Dark clouds were in the sky above Chang'an City, and the sound of muffled thunder rolling through was heard in the distance. Suddenly, an extremely bright lightning bolt pierced the dark sky in the sky, and a moment later, the thunderbolt that fell from the sky exploded in Chang'an City, shocking everyone's nerves.

In the evening when the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, the sky is extremely dark. The entire palace was shrouded in a sense of unease and foreboding. Although the heavy rain has not yet come, the subtle and dense rain before the heavy rain has gradually fallen as a prelude.

Zuo Zhaoyi Yuan Mingyue didn't care that such a drizzle would wet her cheeks and clothes, and hurriedly walked from her residence to the Zhaoyang Hall where Emperor Yuan Xiu lived. Qian Qian and several palace maids also hurriedly followed behind Zuo Zhaoyi.

Although the palace in Chang'an was rebuilt from an official office, and it was not as grand as the Great Wei Palace that she once lived in Luoyang, when Yuan Mingyue walked to the Zhaoyang Palace, her hair and clothes were still wet by the drizzle. She didn't bother to tidy up her makeup, and immediately entered the Zhaoyang Palace. Even though he had just entered the door, the smell of wine came to his face, and when he looked up, he saw that Emperor Yuan Xiu was already drunk and lying on the couch of the head. There were several cups and plates on the case in front of him, and a white glazed carved wine jug that might have just been poured on the case was flowing elixir, and the wine flowed down the case to the ground.

As soon as the palace maid behind Qian Qian closed the door of the palace, Yuan Mingyue immediately felt a cold wind blowing. When I looked around, I saw that behind the blown curtain, the windows were wide open. Chang'an in autumn, especially in such a cold autumn rain, is full of chill.

"Who opened the window? Go shut it down! If Your Majesty suffers from the cold, you must be severely punished. Yuan Mingyue shouted angrily.

"Yes...... It was opened by His Majesty's order, and His Majesty said that his chest was tight, and he couldn't breathe here. The palace replied with a sigh of urgency.

"Your Highness has ordered, don't go quickly!" Qian Qian shouted to this ignorant palace person.

Yuan Mingyue waved her hand, didn't let the palace people follow, and walked up by herself. She sat on the edge of the couch and looked at Yuan Xiu carefully. Yuan Xiu was drunk and asleep, and I was afraid that he was not shallow. But he was so calm and serene at the moment. In the dream, Yuan Xiu's face was delicate and handsome, his brows were stretched, and he didn't seem to have any troubles. Yuan Mingyue really couldn't bear to wake him up, so she only motioned to the palace people to bring the quilt, and she covered Yuan Xiu with her own hands. If the time in the dream was so good, she would rather he enjoy it more. She was willing to just sit on the edge of the couch and watch him.

I don't know how long it took, but Yuan Mingyue, who gradually calmed down, also came with tiredness. Just now, there was thunder and lightning, and heavy rain was pouring, but at this moment, the clouds and fog dispersed, and the stars outside surrounded the colorful full moon illuminated the night sky, and the entire Zhaoyang Hall was a little too quiet.

"Your Highness......"

Yuan Mingyue suddenly heard a call. The voice was deliberately low, and with a kind of excitement and panic of the depleted branches trembling in the autumn wind, it was particularly penetrating in the cold and dark Zhaoyang Palace.

Yuan Mingyue followed the voice to find it, it turned out to be a wolf, which was a little relieved. It's just that the voice of the girl sounded very wrong, which made her wonder again. glanced at Yuan Xiu, and before he woke up, he got up and walked towards the corner of the hall where he was standing.

"Your Highness!" Qian Yuan grabbed Yuan Mingyue, "Your Highness's good opportunity has come!" The voice of the cocoon was slightly out of shape.

"Auntie, this Wei Palace is not the Wei Palace, don't talk nonsense." Yuan Mingyue admonished Qian Yuan, and at the same time, she unconsciously glanced at Yuan Xiu, who was still sleeping soundly on the couch.

"Your Highness. The Lord has asked General Yu Jin to take the Empress Gao to Chang'an, does His Royal Highness know? Qiang asked in a low voice.

Yuan Mingyue didn't speak, how could she not know, she just didn't want to say it. Besides, in her mind, it was impossible for Queen Gao Changjun to come to Chang'an, so why did she have to be with Yuan Xiusheng because of this?

Seeing that she didn't speak, Qian Qian continued, "General Yu Jin inquired about the news that after the Lord left the Qianxiang Temple that day, the queen fell into the river and died. ”

"What? The queen is dead? How do you know? Yuan Mingyue was very surprised, and then had questions. Since this news was inquired by Yu Jin, how did Qian Qian know about it?

"Your Royal Highness, General Yu Jin told the prime minister the news of the inquiry, and the prime minister said that the harem is not a statue of the country's prosperity, and he discussed with the kings to establish a new queen. When the kings entered the palace just now, the slaves heard His Royal Highness the King of Guangling say that the lord has been drinking and ignoring national affairs recently, and he doesn't look like the lord of Zhongxing in the Great Wei Dynasty, so he wants to work with the kings to advise the lord to quit drinking and re-establish the queen. The voice was a little excited. In her mind, Yuan Mingyue is now Zuo Zhaoyi, only one step away from the queen, as long as she puts a little effort into it, it is naturally a logical thing. Moreover, Zuo Zhaoyi is also a person with great merit who supported the Lord to move west to Chang'an, and he is also the younger sister of Wang Yuanbao Torch in Nanyang, Taixing, no matter how you say it, she is the best candidate for the future.

But Yuan Mingyue obviously felt that something was wrong. Although it is a major event, it is not a top priority at hand, how could Yu Wentai, the prime minister who has just taken power, interfere in this matter so patiently? Although Yuan Mingyue didn't know why, she knew in her heart that this matter was not as simple as Qian Qian thought. So she groaned and didn't respond to the columbia.

"Your Royal Highness," Qian Qian looked at Yuan Mingyue's thoughtful expression, took a step closer, took her arm and continued to lower her voice, "It is precisely because of this Wei Palace that Wei Palace is not the Wei Palace that we have to think more about ourselves, the new capital is initially decided, and the harem is also pending, it is a good opportunity for His Highness to seize the position of queen." If you don't take this opportunity to go further, if there is another first-class figure of Empress Gao in the future, your Highness will probably have to be controlled by others for life. Qian Yu said and subconsciously glanced at Emperor Yuan Xiu, who was still asleep on the couch in the distance, and sighed, "The Lord's mind is like flowing water, it is difficult to guess, His Royal Highness can't help but think about himself." Besides, although His Royal Highness the King of Nanyang is now a big platform, but there is no real power at all, only His Royal Highness is proud in the harem, can he echo with His Royal Highness the King of Nanyang outside the palace, and in the future, it will be a long-term plan to help each other and support each other. Qian Qian thought for a while and said, "Count it out, if His Royal Highness is the queen, King Guangling and other kings have no reason to object, at least they will not concentrate on being enemies with His Highness." The lord must be willing at this time, and needless to say, His Royal Highness the King of Nanyang, even the old ministers must be willing to respect His Royal Highness in their hearts, and they are not willing to set up another person from the northwest as the queen. The prime minister is lonely, and he may not really care about it. At this time, the relationship between the prime minister and the lord is very delicate, and I am not afraid that the prime minister will not follow the will of the lord. ”

Qian Yuan's detailed explanation is almost all for Yuan Mingyue's sake, it is an unspeakable secret discussion between master and servant, Yuan Mingyue can't be unmoved at all. Especially when it comes to the emperor's mind like flowing water, the future is even more unpredictable, this is the sore spot of Yuan Mingyue. On that day, Emperor Yuan Xiu's empathy for the wound brought to her by Empress Gao Changjun seemed to have been healed, but the hidden pain would never be eliminated. Except for herself, except for this faithful old maid, who can really think about her? Moreover, her analysis was also extremely reasonable, and Yuan Mingyue also felt that the current situation was extremely beneficial to her. Although he didn't express his position, he already agreed with seven or eight points in his heart.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard the little palace maid shouting, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”

Yuan Mingyue immediately looked up, only to see that Yuan Xiu, who was originally sleeping on the couch, didn't know when he had woken up and was getting up. Yuan Xiu stroked his head and said angrily with great irritability, "Headache!" Lone's head is about to crack! What about Zhaoyi? Come on!! He staggered to his feet, and the little palace maid wanted to help the emperor, but was pushed away by the irritable emperor.

Yuan Mingyue immediately forgot everything, put aside everything she had just thought and hurried towards Yuan Xiu on the side of the couch in the distance.

"Open the window, go open the door and window, I can't breathe!" Yuan Xiu looked around and saw that the doors and windows were closed, and he was almost furious. The wine had not dissipated, and it was evident that he had woken up from a dream, and at this time there was darkness between heaven and earth, day and night, which made him feel extremely bad. He couldn't help but temper himself anymore, waved his sleeves and swept everything on the cases in front of him, and cried loudly while pounding the case, "There have been many sons of heaven throughout the ages, who is as miserable as a lonely life?" ”

The cups, plates, and pots fell to the ground, shattered, and rolled, and the ground was full of leftover food and wine, which made it impossible to look at it directly. The loud sound of ping-pong and the sound of sobbing and scolding can no longer be ignored, and the hall is in chaos. The palace people all changed their faces and colors.

"Ah Ze......" Yuan Mingyue pushed aside the palace people who were at a loss, hurriedly walked in front of Yuan Xiu, and helped Yuan Xiu, who was bending over and hanging his head and pounding a few cases with his fists, to help him up.

Yuan Xiu suddenly stopped crying and scolding, and the hall was quiet all of a sudden. Yuan Xiu looked up at Yuan Mingyue.

Yuan Mingyue also looked at him, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. In her eyes, the emperor's eyes were slightly red, and his eyelids were slightly puffy, although he couldn't hide his delicate and handsome aura, but where was the Xianbei man who was full of courage and courage under his anger?

"Is the Lord tired? Is it good for a concubine to serve the lord and go up to rest? Yuan Mingyue asked softly and slowly.

Yuan Xiu looked at Yuan Mingyue as if he didn't know him. Suddenly pushed away Yuan Mingyue's outstretched arm, but quickly reached out and shook her arm and asked in a trance, "Are you here?" ”

"The concubine never left His Majesty's side." Yuan Mingyue suddenly felt sad, and said lightly, "It's Your Majesty who abandoned the concubines." ”

Yuan Xiu kept staring at Yuan Mingyue, and suddenly sighed, but his eyes were no longer blurred, "Lone has been wrong from beginning to end." The matter has come to this, how can I turn my back on Zhaoyi again. His voice was low, and he looked even more lost. This made Yuan Mingyue even more heartbroken, Yuan Xiu, who was so resigned to his fate, was he still the original Yuan Xiu who was enthusiastic and arrogant?

"Is what Your Majesty said true?" She blurted out, with a hint of hidden resentment in her tone.

"How on earth do you believe in Lone?" There was a little begging in Yuan Xiu's tone, he didn't care at all, as long as he could grasp this last sense of security.

"In that case, please ask Your Majesty to make a decree. Since they are husband and wife, the concubines must live and die together, and will never leave Your Majesty. "Yuan Mingyue hated the authentic way.

"Zuo Zhaoyi is so big-minded." A crisp and loud female voice came from behind Yuan Mingyue. Yuan Xiu and Yuan Mingyue both fled to prestige.

I don't know when, the wife of the prime minister and the eldest princess Yuan Yuying have already entered the Zhaoyang Palace. Behind her, she followed the maid Nan Qiao and the others towards the place where the emperor and Yuan Mingyue stood.

"What is my sister doing?" Yuan Xiu quietly took two steps and protected Yuan Mingyue behind him, and he asked with a frown. At the same time, he was extremely unhappy in his heart, Zhaoyang Hall was his dormitory, and outsiders could enter and leave so casually. The trust in this sister in his heart has dissipated a lot since he came to Chang'an.

"If I don't come, I don't know that Zhaoyi is actually in charge of the house in the palace. Not only begged for the throne, but I was afraid that even the Lord would slowly obey her, and there would be no one else in her heart. Yuan Yuying looked at Yuan Mingyue, who was protected by Yuan Xiu, with hatred in her eyes.

Since the emperor arrived in Chang'an, Yuan Yuying has slowly accepted this fact, and at the same time reconsidered the matter. She has deeply realized that her husband is a real minister of society, who puts the country first and has a lot of good intentions. If her younger brother, Emperor Yuan Xiuken, trusted her husband more, and the two of them were of one heart and one mind, why worry that Great Wei could not prosper? Moreover, in Luoyang, the emperor was subject to the powerful minister Gao Huan, so it was really better to take her husband Yu Wentai as an auxiliary minister in Chang'an. When the emperor was in Luoyang, she couldn't do anything. If it is in Chang'an, there is her mediation between the monarch and the minister, and there will be no major incident.

But what I didn't expect was that my younger brother's temperament not only did not change at all, but he was addicted to alcohol and lost his manners, and he was depraved openly and secretly, and he was not as good as before. Yuan Yuying didn't have a good impression of Yuan Mingyue, but now she felt that she didn't have the queen's suppression and did whatever she wanted to lure her younger brother. So today, she inadvertently bumped into these words that Yuan Mingyue said to the emperor, and she actually took the initiative to fight for the back position, which made her even more angry.

"Sister can't be rude to Zhaoyi," Yuan Xiu commanded with an expressionless face, "Although Zhaoyi is not yet the queen, she is already the queen in her lonely heart, and she will naturally be canonized in a few days." Sister must not be rude. Yuan Xiu couldn't suppress the obvious unhappiness in his tone.

Yuan Mingyue is the emperor's person, and being rude to her is being rude to the emperor, which is the fundamental reason why Yuan Xiu is unhappy. He can't do the things of the previous dynasty, if he can't even protect the women around him, then is he, the emperor, still the emperor?

"The Lord doesn't dare to argue when he sees the responsibility, but if it comes to rudeness, Zuo Zhaoyi comes first." Yuan Yuying first saluted the emperor, and then said eloquently, "The original intention of the ceremony is the way of filial piety, the order of human ethics, each in its own way, each in its own way." If the concubine is not respectful, it is just rudeness, Zuo Zhaoyi is not satisfied with the order of disrespect in the boudoir, and seduces His Majesty, so intemperate incest is a great rudeness. ”

The more Yuan Yuying spoke, the louder her voice became, her eyes burning with anger, staring at Yuan Mingyue as if she was almost burning her.

As soon as Yuan Yuying's voice fell, the hall was so quiet that there was no sound at all. All the palace people were scared to the point of being almost stupid. Yuan Mingyue didn't expect Yuan Yuying to say such things openly, and she was stunned for a while, just afraid that she would lose her etiquette when she quarreled and lose the queen's virtue. Besides, Chang'an is unfamiliar with people and land after all, so it is not good to exert power when you first arrive.

Yuan Xiu looked at his eldest sister with a grim face.