The water town south of the Yangtze River is picturesque in all seasons, but now it is also dyed with smoke and war, and the situation is tense.

Zongzheng held the jade seal and edict in the Jiangnan fief and established himself as the emperor, known as the "Southern Emperor". Zongzheng also had an edict in hand, and ascended the throne as the emperor in the capital, which the world called, 'Northern Emperor'. At this point, the Kingdom of Heaven was divided into two.

The division of the strong country and the failure of the marriage between the Lintian Kingdom and the Qiyun Kingdom are already in the same situation. The prince of the Northern Yi Kingdom, who had previously surrendered to the Lintian Kingdom and fled, took the opportunity to gather more than 100,000 troops to rebel, regain power, and wanted to capture the Lintian Kingdom to be ashamed. The small countries in Zhou's border passes began to move, recruiting their own troops. Wanhe Da 6 has been in chaos so far, and the heroes are competing for each other. The Dust Wind Country is famous for its war horses, and it has become a hot pair of Jia, who has won over all countries At this time, Ning Qianyi, the son of the king of Dust Wind, has inherited the throne and is the king of Cangzhong.

Although the winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not as cold and frozen as in the north, there is a feeling of dampness and coldness. This palace is transformed from the original palace, which is not as magnificent as the palace in the capital, but it is better than the simple atmosphere.

In the Manxiang Palace, on the chaise longue made of sandalwood, the quilt was leaning against the wall, looking down at the books in her hand, and on the table beside her, there were a lot of books and slips about the marching formation, about the war strategy, and about the way of the emperor's rule. The ancient culture is vast and profound, she once had countless certificates, and she knew the languages of six countries, and there was no place for her here. Although she studied management at the same level, the situation was different, and people's thinking was deep-rooted. In order to better help Zongzheng worry-free, and to be able to stand by his side and work hand in hand with him, she can't do without this knowledge. It is also necessary to integrate modern knowledge and the situation of antiquity to come up with the most appropriate proposals. During this period, her kung fu soared, and her swordsmanship did not fall, and she had a great degree of refinement, and her internal strength was helped by Zongzheng without worry, and she had advanced to the eighth layer, and the ninth layer was just around the corner.

"It's snowing!!" I don't know who shouted outside the door. She looked up when she heard the sound, and the snow really floated outside the door, and the white snowflakes flew in the air, falling on the clean blue tiles of the courtyard and quickly dissolving, leaving a little trace of wet marks.

At this time, it was three years after she came to Jiangnan, and this snow was the snow she had seen in Jiangnan, which felt a little fresh.

It's been a year, and this year, she and Zong Zheng have no time to grieve the spring and autumn, and they don't have time to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River together. When the new emperor first ascended the throne, with the loss of tens of thousands of troops, it was naturally very difficult to confront the emperor's stable north. Fortunately, the rebel counteroffensive of the Northern Yi Kingdom has brought them a chance to recuperate, and they must take advantage of it. After ascending the throne from Zongzheng without worry, he changed his previous carelessness, implemented a new policy to stabilize the people's hearts, rewarded and punished clearly, and acted decisively, which made people both respectful and afraid. At the same time, he recruited troops everywhere, and used the land in the martial arts to recruit talents, and the way of using talents was the way to use talents, and soon established the prestige of the Southern Emperor who was not inferior to the Northern Emperor.

"Mother, mother." A palace maid hurriedly stepped in.

Man Yao raised his head, frowned and asked, "Why are you so alarmed?" ”

The few people around her before are now all gone. Xiao Xu is the commander of the forbidden army in the palace, and there are many affairs, Xiang Ying was named the general of the new guard, and he is responsible for training the new army, and there is another mansion outside the palace. Xiao Ke found out that a rare medicinal material called "Blood Wu" has the miraculous effect of Wu, and she decided to enter the world to experience and travel all over the world to find this miracle medicine for Manyao. Zong Zheng Wuwu attached great importance to this matter, sent two evils to accompany him, and instructed the Wuyin Lou News Pavilion to make every effort to find out where this medicine could be obtained.

The palace maid entered the house and saluted, and said: "Niangniang, just now the slave maid met the auspicious father-in-law of the council hall outside, and I heard that the father-in-law said that the emperor had lost his temper in the council hall, and now the council hall is full of ministers, and it has been half an hour, and the adults have not been called to get up." ”

Man Yao was slightly stunned, Dai frowned, this year, no matter what happened, no matter how troubled or angry Zongzheng was, he could deal with it as he wanted, he had little temper, what happened today? She put down the book in her hand, lifted the quilt, picked up the fox fur on the side and put it on, and walked quickly to the council hall.

The weather was cold, the snow was strong and the wind was strong. The solemn and solemn council hall is silent.

In the hall, in front of the royal case carved with the Fulong Yuan case in black, Zongzheng Wuwu was dressed in a black dragon robe, and the robe was embroidered with a five-clawed green dragon with gold silk thread bordering, which was extremely noble, and the momentum was majestic, which made people dare not force their eyes. He was half-tied up with black silk, wearing a golden carved dragon crown, and the village had a fairy-like face that was even more handsome than that of mortals. But at this moment, his face was cold, the corners of his phoenix eyes were slightly raised, his eyes were deep, he couldn't see his expression, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and he sat there without saying a word.

He looked at the newly opened book of the music in his hand, and the slender fingers that pinched the corner of the music were blue and white due to the force of his fingertips, revealing the anger he could not bear in his heart.

Several ministers knelt below, they held their breath, fine sweat seeping through their foreheads, and the cold wind poured in from their mouths, and they couldn't help but shiver.

The people in the palace outside the hall lowered their heads tightly, and the sharp-eyed slave who didn't dare to say anything about it saw the arrival from a distance, a trace of joy flashed in his eyes, and he raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat, as if he could finally take a breath, and hurriedly bowed and said: "The slave greets the mother!" Niang Chitose Chitose! ”

Without waiting for the announcement, he went straight into the hall, and the ministers in the palace flashed their eyes and hurriedly lowered their heads a little lower.

Zong Zheng raised his eyes without worry, his cold and majestic eyes softened slightly, he put down the red pen, closed the piece in his hand, stretched out his hand to her, and said, "You are here." ”

"Yes." She answered softly, walked over to him as if no one was around, and was pulled by him to sit next to him. Both of them speak and act very naturally. When she had just returned to Jiangnan, when Zongzheng had not recovered from her serious injuries, she had been his deputy in handling government affairs, so she was no stranger to the Yizheng Palace, and of course, she was no stranger to these stubborn old ministers kneeling on the ground. They often participate in her concubine's politics and are not considerate of the emperor, she laughs at it, and the sect is worry-free.

"What's wrong? Did they you off? She sat down and asked with a soft smile.

"Nothing." Zong Zheng raised his hand to brush away the snowflakes on her shoulders that had not yet melted, the movement was gentle and natural, and said: "On such a cold day, you are not warm in the house, what are you doing here?!" ”

"I heard you've got a liver fire here, come and take a look." The two of them didn't look like they were getting along with each other at all, but like an ordinary couple saying the most ordinary and warm words, and that flat tone seemed to make people hear the taste of heaven and earth.

She smiled, and reached out to pick up a bright yellow piece of music that had been thrown in the corner of the imperial case, and it was obvious that this piece was one of the sources of his fire.

Zong Zheng was quick-eyed, pressed the piece, then took her hand, put her cold hand in the palm of his hand, and said casually as if nothing happened: "Nothing to look at." Your hands are always so cold! ”

Manyao was stunned, looked at the book suspiciously, and then looked at the few old ministers kneeling below who seemed to be extremely nervous, and she smiled faintly: "It seems that today's events are caused by me!" Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what this palace has done recently to bring disaster to the country and the people, and it is worth such a solemn thing for your lords? "Some of the new policies she proposed in her own name for the benefit of the people have harmed the interests of these nobles, and it is natural for them to be hated by them, which she expected. It's better for them to hate her than to hate Zongzheng Wuwu. Although she was smiling, her gaze was extremely sharp, as if she could penetrate people's hearts at a glance. Several ministers lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at her, only Prime Minister Sanqiu, who was kneeling in the front, lifted his eyelids to look at her, and as soon as he turned his heart, he wanted to speak. ”

"Obey the order, and the ministers will retire." Several ministers were busy thanking each other as if they had been amnesty, and Prime Minister Sang Cheng looked at him before leaving.

waited until they all left, Zongzheng Wu withdrew the minions around him, took her in his arms, and used his luck to warm her.

Manyao broke away from him and pulled down the fox collar. He shook his head lightly and said, "No need, I'm wearing so much, it's not cold." In fact, she is a little afraid of the cold, but every time she does this, it will make him very tired. Dealing with so many complicated government affairs every day, he is already very tired.

Zong Zheng pulled her without worry, picked her up directly, walked to the chair behind the screen for temporary rest, pulled the quilt and wrapped the two of them together, he was not afraid of the cold, but he knew that she was afraid.

Manyao leaned comfortably in his arms, feeling warm and comforting, her eyes passed through the gap in the folding of the screen, and landed on the separated and unprocessed Tanzi, sighing slightly, although she was reluctant, she still asked softly: "You don't have to deal with government affairs?" ”

Zong Zheng Wuwu hugged her tightly with his arms, rested his chin on top of her head, lowered his eyes to cover the look in his eyes, he pondered for a moment before he said in a low and deep voice, "Accompany you for a while." Those things don't hurt to let go. ”

Manyao felt that something was wrong with him today, she sat up, turned to look at him, and saw that his eyebrows were tugging, she frowned and asked, "Worry-free, what is it that makes you angry?" Today, they play me again?"

Zong Zheng raised his hand and gently stroked her beautiful face, touched her snow-white head with her ears and temples, there was distress and depression in his eyes, but he smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's all trivial, don't worry about it" said and hugged her into his arms again, letting his chest become her support.

He sighed, and when he refused to speak, he stopped asking. She leaned quietly against him, feeling this rare moment of relaxation.

The snowflakes flying outside the window were dropped by the cold wind on the moon-white window paper, and the blended white revealed a faint tide, just like the lovers embracing each other in this winter, there is also bitterness and bitterness at the same time.

"Worry-free, what are you thinking?" She looked out the window and asked softly.

Zong Zheng Wuwu also looked out the window, did not answer immediately, and after a while, he said: "I was thinking, we... Is it time to have a child? When he said this, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, there was anger and pain, but his voice was extremely gentle. They never use cold words like I and concubines between them, they are just a pair of lovers, just you and me. This is a communication between them that does not need words, but a heart-to-heart connection.

His body stiffened, and his lips immediately turned pale. That tragic experience left an indelible shadow on their hearts, making her unconsciously frightened and ashamed whenever she thought of these things. So none of them have really had sex together in the past year, in fact, in this regard, not only is she evading, he is also careful never to ask for it. You can't live like this for the rest of your life, but at least not now.

Zong Zheng felt the stiffness of the person in his arms, and said with a smile: "I'll talk about it casually, don't worry about it." I received a report today that the war in Beiyi has been subsided, and its prince was ambushed, and Bo raised 50,000 soldiers, but accepted 80,000 surrendered troops. On the east and west sides of the capital, there are small border countries that take advantage of their large army to get a piece of the pie, and capture four cities in succession. And we have been harassed by people in the south who don't want to give us a chance to recuperate, what is your opinion on this? ”

Man Yao thought for a while, looked up and said, "In my opinion, this matter is definitely not that simple. All countries are moving together, all of them are coming towards the Kingdom of Heaven, but I am afraid that someone is too ambitious and deliberately fuels the troubles behind the scenes. Everyone knows the truth that Weng and Mussel compete for the benefit of the fisherman, but not necessarily everyone has done the fisherman. Looking at the current situation, on the surface, it seems that only the Qiyun Kingdom and the Dust Wind Country are still holding their ground. ”

Zong Zheng's eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "How much do you know about Emperor Qiyun?" ”

His eyes gradually changed, and he shook his head slightly. She doesn't understand, she really doesn't. That person was so deep that you couldn't even see the edges. Everything she did before was completely destroyed on that day. She felt that that person was a truly terrible person! She leaned against his broad chest, and she shuddered at the thought of all the abnormal behavior that the man had shown to her before he had pushed her into hell. Looking at the vast sky where the snowflakes were flying, she frowned and said quietly: "He is a devil who can laugh and push the person he loves to hell!" Before she lost consciousness that day, the affection in that man's eyes was so real that she wanted to tremble. In the three years of Qiyun Kingdom, he treated her better than any of the concubines in the harem, and now that she thinks about it, she suddenly realizes that the concubines she has seen seem to have a little trace of her. Or eyes, or lips, or face, or body shape. In the past, she would never have imagined it even if she saw it.

Zongzheng was slightly stunned, squinting his eyes, thoughtful. A ghost who can slam his loved ones to hell with a smile! Such a person must first have the courage to push his heart to hell, and then he can do it to push his beloved to hell. This kind of person is absolutely ruthless and terrifying! He can often turn his weaknesses into his winning chips.

Thinking of this, his eyes froze, "Aman, could it be that he is to you..."

Man Yao shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe it's not me, forget it, don't talk about this, we are in the palace all day long, and the information we get is given by others, and we should also occasionally go deep into the people to visit the people, maybe there will be something to gain." It's just right, it's rare to have a snowfall, so it's good to go out and breathe. ”

Zong Zheng thought about it and nodded.

Manyao called a maid of the palace to bring her gauze hat, and she pulled it up and hid it in the gauze hat. Otherwise, with her image, she will definitely be recognized as soon as she goes out.

Zong Zheng leaned back on the chair without any worries, quietly staring at her movements, his eyes were deep, and he suddenly asked, "Aman, what do you think of him going out in person?" ”

Manyao's movements froze slightly, and he naturally knew who the "he" in his mouth was referring to. She groaned slightly, and said, "Maybe he didn't have a proper deployment before, and he didn't trust him enough to let ordinary generals lead troops to suppress the rebellion." "This reason, in fact, cannot be established, how can a thoughtful person like Companion Chip not be deployed in advance? It is said that when he first ascended the throne, he should focus on stabilizing the people and dealing with the political affairs of the DPRK and China, and the war in Beiyi Country does not necessarily have to be his own decision, but why? She didn't know either.

Straightening her head, she turned back and said, "Anyway, it's a good thing that we get a chance to recuperate." Well? Why don't you go and change your clothes? ”

Zong Zheng raised his eyebrows, got up and went to the Linqi Hall next door, took off the golden dragon crown, changed the dragon robe, and wore a white dark pattern brocade coat, which faded a little bit of majesty and a little more elegant.

Man Yao wrinkled his eyebrows and said, "You just go out like this?" ”

Zongzheng looked down at his shirt without worry, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's too eye-catching. ”

Zong Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then hooked his lips and smiled, that smile looked a little evil, and he was stunned for a moment, this swollen smile, she hadn't seen it for a long time. She knew what he was thinking at the moment, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she turned away, "Forget it, that's it." Let's go. ”

Zong Zheng strode over and took her hand with a smile. didn't take anyone with him, just the two of them, out of the palace. This is probably the most comfortable moment in more than a year, and this kind of comfort is a bit luxurious for them, so it is particularly precious.

Phoenix Nirvana, the soul of women