The second day of September.

Today is the death anniversary of the late crown prince Hua Nan Yiyan. Only because the emperor and queen are a Taoist and a believer in Buddhism, according to the annual practice, the honor guard of the two people started before the Chenshi, and went to the royal Taoist temple Pengxian Temple to participate in the worship ceremony, and then Queen Qian went to Yonglu Temple to chant and pray for blessings, and returned to the palace after returning to the palace to the dark time.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the evening wind is fierce.

The phoenix veil is fluttering, and the queen of Qian sits in the middle, dressed in a brocade flowing cloud flying phoenix suit, covered with a brown dark corrugated gown, the color is pure and noble, and next to her is her own daughter, the fourth princess South China Ji Yan.

Looking beyond the vast procession in front of him, he could see that the palace Qionglou was overlapped, half-hidden and half-exposed under the deep and boundless sky.

The palace road is cold, although the exotic flowers and plants on both sides are luxuriant, they are mostly disturbed by the autumn frost and night dew, and they appear to wither and decline.

There was a light mist, floating and flying at the bottom of her eyes, Queen Qian touched the scene, thinking of her deceased relatives, she couldn't help but sigh and wet her eyes.

Thinking that people's lives are so short, people are gone, what is the point of leaving this empty eyes full of luxury and glitz?

At the fork in the road, the forbidden army stopped. The chamberlain led the lamp, and the palace maid stepped forward to help the queen and the princess.

Kunning Palace and his party surrounded him and escorted the master to continue walking.

When passing by the bamboo garden, Queen Qian found a faint glimmer of light in the forest, and ordered everyone to stop and send the attendants to check.

After a short time, the chamberlain brought a woman to Queen Qian.

Putting down the Kong Ming lantern in her hand in a panic, the woman leaned over and knelt at the queen's feet, her mouth murmuring, trembling softly:

"Concubine Hanxiang Pavilion Jieyu Sun Shengsheng visited the queen and wished her a thousand blessings and peace."

Queen Qian tilted her head slightly, and her eyes lingered around the woman, and she saw that she was wearing an elegant light green skirt, with a light bun on her head, lined with water lotus tassel hairpins, and her posture was delicate and respectful.

Listening to the name, Queen Qian was quite impressed.

Sun Shengsheng ...... Daughter of Sun Min, the governor of Liangguang. This palace remembers you, I heard earlier that you were sick after entering the palace, but now you are all safe? ”

"Back to the queen, the concubine's body has been healed."

Sun Shengsheng bowed his head and replied, his tone was tactful and pleasant:

"The concubines have lived in simplicity for a long time, and now they are mostly self-cultivation in the palace and understand Buddhism."

"Oh?"

Hearing the word "Visiting Buddha", Queen Qian's eyes lit up.

Now Emperor Jingxiao is re-impressed, and there are many people in the palace who are in line with the emperor, all of whom worship Taoist thought.

Hearing that a woman had the same beliefs as herself, Queen Qian had indescribable joy in her heart, and took a step forward and said:

"Raise your head and ask Hongu to take a look."

Sun Shengsheng humbly agreed, and then slowly raised his head.

The skin is like a condensed eyebrows, a pair of delicate eyes with rippling water waves, the complexion is amazing, it looks like no more than sixteen or seventeen, and the obedient and delicate figure is thrown into the halo of the palace lamp, which is as beautiful as a beautiful picture.

Queen Qian nodded with satisfaction, her eyes turned to look at Kong Minglan beside Sun Shengsheng, and she was stunned:

"Today is not the Mid-Autumn Festival or Yulan, it is already dark, you don't go back to the palace to settle, why do you put Kong Ming lanterns here?"

Sun Shengsheng's head:

"Back to the queen, today is the death of the late prince, the concubine is humble and can not leave the palace at will, so I personally made a few Kong Ming lanterns to worship the prince, praying that he can bless the emperor and the queen in the spirit of heaven, and protect me Dayi River Qinghai Yan, Guotai and the people."

Queen Qian looked stunned, completely infected by Sun Shengsheng's affectionate and kind words, and her eyes were faintly red:

"Good...... All right! ”

Queen Qian nodded movingly, and the faint light in Shuyafeng's eyes was brightened by the warm light of the palace lamp:

"You were still young when you entered the palace, but you remember these things, you are really a person with a heart...... Sun Jieyu, it's not early, let's rest. If you have free time another day, you can go to Kunning Palace and sit down. ”

His eyelashes suddenly raised, and Sun Shengsheng's expression was shocked, obviously unexpected.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Sun Shengsheng kept kowtowing and thanking him:

"The concubine thanked the queen mother."

The fourth princess, South China Ji Yan, was dressed in a moon-green sprinkled flower skirt, and the lotus leaf skirt was blown by the night wind.

Holding the arms of the queen mother, her fluttering eyes swept over Sun Shengsheng who was kneeling on the ground, and the fourth princess smiled arrogantly:

"Hmph, another ...... who wants to climb the dragon and the phoenix"

Queen Qian didn't care, hooked her lips and sneered, looking at Sun Shengsheng and saying as if she was pointing:

"Even if you want to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, you have to know who is the real phoenix! She's smart. ”

When the group walked away, Sun Shengsheng got up from the trail, and couldn't wait to turn his head and shout in a low voice:

"Twilight, come out."

Gu Yunxi walked around from behind the granite, took a few steps to Sun Shengsheng, and said:

"Slave and maid, congratulations to the little master, as long as the little master can grasp the opportunity, he will be able to achieve his wish in a few days."

"Twilight, I have to thank you!"

Sun Shengsheng held Gu Yunxi's hands, and his excitement was all written on a pretty face.

After experiencing the punishment of Yongning Palace, Sun Shengsheng's heart has been much more restrained, and he really believes that Gu Yunxi is helping her gain favor.

Gu Yunxi pursed his lips and smiled lightly, the gloomy look on his face was not clear under the thick night.

Sun Shengsheng asked again:

"What do I do next? Tomorrow I will go to the Queen's palace to say goodbye, but I—I don't know what to say. ”

Gu Yunxi smiled leisurely, put his hand on Sun Shengsheng's shoulder, comforted her to calm down as soon as possible, and said calmly:

"Don't be nervous, the little master can read the Buddhist scriptures again tonight, and tomorrow the chat with the queen is more for advice."

"Okay, you are my nobleman, and I will listen to you in the future."

Although Sun Shengsheng's temper is stinky, if he really convinces someone in his heart, he will be dead set on that person, but he doesn't know that he has been dragged into a unique melee.

Gu Yunxi smiled, and there were a few traces of essence in his delicate eyes:

"The little master doesn't need to do this to the slave maid, just remember that the top priority is to gain the trust of the queen, and the only person who really has the ability to protect the little master is Queen Qian."

Sun Shengsheng's heart shook slightly when he heard this, he gasped a few times, and nodded solemnly:

"I've written it down, so I'll go back to the Hanxiang Pavilion to study the Buddhist scriptures, and you and I will talk about it another day."

"The slave and the maid send off the little master."

Gu Yunxi watched Sun Shengsheng leave, straightened up, and his eyes narrowed into a narrow and cold luster.

Relying on the power of Queen Qian to push Sun Shengsheng to the throne, in order to distract the attention of Yongning Palace, it can also help the rise of the East Palace to fight the Wan faction.

Gu Yunyao's return to favor is just around the corner, and this holy favor is a double-edged sword, making her inevitably threaten to be killed while being noble in front of people.

Gu Yunxi wanted to protect the eldest sister and let her stay out of the bloody slaughter in the harem, and her hands would not be stained with blood.

Now that the chess game has been laid out, it is difficult to stop once the battle begins.

Leng Ran chuckled and was about to go back to Chuxiu Palace, Gu Yunxi bumped into another face the moment he turned around.

The moonlight was hazy, and the bamboo leaves swayed through the thin night mist.

He stood in the densely intertwined shadows with his hands, his blue robe fluttering, his eyebrows were picturesque, and his deep and sharp gaze broke through the fog and hit directly, as if he wanted to tear her flesh and skin, and look into her heart.

Gu Yunxi's eyes trembled in shock, and he couldn't help but take a step back and bend over to worship:

"The slave has seen Lord Leng."

There was a little warmth between her elbows, and it was he who helped her up with his warm big hands.

The deep black eyes are covered with a layer of light smoke, and they are as cold as a cold pool, which makes people look at their hearts tightly:

"Are you happy?"

He asked suddenly, in an unhurried tone, cold and ethereal in the night.

Gu Yunxi's face turned pale, his eyebrows drooped, and he seemed calm on the outside, but his heart was already thunderous.

Leng Qingtang's eyes were deep, with the strength to be able to see through everything, and he questioned again:

"Are you happy to be in the midst of grievances and grievances in the palace all day long, calculating and fighting with others?!"

Gu Yunxi raised his eyes, his eyelashes widened:

"If a slave or maid does not choose, it is better to calculate with others than to be calculated."

In the eyes, the brilliance like water disappeared little by little from Leng Qingtang's eyes, and he sighed with distress:

"You said at the beginning that you only entered the palace to see the person you miss again. Now that you've seen it, let's get out of the palace quickly...... I can help you. ”

Gu Yunxi was suddenly shocked, and clearly understood another meaning from his words.

Then, she turned her head hastily, avoiding eye contact with his.

His gaze, his lonely and desolate gaze was quenched with extreme emotion, and even if he didn't make a sound, he could see that her heart was inexplicably sour, as if she had been cut by a knife, and her eyes were full of pain.

Looking at the girl with cold eyebrows, Leng Qingtang reached out and grabbed her shoulder, and said decisively:

"I can help you get out of the palace, and I can also do what you have to do. In any case, I just want you to be yourself and not a puppet at the mercy of others! ”

A heavy blow hit his heart, Gu Yunxi was stunned on the spot, and tears were faintly surging in his eyes.

In the middle of the moment, she said quietly:

"It's a slave's business."

Wanting to escape, Hao's wrist was grabbed by a big hand, and he shouted coldly:

"Don't force me to do it, cancel your fake palace registration!"

With a shake of her body, she turned back in horror.

It seems that he already knows......

He grabbed her shoulders and hugged her in his arms in an instant, and his voice was low and full of affection:

"I can protect you, I said before, I will protect you whenever you want."

This sentence is exactly what he said to her in Dongchang that year.

"Girl, go back to Dongchang and come back to me, okay?"

He closed his eyes in pleading, and the delicately cut jaw pressed against her neck socket.

Once the disguise is debunked by the Cold Overseer, any disguise is in vain.

At this moment, she was disturbed by too many things, forced the tears that were about to roll down to break free from his arms, sneered at him stupidly, and released a bitter soft voice between her lips and teeth:

"There's no going back...... You said you had to fight ghosts when you couldn't dodge. Now I'm in it, and everything is ...... I can't go back to the way it used to be. ”

She walked in the night step by step, and finally turned into a relative and ran wildly.

Leng Qingtang stood in the bamboo forest in a daze, watching Gu Yunxi leave desolately, the familiar silhouette of his back, so sad and thin.