Wei Yang was so close to her, her heart seemed to be beaten by a bell and drum, the oblique shadow of the candle flame beside her was swaying slightly, the dark night outside the tulle window paper was full of fireflies, and her mood was like a lotus leaf rippling in the water, soaked through the bottom little by little.

The air was condensed at this moment, and Shen Shuzhao was in Wei Yang's eyes that looked at her, and what she saw was a deep night that was more beautiful than the stars.

The beautiful breath lingers in the ears, the wind does not blow into the dense curtains, the candles do not disperse, the enthusiasm does not extinguish, they kiss very quietly, no one can come to disturb them, the night of escaping the palace, the body and the feeling will be deeply engraved into the memory, never to fade.

The skirt under the body bears the overlapping weight of the two people, the candlelight is faint, Wei Yang and Shen Shuzhao kissed warmly, thoughtfully raised their fingers, and the flame that was still burning was suddenly extinguished, leaving behind a wisp of green smoke circling upward, and the faint smoke blended with each other in mid-air, lingering with each other.

On the quiet surface of the lake, ripples rippled under a flat boat, and the long night passed...... In the early morning of the next day, there were rays of light in the clouds that penetrated the clouds, the soft luster was like the shy eyes of a beautiful woman, the lonely boat parked on the lake was surrounded by the bright light, the morning glow in the distance was magnificent and serene, and she was in the boat in Wei Yang's arms, breathing calmly.

After last night's events, it's hard for them to wake up at this time.

In the end, Shen Shuzhao didn't know when she woke up, but when she opened her sleepy eyes, Wei Yang was already waiting for her sideways.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Later, when they left Zhen's mansion, Zhen Shangze saw them off, the slave and maid battle was obviously much higher than when they came, Shen Shuzhao and Wei Yang returned to the carriage, everyone knelt in black in an instant, and the long sea of people couldn't see their heads at a glance, and they almost shouted in their mouths: "Slaves and maids send the guests back to the palace——"

This time, the sincerity is obviously much better than when I first arrived.

Shen Shuzhao understood that he must have seen through Wei Yang's identity because he never looked away, so she didn't say anything, just turned around and went home with Wei Yang, and the alliance was over.

Within a few days after returning to the palace, the excerpt that secretly investigated the relationship between Zhen Shangze and Xiao Mansion and Li Chong was presented by Wang Xian, Shen Shuzhao smiled lightly and put it on the case, "It seems that the house Li Chong bought outside the capital has fallen into his hands alone." ”

Wang Xian also felt ridiculous, "Although there is no treachery and no business, I didn't expect that people's hearts can be so sinister that they are like a fight." ”

"It turned out that Li Chong repeatedly contacted him before leaving Beijing just to sell his private house, he was in a hurry to leave the capital and exchange for silver, but unexpectedly got into big trouble, Zhen Shangze secretly investigated the truth of the matter, not only did not sue him, but also secretly set up many schemes, so that Li Chong's private property outside the official's mansion was included in the bag, I have to say that this person is really ruthless."

"So Second Miss...... Since these things were obtained by Zhen Shangze by means, why don't we use them and thoroughly investigate them as a handle in our hands to prevent him from having different intentions in the future? ”

Shen Shuzhao shook the thin fan in his hand lightly, and replied with a smile: "This is the end of the thorough investigation." ”

Wang Xian was puzzled, "Why?" ”

She replied: "I only want to ask you one thing, how do you know that Li Chong's accumulation of wealth outside was not allowed by the Queen Mother?" ”

Seeing that Wang Xian was silent, Shen Shuzhao handed the fold to him, "Take it to the Queen Mother, we just need to know why he came from and whether he is loyal or not, and the rest is up to the Queen Mother, after all, the person who holds the chess piece ...... It's her. ”

"What the second lady said is that the slave and maid will go over."

Later, when the Queen Mother learned about this, she couldn't help but laugh, a sad death in vain was just an interesting story when the person in power indifferently mentioned it.

In August of Yongyuan, just after the suspect in Li Chong's murder case gradually subsided, a completely different voice appeared, that is, General Xiao - he was wronged by a traitor.

There was an uproar among the people, but there were not a few people who supported it, because most of them were written by well-known ink writers, who took turns to speak out for the meritorious generals, and some people even directly criticized the practices of the northern faction, believing that it was too undesirable and that someone must have instigated it behind it.

And the qiē of the north-south confrontation in the capital, everyone in the palace knows who is in charge of making it happen.

Although there are many opinions outside the palace, no matter how much the Xiao family struggles, the emperor's will is unshakable, and the murder is still being investigated in an orderly manner.

There was a lot of noise outside the palace, and the Queen Mother was very dissatisfied with Yan Hanshan's recent return to silence, Shen Shuzhao knew that he couldn't take care of anything else for a while because he was addicted to Changhuanfang, so she hurried to ask the Queen Mother to come forward to solve it before Gao Dezhong went. After leaving the palace, Shen Shuzhao asked Wang Xian to go to Yan Hanshan to settle the matter of the literati of the Southern School, and on the other hand, he explained a new and important matter to Zhen Shangze, that is, to hire an assassin to assassinate the person who offered advice to Xiao Mansion.

In the Moxuan Pavilion, Yan Hanshan also passed through Wang Xian for the first time and met the real master standing behind him. When Yan Hanshan saw Shen Shuzhao standing by the window with his back on his back, he couldn't help but gasp, because he didn't expect that this master was neither a celebrity next to the Queen Mother, nor a powerful concubine in the palace, but a relative of the Queen Mother - or a young lady of the Shen family who had not yet left the cabinet.

Although he heard that the Queen Mother was meddling in the government, he never thought that he would interfere in politics to such an extent!

Now that the power of the relatives has infiltrated this level? He suddenly felt a trace of sadness in his heart about the future of the Wei Dynasty.

Shen Shuzhao saw through the hidden worries in his heart, but still calmly told him in a narrative tone how to deal with the southern faction's actions to maintain the Xiao family's forces, and at the same time, she also rewarded him with a large sum of silver, which was regarded as a reward for his previous good reputation for the Queen Mother. She knew that Yan Hanshan had already lost a mess in Changhuanfang and had decided to give up, and this silver was like a spring rain in an emergency, relieving his huge pressure of foreign debt.

Yan Hanshan accepted the money, turned around and returned it to Changhuanfang without saying a word, Zhen Shangze received the reward of the queen mother, and he didn't dare to be too lazy in the assassination, after all, all he could know was based on what Shen Shuzhao said. In the silence, in addition to the contact with the court officials outside the palace, the queen mother was gradually controlled by Shen Shuzhao. Within a few days, the unlucky official committed suicide in the mansion, Tingwei checked left and right, and couldn't find out why, Zhen Shangze relied on his power to invite the masters of the rivers and lakes outside the court, if it wasn't for the sudden death of an important official, no one would have carefully investigated the cause of death of a small eight-grade official, so in the end, the matter would have been settled.

Except for the Xiao family, the others didn't care about the life and death of this person at all, and the Xiao family was very helpless, after all, they themselves were in danger of being surrounded by fire.

On the long street in August, the dry sun roasted the plaque at the head of the fang, and the teahouse opened by the literati of the Southern School was particularly unusual today, because at this time there were more idlers than usual, and the storyteller on the stage was generously and passionately commenting on the case of Xiao Fu and shouting for it, and the people in the audience actually poured a chorus of boos in unison, which was the first time in their place.

And every time the person said a word in the future, the audience booed, until the storyteller couldn't bear to walk off the stage, and these people were even more heckling, every day, and over time, these storytellers didn't like to talk about Xiao Fu.

Shen Shuzhao sat in the palace and sipped tea peacefully, enjoying Wang Xian's report to her about the achievements of Yan Hanshan outside the palace. During the period up to the middle of the year, Yan Hanshan did his best to suppress the opposition voices, and if he had a historian to record a sum of money for this, he would definitely describe the prosperous situation of a hundred schools of thought caused by a murder.

The more and more noises outside, the more difficult it was for the Xiao family to get rid of their notoriety, so those people in the southern faction gradually gave up the idea of using the Xiao family to fight the overturn, and they all disappeared.

Because of the sudden incident of the Southern School literati, Shen Shuzhao's time in the palace was left until after the eldest sister returned home, and the eldest lady wanted to wait for the left and right in the Shen Mansion, and she didn't see Shen Shuzhao being sent back, until the female imperial chief asked someone to send a message to the old lady to keep her safe, she didn't understand that Shen Shuzhao was still sitting firmly in the first position of the red man next to the queen mother. This is undoubtedly a contemptuous slap in the face of the people in the Shen Mansion, as if Shen Shuzhao sued them in a silent way, even if the eldest lady returns to the mansion to get married, she is still qualified to continue to stay by the Queen Mother's side to give advice to her.

The subordinates of the Shen Mansion all said like this when they whispered: "Second Miss has climbed the high branch this time, but she will never land lightly again."

The eldest sister is about to enter the palace as a concubine, and Shen Shuzhao is also busy following the queen mother. Although she was puzzled that the people of Xiao Mansion gave up so lightly, since the other party was no longer able to return to the sky about the affairs of the people outside the palace, she would no longer ask about the failure of Xiao Mansion, but just told Wang Xian to pay attention to the recent developments in Xiao Mansion.

In the Yongshou Palace, Shen Shuzhao sat down next to the Queen Mother and kneading her shoulders considerately, the eldest sister's marriage had been almost done at this time, and then the female imperial chief walked out from behind the screen and presented several titles, so that the Queen Mother could choose. The Queen Mother stopped Shen Shuzhao and then said to her: "Look at these titles, which one do you like the most?" ”

Shen Shuzhao glanced at the sign in front of him, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, the courtiers feel that these titles are not very good. ”

"Oh? What do you think is the best word? ”

"The German word is plain, the end word is conservative, the word Hui is mediocre, and although the meaning of the word is good, it is not as good as that word."

The Queen Mother asked, "Which word?" ”

Shen Shuzhao leaned over to the Queen Mother's ear, picked up a thin fan to cover it and whispered a word, the Queen Mother immediately smiled after hearing it, her eyebrows were dyed with joy, "This word is very good, her many firsts can be summed up in this one word, and the mourners think that it is the only one worthy of Zhuang Zhao's origin and talent." ”

Then she beckoned to the Lady Chief, "Come here." ”

The female imperial chief half knelt beside the queen mother, and the queen mother instructed her, "Order someone to send a message directly to the emperor, seal Shen Zhuang Zhao as a concubine, and give a number at the same time, the word is - 'Yuan', and the edict will be issued to the Shen Mansion tomorrow." ”

Hearing Shen Zhuangzhao's title, the female imperial chief's eyes lit up, and she replied: "Yes, the slave obeys the order." ”

Shen Shuzhao meekly continued to pinch the shoulders of the Queen Mother, but her eyebrows became extremely subtle, and this time the harem had a good show. As soon as Shen Zhuangzhao entered the palace, he was the target of public criticism, and he also carried a loud and provocative title, which was bound to cause more strong disgust from the queen and Concubine Xi.

What happened to her in her previous life, this life will all be borne by her arrogant and noble eldest sister.

On August 25, Yongyuan, the Son of Heaven accepted a concubine, Shen Mansion married a daughter, and Shen Zhuang Zhao came to the palace as a concubine and lived in Chengqian Palace. Countless rose petals are scattered along the roadside, and red satin is tied to the trees all over the palace to welcome the new owner of the palace. And the daughter of the Chen family is given as a concubine and lives in Yonghe Palace.

When Shen Zhuangzhao went out of the house before, the eldest lady had been snuggling up to Shen Taisheng and crying with joy, and she couldn't speak many times, her life's wish was finally achieved today, at this time, she only cared about wiping her tears, and had no intention of taking care of the side, Shen Shuzhao's biological mother Ruan respectfully retreated in front of the next person with other concubines, leaving the place for Shen Taisheng, the eldest lady and her beloved daughter to hug and say goodbye.

Later, in the kneeling of everyone, Shen Zhuangzhao got into the sedan chair with tears, and after this, the Shen Mansion could never return to her.

When Shen Zhuang Zhao and the concubines of the Chen family came to the side gate one after another, and Chen Airong, who came first, saw that Shen Zhuang Zhao had also arrived, her long line stopped, waiting for the female imperial chief who was standing at the gate of the palace to greet them to open the door.

However, the female imperial chief waited until Shen Zhuangzhao's carriage approached, and immediately opened the side door for her as if no one was around, letting Shen Zhuangzhao go in first.

The teaching grandmother beside Chen Airong frowned at this move, and even Chen Airong herself had a hidden anger on her face, but who called someone the niece of the Queen Mother? In front of him, there was a female chief escorting him into the door, and he could only suffer the loss of entering the door late.

Overnight, there were two more high-ranking concubines with titles in the harem, breaking the situation of the queen and Concubine Xi winning favor, and the positions of the four concubines were all filled, leaving no longer a way for the concubines below to ascend.

After Shen Zhuangzhao stayed in Chengqian Palace at night, Shen Shuzhao pressed his uncalming mood, and quietly ran out of Qinglian Pavilion alone, Wei Yang was blowing sheng to the moon in the empty cicada hall, and suddenly heard a familiar call from the breeze, and stopped the jade flute in his mouth in confusion, but there was no one else, just misheard, and then Shen Shuzhao's figure walked out from the corner, his eyebrows and eyes were indescribable joy, "Wei Yang——"

"Why are you here?" Wei Yang asked softly.

"Wei Yang!" Shen Shuzhao trotted over, and then hugged her excitedly. Wei Yang was hugged very tightly, as if Shen Shuzhao was afraid of losing her, she stroked the head of Shen Shuzhao, who was holding her hand and did not let go, shook her head, and said dotingly: "More and more like a child." ”

Shen Shuzhao took her hand and put it next to her face, feeling Wei Yang's body temperature, "Eldest sister gets married today, I don't have to worry about becoming an imperial concubine anymore, I will be with you forever." ”

Wei Yang said: "I will also let us go on forever. ”

"Until when?"

Wei Yang thought for a moment and replied solemnly: "Maybe until you don't love me anymore." ”

"You're so stupid," Shen Shuzhao kissed Wei Yang's slightly darkened eyes, and then buried her head in her bosom, "How could I not love you?" You don't know ...... With just one look, you made me remember that there are two lifetimes so long. ”

"Huh? Is it that long? ”

"Yes."

Although Shen Shuzhao felt that Wei Yang only thought she was coaxing, she did not lie to her.

"Wei Yang," she said, "we will not be separated from each other in the future. ”

"There will be no separation." Wei Yang whispered.

On the first night of Shen Zhuangzhao's entry into the palace, the Chengqian Hall looked so calm. At this time, Shen Zhuangzhao sat nervously on the edge of the bed, waiting for the emperor to come here from the Long Live Palace. She finally became the imperial concubine, and the long night in the future will only be tied to this only man from today, and can no longer be separated, although Chen Airong entered the palace with her as a concubine, but the queen mother has already told her that the emperor will choose to come to her Chengqian Palace first when he turns over the card for the first time, so she is particularly worried.

But after waiting for a long time, the candle flame was halfway burned, and the brilliance in the eyes of the beauty was also boiled into a starless night, when a palace maid walked in, first looked at Shen Zhuangzhao with sympathetic eyes, and then lowered her head and walked over. As soon as Shen Zhuangzhao saw her coming, he immediately refreshed himself and asked, "The emperor is here?" ”

The palace maid shook her head.

The atmosphere became silent.

Shen Zhuangzhao clenched the red curtain beside the bed, and after a while, she said timidly, "Could it be ...... Where did the emperor go to Concubine Chen Rou's Yonghe Palace? ”

The palace maid immediately replied: "Concubine Yuan, the emperor did not go to Yonghe Palace. ”

"Where did that go?"

"The noble Zheng Zhong sent by the emperor's side to deliver the news said that the emperor stayed in the Wansui Palace tonight to deal with the busy affairs of the court, and it may be ...... I won't be here tonight. ”

Shen Zhuangzhao breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes, and then waved her hand to pull back, "It's okay." Go down. ”

"Please rest assured, the emperor didn't go to any of the emperor's palaces." The palace maid said with relief, and then retreated.

Shen Zhuangzhao leaned against the bedpost in frustration, she removed the begonia flowers on her hair and shook them, holding the cold pearl jade, her beautiful face seemed to be covered with dust, and there was an indescribable blockage in her heart. The first night of marrying into the palace was not as perfect as she expected, and this was the first time in her life that she suffered frustration, which made her meet the queen mother tomorrow...... And those concubines who want to see her jokes?