At this time, the sun had completely set in the west, so torches were lit in the courtyard, and after Ye Chang came in, he saw that there were eunuchs and maids living in the east and west compartments, and the accompanying soldiers were all outside the courtyard, half of them were guards, and half were surveillance. In fact, not only them, but also among those eunuchs and maids, there are also people who secretly have the duty of surveillance.

However, no one stopped Ye Chang, presumably Concubine Mei had already ordered it.

Ye Chang was brought to the front gate, and after the eunuch entered the courtesy, he said, "Niangniang summoned you in." ”

Entering the door, Ye Chang felt that his eyes were dark, and after his eyes adjusted to the house, he saw that there was only a lone candle lit in the house, and the candle was like a bean, as if it might be extinguished at any time.

There was a Hu bed in the room, and a woman sat on it, because the candlelight was far away from her, Ye Chang couldn't see the woman's appearance clearly, but felt that she was slender, which was quite inconsistent with the popular fashion of plump beauty at this time, but it was a bit of Ye Chang's aesthetics.

"Chen Ye Chang visits Niangniang." Without looking too much, Ye Chang bowed deeply.

"What is the purpose of my summoning you, you must know it in your heart, right?" Concubine Mei pondered for a while.

Ye Chang also hesitated, and only said after a while: "The minister has a guess, but he doesn't know whether it is right or wrong. ”

"The proposal to degrade me into the cold palace is not your doing." Concubine Mei said lightly: "You act as a person, although you are mean, but you have always been offended by no one against me, and I will not offend anyone." I am in the deep palace, and my family has always been restrained, and I have never embarrassed you, so you will not harm me. ”

Ye Chang almost burst into tears for a while, and said secretly in his heart: Li Shizhi's dignified man is the prime minister of a great country, and his knowledge and bearing are not as good as a harem woman like Concubine Mei

"Niangniang sees it, and the minister is comforted" Ye Chang bowed sincerely.

"This discussion is none other than Gao Lishi, Gao Lishi is used to doing such things, he can drive me into the cold palace today, and he will be able to give Yang Yuhuan a white silk horse one day."

Concubine Mei said it, but it made Ye Chang feel terrified, he couldn't help but look up at Concubine Mei, and then lowered his head again.

The so-called proverbial ......

"The secrets of the palace, I don't want you to know it, I don't want you to be infamy, and I don't want to be jealous on my back. Yang Yuhuan's mirror, I didn't mean to break it, can you believe it? ”

"The minister has not seen it in person, so he does not dare to talk about it."

Ye Chang actually didn't believe that Concubine Mei smashed Yang Yuhuan's mirror, if it was really Concubine Mei who was jealous that Yang Yuhuan had a bigger mirror than herself and smashed the mirror, then Li Longji would not have a reason to denounce it on the spot, not to mention, it was just a mirror, although Concubine Mei's income was smaller, it was also rare, and she didn't need to smash Yang Yuhuan's mirror at all.

This Concubine Mei is quite low-key and cold in the palace, and she is not a person who can do such a thing similar to spilling.

But the matter involves the secrets of the palace, Ye Chang can't say much, he can't tell Concubine Mei directly, he suspects that all this is made by someone to make a name for himself in order to shoot Yang Yuhuan's ass, and the biggest suspect is Gao Lishi.

"You're a cautious person." Concubine Mei waited for a while after hearing this, and then spoke.

Ye Chang didn't know her true intentions, so he just coped: "Thank you for your praise." ”

"Are you going to Liaodong to take up a post?" Concubine Mei asked again.

"That is, I have to pass Luoyang first, I have too few honor guards to go, and it is not decent to be a heavenly family, so you can go with me and act as a guard." Concubine Mei said again.

Ye Chang was stunned for a moment, secretly complained in his heart, and said: "Niangniang's order, the minister should not have violated it, but the military situation in Liaodong is urgent, and the minister needs to go to ...... at the same time."

"This trip is arranged by you, if you do it, I will do it too."

This is relied on, Ye Chang stubbornly said again: "Under the concurrent journey, it is very difficult, the reckless body of the minister can withstand this suffering, but the body of the mother's daughter, but it is not appropriate to be so ......"

"Before I entered the palace, I was just an ordinary girl in Fujian, and I also experienced the hardships of livelihood, a little hardship, why not?" Concubine Mei said in a low voice: "I just want to stay away from Chang'an as soon as possible, the farther away the better."

Ye Chang was annoyed in his heart, he was kind-hearted for a while, but he never wanted to cause such trouble, and he said at the moment: "Niangniang, please think twice, the minister is a foreign minister, not a royal forest guard, where should Niangniang be so important......"

"Ye Sima, just now I have a guard of honor, ask someone to give up the accommodation, others say that I am going to the cold palace to settle, there are many disrespectful words, but you take the initiative to give up the residence... I only said that you are different from others, but I never thought that you also have the idea that the world is hot and cold, and you ...... me when I enter the cold palace."

Speaking of this, Concubine Mei whimpered a little, and her words couldn't go on. Ye Chang felt a headache, but he could only say: "Since Niangniang said so, the minister will guard Niangniang until Luoyang."

"Although I am in the cold palace, I still have some savings, if you protect me, I will be rewarded." Concubine Mei said again: "Since you have agreed, then please step back first, how to behave, I will ask you tomorrow." ”

Ye Chang didn't expect that he was just kind for a while, and he caused a big trouble, returned to his camp, and talked about it with Zhang Hao and Cen Shen, Zhang Hao frowned: "This is a good thing, the sage still misses the old feelings, although he invited Concubine Mei to come to the Eastern Capital for a while, but he rarely sent letters to greet him, if he knew that Sima treated Concubine Mei politely, he would definitely be even happier." ”

"Although Concubine Mei is in the cold palace, after all, she is the saint's favorite concubine, and it is not something that the ministers can despise, and Eleven Lang did the right thing." Cen Shen also said.

The two of them are now Ye Chang's masterminds on the official side, and since they all said so, Ye Chang also pressed the vaguely inappropriate feeling in his heart and began to discuss the itinerary. Although he said to Concubine Mei that they were going to Cheng Dong, in fact, Ye Chang couldn't really ignore Concubine Mei and the others' bodies, and just arrange their actions at their own pace. Therefore, the speed of the group was a little slow, and it was two days later than Ye Chang's original plan to arrive in Xin'an County, and they could reach Luoyang the next day when they raised their eyes to the east.

As long as there is a stop on the way, Concubine Mei will summon Ye Chang to ask about the historical sites along the way, this concubine is very interested in scenic spots, every time she hears a story, she will consult Oh and ask again. At first, Ye Chang was still vigilant, but later she gradually became a little sympathetic: after she entered the palace, she was like a bird in a golden wire cage, and her whole life was how to please Li Longji, and now she finally broke the cage, but it was in such a mode. No matter how many allusions she heard, it was useless, whether it was Ye Chang or the royal forest guards who were in charge of escorting, it was impossible for her to go and enjoy it.

When I arrived at the accommodation in Xin'an County, the local officials were attentive and arranged properly, and soon heard the order of Concubine Mei to recruit her. Zhang Hao and Cen Shen both shook their heads with a smile, and Ye Chang also smiled bitterly: "It's this day, tomorrow in Luoyang, our drudgery will be over." ”

"I hope so." Zhang Ho said.

When she arrived at Concubine Mei's accommodation, as usual, Concubine Mei was still sitting upright in a room. Because of the conversation along the way, as soon as Ye Chang came in, he was given to sit, and after he sat down, he pondered what he was going to say to Concubine Mei today, but he heard Concubine Mei sigh softly: "A journey of a thousand miles will end up in a different day...... I heard Ye Sima say, after staying in Xin'an today, you can go to Luoyang tomorrow? ”

"Yes, hurry up tomorrow, you can enter the city before it closes."

"After arriving in Luoyang, I will go to Shangyang Palace, and I will not delay your trip any longer."

"The ministers are panicking, the military situation in the border areas is really urgent, and the Khitans are moving south, but I am afraid that they are now close to Jili Prefecture."

No matter how big the Khitan people go south, it is impossible to approach Jili Prefecture immediately, after all, there are nearly a thousand miles away, and there are still large and small forces along the way, and the Bohai Kingdom will not sit idly by and watch the Khitans sweep away the food in their mouths. However, Ye Chang understands this truth in his heart, and he will not say it to Concubine Mei.

"Khitan...... But is the Khitan chieftain who wants to be the lord? ”

"Exactly."

In this way, Ye Sima really did a good deed and saved a weak woman. Although I am in the palace, I also know that the second princess of Wencheng and Jincheng married the dog Rong, and the dog Rong is still invading the east, and the saint is not less worried about this. If you really marry the princess to the Khitan according to the advice of those stupid people, how can the princess deal with herself when the Khitan rebels at this time? Nine times out of ten, they will be victimized by captives

Ye Chang resonated a lot when he heard it, although this Concubine Mei was a deep boudoir, her knowledge was better than that of some ministers who claimed to be full of poetry and books. However, after thinking about it carefully, Concubine Mei's body has changed several times, from a commoner woman, to a concubine who is deeply favored by Li Longji, to being left out in the cold, and then to the cold palace.

At the very least, as a woman, she has the compassion of the Han family girls who may marry away from Cyprus and commit themselves to barbarians, and will not send women out of the city to eliminate disasters like some people who claim to be masculine men.

"When the minister was interested in side affairs, he didn't want my Han family's daughter to marry Hu Lu again, and she was ashamed of being so fishy" Ye Chang replied in a deep voice with his head down.

"Okay, okay, no wonder you're going to Liaodong...... So what is the situation in Liaodong, you say and I will listen, what are the scenery, what are the scenery, what are the ancients...... Also, is there a plum in Liaodong? ”

She asked slowly, with an unconcealable silence in her voice. Ye Chang settled down, and began to talk about the affairs of Liaodong, from temperature and hydrology, to the surrounding scenery, to the products and humanities, this is half an hour.

He said a little dryly, and Concubine Mei over there was finally satisfied, and said with a smile: "These days, I have been annoying Ye Sima." ”

"It is the duty of people and ministers to share their worries for their mothers."

"I still have one thing, I want to annoy Ye Sima, I heard that Ye Sima is a famous calligrapher in the world, Zhang Gongxu, Yan Gong Zhenqing, etc., are all good with Ye Sima. I like calligraphy and painting, and the works of the world's famous artists are all collected, but Ye Sima's works are still vacant. I had prepared a little pen and ink, so I asked Ye Sima to write a book for me in the compartment...... I am a person disliked by the saints, and there is nothing to repay Ye Sima, only a petal of heart incense, praying for Sima's peace. ”

This was said tactfully and helplessly, Ye Chang came to talk to her along the way, and felt that this Concubine Mei was really a reasonable person, but her temperament was a little colder, and she didn't like to talk much, but liked to listen to others. He heard this parting invitation, and he didn't doubt it at the moment, and saluted straight: "I am willing to write a piece for my mother." ”

"I read the text, you read the words." Concubine Mei said.

Ye Chang arrived at the cubicle of this room according to Concubine Mei's instructions, and when he entered the door, he saw a small desk with paper, ink, pen and inkstone on it. He turned his eyes and saw that there was a bed in the case, because it was temporarily used as Concubine Mei's accommodation, so the arrangement was not complicated, only one account and one quilt.

He didn't dare to look at it more, knelt on the brocade group in front of the desk, picked up the pen and studied the ink, silently concentrating, and just waited for Concubine Mei to read the text. After a while, I heard the sound of Suosuo, which was the sound of Concubine Mei's walking clothes, and Concubine Mei had already walked behind him.

"What kind of text does the mother want to write?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, wait for me to think about it...... Well, I've thought about it, so let's write it like this. Behind him, Concubine Mei's voice came: "A certain Xiuwu Ye Chang, because of disrespect to Concubine Mei......"

As soon as these words came out, Ye Chang suddenly felt that something was wrong, and suddenly turned around, only to see Concubine Mei blocking the door behind him, and her clothes were almost gone

Looking at the beauty under the candlelight is certainly pleasing to the eye, but in this situation, Ye Chang does not feel pleasing to the eye at all, but only shocked.

It was calculated

At this time, Ye Chang didn't understand that he was calculated by Concubine Mei, and it can even be said that Concubine Mei has been calculating him since Xinfengyi

These days, he was summoned to speak, and he was heard talking about the customs and humanities of various places, sometimes there were eunuchs and palace maids present, and sometimes there were no others, so that he gradually got used to getting along with the two, so that he would not be vigilant. Then when he arrived in Xin'an County, he suddenly launched

In fact, until he entered, Ye Chang was still vigilant, he came to see Concubine Mei, and there were guards such as Shanzhi in the courtyard, it can't be said that he didn't watch out, but who knew that Concubine Mei would appear in front of him in an almost inconspicuous way?

All he could think of was that Concubine Mei used wine or ambushed knives and axes against him, but he never thought that this concubine Niangniang, who was once very favored by Li Longji, would appear in front of him with this image

What can he do at this time, shout loudly, or run away from Concubine Mei?

"In the past few days, Lao Ye Sima has been acting with me, and I have people placed by the saint and General Gao by my side, I think even Ye Sima has relaxed his vigilance, and they should be the same." Concubine Mei smiled, her bright eyes shining instantly, like two morning stars.

She has always been cold, and when she rarely laughs, this smile is really charming, and the whole room seems to be bright. Ye Chang has also seen Yang Yuhuan, and now he sees her again, if you judge from Ye Chang's aesthetics alone, she is actually half a point more beautiful than Yang Yuhuan.

Ye Chang's throat moved, and then smiled bitterly. No matter how beautiful it is, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she can act, the more she can deceive people, although this Concubine Mei in front of her, although she is not famous for Gong Dou, but now it seems that she is ...... She is worthy of being a woman from the palace.

"Niangniang is playing tricks on Weichen like this, I don't know what the plan is?"

Concubine Mei smiled, although she was proud, but her expression was not disgusting and carried away, but like the joy of the girl next door after her prank succeeded. She had very few clothes on her body, barely covering her shyness, and when she heard Ye Chang's question, her waist swayed slightly, and her figure was more exquisite.