Who Xu Jiangshan

Chapter 40
In the first month of the 26th year of Changhe, the first emperor passed away, and King Rong ascended the throne.

On the day Xie Ziyu ascended the throne, Chuning sent Tang Bao and Tang Ling away from Dayu.

"Brother Ning, let's say goodbye this time. I don't know what year and month it will be. Please take care of Brother Ning." Tang Ling cupped his fists at Chuning and said.

"Don't worry, when you marry Tang Bao in the future, no matter where I am, I will rush to congratulate you." Chu Ning said with a faint smile.

Tang Ling and Tang Bao both blushed.

"It's getting late, you guys go quickly."

Tang Ling nodded, and helped Tang Bao into the carriage.The coachman raised the whip in his hand and set off.

Chu Ning rode the horse and stayed where she was. Watching the carriage drift away, her eyes gradually became moist. She was lucky. At such a critical juncture, someone was willing to return to her hometown for her, just to help her.

"You don't have to worry, His Highness has already arranged everything. If they go here, someone will resolve the crisis for them and help them return to the palace." Wei Linglong said beside her.

Chu Ning nodded, turned around and smiled at Wei Linglong: "Let's go back."

In the evening, Chu Ning sat outside the tent, holding a jug of wine in his hand, looked up at the moon in the sky, took a sip, and then respected to the distance, "This cup, I respect you, congratulations on your fulfillment of your wish and becoming an emperor!" ” Paused, then raised his head and took another sip, and said with a smile, “This cup is to myself, and I wish that I will be alone and be free in the end.”

"Drinking, how can I miss it?" Wei Linglong's voice suddenly rang out.

Chuning turned his head, saw her coming, and smiled slightly: "Come, let's drink together!"

"Today is the day His Highness enthrones. You should have stood by his side, accepted the pilgrimage with him, and became the mother of a country." Wei Linglong sat next to Chuning, sipped her wine, and said softly.

Although the nominal "Chuning" did stand by his side and became Dayu's queen, it was not the real her after all, but a substitute, so the meaning was naturally different.

Chuning smiled lightly: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with that."

"A-Ning, what are you thinking?" Wei Linglong asked with concern in her eyes, holding Chuning's hand.

Chuning smiled: "I'm just happy for him."

She stayed in the court to help him reach the summit, and now that he has got his wish, it is time for her to retire.

I heard that before he ascended the throne, all the officials had already persuaded him to accept more concubines and spread branches and leaves for the Dayu royal family.

In the past, she would have beaten up all the officials who persuaded him to accept his concubine, but now, she is unwilling to go back.

Half a month later, Nanlang withdrew his troops, and the Lord of Nanlang presented a letter of peace to Xie Ziyu, wishing Dayu and Nanlang to live in peace and never fight again.

As for Chuning, he was nowhere to be found.

In the palace, someone heard the news and smashed the teacup on the table to pieces.

"Master, calm down, calm down..." As a dedicated guard, Su Ye quickly moved all the fragile items in the bedroom to other places, and then approached Xie Ziyu, persuading him very anxiously.

What the hell is that woman doing?The master put all his effort into arranging everything, just waiting for her to return victoriously, but in the end she did something wrong!
Could Dayu's queen disappear if she wanted to disappear like this?
Xie Ziyu calmed down, his pale complexion showed a livid color, obviously quite angry.

"Wei Linglong and Mu Jian were also left behind by her?" He asked in a deep voice.

"That's right, the two of them are in the same mood as the master now."

Well, they are all abandoned people, and they should be invited to come and talk to the master, and those who share the same illness should have a common language.

"Cough cough... find it! Find her for me!" Xie Ziyu coughed suddenly, so that his face flushed abnormally, and he couldn't stand upright.He covered his mouth, a look of pain flashed across his face.

Su Ye's expression changed suddenly, and he hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "Master, do you want Miss Wei?"

Xie Ziyu shook his head wearily, and said in a hoarse voice, "Be sure to find her."

Su Ye sighed and took the order to leave.

Xie Ziyu looked out the window, there were a few faint stars shining in the dark sky, he reached out to wipe the blood stains from the corners of his lips, his phoenix eyes were as black as ink, and his expression was hard to distinguish.

But at this moment, the person who walked away in a cool way is sitting comfortably in the restaurant in Qucheng, drunk to the core.

Both Xiling and Beiyue had retreated, Ye Qingyan had already returned to the imperial court, and Qucheng was as lively as ever.

"Shopkeeper, who is this guy? Why is he drinking here every day? Could it be that he can't think about it?" The waiter at Yunlai Restaurant saw Chuning who was drunk again, and couldn't help asking the shopkeeper.

Chu Ning's ears were sharp, and when he heard Xiao Er's words, he turned around with a smile, and said drunkenly, "Little Er brother, don't worry, I won't be overthinking, it's just..." She dragged out her voice and poured it into her mouth again. Taking a sip of the wine, he said with a smile, "If you have wine today, you will be drunk today..."

After Chuning finished speaking, she leaned back on the railing and watched the people coming and going downstairs. After watching for a while, she stood up unsteadily, walked back to the room, and fell asleep.

This kind of life has lasted for more than a month, she is like this every day, it can be said that she is drunk, or she is waiting to die.

She was indeed waiting to die. From the moment she left Xiling Barracks, she made up her mind not to go back. Even if she only had one month left, she would not go to Mu Lianzhi for an antidote.

What makes her feel strange is that it has been nearly three months since then, and the cold poison on her body has never recurred.

That night, Chuning staggered back to the room after drinking as usual. As soon as she opened the door, she felt someone approaching her. It's a pity that the visitor didn't give her a chance at all. He grabbed her hand, wrapped her waist, and tightly bound her so that she couldn't move at all.

Chuning's drunken eyes saw a face that was too familiar.

She suddenly smiled: "I'm actually dreaming..."

"..." A certain person's face darkened immediately, he lowered his head and bit Chuning's lips, gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want to drink yourself to death?"

Chu Ning blinked, seemed to be awake, shook his head, and felt a dull pain in his head: "It's you? What are you doing here?"

"What shall I do?"

"Of course I clean you up." Su Ye was sitting on the roof and interjected, but seeing him gossip, watching the moon while eating melon seeds, it seemed that he was just watching a show.

"Leave far away."

Su Ye curled her lips, threw the melon seeds in her hand, and muttered unwillingly: "If the bed collapses, don't blame the master for not being able to find anyone!"

Seeing that Xie Ziyu didn't respond, Su Ye reluctantly walked away.

As soon as Su Ye left, Xie Ziyu picked up Chuning by the waist and threw him on the bed almost roughly.

Chu Ning was stunned by the fall, and just about to get up, he was bullied by Xie Ziyu, his kiss fell like a storm, as if to punish her for leaving without saying goodbye, leaving her nowhere to dodge.

With one sting, the mask was torn off, and with a few more stings, the clothes were torn apart.

"Hmm... Xie Ziyu..." Chu Ning gritted his teeth and muttered a few words, but unfortunately it didn't work at all, instead it made someone even more beastly.

"Call a few more times." Xie Ziyu put her earlobe in his mouth, bit his mouth lightly, and caressed her smooth skin with his big hand, a strange flush appeared on his pale face.

Chu Ning was dizzy from being tormented by him, not knowing what kind of situation he was in, so he replied obediently: "Xie Ziyu, Xie Ziyu..."

"Good..." Xie Ziyu smiled slightly, kissed her on the lips, and continued: "My husband..."

Chu Ning was startled, opened his misty eyes, felt Xie Ziyu's gaze, as if possessed by a demon, and murmured: "Husband..."

Xie Ziyu was obviously very useful. He bit her neck and continued to exercise this rare "power" that made Chuning obedient. "Do you still dare to run away?"
Chuning was at a loss.

"Say you'll never run away again." Xie Ziyu put his arms around her, persuading her.

Chuning blinked her misty eyes. Before Xie Ziyu could react, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

"..."

Chuning had a dream. She dreamed that Xie Ziyu came to her door and angrily ate her up.

Early the next morning, before Chu Ning opened his eyes, he realized that the exhausting battle last night was definitely not a dream. Well, the sore body and the warmth transmitted through the skin are enough to prove that someone at this moment Literally sleeping next to her.

"Are you awake?" A sexy, slightly hoarse voice rang in his ears.

Chu Ning blinked, and saw that his body was propped up slightly, exposing his strong chest, and his satiny black hair was hanging down, falling on her face, she curled her lips: "The emperor is here, and my concubine is far away to welcome him. "

Xie Ziyu's eyes flickered slightly, and she stretched out a hand to play with her hair scattered on the pillow, and asked slowly: "This is the freedom you want? Every day you are drunk and dreamy, and you don't know when it will be?"

"If you have wine today and get drunk today, isn't that not enough freedom?" Chuning asked with a smile.

"Why don't you go back?" Xie Ziyu didn't answer, but asked in a low voice.

"What do you do when you go back? To be your favorite queen in the harem? What's the difference between that and a bird in a cage? What's more, you know that I have rejuvenation in my body, so I can't open branches and leaves for you. Do you want me to personally choose a concubine for you?" Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to caress Xie Ziyu's brows and eyes, "Why do you need to ask the emperor knowingly?"

Xie Ziyu grabbed Chuning's hand: "If I really asked knowingly, then you were lying just now, Ah Ning, I know that I have lied to you a lot, but sometimes I am happier not knowing the truth than knowing the truth."

"When did you know that you were not the son of the late emperor?"

Xie Ziyu was silent for a moment, then said: "When I was nine years old."

That year, the concubine's poison of rejuvenation broke out, and the poison was stronger than ever. He was in the palace, watching her body turn into frost. He hugged her and wanted to give her some warmth, but she pushed her away. He, she said, she didn't want him to freeze to death.

Later, when his father came, he was sent outside the palace, but he was worried, so he peeked at the door.

Seeing the painful appearance of the mother and concubine, the father and the concubine not only showed no pity, but anger, he pressed the concubine's chin, and said in a hateful voice: "You would rather die than stay by my side, right? "

The concubine mother was shivering from the cold and did not speak.

The father said again: "You gave the antidote to your son, didn't you? You didn't have to suffer so much, but you didn't even want your life because of that evil, did you? Do you know that these nine medicines are my expense?" How much did you pay for it? You don’t know how to cherish it!”

"He is not a villain, he is your child... Your Majesty, I swear to you with my life that Ziyu is your child." The concubine mother struggled and said, her frosty face was full of pain.

"You think I'll believe you?"

"If the emperor doesn't believe it, the concubine can only prove his will with death." After the concubine mother said that, she didn't know where the strength came from, she stood up from the ground, knocked her head down on the pillar, bleeding profusely, That was a scene he will never forget in his life.

"Ziyu, Ziyu is your child..." She kept repeating this sentence until she died.

It wasn't until a long time later that he realized that the concubine mother did that to protect herself. The emperor guessed right, he was indeed not his child, and he was not the concubine's child, so he didn't rejuvenate, and the concubine mother The nine antidote given to him were not for him either.

If the concubine mother wants to keep him, she has to put all her eggs in one basket, and death is her only choice.

She showed her ambition by death, no matter how suspicious the emperor was, he would let go of his guard.

That's why he was able to grow up safely after so many years. Even if he finally found out that something was wrong and wanted to put him to death, he had already missed the best opportunity.

Chu Ning was startled when he heard this, and didn't even know that there were tears rolling down his eyes, so he just murmured, "Did she give me the antidote?"

Xie Ziyu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Father gave her one antidote every year, but she never took it. Aning, you are her daughter, and she has always loved you."

Chu Ning buried her face in Xie Ziyu's arms and let her tears run wild. She always thought that her poison had occurred when she was nine years old, but it turned out not to be. It turned out that someone left all the pain to herself and protected her for nine years of peace.

"When her cold poison flared up, did you, did you..." Chu Ning broke down in tears.

"Yes, I did give her warmth. Although she pushed her away every time, she would hug me whenever the poison passed. She said: 'My Ziyu is really a man. She knows how to protect my mother at a young age... ...'"

She is the gentlest and kindest woman in the world. She knows that he is not her own child, but she still gives him a mother's love that no one else can match.

Chuning hugged Xie Ziyu, choked up and said, "Thank you, thank you for being by her side."

Both of them fell into the memory of the same person, and there was no words for a long time.

I don't know how long it took before she asked, "Who made her rejuvenation?"

"The first emperor."

Chuning fell into silence. Until this moment, she didn't know about their grievances and resentments many years ago.

That happened more than ten years ago. At that time, Concubine Lian was the number one beauty in the imperial capital. During a trip, she met General Chu and the emperor. The emperor fell in love with her, but she fell in love with General Chu.

General Chu was in love with her, but he still couldn't cross the gap between monarch and minister, so he let go and pushed her into the man-eating palace with his own hands.

He thought that prosperity, wealth, and emperor's love were the happiness of a lifetime for her, but he never thought about whether she wanted such "happiness".

After Concubine Lian entered the palace, General Chu obeyed his parents' order to marry a wife and have children. After Chu Yan was born, he took the initiative to ask Ying to guard the border. No one else knew why, but only he knew that he could never really let go of the woman in his heart, so he was alone Stay at the place where you once made an appointment with your sweetheart to grow old together.

Once, General Chu used wine to relieve his worries, and accidentally met a woman who was three points like Concubine Lian. General Chu was so drunk that he thought it was Concubine Lian. Only then did he know that the woman was Concubine Lian's younger sister, Lianyu. Lianyu had long admired General Chu and rushed to the border alone, just to see her sweetheart.

Lianyu is pregnant, but she doesn't want to be a concubine in the general's mansion, she would rather stay in Nancheng with General Chu.

Concubine Lian happened to be pregnant at that time. The Empress Dowager was not yet dead, and she was very dissatisfied with her. The Emperor was very suspicious of her. Her situation was very difficult. If she gave birth to a daughter, both mother and daughter would become such A ghost in the palace.

So she sent someone to contact General Chu and asked him to prepare a baby boy in case of emergency.

General Chu knew that he owed Concubine Lian a lot, even if he wanted to ruin the emperor's lineage, he would admit it.

At that time, Lianyu was in labor, but unfortunately, due to dystocia, she was unable to return to heaven and died on the spot. However, news came from the palace that Concubine Lian gave birth to a baby girl. The baby was sent to the palace.

Since then, the dragon and the phoenix have changed, and a new story has begun.

What General Chu didn't know was that the woman he had hoped to enjoy eternal happiness completely lost her happiness the moment she stepped into the palace gate.The emperor knew that there was always someone else in her heart, he was hot and cold towards her, and was afraid that she would leave suddenly one day, so he asked the ghost doctor to develop the poison of rejuvenation. He couldn't give her happiness, and he couldn't accept that she had someone else in her heart, so He wanted to control her with poison so that she would never be able to leave him.

When Chu Ning heard this, she couldn't help but clenched her fists. If that man, if that man is not dead, she will definitely seek justice for Concubine Lian.

Xie Ziyu knew what she was thinking, and covered hers with a warm hand.

"Do I really look like her?" Chuning thought of something, suddenly raised his head and asked.

Xie Ziyu looked at Chuning's eyebrows and eyes carefully, with tenderness in his eyes: "Actually, it's not very similar, it's just a three-part resemblance, but people who love her, even if they only have one part resemblance, they can see her at a glance. come out."

So when he knew she had such a face, he already knew her identity, but he never said it.

"What about you? Did you choose me because you love her?" She looked at him without blinking, as if she wanted to find the answer from his eyes.

"You think so?" Xie Ziyu's eyes were deep and there was no expression on his face, but Chuning felt a trace of anger.

She blinked: "When a person is concealed a lot, it's always easy to think wildly."

(End of this chapter)