"Your Majesty, there is news from the palace of the emperor's eldest son," in the dark bedroom, Xia Linhai whispered through the low curtain.

"After a long time, in the depths, a majestic and cold voice sounded.

"The housekeeper in the Emperor's eldest son's mansion has disappeared, and according to the guards who came the news, they said that they saw a mysterious man in black appear in the mansion. The figure in the depths was still sitting alone, and after a long time, a low voice sounded like a dream: "Li'er, I know you don't like political affairs, so I'll go to the imperial study to deal with these miscellaneous things." Then he got up and walked out of the curtain.

In the imperial study, Feng Qing turned his back to Xia Linhai and asked in a deep voice:

"Can you determine the origin of the man in black?"

"I can't be sure, according to the description of the guards, the man in black talked to the eldest son of the emperor behind the rockery in the back garden, and then left, he was very good, and the hidden eagle guard in the house followed him for a long time but was thrown away by him"

"Do you know what they said?"

"I don't know, the man tried his best to seal the voice of the emperor's eldest son. ”

"Last time, I sent someone to secretly inspect Fenghe's study, but what was the result?" the cold Fengqing asked again.

Xia Linhai bent down and was silent for a while before replying in a low voice: "There is a huge mural in the study of the eldest son of the emperor, and the guards suspect that there is something strange behind it, but they can't find the mechanism to open it. ”

The room was silent, and the incense burner in front of the table was scattered with curling sandalwood. Xia Linhai raised his eyes slightly to look at Feng Qing's back, although he couldn't see his face and mood at the moment, but he could feel the dull depression of the dark clouds before the summer storm came.

He bent his waist as hard as he could, with years of experience. He knew that the emperor must have made some kind of decision at this moment, and this decision would affect the pattern of the entire court.

Shaoqing Fengqing waved his hand, and Xia Linhai retreated silently.

After hearing the sound of the door being closed, Feng Qing slowly raised her hand to cover her chest, with a painful look on her face.

One hand held the corner of the table, and sat weakly on the chair and stool, the sunlight outside the room shining on his pale face through the panes, indescribable exhaustion and vicissitudes.

In this way, he sat quietly alone for a long time, until the sun set, Xia Linhai walked in again and reported in a low voice: "The queen asks to see you." ”

Slowly raising his cold eyes, he was silent for a moment and then said lightly, "Let her in." ”

The curtain of the door was raised, and Wu Yan, who walked in plain clothes, was a little flushed. He took Jinpa in one hand and covered his lips with a slight cough. "The concubine knocks to see Your Majesty. She bowed and behaved in a dignified manner.

"What's the matter with me?" Feng Qing waved her hand to get up.

A pair of apricot eyes looked fixedly on Feng Qing's face, Wu Yan's heart was indescribably painful, the high-ranking man in front of her had never treated her warmly, nor had he ever shown him a smile. But she still couldn't stop her strong admiration and love for him.

Secretly sighed, she put away her infatuation and said tactfully: "The concubine has something I don't know whether to say or not?"

"Speak. A cold word came out of Feng Qing's mouth without the slightest emotion.

"It's been sixteen years since the palace didn't choose a show girl. The concubines often hated that they couldn't please the emperor like Limei. Now that Sister Li is gone, no one in the harem can no longer accompany Your Majesty to say your own words, and this palace is even more indifferent and lonely. Therefore, the concubine thought that it was time to add some young women to the palace, firstly, to add some vitality to the palace, and secondly, to spread the branches and leaves for the royal family. As she spoke, she carefully watched Feng Qing's face with a pair of almond eyes, and looked at his every tiny expression.

Feng Qing lowered her head and looked at the music on the table, and there was no change in her cold face.

"What has Wind River been doing lately?"

Wu Yan's heart "thumped", and her legs hidden under her skirt couldn't help but tremble.

"The emperor still remembers He'er. She burst into tears, her tone full of blame.

Feng Qing retracted her eyes and looked at the crying Wu Yan, the luster under her eyes flickered and faded, Wu Yan felt as if there was a sharp sword facing her around her, ready to stab her at any time, she hurriedly wiped her tears with a brocade to avoid Feng Qing's gaze.

"I heard that the housekeeper in He'er Mansion is missing?" Feng Qing asked coldly again.

Wu Yan stopped sobbing and hurriedly said: "The concubine was about to talk about it, the emperor had no intention of taking care of the government since Sister Li's sister left, and he had been living alone in Qingli Palace and refused to see anyone, and He'er didn't dare to go to Qingli Palace to report something, so he had to run to tell me that the housekeeper in his house was killed by the people of Jiguo." ”

At this point, she paused and looked at Feng Qing.

Feng Qing was slightly stunned for a moment, but immediately regained his cold expression, "How did he know that it was the people of the Ji Kingdom, and how did the people of the Ji Kingdom enter his mansion?" After speaking, he stared at Wu Yan in front of him sharply, like an eagle about to kill its prey.

"How can Your Majesty not know the skills of those people of the Ji Kingdom, who have repeatedly assassinated Feng Ze at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and entered a small palace of the eldest son of the emperor. Wu Yan said lightly, but her body couldn't help trembling slightly.

"The people of Jiguo threatened He'er, saying that His Majesty would abdicate and let Feng Ze succeed him, and as long as He'er cooperated with them, they would help He'er regain the crown prince's position. Saying that, she sobbed lowly, "Your Majesty, do you really want to abdicate?" At the same time, she looked at Feng Qing with teary eyes, with a complicated and indescribable look in her eyes, "Does Your Majesty really want to abandon me?"

Feng Qing squinted slightly, not knowing what to think, and after a while, he asked coldly:

"How did He'er answer?"

"How can you answer, He'er is a descendant of the Feng clan, of course he has the wind bones of the Feng clan, how can he cooperate with them. Wu Yan stopped sobbing and said with some annoyance.

Feng Qing didn't ask anything else for a while.

"Stand down. After a long time, he waved his hand tiredly.

"What about the draft?" Wu Yan said.

"When Feng Ze returns, it's up to him to decide. ”

It seemed that a lightning bolt struck Wu Yan's forehead, "Your Majesty"

Without waiting for her to speak, Feng Qing got up and walked out of the imperial study, the wind from the sleeves of her robe hit her face with a slight chill.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to abandon me and abandon this great dragon?" she hung her hand weakly, only to feel a black star flickering in front of her, and she tried hard to hold on to the wall and not let herself fall.

The next day, the courtiers saw the emperor who had not been to the court for more than half a month, wearing a dragon robe embroidered with silver silk on a black background, with a high dragon crown and a cold and deep face.

"Marshal Wu, how are the guards in the capital?"

Marshal Wu, who stood at the head of the generals, hurriedly replied: "The guards of the capital are solid, and everything in the city is peaceful. ”

"Yesterday, I received a report that a person from the Ji Kingdom entered the palace of the eldest son of the emperor, killed the governor of the palace, and threatened the eldest son of the emperor to cooperate with him, and I know everything about my words and deeds, I wonder how the courtiers feel?"

The hall was silent, and even a needle could be heard.

Glancing at His Royal Highness's ministers majestically, Feng Qing spoke again: "Xia Linhai, declare my will." ”

"Bang la la" A neat voice sounded in the hall, it was the sound of the courtiers kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty's will: I have been feeling physically and mentally exhausted lately, but the crown prince escorted his mother and concubine, and the affairs of the court and the central government were handled by the prime minister, the prince and the general, and began to discuss the prince's accession to the throne after the prince's return. ”

For a while, everyone was stunned in the local area - the crown prince ascended the throne, and the emperor was about to abdicate.

"I have long been tired of the affairs of the court, but I can't let go of the dispute with the Ji Kingdom after all, and now the two princes of Yanlong are willing to assist the prince to unify the world, and I should go with confidence. The lonely hall resounded with the tired voice of the wind and the blue.

"Lord Taifu, I order you to immediately send people into the Emperor's Eldest Son's Mansion to thoroughly investigate the threat of the people of the Ji Kingdom, if what Feng He said is true, send someone to protect the safety of the Emperor's Eldest Son's Mansion. ”

"Obey. ”

"Marshal Wu, the safety of the capital is under your responsibility, if there is any change in the capital during this period, you should punish the nine clans. ”

Marshal Wu's heart trembled and trembled, and he hurriedly replied, "The old minister obeys the order." ”

After Feng Qing finished the order, he got up and strode out of the court, leaving a few courtiers in a daze kneeling on the ground.

"Niangniang, the emperor has made a will, and he is really going to abdicate. ”

Fengming Palace, Yun'er whispered to Wu Yan, and Feng He's face on the side was extremely gloomy and ugly.

"Queen Mother, you endure again and again, but what do you get in exchange? Now that my father has abdicated, he has sent Qin Anwen to my mansion, obviously to pave the way for Feng Ze to ascend the throne. If Qin Anwen discovers the secret of the study, can the queen mother think about the consequences. If it weren't for the virtuous and virtuous queen mother for so many years, so that my father would not have a chance to abolish your throne, now that the study is exposed, will you be able to be safe and sound?" he said to Wu Yan with some anger, and his handsome face looked a little hideous.

Wu Yan frowned, she no longer had the grace and luxury of the past, and there was a twisted flame burning in her once tearful apricot eyes.

"Fengqing, you don't blame me, you have abandoned me again and again, why should I be nostalgic for you again. "The low and deep words are intertwined with love and hate.

"Yun'er,"

Raising his eyes to look at Yun'er on the side, his eyes flashed with a strange brilliance, "Do you know the outcome of this matter once it fails?"

Yun'er looked at Fenghe affectionately and nodded gently, "The servant knows." In this life, the servant only lives and dies for His Highness, and dies for His Highness. She said it lightly but firmly.

"Yun'er. Feng He's hand hidden under the sleeve of his robe was clenched into a fist, and he looked at Yun'er with some reluctance and sadness in his eyes. (To be continued......)