After Xingzhen heard that sentence and had other relationships, she smiled slightly, stretched out her hand and gently stroked Rong Lu's big hand, and said softly: "Sixuan, the two of us are now in the same boat, we should be honest with each other, I don't want you to hide anything from me, I promised you that I will do it, but you promised me that you will also do it, what I hate the most is betrayal, do you know the truth?" ”

Rong Lu was slightly stunned, feeling the soft fragrance of Xingzhen in his hands, his heart was slightly flustered, and he had been thinking about whether to tell her about Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er for a long time, but he still didn't say it after thinking about it.

Xingzhen saw that his face was different, and asked with a smile: "You really have something to hide from me." ”

Rong Lu gritted his teeth and smiled: "No, absolutely not." ”

Xingzhen snorted, and then said: "Although we have some military power at the moment, and the Hunan army Zeng Guofan outside will also support us, but if there is really something, we still need to have Xianfeng's will to be justified." But I am now trapped in the palace and cannot be by his side, which is a very dangerous thing, and I plan to write a letter to Xianfeng and ask him to agree to let me go north to Chengde to accompany me. In history, before Xianfeng's death, he gave Ci'an and Cixi two imperial seals engraved with the imperial reward and Tongdaotang respectively, and issued an edict saying that all the edicts issued by the new emperor in the future must be printed with these two imperial seals to be valid. Don't underestimate these two Imperial Seals, without them, even if we have an army, it will take a lot of effort to get to the top, and there will be a lot of trouble. ”

Rong Lu pondered for a moment and said: "Although you can't be in Chengde, but Sushun is not in Chengde either, I estimate that although Xianfeng is weak, he can still survive until he returns to the capital, and you don't have to go to Chengde." ”

Xingzhen shook her head and said: "Although Sushun is not in Chengde, Zaiyuan and Duanhua are in Chengde. Both of them are from the Sushun party, and Jingshou, Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han, and Jiao Youying, the eight ministers in history, are all in Chengde, I am worried that Xianfeng is really going to have something to do in advance, and there is only Niu Colu on the Chengde side, but it is not necessarily the opponent of those people. At present, in addition to Prince Gong, the one we still have to tightly woo is the Ci'an Niu Cobalt Lu clan, so that we can fight with Su Shun and others. ”

Rong Lu didn't seem to be good at these powerful camps, and he muttered for a moment and said: "If you go to Chengde, it will be very dangerous, Duanhua still holds the position of the commander of the infantry army in Chengde, and Zaiyuan holds the errand of Luan's envoy." Su Shun is in charge of Shang Yu's reserve, Jing Shou is also the minister of the guard, they are all soldiers and horses walking nearby, and although the new army of my Shenji Battalion is also a soldier and horse, it is mostly on the periphery. I'm afraid that when you arrive, you won't be able to protect you well. ”

Xingzhen smiled and said: "Wealth is in danger, and as long as I get there." Xianfeng will naturally protect me. There are also Niu Colu and Empress Jing's concubines, so I don't believe that Su Shun and they really dare to do something to Lady Yi. ”

Rong Lu heard that Xianfeng would naturally protect me, and a trace of jealousy flashed on his face, but he stopped talking after humming, and Xingzhen didn't pay attention to his face, and then said: "And I think that once I ask for a decree to go north to Chengde." Su Shun will inevitably follow him to Chengde, and Prince Gong will be left in the capital, which will also facilitate Prince Gong's deployment in the capital, so I must go to Chengde. And the sooner the better. ”

Rong Lu nodded and said: "Since you have decided, then do so, I will send soldiers and horses to escort you along the way to Chengde, and I also have some manpower in the imperial guards to deploy, and we will fight with Su Shun and them in Chengde." Speaking of this, Rong Lu paused, stared at Xingzhen word by word: "It's just that now it depends on when Xianfeng will return to the west." ”

Xingzhen's face did not make any waves, she hummed softly, lowered her head to avoid his gaze, and after being silent for a moment, she suddenly asked, "Are you happy to be married?" ”

Rong Lu's face trembled slightly, and he said in a low voice: "You know, this marriage is just to tie up the Xiang army, Zeng Jijing is a good girl, but she is not the person I want." ”

Xingzhen smiled reluctantly when she heard this: "You don't have to issue a good person card to Zeng Jijing in front of me, after all, you are already a nominal husband and wife, you have to be kind to her, otherwise Zeng Dashuai will not spare you." ”

Although it was a joke, Rong Lu sounded so bitter, and he was speechless after a reluctant smile.

The moonlight was sprinkled, the autumn cicadas were still chirping, Rong Lu stood under a banyan tree, watching Xingzhen's graceful figure disappear into the dark palace corridor, his fists gradually clenched, and he secretly hated in his heart: "Xianfeng, Xianfeng, even if you can survive this time, I won't let you live, Xiao Yungui, Hong Yun'er, didn't you send assassins to the north?" I'll take advantage of your assassins! Humph......"

Xingzhen walked quickly, but she never looked back, because she didn't dare to face Rong Lu's gaze anymore, and returned to the small courtyard of Lijingxuan in Chuxiu Palace, she looked up at the bright moon and thought secretly: "Song Qingyun, Song Qingyun, are you really in love for a long time?" That man forced you and humiliated you, why do you feel so disturbed when you really know that he is going to die? If you want to be in a position, you are not enough, you have to leave all worldly feelings behind. ”

The two people who are gradually moving away under the moonlight have their own hearts, and people's hearts are so unpredictable, sometimes you can't even guess what the other party is thinking, but maybe that's it, life will be full of uncertainties, and because of this, life is full of variables and is more worthy of people to pursue and cherish.

The next day, Xingzhen invited Yi? Go to the palace to discuss, Yi? I also feel that Xingzhen should ask for a request to go north to Chengde to accompany her, at the beginning Xingzhen stayed mainly for the affairs of Britain and France, but now that Britain and France have completely fallen out, Xingzhen does not need to stay in the capital. At that moment, Xingzhen wrote a letter to Xianfeng, and Yi? On the excerpt, there was a plea of peace, and in the excerpt, Xingzhen was briefly mentioned to go north to Chengde to accompany him.

Abundant? It is Prince Gong, and in his invitation, he will also talk about the situation of everyone in the palace, and even sometimes his own family affairs can also write some to talk to Xianfeng. In the excerpt of the invitation, it was said that Concubine Yi missed Xianfeng and wanted to go north to drive, which was not too polite.

Xianfeng received Yi in Chengde Summer Resort? and Xingzhen's letters, although he is nostalgic for the widow Xi Shi who sells tofu in the folk, but he still has some thoughts about Xingzhen after not seeing him for a long time, and Xu Jiashi also gave birth to a child. is still a daughter, and there is nothing important in the palace, Xianfeng approved Xingzhen's request and ordered her to go north to Chengde to accompany her.

A few days later, after Xingzhen waited for Xianfeng's will, she packed up and was escorted north by the palace guards.

Not a day to the Chengde summer resort, the Chengde summer resort was built in 1703, after the Qing Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong three dynasties, it took 89 years to build. Together with the Summer Palace, the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou (now the West Palace) and the Lingering Garden, it is known as one of the four famous gardens in China.

Chengde Summer Resort is divided into four parts: palaces, lakes, plains, and mountains. The palace district is located on the southern shore of the lake and has a flat terrain. It is the place where the emperor deals with the government affairs, holds celebrations and lives and lives, covers a wide area, and is composed of four groups of buildings: the main palace, the pine crane zhai, the pine wind of ten thousand gullies and the east palace. The lake area is in the north of the palace area, and the lake area includes the state island, which occupies about hundreds of acres and has 8 small islands. The lake is divided into areas of different sizes, and the layers are distinct. The islands are scattered. The blue waves are rippling, rich in the characteristics of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. In the northeast corner, there is a clear spring, the famous hot river spring. The plain area is at the foot of the mountain in the north of the lake area, the terrain is open, there are ten thousand tree gardens and test horse dai, it is a piece of green grass. Lush forests and vast grassland scenery. The mountain area is located in the northwest of the villa, covering about four-fifths of the park, and the mountains here are undulating. The ravines are vertical and horizontal, and many buildings and palaces and temples are dotted in the meantime. The whole mountain villa has a lot of water in the southeast and a lot of mountains in the northwest, which is a microcosm of China's natural landform. The western part of the plain area is full of green grass, and the scenery of the Mongolian steppe is beautiful; The ancient trees in the east are towering to the sky, and it has the reckless forest scene of the Great Khing'an Mountains. In the east and north of the mountain foothills of the summer resort, there are magnificent temple groups, which are the outer eight temples, whose names are: Puren Temple, Pushan Temple, Pule Temple, Anyuan Temple, Puning Temple, Sumeru Fu Temple, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Shuxiang Temple.

Xingzhen has never been to Chengde Summer Resort in her previous life, and she can't help but sigh at the royal luxury at this moment, and then she can't help but be proud when she thinks that these garden villas will belong to her in the future, and she can't help but be proud, although she was born in a rich family in her previous life, but many things are not something that money can buy, but now she is stepping into the position, once she really achieves the position of Cixi, what good things in the world are not all her own? Thinking of this, Xingzhen couldn't help but feel a fire in her heart, she had surpassed her father and reached a height that was difficult for mortals to reach.

Looking at the lake and mountains of the summer resort, Xingzhen secretly said to herself: "One step forward, you can go from one person below, above ten thousand people to under the heavens, above ten thousand people!" ”

After Xingzhen arrived, Xianfeng was resting in the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, and when he heard that Concubine Yi had arrived, Xianfeng ordered someone to lead Xingzhen to meet. Smoke wave to the north of the hall through the door hall, then north there are seven halls, into the depth of two, the name of the smoke wave to cool, is the main hall of the main palace after the bedroom, is also the Qing Emperor's bedroom in the villa, listed as the first of the 36 views of the summer resort Kangxi.

Xingzhen arrived at the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, after seeing Xianfeng making a big salute, she raised her head and saw Xianfeng's face, and couldn't help but be startled, only a short time later, Xianfeng's originally thin face was even more sharp and thin, and his eyes were also deeply sunken, lazily leaning on the soft couch, and holding a smoking gun smoking Fushou paste in his hand, he looked like a tuberculosis ghost, no wonder Rong Lu was worried that Xianfeng would braided at any time after seeing Xianfeng's appearance.

Xianfeng put the cigarette gun aside, beckoned to Xingzhen and smiled, "Lan'er, are you here?" Come to my side and let me take a good look...... cough cough ......" Before the words were finished, Xianfeng coughed violently, Xingzhen hurriedly stepped forward to beat his back and stroke his chest to smooth his breath, and finally Xianfeng coughed and stopped, Xingzhen asked softly: "Your Majesty, do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look." ”

Xianfeng smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I'll just take two more bites." With that, he took up the longevity ointment again.

Xingzhen looked at the withered man in front of her in a daze, and she didn't know what it was like, the pleasure of revenge? Sympathetic pity? Or is it the pain of love? Maybe both, but in the end, she didn't persuade a word, just watched Xianfeng swallow the clouds and spit fog there, and watched Xianfeng slowly get closer to death while enjoying comfort. (To be continued......)