● The second half of the main hall is divided into several small palaces, each of which is arranged. In the middle hangs a silver chandelier from the West, which is adorned with night pearls and precious stones by skilled craftsmen from the East, and the gems on the chandelier are dazzling and beautiful under the candlelight.

In every corner of the palace are fine porcelain, vases, or containers, each of which is like ice and jade, flowing in the light like jade, and the palace is covered with thick Persian carpets, and in the middle are placed two ivory couches with brocade cushions.

At this time, under the light of the brilliant gems, Empress Xiao of the Great Sui Empire was pacing back and forth with her hands behind her back, her hair was combed into a half-moon bun, the green silk was dotted with gems, and a long jasper hairpin was wearing a bun, her face was slender and pretty, and she was coated with a layer of light fat powder.

She wore a very well-fitting yellow brocade dress, the long skirt was embroidered with gold thread with a picture of a hundred birds and a phoenix, although she was thirty-five and gave birth to three children, but her figure was very well maintained, slender and tall, with undulating curves, looking graceful, and her body was filled with a unique charm of a mature woman.

Empress Xiao and Emperor Yang Guang had already reached half an hour, Yang Guang was tired and went to the palace next door to take a nap, and Empress Xiao came to the palace to pace back and forth, thinking about his thoughts.

About two months ago, Yang Yuanqing saved the life of Yang Guang, the son of heaven, in Renshou Palace, Xiao Hou has always been very grateful to him, when Yang Yuanqing was not rewarded, Xiao Hou also continued to blow Yang Guang's pillow wind, complaining that her husband did not repay his kindness, and it was Xiao Hou who kept mentioning this matter, which finally prompted Yang Guang to decide to follow his father and give Yang Yuanqing a sword.

But for a woman, her husband is not the first important, the most important thing in her heart is her children, Xiao Hou gave birth to two sons and a daughter, among which she loves the second son Yang the most, not only Yang has been smart and cute since he was a child, handsome and chic, but more importantly, Yang is similar to her father.

Everyone said that Yang looked like his father, but Empress Xiao knew in her heart that her second son actually looked like her father, Emperor Xiaoming of Western Liang.

Although Empress Xiao had a difficult life when she was young, she was a Chinese princess after all, and she had a special feeling for her homeland, but she also knew that her homeland was like a moon in the water and could not be returned.

It was Empress Xiao's indulgence and arrogance that made Yang like a wild horse, increasingly dissolute, and finally became the first evil in the capital, but even so, Empress Xiao still loved him, not only did not reprimand him for the evil things he committed, but covered up for him and suppressed him, and no one was allowed to mention these things to the saint, and it was his mother's connivance and support that made Yang more unscrupulous, daring to break into people's houses in broad daylight to rob people.

It can be said that Empress Xiao is Yang's backstager, and when Yang cried to his mother, Empress Xiao's impression of Yang Yuanqing in her heart changed, no longer grateful, but a kind of disgust and hatred.

At this time, Yang knelt at his mother's feet, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, rolling down the carpet, he cried from childhood to adulthood, and knew very well what to do with his mother.

"Mother, Yang Yuanqing took his father's sword and preached everywhere, saying that it was because he had the merit of saving the driver in Renshou Palace, and his father rewarded him, and the child felt that his words were inappropriate and reprimanded him in public for being arrogant, he was so angry that he used this sword to force the child to kneel, because it was the father's sword, the child had to kneel, and the child suffered a great shame, begging the mother to be the master of the child."

Empress Xiao glanced at her son, her son's tears made her extremely distressed, and at the same time, there was a hatred that iron could not become steel.

"He's just a viscount, a little general, you are the prince of the palace, the son of the Son of Heaven of the Great Sui, can't you deal with him? I also want to ask my mother for help, you really have no interest, and my mother is ashamed. ”

"But mother, that's my father's sword of heaven!"

Yang cried, "Don't dare! The child collided with the sword of his father, if he was seen by the imperial history, he would impeach the child for despising his father, having the ambition to replace his brother, and bringing trouble to his mother, mother, people are terrible, and the child lives more aggrieved than others because he is a prince, and sometimes, the child also hates ....."

"What do you hate?" Xiao Houhuo turned her head and looked at her son, she realized the pathos in her son's tone.

Yang's big tears rolled down the carpet, and he trembled in his voice, "Children hate too..... hated that he was born in the emperor's family. ”

"My son!"

Tears welled up in Empress Xiao's eyes, she thought of the pain of her youth, she could no longer restrain the sadness in her heart, and hugged her son and cried.

Empress Xiao couldn't have imagined that while her son was in tears, the corners of his mouth showed a hint of imperceptible pride, and Yang knew very well in his heart that he had succeeded again.

Out of the corner of Yang's eye, he quickly glanced at the eunuch next to him, and the two exchanged glances and understood each other.

Yang wiped away his tears, helped his mother up, and pressed his chest and said, "Mother, the child's heart hurts a little and wants to rest." ”

Empress Xiao also knew that her son had this problem, every time she cried, her heart hurt, and sometimes she suspected that her son was pretending, but after all, it was her heart, and she also convinced herself to believe it.

"Then you go to the side hall and take a rest."

She immediately ordered the palace maids on the left and right, why don't you help Her Royal Highness to rest quickly? ”

Several palace maids stepped forward and helped Yang to the side hall, Empress Xiao's face was gloomy as water, and she asked coldly, "Why hasn't Yang Yuanqing come yet?" ”

"Hui Niangniang, I have already gone to Xuan, it is estimated that there are too many people, I have to find it."

"Send someone to urge again!"

"Yes!"

A little eunuch rushed out, and at this time, Zhao Jinxian, the henchman of Empress Xiao, stepped forward and said, "Niangniang, do you want to make up for it?" ”

Zhao Jinxian is more than fifty years old this year, he was originally a eunuch of the Western Liang Dynasty, and has been serving the father of Empress Xiao, after the destruction of the Western Liang Dynasty, he came to seek refuge in Empress Xiao, who was still the princess of Jin at the time, and began to serve her, and has been loyal for more than ten years, and is the most trusted person of Empress Xiao.

Just as Empress Xiao had to choose between her two sons, Zhao Jinxian also needed to choose between the two little masters, when he received a heavy bribe from the King of Qi with 1,000 taels of gold and 500 hectares of fertile land, he fell to Yang, and often said good things about Yang in front of Empress Xiao, and if Yang Zhao was slightly inappropriate, he would immediately report it and exaggerate Yang Zhao's shortcomings.

As time went by, Empress Xiao was influenced by him, and she also began to dislike her eldest son, and then she doted on her second son even more.

Empress Xiao waved her hand, "Wait a while, Reading Pavilion!" I met with Yang Yuanqing and then touched up my makeup. ”

"Madam, the old slave dares to assert that Yang Yuanqing must be at the King of Jin."

Empress Xiao nodded, "I think so, Zhao'er values this Yang Yuanqing a lot." ”

"Niangniang, the old slave has a sentence in his heart, and he has always wanted to say it, but he can't find a suitable opportunity."

"That's it, in front of me, you can say at any time, what opportunity are you looking for?" Empress Xiao glanced at him, and her tone was a little dissatisfied.

Zhao Jinxian sighed and said: "The old slave grew up watching the two little princes, and the old slave still clearly remembers the intimate scene of the two of them reading and writing together, and the deep brotherhood makes the old slave remember it deeply." ”

"Yes! I also remember that once he fell down naughty and had a bleeding nose, so Zhao'er helped him up, wiped his nosebleed with his sleeve, and persuaded him not to cry, but now why did they become so indifferent, is it because they were born in the emperor's family? ”

Empress Xiao sighed, feeling very sad in her heart, the bad relationship between her two sons has always been a disease in her heart.

"Niangniang, blood is thicker than water, brotherhood is deep, this is nature, the old slave feels that the two brothers are not in harmony, to a large extent, it is their subordinates who provoke it, especially Yang Yuanqing, the old slave also heard the little eunuch in the palace of the Jin Dynasty, he relied on himself to be the grandson of Yang Su, and often gave advice for the King of Jin, how to seize the position of the East Palace, how to deal with the King of Qi?"

is worthy of being Empress Xiao's confidant, Zhao Jinxian knows Empress Xiao's thoughts well, these words are much more effective than King Qi's crying, any mother hopes that her children can be harmonious and friendly and support each other.

Empress Xiao only has two sons, of course she hopes that the eldest brother loves the younger brother, and the younger brother respects the eldest brother, which is a mother's greatest wish, although she also knows that there is a struggle for the throne between the brothers, but her wish is like this, hoping that the two sons will have brotherhood, especially when she witnessed the fratricidal relationship between her husband and several brothers, she hopes that her children will not follow in the footsteps of the elders.

Zhao Jinxian's words made her face cold, her eyes burned with anger, and the extreme dissatisfaction with Yang Yuanqing in her heart was almost uncontrollable, if Yang's crying made Empress Xiao start to dislike Yang Yuanqing, then the eunuch's words made her start to hate Yang Yuanqing.

This is also a common problem of most women, no matter how shrewd they usually are, no matter how generous and gentle they are, but once it comes to children, women's shrewdness will be blinded by family affection, and generosity and gentleness will be gone.

But Empress Xiao is the queen after all, unlike ordinary women, she has her own way of doing things, she has to ask about everything in person, and she will not believe it because of Zhao Jinxian's few words, besides, Yang Yuanqing went to the border to serve in the army for five years, and only came back in the last few months, if it is to provoke their brotherhood, then there should be someone else.

And Yang Yuanqing saved her husband after all, it was this that made Empress Xiao not lose her mind, she knew that Yang Su was her husband's first minister, and she couldn't jump to conclusions.

Empress Xiao glanced at Zhao Jinxian and said lightly: "I know about this matter, don't say more, especially in front of the saint, don't lose your words, remember?" ”

"The old slave remembers."

At this time, a eunuch came in to report, "Niangniang, General Yang is here, waiting outside." ”

"Where to find him?"

"Hui Niangniang, it's on His Royal Highness King Jin's side."

Sure enough, it was with King Jin, Empress Xiao's fists were clenched, and Zhao Jinxian was secretly proud, he didn't have to prove that Wu Dong Qiankun latest chapter 81zw Yang Yuanqing provoked the relationship between King Jin and King Qi, he had no evidence.

In fact, he only needs to cast a shadow in the queen's heart, with the existence of this shadow, the conversation between the queen and Yang Yuanqing will not go well, and it will inevitably turn his face, from this point of view, his plan was successful, Empress Xiao already had a bad impression of Yang Yuanqing, he slowly stepped aside, and the rest had nothing to do with him.

Empress Xiao restrained her anger and ordered: "Announce his audience!" ”

"The queen has a will, Xuan Yang Yuanqing will meet you!"

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