The autumn breeze in Luoyang is a little cooler, and the rivers and mountains that were once dyed with ink are mixed with some dry yellow in the distance, and a mournful Hong flies to the south. The bamboo house outside the Yaoguang Temple has become barren after the death of meditation, and the chrysanthemums in the courtyard are blooming with dilapidated flowers in twos and threes, as if they want to stubbornly reveal the bright color of frost dyeing, but they all reveal the dull yellow of the fragments. Empress Dowager Hu was dressed in plain clothes, with only a white flower on her sideburns, and the court had already justified Yuan Yi's name and restored her title, and the people of the four seas were also paying tribute to this virtuous king in different forms. For several days in a row, the people from all over the country wore plain clothes, prepared five animals, set off from the city gate and wept all the way to the tomb of Yuan Yi to worship, the crows on the lonely tomb wailed and circled, the people held the loess in their hands, and raised the tomb for Yuan Yi, and did not want him to sleep alone in the moss, and planted it with pine, cypress and bamboo.

But for the Empress Dowager Hu, in the face of the world, she can only comfort the orphans and widows of the Qinghe Mansion with the respect of the Empress Dowager, and comfort his children with grace, only in this place that was once full of their memories, she is a woman, a woman who can cry for her lover uncontrollably. This time out of the palace, she only took Yilian and Ying'e, and sent them to Yaoguang Temple to pick up Hu Run'er first, because she had decided to let Xu Su take good care of her hard-working sister for the rest of her life, and Ying'e, a child, had been suffering with her for so long, thinking of letting her come out to relax.

Empress Dowager Hu stayed alone in this bamboo house, set up a desk, prepared Yuan Yi's favorite melon and fruit cakes, burned three incense, curled light smoke, and seemed to see the scene of the chrysanthemum with Jing Si them that day, Yu Ling stood next to Xu Su in a light yellow dress and smiled, Cui Jin held two jars of chrysanthemum wine outside the gate, and Yuan Yi stood there freely and elegantly calling Zhen'er. If she rushed into her arms back then, she took his hand and stroked her cheeks, and her tears were wet, but the beauty was independent, and Yan Shuangfei was elsewhere, and she softly called out the sentence "Ah Yi" again but no one answered. She slowly turned around and sat cross-legged on the futon, picked up the "white crane" and put it on her lap, and played the song "Luo Shen Fu" when they met with a lonely expression. Is it fate or a proverb, the word of the day turned out to be their end, and now in addition to playing and singing a sentence "The way of hating people and gods is different, and resenting the prime of life", what else can she do?

The mournful singing echoed in the valley, and the deep affection made Ying'e and Hu Run'er, who had returned, stand outside the door and couldn't bear to disturb them. Hu Run'er couldn't help crying, Yuan Yi's affection was only given to her sister, and she was gradually satisfied with seeing his demeanor and listening to him call herself Run'er, although he came to find her sister at that time. She lowered her head to wipe away her tears, and suddenly seemed to see a monk standing in the bamboo sea not far away, just in time to see the Empress Dowager Hu in the grass house, the figure is so like the king of Qinghe, she involuntarily walked towards the bamboo forest, wanting to find out.

Ying'e watched Hu Run'er leave, didn't know what to do, and stretched out her hand to grab it, "Where is Madame going?" ”

Hu Run'er didn't know how to explain, "I'll go over there to relieve myself, you are waiting for the Queen Mother here, don't worry about me." After saying that, she saw that the monk found her, turned around and left, and Hu Run'er hurriedly broke away from Ying'e's pursuit.

Ying'e also discovered the monk at this time, thinking that it was Hu Run'er's acquaintance, so she didn't pay attention, and silently didn't dare to disturb the queen mother's mood with Yilian.

Hu Run'er entered the bamboo forest, and when she saw the monk walking faster and faster, she shouted anxiously, "You don't see her in pain, is this your love?" King Qinghe! ”

The monk stopped, but he didn't dare to look back, Xu Su, who was hiding not far away and waiting for him, heard the sound and came out to relieve the siege, "Second Miss don't be difficult for him, the prince is for the queen mother, he is even more bitter." ”

Hu Run'er pushed Xu Su away, walked behind the monk, pulled him over, and faced him. Yuan Yi's thin face, his cheekbones were high, and his eyes were dull, how could he be the once high-spirited King of Qinghe? Hu Run'er looked at his bald head and the robe, and asked unwillingly, "Looking at her sad, don't you really want her to know that you are not dead?" ”

Yuan Yi lowered his eyes, was silent for a long time, and burst out from the bottom of his throat with a low sentence that he couldn't even hear clearly, "It's the pain of the two people who don't see it, and the pain of the people of the world when you see it, Run'er, promise me, don't tell her." It was enough to be able to look at her from afar. ”

Hu Run'er wanted to speak again, but was stopped by Xu Su, "You will attract attention if you come over like this, I will send you over, the prince's suffering, I will tell you slowly in the future, you let him quietly guard the Queen Mother for a while." ”

Hu Run'er looked at Yuan Yi and looked at the Empress Dowager Hu in the distance in a daze, the sorrow in her heart was all frozen in her eyes, Hu Run'er no longer insisted, and said before Xu Su left, "When I told her about your death that day, if it wasn't for Da Wei, she would have gone with you immediately, and when she fainted, she muttered 'death is the end', I think you understand." My sister has missed too much in this life, and the days of being really happy are too short, she said that when the time comes, she wants to go and see the sea of flowers on the other side again, holding the fallen leaves and waiting for the flowering period. ”

After Hu Run'er finished speaking, she left with Xu Su, she couldn't bear to look at Yuan Yi's tears, Xu Su simply told Yang Zhensheng on the road that it was Yang Zhensheng who died instead of Yuan Yi that day, and Yuan Yi is now a monk in Yong'an Temple, and his law name is stupid. Hu Run'er knew in her heart that Yuan Yi still didn't let go of the Queen Mother, and just wanted to be her idiot, but unfortunately she could only protect her gloomily. Hu Run'er's nose was sour and she burst into tears.

Xu Su gently pulled the silk handkerchief in her hand and helped her wipe her tears, "Be obedient, don't let them see it, it will be in vain to waste the prince's heart." ”

When everyone saw Xu Su coming back with Hu Run'er, no one thought much about it, and even Ying'e felt that she had seen the wrong person. After the Empress Dowager Hu finished worshipping, Wang Zhao led the Praetorian Guards to welcome the Empress Dowager's guard back to the palace.

A few days later, Yuan Xu issued an edict to give Xu Su Hurun'er a marriage, a mansion, 100 acres of fertile land, thousands of gold and silver, 100 horses of brocade silk, and 100 slaves and maids to show his favor. On the wedding day, Empress Dowager Hu did not feast the guests with Hu Run'er's thoughts, but only presented the spiritual throne of Hu Guozhen and his wife and Yu Ling that day. The two worshipped heaven and earth in front of the spiritual seat, and only Zheng Yan was present, Hu Run'er respected Yu Ling's righteousness, regarded herself as a concubine, and only called her wife to the outside world. Xu Su was moved by Hu Run'er's humility, it was originally a political marriage, but because of this, he pitied Hu Run'er even more, and treated him with warmth, which was also a matter of affection.

Empress Dowager Hu's return to the dynasty was also difficult to change the decline of the Wei state, Yuan Yuan in June 525 AD defeated the six Han Baling to relieve the danger of Huaishuo, but the general Peacock led 10,000 people to surrender to Er Zhurong. In August, Du Luo Zhou, a member of the Gaoche clan, rebelled in Shanggu again, and continued to use the name of Zhenwang to continue to gather the displaced people in Beizhen to rebel against Wei by taking advantage of the prestige of Baling of the Six Hans, and his subordinates brought together Gao Huan, Duan Rong, Wei Jing, Di Gan, Hu Lujin and other generals, and occupied Youzhou and Yanzhou at the end of November.

In the Pujia Palace under the Ling Dong, Ying'e leaned on the couch with the stove in her arms, lazily watching Qi Hua embroidering the sachet, "Qi Hua, since the Queen Mother Yaoguang Temple worshiped King Qinghe, I haven't seen you for a few months. ”

Qi Wan also felt that the Queen Mother's attitude towards Ying'e was gradually fading, but it was not good to comment on it, but now when she saw Ying'e suddenly asking, she also said, "Niangniang, who else in this palace is not indifferent to you now?" This Pujia Palace is colder than the cold palace every day, and the other concubines have similar strings of doors, you are good, do not deal with it, and do not welcome it. Think about it, since we were taken from the Criminal Department to serve the Queen Mother in the Xuanguang Palace, have you seen anyone else? I know that you are indifferent to the emperor, so every time the emperor comes to Xuanguang Palace, he hides, and the queen mother also knows your thoughts and never complains about you. It's just that you don't even ask about Yuan-sama's affairs? At that time, Princess Li was gone, and Lord Yuan resigned from his position as a waiter to keep filial piety in the house. Later, Liu Tengyuan died, and the queen mother named him the king of Changle, and added the general of the Chinese army and the Chinese army. Occasionally, he went to ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and you didn't want to meet him once, I really don't know if you really think of yourself as a monk? ”

Ying'e listened to her say so much at once, and sneered, "Why, I hooked up with you in one sentence, and it hurts my brain to say it." This is the palace, the emperor is still there, the queen mother is still there, do you want me to have a private meeting in the palace and violate the palace rules? Speaking of this, Ying'e was a little touched, and turned sad, "The queen mother is the emperor's mother and the master of this country, although she said before to let me out of the palace, but how to take care of the emperor's face is the most important." These concubines in the palace, except for the queen and the concubine Zhang who is stained with Pan Chonghuaguang, can occasionally meet the emperor once or twice a month, how many have been sleeping in the past few years? Qihua, you can accompany me to see the queen, she has just become pregnant and her body is weak, so bring the ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. ”

Hu Fanyi's Anle Palace was weak because of her body, so the curtain was extra thickened, but it also blocked the light, and the red candles in the hall burned all night, and Ying'e was still a little uncomfortable when she entered. In the hall, Gao Yuanyi, Wang Miaoyan, Lu Lingyuan, Cui Jingyue, Li Ruhan and Zheng Ziwen sat in the outer room, quietly waiting for Hu Fanyi to get up. Wang Miaoyan didn't like the smell of red candles, frowned frequently, and lightly covered her nose with a silk handkerchief, Gao Yuanyi gently touched her with her elbow, signaling her to pay attention. Ying'e entered the house to give gifts to Gao Yuanyi and Wang Miaoyan according to the concubine position, and also accepted Lu Lingyuan's invitation and returned the gift. After a while, Hu Fanyi came to the hall with Hu Mingxiang's support, Ying'e saw that she was not good-looking, a little weak, six months pregnant, but her belly was smaller than ordinary people, and she was weak to speak.

Ying'e couldn't help but be a little worried in her heart, and said with concern, "Queen Mother, the concubine heard that pregnant women should bask in the sun more, which is good for the mother and son." ”

Hu Fanyi smiled faintly, "I don't know why I'm so tired recently, I want to go out for a walk, but I always feel that the sun is too dazzling, and people can't open their eyes." Thank you all for your concern, and you have come to visit the palace. ”

Wang Miaoyan glanced around, "We all remember the queen's body, but it seems that there are two people missing from this palace, one is the person on the tip of the emperor's heart, and the other is a poor worm who lives on charity, but it is not the same as the branch, and the queen is not in his eyes." ”

Gao Yuanyi saw that Wang Miaoyan was open-mouthed again, and whispered to her, "Who here doesn't know that Pan Wailian and Zhang Jin didn't come, just your mouth is fast, do you find yourself unhappy or make the queen angry?" ”

Wang Miaoyan was about to refute, but she heard Zhang Jin say loudly as she entered the door, "Who is the poor worm in Miao Concubine's mouth, I don't know it, but I want to hear Miao Concubine say." Entering the door, he casually saluted Hu Fanyi, and said to himself, "Early this morning, Pan Concubine really wants to see the queen, she is Baba Er packed some gifts and is ready to come, how did the emperor ask Zhao An to invite him to Gaoyang Palace." Queen, how dare Concubine Pan be disobedient to this holy decree, but I didn't expect to be so guessed by Concubine Miao, Xunzi said that rumors stop at the wise, I don't think there is a fool to help you slander Concubine Pan with false rumors. ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Lu Lingyuan deliberately dropped the teacup and wet her dress, so she got up and said goodbye and went back to the palace to change her dress. Wang Miaoyan sneered coldly, "I have heard of Sun Tzu's thirty-six strategies in the Art of War, but I am afraid that Sun Tzu's move will be the best plan, and Sister Lu will be able to deduce one hundred and thirty-six moves. ”

One sentence made Gao Yuanyi sneer, "You take care of yourself, you always chatter, we are also famous after all, how can we speak loudly in front of the queen." There are vicious dogs and dogs, no one in their eyes, barking and barking wildly, Sister Lu is afraid of being bitten by vicious dogs, and it is normal to want to leave. ”

Zhang Jin saw Gao Yuanyi scolding herself for being a dog, so she raised her hand fearlessly and slapped her, Wang Miaoyan saw Gao Yuanyi being beaten, rolled up her sleeves and was about to fight back, but was pulled by Ying'e, Gao Yuanyi covered her face and glared at Zhang Jin angrily.

Hu Ming was annoyed when he saw someone so blind, "Do you dare to be so presumptuous in front of the queen?" Do you have to alarm the Queen Mother so that you can live in peace? ”

Hu Fanyi saw that there was a commotion in the hall, and pointed angrily, "I can't see you making trouble in the eyes of this palace, if you want to make trouble, go out and make trouble." ”

Hu Mingxiang held Hu Fanyi up, "Queen, you can't indulge them, now you dare to be presumptuous in front of you, and if you don't restrain it, you don't know how to turn the sky up in the future." ”

Hu Fanyi sighed lightly, "The palace is now in this body, and it is tiring to say a few more words, but the Queen Mother must not be alarmed, the six towns are constantly rebelling, and a Du Luo Zhou came out a while ago, and now there is a Ge Rong." And this Ge Rong happened to coincide with the proverb back then, and the Queen Mother and her old man had more to worry about. Your position is second only to this palace, and what you decide on this little matter is the will of this palace, just don't be too strict. After speaking, he was helped into the inner room by the palace maid.

Ying'e knew in her heart that if Hu Mingxiang was disposed of, not to mention that there was no precedent, even if Pan Wailian came back, he would definitely not forgive, but Hu Mingxiang's situation would be embarrassing. She walked around to Hu Mingxiang and whispered, "Sister, Ying'e shouldn't have put her beak, but now that the queen is pregnant with Liujia and her body is weak, the concubines should copy the scriptures to pray for the queen, and wish the queen to give birth to the prince as soon as possible, does my sister say yes?" ”

Although Hu Mingxiang was a little unhappy because of Ying'e's suggestion, but thinking about this method is to make trouble, it is also the past, she replied lightly, "Sister Ying Concubine and I think the same, since the queen is at my disposal, then I will punish Yi Concubine, Miao Concubine and Jin Concubine to copy one hundred Diamond Sutras, and send them to Yongning Temple within ten days to pray for the queen." You've been making trouble for so long, don't affect the queen's rest, let's all disperse. ”