It was extremely quiet in the Jiaofang Palace, and it seemed that it had been quiet for more than a day.

The first snow of winter refracted the white light onto the window paper of the Jiaofang Temple, and infiltrated the hall through the window paper. The hall is not like the winter of previous years, a room is full of spring, and it is full of warmth. Bright is extremely bright because the weather is fine. The cold is also extremely cold, the palace people have thin green sleeves, and their jade hands are ice.

The queen loves to be quiet, and she lives in a simple house, almost without leaving the house. The palace people didn't hear the summons and didn't dare to be easily alarmed. For most of the day, Gao Changjun spent copying Buddhist scriptures by hand. Do not fake your hands to others, copy and recite by hand, and clear the distracting thoughts in your heart. The queen is now devoted to the Buddha and has become the largest donor outside Luoyang City, on Longmen Mountain, and in Qianxiang Temple.

When Ruoyun came in, Gao Changjun often wore light makeup, and he was concentrating on the end of the pen. Ruoyun stood a little far behind her, looking for an opportunity, and did not dare to disturb quietly. After a long time, when Gao Changjun copied it, he put down the pen and asked lightly, "What's the matter?" "She didn't look back.

"Your Highness, I ask to see you in the high servants." Ruoyun said softly.

"Invite him in." Gao Changjun stood up and wrapped the thick silk on his shoulders and back tighter.

The Buddhist scriptures copied on the desk were sorted out neatly and neatly, without any mess. Then he walked slowly in the hall and looked at what was wrong. Fang calmly sat down on the couch and waited for her younger brother and attendant Gao Cheng to come in.

Ruoyun held the hot tea, Gao Changjun just took it, and he heard the footsteps outside, his steps were steady, and he felt a trace of joy and steadfastness in his heart, knowing that his younger brother had come in.

Gao Cheng came in and called "Sister".

"Sit down." Gao Changjun waved his hand, signaling that he didn't have to make a big salute.

Gao Cheng didn't insist, sat down and looked at the eldest sister carefully. I haven't seen it for many days in a trance, but I only feel that my eldest sister's face is light. I felt as if there was a thorn in my heart, and then I thought of the grievances and grievances between the former emperor Yuan Xiu and Yuan Mingyue, who was still the princess of the plains, and her eldest sister, and I was angry. But he looked as usual, and no one could tell what was going on in his heart.

"The snow has just stopped, and the weather is cold, so bring a hot milk soup to the waiter." Gao Changjun took a sip of some of the hot tea he was holding and instructed Ruoyun.

The so-called milk soup, milk and broth are blended, and some red dates, almonds, etc. are put in due course. In winter, it is best to keep the cold away when it is cold.

Gao Cheng came up and said with a wicked smile, "What does Sister drink?" I'm going to do the same. ”

Gao Changjun took it to him. The pot was just boiling water soaked in a very fine dark green powder. Gao Cheng was stunned, this thing was originally loved by the Southern Dynasties. Even if you use it, you have to add some longan, red dates or something, in the Northern Dynasty, only monks and nuns drink this very bitter tea, and the queen of the Great Wei Dynasty also drinks this.

"Do you want more?" Gao Changjun asked his younger brother with a smile.

Gao Cheng sat back with a gloomy face, didn't answer the eldest sister's words, and only asked, "I heard that my sister is now dedicated to the Buddha, and the Jiaofang Hall is comparable to a cave temple in the mountains." Could it be that the emperor never drove the Jiaofang Palace? Gao Cheng couldn't hold back any longer, and rushed out full of anger.

Gao Changjun put down the teacup in his hand, and at this time, there were only two sisters and brothers in the Jiaofang Palace. If the cloud must be on guard outside, there will be no irrelevant people coming in for a while. Gao Changjun was not disturbed by his younger brother's words, and asked calmly, "Is Ah Hui here today to talk about this?" ”

The grievances of the Gao family and the Yuan family have long been entangled, and it is difficult to solve them even if they are immortal. This is not something that can be explained clearly in one or two sentences. It's useless to talk too much, Gao Changjun is no longer Gao Changjun when he just entered the palace. She knows what to do and what not to care.

Gao Cheng didn't see his eldest sister for a long time, and he forgot his feelings for a while, as if he had returned to the time when he was intimate between his sister and brother. After being reminded by the eldest sister, she also calmed down. He sat calmly and asked, "My lord has been in Jinyang for some time, and the emperor is still quiet in the palace. Now that Yuwentai has returned to Guanzhong, he must communicate with the palace to communicate with the news, but it is calm at the moment, and I am afraid that there will already be an undercurrent below. Did the eldest sister know the news here? ”

Gao Cheng asked the eldest sister without hesitation. Gao Changjun said quietly, "Isn't there more news in the waiter than me?" Where is this Great Wei's palace that is not the eyes and ears of the servants? ”

"Sister, if you talk about ears and eyes, it's not just me. The emperor's own people, as well as Yuan Bao Ju, Hu Sichun, Wang Sizheng, and Yuan Bi, there are many of them. The emperor only listened to Hu Sichun's words, and the emperor had long since alienated the adults when they were still in the capital, not to mention that the adults were not in Luoyang now. The more Gao Cheng's words were spoken, the more he understood, and the more he spoke, the more frightened Gao Changjun became.

It doesn't matter if you are frustrated or proud on the surface, it may only be a matter of moments when you turn it over. The Gao family and the Yuan family are already you dead or I are dead, and they are bound to be the same as fire and water. If you let them fight and obey their orders, how can you be at peace? has come to a time when he must choose, Gao Changjun is both the daughter of the Gao family and the queen of the Yuan family, and his choice is difficult because of this.

"I naturally know that I will be better than my father in the future." Gao Changjun said lightly, only the four words "better" are particularly profound.

Gao Cheng was at ease when he heard this, and said with a faint smile, "My sister has loved me the most since I was a child, and I will ...... in the future."

"Ah Hui!" Gao Changjun interrupted him suddenly, his voice was not high but as cold as a golden stone, "The real power in the world has long belonged to the Gao family, and the Yuan family is just a puppet on the throne." It doesn't matter if I am the queen of Great Wei or not, but I must be the daughter of the Gao family. In the future, I only have one thing to ask my brother forbid, and he will definitely answer me. ”

This requirement is not a general requirement, it is a requirement that Gao Cheng must do. That kind of unquestionable and non-negotiable, Gao Cheng knew it as soon as he heard it. But the eldest sister Gao Changjun used a pleading tone.

"The eldest sister commanded, and Ah Hui obeyed all orders." Gao Cheng said immediately.

"I want you to spare his life." Gao Changjun looked at her younger brother, the kind of decision in her eyes that no one could disobey, that kind of implicit majesty was like their father, Gao Huan, the prime minister. Who she said by "he", both of them knew it.

"I don't mean that, I'm not interested in his life in the first place." Gao Cheng also looked at the eldest sister and replied.

The two looked at each other for a long time.

"Ruoyun, why hasn't the hot milk soup served in the service come up yet?" Gao Changjun called outside.

Ruoyun heard the queen's order to come in, and the lotus-patterned silver bowl in his hand was steaming.

Gao Cheng drank hot milk soup, which was really comfortable.

"Cui Jishu, who joined the army, is outside the palace, please go out among the senior attendants." Ruoyun looked at the queen and replied.

"How did you find here?" Gao Changjun frowned.

"I went out to see him, and I said goodbye to my sister." Gao Cheng drank the remaining hot milk soup in the bowl, stood up and strode outside. Cui Jishu is really a waiter of the Yellow Gate now, and it must be important to find him in Jiaofang Hall at this time.

Looking at his younger brother's too young and agile figure, Gao Changjun was preoccupied and silent.

The snow stopped, the sun hung high, and the sun shone on the white snow that covered the sky, and the silver light was dazzling.

Cui Jishu stood outside the Jiaofang Palace. Although he pays attention to the demeanor of a Confucian gentleman and behaves properly, his heart has long been as anxious as a hot heart. I can only try my best to look at it, hoping that Gao Cheng will come out soon.

At a glance, I saw that Gao Cheng finally came out. Descend the stairs, like the arrival of heaven and man. A face was as white as jade in the intense sunlight and dazzling snow.

"Shizi." Cui Jishu took a few steps.

"What's the urgency? Found here? I'm not afraid of disturbing Her Royal Highness. Gao Cheng didn't seem too concerned to ask.

"Hu Sichun entered the palace and went to the back garden alone." Cui Jishu replied, "The lord also summoned the Nanyang King Yuan Bao Torch, and the Yuan Bao Torch has not yet entered the palace. ”

"It's deep into the inner garden." Gao Cheng smiled. "You go first, and I'll go right away."

Cui Jishu took the order and went to the back first.

In the weather of dripping water into ice, Luochuan in the garden has long condensed into ice, and the ice is as clear and transparent as jade. The best time of the day has passed, and the next thing is that the sun is gradually fading, and the cold and darkness will envelop the Wei Palace again. There are many trees in the garden, even in winter, flowers and jasper are no more, but there are still evergreens such as pines and cypresses to decorate the withering and killing winter scene. It's just that the dull green is very different from the various greens that are deep in spring and summer. At this time, as soon as the sun passed, these pines and cypresses added some gloomy atmosphere.

Emperor Yuan Xiu and the servant Hu Sichun were both dressed in black, which was particularly conspicuous in the snow. The two of them walked forward and backward, walking slowly along the sun of Luochuan. Yuan Xiu stopped, and Hu Sichun followed.

"When the king of Nanyang comes, if there is no doubt that there is no difference, he will reply to He Bayue immediately according to what Gu just ordered, and Gu will give Yu Wentai, the commander of the horse, to lead the history of the Xiazhou assassin and station in Tongwan. But if you want to explain to He Bayue, wait for the opportunity to take Cao Ni, and wait for Guanzhong to calm down a little, and it is time to take care of the affairs in the capital. "Yuan Xiu has a lot of things in his chest, but he is not the kind of person who is strategizing, so he only looks forward to this.

"The Lord's command is very true." Hu Sichun greeted and said. Speaking of which, now there is only according to He Bayue, Feng Yuwentai is the assassin of Xiazhou, and if it doesn't work, it will work. He Bayue was already powerful, and in the future, he wanted to defeat the Gao father and son according to his momentum, how could he not rely on him. But the words came out of Hu Sichun's mouth, and it tasted different. "Although Yu Wentai is a close confidant of He Bayue, he is still the brother-in-law of the Lord in private terms. The minister heard that the eldest princess and the attached horse Duwei have been very affectionate since they got married, and the eldest princess naturally cares about His Majesty, and since Yuwentai values the princess, he must also miss His Majesty. In addition, He Bayue's retainers also know a little bit about it, after all, he is different from the prime minister, he is cool and loyal, and it can be seen from the fact that he values Yuwentai. Your Majesty treats him like this, how can He Batyue not repay His Majesty's kindness? ”

Yuan Xiu listened to it and nodded again and again. I just thought about how the Nanyang Wang Yuanbao torch hadn't arrived yet, so I had to settle this matter quickly.

Gao Cheng came out of the Jiaofang Palace, ordered Cui Jishu to go first, and he also went all the way to the north and walked to the back garden. At this time, the snow is calming, the air is sweet, sweet and cold, and it is extremely refreshing, and the words of the eldest sister just now can be regarded as reaching a consensus, so the mood is extremely comfortable.

Leaving the grand palace behind and entering the garden is another scene. The mountains are steep and cold, the river is smooth as a mirror, and the trees are like light smoke in the extremely cold weather. In fact, the pavilions, platforms, pavilions and pavilions in the garden are not very compact and dense, but are only sparsely dotted among them. Due to the preferences of the emperors of the Great Wei Dynasty, there were even many free-range beasts in the garden. It is said that there is also a wolf, which is a pet that is particularly cherished by Emperor Yuan Xiu.