Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 113

He won, and he lost in the end.

Because he loves her.

That year, after returning home, he suffered from a serious illness. Later, the rheumatism persisted, and it went deep into his lungs. The long-term illness was difficult to heal. In fact, even without this experience, he would not live long...

Xiao Chen smiled lightly.

does it worth?worth it.

His expression is desolate but joyful, wistful and satisfied, with a complicated look of bewilderment and pain, looking through Xiao Jue's eyes to the distant future that he may never see again.

Xiao Jue kept watching his expression, patiently sharing his silence, seeing his desolate smile, couldn't help but said: "Ah Chen, why did you—"

"I said I don't want to talk about this today." Xiao Chen interrupted him, shook his wine glass, and said with a smile: "Brother, you came to kill me, and you want me to be honest, your brother is not so easy to bully."

Smiling proudly, Xiao Jue said with a radiant expression, "Do you think this is poisonous wine? Is this kind of person? Don't you believe it? I will drink with you."

He was about to pour wine, but Xiao Chen stopped him.

Looking at Xiao Jue quietly with raised eyebrows, Xiao Chen said: "I misunderstood brother, I will pour wine for him to apologize."

Letting go with a smile, Xiao Jue said: "Forget it."

After pouring the wine carefully, Xiao Chen picked up his glass again, and raised his glass to Xiao Jue, "We brothers haven't drank together for a long time, do it."

"Dry!"

"His Majesty!"

Yu Hai suddenly made a sound, and stretched out his hand to stop the wine that Xiao Jue was about to drink.

Under the candlelight, his face was covered with sweat, and he stared nervously at the rippling wine in the glass, as if it was not wine, but poisonous water that pierced through the bones.

Xiao Jue was startled, and was about to get angry, when he raised his eyes and saw his expression, he couldn't help being startled, Xiao Chen sneered on the opposite side, and said, "Are you afraid that I will poison you?"

Xiao Jue frowned, and said angrily, "Yu Hai, you've lost consciousness! You've eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard! How dare you act so presumptuously!"

"Your Majesty!" Lao Yuhai knelt down, "It is...it is Miss Ming's order...Your Majesty, the ten thousand chariots, should not be ignored... Please allow this old slave... let this old slave have a try..."

Hearing Mingshuang's name, Xiao Jue frowned immediately, but Xiao Chen's sneer became more serious.

Yu Hai pretended not to hear, seeing Xiao Jue acquiesced, tremblingly took out the silver needle Qin Changge gave him from his bosom, and tried it in Xiao Jue's wine glass.

A line of black pillars faintly emerged above the bright silver needles.

poisonous!

Xiao Jue suddenly raised his head, his eyes were burning, and he stared at Xiao Chen!

Xiao Chen was stunned.

Staring at Xiao Chen coldly for a while, Xiao Jue stood up silently, kicked over the jug and glass, and left without looking back.

When he walked too quickly, the wind that rolled up blew out the already weak wick.

No one saw that Xiao Jue's tear fell into the cold dust.

The darkness shrouded like a curtain, covering all expressions of astonishment and disbelief.

Xiao Chen froze in the darkness, and after a while, he slowly stretched out his hand to touch the broken wine glass.

His joints seemed to freeze suddenly at this moment, and every movement made a small sound with difficulty.

After a while, he raised his head and let out a long laugh.

Hiss of grief and indignation.

"Good! Good! Hello—"

At the end of the third year of Qianyuan, at the end of a restless year, an undercurrent surged, rolling up countless dregs at the bottom of the waves. Its influence was far-reaching and destined to spread to the long years to come, spread to the six kingdoms, and spread the flames of war, common people, scrambles, and killings. , All kinds of irresistible trends at the end of the year.

This year, the empire has been shrouded in distant shadows in the sky, because of a shocking appearance by a commoner woman, faintly rolled up red clouds.

With her raised chin, and with a firm posture, she pried up all the foundations of the most trusted prince in the empire.

There are also some involving changes and uprootings that cannot be seen for a while, and will spread like cracks in the years to come, silently stained.

The wind and thunder will rise, stirring up Kyushu.

On the fourth day of December in the third year of Qianyuan, the decree was issued to the world: "Xiao Chen, the king of Zhao, deceived the emperor, killed innocent people without authorization, acted arbitrarily and indulgently, framed Luo Zhi and made others guilty, removed the king, and imprisoned the Anping Palace .”

At the same time, the decree stated that the fire in Changle was planned by traitors. However, the mother of the country is prosperous, Queen Ruiyi is not dead, and the crown prince Mingxuan is safe. The queen's loyal subordinates sent the crown prince back to Xiliang after many years of hardships. Guanhua Palace, the canonization ceremony was held on the first day of the first month of January. The queen has not recovered from her serious injury three years ago, and is now recuperating in a place overseas.

The people of Xiliang were overwhelmed by the news, and took to the streets for three consecutive days to encourage and celebrate. He has been in power for many years, but he has no heir. The whole Xiliang is worried about his heir. Not happy?

Many people flocked to the Shengde Huguo Temple to pray for the mother of the country first. Countless people donated sesame oil to light the ever-burning lamps, praying to the Buddha for the early return of the founding queen.

New year, new weather, new year's sunshine, dyed the flower wall in the backyard of the coffin shop early.

On the flower wall, a new peach bloomed early.

The peach blossom is delicate and beautiful, the pink is sweet, the peach branches are strong, the posture is beautiful, and the graceful woman in the light clothes is flying under the flower. She is deeply focused on the peach blossom, her eyes are far away, like the clouds in the blue sky.

Hearing the sound of the wheelchair behind her, she turned around and smiled like a peach blossom.

"Everything seems to be over, and everything has just begun."

The sun is shining brightly, thousands of miles wide, with a line of flying eaves, slanting across the sky.

The eaves are covered with yellow glazed tiles and inlaid with green edges. The eaves spit out water under the watchtower, and the eaves head is connected to the round palace pillar. The two pillars are connected by flying dragon carvings.

The main hall is ten feet high, with Hanyu cloud bricks and white clouds extending, the roof of the hall is covered with deep yellow, emerald and green tiles, and the flame orb top is arched in the middle. There are golden dragon columns on the two bright pillars in front of the hall. Hui.

The window and wall belts, throne screens, and incense burners and incense pavilions in the hall are mostly dark black, which is in perfect harmony with the brilliant gold everywhere, adding to the royal grandeur and majesty.

Rengui water in the north is mainly black.

The Imperial Palace of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

According to the Northern Wei state system, the imperial palace should be called the royal palace. However, except that it has not yet been called the emperor, all the architectural regulations, rituals and laws of the Northern Wei Dynasty are all imperial standards.

The ambition of the Northern Wei Dynasty can be seen.

It was almost noon, and the smoked wind sent it lightly, and the hall was deep.

Behind the screen is an out-of-print famous embroidery "Flying Dragon Overlooking Yu" by You Hui, the No.

a long time.

The obsidian wrench finger radiates light and is as dark as the eyes. It strikes the century-old agarwood chessboard with a sound.

One corner of the amber satin sleeve tail embroidered with bright yellow chi pattern and autumn fragrance lightly brushed the chessboard, and the slender fingers picked up a sunspot, smiled lightly, and snapped it, "Go!"

The woman on the opposite side tilted her head slightly, her black eyebrows raised lightly, her eyes flowed over the chessboard like water, she wrinkled her pretty nose for a long time, and said slightly annoyed: "Your Majesty's chess is so deep, it's actually a trick to lure ministers and concubines into the game, how many poor ministers and concubines are there?" Dalong rushed left and right, but still couldn't escape His Majesty's net."

"You can't escape my chess net, how can I escape your love net?" The man opposite raised his head, smiling, cruising in the pale sandalwood smoke, his appearance was not handsome, but his eyes were radiant Dark and restrained, as deep as the sea.

"The courtiers and concubines are also caught by His Majesty." The woman was full of affection, with the innocence of a girl and the charm of a woman in her expression, and her smile was bright and sweet, full of joy of admiration.

The man smiled silently, and reached out to pat lightly the snow-white catkins exposed in her clove-colored flat gold-embroidered lotus sleeve. The woman's smile was as soft and elegant as the color of her clothes, and her expression was gentle. She lowered her head and looked at the chess game carefully again. He said with a smile, "Your Majesty's chess skills are extraordinary, but it's just a thick and steady style in the past, but today there is something unusual, the attack is fierce, and the moves are like flying, which caught the courtiers by surprise for a while."

"You are quick in chess, and you have many clever moves, but sometimes you miss it because of a little haste," the man said in a deep voice, "Whenever I change the style of chess, you will be caught off guard, and you deserve to lose."

The woman smiled and said: "Yes, the concubine is taught."

She blinked, her expression was cute and slightly sly, "Although the concubine lost, but in exchange for His Majesty's teaching, it is more worthwhile than winning."

"Pure concubine, you are the best at this, you are not petty," the man said with a smile: "There are many concubines in the palace who are of nobler background than you, but in terms of generosity and demeanor, you are the only one."

"My concubine, I thank Your Majesty for your love," Concubine Chun smiled and saluted, "Your sisters are noble in birth and upbringing, each has its own shortcomings, the queen is noble and graceful, Concubine Rong's sister is kind and gentle, Concubine Yu's sister is clever and intelligent... ..."

"Come on, come on, I'm going to say a lot of words, for fear of missing someone," the man interrupted her angrily and funny, "You and I are playing chess in a quiet room, and if I say a few compliments to you, you are afraid that they will be overturned in the harem." Vinegar jar?"

He suddenly withdrew his smile, stared at Concubine Chun for a while, and sighed: "I know...you probably have a hard time in the palace because of your birth. After a while, let me mention it to you. You have been promoted. Then I don't dare to chew your tongue anymore..."

"Your Majesty," Concubine Chun hurriedly knelt down, her eyes were already red when she raised her head, her snow-white face was like a jade lotus flower, she was so cowardly, "The concubine has not been wronged, Your Majesty must not think so, the sisters in the harem are waiting The courtiers and concubines are all good, even if there is a small unhappiness occasionally, it is because of the concern for His Majesty, but I hope that the rain and dew will be evenly shared..."

"Well, I know, I'm tired too..." The man smiled after listening, pushed the chessboard, and said: "I always know you...you kneel down."

Standing up obediently, the woman saluted humbly, retreated gracefully, walked to the gate of the palace, looked back suddenly with concern, and said: "Your Majesty seems to be gloomy today, can my concubine share your worries?"

The man seemed to be wandering, fingering a letter that had just been opened in front of the couch, and said absently: "Well... she's back..."

"Who?"

Surprised, the man realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said. He waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, you can go."

With a gentle smile, the woman stepped out of the palace door and turned around the corridor. The lilac-colored long skirt sprinkled with light ink and folded branches of silver flowers brushed the nine-curved corridor, her posture was elegant and calm.

(End of this chapter)