In the ninth year of Huaiguang, the Qi Dynasty was in full bloom.

After nine years of taoguang and obscurity, the young emperor of that year has already grown into a decisive young son of heaven.

Now that the emperor's foundation is stable, the time has come to settle the old accounts, and the ministers and ministers have been sent to the guillotine.

The courtiers are all in danger, one by one they can't wait to shrink their heads into the ground, today's Shangyuan Festival, even the people are everywhere with lights, but the Chongrong Fang where the powerful live is silent, for fear that a firecracker will attract the impeachment of the Yushitai.

Even though Shen Ruojiao was worried, the Hancui Palace still hung out a red lantern today.

This is the third Shangyuan Festival that Shen Ruojiao has spent in the palace, three years ago, the little emperor was drafted for the first time, according to the old practice, she should not have been on the primary selection list, but for some reason, she entered the palace by mistake.

I think it was the little emperor who secretly arranged it in order to stabilize the foundation, after all, Shen's father was the prime minister of the dynasty, so Shen Ruojiao would be Xu Guifei's position, and not long after she entered the palace, the little emperor used the power of Shen Xiang to annihilate the Northwest rebel party in one fell swoop.

But the little emperor Bai Zhen was obsessed with government politics and didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the harem, in the past three years, Shen Ruojiao had only seen him twice, and these two experiences were not very good.

Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and when this matter reached the ears of other concubines and palace people, they decided that she was a person who was rejected by Bai Zhen, even if her status was noble, she was just a vase, not a threat, and not worth befriending.

Shen Ruojiao enjoyed this kind of tranquility very much, although Bai Zhen ignored her, but she was still Shen Guifei after all, even if it was just a full decoration, for Shen Xiang's sake, Bai Zhen would not move her easily, let alone have a long-eyed warbler Yanyan rushing against her.

As long as Shen Xiang doesn't do it for a day, she can continue to nest in Hancui Palace, raising flowers and teasing fish, playing with the piano, and those who fight and fight have nothing to do with her.

Unless...... Shen Xiang, who has been loyal from beginning to end, will one day be regarded as a threat by Bai Zhen.

Shen Ruojiao was half-lying on the rattan rocking chair, looking at the bright moon.

She has been restless these days, and she always feels that something is going to happen.

Some time ago, she happened to hear that Bai Zhen frequently summoned Dali Temple Qing and Imperial Doctor, and then recalled Duanwang, who was guarding the northwest, back to Kyoto, this move made her smell a hint of wind and rain, she guessed that Bai Zhen must have a big move, the purpose is to take back all the power in the hands of the ministers.

She was worried that Shen Xiang would be affected.

Holding a rabbit down shawl, she hurried to the atrium, even if she and Shen Ruojiao have been together for many years, they will be amazed from time to time like now.

The goose-yellow cotton skirt is fresh and elegant, the tail of the skirt is embroidered with dark yellow moire, the black hair is pulled up high, and a delicate white hosta is inserted.

I saw that the slender jade hands were gently raised, and a wisp of green silk was pinned behind the ear.

This situation and this scene made Juyue can't help but sigh in her heart, what a human elf is the fairy girl in the sky, I am afraid that it will be overshadowed.

Ji Yue swallowed her saliva, stepped forward quickly, and gently put the rabbit down shawl on Shen Ruojiao's thin shoulders.

"Lady, in the deeper dew, beware of the cold. ”

After entering the palace, Shen Ruojiao did not often appear in front of people, and Juyue also called her the same way before leaving the pavilion.

She retracted her gaze in a trance, and her gaze fell on the small ashlar table in front of her, on which was a white jade chessboard, and the black and white chess pieces were scattered, revealing a cold light under the moonlight.

Shen Ruojiao sighed faintly: "Chess is in the game, how do you know where to go next." ”

Ji Yue didn't know what Shen Ruojiao meant, so she said as a matter of course: "The chess pieces don't know, but the Yi knows it, whether it's advancing or retreating, isn't it all about the mood of the Yi person?"

Shen Ruojiao was thoughtful, indeed, what was the point of her worrying, whether the Shen Mansion existed or died, it was all in Bai Zhen's thoughts.

This feeling of being in control of one's destiny is truly frustrating.

Bai Zhen, what will he do?

Without waiting for Shen Ruojiao to think deeply, the palace maid of the outer hall led someone in.

When she got closer, Shen Ruojiao saw clearly that it was the palace maid in the imperial dining room.

The palace maid held the silver plate in both hands, stepped forward with a smile, and saluted Shen Ruojiao respectfully.

"Guifei Niangniang, the masters are all attending the night banquet in Zhaojin Palace, and they are very concerned about Niangniang, so they sent the slave maid to send this bowl of Lantern Festival. ”

Ji Yue hurriedly stepped forward to take it, and a white jade bowl was placed in the middle of the silver plate, and the bowl was filled with snow-clear Lantern Festival, and it was still steaming.

Shen Ruojiao said softly: "It's hard for you to make this trip." ”

As he spoke, he took off a cold jade bracelet from his wrist and put it on the palace maid's hand.

The palace maid took the bracelet in amazement, saluted again, glanced at Shen Ruojiao with a complicated expression, bit her lip, and turned around and left quickly.

Shen Ruojiao was absent-minded, and didn't pay attention to the abnormality of the palace maid, she took the white jade bowl from the hand of the moon, ate it in small bites with the spoon, only ate two, and put the bowl on the stone table.

"I don't really have much appetite. ”

The moon didn't know how to persuade her, so she could only wait on the side and protect the beauty who was facing the moon.

Out of nowhere, a wild cat came out, the wild cat jumped on the stone table, tentatively sipped a few sips into the white jade bowl, the sweet taste was very much to its liking, so it simply buried its whole little head in the bowl and feasted on it.

Ji Yue was about to reprimand, but was stopped by Shen Ruojiao: "That's it, let it go." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the wild cat suddenly stop moving, lift his head from the bowl, and let out a cry of pain.

The wild cat's round body began to tremble and twitch, and then with a kick of both legs, he fell off the stone table, foaming at the mouth.

Shen Ruojiao and Ji Yue were shocked by this scene.

Ji Yue hurriedly stepped forward to check, and Shen Ruojiao also stood up from the rattan chair.

The moment she stood up, she only felt that her eyes were black, her steps were vague, and she fell back hard, knocked down the rattan chair, and fell hard to the ground.

Jiyue was still checking the situation of the wild cat, and when she heard this, she hurriedly turned her head.

"Lady...... Don't scare me, lady! Come on! Come on! Doctor Xuan!"

Shen Ruojiao could feel the moon lifting her up from the cold ground.

She leaned on the whole person in the arms of Jiyue, saw that Jiyue was so anxious that her face was full of tears, and saw that the palace maids and eunuchs inside and outside the palace poured in, and the Hancui Palace, which was still cold and deserted, was instantly busy.

She could see everything, but she couldn't speak, she felt something stuck in her throat, she opened her mouth, she felt a tingling, a fishy sweet taste in her mouth, which made her sick to her stomach.

The wild cat and she were both poisoned after eating the bowl of Lantern Festival, but she couldn't figure out who was going to poison her.

Consciousness was getting blurred, and she was about to lose her breath.

Since entering the palace, she has been forbearant and compromised, not fighting or grabbing, and has long been ready to be lonely in this life, but she never thought that she would be poisoned by a bowl of Lantern Festival on the day of the Shangyuan Festival.

It's her who is wrong, the real Yi, if you should advance, you will advance, and if you should retreat, you will retreat, and blindly retreating will only be full after all.

It's just a pity that she understood too late.