At 10 p.m., the sky was a little bleak, and the weather was still sunny and good, but there were snowflakes drifting again, and this year was indeed a snowy winter.

At this time, Zhang Dehai slowly walked in, "Master, Concubine Ruan sent someone over to spread the word that she had arrived at the imperial study. Qin Yuan bowed slightly, and immediately said, "Frost, is the Luohan Sydney porridge boiled?" Dye Frost nodded, "Master, it's already boiled, and it's being warmed on the stove now." Qin Yuan instantly summoned the dyed frost to pack the food, and headed in the direction of the imperial study.

When Qin Yuan arrived at the imperial study, Zhou Ruiqing hurriedly walked over and said, "The slave asked the queen to say goodbye." Qin Yuan suddenly smiled softly, "Father-in-law Zhou doesn't need to be polite, the emperor can be in the imperial study?" Seeing that it was snowing this day, the palace was afraid that the emperor's cough would worsen, so he deliberately boiled porridge to moisten his throat. ”

"This palace is still the most considerate of the emperor, but just now Concubine Ruan came over, saying that there is something important, and now the emperor is Concubine Ruan in the side hall, or the slave will go over and spread the word?"

Qin Yuan nodded with a smile, "It's okay, then I'll bother Father-in-law Zhou." Zhou Ruiqing immediately smiled humbly, "Oh, how can the slave stand the word queen mother, you are tired, the queen mother, you wait here first, and the slave will go immediately." After finishing speaking, Zhou Ruiqing quickly turned around and left.

Dye Shuang glanced at him unhappily behind him, this move just made Qin Yuan see it in his eyes, and immediately said, "What's wrong?" Ran Shuang looked around and whispered, "The slave just can't get used to Zhou Ruiqing's appearance of being inflammatory, he looks diligent in front of his master on weekdays, but he treats the palace people very harshly in private." ”

Qin Yuan instantly raised her lips, "He Zhou Ruiqing waits beside the emperor every day, and it is not easy to accompany the king like a tiger." ”

Dye Shuang wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw Zhou Ruiqing coming from a distance, he had no choice but to shut up, and when Zhou Ruiqing approached, he said with a smile, "Queen Mother, the emperor said to let you in." Qin Yuan smiled slowly, and then walked towards the side hall.

When Qin Yuan entered the side hall, she saw Concubine Ruan kneeling in the center of the ground, with some tears in the corners of her eyes, and her face was also extremely sad. Qing Cang nodded, "Take a seat." ”

"Your Majesty." , Qin Yuan sat down on the wooden chair next to him in an instant, glanced at Concubine Ruan a few times, and immediately said with a smile, "I ......", Qin Yuan was just about to continue, but he realized that he had made a mistake for a while, after all, Concubine Ruan was present at this moment, and she couldn't call herself "me" in front of Qing Cang.

Immediately, Qin Yuan immediately changed her words, "When the concubine saw that it was snowing in this weather, she asked the dye frost to prepare a throat-moistening porridge for you, and boiled it with Luo Han Guo and Sydney pear, which is good for your cough, and secondly, you can also warm your body, drink it while it's hot." Hearing this, Qing Cang's face did not show a trace of brightness, and he said gloomily, "Let's put it first, it's okay for me to eat it later." It seems that Qing Cang doesn't care about the symmetry.

Qin Yuan then smiled, "That's fine, dye the frost, go and ask Zhou Ruiqing to warm the porridge, so as not to get cold for a while." Qin Yuan pointed at Concubine Ruan and said, "What's wrong with Concubine Ruan?" It looks like I've cried. ”

Qing Cang's eyebrows immediately frowned, and he said with a little displeasure, "You can ask Concubine Ruan yourself!" Qin Yuan looked at Concubine Ruan blankly for a while, "Concubine Ruan, what happened?" I only looked at Concubine Ruan and sniffed, and said in a sad voice, "Queen Mother, the concubine can't stand you, the concubine is guilty!" ”

Qin Yuan pretended to be puzzled for a moment and said, "Concubine Ruan, what's wrong with you?" Where are you guilty? Where can I not live in this palace? ”

"Queen Mother, the matter of Mu Wangfu back then, in fact, was sent by Concubine Wan, and the concubine was greedy for the concubine position for a while, so she agreed to Concubine Wan, and came to tell the emperor that you are in Mu Wangfu, which contributed to Concubine Wan's scheme, and the concubine is guilty! This matter has been pretending in the concubine's heart for many years, and the concubine has always been ashamed of the queen's mother, but she is afraid that the emperor will condemn you, so she doesn't dare to admit it, the queen's mother, you punish the concubine! ”

Qin Yuan's face immediately became a little solemn, she tightened the hand warmer in her hand, closed her lips tightly and did not speak, she couldn't tell whether she was angry or sad for a while, she faintly felt a little cold, and turned her head to Qing Cang and said, "What is the emperor going to do?" Qing Cang replied, "You have the final say in this matter, how to make you angry, you can do it." ”

Qin Yuan lowered her head and thought for a moment, then tightened the corners of her mouth and said, "Concubine Ruan, everything that happened back then was done by Concubine Wan, you are just a fuse for reporting the news, this palace today will see that you have the courage to admit the crime and spare your life, but the death penalty can be avoided and the living crime is inevitable, you will be confined in the palace to copy the Buddhist scriptures, when the copying is finished, when will the ban be lifted, you have to remember, if the handwriting is sloppy and perfunctory in the palace, then you will be like the Hunan nobles, set up a Buddhist hall in the cold palace, copy the scriptures and recite the Buddha every day." ”

Concubine Ruan immediately knelt down and saluted, "Yes, the concubine Xie Empress Xie is not killed." The concubine must forgive her sins in the palace," Qin Yuan said coldly, "Go down." Concubine Ruan immediately responded, got up and slowly withdrew.

Qin Yuan immediately took a deep breath, and said with a worried face, "You already know that Lu Dao was done by Concubine Wan, right?" Qin Yuanwei smiled, "You already know the way, right?" Qing Cang nodded solemnly, "After I heard Qing Yu say this, I immediately sent someone to investigate." ”

Qin Yuan smiled sadly, "That's it, let this matter pass." Qing Cang was a little surprised for a while, his pupils dilated instantly, and he looked at Qin Yuan suspiciously, Qin Yuan smiled faintly, "What?" Surprised, isn't it? Qing Cang nodded again, "Yuan'er, this is unfair to you." ”

Qin Yuan smiled gently, "But what then?" Concubine Wan has hurt me countless times, I hate her to the core, but she is your former love, and I don't want to see you sad, what do you say I should do? Qing Cang frowned for a while, got up slowly, kept walking back and forth in the open space, the dark green jade bracelet in his hand was crisp and sound, and he was also frowning for a while, Qin Yuan just sat aside, closed her lips tightly and stopped talking.

After a while, Qing Cang's face showed a bit of determination, and he called out loudly, "Zhou Ruiqing." Zhou Ruiqing immediately pushed the door in, "Your Majesty, are you calling a minion?" Qing Cang said in a solemn tone, "Chuan Wan Concubine come here!" Zhou Ruiqing immediately went down.

Qin Yuan raised her head at this moment and said, "What are you going to do?" Qing Cang slowly walked to Qin Yuan's side, gently stroked Qin Yuan's face and said, "The queen mother is right, I can't indulge Concubine Wan anymore, otherwise the palace will not only be in chaos, but I am also afraid that she will hurt you again." ”

Qin Yuan's gaze dimmed a little, "Then won't you be sad?" Qing Cang smiled helplessly, "Yuan'er, do you want to hear my truth?" Qin Yuan bowed slightly, "Of course." ”

Qing Cang breathed a sigh of relief, sat back down, and slowly opened his mouth with an indifferent expression.