The taste of roses –

Su Miao woke up from such a fragrance, and there was a cold and hard blue jade ground under her, and she opened her eyes, perhaps because of the effect of the previous drug, her mind was still blank, and her feet were weak. What caught my eye www.biquge.info the palace was the palace's unique golden and brilliant painted ceiling, which was extremely high, twice as high as the palace in Su Miao's mind, and this height made the surroundings very empty.

She got up from the hard ground, rubbed her aching knees, and thought for a long time before she realized that she was picking up Fangdian and didn't know who was sneaking up from behind, and she was here when she woke up. She frowned, looked around, there was no one, she was more and more confused, she looked down, her eyes inadvertently fell on the palm of her hand, she jumped, I don't know when, the palm of her hand was stained with blood that seemed to have just coagulated.

She was stunned, and hurriedly checked her body, but did not find that there was a wound on her body, and the blood was not hers, she was a little relieved, and looked around again, and was sure that there was no one else in this palace.

Nobody, where did the blood come from?

Puzzled, her eyes fell on a statue with a pedestal at her side, almost reaching the ceiling, carved from mutton fat white jade, where she was staying was the back of the statue. I can't see what this statue is, but from the outline of the back, it can be seen that it is a human figure, and the huge statue is about the same size as the big Buddha statue in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, which is solemn and magnificent. Su Miao sat on the back of the statue, the tall statue completely covered her with a shadow, except in the main hall of the Big Buddha Temple, it was the first time she had seen such a tall statue.

What the hell is this, and where is this place, could it be a Buddhist temple?

Su Miao held these questions and stayed behind the statue for a while, holding her breath, and only after making sure that there was no one else here did she cautiously poke her head out from behind the statue.

It was an empty palace, and there was nothing but the ever-bright lantern and the tall statue.

The palace sits north and faces south, and the statue faces a closed door, and on the left and right are the windows reflecting the shadows of the trees, which can be felt from the shadows of the trees. In front of the windows on both sides, there is a row of long tables, on which is a row of requiem lamps with swaying firelight. In the corner of the main hall are two incense burners made of roses. The floor of the palace is made of cyan jade, which is cold, and when you step on it, you feel that the temperature is a few degrees lower than the usual room temperature, and it is a little cold. Even the style of the shed roof painting is solemn and solemn, which makes people have to restrain their jokes and become restrained. The hall was empty, and even the echo of footsteps could echo.

Su Miao felt that it was a bit frustrating to step on the echo here, she tried her best to control her steps, cautiously came to the front of the statue, stood in front of the statue and looked up.

A beautiful and dignified statue, this is a beautiful and compassionate woman with the statue of Guanyin, this woman is very young and very beautiful. She stood there quietly, smiling smartly, with beautiful eyes, jade hands and flowers, elegant and full of aura. The person who carved this statue was extremely skilled, and he vividly portrayed the gentleness and charm between the eyebrows and eyes of a still beauty, and even if he did not recognize her, even if he only passed through a statue, he could feel that this person should be extremely gentle and graceful. Virtuous and elegant, quiet and steady, and empathetic, this is a woman who writes "beautiful" all over her body. It's just a statue, which falls in the eyes of people, but it gives people a very benevolent and gentle impression, and after people look at it, their hearts will become warm and comfortable.

Su Miao had never seen such a lifelike carving, she was a little stunned, staring at the statue for a long time before she reacted, she felt that this statue was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.

At this moment, very light footsteps came from outside the door, she sighed in her heart, and subconsciously slipped back behind the statue on tiptoe, sat down against the base of the statue, and leaned against the base tightly, letting the shadow of the statue envelop her and hold her breath. Who knows what kind of dangerous person will come in, no matter who comes in, she can't be discovered.

With this in mind, the door of the palace was pushed open from the outside, and a man walked in.

Although Su Miao couldn't look at it, she could be sure that it was a woman who came in, because the person who came was wearing the high-soled shoes that nobles often wear, and the sound of high-soled shoes stepping on the green jade ground was obvious, which was completely different from the sound of men's boots stepping on the ground.

The room is a little more popular, no longer as cold as before, because there is a little more feminine atmosphere, and it has become softer.

Su Miao listened carefully behind the statue, the man walked to the statue, seemed to take sandalwood, bowed solemnly three times in front of the statue and put it in the incense burner, and then walked back to the statue, his eyes stared at the woman with a gentle smile, and said softly:

"Sister, it's the Mid-Autumn Festival again."

As soon as this voice fell, Su Miao subconsciously shook her head, this voice was so familiar, it was actually Xue Guifei.

"If my sister is still alive now, today will not be the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet but my sister's birthday banquet, when I was in the palace, my sister's birthday banquet was the most pleasing to His Majesty and the most enviable to all the sisters." The corners of Xue Guifei's lips hooked a helpless and somewhat desolate smile, said softly, paused, and continued with a smile, "The crown princess is about to give birth again, the imperial doctor said that this baby is a baby boy, and when the child lands, His Royal Highness the prince will have all the children, Your Majesty doesn't know how happy he is when he hears that this baby is a boy, if my sister is still alive, I must be even happier, I have all the grandchildren, sister, I have survived until now, and I have only two granddaughters, and the only grandson is sick and I don't know how long it will be raised, and Ao's daughter-in-law is still tossing." She sighed sadly, paused, smiled lightly, sighed and said, "Not only is my sister lucky, but my sister's only child is also lucky, so the sky is fair, because the good luck is given to my sister, so my sister has a short life, which is probably fate!" ”

This last sentence is a very sarcastic sentence, but Xue Guifei did not say it in a sarcastic tone, so that people could not hear at all that she was gloating about the other party's short life, but as if she was explaining the facts, with a deep helplessness in this explanation.

"Your Majesty, he is really smiling and remembering his sister for more than 30 years, if his sister is still there, His Majesty should be even happier." She said with a soft smile.

"You mean like you're hoping she'll be alive." An abrupt voice sounded, and Princess Rui Wei Xinyan, who was wearing a purple palace dress embroidered with a large pink peony flower, appeared at some point, she stood behind Xue Guifei, and said sarcastically.

Xue Guifei's shoulders stiffened, obviously startled, but her years of experience made her immediately calm down, turned around, and said lightly:

"Princess Rui, if you want to come in, you should at least let the people outside report it, and suddenly broke in, which scared me."

"Hey, is the concubine Niangniang putting the concubine's shelf for the courtiers?" Wei Xinyan asked with a smile.

Xue Guifei's eyes flashed slightly, and she replied kindly: "Lord Wei misunderstood, I didn't mean that." ”

When Su Miao heard the words "Princess Rui", her whole body was numb, she held her breath tighter, and her heart was pounding, she was actually an aunt with a love fetish, and she was absolutely dead when she was discovered!

At this time, she finally figured out who the statue covering her was, no wonder she felt familiar, this statue was the mother of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the deceased former queen, and at the same time the eldest sister of Princess Rui Wei Xinyan, the eldest daughter of the Wei family, Wei Xinlan!

Xue Guifei's humility fell in Wei Xinyan's eyes, she just snorted softly, twisted her slender waist and walked to the incense case, and also put on a pillar of sandalwood, her movements were quite casual, and she couldn't see her respect for the deceased at all. She inserted sandalwood into the censer at will, sneered, and said disdainfully:

"If she is still alive, are you still qualified to sit on the throne of this concubine who is only one false title away from the world of the harem mother? Is your son still qualified to compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has won the hearts of the people? ”

Xue Guifei frowned, stepped forward, and defended: "The position of the noble concubine is sealed by His Majesty, and this is because His Majesty trusts me, so he entrusts me with a heavy responsibility. As for His Royal Highness King Wu, it's not that I'm his mother, so I prefer him, but His Royal Highness King Wu is indeed excellent, but his excellence has nothing to do with competing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and as long as the Sacred Heart remains unchanged, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will always be His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Wei Xinyan smiled: "So, as long as the Sacred Heart changes, you won't object?" ”

Xue Guifei was silent.

Wei Xinyan didn't need her words, she turned around suddenly, pinched her face roughly, looked at her with a little frightened eyes, and said with a sneer:

"Who do you want to show such a hypocritical face, who do you think you are relying on to get to where you are today, your useless mother's family? Amusing! ”

Xue Guifei's dignity finally completely collapsed in her extremely persecutive eyes, her eyes trembled slightly, she looked at Wei Xinyan, hesitated for a while, and asked with an unsteady breath:

"Lord Wei, the first queen is your eldest sister, and His Royal Highness the crown prince is your own nephew, right?"

She was confirming to her the well-known facts.

Wei Xinyan snorted, shook off her face, turned around, looked at the beautiful statue with kind eyebrows and kind eyes with a smile, and after a while, said with a smile:

"Do you say that Wei Xinyan looks like Wei Xinlan, or does Wei Xinlan look like Wei Xinyan?"

This question was very strange, and Xue Guifei didn't know how to answer it.

Wei Xinyan glanced back at her, Xue Guifei didn't understand the meaning of her question, so she had to answer tentatively:

"Sisters will naturally look alike."

Wei Xinyan sneered and stared at the statue for a while: "This woman is only one year older than me, but she has taken advantage of a lot. ”

Xue Guifei became more and more puzzled, and even more dared not speak nonsense.

"But she didn't live as long as I did, so I won." Wei Xinyan spoke in a slightly smug tone, looking at the statue in front of her, the contempt in her tone was even stronger, "This jade carving is as merciful as a bodhisattva, but in fact, he is just a useless traitor." ”

Xue Guifei's heart froze, and she didn't make a sound.

"It is said that this Fengyi Palace is haunted, and the soul of the first queen appears in the Fengyi Palace?" Wei Xinyan asked lightly.

"It's impossible, there must be some restless person playing tricks again, I've ordered someone to investigate thoroughly, how can such a thing as a haunting be true." Xue Guifei didn't believe it.

"Soul," Wei Xinyan laughed and said faintly, "Maybe she suddenly figured it out and finally came back to ask for her life." ”

I don't know if it was because of the low room temperature or her gloomy tone, Xue Guifei shivered, and subconsciously tightened the shawl on her body.

"The heavy rain in Lunan has washed away the Nanxia Dam, and the news will reach Liangdu in a few days. The flood killed and injured many people, under the severe disaster, the royal family will send the prince to appease the people, and at the same time investigate the cause of the collapse of the Nanxia Dam. King An will also take the initiative to ask for help, because the Ministry of Engineering Shangshu, who is in charge of the Nanxia Dam reinforcement project, is his person, and once he is allowed to set foot in Lunan, the case of the Nanxia Dam will only become a pool of muddy water. You definitely don't want to let King Wu go to such a dangerous place, after the flood, there is a plague, and now Lunan is like a hell on earth. But someone always has to go, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about all the people, the emperor can only ask the concubine to help him pass. ”

Xue Guifei didn't quite understand what she meant, although many years ago she married into the palace at the same time as the first queen who was still a princess at the time, but because the first queen passed away early, she didn't know her very well, and she only felt that the first queen was the most talented and beautiful woman in the world, virtuous and gentle, beautiful and beautiful, and she could make other women ashamed of themselves without comparison. As for Princess Rui Wei Xinyan, when the first queen was alive, their sisters rarely interacted, and they were obviously the only sisters with the same father and mother. It wasn't until the prince was five or six years old that Wei Xinyan gradually came into contact with this nephew, the prince was affectionate and very filial to his aunt, Wei Xinyan treated this nephew very kindly, and gave his son to the prince as a companion.

Wei Xinyan's personality is diametrically opposed to her sister, she is arrogant, domineering, ruthless, and even obedient, and there is no suppleness in her body, just like a firecracker filled with gunpowder, which may burst/explode at any time. It wasn't until Xue Guifei became a concubine and finally came into contact with the core secret of the royal family that she knew the existence of Wei Xinyan and Lingshui Palace, at that time she was not surprised that Wei Xinyan was the head of Lingshui Palace, this woman who was full of power and couldn't see any children's private feelings and tenderness seemed to be born for power, and her inflated ambition and desire to not lose to men made her always radiant, even when her husband cut off her relationship with her for the sake of the outer room, she was not disheartened.

It is the nature of a mother to protect her children, and for so many years, Xue Guifei has been trying her best to protect her son, but many times she feels that the most dangerous and biggest variable in their Liang royal family is none other than Princess Rui Wei Xinyan, because no one knows what this crazy woman wants to do.

For Wei Xinyan, even though she has cooperated many times, Xue Guifei's heart is still full of vigilance. (To be continued.) )