Thank you very much, don't say much, just one word - thank you!

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Before tomorrow dawned, she had to go.

The arrow is on the string and has to be sent.

No matter!

Listening to the last sentence he left, Xia Chuqi's ears were red, and he was surprised, suspicious and nervous. Dongfang Qingxuan was not afraid of "smallpox", and dared to kiss her, proving that her lies were seen by him. But he didn't look like he wanted to debunk it, which made her even more unable to guess his thoughts.

"Nephrite is warm and fragrant, it's really a good taste of cheating!"

Xia Chuqi kicked him hard, but he smiled and turned to the side, saluted him, pushed open the window, and disappeared in the shadow of the pavilion of the banana bamboo forest in an instant.

"You bastard! Get out of the way—"

"Miss Seven tastes good, and I like it very much. Don't forget to let this seat do the 'small' thing for you. Even if you forget, this seat will not forget, and it will definitely come to serve you from time to time. ”

When he mentioned this person for the second time, Xia Chuqi was surprised and attached importance to it. But Dongfang Qingxuan smiled mysteriously and didn't answer her, but her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, her head slowly turned over, and her ambiguous voice brushed her ears and spit out.

"Who are you asking me to meet?"

Dongfang Qingxuan let out a "heh" from his throat, lowered his head, and ! Root! Read! The hot breath of the novel xstxt sprayed on her forehead, "This seat asked you, originally planned to let you meet someone, this person is very important to you. But since Miss Seven has acne, it's better to wait. There is no hurry, some are patiently waiting. ”

"I don't know if it's a liar or not." Xia Chuqi glanced at him fiercely, looked up and down, and said, "But I can tell you, if you don't play shamelessly, I must not be very kind." ”

"Miss Seven, has anyone ever said that you are a complete liar?"

As if calculating that she would not be able to shout, Dongfang Qingxuan not only did not roll, but also slowly leaned over, under the light of the candle flame, his cunning phoenix eyes seemed to be dyed with a layer of smoke, and the corners of his lips seemed to be smiling, dazzling like a fox who had stolen fish.

"If you don't burn bricks, how can you shoot you to death?" Xia Chuqi squinted at her, raised his eyebrows, and yawned, "Don't get out of here, I'm calling someone?" ”

"Burning bricks?" In Dongfang Qingxuan's pale amber eyes, there were eye waves.

"What the hell is going on with you?" Xia Chuqi teased his eyelids, "Get out, my aunt and grandmother are going to burn bricks in the bed." ”

"Going to bed so early, not lonely?"

"The Metropolitan Governor asks for more blessings! It's okay, get out, the county is sleeping. ”

Xia Chuqi's teeth grinded and gurgled, and he took a "puff", wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and glared at him with disgust.

"I just want to try, how contagious is it?"

Dongfang Qingxuan took two steps back under the force, did not get angry, licked the corners of his lips enchantingly, and smiled like a flower blooming on a branch.

"You are a bastard, take advantage of your aunt and grandmother!"

She didn't expect such a thing to happen, her eyes were red, her mind was blank, and the soft touch on her lips made her stunned for a moment, seeing that he had the intention of prying her lips in, she suddenly woke up, and pushed hard with both hands on his chest.

What she imagined in her mind was Xia Wenqiu's frightened urine, she waited for Dongfang Qingxuan to be like her, panicked, and ran away in a blink of an eye, but Dongfang Qingxuan smiled, and before she could react, her waist suddenly tightened, and the red robe was blown by the wind, and her body was pressed by him on the carved window rafters, and a menacing kiss fell on her lips.

She bluffed him and approached step by step.

Looking at him calmly, Xia Chuqi pursed his lips, pretending to be very pitiful and angry, "Have you heard of smallpox?" No, acne. High infectivity, high mortality. Don't blame me for not reminding you, don't approach ......me, Governor."

"What the hell is going on with your face?"

Dongfang Qing Xuanfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, as if she didn't hear her derogation, and her scrutinizing gaze fell on her face with small red spots, and the topic went around again.

"The Metropolitan Governor has to take a closer look, Lao Tzu gave him the nickname Xiao Zhuge , and the people in the rivers and lakes called 'Metersbonwe', which is so different. But you have to be careful, don't bow under my pomegranate skirt, I won't take you, well, I hate men who look more beautiful than women. ”

Hehe, Xia Chuqi's voice was clear, and he winked at him playfully.

"No......" Dongfang Qingxuan looked at her face as if she hadn't come back to her senses, subconsciously spit out a word, and then laughed again, "It was this seat that gave it to him, but I didn't expect that Miss Seven was really good, not only did she net the imperial uncle into your pomegranate skirt, but even the imperial nephew did not escape and let you go." So I've been thinking, what exactly are you that attracts them? ”

"There's something I've been wanting to ask you about. The sachet you found from me was given to Zhao Mianze by you? ”

Xia Chuqi pursed the corners of his lower lip and glared at him normally and seriously, "No." The lord of this county does not need such clumsy care. Seeing that his face sank and was not very good-looking, she thought about it for a while, and felt that it was not suitable to offend him at this time, so she changed the topic and asked what she had been thinking about for a long time.

"Can't you?"

It took a while for his soft and warm voice to drift in her ears.

Dongfang Qingxuan was silent.

"Hey, weird. Don't tell me you care about me? ”

Xia Chuqi folded his arms, raised his chin, and looked at him with a smile.

"How did it happen like this, who did it?"

Dongfang Qingxuan in her eyes rarely changes color, rarely retracts his smile, since he has been so angry with her and Zhao Yu countless times that he wants to vomit blood, he can still smile good-naturedly and pass. But at this moment, he stared at her face, and his eyes were all gloomy except for shock.

Dongfang Qingxuan's suddenly low voice was something that Xia Chuqi had never heard before.

"Miss Seven?!"

"What's wrong with my face? Lord Dongfang, why don't you take a closer look? ”

With a move in his heart, Xia Chuqi thought of this stubble, curled his lips and smiled lightly, took two steps forward, and approached the past.

Dongfang Qingxuan squinted his eyes and looked over, and asked instead of answering, "What's wrong with your face?" ”

"The Governor of the East broke into the boudoir of the county lord at night, have you thought about the consequences?"

Dongfang Qingxuan is still wearing a red-clothed python robe, meticulously crafted, beautiful and spring-like, so good-looking that people can't help but reverie. But if you look closely, he seems to be a lot haggard, and he has a hint of sickness. But a beauty is a beauty, with a smile and a smile, she is enchanting everywhere.

"The county lord has ruined the reputation of this seat like this, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Because the window rang, it was usually Zhao Zhu who came, and she was used to waiting like this, so she forgot to lock the window. But at this time, she knew that Zhao Zhu would never appear in Jingyiyuan. She didn't move, she didn't shout, she looked calmly at the window, only to see that the layers of hanging veils were brushed away, and a person walked out slowly, with an extremely bewitching smile on her lips.

This familiar sound was what she had been looking forward to.

Qinglan couldn't persuade her, so she went down in the end. When she was about to go out, she turned back three times and three times, and she was not at ease at first glance. Xia Chuqi waved his hand at her, let out a long breath, bolted the door, looked at the flickering candles in the room, and was about to get up to clean up his things, when he suddenly heard a "creak" from the window.

"Nothing unrealistic, go to sleep. From tomorrow onwards, you will be the Lord of Jingyi. Empress Zhang's side, just do as I say, and I put the follow-up recipes in the drawer. According to her feedback, you can give her different prescriptions. ”

"Slave maid...... I still don't feel sure. ”

"I'll give him an account." Xia Chuqi blinked, "Hey, you're my lover, not his." You've got to keep it a secret for me, you know? ”

"County master, the slave is not afraid of being involved, but worried!" Qinglan thought about it, and her tone was a little heavy, "Our master asked the slave to take good care of you, you left, and did such a ridiculous thing, but the slave and maid did not report to the master, in case something happened, how can the slave and the maid explain to our master......"

"Don't worry, I have my own opinions. After I left, you disguised yourself as me, covered your face, and hid in the house every day to eat and drink spicy food, waiting for my triumphant return. Also, you have to pay attention to Meizi's big mouth, but she is confused about small things, and she is not confused about big things, in case she finds out, you can scare and scare her. Don't worry, I won't bother you. ”

Looking at her nervous appearance, Xia Chuqi curled the corners of his lips and smiled at her.

"It's not." Qinglan looked outside the house, lowered her head and took a few steps closer, "The slave said...... The things you're going to do. ”

"It's just that I don't see Dongfang Qingxuan, what's wrong?"

Wringing her hands and feet, Qinglan seemed to hesitate, "County Lord, is it really good for you to do this?" ”

In this case, it is estimated that except for the county lord of her family, Jingyi, no other girl dares to say it.

She said it freely, but her eyes widened when she heard it, and she couldn't breathe for a long time.

"yes, it's strange that he doesn't have a bubble in his head. Everyone is busy, as long as he is idle, according to me, he should be sent to the battlefield to be a military prostitute and appease the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, which can be regarded as waste utilization for the benefit of one side. ”

"Is it the Grand Duke?" Qinglan was silent for a moment and asked her.

"Lao Tzu is too lazy to pay attention to him."

She hadn't seen that guy for a long time, and she wanted to ask him about the sachet earlier, but at this juncture, where could she see him? Even if he had a big deal, he couldn't stop her from going north. With a "hum", she turned her face away and lazily threw the letter away.

Xia Chuqi opened the seal, looked at it and was stunned. Could it be Dongfang Qingxuan who asked her to meet?

"The porter brought it in."

"Where did it come from?"

Qinglan pushed the door open and came in, handing her a letter.

"County Lord......"

Scolded in a low voice, Xia Chuqi packed up the letterhead, thought about it and was a little reluctant, took it out and read it again, imagining the hurry in which he wrote these three words, thinking of the moment of softness that might pass in his dark eyes, and her heart softened.

"Hey, Zhao Nineteen, you fucking guy!"

There was a ripple in her eyes, swaying back and forth.

It's a simple three words, no punctuation.

"Wait for me."

It was quiet in the room, and it took a while for her to unfold her letterhead.

She has always had a good sense of smell, not only can she easily distinguish Chinese medicine, but also the minutiae that are not easy for ordinary people to smell. There is the fragrance of ink on this paper, as well as the unique and delicate fragrance on his body, which is very familiar. It was as familiar as the kiss that landed on her forehead as he left, the hug that lasted all night, the hard muscles, and the shiver that he had when he was close to each other in the dark.

Closing her eyes, she put the rolled paper to the tip of her nose and sniffed deeply.

He must have been busy, until an hour later, when the night wind was damp, and the pony "fluttered" its noble wings, flew in through the window, and landed on her candle-burning desk. Xia Chuqi was overjoyed, took off the letterbox from its feet, looked at the yellow paper with the fragrance of ink, and suddenly felt a little reluctant to look at it.

"Brother Bottle, people are digging out your hearts and lungs, don't you want wolf hearts and dog lungs?"

It's night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. Sitting in front of the window of Jingyiyuan, Xia Chuqi was very worried about Zhao Zhu. But he didn't come, and there was no news. She can imagine that he is busy, the big war is imminent, and he has to arrange everything. She didn't want to affect him, but she still couldn't resist the thoughts, so she asked Pony to send him a short letter, which was very fleshy.

It was the evening of March 27.

For the rest of the time, Xia Chuqi was counting the time with his fingers crossed. In order to go north, she made full preparations, including using the relationship between the two ghosts to get a letter of military seal for the Northern Expeditionary Army's grain and grass camp, and also meeting Zhao Runa, entrusting her to take care of the fool more, and arranging other things that may happen after she leaves.

If one day you feel that time is tight, it proves that you have a purpose in life.

……

……

There is really nothing good about being an emperor.

The carriage left the sun behind, and also left Xia Wenqiu's frightened face behind. Xia Chuqi glanced back at the high palace wall, thinking of these dirty things, he couldn't help but sigh that Zhao Shijiu's choice was right. In such a prosperous but cramped palace, even if you sit in the world, that heart will not be free.

"It's like a pox...... Mrs. Side, are you afraid? ”

With a chuckle, Xia Chuqi raised his hand, slowly picked up the light yarn hanging on his face, poked his head out, put the small red bump on his face in front of Xia Wenqiu, squeezed his eyes playfully, and said word by word.

"Where is the county lord uncomfortable?"

With a concerned "ah", Xia Wenqiu looked over.

"Love or not! It turned out that Mrs. Fang's son was not even worth five hundred taels of gold. Never mind! The lord of this county is not feeling well, so he hurries back to treat it, and trouble Mrs. Fang to make way! ”

Xia Wenqiu's face changed, and he smiled extremely embarrassed, "Isn't this the county lord a lion opening his mouth?" ”

"No, five hundred taels ......," Wan Er smiled, and she added, "Gold." ”

"Fifty taels?"

Xia Chuqi raised his right hand and spread it, five fingers.

"How much silver does the county have?"

"Let's wait until you can get pregnant. Your Highness, he slept in your house last night, who knows if he will come tonight? The chances of hitting the first hit are slim. Xia Chuqi smiled lowly, blinked his eyes, and said very sincerely, "Besides, the county lord's recipe is not so easy to get, Mrs. Fang, you should understand?" ”

"A recipe for protecting the tire."

"What recipe?"

"The concubine is ......" Xia Wenqiu hesitated and bit her lip, "I still want to ask Mrs. Fang for a prescription." ”

"Mrs. over thanks, can you go?"

it! Zhao Mianze was sleepy with her, she came to thank her for Xia Chuqi, what is the intention? Didn't she just know that she was Xia Chu, showing off on the one hand, warning on the other, and pretending to be forced on the other? Xia Chuqi didn't bother to give her any good looks, and tilted his head with a smile, his eyes sneering.

"Concubine...... I just wanted to thank the county lord, and as soon as I was happy, I said a few more words. Don't you mind? ”

Frowning, Xia Chuqi sneered, "It seems that Mrs. Fang doesn't understand enough?" People live their lives, not for others to see, the little things in your bed, good or bad, have nothing to do with others. A woman who is proud and flamboyant has never had any great achievements, and this is still taught by the lord of this county? ”

"Thank you, Lord!" Xia Wenqiu is still very "shy", with the coquettishness of a little daughter, it can be seen that she and Zhao Mianze Xiaobiesheng were newly married last night very well, "The concubine was too dull a few days ago, and she didn't know Mianze's good intentions for the concubine, and she misunderstood him, so the county lord saw the joke." Now the concubine body understands that Mianze has me in his heart, and only me, he can't live with others. ”

"Congratulations, Madame Side." She was full of ridicule.

Under her previous "provocation", she was obviously suspicious of Xia Tingde, but now she has let down her guard. Some time ago, she was still stepping on summer and asking autumn, and now she is holding her again, what is it for? It is said that the fate of women in the palace is generally related to the situation in the previous dynasty. In this way, it can only be explained that the old emperor or Empress Zhang wants to use Xia Tingde.

Xia Chuqi was not interested in taking care of her thoughts, but she was very strange about Empress Zhang's attitude.

What she meant was that her body was better, and Zhao Mianze slept with her again, so she came to thank her? Go! Whether it was publicized in front of her, or whether it was sincerely grateful, only the ghost knows.

I see?

Xia Chuqi snorted in his heart, looked at her calmly, and did not speak. Xia Wenqiu didn't wait for her to ask, so with a shy smile, he said in a low voice: "If it weren't for Mrs. Fang's diagnosis and treatment of the concubine, she said it for the concubine in front of His Royal Highness...... Those words, how could His Highness move back to Zeqiu Courtyard to live......"

Weasels give New Year's greetings to chickens, what kind intentions will be there?

Xia Wenqiu raised her head, looked at the gauze hat covering her face on her head, was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slightly, another big gift, "The concubine is here to thank the county lord today." ”

Xia Chuqi looked at her lukewarmly, "Mrs. Fang has something to do with the county lord?" ”

"The concubine has seen the county lord."

As soon as the curtain of the car was opened, Xia Wenqiu came over and gave a blessing.

Hearing that it was Xia Wenqiu who wanted to see her, Xia Chuqi was slightly surprised. She hadn't seen this woman for a long time, and she didn't bother with her, but she took the initiative to come. Since people have to hit the muzzle of the gun, it's no wonder that she.

"County Lord, the second grandson of the emperor asks to see me."

"What's going on out there?"

The carriage passed through the middle right gate and was about to leave the palace, but suddenly stopped with a "driving" sound, interrupting her wild thinking. With a frown, she looked at Qinglan and asked in a low voice.

At the behest of Empress Zhang, when she got into the carriage from Kunning Palace, she wore a gauze hat on her head to cover her face, and her heart jumped in the rolling of the carriage. Soon she will be able to leave this damn Ying Tianfu. Although the battlefield is terrifying, with Zhao Zhu here, everything is easy to say.

Thinking that her medicated bath last night was not in vain, this allergic physiological reaction was originally what she was going to show to Queen Zhang. If smallpox was not possible, how could she be "isolated" from being seen? How can he leave Jingshi without hiding from the world and going to "secretly cross Chen Cang" with Zhao Bottle?

At the beginning of the summer, the seven were all answered one by one, but they were laughing wildly in their hearts.

When Xia Chuqi came out of Kunning Palace, although it was not diagnosed, Queen Zhang was very scared, and specially instructed her not to go out for the past two days, she must be carefully checked and understood.

Acne is another word for "smallpox" nowadays.

"Could it be...... Acne? ”

Xia Chuqi didn't care about the dirt on his hands, quickly touched his face, and looked at his hands again, his face was full of horror and panic.

"Face? I also have it on my face? ”

"Jingyi, your face ......" Empress Zhang took a step back and was taken aback again.

Hurriedly putting down the flower hoe, she raised her head and faced Empress Zhang head-on in horror.

Xia Chuqi shrank his hand embarrassedly, looked at it, and was also stunned, "Ah, Niangniang, you didn't say that I didn't pay attention, I, why did I have so many little red bumps on my hands?" ”

"You've got it, this, what's going on?"

Suddenly, she heard Empress Zhang's stunned cry and coughed heavily.

"Jingyi—"

Is she talking about the Xia Tingde family, or is she talking about the Oriental family? Even if they come out of the earth and don't look beautiful, you can't easily move them, you have to draw them slowly? Or is she reminding herself not to act rashly, otherwise she will become the root of this soil, and sooner or later it will have to be removed?

Empress Zhang introduced her "Flower Planting Sutra", chattering, as if there was no point at all. Xia Chuqi landed lightly, savoring the meaning of her words, but he realized something.

"Try it, the soil should be loosened a little thinner, so as not to hurt its roots, because if the roots are broken, the flower will die. Look at this Wei Zi, just like this palace, it is also old, and the old roots have grown on the surface. Hey, even the flower roots are good and bad, let alone people. But when it comes up again, it's also a root, and it turns out that Hongu wants to get rid of them for the sake of good looks. But think about it, it moves the whole body......"

Empress Zhang was slightly stunned, did not look up, and paused for a moment before letting go of the flower hoe.

"Niangniang, take a rest, I'll loosen the soil for you, right?"

In order to intercept her words, Xia Chuqi smiled and stretched out his hand and grabbed the flower hoe in her hand.

At the beginning of summer, he was secretly frightened. She didn't know what Empress Zhang was going to say next. But since she made such a big detour and mentioned the Eastern Amur, it must not be a good thing for her.

"Niangniang, don't take those words of Concubine Gong to heart......"

As soon as she spoke, Grandma Sun answered nervously.

"The most sorry thing about the old nineteen in this life is that he broke up his marriage with Amr with his own hands. It is often said that it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy one family. Now, this palace is sick, I'm afraid that retribution is coming. ”

In her compliments, Empress Zhang coughed non-stop, and the hoe in her hand did not stop.

There are many smart people in this world, and Xia Chuqi also thinks that he is smart enough. But many times, Jiang is still old and spicy, and this queen can be gentle and gentle in the harem of Dayan, and she feels that she is not just smart and can be described as old. So until she understands what she really means, it's not good for her to answer casually. can only "shyly" nod yes, saying that it is indeed her blessing to be loved by His Royal Highness King Jin, and she also understands his responsibility as Prince Dayan, and he should share it when he goes to Beidi.

She pondered, and heard Queen Zhang say again: "Old Nineteen, that child was sensible and obedient when he was a child, and he was well-behaved, he was raised by me, and I know him best." Jingyi, you are a blessed child...... Ahem...... You don't blame him. There is a country before there is a home. His father was such a man, and so was he. ”

Could it be that she is implying to herself that men are emperors, but in fact they are not good for women?

She asked her if she liked it, and mentioned that Zhao Zun was like his father.

Peony national color, peony equals queen?

Wait a minute!

Talking to this first woman of Dayan, she has always been attentive, for fear that one of them will accidentally be encircled by her. Speaking of Peony and Zhao Zhu, she didn't know Queen Zhang's intentions, so she only said "oh" lightly and said a few perfunctory words casually. Words in my heart: It's better not to be like his father, if she is also like his father, cold-blooded and stubborn, and there are seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courtyards, does she still want to live?

Xia Chuqi was slightly stunned.

She was thinking about life and love, and Queen Zhang said again.

"Old Nineteen is like his father."

At that time, their relationship must have been excellent, but when he was an emperor and had countless concubines, did he remember the love when he gave peonies?

Xia Chuqi turned his eyes sideways and saw her weather-beaten face. Wrinkles, dark spots, loose skin, drooping eyelids, she is an old woman now. But listening to her calm and waveless narration, she thought of that year, when the young Emperor Hong Tai held the peony and gave it to her, who was also young, the sentence "Peony is true to the country", the brilliance on her face once shined.

"Jingyi, this peony has been with the palace for some years. Speaking of which, there are some old origins. His Majesty expanded his military garrison in Luoyang that year, recruited village warriors, and then fought a war for three months...... When he came back, he brought such a peony to the palace, he said that this is the most noble peony in Luoyang, the peony is really beautiful, and said that only it is worthy of the palace......"

After listening to her words, Empress Zhang's hand holding the flower hoe paused slightly, but she still didn't look up at her, coughed a few lowly, and waited for Xia Chuqi to smooth her back for a while, and then she continued to loosen the soil, and also diverted the conversation by the way.

However, although Xia Tingde, who was beaten with a military stick, lost his military power, he was his Duke of Wei as usual. His sons also held high positions. What made Xia Chuqi even more aggrieved was that this Xia Tingde was beaten, because his body had not yet recovered, this time he cleverly avoided the war and avoided the danger of the Northern Expedition, which was simply intolerable. She deliberately reminded her around the bend.

She said this very cleverly, the purpose was to remind Queen Zhang not to easily spare the villain who caused her "poisoning". Ever since Empress Zhang skillfully "handled" Xia Wenqiu, she has been waiting for her next move.

Xia Chuqi pursed his mouth and responded with a smile, "It should be, it's just that Niangniang is going forward, and you have to pay more attention, you can't just let people take advantage of the loopholes." ”

"Oh?" Empress Zhang seemed to be very interested when she heard this, "No wonder the medicinal materials used in this palace, you all took them back from the Imperial Pharmacy and burned them yourself." You girl, you are a child with a heart, with you, this palace is much more relaxed......"

"Hehe, it was originally Baobei. In fact, all herbs are treasures, but traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the method of burning, the same medicine, different people burn out, the effect will be very different. Most doctors only know one of them, but they don't know the other, but they waste the medicinal materials, not to mention, but they can't make the best use of the medicine. ”

"You have to ......," Empress Zhang interrupted her with a smile, "You kid, you are about to be turned into a miracle elixir by you, a priceless treasure." ”

"Yes, all herbs can be used in medicine, not to mention peonies?" She twitched the corners of her lips amusedly, and then said: "The root of peony can be made into 'danpi', which is an extremely valuable Chinese medicine. It can clear blood and relieve pain, invigorate blood and dissipate blood stasis, lower blood pressure through menstruation, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and can also nourish blood and liver for a long time, benefit the body and prolong life, delay aging, and make people look rosy and ......"

"Oh, peonies can also be used in medicine?"

After thinking about it, Xia Chuqi replied with a smile, "I like it, I like everything that can be used in medicine." ”

Empress Zhang smiled and changed her head, "Jingyi, do you like peonies?" ”

"Look at this little mouth!"

"Don't be discouraged, your mother is the world, her virtue is prominent, and the blessings in the future are still great, don't say that next year, even if the flowers bloom for another hundred years, you can also see it."

Xia Chuqi looked at the gloomy look on her side face and smiled slightly.

Empress Zhang smiled and said, "The palace has just counted, and there are a total of thirty-six flower bones. Look at this, the weather must be so good, I'm afraid it won't take half a month to open. After a pause, she smiled and sighed, "The flowers bloom early every year, and I look forward to spring every year, but I don't know if I can see it next year after seeing it bloom this spring." ”

"Ah, it looks so good, and it has so many flowers and bones. When the flowers bloom, they must be beautiful. ”

Xia Chuqi is a layman, he doesn't know poetry and songs, let alone red embroidery, and he is a layman even raising flowers and plants. But looking at the peony that was raised by Queen Zhang to be "round and jade", I also knew that it was a good thing. Squatting down, she watched this peony stretching its branches and buds gracefully and charmingly under the golden glazed tiles, and couldn't help but admire it sincerely.

"Jingyi, come over and take a look at Wei Zi ...... in this palace"

She lowered her head, loosened the soil, and looked peaceful. But when Xia Chuqi heard it, he subconsciously remembered the concubine who had gone out from here before. Although it was only a glimpse from a distance, she saw it very clearly, Concubine Gong was wearing red and green today, which was a jewel, and it seemed that she did not give the queen the face of the "thrifty initiative"?

"A handful of old bones, I can't eat a few bites, I wear the same thing, this palace doesn't matter, it's just that I have wronged those young concubines in the palace, and at the same age as flowers, I have to suffer with this palace."

"Mother's righteousness."

Empress Zhang didn't look up, coughed a few times when she heard the words, smiled with difficulty, and her face was gentle, "Isn't this a war in the north?" This palace advocates the reduction of food and clothing during the Six Palaces Festival, so it is natural to lead by example. ”

"Why is Niang Niang dressed so plain today?"

As people get older, their temper stops. Queen Zhang, who did not wear a phoenix robe, had a jingchai cloth skirt and a flower hoe, and was squatting under the peony bushes to loosen the soil. She loves to raise flowers and plants, just like waiting for her ancestors, and she is very dedicated.

"Jingyi is here?"

These days, Empress Zhang's spirit is obviously much better than a while ago. But in the end, she is old and has such a disease, even if she is a queen and enjoys the best medical protection, her body is not as good as day by day, coughing non-stop, hemoptysis and chest pain. However, she listened to Xia Chuqi's words, and no longer slept in bed every day waiting for death as before, as long as she could get up and walk around, she would personally play with her flowers and plants in the garden.

"Niangniang, the county lord of Jingyi is here."

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Grandma Sun greeted her with a smile.

Passing by her again, Xia Chuqi frowned slightly.

Concubine Gong?

The red walls of the palace, the glazed blue tiles, as usual. On the road, she saw from a distance that a step had passed at the gate of Kunning Palace, and he had left in the opposite direction to her. The palace maids and eunuchs on both sides of the corridor knelt down and bowed their heads, and the women on the chariots fluttered down with a noble luster in the sun.

Smelling the smell of gunpowder in the air, Xia Chuqi took a carriage to Kunning Palace.

The spring breeze disregards the will of the world, and the sun still sprinkles the imperial city.

The next day, the wind was beautiful.

The thick flames of war in the north were like throwing a stone on the surface of a calm lake, smashing the entire Jingshi City into thick smoke. At that time, people liked to discuss politics, and such a major event happened, and in the streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants, there was no discussion about His Majesty the King of Jin wearing armor again to go on the Northern Expedition. Another war is coming, Beidi is still making trouble, southern Xinjiang is still not at peace, and a great war that must be paid for blood and lives has excited the nerves of the world.