A few months ago, on the edge of the cliff in Xishan on the outskirts of Beijing, Lin Yuebai had to agree to go with Li Yao, who was still the prince at the time, in order to save Jiao Xiao, and promised to listen to him in everything. Although she asked Li Yao to ensure Jiao Xiao's safety at that time, and also to ensure that she could see Jiao Xiao every day, but with Lin Yuebai's entry into the palace, Jiao Xiao could no longer follow a man's body, and after Lin Yuebai and Li Yao had several violent disputes over this, Jiao Xiao invited himself to the Xiguan Army in the western border, and comforted Lin Yuebai that it was impossible for the prince to attack him in the army, and he would also think about the overall situation, and would never confide in the third person about Xishan, so Lin Yuebai had no choice but to say goodbye to Jiao Xiao. originally thought that if Jiao Xiao didn't come back for three or five years, but he didn't expect to meet again so soon, Lin Yuebai's heartbeat suddenly seemed to miss a beat, and he paused for a moment, and said lightly on his face: "Did His Majesty summon him back?" ”

"Exactly. Li Yao smiled and took Lin Yuebai's hand out of the flower hall, and walked slowly towards the small pond in Yongyang Palace, "Mrs. Jiao - your uncle and mother are relatives of the Queen Mother, and the three children of the Jiao family are also usable talents. ”

"Does my aunt already have a family in the picture?"

"Exactly. The previous dynasty was busy, and the widow had recently taken a look at the woman's family history, which was okay. ”

"I don't know...... What kind of people are they?"

"The maid Jia Yizhen under the door of Hongwen Pavilion. Although the background is lower, I heard that the character and appearance are good, and the Jia family has no children, this concubine is raised in front of Jia Yizhen's wife, and she must be a good child, not bad. ”

Lin Yuebai didn't speak, the emperor and the queen walked hand in hand by the pond, and the people who were waiting followed from a distance, at this time it was dusk at the end of summer, the breeze by the small pond was gusting, and there was just the right amount of coolness when it passed by, looking at all this that seemed calm and soft, Lin Yuebai felt that she should also be quiet, able to accept all this, to be able to convince herself that everything was not too difficult, she could always live in such a world- Looking up at the clear blue sky gradually spreading to the edge of the sky, she chanted softly:

"Beidou hangs Sumeru,

The head of the cane picks the sun and the moon.

Lin Quan is good to discuss,

Late summer and autumn wind cuts. ”

Li Yao seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "The queen still likes such words." ”

"There's nothing to like or dislike, just read it casually. Lin Yuebai's tone was as flat as water, "It's not early, the concubine is a little tired today, and she wants to go back to change her clothes and rest for a while. ”

"Then let the dining room prepare a few more dishes-" Li Yao approached Lin Yuebai's ear slightly, "Jiao Xiao will go to Yongyang Hall in a moment, and I will reward him for dinner, what does the queen think?"

He ...... He ......" Lin Yuebai gave him two in a row, but he didn't seem to know what to say, and when he realized that he was out of shape, he hurriedly changed his words: "Although Jiao Xiao is the cousin of the concubine, he is a foreign minister after all, how can His Majesty reward him with such a big face, and he can come to the harem for dinner." ”

"He is the cousin of the widow queen, not an ordinary minister, and the widow naturally wants to give a big face. Li Yao glanced at Zha Jiang behind him, and then said to Lin Yuebai: "It's better for the queen to change her clothes, and rest for a while by the way, and when it's time for dinner, the widow and her cousin have a few drinks, and the queen is also happy together." ”

Although Lin Yuebai was a little uneasy in his heart for no reason, seeing that Li Yao's eyes were full of gentleness, he still nodded and smiled: "Okay." ”

This night, the banquet hall of Yongyang Hall opened a delicate small banquet, and the queen Lin Yuebai personally went to the dining room to see the dishes one by one, inspected the ingredients, instructed the cook to improve a few good-looking dishes, and then made a hibiscus crisp with her own hands, which was slightly satisfied, and when she came out of the dining room, the sky was already light ink, and Li Nan had come to the door of the dining room for the third time to watch.

"The queen mother is so considerate of Your Majesty, she also cooks herself, Your Majesty is in a hurry there, but she is definitely reluctant to blame Niangniang. Li Nan smiled while carefully holding Lin Yuebai's arm and walking in the direction of the dormitory, "Although Your Majesty has been waiting for a while, he is talking happily with the third son of the Jiao family at this moment, and told the old slave to come and tell Niangniang not to worry, wait for Niangniang to stop all the arrangements and then go to the banquet hall, don't be in a hurry to tire yourself out." ”

"I didn't do much, so I couldn't be tired. Lin Yuebai gently pushed away Li Nan's arm and said, "The palace will go to change clothes, and Li Nan's father-in-law will go back to His Majesty, just say that the palace will arrive in less time." ”

"Yes, the old slave will go back to Your Majesty. ”

Watching Li Nan leave, the smile on Lin Yuebai's face fell lightly, replaced by a happy and sad expression, but she herself was also puzzled why there was such an emotion in her heart, and why she always seemed to be a little disengaged after hearing Jiao Xiao's name. While his thoughts were wandering, he slowly walked back to the dormitory, Lin Yuebai looked at the palace maids holding out one set of new clothes after another, full of flowers, dazzling, as if it was an endless pile of gold and jade, it was a dizzying prosperity covering the sky, each of which showed the supreme glory of a queen of the dynasty, but it seemed so dazzling and breathless.

Seeing that Lin Yuebai didn't speak, at this time, Ayuan stepped forward with a set of aqua blue plain brocade palace clothes: "Niangniang, this set of clothes is light and breathable, and the waist is not tight, it was just sent by the Shangyi Bureau for the convenience of Niangniang in pregnancy, so it is a little plain, but the slave maid thinks that Niangniang likes this elegant color——"

"That's it. Lin Yuebai was dazzled, and when she saw this light color, she nodded immediately, "Dress up and change clothes." ”

In fact, when Lin Yuebai stepped into the banquet hall with three points of expectation, three points of apprehension, and three points of inexplicable emotions, he saw Li Yao sitting in the middle of the huge banquet hall, next to Li Nan, and the palace people at the head were waiting in their respective positions, but the hall was empty, where was the shadow of Jiao Xiao?

"Your Majesty...... Jiao Xiao...... What about others?"

Looking at the disappointment in Lin Yuebai's eyes and the smile that instantly fell from the corner of his mouth, Li Yao seemed to be a little incredulous, he held the coiled dragon jade pendant on the placket in his hand and rubbed it repeatedly, only to feel that the calluses on his hand crossed the surface of the rounded jade pendant, there was an indescribable discomfort, he suddenly stopped the movement in his hand, stretched out his hand and pointed out the door, and said softly: "He said that there was an emergency, and he left after confessing to the widow." ”

"Already...... Gone?"

"Just went out, about, haven't left the Yongyang Hall yet-" Before Li Yao's words fell, he saw Lin Yuebai turn his head and leave. Her blue dress seemed to be like a cool evening breeze, and before it could blow into the room or brush his face, it had already drifted away. And his hand that stayed in mid-air could overturn the wind and clouds of the Li Dynasty, but he couldn't catch that touch of coolness, and could only stay in this place of shackles on all sides, and could never follow the disappearing blue.