The cold came and went, the autumn harvest and the winter hiding, and the rebellion at the end of September almost made the Great Zhou Dynasty turbulent.

With the death of Zhou Xiantai and the rush back of the Xiao family's army, they joined forces with Zhou Xianyu's Beijing military camp.

In the absolute deterrent power of military power, after all, this farce of forcing the palace to usurp the throne was quelled and suppressed, and the civil and military officials of the original prince's faction were also imprisoned and raided their homes, completely falling apart.

And in this rebellion, all military generals with official positions will not go to the criminal department to punish crimes, but after being captured.

They were all directly disposed of by Zhou Xianyu in public according to military law, so as to deter the soldiers under the jurisdiction of these generals and prevent them from rioting again.

And like Xu Hu, who captured the Rui Wangfu and took the Xiao cavalry camp to wreak havoc, he was killed by the waist, and the nine clans of the Xu Mansion were all beheaded.

Even Xu Tingyin, who was abandoned by Xiao Jinxuan in the past, was sent to the guillotine crying, and the hundred and ten Xu family members have now become the soul of the knife.

As for the nobles of the family who were also involved, led by the Bai family, who formed a rebellion of 10,000 people, more than 20 prestigious clans were also cut down and imprisoned.

In the past three months or so inside and outside the Beijing Division, it can really be described as bloody and bloody, and everyone is in danger, for fear of being dragged into the rebellion case and ending up in a different place.

Compared with the suppression and purging outside the palace, the harem that has been controlled by Empress Xue for decades, now after Zhou Xianrui is in power, it is natural to use the rebellion to eradicate all the forces in the forbidden palace.

And now there is Zhou Xianyu outside to assist Zhou Xianrui, and the affairs in the harem are not convenient for the previous dynasty to interfere in.

Therefore, rectifying the forbidden palace and pulling out the minions of Empress Xue, Xiao Jinxuan has been grasping this matter for the past few months.

Don't look at the harem is aimed at concubines and concubines, but the harem of the previous dynasties has always been closely related, and the protection of each other is even more complicated.

After all, the women who can enter the palace as concubines and concubines are basically not from the people, but from aristocratic families, or someone from the family whose parents are officials in the court.

Therefore, the former dynasty purged and fell a large number of civil and military ministers, and even brought the harem to a great reshuffle.

Some concubines and mothers support the prince's faction, so they now know that their families are in prison, and it is difficult for them to have a good death, some take poison and commit suicide, and there are not a few cowardly and frightened fools.

And these people are all the concubines of Emperor Ming, and now the emperor has died, so after Zhou Xianrui ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, they will all be the concubines of the first emperor.

Therefore, these concubines must be properly arranged in order to preserve Zhou Xianrui's image of benevolence and filial piety, otherwise they are likely to be recorded by historians and criticized by later generations.

And time has always passed in a hurry, half a month ago just passed the New Year, and now in the blink of an eye in the new year, it will be around mid-January.

This solar term Changping is still quite cold, and the frost and snow have not melted, and Xiao Jinxuan, who has always been busy in the palace all day, has put down all the tedious things in her hand today.

On the contrary, he put on a moon-white winter coat palace skirt and a dark blue cloak, and stood quietly at the entrance of the West Bird Gate in the palace against the snow.

Because Emperor Ming died and the national mourning has not passed, it is not appropriate to dress in bright colors and thick colors, so Xiao Jinxuan, who has always preferred purple, is now wearing extremely plain.

Half an hour passed, and the hand warmer held by Xiao Jinxuan was gradually getting warmer, not so warm.

Suddenly, I saw three carriages obviously marked with royal totems slowly coming, and Xiao Jinxuan, who was so cold that her cheeks were slightly red, her eyes lit up, and she immediately greeted her with a smile and gentleness.

And at this time, the carriage parked under the gate of the imperial city also opened the carriage, and then Shen Wenqing's familiar and slightly emaciated figure appeared there.

After being helped out of the carriage by Zhu Xin, Shen Wenqing couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, so he helped Xiao Jinxuan, who was about to give her a gift, and then said happily:

"Jinxuan is seeing you again, sister, I really feel like a world away. Thinking back to the night when the Rui Wangfu was captured a few months ago, I saw you and the prince leave, I really thought that you would never see each other again. I can survive by luck, I should really thank Ding Lao. Now that everything has finally passed, I haven't hidden it from Jinxuan in the past few months, my sister is really sleeping, and she is awakened by nightmares every night, fortunately, the curtain of heaven has not allowed those traitors to succeed. ”

In the past few months, because the situation inside and outside the palace is still quite turbulent, Zhou Xianrui asked the family members of the palace to continue to stay in the countryside Zhuangzi, after all, it is indeed relatively safer there.

And now that the previous dynasty is aside, the harem has almost been cleared by Xiao Jinxuan, and she should have been the concubine palace who was originally the head of Xue Hou's horse, and she was also degraded and killed.

Therefore, now in the harem of the Great Zhou, it is not the time for Empress Xue to cover the sky with one hand and the scenery is infinite, so Xiao Jinxuan immediately proposed to take Shen Wenqing back to the palace immediately.

After all, the other party is Zhou Xianrui's wife, and when King Rui ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, Shen Wenqing should be canonized as the queen, so it is really not suitable to place the other party on Zhuangzi for too long.

And I saw that Xiao Jinxuan also took Shen Wenqing's hand and couldn't stop asking for warmth, and then saw Wen Xin, and the treasure pigeon who also got out of the carriage with Zhou Yi's child, these familiar people came back safe and sound.

Xiao Jinxuan, who immediately felt that a big stone in her heart had fallen to the ground, hurriedly asked everyone to quickly follow her into the harem, and the province had to stand in this ice and snow for too long, and she would suffer if she suffered from the wind and cold.

And just when Xiao Jinxuan personally took over the child born to Chi Ling, and now Zhou Yi, who is declared by Zhou Xianrui to be his own parent, took off his cloak and helped the little guy in his arms to put on the cold.

Xiao Jinxuan, who was teasing the child, suddenly saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, and she also got out of the carriage, and immediately she couldn't help but say in surprise:

"Atractylodes? How did you come back with everyone? After the **** and my verbal conflict, I thought you were just depressed, so let you go down and calm down for a while. But I don't want you to really say goodbye without saying goodbye, Baizhu, do you know that I have been looking for you for half a month, for fear that you will have a mistake, and how should I explain to Wen Xin then. ”

And looking at the last person who got out of the carriage, it was indeed Baishu.

As soon as she heard Xiao Jinxuan's words, she saw Baizhu, who had been away from Xiao Jinxuan's side for half a year, and immediately ignored the snow and cold on the ground.

With tears on her face and tears on her face, she knelt directly on the ground, and after Bai Shu kowtowed three times with remorse, she choked and cried:

"Miss, it's not good to be a slave, it's Baizhu that makes you worry about it. In fact, at the end of that day, the slave maid would leave the Rui Wang's Mansion, one was to find a good medicine for Wen Xin to heal him, and the other reason was also because after making such a big quarrel with you, the slave and maid really had no face to serve you. ”

He and Baizhu have always had a very good relationship, and they both came to Jingshi from Yangzhou together, so they will look at each other's appearance kneeling in the snow, which is naturally unbearable.

Therefore, seeing that Zhu Xin also hurriedly knelt beside Baizhu, and pleaded with Xiao Jinxuan for the other party and said:

"Miss, you see that Baizhu has always done her best to serve you, and there are few people around you who understand pharmacology, so forgive her for the sake of recuperating your body. In fact, when Baizhu left the palace, he was also practicing medicine to save people, while searching for a prescription. Coincidentally, Princess Shen was unwell after eating cold things last month, but there was no decent doctor in the countryside, and as a result, some nearby villagers said that there was a girl with good medical skills in the neighboring village, and she stayed there for more than half a month to give free diagnosis and treatment to the villagers. As a result, when we searched for it, we found that this girl was actually Baizhu, so we brought her back, after all, she was alone with a daughter, and it was very dangerous after all. ”

Seeing Qi brushing the Baizhu and Zhuxin kneeling in front of her, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but smile helplessly after listening to the reason for the matter.

"You two get up quickly, when did I say that Baizhu was not allowed to stay. I am very happy that she will come back safe and sound. In the past few months, I have not had anyone around me who is willing to serve, you are kneeling and getting sick, and I will send someone to take care of you at that time. ”

Hearing Xiao Jinxuan's words, he really didn't move, and immediately thanked the other party for his grace, and then stood up happily with Baizhu.

And when Xiao Jinxuan hugged Zhou Yi, who had obviously grown up a lot, she felt that her arms were sore, and handed the other party to the treasure pigeon.

Immediately, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but glance behind her, and after looking at the concubine Su Qin who was standing on the side in a proper manner, she couldn't help frowning and asking suspiciously:

"Sister Shen, when the Rui Wangfu fell, Xue Yuyan slipped away because she was notified by her mother's Prime Minister's Mansion in advance, so we couldn't find any trace of her at that time. But if I remember correctly, Concubine Su and Concubine Wu and her seven-year-old daughter were not also besieged together, why are they not seeing the mother and son now? ”

As soon as he heard this, Shen Wenqing's expression darkened, and this would already be the same as in the past, Wen Xin, who was standing behind Xiao Jinxuan, immediately took the first step and said:

"Jinxuan, you may not know the day Concubine Wu fled. As soon as she escaped from the city gate, she saw Ding Lao leaving, and felt that the goal of escaping with a large wave of people like us was too big, so she led the small county master to flee in another direction alone. When Princess Shen was properly placed, I and a few remaining palace guards went to look for it, but what we found was the body of Concubine Wu who had been killed by a stray arrow, and the little county lord who was tightly protected by her in her arms and was already frightened. ”

Because Xiao Jinxuan was also a mother in her previous life, when she thought of Zhou Xianrui's only youngest daughter, Zhou Xue, who is only seven years old now, actually witnessed her biological mother die in front of her eyes.

Just thinking about it, Xiao Jinxuan knows that this blow will inevitably leave a psychological shadow for a child who is only a few years old.

Therefore, Xiao Jinxuan, who lost her beloved son in her previous life and inevitably felt pity for Zhou Xue, couldn't help but hurriedly ask where the child was now.

As soon as she asked about Zhou Xue, she saw Wen Xin, who also felt very pitiful for this child, so she stretched out her hand and pointed to the carriage at the back, and shook her head and said:

"Jinxuan, even if you can't bear it, it's useless, since the little county lord was rescued by us, she has not spoken, and she has not cried or laughed, as if she can't see everything around her. I think that the most important thing to do now is to find a royal doctor to show her, maybe to help the other party recover from the wooden state. ”