Royal Palace, Yixiu Palace.

The palace is really magnificent, with carved eaves and flying dragon pillars.

In the evening, the palace is full of lights, painted candles, incense burners, flowers and gold bottles, faint sheng songs come out, more luxurious and festive.

In front of the gate of Yixiu Palace, the harem concubines, the emperor's relatives, and the wife of the emperor, under the guidance of the eunuchs, have lined up and waited for the arrival of the Empress Dowager.

Lei Shaoxuan noticed that his mother and himself were almost at the back of the line, and he was relieved when he thought about it.

Those who can meet the Empress Dowager Gongsun to present gifts, in addition to the imperial relatives and harem concubines, are all ladies of more than one grade, including important ministers of the court and the housewife of the wealthy family, Gongsun Qian was able to enter Yixiu Palace as a family member.

"The Empress Dowager Gongsun has arrived!"

A tall and thin eunuch, holding the dust in his hand, walked out of the gate of Yixiu Palace, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Gift!"

Lei Shaoxuan raised his eyes and saw an old woman, surrounded by a large group of palace maids, slowly walking out.

The old woman has white hair, her face is like a lotus calyx, her head is covered in a nine-dragon flying phoenix bun, and she is wearing a golden silk dress, and the woman walks straight to the phoenix chair in the middle of Yixiu Palace and sits upright, which is quite majestic.

This is the Empress Dowager Gongsun, and she is also the benefactor of her own family, Lei Shaoxuan has some expectations.

Starting from the wife of the emperor's relatives, everyone and his subordinates held gifts and entered Yixiu Palace one by one to present birthday gifts to the Queen Mother.

"The second princess congratulates the Empress Dowager on her birthday, a golden and jade wishful gift, and four silk and satin ......"

“...... One golden birthday star, four silk and satin ......"

“...... One jade birthday star, two pairs of red sandalwood longevity peaches ......"

“...... A pair of rosewood cabinets and a pair of agarwood sticks......"

“...... Eight gold and silver ingots, two Jiangdong Li embroidered ......"

“......”

There was an endless stream of presenters, and the Empress Dowager Gongsun smiled and nodded from time to time, sometimes chatting with the giver and looking at the open gifts, the procession moved forward slowly.

"Mother, what is the name of the Empress Dowager Gongsun?In terms of seniority, what is the relationship with my grandfather?"

"At any time, you can't call the Queen Mother by her name. Gongsun Qian whispered: "In terms of seniority, the Empress Dowager Gongsun is your grandfather's cousin, and you have to call your aunt (ancestor) grandma." ”

Gongsun Qian advised: "The palace has its own rules, and you don't need to be called the queen mother." Your grandfather is a few generations away from her, and the relationship is a little distant. It is grace for the Queen Mother to take care of us, but we can't take the initiative to cling to us, so as not to make people laugh and be disliked. ”

While he was talking, the palace maid suddenly came and came straight to Gongsun Qian, and said, "The Queen Mother asked you to come over to offer gifts!"

Gongsun Qian was stunned.

There were many noble ladies and family members in front of the procession, waiting for gifts, but they couldn't take their turn anyway, so they couldn't help but whisper: "Why did the Queen Mother call me to give gifts in advance, is there anything wrong?"

The palace maid hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "The queen mother is a little tired, and she can't meet the people who offer gifts one by one, so she will return to the palace after seeing you." ”

Lei Shaoxuan was taken aback when he heard this.

Gongsun Qian's status is low, but she has been repeatedly favored by the Empress Dowager Gongsun, and she remembered that when her grandfather's house was raided, it was because of the Empress Dowager Gongsun that her mother and sister and other female dependents were spared, and she couldn't help but feel grateful and curious about the Empress Dowager Gongsun.

Entering Yixiu Palace, he walked to the Empress Dowager Gongsun and saluted respectfully.

Qian'er wishes the Queen Mother blessings such as the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan. ”

Lei Shaoxuan secretly raised his eyes and saw that the Queen Mother was full of silver hair, her ruddy face was wrinkled, her eyes were shining with kindness, and she was smiling at Gongsun Qian.

"I prepared jade carving jade pine ornaments for the Queen Mother, eight golden longevity peaches, eight golden ......"

"Okay, it's all the same, what gold, jade, it's either precious or rare. The Empress Dowager Gongsun said angrily: "It's not easy for you to make some money, why do you want them to send such precious things, I'm almost in the ground, what do you want these things for? ”

Gongsun Qian was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly smiled: "I also specially prepared some worthless things for me." A pair of warm balls woven with snow fox fur, which is cool in autumn, warm the belly; a pair of dog skin belly pockets, worn when sleeping, everything in the palace is silk, although gorgeous and precious, but not as warm as dog skin; there are ten handfuls of amber rosin incense candles, which can make people calm down and fall asleep easily. ”

"Just these few things, ten times stronger than any golden longevity peach or gold ingot. Empress Gongsun smiled behind her, "Bring it to me and take a look." ”

"Xuan'er, quickly bring the things up. Gongsun Qian said with a sigh of relief.

"Xuan'er?" The Empress Dowager Gongsun looked at Gongsun Qian suspiciously: "I heard you say that Xing'er and Tong'er, when did another son emerge?"

"Xuan'er is the eldest son. Gongsun Qian hesitated for a moment and said: "When my father was raided, he was exiled to the sea of bitterness, and he just returned to Xijing some time ago......"

"Bold! Dare to take a death row prisoner to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, what crime should I be guilty of?" A palace maid flashed out behind the Empress Dowager Gongsun, pointing at Gongsun Qian and scolding.

This palace maid has a new cheek, greasy nose, quite beautiful, staring at her eyes as if she is angry and angry, but her eyes are flickering, it is Zhou Rui, the maid in the Yixiu Palace.

Lei Shaoxuan's heart sank when he heard this, this woman had bad intentions.

"No, no, Queen Mother, Xuan'er has completed her atonement, and now she is a captain of the Military Intelligence Department of the Southern Army. Gongsun Qian hurriedly explained, "The queen mother is as kind to the people's daughter, and the people's daughter just wants Xuan'er to see the queen mother's dignity, thinking that Ji En." ”

"What kind of folk girl, called Qian'er. The Empress Dowager Gongsun said: "The people of the Gongsun family are almost dead, only you and I are left, and you are still so outside?"

Gongsun Qian's eyes were moist when she heard this.

The palace is sinister, and I don't know how my mother offended people, but fortunately there is a queen mother, this is a respectable and amiable old man, Lei Shaoxuan was quite moved in his heart.

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager Gongsun's body shook suddenly, and she could barely sit still, obviously extremely weak.

Behind him, the palace maid hurriedly held on.

Lei Shaoxuan looked at it with delusional eyes and was taken aback.

The Empress Dowager Gongsun had a strong aura on her body, her face was pale, her eyes were tired, her mouth was muttering to herself without knowing it, and although her vitality was still vigorous, it was scattered but not condensed, showing that her body was extremely tired.

The situation of the Queen Mother is almost exactly the same as when Lei Shaoxuan was full of anger.

"Aunt and Grandma the Queen Mother," Lei Shaoxuan pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know if you have nightmares all year round and can't sleep......

"Bold fanatics, talking nonsense, cursing the phoenix body of the Empress Dowager Gongsun ......"

"Shut up!" "Shut up!" the Empress Dowager Gongsun stopped the palace maid's words and said with a smile: "For decades, except for the queen mother, the queen, and the queen mother, I don't remember that I have any other titles, and no one dares to call me anything else." ”

The Empress Dowager Gongsun looked at Lei Shaoxuan and sighed lightly: "Your grandfather was implicated in a crime and his house was raided, and you were exiled to the Sea of Suffering, you must have suffered a lot, this is the law of the country, I can't interfere too much, do you hate me?"

"My mother and sister were saved by the grace of the Queen Mother, and they have received the great grace of the Queen Mother. Lei Shaoxuan said seriously: "Fate is unpredictable, I am fortunate to have it, and I have lost my life." I can only be grateful for what I have gained, how can I blame what I have lost? I saw that the Queen Mother was weak and exhausted, and seemed to be sleep-deprived, similar to what I had experienced, and I couldn't help but ask. ”

"Oh, what kind of experience is it?" the Empress Dowager Gongsun couldn't help but be interested when she heard this.

Gongsun Qian's expression was very nervous, it was a big sin to talk nonsense in the palace, and if his son said something inappropriate, it would inevitably cause trouble.

Lei Shaoxuan glanced at Gongsun Qian, hesitated for a moment and said: "The Bitter Sea Pass is a place of killing, and I used to be a death row prisoner and fight desperately for my life. Because he has killed too many people, he is full of evil spirits, he has nightmares every day, he mutters to himself without knowing it, he wakes up countless times every night, he is irritable and irritable, and he is extremely painful. ”

The Empress Dowager Gongsun was moved when she heard this, and said slowly: "How did you deal with it?"

Lei Shaoxuan's heart was bright, and the Queen Mother acquiesced in her illness, and said: "I accidentally got the guidance of a master, learned to suppress evil spirits, calm my mind and calm my nerves, and then I fell asleep peacefully." ”

"Queen Mother, this person is a death row prisoner, has killed countless people, and he is an outlaw, so he can't be easily let close. Zhou Rui said aside.

When the Empress Dowager Gongsun heard this, her face changed, and she said: "He is my junior, the captain of the Southern Military Academy, and the pillar of the country, how can he not be trusted?"

"I'm tired, the rest of you, take the gifts first, and look at them another day when you're bored. The Empress Dowager then left.

Soon, a eunuch led Lei Shaoxuan to the Queen Mother's bedroom and fasted.

Lei Shaoxuan stood quietly at the door of Jingxinzhai, surrounded by two heavily armed guards, and under the eaves, there were four eunuchs, led by Li Chun, the chief supervisor of ceremonies.

The Queen Mother has been suffering from insomnia for a long time, and she stayed with Lei Shaoxuan today to try to get Lei Shaoxuan to help him sleep, which is extremely sensitive and confidential.

As the chief supervisor of ceremonies, Li Chun attached great importance to this, so he came to take a look in person.

The moonlight is like water, sprinkled with meditation.

Under the cold silver light, the palace, the trees, the walls, the stone steps, the incense burner...... Melt into one, like being in a grassland, or like an open valley, you can't tell whether it is a thing or a house, a tree or a wall.

In the meditation fast, the Empress Dowager Gongsun had already changed into pajamas and leaned on the warm couch.

"Queen Mother......" Lei Shaoxuan saluted.

"Call Aunt Grandma, or Aunt Queen Mother," Empress Dowager Gongsun said disapprerovitically, "Gongsun's family is almost dead, it's easy to meet a junior, and they talk about so many rules, it's strange and ruthless." ”

Lei Shaoxuan was moved in his heart, the Queen Mother was old and talked a lot, but she was more humane.

"When I was young, I went west with the first emperor, when the domestic situation was unstable, in order to return as soon as possible, the first emperor had to take some decisive and vicious methods, do some tragic things, and kill too much. The Empress Dowager Gongsun said slowly.

"Crouching Tiger Beach, killing thousands of Di Rong's men and horses, the tragic situation is unbearable to witness; Shierqin Plain, a fire burns the pasture and forest, thousands of miles of red land, burning countless living beings, so that the ghosts do not disperse, crying and screaming night and night; cutting off the passage of Hualan Canyon for several years, not a grain of salt or rice is allowed to pass, west of Hualan Canyon, starvation is everywhere, corpse-eating vultures are flying all over the sky, and the canyon corpses stink for thousands of miles...... Since then, I have not been able to sleep day and night. ”

The Empress Dowager Gongsun looked at Lei Shaoxuan, her body was cold, trembling slightly, and her eyes were confused and afraid.

Lei Shaoxuan sighed secretly and said firmly: "Auntie, the country has national fortunes, people are blessed, you have me!"

Lei Shaoxuan stood up, walked outside the door, took the big gun in the guard's hand, and came to the courtyard.

Lei Shaoxuan stood quietly in the moonlight, took a deep breath, and the big gun in his hand suddenly trembled.

Call!

The wind suddenly rose, and there was a hidden thunder.

Airplanes!

The tip of the gun trembled, Jin Ge roared, and the sound shook all over the world.

Generous, passionate, and intense qi overflowed the small courtyard.

The cold light of the forest shook out from the tip of the spear, shattering the moonlight, and suddenly the waves in the courtyard flickered, sparkling and shattered.

A gun shakes out the momentum of thousands of troops and a forest of guns.

(The story structure, plot, and fights in this book are almost all original, so the update is slower, I hope it will be more exciting, if you think it's good, collect it for free, it's better to have a monthly pass, hahaha, it's more motivated to support it.) )