The carriages swayed, and the noise of the street echoed around.

The Queen Mother sat alone by the car window and was still recalling Ning Yuhe's affairs, picking up the bronze mirror at hand from time to time to look at it, as if she was making some comparisons.

I don't know how long it took, and two soft sounds on the carriage woke up the Queen Mother, who was thinking nonsense.

"Queen Mother, the lanterns on the street are very beautiful, do you want to come down and take a walk?"

A soft voice called, and it was Xu Buling.

The Queen Mother was a little puzzled, raised her hand and opened the window to look out, but she was near the Fairy Bridge.

The night has quietly fallen unconsciously, the long street is brilliantly lit, and the eaves of the buildings with a little water town charm by the inland river are hung with strings of lanterns, gently swaying with the evening breeze, exuding a dim yellow light.

On the long street of bluestone, beside the silent inland river, a few small willows in spring hang down willow branches, young men and women wearing scholar's robes and ladies' clothes go down together, and the boatmen holding small boats on the river occasionally shout, carrying the boatmen across a stone arch bridge on the river in the distance. On the stone arch bridge, several young men and women were talking to each other in low voices.

The stone arch bridge is the building of the previous dynasty, it is rumored that there was once a goddess who went down to earth to meet and fall in love with a scholar on the bridge, so it was named 'fairy bridge', no one knows the truth of the legend, but this place has always been a good place for men and women to meet, the night view is beautiful, and there are many places where the twilight clouds and morning rain are quite numerous.

The Queen Mother also came here to enjoy the scenery back then, but after entering the palace, she never came here again, after all, this is a place for young people.

The Queen Mother looked at the beautiful scenery outside the car window for a long time, shook her head and chuckled: "Just take a look here, you will definitely make a big move when you go out, and stir up the interest of those little mandarin ducks." As the queen mother, she must hug her when she goes out, how can she have the opportunity to walk the streets alone, as long as she shows up, the two sides of the street will inevitably be cleared.

Xu Buling stood outside the car window with a smile on his face: "The Queen Mother can change her clothes, as for safety, with me, no one in the world can get close to the Queen Mother half a step, and the guards can follow from afar." ”

The Queen Mother blinked, hesitated slightly, glanced at Xu Buling, and then looked at the small street buildings full of spring breeze, and finally moved and closed the car window:

"Qiao'e, come in."

"Yes!"

Qiao'e hurriedly got into the carriage, a little puzzled.

The Queen Mother closed the doors and windows, and then took them off cleanly, pulled Qiao'e over and cleaned them, changed the ordinary maid's clothes on her body, and took out a veil to cover her face from the small cabinet in the carriage, picked up the bronze mirror and looked at it a few times, and after making sure that there was no problem, she threw down the slippery Qiao'e and walked out of the carriage alone.

Xu Buling stood outside the carriage and waited, and when he saw her come out, he raised his hand to help her.

The queen mother naturally wouldn't make easy contact with the man, so she quietly glanced at Xu Buling, jumped directly from the waist-high edge of the car, and beckoned very casually: "Hurry up, hurry up, you won't be able to go back when the palace gate is closed......"

This impatient appearance, although the metaphor is not quite appropriate, really looks like a loose horse......

There will naturally be no big problems with Xu Buling, the Queen Mother asked the guards and palace maids to keep a suitable distance, and she took Xu Buling to the street.

The street of the Fairy Bridge is not long, and the shops on the street sell rouge, jewelry, books and picture scrolls.

There are a lot of men and women who come and go, or they are smiling and laughing, or talking and laughing, and there is no dissolute behavior, and the streets are full of a warm atmosphere of 'affection and courtesy'.

The Queen Mother is not very old, but her figure and temperament are very outstanding. Needless to say, Xu Buling can attract a shy or jealous gaze when he walks there. Walking on the street at this time naturally attracted a lot of scrutiny.

The Queen Mother put her hands on her waist, trying to think of herself as a lady who went out to play with her juniors, her eyes calmly watched the various colors on the street, and after a few steps, she couldn't restrain herself, looked back, and said softly:

"No, speaking of which, it's the first time I've been on the street alone since I entered the palace ten years ago...... Hehe...... I've almost forgotten what it's like......"

Xu Buling walked beside him and bowed slightly: "If the Queen Mother likes it, I will come over to accompany her more in the future, and it is not a big deal." ”

The Queen Mother frowned and thought for a while, and shook her head slightly: "In the past, I really liked to go out for a walk, but after living in Changle Palace for so many years, I have long been used to it...... As the queen mother, you must pay attention to manners and behavior, wander outside all day long, if it is known by the clan, it is difficult for the saint to explain it......"

Xu Buling didn't talk a lot, swept left and right, then raised his finger and pointed to the small pier on the side of the street: "Does the Queen Mother want to take a boat?" ”

The boats on the river are used to enjoy the lanterns of Flower Street, and there are always boatmen waiting for guests on the side of the street.

The Queen Mother looked at it a few times and smiled lightly: "It's all here, it's okay to sit for a while...... Let's go. So saying, he set off and walked ahead, descended from the stone steps to the river, jumped lightly with his skirt, jumped into the small boat, and the calm river rippled in circles.

Xu Buling followed him on the boat and sat on the futon prepared for the guests, while the Queen Mother leaned on the edge of the boat and looked at the rows of lanterns hanging on both sides of the river.

The boat floated down the street slowly, and the Queen Mother had been watching the scenery on the street, and she was very fascinated by it, because there were too few opportunities to come out to enjoy the scenery, and she would soon have to return to the birdcage of Changle Palace, and she might not have the opportunity to sit on the boat again in her life and visit the streets freely.

Xu Buling didn't say anything, just untied the wine gourd around his waist and poured himself a drink beside him.

The Queen Mother watched alone for a moment, and the boat slowly crossed the fairy bridge across the long street, blocking the view. Only then did the Queen Mother take her eyes back from the side of the street, felt that she had neglected Xu Buling, sat up slightly straight, returned to her previous dignified appearance, and asked with a smile:

"Xu Buling...... Do you have something to do with this palace? ”

Xu Buling put down the wine gourd and smiled warmly:

"Why did the Queen Mother say this?"

The Queen Mother's eyes showed a bit of scrutiny, and she looked Xu Buling up and down: "I'm not Hongluan, I've been learning power and scheming since I was a child, although I don't learn well, I also know something...... Nothing to do, either a traitor or a thief, you've been a little too enthusiastic about this palace lately......"

Xu Buling shook his head lightly, revealing a little helplessness: "This is not to make amends to the Queen Mother, as long as the Queen Mother does not complain about me secretly." ”

"If you return the things to the palace, the palace will naturally not complain about you."

The Queen Mother snorted lightly, supported her cheeks with her hands, looked at the brightly lit street again, and thought carefully:

"This palace knows how powerful the lock dragon Gu is, and the Xiao family has no way to detoxify, it's not that this palace won't tell you...... You are Xu Lie's descendant, you have to be a little responsible and courageous, the eldest husband should be born when he is alive, and he will die when he dies, and it is not good to do something against his will in order to protect himself...... For example, the last time you ran to my bed, if General Xu knew about it, he would have to interrupt you for three ...... Two-legged ......"

"Empress Dowager Xie's teachings."

"Put yourself in your shoes, I'm afraid this palace is more anxious than you, but as a king, you must be more mentally tough than ordinary people. No matter how dangerous the situation is, you should focus on the people of the whole world, rather than just looking at your own life......

…… My Huainan Xiao family said that it was across the three dynasties and generations, in other words, it was also the wall grass of the three family slaves, but my Xiao family has always had a clear conscience, because my Xiao family's ancestral training is to seek the world for the people, not for the family and one surname......"

The Queen Mother was kind and seductive, in fact, she also wanted to enlighten Xu Buling, so that he could shift his attention from the Lock Dragon Gu to other things, after all, in her heart, the Lock Dragon Gu had no medicine to solve and there was no point in thinking about it.

Xu Buling's expression was as calm as ever, nodded lightly, and looked at her with a smile:

"In the future, I will put my mind on the people of the world."

The Queen Mother was helpless, knowing that it was useless to persuade this kind of thing, so she had to dispel her thoughts and look at the lantern above: "It's not early, let's go back to the palace, so as not to chew the tongue of the people in the palace...... By the way, in a few days, the Holy Lord will entertain the envoys of Northern Qi, and you will also come over to take a look, and after you are crowned king, you will also have to deal with Northern Qi......"

After saying that, the Queen Mother stood up, let the boatman dock, took Xu Buling up to the side street, and walked side by side to the carriage at the other end of the street.

The lights are in a dream, and the sparks are hazy.

At this time, on the way home, the Queen Mother's pace slowed down again, and she would look back after taking a few steps, but she didn't know what she was looking at.

Xu Buling walked in front of him, and after noticing her movements, he said softly:

"The Queen Mother still wants to go shopping again?"

The Queen Mother came back to her senses, shook her head and smiled gently: "I can't see enough, I'm just a little reluctant...... No matter how high the status is, it is in vain if you can't do what you want, and this opportunity to walk around the streets may be this time...... I always feel that the shortcomings are ......"

Xu Buling frowned slightly, and looked back at the street lanterns: "What's the disadvantage...... Uh-huh......" turned and walked to the side of the street.

The Queen Mother was slightly inexplicable and looked back.

When I thought of this, I saw a beautiful boy dressed in white, standing next to the sugar gourd on the side of the street to pick and choose, his expression was serious, but his behavior was a little childish.

How could the prince of the vassal kingdom personally buy sugar gourds......

The Queen Mother's footsteps paused in place, and the lights were reflected in her eyes, but she didn't know how to describe this feeling.

After a distraction, the boy in white ran back, holding a ruddy sugar gourd and smiling:

"Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother stood among the lanterns on the street and blinked, looked down at the sugar gourd in front of her, a little funny, but she couldn't laugh for some reason, she pursed her lips for a long time, raised her hand to take the sugar gourd that children can eat, and said softly:

"You kid, this palace is so big, and you are not small, you must pay attention to the demeanor of the prince......"

"Does the Queen Mother like it?"

“……”

The Queen Mother glanced at Xu Buling, turned around and continued walking, and whispered in a vague voice:

“…… I like it, I like ......."

"It's good to like it, why bother with unexpected people's eyes."

"It's ...... too"

The Queen Mother took the sugar gourd, covered her face with her sleeves, her red lips held the crisp sugar gourd, bit down on one, and found that Xu Buling was smiling, glared at her fiercely, and ran to the front quickly.

The evening breeze on the side of the street is gentle, and the willows on the riverside are still there.

Talented and beautiful women walk on the side of the road, and the bright light of the stars in the calm river makes it impossible to tell whether it is the reflection of the lights or the stars in the sky.

The two people who were a few steps away from each other seemed to be no different from the young men and women on the street at this time, but the gap between them was a few points farther than the stars in the sky.

The Queen Mother walked out with a sweet and sour sugar gourd, and suddenly looked back - the man in white walked behind him, raised his hand and smiled.

She hurriedly turned back, and walked forward with her head down, and unconsciously, a thought inexplicably appeared in her heart: how good it would be if it was ten years earlier, who would want to enter the palace to be the queen......

But the thought is the idea, and the queen mother quickly suppressed this inappropriate thought, after all, this is the case, she is the queen mother of Dayue......

"Alas~"

A faint sigh sounded silently on the side of the street.

The Queen Mother looked at the sugar gourd in her hand, and suddenly felt a little reluctant to eat it......