The day before the Shangyuan Festival, there was another heavy snowfall in the capital.

Bai Chenghuan wore a thick cloak and walked through the snow-covered palaces, feeling familiar and unfamiliar.

This road is still the way to go to the Imperial Garden to see Hongmei, but things are not people, and the lively court in the past is empty.

There were palace people on the side of the road clearing the snow, and when they saw her walking by, they all knelt down and saluted, and Bai Chenghuan waved his hand to let Shao Hui walk in front and stopped them one by one.

"So that they don't have to make a big salute. ”

Shao Hui hurriedly responded, and those palace people only bowed and saluted, retreated to the side of the road, and when Bai Chenghuan passed by, they respectfully thanked him:

"Thank you for your kindness!"

In such a cold weather, the ground is covered with snow, and it will melt when swept away, and kneeling in such snow water, even if they have specially padded knee pads, their trouser knees will be soaked, so that if they suffer from the cold, there is no need to say that they will suffer when they are old.

There are all the elderly people in the palace, who doesn't have an old cold leg gout and other diseases?

At this time, they were able to avoid the pain of getting their clothes and pants wet, and they were really grateful in their hearts.

Bai Chenghuan just waved his hand gently, and a sense of melancholy arose in his heart.

The Imperial Garden is far away, and far away, you can see the clusters of dazzling crimson.

No matter how turbulent the outside world is, this piece of red plum only lives in this world, blooming freely.

Bai Chenghuan walked under the plum tree, raised his hand and climbed a plum blossom over, only put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, then put it back, and the falling snow on the plum branch fell down and fell all over her body.

Shao Hui hurriedly took a handkerchief and wiped it for her, but heard her say faintly:

"Zhang Delu, the great eunuch who served the King of Jin, was sick with a cold disease because he knelt in the snow in winter for a long time, and now that he is old, he doesn't know if he is doing well with King Jin?"

Shaking Hui's hand stiffened for a moment, it seems that the queen mother is worried about His Royal Highness King Jin.

She swept away the residual snow on Bai Chenghuan's body with a neat movement, and said with a smile:

"The slave maid looked at the prince of Jin, although he was a little childish, but he was also kind-hearted, Zhang Delu had followed him for many years, presumably the prince would not treat him badly. ”

"Well, I know, I'm worried. ”

Bai Chenghuan smiled, and his tone was easygoing.

At that time, Xiao Shi ran to Yuzhou privately, and Shao Hui also saw him.

I just don't know if I'm in Yuzhou, he's in Hedong, okay?

Before Xiao Shaotang ascended the throne, the Hedong Jin Palace's palace also served as a congratulatory table according to the custom, but from the tone to the handwriting, it was obviously not Xiao Shi's handwriting.

The unconvincing in his heart was obvious, fortunately, Xiao Shaotang was not a narrow-minded person, and after he ascended the throne, although he did not give King Jin any additional rewards, he did not embarrass him at all.

She knew that Xiao Shaotang had taken care of her feelings, and she also appreciated his affection, but she was worried about it after all.

Seeing that her smile was a little depressed, Shao Hui tried her best to divert the conversation:

"The slave maid remembered that Princess Jin seemed to be pregnant, and the Jin Mansion would probably have a little prince soon, and when she was older, she could let the prince of Jin and the princess of Jin take the little princess to live in the capital for a few days, and the mother didn't have to think about it. ”

Bai Chenghuan looked back at Shao Hui, nodded and said:

"This is a good idea, I think that after becoming a father, King Jin will be more stable. ”

But she also knew in her heart that they would never go back to the past, and the honest young man who also called her "Sister Cheng Huan" in this snowy palace would probably never come back.

The palace people who came with him looked at the master and servant from a distance and laughed, and couldn't help but feel a little envious in their hearts.

Shao Hui followed the queen all the way, and the queen has always been very intimate with her, this friendship is really incomparable to ordinary people.

However, the sound of boots stepping on the ground from the path of the imperial garden quickly interrupted the palace people's distraction.

The palace people turned around and saw that it was Yao Zezan, the current deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, who came over.

Yao Zezan's face is much older than that of his peers, but the foundation of the noble son is still there, he is tall, wearing a dark iron armor, striding forward, full of momentum.

When I saw them, the palace people waiting on the side of the road, I knew that the queen was here.

Yao Zezan waved his hand in the direction of Merlin and saluted:

"Please also ask Miss Qiuyue to report on her behalf, and humbly ask to see the queen mother!"

Yao Zezan has always been directly under the emperor, but at this time he came to see the queen......

Qiu Yue was puzzled, but she still turned around and reported to Bai Chenghuan.

Bai Chenghuan looked over from the sparse plum branches, although he was a little surprised, he still smiled slightly:

"I thought he should have come. ”

Qiu Yue knew that Bai Chenghuan was willing to see Yao Zezan.

"The slave went and called Commander Yao over. ”

"No, I'd better go over. ”

Last time, he opened the palace gate without permission and let her out, but later, although Xiao Shaotang still trusted him, he was not very angry with him, but he was also fined for two years.

Speaking of which, it can be regarded as her implicating him.

Yao Zezan heard the slight footsteps, and only then did he raise his head slightly, the woman in the moon-white cloak had a plain face, and walked out of the plum forest, like a snowflake floating in the air, crystal clear but plain white and indifferent.

Whether it is eyebrows or temperament, there is no resemblance to the little girl who was always bright and gorgeous in the past.

But all kinds of clues between her words and deeds have disturbed people's hearts......

Seeing Bai Chenghuan approaching, Yao Zezan saluted first:

"Humble to the queen. ”

"Commander Yao doesn't have to be polite, aren't you busy with official business today?"

"It's fine. ”

The two politely replied to each other.

Then Yao Zezan looked around and said:

"When the queen came out, didn't she take the shoulder? I remember that the emperor said that the queen must take the shoulder to protect herself when she travels on a snowy day. ”

"But the imperial doctor also said that letting the palace have nothing to do and walk around is conducive to the health of the fetus. ”

Bai Chenghuan's chin was slightly raised, and he said with a smile:

"Commander Yao has always been busy, and when he came to the palace today, he definitely didn't just care about how the palace traveled, just say it directly. ”

Yao Zezan looked around at the palace people who were standing with their heads bowed around:

"There is indeed something wrong with the lowly position, but the queen mother is sure that she wants to discuss the lowly position here in detail?"

Bai Chenghuan was stunned for a moment, and then he roughly understood what he was going to say:

"Although there is nothing to say about this palace, since Commander Yao said so, then ask Commander Yao to escort this palace back to Huaqing Palace. ”

Compared with the cheerful and straightforward Yao Zezan in the past, the cautious and calm Fu Han has more of this person now.

Bai Chenghuan and Yao Zezan walked in front of each other, and Shao Hui Qiuyue took a group of people to stay far behind.

"Once upon a time, there was a little girl in this palace, like the queen's mother, who liked to sneak out to see the red plum in the snowy weather, and fold the plum back to insert the bottle...... The queen is just appreciating the plum blossoms, didn't she think about breaking a few plum blossoms and going back to insert the bottle?"

After walking a few steps, Yao Zezan said as if unintentionally.

Bai Chenghuan stood still and glanced back at the fiery red plum:

"Wouldn't it be nice for them to grow so well on the branches, why do you have to break them off and let them wither?"

"The queen mother is so merciful, she can't do anything about a flower. ”

Yao Zezan looked at Bai Chenghuan with a smile, but his tone suddenly turned cold:

"I just don't know if if you can call it mercy if you have killed someone?"

Knowing that the palace people were standing far away, it was impossible for them to hear Yao Zezan's words clearly, but Bai Chenghuan's expression quickly turned cold:

"I don't understand Commander Yao's words. ”

"Don't understand?"

Yao Zezan's low voice was filled with gnashing teeth:

"The queen naturally doesn't understand!"

He took a few steps back and pointed to the Merlin from afar:

"There, there was once a little girl who loved plum blossoms, and my younger brother liked her so much, that in order to please her, he also planted plum trees at home, hoping that in winter, he would be able to invite her to enjoy the plum blossoms!

Did she come......

She never knew that Yao Zejia had done this kind of thing for her.

All the joys and pains of the memory were instantly intertwined, like a tidal wave, sweeping and whistling, to break through the thick barrier of her rebirth.

The calmness on her countenance was almost untenable, but she finally blinked silently without a glimmer of water from the bottom of her eyes.

Xu Chenghuan, who was let down by others and had been disappointed by others, is dead, she is Bai Chenghuan, and her fate has long been completely different.

She has paid for all her gullibility and naivety.

After experiencing rebirth, war, and all kinds of human suffering, her mind is no longer that little girl.

quickly sorted out his emotions, Bai Chenghuan looked up at the snowflakes that began to fall in the sky, like a sigh, and like a question:

"Regardless of whether that little girl has gone or not, it is already in the past, what does Commander Yao mean by saying this to this palace? ”

Yao Zezan sneered twice:

"It seems that the queen mother really forgot! Also, only Yao Zejia, a fool, thinks that if he really likes others, others will like him too!"

"That's how love is!"

Bai Chenghuan's expression became colder and colder:

"Does Commander Yao think that if your brother likes others, others must like the same in return? Then I also want to ask Commander Yao, where is that little girl now?"

"You don't know where she is, Queen Mother...... Of course she's dead. That winter, she didn't come, my brother died because of her, and our Ningguo Mansion was destroyed because of her, I thought, when I go underground, my brother will not be stupid enough to like her again. ”

"That's what Commander Yao said. Now that they are gone, dust to dust, and dust to earth, then this palace wishes that your brother will not like an unworthy person in the next life, and Commander Yao will not have so much resentment. ”

Yao Zezan's tone was full of ridicule and meanness, but Bai Chenghuan was still expressionless, sad and angry.

She can pass the pain of being cut by her beloved's throat, but now, just a few unpleasant words, what can't she stand it?

That simple-hearted Yao Zejia can no longer come back from the dead, but she is still alive and well, so what is it to be scolded by his family for a few words?

Bai Chenghuan looked up at the sky and reminded:

"Commander Yao asks to see the palace today, if he just wants to say this, then the palace will go back first, and the emperor will also go down. ”

Yao Zezan's cheeks stirred a few times, and he seemed to be trying his best to hold back the turmoil in his heart before he said:

"Queen Mother, I want to ask you, do you remember a woman named Lin Wei?"

"Lin Wei?" Bai Chenghuan's brows moved slightly, but he still replied, "I don't remember." ”

It's not that she lied, it's that she really doesn't remember Lin Wei's appearance.

At that time, she only knew that Yao Zezan, the prince of Ningguo, had a fiancée who had never passed through the door, who was the young lady of Yongchang Bofu, but she never paid attention to Lin Wei.

Yao Zezan's words were suddenly blocked in her throat - yes, even if the person in front of her really contained Xu Chenghuan's soul in her body, she didn't remember Lin Wei.

There are too many ladies in the capital, not particularly close people, Xu Chenghuan has no time to bother.

That's it, the woman who disappeared into the moonlight can only be engraved in his heart alone, so as not to be forgotten.

Yao Zezan put away the slight surprise in his eyes, and said:

"Last time, the queen wanted to open the palace door for you, and she obeyed the order, so this time, she also wanted to ask her mother for something. ”

"You said, as long as this palace can do it, this palace will promise you. "It can be regarded as a relief to repay him and settle this debt.

Yao Zezan raised his head and looked at Bai Chenghuan:

"On the day of the humiliation, I saw a woman outside the gate of the Feng family, and she wanted to see the queen mother. ”

"Feng family, what's her name?"

"Feng Jinniang. She said that when she was in Yuzhou, she had a lot of connections with the queen. ”

"Feng Jinniang ......"

Bai Chenghuan thought for a moment and categorically refused:

"Nope. ”

"Queen Mother, it's just a meeting......" Yao Zezan couldn't help but blame Bai Chenghuan.

Bai Chenghuan smiled slightly:

"Why did you come to beg me for Feng Jinniang?"

"I ......" Yao Zezan didn't know how to say.

Bai Chenghuan said it for him:

"Is it because Feng Jinniang is not only related to me, but also to Lin Wei? Or rather, she reminds you of Lin Wei, and even treats her as Lin Wei'......"

Bai Chenghuan sighed:

"But Brother Yao, no matter what, she can't be Lin Wei. ”

Yao Zezan had a strange stubbornness on his face:

"Why can't you stand here and call me Brother Yao, how can Lin Wei not come back from the dead?"

"But whether it is or not, Brother Yao doesn't know? Why Feng Jinniang wants to see me, Brother Yao doesn't know? If she is really Lin Wei, would you be willing to let her come to see me?"

The woman with soft eyebrows and smiling eyes just now suddenly became aggressive, and a few questions in a row almost forced Yao Zezan to have no way to escape:

"If not, why is it so much like ......"

"There are many people in the world, and now the waste guard Wan who lives in the Xihai Hou Mansion still looks like Xu Chenghuan, the queen of Xiaoyuan, but does Brother Yao think so?"

Bai Chenghuan ruthlessly uncovered his scars, and completely shattered the last trace of luck in Yao Zezan's heart.

In fact, after seeing the woman as Lin Wei at first glance, he knew it was not after a second glance.

But how he wanted to grasp the only remaining solace in this lonely world!

"Brother Yao, go back. If you think you're related to her, then I won't say anything, and I won't interfere. But if I were to see her, it would be impossible. Otherwise, I would feel that it was me, and Brother Yao, who insulted Lin Wei. ”

In the flying snow that gradually diffused, Bai Chenghuan said resolutely.