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The cousins had only been walking in the imperial garden before they met a familiar face.

Twenty or thirty zhang away, Xie Xiangling, who was dressed in a real red shirt and a red mink fur cloak, was strolling in the imperial garden with a few palace maids.

Han Xing wrinkled his little face, snorted lightly, just pretended not to see Xie Xiangling, took Duanmu Fei's right hand and walked in the other direction, and said with a smile: "Cousin Scarlet, Merlin over there has been driving very well recently, we can just stop by to see ......"

"......" Xie Xiangling looked at the backs of the two cousins who were drifting apart, and his face turned slightly blue with anger.

Not a spark of decency! It's so unruly!

Xie Xiangling gritted his silver teeth and commanded angrily: "Quick! Stop them both for me! ”

Several palace maids silently lowered their heads and looked at the tips of their shoes, as if they hadn't heard, motionless, only the two maids who were married by Xie Xiangling moved, but they only took two steps and hesitated. Seeing that those palace maids ignored them, the two maids looked at each other hesitantly, and also withdrew their feet in unison.

The two maids froze on the spot and swallowed their saliva with difficulty. This is the palace, and their slaves and maids are just ants, and even if they are killed on the spot, no one will remember them.

Looking at these disobedient, Xie Xiangling was even angrier, and his face seemed to be gloomy as if it was dyed with ink.

She has now become the third princess and the sister-in-law of the fourth princess, but neither the fourth princess nor Duanmufei took herself seriously, and they didn't even come to salute themselves, they were too arrogant and too blind.

Xie Xiangling wanted to leave with his sleeves and wanted to go to the third prince to complain, but suddenly he thought of something and suddenly stopped his pace.

Wait a minute!

Xie Xiangling raised his eyes again and looked at the backs of Duanmu Fei and Han Xing, and saw that the direction they were going was the east gate of the Imperial Garden, and Fengluan Palace was in that direction.

But......

Xie Xiangling narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, and braided Bei Yu's teeth and bit his lower lip.

Whether it's the fourth princess or Duanmufei, these two people are not treated by the queen, especially the fourth princess, I heard that she has seen the queen from a distance recently, why are they going to the queen, they are not going to say hello to the queen, right?

Wait a minute!

Could it be that Wuyang entered the palace today?!

Xie Xiangling rubbed the handkerchief in his hand, and then vetoed it in his heart: Impossible, Wuyang still has filial piety, according to the rules, it is impossible for her to enter the palace......

Although he thought so in his heart, Xie Xiangling was still a little uneasy, and turned his head to a palace maid in Tsing Yi and ordered: "Su Lan, you go to Fengluan Palace to inquire and see if the eldest princess has entered the palace?" ”

"Yes, Third Princess." The palace maid Su Lan hurriedly bent her knees to receive the order, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in her heart: As long as the third princess and concubine don't insist on doing it against the fourth girl of Duanmu, anything will be fine.

Su Lan hurried away in the direction where Duanmu Fei and Hanxing left.

Xie Xiangling's gaze also looked at Duanmu Fei and Hanxing, who had already walked away at this moment, the handkerchief in his hand was clenched tighter, and his eyes were gloomy.

If his guess is correct, then Wuyang is too much, and he actually avoided himself and the third prince to sneak into the palace! I don't know what to say, she doesn't want to think that she still has filial piety, and she doesn't feel unlucky!!

Duanmu Fei and Hanxing in front have walked to the plum forest by the lake, red plums, white plums, pink plums, and wax plums are competing to open, the wind blows, the plum branches are swaying, and the wisps of cold plum fragrance come with the wind.

The cousins had already left Xie Xiangling behind, and stood by the lake to enjoy the plum for a while, and after a while, the little waiter who had been sent by Hanxing to inquire about the news came back in a hurry, panting and said, "Fourth...... Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Fourth Girl, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is still in the Fengluan Palace. ”

Han Xing responded and ordered the little chamberlain to continue to go to Fengluan Palace to guard, and the little chamberlain only obeyed.

Han Xing held Duanmu Fei's arm with one hand, pointed to a pavilion next to Merlin with the other, and proposed: "Cousin Fei, let's just go to the warm pavilion over there and wait for the eldest imperial sister, and by the way, enjoy the flowers and make tea." ”

As soon as several other attendants around heard that Duanmu Fei and Han Xing were going to make tea, they immediately spontaneously ran to prepare, and there was a commotion around.

The little waiter who went back and forth was not idle, and hurriedly ran in the direction of Fengluan Palace, secretly thinking in his heart: The four girls are waiting for Her Royal Highness the eldest princess here, but Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has not returned to the palace for several months, and the queen loves her daughter deeply, and I don't know if she will stay with Her Royal Highness the eldest princess for dinner today......

If the queen and the eldest princess have a meal, it won't be better for more than an hour, and this cold day will not make the four girls wait in vain?!

No, when he arrives at Fengluan Palace later, he has to find someone to inquire to see if the queen mother has instructed the imperial dining room to pass the meal.

The little waiter thought about it, and ran faster against the biting cold wind, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

After a while, Fengluan Palace appeared in front of it, and a round-faced palace maid was looking out from the courtyard of Fengluan Palace, making a gesture to the little chamberlain, signaling him not to worry, and pointing to the direction of the east side hall, which means that the eldest princess is still "accompanying" the queen inside!

However, the little waiter who understood the gesture was even more anxious.

The wind outside is biting, and the hall is warm like spring.

It's just that the atmosphere in the east hall is a little dignified, and the air is heavy.

The eyes of Wuyang and the queen's mother and daughter confronted each other, sparks were flying in the air, and the other slaves and maids of Fengluan Palace were all sent out, leaving only the queen's palace maid Lan Hui to wait on the side.

Lan Hui stood with her eyebrows lowered and her hands folded in front of her abdomen, not daring to look at the queen and Wuyang, not knowing whether to be glad that the eldest princess had finally returned, or whether to worry that their mother and daughter would quarrel so much.

After a few breaths of silence in the room, Wuyang rubbed his eyebrows and said to the queen:

"Queen Mother, how long are you going to make trouble?!"

Wuyang's expression and tone were a little weak, a little tired, and a little angry and helpless.

"......" Queen also stared at Wuyang, her graceful and noble face showed a little hurt, and she really couldn't understand how her daughter couldn't understand her own hard work.

The queen was silent for a moment, her posture sitting on the kang became more and more straight, her voice was slightly hoarse, and she said, "Wuyang, everything this palace does is for you!" ”

In just one sentence, each word was more expensive than the other, and the queen almost used all her strength.

Wuyang is her only daughter and her lifeline.

As soon as she knew that her daughter was back in Beijing, she immediately asked the third prince to carry things, and she thought about her day and night in the past few months, and she was even more overjoyed when she saw her daughter enter the palace and thought that her daughter was coming to visit her.

Who knew that as soon as her daughter met, she didn't even say a word to herself, so she came to accuse herself, not only scolded herself, but even scolded the Chengen Mansion together, saying that the Chengen Mansion had no ability and jumped up and down; said that they separated themselves from the four princes; said that he would follow them and mix together, and the scene would be even more uncontrollable, and he said......

Thinking about it, the queen's nose was slightly pantothenic, and her eyes gradually turned red.

The mother and daughter are connected by blood, looking at the queen's appearance, how can Wuyang be indifferent, and her heart fluctuates.

However, she couldn't see the queen take a wrong step, a wrong step, and put herself in the trap.

Wuyang sighed faintly, walked to the queen's side and sat down, and the mother and daughter sat side by side on the kang.

The queen looked away, didn't look at Wuyang, and wiped the water from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Wuyang held the queen's well-maintained right hand, and said with a straight face: "Queen Mother, Erchen is a princess, no matter who sits on the throne, as long as Erchen does not rebel, he will always be a princess." ”

The queen didn't think so, and felt that her daughter was too young after all, and her thoughts were too naïve.

"Wuyang, this is different!" The queen held Wuyang's hand tightly and said eagerly, "Think about it, can Anping and Changqing be the same?!" ”

When Emperor Chongming was still in power, Anping was so beautiful and high-spirited, not to mention Changqing, even when he saw her today, he had to bend his waist and listen to her reprimand, these old things had been witnessed by people of their generation, at that time, Wuyang's younger generations had not yet been born, so they naturally didn't know.

However, once a son of heaven and a courtier.

Since his accession to the throne, everything has changed dramatically.

Anping has been suppressed for eighteen years, and has lived separately from the horse for many years, and Changqing has risen with today's favor, it is she who has made such ugly things for so many years, and even forced a child to death, she is still the most noble eldest princess of the Dasheng Dynasty, no matter how much others look down on her in their hearts, who dares to snub her in person!

This is the deterrent power of imperial power!

The queen had a thousand words to say to her daughter in her heart, but before she could say the words later, Wuyang had already rushed in front of the queen and said: "Of course Anping and Changqing are different. ”

Wuyang looked at the queen without blinking, her eyes were extraordinarily bright, clear, and transparent, like a crystal clear mountain spring.

"Does the queen mother think that her son is a person like the aunt of the Changqing Emperor, who disregards etiquette and righteousness?!" Wuyang asked rhetorically at a slowed pace.

"......" The queen choked on Wuyang's words.

Of course, her daughter wouldn't be a profligate person like Changqing, and she didn't mean that!

The queen was speechless for a while, and even the fingers that were originally holding Wuyang's right hand loosened a little.

Wuyang played a soft tone, and then persuaded: "Queen Mother, no matter who is on the throne, it will be the same for the Queen Mother and her sons, but Queen Mother, you are like this now...... Who will treat you well when they succeed to the throne? ”

The queen has been obstinate in these days, and together with the Chengen Mansion, she has offended several princes, and even the third prince may be dissatisfied with the queen in his heart.

Thinking of her third emperor brother, a sharp light flashed in Wuyang's blazing eyes, like a sword hidden in a box.

The queen's lips were pursed, her eyes were bright and dark, and her expression was a little complicated.

She took a deep breath, and the topic went back to the topic: "Wuyang, so, you must let your third emperor brother take the throne!" ”

The powerlessness in Wuyang's heart became even stronger, and he closed his eyes.

didn't speculate for more than half a sentence, if it weren't for the fact that the person she was facing at the moment was her biological mother, she didn't want to waste her words in vain.

"Queen Mother, listen to your son." Wuyang said patiently, "Third Emperor Brother, for the sake of this throne, even his own mother said that he would give up, he was cold-hearted and cold-hearted, and there was no bottom line at all!" Do you still expect him to repay his kindness and repay his mother in the future? ”

Hey, this Cheng'en Mansion doesn't know what kind of Gu was played on the queen mother, so that she got into the tip of the horns, why can't she understand such a simple truth!

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and the queen inevitably remembered the scene on the day Concubine Jiang Ning fell into the water, and her expression revealed a little coldness and alienation.

"Of course, this palace doesn't expect him to regard this palace as his own mother...... the queen said lightly, and the corners of her mouth curled out in disapproval.

However, if the third prince wants to ascend the throne and sit firmly on this country, he needs the help of the Chengen Mansion and the Xie family to control him, and she believes that the three princes will not be able to turn the sky.

The queen sighed and said, "Wuyang, this palace has also thought about it......"

The queen pursed her lips hesitantly, and had to admit that she was not thoughtful enough, but she had already named the third prince as her sister-in-law, and it was difficult to collect it.

"Even if this palace is a little inappropriate, but now, only your third emperor brother is on the throne, which is good for our mother and daughter."

At this point, the eldest prince, the second prince, and the fourth prince all had some trouble with their mother and daughter...... There are only three princes!

In the midst of her thoughts, the queen's chaotic eyes precipitated and became firm again.

"Queen Mother, is that really the case?" Wuyang didn't know how to persuade him anymore.

"Of course!" The queen held Wuyang's hand even harder, and an unusually bright light burst out in her eyes, "Wuyang, this palace heard that there was a great victory in the north, and when Jun Ran returned triumphantly, your third emperor brother will also have the support of military power, and he is not inferior to any other prince." ”

"Although the eldest prince has been to the southern border for a few years, it doesn't mean that he hasn't gotten there, he can't control the military power, he is so useless, even if Duanmu Xian is his grandfather, he is not afraid at all."

"Your three emperor brothers are different, there are military powers in the north outside, and Jiang Xie and the two families in the court to support him, and now he is a son-in-law, and his name is justified. He will succeed to the throne without a hitch. ”

The queen babbled and said, the more she talked, the more she felt that her choice was right, and she didn't know whether she was convincing Wuyang or herself.

"......" Wuyang's mouth opened and closed, and his heart was extremely tired.

She has been talking to the queen for more than an hour, and she has said all the good and bad things, and she has persuaded all those who can be persuaded.

It's only been four months since he left Beijing, but the queen mother's temperament is crooked, and she has to go to the end of a dead end, and she can't listen to persuasion.

Seeing Wuyang's silence, the queen thought that she was moved by what she said, and said: "Wuyang, no one in this world is perfect, your third emperor brother may not be the best candidate for the Son of Heaven, but he is the most suitable person." Don't be so stubborn. You'll know later that everything the Queen Mother does is for your good......"

For, you, good.

The three words of the queen pierced Wuyang's heart like sharp arrows.

"Queen Mother!" Wuyang couldn't help but stand up and interrupted the queen with a loud voice, because she was emotional, her voice was a little high-pitched, "The military power of King Jian's Mansion is to protect Dasheng and the thoughtfulness of the people of the world, not for anyone's personal gain!" ”

Wuyang looked at the queen with disappointed eyes.

Jun Ran and the soldiers of the Northern Army fought bloodily in the north, they fought with Beiyan with their lives for the country and the people, but the north was not peaceful, the bones of King Jian Junji were not cold, and the queen mother and the three emperor brothers were already thinking about using the Jian Wangfu and the Northern Army to fight for power and profit.

What's the difference between this and what my father did?!

If it weren't for the fact that his father was jealous of King Jian's mansion, how could King Junji of Jian die in the north in vain?!

really let the third emperor brother ascend the throne, he is only the second father emperor, no, maybe even more! And Dasheng will only be more crumbling and falling apart......

"Self-interest?!" The queen was also angry, and slapped her palm heavily on the small square table in her hand, "What kind of personal gain is this palace motivating, is it to let King Jian's mansion lead troops to force the palace, or let them kill people and sell goods?!" ”

It's easy to talk about yourself, why can't my daughter make sense!

"......" Wuyang opened his lips slightly, and originally wanted to say something more, but when he looked at the stubborn eyes of the queen, he suddenly couldn't say anything, and he only felt tired.

"The queen mother insisted on this, and the sons had nothing to say." Wuyang left with a calm face.

The queen instinctively wanted to call her daughter, but in the end she was silent, looked at her daughter with complicated eyes, and said in her heart: One day her daughter will understand her hard work!

Wuyang opened the curtain and walked out of the east side hall, all the way out of the main hall of Fengluan Palace.

The oncoming cold wind blew on Wuyang's slightly reddened cheeks, and Qingfeng immediately came over to put on the cloak for her master, and handed over the warm hand stove to her.

As soon as Wuyang walked down the steps, the little chamberlain who had been waiting at the gate of Fengluan Palace for a long time greeted him with a smile and said, "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, four ...... Her Royal Highness the Princess and the four girls were waiting for Her Highness in the warm pavilion in the Imperial Garden. ”

The little chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, the queen didn't leave the eldest princess to eat.

"Lead the way for Hongu." Hearing that Duanmu Fei and Hanxing were waiting for him, Wuyang's brows stretched slightly, and he commanded.

"Your Highness, go this way." The little chamberlain hurriedly stretched out his hand respectfully to make an invitation, and walked in front to lead the way for Wuyang.

The biting cold wind howled, more violent than the other, swept from the front, constantly stirring the surrounding flowers and trees, making a "rustling" and "rustling" sound, like a wail and a whisper.

Wuyang walked forward in silence all the way, his eyes flickering, a little absent-minded, until the little chamberlain who led the way spoke up again: "Your Highness, four...... Her Royal Highness the Princess and the four girls were in the warm pavilion in front. ”

Only then did Wuyang come back to his senses, and looked in the direction pointed by the little waiter, and from a distance, he saw Duanmu Fei and Hanxing drinking tea and eating snacks in the leisurely warm pavilion, talking and laughing.

Duanmu Fei and Han Xing also saw Wuyang, smiling with crooked eyebrows, and the cousins both waved to her happily and motioned for her to come over.

Wuyang smiled at the two of them, quickened his pace, and walked to the warm pavilion.

The warm pavilion is surrounded by several large glazed screens to isolate the cold wind, leaving only a door-sized gap, the warm pavilion is lit with a warm stove on the ground, the pavilion is warm like spring, very comfortable, just suitable for enjoying the plum blossoms.

"Sister Huanghuang, sit down." Hanxing warmly beckoned Wuyang to sit down beside him, and for a while he instructed the waiter to pour tea for Wuyang, and then handed her melons and fruits snacks, "Sister Huanghuang, you have lost weight!" The food outside is really not as good as in the palace, so you have to make up for it. ”

Hearing Han Xing say "outside", Wuyang seemed to be touched, his face changed slightly, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he sighed in a low voice: "This palace really shouldn't leave Beijing!" ”

If she doesn't leave, the queen mother won't be like this!

After all, but Wuyang actually knows that she is now a married girl, Jun Ran is not in Beijing, her mother-in-law is newly widowed, and her mother-in-law is going to eat and pray for blessings, and it is impossible for her not to accompany her. Besides, the people of King Jian's mansion are not prosperous, and the mother-in-law has a daughter under Jun Lingxi's knees.

As the eldest daughter-in-law and sister-in-law of the palace, she has her own obligations, and it is impossible for her to do whatever she wants like when she was in the boudoir.

Wuyang's eyebrows frowned even tighter.

Han Xing blinked, and saw that Wuyang's mood didn't seem to be very good, so he asked casually: "Sister Emperor, did the Queen Mother make you angry?" ”

The corners of Linglong's eyes twitched on the side, and she said in her heart: My princess really dares to say anything!

Linglong hurriedly sent away all the idle people around the warm pavilion, leaving only her and Qingfeng to serve here.

Han Xing didn't care at all, and said to himself: "Actually, the queen mother has been quite good recently, a while ago, Duchess Chengen always entered the palace, and the queen's temper was even worse at that time!" ”

Linglong was even more speechless, I want to say, master, is it really good for you to say this in front of the eldest princess?!

Wuyang was holding up the teacup, and when he heard the words, the teacup paused in mid-air, thinking about the scene in Fengluan Palace just now, and then remembering the words that the third prince and Xie Xiangling had said to her when they went to King Jian's mansion before, Wuyang's pupils became deeper and deeper, and there was more thought, more helplessness and disdain.

Wuyang put down the teacup without taking a sip, with a slight anger between his eyebrows, gritted his teeth and said:

"Cheng'en Mansion, everyone is a petty family, and they will only follow those crooked ways."

"The queen mother was simply tricked by them, and she couldn't listen to persuasion at all, saying that only their Xie family was wholeheartedly thinking about her, saying that if it weren't for the Xie family to give her advice and run around, she would be isolated in the palace and would have been set up a long time ago."

"The queen mother actually asked the palace to stay away from the four emperor brothers in the future, and get closer to the three emperor brothers......"

As she spoke, Wuyang let out a long sigh faintly, and her pupils were chaotic, just like her mood at the moment. She doesn't know who she is more angry with, whether it is the queen, the third prince, or the Cheng'en Mansion.

Wuyang has always been cool and decisive, and it is rare to see her so tangled, Duanmu Fei and Hanxing look at each other.

Even if Wuyang didn't say it explicitly, Duanmufei also understood, and Wuyang failed to convince the queen.

Duanmu silently picked up a piece of fragrant pear with a toothpick and put it in his mouth. Hey, think about it, if Wuyang's words alone can make the queen change her mind, the queen will not fall deeper and deeper.

What Wuyang is most afraid of now is that the queen will be so wrong that she can't turn back. No matter how angry she is, the queen is her biological mother in the end, and her blood is thicker than water.

The queen has been kind to her daughter since she was a child, and she has been obedient to her. Thinking of the gentle and loving queen in his memory, Wuyang's expression became more complicated, and he became even more unaccustomed to the Cheng'en Mansion and the Third Prince.

"Dasheng is like this now, internal and external troubles, precarious, they don't want to think about how to settle inside and outside, but they are bent on fighting for power and profit, fighting back and forth, just eager to hold the power in their own hands, regardless of the overall situation!"

"Not only selfish, but also self-aware, even if they really put the Dasheng country into their hands, will they be able to support this country?!"

The more Wuyang spoke, the more angry he became, the anger in his heart kept rising, irritability, indignation, and disdain.

She picked up the teacup again and poured it into her mouth without thinking, but she didn't notice that the tea she had just served was still hot, and the hot tea touched her lips, which made her exclaim in surprise.

Duanmu Fei just picked up another piece of fragrant pear, and quickly sent the fragrant pear into Wuyang's mouth.

The snow-white and delicate fragrant pear pieces are a little cool, a little sweet, Wuyang subconsciously eats them, and the sweet taste permeates the mouth......

Wuyang suddenly laughed out loud.

She smiled, Duanmu Fei and Hanxing also laughed, and the laughter of the girls like silver bells echoed in the warm pavilion.

The atmosphere in the pavilion was much lighter, and Linglong and Qingfeng exchanged glances with each other, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.

Qingfeng gave Wuyang another cup of warm flower tea, and Wuyang took a few sips of warm and mellow flower tea. After venting a bit, she gradually calmed down.

can't let the queen mother make mistakes again and again, she still has to think about it as soon as possible, and the Xie family has made so many troubles, and it can't make them comfortable......

Wuyang's eyes flashed, and he looked at the handkerchief embroidered with wavy patterns in his hand, thinking: Moreover, now that the mother concubine is only accompanied by Xiaoxi, she can't stay in Beijing for too long.

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