At night, there is no moon, the stars are abundant, the cold mist is shrouded in the sky, and the glowing yellow light looms in the layers of thin veil.

Qingyue told Beigong Pheasant about the bitterness of the medicine, and the medicine that Beigong Pheasant Li brought to her later was really sweet.

Xia Xiaoxiao wondered, the medicine she had never seen was bitter, and she was sure that Beigong Pheasant gave her medicine, not anything else, so she asked the imperial doctor, and then she knew that this was a recipe from the Jin Kingdom, in the original medicine, add a flower heart called Yang He, and boil it with the herbs, which will not damage the original medicinal properties, and will not make the taste of the medicine bitter, therefore, Yang He is a very famous flower in the Jin Kingdom.

Look, it has to be people who have traveled outside to know that there are these strange things, Xia Xiaoxiao has never gone abroad in her life, and she has never even heard of this Yang He in Yue Hua.

But there is no such thing in the hospital, where did Beigong Pheasant get it for her?

"Niangniang, although your wind and cold have not yet recovered, you are still a little better, don't you need to let King Liwang send medicine next?"

Qingyue took the medicine bowl that Xia Xiaoxiao had drunk, paused, and looked at the expression on Xia Xiaoxiao's face as if inadvertently, "You said that our Chenxiao Palace is also a palace after all, so it doesn't even have some medicine, what do you have to leave the king." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao still had a trace of sweetness in the medicine in her mouth, as sweet as the sugar gourd she ate, she leaned back on the bed and said softly, "Isn't the medicine in our palace so sweet." ”

The weather was cold, Xia Xiaoxiao thought, another day, she had to let Qingyue add a stove for her.

"Niangniang, the slave maid thinks that Niangniang has been getting a little too close to the king in recent days."

Qingyue covered the quilt for her and said unhurriedly.

"Clear Moon"

Xia Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Mother, the slave will go and give you some incense."

Qingyue said lightly, hanging her head and retreating.

Xia Xiaoxiao watched her gently close the door, pulled the quilt to her face, blocked half of her face, and stared at the curtain above her head.

After a while, Qingyue came over with incense and put it in the incense burner to light it, and the fragrance gradually filled the whole room, Xia Xiaoxiao sniffed lightly, making people's hearts calm down inexplicably.

"This is the agarwood incense sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that day, soothing the nerves, Niangniang, you should rest earlier."

Xia Xiaoxiao watched Qingyue pack up all her things and retreated again, holding the remaining half box of incense in her hand.

Beigong Pheasant is busy with affairs in the court, and in the past two days, she has always personally gone to Chenxiao Palace to bring her decoction and medicine, she doesn't know what this matter looks like in the eyes of Qingyue, but she secretly likes this feeling of being remembered.

Look, she's sick, and someone else is going to be worried.

Look, there are still people who remember themselves.

The meaning of Qingyue's words, she didn't understand.

But it was also Qingyue's words that Xia Xiaoxiao felt that she seemed to be a little forgetful again.

Xia Xiaoxiao got up, put on a coat, and walked to the incense burner.

The incense burner is made of bronze, tattooed with several hollowed-out green luans, and the faint smoke rises from the furnace, and finally spreads out in the air, with a reassuring fragrance.

She had used agarwood before, but the taste seemed to be a little different from the one ordered in the incense burner now, but she couldn't say what the difference was, but she felt that the effect of calming people was better than the ones used before.

Suddenly, the cigarette that was lingering on the side was blown away, and a gust of wind came from behind him, and Xia Xiaoxiao looked back.

The window was pushed open and closed at some point, and a figure flashed in front of him, Xia Xiaoxiao fell back in fright, but fortunately it was blocked by the table behind him, so that he would not fall to the ground.

"Beigong Yu, it's good that the door doesn't go out, what window do you turn through!"

Xia Xiaoxiao patted her chest in fright, and after speaking, she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

The person who came was dressed in a dark robe, and his eyes dimmed a little when he heard the name she called out of his mouth, he stretched out his hand to help her stand up, and said lightly, "Are you so afraid of him?" ”

When Xia Xiaoxiao heard the "he" in his mouth, he was suddenly embarrassed, sat down on the stool, looked up and down at the person in front of him, he was dressed in a dark robe, his hair was tied by a silver crown on the top of his head, and his hair hung down to the back of his head, clean and neat.

"Why are you dressed like Beigong Yu today?"

Xia Xiaoxiao was slightly embarrassed and touched her nose embarrassedly.

The moment he came in, Xia Xiaoxiao was really scared, but she forgot that Beigong Yu had been walking for a long time, and at this time, he should have been on his way to Nanming Kingdom.

"Are you so afraid of Beigong Yu?"

He still asked reluctantly, sat down next to Xia Xiaoxiao, his fingers tapped on the table again and again, and the incense burner was lit at hand, the smoke slowly rose into the air like a cross across his cheeks, and he had a faint smile on his face, which was very beautiful.

"It's not that I'm afraid, but I think Beigong Yu is too difficult to get along with."

Xia Xiaoxiao said softly, staring at his fingertips on the table, this person, his hands are so good-looking.

"Since you're not afraid, why are you scared like that when you see me?"

He propped up his chin with one hand and stared at her leisurely, laughing lowly.

"You are Beigong Yu's brother, you have to go and talk to Beigong Yu, who made him so stingy?"

Xia Xiaoxiao twisted her eyebrows unhappily, when he said this, Xia Xiaoxiao also reacted, and he really thought it was Beigong Yucai who was startled.

"If you dare to keep saying that he is stingy, you are the first."

He raised his hand, flicked it on Xia Xiaoxiao's head, shook his head and smiled.

Xia Xiaoxiao pursed his lips and rubbed his brain, which didn't hurt, and also learned from his appearance, one hand supported his chin, and learned his leisurely, "By the way, what are you doing in Chenxiao Palace?" In the middle of the night, you don't have to watch those twists and turns? When Beigong Yu went to court like you, he stayed in the imperial study all day and night. ”

Inside the house, there was a faint candlelight to illuminate the room, and there were shadows on the ground, swaying and stretching out.

He didn't answer her, put his hand on the door of her head that had just been flicked by his fingertips, tested the temperature, and said softly, "The wind chill is better?" ”

Xia Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face gradually subsided, his body inadvertently straightened, avoiding his palm, and his eyes were a little evasive, "Well, it's all right." ”

A strange emotion flashed in his eyes, he withdrew his hand, stood up, walked towards the window, and said lightly, "That's fine." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes fell on the incense burner, which was too calming, and it also made people a little sleepy.

She felt another gust of wind blow in, and without a sound, the man walked away.

She thought, she should be narcissistic once in a while, think a little more, perhaps, Luo Zhi also likes her a little bit.

Dividing line

Since he came and left that day, Xia Xiaoxiao found that there were more people in Chenxiao Palace.

The maidservants, most of whom were replaced by some eye-catching people, and the guards stood guard everywhere in the Chenxiao Palace.

In the court, the people of the queen's party began to gradually stand up, and the impeachment of Beigong Yu became more and more out of control all day long, as soon as Beigong Yu left, the power of Beigong Pheasant was growing little by little, Chenxiao Palace At this time, it was nominally said to strengthen the defense of the palace, and everyone who entered and exited Chenxiao Palace needed to be checked one by one, but which place in the whole palace could not be strengthened? It's Chenxiao Palace, and it's clear that Chenxiao Palace is being monitored.

Xia Xiaoxiao's heart gradually cooled.

Beigong Pheasant kept telling her that he would take her away when he was done, and at this time, she began to guess what he was going to accomplish.

Beigong Yu has been gone for so long, there is no news at all, Xia Xiaoxiao is inexplicably a little flustered, if at this time, the queen does something to the people in Chenxiao Palace, will she not be able to dodge?

However, at this time when people were worried, news came from the Tai Hospital, and the emperor suddenly showed signs of waking up last night.

Xia Xiaoxiao heard the news and wanted to go to Lingyun Palace, but the queen's will was one point faster than her actions, and she personally sent Mama Gui to pick her up and go to Lingyun Palace.

"Mama Gui. Did the emperor really wake up? ”

Xia Xiaoxiao followed behind Mama Gui and passed by the guards who were standing guard in the Chenxiao Palace, and couldn't help frowning.

"The specifics of the minions are not clear."

Mama Gui glanced at Xia Xiaoxiao lightly from the corner of her eyes and shook her head.

"Then Mama Gui knows why the queen mother asked the palace to go to Lingyun Hall at this time?"

Xia Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of Lingyun Palace, and the more he walked there, the fewer people came.

"It's not a secret, the crown princess, it's really the queen mother who has been taking care of the emperor lying in the bed for a long time, and her body is much weaker, so she wants the queen to accompany the queen mother, okay, you are also the queen mother's person?"

After Mama Gui's words, Xia Xiaoxiao remembered the appearance of the old fox when she had been to Lingyun Hall before, and the few questions in her heart also sank to the bottom of her heart.

stepped on the palace street all the way, bypassed the Yuexia Palace, and it didn't take long to reach the outside of the Lingyun Palace.

Mama Gui pushed open the door, Xia Xiaoxiao walked in, the empty hall, because the windows were covered by curtains, it seemed that it was much darker inside, Yun Ji stood not far from the bed, her hands hanging by her side, quietly looking at the people on the couch.

"Son, see the queen mother."

Xia Xiaoxiao stepped forward and saluted, beside the queen, hanging her head, only to hear Yun Ji gently "um" to her.

Xia Xiaoxiao raised his head and followed the queen's gaze to the bed, I heard that the imperial doctors said that the emperor had signs of waking up, but now the person lying on the bed still closed his eyes tightly, and he didn't see him for a few days, Beigong Chengyan's temples had a few more strands of hair, his face was pale, and he could only see a slight rise and fall on his chest, and he knew that there were still signs of life.

"The emperor has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his body bones are much stronger than ordinary people, more than 20 years, following the emperor for so many years, this is the first time I have seen him lying on the bed so weakly, he can't even open his eyes to look at me."

Yun Ji looked at the figure quietly, and said slowly, in a flat tone.

Xia Xiaoxiao looked at her, and was also shocked, she had never heard the old fox call himself "I" so plainly, the emperor's face was pale, and the old fox's face was not much better, just like Gui Mama said, after she was a country, in addition to the affairs of the harem all day long, she also had to worry about the battle between Beigong Yu and Beigong Ji, and now she spent most of her time on the emperor, and she looked much haggard than when she was graceful before.

"Queen Mother, didn't the imperial doctor also say that the emperor should wake up soon? The queen mother should pay more attention to her body. ”

Xia Xiaoxiao wanted to help her sit down, but she waved her hand, and suddenly there was a smile in the eyes of the emperor who had been quietly looking at her, smiling like a girl, her face was a little red, as if she was immersed in those very good memories, "When he first entered the palace, he was in his prime, and soon after he ascended the throne, he auditioned the show girl, at that time, I was among the crowds, he took a fancy to me at a glance, in front of everyone, he was the first to take down the sign in front of me, at that time, but with a faint glance, he turned around and chose other show girls, But at that glance, I will never forget his tender appearance back then. ”

That glance may have been just a casual glance for the emperor, but for Yun Hui, it was the most tender moment for the emperor to her in so many years.

"When the palace did not sit on this throne, the emperor occasionally came to the residence of the palace to see, but since the palace exhausted all means, walked on thin ice, step by step from the humble show girl to the position of the lord of the harem, your aunt, Xia Shulan, was named a concubine by the emperor as soon as she entered the palace, and it took nearly ten years for the palace to walk to a place that could be slightly closer to the emperor, and Xia Shulan, but just entered the palace, she approached the emperor's heart."

As she spoke, the smile on Yun Xiaoxiao's face gradually dissipated, the hand in her sleeve loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened, trying to calm herself, she suddenly turned her head and stared at Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes, with a hint of emotion that Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't understand, "Xiao'er, do you know why this palace wants you to enter the palace?" ”

Xia Xiaoxiao's heart tightened, she shook her head slowly, lowered her eyes again, and her tone was a little cold, "Erchen, I don't know." ”

Yun Ji stared at her, with sympathy, pity, ridicule, and sarcasm in her eyes.

"Mama Gui."

Yun Xi's voice raised a few points, and Mama Gui outside the door pushed the door in, with an extra bowl of soup in her hand, handed it to Xia Xiaoxiao, and then closed the door and retreated.

"Bengong has been thinking that the emperor's injury has healed, but he still hasn't woken up, is it because the emperor hates Bengong so much and refuses to swallow the medicine fed by Bengong."

Because in order to let the emperor have an excellent recuperation environment, curtains were covered on the windows around the hall to block the light outside, Xia Xiaoxiao listened to the old fox's voice and said to her with a trace of exhaustion, "Xiao'er, you go to feed the emperor medicine for the palace." ”

"Yes."

Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart, perhaps, if it weren't for the old fox who was so obsessed with the battle for the throne back then, perhaps, the emperor would have been so indifferent to her.

When she arrived at the bed, the old fox also slowly walked over, Xia Xiaoxiao scooped up a spoonful from the bowl and carefully sent it to the emperor's mouth.

The medicine was brown and black, but it was boiled clearly, and a faint bitter taste emanated from the bowl, just when Xia Xiaoxiao's spoon was about to be sent to the emperor's mouth, the bloodless lips that had been pursed finally moved, Xia Xiaoxiao heard clearly this time, he shouted the person's name.

Yun'er.

Xia Xiaoxiao paused, looked up at the queen standing aside, she didn't have any expression on her face, she shouldn't have heard the emperor's mouth.

"What are you looking at Hongu doing? The time for the emperor to take the medicine is almost over. ”

The old fox frowned, urged in a low voice, Xia Xiaoxiao didn't dare to tell her, and sent the medicine to the emperor's mouth again.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the door of the temple, which had been closed, was suddenly opened, and light burst in from outside.

"What a bitter ploy."

The man was dressed in a dark robe and hurriedly entered, followed by a group of ministers, even Xia Xiaoxiao's father, Xia Fu.

Xia Xiaoxiao looked at her in shock, who expected that the old fox was beside her, snatched the medicine bowl, and wanted to feed it to the emperor's mouth!

"Someone! Take! ”

Under the sound of broken drinking, but in an instant, a group of guards rushed into the door, surrounding Xia Xiaoxiao and Yun Xi in front of the couch, Wu Xi suddenly came out of nowhere, and broke the medicine bowl in front of Yun Hui, and the brown and black medicinal juice with a bitter taste was suddenly sprinkled on the ground in front of the couch with debris!

The bowl shattered, and the guards rushed forward, and the two guards came directly and grabbed Xia Xiaoxiao's shoulder, kicked Xia Xiaoxiao's knee socket, and Xia Xiaoxiao knelt on the ground violently!

"What are you doing!"

Xia Xiaoxiao struggled, everything that happened in front of her was so fast that she didn't have time to react!

As soon as he turned his head, the old fox was also detained to the ground by the two guards in the same way, Yun Cheng raised his head violently, and the sadness on his face that Xia Xiaoxiao saw suddenly disappeared, but became hideous, "Beigong Pheasant!" What do you mean! ”

"Beigong Pheasant?" The leader sneered, spread his hands, and smoothly handed a token to his palm, he threw the token in front of Yun Hui, and said sarcastically softly, "The queen mother should see clearly, who is in this palace to speak well." ”

Yun Cheng saw the token that fell in front of her knee, it was the token engraved with the word "Yu" that she asked Beigong Pheasant to get from Beigong Yu, this thing should have been in her hands, she had people take this token to assassinate Beigong Yu!

But at this time, this token suddenly appeared in the hand of the man in front of her, her eyes were gradually covered by disbelief, she raised her head sharply, stared at him and called out his name through gritted teeth, "Beigong Yu!" ”

Xia Xiaoxiao was shocked, staring at Beigong Yu's face and couldn't believe it, Beigong Yu, how could it be Beigong Yu? Shouldn't Beigong Yu be in Nanming Kingdom at this time? How could it suddenly appear here!

At this time, the imperial doctor behind Beigong Yu hurriedly stepped forward, his fingers probed to the medicinal juice that had just been spilled on the ground, smelled it, and took out a silver needle to test it, and then his complexion changed violently, and he immediately knelt on the ground, and he didn't dare to breathe, "Back to His Highness, this bowl of medicine, it is indeed as His Highness expected, and it is highly poisonous!" ”

A burst of gasping voices sounded in the hall, Xia Xiaoxiao looked at Yun Ji beside him with a shocked face, the old fox actually wanted to kill the emperor!

In other words, Fang Cai, he almost fed the poison to the emperor's mouth with his own hands!

If Beigong Yu hadn't come in time, wouldn't he have to bear the charge of killing the king? However, at this time, in front of so many ministers, they all saw with their own eyes that the medicine bowl was in her hands, how should she explain it now?

said that she didn't know, would Beigong Yu believe it?

"The queen and the crown princess formed a party and wanted to kill the king with poison," however, Beigong Yu didn't even give her a chance to speak, waved his hand, and gave an order in a cold voice, "Drag people down first, put them in prison, and the specific punishment will be decided after my father wakes up!" ”

Yun Hui's whole person suddenly seemed to have all her strength taken away, she was paralyzed on the ground, her face was like ashes, her eyes were dull, she knew that when she said that it was poisonous from the mouth of the imperial doctor, the moment she led people to rush in from Beigong Yu, once it was revealed, she would have no chance.

After all, she still couldn't kill the man lying on the bed with her own hands!

Xia Xiaoxiao was dragged up by the guards, she wanted to kneel down in front of Beigong Yu and beg for mercy, she wanted to tell him that she didn't know anything, but after raising her eyes and seeing the indifferent sarcasm in Beigong Yu's eyes, she completely understood, it turned out that all this was just a game set up by the old fox using her, and it was also a game set up by Beigong Yu using her, and she didn't know anything, but she couldn't justify anything.

She Xia Xiaoxiao, dodging every defense, but she didn't count this one in the end.

Yun Xi suddenly let Xia Xiaoxiao go to Lingyun Hall at this time, just to borrow her hand to kill Beigong Chengyan, according to Yun Cheng's plan, Beigong Yu is not in the palace, at this time, almost all the palace is decided by her, the queen, and she is the crown princess, so she can put the charge of killing the monarch on Beigong Yu.

However, Yun Yu didn't expect that Beigong Yu, who was supposed to be in Nanming, would suddenly appear in Lingyun Hall at this time, that is to say, Beigong Yu had calculated Yun Cheng's plan early in the morning, and the reason why he led all the courtiers to come together was to testify to everyone, and saw with her own eyes that she sent the medicine to the emperor's mouth, and she had been with the queen for nearly ten years before, and there were only two people at the time, and the charge of killing the monarch was naturally left on the two of them.

Beigong Yu came with the ministers of the court, because there are not many queens in the court now, among the people who came today, even if they are the queen's people, but in that case, if they dare to stand up and go to the queen's side, it will be tantamount to forcing themselves to death, no one will be so stupid, so that Beigong Yu can take down the queen first, and then overturn the queen's power in one fell swoop in the future.

In this case, no one cares whether Xia Xiaoxiao is wronged or not, her role is just for them to get rid of one of the other party's chess pieces

However, she doesn't want to die yet, killing the monarch is a big crime, and she will be punished by the Nine Clans!

Xia Xiaoxiao was almost so weak that she couldn't walk at this time, as long as she thought that she might be killed by Beigong Yu, she panicked, and there was no way to cry, but her eyes were red with fear, the old fox used her as a substitute for the dead ghost, and Beigong Yu used her as a funeral gift, at this time, the only person who could help her was that person.

"Daddy"

Xia Xiaoxiao cast a plea gaze at Xia Fu behind Beigong Yu, her voice was low and soft, it was not difficult to find that she was a little trembling, and her nose gradually turned red, after the age of six, this was the first time she called him that.