I can't tell whether it's late autumn or early winter, in short, the cold wind is more and more scorching, and the cold stinging sensation is swirling on the face, so that passers-by can't tolerate the invasion of the cold, and everyone's face is almost dyed with a hot flush, and the pain is tight.

However, at this time, it is also the busiest season for the Yin Palace, because when the birthday banquet of the Son of Heaven is approaching, the palace is bound to be lively. It is rumored that the birthday of the Son of Heaven can be happy, and whoever dares to be lazy will cause bad luck to be entangled for several years, and he will not be able to live in peace.

"Hmph, why should I go? Is Your Majesty so trying to get into trouble? ”

Zhi Lan, who was sitting next to the desk, calmly questioned the person in front of him, coughing lightly from time to time, and his face did not improve at all, and standing in front of him was the loyal servant of the Son of Heaven, Yan Qi.

"Lan Cainu, in fact, Your Majesty didn't plan to let you go on an adventure, but he was worried that there would be courtiers next to him who would deliberately make things difficult at that time, so he also thought that he should let you prepare in advance, so that you would not be in a hurry to deal with it when the time comes, so whether you will attend the banquet or not is still unknown, everything is decided by the situation at that time. There are excellent silk dresses here, and you can try to see if they fit, and if they don't, someone else will come and tailor them for you soon. ”

Following Yan Qi's eyes, what was on the table was the clothes that the Son of Heaven had personally selected this time, purple brocade, and auspicious birds decorated with platinum silk threads, which were noble but did not lose their unique temperament, and Zhi Lan's eyes did stay for two or three seconds longer than she expected.

"Lan Cai Nu, if you have to go that day, someone will dress you up then, but please remember to wear a veil."

Zhi Lan's gaze wandered meaninglessly in her bedroom, without permission, nor immediately refusal, this ambiguous attitude really gave Yan Qi a headache. Facing his unpredictable master all day long had already exhausted him, but now there was a new master in this palace who was difficult to serve, Yan Qi frowned, and his heart was quite difficult.

"Lan Cainu, can you agree? Now Your Majesty is still waiting for your reply. ”

As soon as these words fell, Zhi Lan suddenly let out an inexplicable sneer, but seeing that the corners of her lips rose with a mysterious arc, her face was covered with a layer of coldness.

"Reply? Will he still wait for me to reply? Isn't he the king who rules over all things in the kingdom? Do you care about the answer of an insignificant person like me? In short, no matter what I reply, if there is any case, your master will definitely let me attend. So, what's the difference? What are you doing in vain asking what has happened? ”

As she spoke, the smile on the corner of Zhi Lan's lips naturally fell, replaced by her inherently cold and disdainful, she despised everything, and even more despised everything related to Yi Zhixing.

At this moment, there was even a trace of evil thought in Zhi Lan's mind, that is: How good would it be if the birth date of the Son of Heaven was also the death day that Yin people prayed for him in the later days?

When this thought invaded the woman's thoughts, Zhi Lan's smile returned again, and Yan Qi saw all this mysterious situation in her eyes, and her heart suddenly felt cold.

Whether they want to or not, the banquet of the monarch of the Yin State finally started soon after, and the guests sat together, passing cups and cups, laughing and laughing, and the cold of the night could not stop the hot atmosphere in the hall of the back hall of the third tour.

The field gradually became lively, and the initial singing and dancing also came to an end, looking at the drunken appearance of the ministers below, there was almost no wave in the heart of the Son of Heaven. But this is clearly his own birthday banquet, the wine and delicacies are all in front of him, and the disturbing government affairs in the past have gradually settled down in these days, but Yi Zhixing has not experienced the slightest joy, but if you think about it carefully, you seem to have always been like this, and there has never been a time of joy on your birthday, is it probably not like this? Gifts, delicacies, beauties, there seems to be nothing new, this boring day is not much different from the boring minutes and seconds of the past, and in this jubilant day, the heart of the Son of Heaven is inexplicably stained with a certain loneliness. The more jubilant the others, the more lonely he became. It's better to be immersed in government affairs, Yi Zhixing thought to himself.

"Your Majesty, this is your concubine's birthday gift."

Mo Xiru on the seat suddenly left the table from a distance, and immediately came to the side of the Son of Heaven with shame, this time, without waiting for the permission of the Son of Heaven, she actually sat down by herself.

The gift is in front of him, and it is even more difficult for Yi Zhixing to refuse, he has never been very interested in the birthday gift, and now it is the same.

"Yes, then I would like to thank Concubine Wen for her hard work."

Yi Zhixing instantly raised the corners of his lips appropriately, and he was stained with a touch of gentleness that seemed to be gentle, and he always held his own decency.

However, after Tianzi casually opened the gift that was carefully packaged by Mo Xiru, what appeared in his eyes was a surprise that caught him off guard.

It is an auspicious bird hairpin, it is naturally not because of its own exquisite workmanship and beauty to attract the attention of the Son of Heaven, this kind of fate is too superficial for the Son of Heaven, the fundamental reason is because this is about the memory of the mother of Yi Zhixing, and this auspicious bird hairpin is the relics of his mother who had been lost.

"This ...... You...... How do you know...... This thing? ”

Yi Zhixing stared at the person in front of him incredulously, before this, he had turned the back of this auspicious bird hairpin over, and a faint gap on it also proved that this must be the relic of his mother, and it was also a treasure that he had been searching for for a long time without success.

"No...... How did you find this thing? ”

The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, and his excitement made his speech slurred, and he was already about to give up the search. This look made Mo Xiru even more excited, this was the first time she had seen the person in front of her show such a pleasant face, not to mention, all this was due to her own merits, how could Mo Xiru, who loved Yi Zhixing, not be happy?

But seeing that Mo Xiru suddenly raised a heavy smile, her tone was still as tender as before, but there was a certain element of self-satisfaction and pride hidden in it. The next moment, she was still ashamed, but she was quite determined.

"This ...... As long as Your Majesty is happy. In fact...... A few years ago, the concubine heard the news that you accidentally lost your mother's relics when you were in the field, thinking that this must be Your Majesty's only sustenance for your relatives' grief, and the concubine has been sending people to search for it all these years, which can be regarded as a coincidence, and finally found it in the hands of a foreign official. ”

"So, you started working on this before you even entered the palace......

The face of the Son of Heaven flashed with surprise for a moment, and after the surprise, the tremors in his eyes flickered endlessly.

Mo Xiru bowed her head, bowed her head shyly, and then said lightly: "Well, it's not with any definite purpose, I just want to make Your Majesty happier......"

The woman said very tactfully, in the final analysis, it was not that her feelings for Yi Zhixing had sprouted in the early years, and today she was suddenly surprised from her dream, and Yi Zhixing realized that the person in front of her was so deep in love with him, and he was really shocked by it. Holding the auspicious bird hairpin in his hand and looking at it for a long time, Yi Zhixing still didn't know how to respond to this restrained but strong feeling, but the emotions of the auspicious bird hairpin were real.

"I am very pleased, thank you Concubine Wen for your hard work......"

In the end, the Son of Heaven did not say anything about love, he is a person who is not good at expressing himself, but in the future, his attitude towards the people around him is afraid to be very different from the past.

"Your Majesty, the concubines have all said that your happiness is the most important thing."

"I'm naturally happy! This is the best gift I have ever received in my life! I can't find anything in this world that can surpass the auspicious bird hairpin of the mother! This is the only item left by the mother, Concubine Wen, I will definitely remember what you did......"

Indeed, in addition to this auspicious bird hairpin, all the remaining items are 'dead' for the Son of Heaven, and they are at their fingertips, only this auspicious bird hairpin carries fresh emotions and some hazy fragments of memory, but those childhood imprints are the only humanity and beauty left by the king who is now bent on power. Even though the childhood memories of Yu's mother gradually faded away, the sincerity of that emotion still exists in the depths of the Son of Heaven's heart, vague but very rare.

Now, the Son of Heaven was shocked by Mo Xiru's feelings, and the people below were also attracted by the moving face of the Son of Heaven.

Obviously, the two harem concubines have arrived today, only the Lan Cai Nu, who can be called the beloved of the Son of Heaven, has not arrived, and the implicit purpose of most of today's courtiers is just to see with their own eyes how peerless the face of the Son of Heaven is, but unfortunately, Lan Cai Nu has no trace at this banquet at all, but people have to wonder something.

Among them, the first to open his mouth was naturally that Wu Huai, only he dared to rely on his own rights to act freely in front of the Son of Heaven, and he just happened to open his mouth at the next moment.

"Your Majesty, today is your birthday banquet, why don't you see Lan Cainu? As one of your harem concubines, wouldn't she be willing to come to celebrate your birthday in person? Lan Cainu's actions are inevitably too arrogant. ”

Just as Yi Zhixing was repeatedly looking at the auspicious bird hairpin in his hand, the prime minister's voice rushed into his ears as he had expected earlier, and he immediately tucked the hairpin into his sleeve, and immediately replied solemnly: "Lan Cainu is sick and inconvenient to attend the banquet, I don't want to blame her, so I don't bother the prime minister to blame me." ”

"The minister is not here to blame Lan Cainu for Your Majesty, but for all the courtiers and the people of Yin State to blame Lan Cainu's actions, in the end, she is a woman who grew up in the people, is it not destined to be so rude? The birthday banquet of the Son of Heaven is unwilling to appreciate his face, what kind of system does it become? Isn't it because Lan Cainu is suffering from some serious illness that threatens her life? ”

The banquet hall, which was still a noisy and happy party, suddenly became cold because of the prime minister's aggressiveness, and the ministers all bowed their heads in unison, but their faces looked like the posture of a spectator, Mo Xiru immediately frowned, and even she who had never been angry was quite annoyed by the prime minister's rude behavior at this time, and although the Son of Heaven felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, his face would not leak a bit. In such a situation, the only one who opened his mouth was Mo Hongfeng, who dared to think and act, he didn't care about what Lao Shizi was, and he couldn't perceive the anxiety in the atmosphere, and he just said what he wanted.

The next moment, the general stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since this entangled old thing has never seen the world, and you have to satisfy your heart's desire to see its demeanor under the arrogant excuse of Lan Cainu, then Your Majesty, you will let Lan Cainu come out for a while, so as to block the noisy mouth of this old thing!" ”

was not in the early court hall, Mo Hongfeng's words became more and more arrogant, and as soon as the words fell, Wu Huai's face instantly darkened.