Seeing that the eldest princess of Hongyang was resolute, the emperor didn't want to say anything more, and after ordering a thorough investigation of the guards in Da'an Palace, he went back to ponder the affairs of Yasukuni and Baimeng. The Queen Mother didn't say a word from beginning to end, it seemed that she came to Yanhua Hall just to show others, and in fact she didn't bother to ease relations with the eldest princess of Hongyang, and she didn't even bother to say a word of greeting.

The eldest princess of Hongyang naturally didn't give the queen mother a good look, and she didn't look at her once from beginning to end, and when their mother and son left, she snorted coldly and said: "There is a living assassin in our hands, and the queen mother must weigh it again and again if she wants to do anything!" ”

Ji Erlan said: "Being pinched day and night by someone will definitely feel a chill down my spine and I can't live in peace, so the eldest princess must not take it lightly, the queen mother always has to worry about what is in the hands of the eldest princess." ”

Shoukun Palace, the Queen Mother's face was also very unsightly, Jinyu said on the side: "The dead soldiers sent over this time are among the best hands, even if the assassination fails, it should not be ...... for people to catch them alive."

The Queen Mother's eyes were already sharp, and at this time, the reflection of the light and shadow in the hall was even more terrifying, and she said: "However, the people around Hongyang are obviously superior, and even several times better, otherwise, how could the dead man not even have a chance to commit suicide, so that the mourning family left the handle in the hands of Hongyang." ”

"However, the seriously injured maid, the slave maid followed the imperial doctor to see it, and it was not the Ji Erlan, and the figure was not the same. Could it be that Princess Hongyang has so many masters around her? ”

All the people that the eldest princess of Hongyang brought back from Yandang Mountain are her loyal confidants, and she can't splash the Yanhua Palace, even if Jinyu has been immersed in the palace for many years and has countless eyeliner, she can't know what kind of tricks are hidden in the Yanhua Palace, so she doesn't know what the people around her are capable of.

"You say, what is Hongyang's way to get that dead man to speak?" The Queen Mother is still not at ease in the end.

Jinyu said: "The reason why the dead are dead soldiers is because they are not afraid of life and death, and they can withstand any torture. The slave maid felt that the eldest princess of Hongyang was just disturbing the queen mother when she said that. ”

"You are right, but there are no absolutes in everything. Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. ”

Jinyu said cautiously: "What does the Queen Mother mean, take advantage of the chaos to pursue and strike again?" ”

Hongyang must feel that he has the handle of the mourning family in his hand, and the mourning family will look forward and backward and dare not act easily. But the mourners have to do the opposite. Empress Dowager Song tightened her eyes, the dark palace skirt made her look noble and cold, she said: "Yasukuni and Baimeng are going to make chaos in secret, and at this time, take advantage of this chaos to solve Hongyang in one fell swoop!" ”

"What are you going to do?"

The Queen Mother beckoned Jinyu to come over and whispered a few words.

Jinyu listened carefully, lowered her eyes and agreed: "Yes, the slave must be careful." ”

……

The autumn sky is blue and high, the sun is still bright and dazzling, but it has long been hot. The lord of Yuanyang sat in the boudoir, looking out through the half-open small window, the cinnamon outside the window was blooming, and the fragrance drifted into the attic along the wind, rich and continuous.

In the past few days, Nagari has been very attentive to her, and compared with the previous intention, it has become much more natural and real at this time, and she is happy, but there is also a deep sense of unease. She could feel Nagari dodging her, as if there was something unspeakable. But the other party didn't want to say, and she didn't ask, for fear of destroying the peace and security at this time.

In the afternoon, Xiu'er reminded beside her: "County Lord, it's not early, it's time to freshen up and change clothes." Yuan Yang turned around and said yes, looking at the dress and jewelry that her mother had prepared for her.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, and the envoys of the two countries are here, and the night banquet in the palace has been organized for many days, and it will be unprecedentedly grand. It may also be the last reunion festival that Yuanyang spent in Da'an, so the eldest princess Tao'an attaches great importance to it.

Before going out, Yuan Yang asked, "Did you bring the plaything that the Queen Mother rewarded?" ”

"Take it, don't worry, the county lord." Xiu'er thought for a while and said, "It's just that the things that the Queen Mother gave were not good for the county lord to transfer to the eldest princess of Hongyang?" ”

Yuan Yang explained: "You don't know this, that thing is actually Aunt Hongyang's. ”

Xiu'er was surprised: "Huh? How could this be, it was clearly a gift brought by the Yasukuni envoys......"

Yuan Yang shook his head and said: "Aunt Hongyang and the quasi-concubine are known to the whole country, but many details are unknown to others, my mother once told me that the quasi-concubine once made a thing for Aunt Hongyang's mother, the mechanism is kitsch, after the box is opened, the wood carving villain in the middle can be turned, and it is regarded as a treasure by Aunt Hongyang." ”

Xiu'er listened to her description, and sure enough, it was exactly the same as the thing in her hand, and she couldn't help but say: "But the eldest princess of Hongyang cherishes this thing so much, why is she out?" ”

"I heard that after the horse died, Aunt Hongyang buried this thing, saying that she wanted this thing to accompany him temporarily, and one day, she would go underground to reunite with him."

The two of them looked at each other secretively, and they both knew what the eldest princess of Hongyang meant by "one day", it must be the day when the great revenge will be avenged. Xiu'er sighed: "Yes, the slave maid heard that the tomb of the quasi-concubine had been stolen, and the eldest princess of Hongyang was furious and ordered to hang many bandits. This thing must have been lost at that time, right? ”

Yuan Yang nodded and said, "Well, that's it. As soon as the Queen Mother's reward came to me that day, I knew that this thing must be the one that had been lost from Aunt Hongyang's hands. How could the Queen Mother not know about this matter, she can give me this thing, she must also want to take this opportunity to reconcile with Aunt Hongyang, just to borrow my hand. ”

Xiu'er nodded clearly and said, "It seems that this is the case." It's just that...... The Queen Mother, why did she suddenly want to show favor to the eldest princess? ”

"Perhaps...... It was because the envoys of both countries were here, and the assassination of my aunt that day had no result...... The Queen Mother may want her aunt to temporarily let go of her former grievances and unanimously show the outside world. At the mention of the envoys, Yuan Yang suddenly thought of Nagari, and his heart couldn't help but flow a little complicated, so he diverted the topic and said: "If you want to marry to Baimeng, you will be separated from your relatives and friends. I'm not going to see each other again for the rest of my life......"

Xiu'er's nose was sour, and she said, "Don't say such things as the county lord......"

Yuan Yang pursed his lips, and then jumped up again, what he wants to do at this time is unfounded, let's take a step and take a look!

In addition to the Weiyun Palace, where the biological mother of King Du lived, and the Yuntai Palace, which was burned down not long ago, the Fuling Palace, which was built by the mountain, is the highest terrain and the most extensive place in Da'an Palace. There are several incense pavilions, the eaves are flying everywhere, and the overlapping buildings are covered with various colored glazed bamboo tiles, and the dragon ditch and phoenix drops. Under the eaves, there are all tulle palace lamps hanging in the same color, such as the ethereal moonlight, like the light of the water.

The full moon was already hanging above the dome, but under the reflection of the thousand lights in the palace, it lost a bit of brightness. Around the palace, an endless stream of palace people are busy. Ji Erlan followed the eldest princess of Hongyang to the Fuling Palace, and couldn't help but be surprised by the extravagance here.

Soon after everyone waited in the palace, Empress Xiao and the emperor both came in in the crowd of the palace people, because of heart disease, the emperor's figure was reduced a lot, the original ruddy complexion had long disappeared, and there was a faint blue and black under the eyes. King Gu Yi said that the emperor's heart attacks are becoming more and more frequent, and at this time, he is just a strong support in front of people.

In the past, the Mid-Autumn Festival moon worship was led by the Queen Mother, but this year, with Queen Xiao, this important task will inevitably be handed over to her.

Empress Xiao took all the ladies and dependents to walk more than 100 steps in the direction of the rising full moon in the east, burned incense and bowed, worshiped the moon god, and performed the ritual of sacrificing the moon. The queen mother and the emperor stood in place with the ministers to watch the ceremony.

Ji Erlan followed behind the eldest princess of Hongyang, and looked at Queen Xiao from afar, only to see that she had a solemn expression, a straight posture, and a slender neck like a clear snow white jade, just as beautiful as the full moon tonight.

Thinking of the introverted and shy girl at the beginning, Ji Erlan couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the portrayal of a person by the years could be so powerful. Xiao Xun at this time, and Xiao Xun in the past, are like two people. Today, whether she is in her behavior, her expression, or her conversation and laughter, she is a standard queen.

After the moon worship ceremony, everyone sat down one after another, and the emperor and his subordinates, and the envoys of the two countries exchanged glasses and talked and laughed, needless to say, the atmosphere among the female dependents gradually warmed up. Ji Erlan frequently looked at the emperor's face, and saw him frowning slightly several times, presumably it was true that the dragon's body was not safe.

It is not easy for King Yi's news to be able to find out to the emperor.

After talking to someone he knew, the county lord of Yuanyang personally took the thing and walked to the eldest princess of Hongyang, looking at her with a smile: "Aunt." ”

The eldest princess of Hongyang was surprised by her good looks, and then saw her holding a box in her hand, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?" ”

Yuan Yang gathered his dress and sat next to the eldest princess of Hongyang, and said softly very affectionately: "Auntie, Yuanyang knows that you don't want me to go to get married, but Yuanyang doesn't have the courage of his aunt back then, and there is no one to entrust in his heart, so I'm afraid I will leave my hometown and get married." ”

The eldest princess of Hongyang opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, and subconsciously glanced at Ji Erlan, who raised her eyes to look at Yuanyang, and when she saw her gaze glancing at Nagari, she shook her head at the eldest princess of Hongyang.

The eldest princess of Hongyang was silent, Yuan Yang turned his head, showed some shame, and said: "Auntie, you once said that the most beautiful thing in life is not to meet, but to reunite. Yuanyang doesn't understand, but Yuanyang hopes that you can make up for some regrets when you see this thing. With that, she placed the box on her lap and opened it, ready to take it out.

Ji Erlan didn't know much about the old things of the eldest princess of Hongyang, and she didn't understand what the county lord of Yuanyang meant for a while. But the eldest princess of Hongyang felt something in her heart and looked at the box attentively. However, as soon as Yuan Yang lifted the lid of the box, Ji Erlan heard a slight sound of the machine, and suddenly the alarm bell in his heart rang out, and he stopped: "Don't!" ”