No matter what the battle situation is, there is a peaceful atmosphere in the Wei Palace in Yecheng, especially the Jiaofang Hall where the queen Gao Yuanjun lives, the dragon and phoenix are auspicious, which is a good omen.

Jiaofang Hall is the most striking place in the harem of the Great Wei Dynasty today. Emperor Yuan Shanjian has never snubbed the queen, although it is not **** coming, but there is no doubt that the Jiaofang Hall is the place where the harem has received the most favor from the emperor. The emperor seems to have an attachment to the empress.

The spring wind is like a paintbrush, and the trees in the Jiaofang Hall that have withered branches and swayed in winter have shown their tender green colors in the spring breeze in the past few days. There was always a slight gloom in the tall hall, but what Empress Gao Yuanjun felt was not the damp and gloomy air on the beams or corners, but always saw the warmth of her husband Yuan Shanjian smiling when the sun poured in.

In Gao Yuanjun's eyes, her husband is a man with a beautiful appearance, and she even thinks that she is even more beautiful than her brother Gao Cheng. I remember that in the past, when the general inadvertently glimpsed the eldest brother Gao Cheng and the eldest sister-in-law, the princess, Feng Yi, and Princess Yuan Zhonghua's private affection, she was also envious of it. Now she doesn't have to envy others anymore, she also gets what she wants. Because of this, she has to do her best to keep this consummation.

On a spring morning, although there is no sunlight in the hall, it is just as warm, and it makes people forget that the courtyard is even colder than winter when the spring breeze blows. Yuan Shanjian was a little lazy in his extremely satisfied demeanor, and let Gao Yuanjun personally serve him and dress him.

It was his windfall. Originally, she was the daughter of the prime minister of King Gao and the sister of the general Gao Cheng. Later, she was his queen, and he also knew that Gao Yuanjun was the right person to enter the middle palace. When he first saw her, he felt a sense of stability in his heart, and felt that she could take on the job. But what he didn't expect was that she could also serve the broom in person and really be a lady who served her husband.

This is the point that really touched Yuan Shanjian. Gao Yuanjun is not the person he thinks in his heart, not the person he misses in his heart, but there is no doubt that he is the most suitable person to be his wife.

Yuan Shanjian did not shy away from the palace maid, and grabbed Gao Yuanjun's hand. Her hands were extraordinarily soft, always with a warm feeling, and he loved the boneless warmth so much that he couldn't help it. He stroked her hand, reluctant to let go, and said with a smile, "The general has returned with a great victory, and he will be back in the next day or two." Presumably, it doesn't matter if you are injured, you don't have to worry about it anymore. The general returned triumphantly, and he should go to the suburbs to meet him. ”

Speaking of the suburbs, Gao Yuanjun trembled in his heart, and gave birth to an ominous premonition. The last time I went to the suburbs, the emperor was sarcastic, and my brother was defeated and had a bad temper, so the two of them actually started to move. The eldest brother Gao Cheng offended the king with his subordinates, but fortunately, the emperor suppressed his anger and was really taboo and afraid of his father's prime minister, King Gao, so he didn't do it. However, Gao Yuanjun still had a little resentment in his heart, the eldest brother was completely too wild and willful, and if something happened, even his father and second brother Gao Yang, and the entire Gao family would be affected by him.

"Father and brother are all ministers of the society, and they should be loyal and serve the Great Wei by the grace of the Lord, how dare they accept such grace from the Lord." Gao Yuanjun attributed the eldest brother's conquest to the Gao clan in his words, and the father and brother were one, how could the credit for the conquest belong to the eldest brother alone? She didn't want to be eventful at this time.

"Qing thinks too much," Yuan Shanjian suddenly smiled very happily, and then stroked Gao Yuanjun's shoulder and arm with his hand, as if he was even more reluctant. "Qing's father and brother are all lonely pillars, so naturally they can't be neglected. If there is no father and brother, Lone is still the son of King Qinghe, how can he be the son of Wei Tian? ”

Gao Yuanjun was very sensitive to the fact that Yuan Shanjian's eyes had become emotionally complicated, and listening to these words also made her a little frightened. "Husband......" She almost blurted out, if he is still the prince of Qinghe Wang and not the son of heaven, then can they be ordinary husband and wife? But she was not a person without proportion, and finally held back. "A father and a brother are a father and a brother, and a concubine is a concubine." Gao Yuanjun looked at Yuan Shanjian and whispered.

Motozen also looked down at her, his eyes still full of smiles, but he didn't speak. After a moment, he let go of her and walked towards the outside of the Jiaofang Palace.

The outside of the temple is completely different from the inside.

Looking at the courtyard outside from the inside of the Jiaofang Palace, the sun is already shining, and those who don't know feel that it must be a strong spring, who knows that it is a cold wind that is biting and comparable to winter.

Yuan Shanjian suddenly sobered up a lot under such cold stimulation.

Lin Xingren, the regular attendant, had been waiting outside the hall, and at this time he came up and followed the emperor's steps to the outside. While following closely, he whispered at the same time, "Although the general won this time, he did not expand the territory, but he only recovered the counties that were originally lost, and also damaged Gao Sikong, which is not a great achievement." ”

Yuan Shanjian also whispered as he walked, "I finally won once." He is the queen's brother, as long as he knows the balance in his heart, don't go too far, and he doesn't want to have you without me with him. What's more, he is still Lone's sister-in-law. Yuan Zenjian's voice was a little low.

"Your Majesty is kind enough to think about him, and it is Your Majesty's mercy, as long as he understands it in his heart, he will naturally be happy." Lin Xingren sighed a little in his heart, feeling that the emperor was different from before, could it really be because of Empress Gao that he could tolerate Gao Cheng so much?

In fact, Lin Xingren is also conflicted in his heart. He hated Gao Cheng to the core, so he naturally thought that it would be unfavorable to him. But he was not a courtier, and he didn't want the emperor to be implicated. Yuan Shan saw the weight of this emperor, of course he knew it in his heart. He felt that it was necessary to win over Wang Yuanhui of Jibei, and he must master Gao Cheng's every move.

The emperor was right, the triumphant general Gao Cheng was going back to Yecheng. This news is not only known to the emperor, but also to the general's mansion.

In the middle of spring, the sun and the square rise, and the boundary between spring and winter may not be so obvious to ordinary people. Boredom in the boudoir, but extremely sensitive, the pond that has grown spring grass, the birds that have changed into song, see in the eyes, listen to the ears, and remember in the heart, so as to reflect the passage of time.

Yuan Zhonghua, the princess and princess Feng Yi in the deep boudoir in the mansion of the general of Yecheng, is like this, counting the days and looking forward to the return of her husband Gao Cheng.

Day after day, from winter to spring, the eldest princess's thoughts and expectations every day are in her eyes. Madame can't live in the depths, but fortunately she has been safe and sound for so long, and these days I heard that the general has won the battle and is about to return triumphantly, Ah Jiao is finally relieved. If the lady had a slight accident, she didn't know how to explain it to the lord of the lang.

What makes Ah Jiao strange is that since she learned the news of Lang Lord's triumphant return, the mistress has become more silent and thoughtful, and sometimes she even feels that she is entangled in her heart when she sees her sitting quietly alone. Why?

The weather is warm and cold, and the night is always cold. The lady was weak, and she did not let the slaves and maids remove the braziers. Every night, she urged her wife to go to bed early, otherwise Yuan Zhonghua would wait until dawn as if he didn't know that the night was draining.

Picking up the curtain and entering the inner bed, Du Hengxiang's taste is light and seems to be far and near. The incense in the Boshan furnace had already been burned, and Ah Jiao did not let the slave add more incense. I am afraid that the aroma is too heavy and the body of the lady is not suitable. But because **** burns this incense, the taste of Du Heng lingers. Ah Jiao saw Yuan Zhonghua sitting in front of the bead-patterned bronze mirror, looking down at the jade flute that had been broken into two that he was stroking in his hand.

Yuan Zhonghua immediately turned around when he heard the voice behind him, and when he saw that it was Ah Jiao, she looked at her with blazing eyes. She subconsciously clenched the broken jade flute in her hand.

Yuan Zhonghua was wearing Su Luo's clothes, which were a little thinner, and Ah Jiao immediately searched for a colorful valerian silk for her to wrap on her shoulders. While gently and softly persuading, "It's late at night, and Madame should go to bed peacefully." stayed up like this night and night, and when the lord came back to see that his wife was emaciated and looked bad, the slave and maid were afraid that they would be punished again. ”

Yuan Zhonghua listened very persuasively, and stood up a little melancholy, still holding the flute in his hand. Didn't speak, but clearly had something on his mind.

"Lord Lang won the battle, isn't Madam happy?" Ah Jiao asked tentatively.

"Happy." Yuan Zhonghua also replied calmly.

"That's ......, ma'am," asked Auntie, guiding her.

"Has the general returned to Yecheng?" Yuan Zhonghua originally walked over to the bed, but when he heard Ah Jiao ask, he simply stopped and looked at her and asked. She looked slightly coquettish.

This question sounded unbelievable to Ah Jiao, and she couldn't understand why she thought about it, so she couldn't help but blurt out, "Lord Lang naturally hasn't come back yet, if he does, why won't he go home?" ”

As soon as Ah Jiao's words came out, she suddenly remembered that the last time Lord Lang Shayuan was defeated, he and the emperor Yuan Shanjian in the suburbs actually made a move on the outskirts of Yecheng, and Lord Lang also beat the emperor's henchman Lin Xingren. Then he returned in a rage, and did not return to the General's Mansion, so he went to Dongbai Hall. It turned out that Madame remembered this. There is also Lord Lang's grandmother in Dongbai Hall, and Ah Jiao and Yuan Zhonghua both understand this in their hearts.

"Lord Lang must be thinking about his wife in his heart." Ah Jiao reassured.

"I don't know what happened to the general's arrow wound?" Yuan Zhonghua seemed to be asking Ah Jiao, and as if he was talking to himself, his mood fell down in an instant, obviously he was particularly concerned about this matter.

"It must be fine, otherwise how can you win the battle? Before leaving, Her Royal Highness the Queen specially ordered Taichang to appoint the imperial doctor to follow. Ah Jiao pulled up the silk that had slipped off Yuan Zhonghua's shoulders and wrapped it up. Then he looked at Yuan Zhonghua and persuaded tentatively, "Lord Lang is back, Your Highness, don't be willful." ”

Ah Jiao knew that the general and his wife were slightly unhappy before leaving, so Yuan Zhonghua had been restless for the past few months. Ah Jiao's words are both persuasion and reminder. She understands the general's temper very well, and she doesn't like others to go against him. Mrs. didn't know why she refused several times when Lord Lang wanted to get close, presumably Lord Lang was already unhappy in his heart. Ah Jiao also knew that Lord Lang already cared about his wife in his heart, so he could endure it, which was already an extreme exception. But there are a lot of pets in the Lang master, and there are foreign wives, who knows when they won't want to endure it? She thought it was better to persuade her not to be willful.

Yuan Zhonghua glanced at Ah Jiao, her clear eyes were full of water, full of grievances, and her expression looked like a little girl had done something wrong. "I know." In fact, she didn't understand in her heart, why was she willful? It's obviously the husband's willfulness. "I don't like the smell of him." Yuan Zhonghua finally told the truth, blushed, and lowered his head.

"Taste?" Ah Jiao blurted out a rhetorical question in confusion, looked at Yuan Zhonghua, and after a moment, she also blushed. It's hard to ask any more questions.

Yuan Zhonghua raised his head again, and saw that Ah Jiao was still looking at her, his eyes were very complicated, and he looked like he knew it, but he didn't ask. She reflected in an instant, lowered her head again, and lowered her voice, "There is a smell of flowers on his body, and there is a ...... of lipstick"

Only then did Ah Jiao fully understand that it was because Gao Cheng had traces of others on his body, so Yuan Zhonghua resisted so much. She suddenly remembered that she had indeed seen traces of lipstick on Lord Lang's cheeks. This must not be from the house, no one dares to be so flamboyant and openly fight against the master and mother. The only possibility is that the grandmother. Ah Jiao was originally a person with a peaceful personality, but she couldn't help but feel wronged for her wife. But she also understands that this is something that can't be helped, Lord Lang is such a temperament.

"Lord Lang is actually most worried about his wife in his heart." Ah Jiao could only comfort her with the wrong words, but she felt that she was telling the truth.

Yuan Zhonghua didn't speak anymore and went to bed. She is just a clan daughter of the declining imperial family, and she has the title of princess because she married him. And he is a powerful minister of the government and the opposition, and the whole world of Great Wei is in his hands. And who climbed whom? Maybe she cared too much about him, she really thought about it too much.

It was dark, but at dawn it was always a moment of daylight. There was almost no one on the streets of Yecheng at this time, and the capital city that was plunged into darkness and silence seemed like an empty city.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a few horses flew out of nowhere, and they sped through the streets without any scruples, and disappeared in an instant as if they were in a hurry. It was about to dawn, and it was getting brighter, but the light was not enough for people to see clearly. I can only barely see the silhouette of the man on the horse in front, and he is an extraordinarily heroic and strong man, which is particularly eye-catching.

There was a knock in front of the General's Mansion. The servant was so shocked by the rhythm of the knock that he knew that no one would dare to knock here, thinking that something serious must have happened. Even in his heart, he instantly thought of the injured General Lang Zhu in the Western Expedition, and once again rumored that the general was dead, and when he thought of this, he felt that his legs were weak, and he forced himself to open the door of the mansion.

At a glance, he saw a man outside, unkempt and tattered, and seemed familiar, and the servant froze at once. The man casually took off the slightly crooked skewer on his head and handed it to the servant, walking inside without looking. The servant took the hood, only to find out that it was Gao Cheng, the general of Lord Lang, who had returned, and almost exclaimed.

Looking at Gao Cheng's back that disappeared in a hurry, the servant remembered and hurriedly went in to reply.

The inner house is in chaos. The lamps and candles were lit, and he hurriedly got up, and the Great General's Mansion, which had been in a deep sleep a quarter of an hour ago, was suddenly awakened. Whether there is hope or not, the concubines are all prepared for the expectations of their hearts.

In the courtyard where Yuan Zhonghua lived, Ah Jiao almost trotted into the inner bed. Ignoring any rules, he shouted, "Madam! "Ah Jiao has always been steady, at this time, I can remember not to be too loud, I am afraid that Yuan Zhonghua who is sleeping." The princess! Your Highness! The title was messed up, and he was anxious to wake up Yuan Zhonghua immediately to see if there was still time to pick out his wife's clothes and comb her hair. A moment later, the prince of the world was about to come in, and as soon as someone came back and forth, the son of the world came in this direction. Ah Jiao's voice trembled a little, which was really unexpected. Lord Lang won the battle, returned safely, and came to the princess as soon as he returned. It seems that Lord Lang still got rid of his subordinates and only brought his entourage back day and night.

Yuan Zhonghua woke up when he heard the voice, he didn't know what was going on, he heard it was A's voice, and called out in the bed tent, "A-ma?" ”

When she heard the voice of the princess and knew that she was awake, she immediately came up to pick up the tent, just in time to see Yuan Zhonghua get up and look at her in a half-dream.

"Ma'am, the general is back." Ah Jiao's eyes were shining, and Yuan Zhonghua reflected.

Yuan Zhonghua's heart jumped, tears welled up in his eyes, his heart beat hard, and he asked in a trembling voice in disbelief, "Has the general returned to Yecheng?" "I didn't expect it to be so fast.

"The general has returned on his own, and he has already entered the mansion." Ah Jiao calmed down her voice at this time.

Yuan Zhonghua subconsciously got up and stayed. Ah Jiao helped her, glanced at Yuan Zhonghua who was only wearing treasure socks, and first draped Su Luo's clothes on her shoulders and helped her put them on.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a noise in the courtyard outside. Ah Jiao immediately understood that Lord Lang had arrived. Take a look at the bun on Yuan Zhonghua's head that is tied very casually, the slanted side is slightly like a fall, and the rest of the hair is scattered on the back of the shoulder, it's too late to tidy it up, but fortunately, there is no coquettish taste, so forget it. The most important thing is to appease Yuan Zhonghua, and don't make Gao Cheng angry at this time. If Lord Lang really came and returned disappointed, I am afraid that it will be difficult to turn around in the future.

"Madame, remember, don't be willful and upset the general." Ah Jiao's voice was low and urgent.

At this time, I already heard that there was more chaos outside. The footsteps are mixed, gossiping, there are the voices of the slaves and maids greeting the lord of the lang, and there are the voices of calling the lady to come and go. Suddenly, I heard a man's voice ask, "Where is the princess?" This is Gao Cheng's voice. Then it fell silent.

Yuan Zhonghua's body was weak. Ah Jiao held her up, nudged her, and motioned for her to go out to greet her.

The figure behind the gauze tent was slender, and suddenly the gauze tent was provoked, and the figure suddenly became very clear. Gao Cheng's eyes lit up and he was stunned, his throat was tight and itchy, and he seemed to be suffocating his breath all of a sudden, and his heart was beating wildly.

The lights were already lit outside, and Yuan Zhonghua suddenly came out, and because he was nervous, he was suddenly dazzled by the lights, and he couldn't help frowning.

Gao Cheng frowned when he saw her, his heart tightened, and he didn't dare to move again.

At this time, Yuan Zhonghua's eyes adapted to the bright light, and he suddenly found the person standing in front of him. She didn't even recognize who it was. This man is her husband, Gao Cheng?

After he took off the hood, his bun was a little messy, and he only used a hosta to pin his bun, and his broken hair flew and he was embarrassed. The original smooth and delicate skin like mutton fat jade is not only faintly blue in the pale now, which looks not so healthy, but also the blue mustache on the lips and jaw is too vicissitudes, as if he has suddenly changed from the stubborn boy to an old and frustrated man, where is there still a general who dominates the world and is full of spirit?

Presumably he was wearing armor on his body, and it was difficult for him to remember that he had removed the armor first, and at this time he was only wearing dirty, shabby, and rotten hakama, where was there still the shadow of the extravagant and gorgeous clothes of the previous crown and ribbon clothes? Where is the man who used to be all over the country and the city, and where is the man who looks good?

The two men looked at each other. Finally, Gao Cheng smiled first, "Your Highness doesn't know me?" There was a slight distancing and disappointment in his tone. As soon as the thought rose, he rushed back day and night, did he still have to be politely rejected by her?

Ah Jiao stood nervously behind Yuan Zhonghua. The slaves and maids all peeped at the look of the master.