The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 133

Immediately someone screamed in the crowd, but Yan Ling was the closest to Chu Xue. Seeing this, Yan Ling rushed forward to knock down the opponent's sword, but the assassin was too strong. The body of the wiper was covered with blood, and Yanling's arm was injured.

The assassin was about to stab again, but was stopped by the guards who were catching up. A cold light flashed, and in an instant, the assassin's chest was pierced, and he was completely dead.

Chu Xue hurriedly covered the children's eyes, the pale Yan Ling looked over, and met two anxious eyes, it was Lu Fang.

There was an imperial doctor on duty in the palace, and when she saw that Yan Ling was injured, Chu Xue hurriedly ordered someone to pass it on, but before the imperial doctor arrived, the wound on her arm was still bleeding, which was frightening.

"Yan Ling?"

Several voices exclaimed her name at the same time, all of them were partners with her day and night, such as Ruyue, such as her master Chu Xue, but there was obviously a male voice in the voice, everyone was startled, Yan Ling herself was also surprised, looked up Looking over, he saw Lu Fang who returned to her with an anxious face after cleaning up the assassins.

Without Rong Yanling saying anything, the imperial doctor rushed over and began to bandage her, so everyone's attention was focused on her injury.

With the determination to get rid of Chu Xue's mother and son, the assassin went all out with the short sword in his hand, so Yan Ling's wound was shocking, the long one almost hurt the bones, although the girl didn't even cry out in pain, her face was full of pain. But it was pale, and seeing that her lips were almost bloodless, Chu Xue asked anxiously, "How is it, how is the injury?"

The imperial doctor applied hemostatic medicine to Yanling while replying, "Go back to your mother, the wound is not shallow, but luckily it didn't touch the muscles and bones, after a month's recuperation, he will recover."

Only then did Chu Xue feel a little relieved.Seeing her anxious face, Yan Ling persuaded weakly: "Master, you, don't worry, slaves are fine..."

"Don't talk anymore, so you can rest." Chu Xue hurriedly ordered.

Yanling had no choice but to nod in response, and cast her eyes on Lu Fang who turned around to avoid suspicion because of her exposed arms. She didn't know if she had a telepathy, but she felt that tall figure moved slightly.

Because of such an incident, the trip back to the palace had to be postponed for several hours, and it was already evening when he returned to Yufu Palace.Chu Xue arranged for Yan Ling to rest first, and then had dinner with the children.Song Qi and Song Ning missed their mother who was still ill, went to ask the queen mother for peace, and hurried back to Yaohua Palace.

Song Chen, on the other hand, has been busy in the Qinzheng Hall until late at night.

This time Xu Jilin was able to attack outside the palace gate, the defense of the capital was indeed a major flaw, and after investigation, it was discovered that there was also a traitor in the Jingwei Department, who took over his position after Qin Yuan was transferred. Commander Tongzhi, although this person died in the rebellion, this problem cannot be ignored. Song Chen sent a message, followed the clues, and then found out several officials from the official department who arranged for the promotion of officials.This prompted Song Chen to make up his mind and sent a message to strictly investigate the remaining members of the Xu family in the court.

After temporarily finishing the work at hand, he realized that it was already late at night, so he got up and hurried to Yufu Palace.

The children were already asleep, and after experiencing a shock during the day, they were more or less frightened. Chu Xue coaxed them all, went to see Yanling again, and then returned to the dormitory.She stepped in with her front foot, and Song Chen also stepped in with her back foot. Before they could say a word, the two embraced tightly.Before he went down the mountain to return to the palace, she didn't know how much she missed him. She was afraid that something might happen. Her life had just been completed, and she didn't want to lose the most important person.And he was not, that's why he left almost half of the elite soldiers in the palace the night before, preferring to take risks by himself, and not let her and the children have any mistakes.

"Your majesty," her eyes were wet, "is finally safe."

He sighed, "Always put you and me in danger."

She shook her head, this road was destined to be like this from the very beginning, following him, walking on the blade of power, naturally there would be risks, but without him, without all kinds of tastes, how long would it be until the day when father was wronged? Time?

Therefore, the gains outweigh the losses, after all, fate was already so cruel before meeting him.

Embracing each other for one night, the next day, life returned to normal, the king still went to court early, and the queen took care of the harem.

Xu Jilin, who regarded himself as a hero, wanted to fight to the death, but the net was not broken, so he was sure to die.In the early court, the king personally convicted him of the crime of rebellion and framing Zhongliang, and he didn't even need to go to court again, and he was sentenced to death three days later.

Rebellion is a felony, and everyone should have been killed, but since his family members are also descendants of Duke Pei, and Song Chi and Song Qian are still present, only the adult men in his family were sent to prison and beheaded, and the rest of the women, children, old and young were exiled. Letting go is the utmost kindness.

In fact, if he didn't take the last risky move, he would be the only one who died. With two princes and nephews around, his Xu family would not have been so miserable. Cut off his head, but he still couldn't escape this ending after all.

In fact, it is not impossible for him to win this move, but it is a pity that the person he put his hopes on did not fulfill his wish. This is something he can't understand at all. Song Chi didn't want to sit in that seat at the beginning. Even if he threatened Gu Pinji, none of the Song Chi brothers stood by him.

The night before the execution, in the dark sky prison, a person walked in.

Hearing the sound of approaching footsteps, the man on the dry grass opened his eyes with some difficulty, and finally saw clearly the gorgeous pattern on the floor-length robe of the woman in front of him. Even though the light in the cell was dim, those gold thread auspicious patterns still reflected a dazzling light. Just like the phoenix after Nirvana, people have to pay attention.

Xu Jilin looked up, and forced a sneer on his blood-stained face, "Is that you?"

Chu Xue didn't answer in a hurry, but just looked at him coldly, and then he heard him ask again: "Is the queen empress here to see Ben Hou's jokes?"

She bent the corners of her lips, but there was no warmth in her smile, "Master Hou is now up to now, are you still worried about being laughed at by others? Tomorrow, the Meridian Gate decapitation will be launched, and the people in the whole capital will probably come to watch. Dare to ask Master Hou, since How does it feel for a hero who dominates the battlefield to become a criminal who is despised by thousands of people?"

He narrowed his eyes, suddenly realized something, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"Didn't Master Hou already guess the identity of Ben Gong?" Chu Xue looked at him, "Since Master Hou has a relationship with my Yue family, you and I are old acquaintances, so Ben Gong specially came to see Master Hou for a while." Now that things have happened, does Lord Hou regret it?"

"Regret what?"

"Regret the evil things you have done. If you hadn't framed the Yue family, the Xu family has a general who founded the country, a queen whose mother respects the world, and you, the Marquis whom everyone wants to cling to, you shouldn't have come here anyway." This step. The family is ruined, your sons will die with you, and your descendants will also be exiled forever. From then on, the dignified and meritorious family will become treacherous and traitorous, and will be cast aside forever... Don’t you regret it?”

She coldly listed his fate one by one.

But Xu Jilin suddenly burst into laughter. After laughing, he said angrily, "Yue Lan, Yue Lan, what's so good about him? He's a lowly poor boy who doesn't have anything, but he can make her follow her willingly. What's so good about him?" How can this Marquis be inferior to him..."

"You can't compare to anything!" Chu Xue stopped him sharply, "You can't even compare to the dust on the soles of his shoes. You are a sinner and will bear eternal infamy, but he is the God of War, and he will be recorded in the annals of history forever. Respected by the world! At that time, everything you had was given by your father. If you were also from a poor family, would you have achieved his achievements? So no matter how many times you do it again, my mother will not choose you!"

Xu Jilin was startled, staring straight at the face that was extremely similar to the woman in the dream, suddenly feeling sad.

At that time, she must have hated herself to death, so she didn't even give it a chance, she would rather die with her pregnancy, to accompany Yue Lan...

Yue Lan...

Thinking of that person, and thinking that he had finally lost in his hands in this life, resentment welled up again, and he stared at Chu Xue sullenly, and suddenly asked: "You are indeed a remnant of the Yue family, you say these words like this? , are you not afraid that he will know?"

"If he doesn't know, do you think I can get in this place?"

She looked at him coldly, smiled treacherously, and then turned around and left this dark and smelly place.

At noon on the second day, Xu Jilin, a rebellious official and traitor, committed several serious crimes and was pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded for public display.

When the news came, she temporarily comforted her father and mother's souls in the Buddhist hall. Song Chen had already issued an order to clear up his father's grievances, and posthumously named him a loyal marquis. He not only built a special tomb for the Yue family in Weizhou, but also issued an order A Loyalty Hall was also built in the capital to commemorate it. It is expected that it will be completed in less than a few months.In any case, she knew that her parents and elder brother had spirits in heaven, and she knew they must have seen it.

After the chief culprit, Xu Jilin, beheaded for public display, the turmoil finally calmed down.

After the court subsided, Song Chen remembered one thing, a rather strange thing. Since Xu Jilin wanted to support Song Chi earlier, Song Chi must have known about it. Come?After the incident of abolishing the crown prince, he knew that Song Chi didn't care about the throne. In this way, could it be that Song Chi was held by him for some reason?
In fact, Chu Xue knew about Gu’s hiring concubine. Even if Song Chi didn’t take the initiative to inform her, when she heard that there was a concubine in his house, she could guess that it was close to ten. He refused to choose a concubine, and he himself refused to marry a side concubine. Seeing that Song Qian was about to get married, he remained silent.She is so indifferent, and there is someone hiding in the mansion, so she can definitely figure out who this concubine is.

However, Song Chen became suspicious at this time, and it must be that the anger could not be contained in the paper. In order to calm his father's anger as much as possible, Song Chi decided to ask his stepmother for help.

After all these years, especially the incident with Gu Pinji, Song Chi has trusted Chu Xue very much, and he truthfully told the whole story of the incident, including how he brought her to the palace and their current situation.

When she heard that Gu Pinji was pregnant, Chu Xue smiled and said with emotion: "So you will be a father soon?"

Song Chi is nineteen years old, and it is not too early to be a father at this age, but because it is always a matter of deceiving the emperor, Song Chi can't be as relaxed as she is at this time, so he just bowed his head and said yes, with hidden worries on his face.

Chu Xue understands his worries. After going through so much, she can see Song Chi's sincerity towards Gu Pinji, and she also has the intention to help her lover, and said: "Let me try this matter, and take care of it anyway. She, a person with a body must not think too much."

If she complied, it meant there was hope. Song Chi expressed his joy and thanked her again.

So that night, Chu Xue planned to have a showdown with Song Chen.

It has been so long since that incident, and now the father and son have experienced major events side by side. Chu Xue believes that Song Chen should be able to forgive Song Chi, and stepping back ten thousand steps, Gu Pin is still pregnant with Song Chi's child, no matter what. , he always scruples about that innocent life.

With the confidence in her mind, she was not so uneasy. In the evening, she took a shower and changed clothes and returned to the bed. While pinching the man's shoulders, she casually mentioned, "The concubine has a happy event."

Song Chen turned over a page of the book in his hand and asked, "Oh? What kind of happy event, let me tell you about it?"

She wondered again: "But can the emperor promise the concubine one thing first, no matter what the concubine will tell you later, don't be angry, okay?"

Song Chen paused, then put down his book and looked at her with great interest, "Xue'er is negotiating conditions with me?"

She slightly hooked the corners of her lips, but she didn't look scared, "I don't dare."

He raised his eyebrows, "Speak."

Seeing that he was in a good mood, she coughed, knelt down on the bed, and said solemnly: "This concubine hid something from the emperor, this concubine knew the concubine in Chi'er's house, and she helped them hide it from him." Your Majesty..." After speaking, she looked at him carefully.

He frowned slightly, thought for a while, and probably guessed who she was talking about, so he lowered his face and did not express his opinion.

She bit her lip, pulled his arm and coaxed: "Your Majesty, the two of them are actually sincere. The concubine knows that you are a kind and wise king, and will make lovers marry each other. Besides, you just promised the concubine that Say you're not angry."

"Well, your hat is too big. According to what you said, if I don't agree, I will become a fool?"

Although he still didn't show any emotion or anger, his tone was obviously relaxed, so she smiled and coaxed further: "Why? I know that you will definitely agree, and besides, I haven't had time to tell you the good news. Report it."

He continued to raise his eyebrows and said, "What is the good news, let's hear it first."

"Chi'er is about to become a father, and you are about to become a royal grandfather." She blinked and smiled.

It was a real surprise to see him startled.

She further interceded for those two people, "Look, Xu Jilin hijacked her at that time to force Chi'er to turn against you, but at the critical moment, Chi'er still stood by your side, so this is your flesh and blood, Your blood is flowing. The concubine understands that you are a good father and will definitely help the child, right?"

The steps have been paved to this level, what else can Song Chen say?Thinking that Chi'er's position as the crown prince is gone, I think it's time to make up for this child.He said: "The queen is so smart, has she already thought of what to do?"

She slyly said: "The concubine does have some ideas, but everything depends on the emperor's will." Seeing that he was interested in listening, she continued: "Since we are about to have a child, the concubine is thinking about it, so unknown It's really pitiful to hide her position. You see, Chi'er doesn't want to marry the princess, so why not take up the position of side concubine first, and help Chi'er take care of some palaces, which is good for this child who is about to be born ,what do you think?"

Song Chen didn't express his position directly, but asked: "But the side concubine always has to be included in the clan book, what about her identity?"

She smiled gently, "As long as the emperor agrees, identity is not difficult."

She had already thought about it, as long as he agrees, she can ask her elder brother to give Gu Pin the title of adopted daughter. Anyway, the concubine's background doesn't need to be too high. Besides, Song Chen agreed, will anyone object?The queen mother loves her grandchildren the most, and now she has a great-grandson. Even if she sees her one day, it will be a family, and it will not be too ugly.

Song Chen sighed and pinched her face, "It seems that the queen has already arranged everything and is just waiting for me to enter the urn."

She quickly took advantage of the situation and lay down in his arms, further coquettish, "Don't wrong your majesty, my concubine is clearly dedicated to you."

Of course he understands, if it wasn't for him, would Xue'er spend so much time trying to find a way for Song Chi to achieve consummation?Even without mentioning Song Chi, she respected the child's wishes to the greatest extent when she was engaged to Song Qian years ago. After all, she is indeed a good stepmother.

After talking, he no longer sullenly, hugging Nephrite in his arms and sighed: "It's so fast! In a blink of an eye, Chi'er is going to be a father, and I'm getting old."

He is only forty in two years, and it is a bit exaggerated to say he is old now. She gently stroked his face and coaxed: "The emperor is not old at all, you are the best time now."

Perhaps it was her fragrance that caused the disaster, the gentle touch was clearly on the face, but the lower body became excited, he suddenly turned over, pressed the beauty under him, and said in a hoarse voice: "Xue'er is right, you are here Besides, I can't bear to grow old..."

She put her arms around his neck, smiled and greeted his deep kiss, deep love...

Two months later, the Zhongyi Hall in Beijing was completed, and in the spring of the following year, a family was welcomed in front of the tomb of Hou Zhongyi in Weizhou.

Yingyue Mountain was surrounded by hidden guards. Although the few people in front of the tomb were dressed in ordinary clothes, they still couldn't conceal their extraordinary dignity.

Yue Wen lit a fire paper for a while, and said softly: "Father, mother, brother, I am Wenwen, I am back..." After leaving home for more than ten years, she returned to her hometown today, and finally knelt down in front of her parents and relatives. I couldn't help choking for a while, and then said: "Your revenge has been avenged. I found someone who treated me very well. Rest in peace in heaven, don't miss me anymore."

A few small figures surrounded her, Le'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief, An'an snuggled up to her obediently, Xuan'er was silent for a while, and said: "Mother..."

It was agreed in advance to leave the palace in a micro-clothes. They can only be called father and mother, and they cannot be called father emperor or mother queen casually.

She slowed down for a while, and whispered to Le'er: "There are mother's relatives lying here, can Le'er bring her younger siblings to kowtow?"

Le'er nodded and hummed, Xuan'er and An'an also followed. The three children knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Song Chen was on the sidelines, without words or obstruction.

After a long time, he also came over and said softly: "General's wife is alive in heaven, I will treat your daughter well, please rest assured."

The setting sun is like fire in the distance, and the mountains and rivers are silent.

I still remember that year, under the Yanxia Mountain, you and I once said that cattail grass is as tough as silk, and rocks cannot be moved.

(End of this chapter)