"When! ．．．． While! ”

When Zhang Huan walked to the river, the second bell rang for the closing of the Daming Palace, the sound was long and heavy, and the palace gate was about to close in another quarter of an hour, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace.

At this time, the summer has passed, the night is gradually getting cooler, and the river is filled with a thin layer of mist, Zhang Huan, accompanied by Chen Xianfu, walked on the wooden bridge, crossed this small bridge, and went out of the Ayaqi Hall in front.

Chen Xianfu strode in front, but Zhang Huan gradually slowed down, there was still that familiar fragrance in the air, he finally stood on the bridge, looking at the river in a daze, ten steps ahead, a white jade pavilion stretched from the bank to the middle of the river, the three palace maids in the pavilion were holding lanterns and standing quietly on both sides, the orange light was particularly bright in the fog, the intersection of the three lights, Cui Ning wearing a white dress stood on the railing, she was like a Lingbo fairy in the water, as if she had been waiting here for a thousand years.

She looked sadly at the little bridge, on which she was haggard, the person she had been thinking about for a hundred and eighty-three days, and who she was willing to wait for all her life.

At this moment, he was so close, close enough to see his short beard and his face as hard as a rock, but he was so far away that she could never reach it.

Two crystal tears slipped quietly from Cui Ning's thin face, she didn't wipe them, she just stood there blankly, looking sadly at the person she loved.

Zhang Huan smiled, his smile was so gentle, so affectionate, innocent like a child, he melted the thousand words in his heart into a smile, he seemed to tell her that he had not forgotten the oath by the Qujiang Pond, he was fighting to realize this oath, for this reason, he fought in the storm; To this end, he trampled Dahan's ears under his feet with the arrogance of a conqueror.

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"General, please go faster, the palace gate is about to close." In the distance, Chen Xianfu was calling anxiously.

Zhang Huan took one last deep look at Cui Ning, nodded lightly to her, and resolutely turned to leave.

Cui Ning's eyes were blurred by tears, she pulled out the jade from her neck, looked at Zhang Huan's fading back, she held the jade tightly, as if her whole life would be pinned on this piece of jade.

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"When! While! The last bell rang when the door of Daming Palace was closed, and the bell woke up Cui Ning who was drunk, she carefully hung the jade pendant close to her body, and slowly walked out of the long pavilion, but when she looked up, she was surprised to see Cui Xiaofu standing on the shore, looking at her with a smile.

"What! I actually met in my palace and told my aunt that it was a coincidence or did you wait here? ”

"It's late at night, I'm going back to my room." Cui Ning's face was swollen and red, and she quickly walked in front of Cui Xiaofu with her head down, but Cui Xiaofu grabbed her wrist.

"The emperor is already asleep, I can't sleep, you can accompany your aunt for a walk!"

The two walked slowly by the river, about a hundred steps, and Cui Xiaofu suddenly whispered, "Do you know? Your uncle wants to marry Yiyi Xu to Zhang Huan. ”

Cui Ning nodded silently, the eldest grandson Yiyi had already looked for her two days ago, and when she heard that Zhang Huan also went to the eldest grandson's mansion later, she was troubled for a while, stopped and said: "Auntie, my heart is very confused, let's go back!" ”

Cui Xiaofu glanced at her, hugged her shoulders and smiled: "Why is he upset, I see that he cares about you very much!" ”

"I don't know!"

Cui Ning shook his head gently, "In the past, when he was a scholar, I felt that I had no distance from him, and even felt that he could take me away from the world, but now that he is a Zhonglang general, I feel that he is so far away, and the previous oaths have become unreal." ”

'Oath? Cui Xiaofu was slightly stunned, and she asked tentatively, "Did he promise you anything?" ”

Cui Ning hesitated, shook his head and didn't say, Cui Xiaofu saw it in his eyes, and continued to smile: "Auntie is a person from the past, many things are more profound than you, you have to tell your aunt, I can help you, don't you forget your aunt's identity?" Only I can help you, have you forgotten how I got back to Chu Wei for you last time? ”

"Auntie, don't ask, he didn't promise me anything, he is a person who does great things, how can he like a rival daughter?"

Cui Ning's tone was full of melancholy, she believed that Zhang Huan was a man who made a promise, but her father was his Zhang family's rival, in the face of family interests and personal emotions, could he cross this high hurdle?

Cui Ning was immersed in the reminiscence of the past, but she didn't notice that Cui Xiaofu's eyes flashed with an imperceptible trace of disappointment.......

She glanced at Cui Ning, her face quickly returned to nature, and smiled tentatively again: "Silly boy, if you don't want to say it, I can see that Zhang Huan cares about you very much, although he is a child of the Zhang family, he may not be able to marry you, the key is that he must have strength, with strength, your father will naturally promise you to him, he also knows this very well, you see, in just half a year, he has become a fourth-grade official, it is really not simple!" ”

Cui Ning's long eyelashes moved twice, but she still shook her head firmly and said, "Auntie, don't guess, if he cares about me, will he go on a blind date with the eldest grandson?" All I said was his promise not to hurt me again, nothing else. ”

After speaking, she patted Cui Xiaofu's hand gently, "It's late, I'm really going to rest." ”

Cui Xiaofu looked at her distant back, and suddenly said to herself coldly: "Don't worry, with your aunt here, you will definitely be fulfilled!" ”

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Cui Xiaofu slowly walked back to the dormitory, took off her makeup under the service of the palace maid, she changed into a Wu Aya close-fitting coat and lay down on the wide bed, her husband on the side seemed to be asleep, Cui Xiaofu looked at the hibiscus tent above her head, and couldn't sleep for a long time.

She has been in the palace since she was fourteen years old, and it has been more than 20 years, although she is in the high position of the queen, but it is just a name, following the most emperor since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, she has also become the most powerless queen since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, which is by no means what she wants.

The thirst for power is like a winter worm dormant in her heart, and it gradually begins to emerge in the spring season.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Li Xianyi turned over and hugged her waist, and laughed in a low voice: "Do you think I am asleep and resentful in my heart?" ”

Cui Xiaofu didn't speak, she didn't move, and let her husband's hand swim on her body.

"What's wrong with you?"

Li Ji noticed Cui Xiaofu's abnormality, he sat up and looked at her coldly, "Shouldn't I come to you tonight?" ”

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

Cui Xiaofu also sat up, held her husband's hand and said gently: "The emperor has not rested overnight since he came back, and the concubine invited the emperor today just to let the emperor have a good rest." ”

Li Ji looked at her, his gaze gradually softened, and he lay down again, "You're right, I'm really a little overwhelmed. ”

Cui Xiaofu sighed softly, leaned over to her husband's side, "Your Majesty, the concubine is thirty-six years old this year, but she still has no children under her knees....."

"I understand that you are very bitter, and I have been thinking about this matter these days, and it is indeed time to make a prince."

Li Ji gently stroked her smooth face, and said after a moment: "You go back to Cui's Mansion tomorrow and tell Cui Yuan that I agree to make Li Miao the crown prince, and you will adopt him as a son." ”

"But the emperor, the concubines are not..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li stopped her words, "My decision has nothing to do with you, you tell Cui Yuan that my condition is that he accepts Zhang Ruohao's resignation and Zhang Potian will replace him in the cabinet." ”

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(Scheduled for November commuter pass)