The north wind is howling, and the pond in front of the building is covered with a thick layer of ice, which is very conspicuous among the withered dead trees. Bihe Garden has been abandoned for a long time, and it has been silent in this huge Liang Palace for more than ten years, and it is difficult to get a glimpse of the verdant scenery of the past, and no one has set foot in it on weekdays.

Since the funeral of the first emperor, the palace maid and the inner prison have been replaced, and few people know the reason for the weakness of the body today, and only the old people in the palace understand that this majesty from the side branch had lived in Biheyuan for a period of time when he was a child.

The snowflakes fell on the big cloud, and Su Huan looked at the empty shore, feeling a little trance. Years later, he could still vividly remember the feeling of ice water enveloping his body, and for countless nights he would see himself sink deeper and deeper in his dreams, and the cries were as if he were in another world, and he could no longer touch the hand that came out of the water.

He exhaled a breath and raised his calm eyes to look at the verandah, but froze for a moment. A very young girl dressed in a thick fox fur beckoned and smiled at him with crooked eyebrows, as if she didn't know what sorrow was.

Su Huan's eyes fixed in the distance, and he walked forward quickly and said, "Who asked you to come here?

The palace maid beside the girl trembled, and was scolded by him with a frown: "Take her back to the dormitory, be grounded for a month, and don't have to ask the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager for fifteen, so that you can have a good life!"

As if she hadn't heard, the girl jumped into his arms at once, took his hand and put it on her lower abdomen, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't be angry." ”

Su Huan grabbed her wrist fiercely, and his face became more and more heavy, "Presumptuous!"

The palace maid was so frightened that she jumped three feet away, her knees trembled, and when she saw that it was too late to avoid outsiders in the garden, she closed her eyes, and her voice was pleading:

"Go back quickly. ”

The girl rubbed his cold hands, with a bright smile on the corner of her mouth, and said, "I just want to see you, I don't know if I can see you again in the future." Let the baby see his father at least once, otherwise if his mother is gone, no one will hold his hand and say that this is his father. ”

His fingers twitched slightly, and the girl then smiled: "Okay, don't worry, I'll take care of myself." Rather than let them take them to a corner and dispose of them unconsciously, it is better to see His Majesty first, and then go back to the palace to sit, and if there is anything else, it is not something I can control. Rest assured. ”

For a moment, he wanted to hug her, but finally pushed her away, and he couldn't say a word, pointing to the palace maid to signal to take people away, and his sleeves trembled violently.

"It's Concubine Le. ”

The crisp and sharp voice had already arrived, and Yuwen Jiayuan dragged the scarlet palace skirt to Su Huan, raised a face with delicate makeup, pursed his lips, and looked extremely displeased.

"What is Your Majesty doing here?"

Su Huan turned sideways and said with an expressionless face: "Jiayuan has time to look for me today?"

"Didn't His Majesty ask the concubine to come?" Yuwen Jiayuan thought about it, Aunt Xu saw that she hadn't run to Yuheng Hall for the past few days, so she took the opportunity to pull a line, after all, she was going to get married after the year.

She became more and more confident, and took a few steps forward, "Concubine Le is bold, haven't you heard people say that you can't enter this place, or rely on your own favor, and think that there is no place in this palace that you can't go?"

The girl saluted and kept her head down, unnaturally pulling her yellowed fox fur, this cramped action looked in Yuwen Jiayuan's eyes, and she didn't feel a little more comfortable. It was the first time she had taken a closer look at this concubine who was rumored to be pregnant, who was about the same age as herself, but who was from the Han clan and who died in the edict a few months ago, was her uncle.

Yuwen Jiayuan suddenly raised his red lips, took out a simple hosta from his arms, and said coquettishly: "Brother Xià, can you help me put it on?"

The girl raised her head, swept her eyes to the hairpin, and praised with a smile: "It's so beautiful...... Ah, it's the concubine who said too much, don't care about the county lord. ”

Su Huan's knuckles turned white, his face was gentle, and he slowly took the hosta and inserted it into Jiayuan's thick black hair.

Even though Yuwen Jiayuan hesitated for a moment, he still couldn't help but be proud under the envious eyes of the other party, "The one sent by His Majesty is naturally the best-looking." ”

Su Huan didn't deny it, "Jiayuan, I have something to tell you." If you don't care, how about talking about it in this building?

Yuwen Jiayuan was overjoyed, nodded heavily, and said to the girl with a complicated expression: "You can go back, my aunt will send someone today, you have to stay in the dormitory, if the person is gone, maybe it will be said that the county has no energy." ”

The girl obediently responded, and followed the palace maid from the path to the side door without looking back. Su Huan always faced Yuwen Jiayuan, raised her soft hand through a layer of clothing, and walked through the silent corridor until she reached the entrance of the small building.

When the two of them came out of Bihe Garden, the palace maid held an umbrella and held the girl, with a slight tear stain on her face:

"You don't have to. ”

The girl rolled her eyes, "Xiyue, don't you think that hairpin is beautiful?"

"That's your hand-carved ......"

The girl sighed and reached out of the umbrella to catch the falling hexagonal snowflakes, "So, ah, I really think it's beautiful." ”

The palace maid couldn't hold back her whimpering and crying anymore, the girl had a big head, and pushed her forward: "Oh, don't cry, don't cry, I'm telling the truth." ”

*

"Look, it's Prince Helan!"

The person who came was holding an oil umbrella alone, the official uniform and hairband were meticulous, and the blue and green robe made him look like a brilliant plum blossom in the cold winter wax moon.

The palace people avoided to the side of the stone steps, and a few young palace maids whispered behind the human wall, "I'm afraid I want to find Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is not in Yuheng Palace now......"

Helan Jin's ears are very good, he squinted his eyes and looked at the cloudy sky, and suddenly turned his steps and walked towards a palace maid holding a broom, the corners of his lips raised, and he said in a low voice:

"Where is Your Majesty now?"

The palace maid who was sweeping the snow suddenly raised her chin, her face was red and about to drip blood, and she was speechless. He withdrew his hand, pointed his head back, and the little palace maid who was ordered swallowed saliva, looked at his increasingly terrifying face, and hurriedly said:

"Slave...... The slaves and maids really don't know where His Majesty went, they only knew that they were with the county lord of Qingyi, and Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother asked the county lord to come to Yuheng Palace earlier, and went out again without seeing His Majesty. ”

Helan Jin leaned the umbrella forward for half a minute, and was blocking the snowflakes for the nearest palace maid, and said with a smile: "That's good." If the Queen Mother sent someone to ask again, she would say that the official had also gone to find His Majesty, but she had no intention of disturbing the interest of the county lord. ”

Behind the crowd, a small yellow door with a small stature bowed, his footsteps were already a few feet away, and his anger could not be suppressed for a moment, and he shouted:

"Stop! This official has been going to leave the Pearl Palace for a long time to report, but you have something urgent!"

The palace maid looked at him stupidly, he flicked his umbrella suddenly, and strode along the clean palace road to the west.

Arguing with his subordinates has discounted his worth, but he is uncomfortable and has no time to care where this is. Anyway, after tomorrow's court meeting, whether he can set foot in the forbidden middle school needs to be discussed.

Helan Jin stopped wearing a thin body of snow, and in front of him was a vast white, and the three thousand palaces were like a long dragon, devouring the pedestrians on the ground. He slowly propped his forehead, his palms sensed a trace of heat, and his eyes, which had not been sore for a long time, were extremely astringent.

The sound of smashing ice on the soles of his boots sounded behind him, and his face changed in an instant, and when he looked back, it was the blind and dumb Bingbi beside him.

The eunuch raised his bark-like hand in a certain direction and shook his head. Where would Helan Jin listen, and said directly:

"Thank you, but I really can't bear this moment, you go back first. ”

The eunuch made a gesture to pull him, but he reluctantly pulled out a smile and said, "This official wants to ask you to go to Mingxin Palace to inquire about the current situation, Your Majesty also has this meaning, so you can bring me a message by the way." ”

He didn't stay for a moment and ran towards the abandoned place in the palace.

*

"I'll tell my cousin, don't worry!"

Yuwen Jiayuan covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, afraid of sucking in the dust in the building, and continued to interrogate with great interest: "Is the lord of the Qi country really as good-looking as the legend? My grandfather hasn't seen her for more than half a year, and I miss her tightly, and my cousin's return date is next month, and I will definitely go to the Prime Minister's Mansion at that time, and I will go to talk to her in person when I come back. ”

Su Huan said with concern: "Is Zuo Xiang's body better? ”

Yuwen Jiayuan's face was slightly red: "Brother Xià told me about my childhood just now, I was still a little unhappy, but since I ...... Since sooner or later I have to enter the palace, and my majesty has no problem with me, what reason should I not help with this? Moreover, it will not hurt my cousin and grandfather. ”

She plucked up her courage and kept glancing to the side, "Is there a little bit of Brother Majesty, a little bit ......?"

"Weichen see His Majesty, see the county lord!"

The hidden door opened suddenly, Yuwen Jiayuan looked angrily, and saw He Lanjin, who was dressed in a green shirt, kneeling straight at the door, his eyebrows were extremely sharp, and his eyes were so cold that she trembled for no reason.

Su Huan didn't know whether it was relief or heaviness in his heart, so he calmly walked over and helped him up, "What's the matter." ”

Helanjin let go of his clenched teeth, brushed his clothes and got up, and his voice was cold: "The 150,000 troops in the north have been wiped out, and they were waiting for a scout report half an hour ago. ”

Su Huan looked at him, "This kind of thing has been reported to me since someone reported to me, so Qing Mo is not too anxious." ”

Helan Jin's gaze turned around Yuwen Jiayuan, and he leaned deeply: "What Your Majesty taught is that Weichen has overstepped. ”

When Yuwen Jiayuan heard the news at first glance, it was like being struck by lightning, and 150,000 people ...... Is it really gone? Although it was the soldiers led by her third uncle, they were all people under the command of Helan Province! Next month, the left prime minister will be the marquis of Xuanping, and this matter will be spread to the imperial court, even if there are a large number of Yuwen ministers, there will be scholars among the people who will stir up disputes regardless of their safety!

She hurriedly tugged at Su Huan's sleeve, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is to let the living people return to the dynasty safely, and you must not mess up." ”

There was silence in the building for a while, and Su Huan patted him on the shoulder, "What about General Helan?"

Helan Jin calmed down, pursed his lips and was silent, waited for a while, and said: "Father of the minister......" He couldn't wait to throw out the county lord of the Yuwen clan who was in the way at this moment, and said word by word with his impulse: "Your Majesty Xià Fuze, the father of the minister is on the way back to Beijing, but his body is not allowed, and he has to rely on General Yuwen to lead the remnants." ”

Yuwen Jiayuan screamed: "Helanjin! My Yuwen family is for the country and the people, which one has done less than your family? Are you going to put all the blame on my third uncle!"

Helan Jin sneered: "Weichen really can't stand the county lord getting to the bottom of it like this. If the county lord is not hesitant, he will be able to rest assured tomorrow. ”

"What do you mean!"

"Enough. Helanjin, you follow me to the study, Jiayuan," Su Huan looked at the pale girl apologetically, "Haven't you had time to go there yet, Queen Mother?" ”

Yuwen Jiayuan grew up pampered since he was a child, how could he stand a person like Helanjin who has always been unkind, so he had to stare at him fiercely, curtsy and ran out like a gust of wind.

Su Huan untied the big and coughed violently against the pillar, "...... It's me who I'm sorry for General Helan, I just hope he can hold out to Mingdu and until that day......"

Helan Jin said with difficulty: "At that time, you said that they were leading the soldiers of the Helan family, why am I like an outsider and don't react at all? But now, even if I can't wait for my father and eldest brother to come back alive, even if they bite back and refuse to admit it, I still have to stand by and watch! Because at least one person who is alive must be left! No matter what treatment they receive, I must pretend not to see it!"

Su Huan stared at his red eyes, exhaustion and sadness surged into his heart one after another, but the words he said were inexplicably cold:

"Helan, if you can't do it, I won't be able to protect you. ”

His lips moved slightly, as if mocking, "You know, I can't even save myself. ”