After Lu Huiling was placed under house arrest for a few days, Cha Xu Lan sent a pair of calligraphy and paintings to the Qinzheng Palace, Qi Bingyu remembered the old love and the debt to Empress Mingxian, so he ordered her to be lifted, and Lu Huiling still went to the Qinzheng Palace every day to wait.

In the month after that, Xia Rongxin's rights as a deputy empress seemed to be hollowed out, and all the big and small things, the Internal Affairs Office gradually took them to Lu Huiling, if it wasn't for the emperor's instructions, Xia Rongxin still had a silver seal on his hand, how could the servants of the Internal Affairs Office dare to do this?

"Niangniang, it's okay like this, after all, my busy feet didn't touch the ground when the year before last year, but now I can have a good rest and have a good year." The weather has been getting colder and colder these days, seeing that it is going to snow, Xia Rongxin's health is getting worse and worse as she gets older, as soon as it is cold, she has a headache, in addition to taking medicine, Yun Xi has to rub her head often.

Xia Rongxin closed her eyes and held a stove in her hand, she had been sick in bed for many days, and the emperor had never come to see her, now Lu Huiling favored the harem, and the three thousand beauties were like air in front of the emperor, and there was only Lu Huiling in his eyes.

Xia Rongxin sighed, she is now old and decrepit, and she has long lost the ability to compete with Lu Huiling, although her heart is uncomfortable all day long, and when she wakes up in a daze, the pillow is always damp.

She knew that Yun Xi said this to comfort her, but what if she didn't accept it.

"I don't know how Qin'er is doing over there, whether he has enough to eat, whether he is warm or not, whether the march is very bitter, whether he will be uncomfortable." As a mother, Xia Rongxin is naturally worried about Qi Jingqin who is away on an expedition, and whenever things are not satisfactory, Qi Jingqin has become the only spiritual pillar in her heart.

"Niangniang, don't worry, the prince doesn't like arrogance and luxury, although the barracks are hard, it can't be compared to going to Beijing, but the prince has been determined since he was a child, and he will definitely be able to overcome all difficulties." Yun Xi said softly.

Xia Rongxin shook her head, pushed away Yun Xi's hand that massaged her head, leaned on the concubine with her head, and said with a sigh: "In the past, I thought it was a good thing for Qin'er to go on the expedition, but now it seems that there are some things that can't be taken into account when staying away from the court in Beijing. ”

Yun Xi followed Xia Rongxin's side, and naturally heard more about these things, of course, he could also think of why Prince Yang was proud in front of the emperor now, in addition to Lu Gaohong's help, he didn't care about Lu Huiling's assistance.

"If it continues like this, even if Qin'er returns triumphantly, it may not be able to threaten the crown prince's position as the prince." Xia Rongxin is worried about this, "It's hard to have the idea of abolishing the prince anymore if you want to come to the emperor." ”

The prince Yang himself has the advantage, he was born to the queen of the middle palace, the eldest son, he was named the prince when he was born, and he was established as the prince, and he received all the education for the emperor since he was a child.

Qi Jingqin didn't know what hardships and tortures he had gone through to match him, and he could slightly threaten Prince Yang's status, but now with just a little effort, Prince Yang erased all the hardships of Qi Jingqin's past.

There are people who are born to touch the end and sit on the throne.

"No, Niangniang, when the prince comes back, the situation should change. Niangniang only heard the emperor praise the crown prince, but she never saw how the emperor praised the prince in the paperwork. Yun Xi hurriedly reassured, "How good King Jing is, everyone can see it, if it really comes to that time... Presumably, the emperor will also have to think about the century-old foundation of the Celestial Dynasty. ”

Xia Rongxin didn't want to listen to this, for many years, Yun Xi Rongfu around her, there was not a word that was against her wishes, and gradually she also understood that what Yun Xi Rongfu said out of her mouth was all the words she wanted to hear, but this was not the case, and it was useless to say more.

Seeing Xia Rongxin leaning on the concubine's collapse, as if she was going to fall asleep slowly, Yun Xi brought a blanket, gently covered her body, turned the charcoal fire in the hall, opened the window a little, and pulled a screen to block the wind blowing outside the window.

Yun Xi looked out of the window without paying attention, yesterday he said that it was going to snow, but today it really fell, and the snowflakes flew down from the sky and fell on the trees on the ground, covering the entire imperial city in white.

Faintly, you can hear plum blossoms blooming slowly.

"It's snowing." Yun Xi couldn't help muttering to herself, seeing such a beautiful snow scene, she would inevitably feel a little shocked in her heart.

"The plum and the snow are three points white, but the snow loses the fragrance of the plum." I don't know when, Xia Rongxin also woke up, she looked at the heavy snow outside the window, "When the palace first met the emperor, it was this scene. ”

Xia Rongxin still remembered that Qi Bingyu praised her for being as tough and charming as a plum blossom.

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"The plum and the snow are three points white, but the snow loses the fragrance of the plum." Lu Huiling held his head and looked at the door of the Qinzheng Palace, which was frozen three feet outside, but there was a charcoal fire burning in the house, which was warmer than spring.

There are several red plum trees planted outside the Qinzheng Palace, and now they bloom under the white snow, and the heavy snow presses the trees, which makes the red plum even more charming.

"Your Majesty, look, the plum blossoms are blooming." Lu Huiling pointed to the red plum outside the door and said with a smile at Qi Bingyu.

Qi Bingyu was looking down at the New Year's blessings sent by his subordinates, this is the old custom of previous years, and every festive season, his subordinates always have to send blessings to the emperor.

Hearing Lu Huiling say this, Qi Bingyu raised his head to look at the red plums blooming outside the door, looking tough and charming in the heavy snow.

Qi Bingyu looked at these red plums now, as if some familiar memories poured into his mind, but he thought about it, and he really couldn't think of the memories with plum blossoms, so he only looked directly at the snow scene outside the door, and the snow red plum between the snow and the ground.

"If the emperor is free, why don't you go out for a walk with your concubines?" Lu Huiling is young and playful by nature, and when he encounters the first heavy snowfall, he wants to go out to play.

Qi Bingyu looked at the mountains of folds on the table, his face was embarrassed, Lu Huiling took his hand and shook it when he saw this, and said coquettishly: "The concubine has also sat here with the emperor for a day... Can't the emperor accompany his concubines out for a walk? ”

As she spoke, she put up a finger, put it in front of Qi Bingyu's eyes, and pouted: "Just for a while, whether it's good for a moment or not, it won't be too long." ”

Seeing Lu Huiling being so coquettish, Qi Bingyu couldn't refuse, and he said to Gonggong He who was waiting behind him: "He Sheng, prepare an umbrella and a velvet mantle." ”

"No umbrella!" Lu Huiling said with a smile.

"How can you do it without an umbrella, this goose feather snow, you will catch a cold when you come back." Qi Bingyu looked at Lu Huiling dotingly, scratched the tip of her nose, and said with a smile.

"The concubine wants to walk with the emperor in the snow to Baitou." Lu Huiling looked up at Qi Bingyu with a raised face, and said with sincerity in her eyes, "There is no way to accompany the emperor to grow old together in this life, but the concubine wants to fulfill this wish in the snow, and it is not in vain that the emperor treats the concubine so well." ”

She said this deliberately, but she didn't expect Qi Bingyu to be really useful, so she just ordered Gonggong He to bring a velvet and tie the knot for Lu Huiling.

"Then you can't catch a cold." Qi Bingyu tied the knot for her, and the knot was a beautiful pipa buckle, tied around Lu Huiling's neck, which looked pure and moving.

Lu Huiling tilted her head and smiled, looking innocent and lively, which provoked Qi Bingyu to gently scratch her nose.

"Your Majesty, come quickly." Lu Huiling was young and brisk, and when he heard that he was going to enjoy the snow together, he was even happier to take a step first, and waved his hand at Qi Bingyu while turning around.

Qi Bingyu looked at her and walked towards her with a majestic look.

"Your Majesty..."Gonggong He held an oil-paper umbrella and hesitated to hand it to Qi Bingyu, Concubine Ming was young and fine, but the emperor is now old and weak, and his health has been not good, and he has been coughing and headache in the cold winter.

Qi Bingyu looked at the oil-paper umbrella in He Gonggong's hand, and there was some hesitation, he didn't know his body, now that he was getting older and older, his health was getting worse and worse, and he felt hard every time he watched the twists and turns, but what Lu Huiling said about being white-headed to old age was what his heart wanted - he had been looking forward to being able to share a white head with Lu Fushuang in this life.

"Take your umbrella with you." Qi Bingyu looked at Lu Huiling's lively figure in the snow and smiled, "Just for a while, it's okay." ”

Gonggong He slowly put down the umbrella again, looked at Qi Bingyu's distant figure with a worried face, and hurriedly followed.

Gonggong He has been waiting by the emperor's side, and it can be seen that the emperor who is accompanied by Concubine Ming is indeed in a much better mood, as the mood is no longer depressed, and his body is getting tougher and tougher, no matter what, Gonggong He thought so, and hurriedly followed those umbrellas behind them.

"Your Majesty! Look, this snowflake is so beautiful! Lu Huiling stretched out her hand to take a snowflake to show Qi Bingyu, but the snowflake quickly melted in her palm again, she was annoyed, and said coquettishly: "This snowflake is so disobedient!" ”

Looking at her coquettish and silly appearance, Qi Bingyu smiled.

When Lu Huiling saw it, he stretched out his hand to Qi Bingyu and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine will accompany you to Baitou." ”

In Qi Bingyu's eyes, Lu Huiling really looked like Lu Fushuang, and the moment she stretched out her hand to herself, he really thought that Lu Fushuang said such a thing to herself.

Qi Bingyu slowly held her hand, his nerves were a little hazy, he walked side by side with her, Lu Huiling hugged his arm and walked with him, gradually the snow fell heavier and heavier, and the heavy snow fell on the tips of the two people's hair, as if their hair was all white, and the two of them looked at each other, and they both showed smiles.