Jingyu stood among the mottled shadows of flowers, and her pale skin changed color slightly due to the strength of the wine, like a crimson light cloud: "This is why you avoid me?" ”

The long-suppressed desolation gradually permeated his chest, and Ah Yuan only felt that he couldn't move his steps, so he had to turn his back again, wishing to disappear into the rain immediately. Although it was in the spring, his voice was as cold as autumn frost: "The old things of the past, the prince still forgot about them." Now that I am the emperor's nobleman, I should no longer have anything to do with the prince. ”

"What a nobleman!" Jingyu Huo Ran sneered: "Under the pomegranate tree back then, did you deliberately save me, was it just to borrow my name and let the Queen Mother spare your life?" ”

Ah Yuan tried his best to maintain a proper demeanor, and said lightly: "The situation is pressing, just to survive, I hope the prince will forgive me." ”

Jingyu said angrily: "You are so scheming, do you just want to be the emperor's concubine?" ”

"The prince has recovered from his illness now, and he can't be so confused anymore." Ah Yuan swept away the paulownia flowers on the placket with his sleeves, and was about to leave, "There is a difference between men and women, please also ask the prince to respect himself, and the concubine will leave." ”

He was so excited that he reached out to hold Ah Yuan's shoulders and wanted to turn him around on the spot. Ah Yuan refused to obey, and as soon as he struggled hard, the whole person was unstable, staggered forward several steps, and almost fell, but unexpectedly fell straight into a warm and solid embrace. The golden disc dragon pattern on the collar made her breath suddenly stagnate, and she instinctively wanted to break free, but he was forced in her arms, unable to move a single step.

Jing Zhen chuckled: "Fourth brother seems to be sobering up, why don't you go in and have a few more drinks?" ”

"Your Majesty......" Ah Yuan tried to push him away again, but the arm was so tightly clamped that she could barely breathe. For a moment, his eyes were blurry and sour, and even the ribs in his chest were strangled with pain. I only heard Jing Zhen say in her ear in an inaudible voice: "This is your own choice." ”

Her body stiffened, stopped struggling, held back tears, and made her voice sound gentle as usual: "Your Majesty, Prince Ke just drank too much wine and mistook his concubine for a maid in his house." ”

Jing Zhen smiled leisurely: "Oh? It is really rare that there are maidservants in the fourth brother's mansion who are as beautiful as you. The fourth brother is really blessed! ”

Jingyu tried his best to hide the loss and burning pain in his eyes, and only said: "Today, when I see the deep love between the emperor and the noble man of Yuan, I can't help but feel a lot. After drinking and losing his words, please forgive your courtiers for being rude. ”

The emperor let go of his arm, and Ah Yuan pulled out and lowered his hem: "The prince is serious, the concubine is fortunate to be similar to the person the prince knows, and it is the concubine who has been touched by the prince's blessing." ”

"I hope you are well." He turned and walked away, leaving only a clear shadow.

The crescent moon is like a hook, and the sound of silk and bamboo comes from time to time in the Yiyuan Palace, but it is not as melancholy as the lonely people under the moon. Ah Yuan sighed lightly: "Why does the emperor have to do this? ”

Jing Zhen's gaze suddenly became cold when he looked at her: "Do you know who he is?" ”

Ah Yuan was stunned for a moment: "What does the emperor mean by this?" ”

"Back then, I worked hard to find Prince Ke, who had been a concubine for many years. But I didn't expect that there would be such a day. Jing Zhen laughed at himself, he stood under the paulownia tree with his hands in his hands, and his long back only made people feel infinitely depressed, "Do you know that if one day the Queen Mother and I are finally incompatible, who is the new emperor she wants?" ”

Ah Yuan was horrified in his heart, and shook his head vigorously to deny: "No, Prince Ke will not be that kind of person!" He once sacrificed his life to save the emperor, doesn't the emperor remember? ”

"This time is different from the past, and at that time, I had no intention of competing with the Zhang clan for real power in the court." Jing Zhen disagreed, and sneered, "Now if the Queen Mother intends to present the throne in front of him, how can you guarantee that he will not be tempted?" “

Ah Yuan still didn't give up: "Since the emperor knows that the queen mother will win over Prince Ke, why don't you take Prince Ke under his command like Prince Xun?" ”

"The eighth brother can, but the fourth brother can't. At that time, Prince Ke and I were both fostered in the name of the Middle Palace, and if it weren't for the edict of the first emperor to abolish his title, he would have become the eldest son of the rightful son. Later, I cared about my brotherhood and retrieved him from the people, but he was quite jealous of me. In order to test my mind, I pretended to be crazy and stupid for three years, fooling everyone. The cold light in Jing Zhen's eyes suddenly rose, and he already carried a bit of ruthlessness, "Such a person who is good at scheming, I have to guard against it!" ”

Ah Yuan was so frightened that he couldn't say a word anymore, and only felt it for the first time in his life: the man in front of him was no longer the young emperor who was haunted by the love of men and women, grateful for brotherhood, and confined to the shackles of the queen mother's power. Now he is ambitious, has the power to scheming, and is full of desires, but he is just to regain the supreme imperial power of the Great Zhou for himself.

However, how much does she know about Jingyu?

"Let's go back." He called to her in a deep voice, "If you still want to stay in the palace, you will still be my nobleman; If you want to leave, I can also let you out of the palace. ”

The wind rose again, slowly drying the wet mist on her eyelashes. Ah Yuan stared for a long time, and finally stretched out her hand, this was the first time she took the initiative to hold him. When the skin touched, it was almost a moment of electric light, and he grabbed her wrist with his backhand and strode towards the Yiyuan Palace.

The night was already deep, and those veil palace lamps were lit up one by one, and the entire Yiyuan Hall was shrouded in a golden halo. His palms were dry and warm, making her feel more calm and calm when she returned to the main hall in full view.

"Why has the Emperor been gone for so long?" The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Jingzhen still said humbly: "Noble Yuan is not strong enough to drink, I stayed with her for a while, so that the queen mother waited for a long time." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at her, and saw the unnatural shyness on Ah Yuan's face, but she didn't poke it, and only said: "It's a blessing that the emperor loves you like this." ”

Jing Zhen looked around and found that there was one person missing, so he asked, "What about the fourth brother?" ”

The Queen Mother said casually: "Shiro was happy to see his eldest sister today, drank a few more glasses, and has already sent someone to send him back to the house, so as not to cause any trouble again." When she said this, she glanced at Ah Yuan again, and saw that her face was calm and unwavering, so she said again: "Qiyu married the northwest for your father's foundation, and now it is rare to come back, and the emperor should not only care about the nobles of Yuan, and talk to Qiyu more when he has time." “

Jing Zhen said softly: "My son understands. ”

The eldest princess on the side was busy saying: "The queen mother doesn't have to be like this, the emperor has a lot of opportunities, and finally got the time to accompany the beauty, don't let the sons disturb the emperor's interest." ”

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, obviously displeased: "What are you talking about?" You are the noble eldest princess of the Great Zhou, she is just a small nobleman, which is more important, the emperor still has a sense of proportion. Then he raised his eyes and asked him, "Is it not, Emperor?" ”

Jingzhen said: "The queen mother taught me a lesson. said this, but he didn't let go of Ah Yuan for a moment in his hand, and occasionally glanced at her, which also made the concubines envious.

During the banquet, two rounds of wine were toasted, and most of the people were already a little excited, and when they were about to leave the table, they suddenly heard the next exclamation: "Concubine Mei is not good!" ”

As soon as the words came out, the four seats were shocked, and they all looked over, only to see Mei Xue fainting on the side of the table. The wine utensils on the table seemed to be brushed down by her sleeves, and the wine fell on her skirt drop by drop along the corner of the table, like a withered flower, and the smell of ruin poured down.

"Quick, Imperial Doctor Xuan!"