Chapter 454: Returning from Guarding the Tomb

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After the Winter Food Festival, when the wind blows in April, there is a colorful scenery everywhere.

Especially in places like Wanshou Palace, where flowers bloom all year round, after the Cold Food Festival, it is just one day, and it has to experience several rains, snows, winds and frosts, and it is still carried out at the same time.

Let's see that the magnolia rain in front of the Anfu Hall has not yet ended, and the sky above the Wanshou Pavilion has begun to float with pear blossoms and jade snow.

It's true, the morning sun and the sunset, the weather is myriad!

At this moment, in the large garden in front of the Anfu Palace, several palace maids were busy with brooms and scattered petals.

"You guys, move a little more numbly!"

In the flower garden, a palace maid was urging softly, and the next moment, she went elsewhere.

Sticking to her hair bun is the same chrysanthemum as other palace maids, take the chrysanthemums after autumn washing, dry overnight, and then send to Yurong Division to refine, fix the style, properly treasure a winter, from mildew, mutilation of the good texture, sent back to the Wanshou Palace, together with the spring of the palace to distribute to the palace maids, this is also the unique scenery of the Wanshou Palace.

It's just that it's okay not to urge, but as soon as you urge, a group of people are even more in a hurry!

She had just stepped on the steps of the corridor, and in an instant, there was a "pop", like thunder!

Behind him, an innocent dry bucket was knocked to the ground by a palace maid who hurried by......

Obviously, it was too late to blame.

Her eyes subconsciously swept in the direction of Anfu Palace, and hurriedly fell back, and her voice was forced to be lowered a little, "Girls!" Can you move gently? Can you see what you can do with a little eyesight? ”

"Sister Orchid, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......"

"Good sister! Hurry up and take it! ”

At the same time, on the jade corridor leading to the palace gate, a palace maid suddenly appeared in the blue shadow of the vines.

The uniformly dressed and moderately proportioned figure are almost the same as the surroundings, but a pair of eyes looking around, although they reveal many uncertainties about the strangeness and unknown around them, they look extraordinarily spiritual.

She swayed on the porch with her palms in her hands, apparently unaware of the call from outside the porch.

The orchid grass outside the corridor was startled, staring at the girl's headdress from afar, her eyebrows furrowed, and seeing that she didn't care, she turned to the corridor and walked head-on, "Hey, it's just you, I called you, didn't you hear?" ”

The palace maid's eyes were withdrawn from elsewhere, and she looked at the person in front of her in a daze, "...... I? ”

"Which temple are you responsible for cleaning, why didn't you wear floral ornaments today?" Orchid grass stared at her unworthy bun and asked.

"Flowers?" The palace maid had a question in her heart, and then subconsciously glanced at the headdresses of other palace maids nearby, and immediately responded, "Oh! I'm new here! ”

"New here?" Orchid Grass scratched her head, a little unsure, thinking that there are so many people in each courtyard and hall of Wanshou Palace, all dressed in the same color, and they all look similar. At this moment, she nodded and said firmly: "Yes! I said how to look at the noodles! ”

The palace maid asked, "Excuse me, this is here?" ”

"What? You don't even know where this is? Orchid Grass was a little shocked, she couldn't help but point behind her, thinking to herself that since she said that she was a newcomer, then she should have just come in from there, "When you came in just now, didn't you see the three big words on the lintel?" ”

The palace maid did not shy away from confessing: "I saw it! But, I only recognize one, what what palace. ”

"What a palace!" Orchid Grass was suddenly a little incredulous, "That's called Wanshou Palace!" ”

"Wan, Shou, Gong?" The palace maid had delicate thoughts in her eyes, and continued to ask: "Excuse me, Wanshou Palace, what is the place?" ”

"You don't even know about Wanshou Palace?" After hearing this, Orchid Cao's eyes opened straight, and she couldn't help but look at the palace maid in front of her again.

I thought, it seems that this new generation is a little surprisingly new, she is probably selected from Saibei to enter the palace, right?

The palace maid shook her head calmly, her eyes full of doubt.

"Wanshou Palace is where the current Empress Dowager lives!" Orchid grass didn't look at her anymore, thinking that this newcomer was too blind to see.

"The Empress Dowager!" The palace maid's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and a subtle cold light flashed in her eyes, and soon, she stared at her and asked uncertainly, "But Fu Ling Nu, Li Sangyun?" ”

Startled by the voice of the newborn calf who was not afraid of the tiger, Orchid Grass stared at the girl in horror, and the next moment, she hurriedly grabbed her hand, pulled the person aside, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Are you crazy?" Do you dare to call the name of the Empress Dowager?! Don't you want to die? ”

"I'm sorry."

Seeing that the palace maid Xiao Suo's gaze and cold tone sank, Orchid Grass pursed the corners of her lips helplessly, let go of her, and had no meaning of reproach: "What are you talking about, hey...... When you enter this palace, you can offend anyone, but this one must not offend! You know, this lord, there is no one in this palace who is more honorable than her status! ”

Although Orchid Grass usually speaks with no brains, it is only appropriate for her to use the word "noble" on this character.

Gaozu opened the dynasty, gave birth to a daughter and two sons, and his eldest daughter was the famous Qianqiu princess Li Sangyun at that time, the word Fuling, known as the first talented woman of Lisang. Gaozu died, and the third prince Yuanfeng-Li Sanghao succeeded to the throne, that is, Li Sanghuang, who opened up the prosperous era of "Shenghua", is also the Emperor Jing who is now mixed among the people.

During the reign of Gaozu, Li Sangyun married Wei Jiangshan, the founding general of the country who was famous in war at that time, that is, the supreme emperor. He has two sons, the eldest son Wei Zhengrong and the second son Wei Baobai. Kanghou. When Wei Jiangshan was alive, he adopted a righteous son, that is, the current Emperor Taishang - Wei Kaixuan, as the third son of Wei Fu.

Wei Fu has ruled the world on war horses for generations, but in Wei Zhengrong's generation, the two brothers have been in poor health since childhood, and they have followed the text. Unlike the other two brothers, Wei Kaixuan has been a martial arts wizard since he was a child, and naturally became the only son who took over the responsibility of protecting the country from Wei Jiangshan.

Two years ago, Mocang invaded, Li Sang fell to the country, Wei Kaixuan was ordered to take over the responsibility of governing the country from the hands of Emperor Li Sang, and soon after, Wei Kaixuan handed over the throne to the eldest son Mo Cang Wuxi.

In this way, Li Sangyun, the eldest princess who married into the Wei Mansion back then, is almost old, and under her dual identity, she is honored again and becomes the empress dowager admired by all the people of the dynasty.

She was originally from the emperor's family, and her husband's family was the emperor who held the imperial power, and she was undoubtedly the biggest winner of the entire royal family.

The palace maid didn't even know such a famous character as Li Sang, and in the eyes of the orchid grass, she was tantamount to a frog at the bottom of the well.

Orchid Cao sighed in her heart for a while, and suddenly, she only listened to the palace maid.

"That! It was my father-in-law who assigned me here, and he called me here. ”

"Oh! It turned out to be someone sent by Ma Gonggong! Orchid Grass couldn't help but snort softly, "Oh, you didn't say it earlier." This Ma Gonggong didn't say hello in advance......"

The palace maid asked again: "Are you the aunt in charge of affairs here?" ”

"What kind of aunt," Orchid Cao sneered, and then said modestly, "I'm not qualified enough, I'm just more busy...... My name is Orchid Grass, and they all use to call me Sister Orchid. What's your name? ”

"I," the palace maid replied after a moment's thought, "my sister has always called me Qingmei. ”

"Flattering?" How could this name be so picky, Orchid Cao was amused in her heart, and said: "Then I will call you to be charming in the future!" ”

"Uh-huh!" She nodded absentmindedly, her eyes already looking away.

"You're here well, this father-in-law finally knows that he feels sorry for our group of girls, and this group of girls can't cope with it after being busy these days!" The muscles and bones in his whole body seemed to climb up in an instant, and as soon as Orchid Grass saw the seat on the porch, she involuntarily sat down.

Qingmei asked, "What are they doing?" ”

Orchid Grass beat her shoulders tiredly, and her eyes followed her as she looked, which happened to be in the direction of Anfu Temple.

She sat up suddenly, and Qingmei looked at her without changing her face.

"Oops! Not good! I only cared about talking to you, and I forgot about business! Before the Empress Dowager walks out of the palace gate, all the fallen flowers in this garden must be cleaned! ”

"Why is that?"

"Why? The Empress Dowager has always loved flowers, but she doesn't like to see those sad pictures of spring and autumn. If this garden is all withered and in a mess, I am afraid that it will displease her old man again. Orchid explained, "Don't be stunned, let's go and do the big guy a favor first!" I'll arrange the rest for you later. ”

She commanded quickly, but she looked like a six gods and no master, and her two eyes were not fixed, which was very bad for the orchid grass, "Hey! I'm talking to you, do you hear? ”

"Okay," Qingmei replied as she looked at the orchid grass without hesitation, and the two of them were not in the same rhythm at all.

Qingmei was about to go down the porch to help, and Orchid Grass stared at the shadow, as if she saw something. "Wait!"

She suddenly stopped there, her eyes lit up, and when she looked back, her long eyelashes flashed like waves, hiding her uncertain look, and asked her calmly, "What's wrong?" Sister Orchid? ”

Orchid grass stared at her bun without saying a word, and then took the chrysanthemum on her head and stepped forward to put it on for her.

"Looking at it like this, there is no sense of disobedience! It's much more harmonious with this Wanshou Palace! ”

Orchid Grass nodded in satisfaction.

"What about you?"

"I still have a couple of old hair pressed under the box at the head of my bed. You use this first! I'll pick it up later. ”

Hearing this, Qingmei thanked herself: "Thank you, Sister Orchid." ”

"Hey," Orchid Grass covered her hand and began to preach temporarily: "There is nothing to thank, to do things in this Wanshou Palace, you have to learn to be thorough in all aspects, meticulous everywhere, and there is no room for a single flaw!" After all, the master's mind is unpredictable, and we can only be perfect! ”

She said this, seeing her staring at her speechless, thinking that she was under pressure, she couldn't help but cover the back ......of her hand closely, "Don't worry, the Empress Dowager is not so terrible, she has always been considerate to us subordinates."

I really couldn't bear to delay her, Qingmei couldn't help but interrupt: "Sister Fang Cai said, in that hall-"

"Oops, I forgot again!"

Orchid grass slammed its head, this memory!

Then he muttered to himself, "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have been talking inside for a while, and they are almost coming out, I have to urge those girls to ...... again."

In an instant, the orchid grass walked down the corridor with an arrow, and the palace maid who had just put chrysanthemums on her hair bun turned slightly sideways, and her eyes couldn't help but pull towards the two gates of the Anfu Palace......

In the hall, there is an old man who is close to the old age and has a tough body sitting on the couch, with a childish face and crane hair, strong spirits, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, holding a porcelain cup in his hand, and is sipping tea with a pleasant expression.

The woman sitting on the side wearing a phoenix robe, the body is petite and thin, unbearable, the face is small, the facial features are exquisite, a pair of eyes are clean and transparent, although there is no powder, the complexion is more translucent and pure, this kind of appearance is not amazing in the entire harem, but it is very attractive.

The handkerchief was clutched in the palm of her hand and secretly pinched, she was about to cover her lips and cough lightly, so that she could kneel down, when Aunt Hai happened to enter the palace to report:

"The Empress Dowager, Her Royal Highness is back, and she is waiting outside the palace gate at this time."

"Jing'er is back?" The Empress Dowager hurriedly put aside the teacup, and her tone was full of seven points of surprise and three points of excitement.

Seeing this, the queen took the lead in bowing, "Grandmother Huang, the minister will come to see you later!" ”

The Empress Dowager looked at the Empress lovingly, smiled and nodded, "It's okay." Let Aunt Hai send you away! ”

The queen was blessed again, and in this way she went out of the Anfu Palace.

When he was leaving the palace gate, he happened to be facing the king who entered the palace, the king stopped on one side and saluted respectfully, while the queen held the handkerchief in her palm, and her eyes were low, just hurriedly swept over half of her clothes, and then she left with a bow, behind her-

"Congratulations to the Queen!"

The king bowed and bowed, and the afterglow slowly lifted up, watching, until the figure disappeared outside the palace gate, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and then he turned around and continued to go to the Anfu Palace.

"Erchen! Greetings to the Imperial Aunt and Grandmother! ”

Looking at the long-awaited figure and kneeling under him, the Empress Dowager hurriedly shouted, "Jing'er, hurry up!" ”

"Grandmother Huang Huang!" Li Sang Feijing smiled and said goodbye, and the whole popularity was high.

"Come on...... Come, sit down next to the Imperial Aunt and Grandmother! The Empress Dowager beckoned, Xiao Suo's eyes looked at it several times, until the corners of her eyes were filled with tears, and then she looked at him so closely, and she didn't know how long the years had passed outside, her trembling hand stopped in the air, and there was nowhere to put it for a while, so she couldn't bear to say: "Jing'er has returned this time, and she has lost a lot of weight!" This time in Nanling for the emperor and the first queen to guard the mausoleum, must have suffered a lot! ”

"In this life, the sons are worthy of the sky, the earth, and the people, but the parents who raised the children! When the father and queen mother were there, the sons and daughters failed to fulfill their filial piety under their knees, and at this time they knew the sentence, 'The son wants to raise but does not wait'! Li Sangfeijing's eyes were red from crying, "It's just that everything is beyond repentance!" Thinking about the great changes in the palace back then, when it was in danger, I hated to replace him! Once sleeping in the loess, it cannot be kept in time. Nanling's trip, Erchen didn't feel bitter, as long as he could make up for the regrets of the year, what did it matter if Erchen stayed in Nanling all his life! ”

"Good boy, if the first emperor and the first queen have knowledge, they will be pleased!" The Empress Dowager couldn't help but hold up the hands that had nothing to rely on, wanting to give him more warmth.

Li Sang Feijing was frightened, subconsciously withdrew it, and said apologetically: "Erchen's rough hands, I'm afraid I'm going to hurt the dignity of the emperor's aunt and grandmother......"

At this time, a faint scar was engraved on the back of the hand, but she saw it with her old eyes, and asked him in surprise: "When did the wound on the back of your hand fall?" And why? ”

Jing'er, this child, she has almost watched him grow up since he was a child, the first queen is very fond of him, and he is never allowed to be hurt a little, if the first queen is still there, she will definitely shed tears when she sees this scar!

"The imperial aunt and grandmother asked her son where the injury came from, and maybe she didn't even remember the son himself...... Perhaps, it was about two years ago, Qin Huai's vicious war had just ended, but the world was still not at peace, and Erchen went to the western border to clean up the remnants of the party and calm the war, and this was a year! Perhaps, this wound was left on the battlefield! Li Sang Feijing raised his eyes and remembered, and then lowered his head and smiled, very fearless, "As Li Sang's people, Erchen has the responsibility to protect Li Sang, it is inevitable to be injured, and the imperial aunt and grandmother don't have to worry." ”

"Jing'er......" The Empress Dowager's eyes were beating, and she couldn't speak for a while, and her heart was sad: You know, you are a member of my royal family, and you were also the noble prince of my Lisang royal family, how can you not cherish yourself like this!

Li Sanfeijing wiped away the tears from her eyes with a smile, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "This time I returned to Beijing, my sons and daughters looked at the ruins, such as yesterday, although sometimes I felt like I was moving through the border, but I was overjoyed when I saw my aunt and grandmother today!" ”