It's night.

Changan.

Heavy snow.

Side of Shotokuji Temple.

Wild fox falls.

The dead trees all over the mountains, the desolate graves all over the mountains, the paper money all over the mountains hung among the dead trees and desolate graves that were wrapped in plain noodles, and only a little bit of dirty white or filthy yellow could be seen.

In the snow, in front of a small lonely grave, stood a woman dressed in bright pink fur. Her countenance was tightly blocked by the thick cotton curtains, but when the wind occasionally lifted the curtains, she could see a touch of bright peachy red lips, which could be used to imagine the good color of the daughter under the cotton curtains.

In the distance, a little "squeak" of snow slowly walked towards her.

Stopped, dressed in aqua blue inlaid with black fox fur, wearing only a hood to block the wind and snow, it was the current Wei Wangye, Taizong's fourth son Li Tai.

Qingque walked behind the woman and stood quietly.

For half a cup of tea, both of them were silent.

After a long time, the woman slowly turned around and turned to Qingque: "You are here." ”

"I've seen you several times, but I never understand why you have to stop here every time you come here." Qingque said lightly.

"Because this is the resting place of my poor Xuan'er, who was killed before he saw the light of day." The woman said softly.

"Xuan'er?" Qingque was stunned for a moment, and sighed for a long time: "You even gave him a name?" This is not in accordance with etiquette. ”

"To fit or not to agree? Since his father can't name him, I'll take it. Isn't it good? ”

The woman smiled.

The blue finch was silent. After a long time, he said: "I came to see you today, not to say this. I just want to tell you that I don't care who you want to deal with in this palace, and I can even assist you. But only the childish slave, you must not start his mind again. Remember, the next time, even if it is just for me to find out that you have the intention of harming him, I will make you pay the price you deserve, and I will not indulge you lightly. Do you understand? ”

His words were very light and cold, like the cold wind on this snowy night.

The woman looked at him in amazement: "You treat me like this?" ”

"You are you, and a slave is a slave. That is my only brother in this world who really treats me well, and after my mother leaves, only he can make me feel the purity of family affection. If you hurt him, even if I live, even if I have won this world, I will end up alone after all, and it will not be interesting. ”

The blue finch still said very lightly.

The woman was stunned, trembling slightly, I don't know if she was angry or shocked, and only after a while did she tremble and said: "I did this all for you......"

"You're just trying to kill the Yuan clan and marry the Yang clan again."

Qingque said: "This plan is very good, but you shouldn't treat the child slave as a sacrifice." In order to arouse his father's suspicion of the Yang family, sacrifice is necessary, but this person must not, and he is not a childish slave. First, because he is the only child in this palace who has no quarrel with others. Second, you despise your father's affection for him, Cheng Qian's affection for him, my affection for him, and even the eldest grandson's uncle, Fang and Wei. If he has something, how can the people behind the scenes who let him have something do be able to compete with the Taiji Palace, the East Palace, the Changsun Mansion, the Fang Mansion, and the Wei Mansion? Not to mention my Wei Wangfu, the first one is the one who wants to punish the people behind the scenes. ”

The woman said after a while: "You seem to think too well." Taiji Hall and you, I still believe a few points. But His Royal Highness the Prince, will he be the one who treats his younger brother like this? There is also the eldest grandson's mansion, his nephew is not the only one of the Jin kings, why is he so preferred? As for the Wei Mansion of that house, it is even more inexplicable. They only received a little benefit from your mother, that is, they want to repay the favor, and they should repay your three brothers, how can they favor King Jin so much? ”

"Believe it or not, I just tell you that if the young slave is in danger, then the only one in this world who may run faster than me to prevent the disaster for him is Cheng Qian. And next, there is my eldest grandson uncle and Wei Zheng, the prime minister of the house...... You're curious, aren't you? Why do a few foreign ministers treat the slaves so well? ”

Qingque smiled faintly and said: "You also watched him grow up, didn't you notice that the appearance and temperament of our brothers and sisters are like three or two of each of our fathers and mothers." There are only childish slaves, but they have almost completely inherited the character and appearance of the queen mother? ”

When the woman heard this, she lowered her head and thought for a while, before she raised her head, her whole body trembled slightly, as if she was extremely frightened: "He ......"

"Yes, in addition to the shape of his face, his facial features, bearing, and weak and benevolent temperament, which is different from the queen mother? You say, what will happen to the father of such a child who loves his mother to the bone? What will happen to me and Chengqian after loving my mother since childhood? Not to mention the half-brother and half-father, the eldest grandson and uncle who was the brother and father who took care of the mother and grew up -- do you only look at the three of our brothers, apart from the childish slave, me and Cheng Qian, who else after the death of the queen mother, was the father and emperor who had been on an expedition on behalf of his uncle and took care of him with food, clothing, shelter and transportation?

Among the brothers, there are only young slaves. Among the sisters, there is only one who is recognized as the most like the queen mother's tranquility.

As for Fang Xiang and Wei Zheng...... But you think too simply of the queen's kindness to them. My father fought on the battlefield all his life, and he had just pacified the world back then, and he was constantly doing things, so hot and temperary, how could it really be as rumored by the outside world, every time he admonished Fang Xiang and Wei Zheng, he only calmed down his anger and tolerated the two of them?

To tell you the truth, I saw it in my childhood, and the queen mother tried to protect the lives of the two of them and protect the name of his father and the emperor three or five times.

At that time, the queen mother at least five times, when his father was angry because of the advice of the two and wanted to punish the whole clan of the two of them, he did not hesitate to risk the danger of being defrauded by his father's anger after the abolition of the great crime, and secretly ordered Wang De and Hua Yan to hide the edict of the father and the emperor who killed the entire family of Fang Wei and the two clans, and designed to drag the edict envoy, and the eldest grandson's uncle led the ministers to persuade the father and the emperor, and with his own kindness, he forced Li Ji and Wei Chi Jingde to forcibly use the sergeant to protect the Wei Erfu and ensure the safety of his family......

The queen mother bothered so much, so she didn't want to see her father's reputation damaged, and she didn't want to see her father regret her mistakes in the future, so why didn't she give the two Fang Wei the biggest backers and give them the heaviest kindness?

Fang Xiang's wife, because of jealousy and rebellion against his father's decree, his father intended to reward poison and wine to death...... Although his father was not malicious, he just regarded Mrs. Fang as a fierce and vicious jealous woman. But after all, his will was made......

If it weren't for the queen mother's knowledge of the opportunity, she urgently ordered Wang De and Hua Yan to replace the poisonous wine with vinegar, how could there be a joke about the 'vinegar jar' in the future? I'm afraid that Fang Xiang will lose his love and his life will be desolate.

Especially that Wei Zheng. Fang Xiang can still be said to be cautious, but Wei Zheng has been in the heart of death since the day when Prince Yin was accepted by his father after the completion of the Yin Prince, and he has repeatedly played with a face. Back then, if it weren't for the queen mother to see his thoughts, many times of encouragement, and knowing that because he was born in a non-clan, he pitied his daughter Wei Although she was a noble daughter, she could only marry a prodigal concubine of a family with no virtue and no deeds, and no money and no lux......

With all these things, what do you think Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng will do when they face this appearance and character, they are like the queen mother's rebirth, and they are the childish slaves who love the queen's son the most? ”

The woman was silent for a long time, and then said quietly: "Listening to you say this, it seems that this King of Jin is your biggest opponent on the road to the throne." ”

"He is." Qingque said lightly: "He is indeed so." If he wants to fight, not to mention his temperament and his father's doting on him, the eldest grandson's uncle and Fang Wei's preference for him is the crown prince's inheritance, and it is not impossible to give up the throne with him because he can't bear to be sad for this younger brother. It's just that he is a stupid child, like my mother, who sits on Baoshan, but is just a stupid child who takes one or two. What he wants has never been the position of the lord of the Tang Dynasty. So he is also the least worrying one in this palace. ”

"This is one thing, but I'm afraid of the second, it's also because although he is more than benevolent and kind, he doesn't have the means and skills to kill decisively and manage the affairs of the government and the army? That's why you're reassuring him. Because he is really good to you, because he really doesn't want to be the Lord, and because he doesn't have the wrist like you that even your brother and father have to calculate and clean up. The woman said lightly.

Qingque smiled lightly and said after a long time: "Remember, don't think about any unfavorable thoughts about the young slave in the future." And, don't forget, the existence of the slave is in our favor. If there is a day...... Although I don't want to do this, perhaps, we can take advantage of Cheng Qian and the emperor's love for the young slave to make some preparations in our favor. Do you understand? ”

The woman was silent. He only nodded silently, and then said, "You...... Are you here today just to talk about it? ”

"There's nothing more important than that. Today's words, I just hope you will always remember. Okay, it's cold, you should go back early! Don't act for the past two days, after all, your father has become suspicious of you because of the matter of the childish slave, and he wants to investigate after all. If you can calm down and recuperate, your father will dispel his suspicions about you. Instead, he turned his gaze to the Splendid Palace.

By the way, and the next time we meet, don't dress like this to avoid trouble. It's better to wear such gorgeous clothes in front of my father. ”

“…… I know. ”

……

After a long time, watching him leave, the woman lifted the curtain, looked at the figure in the night, and said softly: "You asked me to wear it to your father......

But this piece of Dayu is the congratulatory gift you gave me back then...... How can I wear it with him......"

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