The Queen Mother knew that she had been bad to Tao Xiang, and now Tao Xiang is willing to help Yun Yi regardless of her previous suspicions, she has experienced so many things, she has also seen through a lot, if she hadn't pushed Yun Yi to the throne at the beginning, maybe nothing would be different now.

After chatting for a while, seeing that the palace maid led Chu Zixiao in, Chu Zixiao and Zhou Luying glanced at each other, and still smiled very tacitly.

Tao Zhiyuan saw these in her eyes, and she also smiled gently, Zhou Luying and Chu Zixiao have supported each other for many years, and it is really not easy to get to where they are today.

After Chu Zixiao checked the pulse of the Queen Mother, her face was solemn and she said, "The Queen Mother should rest more." ”

"The Queen Mother is early every day, and she kneels for several hours, and the slaves and maids don't listen to any persuasion." Aunt Xue was also nagging on the side, and it could be seen that Aunt Xue cared about the Queen Mother very much.

Chu Zixiao sighed: "The Queen Mother must rest more in the future and take medicine on time, otherwise Weichen will be powerless." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, and said a word to Tao Zhiyuan, she was already tired, so she let Aunt Xue help her into the dormitory to rest.

Chu Zixiao saw that Tao Zhiyuan was here, and it was not easy to tell Zhou Luying too much, so she also went back to the hospital.

In the afternoon, the sun was shining, the sky was as blue as if it were transparent, the white clouds were wisps, and the sun shone into the clouds.

Tao Zhiyuan looked down at the tips of her shoes, and she couldn't figure it out in her heart, but she still asked, "Has the Queen Mother always been in bad health?" ”

Zhou Luying shook her head: "The Queen Mother's body has always been tough, but after the Queen Mother and Yun Zhaoyi died of a violent illness one after another a year, she was too sad to be sick, and she fell ill. ”

This is a little different from what Qianxue said, and Zhou Luying was right to hide it.

Zhou Luying returned to Yichun Palace, it was still early, Tao Zhiyuan and Qianxue walked around at will, came to Piaoxue Lake, turned into the rockery stream, went around a few times, she sat on a fake stone, looked at the white petals on the lake, and said: "Did you hear what Zhou Xiurong said just now?" ”

Qian Xue was shocked, quickly knelt down, and blurted out: "The slave doesn't dare to deceive the mother, the slave and the maid are telling the truth." ”

Tao Zhiyuan picked up Qianxue and brushed off the dust for her, "I didn't say I didn't believe you, you can tell me the details of the day." ”

"A year ago, the slave maid was still on an errand in Yongshou Palace, on the first day, the former queen died, and the queen mother fainted at that time, and two days later, the queen mother woke up and knew that Yun Zhaoyi had also died, and she had to get out of bed to find the emperor. Aunt Xue had no choice but to ask someone to invite the emperor to come, all the minions of the Yongshou Palace stayed outside the palace that night, the queen mother's tone was sharp, the slave vaguely heard the queen mother was talking about what negative sweat, not long after, the emperor shouted to pass the imperial doctor, when the servants rushed in, the queen mother fainted to the ground again. Qian Xue said in great detail, for fear that Tao Zhiyuan would not believe herself, "The Queen Mother has been in bed for a month and has never seen the emperor, even if the Queen Mother's illness has improved a lot, she has turned the emperor away." ”

Tao Zhiyuan listened quietly, and after a long time, she said: "The Queen Mother treats me very well." ”

Qian Xue didn't understand, but just stood aside and didn't dare to say more.

The veins of Luoxia hung down from the forest tops, red as blood splashed and painted, filling the sky for half a day.

"Qianxue, are you twenty years old?" Tao Zhiyuan vaguely remembered that Qianxue had said her age.

Qianxue was a little flattered, when the slave only begged the master not to punish herself, where did she dare to think that the master would take his own affairs seriously, she replied happily: "Yes, the slave is twenty this year." ”

She stared at Qian Xue and smiled slightly, "You can leave the palace in another five years, how good." ”

"Slaves and maids are used to living in the palace, and they don't know what they can do when they leave the palace." Qianxue said, "The slave maid thought, or she would stay in the palace all the time, and save yourself the trouble of thinking about the way back." ”

"Let's go." Tao Zhiyuan said softly, "Leave this ghost place, there is only struggle here, and even love will be wiped out by rights." ”

Qian Xue was stunned, then came back to her senses and said, "Niangniang, you think the queen is a ghost place, but the slave doesn't think so. There are five brothers and sisters in the slave maid's family, the slave and the maid are the fourth, and the parents are only farming, and the five of us can't eat enough every day, and we rush to eat a bowl of rice porridge. Although life in the palace is dangerous, the slave maid can eat enough, and the slave maid feels that the palace is stronger than many places. ”

"Maybe." Tao Zhiyuan knows that everyone has a different point of view on things, and it is good that Qianxue can think like this, and I hope she can keep this mentality until the day she leaves the palace.

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In the morning, I went to Zhaoyang Palace to ask An to come back, Wei Manhui's face was not good-looking, and recently Rong'er went to Ruolan Palace to walk around, Wei Manhui was naturally unhappy. Although she ascended to the throne of the queen, she also lost the favor of Yun Yi, who now has military power and Tao Xiang secretly helps, she does not dare to act rashly.

But then, the news of Zhang Chunyao's death came.

When Qian Xue said the news, Tao Zhiyuan was almost stunned, as if she was a little breathless.

"How did you die?" Tao Zhiyuan was so numb that she couldn't shed tears.

Qian Xue shook her head: "The slave doesn't know either, the queen directly asked someone to cremate Zhang Shanggong's bones." ”

Tao Zhiyuan slowly closed her eyes, experiencing too much parting, what should it be like?

"Mother's ......"

"The queen is always ruthless, no one saw Zhang Shanggong talking to you that day, right?"

Qian Xue said with certainty: "The slave is very careful all the way, and no one will find out." ”

Tao Zhiyuan nodded, her face was pale, but her fists were clenched, since this was the case, Wei Manhui should not know.

Now that the seeds have been sown, we have to let them bloom once, right?

Rong'er and Tao Zhiyuan got along and felt a lot more relieved, and this day's dinner was also used in Ruolan Palace, and they sat together in the pavilion in the courtyard after dinner.

The moon rose from the willow tree in the east, just a hook of silver and white, as slender as a woman's beautiful eyebrows.

Asking Qianxue to bring the guqin and play the piano that month is a very poetic thing.

The fingertips wandered back and forth on the silky strings, and the clear and mellow tone slipped out of the fingers, and there was a sense of longing in the song.

Rong Er quietly looked at Tao Zhiyuan's focused appearance playing the piano, such a beautiful woman is even more charming under the moonlight, her beauty does not come from her appearance, but from her own charm, that temperament will slowly suck people into a deep whirlpool.

After a song, Rong'er praised: "My sister plays so well, I don't know how my sister sings?" ”

Tao Zhiyuan was a little stunned, how could she still sing? He said, "I don't like to sing. ”

Rong'er felt a little pity, and was about to speak, when Jin Lin, a handmaid close to her, hurried over and said, "Niangniang, the slave maid can't invite the emperor." ”

"Did you say my sister and I were playing the piano?" Rong'er was dissatisfied, "The emperor has always loved music, why didn't he come?" ”

"The slave maid said, but Li Meiren is dancing, and the emperor is reluctant to leave." Jin Lin bowed his head and said.

Tao Zhiyuan evoked a sneer, she had already expected such a result, and stood up: "Everyone says that Li Meiren is a dancing fairy, why don't we go and see it and open our eyes." ”