The snowflakes rushed up like a cover, and Sui'er felt that the cold wind and chill were invading. The gloomy mood is like the sky, and it is difficult to hold oneself. There was a feeling of grievance in his heart, as if he had seen a relative, tears came out of his eyes, buried his head in Liu Zhao's neck, let the tears slide down, and sobbed lowly.

Liu Zhao's body was shocked, and he hugged her body tightly in distress, and his wide palm gently patted her back, as if comforting, as if understanding, with a trace of emptiness in his voice, like a clear spring, and the veins penetrated Sui'er's heart.

"No matter what happened, I have always been by Sui'er's side. Warm up your body, and I'll hear you say something happened in a while. ”

Sui'er's jaw seemed to feel a little more relaxed, and everything on his mind was poured out with his voice, and when he looked up and saw Liu Zhao's gaze, he didn't feel that his heart was burning, and his face was red and his ears were red.

Liu Zhao walked into the hall quickly, the inner hall was as warm as spring, and the two huge stoves baked the hall warm, and it seemed that there was a layer of fine sweat as soon as he came in. Liu Zhao gently put Sui'er on the couch, but still refused to let go, stared at her eyes that were still full of tears, and said softly: "Just say in my arms, I want to hold Sui'er warm." ”

Sui'er struggled, took Liu Zhao's hand and said: "Your Majesty, I'm worried about Sister Yu, we'll talk about it later, and when the imperial doctor sees her and it's okay, Sui'er's heart will calm down!" ”

Liu Zhao's gaze was like the sunshine falling all over the sky, so that people were shrouded in it and there was nowhere to escape, and he said seriously: "Sui'er, I will let people take care of me over there, and now you have to take care of yourself." If you get sick, isn't it a loss for me? You know I'm not joking with you. ”

Sui'er lowered her head, straightened out the slightly chaotic silk, hardened her heart, and suddenly raised her head and stared at the emperor. said coldly: "Your Majesty, Sui'er is not a joke. Although Sui'er's body was also cold, Sister Yu suffered for Sui'er, suffered, and became sick again, Sui'er fought for her own life, and she had to stay by Sister Yu's side. I also asked the emperor to fulfill Sui'er's love and care. As for today's business. If the emperor has a heart, he doesn't need to say it Sui'er, and the emperor will know it. ”

Let's talk about it. Regardless of Liu Zhao's expression, he broke free from his embrace, walked out of the inner hall in three or two steps, and walked towards the residence of the maid behind. Liu Zhao stood stunned for a while. Only then did he shout: "Che Qing! ”

Che Qing was waiting outside when he saw Deng Guiren trotting out alone. The emperor didn't move, and he was so frightened that he beat the drum, not this little couple quarreled, but they were chamberlains. He could only guess.

Hearing Liu Zhao's call, he hurriedly entered the inner hall and saw that Liu Zhao's face was not good. I had to say cautiously with a smile: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Go ahead and do it right away! ”

Liu Zhao stood up and walked around the inner hall twice with his hands behind his back. The decoration here in Sui'er is not gorgeous, except that books are books. There are books on the bedside desk, but it is comfortable to read.

Liu Zhao looked at the candle flame, thought for a while, and said to Che Qing: "Go out and inquire, where Deng Guiren went today, what happened, I want the most authentic answer." Whoever dares to tell me a lie, let him come to me. ”

"Whoa!" Che Qing was so frightened that he hurriedly bowed out, his heart was still beating wildly, and he didn't know what was going on, it was a big deal. The emperor has always been well aware of the affairs in the palace, but now that Deng Guiren has a problem, they are slaves but do not know the inside story, which is the biggest dereliction of duty. But if you want to investigate this kind of thing, you have to find Da Changqiu's Inner Court Division, only they are pervasive and know everything. So he didn't say a word and went straight to the Changqiu Palace.

Zheng Zhong had already known that the queen of Yin was angry and came back, and knew that she would definitely find herself to investigate, so without waiting for instructions, she had already sent someone to do it. When Che Qing found him, he already knew exactly what was going on. So he came to see Liu Zhao with Che Qing, but he didn't know what Sui'er talked to the Empress Dowager Dou after entering the palace, so he only told the emperor the surface of the matter, and added a little bit of his own opinion.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is understandable for Deng Guiren to visit the Queen Mother. She is new to the palace, and she has received the deep grace of the Queen Mother, and it is not a big deal to thank her. Although the Queen Mother is responsible for her crimes and was imprisoned, her title of Queen Mother has not been removed, and she is still the Queen Mother. The marriage between Deng Guiren and the emperor was set by the Queen Mother when the emperor was a child, so this ceremony must be thanked. Chen felt that what Deng Guiren did was a favor and a reason, and there was no fault. ”

Liu Zhao listened quietly to what he said, nodded and said, "Reasonable, you go on." ”

Zheng Zhong said again: "The only thing that the minister thinks is that the only thing that is wrong is that Deng Guiren did not admit to entering the palace in front of the queen, but only said that he waited outside and did not see the queen mother. However, if the emperor wants to know the inside story, he still asks the insider, and it will be clear. Moreover, the queen is the head of the first palace, and it is reasonable to be accountable for this matter, although it was out of anger at the time, and the means were a little excessive, but it was also within her purview. Your Majesty, the queen can't say it. ”

Everyone in the palace knows that Liu Zhao is good to Deng Sui, and naturally knows that even if Deng Guiren is wrong, he will open the net, but it is not easy for the queen and the ministers to deal with it, and now Zheng Zhong's words really made Liu Zhao frown, and his face became more and more solemn.

Although the Empress Dowager Dou was locked up in the harem, no one in the court dared to do anything to her, and no one dared to come out and say that she had killed the Empress Dowager, so as to correct the harem and the world. Her residual power is still there, but Deng Sui is the one who adds fuel to the fire. If someone in the court stands up and takes Deng Guiren under the knife, and puts the resentment against the Empress Dowager Dou on Sui'er, it will really be a mouth.

Zheng Zhong looked at Liu Zhao's face, knew a thing or two in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty, the key is the content of the conversation between Deng Guiren and the empress, if it is homely, it is nothing, but if it is related to state affairs, I am afraid that this stall is not easy to clean up." ”

"What about Yiqing's house?" Liu Zhao stared at Zheng Zhong's eyes, and his love for Yin Li that day made him unable to see her in March. Now that he loves Sui'er even more, does he still let Sui'er devour blood on the blade and walk on thin ice? No, today's incident must not cause an uproar in the DPRK and China.

Zheng Zhong had already seen the struggle in Liu Zhao's heart, and said in a low voice: "Now the emperor has only one way, to eliminate the matter invisibly. ”

"What's the solution?" Liu Zhao's enthusiasm was generally fading little by little, and he was already aware of it, and his breath was short, and he gradually became heavy. The heaviness and sluggishness of the breath hit his heart in despair, and even his gaze became cold and desperate like a wounded beast.

"The emperor may have thought of it, that is, to stabilize the queen and press things down, press them down. Until the death of the Queen Mother. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Deng Guiren to survive in the palace. ”

Although Zheng Zhong's words were prepared, they still cut his heart like a knife, and an indescribable emptiness surged up. It was as if the whole heart had been hollowed out and could no longer be filled. Sui'er, Sui'er has occupied the entire sky in his heart, but now he has to dig it up alive. So what's left in his heart? How can he stand it, the day when he loses Sui'er again is now only a day when he can't see Sui'er. If you can't hear her voice, the world will be meaningless, and when the Queen Mother dies, how long will it be. On that day, he has to be with Yinli and snub Sui'er?

"Your Majesty. When it is broken, it will be broken, and tomorrow will pass. If it is the result of the investigation of the queen's ministers, the ministers have no way to answer! Zheng Zhong's eyes flashed with anxiety.

"You tell the queen, just say that Sui'er didn't enter the palace."

Zheng Zhong smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the queen has been operating in the palace and the court for a long time, how can this matter be hidden?" Not to mention the minister, even the emperor can hide it for a while, but he can't hide it for a lifetime. Now the queen just wants to get the emperor's favor again, as long as the emperor appeases the queen a lot and suppresses the situation, he can solve today's matter. Your Majesty, the minister knows that the emperor is reluctant to let Deng Guiren go, but this is a good way to protect his beloved! ”

Liu Zhao's eyes danced faintly in the candlelight, and he said for a long time: "I want to ask Sui'er again about the situation of this matter!" He paused, his tone had become extremely grim, "I think what Qing said makes sense, but you don't know about Sui'er's situation, if I can't see Sui'er, it's worse than killing me, yes, today's matter, you have to tell the people in the palace that you must keep it a secret, if you know which one shows your mouth, I will definitely kill his whole family." From now on, the Qianyuan Hall has been sealed, which is a very change. There is also the right to have the rites, and now I can only follow the power, and the guards and palace maids of the Qianyuan Hall are tightly sealed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order. And-"

He paused, looked at Zheng Zhong's eyes and said coldly: "You're right, I really need to go to see the queen, she thinks it's too lonely, so she has nothing to do, I have to talk to her well." ”

Zheng Zhong knelt down and kowtowed: "The emperor must not, the queen can only be appeased, not radically changed, her temperament, the emperor also knows, if she is really in a hurry, the emperor's face will not be able to pass." After all, her family has been in the court for a long time, and she is the position of the queen, and there has long been a group of people clinging to her, although she has not become a party, but there is also a group of people who are loyal and obedient to Lord Yin, so the minister still advises Your Majesty to stabilize the harem and handle the stability of the country, and you must not be too radical about the queen! ”

His words were earnest, and there was a hint of confusion in his voice, which made Liu Zhao's heart soften, yes, the harem is stable, the country is stable, isn't this the kind of result he wants? When he became this emperor, he looked infinite on the surface, but who knows how much bitter water he swallowed, how much hardship he swallowed, and how could he destroy it if he finally maintained the current situation! Although Li'er said that this matter was excessive, she was the person who had been with her for the past few years. Those days with Li'er are still vivid, counting the past time, it was she who brought her to the throne of the queen, her sensible and conscientious, and she also made herself feel at ease with the harem.

Although there is Sui'er now, who can say that the Li'er he loved back then has no advantages? It was his own favor for Sui'er that caused criticism and disagreement in the harem, and also made the sensible Li'er jealous, in the final analysis, it was his own favorite in the harem that caused the trouble. But his love for Sui'er has been going on for a long time, and he can't let him give up Sui'er, so as Zheng Zhong said, everything can only be done in power.

So he sighed, the muscles on his face moved a few times, and finally pulled Zheng Zhong up, and said: "That's it, I often go to the palace of the queen and the concubines these days, after all, I am their husband, and I should go." ”

Zheng Zhong wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, nodded and said: "Your Majesty, this is also for the good of Deng Guiren, after all, thousands of favors will be envied!" The queen, as long as the emperor is gentle and soothing, the matter will soon pass. When the Queen Mother dies, everything will be safe. (To be continued)