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

Chapter 606

The sleep that the senior sister mentioned was, of course, pure sleep.

Zhou Yuan was a little embarrassed, but he had to bite the bullet and agree.

After dinner, the two took a walk in the Imperial Garden, and the full moon had risen and hung on the branches.

Empress Zhaojing, like a little girl, took Zhou Yuan's hand and whispered: "Are you satisfied with the progress of Fuzhou Baochuan Factory?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "To be honest, I am very satisfied. I may not be able to do this."

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said: "Zeng Cheng has a bad temper and speaks directly. He has offended countless people, but why can he enter the cabinet? It is because he is capable."

"I sent him to the Baochuan Factory because I believe in his ability and character, not to deliberately restrict you."

"Now that he is making fast progress and working efficiently, it can be regarded as my explanation to you, so that you don't blame me for playing power games and ignoring the national revitalization plan."

She did speak more frankly, which was Zhou Yuan's most intuitive feeling. Maybe it was because she was in a good mood recently?

I can't figure it out...

But since the eldest sister is frank, Zhou Yuan has nothing to be frank about.

He smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, Senior Sister, I never felt that you were playing tricks and ignoring the overall situation. It's just that I have put a lot of effort in Fuzhou, but I am too unwilling to see it, and I am too worried."

Empress Zhao Jing said, "But there are so many things in the world, you can't do them all. Junior brother, you are also a human being, you will get tired, and you also need to rest."

"You are so young, don't exhaust yourself."

"Look, you returned to Shenjing and indulged yourself a lot. Isn't it fun?"

"You really think Senior Sister doesn't know about Qinshui and Bishui?"

Even though Zhou Yuan was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but feel a little hot in his ears at this moment.

He coughed twice, and then said awkwardly, "This is a natural relationship, and it's not considered indulgence..."

If Senior Sister is really angry about cheating two princesses, Zhou Yuan can only bear it.

"You deserve it."

Empress Zhaojing said: "You are a good man, and you are at the age of loving women and indulging yourself in lust. What's wrong with rolling around in the land of tenderness? No one has the right to blame you for this."

"I am also happy for Qinshui and Bishui. They were born rich, but they didn't live well. They are happy because of you."

At this point, she nodded and said: "In addition, it is necessary to practice martial arts. You rarely have such luck. You must cherish this power and turn it into your power completely."

"Master is rarely in Shenjing. This time I can come here to teach you. It's a rare opportunity."

Okay, I know you have checked me out. Are you satisfied...

Zhou Yuan sighed and said: "Then how will the senior sister spend the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow?"

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said: "Of course you will go home to spend it. I will bring Bishui and Qinshui, as well as your two little apprentices."

Zhou Yuan's scalp tingled immediately. What a cruel method. Is the senior sister going to start the Shura field!

He said quickly: "Absolutely not. My suggestion is to let Qinshui and Bishui enter the palace to accompany the eldest sister to celebrate the festival."

"Haha!"

Empress Zhaojing couldn't help clapping her hands and said: "Finally there is something you are afraid of."

"But you haven't come to see me for so long, how can I convince myself to let you go?"

She looked at the night sky with her eyes and said softly: "You are good at poetry and your works are all famous. They are widely circulated in Dajin and regarded as a model by scholars."

"At the beginning of the year, you didn't give me face when we went outing. Now write a poem."

"If I think it's good, I won't make it difficult for you, and I can also give you a small reward."

There is no way out.

Zhou Yuan scratched his head, looked around, and then said: "I will write a poem, a "Bu Suan Zi"."

Empress Zhaojing looked at her with a serious look.

Zhou Yuan said: "The full moon hangs over the sparse toon trees, the clock stops and people are quiet. Sometimes you can see a lonely person coming and going, and the shadow of a lone wild goose floating in the air."

Empress Zhaojing's eyes trembled, and she subconsciously looked around. The scenery of the imperial garden under the moonlight interpreted the definition of beauty everywhere.

"I woke up and looked back, but no one understood my hatred. I picked all the cold branches but refused to rest. The lonely sandbank was cold."

The voice echoed in the lonely night.

The two people fell silent at the same time.

Empress Zhaojing sighed and sat on the stone bench.

She sighed: "Many times I couldn't sleep late at night, and I was wondering why someone like you appeared."

"You are proficient in military affairs, good at government affairs, can write poetry, can observe current affairs, have a forward-looking vision, a broad mind and an indomitable will."

"I succeeded to the throne, but I was faced with a country full of holes. I worked hard, worked diligently and loved the people, and struggled to support the crisis, but I didn't get the support of the royal family and the nobles.'s support. "

"Then you appeared, just like God took pity on me, so he sent someone like you to assist me and help me get to where I am now step by step."

"Of course, it may also be that the Great Derivation is fifty and the Use is forty-nine, and everything cannot be perfect, so you always have many shortcomings, and you always do those extraordinary things..."

"I don't blame you, little brother, what you did makes me sad and painful, but I never blame you, and never thought about doing anything to you."

"I've just been repairing our relationship, I just hope we can get better slowly."

Such words are too difficult to answer, Zhou Yuan chose to remain silent.

Empress Zhaojing looked at him, her eyes dim, and slowly said: "Little brother, tell me the truth, do you think I have ever thought about taking action against you?"

Zhou Yuan shook his head decisively and said: "My intuition and judgment tell me that the eldest sister has never thought about taking action against me."

Empress Zhaojing forced a smile and said: "In fact, in your opinion, I may not be a perfect monarch. ”

“I think your shortcoming is rebellion, and perhaps, you think my shortcoming is… being heartless.”

Zhou Yuan frowned and said, “Senior sister, from the bottom of my heart, I think you are a very good monarch, and I am lucky to meet you.”

Empress Zhao Jing said, “You didn’t answer the question, do you think I am heartless?”

Zhou Yuan smiled helplessly.

Empress Zhao Jing waved her hand and said, “In fact, I am not heartless, on the contrary, I value feelings very much.”

“But as a monarch, I must be heartless in front of the country.”

“It’s not just for you, nor for the court officials and people. In front of the country, I am very heartless to myself.”

“Junior brother, your words are very good, enough to be passed down through the ages, but I don’t like the last sentence, because I hope that you, a lonely wild goose, can stay on my phoenix tree.”

“I hate regrets.”

“So…I admit to you that the assassination of the monarch last August was indeed planned by me, and I prepared a lot for it. "

"I also admit that in order to prevent Prince Fu from asking you for help, I deliberately framed you as the murderer who assassinated the king."

"I also admit that I clearly knew that your family would probably die because of this, but I gave up on them. I was considered to have... betrayed you. "

Zhou Yuan looked at the moon in the sky and let out a long breath.

He had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.

The elder sister had been saying that she was wrong and making amends, but she had never admitted to betrayal, nor had she ever directly admitted to giving up Jianjia and the others.

So Zhou Yuan never cared about her confession, so Zhou Yuan never stopped developing his own power.

He would never fall in the same place twice! Never!

Now that he heard that the elder sister had finally admitted it, he felt an indescribable complexity in his heart.

He didn't feel relieved, nor did he feel that he had won, and he would not forgive.

He only had complexity and unspeakable regret. If it hadn't been for that incident, he and the elder sister might have had a completely different ending.

Empress Zhao Jing said: "I know you have been waiting for this sentence for a long time. I have not made any mistakes in all these years, because my position determines that if I make a mistake, I will die. "

"But after meeting you, I did one thing wrong after all, which is this thing. I underestimated your importance of feelings. "

"I think you value feelings as much as I do, but at the same time, you can sacrifice everything for the country."

"But this incident proves that you and I are different after all. You will not sacrifice your relatives for the country."

She raised her head and looked at Zhou Yuan, her eyes filled with tears.

She trembled and said, "Miao Lian was scared. He didn't dare to do it. He sent the man to Shenjing."

"I asked the inner guards to kill the man. I killed my father."

Zhou Yuan turned around suddenly and looked at the crying woman in horror.

Empress Zhao Jing said, "Yes, you heard it right. I killed my biological father. For the country, he must die."

"This is where I am different from you."

"It's not that I betrayed you, but I have always been myself!"