"You do look very much like your mother, especially those eyes, I should have noticed them a long time ago. However, how did you get into the palace? Or is it like this? Shenyue Cangting looked at her and raised the human skin mask in his hand.

Li Anyue lowered her head, but when she raised her head again, her eyes were already full of tears, "Does the emperor know how the slave's father, mother, adoptive mother, and one hundred and twenty-three people from Peach Blossom Village died?" ”

Shenyue Cangting frowned, "I know that the fire from sixteen years ago took the lives of the Mo family. ”

"That's right, the slave's parents were killed in the fire sixteen years ago, and the slave survived with the protection of the servants, and in a fire sixteen years later, the slave and the maid escaped because of their lives, and the adoptive mother and the whole of Peach Blossom Village also died in a fire."

Shenyue Cangting looked at her and didn't speak, but the hands under the sleeves of the gold silk trim were silently clenched, and Li Anyue continued, "The reason why the slave maid entered the palace is just that she didn't want her dead relatives and friends to die in an unknown way. ”

"Why?"

"Sixteen years ago, the slaves and maids don't know what the situation is, but half a year ago, Peach Blossom Village was destroyed by a fire, but the villagers did not die from the fire, but were stabbed to death with a sword before the fire, the emperor, they are just unarmed villagers, among them there are several babies in swaddling clothes, those mothers have not waited for the day when they call their mothers......" Li Anyue said and couldn't continue, her pale face was already covered with tears, His eyes burned as if they had been sprinkled with strong medicine, and his lips trembled involuntarily.

"I ...... Know your suffering. Shenyue Cangting handed the mask back to her, "But the reason is far more complicated than you can imagine, and the situation in the palace is not as easy as you imagined, so even if you enter the palace, you can't do anything." ”

"The slave knows...... It's just that there is always something to be done, and the reason why slaves and maids came to this world is because they have received the favor of others, and this favor always needs to be repaid. "The child who died at a young age, the father and mother who gave him this body, the mother who raised him for sixteen years, and those who accompanied him for so many days...... These people's lives are not worthless, how can she be willing to ignore them and steal their lives?

Shenyue Cangting walked back and forth in front of the table, as if thinking about something, Li Anyue wiped away her tears, stood aside, and stopped talking. After a while, Shenyue Cangting stopped in front of her, "Are you going to avenge them?" ”

"No, the slaves just want to give them justice and punish those who deserve to be punished."

"I want you to remember that your father, Mo Lansheng, is my good brother, and my affection for him is by no means lighter than yours, and what I have done for sixteen years is waiting for that day. But now, it's not time yet, so you have to wait, wait for a good opportunity. Shenyue Cangting stared at her, a kind of forbearance faintly flashed in his eyes, not aimed at her, but just said these words.

Although Li Anyue didn't quite understand what he meant, she could only nod, "The slave obeys." ”

"Go back first, no matter what you hear or see, don't do anything without my command. As you say, respond to all changes with the same. Li Anyue nodded, then straightened up the mask and went out.

"Miss Li?" Wu Yong stood at the door and looked at Li Anyue with some surprise, as if he wanted to identify something, but the scene just now was still confused in his mind.

Li Anyue nodded at him slightly, and walked straight to the house without saying anything. Wu Yong watched her gradually walk away, so he hurriedly walked into the imperial study, and saw Shenyue Cangting complacently admiring the painting he had just painted, "Wu Yong, come over and see how bad that girl's ink grinding skills are." ”

Wu Yong glanced at the spotted bamboo picture, and some unpolished particles could be seen on it, "Your Majesty, which palace was that girl from just now, why haven't the servants seen it?" ”

"Which girl...... Isn't it Li Anyue? Shenyue Cangting didn't look at him, spread the rice paper on the table again, picked up the brush and added a few more leaves.

"It's not Li Anyue, it's the very beautiful girl, ...... just now," Wu Yong said and suddenly stopped.

"What happened just now?"

"Emperor, Emperor? Did you say the minions were hellish in broad daylight? Still is...... The minions are too tired and crazy, right? This, this Miss Li ......" Wu Yong suddenly realized something, and covered his head and looked at Shenyue Cangting in disbelief.

"It's not going to hell in broad daylight, it's possible to go crazy." Shenyue Cangting put away the pen, kneaded the painting he had just drawn, and threw it into the corner, which made Wu Yong feel distressed, "Also, is there any movement in the harem?" ”

"The biggest movement is the fact that the emperor has promoted Li Anyue to a personal maid, and all kinds of rumors have spread in the harem, saying ......" Wu Yong stopped as he spoke, looking at Shenyue Cangting with some uneasiness.

"Don't talk in a rambling manner, just say anything, and I won't cut off your head."

"Yes, there are all kinds of things, some say that the emperor has a crush on Li Anyue, and because of this, there is a conflict with the two fathers and sons, and some say that Li Anyue took the initiative to seduce the emperor and you, and he will be promoted to a concubine in the future, and some say that Li Anyue is a goblin who turned into a human body to charm the emperor......"

"It's boring! Are these people I raised too idle? There's so much effort to gossip. Shenyue Cangting snorted coldly.

"Some of the rumors are outrageous, but, Your Majesty, it's no wonder that you suddenly became like this, so much speculation, but it should be Miss Li who suffers." Wu Yong pursed his lips and muttered.

"Just speak clearly." Shenyue Cangting glanced at him, "I originally planned to see what ability this girl has to block the bloody wind of this harem, and see what her plans are, but now it seems that I have done something wrong......"

"What the emperor does has its own emperor's reason, where can it be wrong!" Wu Yong grew up watching Shenyue Cangting, so he naturally tried his best to defend him.

Shenyue Cangting smiled slightly bitterly, "Isn't the True Dragon Heavenly Son also a mortal after all?" Do you really think I'm really so arrogant? Anyway, the matter has come to this point, you have to take one step at a time, you send someone to pay attention to the movements on both sides of the East Palace and the West Palace, and if there is anything wrong, report it to me immediately. ”

"Slaves obey!"

……

It's almost July, the lotus flowers in the lotus pond in the garden have been blooming one after another, you can see the pink lotus flowers hidden between the layers of lotus leaves in the distance, you can clearly see the rich red on the tip of the petals slowly spreading to the heart of the flower, and finally it seems to be dyed with water and only the fresh and tender white, one or two standing on the green lotus leaves are fresh and elegant, adding a trace of coolness to this hot summer.

In the pavilion on the edge of the lotus pond, Shenyue Haoxuan and Shenyue Haoyu are sitting in it to enjoy the lotus, the teacup is soaked in the newly made hibiscus dew, and the fragrance of the petals is stimulated by hot water, and soon becomes a strong fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed.

"What's wrong with the sixth brother today?" Shenyue Haoxuan shook his fan and smiled slightly.

"What does the second brother refer to?" With Shenyue Haoxuan's gentle and bright appearance, Shenyue Haoyu always had a gloomy expression, even in the face of this pond full of lotuses, his face was gloomy for thousands of years, and even his tone was so indifferent.

"You should know what I'm talking about, just now in the imperial study, you should have agreed with my point of view, but in the end you said such useless words, I'm afraid it will cause my father's dissatisfaction even more." Shenyue Haoxuan couldn't help but feel annoyed when he remembered what had happened in the imperial study just now, and the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually turned cold.

"Anyway, my father is already dissatisfied with me, no matter how much it is, it won't be good, so why bother with this more." At the mention of this, Shenyue Haoyu's face became even deeper, and the darkness was about to bury a pair of eyes.

"How can the sixth brother give up on himself like this, besides, isn't there still a second brother? No matter what, the second brother will help you. Seeing his gloomy look, Shenyue Haoxuan changed back to his original complexion and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

"But, Second Brother......" Shenyue Haoyu looked at him with some uneasiness, and some confusion could be seen in his eyes in addition to gloom, "Do you really think we should send troops to Qi Guo?" ”

"Of course, since the crown prince does not agree to send troops, then I have to advocate sending troops."

"But this is related to the stability of the people and the future of Tianyang Kingdom, the second brother should be more cautious, how can he make such a suggestion just because he simply opposes the prince?"

Seeing his serious look, Shenyue Haoxuan hurriedly smiled and said, "How could your second brother make such a statement just because of the crown prince, it's just that war is a matter of time, it's better to take advantage of Qi Guo's surprise and strike first!" ”

"How does the second brother know that the Tianyang Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom will definitely fight?"

"Isn't this an obvious thing, Qi Guo was already very dissatisfied with the fact that Tianyang Country occupied the first place, and sooner or later he would bite back...... In short, the second brother just reminded you not to do something to make your father angry, it won't do you any good. ”

Shenyue Haoyu nodded and didn't speak, Shenyue Haoxuan added, "Do you know who that woman is today?" ”

"That little palace maid? Isn't it just an ordinary palace maid waiting for her father? ”

"She is a palace maid, but she is not ordinary, her name is Li Anyue, you should have heard of this name." Shenyue Haoxuan prompted.

"Li Anyue? It seems to be a little familiar. "Shenyue Haoyu seems to have heard of this name, but he usually doesn't pay much attention to it, so he doesn't know what happened to her.