"Dangchang!"

Silverware is stronger than porcelain jade, and when it falls to the ground, it only turns around.

Since the envoy's letter was sent to the Fuchao Palace from the halfway point, the eldest princess had to smash a few cups every day to enjoy herself, so that the utensils and decorations of the Lizhu Palace were replaced with all the same gold and silver.

"Zhuyi...... Zhuyi! It's her again! Everyone is blind!" An Yang looked at the mess coldly, his chest rising and falling several times, "What about the queen mother?

Empress Dowager Yuwen had just returned from the queen's place, and as soon as she stepped into the inner hall, she saw a chaotic scene, and couldn't help frowning and reprimanding:

"Look at your current appearance, are you still a golden branch and jade leaf? Your father and I raised you so big, and we couldn't learn a little etiquette!"

She waved her wide sleeves, and her phoenix eyes were awe-inspiring: "Come and clean up here, the princess will stay in Lizhu Palace today, and go down to prepare." ”

An Yang's beautiful long feather eyebrows were tightly locked, and he swallowed all the words into his throat, only called his mother with red eyes, and two tears rolled down like beads.

The Queen Mother had a headache, and took out an embroidered handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe her personally, and took a closer look, but found that her daughter didn't even paint her makeup today, and the two shades of green under her eyes lined with pale complexion, which looked even more haggard and pitiful.

An Yang threw himself into her arms and cried: "He said that he only needs Zhuyi! What is so good about Su Huihui, I am not as good as a princess of her Hu people......! Can you help me......"

The Queen Mother stroked her back, pushed it away quietly for a while, and looked at her sternly: "As the princess of Daliang, you only know your own private affairs, and this fight for men is also what you should do?" Sheng Yunyi said this, if I let you marry again, I won't push you into the fire pit!" she sighed, "Jinlan, you must change your temperament, otherwise you will be planted sooner or later." ”

An Yang's sideburns sat down on the chair in a mess, and his original ruthless expression turned to confusion. She cried for a long time, pinched the handkerchief and lifted her embarrassed face, and suddenly said:

"I can't just leave it at that, I don't want to let her go. ”

Her tone was surprisingly calm, Empress Dowager Yuwen was silent, and the two looked at each other for a while, and the hall was silent.

"I will discuss with your grandfather to bring Zhuyi back from Southern Qi, as long as she is in our hands, there is no need to worry about Qi acting rashly. ”

An Yang's eyes lit up.

"I know you had a holiday with her when you were a child, but now that you're older, even if your father is not there, you can't dispose of it at will. The Queen Mother coughed, "Your grandfather said that you might as well promise the Qi State to marry the lord of Zhuyi County in the name of the right, and wait for the autumn queen to □□ when the Turkic army is strong and strong before confronting the south, I think it is very reasonable." Today I am not consulting with you, but telling you about our decision. ”

An Yang felt aggrieved in his heart, and sneered: "Now that the internal turmoil in Qi has subsided, maybe one day it will be called, and my cousins may not be able to sleep at night! My grandfather is old, and it is too much to think of obeying Nanqi and delaying for a while, but unfortunately there is no general like Rong Jianchi in the clan!"

Even if the Queen Mother was angry when she heard this, she couldn't accuse her daughter of talking nonsense. The Yuwen clan was indeed afraid of the Rong family's troops stationed in the southern foothills, and their only reliance was the letter of state sent from the far south.

If an orphan girl wants to become a queen, the people of the DPRK and China will make a fuss, and only by giving her a considerable background can she block the mouth of the temple historian. Liang Guo's etiquette system is strict, and the princess or county lord has always had special concubines and courtiers to marry far away, not only the dowry is carried out from the Liang Palace, but the emperor and the queen also have to practice at the main gate of the palace. Sheng Yunyi wanted the Liang Imperial Court to recognize the unwarranted identity of the county lord and detain the Rong family from sending a single soldier, which gave them a great opportunity.

It is not impossible to go to war, but the emperor is weak, the government is controlled by foreign relatives, and the people in the country are not strong. Before the rebellion of the Southern Qi and Yue Domains, the army could have taken the opportunity to go south, but the eldest princess had the words of marriage first, and was fooled by the other party, and in the end it was found that the entire family was played with applause. If we ignore the past as a time to delay the war, it will be difficult to deal with it in the future.

An Yang wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said angrily: "But how can Sheng Yunyi let Zhuyi return to the country! She is the only one in the Ming capital that the Empress Dowager can rely on, not to mention that we have even dug up the tomb of King Jingbei...... If those people in Nanqi can let her come back, it's really a joke. ”

"The people of Nanqi can't, but there are people who can. The Queen Mother narrowed her bright eyes and tapped her fingertips on the smooth handrail, "I'm not going to tell you now, you just need to remember not to cause a big disaster and hurt people's lives, and other things will be done later." ”

The conditions listed by the left prime minister have been tied to the horse ready to go south, just waiting for the last letter.

Empress Dowager Yuwen was a little tired, rubbing her temples, she couldn't wait.

As the sun sets outside the window, a wisp of smoke rises from the glass lamp on the small sour wood table, and the rich aroma spreads in the room.

The palace maid's panicked voice suddenly sounded behind the screen.

"Yu, Empress Dowager, Concubine Le has broken into Mingxin Palace with the little prince in her arms!"

The Empress Dowager Shi Shiran, who closed her eyes and recuperated, stood up, and her well-maintained face did not reveal the anger that the palace maid expected.

She even smiled, her red lips curled elegantly, "The fifteenth morning of the first day of the new year is dusk, what are you panicking about?"

*

"Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager!"

Before the palace maids could see it clearly, the slender white shadow flew in from the courtyard gate of Mingxin Palace.

The Empress Dowager's body has improved recently, and after drinking the medicine in the afternoon, she slept in the room until the unitary hour, and at this time she was chanting Buddhist scriptures silently in front of the altar in the warm pavilion.

The twice-monthly fixed province has been exempted for many years, Shen Jing is happy, and every grass and tree in this palace is incompatible with her, so she has to have several old servants to accompany her in her daily life. Except for the guards on the avenue, there was really no one at the door to stop the uninvited guests.

"Your Highness!" a mournful cry echoed through the empty hall.

The Empress Dowager put down her pen, looked at the beautiful little Kai on the paper, turned her back to the bead curtain and asked lightly:

"Who's out there?"

The old lady brought the tea and said in a low voice: "It's Concubine Le, who came with the little prince without being informed." She's been crazy from time to time since she gave birth, can you tell her to go back?"

"Seal the hospital door first. ”

When she came out of the cubicle and saw the kneeling people in the hall, she couldn't help but be taken aback, and walked forward half a step closer.

The man on the ground looked up, his long hair disheveled over his shoulders, and his eyes were wide open and fixed on her, his pupils full of despair.

"Your Highness. The young woman's lips moved, and she slowly lowered her eyes, staring at the sleeping baby in her arms, her face obscured by flowing black hair.

The Empress Dowager looked down at her and said calmly: "Now that His Majesty's guards are all taking care of you and the child, you may bear the consequences if you break out of the side hall like this?"

A tear smashed on the carpet.

"You save this child...... You save him, please......" The woman's thin hand wiped the water stains from the swaddling clothes, pressed her face against the child's forehead, and curled up and leaned down.

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath, frowned and asked, "What did the Empress say to you?"

Concubine Le still didn't get up, she moved her knees forward half an inch, and her black and white eyes burst out with a strange light.

"There's no one here, you just say it. The Empress Dowager walked to the table and took the pill with warm water, "I understand your hard work, and I did it for the Empress Dowager and the Empress to see this child, although I can't help you anything, but the prince is His Majesty's bloodline, if someone harms him, I, as a great-grandmother, will be the first to refuse." ”

"Please let the county lord return to the country!"

The Empress Dowager turned around suddenly, "Nonsense!"

"The county lord is your heart, but this kid is also surnamed Su, and he is also a member of the Tian family, please think about him for the future!"

She shouted hoarsely: "You already have a number in your heart, don't you? You acquiesce to Your Majesty's approach, and now that the Queen Mother and Xiangye want to take the county lord as a game, she can't get out of it! I only have this one son, and I won't have it again in the future, if the Yuwen clan can't hold the border pass, Daliang will have at least one royal bloodline to be sheltered! You know very well what the situation of the dynasty is now, my grandfather, father, Uncle was framed and slandered just because he was loyal to His Majesty to impeach Zuo Xiang, and he died unjustly in prison, if one day Xuan Pinghou became the king of Jin before the two dynasties, even this child would not be able to keep it!"

The Empress Dowager was stabbed by her fierce words, and when she heard the word "King Jin", she couldn't help but retreat, gritted her teeth and said: "Presumptuous!

"Your Royal Highness, you won't forget!" Concubine Le firmly stared at the old man who was supported by the palace maid in front of her, and said quietly: "In the fifteenth year of Chongjing, King Jin ran for the funeral of Emperor Daxing, led the army into Beijing, and usurped the throne......"

"Shut up!" was about to step forward and drag people out, but she saw that the Queen Mother was about to faint, so she hurriedly held her cold hand and helped her to lie on the soft couch.

Forty years ago, Emperor An usurped the throne and married his sister-in-law, and at the end of the fifteenth year of Chongjing, Empress Shen gave birth to the widowed son King Jingbei, and in the second year, Emperor An set up the newborn prince as the crown prince, which was the first emperor.

Today, some people are willing to risk the world's condemnation to bring up the old things, probably because they don't want to live for a long time. The old lady patted the queen mother's back to smooth her, and some water gradually oozed from her eyes.

Concubine Le said to herself, suddenly stopped, slightly opened her bloodless lips, and big tears couldn't help but slide down.

The two were relatively silent, and after a long time, a suppressed whimper penetrated into the dull air of the hall, like a very tight bowstring trembling in the cold wind, and like a dying animal making its final struggle.

"They give medicine to the nurse," she said......, holding the baby in her arms, crying silently, "they, they want to kill him, they want to kill my son...... Your Highness, save him, save him!"

"He hadn't had milk in a long time, and he was hungry...... I didn't know what to do, so I could only add soothing medicine to the rice soup, and he finally fell asleep......" Concubine Le sat on the ground and cried, "I'm sorry for him, I'm not a good mother, I haven't hugged him a few times......"

"The queen won't let me hold him! This is my son, whom I gave birth to in the tenth month of pregnancy...... I didn't dare to feed him, he looked at me crying, I cried, but I didn't dare, I didn't dare to let the nurse feed him, he wouldn't even recognize me!"

The child was still asleep, her little face buried in the silk was like a moon, and her breath was warm and squirting peacefully in the crook of her arm.

Her fingers spasmed.

"I can't raise him anymore......"

The Empress Dowager looked at the child.

She also looked at the child and said softly, "I'm sorry...... My mother doesn't have the ability to let you grow up safely. Fu raised his head again and looked up at the gray-haired old man with a clear expression, "Your Majesty has been in bed for many days, I am worried about him, and I am also worried about the child, I know that he wants me to give birth to a daughter, so that I don't have to be used as a puppet by those people." ”

She spread her arms, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world, and presented the child to the Queen Mother.

"Hug him, hug him. ”

The old man sank into the memories of many years ago, and she stretched out her hand in a daze, and in a trance the little child opened his eyes and giggled at her, waving his swaddling hand vigorously.

- The queen hugs him, and she will send him out of the palace tomorrow.

She didn't dare, she hugged it, and she couldn't let go.

"Imperial Grandmother, hug him. The tear-stained woman pleaded expectantly, and the child moved in her hand.

The Empress Dowager propped up the edge of the couch, clutched her chest and gasped: "Give me the child, Ah Chun, quick, quick, the child ......"

Mama hurriedly took over the little prince who woke up, and a weak cry rang out in the room.

Concubine Le's hand clenched in vain in the air, and then she grabbed the carpet and coaxed him in a trembling voice: "Don't cry...... Good, this is a great-grandmother, don't cry ......"

Her words were choked with great sadness, and she turned around and said, "I hope that when everyone is hurting him, he will have a loved one who will help him through the most difficult days." If he can grow up, it is a blessing in his previous life, and if he can't, it is fate. ”

She paused, "I want him to have an aunt." ”

A relative who has no grudge against his father and can play a pivotal role in the court.

She had planned for the worst, if the country was in chaos, this child might not be able to leave Mingdu like the county lord, and if the country died, he might also escape by kinship.

As we all know, Emperor Qi's marriage book has reached the desk of the Ministry of Rites, and only when the county lord returns to Mingdu to marry, this marriage will not fall into the laughing stock of the world.

Zhuyi, Zhuyi.

That was her last hope.

The Empress Dowager put the child on her lap and gently tossed it, and her crying miraculously subsided.

"You go back first......"

Before he could say anything, a cold wind swept in front of the people in the hall.

"Phew!"

Red blood dripped down Concubine Le's hair onto her white dress, and her body fell to the ground like a fallen leaf, with a pair of sharp candle scissors stuck in her chest, and only the silver handle was exposed to her clothes.

The candlestick that had been placed in the corner was knocked to the ground, and the red candles rolled around on the blanket, leaving bright blood stains.

"Ridiculous...... "The Empress Dowager stood up staggeringly with the child in her arms, "Ridiculous!"

"Who else in this world is bent on his plans for him except his mother! Do you think that if you die, the emperor will be well!"

Concubine Le's pale face was a little ruddy, and her gaze always stayed on the quiet child, "At least...... He doesn't have to deal with the queen for me......"

"I just don't want this kid to be like his father. ”

She exhaled her last breath, and the sparkle in her eyes was like a meteor streaked across the sky, extinguished in a snap of her fingers.

The Empress Dowager stood stiffly in the hall, and the swaddling clothes in her hands seemed to be weighty.

Behind the screen, there was the sound of footsteps.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty. ”

The frightened voice of the palace people pulled her thoughts back, she raised her eyes, and the emperor, who had been seriously ill for many days, stood straight in front of her with a pool of blood.

Su Huan looked at the cooled corpse on the ground, and then looked at the Empress Dowager, without saying a word.

"How old is she?" asked Shen Jing suddenly as the chamberlain cleaned the ground.

Blood stained the snow-white dress, and the woman's face was also snow-white, with thin eyebrows curved like willow leaves, and her lips were naturally slightly upturned, as if she didn't know what sorrow was.

"Eighteen. ”

Su Huan said, covered his mouth and coughed, a little red in the veil shocking. He coughed and laughed, tears in the corners of his eyes, and finally covered his eyes and leaned against the flower cover.

"Mother-in-law, she is only three days younger than the warmer. ”

*

Jieyu committed suicide in the westbound carriage. ”

Fu Yu bent down and stood behind the screen, a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead. As soon as the news came, he reported to the Agarwood Palace, and he was resting today, but the affairs of the Wei family were sloppy.

The heavy curtain was lifted in a corner, and the room was still dark, but in the dark there were eyes as bright as obsidian.

In just a moment, Jinshang returned the gauze curtain, lowered his voice and spit out two words from the tent:

"Thick burial. ”

It is still necessary to bury the Wei family in a thick manner, not only to give Wei's Zhaoxue in the future, but also to fulfill the oath of the past? Fu Yu fulfilled his promise, informed the time, and quietly retreated.

- If the Lu Wei family has a residual bloodline, as long as they keep to themselves, Sheng Yunyi will not move again in this life.

But this time they were restless and couldn't complain about him.

A few days ago, he did go to the south of the city and took a trip to the Dust Cleaning Temple, Wei Qingyan had no intention of hiding the facts, and was bent on death. Six years ago, he let her enter the palace and escape the annihilation, and now it is not difficult to take back this life, but at that time, looking at Wei Yu's tablet in the quiet room, he suddenly moved a little thought.

Is it because he kills too hard, so there are frequent accidents with people next to the pillow?

He once said that she would not be allowed to be like her mother or Empress Yuan, she should do what she likes well, cure diseases and save people, instead of being like now, she can't even control her own life.

If Wei Qingyan really wants to die, he can bury her and the Wei clan together, if he doesn't have the courage to go to a remote place and let her fend for herself, he has already done his best.

The drums sounded in the distance, and today's court meeting was indispensable, and the letter, which was painted on the north beam, flew to the case like snowflakes every day, and a decision would soon be made.

Sheng Yunyi slowly pulled her arm out of the quilt, she clenched it tightly, and she couldn't stay for a while. He sighed and patted her on the back as he carried a pillow instead of his shoulder. Her illness did not worsen, and she could still go out of the palace with a hundred times more energy during the day, and he only hoped that it was not done on purpose to show him.

Su Huihui had always slept soundly beside him, but then he opened his eyes in a daze, and his eyes were filled with dew.

…… Pillow man.

He couldn't help but smile when he saw it, and lit a candle to tease her: "Today, the Ministry of Rites wants to ask me about your official position, do you want to be carried into the palace from the official office as a court judge, or from the county seat made up in the household registration to enter Fanjing?"

She looked at him stunned for a moment, turned over with her pillow in her arms, and said vaguely for a long time: "I'll sleep for a while." ”

He reached over to test the heat of her cheeks, was scratched by a paw, and smiled and put on his clothes.

After taking a few steps, Su Hui raised his chin and whispered, "Official, closer to you." ”

When he saw that she really believed, he turned around and said, "How can you think that I am willing to let you out of the dormitory?"

The quilt on the couch instantly became a ball.

In the summer, the sky has turned white, and the civil and military officials in front of the Zhaoyuan Hall have climbed the white jade steps one after another. The corridor of the Qi Palace shuttled through the busy maids and inner eunuchs, walking through a garden, and the palace gate was in sight.

Hearing the sound of the wind in his ears, Sheng Yunyi ordered Fu Yu to go first, and there was a strange Ji Wei in front of him.

He didn't stop, and glanced at the letter that drew gold, "Whose is it this time?" ”

Ji Wei said solemnly: "The subordinates who are connected to Beiliang specially said that the repeated requests over there were handed to Master Su. ”

Sheng Yunyi pinched the time of the dynasty, took it and wanted to put it in his sleeve pocket, but he felt really uncomfortable in his heart, so he threw it to him: "Wait outside the palace." ”

"The Empress Dowager of Northern Liang is hand-killed," the commander of the River Drum Guard said in a low voice, "I'm afraid it's the one who has come to ask for someone." ”

The morning wind struck the hanging iron horse, and with a clanging sound, the elegant music of the nearby Zhaoyuan Hall was revived.

The pilgrimage meeting is about to begin.