The bell of the hour floated from Miyagi to the street, and the sea of clouds rolled like waves.

There was no charcoal fire in the agarwood hall, and the cheerful laughter of children accompanied by New Year's fireworks lit up the cold night. The feast in the Qingyan Palace was dispersed a few days earlier, and it was rare to have a spare time in a year, at this time, the ministers were at home to accompany their relatives and keep the New Year, and the huge Qi Palace was inevitably a little lonely.

Chu Wei grabbed a snow-white robe in both hands, his eyes bent into crescent moons, and he babbled:

"Brother, write a couplet, I heard that everyone has to write this and stick it on the door for the New Year! You've written it and I'll post it with Shein, don't bother you, okay? ”

Sheng Yunyi sat on the chair and brushed a few sesame seeds from the corner of her mouth with a square handkerchief, "You said last time that your handwriting is getting better and better, then write a pair yourself." ”

The cold wind was blowing, but Chu Hao didn't feel cold at all, his mind flew farther away, and his tone was gentler:

"I'll bring the medicine later, and I'll watch you drink it."

Chu Wei immediately lowered his little face, and his eyes rolled, "Ah, then my brother just agreed!" I want that...... The kind of couplet that makes the person who lives in the house more and more beautiful, well, that's it...... Oh, Mr. said there can be a lot of meanings. ”

He laughed, "I rang the bell just now, and you're six years old now, so you haven't grown at all." ”

Chu Wei pursed his lips, sat on his lap and put on a serious adult appearance: "Your Majesty has been on the throne for many years, but you have not established Kunji, this time after the New Year, the ministers have to be for Your Majesty more-more-stay-heart-." ”

He was really stunned for a moment, Chu Wei tilted his head to watch him suddenly change his expression, and defended a little weakly: "It was said by the grandfathers of those Hanlin Academy, I heard ...... behind the screen."

Sheng Yunyi pulled a lock of her hair, frowned, and said, "I actually know that I want this kind of thing, but if I set up a middle palace, I can't ask for you." You have to move out of the Liuyu Palace to open a mansion outside the palace, you can only come in twice a month, and I don't have time to see you. Do you know all this? I didn't fool you. ”

Chu Hao let out an "ah", thinking about it left and right, his eyes turned red for a moment, and he threw himself into his arms and whimpered: "Brother, don't marry the queen, don't drive Yunyun away......"

He was unmoved, and continued to say seriously: "Then leave all the things in your room to the queen to take care of, she shouldn't like those things collected from the people, just throw them away." ”

Chu Ai was so frightened that he stammered: "Brother, brother, you are still young, you are not in a hurry to get married, who urged you and me to stand in the way!" ”

"It's not just the Hanlin scholars who are studying, there are many people who want you to leave the palace and open the mansion. How do you say? ”

Chu Hao's fair face turned red, and he turned his head to look at death and said, "I...... I married them all! Who dares to say that I will marry him as a colt! My brother is a generation taller than him, so I don't need to pay attention to them! ”

Sheng Yunyi was speechless for a while, "Teaching you like this, it's really your responsibility to be a brother, but you are too lenient." He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, "If I really marry someone, it's useless for you to shout and break your throat." ”

Hatsu leaned back, "Are you serious? ”

He nodded, wanting to see how she coped, and listened to her: "That brother can only marry someone I look at as a queen, and he can't forget Yunyun if he has a queen, he must be as good to Yunyun as he was, and he is not allowed to drive me away." ”

He was interested, "Who do you see?" Let's hear it. ”

The little princess bit her sleeve and groaned for a long time, and said bitterly: "Let's each make a step and choose a queen who you think is good and good to me." ”

"Huh? Is there such a thing? He asked.

Chu Wei raised her chin, "Xiyin said that we should be generous and tolerant as sisters-in-law, but we must not let our sister-in-law bully." So I think...... What do you think, what about the court's sentence to my sister? ”

The fireworks outside Miyagi stopped, and he looked out at the deep night sky, where a few stars twinkled beside the owl's kiss.

"Brother, do you like the court judge? If you marry her, I can still agree, because she likes me the most, she will listen to everything I say, and Uncle Ling will feel distressed when I give me medicine. ”

Sheng Yunyi narrowed his eyes, "Doctor Su, her favorite is not you, otherwise I wouldn't have taken a fancy to her." ”

"Brother, you took me away last time and bullied her...... Well, then why do you like her? “

He smiled and said, "It's a bully." ”

"What a villain."

"Marry a girl who is easy to bully as a wife, she won't bully you, it's all for you."

"Liar." Chu Wei was worried, "You won't leave if you plan for me, I know that you have to go to the court judge, go to the south, and leave me alone in the palace." ”

Sheng Yunyi raised his eyebrows, "Where did you hear about it?" ”

"Really! Are you really going that far? ”

He thought that sooner or later he would have to tell her, so he said: "There is something important to go over there, Mr. Ling is in Nan'an, and many things can only be arranged if I go." There is Mingzhou here in the capital, and you will go to his house in half a month, and his fiancée will accompany you, isn't it good? ”

Chu Ai puffed up angrily: "I knew that you were going to make excuses, and if you wanted to judge my sister, I would go to see her, and I wouldn't pull you to prevent you from going!" ”

"Of course I have to go to her, or she won't come back with me."

"Why?"

Sheng Yunyi's eyelashes twitched slightly, "Because she did something sorry for her before, she will know soon." ”

Chu Hao suddenly covered his mouth, his eyes widened, "Brother...... Did you bully others behind her back? ”

"It's much stricter than looking at others."

The cold wind poured into the cuffs, and the coolness invaded, and his dark hair hung down on the child's shoulders, and the uneasiness in his heart still couldn't help but overflow.

*

Nan'an, Yue Wangfu.

Yuan Shi was tired all day, and it was already three shifts when he returned to the room. The juniors are all older, and they don't put lights and cannons in the house, and they are even more afraid of shocking Zhang Meiren in the West Courtyard to raise a baby. The room was brightly lit, she took off her shawl, changed her robe and came to the bookcase behind the beaded curtain, and sure enough, she saw that her husband was still reading the papers.

She swallowed the words that had just reached her lips, and smiled softly: "Does the prince want to have some supper?" I don't keep the New Year with the children, but I'm busy here again. After that, he ordered someone to bring a bowl of bird's nest porridge and scooped a spoonful of it over.

King Yue glanced at her and said gently: "I have worked hard to love the concubine today, you go and rest first." ”

Yuan pulled up his sleeves, "Lord Wang......"

King Yue put his pen on the coral shelf, "What do you want to say to this king?" ”

Yuan lowered his eyes and said slowly: "The prince knows, the cousin sent a letter a month ago, and he did what the prince said, but ...... But not only has the situation in the DPRK and China become more and more difficult, but even the clear talk of the good friends has gradually changed. My cousin told me that although His Majesty had not reprimanded him in the face recently, he saw that he was about to lose his position. It's really ......"

"Asu," King Yue took her hand and stroked her fair and dignified cheeks, "Your cousin can't trust me, but can't you believe me?" You have been married to this king for so many years, and you should understand my heart, I have never lied to you. ”

He coughed, "Since Yuan Cheng received the edict to return to Beijing at the beginning of the year, he has become more and more arrogant, thinking that if he is given the hat of the official department, he will be able to walk sideways in the court!" It's not that this king hasn't let people secretly mention him, but why has he suddenly become like a hairy boy recently, and he can't afford anything? ”

Yuanshi couldn't help but say: "My cousin has been keeping a low profile since returning to Beijing, and he hasn't ......" She looked at King Yue's face and bit her lower lip lightly, "Recently, because of an accident at home, my cousin was blinded and bedridden, and he only has this one son left, so he has to be in a hurry, and he can't do it like before." ”

Yue Wang Qi said: "This king hasn't heard of this yet, who is so bold?" ”

Seeing that he didn't understand at all, Yuan couldn't help but sigh bitterly in his heart, "He didn't know what to say, he only said that the governor passed through the palace that day by order, and after leaving, San Lang was in a coma and slurred speech." ”

King Yue's mind was racing, he knew about the governor's passing of the mansion, and the one who came to Wucheng to Yuancheng's house was the impostor Ling Jieyu - the person who had really been under house arrest by him for more than half a year and was still staying in Hug Youxuan.

Yuan Cheng was only concerned with his own errands, knew little about anything else, and had never seen a real governor, and was a pawn on both sides from beginning to end, and had been lifted up for a long time, and it was time to step him down. As for his son, could it be that he didn't watch something he shouldn't have seen?

The fake governor came to visit, it was nothing more than to receive the order of the present, in response to his instructions to Yuan Cheng to gather a few neutral ministers to write a letter, and the juniors in the inner court are difficult to have anything to do with this matter, eyes......

I don't know what kind of face is under the governor's mask?

"Don't worry too much, there will be no big movement in Beijing for a while, you let Yuan Cheng raise his son well, and put his heart on the yamen as soon as possible, otherwise he will feel better."

The charcoal fire in the house was burning, but Yuan's hands were cold, and she barely pulled the corners of her mouth: "The prince asked the concubine to explain to the clan that Nan'an is thousands of miles away, and it has nothing to do with Fanjing, and this juncture is not too eye-catching." ”

King Yue said coldly: "I thought you could understand something, alas, this king said directly, don't feel sad - with Sheng Yunyi's temperament, the Yuan clan is just a pedal at this time, and if you run out, you will kick it away, and you won't keep any of it." What new emperor ascended the throne to reactivate the old people who had been suppressed, it was all a trick! Once a son of heaven and a courtier, our majesty can be said to have given people a definite nature from the beginning, large and small officials, as long as they are stained with a yuan word, there will be no good end. Hmph, this arbitrariness is more than too much. Zu is not exaggerated. ”

Yuan opened his mouth, and he continued: "Asu, I'm all for your good, you call me husband, how can I watch you get caught up in the troubled waters of your relatives?" If you break it early, it will be beneficial and harmless. ”

The thin paper glowed yellow under the lamp, and the cinnabar on top was bright and dripping. King Yue took the Yuan clan into his arms and said with a smile:

"Concubine Ai is tired, this king doesn't want to snub you, I see these annoying things here tonight, and it's not too late to ignore them tomorrow."

Yuan's heartfelt words pressed into his throat, his eyebrows tightened, his lips pursed lightly, and he could no longer maintain a gentle smile. She knew from the moment she married him that he was a person who wanted to do great things, he needed heirs, he needed help, and she needed her to be obedient and obedient to him, but he ...... Almost never really thought about her. She hasn't been back to Fanjing for 20 years, after all, she still has her mother's surname, and the few remaining relatives are what she thinks when she wakes up late at night.

At the beginning, her father squeezed his head and sent her to the sedan chair, but did he ever think that their abacus would end up being nothing more than a bamboo basket?

She let out a long sigh, after so many years, she was used to being unsatisfactory. What's more, he didn't treat her harshly, and he did not do a bad job in face.

King Yue noticed his wife's dissatisfaction and was about to say a few words of relief, but there was a report from the steward outside the door:

"Lord Wang, Yuan Ping's urgent report."

He hesitated for a moment, but finally raised Yuan's face, "Asu, you go to sleep first, I can't relax at this time, you know best." ”

"Go ahead, prince." Yuan's gaze was even darker, "The concubine can't let the prince be distracted. ”

King Yue left her and stood up, stretched, and Shi Shiran walked out of the room. The bowl of golden swiftlet's nest porridge that was still hot was left alone on the table, and Yuan Shi scooped it with a spoon, and suddenly his eyes turned red, and he choked up:

"Someone, take it all."

The wind was blowing outside the dormitory, and the little maid put on a silver mink cloak, and the group went to the study with the lights on. The palace was strictly forbidden, and the subordinates were not allowed to light lamps to keep watch for the New Year, and only a few lanterns under the cloister and eaves emitted bright light in the dark.

King Yue asked as he walked, "How are the people sent to Jiyang?" ”

A spy lowered his voice: "I have opened up a group of mountain bandits who are not on the road half a month ago, and they should be acting at this time." The second group of people from the Yutang Hall were on the way, and they were scheduled to ambush the Yan clan on the way out of Jiaying City before the ninth day of the first month. ”

King Yue nodded, "What about Xiao You?" ”

"Lord Xiao replied that it was all according to what the prince said, and it was not bad."

Entering the study and lighting the lamp, he sat behind the desk and read the secret report, quickly waved his pen to approve the seal, and handed it to the spies who rushed back, "Let the person who joins be smart, be sure to see Yan Xugui in person." He had previously traced the hints of this king, but none of them stopped him, and this opportunity must not be missed. ”

Yan's biggest secret is in his hands, and he is not afraid that he will not take the bait.

If there is anything in this world that makes people desperate and throw away all kinds of benefits, it must not be the so-called friendship.

What could be more important than life?