Stepping into the palace gate of Qingli Palace, bypassing the rockery and passing through the flower path, he saw his mother, dressed in a brocade dress as light as an ink painting, standing among the chrysanthemums full of golden and purple flowers, carefully picking the dead leaves in the flowers.

His heart moved slightly, his mother still loves flowers like this.

When I was four years old, I followed my mother with a kite in my hand, watching her take a small shovel to fertilize the flowers.

At that time, he was so carefree, like the sun hanging high in the sky, full of happiness and enthusiasm.

And Chang Ruoli also saw a son in a dark green brocade dress walking towards him along the westerly sun, with a slow and steady gait, and the long hair that flew slightly in the autumn wind set off his handsome and domineering spirit more and more.

I couldn't help but think of the five-year-old Fengzhao hugging his neck, crying tears, and there was a slight moisture in the corners of his eyes.

The pendant beside him hurriedly led the palace to retreat without a trace, and the mother and son were left in the quiet courtyard for a while.

Fengzhao walked up to his mother silently, and his lips moved slightly.

"Mother" heard her son's soft call in her ears.

"Ning'er" Chang Ruoli also called softly, and the mist under her eyes gathered more and more, flowing gracefully like a lake of autumn water.

"Come with me to see this flower. After a long time, Chang Ruoli regained her previous demure and said softly to Fengzhao.

Feng Zhao nodded slightly, and followed his mother, it was September at this time, and the early blooming chrysanthemums flourished the silence of the Qingli Palace, and it was lively.

"I love the autumn chrysanthemums and plum blossoms in the north the most, and I also love the green lotus of Yanlong. I often sit alone and think of the quiet and deep rain alleys of Yanlong, but I love the cold and white snowflakes in the north even more, and I often think that if I leave the imperial capital one day, I will be a little unaccustomed. With Yanlong's soft and waxy tail note. Chang Ruoli said in a low and shallow voice, and the luster in her eyes was like a jewel, shining with dreamy softness.

Fengzhao's footsteps paused, and the starry eyes under a pair of sword eyebrows sparkled at his mother, faintly having some questions.

Seeing her son's eyes full of questions, the corners of her lips raised a comfortable smile, she turned her head to look at the chrysanthemums on both sides and said softly, "I haven't seen chrysanthemums." When you don't know what it means to be strong. The color is not inferior to that of peony and peony, but because they bloom in the late autumn when the flowers are withering, they are more brave and strong in the bright and bright. I think my children already have that quality as well. ”

"Mother" Fengzhao called softly with a sound transmission, and the doubts in her eyes became deeper and deeper.

Chang Ruoli's eyes as calm as a lake just looked at the wind, as if there were a lot of things to say, but it was difficult to say. There is deep love and reluctance in those beautiful quiet eyes. Feng Zhao's heart suddenly beat violently a few times, and at this time, his mother's eyes were very similar to that night fifteen years ago. But there was no sorrow of that night.

Silently, he spread his power and silenced his mother's voice from his own.

"Mother, I have worked hard to silence your and my voices, so that no one can hear you and me. Do you have anything to say?" he asked his mother in a low voice.

Chang Ruoli just looked at him, with a mother's unique love and warmth in her eyes. His lips moved slightly, but he didn't make a sound. After a moment, she walked slowly forward again, and said softly, "Nothing. You've been gone for so long, and your mother just misses you. ”

Feng Zhao was stunned for a moment, knowing that there must be something he wanted to say in his mother's words, but for some reason he refused to say it, which made his heart a little uneasy.

The mother and son silently walked through a moon gate, and then through the long painting boat to the lake behind the Qingli Palace. At this time, it is afternoon, and the long sky is as blue and clear as the autumn water.

A pair of beautiful eyes gazed at the lake for a long time.

After a long time, she turned her head sideways to look at Fengzhao and asked lightly, "When will Yaoling and Yueming come back?"

Hearing his mother ask about Yaoling, Fengzhao's heart hurt slightly, this time he knew that Yaoling was about to arrive at Yongguan and he still left in a hurry, and he felt some apologies to Yaoling in his heart.

Speechless, he shook his head.

"The old king of Molong has gone to the west, the prince of Molong succeeded to the throne, and the border sent a letter, and the prince of Molong sent an envoy to the imperial capital to mention the marriage from now on, and the envoy group arrived in the imperial capital a month later. Chang Ruoli said softly, and there was a familiar worry in her eyes.

He looked at his mother, and didn't know what words to use to comfort his mother, some things can not be comforted in a few words, just like when his mother sent him away, and now he wants to send Feng Qiao away.

"I really want to hear Yaoling talk about the scenery of Molong, but I can't accompany Fengqiao, if possible, let Yaoling send Fengqiao to Molong, right?"

Feng Zhao also looked at his mother and nodded slightly.

Qiao'er has been pampered since she was a child and has not been tempered by the world, so Yaoling has accompanied her, maybe she can learn something from Yaoling. Chang Ruoli said in a low and shallow voice.

"Hmm. Fengzhao agreed.

"I heard Ze'er say that Yaoling has a cousin who is with you, and that woman once saved Ze'er, right?"

Feng Zhao glanced at his mother suddenly, but he didn't expect his mother to know about Feng Ze's attack.

"Wait for Yaoling to come back and bring that woman over for me to see. Chang Ruoli didn't say how she knew about Feng Ze's attack.

"Hmm. "Mother didn't say, and Fengzhao didn't ask. For so many years, my mother has been able to live in this palace safely, and she also protects Fengqiao and Fengze, and she must have unknown abilities behind her.

Suddenly, I thought of my father, who was as gentle as the warm autumn sun. Raising his eyes, he couldn't help but look to the northeast of the palace, wanting to see the location of the Feng Clan's ancestral hall.

Chang Ruoli also took a look, and there was a deep attachment and longing in his eyes.

A gust of autumn wind came, blowing the lake layer by layer of clear waves, and the wind shone to his mother and said his father, but Chang Ruoli turned around and walked in the direction he came.

"The wind is blowing, let's go back to the palace. Feng Zhao glanced at his mother suspiciously, followed, and when he approached his mother's side, he heard four words that couldn't be lighter: "Be careful of Eagle Guard." ”

He was horrified, but his face was still calm and calm. seemed to look around casually, and saw that every once in a while along the way, there would be a palace man standing with his eyebrows bowed and bent over. The same dress, the same head down, not seeing their eyes.

"Eagle Guard. I repeated it softly.

When he came out of Qingli Palace, the sun was already in the west, and out of the palace, Liao Zeru was still waiting for him at the palace gate. When the carriage passed by Juxiang Pavilion, he deliberately looked through the window.

"Lord Yu, the prince has returned from the border pass. In a small courtyard next to the Feng Clan's ancestral hall in the northeast corner of the palace, Feng Xuan, dressed in blue clothes, sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, facing the chessboard on the stone table, Ruyu's fingers clamped a white chess piece, and gently landed somewhere on the chessboard.

In front of him stood a middle-aged man dressed in black, but it was Yin Feng, who still had a deep and steady face.

Feng Xuan stopped the chess pieces in his hand, as if thinking about something.

"How is King Ping?" he asked softly after a moment of silence.

"The emperor put King Ping under house arrest in King Ping's Mansion and did not do anything for the time being. Yin Feng replied softly.

Slowly, he picked up a black chess piece and fell.

"I'm going to go out. After a while, he got up and walked gently and lightly towards the door.

Yin Feng lowered his head and took out a porcelain bottle in his arms, poured out a black pill, put it in the palm of his hand and rubbed it for a while, and then covered his face, after a while, he put down his hand, but his face had already changed to the appearance of another person, his face was slightly dark, his eyes were wooden, and the flesh on his cheeks seemed to be sunken in.

Following closely behind Feng Xuan, the two of them headed towards the small gate on the east side of the palace. (To be continued)