"You've explained too much, Mu Qingge." Emperor Shang Jing suddenly called Mu Qingge's name very seriously, "Don't you know, many times, explanations are just cover-ups?" ”

Mu Qingge was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses, and found that he was really in a hurry.

"Are you still too young, it's better to be the third old man Cheng Cheng......" Shang Jingdi chuckled, and he didn't know whether it was a real smile or a fake smile, "He didn't explain anything as anxiously as you." If your relationship with them is really just an ordinary friendship, why are you in such a hurry to explain? ”

"What do you mean...... His Royal Highness, he ......" Mu Qingge understood the meaning of Emperor Shang Jing's words, but he was a little afraid to admit it.

"Didn't you ask me how I know?" Emperor Shang Jing suddenly smiled, looking particularly cunning and cunning, "Because the third child came to find me." ”

It turned out that Shang Qirui received the news and also entered the palace, but he didn't come to him directly, but first went to Emperor Shang Jing to negotiate conditions. Judging from the current results, the results discussed by Shang Qirui and Shang Jingdi are obviously not very satisfactory. It's just that if Shang Qirui didn't go to negotiate conditions with Emperor Shang Jing, maybe he wouldn't just be in the cold palace now. Emperor Shang Jing also said just now that he was polite to himself because he was Shang Qirui's fiancée.

"Okay, you can stay honest." Emperor Shang Jing didn't say more, and there was a bit of a warning in this sentence. The subtext seems to say, don't make trouble for Shang Qirui.

"Your Highness, he ...... What's wrong? Mu Qingge still couldn't help but ask, Emperor Shang Jing is an emperor. Never do loss-making transactions, "take care" of yourself, and do not "take care" for nothing. Moreover, if Shang Qirui actually agreed, it means that he still has a lot of things in his hands that can restrain Shang Qirui. However, it is also possible that Shang Qirui did not know that he was imprisoned in the cold palace by Emperor Shang Jing, in that case, it may be even more troublesome.

"As long as you don't get him in trouble, stay here obediently. He'll be fine. Emperor Shang Jing didn't look back. obviously didn't want Mu Qingge to know more about Shang Qirui.

Mu Qingge frowned, but when he saw Emperor Shang Jing walking to the door, he suddenly turned around, and said a strange word to Mu Qingge: "If you are okay here, think about what else you promised me?" ”

Mu Qingge was stunned. When did she promise Emperor Shang Jing anything about something? But he didn't wait for her to ask. Emperor Shang Jing has already walked out. And the two palace maids left by Qing Leng. As soon as he saw Emperor Shang Jing leaving, he immediately came in. It seems that if you don't pay attention, Mu Qingge will fly away.

Mu Qingge didn't have time to deal with them. She was thinking about Shang Jingdi's last sentence just now. People like Shang Jingdi, what they say must be intentional, and it will definitely not be idle chatter. So, what he said just now was reminding himself of something. However, Mu Qingge really couldn't remember what he had promised Emperor Shang Jing.

After entering the palace this time, he and Emperor Shang Jing actually met so many times. Except this time, almost all of them were discussing things about Princess Joan's body. And, every time, in front of someone else. Mu Qingge thought about it carefully, except for saying that she would take good care of Princess Rou'an and treat her well, she really didn't promise Emperor Shang Jing anything. But obviously, Emperor Shang Jingdi didn't mean to take care of Princess Rou'an.

And except for this time, Mu Qingge remembered that the last time he saw Emperor Shang Jing was a few days ago. It was when Shi Jian's envoys were invited to the banquet, and Mu Wenhan went to ask Emperor Shang Jing for marriage. At that time, it took a lot of effort to say that Emperor Shang Jing was moved. But he didn't expect that after only a few days, Emperor Shang Jing actually changed his hexagram again, thinking that Mu Wenhan was still lying on the bed because of this, and his body had not recovered, Mu Qingge was very angry in his heart.

Mu Qingge was suddenly stunned, speaking of which, it was that time, she seemed to have really promised Emperor Shang Jing one thing. In fact, it is not considered to have promised Emperor Shang Jing one thing. At that time, in order to intercede for Mu Wenhan, Mu Qingge's attitude and tone of voice were a little more eager, so that Emperor Shang Jing caught the handle and said that she was disrespectful. At that time, Emperor Shang Jing said that he would not punish her, give her a month, and think of a sincere apology. An apology is an apology, how can it be considered sincere? Is the tone sincere or is the gift expensive enough? Mu Qingge didn't particularly care about it at the time, thinking that Emperor Shang Jing was just saying it casually to give everyone a face. So Mu Qingge agreed to it at that time, and he didn't take it seriously afterwards.

Could it be that Emperor Shang Jing was talking about that thing? But when you think about it, that request is a little too strange. What's more, in my current situation, where else can I find "sincerity"? Do you want to embroider and copy scriptures for Emperor Shang Jing in this cold palace? This is obviously impossible. Mu Qingge also felt that Emperor Shang Jing didn't mean that. If he wants embroidery or Buddhist scriptures, there are many people who rush to get them for him, and all of them can do better than Mu Qingge. Therefore, Mu Qingge felt that Emperor Shang Jingdi definitely did not mean "apology".

However, after thinking about it carefully, Shang Jingdi's contact with him was really limited, and she really didn't promise Shang Jingdi anything. Therefore, I can only think about it from the perspective of "apology", after all, Emperor Shang Jing will not remind her of this sentence for no reason.

Mu Qingge thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with anything, and he remembered Princess Rou'an, the queen mother and Shang Qirui in his heart, and he felt that he couldn't calm down, and he was inevitably a little impetuous. The two little palace maids who were waiting for them had been standing quietly in the room without making a sound at all, which made the already cold room have another layer of coolness.

"I'm going out in the sun." Mu Qingge muttered helplessly, stood up and walked out. She has never liked to confine herself to a room, and the outside world is freer and more relaxed.

The two little girls didn't care about Mu Qingge, and they didn't know whether they didn't dare or didn't want to, so they silently followed Mu Qingge out of the door.

In fact, the sun in summer is still quite scorching, but in this cold palace, the sun seems to be really not so powerful. Mu Qingge walked into the sun, but he didn't feel hot, but seemed to be really warm.

The yard is bare and not much to look at. Mu Qingge found that in the corner in the distance. There is actually a person who is basking in the sun like himself. Judging from the back, she has a graceful posture and is dressed very elegantly, but she doesn't look like a woman in the cold palace at all, and it doesn't match the atmosphere here.

Mu Qingge instantly became interested in that woman, and unconsciously walked towards her.

When he got to the back of the woman, Mu Qingge hesitated again. For the first time in my life, the appearance of the person in front of me. Some of them are nervous. From time to time, she said that she cared about looks or something. It's just that Mu Qingge feels that the people in the cold palace may really be abnormal. The more this seems to be normal, the more abnormal it becomes. It's even more scary. She was afraid that this person would turn around. What she saw would be a scene that didn't match the back at all. Or maybe it's a scary look, then she'll really be scared. If you don't see the real face, maybe you can keep a beautiful guess in your heart.

Mu Qingge hesitated. Then he wanted to turn around and leave, but he heard the woman say in a faint tone: "What? How dare you be? Don't even dare to look at me? ”

Unexpectedly, he had deliberately lightened his movements, but he still let the other party notice it, Mu Qingge's heart moved, this woman didn't know how long she had been in the cold palace. From her indifferent attitude, it can be guessed that her time in the cold palace is definitely not short, so she can be so familiar with the environment here. But her sensitivity to the surroundings is still so accurate, which shows that this woman has always been very vigilant in her heart. Even in an environment like the cold palace, she has never relaxed for a day. Mu Qingge felt that this woman was not simple.

"I'm just afraid to disturb it...... You ......" Mu Qingge suddenly didn't know what to call the person in front of her, seeing that this dress was actually young, but her hair already had a lot of white hair. However, listening to the voice, he is still young.

"Hehe......" The woman chuckled and turned her head suddenly.

Mu Qingge subconsciously wanted to twist his head, and he always felt in his heart that the woman would have a very scary face. But before she could turn her head, she saw an absolutely beautiful face appear in front of her eyes, and magnify it.

Mu Qingge was really stunned, this woman was not only young, but also beautiful, the strangest thing was that Mu Qingge felt as if she had seen this appearance somewhere.

"Scaring you?" The woman looked at the two girls standing behind Mu Qingge, they were both a few steps behind Mu Qingge just now. But at the moment when this woman turned around, the two little palace maids had already rushed to Mu Qingge's face, and when they saw that the woman had no malicious intent, they took another step back. But his attitude is obviously more nervous than just now, and his body and demeanor are in a state of preparation.

The woman's attitude seemed to be very gentle, and she even smiled at Mu Qingge. But this made Mu Qingge feel even more that something was wrong. However, Mu Qingge couldn't continue to weaken his momentum. also smiled back: "Your Excellency is so beautiful, it really shocks me." ”

Mu Qingge's words were sincere, the woman's eyes lit up slightly, and she said half-jokingly: "What? Does my back look ugly? ”

"That's not true, Your Excellency's back looks very charming...... Mu Qingge shook his head, and said, "It's a pity that many things in this world are often beautiful, but they are often different from what they seem." ”

This sentence is not very polite, and it sounds like mocking the woman. The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, not knowing if she was angry, and said, "You are right. ”

Mu Qingge didn't know what to say, and the woman said again: "On such a hot day, you still come out to bask in the sun?" Or did you come to me specifically? ”

"I just came out to bask in the sun, and I happened to see you here, and I was curious, so I came to take a look." Mu Qingge felt that although the person in front of him looked young and in his twenties, the person who stayed in the cold palace and had this momentum should not be an ordinary person, so he kept using honorifics.

"This cold palace, probably only solar energy ......has seen it," the woman smiled, with a little complicated meaning, and glanced at Mu Qingge again, "I haven't seen you before, did you just come in?" ”

"Yes, just came in today." Mu Qingge nodded and asked, "How long have you been in?" ”

"Me?" The woman raised her eyebrows, as if she was reminiscing, as if she was amused, but also as if she couldn't remember.

"Miss Chen, why are you basking in the sun here again?" A slightly disgruntled voice rang out behind several people.

Mu Qingge turned around and saw a girl dressed as a palace maid running over, looking at her age. It's about what you look like in your twenties. However, she called the woman in front of her "Miss Chen"? Mu Qingge was very surprised.

It stands to reason that in a place like the Cold Palace, all the people who are locked in are the emperor's women. Whether it is the former emperor or the current emperor, under normal circumstances, ordinary palace maids make mistakes, and the beheadings that should be cut off and the punishments that should be punished will not find a yard for her to raise in the cold palace alone. Of course, there is also to the cold palace. But that's also a servant.

But this woman in front of you. It's obviously not a subordinate. However, she is called a "girl", a place like the palace, even in the cold palace. You can't just call it indiscriminately. So. This girl's identity is really special.

"I'm ready to go back. Let's go. When the girl saw her man coming, she smiled and prepared to leave. Suddenly, he asked the palace maid again, "Xiaofu, how many years have I been in this cold palace?" ”

As soon as the palace maid named Xiaofu heard this, her face suddenly changed, and she glared at Mu Qingge unceremoniously, as if she knew that this matter must have been brought up by Mu Qingge.

"It's okay, you can answer me." Miss Chen didn't care.

“…… It's been ten years......" Xiaofu said in a low voice.

Decade? Mu Qingge looked at Miss Chen in surprise and found that she also seemed to be taken aback. Didn't she notice that she had been here for ten years? Or is there something else? Mu Qingge suddenly felt a little sour in his heart.

"Alright, let's go back." Miss Chen didn't say anything more, just took Xiaofu away, but Mu Qingge could feel that her mood was still affected by the sentence "ten years" just now.

Decade? This Chen girl doesn't look to be in her twenties now, and ten years ago she was a little girl about the same age as herself. But because of what? Let Emperor Shang Jing lock her up here, one pass is ten years? No wonder the palace maid called her "girl", but I am afraid that this Chen girl is really not the woman of Emperor Shang Jingdi. However, it is really strange that a woman who is not a concubine is locked up in the cold palace, and the identity of this Chen girl is a bit strange.

"Do you two know where this Chen girl comes from?" Mu Qingge didn't rush back, but stopped where Miss Chen was standing just now, imitating her angle just now, wanting to see what different scenery she could see from the angle that had made her look at it for so long. At the same time, he didn't forget to ask the two girls left by Qing Leng, they may know the identity of Miss Chen.

"The slaves don......'t know," the two girls shook their heads, "I haven't heard of such a ...... in the palace."

In fact, it is not surprising that these two girls look like they are in their teens, and they may not have entered the palace ten years ago, so it is normal not to know.

"It's strange, in this cold palace, in addition to locking up the girls, how can anyone else come in?" Mu Qingge didn't ask anything, just said to himself.

But hearing the laughter of the two girls, Mu Qingge turned back puzzled: "What are you laughing at?" ”

The two palace maids were a little nervous when they saw Mu Qingge turn their heads, for fear that Mu Qingge would be angry. But seeing that she was just puzzled and not angry, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Miss, aren't you coming in too?" ”

When they said this, they didn't mean anything else, but they just said that not all of them were concubines in this cold palace. For example, Mu Qingge himself was not the emperor's concubine, and he was imprisoned in this cold palace for some special reasons.

Mu Qingge couldn't help but laugh, his IQ seemed to have dropped a little bit recently. However, in this way, it seems that something can be explained.

"Get the food, get the food......" The gate of the courtyard was suddenly slapped with a mountain sound, and a rough voice came.

Mu Qingge was stunned for a moment, and saw that the little blessing had come out of the house just now, and when he saw Mu Qingge and the others staying there, he shouted: "Come and get the meal!" ”

The two girls said yes, and one of them walked towards the door.

"I'll check it out too." Mu Qingge was fine anyway, and he followed.

"Why is there only so little?" When Mu Qingge walked, the mother-in-law who sent the rice had already taken out all the lunch boxes in their yard, and seeing that there were only two food boxes on the ground, Mu Qingge was very strange.

That Xiaofu glanced at Mu Qingge, and didn't seem to like Mu Qingge very much, but he seemed to be trying his best to endure something, and still explained: "In this courtyard, there are only two masters, Miss Chen and Miss Chen. ”

Only two masters? Mu Qingge glanced back, in this courtyard, there are more than a dozen rooms, but there are only two masters, isn't it too wasteful? Although a place like the Cold Palace doesn't seem to be suitable for too many people, Mu Qingge always feels that something is wrong.

When the mother-in-law who sent the rice was leaving, Mu Qingge glanced at the rest of her food, which looked much worse than the food in their yard.

Xiaofu didn't say anything more, picked up the food box that belonged to them, and turned around and left. It seems that Mu Qingge is still very wary.

"Let's go back to dinner." Mu Qingge sighed, what is important, it is not as important as eating.

"I didn't expect that the food in the cold palace was not bad...... "The two little palace maids were also bored, there was no one else in this cold palace, Mu Qingge seemed to be easy-going, and the two little palace maids couldn't hold back after a long time, and began to look for something to say.

Mu Qingge looked at the three dishes and one soup in front of him, and then thought of the food in the other courtyard he saw just now, and felt in his heart that the food on his side was really good. A place like the cold palace, you can know from novels and film and television dramas, it must be not enough to eat and wear, but looking at these meals, although they are not as good as the usual meals, to be honest, they are better than Mu Qingge's daily meals in modern times. Where is that exaggerated? Is this just his own privilege, or is Emperor Shang Jingdi's cold palace actually okay?

As if to respond to Mu Qingge's thoughts, as soon as the lunch time passed, someone brought quilts, clothes and other things, although the quantity was not much, but they were all excellent.

"Hey, wait, who sent this?" Mu Qingge stopped the eunuch who brought the quilt and asked.

"Miss Hui, it was personally ordered by His Majesty." The eunuch was also clever, and his face did not change, "Your Majesty, you must rest assured, Miss." ”

In this way, is it true that I am being taken care of? So, Shang Jingdi just wanted to avoid being here for a while and not let Shang Qirui be distracted? Mu Qingge still couldn't figure it out, if he just locked himself up, there were so many houses in the palace, and he really didn't need to lock himself up in the cold palace. Seeing Qing Leng before, Mu Qingge even felt that Emperor Shang Jing almost wanted to kill himself. But the current treatment has changed too much from what she guessed, and I really don't understand what Emperor Shang Jing wants to do.

"Looks like I'm really thanking you." A faint voice sounded outside the door, Mu Qingge looked over, only to find that it was Miss Chen who came over with Xiaofu. I don't know how long they have been here, but they obviously heard the eunuch's words just now.

"Miss Chen...... I can call you that, right? Mu Qingge asked.

"Of course." Miss Chen nodded, and her attitude returned to the state that Mu Qingge had when she first saw her.

"Miss Chen, let's sit down first." Mu Qingge motioned for them to enter the house, and asked, "I don't know what the girl meant just now?" ”

"Thank you." Miss Chen thanked her, entered the house, raised her eyes slightly and swept around the room before answering Mu Qingge's question, "I have been in the cold palace for more than ten years, and all I eat is leftovers and cold rice, as soon as you come today, Miss, I will eat hot dishes and hot rice, I am stained, of course I have to thank you, Miss." ”

Although it had been guessed that this was Emperor Shang Jingdi's special care, Mu Qingge still felt a little uneasy when he heard someone else confirm it in person. If Emperor Shang Jing just wants to take care of himself, then he can eat well for himself, why bother to take care of this Chen girl? It's not that Mu Qingge doesn't want Miss Chen to have a better life, it's just that Shang Jingdi's attitude towards doing things is really unpredictable.

"Miss Chen's words are serious, maybe ...... Today is just a good mood for us, just add a dish to us. Mu Qingge smiled a little embarrassed.

Miss Chen looked at the brand-new clothes in the room, raised her eyebrows, and said, "You guys...... Isn't the mood of Majesty today's too good? ”

Mu Qingge was choked by her words, and he didn't know what to say.

"I don't know Miss's surname?" Miss Chen took the initiative to ask.

"Wood." Mu Qingge only said one word.

Miss Chen frowned, as if there was no very powerful person surnamed Mu in her memory, but it was obvious that she hadn't thought of it, so her expression was a little more confused. (To be continued......)