Zhao Xian entered the palace and rushed to the Dongnuan Pavilion, where the palace attendants had all changed their clothes.

Seeing Zhao Xian coming, Shangguan Linfeng hurriedly greeted him, he was also less than thirty years old, and he had seen the battle of the emperor's death, today the old emperor took the medicine offered by his uncle Feng Lao Tai Doctor Feng and suddenly had a long nosebleed, and he couldn't stop it after exhausting all methods, and the blood soaked more than ten towels, and it didn't take long for him to pass away, and several imperial doctors on duty were naturally unlucky.

At this time, when he saw Zhao Xian, Shangguan Linfeng hurriedly picked up a mourning dress and greeted him.

While Zhao Xian was dressing, he listened to him and said worriedly: "Brother Zhao, my uncle has done his best, this fault is not on him, His Royal Highness has been crying sadly for a long time, and the attendants are not allowed to approach, I am in a hurry, but I can't think of a decent way to intercede with the prince, you have a lot, but you must save me." ”

Zhao Xian saw what he said bitterly, and probably guessed a few points, it is estimated that the unlucky imperial doctor ran into the old emperor and died violently, and was unjustly taken, as long as it was not intentional or mistakenly used the wrong medicine, the consequences were not too serious, at most he was removed from his official position and punished slightly.

Zhao Xian couldn't just run to plead with others as soon as the old emperor died, so he comforted Shangguan Linfeng a few times, tied up his filial piety, handed the saber to the guards next to the palace gate, and hurriedly walked into the warm pavilion.

Prince Ye Mu knelt in front of the couch, still crying silently, shrugging his nose from time to time, his white and fat face also lost the smile of the past, it seems that he still has a deep relationship with the old emperor.

The queen was dressed in a vegetarian body, kneeling quietly in front of the couch, with a little tears in her eyes, like pear blossoms with rain. Zhao Xian also knows a little about the palace in recent days, this queen is the eldest daughter of Xiao Ziyuan, the great Confucian of the dynasty, after the former queen died of illness, she was elected to the palace for less than ten years, there are no children under her knees, and she has no husband at a young age, which is really pitiful.

And Ye Sha is also among them, the situation is much worse, kneeling on the ground with blank eyes, her thin body is crumbling and is supported by a palace maid so as not to fall, a luxurious palace skirt is quite noble, but the color of her face is not as good as in the past, and her beautiful eyes have lost their former agility, leaving only hollowness and woodenness, and there is a sense of sadness that is greater than death.

Seeing Zhao Xian out of the corner of her eye, her eyes finally changed a few times, becoming more unfamiliar, holding the jade pendant tightly in her hand, she stood up with the hand of the palace maid, and walked out of the dormitory in despair.

Zhao Xian really had an urgent matter in the morning and couldn't go to the appointment, and he was upset in his heart and said something heavier, but you don't have to look at me like this, right? Zhao Xian was a little embarrassed, he couldn't bear to see Ye Sha's appearance, he raised his hand but didn't keep her, he could only watch her leave.

Walking to the palace, Queen Xiao hurriedly waved her hand, turned her head to look at the prince, sighed faintly, got up and walked outside the hall, and motioned Zhao Xian to follow.

Empress Xiao personally opened her mouth to transfer Zhao Xian to serve in the forbidden army, how to say that it can be regarded as a promotion, Zhao Xian's impression of her was not bad, and without hesitation, she relaxed her steps and walked out of the dormitory gently.

The left and right palace E lead the way, about half an hour to a side hall, the palace is elegantly furnished, the village curtain is Luo, the ground is paved with colorful brocade velvet felt, two jade bottles, and a few tall corals are inserted. Zhao Xian didn't dare to look around, looked up and saw Queen Xiao leaning on the chair in plain clothes, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Weichen Zhao Xian, meet the queen." ”

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and Queen Xiao sighed faintly: "Zhao Qing is exempt from courtesy." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Xian got up gently, lowered his eyes and took two steps back, raised his eyes and glanced up, only to see that she was long and well-maintained, and she seemed to be just a young woman with a delicate appearance and graceful demeanor, like a branch of peony in the wind. The face is not deliberately pretentious, but it is very majestic from the bones, the expression is solemn, and it has a bit of the temperament of a mother.

Zhao Xian sighed secretly, even if the old cow eats tender grass, he will die so early, leaving a young queen who is like a wolf and a tiger, how can the family live for the rest of their lives? You can't learn Wu Zetian to raise a few noodles or something, right?

Thinking to herself, Empress Xiao coughed, gently held the incense forehead, and said quietly: "All retreat." ”

"Huh?!" Zhao Xian was stunned for a while, called me over and didn't say anything and let me retreat, kidding me, right?

However, he was not good at seizures, so he owed a debt, so he walked out with Gong E.

"Zhao Xian, you stay, this palace has something important to discuss with you." Empress Xiao raised her eyes and glanced at the indignant Zhao Xian, with a hint of a smile on her lips.

Zhao Xian's body stiffened slightly, the old emperor had just died, so he invited himself to this remote place to discuss important matters, it seemed that something was wrong.

He turned around and bowed his head and said, "Yes, I don't know what the queen mother has, so I will inform Weichen to do it immediately." ”

When all the servants went out, Empress Xiao smiled, the sadness just now dissipated a little, and she got up and untied the sin on her body.

Oh my God, she's not trying to seduce me, is she? Zhao Xian hesitated, hesitated a few times and began to look for a way out, although this matter was quite exciting, but the old emperor was a few hundred meters away, and he was so cautious that he panicked when he thought about it.

Empress Xiao took off her plain clothes, revealing her regular clothes inside, wearing an apricot yellow armor on the top, and a lotus green long skirt on the bottom, looking graceful and gorgeous, she didn't notice Zhao Xian's strange eyes, strolled to the desk, spread out a piece of rice paper, studied ink and held a pen, and said without raising her head: "Zhao Xian, do you remember what I said to you last time?" ”

Zhao Xian breathed a sigh of relief, I thought you were going to take off your clothes, Bai was happy, he wiped his forehead and was lonely, and stepped forward and said respectfully: "Niang Niang gave in the next painting, on the book: a lonely gall, full of blood, more tempering, and eventually become a national weapon, this sentence is deeply remembered in the mind, morning, noon and evening each three incense sticks to worship, observe, carefully understand the meaning, always remember the teachings of Niangniang." ”

"Whew!" When Empress Xiao heard his nonsense, she couldn't help laughing: "I gave you the painting to teach you to be humble and make progress and hone yourself more, who let you take it home as a god to offer." ”

Zhao Xian sneered and said: "Niangniang reused and promoted the painting given to me, how can I not pay attention to it, wouldn't I be sorry for your cultivation." ”

Empress Xiao was quite satisfied with this sentence, picked up the pen and wrote something on the rice paper, and said at the same time: "Just remember the cultivation of this palace, the new emperor is about to succeed to the throne, what official do you want to be?" Hongu took this opportunity to give it to you. ”

Empress Xiao said casually, but Zhao Xian was surprised when he heard it, the last time he was promoted to the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army, he was guessing the queen's purpose of reusing herself, he thought that this was the old emperor's intention, to promote him to fight against the An family in the future.

But now that he has become the heir of the An family, it stands to reason that the royal family should not continue to reuse him, but immediately remove him from his position in the Imperial Forest Army and transfer him to other places, but why did this queen suddenly appear again, and let him take up the official position by himself with all the pride, is Empress Xiao not a member of the royal faction?

Zhao Xian thought about it, and felt that it was unlikely, how could the queen not be a royal person, he didn't know the situation, so he could only say: "The queen's mother, the age of the lowly position is still young, and she has no merit and fame, how dare she ask the mother for an official position." ”

Seeing Zhao Xian's refusal, Empress Xiao frowned, put down the pen and paper, she walked up to Zhao Xian, looked up at him slightly, and said, "Didn't you become the eldest grandson of the An family, and the palace didn't take this cultivation grace to heart?" What the An family can give you, this palace can give you, and what An Jia can't give you, I can also give you, don't underestimate this palace. ”

Speaking of this, Empress Xiao glanced at him as if she was waiting for a change in his expression.

A fragrant wind came to his face, and Zhao Xian shrugged his nose, his eyes didn't dare to look around, he lowered his head and looked at his nose and heart, and said softly: "How can I underestimate the queen's mother, it's just that I was the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army and fished for three days and screened the net for two days, which is really not the material for being an official, and I can't help but live up to the kindness of the mother, and please take back your life." ”

"Really? This palace thinks that you are a good material for being an official. Queen Xiao chuckled a few times, beautiful and delicate, bright and beautiful, it seems to be really alive, there are several pearls and gems on the phoenix crown, and the phoenix crown pearl trembles slightly on this smile, but it has a different flavor.

Empress Xiao looked at Zhao Xian seriously for a long time, and suddenly smiled slightly: "This palace thinks that you are a person who is very deep in the city, with a mature mind and great ambition that ordinary young people do not have, and the usual debauchery and unruly work are all pretended, it is undeniable that you pretend to be very similar, and even I can't tell the truth from the fake." ”

Is there a mistake, debauchery, unruly and unscrupulous, still need to pretend? It's okay to act in your true colors. Zhao Xian couldn't help crying and laughing when he heard this, and said inexplicably: "I don't know where the queen mother saw it?" Why didn't I find out? ”

Empress Xiao carefully looked at Zhao Xian's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The reason why this palace said this is because you really don't look like a young man who has not reached the weak crown, and your ability is too much, and you can force the famous Northern Qi general Lexa outside Jinling City alone, and you can still retreat unscathed, I really can't imagine how you did it." ”

Jinling's supervisor Ning Mo is a person from Fuguotang, he truthfully reported the matter outside Jinling City, so Empress Xiao knew about it, and still doesn't believe that Lexa was swept off the horse by Zhao Xian with a shot and fled, in her opinion, the overlord of Chu is just like this in the world.

Zhao Xian spread his hands and explained helplessly: "I don't know how I defeated the enemy, maybe the old man flashed his waist while riding a horse, so let me pick up this cheap one." ”

Empress Xiao nodded in disbelief, and it was estimated that she could only explain it like this.

After turning around the hall, Empress Xiao had a little more bitterness on her face, and sighed faintly: "That's it, since you don't want the officials of this palace, you should step down first, this palace is not in a good mood and needs to rest for a while." ”

Zhao Xian nodded and said softly: "Please also ask the mother to mourn and say goodbye." ”

Condolences change? Empress Xiao sat on the incense pedal casually, showing a few chuckles, looking at the back of Zhao Xian leaving, and said secretly: "The emperor died violently, no one in the court can suppress the An family, Zhao Xian's action to take over the An family and control the military power must start in advance, if you don't pull him into the Fuguo Hall now, it will be too late to wait for him to be full-fledged in the future." ”

But how to subdue him? Master Xie Mo's strategy is not bad, but unfortunately it has not yet been perfected, and it is not easy to dig out a trap that can stop Zhao Xian.

Zhao Xian pretended to be the heir of the An family, and if he wanted to subdue him, ordinary threats would be useless, at least a handle that could make him ruined and punished by the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces and even the entire world, so that he could follow Fuguotang, but what kind of thing can have such a great influence?

Empress Xiao thought about it for a long time, and suddenly raised her hand intentionally or unintentionally and touched her cheek, and a few strange flashes suddenly flashed in her eyes.