Shen Ruoxiao nodded reassuringly, and her deep eyes drifted towards Concubine Hu's courtyard.

Looks like she's going to be on the lookout too!

People's ambitions will continue to expand with the power in their hands.

Back in Concubine Hu's courtyard, Okra hurriedly entered the back room and knelt at the feet of Concubine Hu.

"Master, the slave is back."

Concubine Hu traced her eyebrows, her eyebrows were slightly raised, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at the okra in the bronze mirror.

"How's it going? Do you have any questions? ”

Okra's face was a little ugly, and after a long time of twisting and pinching, she buried her head in the ground.

"Back to the master, although the slave and maid didn't hear anything, the slave and maid can be sure of what Concubine Liu and the princess are plotting."

"Conspiracy?"

Liu Tingxi raised his eyebrows and put down the ink-colored daishi in his hand, "How can you see it?" ”

Okra raised her head, her slender eyes shining with a gloomy gaze.

"When the slave maid went to Concubine Liu's courtyard, she found that the courtyard was unguarded, but the door of the room was closed, and the princess and Concubine Liu were talking in the house.

In one breath, okra shook out all the speculations in her heart, and her arms trembled slightly on the hem of her skirt.

"Humph! Two unfavored sluts get together, and it is not necessary to comfort each other. ”

Okra nodded again and again, and said with a flattering smile: "What the master said is true, but we have to guard against it!" ”

The corners of Concubine Hu's mouth were slightly upturned, with a look of disdain, and she squinted at the kneeling okra, her eyes full of disdain.

"Okay, is this concubine still afraid of them?"

She spat contemptuously, and continued to twist the daishi and trace it between her eyebrows.

Seeing this, Okra looked flattering, and hurriedly moved his knees forward, "Of course the master is not afraid, the prince is spoiled, and it is the biggest umbrella." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Hu looked arrogant, the corners of her mouth were exaggeratedly hooked, and a pair of apricot eyes were particularly charming in the bronze mirror.

"Go down and prepare, this concubine is going to meet the prince."

"Yes, master."

Okra retreated, but her eyes fell on a pair of crystal clear emerald earrings on Concubine Hu's ears.

I didn't expect a little concubine to have so many good things, eighty percent of which were rewarded by the prince.

As long as she serves Concubine Hu well, there will be no shortage of opportunities to see the prince in the future, maybe one day she will be taken by the prince, and she can fly on the branches and become a phoenix.

Okra rejoiced and worked harder.

As everyone knows, Xuanyuan Hao in the secret room of the study has already forgotten Concubine Hu to the clouds.

He crouched on his desk, and after reviewing the recent official documents, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

"Celestial, how's the matter going?"

When he returned home that day, he asked Celestial Shadow to find out what had happened, and now he had a reply.

Skyshadow knelt down on one knee in front of him and handed over a sealed letter.

"Master, the matter has been clarified, this is the eating record of the horse that the prince rode that day, and someone fed the horse sawtooth."

Xuanyuan Hao took the letter and held it in the palm of his hand, his eyes full of disdain.

"Celestial, what do you think about this?"

"According to the subordinates, this matter is inseparable from His Royal Highness the Prince."

Xuanyuan Hao hooked his lips, his eyes were as sharp as a knife blade, shining with cold light.

He is so disguised that he is so indisputable and unbearable, and some people still can't tolerate him, so they have to put him to death!

If he continues to be passive, I am afraid that he will not know how to die.

Xuanyuan Hao's eyes narrowed, the green tendons on his sideburns protruded slightly, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the letter turned slightly white.

"This king is going to go into the palace and see how they will be when they hear the news of this king's death?"

Xuanyuan Hao sneered, threw the letter on the desk casually, got up and left the dark room with a flick of his long sleeves.

Back in the study, Xuanyuan Hao sent a message to the housekeeper, "Prepare the carriage, this king is going to enter the palace." ”

"Lord Wang, your injuries have not healed yet, this ......"

Xuanyuan Hao's cold eyes swept over, and the housekeeper immediately stopped talking, respectfully bowed his hand, and stepped back to prepare to go.

On the way to the palace, Xuanyuan Hao lifted the car window and watched the rush of people passing by on the street.

In his mind, he has been wronged for more than 20 years, and the time returns to that sunny afternoon.

He remembered that his mother was still there, and his father often came to see him, and the family was harmonious and beautiful, so warm.

Now things are not human, and his existence is an abomination to his father, and in the eyes of some people, it is a stumbling block.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and the groom waited respectfully.

"Lord, the palace has arrived!"

"Good!"

Xuanyuan Hao closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were clear, and the cold light was overflowing.

He got out of the carriage and walked into the palace on foot, basking in the sun in the palace, feeling extremely depressed.

He was stunned, then shook his head self-deprecatingly.

Is he still expecting anything?

He turned his back on his hand and walked towards Huayang Palace, his steps slightly heavy.

Since the death of his mother, he has never had the opportunity to go to Huayang Palace, and over time it has become a forbidden area in his heart.

In front of Huayang Palace, Xuanyuan Hao was slightly surprised, he took a breath and stared into the distance.

A rickety figure, looking old, pushed open the door of Huayang Palace step by step. Scholarly

What is my father doing here?

Xuanyuan Hao was slightly surprised in his heart, and held his breath and lifted his heels.

When he arrived in Huayang Palace, the emperor buried his head in the palace with a pair of danqing, Yin Yin sobbed, and his rickety back was tired.

"Aifei, why did you leave me early? Do you know how I spent all these years? ”

As he spoke, he hid his face and wiped his tears, and brushed the dust off the danqing with his sleeve, which was extremely sad.

Xuanyuan Hao vaguely heard the emperor mention her mother, and under the trend of curiosity, he took two steps closer.

Could it be that his father knew the cause of his mother's death?

The emperor's withered fingers rubbed the cheeks of the man in the painting, and the cloudy old eyes were filled with moisture.

"After you left, no one understood me, I didn't even find someone to talk to, and now Hao'er is gone, I suddenly feel empty in my heart."

Suddenly, the rope on the scroll broke, and Danqing fell down, and the emperor hurriedly caught it.

"Aifei, is this weird? Didn't I take good care of Hao'er? ”

He held the scroll in his hand, his eyes were full of affection, but his eyes were a little dull, and he suddenly aged a lot.

Xuanyuan Hao hid not far away, seeing everything in his eyes, and there was a trace of sentimentality in his heart inexplicably.

Although his father had a deep affection for his mother, he did not protect his mother after all!

Xuanyuan Hao wiped away the sadness in his eyes, his eyes were far and deep, he slowly looked at the sky, and dried the moisture in his eyes.

For so many years, the emperor's indifference to him has completely chilled him, and his preference for Xuanyuan Qi is well known, how can he not complain?

Xuanyuan Hao hid in the corner, and waited for the emperor's lonely back to gradually disappear in Huayang Palace before he walked out of the corner.

He pulled out a rusty key from his waist and rubbed it in his hand.

The key he had carried with him for many years, but now it was rusty.

Xuanyuan Hao opened Concubine Xiao's dormitory before her death, and stepped in with some solemnity.

The hall is still the same, the yarn beauty on the emerald green screen has long since faded, and the spider plant by the window has died, has long been dried, and it will be broken at the touch.

and the crimson curtain, stained with dust, and hanging lifelessly.

Xuanyuan Hao looked around, touching the sadness of the scene, and his eyes shuttled back and forth in these old scenes.

Suddenly, the corner that shimmered with silver light caught his attention, and Xuanyuan Hao raised his feet and walked over.

In a corner under the curtain, a few fine diamond beads are hidden underneath, free from the disturbance of dust, and still shiny.

He reached out and picked up the diamond beads, turning them left and right in the palm of his hand, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a wisp of green silk in the corner.

The green silk is slender, jet black and shiny, just like the smooth hair of his mother before her death.

He remembered that his mother was plain all the year round, and the embellishment in her hair was always the white jade magnolia hairpin.

Xuanyuan Hao carefully examined the diamond beads in his hand again.

This kind of jewelry with high quality and exaggerated shape has never been the love of the concubine, how can there be such in the palace?

Suddenly, a string of Buddhist beads in front of the dusty fireplace broke into his sight.

He picked up the long-lost Buddha beads, took a handkerchief from his waist and wiped the dust on it.

The mother concubine is happy and quiet, and this string of Buddhist beads has often been seen in the hands of the mother concubine since he can remember.

Xuanyuan Hao had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and looked at the Buddha beads and the diamond beads in his hand.

He remembered that the queen also had a string of identical Buddhist beads, could this diamond bead belong to the queen?

If it is said that it is the queen's, it is not surprising that the mother and the queen had a very good relationship, and it is not surprising that this diamond bead often falls back and forth.

Thanks to the queen by her side, otherwise the mother concubine would not even have anyone to talk to in this palace.

Xuanyuan Hao wrapped the diamond beads and green silk in a handkerchief and received them in his arms, and left Huayang Palace with a long sigh.

When passing by the Lake Pavilion in the Imperial Garden, a graceful and luxurious shadow appeared in his sight.

With his hands behind his back, he walked along the stone bridge in the middle of the lake, slightly surprised in his heart.

Isn't this a queen? Why is she here?

Getting closer, Xuanyuan Hao saw an altar in front of the queen, incense was burning on it, and smoke was rising.

Thinking that the queen had a good relationship with his mother, he stepped forward without any scruples.

"Queen Niangniang! You are not resting in the palace early in the morning, what are you doing in the middle of the lake? ”

Hearing this, the queen's closed eyes suddenly opened, and she turned around to look back, her face shocked and shocked.

"Hao...... Hao'er? The queen hurriedly collected the Buddha beads and wrapped them in her palm, lifted the skirt and got up.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Hao stepped forward to support the queen and helped her to sit on the stone bench in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

"I wonder what the queen is praying for?"

Only then did the queen react, her facial muscles twitched slightly, and she squeezed out an excited smile.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! ”

As she spoke, she hurriedly pulled Xuanyuan Hao to sit beside her, full of joy.

"Hao'er, it's good that you're still alive, this palace still thinks ...... I thought it was ......"

"Do you think your son is dead? Don't read about the queen, the sons and daughters don't die so easily. ”

"Good, good! It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive! ”

The queen pretended to be sad and wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.

How did he end up alive? Didn't you say that you fell off a cliff?

The queen's gaze under the wide sleeves became strange and abnormal, and her eyes were full of cruelty.

I don't know if Qi'er knows that Xuanyuan Hao is still alive?

The queen was faintly worried in her heart, and her hand holding Xuanyuan Hao trembled a little.