When night fell, Qing Cang was in the imperial study to review the folds, and then Zhou Ruiqing walked in and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xiang committed suicide by serving arsenic in the cold palace." Qing Cang didn't care about it after hearing this, and then said lightly, "Find someone to bury it, don't make a noise." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the letter that Concubine Xiang put by her side when she was dying."

Qingcang slowly opened it after taking it, and the mellow and delicate words came into view: When the emperor saw the letter, the concubine had passed away, and the poisoning of the concubine was indeed done by the concubine. The emperor once gave the concubine a poem, "When I saw a lady in Yuxiu Palace, I looked at each other with a smile." Now the concubines are poems, "The new people forget the old people, and the ladies become Yi people." "That's it, the concubine is jealous and hateful because of the king, and because the king is defeated in the cold palace, she doesn't ask the king to forgive, but only asks the king not to forget the lady back then.

The inscription reads - Wanliang is a wonderful pen. Wanliang is the name he gave to Xiang Guifei, if it weren't for that love poem and name, Qing Cang would definitely not believe that this letter was true.

Qing Cang did not show a trace of pity in his eyes at this moment, and threw the letter into the furnace without care, after a love injury, women have already become a pastime in his eyes, and he has long been accustomed to watching them intrigue with cold eyes, as long as he doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, he will turn a blind eye, after all, they are all daughters of dignitaries and nobles, after all, they also have to take care of some face, and he inevitably has some doubts about the matter of Xiang Gui Concubine, and now it seems that he thinks too much.

Qing Cang leaned his head on the dragon chair, and the beautiful face of Hui Concubine flashed in his mind, the smart and delicate Qin Yuan did make Qing Cang's heart move, but he was not emotional, the Xue family has three daughters, one entered the palace as a concubine, and one was also included in his pocket when serving the Queen Mother, Qing Cang inevitably felt a little sorry for General Xue, General Xue is a loyal old minister, and he is a first-class good hand when he goes out to fight, if it wasn't for General Xue's loyal support for him to ascend the throne, presumably the person on the dragon chair is someone else now, Qin Yuan is from Xue's mansion, and the Queen Mother loves it, So he can't be negligent with Qin Yuan, but Qin Yuan's thoughtfulness and ice and snow intelligence have long been seen by him, but those deep eyes make people can't see a trace of emotion, and that sense of mystery makes people want to dig out, what kind of woman is she?

Qing Cang's eyebrows tightened, and he got up and said loudly as he walked out, "Zhou Ruiqing, drive the Jinhua Palace." Zhou Ruiqing followed closely behind him and greeted loudly, "The emperor is in charge of the Jinhua Palace." ”

At this moment, Qin Yuan is sitting on the soft couch to be a female red, the gold thread is repeatedly threaded through the brocade cloth, the stitching is skilled and meticulous, Aunt Lan said with a smile on the side, "The master embroidered this double dragon play bead purse, the emperor must like it very much when he sees it." Qin Yuan smiled slightly, Su Ri stayed in the palace and had nothing to do, and it was good to embroider a purse to pass the time.

"The emperor drove to ......"

Qin Yuan heard the news from the eunuch, and hurriedly got up to greet her, Qing Cang entered the palace and sat down, Qin Yuan hurriedly put down the female red salute and said, "The concubine asks the emperor for peace, and the emperor is Tai'an." The emperor said lightly, "Take a seat." ”

"Your Majesty."

Qin Yuan slowly got up and sat down, seeing Qing Cang's serious face, she said with a smile, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Not happy? Qing Cang gasped heavily, "Concubine Xiang committed suicide." ”

The news of Xiang Guifei's suicide Qin Yuan was known, and in the afternoon, Huixin had come over to explain the ins and outs of the matter, and Concubine Yi wanted to reassure Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan's acting skills are very good, and her eyes are full of consternation, "What? Committed suicide? Qing Cang looked at Qin Yuan carefully, couldn't see a flaw, and slowly bowed his head, "I have always spoiled her, and I must not be able to stand the days of the cold palace." Qin Yuan then turned to pity, "Although Concubine Xiang has made a mistake, it is really pitiful to think about it, and the emperor has to take care of her well." ”

Qing Cang just nodded indifferently, and then smiled tenderly, "Okay, don't talk about this kind of thing, it's coming to the end of the year soon, Yuan'er is leaving home for the first time for the New Year, but what is the need?" Yuan'er can bring it up, and I will agree. ”

Qin Yuan looked at Qing Cang's gentle smile, Fang Cai's pity had long since disappeared, as if she had never mentioned the death of Xiang Guifei, Qin Yuan couldn't help but smile sadly in her heart, the ending of the woman in the palace was so sad.

Qin Yuan echoed Wan Erdao, "The emperor cherishes the concubine so much, the concubine has nothing to ask for, and he also wants to see what kind of atmosphere the New Year is in the palace." ”

Qing Cang raised her lips and smiled, looking at the beauty in front of her, her eyes were full of unwearable tenderness, for the death of Xiang Guifei, Qin Yuan's indifference, that pity was so real, she couldn't see a trace of resentment and refreshment, even if she smiled instantly, she didn't show any doubts. He needs such a woman by his side, and if he has an heir, he also needs to have such a mother, but he wants to spoil the beauty in front of him, and he wants to see how she should deal with the jealousy of the concubines in the palace.

"I instructed the Shangfu Bureau and the Shangfu Palace Bureau to make you some good clothes and jewelry, and it will be good to look new after the New Year." , Qin Yuan hurriedly refused, "There are still a lot of clothes and concubines in winter this year that are not worn, if the emperor sends the concubines again, how can they wear them?" ”

"Why can't you wear it? I see that you only have a few clothes to wear on weekdays, and you can wear the newly purchased clothes when you should wear them, what's the use of putting them away? Even if you can't wear it and keep it for next year, you're sick now, and you don't have time to take care of these things. ”

"The concubine knows that the emperor loves the concubine, but even so, she has to take into account the thoughts of the other sisters, and the concubine doesn't want to have another incident because of this. Now that Qiao Guiren is pregnant, the new clothes should be kept for her sister. ”

"Who dares to be suspicious again? Who do I want to reward them? Yuan'er, if anyone dares to snub you again in the future, I will never spare you! As for Qiao Guiren's side, I will deal with it. Qing Cang's words have all come to this, and Qin Yuan is not good at saying anything, only thanks to the order, "The concubine is better to be respectful, and I thank the emperor for his grace in advance." ”

Qing Cang smiled with satisfaction at the moment, "Does Yuan'er like the New Year?" ”

Qin Yuan smiled and nodded, "I like it, when the concubines were in the mansion in the past, they were especially looking forward to the Spring Festival, because my father was busy with government affairs on weekdays, and he rarely saw his father in the mansion, but during the Spring Festival, my father didn't have to go to court, he could stay in the mansion every day to accompany Yuan'er, and the New Year was very lively." ”

The corners of Qing Cang's mouth curled slightly, "What a lively method, tell me about it." Qin Yuan then said slowly, "During the New Year, the mansion will put a full thirty-six firecrackers, and then invite courtesans and maikos to come to the house to celebrate, and then at night the family gathers together for a reunion dinner, not to mention how warm and lively it is, to the fifteenth, you can go to the night market to enjoy the lanterns, guess the lantern riddles, so lively." ”

"And the courtesa and the maiko to help the fun?"

"Yes, there is such a sentence in the capital, 'The beautiful scenery of the good day is the day, and the tears pretend to be happy for another year.'" There is no official service at the head of the year, and the Qinglou enters the house to play the orchestra. ’”

Qingcang has been celebrating the New Year in the palace since he was a child, listening to the strange way of the people celebrating the New Year, he became more and more interested, the two talked very happily, and the laughter in the Jinhua Hall did not stop until it was close.