In the blink of an eye, on the eve of the palace banquet.

Banzai Temple.

A man hurried to Xuande Pavilion at night.

The dark pattern robe, the chest is embedded with a picture of the crane singing, the left hand holds a copy of the "Book of Heavenly Stars", the eyebrows are drooping, and the matchmaker's mole is dotted with a long hair, shaking up and down with the steps, which is quite funny, and the whole face looks very sad.

There were two small eunuchs in front of the emperor's inner room, and the man came over, twisting the single hair on the mole without hurry, "This official has something to see the emperor." ”

A person who came out of it was Zhang Wei, one of the emperor's personal eunuchs. "This is the Friday official Lingtai Lang of the Taishi Bureau?"

"Exactly."

"It's too unfortunate, the emperor is taking a break in it now, Zhou Lingtailang will come back another day."

Zhou Lingtailang was very displeased, "I have something urgent to report to the vision of God, and I also ask Zhang Zhong's nobles to report it inside, so as not to delay the major affairs of the Wei Dynasty!" ”

This was said strictly, so that Zhang Wei was speechless, he had to turn around and walk inside, and came to the inner room, the emperor sat in the screen and held a book on the candle, Zhang Wei said to him respectfully: "Your Majesty, there is a Qin Tianjian outside the door asking to see." ”

A low and slow male voice came from within, "Qin Tianjian? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is said that there is an urgent matter for the vision."

"Didn't I say tonight that I wouldn't summon anything except for the officials of the DPRK and China?"

"He looks serious, and he should have something important."

"That's it, let him in." Hearing the sound of the emperor putting down the book inside, "These people from the Taishi Bureau have lost the hearts of the people since the first emperor predicted several natural disasters wrongly, and now the Wei Dynasty is gradually peaceful and peaceful, I don't know what they have done." ”

Zhang Wei said that he was retreating, and soon Zhou Lingtailang followed him in.

Long live the hall of long lights all night.

The night was long.

A few days later, the news leaked, and the prophecy of the celestial advisors spread throughout the court.

At first, it was just faintly passed on and avoided everyone, but then it was gradually known that there was a Qin Tianjian who went to the Long Live Hall that day, and was summoned by the emperor, and then went back and was crowned and promoted, from the seventh grade to the eighth grade, which shows that there is a great background.

What happened?

Nobody knows.

Just when there were different opinions, only Changle Palace had received accurate news from the emperor's order. The owner of Changle Palace did not say anything about this, but said that the emperor was more cautious in doing state affairs, and then chose another auspicious day to go to the temple to pray to the emperor and the ancestors.

As soon as the person delivering the news left, the queen mother closed the palace and no longer summoned any concubines. Sealing the door, the Queen Mother said to the henchmen under the seat deeply: "What do all Aiqing think about this?" ”

All were noncommittal.

A sudden event may be due to a sudden event, but the palace banquet and the performance of the concubines are imminent, and the clouds cover it before the happy event, which makes everyone fearful, which not only ruins the atmosphere, but also may become a stepping stone for the conspiracy of people with ulterior motives.

So Gao Dezhong was the first to clench his fists and said: "Queen Mother, Yi Nu secretly understands that the Qin Tianjian who took up the evil thing was originally an unknown person, and he had been suppressed under Wu Wuguanzheng's erudition, and it was unusual for him to suddenly occupy such a heavy matter. ”

"And...... Even if he is purely for the sake of inviting credit, he has to beware of this matter being used by someone with a heart. An official who was secretly ordered to come to the summons immediately chimed in, "The queen mother should communicate more with the emperor, and don't alienate the relationship between mother and son." ”

"The emperor is also an understanding person." The Queen Mother smiled and didn't respond too much, she knew what kind of person she had cultivated an imperial character, so after laughing, she said sternly: "The most important thing is how the emperor thinks of it." ”

"Queen Mother, the old minister thinks that the emperor can tell you the truth, and he should think that you have nothing to do with this matter."

"Now there are no different intentions, and the only ones that can make people suspicious are the Xiao Mansion and the Chen Mansion......" At this time, a voice sounded timidly.

Gao Dezhong's cold old thin face suddenly appeared with a strange smile of yin and yang, and people panicked in their hearts, "It is precisely because the palace banquet was held in the name of the Queen Mother, and it was intended to push Miss Shen Er into the palace, so the Xiao Mansion and the Chen Mansion did not have any reason to dare to do it-Lord Li, if it was you, would you dare?" ”

"Nobleman, what guarantee do you have to guarantee that Miss Shen Er will not have an accident at the palace banquet?" The man who was said asked aggressively.

"Alright. In any case, the palace banquet is for the niece of the mourning family, and she can be happy with the emperor, there must be something extraordinary, so it is better to ask her what she thinks in person. After the Queen Mother finished speaking, just before everyone could react, a slender girl called out of the door, who had often entered the palace and been summoned by the Queen Mother, understood that the hazy, sick, and pitiful little beauty in the screen in front of her was Shen Shuzhao, the second lady of the Shen family, who was famous for her filial piety. Everyone showed interest in this woman who seemed to have a moving story with the emperor.

Shen Shuzhao came to the back of the screen, and under the prying eyes of everyone outside the screen, she calmly made a bow to the Queen Mother.

"Shuzhao, what do you want to say?" The Queen Mother looked at her gently, as if encouraging her to speak out bravely, but where could Shen Shuzhao, a high-ranking concubine who was once worshiped by all the people, feel stage fright because of these old men in their fifties? So she replied in a loud voice: "The courtiers are confident in the piano skills of the palace banquet, and I hope that the queen mother will feel at ease." ”

"Huh? The mourners didn't expect you to be so confident, but ...... How can I feel at ease? ”

"The courtiers believe that the emperor is a reasonable person."

"But there are times when the Son of Heaven is bewitched by traitors. Shuzhao, you are the most sensible and well-behaved niece of the mourning family, and the mourning family has to feel deeply worried about you. ”

"The queen mother is sympathetic to the courtiers, and the courtiers know, but they ......" Shen Shuzhao paused, "The Xiao family and the Chen family will not be stupid enough to make a move at this moment, first, because the queen mother has handed over the palace banquet to the queen, and everyone is looking forward to the reaction of the Xiao family. Second, the emperor didn't say anything because of this prophecy, and took the initiative to tell the queen mother, so that you could be prepared, indicating that the emperor didn't believe it completely. ”

"You are right, Gao Dezhong will find out about the matter of the Taishou Bureau today, you remember to act cautiously." The Queen Mother instructed empathetically.

Then Shen Shuzhao was waved away by the Queen Mother, and when she walked out, the Queen Mother still stayed in the dark room to talk to the ministers. Taking the first step out of the Yongshou Palace, her expression slowly cooled down, the matter of Qin Tianjian is definitely not an accident, but anyone who has been in the palace for a few years is not an ordinary old fox, and any subtle rumors in the palace are related to whether they will become the handle of their fall into the abyss in the future. The tree was quiet and the wind stopped, Shen Shuzhao suddenly felt a little cold on her body, she looked in a certain direction, she didn't know what the owner of the other end of this palace had in mind.

Who is the one who made the shot? What's next? These are unknowns.

But soon, the answer found her.

Because someone stopped her halfway.

In the remote part of the corridor, the black shadow walked out silently, stood in front of her, and said, "Second Miss, stay here!" ”

is a strange eunuch.

Shen Shuzhao recognized him from memory.

This person is a white eunuch.

The emperor's confidant.

He has a lot of power, and his status is on par with Gao Dezhong, and he is much more popular than Zhang Wei, who guards the door.

"The emperor summoned the young lady to the Long Live Palace." The word used by the white eunuch was "summon", which was different from "please", and it jumped out of his lips and tongue coldly, which was already an order. The emperor, who treated her as a subordinate.

Shen Shuzhao gladly accepted.

She came to the Hall of Long Life, which was much less scented of sandalwood than the Hall of Eternal Longevity. She didn't see so many subordinates in the inner room, only the emperor and his personal eunuch of the Yellow Gate were here, and the atmosphere was far less heavy than that of the queen mother. The emperor did not sit on a beech wood boned seat, but stayed by the long window. Shen Shuzhao looked at him, and somehow suddenly felt sad.

"Second Miss, you should have known about this from the Queen Mother."

"The courtiers know."

"What do you think?"

"The courtiers wondered who it was."

"Who do you think it is?"

After Shen Shuzhao was asked, she suddenly stopped, and then replied in a daze: "It can't be the queen...... It can't be Xiao Mansion. Speaking of Xiao Mengru, although she hated each other with her in her previous life, and finally knocked her down, Shen Shuzhao still admired her temperament a little, and only felt that the queen was like another self, another self who couldn't help herself.

"I think so, too." The emperor replied in a low voice.

A eunuch said: "It should be someone who wants to borrow the hands of others and make the queen of the abbot's palace banquet bear the charge." ”

Once again, the mystery fell silent, and who could be the one lurking in the shadows?

"The slave and maid investigated Zhou Qintianjian three times and twice, and only found out that this person was indeed suppressed by the opponent in the Taishi Bureau, and did not find that he had contact with any family, could it be that he really took up this prophecy?"

Shen Shuzhao couldn't help but sneer, "Isn't it obvious enough to take advantage of the evil natural disaster in front of the palace banquet?" He can wait for the palace to end before informing him, now that everyone is in danger, who is still in the mood to have a good feast? In a few days, the little woman was sure that he would make another prophecy to the emperor, but this time, it was about people! ”

That person was obviously dissatisfied by Shen Shuzhao's choking, but Shen Shuzhao had no other way, if everyone around the emperor thought it was just a true prophecy and took Zhou's words seriously, then not only would she not enter the palace, but she would also have to worry about her life, so she could not back down at this time!

Seeing that they were so coldly frowning, the emperor frowned and signaled quiet.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers think that it is enough to wait for a while, and the conspiracy will find another time to come to the door." Shen Shuzhao's words were clearly suggestive.

"Your Majesty, if it is really a prophecy launched by the Zhou family, you have to beware of an evil star disturbing the safety of the country." This is the opinion of the conservative old eunuch.

The emperor's face couldn't be seen to be on either side, he just stopped slightly, and then slowly replied: "I understand your words, stand down, and I will summon you when there is a new divination in the Qin Heavenly Prison." Second Miss, you stay. ”

Soon, everyone was gone.

Shen Shuzhao hesitated in place, the emperor didn't look at her, she clenched her fingers, getting more and more nervous.

It's a tension that has never been felt in the previous two times when facing other people.

Finally, after the cold breeze blew outside the window three times, she plucked up the courage and said the question that had been haunting her heart for the past few days: "Your Majesty - how long do you need your courtiers to stay in the palace?" ”

The emperor looked back at her.

She showed extremely deep pain and resolute eyes, and said sincerely: "You know...... I don't belong here. ”

She said me.

She can't be trapped here for the rest of her life.

Pretending to be a husband and wife with someone you don't love.

And you can't always hold the hand of the person you really love in the open.

After a while, the emperor replied to Shen Shuzhao's words: "After Xiao Chen lost power and the Queen Mother returned to power...... You can naturally leave. ”

When he mentioned Xiao Chen's loss of power, he said it so plainly, which made Shen Shuzhao feel in a trance that the momentary grief he revealed to him in his previous life was deliberately disguised, which made her extremely puzzled, could it be that even she was deceived by him in her previous life? So Shen Shuzhao asked—it happened to be a new character who didn't know anything about: "But Empress Xiao, she ...... is also in the Xiao family. ”

"Alas......" The emperor suddenly sighed out the window, a sigh heavier and longer than the dew on the green plants in autumn, how much helplessness it contained, others do not know.

"If she can stay, I will keep her position in the middle palace for the first time."

I'm afraid not.

Shen Shuzhao helplessly thought in her heart that this woman would accompany the family to be buried together.

"Is the emperor guilty in his heart?"

"Shame on you. It's just that, what's the use of guilt? ”

She immediately understood, "The courtier knows." If the emperor had nothing else to do, the courtiers would have retreated. ”

The emperor bowed his head, this time was originally because he saw Shen Shuzhao uncertain, and left it for her to say what he thought in his heart.

At the moment of leaving the Long Live Palace, the emperor's words kept repeating in Shen Shuzhao's ears, "It's just, what's the use of guilt?" She pondered this sentence repeatedly, until she suddenly woke up, and she was already standing far, far away from the palace gate. She suddenly remembered one thing, yes, a reason why she had worked so hard to escape from the deep palace - that is, only by leaving here could she live like a person again.

Real people.

Three days later, rumors gradually spread among the people outside the palace.

The night before the palace feast.

Many of the concubines on the bedside are full of anticipation for tomorrow.

However, just tonight, there was also an important event.

For other women, it may be just a trivial matter, just a few more strokes of the root of the tongue in private.

But for Qinglian Pavilion, the meaning is extraordinary.

When Wang Xian quickly delivered the news, Shen Shuzhao was still at the mercy of the palace maid trying to change her makeup, and a hundred kinds of pearls and jades annoyed her, but the simple words that Wang Xian brought when he entered the door made her eyes instantly brighten-

"Qin Tianjian has gone to the Hall of Long Life."