Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 467
Zhao Ziyi's eyes fell on Zhao Xiwei's face tenderly, seeing that she was smiling without any grievance, she also laughed along with her: "Was Weichen very eloquent back then?"

"Yes." The emperor was in a very good mood, flicked his sleeves, and said kindly: "You were not married back then, and you were my cavalry servant. Once, the two of us went hunting on horseback. Carefully trampled on the crops of farmers in the outskirts of the city, a group of peasant women surrounded the two of us and asked for compensation, but I touched my sleeves, oops, I forgot to bring money—”

"It's almost 20 years ago, and His Majesty still remembers it." Zhao Ziyi smiled slightly, with a bit of estrangement in his respect, completely different from the deep affection between the emperor and his ministers in the mouth of the emperor.

The queen mother gave her a cold look.

But the emperor didn't seem to care at all, he still said slowly with a smile: "There are dozens of peasant women, and it's impossible for me to reveal my identity, let alone hurt the harmony of the people. If it weren't for Zhao Aiqing, you can With the eloquent people around, I'm afraid there will be a big joke. Why, you can't remember at all?"

Zhao Ziyi cupped his hands in a salute, shook his head and said, "It's been too long since I was young, and I don't even remember it."

"That's it..." The emperor suppressed his smile, and there seemed to be a bit of regret in his expression. His eyes swept away, and seeing Xu Yunjiao thoughtfully pinching Zhao Ziyi's shoulders, he smiled again and said, "How can a man not grow old?" Can you be forgetful? I remember very clearly when I was young..."

The emperor's tone softened, and was instantly tinged with loneliness.

"At that time, I met the queen for the first time..."

I don't know if it was because he was afraid of memories, or because he was considerate of the emperor, but Zhao Ziyi wisely didn't answer this question.

Everyone here knows that the emperor and empress were deeply in love back then, and later the empress died early. The emperor was so sad that he suffered from heart disease and headache.

Even in the first few years after the queen's departure, the emperor was still immersed in grief and couldn't extricate himself. He often stood at the highest point of the palace, looking at the queen's mausoleum, and was silently sentimental.

It is not a good thing for the courtiers that the emperor attaches great importance to affection.

For example, the Shangshutai where official documents are piled up, such as the General’s Mansion where battle reports are frequently circulated... All political affairs are waiting for the emperor to worry about, but the emperor who has just experienced the pain of losing his wife is obviously unable to do what he wants.

Not only that, but the emperor also developed the habit of recalling the past with his courtiers.

Later, the queen mother couldn't bear it anymore, and directly issued an order that anyone who would accompany the emperor to reminisce about the past should not come to the court. For a while, the ministers were so frightened that they ran away when the emperor showed sadness.

Therefore, the lonely emperor had to chew and digest the pain and unspeakable longing alone.

But fortunately in misfortune, the queen left behind two children.

Looking at the little prince and the little princess, the tortured emperor finally came to his senses and made a move that shocked everyone—to take the two children to his bedroom and raise them himself.

He quickly turned his grief into his father's love. Anyway, the affairs of state affairs were firmly controlled by the queen mother, so he simply hid in the bedroom and put all his heart and soul on the prince.

So the ministers once again ushered in an even greater disaster-the emperor had no intention of handling the government in the past, but now the emperor deliberately overturned the government.

The ten years during which the emperor raised his children coincided with the rise of the Queen Mother's clique.

Seeing that the party struggle is getting more and more serious, and even the voices supporting the queen mother's proclaiming the emperor are rampant, when all the veterans are sweating, the 13-year-old prince began to assist the government!

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Not only the ministers don't want to recall such a past, but the Queen Mother also doesn't want to recall it...

Because, the queen mother has called the wind and rain for decades, but when she turned her head, she suddenly discovered that the emperor had raised a little wolf cub.

The character of this wolf cub is not at all like the emperor, the emperor is kind and tolerant, he is ruthless, the emperor is indecisive, he is vigorous and resolute, the emperor is filial and well-behaved, he is rebellious and willful...

The most important thing is that this little wolf cub is far more mature than ordinary people, and it is too late for her to control him now.

Seeing the power in her hands gradually disappearing, the Queen Mother hated it so much that her teeth itch.

Working hard for the country every day, I am exhausted physically and mentally, and I have to deal with this little wolf cub...

Once this kind of thing is recalled, the Queen Mother feels as uncomfortable as being pricked by a needle.

And there is another person who is more uncomfortable than the Queen Mother.

This person is Xu Yunjiao.

Throughout her girlhood, she revolved around Zhao Ziyi. The whole Chang'an knew that she was infatuated with him, but he never said a word to her, and never gave her a look. On the white horse, I hid under the crabapple flowers, watched him read and practice calligraphy, and watched him recite poems and Fu, day after day, never tired of it.

Then one afternoon, she saw him smiling.

But not to her, but to another girl under the window.

That girl is Shen Yuqing.

Xu Yunjiao's heart split into eight petals.

She never thought that the woman Zhao Ziyi liked was such a person.

At that time, Shen Yuqing was simply a tricky alien and a smart weirdo in the circle of noble women.

He is obsessed with poetry and medical skills, and never participates in the outings and banquets of noble girls. No one wants to make friends with such a person.

Of course, it's not that he doesn't want to, after all, his father, Shen Mu, is so famous, who wouldn't want to curry favor with his only daughter?But Shen Yuqing is not easy to get along with. She doesn't show any affection for people and things she doesn't like, and she refuses to give half a smile.

Several times, Xu Yunjiao tried to get close to her, wanting to know what magical power she possessed to conquer this reserved and noble man, but she only got her refutation.

Why?Why can such a woman get his love?
Xu Yunjiao felt that it must be her aloofness and withdrawnness that attracted him.

So, he also secretly imitated her, who knows, after all, the skin is hard to draw, and this arrogance taught her a lot, but the arrogance didn't get half a point——After a few years, Shen Yuqing found that the Zhao family was still unwilling to marry, Then he packed his bags neatly and left overnight, and disappeared completely since then.

But Xu Yunjiao couldn't be so proud of the man she was obsessed with.

Knowing that he didn't have himself in his heart, knowing that he would never forget that woman, knowing that he agreed to marry him only because of circumstances, knowing that this marriage would become a joke for everyone, she still chose to marry him without hesitation.

How can you bear to give up when the love is strong, and there is no reason to complain when you love deep.

……

The past came to my mind, the girl who had no complaints and no regrets had already tasted the feeling of being left out in the backyard, and the original enthusiasm was gradually worn away in the backyard.

Xu Yunjiao pinched his shoulders for him, so angry that she pinched her hard.

Zhao Ziyi frowned and stared at her.

Xu Yunjiao felt a little angry and still pinched his shoulder.

She is pregnant with his second child, doesn't he know how to coax her?Even though she knew she was upset, she still couldn't give her a good face!
Zhao Ziyi just stared at her, then turned his gaze away lightly.

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Reminder: The reason for laying the groundwork is because I am about to enter the plot of abuse (灬灬) I am a little bit reluctant...

If you can't eat a knife, you can save it

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