The waterfront pagoda is the deepest and most mysterious place in the palace.

Because this is not only a pagoda, but also the mother of the third prince Pei Yuanhao, that is, the residence of the imperial concubine of the dynasty.

I have heard about this strange thing since I entered the palace, why a dignified imperial concubine would live in this secluded Buddhist hall, and even the emperor was not seen, and the people in the palace did not be able to say why.

But as we all know, the imperial concubine is kind-hearted, and eats the Buddha in the Buddhist hall every day, and even heard that there was once a palace maid who committed an accident under the queen, she fled to the waterfront pagoda, and finally the imperial concubine came forward and only said a few words to the emperor, and the emperor suppressed the matter.

It can be seen that the status of the imperial concubine in the emperor's heart is not lower than that of the queen, and even after hearing about this incident, I still have a faint feeling in my heart that the emperor's feelings for the imperial concubine do not seem to be as simple as pampering.

In my mind, we had come to the lake, and walked through the winding corridor to the silent stupa in the middle of the lake, and the air was filled with a faint smell of sandalwood.

Pei Yuanhao walked to the door, knelt down towards the front placket and said, "Erchen meets his mother." ”

I hurriedly knelt down with him.

A voice sounded from inside the confined door, not young, but with an indescribable sense of tranquility: "Why are you here"

"Erchen is going south today, and he has come to bid farewell to his mother. ”

"Oh"

There was a quiet moment in the Buddhist hall, the door was slowly opened, and in the long sound of opening the door, a woman in a blue-gray robe slowly walked to the door, and as soon as I looked up, I saw the rumored mysterious imperial concubine.

Maybe it's because she hasn't seen sunlight all year round, her skin is very white, almost transparent, but there are many fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and lips, which makes her look no longer young, at least ten years older than her original age, but it can be vaguely seen that when she was young, she must have been a very amorous beauty.

Even now, she stood there quietly, dressed plainly, as if it were a painting.

But, for some reason, when I saw this imperial concubine for the first time, I had an inexplicable familiar feeling, as if I had seen her somewhere.

At this time, the imperial concubine spoke quietly

"Why Go South"

"Erchen is going to do something. ”

"Is it dangerous?"

"Erchen has already arranged it. ”

"When will I be back"

"If it is fast, it will be more than a month, and if it is slow, it will be half a year. ”

Although I have long known the indifference of the imperial concubine and the indifference of Pei Yuanhao, I still can't help but be a little surprised when I hear this conversation between mother and son. She said these words to Pei Yuanhao very plainly, as if she was speaking to a stranger, but it was so detailed, but there seemed to be an indescribable alienation.

What kind of mother and son are these?

I knelt there in confusion, and the imperial concubine was silent for a while, and said softly: "There are many thugs in the south, killing and plundering for cultivation." You go south, be careful. ”

"Erchen knows, thank you to the concubine. ”

At this time, the imperial concubine's eyes fell on me again, and said, "Who is she?"

I hurriedly bowed and said, "Slave Yue Qingying, meet the imperial concubine." ”

"Slave" The imperial concubine glanced at me, frowned slightly and said, "Yuan Hao, this is the first time you have brought someone to me." ”