Chapter Twenty-Three: The Queen Mother

entered the palace, entered the Yongxi Palace, and arrived at the main hall, but was told that the Queen Mother was reciting scriptures in the Yangxin Pavilion. The prince of the pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info Yun has long been accustomed to waiting for the queen mother to finish reciting the scriptures before seeing him, so he is not in a hurry, just sitting and drinking tea slowly, and by the way, he looked at the palace maid who was standing quietly in the hall. He only waited for less than half an hour, and the Queen Mother came.

Empress Dowager Yonghua is the second empress of the first emperor and the adoptive mother of the current emperor, but she is still only in her thirties, and her charm still exists. It's just that she is wearing a simple palace dress, with a string of hanging beads around her neck and a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, which is quite a bit of a bhikshuni. Her eyebrows were lowered, and there was a faint sandalwood around her body, showing a quiet and peaceful that did not match her gorgeous beauty.

It was the time when the flowers were blooming, but it was a pity that in this lonely deep palace, the man who was most qualified to appreciate her flower died. And she seems to be isolating herself in the deep palace, eating fasting and reciting Buddha every day. Unless there is something important in the imperial court, he will not take the initiative to meet the emperor.

Every time he saw the Queen Mother, Lord Yun felt that his imperial brother had worked hard all his life, but when he came, he made a mistake, leaving such a beauty in the harem, and cheapened others for nothing.

The Queen Mother turned the Buddha beads in her hand: "I heard that you are going to Youzhou Wangyun City in the near future?" ”

Lord Yun put away his charm, and his eyes flashed: "Yes." ”

"The mountains are high and the roads are far away, why do you want to go to such a place? Isn't it good to accompany the mourning family and the emperor in the capital? ”

"It is my honor to be valued by the Queen Mother. It's just that I heard that there is a rumor about a strange treasure in Wangyun City. I originally wanted to get a treasure and wait until the Queen Mother's birthday to present it to the Queen Mother. ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "It's rare that you have a heart." It's just that this strange treasure 'immortal' is just a rumor, don't take it too seriously. ”

It has been more than ten years, and this is the first time that the Queen Mother has taken the initiative to mention "immortality" in front of Lord Yun.

Lord Yun thought to himself: If you don't care about taking it seriously, why would you ask me to mention this matter today? After more than ten years of fasting and chanting Buddha, I really thought that you suddenly saw through the red dust, but I didn't expect it, but it was just that.

The Queen Mother said again: "Lord Yun, this kind of thing 'immortal' is not what we should pursue. ...... year I already felt my conscience uneasy about those things back then. I don't want this time to stir up another bloody storm. ”

Lord Yun snorted coldly in his heart.

"It's not that I'm going to stir up blood. What's more, it's not the same time anymore. ”

Back then, the prince of Yun was just an idle prince who was not very noticeable, and the power of the court was firmly in the hands of the imperial brother. And the Queen Mother was just a queen with no sense of existence. With such a difference, how can we still encounter such obstacles and things back then?

But he didn't expect that the Queen Mother would say this, not without taking this into account.

"The emperor has been on the throne for so many years, forget about the past things." The Queen Mother closed her eyes slightly: "I think 'Changsheng' may really be just a legend, causing everyone to rush one after another and frantically want to get it...... But in the end, it was just a failure. ”

Closing her eyes, she still remembered the crazy paranoia before the death of the emperor more than ten years ago. At that time, the first emperor was already terminally ill, and I don't know who mentioned the famous national teacher of the previous dynasty, and then remembered the rumors about immortality in the royal family. Even the Son of Heaven is inevitably sick and rushed to the doctor, reluctant to be a good country, reluctant to have a beautiful harem, all he can do is to pursue the legendary "immortality".

As long as you get immortality, why worry that you can't return all the land of Kyushu to your own land for thousands of years? So he began to fight on a large scale, uniting other countries to pacify Dayan with iron horses. This time the war cost the people and money, and in order to achieve victory, he used most of the treasury. In addition to the military expenditure, in order to be able to own the land of Youzhou Wangyun City, he even spent a lot of silver to buy it from the hands of the coalition army. Later, he also came down to the secret decree that he was bound to get "immortality" from Wangyun City. It's a pity that he ended up being ......

Thinking of the terrifying madness in the eyes of the first emperor at that time, the queen mother's heart tightened, and her fingers unconsciously brushed the bruises on her neck that had long disappeared.

The fierce beast's counterattack before dying was really terrifying.

The Queen Mother murmured, "Amitabha." ”

The cloud prince on the other side didn't know what the Queen Mother had experienced, but he thought he knew more than her. After all, the secret decree was given to him by the first emperor himself. He didn't look down on the young queen mother. In addition to being beautiful, what else can she have to sit on the throne with a son who is not related to her by blood? He just didn't want to be infamous as a rebellious minister and thief, otherwise he was confident that with the power in his hands, it would not be difficult for his nephew to abdicate. Anyway, this day is in his hands, hasn't he changed his surname? His imperial brother can only ascend the throne when he is older, and he is not weak to him except for his age, so he is naturally unwilling.

Lord Yun looked at the Queen Mother from afar, even if the latter was dressed in plain clothes, it was difficult to hide her beauty, her black hair was like clouds, her face was like peach blossoms, and her eyes were as beautiful as autumn water. But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, I feel bored after watching it for a long time. Lord Yun felt that he could no longer see her face clearly. He suddenly thought in his heart: Even if the Queen Mother doesn't say it, I believe that she should also want to "live forever". After all, she is only thirty years old, and she is still in the prime of her youth, and her face is about to pass away.

What woman, especially a beauty, can calmly face the pain of her aging little by little? Even if she eats fasting and recites Buddha, I am afraid that she is afraid and evasive in her heart.

After all, the blood of that year soaked almost an entire street.

The Queen Mother twisted the Buddha beads: "That's it." Master Yiye is right, the past cannot be traced, it can only be let go.

He shifted his gaze slightly, and saw the little palace maid Nian Nian who was waiting beside the Queen Mother. Nian Nian is dressed in light-colored green, but he is thirteen or fourteen years old, which is the age when he is as fresh as an onion, which is very beautiful. I couldn't help but stay for a while.

The Queen Mother saw his eyes and looked at him very clearly. Back then, he kept staring at himself with such eyes. How did you react at that time? There is some shame, and some unspeakable joy. I like that I am just young, and I am still a beauty who can attract attention.

But how long can beauty last? But after ten years of hard work, this obsessive gaze has already run to others. His reputation as a merry prince is also known to the people in the palace.

The Queen Mother's face is still as calm as water. She glanced at the little palace maid Nian Nian, and said to the cloud prince:

"Nian Nian is a girl who has just entered the palace, and she is gentle and thoughtful when she serves people, and she likes the mourning family very much. But thinking that you have to go so far away from Wangyun City, and there is no caring person in your house to take care of you, the mourning family feels sorry. Today, the mourning family will reward you with Nian Nian, and let her serve you to go to Wangyun City, do you think it's good? ”

Her proposal hit the nail on the head. Lord Yun had long taken a fancy to Niannian's gentleness and quietness, and was still thinking about how to get people, but he didn't want the Queen Mother to be so knowledgeable, so he took the initiative to give people to him, so he responded with a smile. The Queen Mother ordered Nian Nian to go back and pack his things, so she asked him to wait in the hall for a while.

Nian Nian went back to pack up her things, and she was followed by the queen mother's palace maid. While helping her pack her things, Hua Nu did not forget to remind her to remember who was her master. Nian Nian had known that there would be today, and he had been advised by the Queen Mother before, and at this time, Hua Nu's reminder was just a scene, and they were already very clear in each other's hearts. Nian Nian should be well-behaved, so he went out of the palace with Lord Yun, preparing to leave for Youzhou Wangyun City tomorrow.