The moon is bright for thousands of miles, and the silver frost sinks into the golden mist. www.biquge.info When Dumb took a few fast horses, dressed in stars and wearing moons, and took a shortcut to the new house of King Jing of Beijing, Ling'an, Xiao Yu and Yuntong came back from outside to socialize.

Since Xiao Yu was newly crowned King of Beijing, the dignitaries and nobles in the capital have tried their best to make friends with this newly crowned prince. Xiao Yu has pushed all the entertainment that can be pushed. But some courtiers and elders and the official banquets in the court really can't get rid of it.

Tonight, he and Yun Tong came back early from the party, both of them drank a lot of wine, Yun Tong's footsteps were a little weak, Xiao Yu's face was drunk, but his steps were quite steady.

The two got out of the car and were just about to enter the gate, when they heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind them, they turned their heads in shock, and saw the dumb who jumped off the horse out of breath, Xiao Yu's heart sank.

Dumb didn't have time to salute, so he said to Xiao Yu: "Someone has come to the palace, take Miss Jiang into the palace!" Then he recounted Luo San's words.

After listening to Dumb's words, Xiao Yu woke up most of the time, and hesitated to look at Yuntong: "The Queen Mother is obviously not at ease in doing this, otherwise, you don't have to carry Jiang Li into the palace behind my back." Why don't I go to the palace now? ”

Yun Tong knocked on his head with a folding fan in his hand, thought about it and shook his head, "The palace has closed all the palace doors in the palace, and now it's time, and the palace people are forbidden to enter and exit—"

"I'm the prince, they don't let others go, and they won't let me in!" The more Xiao Yu thought about it, the more wrong it became, and without waiting for Yun Tong to finish speaking, he turned around and jumped on the horse.

Yun Tong was anxious, and stepped forward to pull the reins, "You listen to my advice!" The more you feel that there is a conspiracy in the palace, the more you have to calm down! Since Luo San said that it was the Queen Mother who wanted to summon Miss Jiang, now Miss Jiang should be in Ningxi Palace. Ningxi Palace is where the Queen Mother lives, and the Queen Mother is not your biological mother, she has never been willing to see you, so it is unreasonable for you to go, and she will definitely not see you. According to me, why don't you rest well tonight and go to the palace early tomorrow morning. ”

Xiao Yu pursed his thin lips, his face sank like water, a spark of anger flashed in his eyes, and he resolutely said: "Then I won't go to see the Queen Mother, I'll ask Xiao Ting directly." I'm going to ask him face to face what he had in mind for doing this! After that, he pulled the reins and shouted to Yuntong: "You don't have to persuade me!" Big deal, I'm not going to be the king of Beijing! ”

After saying that, he pulled the reins and galloped away.

Yun Tong was in front of the door, shocked by Xiao Yu's furious appearance and blurted out words. He pursed the corners of his mouth, unable to recover for a long time, watching Xiao Yu ride away on horseback.

Xiao Yu rushed to the imperial city, and the palace doors were closed everywhere in the imperial city. But King Beijing said angrily that he wanted to see the emperor, and the guards guarding the door didn't know what was wrong, so they hurriedly let him go.

Entering the third pass of the imperial city and dismounting, Xiao Yu did not wait for the small sedan chair to be lifted, and rushed to the imperial study all the way.

These days, he was socializing with the ministers in Beijing, and Xiao Yu learned from the ministers that Xiao Ting was still a very diligent emperor, and it was said that he had to review the recitals in the imperial study until the early hours of the morning every day. Xiao Yu was in a hurry all the way, and it was not yet time, so it stands to reason that he still had time to meet Xiao Ting.

Xiao Yu turned around the Imperial Garden, and the palace lanterns painted with dragon-shaped totems were lit everywhere in the garden, illuminating the garden as bright as day. As soon as Xiao Yu entered the garden, an old eunuch hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face.

When he heard Xiao Yu's intention clearly, the old eunuch's face showed embarrassment: "Lord, you came unfortunately, today the emperor went to Concubine Zhen Niangniang early, and I am afraid that he has already rested at this time." According to the usual practice, no one is allowed to disturb unless there is a major incident on the military aircraft or an urgent report at the border gate. You see? ”

Xiao Yu was choked by the old eunuch's words, and wanted to have a seizure, but he couldn't find a reason. Glancing up in the direction of the imperial study, Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "You slave clearly blames me!" Who in the court didn't know that the emperor had to stay late in the imperial study every day. The imperial book is clearly still lit, but you say that the emperor went to Concubine Zhen. Don't you dare to ask? ”

The old eunuch was not annoyed, and bowed down with a smile and said, "The prince is angry." The study was lit all night. But the emperor is indeed not here, and it is inconvenient for him to see you. Please go back. ”

Although the old eunuch said politely, his attitude of not letting him see him was unquestionable.

Xiao Yu was just worried that Empress Dowager Jiang had summoned Jiang Li into the palace to harbor evil intentions, and at this time, he was worried about breaking in and disturbing the emperor, which would inevitably make a fuss.

Besides, what if the Queen Mother lets Jiang leave the palace again tomorrow? Thinking about it like this, Xiao Yu couldn't embarrass the old eunuch anymore, so he had to turn around and leave the palace in a huff.

The old eunuch bowed down and watched Xiao Yu walk out of the imperial garden, turned around and walked slowly into the imperial study.

The man in bright yellow clothes in front of the desk in the study didn't even raise his head, and asked in a magnetic low voice: "Lord Jing is gone?" ”

"Gone." The old eunuch replied respectfully.

The bright yellow figure in front of the bookcase turned his head, and his face outline was somewhat similar to Xiao Yu's, but this face outline was more cold and tough. With a cold face, the tone of his speech was also cold: "He just left, and he didn't get angry with you?" ”

The old eunuch replied: "The slave said according to the emperor's words, and Prince Jing is also a smart person, he should know that the emperor deliberately did not see him, so he did not embarrass the slave." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Ting nodded with satisfaction and continued to mark the folds in his hand.

Emperor Nanchen was a well-known filial son, and he always went to Ningxi Palace to ask for peace every three or five days. This day came to the early dynasty, and Xiao Ting went to Ningxi Palace.

Xiao Tingli has a queen, and the harem still favors Concubine Zhen and Concubine Ming, but the queen of the harem is not very big and small, and she has to ask the Empress Dowager Jiang in advance for everything.

Xiao Ting walked into the main hall of Ningxi Palace, and a group of palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, and his queen also came to salute. The queen was wearing a long cloud brocade dress with a hundred birds and phoenixes painted with flowers, twenty-four or five years old, with big eyes and a nose, and she bowed, and retreated to the side of the Empress Dowager Jiang very dignified and decent.

Xiao Ting's eyelids raised slightly, he sighed to the queen, stepped forward to ask the Empress Dowager Jiang, and sat down on the chair next to the Empress Dowager.

"Xiao Yu came to the palace to look for me last night, and I didn't see him." Xiao Ting sat down and said.

"Today after the morning court, I saw him at the door, so I left through the side door first. But I can't stay away from him forever. Xiao Ting looked at his biological mother and frowned: "Mother, what are you going to do with that woman?" ”

There was not a trace of wrinkles on Empress Dowager Jiang's well-maintained face, and a sneer appeared on her delicate face, "The more anxious Xiao Yu behaves, the more he cares, then we can't let people go." ”

"I think that picture should be real. Xiao Yu also offered to only retain the title of King of Jingbei and not military power. Even so, isn't the mother ready to let go? Xiao Ting raised his eyebrows and looked at the Queen Mother suspiciously.

The palace maid held a white jade bowl, and the queen took it and waited for the queen mother to drink half a bowl of bird's nest porridge.

Another palace maid took hot water and hot towels to clean the queen mother's hands and face, and the queen mother said slowly: "If that brocade picture is true, then you can't let that Jiang leave." You don't want to think about it, the woman is a Song person, the brocade picture was repaired by her hands, she has seen the picture hundreds of times, presumably she has already remembered the landscape pattern on it. Wouldn't it be a curse for us to let her go?

It wouldn't work to let her fall next to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu has no ambition now, it doesn't mean that he won't have it in the future. ”

"Did Mother want to kill her?" Xiao Ting hesitated, "But if you kill her, Xiao Yu will definitely not give up." At this time, he sincerely returned to Nanchen, and with his soldiers and horses in Qingfeng Village, we can also sit back and relax when Nanchen is adjacent to Qingzhou. If this woman falls out with Xiao Yu because of this, it will be more than worth the loss for us. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang narrowed her eyes coldly, and said with a gloomy face: "Then don't kill her." Find a valid reason to keep her in the palace. Even if Xiao Yu was dissatisfied, as long as the reason was justified, he couldn't say anything. If he wants to rebel, he has his sweetheart in the palace, and he has to be a little scrupled. ”

Empress Dowager Jiang has been in the palace for most of her life, and the palace battles and power schemes in her mind are more difficult to figure out than the twists and turns that Xiao Ting has seen. He couldn't guess his mother's thoughts, so he had to follow her words and ask, "Justification?" What is the right reason for this? ”

"I'll teach you this too!" The Queen Mother glanced at her son with disgust, and said lightly: "You have always been too diligent in state affairs, and the harem is deserted, but now you are happy for a while, and you can still have objections to accept a concubine to fill the harem?" ”

What kind of woman to marry into the harem, Xiao Ting doesn't care. The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, "Then Xiao Yu is appeased?" ”

Empress Dowager Jiang obviously has already made up her mind, "Let's choose a person who can marry him, this person has to be a famous minister in the court, but he can't have real power in his hands." It's best if his daughter is still beautiful. In other words, as long as Xiao Yu is given face, he can get by. You personally gave the marriage, and at the same time announced that you would accept Jiang Li as a concubine. In this way, both sides of the problem are solved. ”

Xiao Ting was silent.

Empress Dowager Jiang sneered: "That girl has been very calm since she entered the palace, and she looks very calm. I want to see if she can be so calm after she heard that Xiao Yu married another woman?! Hum!! ”