There were a few chickens and ducks looking for food leisurely in the yard. The woman walked out of the yard, opened the wood door, and walked outside. Outside the door was a vegetable garden. Although it was winter, there was no sign of winter here. There is still lush green everywhere.
Someone walked out of the room immediately, a tall man, wearing coarse clothes and a turban of the same color on his head. He had a handsome face, but he looked a little dark, but he was in good spirits.
"Yunduo, I saw Furong taking her out just now. She said she was going to pick wild vegetables. She probably won't be back for a while."
"Brother Wang, just pamper her. In the past few days, she has finally recognized me and Furong, so you won't let her take medicine."
The man stepped forward and said with a smile: "This medicine is really bitter!" After saying that, they looked at the bowl in Yun Duo's hand, and the two of them couldn't help laughing.
"Zhixuan, Zhixuan, do you think what Furong and I found?"
Wang Zhixuan and Yun Duo heard Fang Jinyan's voice and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw a woman wearing a white dress with blue flowers and a narrow coat. She had a wreath of wild flowers on her head and held in her hand Holding a basket with some wild vegetables in it, Furong, who was dressed similarly to Yun Duo, was walking towards them closely following Fang Jinyan.
Wang Zhixuan and Yun Duo hurried forward to greet them. When they reached Fang Jinyan and Furong, Fang Jinyan handed the basket in one hand to Yun Duo, and gently clasped it together with the other hand and shook it in front of Wang Zhixuan's eyes.
"Guess, what did I find?"
Wang Zhixuan glanced at Fang Jinyan, who had an excited expression on her face. First, he gently wiped the sweat on her forehead with his sleeve, and said softly: "No matter what you find, promise me not to run too hard. I'm sweating later, and it's time to cough again at night."
Fang Jinyan chuckled, and Furong pointed to Luo Dan not far away. This was the only man besides Wang Zhixuan left by Leng Yi for them, because he did not dare to leave too many people. The more people there were, the greater the possibility of exposure. The bigger.
"Brother Luo found fish in the pond not far away. Now we can eat fish."
Wang Zhixuan grabbed Fang Jinyan's hand and opened it. Sure enough, it was a small fish as long as one finger, jumping in Fang Jinyan's hand.
Yun Duo smiled and said: "It's just such a fish. When it's cooked, you won't even see the shadow of the meat."
At this time, Rodan also came closer. Hearing what Yun Duo said, he smiled and said, "Isn't it? I'll go back upstream and look for it. Maybe I can find big fish. The weather is too cold now, and those beasts They are all hiding in the cave and refuse to come out. It would be great if spring comes." After saying that, he gave Wang Zhixuan a wink.
Wang Zhixuan then whispered to Fang Jinyan: "Okay, you see your little face is frozen like this, hurry up and let Fu Rong and Yun Duo take you into the house to warm yourself up by the fire. We can eat in a while."
Fang Jinyan obediently let Furong hold her hand. Yun Duo followed behind with a bowl in one hand and a basket in the other.
"What's the matter?" Wang Zhixuan asked. While looking back at Fang Jinyan, although the conditions in this valley are far inferior to those in the capital, they are probably carefree and no one is trapping or restraining them all day long. Fang Jinyan's body is actually plumper than before. She had just celebrated her sixteenth birthday this month, and she was starting to look more and more like a grown-up girl.
"I just received the news from Mr. Leng from Huo Yan. The emperor has been staying in the Helian Mountains opposite for the past two days. He said it was for winter hunting, but he probably had no selfish motives. I heard that Zhao Xicun also looked for raindrops. I thought , it won¡¯t take long, and the raindrops will probably be able to come over and join us.¡±
The two people were walking and talking.
"There is no rush about Yudian. It's better not to come here at this time. If the emperor asks someone to follow her, wouldn't it mean that the emperor finds us? You see, Jin Yan is finally feeling better. I don't want to waste all my efforts."
Luo Dan agreed, took out the letter written by Leng Yi from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Zhixuan, and then said: "Furthermore, Lord Leng also said in his heart that the emperor deliberately brought Ruyi with him. This little thing has a very clever nose. Jin Yan brought him up, so he is naturally very familiar with Jin Yan¡¯s aura. It¡¯s better not to let Jin Yan run too far during this period, just in case"
Wang Zhixuan smiled and said: "Think about how we climbed this mountain in the first place. It was so difficult and dangerous. Moreover, we placed traps and traps wherever we could climb the mountain. As soon as there was any trouble, we would be there at any time. You can retreat to the cave."
Rodan looked at the vegetables and fruits planted by the five of them in front of him, and said with emotion: "I really don't know if Master Leng will be amazed if he sees the situation in front of him. To be honest, I really admire Yun Duo, thisHe was so careful, and he was running for his life, but he even took the seeds of these vegetables and fruits with him. He must have been planning this matter every day. "
Wang Zhixuan said: "Yes, this place will be our lifelong home."
Luo Dan said: "Now it's just that Jin Yan can't meet with his wife and his brother, but in half a year, he should be able to meet."
Wang Zhixuan said: "The day of our reunion should be not far away, let's wait and see!"
Rodin nodded affirmatively, and the two stood side by side, looking towards the east at the same time. The sun had slowly risen from the top of the mountain.
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The day when the emperor takes charge has finally arrived.
The Empress Dowager was very happy. Although everything had twists and turns, it eventually developed towards the result she hoped for. Now, she could finally see her son officially rule the world, and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the emperor was always depressed and showed no signs of excitement. This made the Empress Dowager very worried, and asked people to keep an eye on the emperor carefully to prevent anything from happening.
However, the night before he ascended the throne, something happened.
That afternoon, they received an official ultimatum from the Liao Dynasty, claiming that the Song Dynasty had no sincerity in negotiating and had been delaying the return of the Song Dynasty emperor Zhao Guangyi. Therefore, at the request of the Song Dynasty emperor Zhao Guangyi, the Liao army decided to send troops. Escort the old emperor of the Song Dynasty back to the court, and ask the young emperor to lead all the ministers to the border to greet him. At the same time, the Song Dynasty border army was asked to let them go all the way. Otherwise, any conflicts caused will be fully borne by the Song Dynasty.
After Leng Yi received the ultimatum, he immediately convened a meeting of the governors. The empress dowager listened to the affairs and discussed how to deal with it.
These ministers were all promoted by Leng Yi, and they knew Leng Yi's thoughts well. They all made speeches saying that the old emperor was now revered as the Grand Emperor, was no longer the emperor, and could no longer participate in government affairs. He came back this time because he wanted to use the Liao army to seize the throne. Once he seizes power, he will definitely cede territory and pay compensation to repay Liao. so. We must not be fooled. We must send more troops to guard the border to prevent the Liao army from invading.
The discussion lasted until night, and Leng Yi remained silent. He frowned, thinking about what to do. At this moment. A guard hurried in, knelt down and reported: "Qi, the Empress Dowager. It's not good, Your Majesty"
The Empress Dowager Hua Rui was shocked and said anxiously: "What's wrong with the Emperor?"
"The emperor has shaved off his hair and is planning to leave the palace to become a monk at Xiangguo Temple! Where is he now at Dongbianmen? Please tell me, the Empress Dowager."
Huarui was so angry that she was shaking all over, and said anxiously: "I'm really angry to death. What kind of trouble is he making? Let's go and have a look!"
A group of palace ladies hurriedly came in, supported the flower stamens, and hurried out. Leng Yi and several ministers followed closely behind, and went straight to the Dongbian Gate.
???????????????????????????????????????????¡ Several guards were already injured, with blood dripping from their bodies, but they did not dare to get out of the way. They just begged the emperor for his life.
"Stop!" Huarui shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Your Majesty, are you crazy? What are you doing? What's going on?"
The emperor turned around and looked at the Empress Dowager with sadness: "Grandma, I don't want to be the emperor anymore. Jinyan is dead. What am I still doing? I'm just a walking corpse! I'm in this palace as if I'm in a dungeon. , my heart is no longer here, this mortal world no longer belongs to me, let me go, let me go wherever I go, drifting with the wind, maybe, in this way, I can get a little peace."
Seeing his expression, Huarui knew that he was not joking, so she cried and begged: "Emperor, you will ascend the throne tomorrow. The Liao Dynasty has already marched to the border. How can you still become a monk at this critical moment? For no other reason than We have to think about the interests of our Zhao family!"
The emperor shook his head sadly: "My heart is already dead. I died with Jin Yan. How can I still have the heart to think about these things? Jiangshan Sheji, I have my uncle and the generals of the Yang family. I am not afraid of anything. I still do my own thing. Let me go! Otherwise, you will force me to die!"
"No!" Hua Rui shouted heartbreakingly, "Emperor, if you want to die, the imperial grandmother will die with you! Even if you die, you will still be the emperor!"
"Well, I was actually dead a long time ago. I was already dead when I knew that Jin Yan was no longer alive. I'll just die again now, just die here" The emperor placed the sword across his neck. He went up and smiled sadly at Leng Yi: "Uncle, you are too far away from me this time and you can't stop me"
After saying that, he wiped the sword across his neck!
"Emperor!" Hua Rui wailed miserably and rushed towards him like crazy. But it was too late, the emperor's neck was splattered with blood!
?However, the sword only cut half an inch into his neck, and then stopped - it was pinched tightly by two fingers!
The two fingers belonged to one of the Ouchi guards standing in front of him. An old man in guard uniform was staring at the emperor with a smile.
"Let go!" The emperor flew up with a fierce kick and hit the old guard in the lower abdomen. The old guard did not dodge or even frown, as if he was kicking someone else. The emperor was horrified and drew the knife hard, but the knife seemed to be cast between the two fingers of the old guard.
He wanted to move again, but Leng Yi had already flown to his side and grabbed the sword.
The moment he grabbed the sword, his body shook violently, and he stared at the old guard with surprise and joy: "Are you? The emperor's uncle!? King Yi?"
The old guard laughed loudly, took off the guard hat on his head, and revealed the old man's bun: "Yes, it's me!"
This person is Wing King Zhao Hongxiu, who has already returned to the mountains and forests! That is, Bai Hong's biological father, Emperor Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi's biological uncle! Unexpectedly, he came back without anyone noticing.
Huarui couldn't care about anything else, rushed over, hugged the emperor tightly, and cried into tears.
Zhao Hongruo said: "Actually, I have been in the palace for half a year, but I just didn't let you discover it."
¡°Grandpa, why are you hiding in the palace and not telling us?¡±
"For him!" Zhao Hongruo pointed at the emperor, "Half a year ago, I accidentally got the news that this idiot was trapped in love and was afraid that something would happen, so I came back. When I saw him, I could see that he was tired. Mortal world, I no longer have the heart to lead the country. I was thinking that I am getting old and need a disciple to inherit my mantle. So, I have been following him to observe. What happened today has explained everything. This child He is not the material to be the emperor. If he becomes the emperor, it will not be a good thing for our Song Dynasty! Let him come with me!"
Huarui didn¡¯t expect that the emperor¡¯s uncle was here to take away his grandson, so she hugged the emperor tightly and refused to let go: ¡°No! I can¡¯t even die!¡±
Blood was flowing from the emperor's neck, and he said sadly: "Emperor Grandmother, the emperor's uncle is right, my heart is really dead. I don't want to be an emperor, and I can't be an emperor well. Let me be free and let me live in the mountains and forests forever." , chatting to relieve worries"
"Your Majesty" Hua Rui choked with sobs.
"If you don't want to, I will still die in the future. You can protect me for a while, but you can't protect me for a lifetime. You don't want to see me die so early, do you?"
"Your Majesty"
"Let me go, let me go. What's the point of being with a living dead?"
Leng Yi let out a long sigh and said: "Since the emperor's uncle said that his heart has died and he is no longer a human being in the mortal world, then, the Empress Dowager, please don't force yourself anymore."
Hua Rui lowered her arms feebly. She looked helplessly at the emperor, letting her tears keep flowing.
Zhao Hongruo grabbed the emperor's arm and chanted in a long voice: "The clouds in and out are full of Taixu, and the truth in Yuanlai is completely empty. - Let's go!"
Immediately, holding the emperor's hand, he stood up, like walking in the void, crossed the high imperial wall, and disappeared into the night!
On the horizon, there is a bright moon, lonely and hidden in the light clouds.