The lights in the hall are faintly bright, the weather is cold and warm these days, the thick snow that has been covered with layers outside has gradually melted into soft water, and the ground is wet and wet, but at night, it is cold and frozen, let the wind blow, and the water droplets on the ground will soon form a thin layer of ice.

Outside the door, someone exclaimed, like a fall, Xia Xiaoxiao threw down the feather duster in his hand and ran out.

"Smooth, how to be an errand! If the emperor comes back at this time, he won't want your head if he falls down! ”

Lu Wuxian scolded and pushed the door in, rubbing his painful flesh, and was stunned when he saw Xia Xiaoxiao's movements, "What are you doing rushing towards me?" ”

"I won't pounce on you."

Xia Xiaoxiao went back in disappointment and picked up the feather duster and slapped the dust on the bookcase fiercely, splashing a burst of dust, Lu Wuxian waved his hand, and fanned two winds in front of him before waving the dust away from the tip of his nose, "Go, lie on the couch, I'll check your pulse." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao looked at him like a fool, "Good and dignified, what kind of pulse?" ”

"The emperor said that you were infected with the wind and cold, so let me come to investigate, and I will open two prescriptions for you when I go back, and it will be thorough in one day."

He teased at her, and when he reached out, he found that his hand was empty, "Huh? What about my medicine box? ”

Pingshun reluctantly brought his medicine box in from the outside, but just now he fell outside and forgot to take his medicine box.

"Beigong Yu is back?"

Xia Xiaoxiao saw that the guards outside the door were gone, as if they had just been withdrawn, she walked outside as she spoke, Lu Wuxian glanced at her leisurely, took the medicine box from Pingshun's hand, and opened it, "Don't go, the emperor is busy now, and he doesn't have time to take care of you." ”

"What about the Pheasant of Luobei Palace?"

She grabbed Lu Wuxian's arms a little excitedly, Beigong Yu was busy, could it really be that something happened to Luozhi?

"Smack!"

Lu Wuxian closed the medicine box vigorously, stared at Xia Xiaoxiao coldly in a blink of an eye, and the moment when she barely gave her a good look for a moment completely sank, and laughed coldly, "Xia Xiaoxiao, you are really capable, you can actually make Beigong Pheasant reluctant to use the power of Gudumen to infiltrate the imperial city, you are glad that the emperor found out early, otherwise, you are afraid that you will become someone else's prisoner and still wagging your tail." ”

"What do you mean?"

Gudumen, Nanming Guduwu, Xia Xiaoxiao has always known that this sect has a pivotal position in the rivers and lakes, what does this have to do with Luozhi?

"Xia Xiaoxiao, don't forget, you are Yue Hua's person, Beigong Pheasant has taken refuge in Nanming Kingdom, if you still have anything to do with him, I am afraid that you will have to bear the name of treason against the enemy, and when the time comes, the emperor will not be able to protect you!"

Lu Wuxian packed up his things and walked outside, Beigong Yu asked him to come to visit the disease, but he Lu Wuxian never gave a visit to the forgetful person, how about personal grievances and grievances, once it was involved in state affairs, the country was the most important, and everyone should understand this truth, and only then did he turn his head and stare at Xia Xiaoxiao who didn't know why, he once thought that Xia Xiaoxiao was a person who knew and understood righteousness, but he didn't expect that he was looking at the wrong person.

It is a matter of the country, the husband is responsible, no matter how stupid Xia Xiaoxiao is, she still understands this truth, when the whole country is in charge of Beigong Pheasant and defects to the enemy and defects to Nanming, only Xia Xiaoxiao does not believe it.

She always thought that this was just a means for Beigong Yu to seize the throne in order to design and frame Beigong Pheasant, these people are all Beigong Yu's people, and they are all his henchmen, so naturally they all help Beigong Yu to speak, and they are not here, they can make up as much nonsense as they want.

But what if, what Beigong Yu said is true?

When Beigong Yu came back from the imperial study, Xia Xiaoxiao was already lying on the side of the bookcase and fell asleep.

The lights in the Lingyun Hall were not extinguished, and the curling green smoke rose from the incense burner, lingering in her hand, thinking that she fell asleep when she was adding incense to him, and only then did she tell him smoothly that in the past few days since he left the palace, Xia Xiaoxiao had not rested well for a night, and at this time he should have known that he was back and was very sleepy.

But the person Xia Xiaoxiao was worried about was not him.

He asked Lu Wuxian to visit her, Lu Wuxian resisted the order and found him, and the first thing she said to Lu Wuxian was Beigong Pheasant, and at that moment, he couldn't help but get annoyed.

Beigong Yu stood in front of the bookcase and looked at her quietly, Xia Xiaoxiao was lying on the side of her face in her arms, a strand of thin hair from her sideburns across her cheeks, hanging down to the tip of her nose, swaying lightly with her breathing.

Beigong Yu's hand swept along her forehead, pulling the strands of fine hair apart, but the tenderness in her eyes could no longer be hidden.

Xia Xiaoxiao shrunk her neck in her sleep, turned her head in another direction and found a comfortable position to lie on her stomach.

After being silent for a long time, Beigong Yu took out an incomplete canvas from his arms, which was a little worn, and the canvas was concave with some vague imprint lines.

Beigong Yu glanced at Xia Xiaoxiao, who was snoring, and his gaze fell back on the canvas in his hand, which was originally ordered to search for in the Dusk Pavilion, so many people, looking for things for so many years, he couldn't figure out why it suddenly appeared in Xia Xiaoxiao's hands.

Wuxi received a secret report from the Iron Cavalry Guard that night, and the Gudumen people of Beigong Pheasant Departure lurked into Beijing, connecting the people of the Red Guest Building, this matter, I am afraid that it is also involved in the various sects of the rivers and lakes, I am afraid that it will not be long before the matter of the totem will be known to the world, if this thing is also related to Xia Xiaoxiao, it will be troublesome.

Dividing line

"Up."

Pingshun looked at the sky for about the same hour, staring at Xia Xiaoxiao, who was sleeping sweetly on the bed, and poked the flesh on her waist with a dusty stick again and again.

"Hmm"

Xia Xiaoxiao squirmed her lips, turned over involuntarily, and rolled to the innermost part of the bed, her eyelids were heavy, and she didn't mean to open them at all.

Pingshun's face was dark, the emperor was merciful and compassionate, and let her sleep peacefully on the couch for a night, but the emperor had also instructed before going to the court that she had to go to the imperial study to serve before the next dynasty.

Pingshun glanced out, if it was later, I was afraid that the emperor would have arrived in the imperial study before them!

"Diao slave, the emperor's dragon couch can only be occupied by you as a slave?"

He didn't dare to touch her, so a palace maid stepped forward and pinched the tender flesh on her waist, Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly woke up from the chaotic dream very thoroughly, sat up, and rubbed her teeth in pain, "Father-in-law, what are you yelling about early in the morning?" Didn't the emperor let me rest for a long time! ”

Pingshun collected the dust, and pointed to the bright sky outside the window, "What to rest, the emperor came back last night, and I don't know where you made the emperor unhappy last night, and his face was still ugly when he went to the court this morning, you hurry up, go to the imperial study to wait, the emperor is about to go down." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao saw clearly that he was lying on Beigong Yu's dragon couch, he had nothing to say, he got out of bed leisurely, and saw that Pingshun had no intention of avoiding it at all, so he couldn't help but speak, "Father-in-law, don't you want to see me change clothes?" ”

Ping Shun glared at her, urging while leading people to wait outside, Xia Xiaoxiao looked at the light green palace dress hanging on the grille and was stunned, and the hand on the edge of the bed slowly shook it, she fell asleep last night, and she didn't even know when Beigong Yu came back, but vaguely, she seemed to feel that someone was touching her.

Beigong Yu came back last night and she didn't hear any movement at all, and the idea of finding out what was going on was also erased, if it was really as Lu Wuxian said, she definitely didn't dare to ask Beigong Yu again, and for a while, the whole person began to be confused.

She is not afraid that she will bear the same treason as Beigong Pheasant, nor is she afraid of what Beigong Yu will do to her, but she is afraid that she will not want her like this

She once thought that marrying Beigong Yu was a matter of fame, and it was no problem to find a good husband in the future, but now, after she and Beigong Yu have those things, will she mind?

Not to mention whether she is in love or not, Beigong Yu belittles her, although she is no longer his concubine, but those things can't be treated as if they didn't happen, if she goes to him, will he still want her?

Xia Xiaoxiao's mind was thinking about Beigong Pheasant's departure, what did Beigong Yu do when he left the palace a few days, I'm afraid that except for Lu Wuxian and Beigong Langyan, no one knows, and the affairs above the court are handed over to Beigong Langyan for the time being, and as soon as he comes back, everything is piled up.

Pingshun led her all the way to the imperial study, and it was just time for the next dynasty, and before anyone arrived, Pingshun was in a hurry as if he was something.

"The emperor has arrived!"

Xia Xiaoxiao began to prepare to take a nap again, and saw Beigong Yu walking in with Beigong Rongyan and several ministers, these days are smooth with Xia Xiaoxiao's side, and Beigong Yu followed a young father-in-law, whose voice was sharper than smooth.

All the minions in the house knelt down one after another, Xia Xiaoxiao also knelt down, and Beigong Yu went straight past her and sat down on the dragon chair behind the bookcase, her face was not very good-looking.

"All down."

Beigong Yu waved his hand, and Pingshun left Xia Xiaoxiao, and the rest of the people retreated, the door closed gently, and the light in the room dimmed a lot.

Xia Xiaoxiao, a few ministers who came in with Beigong Yu, had also seen one or two sides before, one of them was still Lord Zou, who had a very good relationship with Xia Fu, when the emperor was in power, he was a small official with a big sesame seed, but now he has become Beigong Yu and his reused henchmen.

Beigong Yu is sentence thoroughly, heroes don't ask where they come from, as long as they are useful and talented people for the country, even if they are ruffians, they can be reused.

The light in the room dimmed, so Xia Xiaoxiao took some candles out and lit them, which made the faces of the ministers under the seat not look very good.

Xia Xiaoxiao pretended to be deaf and dumb and listened, thinking that Beigong Yu came back this time to discuss the first information related to Luozhi, but between everyone's words, Xia Xiaoxiao understood that the original discussion could not be related to the eight poles of the fall, and the affairs above the court seemed to be more relaxed than in the past days, and he also took advantage of Beigong Yu's peace of mind to hand over to Beigong to deal with it, but during this period of time, only the war between Yue Hua and Yue Guo was getting louder and louder.

Beigong Yu sent Ye Qiuyu's father, General Ye, to the war area on the border of Yuehua to lead the army to fight this battle, and even the Shangwu State, Chaoyang State, etc. were involved in this war, and several countries seemed to have the idea of taking advantage of this time to take the territory of Yue in one fell swoop, and in this war, Yue Hua was the leader of the army, and this move must be carefully discussed with Yue Hua, and a messenger came from the two countries that they would go to Yue Hua in the near future, and the two lords of the two countries would go in person.

Xia Xiaoxiao sighed inaudibly, too, if it was information related to Luozhi, how could Beigong Yu let her know? If you want her to know, I'm afraid there is no need to deliberately put her under house arrest in Lingyun Palace.

In recent days, the weather has been very good, and the snow has melted, and you can see the dazzling light gradually rising on the treetops, and the window pattern separated by the purple sandalwood falls on the snow on the windowsill.

Beigong Yu was behind the bookcase, listening to the words of several courtiers below, his fingertips were tapping on the table, his eyebrows were slightly raised, Xia Xiaoxiao hung his head and poured him Xuanlian Qingxue tea from the new pilgrimage of the Jin Kingdom, and the heat rose from the porcelain cup with a layer of white glaze, Xia Xiaoxiao heard Beigong Langyan sneering on the side, "The war between the Yue countries and our country has lasted for two whole years, and I have not seen any action from the rest of the countries during the two years, and now everyone wants to get a share of this cup." ”

"What the prince said is not unreasonable, but although Yue is only a small country, if you want to really take it down, you will definitely be able to take it down within half a year, but I am worried that during this period, the Nanming Congress will make a move, and at this time, the rest of the countries have a tendency to come closer, and it may as well be a good thing for my country."

Lord Zou, who was standing closest to Beigong Yu's case, glanced at Beigong Yu and said in a low voice, and then Lord Fang obviously disagreed with this statement, and also took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice, the reason why the emperor has not broken the Yue Kingdom in one fell swoop is that he is worried that this move will cause a war of the six countries. I am afraid that this alliance will definitely attract the attention of the Nanming Kingdom. ”

Beigong Yu twisted his eyebrows, the war between Yue Guo and Yue Hua has continued, but he can't break the root, his patience has already reached the limit, at this time he sent General Ye, in order to gradually break the Yue country, although the land of Yue is extremely rich, because it is in the south, the soil is fertile, the climate is suitable, and it can be included in Yue Hua's territory to naturally expand Yue Hua's power and soil posture, and at this time, Chaoyang Kingdom and Wu State obviously saw that Yue Guo could not last long, and I couldn't bear to see this piece of fat fall into Yue Hua's mouth alone, also took advantage of the fact that Yue Hua and Nan Ming were wary of each other, and proposed the matter of unity, but as Lord Zou and Lord Fang said, this war, if it is not fought, it will be Yue Hua's manpower and materials that will be consumed if it continues to drag like this, and if it is fought, I am afraid that the six countries will not be able to calm down in the future.

This discussion took several hours, Xia Xiaoxiao came over in the morning, and it was not until after noon that Beigong Yu made an order, and half a month later held a banquet for the two countries that came.

The implication is that Beigong Yu agreed to this three-nation alliance.

After everyone dispersed, Beigong Langyan's eyes paused on Xia Xiaoxiao, Xia Xiaoxiao glared at him and pretended not to see it, and then his eyes leaned on Beigong Yu, sighed, and walked out of the imperial study with everyone.

Wu Xi stepped forward, "Your Majesty, Beigong Ji has been arrested and taken into Beijing a few days ago, and is now being detained in the dungeon, do you need to be interrogated now?" ”

"Swing."

Beigong Yu groaned for a while, got up, walked out, and shouted smoothly at the top of his voice, which made Xia Xiaoxiao's ears ring, and walked out without a seat.

He didn't drink a sip of the tea that Xia Xiaoxiao poured for Beigong Yu, Xia Xiaoxiao didn't plan to follow, so he walked over and pulled her, "The ancestor of the Sprinkle family, don't hurry up and keep up with the stove!" ”

Xia Xiaoxiao drank the cup of tea slowly and leisurely before taking a small stove from the house and followed, smooth and impatient, he really couldn't get used to Xia Xiaoxiao's lazy and lazy appearance, if he was really a slave under him, he would have changed her a long time ago, but she was partial, Beigong Yu had to let her wait.

Ping Shun dragged her hand and walked out, the snow outside melted, and the snow shadow was reflected, which was more dazzling than the light of the sun, but it was still cold, and in front, Beigong Yu had already walked a long distance.

"Father-in-law Pingshun, you have served the emperor for so many years, how much money have you gained? You can do such a tiring job. ”

Xia Xiaoxiao held the stove in one hand, and the small fireworks in the stove floated up, and she roasted on the stove with her other hand, chatting, Beigong Yu was almost one of the most diligent since she learned so many emperors, every time the sky was not clear in the early morning, she began to go to the early court, after the early dynasty, it was the imperial study again, today, after Beigong Yu finished discussing things, it was too late to eat lunch and hurried to prison, and she had to worry about so many messy things in her mind, and she didn't know until now that she was so tired of being an emperor.

Although Xia Xiaoxiao always felt that he was stingy, and even felt that he was not properly on the throne, it was undeniable that Beigong Yu was a very assertive monarch.

"Heh, you dare to say that serving the emperor is tiring, and you also mention it," Pingshun replied to her angrily, "To put it bluntly, the Sprinkle family will also persuade you, if you are happy to serve the emperor, a gadget that is rewarded at will is worth eating and drinking for those little eunuchs for many months, huh,"

Some of the small palace maids who passed by not far away with a smooth chin, Beigong Yu was in front, and those people knelt down and saluted one after another from the distance they could see, and their heads hung down one by one, "I saw those people, the new palace maids who just came out of the Xin Servant Courtyard, this is the first time they have seen the emperor." ”

Xia Xiaoxiao looked over, it was really just out of the Xin Courtyard, and she still felt familiar with a few of them. Beigong Yu didn't go far, and they didn't dare to raise their heads, Xia Xiaoxiao followed and approached, and found that the hands of the two kneeling in front of them were still shaking.

"Father-in-law, these days you always persuade me to do this and that, saying that I don't understand the emperor's mind, but you seem to understand."

Xia Xiaoxiao doesn't want to listen to these words all the time, some things have some words, she always has the ability to judge, Beigong Yu these days, she is right to have some meaning, it's like holding a plaything, fun, you can play with it in your hand for a while, it's not fun, play and have fun and throw it away, she doesn't expect Beigong Yu's patience with her to when, she hopes that Beigong Yu can get tired of her earlier, now, she has her own clear thoughts, once she put this miss on Beigong Yu, But knowing that what she wants is freedom in the rivers and lakes, she has never won Beigong Yu's favor, and this is the first time, she wants to please someone so much, wants to stay by that person's side, wants him to be safe, and wants to see him.

"If the emperor really intends to punish you, you will be like these people, seeing that the emperor can only kneel, how can you still have the share of clashing with the emperor all day long?"

Xia Xiaoxiao walked a distance before turning his head back, Pingshun saw Beigong Yu walking farther and farther, he hurriedly pulled her to trot up, Xia Xiaoxiao didn't want to continue to discuss Beigong Yu, and said disapprerovingly, "Pingshun father-in-law, at what age can these palace maids usually leave the palace?" ”

Quickly catching up with Beigong Yu's footsteps, his smooth speed slowed down again, and he scolded her, "You are so bold!" If the emperor hears what he said, he will inevitably be punished again, and then the Sprinkle family will have to be punished again! ”

Xia Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, this time she closed her mouth obediently, and after a while, she glanced at her smoothly, and opened her mouth lightly, "You will serve the emperor well these days, and in a few days, the lords of Wu and Chaoyang will come to Yuehua in person, and the emperor is also worried about this matter, the ladies of the palaces dare not come to the emperor privately to relieve the emperor's boredom, you don't want to block the emperor anymore, it can be regarded as a good thing for our Yuehua." ”

"Don't blame me for such a serious crime, who said that if he is unhappy, I will fill it up?"

While talking, he unconsciously arrived in the prison, it is still the deepest torture room in the underground, Xia Xiaoxiao has also been here before, and he is not a stranger, but he is still a little uncomfortable, with Beigong Yu behind him, he raised his eyes slightly to see, Beigong Ji was lying in a cell covered with weeds, the white prison clothes were full of whip marks, bloodstained, but his breathing was still steady, and it seemed that he had only suffered some skin injuries.

As soon as Ping Shun shouted, the jailer who was snoring jumped up like a lightning strike, and when he saw that the person was Beigong Yu, he immediately knelt down with beads of sweat on his face, "See the emperor for the little one!" ”

The two eunuchs behind him carried a chair behind Beigong Yu from the outside, Beigong Yu sat down, looked at Beigong Ji in prison, and raised his chin inside, "Scream." ”

The jailer opened the door and went in and kicked the person in the abdomen twice, "Hey, get up, the emperor is waiting for an question!" ”

The man groaned twice inside, didn't get up, just raised his head upwards in a wasted manner, and when he saw the figure of Beigong Yu sitting on the chair, his half-hanging eyes suddenly lit up like a life-saving grass, and he crawled to the cell door and stretched out his hand to grab Beigong Yu, "Beigong Yu No, no, second brother, the emperor!" This king doesn't know anything, it's Yun Cheng's old fox, everything has nothing to do with this king, I'm innocent, your majesty, you let me go! ”

Beigong Ji screamed through the prison door, now this day is Beigong Yu's day, even Yun Ji has died in the hands of Beigong Yu, what is him?

Beigong Yu had already cut off his title, he had no authority, no troops, he Beigong Ji this time completely fell into the hands of Beigong Yu, now as long as Beigong Yu said a word, he can go west to see the king of Hades, Beigong Ji's face was already covered with water marks that I don't know whether sweat or tears, embarrassed, "Second brother, second brother, I don't know anything, I know guilt, I know guilt, second brother, for the sake of siblings, you let me go!" ”