This time, the second prince was deposed, and the position of the prince was considered among the older princes. And Sheng Yao occupies the long, and the Queen Mother has always loved Sheng Yao. Listening to the tone of the Queen Mother, it should be that she reminded and discussed the matter in front of Emperor Wei, and Emperor Wei had already agreed. She made a special trip to deliver a message to the queen.

The Queen Mother was not startled when she saw that we were concentrating, and nodded with satisfaction: "A royal woman should be so dignified and self-controlled. ”

She got up and said, "Take care of the queen." The mourning family will come back another day. ”

The queen knelt on the couch and said in a sincere tone: "Daughter-in-law and mother-in-law!"

The queen thanked him with a pun.

The Queen Mother is indeed a virtuous queen, and she did not favor the young eleventh prince and her family because Concubine Shu was her niece. Instead, he focused on state affairs and established King Xiao, who had grown up, had military merits, and had cultural and political merits such as the "Zhaoming Calendar".

Ruan Liangdi and I also bowed down to see each other.

When he was about to leave the palace gate, the sun rushed in from outside the hall, and the shadow of the queen mother's slow march was very long. I was bowing my head and holding my hands together, and I was sending the Queen Mother out of the palace step by step, but I saw the Queen Mother's shadow stop.

The queen mother's unhurried voice came from his ears: "By the way, the queen, this princess, just point to the sixth lady of General Huben's mansion!"

Behind him was the queen's gentle and calm words: "The queen mother has always been well-sighted and thoughtful, and the daughter-in-law listens to the queen." ”

I didn't move.

The shadow of the Queen Mother paused for a moment and continued to move forward.

It was a long time before I straightened up and blinked my dry eyes.

In the evening, after the terrifying rumble of thunder, a torrential rain fell.

I sent them all out, and I was alone in the house, standing in front of the window and watching the rain in a daze.

The window sash is ajar, and the interior is as light as a bean.

Bursts of sultry wind mixed with dense raindrops rushed in, hitting the body, blowing the candle flame flickering, flickering and barely supporting, reflecting the shadows of the room.

There were a pair of soft-soled embroidered shoes on my feet, and the hardness of the floor tiles had numbed my feet through the thin soles, but I still stood there without moving, and my calves and knees gradually became sore.

It's not that I don't want to move, it's just that my brain seems to be stagnant.

In this vast world, in front of the rain curtain and lamp, I am alone, opposite the night. The black shadows around him were like unknown monsters, squeezing in, leaving people with nowhere to escape and unable to move.

I don't know how long it has been like this. Someone knocked on the door outside, and a few more words were heard.

There was a steady footstep coming towards the back room.

I didn't look back.

As soon as I felt a warmth behind me, familiar arms wrapped me into my arms.

"Why is there only a lamp? It's so dark in the room. Sheng Yao's sleeves and voice were filled with rain vapor, and it felt wet.

"Hmm. I whispered, pushed his hand away, turned around and staggered back to the table, and sat down.

He was stunned for a moment.

Strode over to the table, bent down to look at the look on my face, and asked uncertainly, "What's the matter?"

I shook my head, and my voice was faint: "I'm not tired." ”

Sheng Yao raised his voice and called Zhu'er to come in and take charge of the lamp.

Bright candles are lit to illuminate the interior.

"You're crying!" he waved Pearl's hand back, and sat down beside me with concern.

I quickly ran my fingers across my face and turned my head sideways.

The rhombic glasses on the side clearly reflected the redness and tears under my eyes and on my face.

But he said, "It's rain." ”

There was silence in the room.

After a long time, he spoke: "Today afternoon, my father summoned Xu Xiang to discuss the matter, and then the Zhongshu Province drafted a clear decree, which will be reviewed by the Ministry of Men tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, his father said that the day after tomorrow he would restore the early dynasty and issue this decree in the court. ”

I looked up: there were still shiny raindrops in his hair, and the raindrops that fell on the crown now condensed into a line and flowed down the left corner of his forehead.

I raised the handkerchief in my hand to wipe it for him. "The prince came so late, just to say this?"

When Sheng Yao heard this, he first looked at me carefully and asked, "Don't you ask me what my will is?"

I clenched the handkerchief in my hand tighter and tighter.

However, there was still the rain that had just been wiped on the veil, and his heart suddenly became very sore: he came in the rain, and he always cared about me.

I stared at him, got up and bowed: "Zhaoxun Qu, congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince!"

His eyebrows raised slightly, his words were joyful, and he smiled, "You already know?"

"Yes, the Queen Mother came to see the Queen Mother today. ”

He stretched out his arms and sat on his lap, his dark eyes looking me straight into the eyes: "You know the other half of the will?"

I lowered my eyelids and didn't speak, but the fluttering long eyelashes betrayed my inner turmoil.

He hugged me tighter: "What the Queen Mother means is that the abolished prince has been in the position of the prince for many years, and his foreign family, the Liu family, has been powerful since the time when the Empress Yuan was in charge of Kun, and the former crown princess is also from his family." After so many years, it has been entrenched in the middle of the court and is as stable as a rock. For a while, I'm afraid it's hard to shake. That's why I want to slowly figure it out and disintegrate and encroach on it. But before that, the only ones who can ensure that they don't suddenly attack are the forces in the military. ”

He put his face next to my cheek and whispered: "The queen mother's family is a Langya family, there are many talented people who are literary and talented, and there are few pragmatic people who are willing to enter the court as officials. Over the years, there is still a wake-up call from the experience of the eldest brother, and there are still only two uncles in the Wang clan who are officials. The person who holds the post of secretary of the ministry is the brother of the queen mother, whose name is Huanzhi, and the one who is placed on the post of the envoy of the Yong'an Festival is the brother of the queen mother, whose name is Qingzhi. Although the envoy of Yong'an Jiedu has a heavy army, he is not allowed to leave the territory without permission, and he is unable to defend Kyoto. The strength of this army is really insufficient. ”

His voice became lower: "The Queen Mother said that General Huben Mansion is a good match." I didn't want to, the wife I have always hoped for in my heart is not Wu Shanghua. But now that the situation is pressing, these things are clearly there. Xiaoguan, I'm really ......."

I sighed in my heart: Shengyao, I understand all this. It is precisely because I understand it deeply that I don't know how to say, how to act, how to react, so I can't move!

I was awarded Zhaoxun as a slave and maid, and in the eyes of others, it was a great luck! Where can I be the crown princess. Where do I have a position to say, what to do, and what to fight for!

If it was Gu Mingyan back then, he would have the power to compete!

But I'm not right now.

My current identity is Qu Xiaoguan who is as low as dust.

If only he hadn't lost a heart with him, it would have been fine.

I will be very content with the status of the side concubine, treat him with indifference to other people, rest assured, and wait for him to take power, summon the Hui clan, and bless the Gu clan.

But it's getting late.