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

Chapter 929

The starry sky is so beautiful!

The calm sea water seems to have submerged the entire sky, so that the stars in the sky are submerged in the water, the light is hazy, but it is reflected by the sea water with endless brilliance.

There is no such water in Shenjing, and it seems that there is no such bright sky.

It is so quiet here, so noisy there.

There is a faint laughter coming, it should be Qu Ling and the others drinking tea and chatting, talking about the past and the future.

Zhou Yuan and Xiaoying went to the other side of the deck, and seemed to be chatting about something. They are really in love.

Yes, really in love... Who would not like a girl as cute as Xiaoying, and who would not like a girl as kind as Ningyue?

Zhao Jianjia is really a talented woman. She seems to have written two poems just now. Although I have no culture, I can also hear that they are excellent works.

Qu Ling is talking about her grand plan again. She seems to want to do business at sea and is also preparing to bring in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

That shy Luo Ruanzhi, when she blushed, was so beautiful that people could love her.

Each of them deserves to be liked.

But doesn't your Majesty deserve it?

Yes, your Majesty is not gentle enough, not kind, and not cute. He can't write poems or do business...

But that's not your Majesty's fault! With your Majesty's talent, if she wants to learn poetry, she will definitely not be weaker than any woman, and if she wants to do business, she will definitely be stronger than any woman.

It's just that your Majesty's burden is too heavy, really too heavy.

Others don't know, but Zhuang Xuansu knows it very well.

When she and her sister met your Majesty, it was in Qingcheng Mountain sixteen years ago.

At that time, your Majesty was sixteen years old, her sister was eighteen years old, and she was less than fifteen years old.

Taoist Master Su Youzi brought your Majesty to Qingcheng Mountain to exchange Taoism, but your Majesty talked about the situation in the world, saying that the Great Jin Dynasty was on the verge of corruption and collapse, and needed a hero to stand up and save it.

She and her sister Zhuang Xuanpu were moved, and then returned to secular life and followed His Majesty to the capital.

His Majesty participated in the selection and became a concubine. He worked hard all the way and got the position of imperial concubine.

In the end, His Majesty succeeded and became the emperor.

His Majesty never forgot his original intention. Facing the situation that was collapsing everywhere, she worked hard and night, worked hard, stabilized the situation, and relied on extremely high power tactics to fight wits and courage with court officials and clan members without any background and foundation.

Zhuang Xuansu remembered very clearly that after the establishment of the Inner Court Department, she discovered a lot of secrets and knew how serious the deterioration of the internal situation of Dajin was, such as how the six major families in Kaifeng Prefecture oppressed the people, and how the salt merchants made black money.

There are too many big forces that His Majesty cannot touch, because they are too deeply involved. Once they take action, the court will be turbulent and the country will be unstable.

But Zhuang Xuansu remembered very clearly that she had never seen His Majesty cry, nor had she ever seen His Majesty say that he was suffering and tired.

Every time she returned to the palace, she saw the candlelight in Ziwei Palace.

That was how many days and nights of hard work.

He was clearly a person with a talent close to that of a demon. If he concentrated on practicing Taoism, his achievements would never be lower than Su Youzi.

He could achieve extraordinary achievements in anything he did, but his majesty... chose to be an emperor, an emperor whose dynasty was about to collapse.

He tried his best, but attracted countless infamy.

It is true that Zhou Yuan is a hero, but before he appeared, your majesty was also a hero like him!

If it were not for your majesty, how could this country last for nine years of Zhaojing!

Your majesty is not likable and is cruel, but she is doing it for this country and for the people of the world.

What she bears does not allow her to be gentle or kind.

For the sake of the world, she has almost given up everything.

Marriage, pregnancy, reputation, virtue, health, and even family... Your majesty has given up everything.

Zhou Yuan, why can't you understand her?

Blame her for being obsessed with the imperial power? Blame her for being ruthless? She is a king. Which king is not obsessed with the imperial power? Which king is not ruthless?

Yes, His Majesty stabbed you with a knife, and you have always been brooding over it.

But apart from that, His Majesty treated you as a lover and was sincere to you. Do you want to blame her for her whole life because of her one mistake?

Didn’t His Majesty correct herself?

She had the courage to correct herself! Why don’t you have the courage to forgive her! To understand her!

“Sister Sizhu, you are sweating!”

Xiaoying’s voice suddenly came, scaring Zhuang Xuansu.

She looked at Xiaoying, only to see Xiaoying laughing, with clear eyes and bright eyes, obviously in a very good mood.

This girl, she finally found her own light.

"It's okay, I'm thinking about something, where are you going?"

Xiaoying said: "I'm going to find some food at Sister Jianjia's place and talk to them. There are many interesting stories about Shuixi, they will definitely like to listen."

Zhuang Xuansu smiled: "Go quickly."

"Yes!"

The little girl skipped away, and Zhuang Xuansu looked at her back with emotion.

She still remembered the first time she saw Xiaoying, but now, it's all over.

But what about His Majesty? Who will comfort His Majesty?

She clenched her fists, she couldn't help it, she had to go and make it clear with Zhou Yuan.

She wanted Zhou Yuan to know that His Majesty also needed him!

She made up her mind and strode towards the deck behind.

With a cold face, she saw Zhou Yuan's back, and he was still in the mood to look at the moon!

"Zhou Yuan!"

Zhuang Xuansu shouted in a suppressed voice.

Zhou Yuan did not look back, but just said softly: "The moon rises over the sea, and the world shares this moment."

"Master Zhuang, do you think that the eldest sister can also see the moon now?"

This sentence disrupted Zhuang Xuansu's thinking, and she was surprised and said: "Your Majesty?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, I haven't seen the eldest sister for a long time. If she is here, she must be very happy, after all, she has hardly rested for herself."

This sentence almost made Zhuang Xuansu cry, and she suppressed her voice and said: "Yes, His Majesty has hardly rested for so many years."

"When she entered the palace, she was only seventeen years old, just like Xue Ningyue when she first saw you, very young."

"Now, she is almost thirty-three years old. She is a cruel and ruthless king that everyone fears."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before saying, "I am not afraid of her."

Zhuang Xuansu sneered, "Of course you are not afraid of her! You are so great. You saved the five military camps and led them to achieve great things. Every one of them is willing to die for you!"

"After the battle of Fenglangjuxu, the armies of Northwest and Xuanfu also regarded you as a hero and wanted to follow you to fight a few more battles."

"Now that the Fujian and Guangdong navy has been revived, they don't recognize any emperor, they only recognize the King of Zhongwu!"

"It should be your majesty who is afraid of you!"

She vented her emotions, but heard Zhou Yuan's dry voice.

"I feel sorry for her."

Just four words made Zhuang Xuansu stunned.

Zhou Yuan still didn't look back, but just said softly: "Toiling day and night, working hard, year after year, until now."

"It seems that since the day she entered the palace, she has never lived for herself."

"I feel sorry for her, I feel sorry for her being so tired and worried."

"I also feel sorry for her being harmed by the imperial power, having a split temperament and mood swings."

"She should have been the most extraordinary woman in the world, but she voluntarily took all the sins of the late dynasty on herself and lived with these burdens."

Zhuang Xuansu covered her mouth and tears flowed out.

She wiped it quickly, suppressed her emotions, and said: "You, you forgive His Majesty, right?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and sighed: "I have never blamed my senior sister, but for a long time, I blamed Empress Zhao Jing."

"In the constant tempering, I am also growing up. Later, I realized that it was not her fault, but the fault of that position and the times."

"Anyone who sits in that position will not do better than her, including me."

He shook his head, looked at the stars in the sky, and whispered: "If I were the emperor, I might be more caring than her. ruthless, more concerned about the overall situation.

"I may also slowly lose myself, slowly become suspicious, and then kill anyone who may threaten me."

"Now, I no longer blame anyone."

Zhuang Xuansu choked up and said, "If Her Majesty heard these words, she would be very happy. She hasn't been really happy for a long time."

Zhou Yuan said, "At this moment, we are watching the moon on the boat and talking about the most beautiful things in life."

"At this moment, what is the eldest sister doing? I don't need to think about it, I know it, alas..."

...

Shenjing, Ziwei Palace.

Empress Zhaojing put down the file in her hand, rubbed her eyes, and said tiredly: "Xiaozhuang, what time is it?"

Xiaozhuang whispered: "Your Majesty, it's three quarters of an hour."

Empress Zhaojing sighed and said: "There is really not enough time, and there are so many memorials."

Xiaozhuang said with a worried look: "It's time to sleep, Your Majesty, there will be an early court at dawn, and there is not much time to rest."

Empress Zhaojing shook her head and said: "No, these memorials can't be delayed. They are related to the reform of the southwest. They must be processed as soon as possible and sent to Deng Su."

"That place was taken down by Junior Brother with great difficulty. If something goes wrong, he will definitely be unhappy."

"No, sleep tomorrow night."

Xiaozhuang said anxiously: "How can that be, you said the same thing last night, Your Majesty, no matter how good your body is, it can't withstand such consumption!"

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said: "The Great Jin is on the rise. The establishment of various new rules will inevitably produce more contradictions. In two years,That's all."

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Junior Brother's wives have all gone south, and there are only two old people in the palace. Send a few palace maids to look after them tomorrow."

Xiaozhuang sighed and nodded slowly.