Hou Jing didn't have nothing to think in his heart, but Gao Huan was very clear to him. Both of them are false and wronged, and they both want to get away with it. Since Gao Huan asked about this, Hou Jing simply replied: "Since the prime minister has been trusted, Altay will live up to expectations." I am willing to go to Liang for the prime minister to find the prince and explore the southern dynasty. ”

The night in Luoyang seems to have been dark and cold. Shengge and Man dance always passes, everything will pass, and there is always a sad silence afterward.

The car moved slowly, and Prime Minister Gao Huan sat in the car with his eyes closed. Sima Ziru sat sideways and looked at Gao Huan's expressionless face. Neither of them could see the traces of Yan Yu, who had just entered and exited the place where the song and feast were good. originally seemed to be half drunk and half awake, but in fact, his heart was extremely sober.

"Prime Minister......" Sima Ziru called. Gao Huan neither moved nor spoke. "Hou Jing is treacherous, and he has clearly sent someone into Liang to find Ah Hui, but now he is not leaking. If he really took someone to Jiankang, Ah Hui still didn't know whether it was dangerous or safe. Moreover, if he made a secret agreement with Emperor Liang behind the back of the prime minister, he was afraid that it would be even more unfavorable to Great Wei. Why don't you send someone to ...... again?"

Gao Huan fully understood what Sima Ziru meant, his body swayed with the car, but he still closed his eyes, and only said slowly, "Why do you need to send someone again, Ah Hui is still in Jiankang." Hou Jing, he didn't dare. The last few words, Gao Huan said like iron.

Sima Ziru did not answer. Listening to the tone, Da Cheng trusted Gao Cheng, the prince, and Sima Ziru intended to find opportunities for the prince to practice. Hou Jing told the truth about one thing at the banquet. Indeed, he had a very close relationship with his wife. Maybe he just intended to express this meaning to Prime Minister Gao Huan. deliberately made Gao Huan think that with his wife and three sons as hostages, his control over himself would be more certain. But Sima Ziru also knew that Hou Jing was treacherous and untrustworthy, and his comings and goings were capricious.

"I have an arrangement." Gao Huan saw that Sima Ziru was speechless, so he said one more word with a few words. That's all.

"Prime Minister, has the queen ever sent another message from the palace?" Sima Ziru settled down and changed the topic.

Gao Huan opened his eyes. That's what worries him the most at the moment. Since Gao Huan listened to his daughter Gao Changjun's words, he thought about it again and again, and decided to relax a little more with Emperor Yuan Xiu. He knows very well that now the court of Great Wei is already the Son of Heaven, but in fact, he is respected by the Prime Minister. Therefore, Da Wei is good, it is Gao Shi'an. He had already respected the Son of Heaven on the surface, but now he was like a cloud in the palace and knew the dynamics of Yuan Xiu well, so he only knew it and did not make any reflection. After all, state affairs and family affairs are integrated, and Empress Gao Changjun is her daughter, so Emperor Yuan Xiu is Gao Changjun's husband, so she cannot be completely equated with an outsider.

"The Son of Heaven has been ill for a long time, and there are only people close to him in the sect, and I have not met the queen for a long time, and I have always felt a little strange when I live in Zhuhua Pavilion."

Gao Huan still didn't speak.

The car drove slowly and sank all the way into the prime minister's mansion.

It was getting darker and earlier. At dusk, the Jiaofang hall was already dark. The wind came from nowhere, stirring the veil. The queen's inner bedroom lamp flickered, Gao Changjun sat in front of the mirror with a slight frown, and Ruoyun was kneeling in front of her and whispering to her.

"Princess Pingyuan has not entered the palace for a long time to avoid suspicion, she ......" Ruoyun suddenly paused and looked at Queen Gao Changjun. In the end, she didn't dare to hide it, and said a little sluggishly, "She already has His Majesty's blood." ”

Gao Changjun couldn't help but reach out and hold a comb on the case and hold it tightly in his hand.

Ruoyun lowered his head and didn't dare to say more.

After a long time, Gao Changjun stood up, "Don't mention this beforehand." Now His Majesty Yan lives in Zhuhua Pavilion, and foreign ministers do not enter, even the clan only has a few people such as Yuan Bao Ju and Yuan Bi who occasionally serve the sick. Gao Changjun's tone was already soothing and peaceful, as if what he said had nothing to do with him at all.

Ruoyun only felt that the queen was becoming more and more like her father, Prime Minister Gao Huan.

"Let's take a look, Yuan Bao Torch, Yuan Bi, etc., have you ever had a close relationship with anyone." Gao Changjun gave an order and walked outside. "Let's go, go to Zhuhua Pavilion to see the emperor's illness."

Behind the palace garden, the garden is grand. The river is dug artificially for Luochuan, and the earth and stone are piled up on the mountain of floating jade. Luochuan and Fuyu Mountain face each other at the north and south ends of the garden. Luochuan runs through the palace garden from east to west, and Fuyu Mountain is the highest point of the entire palace and even Luoyang City. Towering palaces and exquisite pavilions are all built along the mountains and rivers. With the mountains and rivers as the soul, the palaces and pavilions are only dotted in the meantime. Looking north from the city of Luoyang, the sky is high and the clouds are low, and the palace looms between the green mountains, like a fairy world.

Emperor Yuan Xiu moved into the Zhuhua Pavilion Yanju in the park since he fell ill. Zhuhua Pavilion is built in the sun of Fuyu Mountain, and its back is layered up according to the mountain, which is really like hanging on the mountainside. Looking from the Zhuhua Pavilion, there is Luochuan in front of you, and the whole garden is in full view.

Gao Changjun climbed the stone steps and stopped in front of the Zhuhua Pavilion. Ruoyun followed behind him, watching the queen stop, his eyes thoughtful.

"Ruoyun, the number of Heavenly Son attendants escorting around Zhu Hua Pavilion has increased a lot compared to before." Gao Changjun looked at the closed palace door and said softly.

"The deployment and increase of the Son of Heaven's attendants who escorted him were all changed according to His Majesty's dictation some time ago." Ruoyun glanced back and whispered back.

Gao Changjun didn't speak again, but couldn't help but reach out and caress his heart, and was about to send someone in to ask for a meeting.

The door of Zhuhua Pavilion suddenly opened completely, and Gao Changjun was stunned before he could send someone to ask. I actually saw Emperor Yuan Xiu personally helping Yuan Mingyue, the princess of the plains, to come out. Yuan Mingyue's steps were slow, and Zhu Huage's terrain was steep on Fuyu Mountain, but no matter what he said, it always made Gao Changjun feel uncomfortable.

Yuan Xiu also suddenly saw Gao Changjun, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time. Yuan Xiu stopped and stood, Yuan Mingyue felt that his body seemed to tremble slightly, and he held her arm and unconsciously retracted it. Yuan Xiu frowned and was speechless, his chest burning like oil.

It was Yuan Mingyue who first saw the queen.

Yuan Xiu didn't speak.

"Princess Pingyuan has worked very hard to serve His Majesty." Gao Changjun spoke in a kind tone, but looked at Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu turned around and faced each other in a silhouette, standing with his hands in his hands.

"It's late, it's hard to walk at night, and the princess is inconvenienced." Gao Changjun turned to look at Ruoyun and ordered, "Send the princess to rest in the palace near Zhuhua Pavilion, you don't have to go out of the palace." ”

"Queen......" Yuan Mingyue exclaimed urgently. I was scared, I didn't know how to refuse, and I didn't dare to refuse.

Gao Changjun looked at Yuan Xiu.

After a moment of silence, Yuan Xiu said in a deep voice, "Princess Pingyuan should go out of the palace." He still refused to look at Gao Changjun.

Gao Changjun didn't argue anymore. Finally, someone was ordered to send the princess of the plains out.

I don't know when, the attendants and palace maids all retreated, and only Yuan Xiu and Gao Changjun were left in front of the Zhuhua Pavilion in the middle of Fuyu Mountain. The night was dark, and the mountains and forests were very quiet. After a long time, it didn't seem to be so quiet, and occasionally I could hear one or two insect chirps, and I seemed to hear the sound of Luochuan flowing by.

Yuan Xiu didn't move, still half-sideways and refused to look at Gao Changjun.

Gao Changjun looked up at Yuan Xiu from the bottom of the stone steps, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. Finally, she walked up a few steps and broke the silence softly, "Is Your Majesty's Holy Sacrament healthy?" ”

Yuan Xiu turned around and looked at Gao Changjun condescendingly from the stone steps. She looked up at him, and though he couldn't see clearly in the darkness, he felt her earnest feelings very clearly. He still hardened his heart and asked with a cold face, "Lone's well-being is still so important?" Is this the queen asking, or is the prime minister asking? ”

Gao Changjun wanted to speak and stopped, she knew that mentioning her father at this time, or defending her father, would be counterproductive.

It was Chang Jun who asked. His Majesty is Chang Jun's husband, and of course Chang Jun's well-being is important. She spoke in a gentle tone to hide the helplessness and longing in her heart.

Yuan Xiu turned around and walked towards the wooden door under the stone beam, which was the gate to the inner hall of Zhuhua Pavilion. "Come in and talk about it."

Yuan Xiu strode forward, and Gao Changjun slowly followed.

The stone steps leading to the arched stone beams lead to a narrow, steep wooden staircase. Zhuhua Pavilion is built on the cliff on the mountainside, supported by wooden pillars between the cliffs and rocks. A wooden staircase is the only access.

Yuan Xiu's face is not afraid, and his steps are steady. Gao Changjun was cautious, a little laborious.

Yuan Xiu's dormitory is on the second floor. Up to the second floor, the corridor is narrow, leading to only one person, and the barrier is low, leaning down to the bottom of the cliff. When the wind is blowing, it is as if the entire wooden pavilion is shaking. Gao Changjun felt quite dizzy. The wind blew his clothes fluttering, his steps were also fluttering, and he hurriedly reached out to support the wooden pillar, who knew that he didn't hold it with the wrong hand, and his body was crooked like a slanted outside the fence.

Gao Changjun's heart was flustered, and his feet were weak. Suddenly, Yuan Xiu, who was walking in front, turned around and stretched out his arms to pull back Gao Changjun, took advantage of the situation and made a half-circle to stick her on the wall of the inner hall opposite the baffle. Yuan Xiu gasped slightly, put his hands on her shoulders, suddenly coughed a few times, and waited for a long time before calming down. He fumbled and pulled Gao Changjun's hands and held them in his hands.

"Your hands are so cold." As he spoke, he couldn't help but wrap Gao Changjun's hand in his palm with both hands and stick it to his heart.

Gao Changjun was frightened first and then frightened, and suddenly it was such a scene again, his heart was sour and sour, and it was difficult to feel confident. Leaning against the wall, her heart couldn't settle down, she only felt that her whole body was weak, and only Yuan Xiu's hands supported her whole body to stand firmly. But he felt that Yuan Xiu's hands seemed to be colder than his own. Gao Changjun hurriedly withdrew his hand, trembling and touching Yuan Xiu's forehead and cheeks, it was hot everywhere.

"Lord...... I...... I'm going to call someone! Gao Changjun seemed to be full of strength all over his body, and he was about to break free from Yuan Xiu and go downstairs.

"Nope! Don't go......" Yuan Xiu actually pressed her shoulders with both hands again with great strength at this moment. Gao Changjun desperately broke free, he just wanted to fix her here. In the midst of the noise, Yuan Xiu suddenly lowered his head and kissed him. His lips were hot, and the surroundings were quiet all of a sudden, and Gao Changjun was completely fixed here.

After a long time, Yuan Xiu raised his head, and both of them were out of breath. "Get in...... Go in and talk......" He looked at Gao Changjun in a burning confusion.

Gao Changjun finally nodded.

The night was already deep.

Yuan Mingyue's car always drove alone. The sound of traffic in the dark is clear and heavy, but the road that needs to be identified by the eyes is not so easy to recognize because of the darkness.

"Princess ......"

Yuan Mingyue, the princess of the plains, seemed to be asleep, leaning against the wall of the car and closing her eyes tightly after getting into the car. But the sound of sobbing just proves that she is not asleep. Qiang couldn't help but whisper.

"Auntie......" Yuan Mingyue's voice was really with a crying tone, slightly hoarse and low.

"Don't be sad, princess, Your Majesty is afraid that the princess will be in danger in the palace. After all, the queen is the daughter of the prime minister, and it is inevitable that she will have evil thoughts about the princess. "She was very kind and gentle when she spoke, as if the whole car was warm and bright.

"Don't comfort me," Yuan Mingyue raised her head and wiped away her tears, "The Lord has long had only Queen Gao alone in his heart. Since you are willing to hide it from me, it is not because you are afraid that I will be sad, but because you care. The Lord is merciful, remembering my infatuation with him, and having compassion on my flesh and bone in my womb, so he refuses to see and forsake me. He and Queen Gao were originally incompatible, and there were many fetters during the period. Fate will come to this day, and it is also destined by God, and human beings cannot do it, so I can only obey the fate. ”

"Your Highness, manpower is not necessarily inferior to the Mandate of Heaven. It was only after the hard work of Hu Sichun that His Majesty gradually alienated Empress Gao a few days ago. If it is far away, Queen Gao will be far away from the prime minister. His Majesty has already rejected the Great Prime Minister in his heart, and he will definitely get rid of him in the future, isn't this exactly the result that His Royal Highness the King of Nanyang and others want? Only in this way can His Majesty truly hold the authority of the Son of Heaven. Isn't the princess running to get involved in this matter? His Royal Highness should really stay in the palace today, so that the Lord is thinking about the princess, and Queen Gao must have no gap to take advantage of. ”

Yuan Mingyue was sentimental in her heart, and while stroking her lower abdomen under the heavy clothes, she sighed, "Why do it if it's useless." What if I stay? The Lord is already self-controlled. After being silent for a moment, he said, "Hu Sichun said that Gao Huan is a traitor, and sooner or later he will kill the king and seize the throne, he said a lot, and over time, the lord has become disgusted with Gao Huan." It is precisely because of this that he alienated Queen Gao. But who knows the torment of the Lord's heart? Hu Sichun has a lotus tongue, I don't understand, who is he? My brother King Nanyang, as well as Yuan Bi and others, believe him like this? Lord He ......"

Yuan Mingyue's words were heavy and sentimental, and finally she was speechless and choked. The worries and infatuation of Emperor Yuan Xiu are self-evident. Qian Qian was also speechless.

The curtain in the Zhuhua Pavilion hangs low. Yuan Xiu was no longer hot, and his body was extremely tired, but because of the weakening of his illness, his body was also very relaxed. Gao Changjun leaned on his arms and fell asleep.

"The Lord ......," Gao Changjun whispered in his dream, "The prime minister is my father, and the Lord is my husband...... No one can live up to it. ”

Yuan Xiu looked down at Gao Changjun for a long time, raised his hand and gently stroked her sideburns. He hadn't done that while she was awake. Up to now, he actually rejects being close to her in his heart, but as long as he sees her, he can't help himself.

"Do you feel embarrassed?" Yuan Xiu sighed alone, "It's harder for you to be alone." "The country is stormy; On the temple, people's hearts are divided, and the imperial power is sidelined; The affection in the harem is lingering and entangled, like a mess...... His voice grew deeper and deeper, and finally he was speechless.

It's going to be dawn, and who knows what kind of day it will be like after dawn. Yuan Xiu didn't want to think about it anymore, but hugged Gao Changjun tightly and closed his eyes.

Autumn in Luoyang is like spring. It was almost winter, but I don't know why, but recently the weather was abnormal. The sun is warm, and the east wind is warm, and it has been like this for many days in a row. There is a peach tree in the courtyard of the middle bedroom of Nanyang Wang Yuanbao Torch Mansion, which has bloomed in spring, and now the flowering period has passed, and the weather is abnormal these days, and this peach tree has bloomed again.

As soon as Nanyang Wang'e pushed the window in the morning, she saw a pink tree outside the window, and the peach blossoms bloomed so well, it was even better than in spring. Yue'e didn't have time to freshen up, her starry eyes were draped in her hair, and she only wore a concubine-colored purple flower treasure sock and went out to see the flowers. The back of the shoulders is completely bare, forgetting that autumn is autumn after all, and no matter how much it looks like spring, it is no longer spring. Gently caress the peach blossoms on the branches, completely ignoring the wind and cold. I didn't notice that my husband had just gotten up and was wearing only a middle coat, and the Nanyang Wang Yuan Bao Torch was coming out of the room and slowly walking behind her.

"I always don't care about myself so much." The ingot torch is extremely gentle and authentic. It seems that he is afraid that his sudden appearance will frighten Yue, who is concentrating.

When Yue'e turned around, the slave maid had already taken the silk at the signal of the ingot torch. The ingot torch took it and draped it over Yue'e's shoulders with his own hands, and at the same time gently stroked her loose hair to one shoulder.

"It's not the season to bloom, but it's blooming so well." Yue'e frowned, her eyes filled with tears, and she didn't know what she was touched.

"Since the flowers are blooming well, just enjoy the flowers, why worry about it." The ingot torch plucked a peach blossom hairpin on Yue'e hair without pity, smiling and admiring.

Yue'e suddenly exclaimed, and reached out to stroke the hairpin on her head, but her fingers were stained with blood. It turned out that when the branch was broken, the peach branch had thorns, and the skin on the head was scratched. The flower branch fell to the ground, and Yue'e looked at the blood on her fingers, and her heart was even more sad.

This exclamation Yuan Bao Ju's heart trembled, and without pity, Luo Ying stepped on the ground and took Yue'e into his arms, blaming himself, "It's me who hurt you." ”

"Your Highness...... "Yue'e seemed to be afraid that he would disappear suddenly, and her arms tightly circled the waist of the ingot torch. I'm afraid...... Can you ......" She stopped talking, and didn't say what she wanted to say.

"Yue'e," Yuan Bao Torch gently soothed her hair, "I am a descendant of the Tuoba clan, so I have to do this. I knew in my heart that some things might not be useful, but I had to do them. Yuan Bao Torch gently patted Yi Fushi's back, "I can only be ashamed of you." ”

Suddenly, a gust of wind came, and it was cold to the bone, and the ingot torch tightly protected Yue'e in his arms. The wind was strong and urgent, and the peach blossoms of this tree were blown off in an instant, and there was no petal left on the branches. In an instant, the ground was pink, and the Ying fell into a formation. The two of them hugged each other, and their hearts were full of gloom.

"It's a pity." Yue'e looked at the peach blossoms on the ground in the arms of the ingot torch and sighed. "It's better to pick it just now and cook peach blossom porridge for His Highness."

"Whether it's peach blossoms or Luoying, I don't want to do this, I just want you." The ingots put their hands on Yue'e's shoulders and led her to the room. "Mai Jiya, I will definitely accompany you." Listening to the sentimentality in his tone, but it was extremely certain, Yue'e felt heavy in her heart.

At dawn, the cool mist gradually rose, and the clear autumn sky was gone, and the waterways on the Yangtze River were gone. The autumn colors in the south of the Yangtze River are all shrouded in fog, hidden and invisible. In the mist, a boat came from the north of the river and slowly approached the south bank. The middle-aged man with black hair at the bow of the boat stood silent.

"Lord Lang," a black-clothed man with hakama folds walked out of the back of the cabin, peeking at Hou Jing standing at the bow of the boat from behind, and then bowed his head to the front, bowed cautiously, and said in a low voice, "The little slave returns to Lord Lang." ”

Hou Jing slowly turned around and looked at the house slave in front of him, without a trace of expression on his face.

"We went all the way from Luoyang to find the prince Gao Cheng. Shizi had nothing to do on the road, but when he arrived at Jiankang, he was quite bold, and broke into the Tongtai Temple where Emperor Liang practiced, and broke into the forbidden land of Heilonghu Palace. In the Tongtai Temple, the little slaves and others found an excellent opportunity to start, and the prince was with Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang. Whether it is killing the prince or killing Xiao Yan, it is meritorious to Lord Lang, and it is better if it kills two birds with one stone. It's just that a man in black suddenly came and saved the world. Emperor Liang also knew that the prince broke into Tongtai Temple, but for some reason, he didn't dig into it and let the prince go. ”

Hou Jing listened to the report of the house slave, pondered, and said slowly: "Emperor Liang is kind, not as suspicious and ruthless as King Gao. ”

"Master Lang," the slave saw that Hou Jing only said this, and there was no word of blame, so he was eager to try, "The prince is still stranded in Jiankang, and the little slave will look for another opportunity ......."

"No need." Hou Jing interrupted him, "This time, that time." At that time, I knew that the son of the world would succeed to the throne sooner or later, and I was afraid that I would not be able to look along, so it was better to have him as soon as possible. At this time, the prime minister put the son of the world in danger, and the son of the world can no longer make mistakes. He paused and said, "Emperor Liang is interesting. ”

Seeing Hou Jing talking and laughing, he turned the topic to Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang, and seemed to be very interested in this emperor of the Southern Dynasty. But Hou Jing changed his words and ordered, "Go and see where the man in black who saved Gao Cheng came from?" ”

The house slave was about to leave, but Hou Jing suddenly stopped him again and asked, "Has the prince ever seen anyone in Heilong Lake?" ”

The house slave was stunned, thought about it, and replied, "When the prince heard the sound of music, he mistakenly broke into the Black Dragon Lake Palace, and saw Xiao Qiongju, the granddaughter of Emperor Liang, and was captured by Yang Shunhua, the daughter of the general Yang Kan. ”

Hou Jing laughed and said, "Xianbei children, gentlemen, it's nothing more than that. ”

The light cold in the cabin in the cool fog was pervasive, the night had not completely passed, the dawn had not risen, and there was silence on the river. The river is surging, and the boat is swaying by the river. Cui Jishu was sleeping soundly at this time, and he subconsciously shrank into the quilt.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the hatch was kicked open, and a cool breeze poured in, and then a white figure jumped in very lightly.

Gao Cheng shouted, "Cui Jishu! ”

Loud and loud shouts, it was difficult for Cui Jishu not to wake up, he immediately bounced up from the bed, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and stood in front of Gao Cheng with sleepy eyes, "What do you command?" He couldn't help but yawn as he spoke.

Gao Cheng looked extremely energetic, as if he was just as energetic as he didn't fall asleep last night. His beautiful green eyes stared at Cui Jishu for a long time, the corners of his lips rose slightly, and he smiled evilly, "My son wants to eat fresh fish in the river, and you will catch it immediately." ”

"Huh?" Cui Jishu woke up in a flash. The river is so cold, it doesn't even dawn, and you want him to go fishing in the river? Don't say he can't fish, even if he can, why is he also a Boling Cui clan, a scholarly family, doing such a thing? But it is difficult for the son of the world to serve, how dare he say that he will not go?

Gao Cheng couldn't help but laugh and deliberately made him angry.

"What? You mainly eat fresh fish, and you don't want to do some small things? Just when Gao Cheng smiled evilly and Cui Jishu was embarrassed, there was suddenly another voice outside the cabin door.