Since the death of the crown prince that year, the emperor and queen have gradually become unfamiliar.

For many years, except for some public occasions that required the emperor and queen to attend together, the number of times the two met in private was only a handful.

At such a moment, the queen took the initiative to find the emperor, which has not been seen for many years.

In the hall, the two sat side by side, but the atmosphere was so embarrassing that even the attendants serving in the hall were obviously a little unnatural.

The two met in private, but they were so strange that they didn't know what to say.

After a simple routine greeting, there was only silence between the two.

Perhaps both of them wondered if they should make more small talk, but what could they talk about?

It's really a vicissitudes of life, the world has changed, and after six years, a married couple doesn't know what to say when they sit opposite each other.

After a long silence, Emperor Dingwu's complicated eyes finally fell on the queen's familiar face.

Looking at her tranquil appearance with slightly drooping eyes, Emperor Dingwu's lips moved slightly, but in the end, he sighed softly from the bottom of his heart, slowly removed his eyes, and asked softly: "The queen is here, but there is something to discuss with me?" ”

When the queen heard this, her lowered eyes finally lifted, looking at the side face of Emperor Dingwu, there was still an uncontrollable loss flashing in her eyes, and between her majesty and her majesty, it had reached the point where there was nothing to do, and she was always difficult to be indifferent.

But it was only for a moment, she exhaled lightly, lowered her eyes again, and said in her heart: "That's right, since the heart is already far away, why bother to increase the embarrassment?" ”

Sighing softly in her heart, the queen was upright, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubines do have something to ask for here, but I don't know if Your Majesty can grant it!" ”

"Why do you have to be married to me? Although there are things that come to me, how can I not allow them to do what I can do? Hearing this, Emperor Dingwu looked at the queen and said in a deep voice, the sincerity of his face was visible at a glance.

The queen looked up, and the two looked at each other, and this time, the temperature seemed to rise in the eyes of both of them.

However, it was only a short time, but the queen looked away again, lowered her gaze, a touch of warmth rose in her eyes, and she said softly: "Is it?" ”

These two words made the warmth in Dingwu's eyes condense in an instant.

At the same time, there was even more loss mixed with anger that instantly began to flicker, just now, he didn't fake a word, and finally got such a response from the queen.

The nameless anger made him very irritable, but his eyes were lowered, looking at her spotless shoes, and finally suppressed his anger, stood up, walked a few steps towards the door with his hands in his hands, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "If it is for the sake of Concubine Lan, I have already ordered her to think about it behind closed doors!" ”

Concubine Lan?

The warmth in the queen's eyes was also interrupted by these two self, a shallow smile of indistinguishable joy and sorrow floated on the corner of her mouth, she slowly raised her head, looked at the familiar back of Emperor Dingwu, shook her head gently, and then, her expression returned to normal, and her voice was calm: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the concubine is here, not to annoy Your Majesty, but to ask Your Majesty for two things." ”

"You say!" Dingwu didn't turn around, only two words came.

"One, I want to ask Your Majesty for mercy, and I can let one person go!" The queen said softly.

"Huh? Release? Emperor Dingwu was slightly stunned, and turned to look at the queen, obviously he was extremely surprised by the queen's intention.

The queen, who has ignored the world for many years, actually came to intercede for others, I have to say, this really made him a little confused.

His mind flashed, but he couldn't think of who he had arrested, and he would ask the queen to come forward to intercede, so he couldn't help asking: "Who is the queen interceding for?" ”

"Your Majesty still remembers a woman who was taken into the prison a few days ago." The queen looked at Emperor Dingwu and said softly: "Cuckoo!

"Cuckoo?" Emperor Dingwu was stunned at first, but then his face sank slightly.

"What, is Your Majesty embarrassed?" The queen looked into Dingwu's eyes and asked softly.

Dingwu didn't look at him, turned around again, didn't say whether he should or shouldn't, and said after a slight silence: "The queen has ignored mundane things for several years, why would she suddenly intercede for that cuckoo today!" ”

"The concubine heard that the emperor made a big disturbance outside because of this cuckoo. After understanding its origin, I learned that this person had been a great favor to the emperor. Now that she has been taken into custody by His Majesty in the prison, the concubine has come to ask His Majesty for mercy, so that she can see that this person has helped my royal family, and she can open up the net. The queen said softly.

Dingwu was silent again, and did not respond for a long time.

The queen's eyes looking at Dingwu's back were a little lost, but she still asked again: "Let her go, is Your Majesty embarrassed?" ”

Dingwu, who had his back to the queen, had mixed emotions in his eyes, and after closing his eyes slightly, he said: "The queen doesn't know, Du Juan is not only an outcast of the Daomen, but also a woman who is mixed in the ninth rank of the people, and his reputation has long been notorious, and the emperor is entangled with it, which is really inappropriate." ”

The meaning of this was already clear, but it was not explicitly stated that he could not agree to the queen's request.

Generally speaking, if the emperor reveals his meaning, no one will entangle him again, otherwise he will only make the emperor unhappy in vain.

However, it was the queen who was sitting here today, she didn't shut up, she just lowered her gaze again, and the corners of her mouth didn't know why a hint of a smile floated, and her voice was still soft: "But the emperor wants to save her!" ”

"Enough!" Dingwu turned around, his face was no longer good-looking: "I have already made it very clear, the emperor is still young, and it is understandable to act impulsively, how can the queen not notice the seriousness?" ”

The words were already a little heavy, and the old lady on the side turned pale, and hurriedly looked at the queen, but saw that the queen was not angry, still calm, and spoke again: "Your Majesty......"

"That's it!" Dingwu frowned, as if he wanted to get angry, but he held back and sat back in his chair: "You just said two things, let's talk about another thing!" ”

The queen took a deep look at Dingwu, and finally didn't dwell on it anymore, as if she had really given up, and said softly: "Now that the emperor has made a great turmoil, and the relationship between him and the Daomen is already on the same footing, I am afraid that some lawbreakers in the Daomen have already hated the emperor, and it is difficult to guarantee that there are no dogs jumping off the wall." The emperor is now in a worrying situation, and the concubine wants to beg His Majesty to ......"

"I know this matter in my heart, and I will arrange it properly and protect him. You are not in good health, you don't need to worry about these chores on weekdays, just take a good rest! Before the queen finished speaking, Dingwu stood up again and directly interrupted the queen, and her face seemed to be even worse than before.

After speaking, Emperor Dingwu raised his legs directly and walked towards the door, and at the same time said: "The hour is not early, I still have official business, I will not accompany the queen at noon, you will rest here for a while, and I will order someone to prepare lunch for you later." ”

It can be seen that he is in a very bad mood, but in the end, although he is leaving, he has not forgotten the matter of the queen's meal, and even left her here to eat, which is actually enough to show that he still cares about the queen.

There may be other women who can be more pleasing to him, but no one can compare with the queen's weight in Dingwu's heart.

However, Dingwu's concern could no longer move the queen, and seeing that he was leaving, the queen's heart sank little by little.

Lu Xunyi is afraid that he has underestimated the queen, who can preside over the harem for more than 30 years, stand tall, and after not being in power for several years, he can still suppress a concubine who favors the harem with his hand, which is not enough to rely on the emperor's favor, the queen's name, and even the deterrence of the king of Ming.

First of all, she can't be a mediocrity herself.

The queen seemed to be sitting there, not knowing anything, but her heart was clearer than anyone else.

There are some things that even Lu Xunyi hasn't been able to see through, and he is blaming His Majesty for being jealous of the Daomen and ignoring the king.

But I don't know why the queen didn't ask him where the news came from, not because Lin Suyin thought that the queen was just in a hurry and didn't bother to ask.

But after hearing about the possible killing of the cuckoo, the queen immediately thought of many possibilities.

No one knows His Majesty better than her, more than 30 years of married couples, she knows very well that Dingwu is not a faint king, and the cuckoo at this time is by no means dispensable, and it is impossible for Dingwu not to pay attention.

Under his attention, no one can kill Cuckoo, as long as he doesn't want Cuckoo to die.

Even if Mei Zhenren came, he couldn't do it.

Therefore, if the cuckoo dies, it must be the acquiescence of Dingwu!

The queen couldn't guess the reason why Dingwu did this, but she was very uneasy in her heart, this feeling, just like before the death of the crown prince, she suddenly felt panicked.

There are some things, although they have never been confirmed, but they cannot be denied that they exist.

The sentence of mother and son is that today's queen lost her temper with Lu Xunyi and Lin Suyin, all because King Ming appeared in danger in Beihe, but it was more than that.

She really felt palpitations inexplicably, and she was extremely scared.

"Your Majesty!" The queen's voice raised: "The concubine hasn't finished talking yet!" ”

Dingwu's footsteps paused slightly, but he didn't stop.

"It's been a long time since the concubine asked to see Your Majesty!" The Queen's voice lowered.

This time, Dingwu's footsteps stopped.

The queen didn't have a happy expression, she was still so natural, and opened her mouth and said slowly: "The second thing the concubine wants to say is that she wants to ask Your Majesty to let Lu Xunyi and other generals from the Ming Palace's mansion leave the palace and return to the house!" ”

"I ......" Dingwu's voice had already been echoed as soon as her voice fell, but this time, there was already obvious displeasure in his voice.

"Your Majesty, can you listen to the concubine?"

The hall suddenly fell silent, and even Dingwu's voice was swallowed in his throat.

No one expected that the queen would directly interrupt Dingwu's words.

It's terrifying, at least in this kind of palace, and it's never been the case.

Even Dingwu couldn't help but turn around slowly, just looking at the queen from a distance.

The queen was very indifferent, raised her head slightly, and looked at her from a distance, the door had been opened, and the sunlight was refracted through Dingwu's figure, and it had been shining on the queen's motionless feet.

At this moment, in Dingwu's eyes, the queen's shoes were spotless under the sun......

Looking at the shoes, the feet, the legs, the person who was sitting, Dingwu slowly fell silent, he didn't get angry, and waited in silence for the queen to continue.

Even if he is an emperor, his heart is made of flesh.

This queen who is not good at walking, her legs, are in exchange for his life.