In the evening, the stars are shining, the half moon is slightly round, the cool breeze is light, and the water ripple moon leans on the soft couch in the courtyard, looking at the sky in a daze.

At dusk, the master and the senior brother went to the front hall to bid farewell to Shui Yunheng, originally scheduled to leave the next day, but it was ahead of schedule, which made Shui Lianyue feel faintly uneasy, the master has always acted calmly and steadily, why is he leaving in a hurry now?

Then she dispelled her doubts, the master is a Jianghu person after all, he has his own plans, and it is not good to live in Shuifu all the time.

Hazy, the demon man of that night came to mind, and he said that he would come again, but he was not seen for two nights in a row, which made her really a little unbelievable, and she still had some questions that she wanted to know from him.

Fifty miles away from the capital, the palace of Yangde is the emperor's summer vacation place, in previous years, the emperor had to come to stay for a few days, but the queen mother's birthday banquet, the envoys of various countries visited, so far not returned, had to cancel the summer vacation plan.

Yangde Palace is not as vast as the Imperial Palace, here is the back of the mountain, the left side of the lake, it is really not suitable for expansion, so it is only a slightly luxurious small manor.

In the past, there were only dozens of maids and eunuchs left here to guard, except for summer, the rest of the time was deserted, but now, there is a suffocating and depressing atmosphere everywhere inside and outside the palace, the guards are heavily guarded, and the guards are on duty in shifts, not daring to slack off, even the palace maids and eunuchs are trembling, always warning themselves to be cautious in their words and deeds.

Three days ago, the Queen Mother had left the palace and went to Guoyin Temple to eat and fast for a day, so that she could burn incense and pray for blessings the next day, and bless the generations of the Jinxi Dynasty.

But unexpectedly, the next day it rained heavily, and the Queen Mother was a person who believed in Buddhism, thinking that this was a sign of heavenly wrath, and then immediately ordered someone to set up a high platform and sacrifice in the rain.

Because the heavy rain lasted all day, it also hindered the trip back to the palace, as a last resort, the queen mother had to borrow a night in the Guoyin Temple, but, in the evening, someone actually came to assassinate, although the inner guards desperately escorted, but the queen mother was still injured, the left shoulder was hit by a sword, the injury was not light.

This matter was transmitted back to the palace, and the emperor was immediately furious, if it were not for the queen mother's belief in Buddhism, I am afraid that Nangong Ling had already ordered the beheading of the monks of Guoyin Temple one by one.

Because the Queen Mother was too seriously injured to withstand the slightest bump, in the end, she could only move to the nearby Yangde Palace to recuperate, in order to prevent the assassin from assassinating again, and Nangong Ling immediately dispatched the brave warriors of the Black Dragon Iron Cavalry to the Yangde Palace overnight to protect the safety of the Queen Mother.

In the Yutang courtyard, four kerosene lamps illuminate the attic like the day, rich and luxurious, in the house, the incense burner is swirling, the Empress Dowager Chu leans on the head of the bed, her face is ruddy, her eyes are like torches, she is wearing a gorgeous brocade cloak, and she is not sick at all because of her injury.

The palace maids on both sides served the Empress Dowager Chu after drinking the medicinal soup, and then withdrew, outside the bead curtain, Chu Yihua stood at the table with a solemn expression, as if he had something to say, but he tried his best to endure it, and the silence in the room was half loud, which also made the atmosphere extremely gloomy.

"Hua'er, you have to know, it's not that your aunt doesn't love you, but that the woman of the Shui family is very eccentric, the Chu family has been based in Jinxi for more than two hundred years, your eldest brother Chu Yilan's qualifications are mediocre, honest and honest, it is really not a businessman's material, it is difficult to become a big tool, but you, my brother has been well educated by you on weekdays, and carefully cultivated you, just hoping that the Chu family will be in your hands in the future, and it will still be passed on from generation to generation."

Empress Dowager Chu looked coldly outside the bead curtain, her words were extremely harsh, and without waiting for Chu Yihua to speak, she paused and said: "Look at Jin Xi, which daughter, if you like it, your aunt will definitely match for you, why do you have to cling to that Shui family woman, not to mention, she has already promised to marry King Yu, is it possible, you want the emperor to go against the will of the first emperor"?

Chu Yihua frowned slightly, and said with a wry smile: "Auntie, if it weren't for King Yu's interference, where would I have to ask you to come here?"

"Then you shouldn't come to beg me", the Empress Dowager Chu replied sharply, but there was a lot of unbearable in her heart, the Chu family has been a businessman for many years, can survive for two hundred years, and has its own way, but it is also similar to the royal family, that is, the heir, the elder brother is over the middle of the year, there is nothing to do, only two sons under his knees, Chu Yilan's qualifications are mediocre, but Chu Yihua is shrewd and capable, tactful, thoughtful, and really a businessman.

She was originally quite proud, the Chu family since Chu Yihua, will definitely stand at the head of the three major families again, and achieve an invincible position, in that case, she can do anything with more confidence, but unexpectedly, he was obsessed with the Shui family woman, so he came to beg her again and again, making her anxious and angry.

"Auntie, even if Hua'er doesn't grow up for her children, but, there are rumors in the rivers and lakes, my aunt should have heard of it, right? The music played by Shui Lianyue at the banquet, the mystery of it, my aunt should also know it, right?" Chu Yihua said without being arrogant or humble, and then slowly sat down on the round stool beside him, no longer looking at the bead curtain, and poured a cup of tea and drank it.

Empress Dowager Chu glared at Chu Yihua coldly, but her words were much gentler, "After all, the rumors in the rivers and lakes are just rumors, although the Jinling Palace has disappeared, but so far, there are still many people who can't find the location of the Jinling Palace, let alone the secret of the treasure."

"That's wrong, aunt, the reason why the treasure is a secret is that no one knows about it, and if anyone knows, then how can it be a secret?" Chu Yihua put down the teacup, glanced at the Empress Dowager Chu lightly and said.

Empress Dowager Chu was slightly stunned, and then glanced at Chu Yihua with a deep meaning, fiddled with her fingertips, and said in her heart, I didn't expect Chu Yihua to be so shrewd, wishful thinking hit the head of the mourning family, hum, if there is really a treasure, the mourning family will never let the treasure fall into your hands.

"Even if you say so, the matter of marriage, the mourning family is powerless, a few days ago the mourning family was assassinated, although the emperor blocked the news, but it is still not very leaky, now the prince of Canglan State is still in Jinxi with the second prince of Dongshuo Guo, even the king of Nanyang County Xiang is not leaving, the people above the court are panicked, the mourning family can not live in peace, take care of themselves, if Hua'er has nothing to do in the near future, there is no need to come to ask for peace every day, and then recuperate for two days, the mourning family will return to Beijing, about the matter of the water family's woman, don't mention it again in the future."

Empress Dowager Chu's words were extremely indifferent, with obvious alienation, and even her self-proclaimed family was changed to mourning, clearly unwilling to entangle with Chu Yihua in this matter.

"Aunt rest assured, Hua'er will also do her best to investigate the assassination, after all, my aunt is the Chu family, and if she dares to assassinate the Chu family, she is the enemy of the entire Chu family, and Hua'er will definitely not let it go", Chu Yihua's words made the Empress Dowager Chu frown, but fortunately, there was a bead curtain in the way, so that Chu Yihua would not see it clearly.

"Hua'er has a heart, the mourning family is tired, you can go back too", Empress Dowager Chu raised her hand and waved, then stopped talking, until Chu Yihua withdrew from the door, Empress Dowager Chu's eyes showed a touch of viciousness.

A good sentence is the Chu family, if the old brother really cares for her sister, why did he push her into the palace gate ruthlessly, as soon as she enters the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea, these years, if it is not for her meticulous industry, thoughtfulness, and good use of power, otherwise, how can she keep the emperor's throne? How did she secure the position of the queen mother? And what did her brother do?

The Chu family has a big business, and in the eyes of people, the Empress Dowager Chu is close to the Chu family, but in fact, how much did the Chu family mix up in the dispute between the princes and the prince? It's not that she's as timid as a mouse, a turtle with a shrunken head, the Chu family can have today's prestige, and the credit she occupies is only a lot, looking at the Chu family, who really treats her?

The Chu family? Oh, Empress Dowager Chu showed a mocking smile, in order to protect her as a queen, my brother took a lot of effort, but this queen's position is not to say that you can sit down, my brother guaranteed her to be a queen, so he ignored it, and only knew that he was fishing for oil and water in it and making profits, where did he pay attention to her hard work?

Daddy and mother are the same, they are beautiful in front of people, how can they ever pay attention to her feelings in private? How did you ever care about her?