Huge stone pillars support the splendid glazed tile palace, and lifelike golden dragons swirl around the pillars. On both sides of the white jade railings are carved rich flowers, which exude a faint light like porcelain. The pond in the garden has not yet melted, and there are rows of plum blossoms competing to bloom in the snow.

Under the white clouds and blue sky, the palace wall made of polished stones depicts the totem of the two-headed wolf and the golden eagle of Beiyang. The purple-winged wood plaque on the main hall has three words written on it: Chaolan Palace.

The palace is magnificent, and there are beautiful carvings to decorate, and the carvers of Beiyang are the most skilled craftsmen in the world. Although the winter in Beiyang is cold, this hall is paved with a special kind of pink jade and iron basswood, and the ground is hollow, and the floor tiles with carved auspicious cloud patterns can be lifted, and it is suitable to add the charcoal fire that is bubbling with flames. In winter, even if it is freezing three feet outside, even if you walk barefoot inside the palace, you will feel warm and comfortable. is so poor and beautiful, I'm afraid how many people have never even dreamed of it.

In front of the window in the palace, there stood a graceful and luxurious middle-aged woman, with a pair of Danfeng triangular eyes full of sharpness and calculation. The eyebrows are raised, the thin lips are slightly opened, the long hair is right, and the five phoenixes hanging from the morning sun are dazzling. A purple dark coat of golden thorn orchids, tied with a silver ribbon of bat-patterned green jade around his waist.

She didn't look at the middle-aged man behind her, fiddling with the leaves of the phalaenopsis in her hands.

This palace is so warm precisely because this luxurious woman usually loves orchids the most. Beiyang has a cold climate and is not suitable for breeding. But in order to make the queen happy, how many people have donated more than a dozen colorful phalaenopsis plants from the southern countries over the years. A tree is worth a thousand gold. Bright yellow, lavender, pink, white-green, she hired someone to take care of them, pruning the branches and leaves, watering and fertilizing to ensure that they survive the cold and silent winters of Beiyang.

Her eyes were fixed on the petite petals, but her mind was on another anxious matter.

"Brother, what do you say?" She opened her mouth and said, "Yan Rong is not doing well, and he can't even kill a little Gu Zi'an!" Now that we and Gu Zi'an have torn our faces, no matter how stupid he is, he should know what we mean. Her breath was a little unsteady, her wrist shook, and the hairpin on the ring swayed.

"Queen, don't be anxious. The letter has not been sent out for a few days, and it is understandable that it has been delayed back and forth. Queen Zhao's brother Zhao Yien said comfortingly in a crimson robe. This younger sister of his has been using many tricks since she was a child, winning courtiers for the two brothers, and saying good things about the two in front of the king of Beiyang, and has done a lot of credit. And the relationship between Gu Zi'an's mother and Gu Zhang, the king of Beiyang, drove the mother and son out of the palace to live, and she also planned it. In the palace, it is necessary to get the wind and the rain, and in the face of such a major event between countries, it is a little powerless and anxious.

Her brother had heard this comforting word countless times, so he shook his hand: "You tell me every day not to be anxious!" You said that now Gu Zi'an is already on the way, and there is an army sent by King Xia to escort him. If Daxia Jingzheng doesn't cooperate with us, he can only fight a bloody battle! Prime Minister Zhang, that old thing, is not a vegetarian either. I think he must have made arrangements when he left. I think we need to step up cleaning. Prevent them from working together inside and out! She has been in the harem for many years, and it is her usual means to sow discord and cooperate with the outside world. She felt a lot of pressure to push others. In the past, she was being favored, thinking that Gu Zi'an was just an abandoned son of the king of Beiyang, who could die in another country at any time, and then set up her own son as the king, but she never thought that Gu Zhang insisted on refusing. She was also sometimes angry that her son was far worse than her own when he used his brain. It's troublesome and a little dull to think about things, and I can't afford to take on the heavy responsibility of the king of this country. But he only has this one son and two princesses.

At that time, it happened that the Yan Rong delegation came to the capital Yangshang to discuss the matter of harmony, and one of the ambassadors secretly met the Zhao family, and also proposed the most risky plan in her life - poisoning Gu Zhang and making her son Gu Chongwu the king, which was in the hands of the Zhao family. She married into the deep palace, the original motivation was to be driven by glory, wealth and power, if Gu Zi'an became the king, the power and status of the Zhao family and her family would be greatly threatened.

From the moment he regarded Gu Zi'an and his mother as a thorn in the eye and a nail in the flesh, it was impossible for them to stand on the same front. Later, Beiyang was defeated, and she secretly liked that her son was not the son of the world and did not have to suffer from this cage, but it also added a difficult obstacle for Gu Chongwu to ascend the throne in the future.

The original plan was to poison Gu Zhang, kill Gu Zi'an, and make his son Gu Chongwu king. The Zhao family is under one person, above ten thousand people, and enjoys prosperity. Looking back, Zhao clenched his fists fiercely, and his sharp nails drew five deep marks on his palms. He took a deep breath: "Yan Rong's useless things, I knew this was the case, and I directly formed an alliance with Great Xia!" If you do this more, you will have a lot of dreams at night. ”

King Xia decided to establish Jingchi as the prince, and Jing Zheng was very dissatisfied. His mother's Zhou family, counting three generations up, is just a small official with a sesame seed. Later, this daughter became the most favored concubine in the palace, and Jing Zheng was also more competitive. Unfortunately, by chance, although the Zhou family has tried so hard, the throne does not belong to them after all. can only fight a bloody way and scramble. The second brother led his troops to the south this time to strengthen their soldiers and horses. How could the Zhou family not accept the white buns sent to them? Zhao Yien calmed Zhao's troubled emotions while taking out a treasure box from his sleeve, "This is a powder ground from green pearls in the South China Sea, and mixed with a variety of flower balms. You've been getting angry lately, we've just started this matter, and there's a lot more to worry about in the future! You put this green pearl balm every day when you sleep and let the palace maid gently push it up on your Yintang acupoint, which is very good for you to sleep peacefully. ”

Zhao Chai turned his head, then laughed and took the small box.

Suddenly, his eyes changed, and he asked sharply as if he remembered something, "What about that woman?" I sent someone to look for it yesterday, but I disappeared! She couldn't look down on Gu Zi'an's mother the most, she used to pretend to be friendly and kind, but in fact, she was angry when she saw it. is going to threaten Gu Zi'an with her life later, if Gu Zi'an does not obediently give up the position of the son, it will also end up with the unfilial fate of "mother's tragic death". He had already sent someone to keep an eye on his mother Meng's mansion, but he didn't want to report it yesterday, and the person had disappeared without a trace. The people in the mansion have been slowly dismissed half a month ago, and she received distinguished guests three days ago, and after that, she has not appeared in the mansion again.

The huge Shizi Mansion is like an empty city, standing above the ice and snow on the sun.

"I've already sent someone to find it, this ice and snow, she can't escape from the palm of our hands! I have also drawn up a list of the old ministers who impeached us in the past, and I will show you tomorrow. Zhao Yien looked at the ice ridges on the palace houses.

"They are not long-sighted people, but they have to regret what they said."

couldn't help it, the orchid leaf in Zhao Hai's hand was broken with a "hiss".

She frowned: "Come on, call the person who raised orchids......"

The big girl hurriedly came in respectfully, but knelt on the ground with some trembling: "Niangniang, that person...... Dead ......"