At the beginning of winter, the air in the north is dry and cold, the Queen Mother Borzigit Yaertan is wearing a purple begonia cloak, strolling in Ningshou Palace, she looks up at the sky, as if thinking of the appearance of the old man many years ago. She slowly walked towards the stage next to Ningshou Palace, where the man had sung back then. For many years, the Queen Mother has never forgotten every fold and every sentence.

She walked around the stage, which was old but carried so many memories. In a trance, she seemed to see the stage singing "Wutong Rain", in the blink of an eye it was the scene of the life and death of the Ming Emperor Yang Concubine Ma Weipo, and in the blink of an eye it was the lonely figure of the Ming Emperor of the Zhaoyang Palace. It's not like you are frightened and dreaming, helping hatred and sorrow, and staying up all night. In the blink of an eye, even the half-clone figure of the plane tree in front of the hall could not be found.

The Queen Mother sighed, and finally before the first snow covered the Forbidden City, she instructed Gui Mu on her side: "Go and let the people from the Construction Division come and dismantle this stage." ”

The snow is getting heavier. This is the first snow after the winter, there are countless snowflakes, the courtyard is dense inside and outside, the queen mother stands under the eaves, but a moment the temples are dyed with snow foam, she brushes off the snow foam on the sideburns, suddenly smiled, smiled like a child.

Recalling twenty-nine years ago, like a dream in the past, the ragged young man rescued in front of the carriage, looked at her and smiled, and never forgot it again. However, the world has changed, the Si people have passed away, the past is like smoke, and the old people and old things do not need to be left behind.

"The Queen Mother." Qing Yu bowed.

The Queen Mother stepped forward to help her, and didn't seem surprised by her arrival, and said calmly: "You are here." ”

Qing Yu was wrapped in a twig stove in his arms, a few days ago, Xuan Ye sent a letter to stay in Chengxin Garden for a period of time due to the events of the previous dynasty, Qing Yu didn't know why, but he got a glimpse of one or two from the homely letterhead sent by Tong Guowei.

The day before yesterday, Fabao was punished by Xuan Ye outside Jingyun Gate, and Suo Etu did not persuade or speak, but intensified. This was so angry that Xuan Ye completely dismissed Suo Etu at home. However, Suo Etu didn't seem to care, and even opened up his daughter's marriage.

Hubu Shangshu Isan A married Suo Etu's daughter Wuyunzhu as his wife, Isan A is only two years old in Suo Etu, according to age can be the father of Wuyunzhu, and now he wants to remarry her as a wife, isn't it 'a pear flower pressing begonia'.

This marriage should be fanfare as usual, but it is much more low-key because of Suo Etu. But it was still known by Xuan Ye, who was far away in Chengxin Garden, it turned out that on the day of the wedding banquet, Dong Egong offended Zhang Fengyang, and Zhang Fengyang burned Dong Egong's mansion to the ground, and the matter was in an uproar, and Prince Kang asked Xuan Ye to execute Zhang Fengyang. And the suspicion of Suo Etu and Ithana forming a party is even more unavoidable.

However, Qingyu was puzzled by Zhang Fengyang, but he was just a slave, he could cover the sky with one hand, and he could be as famous as Suo Etu Mingzhu in Sijiu City, which showed his ability. And Qing Yu also learned from the letter that before Zhang Fengyang was ordered to be executed by Prince Kang, the Queen Mother had issued an edict to keep him alive, and Qing Yu even concluded that the relationship between the Queen Mother and him was extraordinary, but the two of them had a huge disparity in identity, and it is unknown why they became acquainted with Qing Yu.

Qing Yu asked: "The concubine just came in, and I heard that the Taoist Niangniang of the past palace is going to tear down this stage?" ”

The Queen Mother simply did not evade, but said lightly: "The old man has passed away, why should the stage stay any longer." ”

But seeing that she retreated from the people behind her, she led Qingyu to the pavilion of Ningshou Palace, and said to herself: "Let me tell you a story, once upon a time, a girl was selected to enter the palace, and on the way to the palace, she met a beggar, and when she saw that he was pitiful, she saved him. But with a lot of effort, the girl forgot that there was such a thing, but by chance met a beggar in the palace, it turned out that he entered the palace as a eunuch, the girl was very happy to meet a friend, but the good times did not last long, and then the girl heard that he stole the property in the palace and was expelled from the palace, and there was no news from him. It wasn't until years later that the girl met him on stage. Soon he was executed for committing a crime, and the girl had no more friends. ”

Qing Yu knew that the girl was Yaertan, and sighed: "Pity that girl." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at her, was silent for a long time, and said: "Yu has been in the palace since he was thirteen years old, and it has been thirty years. Every day in the palace is as good as walking on thin ice, and no one is credible, and the beggar he saved that day is also the only old friend, but unexpectedly, he also left me. ”

The old friend in the mouth of the Queen Mother is Zhang Fengyang, Qingyu shook her head and sighed lightly, looking at the old Yaltan in front of her, she was full of feelings, she was also a bright character of Horqin, but she was imprisoned in the deep palace all her life, she was not loved, she was not a son, and even Xuan Ye never looked at her, what kind of heart should she have to survive these thirty years. Now that her only old friends are gone, how can she spend the rest of her life?

Qing Yu didn't know how to comfort her for a while, and only said: "The Queen Mother ...... Mother"

The Queen Mother smiled indifferently: "It's all over, there's no need to mention it again." Changing the subject, he said, "Presumably you are also here today for the matter of Concubine Wen, right?" ”

Qing Yu was surprised: "How does Niangniang know? ”

The Queen Mother said: "Concubine Hui came to Ningshou Palace yesterday. Turning to Qingyu and said, "Concubine Wen has always been delicate, but this move is a bit excessive. ”

What Yaltan never said was that from Concubine Wen Guifei Niu Hulu Yuhua, she saw a little bit of the shadow of the first emperor after the abolition.

"To tomorrow will be decreed, since the pacification of the three feudatories, the wind of saving in the palace will no longer exist, now the former dynasty is busy with government affairs, military salaries are in short supply, the palace should be as in the past to save, should not be arrogant and lascivious, excessive extravagance. From now on, the cost of each palace will be halved. ”

Qing Yu nodded and said, "What the Queen Mother said is very true. ”

"Although the matter of this harem is handed over to the second concubine Huirong, you also have to help more, although the two of them have the longest experience, but they are always not at ease, you can rest assured, and after the child in your womb is full moon, she will still return this right to you. If there is something difficult in the future, just come to Ningshou Palace. ”

Qing Yu was a little moved: "How fortunate the concubine is to be able to get the blue eyes of the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother tightened Qingyu's hand and said: "Good boy, I like you tightly, I can raise it in the Chengqian Palace with peace of mind, and I am still waiting for you to take the child to see this old woman." ”

Qing Yu said yes, when she returned to the palace, she looked at the snow, and seemed to recall the first time she saw Xuan Ye, the song of the Spring River Flower Moon Night on the Shangyuan Festival, she plucked the strings of the pipa, the breeze was like a promise, he couldn't take his eyes off it, and his heart was full of joy. It's like the golden wind and jade dew meet, and the two hearts know each other from then on, and the knowledge is deep.

She also became a noble woman since she was a child, and she became a concubine, only one word apart, and her life was like two people. Now she is complete, fame, glory, grace, and heirs, all of them are not worthy of it, and who can compare with her in these six palaces. But the more this happened, the more she was afraid that these would leave her.

Qing Yu looked at the palace wall with some loss, Xuan Ye had been away from the palace for more than two months, and she had never felt that time had passed so long.

Suddenly, there was a convulsion in the lower abdomen, Qing Yu was struggling to walk, and she almost fainted, but she noticed something strange on the side, and hurriedly helped Qing Yu to shout to the palace people: "Quickly pass the imperial doctor, the mother is about to give birth." ”