Concubine like a house

Chapter 196 The Heaven Is Never Old (2)
Chen Lang paused, as if he was considering his words: "I heard that Mr. Shen is well-known in the north, so it's a pity that such a good general will be abandoned."

Hearing this, Emperor Tianshou sneered and replied: "He is indeed well-known. There is even a saying in the North that 'I don't know Emperor Tianshou, I only know Marquis Weiyuan'."

"Is Your Majesty worried about this?" Chen Lang asked solemnly, "Are you worried that Mr. Shen's prestige is too high, which will make the generals of the Northland have a different heart?"

"They already have a different heart." Emperor Tianshou stated the facts.

"This minister can guarantee that the generals of the Northland will respect you and have no second thoughts." Chen Lang was pleading for Shen Yu and the generals of the Northland at the same time.

"You feel sorry for the old department, I can understand, but this has nothing to do with Shen Yu's case." Emperor Tianshou bluntly refused, "I know that there are some generals in the North who are secretly operating and want to rescue Shen Yu, since you love these old subordinates , go and remind them."

Now that the north and the south have just been unified, the Emperor Tianshou still mainly appeases the officials in the north, and is unwilling to deal with them wantonly.

Chen Lang saw that Emperor Tianshou had a firm attitude, thought for a while, and then asked, "What about Mrs. Chuxiu? She must die, too?"

"You have to die." The Emperor Tianshou gave Chen Lang a glance, "Why, do you have something to say?"

"Yes." Chen Lang admitted without hesitation, "I heard that Mrs. Chuxiu was not only born in the Yun family, but also helped Luan Su during her miscarriage, which indirectly saved her life. Luan Su is my best friend. , and now she is the minister's sister-in-law again, and Mrs. Chuxiu has shown kindness to Luan, so I can't let her die."

He sighed, and continued: "What's more, Luansu's mother was born in the Yun family, and she was related to Mrs. Chuxiu. I think that if Luansu heard about this, she would definitely plead for Mrs. Chuxiu."

Chen Lang's last words were like lightning and thunder, hitting the sore spot of Emperor Zhongtian.But Chen Lang didn't care about it, and said again: "I know that saying this is out of proportion, but what I said is the truth. I hope the Holy One will think twice before doing this, and don't kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"Killing innocents indiscriminately?" The Heavenly Granted Emperor narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, forced himself to suppress his anger and asked, "Do you know what the two of them have done? Are you rushing to intervene?"

"I only know that one of them has a high prestige in the north, and the other is a role model for women in the world; I also know that one of them killed your heir by mistake, and the other took advantage of the concubine Dan."

As he spoke, Chen Lang actually sneered a bit in his words: "The Holy Majesty once promised my righteous brother Chen Xuan that he would not let him down, and you have always advertised that you are infatuated with Luan Su. But now, Not only do you want to kill a loyal general, but you also want Mrs. Chuxiu to suffer innocently because of your change of heart... I personally think that your actions were not done by Ming Jun, and you are sorry for my righteous brother and Luan Su."

"How courageous!" Hearing this, Emperor Tianshou was finally furious, and sharply accused Chen Lang, "Don't think that if Luan Su entrusts you to Zhen, I won't punish you for your crime!"

Punishment?Chen Lang smiled, and replied very calmly: "I know that you will convict, because you don't like Luan Su anymore, and you don't have to abide by the agreement with her."

Before Chen Xuan and Luan Su retired, they entrusted their only relative, Chen Lang, to ask the Emperor Tianshou to treat Chen Lang and his descendants kindly, and the Emperor Tianshou immediately agreed.Until now, Emperor Tianshou also thinks that he has always been lenient to Chen Lang. One of the important reasons for this is to fulfill the promise he made to Luan Su back then.

However, there is no doubt that Chen Lang's words tonight touched the emperor's rebellious scales.The Tianshou Emperor's chest was full of churning anger, and he tried his best to restrain and suppress it.If he hadn't taken into account the other party's identity, he would have kicked him up long ago.

Since Chen Lang came, he was naturally well-prepared. Not only did he not shut up, but he continued to add fuel to the flames: "My righteous brother entrusted Beixuan Jiangshan to you, and I asked you not to meet with you in battle, so as not to hurt both of you." The people of the country. Although he doesn't care about the common people, he really loves the people of the five northern states, and they are all his people..."

"Since you sent Shen Yu to the Northland to reorganize the army, you must have taken a fancy to his talent. If he hadn't surrendered to the Northland general, it might have been another bloody disaster. Now the Northland general has made friends with him and pleaded for his order. It just proves your vision. Since you are jealous of Shen Yu, you shouldn't have assigned him this job at the beginning, but now that he has done a good job, it has become your worry." Chen Lang's words were neither humble nor overbearing, and every sentence was It hits the nail on the head.

He looked at Emperor Tianshou very fearlessly, and then analyzed: "If the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks, if Shen Yu dies, the generals of my five states in the north will definitely be chilled. Just imagine that all the soldiers brought out by you personally ended up like this, let alone them. "

"You have figured me out." The Emperor Tianshou said this sentence almost gnashing his teeth, which was even more ironic.

"I don't dare, but I have to dare to say one more thing." Chen Lang said without showing weakness, "Although you have unified the north and the south, you always have a sense of regional alienation in your heart, and you don't regard the people in the north as your people, let alone You didn't regard the generals of the Northland as subjects. You are wary of the Northland."

At this point, Chen Lang took a deep breath and finally said: "You are an emperor, but you don't have the bearing of an emperor. First, you can't be suspicious of people; second, you can't treat the north and the south equally; third , you don't treat people generously. In these three points alone, you are far behind my righteous brother Chen Xuan."

"You are too presumptuous!" Hearing these words, Emperor Tianshou almost drew his sword to face him, and chopped off Chen Lang's head on the spot.He glared at Chen Lang, blood red in his phoenix eyes, "If you dare to say one more word, I will..."

At this point, Emperor Tianshou stopped abruptly, because he couldn't think of how to refute Chen Lang's words.If he really offended the other party because of this, it just confirmed the three points just now——

Employers are suspicious, discriminate against Beidi, and treat people harshly.He could not refute.

Just when the emperor was in a daze, Chen Lang took out a roll of sheepskin map from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is the place where my brother-in-law and Luansu retreat. As long as you think you are worthy of their entrustment, you can deal with Shen Yu." Let's go with Mrs. Chuxiu!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Lang got up from the ground by himself, without even saying goodbye, he retreated silently.

"Stop!" Emperor Tianshou trembled unconsciously while holding the map in his hand.Three years!Chen Xuan and Luan Su disappeared at sea, they don't know if they are alive or dead.How many people he sent to look for them, always believing that they were still alive, but they couldn't find any whereabouts!
Now, Chen Lang is willing to reveal their hiding place!They are all still alive!Thinking of this, Emperor Tianshou's voice could no longer remain steady: "What benefits has the Yun family given you, are you willing to hand over this map to me?"

Chen Lang paused slightly, and replied calmly: "I am not familiar with the Yun family, and no one has given me any favors."

"After you were surrendered, you didn't ask about world affairs, how could you easily intercede for others?" Emperor Tianshou asked persistently, "Who on earth can persuade you to come?"

"His Royal Highness Cheng." Chen Lang retreated.

Emperor Tianshou held the map of Chen Xuan and Luan Su's retreat in his hand, which was obviously just a thin layer of sheepskin, but he felt very heavy, weighing more than a thousand catties.

He once cherished each other with Chen Xuan, once fell in love with Luan Su, and once promised to treat the people of Beixuan kindly and never to attack the Yun clan.

Have you ever done it yourself?Not only did he fail to do so, but he was quite alienated from the five northern states, and became more and more afraid of the Yun family.He even wanted to use the deaths of Shen Yu and Chuxiu to get the gold medal for exempting Mrs. Xie from death, so as to pave the way for his future plans...

If Shen Yu and Chuxiu were really executed, would the northern generals be chilled?Will the people of the Northland be angry?Will the Yun clan be renounced?Will the ministers of the DPRK and China be in danger?
Chen Xuan must also feel that Jiang Shan's entrustment is inhumane, not to mention Luan Su's anger and disappointment.

Emperor Tianshou was tightly clutching the parchment map in his hand, his slender fingers turned white from excessive force.Over the years, he has sent countless people to sea to search, just for that little obsession in his heart, but now that Chen Lang handed over the map, he suddenly retreated.

So what if you find Chen Xuan and Luan Su?What face does he have, asking them to come back and see these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?

The Splendid World that was promised at the beginning has not been realized at all.The people of the Northland were neglected and isolated, and the general of the Northland felt uneasy. How would he explain to Chen Xuan?
The Emperor Tianshou laughed, mocking himself for a while.In fact, what Chen Lang said was right, he was a god-given emperor, even though he had great ambitions, he was not tolerant of others.Although the world was unified and the country was in full control, in his heart, the north and the south were still clearly separated, and he did not treat the five states in the north and the four states in the south equally.

It was also because of this that he was even more afraid of the military officers in the North and the prestige that Shen Yu had gained.

He still lost!It seems that he has won all the glory, but in fact he has suffered a crushing defeat inside.Originally thought that he must be a wise king through the ages, but he did not fulfill his promise to Chen Xuan; originally thought that he would remain infatuated with Luan Su, but there was still indifference around him.

In this way, there is no face to see the old friend again.

Standing in the courtyard of Longgan Palace for an unknown amount of time, until the black gold-embroidered dragon robe was wet with the night dew, the Tianshou Emperor stepped out heavily, his alluring face was full of trance and sadness.

Cen Jiang couldn't stand watching anymore, and couldn't help reminding: "My lord, it's late at night and the dew is heavy, you should rest."

Only then did Emperor Tianshou stop in his tracks, with a look of frustration in his phoenix eyes, he turned to Cen Jiang and said, "You go to Fengchao Palace to deliver my oral order, the empress does not need to restrain her feet."

Cen Jiang took the order, and asked worriedly, "What about you?"

"I walk around as I please, and I don't need to be escorted by someone." After the Emperor Tianshou finished speaking, he took another step and gradually disappeared from Cen Jiang's sight...

The entire Yingyuan Palace was radiant and gorgeous in the night, and the palace people tried their best to decorate and embellish it, just to win the emperor's attention.It's a pity that Emperor Tianshou didn't want to watch it.

He was just walking aimlessly, thinking, and when he came back to his senses, he had unconsciously walked outside Lingxi Palace.

Thinking of the unhappy parting with Danxin in the daytime, Tianshoudi felt a thousand feelings in his heart.After hesitating for a moment, he finally walked in.

The palace people of Lingxi Palace have long been accustomed to Yu Jia's presence, but they have also heard that Concubine Dan has offended Longyan.Who would have expected that the emperor and concubine had just had a big quarrel in the daytime, and the emperor would come over in the middle of the night.

It can be seen that he loves Concubine Dan very much!
The little eunuch on duty was so excited that he knelt down to greet him with his throat closed.Emperor Tianshou made a silent gesture: "There is no need to pass it on, can Concubine Dan fall asleep?"

The little eunuch replied hesitantly: "No, there are still candles burning in the empress's palace."

It's so late and you still don't sleep?Emperor Tianshou suddenly felt distressed, and silently stepped into the main hall of Lingxi Palace.

"I have seen the Holy One." The maids on duty all knelt down and saluted, and the Emperor Tianshou walked straight to Danxin's bedroom without stopping.Opening the beaded curtain and going around the screen, I saw her sitting in front of the dressing table in a daze without makeup, with a depressed and sad expression.

In the arms of Emperor Tianshou is the heavy parchment scroll, just like the woman he has been hiding in his heart.Luan Su and Dan Xin, which is more important?He couldn't tell the difference at all.All he knew was that right now Dan was pregnant with his flesh and blood.

Thinking of this, the emperor's mood suddenly softened, and he whispered: "Be calm."

Only then did Danxin startled, realizing who was standing behind him.But she still didn't look back, she just looked carefully through the bronze mirror in front of her, watching every move of Emperor Tianshou.

The candlelight flickered in front of the dressing table, the shadows were very faint, just like Dan Xin's state of mind at the moment.

Seeing that she refused to turn her head and did not open her mouth, Emperor Tianshou had no choice but to ask, "Still angry?"

Shaking his head lightly, he remained silent.

The atmosphere in the room was extremely stagnant, and Dan Xin's appearance was obviously dead.Emperor Tianshou raised his hand and pressed lightly on her shoulder, persuading: "Go to sleep, staying up late is not good for children."

Danxin's fragrant shoulders shrugged slightly, and then moved forward to avoid the falling palm of Emperor Tianshou.She simply leaned on the dressing table, and then said in a low voice: "The madam and the young master are about to be executed, and the concubine can't sleep."

Hearing this, Emperor Tianshou didn't explain much, but said: "I thought you were angry about the 'substitute'."

"The concubine admits it." Danxin replied with concern.

Just these four words suddenly made the emperor's mind sink into the abyss: "You sentenced me to death?"

"Your Majesty was joking, you are the one who sentenced 'others' to death." This "others" refers to Chuxiu and Shen Yu, and also refers to Danxin himself.Thinking of this, she shed two more tears, but she didn't want the emperor to see her, and buried her head in her arms.

Emperor Tianshou originally had mixed feelings, but at this moment, he couldn't tell what he felt when he saw that he was indifferent and rejected people thousands of miles away.He guessed that she must be uncomfortable, but he never expected that this state was more serious than he guessed.

After thinking about his words for a while, the emperor said again: "You worry too much today, I never said that you are a double, and I am not angry because of Zihan's child."

Danxin is still lying on the dressing table, without any movement.

Seeing this, Emperor Tianshou had no choice but to continue: "I have always had a very light sleep, and I can't calm my mind at night. It's not because Zihan disappeared."

He paused, and seeing that Danxin didn't respond, he sighed again: "You know I have this problem, otherwise you wouldn't go to the Charity Palace to ask for calming tea, innocently designed by Queen Mother Ye."

At this point, Danxin's body froze suddenly, and finally asked in a low voice: "You...know?"

(End of this chapter)