Wishing You Eternal Happiness - Chapter 69

“Go on.”

After a period of silence, someone behind the door said with a low voice.

Although Jiafu had just guessed who might be in the door, at this moment, at this place, she was still surprised when she heard the familiar voice from behind the door.

At the end of the year, the court’s internal affairs were divergent, and foreign affairs were even more complicated. Since half a month ago, when Pei’s family was immersed in the sadness of Mrs. Tai, many vassal states, such as Goryeo, Annan, Champa, Liuqiu, etc., or chiefs, princes, or envoys, have been rushing one after another. At this time, he entered Beijing to congratulate him. In addition, Mengmu, Uszang and other places also sent envoys. The reception of Hongpu Temple, the Ritual Department arranges daily visits and banquets, and the emperor’s daily busyness can be imagined.

But at this moment, she heard the voice coming from behind the door clearly, and it was the Emperor Xiao Lie as she thought.

Pei Youan was even more surprised than her.

The moment he heard that sound, his sword-holding hand stopped suddenly.

The voice fell, accompanied by a slight “squeak” when the door hinge opened, and the opposite double doors opened slowly. Standing behind the threshold, the **** Li Yuangui said in a low voice: “Master Pei, long live the holy driver is here, you are not allowed rude.”

Pei Youan’s gaze crossed the top of Li Yuangui’s head and fell on the figure standing in the middle of the snowfield.

The man was covered with a cloak and was covered by darkness from head to toe. At first he was motionless, like a statue. Slowly, he raised his arms and took off the cap that covered his head, revealing the face of a middle-aged man. ,

A clear face, under the snow light, a faint blue and white color appeared, and the eyebrows became more and more black, and his eyes flickered slightly in the night.

Pei Youan immediately took the sword and returned it to the sheath, and knelt down towards Menlina: “The minister knocked to see Long live. I just didn’t know Long live here, how offended it is, please long live to condemn it!”

Jiafu also followed Pei Youan and knelt on the snow.

Li Yuangui turned sideways early, avoiding to the side.

Xiao Lie said, “It’s not guilty that you don’t know. You two get up.”

Pei Youan thanked him and got up with Jia Fu. Suddenly, the two people in the door and the two outside the door, separated by the threshold, all fell silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became weird. After a while, Pei Youan suddenly said: “The minister is here in the day, it is to deal with the fundamental hall. There was a dead tree in the middle, so as not to overthrow the ancestral lotus platform that was enshrined in it. Because it was late and it was inconvenient to go down the mountain, I stayed at the temple for the night with my son. Strange, it’s a blessing for the minister.”

His tone was full of respect, and he explained to the emperor why he brought his wife here at this time. After speaking, he cast his eyes on the emperor.

This courtyard was the place where Pei Wenjing was seriously ill. Since the Shun’an Dynasty, it has gradually become deserted and has almost become the private land of the Pei family. Except for the occasion of the sacrifice, the Pei family took the lead to worship and hang it throughout the year. , Rare outsiders.

Tonight, Pei Youan and his wife came here to pay tribute to his aunt. It was justified, but in the middle of the night, the current emperor actually appeared here, and his deeds were so secret.

The meaning of Pei Youan’s words is ready to come out.

The emperor remained silent.

The atmosphere became weird again. For Jiafu, a person who secretly knew what he knew, even faintly felt the embarrassment from the emperor.

Gaffer quietly glanced at the figure that was blocked in the door, hesitated for a moment, bowed towards the door, broke the silence, and whispered: “The minister’s wife is inconvenient to stay, so leave first…”

The emperor coughed slightly, and Li Yuangui spoke on the side, saying: “Mrs. Pei had taken care of Long live, but now that the immortal has passed away, Long live is deeply saddened. A few days ago, she deliberately came to a private sacrifice. It was just daily affairs, with a lot of confusion. I had no leisure for a while, so I was able to go out of the palace tonight. I just arrived in the temple and thought of the friendship with Master Pei when I was young, and I felt it for a while, so I came here to pay tribute.”

Jiafu quietly glanced at Pei Youan.

He looked as usual, and he couldn’t see how he thought at the moment. He only lowered his eyes slightly and said respectfully: “Long live the minister. If there is nothing else, the minister will retire first.”

He bowed to the emperor, and backed away with Jiafu, and had been withdrawing seven or eight steps away. Fang turned around and took Jiafu away.

Jiafu walked with Pei Youan, not daring to look back, but clearly felt that Xiao Lie’s two eyes seemed to have been falling on the backs of both of them.

“Youan, stay here, I have something else!”

After going out for dozens of steps, and about to turn around the corridor, the emperor’s voice suddenly came from behind him again.

Pei Youan stopped and turned around slowly.

Li Yuangui had already walked out quickly, came to the two of them, and said to Jiafu: “Long live I have something to talk to Master Pei, please wait here for Madam, and the slave and maid will accompany his wife first.”

His tone is extremely respectful.

Jiafu hurriedly said: “My father-in-law is polite, I’ll just wait.”

Although Li Yuangui was an eunuch, Pei Youan knew that when he was young, he was also adept at bowing horses. He looked at the shadow standing in front of the courtyard gate, pondered for a moment, and said “Thank you” to Li Yuangui, then turned around and took steps. And into.

The deserted garden was cold and snowy, the sky was frozen and the earth was closed.

Pei Youan knelt down to the person in front of him again, and kowtowed: “Hurrah, what’s your command?”

Xiao Lie seemed to have recovered.

“You follow me.” He said, turning around and stepping into the snow, pushing the door inside.

Pei Youan stared at the figure in front of him, got up from the ground, followed him in, and closed the door.

The doors and windows inside the house were closed tightly, the light was dim, the air was extremely cold, and a faint smell of dust and rot came into the nose.

Pei Youan stood by the door, watching the emperor slowly walk to a few points before, raising his hand and touching his fingers across several sides, as if he was caught in a certain thought.

He stopped speaking, only watching quietly.

“You’an, you have been doing errands for me before, and there was a funeral when you returned to Beijing. There is one thing you probably don’t know yet.”

The emperor finally spoke, with a light tone: “I am determined to take Gaoli and Annan’s daughter into the palace, and then follow the words of the Ministry of Ritual to start the spring picking of talented women and fill the harem.”

In addition to the tributary of Korea and Annan, Wang Ji’s daughter also came with the delegation to express her willingness to offer marriage to the emperor of the Wei Kingdom. The rest of the delegations also contributed by a varying number of beauties. The Ministry of Rites submitted that the emperor’s harem has only one person in the middle palace so far, and it is not what it used to be.

“It is said in the Book of Rites that the emperor shall establish the sixth palace. This is about the body of a country. Long live the sage.” Pei Youan respectfully said.

The emperor was silent for a moment, and then said: “Li Yuangui was just a talent, in fact, I have concealed something for me. I thought, if I met here, it must be God’s will, and it would be fine to tell you. I came here tonight, and my intention was to mourn your aunt. It’s just that I didn’t expect to meet your couple here.”

He paced slowly, walked to the window, turned his back to Pei Youan, and stood by the window for a while.

“I and your aunt were childhood sweethearts, but they didn’t follow their wishes and were forced to marry each other. She was of noble character, but she was jealous of the beauty, and unfortunately died here in the year of Fanghua…”

“You’an, if I told you that your aunt’s death in those years was due to me, and it was my fault, would you hate me?”

The emperor’s emotions seemed to be uncontrollable suddenly, his voice trembled slightly, and he turned around suddenly.

Pei Youan’s figure froze, but soon, it seemed that he had reacted, hesitated, and cautiously said: “Long live speaks seriously. Even if it is really like what Long live said, it must have been an unintentional mistake back then. My aunt has spirit in the sky, if you forgive me. Before you, how can Youan dare to argue about right and wrong?”

The emperor looked at Pei Youan for a long time, his emotions finally calmed down, he nodded, and spoke again, his voice calmed down a lot.

The emperor said: “At this moment tonight, I treat you as a nephew, not a ruler, so I told you a few old things. To tell you the truth, because of your aunt’s death, all these years, all the time, If I have acupuncture in my heart, I will die, and I cannot forgive myself. If you have such a good word, I can be a little relieved. Regarding Jingxiang, you are only Ge Xingren, with unique insight, and you do an excellent job for me. The overall situation has stabilized. Now that the old lady has passed away unfortunately, I know you must be in grief and hardship. For these years, you have been running around for me, but there is no moment of peace. I will send you the recommended person to serve as the county guard and replace you. To comfort the people, you can rest so that you can rest and recuperate your body. After a while, I will use you according to the situation. How about?”

Pei Youan respectfully said: “Chen Zunzhi.”

The emperor said again: “You’an, you remember, no matter what happens in the future, I hope you don’t hide it from me. Just open your mouth, if I can respond, I will do everything.”

Pei Youan thanked you again.

The emperor stared at him in the dim snowy light, his eyes were extremely gentle, and he was silent for a moment, and said: “Well, I’m fine here, the sky is freezing, you take your wife back and rest early…”

At this moment, there was a faint cry from outside: “Who?” The voice seemed to be made by Li Yuangui.

“Long live and stay, the minister will go and see!”

Pei Youan opened the door and rushed away. He saw a black figure under the moon shadow, like a night owl, rushing away in the snow.

Li Yuangui had pulled out the waist knife he was carrying, protecting Jiafu, and then quickly made a sharp whistle, urging the guards who had been left outside the mountain gate to come and **** him, turning his head to see that Pei Youan had run out, pointing to the number Ten steps away, a big tree said: “Master Pei! This assassin has just hidden in the tree!”

The guards arrived quickly, and Pei Youan ordered the guards to guard Jiafu in, **** him, drew his sword, and followed the two footprints left by the snow, and hurried to catch up.