The game didn't end until the pot of tea bottomed out, and it was time to pass on dinner.
After Gao Yang finished counting the pieces, he glanced at Liang Han reluctantly and reluctantly picked up the pieces.
"The Queen Mother won again."
He lowered his head and complained: "I have been studying with Zhou Taiwei for so long, and I have learned not only 100%, but at least 70% to 80%. , Occasionally, I can beat him in a game, but how come I always lose when I get to the Queen Mother..."
Liang Yu pursed her lips and smiled: "Not to mention that Zhou Yun has always played chess casually, but the reason why he taught Your chess skills only allow you to understand the art and cultivate your temperament. After all, what a prince of a country needs to learn is the art of governing the country and the art of the emperor, and these skills only need to be learned, and there is no need to master them. Even if you don't know it, it doesn't matter. Big trouble.”
Gao Yang sighed: "Among the six Fus in the East Palace, my favorite is Zhou Taiwei. He is not only good at literature and martial arts, but also tells me many things outside the palace."
I don't know what he remembered, but he was a little bit He lowered his eyes sadly.
Liang Huan thought for a while and said, "I guess he will agree to leave the palace in the next few days."
Gao Yang was stunned for a moment before he realized that she was talking about Gao Hao. .
“Why?”
Whether she said it explicitly or implicitly, she mentioned it to Gao Hao several times, but she didn't refuse, she just said to wait.
He also knew in his heart that he was the deposed emperor. As long as he lived one more day, Gao Hao would feel uneasy.
Gao Yang clenched the chess piece in his hand, was silent for a while, and then whispered: "If it weren't for me, he wouldn't be suspicious of you. In fact, if you really followed him, he wouldn't be jealous either. "Waiting for you."
Not to mention the rumors in the palace, let's just say that Gao Hao's concern and care for her during these days were seen by him. Although it was somewhat calculated, it was no good. She can also live like the concubine next to her, without having to walk in deep water and be in fear every day...
Liang Huan frowned and looked at Gao Yang in surprise and amusement.
"Back in Beiyuan, who stormed into the tent angrily and asked me if I was worthy of your father?"
"Forget it, I won't tell you anymore." Gao Yang stood up abruptly, The tone was stiff and awkward.
After he finished speaking, he went to the door.
Just when Liang Huan wanted to call him, he stopped and spoke to her only with the back of his head, his voice hoarse.
"I want to say that even if you really give up on me, I won't blame you... This Daqi's surname is Gao, not Liang, and I am not your child."< br>
Her child, Princess Changle Gao Xi, the infant royal sister whom he had only seen from a distance a few times, had already been buried in a fire.
Maybe she was so good to him because she transferred and poured her unfinished love into him.
If that’s the case, it’s not necessary.
Gao Yang took a breath, straightened his back, and took steps.
Liang Huan looked at the thin but stubborn back in front of her and was silent for a moment. She wanted to step forward again, but he didn't give her a chance to speak and left without looking back.
What the emperor never wants is pity and sympathy.
Gu Ya met Gao Yang who was coming out of the inner hall. Seeing his cold face, she couldn't help being startled and opened her mouth timidly.
"Your Highness..."
Gao Yang walked straight past her and stepped out of the threshold.
It was already dark outside, and the palace lanterns on the corridor were flickering in the night wind, and were about to be extinguished at any moment, as if they were making a final resistance.
He looked up for a long time, until the cold wind blew him all over, and then he stepped forward.
When Gu Ya came in, she saw Liang Han standing quietly, looking at the gently swaying bead curtain in trance.
“What are you doing?”
Before she could speak, another voice sounded from behind.
Gu Ya was startled. When she turned around and saw the person clearly, she quickly stepped aside and bowed deeply.
"Your Majesty."
Through the bead curtain, Gao Hao glanced at Liang Huan, pushed aside the long string of jade beads, and said with a smile: "Looking at you like this, it seems like you are still sitting in the court."
Liang Huan looked very calm: "Why is the emperor here at this time?"
After moving into Hanzhang Hall, this was the first time he came at night.
The corner of Gao Hao's mouth curled up slightly: "Didn't you order someone to bring cakes to Tai Chi Hall? You just thought you might as well have dinner with the Queen Mother."
When he turned around and saw the chessboard on the desk, he couldn't help but think of the small back he had just glimpsed in the corridor.
"Is King Guangning leaving?"
Gao Hao sat down where Gao Yang had been sitting and picked up a chess piece on the chessboard. "Are you getting angry after losing the chess game?"
He raised his eyes.
Liang Huan also sat down: "It's normal for children to be upset for a while."
He then ordered Gu Ya to clean up the case and then look at the person sitting opposite.
"The emperor has something to say, right?"
Jin Zhi came in at this time.
"Your Majesty, dinner is ready."
Gao Hao smiled and took Liang Huan's hand: "After a busy day, I'm hungry, let's talk while eating."
The table is full of meals, with more than just a few more meat dishes than usual. There was also an extra bottle of wine.
Jin Zhi filled up the wine for them, then bowed and left.
Liang Han’s eyes were as quiet as a cold pool.
"Emperor——"
"You have lost a lot of weight recently," Gao Hao interrupted her, "Is it because of the rumors in the palace?"
Liang Huan frowned.
Gao Hao thought to himself and said: "When we were discussing today, I looked at the civil and military officials of the court, and suddenly I thought of you. When I thought of you sitting behind the bead curtain and looking at all of us, I didn't know what to do. "How do you feel?"
Liang Huan didn't raise his eyes: "It's a monster."
Gao Hao was stunned, nodded, laughed, and stopped to look at her.
"Do you know why I came down to the Hanguang Palace empty?"
Liang Huan: "The undecided is the most heart-wrenching thing."
Gao Hao smiled, in a good mood, and raised his hand Drink from the wine glass first.
"I won't be coaxing you anymore today."
After drinking a glass, he put down the empty cup and observed her eyebrows.
"Do you think they were fighting for Hanguang Palace one by one, like the ministers of the previous dynasty?"
Liang Huan did not speak, and some questions did not need to be answered.
“The former dynasty competes for power, the harem competes for favor, and I only need to watch them compete.” Gao Hao glanced at the man with a pale look, then filled a glass of his own glass, “Sometimes I find it very interesting, watching them. It seems that I have seen my past self, and sometimes I feel boring..."
He paused: "I think only you will understand this feeling now, because we are the same, we have gone through a lot of hardships Only then did he reach this peak."
Liang Huan didn't look at him, but shook his head slightly: "It's different."
"It's different?"
"I'm just a prisoner now, a canary trapped in this gorgeous palace."
Gao Hao was silent for a moment, seemed to think about it, and then pulled up Liang Huan's hand.
"On that day, I promised to give you an heir, but in Hanguang Palace, you would rather return the seal than reject me."
He asked again: " Why do you insist on leaving the palace? Is it because you are afraid of being criticized?”
Liang Huan didn't look at him, staring at the hand holding her own.
Gao Hao looked at the silent man and sighed slightly: "I know what aristocratic families pay attention to, but our royal family never cares."
His tone was gentle and helpless.
“Since you don’t want to be my concubine, then you can continue to be your queen mother. I have thought about it. When you are pregnant, I will move to the palace to raise you until you give birth to an heir. Take you back to the palace. As for the child, I will leave it to the Queen to raise. Don't you get along well with her? If you give birth to a prince, it will be okay if you give birth to a princess. "You gave birth to me."
Liang Huan narrowed her eyes and wanted to laugh.
Gao Hao raised her chin.
"When you give birth to our child, I will return the Queen Mother's seal to you. At that time, do you still feel that you are a prisoner?"
The eyes met each other, it can't be said that they are not. deep feeling. (End of this chapter)