Chapter 658 Final Chapter 1
When the warbler is in March, the grass and trees sprout.
After taking off the heavy winter clothes and putting on light spring clothes, the steps under my feet become lighter.
Liang Huan looked at the scenery in front of him silently, his mind wandering slightly.
The burnt remains of the plum trees have been dug out and replaced by peach trees, with thick or thin brown branches of different shapes, some with flowers in dense and crowded clusters; some with buds. , half hidden and half exposed, plump and round, in this drizzle, the spring scenery is boundless.
Along the way, there were no bluestone paths under our feet, no shadow of cabins, and no secret trail entrance. There was only a large pink peach grove on the lush green land of spring grass, with an intoxicating aroma.
Yu Wenjue said with a smile in his eyes: "How?"
Liang Huan glanced at him, frowned and hummed: "I should be the one to ask you this. Wasn't it my idea?"
A few months ago, some people in several places in Qianzhou secretly colluded with Chen Guo to incite people to resist and create a rebellion.
For this reason, they had to stay in Jinye for another month. They would not put their return on the agenda until the rebellion was completely suppressed.
However, it was precisely because of this sudden change that she realized that although the world was stable, people's hearts were still uncertain.
Therefore, during her stay of nearly a month, she was not idle. In addition to the changes in state and county officials, she also discussed with Yu Wenjue how to transform certain places in Nancheng Palace.
Next to it, the most important thing is the secret passage in the plum forest.
She thought about it, and decided that it would be better to use the excuse of planting flowers and trees to reconstruct the secret passage. It would be better to hide it deep underground so that people would not discover it intentionally or unintentionally and have other thoughts.
In the past few days, she was only busy with the placement of the palace maids and concubines. Although she knew that the renovation was nearing completion, she had not been able to come and take a look. Now that she had time, how could she leave with peace of mind if she did not inspect it in person?
Although she initiated the renovation, the craftsmen hired by Yu Wenjue were responsible for the follow-up work, and she only listened to the progress reports from the person in charge every day.
As for the plum forest turning into a peach forest——
Liang Huan was silent for a moment and couldn't help but turn her head to look at Yu Wenjue: "Why plant peach trees?"
Yu Wenjue softened his gaze and used his fingers to brush away Liang Han's hair, which was a little messy in the wind.
"The cold winter has passed, and it's the Peach Moon again. Planting peach trees is also suitable for the occasion. Besides, if you like it, you don't need to climb the tree and break the branches."
The tone was obviously gentle, but it sounded like a joke in my ears.
Liang Huan was embarrassed. He wanted to say something, but when he looked at the peach blossoms in his eyes, he looked at Yu Wenjue again and couldn't help but smile with relief: "That's fine."
She held his arm and was silent for a moment. As she walked back, she whispered: "That year, I came late to the green picking banquet, but left early."
Yu Wenjue turned to look at her, and the smile disappeared from his lips.
He knew what happened at the banquet back then.
"It seems that the Taifu said something that made Gao Xuan unhappy, so that the green gathering banquet broke up unhappy."
Liang Huan nodded lightly, and then shook his head: "I don't know exactly what happened back then. I was young at that time, and they didn't say much to me. They only remember that I missed the step and fell off the peach tree. Finally, you——"
Seeing Yu Wenjue's half-smiling expression, Liang Huan blinked and chose to skip this paragraph: "Anyway, after I separated from you, I walked back, but I met Feng Qingyue halfway through, so I told her After a few words, the servants at home came to look for me in a hurry, saying that my father had sent him and he must send me back to the house first.
The servant's tone was very anxious. I was panicked and scared. I kept asking, but the servant just kept urging me. I thought I had accidentally gotten into some trouble, or something had happened to my father-in-law. In fact, the servant just kept urging me. I couldn't resist the servants, so I had to obey the arrangements and go back, but..."
Yu Wenjue's eyes moved slightly.
Because of this light drizzle, the sweet peach blossom fragrance in the air has become refreshing.
Liang Huan sighed and said lightly: "It is precisely because of this hurried departure that I, I broke my promise."
"Breaking your promise?" Yu Wenjue looked down at her with a deep look in his eyes.
Liang Huan stopped and nodded vaguely: "That day, before I met you, I met a person."
Yu Wenjue's heartbeat stagnated and he said calmly: "High dive?"
Liang Huan hummed: "But I didn't know who he was at the time. Before leaving with the servant, I asked Feng Qingyue to help me find the person and send him a message."
"What happened next?" Yu Wenjue frowned inadvertently.
Liang Huan looked at him, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything.
Yu Wenjue looked complicated and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Distant memories came flooding back.
On New Year's Eve, someone came to report that the emperor was missing.
When he first heard about it, he didn't take it seriously. He just thought that Gao Qian was drunk and acted recklessly under the influence of alcohol.
As long as it didn't touch his bottom line, he never paid attention to such innocuous actions.
Many times, he even indulges intentionally.
There was no sign of the emperor in the whole palace, until suddenly there was a flood in Nanyuan, saying that the emperor was drunk and set himself on fire.
He felt strange.
No matter how bad Gao Qian does, he never goes to Shangnanyuan.
And I don't have a good impression of it either.
In confusion, he still went to Shangnanyuan.
It was also there that he saw Gao Qian, who was drunk.
He looked coldly at Gao Qian, who was crying and laughing while holding a torch. He felt nothing but boredom in his heart. He only ordered someone to send the emperor back to the Tai Chi Hall for strict supervision.
I thought that Gao Qian would be unyielding and dissatisfied, but who would have thought that he was taken away without saying a word. From then on, he changed his previous behavior and stayed in the Tai Chi Hall all day long without going anywhere. , a puppet who only knows how to live in a state of drunkenness and dreams...
Even when he later swung the fatal sword at him, he just looked at himself and smiled, then closed his eyes and waited calmly.
It was also at that moment that he suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. Perhaps, there was never any difference between the two of them.
They're all just zombies.
It looks bright and beautiful on the outside, but it's rotten on the inside.
……
One by one, the past events emerged before my eyes, extremely clear.
All the questions that had puzzled and disdained him seemed to have answers at this moment.
Yu Wenjue's eyes dimmed slightly, he suppressed the overwhelming emotions in his heart, stretched out his hand to clasp the back of Liang Han's neck, and gently pressed her into his arms.
In silence, we hugged each other for a long time, only hearing the drizzle rustling in the slanting wind.
"婠婠?"
Yu Wenjue's voice was a little hoarse.
Liang Huan wrapped her arms around his waist and responded in a muffled voice.
After a while, I heard Yu Wenjue's low voice above my head.
"Thank you for not abandoning me and being willing to stay with me."
Liang Huan was stunned and looked up at him with a frown: "What stupid things did you say again?"
Yu Wenjue lowered his head, his dark eyes looking deeply into Liang Huan's eyes, their foreheads touching each other, and their breaths intertwined.
"It's not stupid words, it's true from the bottom of my heart."
Liang Huan's heart trembled.
The trendy clothes on my body are just like my trendy heart at this moment.
The rain was getting heavier and they didn't dare to stay any longer.
Liang Huan took Yu Wenjue's hand and trotted outside the peach forest.
The peach blossoms behind me bloomed silently in the rain and mist. *
In the corridor of Taoqiyuan, Jinlan was kneeling upright.
Her red eyes were filled with tears, she said nothing, she just bowed to Liang Huan again and again.
She would rather give up the position of female official in front of her than to be with Ao Rubin. How could she not be in love for a long time?
Liang Huan's mood was complicated.
Although she had the intention of controlling and exploiting Jinlan when she agreed to marry Ao Rubin, it was still a non-retreat path for her under the circumstances at that time.
Liang Huan helped the person up: "Jinlan, I have wronged you in the past two years."
Jinlan was startled and shook her head quickly. The words of explanation were on her lips, but she was interrupted by Liang Huan with a smile: "No need to say more, I understand everything."
After saying that, he took a red gold phoenix hairpin from his hair and put it into Jinlan's hand.
"As I said before, if you want to regret it at any time, you can come to me at any time."
Jinlan raised her head, her eyes extremely firm: "I will never regret it in this life."
Liang Huan pursed her lips and glanced at Jinlan's slightly pregnant belly, and said no more.
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Regardless of whether Ao Rubin was forced to do so or was willing to do so, Jinlan had indeed done a lot of things for her. Now Jinlan insisted again and again that she not only spared Ao Rubin's life, but also allowed him to return to his hometown.
Just like a person drinking water, he knows whether it is warm or cold.
Liang Huan knew that some things couldn't be forced.
Especially love affairs.
*
Three days later, the Zhou troops retreated.
The procession out of the city was huge, and the dragon chariot, protected by the honor guard in the middle, drove steadily.
A spring rain and a warmth.
Liang Huan held his head and sat leaning against the window.
The light rain when I got up in the morning had already stopped, but the wind carrying the remaining moisture from the rain entered the dragon chariot, making the bead curtain and jade curtain by the window jingle, and also making the pages of the book in my hand rattle.
Liang Huan stretched his head and looked behind the dragon chariot. He saw a crowd of people and horses. Looking further into the distance, he could still vaguely see the isolated Xuanque Tower.
Liang Huan put down the account book in his hand and looked at the man who had been immersed in reading various documents since he meditated.
In addition to the nobles and princes who participated in the rebellion and were executed, the remaining members of the Gao family and some of the surrendered ministers followed them to Luo'an.
Xiao Qianyi, brother and sister, and Gong Liangrui were responsible for the escort.
Gong Xijin was appointed as the general manager of Yongzhou, stationed in Jinye, and pacified various places.
The number of people killed to quell the rebellion was too large. In order to appease people's hearts, Yu Wenjue specially named the deposed emperor Gao Zitun as Duke Xin.
Liang Huan understood that the world had been decided and everything was waiting to be done. In order to consolidate the imperial power, it was necessary to intimidate everyone, especially to surrender, and his tough attitude and iron-blooded tactics were the most direct and effective way.
Obviously, this is indeed the case.
Now even if someone from the Lu family were standing in front of him, who would think that he was the late Marquis of Anding, Lu Xiu?
What's more, in this rebellion, he has already eliminated all those who should be eliminated.
Suddenly, a busy man rubbed his temples and looked over in confusion.
"Why are you looking at me for a moment?"
Yu Wenjue said and touched his face.
Liang Huan frowned, and his eyes became more and more unscrupulous: "Is the Qianzhou rebellion really just a secret conspiracy of the Gao family?"
Yu Wenjue was stunned for a moment, then laughed softly: "What do you think?"
When Yu Wenjue smiled like this, Liang Huan understood and became more sure of the answer in her heart.
She stared at the graceful and elegant person in front of her, shook her head and sighed: "I found that you are really——"
Halfway through, he remained silent.
Yu Wenjue put down the document, stood up and sat next to Liang Huan, raised his brows slightly, and looked at her funny: "What is it?"
Liang Huan's face turned red due to the scorching gaze. He turned his head and gritted his teeth and said, "I'm full of evil."
Yu Wenjue smiled, not without disappointment: "I thought you would say that I am scheming, cunning, and cruel..."
Liang Huan stared at that leisurely smile, her teeth itching with hatred.
Since when did he stop hiding anything in front of her?
He presented himself completely to her.
Good or bad.
It can be said that it is undisguised and frank.
It's absolute honesty.
Just like the beginning.
Liang Huan glared at him: "No, I think those words are just to praise you."
Yu Wenjue crossed his arms and held her in front of him, his smile getting deeper: "Only you dare to be so lawless."
Liang Huan suddenly thought about it, nodded seriously, and raised his chin with her finger, "Who says it's not the case? I might be bolder in the future, Lord Zhou, but be careful!"
Yu Wenjue held Liang Huan's finger and kissed her on the lips: "Don't be afraid."
"You really are——"
"Excessive?"
Liang Huan wanted to withdraw his hand: "What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"
Yu Wenjue just didn't let go: "It's not about taking advantage of the situation, it's about taking advantage of the water."
When Liang Huan stuck his head out again and looked out, the Jinye City behind him had long since disappeared.
She looked out the window at the scenery that was slightly blurred by the moisture, and continued the interrupted topic without looking back, saying: "If they don't die, more people will die. Besides, it's not unfair." them.”
At this point, he suddenly paused and turned back to ask: "As for the other members of the Gao family, do you really want to keep them in Luo'an?"
Yu Wenjue rubbed her head and supported her on his lap: "You are not tired, why don't you take a break? It seems that no matter what time, you are always full of energy to plan things."
Liang Huan lay on his back, closed his eyes and just smiled.
In fact, Yu Wenjue was nothing to criticize except for his ruthlessness in quelling the chaos. Compared with the dignitaries of Jinye, who were very tough on their bones and sucked their marrow, he could be said to not take any money from the people, never commit any crime, and treat them lightly. The low taxes and rewards for farming and weaving won him a good reputation as a virtuous man.
If there is any controversy, I'm afraid it's because of myself, the enchantress who has subjugated her country.
*
A month later, news came from Luo'an that Princess Xiao had passed away due to postpartum physical weakness and lingering illness.
Only then did the world know that Xiao was pregnant before the emperor conquered Qi, and the ceremony of enthroning the queen was never held because the emperor pitied her fetal image for being unstable and could not bear to have her suffer.
Before the emperor sent his troops south, he personally sent Xiao to Lincheng to wait for her childbirth.
Later, the emperor was busy with the war, and Xiao gave birth to a princess. Due to various reasons, he did not announce it to the world.
Now that the world has been settled, the emperor finally wants to return to the imperial court, but who would have thought that before the emperor arrived in the capital, the Xiao family would have passed away.
Who is not sad?
Some people say that Mrs. Xiao has been in poor health since she was a child. After all, she was lucky and unworthy of fate, and could not afford the dignity of the queen.
Some people say that maybe the Xiao family died after hearing that the emperor had accepted the old Qi Liang family as his concubine and loved her very much.
The rumors did not cause any disturbance. Two months later, the emperor led his army to Luo'an.
After returning to the capital, the emperor honored Xiao as his empress, but did not grant her a posthumous title. He only named her daughter Princess Chang'an.
In August of the second year of Yuanhe, Gao Cong, the old Qi Yongning king who was selling wine in Luo'an Danglong, secretly gathered people to rebel. After the defeat, he was killed by pursuers on the way to escape. In September of the same year, the conspirators and their heirs All were sentenced to death.