The first snow in the winter began to fall in the early morning of December 11 and fell for six days, until the end of the morning of December 17. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Perhaps it was because there had been no snow for a year, so that as soon as the first snow fell, God seemed to be tireless—for six whole days, the snow was falling in the air all the time, and there was not even a moment of rest.

Although some people have been tirelessly clearing the snow on the streets for the past six days, six days have passed, and the entire city is still covered in silver and white snowclothes...... And if you look down from the air, you can find that after six days of heavy snowfall, there is no trace of a different color in the huge crepe flat city......

Although the old saying often says "Ruixue is a good year"...... But it snowed heavily for six days...... It's okay for a large city with a large population like Creping Castle, after all, there are many people and there is a lot of power, and it is convenient to clear the snow...... Those remote northern towns are unlucky, and if it rains for a few more days, I am afraid that it will cause a snow disaster......

And after the goose feather snow that lasted for six days stopped, Leng Qing, who had been "recuperating from her injuries" in Zhu Mansion and was closed, finally stepped out of the gate of Zhu Mansion and returned to the palace in the carriage prepared for her by Zhu Zimo......

The carriage carrying Leng Qing swayed and drove leisurely to the south gate of Liang Xiaocheng - Suzaku Gate before stopping.

Among the four sacred beasts, the Vermilion Bird is located in the south, belonging to fire, red in color, and prosperous (warm) in the Lord. Therefore, whenever the concubines in the palace go out of the palace to save their relatives, or the princess who has left the palace enters the palace, or the emperor in the palace summons someone who has no official position...... These people have all passed under this Suzaku Gate.

The difference is that the princesses who have left the palace enter and leave the court through the main palace gate, the Suzaku Gate, while the concubines and those summoned by the emperor enter and leave the court through the two corner doors on the left and right sides of the Suzaku Gate - the concubines take the left corner door, and those summoned by the emperor go through the right corner door.

Under the south gate of Liang Xiaocheng, the main palace gate Suzaku Gate has been closed for a long time, and there is no need to guard it, so only two teams of armor soldiers are stationed on both sides of the left and right corner gates, and each team has ten armor soldiers, a total of four teams of forty armor soldiers.

Forty armorers, each dressed in reflective armor, wearing a steel helmet, iron boots, a spear in his hand, and a long sword at his waist. When you get closer, you can see that every soldier has his eyes wide open, looking ahead, and standing straight, unmoving, and energetic enough to infect others.

Speaking of which, the corner gates on the left and right sides of the Suzaku Gate, Leng Qing walked by-

The first time was summoned by Liang Ruming, Leng Qing walked through the right corner door of the Vermilion Bird Gate; later, Leng Qing was summoned by Gu Linyu, and when she followed the Xia Cicada who was waiting by Gu Linyu's side into the palace, Leng Qing walked through the left corner door of the Vermilion Bird Gate......

And this time, when the armorers on duty on both sides of the two corner doors on the left and right of the Suzaku Gate saw that it was Leng Qing from a distance, two armorers immediately ran to the main palace gate Suzaku Gate in the middle with the spears in their hands......

In the next moment, I saw that the two armorers pushed open the tightly closed Suzaku Gate of the main palace with all their strength......

Liang Ruming not only rewarded Leng Qing with the "Xuanguang" sword, but after Leng Qing officially entered the palace to serve the monarch, Liang Ruming personally announced that Leng Qing was given the privilege of "anyone who enters and leaves the palace is forbidden to go to the palace gate".

That is to say, no matter whether Leng Qing leaves the palace or enters the palace, Leng Qing can go to the main palace gate under the south gate of Liang Xiao City, the Suzaku Gate.

Of course, if Leng Qing is willing, Leng Qing can still walk through the corner gates on the left and right sides of the main palace gate Suzaku Gate......

And the reason why the armor soldiers who were guarding in front of the Suzaku Gate saw that it was Leng Qing who came and pushed open the Suzaku Gate of the main palace so decisively was because Leng Qing had the right to choose whether or not to go to the Suzaku Gate of the main palace gate, but they had no choice among the armorers guarding the door! They had to open the Suzaku Gate of the main palace gate to welcome Leng Qing......

When Leng Qing stepped into the main palace gate, the Vermilion Bird Gate, the magnificent and heavy palace gate slowly closed behind Leng Qing......

And after Leng Qing returned to Liang Xiaocheng, before the person walked out of the range of the Vermilion Bird Gate, he was sent by Gu Linyu to call him.

For the summons of the Lord of the Six Palaces, Leng Qing, who was one of the three thousand concubines in the Six Palaces, naturally couldn't refuse, even if Leng Qing held the "Xuanguang" sword given by Liang Ruming...... So Leng Qing went.

And this meeting is the second meeting between Leng Qing and Gu Linyu. Also...... Since Leng Qing's last poisonous miscarriage, Leng Qing saw Gu Linyu for the first time......

The last time Leng Qing saw Gu Linyu, Leng Qing immediately bowed to Gu Linyu in a proper manner, and said respectfully: "People's girl Leng Xin, meet the queen mother, may the queen mother be a thousand years old and a thousand years old." ”

At that time, the first thing Gu Linyu said to Leng Qing was: "Qing is not a people's daughter now, she is the newly canonized Zhaoyi of the saint, how can she continue to call herself a people's daughter? In front of this palace, Qing should call herself a 'concubine'." There is also this first ceremony, Qing and the palace are both holy concubines, and Qing performs this first ceremony to the palace, which is not in accordance with the rules. ”

This time, after Leng Qing entered the main hall of Qinghua Palace and saw Gu Linyu, Leng Qing was ready to kneel and salute, that room, combing phoenix buns, hairpins with a set of red gold inlaid sapphire hair ornaments, wearing a gold and silver silk Luan Bird Chaofeng embroidered palace dress, Gu Linyu who was sitting in the main hall of Qinghua Palace said slowly: "No need to be polite." ”

is still very similar to Liang Shengxiao's tone, with a clear taste. However, the difference is that Gu Linyu's words do not have Liang Shengxiao's natural humility that makes people feel comfortable no matter how they listen to it, but there is a faint air of arrogance that is above everyone......

And Leng Qing, who is used to hearing Liang Shengxiao's clear and modest voice, is still not used to this slight difference......

Then again,

Since Gu Linyu has said "no need to be polite"...... Leng Qing was not hypocritical, and after saying "Thank you Queen Mother" respectfully on her face, Leng Qing stood up straight with kindness - she really didn't salute Gu Linyu......

However, Gu Linyu neither let Leng Qing salute, nor did she say that she would give a seat, so she combed her double knife bun, had a pair of emerald inlaid treasure hairpins and a silver magpie bead flower between her hair buns, wore a pair of red jade dripping bead earrings, and wore a colorful dark flower cloud brocade palace dress, covered with eight groups of happy to meet Leng Qing with a thick brocade and silver fox fur cloak, and Leng Qing, who was covered with a thick brocade and silver fox fur cloak, could only stand in the hall.

After a strange silence in the luxuriously arranged main hall of Qinghua Palace, Gu Linyu, who was sitting on a high gold-lacquered phoenix seat, opened her mouth so slowly and leisurely: "What happened on the Reclining Buddha Temple, this palace has probably heard about it. Leng Zhaoyi was frightened, how is his body going to be in the Guannei Hou Mansion in the past few days?"

Hearing Gu Linyu's words, Leng Qing, who was standing in the hall, couldn't help but secretly think: This Gu Linyu is so refreshing, she doesn't want to be false with her, and she goes straight to the point when she opens her mouth......

Suppressing the somewhat gloomy thoughts in his heart, he replied respectfully on the cold face of the hall in the hall: "Thank you for the queen's compassion, the people's daughter was just a little frightened, and it was fine." The queen mother did not blame the people for not returning to the palace until today, and the people were very grateful. ”

After Leng Qing finished speaking, Gu Linyu, who was sitting on a high gold-lacquered phoenix seat, said slowly: "Why does Qing still call herself a 'people's girl'? Now that Qing Gui is Zhaoyi and has officially entered the palace to serve the king, Qing should call herself a 'concubine'." ”

Leng Qing, who was standing in the hall, heard this, regardless of whether Leng Qing was willing to change her words or not, Leng Qing could only answer respectfully: "It's the queen's mother...... Concubines...... Remembered. ”

Leng Qing's words fell, and he heard Gu Linyu, who was sitting on the high golden lacquer phoenix seat, say so slowly: "I heard that this palace is ...... The crown princess gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins on the Wat Pho Temple, but the two children are now missing...... That night at Wat Pho Temple...... What's going on?"

Hearing Gu Linyu's question, although Leng Qing's face standing in the hall was silent, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart: Don't ask "that day" but only ask "that night"? It seems that Gu Linyu only wants to know what happened after the attack on the Reclining Buddha Temple that day......

All right...... Since Gu Linyu wants to act, Leng Qing naturally has to do her best to cooperate with Gu Linyu's performance-

Then, I heard Leng Qing, who was standing in the hall, said with such a serious expression: "That day, after the crown princess heard the news of the death of His Royal Highness the crown prince, the crown princess gave birth prematurely because she was too sad. The crown princess gave birth to a baby girl and a baby boy successively, but ...... The crown princess also collapsed because of blood...... He died on the spot......

Later, the concubine carried the two children to the concubine's room...... Just when the concubine was about to take the children to sleep, someone suddenly came to report that there were rogues attacking the Reclining Buddha Temple, and asked the concubine to quickly take the two children to the direction of the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda in the back mountain. Then the concubine asked the accompanying palace people to transfer to the direction of the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda with the two children......

But who would have thought that the concubine would be separated from her two children on the way...... The concubine was originally going to look for the two children, but it was dark at that time, and the terrain in the mountains was complicated, and the concubine herself was later lost...... Later, the concubine didn't know who knocked her unconscious, and when the concubine woke up, the concubine had already returned to the Guannai Marquis's Mansion......"

After saying this, without waiting for Gu Linyu, who was sitting on the high golden lacquer phoenix seat in the hall, to speak, Leng Qing simply knelt on the ground neatly, and sincerely pleaded guilty: "It was the concubine who carelessly lost the little princess and the little highness, and asked the queen to surrender!"

After Leng Qing knelt down, the luxuriously arranged hall of Qinghua Palace was strangely quiet again, and Gu Linyu, who was sitting on the high golden lacquer phoenix seat, opened her mouth slowly: "Thinking about the chaos at the time, it's no wonder Leng Zhaoyi ......" The voice was paused, but Wen Gu Linyu instructed Xia Chan, who was standing behind her: "Xia Chan, don't go and help Leng Zhaoyi up." ”

Xia Chan, who was standing behind Gu Linyu, heard this, and naturally responded respectfully: "Yes, Niangniang!"

In this way, Xia Chan walked down the hall, and walked intently to Leng Qing, who was kneeling in the hall, Xia Chan bowed down and reached out to help Leng Qing up, and at the same time said to Leng Qing softly: "Zhaoyi Niangniang, get up quickly." The queen mother distinguishes right from wrong, this is not Zhaoyi Niangniang's fault, how can the queen mother blame Zhaoyi Niangniang because of this. ”

Leng Qing originally didn't plan to really "ask guilt" to Gu Linyu, and that kneeling was just a face-saving effort......

Although Leng Qing knew the whereabouts of the two children very well...... But in the eyes of outsiders, those two children were lost by Leng Qing! Therefore, no matter what, Leng Qing always symbolically confessed to Gu Linyu, the lord of the Six Palaces...... Only then can everyone step down...... Hello, hello everyone......

is also because of this, when Xia Cicada came over to help Leng Qing, Leng Qing stood up from the ground without hesitation. However, Leng Qing still had to say respectfully and respectfully, "Thank you, Queen Mother......

After Xia Chan helped Leng Qing up, he returned to the side behind Gu Linyu to stand.

And Gu Linyu, who was sitting on the high golden lacquer phoenix seat, waited until Xia Cicada returned to her, and then Gu Linyu opened her mouth again, and her tone was still slow...... Those two children have a birthmark on their bodies? I wonder if Leng Zhaoyi still remembers the appearance and location of the birthmark?"

When Gu Linyu said this, Leng Qing, who was standing in the hall, chuckled in her heart, and the alarm bell in her heart rang instantly: The most critical problem is coming!!

And after Gu Linyu's words were completely finished, although Leng Qing's heart was turbulent, Leng Qing replied with great calmness on her face: "Back to the queen's mother, the concubine only caught a glimpse of a birthmark resembling a maple leaf on the two children in a hurry, as for the specific location of the birthmark...... Because the situation was chaotic and dangerous at that time, the concubine only glanced at it in a hurry...... So...... The concubines can't remember clearly......"

This answer was exactly the same as Leng Qing's answer to the person sent by Yue Quji to Zhufu to ask her about "the whereabouts of the fetus in the crown princess's womb" that day......

Xu had already heard this answer from Yue Quji, so before Leng Qing's words were finished, Gu Linyu, who was sitting on the high golden lacquer phoenix seat, took Leng Qing's words so slowly: "If Leng Zhaoyi remembers it one day, remember to come and tell this palace." ”

After saying this, Gu Linyu was inexplicably silent for two seconds before he opened his mouth and continued: "Those two children are not only the bloodline of my Daliang royal family, but also the bloodline left by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in this world, they ...... Don't be left behind!"

Leng Qing didn't want to think about the words that Gu Linyu added at the end, so Leng Qing just responded respectfully: "Yes, Queen Mother, keep in mind the concubines." ”

"Besides......" After a pause, Gu Linyu, who was sitting on a high gold-lacquered phoenix seat, continued: "The emperor has been in a coma since he learned of the death of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Although the palace wants to go to the palace to serve the sick in person, there are many affairs in the palace...... It happened that Leng Zhaoyi returned to the palace today, so Leng Zhaoyi went to the palace to serve the sick in front of the palace on behalf of Leng Zhaoyi...... Is it possible?"

Can Leng Qing answer "no"? Of course it is...... Can't......

So......

The answer to Gu Linyu was still Leng Qing's respectful sentence: "Yes, Queen Mother." ”