The Tyrant’s Beloved Empress

Chapter 122

Since Xiao Zhige reminded him, An Changqing did not leave the palace again during the period when the Yuze delegation arrived in Beijing. +++Mobile reading visit m. Huai Rushan and his entourage handed over the regulations of trade between the two countries to discuss with Daye, it seems that they are really here to open a business route. Except for serious discussions, at other times, Huai Rushan visited Yejing accompanied by officials from Hongyu Temple.

An Changqing observed for several days, but found nothing unusual, so she turned her gaze elsewhere. On the tenth day of the lunar new year, Xue Wuyi invited him to visit the lake, and An Changqing agreed to go.

The breeze in May is warm, and the shore is green. The river is clear, and the boating on the lake, making wine and tea, also has a special sentiment. The two only rented a awning boat, the boatman was holding the stern, and An Changqing and Xue Wuyi were sitting opposite each other on the bow to make tea.

“I brought my self-brewed peach blossom wine, but Ji Xue didn’t let me drink it. Changqing will take it with me when he goes back, and drink a few cups of tea with me at this time.” Xue Wuyi pointed to the two jars of wine behind him, between his brows. (Exposure) shows a bit of helplessness (color).

An Changqing removed the hot water from the stove: “Jixue is also for your good.”

“Try my tea-making craft today.” Xue Wuyi took the half-hot tea cup from his hand, and dexterously lifted the teapot with his light white hands, showing him his tea art quite contentedly. His hand moves like clouds and water, but his mouth does not stop: “She doesn’t know who is going to follow. She is not too old, and she often has a straight face. I will not be here in the future, nor will she I know if she can find a good home for herself.”

An Changqing looked at him: “Since you are not at ease, why don’t you watch it yourself?”

Xue Wuyi smiled freely (off tuo): “It’s probably because I am too selfish. I just want to live this happy day of boating and brewing tea. I don’t want to work hard and do my best for the country and the people. Don’t learn from Xuexue. Talk to me.”

An Changqing stopped talking, took a sip of the tea he had brought in front of him, and frowned, “It’s too bitter. Why do you like this? I will send you a few taels of my favorite tea next day. ”

Xue Wuyi squinted his eyes and took a sip of tea, smiling without saying a word. Another topic started again: “My spies in Xideng came to news yesterday that the Queen Mother was dying of a sudden illness. Now it is the general who assists the young master… King Xideng has not heard any news for half a month. Is it coming?”

“Counting time, it’s almost half a month.” An Changqing said: “Is he threatening the emperor to make the princes?”

Xue Wuyi held his chin, looked at the sparkling river, and said in a light tone: “General Huo Zheng is more than brave, but not very resourceful. His ambition is not small, but he has been suppressed by me and Shang Que over the years. I didn’t dare to act rashly.”

However, the king of Xideng first sent him to Xideng, and then the northern guard army commander Shangque went missing. The Queen Dowager of Jianzhi relied on being the birth mother of the King West Dung, and she did not fail to dominate for the benefit of the family of the Fuyang King. It is no surprise that Huo Zhenghui took the opportunity to make a move.

All this was in his expectation. It’s just that Huo Zheng shot much earlier than he expected.

An Changqing looked down and said, “Are you really not going to go back to the west?”

“I won’t go back.” Xue Wuyi sighed, and looked back at the clear tea in his hands: “When Xue Zhi was five years old, I became his teacher and taught him to read and calligraphy. But he was stubborn and not smart enough. I I can only face him more severely, and at the same time set out to eradicate the forces that are unfavorable to the stability of the state. When I originally hoped that he could be a ruler, he could not be a wise king, as long as he walked down the road I paved for him, he could also Smooth and smooth… It’s just that I miscalculated the hearts of the people.”

Xue Wuyi laughed at himself: “I was strict with him, paving the way for him, but it was wishful thinking. And the teacher was not able to kiss his biological mother after all. The older he is, the more estranged with me, and many New Deal implementations have ended without disease.”

“Now I only hope that the turmoil in the west dung will end as soon as possible. As long as Shang Que becomes king, I am confident that he can manage the west dung well.

The melancholy on his face disappeared when he mentioned Shang Que. Become radiant. A pair of clear eyes flashed with moisturizing light, like…like…

An Changqing’s heart sank, and she looked at him tentatively and asked, “You and Shang Que…does he know that you are sick?”

Xue Wuyi raised his eyes to look at him, teasing: “The King Goose is really eye-sighted. He doesn’t know. If you have a chance to see him in the future, don’t tell him. I don’t want him to know.”

“You…” An Changqing wanted to ask what was going on between him and Shang Que, but it was unnecessary to think about it. The feelings between people are too complicated and too heavy to be explained clearly in simple words.

He stopped speaking, fearing to provoke Xue Wuyi’s sadness. Xue Wuyi was very open-minded, and poured him a cup of tea ceremony: “Shang Que originally came to (kill sha) me.”

Xue Wuyi was originally an orphan without a father or mother. He was fortunate enough to be adopted by the former king. He was extremely intelligent at the age of sixteen. Later, the young man took the stage, seemingly proud of the spring breeze, but in reality there are countless spears and secret arrows. At that time, the first king had a bad body, and his only son Xue Zhishang was very young. And he is the Minister of State with high hopes of the former king. At that time, the first emperor often said to the young Xue Zhi: As long as the prime minister is in one day, my son can be worry-free.

Later, the king collapsed and Xue Zhi succeeded. Not only those in the royal family want him to die, but the orphans of the Xiduan tribe who are looking forward to the disintegration of the Xiduan royal family also look forward to his death.

The fifteen-year-old Shang Que was outstanding in martial arts and was sent to assassinate (slay sha) him. But Xue Wuyi was caught.

Recalling the past, Xue Wuyi pursed his lips and smiled slightly: “He was a martial artist at that time, but his mind was very simple. He was tricked into staying to serve me in a few words. Just because I told him that as long as I was alive , One day the West Dung tribe will not be abused and trampled.”

It’s just that the years have changed, and people’s hearts have faded. The promises he believed credulously when he was young, but when he grew up, he has realized the difficulty of fulfilling them. Although Shang Que worked for him as always, he no longer believed in him.

“Unfortunately, I have to lose faith in him. The future of the Xiyu tribe can only be created by him.” Xue Wuyi sighed lightly.

An Changqing didn’t expect to hear such a story. The hatred of the country and the family lay in it, and they were involuntarily involuntarily. I want to know the tortuous and contradictions between the two.

He took a sip of the bitter tea, and he probably understood why Xue Wuyi liked to drink the bitter tea. No matter how bitter the tea is, it is hard to keep the human heart, and the world is hard to change.

“Perhaps in the future, he will understand your difficulties.” The comfort was too pale, and in the end, An Changqing could only say that.

Xue Wuyi smiled: “I would rather he didn’t understand.”

The Wu Peng boat moved slowly on the river. After drinking a pot of tea, Xue Wuyi made tea for him again. An Changqing stopped him this time and said with a smile: “The tea you make is too bitter, so I will come.” ”

Xue Wuyi retorted him with a smile: “Obviously the tea is bitter, so it’s the same if you make it.”

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The boat made a circle along the river before returning, and the two had a good time drinking tea and chatting. Seeing that the sky was already burning with red clouds, Xue Wuyi put on a thicker outer garment and was separated from him at the pier.

The two imprisoned guards were dressed as servants and waited by the river. Seeing him coming, he led the horse to greet him.

An Changqing just got on the horse, and he heard a familiar voice not far away: “Is King Goose over there? It’s a lucky meeting.”

An Changqing followed the sound and saw that Huai Rushan had come down from the painting boat not far away, and there were only two servants around him, and there was no official from Hongfu Temple to accompany him.

“It turned out to be King Yu, lucky to meet.” An Changqing got off the horse and greeted him with a smile, but she was silently wary in her heart: “Wang Yu is unfamiliar with the place, why don’t you ask the officials of Hongfu Temple to accompany you?”

Huai Rushan, dressed as an ordinary scholar, shook the folding fan in his hand and said, “I want to appreciate the scenery of Ye by myself. I have always heard that Yejing is very prosperous, and it is even more prosperous than Zaigu. Look, it really deserves its reputation.”

“If Wang Yu likes it, you can stay in Yejing for a few more days.”

“I think so too, but I have no friends in Yejing. Although the officials of Hongfu Temple are warm and ready, they are unavoidable. I wonder if I can invite the prince to play together in the future? I heard that there are many teahouse storytellers in Yejing and they are very special ( Color), have not been there yet.”

An Changqing’s eyes flashed, but she didn’t (show) strange on her face. He didn’t agree but didn’t refuse: “I’m busy with official business, I’m afraid it may not necessarily be free.”

Huai Rushan laughed loudly: “It’s okay, I will go and harass again when the prince is free.”

The two exchanged a few words at the dock before An Changqing returned to the palace.

Huai Rushan looked at his back and said softly: “It’s really like…”

***

An Changqing returned to the palace, and first told Xiao Zhige about the encounter with Huai Rushan and the other party inviting him.

Xiao Zhige snorted coldly: “You haven’t been out of the palace these days, but you bumped into him as soon as you left the palace today. How can there be such a coincidence?”

An Changqing also felt that it was too coincidental, and only then raised his vigilance. He just couldn’t figure out what Huai Rushan wanted to do close to him.

Xiao Zhige looked thoughtful, and said in thought, “You said…Will Yuze also have that portrait?”

Since the person in the painting knew Xue Chang, and Xue Chang met Taizu and Huai Shu’an, there is no reason why Huai Shu’an had never seen the person in the painting. Looking at Huai Rushan’s performance these days, it is obvious that he is coming for An Changqing. Then it is very likely that Yuze is also related to the person in the painting, and even because Yuze is adjacent to the South China Sea, it is very likely that he knows the person in the painting or the scorpion people better.

Otherwise, except for a few people, the connection between An Changqing and the Yuren clan is still unknown. Except for the similar appearance that attracted Huai Rushan’s attention, there was really no reason for it from other aspects.

An Changqing also raised his eyebrows. He thought about it for a long time, and said, “It’s not impossible. Then if he invites me next time, I will go to the appointment to try him and see what he thinks.”

Xiao Zhige frowned subconsciously, and then thought that this was Yejing, right under his nose, nothing would happen, and he reluctantly agreed.

After talking about Huai Rushan, An Changqing remembered something, and then asked, “How did you talk about business with Yuze?”

“Both parties are interested in advancing, and the talks went smoothly. It’s just that the detailed rules need to be further discussed before they can be finalized. Regardless of Huairu’s good intentions, Yuze really wants to negotiate with Daye.

An Changqing nodded, “It would be a good thing if you can open up commercial routes.”

Xiao Zhige thought exactly the same. Hearing this, he led him into the room and showed him a draft agreement: “I have discussed this with them today. If it can be done, maybe we can go to sea in the future. , Go and have a look at Nanhai.”

What he took out was a draft shipbuilding charter. In exchange for the drawings of the improved barrel car, Yuze sent craftsmen who were good at shipbuilding to Daye to teach the craftsmen of Daye to man-made boats. Daye has been closed for many years and rarely goes to sea. The ship built was very backward, but Yuze was the best at building ships. As a precaution, Xiao Zhige deliberately discussed relevant matters with the envoy of Yuze.

An Changqing looked bright, as if he had seen the grand occasion of going out to sea in the future, and said excitedly: “It’s not just for the trip to the South China Sea. There are countless foreign nations besides Dayeyuze, waiting for us to build our own Sea boats, you can also go out to sea to see those foreign countries, and it’s okay to do business with them.” Just like the travel notes he had read before.

Xiao Zhige was so hot in his heart that he took the opportunity to steal a kiss on his lips (kiss wen), and said with a low smile: “The King Goose is thinking about big things in his heart, but I thought, in the future, we can travel around the Daye River and Mountains. After seeing the mountains and rivers, you can go to sea by boat and have a lot of experience.”

“The prince is only one year old, you think too far.” An Changqing laughed at him.

Xiao Zhige took it for granted: “Life is only a few dozen years short. The first half of my life is to deal with foreign troubles and calm internal worries, and I will try my best to pave the way for future generations. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life on this. Life is short, and a lover is hard to find. I just want to. Cherish the time you spend with me.”

This is the idea he has had since he became the emperor. If it weren’t for the great Yejiang Mountains to be unguarded, he would have nothing to do with An Changqing as an idle prince.

An Changqing’s heart moved, especially after hearing the story of Xue Wuyi today, he increasingly felt that this world is too unsatisfactory. He and Xiao Zhige seem to be perfect in this life, but they are only in exchange for the separation of life and death in the previous life. of. Therefore, in this life, he also cherishes the friendship between the two more and more.

Staring at the man’s serious eyebrows, An Changqing smiled happily: “Then you have to treat An Heng better now, otherwise he won’t take your burden.”

Xiao Zhige snorted with his back, “If he is not appropriate, he will be called An Zhu.”

An Changqing was amused by him and smiled more and more seriously. He thought about it seriously, “An Heng is better. An Zhu has a temper like you. If you really become the emperor, those ministers will have no hope.”

Xiao Zhige smiled as he listened, and approached him dangerously, and pushed him against the screen of the inner hall: “Those ministers have no hope, but King Goose has hope? Huh?”

An Changqing didn’t stop at all. He curled his eyebrows and pretended to think about it, unexpectedly raised his head and kissed the corner of his lips, and said with a smile, “I naturally have hope.”

Xiao Zhige licked the corners of his wet lips, his eyes (color) went deep to search for his lips, and he muttered in a low voice, “Really? Then when you kiss me…what are you looking forward to?”

His breath was taken away, An Changqing opened his eyes wide, and before he could say anything, he was taken into another, more beautiful world…

***

In the next few days, An Changqing no longer deliberately stayed in the palace, and went to live in the Yanwang Mansion for a day or two when he was free. Sure enough, within a few days, Huai Rushan went to the door to visit.

At that time An Changqing was publishing books in the Yanwang Mansion. There was nothing in the hospital, so Xiao Yu Gang was also helping in the palace. When An Fu came in to pass the pass, An Changqing raised her brows, wiped her sweat and changed her clothes, looked at Yu Yan who was groaning drinking water, and took him with him after thinking about it.

Yu Gang is ten years old this year. Since he was brought back from Liangzhou, he has been studying medicine with Hu Shifei. Now he has cultivated his energy and spirit, and he looks more and more beautiful, just like the red lines on his face. It’s becoming more and more harmonious. After a long time, it doesn’t feel ugly and ugly, but has a strange beauty.

An Changqing has always guessed that Yu Gang and him are of the same human race. Thinking of Huai Rushan who came to visit, she felt temptation and took Yu Gang with him. I was just worried that Yu Gang would be tricked by Huai Rushan to talk when he was young, and he told him: “Wait for the guest who will take you there. Be careful if you ask about the red lines on your face or your life experience. , Can’t just pretend not to know.”

Yu Gang was very clever, and immediately understood what he meant. Hold his hand and follow him quietly and obediently.

Huai Rushan was invited to the front hall by his servants to wait. When An Changqing took Yu Gang in, he deliberately observed his expression, and he saw that Huai Rushan’s eyes condensed when he saw the two of them. Then he got up very naturally to meet An Changqing.

“I heard that King Goose was in the mansion, so I took the liberty to come and harass.”

An Changqing smiled and said, “Wang Yu is coming by, and there is a missed welcome. How can you talk about it?”

The two of you came and I said a few polite remarks. Huai Rushan just said what he wanted. It turned out that a very popular storyteller in Yejing City returned from a long trip. This afternoon he will start the scene. Huai Rushan is very curious. So I invited An Changqing to listen.

An Changqing tried to test him, so naturally he would not refuse. He just looked at Yu Gang in embarrassment, and said, “It happened that a friend’s little apprentice was here as a guest. Can you bring him with him?”

“Naturally.” Huai Rushan asked with a smile: “This little boy was born exquisite and cute. Presumably the friend of the prince is also a good figure.”

An Changqing smiled but didn’t answer his words, only said: “That’s great, I will ask the next person to prepare the car.”

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Counseling: There is always someone to inherit this throne, who should be?

Little princess: If you are not, I am not. Of course it is Xiao Anheng.

Prince:…