Qingfeng Palace.

"Niangniang----" The maid Shuanghuan saw that Shangguan couldn't persuade her, so she stretched her voice and complained, sighing: "Niangniang knows that the emperor goes to ask people every day, but she just wants to hear what Niangniang has to say to the emperor." Why do you send only slaves and maidservants on such an errand? The slave maid is not as stable as Sister Bi Terrier, and she is not as clever and clumsy as Sister Xiangyun, but it is better to serve by her mother's side. ”

"You, at a young age, don't just learn to be angry."

Shangguan Wanxuan was originally drinking tea, and couldn't help but shake her head and smile when she heard the words, "Shuanghuan naturally can't leave, and Xiangyun is in trouble all day long, who else can there be besides you?" If you send someone else, the palace can't rest assured, so don't be lazy. ”

She gently flicked the tea lid in her hand and said slowly: "Besides, I just know that you have a stupid mouth and won't say anything nonsense when you go over there, so you can rest assured." ”

"Okay." Ziyun breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "The slave and maid don't talk much, from now on, I will go to make a stuffy gourd for the mother, I just hope that the mother will not forget the slave and the maid." ”

"Stuffy gourd?" Shangguan Wanxuan seemed to be recalling something, and when she heard this, she put down the teacup and said with a smile: "You are all used to it on weekdays, and you dare to complain about a little hard errand, you should really be beaten up." ”

"Hey, the slave just doesn't understand." Zi Yun glared at Xiangtao, who was grimacing, sighed and said, "Niang Niang knows that the emperor has affection for you, which is the matter of the eldest prince, and she can't listen to all the words, and then ----."

Shangguan Wan was stunned to see that she wanted to speak and stopped, so he said: "Needless to say, this palace knows in his heart, as long as he sees his father coming back, he will go to apologize to the emperor." ”

"Then Niangniang, since you understand, why do you still have to be angry with the emperor these days? It's not that slaves and maids don't look at their masters, but they really look at you like this, and it's too self-suffering. ”

"Hehe, if this palace doesn't suffer itself, I'm afraid, those people won't let go of this palace."

Shangguan stood up as he spoke, walked to the window, looked at the snow outside, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"This palace knows its current identity, not only pregnant, but also to please the emperor, and provoke a group of concubines to stare at this palace, if this palace has been as happy in front of it as before, I am afraid that it will be calculated in the future and will be kept in the dark."

Speaking of this, Shangguan Wan couldn't help but shake his head, and said with a faint smile: "But now it seems that the master behind this is too calm, and a little thing is remembered until now." In this harem, who doesn't have a few things to worry about? You have to be like her, and you won't be able to live that day. Baba sent such a letter to Bengong, in order to be afraid that he wanted to watch Bengong get angry and miscarry, and then one corpse and two lives, right? Hehe, this palace disappointed her. ”

The maid lowered her head and thought for a while, and asked, "What does the maid mean, is she going to make a show first and perfunctory the ears and eyes of these people?" ”

"No, she's not something we can watch." Shangguan Wan seemed to be a little tired, beckoned Shuanghuan to come over and beat his shoulder, leaned on the soft pillow of the aster flower, and said: "You beware of the people in our palace these days, don't look for trouble, and keep an eye on Fengyi Palace for this palace, it's not worry-free." ”

Ziyun sighed, nodded and said, "Yes, the slave maid wrote it down." ”

Shangguan Wan straightened the loose hair of Li Yun's sideburns, and instructed Shuangji: "You go back and talk to Liu Tang, and say that the palace will select a few people to be sent to Shen Guiren's side on an errand." When the Japanese palace bumped into her talking to the emperor in the plum garden, coupled with these causes and effects before and after, she already had a grudge in her heart. This Shen nobleman also has to be guarded against. ”

The tone of her voice was light and light, but everyone couldn't help but hear a cold sweat, and they were all relatively speechless.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, someone from Zizhu Courtyard is here."

Shangguan Wan was slightly surprised when she heard this, her hand holding the purple silk silk handkerchief tightened, and she frowned slightly: "What, could it be that the Empress Dowager is seriously ill again?" Go and let the man come in and talk. ”

The palace people of Zizhu Courtyard were ushered in, kowtowed, and said: "Qiqi Imperial Concubine Niangniang, the Empress Dowager is in good spirits today, and wants Niangniang to go over and talk." The Empress Dowager also said that she would prepare some things for the little prince, and by the way, let the imperial concubine go over to have a look. ”

"Okay, this palace will pass."

Hearing that the Empress Dowager did not forget to send someone to pass her over when she was sick, Shangguan Wanxuan relieved her mind slightly, as if she was a little tired, and waved her hand: "You all go down to do things separately, don't stay here." ”

Zizhu Courtyard is located in the east and west of the six palaces, the side hall is inhabited by the concubines, the main hall plaque book ---- ceremony and square, is the Gaozu Emperor's personal pen.

Shangguan Wansu wore a purple fox fur coat, and led everyone across the three ceremonial doors to the inner hall, on the corridor was two people holding crimson old lacquer pillars, and a group of palace maids in clean clothes stood on the side, hiding a little dull atmosphere.

The leading palace people saw it clearly, and hurriedly sent the little palace maid in to report, and greeted herself with a smile: "Imperial Concubine Niangniang Jin'an, you can count it, the Empress Dowager has asked several times inside." ”

Shangguan Wanxuan took the hand of the fourteenth princess, looked up at the navy blue bat-patterned longevity window lattice, suddenly remembered some old things many years ago, and said after a long time: "Well, this palace thought that the empress dowager hadn't seen the fourteenth princess these days, so I brought her over." ”

After she finished speaking, she seemed to have just seen the maid beside the Queen Mother, and said in surprise: "It turns out that the Queen Mother is also here, but what a coincidence." ”

"Yes, Imperial Concubine Niangniang, the Queen Mother came early in the morning, and now she is still talking to the Queen Mother inside!"

The palace people looked behind with a smile, and when they saw the fourteenth princess hiding behind Shangguan Wanshu, a slight nod was regarded as a salute, and led everyone into the palace.

When I entered the main hall, the Empress Dowager was dressed in a stone blue embroidered satin dress, with a few plain longevity hairpins on her hairpin, her face was sickly pale that was not often sunburned, and she raised her head and smiled lightly: "It's all here, sit down." ”

As he spoke, he beckoned to the fourteenth princess, took her into his arms, and caressed her lovingly for a while, before he instructed the palace people to take her down to play first.

There was silence in the hall for a while, and none of the three people spoke. Shangguan Wanwan looked at the Empress Dowager Nalan, her eyes lingered on her anxious scorch, and she understood in her heart, so she got up and smiled: "The queen mother is filial and sincere, and she has always been thinking about coming to visit the Empress Dowager, and I think there are many things to say, but the sons still retired first, and come to the Empress Dowager to say goodbye another day." ”

"No, the queen mother invited by the mourning family to come over with you, now that the matter on the queen mother's side has been finished, you stay first."

The Empress Dowager seemed to have refreshed her spirits, turned her head to look at the Empress Dowager who had never spoken out, and said, "Now that the Empress is not in good health, your mother-in-law will suffer more." When she is better, I will come to honor you. You are in charge of all the affairs of the harem, and you don't have so much spare time, so the mourning family will tell you a few words first. ”

Shangguan Wanxuan filled the Empress Dowager with full tea, and filled it for the Empress Dowager, and then asked softly: "Empress Dowager, do you feel better recently?" ”

"What's good or bad, those are the words that the imperial doctors use to bluff people."

The Empress Dowager took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The mourning family's illness and mourning family know in their hearts, but they are just dragging their days and want to come to ......."

As he was talking, he suddenly coughed violently, his choked face was a little bloody, he gasped for a while, and suddenly sighed: "Sulfone, this kid, is too stubborn." ”

Shangguan Wanxuan was a little confused, so she had to smile and say: "The emperor is now diligent in government and loves the people, and the empress dowager doesn't have to worry." ”

"As far as his little bit of caution is concerned, you definitely won't be unable to see it, but you just don't say it in the way."

The Empress Dowager's eyes closed slightly, and she slowly shook her head and said, "You don't have to cover it up for her, and you don't have to cover it up in front of the mourning family." He's young and ignorant, so you should take care of it, don't worry about him. ”

"Erchen doesn't dare."

Shangguan Wanwan owed forward, but his eyes fell on the stack of Buddhist scriptures brought by the Empress Dowager Nalan, the thin bamboo paper with green oil, and the dense neat small block on it.

"Erchen knows that the emperor has the emperor's difficulties, so he doesn't dare to have the slightest resentment"

"Hey......" The Empress Dowager suddenly sighed and said with a light smile: "You only think that the mourning family is protecting your grandson, so you talk like this, but you don't know that the mourning family is just worried about him." ”

Shangguan Wan was inconvenient to argue, and only said: "Yes, the son listens to the teachings of the queen mother." ”

"Don't worry, when you look back, the mourning family will naturally tell him." The Empress Dowager took out a box from her sleeve, handed it to Shangguan Wanshu with a solemn face, and slowly leaned on the soft pillow of Tuanfu, and said calmly: "This was left by the Empress Dowager Yuanyi, but unfortunately the mourning family failed to use it, and lived up to her old man's high hopes." Your temperament is not as cowardly as that of the mourners, and it will be useful to you in the future, so you will understand when you open it. ”

Shangguan Wanwan opened the box with doubts, unfolded the slender silk inside, and couldn't help but gasp, it was full of names with official ranks, both Beijing officials and provincial officials, and there was no extra word.

Thinking about it, the Empress Dowager Yuan Yi was thoughtful and far-sighted, so she left this magic weapon to the Empress Dowager's orphans and widows as a support, but unfortunately it did not come in handy, and the deceased had already passed away.

"I think back then, Emperor Gaozu died, and the mourning family was heartbroken, so I just wanted to follow him." It's been a long time, and the empress dowager's expression is not particularly sad, and she said slowly: "But at that time, the emperor of the mourning family was just a child, and there were so many people in this world who couldn't be left behind and couldn't let go......"

"Queen Mother......" seemed to have an invisible weight pressed towards her chest, and the Empress Dowager Nalan was a little out of breath, slowly knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager, and choked up: "Erchen, Erchen knows that over the years, if it weren't for the protection of the Queen Mother, I was only afraid of ......."

She burst into tears, but she couldn't say a complete word, she just slowly pursed her lips and let herself sob softly.

The Empress Dowager stretched out her hand to hug her and sighed quietly: "Okay, it's all over, don't cry." ”

After the Empress Dowager finished speaking, she turned her head to Shangguan and said, "The mourning family knows that these things can't be hidden from you." Although you have been silent these days, the mourning family has seen it in their eyes and knows that you are not resentful of the emperor's ruthlessness in your heart, but complaining that he should not hide it from you. The mourning family is full of dying people, so I'll tell you the truth, don't panic too much when you hear it. Your father has now been captured by the people of Xiangluo, and the emperor is now trying to rescue him. ”