At the beginning of the day, the promise woke up.

After putting on it, she put on a thick cloak and pushed the door out, and the cold wind swept in her face, like a sharp knife cutting through her face, and at the same time piercing through the layers of clothing she was wrapping in.

As far as the eye could see, there was no one else in the courtyard except for a low-level palace maid who cowered and swept the floor.

She shivered immediately when the cold wind blew, but her head was clearer, her hands around her shoulders, and she quickly observed the situation in the courtyard, while her ears stood up to listen to the movements of the courtyard next to her.

The wind was so loud that she could barely hear anything.

Her heart was tugging all night, and she wanted to sneak into Concubine Liu Defei's house several times to find out, but finally endured it.

After all, it's useless for her to go, at most she can only watch in secret.

Looking at the gray sky, she silently thought in her heart: Fang Jing, please don't come.

Don't trade your freedom for a reputation that I've been vilified so many times.

She really didn't want Fang Jing to come, if he came and followed Concubine Liu Defei's wish, then she owed him even more kindness.

She doesn't like to owe too much to others.

After the morning of this day, Xu Gucheng went to the emperor's study with a somewhat tired face, but the emperor who walked in front of him was full of energy.

A few days ago, after he was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Works, the emperor kept saying that he wanted to talk to him, but he had just taken over a new job and needed to be handed over, so he couldn't be idle.

In addition to talking about governing the country and securing the country, the emperor's "talk" focuses on qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and Xu Gucheng is good at painting, and the emperor has been waiting to see Xu Gucheng paint the winter picture by himself.

Many years ago, the emperor had Xu Gucheng painted a summer lotus picture in a pavilion in the palace, which was very meaningful and real, and when he opened the painting scroll, it was like being by the pond with the fragrance of lotus incense.

Because of his love for that painting, he wanted Xu Gucheng to paint another winter picture.

It wasn't until the end of the dynasty this morning that Xu Gucheng told the emperor that the matter of his work handover was almost handled and that he had time to "talk", so he had such an opportunity to meet alone.

Xu Gucheng sent Su Ye to find out Fang Jing's whereabouts yesterday, but he didn't expect that there would be news in the first half of the night, so he hurriedly thought of a way to stop Fang Jing. didn't let him enter the palace immediately.

If Fang Jing enters the palace at night, Concubine Liu De will let the emperor go to Fang Jing before the early court, and this is fatal to Xu Gucheng, who cannot enter the palace at night and can only enter the palace during the last dynasty. Thankfully, he stopped Fang Jing last night.

Fang Jing's martial arts are good, ordinary people can't keep up with him at all, and it is difficult to get his whereabouts, otherwise Concubine Liu Defei wouldn't have failed to catch him for so many years.

The news came so fast this time that people couldn't believe it.

Last night. After ensuring that Fang Jing would enter the palace on the second day, Xu Gu Cheng asked Su Ye, who said that someone was secretly helping him when he was looking for Fang Jing, and gave him a message that he had obtained Fang Jing's whereabouts.

After listening to Su Ye's words, Xu Gucheng fell into deep thought, and the person who can give Su Ye news must at least know the actions of Concubine Liu De, Fang Jing, and the Xu family.

Who is it that can have such ability?

Like the promise, Xu Gucheng almost didn't sleep, and he always paid attention to the emperor's demeanor when he went to the court, and only relieved after confirming that the emperor was not happy. That's why he showed his tired face.

The emperor is not a person who can hide his thoughts, if he learned that King Xu had a posthumous son, he would not be so calm.

At the same time as the minister went to court, Fang Jing, who was dressed in white, sneaked into the palace without pressure with his martial arts and asked her to keep it secret and promise that she was brought up by him.

Without any twisting, Concubine Liu told Fang Jing that she hoped that he would meet the emperor and explain his life experience, and if he did, she would ensure that the reputation of the promise would always be innocent and unblemished.

Fang Jing is the widow of King Xu, in addition to the evidence that has been preserved early. It also needs to be admitted by Fang Jing himself.

Before entering the palace, Fang Jing knew Concubine Liu Defei's plans, and just nodded after hearing it.

Concubine Liu Defei smiled with satisfaction, and asked the little eunuch of her cronies to bring Fang Jing some food, but Fang Jing waved his hand and refused.

He doesn't eat the food of the palace.

Concubine Liu Defei was rejected but did not have any unhappiness. just smiled and said: "Jingping, I see that you don't look very good, go to the rest meeting first, and then let him announce you after I tell the emperor about this." ”

She asked Fang Jing to go to the wing room to rest for a while, and then came to the study according to the emperor's order, but she didn't expect to come one step late. When he came over, the emperor was seeing Xu Gucheng.

After Xu Gucheng finished talking to the emperor, the emperor was excited to play against him, and he gladly accepted it.

When he agreed to talk to the emperor, he was mentally prepared to play and paint.

An hour later, Xu Gucheng was sent out by the eunuch and prepared to go to the place where the emperor had agreed with him to paint.

When he came out, he saw Concubine Liu De in the cold wind, so he bowed and saluted, his expression was very ordinary, but his heart was very complicated.

Concubine Liu Defei naturally didn't wait in the cold wind for an hour, but asked people to pay attention to the situation here, and went to the house on the side to wait, knowing that this side was almost over before coming out again.

After she returned the salute to Xu Gucheng, she hurriedly asked the eunuch to give a message to the emperor.

The emperor won a game of Xu Gucheng just now, and he will be able to get a winter picture of Xu Gucheng later, and he is in a good mood at the moment, and he came out to see Concubine Liu Defei in person.

"The concubine has seen the official family, and the concubine saw that the wind was strong today, and she boiled the soup and wanted to send it to you to ward off the cold, but now the soup is not too hot and she can't drive away the cold. ”

There was a trace of regret in Concubine Liu De's voice, although she came to talk to the emperor about the square mirror, but when she came over, she was naturally not empty-handed, and she was always very thoughtful and very graceful.

"I played against Xu Shilang before, and the eunuch didn't dare to disturb, so I didn't report it as soon as possible, and now that the soup is cold, it's all my fault that you are frozen, and I wasted your kindness, Concubine De. However, the soup that Concubine De boiled with her own hands is even cold, and I will drink it. ”

The emperor takes great care of his subordinates, and he has to clear up the eunuchs for a small matter.

"What are the words of the official family, hurry up and enter the house, how can I let you drink cold soup, the official family wants to drink the concubine and then boil it. Concubine Liu said with a smile, and asked the palace maid who was originally holding the lunch box behind her to step back.

"Does Concubine De feel cold?" the emperor gently patted Concubine Liu De's shoulder and asked with concern.

"It's not cold, if you're in the same place with the official family, the concubines won't be cold. "Concubine Liu Defei is like a queen when she is with others, but she always shows the feeling of being a bird in front of the emperor.

Although she is not young, she does not have any sense of disobedience when she says such things.

"That's good, I don't know if you're interested in going to see Xu Shilang painting with me?" The emperor smiled very strongly, and his eyes had already followed the direction of Xu Gucheng's departure.

Concubine Liu Defei knew the emperor's thoughts best, and seeing that he was very interested, she couldn't bear to refuse, so she agreed.

When the two passed, Xu Gucheng was already standing in the hexagonal pavilion, and the paper and ink on the stone table in the pavilion had also been prepared.

Concubine Liu De will come with the emperor, Xu Gucheng was not surprised at all, or he expected it, and only started painting when he saw the two of them enter the pavilion. (To be continued.) )