After lunch, Ye Xue continued to go to the imperial study to review the book, he was very rare this time did not pester me to accompany him to the imperial study, as soon as lunch was over, he hurriedly called the Bodhisattva to go to the study.

I was a little dazed in my heart, finally Yexue no longer pestered me, but I felt a little uncomfortable, I didn't know what I should do, as soon as I was free, Lingshuang's face, Xiaoye's face, and Yexue's face kept appearing in front of me, which made me upset, and simply took Qingling around in the palace.

I have to say that Yexue's practice of sending the palace maids and eunuchs out of the palace is a bit excessive, I took Qingling around the palace for a few hours, only to feel that the palace was deserted and a little infiltrated, and I walked around the huge palace for a long time, and I almost couldn't see anyone.

Thinking of the reign of Emperor Tianming, the palace used to be such a luxurious and prosperous place, but now it looks a bit like a tourist attraction in the off-season.

I remember that when I was in the palace before, I was occasionally pushed out by Lan Ya, and I could always see many busy palace maids and eunuchs, but now it's good, the surroundings are quiet, and there is no voice.

I like quietness, but I'm afraid of quietness.

I like to be alone in a lonely corner with a noisy environment, watching others busy, only then will I feel that I am not alone, and I can suppress the deep loneliness and sadness in my heart.

Ling Shuang once said that I am a person with loneliness engraved in my bones, even in the years I was with him, I still had lingering loneliness, like a small flower that bloomed quietly in the corner, looking down at the bright flowers competing for beauty around me. He said that he had wanted to bring me out of that loneliness and let me live happily without any scruples, but unfortunately the time between us was too short, and before the door of my heart could be completely opened, he had left me and gone to another world.

In the octagonal flower pavilion of the Imperial Garden, I sat quietly at the stone table in the pavilion, staring blankly at the blooming flowers in the yard.

Qingling stood silently behind me, almost blending in with the surrounding scenery.

Sitting quietly like this, I suddenly had doubts about the value of my existence, maybe I shouldn't have traveled to this place, maybe I shouldn't have existed since the previous life, then maybe there wouldn't be so many people who were suffering and entangled because of me in these two lives, and there were also those who died for me.

"You are Bei Xue Lingshang."

A female voice sounded faintly outside the pavilion.

The vastness in that voice made me feel as if I saw the green smoke rising from the thousand-year-old temple, and I had a sense of ethereal feeling that I did not belong to this red world.

I subconsciously got up, looked out of the pavilion, and found that there was a woman in her thirties standing outside the flower pavilion, wearing a palace dress embroidered with a golden phoenix, her three thousand green silk like ink, was pulled into a flowing cloud by a simple rosewood hairpin, the hair was black and soft draped on the back, the whole person looked solemn and revealed a transcendent temperament, especially the pair of black eyes like a bottomless pool, just let people look at it and give birth to awe from the heart, but not the awe of identity, seeing her is like seeing the statue of the Virgin Mary in the temple, It makes people feel peaceful and convincing from the bottom of their hearts.

Such a woman should be regarded as the reincarnation of the real Guanyin Bodhisattva, and when the two are compared, I am like a vulgar village girl in the countryside!

"Ling Shang has seen the emperor's sister-in-law."

I hurriedly walked out of the flower pavilion, stepped forward with my hands folded at my waist, squatted down on my knees, and bowed down to her.

This woman is wearing the palace dress of the imperial concubine, Yexue has not yet married, then she can only be the imperial concubine of Emperor Tianming, and almost all of Emperor Tianming's concubines were sent by Yexue to guard the imperial mausoleum.

Qingling behind me stepped forward and knelt on the ground, saluting Concubine Jing in a proper manner.

"Slave maid Qingling participates in the concubine Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose."

A little girl who was following behind Concubine Jing also stepped forward a few steps forward and knelt down respectfully in front of me: "Slave maid Hongye participates in Her Royal Highness the Princess, Princess Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

"Shang'er, you don't have to be so polite."

The kind-eyed Concubine Jing took a step forward, landed her hands on my arms, and helped me up.

Qingling and Hongye also stood up and returned to their masters.

"Since the emperor has sent most of the female eunuchs in the palace out of the palace, that is to say, he doesn't care about the ancestors' etiquette that restricts people, and the princess doesn't have to be so polite when she sees the mourning family in the future."

As she spoke, Concubine Jing took my hand into the flower pavilion and sat down on the stone bench again.

I sat quietly, Concubine Ren Jing took my hand, and a pair of calm and waveless eyes like a deep pool looked me up and down carefully, without saying a word.

"Sure enough, you look like a peugeot, no wonder the emperor has been obsessed with you for so many years, and he has dismissed almost all the women in the harem for you."

"Why did the imperial sister-in-law say this?"

My heart sank, slightly unhappy, I couldn't help blurting out, and my tone was a little annoyed, but Concubine Jing didn't think it was wrong, just looked at me quietly.

Could it be that this concubine has discovered something?

Actually, I didn't know that Yexue had never concealed his affection for me in front of anyone from beginning to end, and he didn't want to hide it, wishing that everyone in the world would know.

However, I wishfully used my aunt and nephew status to define the relationship between the two, thinking that his affection for me was only derived from a kind of dependence on my mother, and I was wrong at the beginning, and it was ridiculously wrong.

"Xiang'er, why do you hide it from me. After the fire in Sufu, the emperor thought you were dead and almost died with his life. If it weren't for Lord Bo telling him that you might have been killed by someone and asking him to avenge you, I'm afraid he would already be in the underworld at this moment, and there would be no mother-son relationship between me and him later, and naturally there would be no emperor who is now powerful in the world."

Concubine Jing's eyebrows and eyes did not move, and her dark eyes were full of wisdom that understood everything.

"No matter what, Ling Shang is the emperor's aunt after all, this is a fact that can never be changed. The emperor was just sent to me to raise my mother because of the early death, and after a long time, he had a dependence on me similar to that of his mother. When he meets the girl he loves in the future, he will no longer remember that there is an old and yellow little aunt like me. ”

I pretended to laugh teasingly, and my tone was as light as a joke.

There was no trace of a smile on the kind face of Concubine Jing, who was sitting opposite: "Shang'er, it's useless for you to escape like this, you will come back after all." There has always been a monster dormant in the emperor's body, and now he can still suppress it, but if you continue to blindly escape like this, when he can no longer suppress the monster in his heart, it will not only be you who will suffer in the end, I am afraid that there are also innocent people in the world, but the most seriously injured is ultimately the emperor. You have to know that whoever hurts others will hurt himself, and then the two of you will only be left to hurt each other, do you want that? ”

I was silent, my fingers clasped to the edge of the table, my knuckles straining to the point of whiteness.

Concubine Jing's words were like a merciless blade cutting through my chest, allowing me to face my bloody heart directly.

I admit that I was too selfish, hiding from Yexue to make arrangements for him that he didn't want, and kept saying that it was good for him, but what could I do?

What about after two years? Let him live alone in this world, like he did eight years ago?

"Shang'er, the imperial sister-in-law is not blaming you, it's just that you haven't seen what Yexue has done to avenge you in the past eight years. Now you have to choose for him, if he knows, not only will the palace of Beiyang Kingdom not be peaceful, but even the entire Beiyang Kingdom will no longer have peace, do you know? ”

I was shocked that the news leaked so quickly!

I had just finished discussing the matter of choosing a concubine for Yexue with the four old ministers in the council hall in the morning, and Concubine Jing would know about it in the afternoon.

Who revealed the news?

"Shang'er, you don't have to guess who told me the news, I won't tell the emperor, and I won't tell anyone else. After all, Yexue is the child I have raised for eight years, I don't want him to be hurt, I just want to remind you of the possible consequences in the future, are you sure that you can bear the result? ”

Concubine Jing said worriedly, her body trembled slightly, her eyes seemed to have fallen into some kind of terrible memory, her face became a little pale, and even her dark eyes like Gu Tan made waves.

Yexue, what have you done, and why has everyone in the palace become so deranged when they talk about you? Even the concubine Jing Niangniang, who is as calm as the ancient Buddha of the green lantern, has lost her temper to this point?

But even if Yexue did something, I had to carry on my plan and complete it in my limited life.

"Sister-in-law, Ling Sheng doesn't want to do this either, but sister-in-law may not know that there are only two years left in Shang'er's life, and maybe it will be shorter. If the day comes when I want to leave, can you bear to see Yexue living alone in this world? Eight years ago, I left him in the palace because I thought he could live well alone, but I didn't expect him to become the person he is now. I caused Yexue to look like he is now, and since I created the current situation, I will definitely do everything I can to guide him back to the right path in my lifetime! ”

"It's late, it's too late......"

Concubine Jing let out a long sigh, got up from the stone bench, looked at me deeply, and walked out of the pavilion with a long sigh.

"Imperial sister-in-law, what's too late?"

I got up in confusion and followed her for two steps, but seeing that she did not answer me, I had to stop my steps and watch the figure of Concubine Jing walk out of my sight.

Late? What's late?

Is it too late for me to get sick, or is it too late to change the night snow?

I'm a little confused, what has happened in the past eight years?

First the North Snow Night, then the Bodhisattva, and now the Concubine Niangniang, although they didn't say it directly, they made me feel that in the past eight years, Yexue has done something that I should know but don't know.

What is it exactly? They all seemed to be playing dumb riddles, which made me puzzled.