marrying a concubine

Beijing, late spring.

There is still the chill of spring in the air, and there is a charming fragrance of flowers in the coolness, gently sweeping across the whole of Kyoto, colorful and colorful, birds singing and flowers fragrant.

The prosperous capital is only slightly affected by the economy, not much. After all, it is a prosperous and prosperous town under the feet of the emperor, rich merchants and dignitaries.Passing along the way, on both sides of Zhongxin Avenue, there were simple smiles on the faces of the small vendors, and they kept shouting, leading their children and leading their daughters in harmony, and the whole capital city was full of festive atmosphere.

As soon as Xiao Jue entered the capital, he felt that the loneliness of the sky came over him, like a net with substance, tightly trapping his soul, occupying all his thoughts, and even breathing was full of discomfort and suffocation.

After Liusu's death, he only felt that the whole capital was empty, and no one could move his mind.

Seeing that the whole street is full of laughter and happiness, every household is happy and happy, which makes him lonely and lonely even more.

The flow of people passed by, without a familiar or trustworthy face, and even the voice was so strange.

Xiao Juexuan's robe was fluttering, his cold eyes were slightly twisted, his facial features were full of traces of vicissitudes, and there was a deep pain on the brow.Even the nerves were tense, showing signs of rupture.

The capital bears too many of his memories and pains, some are sweet, some are sad, some are happy, some are painful... This city bears his losses again and again, so heavy that life cannot bear it.

Liusu... now calling this name makes her heart ache.

Seeing this, Lin Jun shouted respectfully, "My lord, do you want to enter the palace to see the emperor? Or go back to the mansion first?"

Xiao Jue said indifferently: "You take people back first, I will go to a place first, and enter the palace by myself later!"

"Yes!" Lin Jun replied, and returned to the palace first with the imperial guards. Xiao Jue went to the flower market alone. Appears out of place.The people who come here are all girls in the cardamom age, gentle and modest gentlemen like jade, or ladies. Most of them are women who come to the flower market, and March and April are the peak season, and May is the off-season. People in the flower market Not much at all, but with Xiao Jue's arrival, it is obvious that the rate of return is 100%.

Handsome and cold face, evil and deep eyes, tall and slender figure, noble and incomparable temperament, and handsome looks make the hearts of the little girls in the flower market jump. The powerful wind of the king makes people dare not pay more attention to him.

Beautiful is handsome, but it's too cold, too icy!

Holding it in summer can cool down the temperature, but holding it in winter will make you shiver with cold.

Regardless of everyone's surprised eyes, Xiao swept across the sea of ​​flowers with cold eyes, strictly selecting the flower in his mind, and finally settled on a kind of camellia, the whole flower is like a floating cloud, very beautiful, snow-white in color Three points more pure than Baimei.

Liusu has always loved camellias, there is luxury in the simplicity, and beauty in the luxury. Before he knew it, the camellia in Wutong Garden became his favorite. There are also camellias of this variety in the yard. Tassel should like it very much, right?

Xiao Jue bought a large bouquet of camellias, and left the flower market, leaving behind a lonely and cold figure, causing all the idiots behind him to salivate.

What a handsome man, there are very few such superb men in this place!

It looks so affectionate, so infatuated!

To be honest, this big man holding a bouquet of flowers is really weird, especially a man like Xiao Jue, who is cold, but holding a bouquet of pure and flawless flowers, let alone a little girl in the flower market. Saliva dripping.

Wherever he went, he was full of charm, fascinated a lot of young girls, even married women couldn't escape, killing young and old, often incongruous scenes, can produce unimaginable power, maybe even Xiao Jue himself I didn't feel it.

He didn't think much about it, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with buying a bunch of flowers to worship Tassel.Many people in the capital will take a bouquet of flowers to the grave to worship the undead, representing the thoughts of their loved ones or loved ones.But the key point is that Xiao Jue himself didn't realize that his cold and hard temperament is only suitable for holding swords, not flowers.

In the private seat of a tea house, a middle-aged man accidentally cast his eyes on this scene, and with a puff, the tea was sprayed out...

It happened to be sprayed on the brocade clothes of the evil man opposite, and the pastries on the table were ruined. The evil man stared at him angrily, took out an embroidered handkerchief from his cuff and wiped the tea stains on his chest, and accidentally caught sight of it out of the corner of his eye. Xiao Jue, who was downstairs, was riding away on horseback, completely dumbstruck, formatted.

"Brother Seven?" The corners of Xiao Han's eyes twitched, this is really... "When did Brother Seven return to the capital, why don't I know? Brother..."

"Don't ask me, I don't know either!" Xiao Yue immediately waved his hand, he was so shocked, he had never seen his younger brother bouquet, he was so charming, he couldn't help but look up at the blue sky, it's okay, it's normal The weather, no wind, no rain, nothing special.

These two are exactly Xiao Yue and Xiao Han who left the palace in micro-clothes.

"Why didn't he come to see you in the palace when he came back, what was he doing wandering around in the street, oh... definitely to see Mrs. Qi. When will I forget about this?" Xiao Han sighed in his heart.

Speaking of this incident, Xiao Yue felt very sorry for his younger brother. To other brothers, Xiao Yue was cruel and ruthless. To Xiao Jue and Xiao Han, he was both father and brother.Feeling sorry for these two younger brothers, Xiao Han also told him exactly what happened to Xiao Jue, except for sighing, he didn't know how to comfort Xiao Jue.

In this kind of thing, unless you take a step yourself, no one can help you.

There are many regrets in the world. After casting, there is only a helpless sigh, and no one can solve it.

Who has no regrets?

But life is still like this, Xiao Jue's life is still very long, he hopes that he can forget about it quickly, and return to the domineering and cold brother before.

He still likes Xiao Jue in the past, although he is more domineering and cold, at least he won't look so unhappy like now, not even a smiling face.

Xiao Yue pursed his lips, "Do you really want to marry Fang Jinxiu? Lao Jiu, she and Lao Qi's concubine are sisters. Although she can't be blamed for this at the beginning, but if you marry her, will Lao Qi have a grudge?"

It's not worthwhile to hurt brotherhood for a woman. Xiao Yue doesn't want any estrangement between the two brothers he loves the most. In his opinion, it's better for Xiao Han to stay away from Fang Jinxiu. It's not like there are no women in the world. Why? Why did their brothers just fall in love with their sisters from the Fang family?

Xiao Han curled his lips, thinking of Fang Jinxiu, and rolled his eyes helplessly, "Brother, you don't have to worry about being poor there, Brother Seven loves and hates only Seventh Sister-in-law, it has nothing to do with Jinxiu, besides, whether she wants to marry I'm still hanging on, hum!"

"Brother gives you an imperial decree..."

Xiao Han immediately waved his hand, "Come on, big brother, you can keep it for yourself, or leave it to Seventh Brother, you can't let him be alone!"

Xiao Yue glared, Xiao Han smiled evilly, his own princess should be handled better by himself, Xiao Jue is his lesson from the past, he can't repeat the same mistakes, it's better to let Jinxiu be willing, lest it will be difficult to deal with it when the time comes.

"It's good that the seventh brother comes back. Let him handle the affairs of the daughter's country. It's annoying me to death. It's been 18 years. There is no clue at all. Who are you looking for? My nephew can't be found. How can I find someone for them when I have time?" " Xiao Han said angrily, their Xiao family's exiled prince has not been found yet, and now they want to find someone for the daughter country, and they are really full and have nothing to do, making him one head and two big.

"Old Ninth, don't go too far, leave everything to Old Seven, you refuse to come forward about the Shenji Camp, those dirty things are all handled by your Seventh Brother alone, and you have no clue about the prince's affairs for several years , Now you still want to make trouble for him, but he promised me and didn't agree, you should die!" Xiao Yue warned Xiao Han seriously.

"Brother, I can't say that. After 20 years, where do you tell me to start? Almost all the damned people died back then. It's not so easy to find someone. Besides, every time there is a clue, someone cuts it off. Make it clear. Seeing that your son knows his identity and refuses to recognize his ancestors, he wants to hide himself, what can I do?" This is the latest news deduced by Xiao Han, how can it be so accurate every time, as soon as there is news, it will be broken immediately , without exception, he has long known that someone is obstructing it, the biggest possibility is that his nephew who has never met has done a good thing!

"Why do you want to hide?" What's wrong with being a prince, it means that he will rule the world in the future, and the whole country will be his. No man can refuse such a temptation, and he can't think of any reason to refuse Recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan, Xiao Yue always did not believe in Xiao Han's guess.

Perhaps, he refused to believe, his son refused to recognize him.

As a father, this is a big blow!

"I'm not him, how would I know?" Xiao Han sneered. If he wanted to know who it was, he wanted to pick it up and beat him up. In order to investigate his affairs, he had been running a lot in the past few years. The princess of the daughter country who disappeared for 18 years, he really wanted to hit the wall.

"By the way, big brother, isn't Feng Nanjin dead? How about asking him to investigate the matter of the princess of the daughter country? I still have some motivation to investigate my nephew. After all, he is from my own family. At least I have some clues. Is his broken princess? I don’t even know when I come to Shengtian, and I’m over 30 years old, I’m not interested, if it’s a beautiful age, I’m a little bit interested, but it’s fine if I’m old.” Xiao Han said very loyally, to be honest, He was very repulsed by this matter, and it must be another unresolved case. If it wasn't for the islands of Daughter Country in Mobei Sea, they wouldn't want to get involved in this muddy water.

"Besides, Feng Nanjin has an Ice Moon Palace in his hand, so it's not so easy to check things? Then my husband mainly came to Shengtian, and he must have crossed the Mobei Sea by boat and landed from Fengcheng. This is his territory. It’s much easier for him to check than us, don’t you think?”

Xiao Yue was speechless for a while, thinking of the court taking advantage of the fire to rob the Feng family, he felt ashamed. In fact, he had no intention of doing so at the beginning, it was Xiao Jue who insisted on taking the opportunity to bring down the Feng family.In fact, if it were anyone, he would have wiped out this kind of power long ago, but that person was Feng Nanjin, and he couldn't help showing some kindness. He didn't want to kill them all, and was even willing to coexist peacefully.

The reason he has been indulging all this time is because Feng Nanjin has saved his life. The biggest reason is that when he was the prime minister, he promised that the Feng family would not have dissent, let alone rebellion. Feng Nanjin said, His life guarantees that nothing will happen, he believed it!After knowing that the right minister is Feng Nanjin, he can sit back and relax. The biggest reason for such indulgence is to trust him, he will not betray the court and pose a threat to the Xiao family.

But Xiao Jue and Xiao Han didn't believe what they said. They tried their best to persuade Xiao Jue to come forward to suppress the Feng family this time, but they were blocked by pirates, and the success fell short. What's more dramatic was that Feng Nanjin actually Not dead, but coming back alive, Xiao Yue felt as if he swallowed a mouthful of flies, the pain was unbearable.

Now entrusting the affairs of the court to him, to be honest, I really can't afford to lose this face!

When Xiao Han saw the embarrassment in his elder brother's eyes, he sneered: "Brother, it's not that I want to talk about you, it's true, you are really too indulgent Feng Nanjin, forget it, you can handle this matter according to your own discretion, don't leave it to Feng Nanjin Jin will hand it over to Seventh Brother, I don't care, the big deal is that I will take over the Shenji Battalion for Seventh Brother, will it be over?"

"Let's talk about it!" Xiao Yue pondered, what Xiao Han said was actually quite reasonable, if the Princess of the Daughter Country came to Shengtian, she would definitely land from Fengcheng, that is his territory, it would be much easier to check things.Xiao Jue had just returned from Fengcheng, how could he be allowed to run again, Xiao was never tired, he would feel distressed, in the past six months, first there were lies at the border, and then the turmoil of the Feng family’s shipping, Xiao Jue was running around, it was time Take a good rest, for the sake of your younger brother, let's put this old face on the line, anyway, the emperor has a thick skin!

"Lao Jiu, go and see Lao Qi, let him go back to the mansion to rest after the matter is over, lest he have to enter the palace!" Xiao Yue said indifferently, Xiao Han put down the money, and the two of them went downstairs to Liusu's cemetery .

The cemetery was very quiet, Xiao Jue put the camellia in front of Liusu's grave, stared blankly at the large characters on the tombstone, his sadness spread, until now, he still has some difficulty accepting that Liusu really left him.

The Wutong Garden is still the same as before, nothing has changed. When he is there, he will take good care of a courtyard of camellias. When he is not there, the maids in the mansion will also take good care of it.When Liusu was in Wutong Garden, her favorite thing was to play with these flowers and plants. In the faint scent, there was still the scent of medicine on her body. It was an illusion that never left.

"Tausu, I'm coming to see you!" Xiao Jue said indifferently. This trip to Fengcheng touched him even more deeply. He always thought of Tassel inadvertently. gone, everything will be irreversible.He could only let Miss Nian gnaw at his heart and occupy his soul.

Perhaps, seeing other people's happiness, beautiful wives and young children, he felt even more lonely and uncomfortable!

Admit it!Xiao Jue, you are so jealous in your heart that you are jealous of that man who has happiness!

In the first 25 years of his life, Xiao Jue always wanted wind and rain, never envied anyone, and no one was worthy of his envy.He was already high above the others, handsome in appearance, healthy in body, dignified and pressing, with power in the government and the public, calling the wind and rain in the political arena, and turning beans into soldiers.He has spent more than 20 years in high spirits, helping his elder brother ascend the throne, eradicating dissidents, family disputes, open guns and hidden arrows, he handles it with ease.In court battles, he takes every step of the way, intrigues, political storms, he sits and watches the changes and enjoys the fun.

It can be said that Xiao Jue grew up and became a talent in the struggle all his life. The cruel environment created his cold and unfeeling temperament. No matter how dangerous or difficult, he can solve it easily!

He doesn't need to envy or envy anyone, he is a combination of envy and envy of all.

But ever since he met Feng Nanjin, he had tasted jealousy for the first time in his life. It was not the sour jealousy between men and women, but the jealousy of male animals being overwhelmed by each other's charm and ability during the fight.

Now I am even more jealous that he has a perfect family, but his family has been destroyed by himself, and it is fragmented.

He still remembered the warmth and touch of that soft body in his arms.

"Liusu, if he is alive...our child will be born, right?" If Liusu is alive, he can hold his own child, but unfortunately...there is no such thing in the world.

"Liusu, you must hate me, don't you?" Xiao Jue murmured to himself, how much he wanted to look at Liusu's face and listen to her voice, but unfortunately, in the midnight dream, the woman never fell asleep. Leave him with a burst of sadness and longing.

The lovesickness on Xiao Jue's face became a little stronger, and the longing seemed to grow wings, whizzing away, scattered in the air, and followed like a shadow.

"Old Seven!" Xiao Yue's voice came from behind, Xiao Jue froze all over, closed his eyes in vain to cover the fragility of his eyes, opened them again, he had returned to normal, and turned around slowly.

"Brother? Why do you..." He rarely leaves the palace.

Xiao Han said unhappily: "Recently, I was annoyed to death by the envoy of the Daughter Kingdom. I came out to get some air, and I happened to see you. By the way, Seventh Brother, the way you hold flowers is really charming. If I were a woman, I would let you take away my soul." !"

Two cold lights swept towards him at the same time, Xiao Han shrugged his shoulders, and shut up wisely, these days, there are not many honest people, so they are killed like this, it's a pity...

About the visit of the envoy from Daughter Country, Xiao Yue has already made it very clear in his letter, and Xiao Jue also knows a thing or two, but he doesn't know much about the specific situation. He felt dissatisfied.

Xiao Yue has been on the throne for many years, and he knows people's hearts well. He naturally knows what Xiao Jue thinks. Besides, Xiao Jue never hides his brother's displeasure. The matter, you have been wronged, but the Feng family cannot be destroyed at the moment, you want to use the navy to deal with the pirates, it is not impossible, but Lao Qi, once you come, the timing is not right, the daughter country is on a mission, and the Mobei Islands are two thousand miles away. At this time, the daughter country and the sea border of Shengtian are going to go to war, something is wrong, and it will damage the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Moreover, it will take a lot of manpower and financial resources to wipe out the pirates in Mobei. Since the Feng family can restrain each other with the pirates, the court Why add more casualties? In short, the right time, place and people are not right for this matter, and it cannot be done according to what you said."

How could Xiao Jue not understand the powerful relationship among them, but in the final analysis, the biggest reason was because Xiao Yue trusted Feng Nanjin too much, which made him extremely worried, and maybe he was also a little dissatisfied with Feng Nanjin's taking away his brother's trust. !

Seeing this, Xiao Han hurriedly smoothed things over, "Seventh brother, let's forget about this matter, and look for opportunities later! You should come back and solve the matter of the daughter's country. Let us find the talents who have disappeared for more than ten years. They should do it early Well go, come now! Hmph!"

Xiao Yue evoked a faint smile, "There are only two princesses in the Daughter Kingdom, and the current monarch is the eldest princess. The little princess had an affair with someone 18 years ago, so she fled quietly and her whereabouts are unknown. The queen has been in office for 15 years and has nothing to do with her." I have searched all the small countries and tribes since five years ago until I found the missing little princess, and Shengtian is the only one left.”

Xiao Jue frowned, another court secret?