Ah Wu sat up, hugged his legs, rested his chin on his knees, and the cold moonlight reflected on the table through the window screen, lining Ah Wu's already pale face more and more pale. The thin summer crepe covered her, but she still looked weak and insignificant.

Ah Wu remembered that when she and Chu Mao were on good terms at that time, he also gave her things twice in three days, which were rare and ingenious, there were no surprises, and Ah Wu also had such a box, but I don't know where Lu Dao was still there, how could the original county lord of Kangning care about Chu Mao's intentions.

It wasn't until the wind blew on her face that Ah Wu found herself crying, she wiped her tears, and lay down again, not daring to think about anything, as long as she thought about it, her heart ached.

On New Year's Day, a family banquet was held in the palace on the first day of the new year, but now that the royal family surnamed Chu is withering, in the empty palace, it is inevitable that the family banquet will become more and more deserted.

Originally, there was a table for the emperor alone, a table for the queen, several tables for the concubines, and then a table for the princes and princesses.

But now that there are no concubines in the palace, Ah Wu can't sit alone, and there are only Chu Mao's Fifth Emperor Uncle and the original fool Seventh Prince among the princes. And the fifth emperor uncle has been lying in bed all the year round to recuperate, and his son has already entered the palace to take leave, which is another lonely table.

Ah Wu couldn't help but sigh when arranging the banquet, if only there was the laughter of children in the palace.

In the end, Ah Wu still followed the ancient system as he did in the original prayer palace, and ate a few points.

The Flower Moon Shuanghui Building is spacious enough to accommodate it completely. And there is a small stage in the building, which just invited the troupe to be lively, saving the scene from being deserted. Ah Wu also specially ordered to go down, and found the best harlequin in Shangjing to sing two plays, just hoping to have a little laughter at that time.

At the family banquet, it really won bursts of laughter, but it was all from the Seven Princes, that is, the two places of King Han and the princess. As for the others, Chu Mao has always kept a straight face, Mrs. Huide frowned, and Luan Niang's mind is on Chu Mao, if he doesn't laugh, she can't laugh. Ah Wu himself, it's very good not to cry.

Ah Wu looked at King Han almost gratefully, hoping that he would laugh a few more times.

There were always hot dishes coming up at the table, and Ah Wu's food was tasteless, but Chu Mao was a little moved.

Lu Ruoxing served a dish from the table in front of Chu Mao, and walked straight to Luan Niang's seat, "The emperor said that the county lord of Lingrou loves to eat shrimp, and this dish is specially reserved for the county lord." ”

At such a banquet, it is very common for the emperor to give food, but Luan Niang got the first share, which is a little surprising. Princess Han inevitably glanced at Luan Niang a few more times at Yun Jia. Naturally, she can't live a carefree life like King Han, she still has to worry about her son, and she can't be estranged from the palace. The queen has a cold face, it is really difficult to climb high, and she can't get close to Emperor Jiahe as a woman, so it's really good to have Luan Niang's line.

Zheng Luanniang left the table and knelt down and kowtowed to thank her, and took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and take two steps forward to toast Chu Mao, with a bright smile on her face. Chu Mao drank three glasses in a row, his face flushed with a hint of red, and the atmosphere on the table finally improved.

Han Wang Hanhan also went to toast three glasses, Chu Mao did not refuse, and the most embarrassed was Luan Niang who was so distressed that she didn't know what to do, and she had the courage to block Chu Mao's own hand to pour wine.

"Your Majesty, you can't drink anymore." Luan Niang looked at Chu Mao stupidly.

Chu Mao really stopped drinking and waved his hand.

"Pour the tea." Chu Mao said.

Lu Ruoxing glanced at Luan Niang with a smile on his face and gave Chu Mao the hot tea.

Ah Wu acted as a background throughout the whole process. It was easy to stay up until Xi San, and returned to Changle Palace after the New Year.

Ah Wu sat under the quilt, thinking about things stupidly, it turned out that when she didn't know what to do, Chu Mao had already remembered Luan Niang's preferences, they must have used it together, maybe Chu Mao also served Luan Niang with a dish, in exchange for Luan Niang's bright smile, just like tonight.

Ah Wu had to admit that that smile was so good-looking, even Chu Mao was fascinated. Chu Mao was already handsome, clear and extraordinary, but now he is more restrained and calm, and when he is with the innocent and charming Luan Niang, it makes people feel comfortable and envious when he looks at it, it is really a match made in heaven.

Coming to such a conclusion, Ah Wu couldn't help but cover his heart. She is now like a terminally ill person, the pain is terrible, so she wants to stab another knife in her body to relieve the pain in front of her, but the new wound is no easier than the old wound.

As for Chu Mao, who returned to the Qianyuan Hall alone tonight, there was still no joy at the beginning of the new year on his face.

"Bring me a jar of wine." Chu Mao sat on the kang bed in the dormitory, poured himself a drink, and didn't even want snacks and food. Until he saw the quilt on the dragon bed gradually bulging lightly, and a person inside poked his head out and said coquettishly: "Your Highness, why don't you sleep yet?" ”

"Ah Wu." Chu Mao staggered to the side of the bed, stretched out his hand to fish, but there was nothing, only empty hands. He began to turn over the pillow and quilt, and even crawled under the bed to see that there was nothing.

"Ah Wu." Chu Mao called out in pain, and fell asleep with his feet lying on the bed like that.

Lu Ruoxing wiped his tears and called a few eunuchs in, and lightly carried Chu Mao to the bed.

Since the spring of the third year of Jiahe, there have been more rumors about Luan Niang and Chu Mao in the palace, and the two can often be seen walking together in the imperial garden, or admiring flowers, or playing chess.

Ah Wu didn't see it much, she almost hid in Changle Palace and didn't go anywhere.

After the year, there was a round of invitation to Emperor Jiahe to draft concubines inside and outside the court, and there were also suggestions that even if there was no draft, it was feasible to select a few people from the daughters of the three members of Shangjing to serve in the palace, so that they would not work hard and lose money, hinder the marriage of men and women from the top and bottom of the Heavenly Empire, and fill the harem.

As usual, the excerpt is not sent in the middle of the house, and in April, Emperor Jiahe will go down, exempting Jiahe from the three-year draft, and he does not want to accept women into the palace. It's just that this time the reason why Jiahe Emperor was exempted from the draft has a different version.

Among them, it is because of Zheng Luanniang. At the end of the day, the smile on Zheng Luanniang's face was a little brighter.

Ah Wu was still imprisoned in Changle Palace, and when it was the hottest time in summer, he couldn't help but walk to the pool. Before I arrived at the pool, I saw two people sitting in the pavilion on the rockery by the pool.

Ah Wu leaned on the stone on the side softly, rested, and was about to go back, but caught a glimpse of the two people in the pavilion walking out, I don't know what Lu Dao said, Zheng Luanniang smiled and leaned back together, one was unstable, and almost fell off the rockery, but fortunately, Chu Mao was quick and pulled her.

This stunned Ah Wu, it turned out that Chu Mao was already willing to have a skin-to-skin relationship with Zheng Luanniang.

Ah Wu only felt that he was almost out of breath.

After a few days, Cui's came into the palace to talk again, she was not really stupid, every time she entered the palace, she had to be summoned by Emperor Jiahe before she went out, but there was no such treatment in the past year, Cui's had expected it to be bad, and there was another rumor of Luan Niang's matter, she became more and more worried.

"What does Niangniang think, Luan Niang, a big girl living in the palace, should also avoid suspicion, she will not talk about family affairs in the future, and such unbearable words came out, and the emperor's face is also gloomy, according to me, Niangniang should set a family affair for her, otherwise it is okay to move out of the palace to live." As soon as Cui Shi came in, he crackled and said a long list.

Ah Wu smiled, "What is Mrs. doing Listen to those rumors, the emperor and Luan Niang are both people who keep etiquette, and I don't know which one broke the news like this, if the emperor really wanted to, he would have accepted Luan Niang as a concubine a long time ago, and Mrs. Don't worry about this." ”

"But ......" Cui Shi was still a little uneasy.

"Does Mrs. think that her daughter can't even compare to Luan Niang?" Ah Wu said coquettishly.

Cui Shi saw that Ah Wu still had the heart to laugh, and he put most of his heart in his heart, "How come, my Ah Wu is the best in the world." It's just that I've been worrying about you for most of my life, as long as my mother is doing well, I'm willing to reduce my life for ten years. ”

Ah Wu's tears fell suddenly, "What nonsense are you talking about, you will live a hundred years." It makes me sad that you said such things as soon as you came, and I will not allow this to happen in the future. ”

"Yes." Cui Shi laughed. After laughing, he was still worried, "Ah Wu, it would be nice if you could have a child." ”

"I said that I am not allowed to say sad things." Ah Wu said angrily.

"Okay, okay." Cui didn't dare to mention it again. When I went out of the palace, I met Luan Niang on the road, and saw that she was dressed up rich and gorgeous, and she looked more like a queen than Ah Wu in Changle Palace, Cui's heart was not happy, and when she saw that the direction she went to seemed to be Qianyuan Palace, he didn't like it, but he didn't dare to mention Ah Wu, so he could only sigh, thinking about coming in next time and letting Ah Wu grow a little longer.

The days passed very fast, and very slowly, and it was easy to get to New Year's Day again, and there were still only a few people in the palace, and the five emperor uncles who had been sick last year had gone, and the surname Chu was more and more withered.

At the banquet, Luan Niang and Chu Mao have gotten along very casually, and they are no longer as restrained as the previous year, she made Chu Mao drink a lot of wine, "Luan Niang will dance a dance for the emperor." Zheng Luanniang proposed.

Yuan Yifang's face changed, and he didn't care about the emperor's disgrace and said: "Luan Niang! ”

Zheng Luanniang was still anxious in the end. Yuan Yifang glanced at Luan Niang, and then at Ah Wu, she sighed in her heart, in fact, Yuan Yifang had long regretted it, this year, she was a cold bystander, and Emperor Jiahe had almost no idea about Luan Niang, even if there was, it was very rare. She shouldn't have been moved by Luan Niang.

"Luan Niang has trespassed, please forgive the emperor." Zheng Luanniang hurriedly knelt down and said.

"Aunt doesn't have to be so strict with Luan Niang, she is still young after all." Chu Mao relieved Luan Niang's siege.

How can it be small, she is already a sixteen-year-old girl, and all girls who are so big outside are children. Yuan Yifang sighed again.

After keeping the New Year, Ah Wu didn't need to walk, walking in the snow, she blew the cold wind, her brain could be clearer, and she warned her heart that was about to move. She was probably really going to lose Chu Mao forever.

Ah Wu reached out to pick up the snowflakes that swirled down from the sky, and watched them disappear on her fingers, maybe it won't be long before she herself disappeared without leaving a trace.

"Niangniang, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, the slave maid should call Bu Ran to come, otherwise Niangniang should be sick again." Mingxin persuaded.

Sick? Ah Wu's heart moved. She has been a vegetarian for a long time now, and her body seems to be better, she has rarely been sick in the past year, and the matter of leaving her soul has never happened again, and she has not looked at Chu Mao carefully for a long, long time.

Ah Wu sighed, did not respond, and only continued in the snow. Because of a bit of intentionality, when Ah Wu returned to Changle Palace, he really started to have a fever, "Don't call the imperial doctor, I'll just sleep and cover my sweat." ”

But a little thing about the queen is a big thing, how dare Mingxin hide it, although there has been very little news about Changle Palace over the past year, but Mingxin herself can't slack off, her master is the queen, not the county lord of Lingrou, and she will not be able to touch the light of the county lord of Lingrou in the future.

Mingxin secretly told Lu Ruoxing about Ah Wu's illness, "Father-in-law Lu, how is this good?" ”

In Lu Ruoxing's heart, he really hated that Ah Wu could die like this, but he didn't dare to make decisions for Chu Mao, "Go back, our family will find an opportunity to mention it to the emperor." ”

After Mingxin went back, he waited left and right, and he couldn't wait for news, but the hospital sent a rotating doctor to check the pulse.

Mingxin breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the emperor still hasn't given up on the queen.

Things didn't go in the direction Ah Wu thought, although she burned uncomfortably, grabbed tears and snot, but still couldn't leave her soul again. This time, Mingxin served well, and the imperial doctor also came in time, two pairs of medicines went down, sweating, and before the fifteenth day of the first month, Ah Wu was actually eight or nine points better.

Only this time, no one was around to ask for warmth, and Ah Wu laughed self-deprecatingly, remembering the past when Chu Mao recited the scriptures to himself in the ice and snow forest. Sometimes a memory of the past is like poison, but she can't help but drink it to quench her thirst.

At night, Ah Wu had a nightmare, dreaming that Luan Niang hit her with a big belly, she fell to the ground, screaming that her stomach hurt, Chu Mao ran over to pick up Luan Niang, and didn't look at herself. Luan Niang gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, Chu Mao was ecstatic, and it was Kaienke and amnesty to the world. even abolished her, the queen, and held a post-sealing ceremony for Luan Niang.

Ah Wu went to ask Chu Mao why he did this, but he just said coldly: "You think I will like the daughter of the enemy who killed my mother, but I just like to watch you live better than death." ”

"Don't, don't." Ah Wu woke up from his dream and sat up sweating profusely. She couldn't forget the cold, strange, and even disgusted eyes that Chu Mao looked at her in her dream.

"Mother, mother." Mingxin was out on duty at night, and when he heard Ah Wu's scream, he ran in, "Niangniang, is this a nightmare?" ”

"What time is it?" Ah Wu asked.

"It's the end of the hour." Mingxin Dao.

Ah Wu realized that she had only slept for a short time, and she would probably have to stay up all night until dawn.

Ah Wu took a sip of water and continued to lie down, and in a trance heard someone say, "Tonight, the emperor took the county lord of Lingrou out of the palace to watch the lantern festival, I think the county lord of Lingrou may be able to be crowned the imperial concubine." ”

"How can there be a reason why the queen is still alive, but she is crowned the imperial concubine." Someone stabbed.

"Today's queen is just like a decoration, why can't she be crowned the imperial concubine? The queen has no children, so she can't make the county lord of Rou still be crowned. "The man in the first place.

Ah Wu almost ran away, and when he looked ahead, there was a carriage walking on the street. Ah Wu opened the curtain and sat in, but saw that the people sitting inside were Chu Mao and Luan Niang.

"Your Majesty, I've never been to the Lantern Festival in Shangjing." Luan Niang looked delighted, secretly lifted the curtain and looked out, probably realizing that her movements were not ladylike, and then put down the curtain again, covering her mouth and smiling at Chu Mao.

It's just that Chu Mao still didn't have any other expression on his face, and then he turned his head to look out the window, his expression a little stunned. Ah Wu also looked out the window, remembering the scene when she hung Chu Mao's pants when she was a child, this was the first time they met in their lives.

As for the previous life, Ah Wu didn't think about each other's bad fate at all. It is probably easier to forgive people for their own harm, but it is easier to forgive people for their own harm, but the harm to those they care about cannot be easily forgotten.

At the Lantern Festival, Chu Mao bought a glass lamp for Luan Niang, and he guessed the anagram, so he bought it at a very cheap price. Ah Wu thought in a daze, he hadn't bought a lamp for himself yet, and they didn't even have time to visit the Lantern Festival together, and that beautiful days would be over.

Ah Wu followed Chu Mao around, there were too many people in the Lantern Festival, and although Ah Wu was in a state of leaving his soul, he was unwilling to pass through other people's bodies, so he could only jump left and right to dodge.

When the flow of people came, Zheng Luanniang reached out to pull Chu Mao's sleeve, but he dodged it slightly. The stiff smile on Zheng Luanniang's face made a trace of undeserved joy flash in Ah Wu's heart, and in this instant, there was no longer Chu Mao in the crowd.

Ah Wu was more flexible than Zheng Luanniang's figure, and he quickly saw Chu Mao's figure again, and saw that he was anxiously pushing away the crowd and moving forward, Chu Mao stepped forward with an arrow and grabbed the wrist of the woman in front of him.

"Awu!" Chu Mao shouted.

The woman turned around and was about to reprimand Chu Mao, but after seeing his appearance for the first time, she immediately softened her face, "Childe, you recognized the wrong person." ”

Chu Mao let go of his hand in despair.

Ah Wu covered his mouth and squatted on the side of the road crying like a child, the more he cried, the more sad he became, and he almost fell to the ground after the last moment.

And Luan Niang was also standing on the other side looking at Chu Mao in a daze at the moment, with tears in her eyes and a face full of disbelief.

When she returned to the palace, Luan Niang, who was supposed to go to Shuyuzhai a long time ago, followed her all the way to the Qianyuan Palace.

Chu Mao glanced back at Luan Niang, Luan Niang clenched her fists under her sleeves, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, is it okay for Luan Niang to stay in the Qianyuan Palace today?" ”

Chu Mao glanced at Luan Niang, standing on the Dan Qi and looking at the empty, quiet and secluded Forbidden Palace, it was too lonely here, and he really needed an heir. If he can grow up, then ......

Chu Mao didn't speak, turned around and walked into the hall, and Luan Niang hung her head and followed.

Luan Niang went to the west wing to bathe and change clothes, and did not wait for Chu Mao in "Chenglu", she walked out of the door to find Lu Ruoxing, only to know that Chu Mao had returned to his bedroom. Luan Niang took a breath and walked inside.

Lu Ruoxing didn't want to disturb his master's interest, and retreated to the door.

Chu Mao sat on the edge of the bed and watched Luan Niang walk in all the way.

Luan Niang swallowed a mouthful of saliva and gently removed her robe, revealing a young, fresh body wrapped in tulle.

Ah Wu was sitting on the kang bed opposite the dragon bed at the moment, waiting for everything to settle.

Luan Niang was still shy after all, so she didn't dare to continue to take it off, walked to Chu Mao's and knelt down, and gently put her hand on Chu Mao's leg, "Your Majesty." ”

Chu Mao patted the position beside him, and Luan Niang showed a shy smile on her face and sat next to Chu Mao.

Chu Mao looked at Luan Niang sideways, her white and flawless skin, pink and beautiful face, almost perfect. He lowered his head slowly, and Luan Niang closed her eyes shyly, her trembling eyelashes showing her nervousness.

Ah Wu also closed his eyes and was about to leave, but suddenly heard a loud noise, but it was Chu Mao who stood up at some point, and was slashing everything he could with his sword.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Mao ran out.

Ah Wu was stunned, and also looked at Luan Niang who was stunned in place.

It's just that now is not the time to care about how Luan Niang ends, Ah Wu followed Chu Mao and ran out, but saw him running all the way to Changle Palace.

Ah Wu was shocked, she didn't know what happened to Lu Dao, and when she floated back to Changle Palace, she saw Chu Mao shaking her body.

Ah Wu woke up in a trance, and saw that Chu Mao was really shaking herself, and suddenly she suddenly realized that she was not dreaming at all just now, but left her soul again.

"Your Majesty." Ah Wu opened his eyes and looked at Chu Mao blankly.

Chu Mao suddenly lowered his head and held Ah Wu's lips, Ah Wu didn't come back to his senses at all, Chu Mao's breath was burning, and his hands were getting tighter and tighter, like a drowning man holding a life-saving straw, Ah Wu was almost out of breath by him.

"Chu ......" Before Ah Wu's words could be spoken, Chu Mao's lips and tongue were invaded, and his kiss was so hot and eager that it almost burned Ah Wu.

Ah Wu began to kick and hit Chu Mao desperately, but was firmly imprisoned by Chu Mao, until she was out of breath, and then she was let go, Ah Wu threw himself on the quilt and coughed several times before relieving himself, remembering that he had just kissed Luan Niang, Ah Wu raised his hand without thinking, and before he could move, he was grabbed by Chu Mao's wrist.

"I'll let you go." Chu Mao looked at Ah Wu's eyes and said.

"Huh?" Ah Wu didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, or she understood it, but she didn't know what Chu Mao was crazy about.

Chu Mao let go of Ah Wu's hand, pulled out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and said, "I can't change it myself, how can I expect you to change." ”

Although Chu Mao's words had no head or tail, Ah Wu still understood. She sat dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer.

"I'll send you to Gu Tingyi's side, as for his wife, you don't have to worry, I'll dispose of her." Chu Mao regained his cold expression.

Ah Wu's hand clutched the quilt tightly, unable to speak. Tell her how to explain everything to Chu Mao, when she misses the best time to explain, what's the point of saying it now.

Ah Wu asked himself countless times whether it was better to let Chu Mao continue to misunderstand, or to confess everything. It's a pity that everything is too late, can he tell him that her mother killed the first queen, and he killed her mother with his own hands, and they have a deep hatred between each other in a sea of blood, and everything is caused by her and him? Could Chu Mao not be able to stand it, it was he who cut off all the possibilities of each other with his own hands?

Ah Wu chose no choice, and finally chose to be silent, so be it, anyway, the wood is already in the boat, and why bother to cause another incident.

"I don't have the face to see him." Ah Wu said coldly.

"He doesn't know what you did in that incident, not to mention, even if you don't persuade Fuhui, you think you won't jump down with her ambition?" Chu Mao said: "I didn't bet on you at all, you don't have to feel any guilt." ”

At the end, Chu Mao added, "Don't worry, in my lifetime, I will never touch the Rong family and the Gu family, before I change my mind, you leave quickly." Chu Mao turned his back and didn't look at Ah Wu at all.

Ah Wu could hear the slight choking in his voice, "No matter what, what have I done, I know in my heart that I don't have the face to see him, not to mention that he is now a loving husband and wife, and he has both children and daughters, I can't create evil anymore, if the emperor allows, allow me to go to the temple to pray for the Great Xia Dynasty." Ah Wu stepped out of bed and looked at Chu Mao's back.

Chu Mao turned his head and looked at Ah Wu quietly for a while, and said slowly, "Would you rather be like this?" ”

Ah Wu nodded, for her, this can probably be regarded as a relief, she is too tired and hard to live, and she doesn't want to pretend anymore. I can't face the picture of Chu Mao being with other women in the future.

Luan Niang's matter has already called Ah Wu, and I don't know how many nights Lu Dao has secretly cried.

"As you wish." Chu Mao was really tired, and Ah Wu's choice was already extremely problematic, but he didn't bother to ask and think about it. Before Chu Mao turned around and walked out, he glanced back at Ah Wu again, "If you regret it, you can come back at any time." ”

Ah Wu almost didn't dare to look into Chu Mao's eyes.

Longquan Temple is the royal temple of the Great Xia Dynasty, specially used to house the palace concubines, Ah Wu is still the first to stay in Longquan Temple as a queen, the treatment is naturally different.

only said to the outside world that the queen was here to pray for blessings, and what Ah Wu didn't know was that before her, Chu Mao had already instructed that all her expenses would still be handled in the palace, and she was reluctant to go to the nunnery to be wronged.

Ah Wu himself wore plain clothes and did evening classes with the nuns in the temple, in addition to gorgeous costumes and decorations.

After the evening class, the nuns walked out in turn, and the moment Ah Wu turned around, the corner of her eyes inadvertently swept to a nun who was counting the rosaries with her head down, she almost ran to her at a rushing speed, and said in a trembling voice: "You are not dead?!" ”

The author has something to say: How could Ah Wu and Brother Simao have a deep enmity before.