Taohong leaned at the gate of the palace, looked at Zhaoyun and Mingcui, who rushed back from the dust, and hurriedly greeted them, and said anxiously.

"Princess, you're back. In the afternoon, the Queen Mother has sent several waves of people to invite the princess, and they are all in vain, presumably there is something important to discuss. ”

Of course, Zhaoyun knew why the Queen Mother invited her. thought to herself: After all, she can't escape what is coming, and what happened in her previous life, she still has to go through it again.

I went back to the palace and drank a cup of tea, changed into an indigo placket brocade skirt, and went to Changde Palace slowly.

The sky was getting darker, and only a trace of afterglow remained. When Zhaoyun arrived at Changde Palace, the twilight was already closed, and there seemed to be a thick ink-like black cloud on the margin, without even a trace of starlight. It's going to rain heavily.

After being summoned by the palace maid, Zhaoyun pushed open the reddish-brown carved wooden door and slowly walked in.

The candles in the hall are bright, and the queen mother is dressed in a middle coat, holding an embroidered bandage, and threading needles and threads in the flickering candle flames.

Under the candlelight, I saw that her face was half bright and half dark. Although it is twilight, the charm is still there. But in Zhaoyun's eyes, she was like a demon in human skin sitting in the candlelight. The skin is full of malice and calculation, but there is always a smile on the face.

Zhaoyun Yingying bowed down and asked, "I don't know if the queen mother has sent people to Zhaoyun Palace many times, what important things do you want to discuss with Zhaoyun?" ”

Chang De put down the embroidery bandage in his hand, and asked without answering: "The princess has been out of the palace for a day, I don't know what happened?"

"It's nothing more than Zhaoyun having nothing to do in the palace and going out for a day."

"Really? Did the princess have a good time? It is said that he went to the riverside with the girl from the Yu family and beat people. Changde said with a smile.

"The queen mother sent someone to follow me?" Hearing this, Zhaoyun had a loud alarm in his heart.

"The queen mother is just worried about the safety of the princess, so she sent someone to follow her from afar."

Zhaoyun thought to himself, he really deserved to be an old fox. I didn't want to be with her anymore, so I sat on the couch next to me and asked bluntly.

"Thank you for your concern. You have sent people to look for me many times, and if you have something important to tell me, you may as well say it directly. ”

Chang De sat up straight, looked at Zhaoyun, and said with a smile: "Zhaoyun, what do you think of Xiwu to make Mu Xi's resignation?" ”

"It's just that Xiwu is coming, and I don't think it matters if he's good or bad. What matters is how does the Queen Mother feel about him? Zhaoyun didn't answer her question directly.

"Look at you, kid, how insincere. The queen mother is asking you, and you actually ask about the queen mother. Chang De's well-maintained, smiling face had a trace of hypocrisy.

Zhaoyun had no choice but to reply: "In terms of appearance, Xiwu is dignified and personable. But I've only had a few encounters with him, and I can't talk about good or bad. ”

Changde was a little surprised in his heart, didn't she send a post about meeting Xinglin with the two of them in the name of the other party that day, why did Zhaoyun only say that she only had a few encounters with him now? But the people who were waiting at the inn clearly said that he had come alone that day.

Didn't they meet? And who was he who met him?

"I wonder what the queen mother is thinking? I thought so much. Looking at Chang De's puzzled look, Zhaoyun secretly sneered. She should never have imagined that the person who went to the appointment would be her biological daughter, Princess An Zhi.

Chang De came back to his senses and smirked awkwardly: "You see that the queen mother is old, and even her attention is easily distracted." ”

"The queen mother is really joking, the queen mother is very young, and outsiders look like Zhaoyun's sister." Zhaoyun hooked his lips and said with a smile on his face.

"Look at you child, your little mouth is like honey, you can really make your mother happy." Changde's smile became much more real now, and it didn't take long for him to frown and sigh with slender willow eyebrows.

"But the years are not forgiving. Whenever I was grooming, I would find a few silver threads on the top of my head in the mirror. ”

Changde pulled Zhaoyun's hand across the coffee table and said earnestly.

"Yun Guifei left after giving birth to you, what a poor child. You grew up under the watchful eye of the queen mother, and in my heart you and An Zhi are the same. As a mother, what I want is that my daughter can marry a good husband, get along with her, and have children. I think the Yun Guifei in the sky should think the same way. ”

After speaking, he also took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears that did not exist in the corners of his eyes.

Zhaoyun has been on the side, watching the Empress Dowager Changde act coldly. Oh, I guess she's almost touched by herself.

Naturally, Zhaoyun withdrew his hand from her hand and rubbed it on her clothes secretly. Just now, when she held her hand, Zhaoyun felt as if a poisonous snake was wrapped around her, and goosebumps immediately straightened up.

And she even dared to face her biological mother in front of her. If she didn't know what had happened, just like her in her previous life, she would definitely be moved by these seemingly heartfelt words, and she would feel that she was really thinking about herself.

However, today, she already knows all the ins and outs. All the false feelings are in front of her, there is only a layer of gauze paste, which can be pierced open with a light poke, revealing all the truth inside.

It's just up to her to see if she wants to break it. However, she seems to think that acting with her seems to be more interesting than stabbing it.

So, she also squeezed out a few tears and said, "It's really worrying you." After speaking, he also took out a handkerchief and nodded the corner of his eye.

"The envoy of the Western Vulture came this time, and it is really good for the queen mother to look at that Mu Xici, so Zhaoyun, do you want to think about it." Changde finally said his intentions.

"Since the queen mother praises him so much, why don't I take a look at it again. I'll get back to my mother in a few days. Zhaoyun said with a smile.

The attitude of neither accepting nor refusing made Changde a little angry, but he didn't show it at all on his face, and said with a smile.

"Then the queen mother will wait for three days, I hope Zhaoyun can bring good news to the queen mother." After speaking, he also ordered the palace maid Haitang who was waiting beside her to send her back to Zhaoyun Palace.

After Zhaoyun thanked him, he turned around and walked out of Changde Palace.

Two women carrying palace lamps walked in front, followed by Zhaoyun.

Tonight, the moon was obscured by dark clouds, and there was silence all around. A gust of wind blew, leaving only the rustling of leaves and the overlapping shadows of the trees swaying under the light of the palace lamp.

"Princess, you're finally back." Seeing Zhaoyun come back, Ming Cui, who was looking at the door, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thinking that we are in a hurry to return to the palace, when we come back, the princess, you were called by the queen mother again, and you haven't had time to eat dinner yet. I asked the kitchen to prepare some side dishes and lean porridge, which had just been heated on the stove, and the princess should hurry up and eat them. The little girl said.

Zhaoyun looked at the little girl and nodded. Think: This is the person who is really good to her. She will only feel disgusted by those hypocrisy and coyness, and she will no longer be blinded by them and become a chess piece in the hands of others that can be placed at will.

Zhaoyun ate some porridge and side dishes, and collapsed after washing. It is said that after a day of running around today, the body should be exhausted. But she couldn't sleep for a long time.

All the people she met today, all the things she experienced, seemed to be intertwined into an overwhelming net in her mind, which made her a little breathless.

How was she going to get the letter out of the heavily guarded study? And is that letter from General Xiao related to his collaboration with the enemy and treason? What role did my father play in it? How can she let Changde taste the consequences?

All of this came together in Zhaoyun's mind, making her toss and turn and couldn't sleep.

Outside the window, the moon emerges from the dark clouds, and the darkness on the earth is nowhere to hide. Only the dark shadows of the branches, projected by the moonlight on the papier-mâché windows, like ghosts, grow in the darkness, peeking into the unknown.

It didn't take long for a bolt of lightning to pierce the entire sky, like a golden thread. The boundless black sky was split in half by this golden thread. Then, a torrential rain accompanied by earth-shattering thunder descended on the world.

Zhaoyun's whole person got into the quilt, and with the whole rainy night, he fell into a deeper world.