Wishing You Eternal Happiness

In the imperial study room, Liu Jiushao, the commander-in-chief of this trip to Shanglinyuan, gave a detailed report and said: "The right guard of the Siwei Camp has more than 5,000 people. The commander-in-chief is mostly Zhou Jin's cronies. Long live that day. After leaving the city, the right guard secretly dispersed and dispatched it without authorization. It was Zhou Jin's preparation for the imperial palace in case the assassination failed. A confession was made and everything was complete. Please long live the judge."

After he finished speaking, seeing the emperor staring at the candle in front of the case, his figure seemed to be frozen, his face was pale and blue, and he dared not look any more and lowered his head.

After a long while, I heard the emperor say: "You are timely dispatched this time, loyal and courageous, very good, go down first, and then I will have a reward."

Liu Jiushao thanked him and stepped out. Seeing Pei You quietly waiting outside the hall, he hurriedly stepped forward and called "Master Pei".

To Pei Youan, he now admires the five-body cast. If he hadn't put forward some precautions on this trip to Shanglinyuan, it would be hard to imagine what the assassination would have been to force the palace to plan carefully. It was the moment I thought of it, and I still have lingering fears.

Pei Youan nodded.

Do not stay outside the hall. Before leaving, Liu Jiushao whispered: "Don't worry, your lord, although Lord Shanglin Yuan has not traveled, I dare not bury the merits of your lord, and I have truthfully declared it to Long live."

Pei Youan smiled slightly.

When Liu Jiushao left, he stood under the steps of the temple, raised his eyes, and looked at the row of ridged beasts standing on the top of the Liuli Temple.

The spine beasts are neatly arranged, with a sharp face, and their eyes are like drums, arrogantly looking down at everything under their feet.

The palace man came out and bowed to him: "Master Pei, long live the summons."

Pei Youan retracted his gaze, stepped forward, entered, and bowed to Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie sat behind the case, his face still blue, looking at Pei Youan who was kneeling in front of him, and did not speak for a while.

Pei Youan did not get up either, still kneeling on the ground.

"You'an, Liu Jiushao just told me that he had your advice on this trip to Linyuan Garden?"

"How did you anticipate the prince's premeditated assassination? Since you are aware of it, why didn't you inform Yu me in advance?"

"Look up, reply to my words!"

Xiao Lie finally spoke, but his voice was extremely solemn, and it seemed to be questioning.

Pei Youan looked up and met the two gazes from Xiao Lie, his expression calm.

"Long live, the minister could not say this in the past, but today, the minister can only say it. Without him, because the prince has always been not a minister, the minister has to be prepared."

The royal study room fell into silence. After a while, Xiao Lie spoke again: "Why do you believe that the prince can't tolerate you? I have taught the prince again and again that I have the same brotherhood with your father, and I wish you both..."

His voice gradually became dumb, and he stopped, his eyes gloomy.

Pei Youan slowly knocked his head to the ground.

"The minister was guilty and failed to fulfill his duties as a minister, so that the prince was stuck in his heart. Long live was disappointed to this point."

He whispered.

Xiao Lie was silent.

Pei Youan straightened up, summoned the palace clerk, and fetched what he had just carried. The palace person handed it in, and Pei Youan unfolded it. It turned out to be a woman's shirt. One sleeve was stained with dark stains and the color was yellow. It looked like a while.

The emperor was startled: "What is this?"

"Long live this, this is the clothes that Naizi wore to the prince's mother's birthday banquet. When Naizi returned from the feast that night, he told the minister that the prince received the wine and ordered to accompany the palace people to pour wine for the guests at the table. At that time, she saw that the palace people held the pot differently. She didn't dare to drink it at that time, so she quietly poured the wine into her sleeve. After returning, the inner son remembered the scene of the crown princess going crazy in public. I informed the minister of this matter. Long live also knows that the minister is well-versed in medicine. He has been treating illnesses from childhood and has also been involved in foreign drugs. When he became suspicious, he took the liquor stains attached to his clothes and checked more. Finally, I learned that I was a tantric drug, and I felt drunk and crazy after taking it."

Xiao Lie's expression slowly tightened.

"The minister still remembers that cold sweat and wet clothes. If my wife drank the medicinal wine that night, the minister could not imagine the consequences. It was after that night, the minister had to take precautions. After the incident, Zhou Jin and Zhou Hou also extinct one after another. Long live the Yin Yin father’s heart, and the fist can be seen, and the prince will inevitably suffer from Chi Yu. The minister speculates, and the prince is afraid of self-risk. As for Long Live fortunately to drive to Lin Yuan this time, the clue began in Baiheguan. The minister is Chi Han. When she really diagnosed the illness, she flickered and her condition repeated. On the eve of her departure, she was so seriously ill that she was in a coma, and the minister had to take a leave. The minister knew that Chi Hanzhen had had a relationship with the princess. When Long Live was out of the palace, doubts arose in my heart. I was afraid that in case Long Live would lose, I reminded Mrs. Liu that he must be thorough and take precautions."

Pei Youan raised his eyes and stared at the emperor opposite.

"Creeks are stuffy, greedy and insatiable. People are alive, but they are often driven by ambitions and desires without knowing it. This is also a bitter. Long live, before the incident in Shanglinyuan, everything was nothing but the favor of the minister. It's just a bit of arrogance. The ministers don't believe that, the prince would make such a rebellious move against the ancestors of the clan, how dare he come to Long live and openly break away from the love of the heavenly father and son?"

"This is the whole reason, and there is no concealment. The minister is selfish for self-protection, and he is guilty of ignoring the safety of Long Live."

After Pei Youan finished speaking, he knocked his head to the ground again.

Xiao Lie just sat there with his eyes closed and said nothing. For a long time, he got up, walking a bit heavy, and slowly walked to Pei Youan, who was kneeling on the ground and had not raised his head. He bent down and helped him up from the ground with both hands. .

"You'an, what's wrong with you! I don't blame you. I should also reflect on it. For many years, I have suffered from a lack of personal morality and have not been vigilant enough. Although you did not travel with you on the matter of Shanglinyuan this time, your merits are not under Liu Jiushao's."

"I think I sit in the world, and there is no one by my side..."

He suddenly tightened his fingers, held his arms tightly, and his voice suddenly became trembling. Before he finished speaking, he stopped abruptly. He fixedly looked at Pei Youan for a moment, and seemed to realize his gaffe, and let him go. After holding Pei Youan's hands, he turned around and settled for a moment before sitting back to the case.

"Youan, since you came to me at the age of sixteen, I have trusted in you. From now on, you will work together with me."

"Although the world is my world, I will never treat you badly in the future. Do you remember?"

Xiao Lie stared at Pei Youan, word by word.

Pei Youan hesitated, knelt down again, and kowtowed in thanks.

Xiao Lie told him to get up: "I know that the prince's nature is cool. I used to think that the prince's concubine was virtuous and good, so that she was assigned to the prince. I thought she could assist the prince, but unexpectedly, she also fought with the prince, which really disappointed me. Originally, she was sent to go with her and be imprisoned for life, but yesterday, the people from the East Palace reported that she was pregnant, so they gave her a few days before giving birth, and then dealt with it separately. She harmed Zhen Shi, and dealt with it like this. , You don't blame me for being partial, do you?"

Pei Youan said: "Long live the proper handling, and the wife will be convinced as soon as he knows it."

Xiao Lie nodded: "I'm a little bit tired, so please retire."

Pei Youan withdrew, Xiao Lie stared at his figure, and when he reached the entrance of the hall, he suddenly called again.

"Hurrah, what's the order?" Pei Youan stopped.

"Mrs. Tai passed away. As a great-bearer grandson, I should have let you live and serve filial piety. It's just that national affairs are more important than family affairs. Mrs. Tai understood righteousness during her lifetime. Now that there is spirit in the sky, I will certainly not blame me. On the day, the land of Jingxiang came to memorials, and there were constant disturbances. The naturalization of refugees is indeed a multitude of things. Although there are big plans you have made before, the local officials lack the ability, perform poorly, and have conflicts with the people from time to time. I am afraid that this will cause public grievances. If there is another disturbance, it will be a major event. Therefore, you have taken the lead and the local people are convinced by you. Therefore, this time you are recalled to the capital. Take a trip to the southwest to implement the people's livelihood on behalf of me, not only to benefit the place, but also to eliminate future troubles. What do you think?"

Xiao Lie's tone sounded like he was asking for his opinion.

Pei Youan's figure was fixed for a certain amount, and then he said, "The minister abides by the decree."

Xiao Lie stared at him: "In that case, I will order the officials tomorrow, and you will leave another day..."

He hesitated and said: "Youan, I know that you have been exhausted for me these years. I have been rushing around, and I have no leisure for a moment. I see it in my eyes. When this time is finished, I will definitely It’s not easy for you to rest for a while."

"Long live the remarks. The minister just did his job. The minister retired."

Xiao Lie smiled and summoned Li Yuangui, whose name was Li Yuangui to send him.

"Master Pei, please."

Li Yuangui respectfully and authentically.

Pei Youan saluted the emperor, bowed his head, turned around, and walked out of the study. He didn't take a few steps. Opposite Cui Yinshui hurried in, looking a little panicked. Seeing Li Yuangui stopped and frowned, he hurriedly leaned in and whispered: "God, Bei Yuan Something happened over there! The empress wants to see Long live, but the palace people didn’t deliver the news, but set a fire. Fortunately, it was discovered early and put out in time, and it didn’t cause a major event..."

Li Yuangui stopped.

Pei Youan smiled and said, "President Li, please stay, I can leave the palace." After speaking, he turned and left.

He stepped out of the hall and down the steps, his smile on his face gradually disappeared, his eyes were fixed on the front, and he walked forward along the palace road, gradually speeding up his pace.

...

In a palace in Beiyuan, Zhou's complexion was pale, his eyes were restless, and the soles of palace shoes stepped on the ground, walking back and forth in the palace.

In the empty hall, the echoes of her empty and rapid footsteps echoed continuously. Suddenly, she saw a tall figure coming from the darkness of the temple entrance that could not be illuminated by candlelight, and a long, pitch-black shadow was cast on the ground.

The man stood there in the end, looking at him coldly, his eyes were cold, without the slightest emotion, and even his disgust disappeared.

Zhou ran towards him, but finally did not dare to approach him. He knelt on the ground a few steps away, tears streaming out, and kowtowing: "Long live, my concubine received a reprimand from Long live, with great fear. Yintang certainly committed a heinous crime. , But if it weren’t for Zhou Jin’s instigation, my son, he would never have done such a thing! He was confused for a while. Bar!"

She kept kowtow, touching the ground with her forehead, making a banging sound.

Xiao Lie said coldly: "You see me by death, and I still think you have a heart of remorse, for the sake of a couple in the past 20 years, so I came too. I don't want to say that you didn't reflect on your own upbringing. Throwing the blame on others? Sheep have the grace to kneel and breastfeed, and the crow has the righteousness to feed, but what did your son do? After he became the throne, I appointed him the crown prince. Why is he dissatisfied? I have spared him not to die. After the Zhang family gave birth, regardless of the male and female income, he will be raised by the emperor's heir. For twenty years, I have asked myself that I did not owe you to your mother and child. You can do it for yourself, and I will go."

After speaking, he turned and walked away.

Zhou opened a pair of bright red eyes, staring at the emperor's leaving back, and suddenly screamed: "Hurrah, you said you didn't treat me and Yintang wrongly. You thought I didn't know it. During those six months, you went out privately. Where did you go in Yunnan? You clearly sneaked into the capital, arrived at Ci'en Temple, and were with Pei Wenjing, didn't you? These years, you only have the son Pei Wenjing gave birth to you. Why have you seen Yintang more? It’s your righteous son, heir to the throne! You are so partial, and Yintang has gone astray today, and you can’t get rid of your relationship! How can you do! You think your precious son who is not invisible will treat you like nothing. Xin, if one day tells him that you are unbearable, do you think he will recognize you as his father?"

Zhou's scream echoed in the empty hall, as if echoing from the beginning.

Xiao Lie stopped abruptly and turned his head slowly.

The flame of the candle jumped, reflected on his face, his face was blue, his facial muscles twitched slightly, and his expression was ferocious, like a beast that was furious in an instant.

"What did you just say?"

He gritted his teeth and approached Zhou's step by step, his eyes gloomy.

Zhou shivered, with a look of fear, suddenly seemed to have recovered, and rushed to his feet, and hugged Xiao Lie's leg: "Long live, long live concubine, long live the concubine, the concubine just talked nonsense. Concubine just now. Long live, spare Yintang, and give him another chance..."

She cried with a heartbroken, "The concubine is just such a son, so what is the difference between killing him and disposing it like this?"

Xiao Lie bowed his head, staring at the woman who hugged his legs and feet in mourning and weeping. For a long while, he sneered and said, "What is righteousness? Why is there so much righteousness and righteousness in the world? My throne is not originally obtained by righteousness and righteousness, so why must it be passed on? To your son? There is not enough human heart, so you can't help yourself."

Xiao Lie walked away without looking back.