of Wenyong, the shadow of the past disappeared, only she was lonely.
Xiao Kui stood with his hands behind his back, and raised his eyes to stare into the depths of the corridor. The sun was sitting on the eaves of the flying temple, shining like molten gold.
In the distance, a palace official trotted over with a whisk in his hand.
"Report to the emperor, the Fourth Highness has come down."
In the blink of an eye, a group of people appeared on the corridor, and a large cluster of dark red palace clothes moved towards this side like clouds.
Then, Xiao Hao was among the palace people, his brows and eyes were like deep pools, and he smiled at Xiao Kui from appearance is still handsome, but much thinner, unable to hide the look of vicissitudes and loneliness.
The two sides confront each other, and the undercurrent is surging.
"Third brother, are you safe?" Xiao Hao greeted first, with an indescribably comfortable and relaxed tone.
Xiao Kui remained calm, and a smile slowly rose from the corner of his mouth: "I haven't seen you for eight years, but my fourth brother has grown arrogance, and I have to impress you. This time I came here alone, and the heroic spirit is rare."
"Third brother is wrong, I didn't come alone." Xiao Hao smiled leisurely.
Xiao Kui's heart skipped a beat, his brows remained unmoved, and he continued to speak calmly: "Could it be that fourth brother brings someone else?"
Will it be her?
Xiao Hao stared at Xiao Kui, smiled secretly, and said: "Third Brother's birthday, a younger brother must give a big gift, right? But, it's very difficult to search your stomach. Third Brother is getting old and tired of listening to countless hymns and songs Fu, the palace is full of beauties and curios, it is not uncommon to give anything. The younger brother has no choice but to do this, bring someone to meet the third brother, presumably the third brother will like it."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Hao waved his hands unhurriedly to let the palace people in front crowd receded, and the aisle appeared to be wide open. Xiao Kui blinked his eyes, but could no longer look away.
Beside Xiao Hao, stood a little girl in a jade-colored floral seven years old?She held Xiao Hao's hand, but fixed her eyes on Xiao Kui, showing a hint of shyness without Hao bent over and whispered something to her, and she raised her eyes and smiled at Xiao Kui.
In an instant, as if time was reversed, Xiao Kui blurted out and exclaimed: "Xiuxiu!"
"That's my mother's name. My name is Nian'er." The little girl corrected him generously with a clear voice.
Xiao Kui walked up to her slowly and knelt sun bathed Nian'er's whole body with a golden halo, Xiao Kui looked at her carefully, raised his hand to stroke her silky hair, her face was like a rising cloud, pure without any blemish.
"Nian'er, Nian'er..."
Xiao Kui lost his composure, and he couldn't help muttering: "It really looks like..."
Only then did Xiao Hao smile cruelly, and this trick he carefully planned easily removed all of Xiao Kui's felt inexplicably excited, just like he defeated him eight years ago, this time he still wants him to lose convincingly.
So, he put Nian'er's little hand in Xiao Kui's, and raised his eyebrows in a demonstrative way: "My daughter, she is just like her mother, isn't she?"
Xiao Kui looked at Nian'er steadfastly, the deep blow almost knocked him the eyes of him enduring the pain, despair and sadness were suppressed, and slowly penetrated into all limbs and bones.
At this time, such an extremely intelligent person as he has already seen through Xiao Hao's he restrained himself, held Nian'er's hand, and patted Xiao Hao's shoulder with the other hand, seemingly casually, but gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "I really like it. Thank you for your gift, Brother Hao."
Xiao Hao laughed out loud like a victor, and the laughter pierced through the palace wall and spread far away.
After the feast, Xiao Hao went to Pingling to pay homage to Emperor Liang, accompanied by guards Qing Dao in front of the car all the way, so unassumingly luxurious.
Nian'er thought it was because she was not acclimatized, so she fell into a deep sleep after eating the medicinal diet.
Xiao Hao had no choice but to leave her in the palace.
The building is silent, and the wind blows the poplar flowers in disorder.
Xiao Kui dragged Nian'er to the bedroom, Nian'er's small figure was a little shaky, but she was able to keep up with his footsteps, and even giggled.
(End of this chapter)
