In Chang'an City, when Yun Rongjue passed away for more than a month, Yun Feng buried Yun Rongjue in a gold-edged coffin.

Since the death of Yun Rongjue, although the Lin'an Mansion has been deserted to the extreme, it has remained orderly and unchaotic, and Jiang Sumo has dotted the Lin'an Mansion up and down as usual.

"What's going on out there?" Jiang Sumo heard the voice outside the house and asked.

Fu Dong glanced out, and said angrily: "It's not Concubine Zhang, since Her Royal Highness's accident, she hasn't stopped." ”

Jiang Sumo sighed, "Your Highness suddenly had an accident, she is still young, and she can't bear it at once, which is also human nature." ”

"No, princess, the princess on that side just feels that she is going to be alone for half her life, when Her Royal Highness was here before, she didn't get much favor from His Royal Highness, and now she is naturally unwilling." Whisk said.

"The world is impermanent, who would have thought that such a thing would happen......" Jiang Sumo muttered.

"Princess, now that His Royal Highness has passed away suddenly, you are still young, or, talk to the old lady, let's ......"

"I'm not going to do that." Jiang Sumo knew what Fu Dong was going to say, so he didn't hesitate and simply interrupted.

"But princess, Your Royal Highness can't come back, do you want to keep this Lin'an Mansion forever?"

Jiang Sumo was silent for a moment, and then sighed, "Then why not." ”

After Jiang Sumo finished speaking, he stood up, walked to the door, looked at Zhang Ruo, who was in a terrible mood, and said two words to Fudong, "Take care of Concubine Zhang." ”

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After Yun Rongjue's accident, Chu Yin locked herself in Changle Palace for more than half a month, and everyone thought that she couldn't stand the blow and was overly sad.

"Niangniang, the weather has been good these two days, you can go out for a walk more, which is good for your body." Caitang helped Chu Yin.

Chu Yin walked slowly, thinking that he hadn't seen Xiao Qijin enter the palace for the past few days, he was a little worried, and asked Caitang.

Caitang was a little hesitant, and Chu Yin immediately lowered his face, "Is something wrong with Lord Xiao?!" Tell the mourners! ”

Seeing that Chu Yin was in a hurry, Caitang hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Niangniang, Lord Xiao didn't have an accident, it's just ...... I heard that I was infected with a cold in the past two days, and I was recuperating in the post house, and I am afraid that I have not entered the palace for these days. ”

Chu Yin's face became more solemn, and his tone became more anxious, "Infected with the wind cold?!" When was this! Why don't you tell the mourners! Is he serious? ”

"Niangniang is relieved, it shouldn't be serious."

Although Caitang said this, Chu Yin couldn't rest assured, and after thinking for a long time, he asked Caitang to take some nourishing medicine and send it out of the palace to Xiao Qijin.

But these precious medicines were taken out by Caitang and brought back untouched.

"What's the matter, didn't you tell Lord Xiao about a piece of the heart of this palace?"

"The slave maid said, the slave and the maid conveyed the mother's mind, and persuaded Lord Xiao for a long time, but Lord Xiao said that he was grateful for the care of the Queen Mother, this medicine is expensive, and I dare not accept it."

Chu Yin let out a long sigh.

"Niangniang, in fact, the slave maid went to see it, Lord Xiao is an ordinary typhoid fever, and it will be fine in a few days of recuperation, it's not a big deal, the Queen Mother can be relieved."

Chu Yin glared at Caitang, and said unhappily: "What do you know about this girl, Da Liang is different from Chi Zhou, whether it is this day or his living habits, he must have a lot of discomfort when he comes here, once he is not adaptable, he is easy to get sick, this illness, this feeling of discomfort is even heavier." ”

Caitang pursed his lips, and he didn't know what to say or do for a while.

On the second day, Chu Yin found a reason to pray for blessings and left the palace.

When Xiao Qijin saw Chu Yin's arrival, he was excited and shocked, "See the Queen Mother." ”

Chu Yin hurriedly helped Xiao Qijin up.

"Queen Mother, you ...... How did you get here. ”

Xiao Qijin has always been the calmest, no matter what he faces, but Chu Yin suddenly cared so much about him and came to visit him, which really shocked and surprised him.

"I heard that Lord Xiao was infected with the cold, and the mourning family was very worried, so I came to see Lord Xiao."

"Empress Dowager Lao is worried, Xiao is an ordinary wind and cold, and it will be fine after a few days of taking some medicine."

"This wind chill can be big or small, I think Lord Xiao is not suitable for the weather in Chang'an, this is in a foreign country, this is the most uncomfortable, the mourning family asked Caitang to send medicinal materials to the adult, and the adult shirked it."

Xiao Qijin coughed lightly and explained: "Xiao's wind and cold is a trivial matter, and the Queen Mother is kind, but the medicinal materials sent are too precious, and Xiao doesn't dare to take it." ”

"No matter how precious the medicinal materials are, they are all to cure people's diseases, Lord Xiao is the envoy of Chizhou, and he is a guest in my Da Liang, this medicinal material is nothing to give to the adult, the adult saved the mourning family before, and the mourning family is quite attached to the adult, this medicinal material, the adult should not shirk it."

Xiao Qijin didn't want to accept this medicinal material, but Chu Yin asked the maidservant to send it once, and this time he even came over in person, and it would be inappropriate for him to prevaricate again.

"Xiao thanked the Queen Mother."

Chu Yin's face suddenly relieved, joy swelled between his eyebrows, and he hurriedly ordered Caitang to take down the medicinal herbs and cook them.

"The Queen Mother, such a trivial matter will not bother the palace maids around the mother." Xiao Qijin hurriedly said.

"It doesn't matter."

Chu Yin insisted, and Xiao Qijin couldn't say anything. Caitang cooked the medicine, and Chu Yin wanted to feed him even more.

He solemnly resigned.

Chu Yin watched Xiao Qijin drink the medicine, and then he was much more relieved.

"The Queen Mother's concern for Xiao, Xiao is grateful in his heart, this post house is so complicated, the Queen Mother should not stay longer, please go back." Xiao Qijin said.

Chu Yin looked at Xiao Qijin, with reluctance between his eyebrows. After a long time, he left.

After Chu Yin left, Xiao Qijin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Excellency." Zhou Gan's voice came from outside.

"Your Highness, please come in."

Zhou Gan walked into the room, glanced out, and said, "I saw two people leaving the adult room in the main hall, and one of them looked like a ...... The Queen Mother? ”

Xiao Qijin didn't hide it from Zhou Gan and nodded.

Zhou Gan knew that Xiao Qijin had saved the Queen Mother, and he also knew that the two were quite close to each other, "The Queen Mother is out of the palace, Lord Xiao, is the Queen Mother looking for you to discuss something?" He asked.

Xiao Qijin shook her head, "The Queen Mother knew that her ministers were infected with the cold, so she sent some medicinal herbs over. ”

Zhou Gan was surprised, "I heard that the Queen Mother had a strange and indifferent temperament, but now it seems that this is not the case, Lord Xiao saved the Queen Mother once, and the Queen Mother has been remembered for so long, and she is also a person who values love and righteousness." ”

Xiao Qijin smiled faintly, her eyelashes drooped slightly, and many emotions unconsciously surged up under her eyelashes.

The Queen Mother......

In the eyes of Zhou Gan and other outsiders, it was Chu Yin who knew how to repay his kindness, but ......

Is this kind of gratitude retribution too much, even if he wants to repay his kindness, Chu Yin's reward for him several times is far exceeded.

I don't know if it's his delusion or what, he always feels that Chu Yin looks at him and seems to have different feelings when he talks to him, this feeling is not the love between men and women, but what, he can't say.

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After another month, after Yun Rongjue was no longer in the court, everything was controlled by Yun Feng alone, he said one, no one dared to say two, but if there was any opposition, he would be severely dealt with, so many courtiers did not dare to say anything.

Yun Huang and Yuan Jing's many affairs were dismissed by Yun Feng, and the two of them had nothing else to do except go to court on time every day.

The surrounding tribes, some of whom were ready to move, were subdued by Yun Feng with harsh means.

But Yun Feng was too ruthless, not only to the surrounding tribes, but also to the courtiers and the common people.

Many people have grievances, but Yun Feng still turns a deaf ear to this.

After Qing Zhao, Mo Cang and others learned about the current situation of Da Liang, they led their troops to wander around the junction of the two countries and tried to probe, and they had the posture of going to war.

Qing Zhao has a fierce general, Mo Cang's strength is on par with Da Liang, if it is really the three kingdoms fighting, it is inevitable, Qing Zhao and Mo Cang will form an alliance to attack Da Liang in order to win, if that is the case, Da Liang will be in danger!

Yun Feng put the idea on Xiao Qijin and Zhou Gan.

"Your Majesty, no, once you imprison Zhou Gan and Xiao Qijin in the palace, this will inevitably estranged the friendship between Da Liang and Chi Zhou, and now we have to face Qing Zhao and Mo Cang, we must not be reckless."

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with your approach, that Zhou Gan was originally hostage to my Great Liang, and now is a good time to take advantage of it, otherwise, once they take advantage of the situation and leave, and join forces with Qingzhao Mocang and others, then we will be even more like walking on thin ice!"

"Lord Feng! Once this is done, the emperor will be criticized by the world! Chizhou is not a small country, you won't know which is more important, your Majesty, please think twice! ”

Yun Feng looked at the people below coldly, and after listening to a few people arguing and arguing, he gave an order.

Zhao Zhougan and Xiao Qijin entered the palace for a banquet.

"The emperor thinks twice!"

However, Yun Feng ignored it.

The feast was grand and peaceful, but there was a hidden scheming.

After the banquet, Yun Feng found an excuse and left the two in the inner palace.

For two or three days in a row, Yun Feng refused to let the two of them leave for various reasons, Zhou Gan didn't understand what was going on, but Xiao Qijin knew it.

"Lord Xiao, what should I do? Are we going to be locked up here by them all the time? Zhou Gan was anxious.

Xiao Qijin's face was calm, and after a while, he said: "Your Highness, don't worry, they want to use us to threaten Chi Zhou." ”

Zhou Gan frowned, "If you can really threaten, it's good." ”

Xiao Qijin turned her eyes and looked at Zhou Gan.

Zhou Gan pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice: "Lord Xiao also knows that this palace is the most unfavored prince, otherwise, this matter of entering Da Liang as a proton will not fall to this palace, Emperor Da Liang wants to use us as a threat, my father never cares about my son, how can he be easily threatened." ”

Xiao Qijin understood Zhou Gan's bitterness, and said broadly: "Your Highness, don't pity yourself, the emperor won't, no matter what, you are the prince, and the emperor will consider your safety." ”

Zhou Gan smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that if my father takes care of it, it is also for you, Lord Xiao, who is an important minister of my court, and has a talent comparable to Zhuge Ge, and my father values you the most." ”

Xiao Qijin looked at Zhou Gan and sighed.

Xiao Qijin and Zhou Gan were trapped in the palace, and although Yun Feng did not worry about food and clothing for them, they were all on their backs.

"What's the matter with the emperor, he has always let Lord Xiao stay in the palace." Chu Yin felt that something was wrong.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, I heard that it was because there was a problem with the post house where His Royal Highness Zhou and Lord Xiao lived outside the palace, and the emperor was afraid that he would neglect the two, so he left the two in the palace and treated them well." Caixia replied.

Chu Yin's brows furrowed tightly, and after pondering for a moment, he shook his head, "No, there must be something, Caixia, you hurry up and ......"

Before Chu Yin finished speaking, Caitang hurriedly ran in from outside the hall and said a few words in Chu Yin's ear.

Chu Yin's face changed suddenly.

"Niangniang, the slave maid heard about it, and I don't know if this news is accurate." Caitang said.

Chu Yin's face was calm, and after thinking for a while, his face became more and more embarrassed, "It must be like this, otherwise it is impossible for the emperor to suddenly leave Lord Xiao and them in the palace." ”

"Perhaps, as rumored, the emperor is afraid of neglecting Lord Xiao and His Royal Highness Zhou because of the post house problem." Caixia said.

"Impossible, if it is a post house problem, it should be solved in the past two days, the emperor wants to use the two of them as a threat!" Chu Yin's voice was heavy, "Caitang, you go and contact Master Guan, see what news he has over there, and find out what's going on!" ”

Cai Tang should leave after getting off.

The next evening, Caitang brought back the news given by Guan Yue, a note, with a simple and concise sentence on it. Chu Yin's face changed suddenly after seeing it, and he burned the note, "Your Majesty, this is going to do a great injustice!" ”

Guan Yue's simple sentence made Yun Feng's plan clear.

Yun Feng detained Xiao Zhou and the others in the palace, planning to borrow a banquet in two days to get rid of the two. But externally, the seal is tight, as if the two are still there.

Chizhou Guoqiang, on the one hand, is because of its own strength, and on the other hand, because of Xiao Qijin, a strategist, if Chizhou does not have Xiao Qijin, it will be like an eagle with broken wings.

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Yun Rongjue and Jiang Wu settled in a secluded mountain village, where there are not many people and the environment is quiet, which is a good place for idle days. After settling here, the two dressed up in disguise, like ordinary people in the mountains.

"What good things did my sister get today?"

Seeing Jiang Wu coming back from outside with a basket on his back, he put down the scroll in his hand and stepped forward.

Jiang Wu smiled and turned sideways, Yun Rongjue reached into the basket and took out the things, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "This is ......"

"It's a winter dish, now that the weather is cold, there are more such dishes at the foot of the mountain, Xiao Wu will clean it up in a while and add it to the dish for His Highness to fry meat!"

Yun Rongjue chuckled, "Okay." ”

Occasionally he followed her to the market and sold her embroidered towel, which could be sold for a lot of money, and at the same time he also went to the market to find out some news.

The little girl is the most capable, and occasionally goes to the mountains to find some wild vegetables, which can be made into delicious meals.

Jiang Wu took the winter vegetables into the kitchen and began to open up. When she was preparing, Yun Rongjue walked over.

"Your Highness, there's a lot of smoke here."

Yun Rongjue looked at the stir-fried vegetables in the pot and said with a smile: "My sister's cooking skills have hooked out the gluttonous worms in the stomach of this hall. ”

Jiang Wu smiled, picked up some with chopsticks and handed them to Yun Rongjue's mouth, "Your Highness, taste the taste." ”

"It tastes good." Yun Rongjue smiled with satisfaction.

Jiang Wu smiled and took a piece of it, "Hmm, it's delicious." ”

The big place was filled with the laughter of the two.

Suddenly, a childish voice sounded.

"Sister Xiao Wu, Brother Yu."

As soon as the two of them came to their senses, they saw a small figure running in, "Sister Xiaowu, Brother Yu, you are here!" ”

The little boy who came was a child of the Chen family who was not far away, and his name was Chen Er.

"It's cold outside, why did Erer run over alone."

Chen Er'er is more than five years old and looks cute, "Sister Xiao Wu, my mother made some rice cakes, let Erer bring them and give them to Sister Xiao Wu and Brother Yu to taste." ”

Xiao Er'er's wide robe was slightly bulging, and he took out the things, "Here." ”

Jiang Wu took it and opened it to see that there were four golden rice cakes neatly placed inside, and the aroma was compelling.

Yun Rongjue looked at the little guy, smiled gently, and then put a small plate of freshly fried lean meat and fried winter vegetables in the pot and put it into the small food basket held by Er'er, "Here, this lean meat fried winter vegetables, you take it back and taste it with your mother." ”

Chen Er'er tilted his little head, "Brother Yu, my mother told Er'er that you can't take other people's things casually." ”

Yun Rongjue bent down, "This is not called taking it casually, this is called, come and not be rude." ”

Chen Erer is studious, but because of his poor family background, he can't go to the school, and after Yun Rongjue and they came, he would occasionally teach Chen Erer some poetry and calligraphy.

Xiao Er'er opened his mouth and saluted Yun Rongjue with both hands, "Er'er has been taught, thank you, Brother Yu." ”

Jiang Wu watched two people, one big and one small, interacting, which was quite interesting.

"Okay, Er'er go back quickly, otherwise your mother will be in a hurry."

Err saluted the two of them before turning to leave.

Jiang Wu watched Chen Er'er leave, and then retracted his gaze, "Er'er is so cute and smart, it's just a pity, if you can go to school in the future, you will definitely succeed." ”

Yun Rongjue nodded, "Yes, however, he is like this, there are gains and losses, although his family background is average, but ...... His mother was devoted to him and cared for him like a treasure, and although such days were bitter, they were also bitter and sweet. ”

Jiang Wuwang looked at Yun Rongjue and knew that he remembered his former self.

His childhood was not pleasant.

"Your Highness, it's all in the past." She said softly.

Yun Rongjue turned her eyes and looked at the little girl in front of her, as if she was saying it to her, and as if she was talking to herself.

"In the future, my child will not let him repeat the mistakes of the past."

The two looked at each other for a long time.

"Your Highness, let's eat." She broke the silence.

After dinner, the two sat on bamboo chairs and looked at the quiet night outside.

"Your Highness, when are we going back?" She asked.

She knew that they were hiding here, not to live like this, he had his plans.

After a moment of silence, Yun Rongjue slowly spoke, "When there is a big movement over there, I'll go back." ”

Jiang Wu nodded.

"Ming'er, let's go to the market, my sister's newly embroidered handkerchiefs and bibs are unique, and the embroidery is exquisite, and they will definitely be sold at a good price." Yun Rongjue said.

Jiang Wu understood what he meant, "Well, okay." ”

The next morning, after they had breakfast, they went to the market together.

The two of them were wearing coarse linen clothes, and Yun Rongjue deliberately smeared some ash on his face.

The market was lively, and the two found an inconspicuous place to take out the towels and bibs they brought and sell them.

Jiang Wu's embroidery is good, and women will soon buy this bib and scarf.

"Childe, take a look at this scarf, it's well embroidered."

A man in rough clothes approached, and Yun Rongjue stepped forward.