From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 939

The white jade pendant seemed to be illuminated by the sun, slightly stained with red.

It lay quietly in Zhou Yuan's palm, without words, but with an infinite magic that pulled Empress Zhaojing back to more than three years ago.

It was a spring, deep in Baiyun Mountain.

That night the moon was bright and the whole world seemed clean.

Looking back suddenly, Empress Zhaojing suddenly woke up... No! No!

I was not the same as I am now.

At that time, I was elegant, noble, graceful, indifferent, with an indomitable will and a heart that loved everything.

Even... even... I would make a joke and talk about fun at that time.

Now... how did I become like this?

I am always tense, I am twisted, I am violent, I am pessimistic about everything I do, I am ferocious, I don't know what I want to do, let alone tenacity.

I used to be diligent in politics, but that was for my ideals and for the world.

Now I am still diligent in government, to prove my worth, to be the emperor.

What happened to me?

Why have I become like this in just over three years?

I used to be so eager to have a right-hand man, and I was pleased with the excellence of my junior brother.

Now I have all this, but I always feel that I have lost more?

But that position was not what I wanted. I entered the palace... just because I followed my master to travel and saw too many tragedies...

For a while, Empress Zhaojing woke up from a dream, but she was more confused.

Countless psychological changes and a changed mentality made her completely unaware of where her emotions came from and where she should go.

Until this moment, she finally realized that she was really sick.

In addition to the collapse of the body, there was also the pollution of the soul.

She took a deep breath, she insisted not to let herself fall, she must figure out why she became like this.

But, the disease is not acquired in one or two days, but comes from a long period of accumulation.

Empress Zhaojing realized all this, but she was powerless to change anything, and couldn't even find out why she was sick.

She gasped and began to panic.

In the end, she had no choice.

She found that she couldn't save herself at all.

She looked up and couldn't help shouting: "Zhou Yuan! I... I can't help it!"

This sentence seemed to reveal all the confusion and grievances in her heart, so that her emotions surged and she couldn't control her tears.

She stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Yuan's hand, along with the cold jade pendant.

She trembled and said: "I don't know why it's like this, I can't help it, I can't save myself."

"Help me... I don't want to be like this, I shouldn't be like this..."

"Help me, do you know, I don't have a confidant, I have no one to tell the pain in my heart, I only have you."

"What should I do? I..."

She was extremely excited, her eyes were gray, and after countless days of hard work and three days of running, her body finally couldn't hold on and fell straight down.

A pair of strong hands hugged her tightly.

Looking at her tired face and frowning brows, Zhou Yuan sighed softly.

He hugged the eldest sister, leaned against the stone wall, and said slowly: "Xiao Zhuang, bring some food, we can't hold on any longer."

In the distant forest, a female giant like an iron tower walked out slowly, her body as light as a fallen leaf, and she came to Zhou Yuan and the others in a few jumps.

She took out some dry food from her bosom and frowned, "How do you know I'm here? With your kung fu, you shouldn't be able to find me."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "In this situation, why don't you follow the eldest sister? You are obviously worried about her."

Xiao Zhuang said, "But I can't save her. After all, I am a monk and I have spent too much energy on martial arts. I don't understand many things and I can't comfort her."

Zhou Yuan looked at Xiao Zhuang and said, "You were living well in Qingcheng Mountain at the beginning. Why did you go with her?"

Xiao Zhuang thought for a while before saying, "My sister and I went up the mountain because we were too poor to survive."

"And your majesty at that time, you can't imagine how charming she was."

"Remember the first time you met her? Your majesty was already restrained enough at that time, didn't she also move you?"

Zhou Yuan was silent.

The first time he met the eldest sister, her beauty, her temperament, her words and deeds were enough to move any normal man.

At that time, I had just come to this world and was out of tune with everything around me. I was completely different from the literati of this era. I even lost my temper at a poetry meeting before going up the mountain.

At that time, I was undoubtedly fragile, sensitive, and had nowhere to go.

When I saw the senior sister, I reallyIt was stunning.

The white clothes that night, the smiling face that night, the moonlight that night.

Everything was vivid in my mind.

Zhou Yuan was eating, stuffing dry food into his mouth one bite at a time until he was full.

His strength gradually returned, and his physical condition was recovering rapidly. This was the benefit of having deep internal strength.

He helped the eldest sister up, and the powerful internal strength was poured into her body.

The pure and masculine Dao rhyme washed her dirty meridians and the ills she had accumulated for a long time.

Until the sunset, until the dusk passed, until the bright moon rose into the sky.

Then, the moonlight poured down, dyed on the white snow, and this place became a silver world.

Queen Zhaojing slowly opened her eyes and felt much better, but she was tired and hungry, and had no strength in her body.

She saw a face close at hand, and saw the silver moonlit night around her like a dream.

She was silent, watching quietly, and then said softly: "Is there anything to eat?"

Zhou Yuan said: "What do you want to eat?"

Empress Zhao Jing said: "Anything is fine, I'm hungry."

So, Zhou Yuan took out a piece of cake from his arms like a magic trick. It was the most popular snack in the palace.

Empress Zhao Jing took it and ate it bite by bite. She was not anxious, but carefully tasted the delicious food that she usually disliked.

She didn't say anything, leaned quietly in Zhou Yuan's arms, and ate the snack slowly.

After eating, she whispered: "I'm still hungry, I want to eat more."

Zhou Yuan took out a silver note and handed it to her.

Empress Zhao Jing took a look and whispered: "Don't talk to me at this time, give me snacks."

Zhou Yuan put away the silver note and handed her snacks again.

One piece after another, she ate until she was full, then stretched out her hand and said: "Water."

Zhou Yuan handed her a delicate kettle.

After the sweet spring water went down her stomach, all the meridians were unblocked.

Empress Zhaojing let out a long sigh, threw the kettle aside, and then leaned comfortably in Zhou Yuan's arms.

She hugged him, looked at everything around, and whispered: "Is the bright moon after the snow so beautiful?"

Zhou Yuan said: "It has always been beautiful."

Empress Zhaojing said: "Why didn't we find it before?"

Zhou Yuan whispered: "Because people can't always find the beauty in life at the first time, they always have to wait until they lose it before they can recall it."

Empress Zhaojing looked at Zhou Yuan, she stretched out her hand, and murmured: "Give me that piece of jade, I want to see it."

So the white jade was in her hand, and the cool feeling seemed to bring Empress Zhaojing back to the past.

She looked at the jade pendant that was as white as snow, not knowing what she was thinking, but just smiling slightly.

Finally, she slowly said: "We just met at the beginning, even if we were senior sisters and brothers, I shouldn't have given you such a precious token."

"Why should I value you so much? Ah... I remembered..."

Her tone was very calm and gentle.

"That day, my motorcade passed by the foot of Baiyun Mountain, witnessed the poetry meeting, and heard your poem "Mercy for the Peasants."

"At that time, my mind was full of thoughts for the people and the world. Your poem touched me and made me feel like I had found a confidant."

After a day of sleep, her eyes were clear.

She whispered, "As an emperor, there is no confidant. All I see are party struggles and intrigues, and all I see in the world are starving people."

"I never thought that I would hear such a poem when I came to visit Master."

"I didn't expect you to go up the mountain."

"In front of us, you talked about a pot of wine and wanted to give it to the world."

Empress Zhaojing laughed and trembled, "Yes, another sentence that touched me."

"I feel like I have found a confidant, and this road ahead is no longer lonely."

"This feeling is too precious to me, so I gave you this jade."

"I hope that one day, you can be with me and "I'll plant a seed and start paving the way for you, from Jinyiwei to Song Wu..." She smiled softly and murmured, "Now this seed has grown into a towering tree, which I can rely on steadily." She looked at Zhou Yuan with clear eyes and said, "Time is really sad." "My love for you started from such a long time ago, and gradually deepened over time. In the end, I can't tell whether I need your help or really love you." "Our relationship is too complicated, I can't tell." "So, Junior Brother, can you help me distinguish all this?" She trembled and said, "Do you love me?"