"Please Ye Zhaoyi come in."

Ye Ruyu was wearing a white cloak on the outside today, and after entering the hall, he took off the cloak and wore a cyan robe inside, which was very elegant.

"See the Emperor." Ye Ruyu bowed slightly, and asked the people behind him to serve tea, "The weather is cold, and the emperor is inevitably busy with government affairs, so the concubine specially boiled tea and offered it." ”

Qi Yan glanced up at her, and looked down a little like Shen Qinghuan, as well as her cyan clothes, which was similar to when he first saw Shen Qinghuan.

"It's so cold today, and you're wearing so little?" Qi Yan said.

Ye Ruyu just smiled slightly and said, "It's cold outside, but when you enter the hall, it's not cold." She poured the tea, handed it to Qi Yan, and said as if unintentionally, "Your Majesty, it's snowing outside." ”

"Oh." Qi Yan looked at the door, and sure enough, there was already a trace of snowflakes falling into the air, and he suddenly felt a chill welling up in his heart, so he couldn't help but pick up the tea, took a sip, frowned, and said, "It's a little hot." ”

"The hot tea burns the heart, and then I feel warm all over my body." Ye Ru said.

Qi Yan was stunned, and sure enough, the warmth had spread all over his body.

"What do you want to say?"

"The concubine has nothing to say." Ye Ruyu didn't squint, just looked straight at Qi Yan, not timid, with a slight tenderness in his eyes.

Qi Yan was a little surprised, he originally thought that Ye Ruyu would ask him to intercede for Shen Qinghuan.

Shen Qinghuan... When it snows, will she lie down in front of the window again, watch the snowflakes fall, and catch the snowflakes with her hands? It's so cold, she's not in good health lately, it's good not to catch a cold anymore.

Ye Ruyu saw Qi Yan's somewhat dazed expression, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a knowing smile, she knew that Qi Yan's heart must be thinking of someone now, and that person was Shen Qinghuan.

Qi Yan's mind is emerging the scene of Qing Huan tiptoeing plum blossoms, a year has passed, I don't know if she will make plum blossom wine this year? I don't know how the wine she made last year tastes like now, whether it is mellow and fragrant...

"Your Majesty?" Ye Ruyu called softly.

"Huh?" Qi Yan suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Ye Ruyu's simple but delicate face in front of him.

"The emperor is distracted. I poured some tea in my hand. Ye Ruyu smiled and carefully wiped the water on the table, "The emperor seems to be a little absent-minded recently, and I don't know if the concubines can share the burden for the emperor." ”

Qi Yan put down the fold in his hand, as if he was extremely tired, looked at the snowflakes outside the door, and muttered to himself: "State affairs and family affairs all make me upset. ”

Ye Ruyu said intimately: "Because the emperor is the emperor, there are too many things to worry about, why don't you treat yourself as an ordinary person and see how you can achieve what you want to achieve more directly?" ”

"Really?"

"Emperor, after the courtiers and concubines heard that on Chinese New Year's Eve, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple outside the city will begin to chant and pray for blessings for a long time, and the courtiers and concubines invite themselves to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to chant and pray for blessings." Ye Ru said.

"Not necessarily. After all, you are a concubine in the palace, and it is not like to go there to pray for blessings. Qi Yan refused, "If you really want to go, the Queen Mother will go, in short, there will be a more suitable person than you." ”

"The Queen Mother is old, and the Buddhist temple is hard, so it's okay." Instead, she said, "But... Since the emperor said so, there is a better candidate for the concubine. ”

Qi Yan raised his eyebrows: "Who is it?" ”

"The Queen."

Qi Yan's face immediately became gloomy: "Impossible, she is the queen of Zhaoyue, she has been pampered since she was a child, how can she go to the Buddhist temple to suffer like that?" ”

Ye Ruyu was not surprised by his reaction, but said with a smile: "The emperor loves the heart of the queen, and the concubines naturally see it in their eyes." ”

"I don't." Qi Yan said lightly.

Ye Ruyu didn't argue with him, but just said: "Since this is the case, the emperor might as well listen to the concubines." First, as the emperor said, the queen's status is noble, and it can also be said to be a symbol of the moon. It doesn't matter whether the gods can be moved or not, in short, the people will be grateful for the kindness of Emperor Dade and the Empress. The concubine knew that when she heard this, the emperor might want to refute that you don't need a woman to carry your country. Then please listen to the second point of the concubine, now inside and outside the palace, almost everyone knows that you will confine the queen in the Chenghuan Palace, but behind the queen is the Shen family and the Chen family, although the concubine knows that it must be the mother who did something, which made the emperor angry, but the emperor also has to scruples, behind the mother is the prime minister and the queen mother, if the emperor is too harsh on the mother, he is undoubtedly making enemies for himself. If the emperor is really angry, it is better to send Niangniang to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple at this time to pray for the blessing of the country. In fact, whether Niangniang is now confined in the Chenghuan Hall or going to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to pray for blessings, it is a nature. Niangniang doesn't like to be restrained by nature, so it's better to let Niangniang go to pray for blessings, what do you say? Seeing that Qi Yan was a little hesitant, Ye Ruyu knew what she said, and Qi Yan had already listened to it, so she continued, "If you are worried about the hardships of the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, the emperor might as well send a few more people to serve the mother, all the food and clothing are the same as in the palace, but these things must be done carefully, and they must not be known by others, otherwise it will be said that the emperor is not sincere in praying for blessings." Moreover, if the emperor is really not at ease, he can send Yu to guard his mother. Take 10,000 steps back and say, if the emperor really feels sorry for Niangniang, he can recall Niangniang at any time, isn't it? ”

These words were reasonable and well-founded, and even Qi Yan's retreat was thought of, which also made Qi Yan fall into contemplation.

"It's... What does she mean? For a long time, Qi Yan just asked softly.

Ye Ruyu knew that if it was said at this moment, the emperor would definitely find out that Niangniang was desperate to leave, and even she might be angry, but if it wasn't, it seemed too false, so she said: "The concubine thinks that a proud person like Niangniang, instead of letting her be locked up in the palace, it is better to go to the Buddhist temple to pray for blessings, Niangniang can atone for her sins, and she can live more comfortably." ”

Qi Yan thought for a long time, and finally said, "Okay." ”

After Ye Ruyu retreated, Qi Yan summoned Yu Du.

Counting his age, Yu Du is even two years younger than Qi Yan, and it can almost be said that he has been by Qi Yan's side since he was practicing martial arts, and he has never left Qi Yan for 20 years. Qi Yan and Yu Du are almost like brothers, he is Qi Yan's most reassuring person, and now, let Shen Qinghuan go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to pray for blessings, but he plans to let Yu Du follow.

"Yu Du..."Qi Yan opened his mouth in the end.

"The minister is here."

"Do you think I'm too harsh on Shen Qinghuan?"

Yu Du was stunned for a moment and thought for a while: "The emperor made a decision, and the ministers did not dare to question it. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that Niangniang is the emperor's wife after all, and the emperor should give her trust."

"But the evidence is conclusive, what she wants to kill is me and her children..."

"Perhaps, there is something else going on... Didn't the emperor always know that Concubine Xian... Is it scheming? ”

Qi Yan shook his head, as if mocking himself, and said, "That's it, that's it... Yu Du, I want you to do one thing. ”

"Let the emperor dict." Yu Du clenched his hands into fists and knelt on one knee.

"I will let Shen Qinghuan go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to pray for blessings, I want you to protect her closely, and report her situation to me once every five days." Qi Yan said.

"This?" Yu Du was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, my mother is pampered, I'm afraid I can't get used to the hardships of the Buddhist temple..."

"I'll take care of everything. Just let her go for that time... The person I trust the most is you, and I will only be relieved if you protect her. ”

After hesitating for a while, Yu Du lowered his head and said, "Yes!" The minister must protect the mother with his life! ”

......

Prime Minister's Office.

Song Ziyao said to Shen Shijun: "The will has come down, on the first day of the first month, Qinghuan will go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to pray for blessings." ”

Shen Shijun sighed deeply and said, "It's only because the old man didn't notice that something was wrong with that girl earlier, and now he will put her in danger... But fortunately, in the end, she was out of the palace temporarily, but I don't know if she can endure the hardships there. ”

Song Ziyao no longer knows if it makes sense for him to deceive Shen Qinghuan about Jin Hai's secret, Shen Qinghuan is just a woman, and she won't do anything to Qi Yan at all... But he was glad at the moment that this finally made her leave Qi Yan, does it mean that he was too late at the beginning to make up for it at this moment?

He didn't expect that he would be such a child-like person.

Fortunately, he knew that Shen Qinghuan was Qi Yan's weakness, and as long as Shen Qinghuan left, he would definitely make him unintentional. This is a bit of a price...

He will always remember his identity, he is the crown prince of Zhaoling, he is Song Ziyao, not Qin Yan. One day, he will marry Shen Qinghuan openly with his true identity.

"I don't know if you remember, what I said to you at the beginning still counts..."Song Ziyao said.

"Do you want to take Qinghuan away?" Shen Shijun asked.

"Yes."

"You have to think clearly. Take away Qinghuan, if Qi Yan investigates afterwards, what will happen to you Zhaoling, and where are you going to take her to live. Secondly, will you be as good to her as ever? ”

"These days, I think you can see my sincerity towards Qing Huan. Qi Yan marrying Qing Huan may still be selfish, but with my current status, asking for Qing Huan will not only not do me any benefit, but as you said, it will also cause a lot of trouble for myself and Zhaoling. The reason why I'm so persistent is just because I really like her..."Song Ziyao said emotionally.

"Then it depends on her, whether she is willing to go with you." Shen Shijun said.

"That's natural, in fact, I have asked her many times before, but she still had illusions about Qi Yan at that time, so she has always been reluctant to leave me, and I have never forced her. I just hope that the day will come when she will come with me sincerely. I'll treat her like a treasure! ”

Shen Shijun glanced at Song Ziyao deeply: "That's it, then you can try it... As long as we can make our daughter happy, even if we have a hard time, it's nothing..."

Song Ziyao nodded gratefully.