The palace was quiet, and the maids and eunuchs who served had already been sent out.

Outside the window is an extremely lush phoenix tree, which is extremely rare in autumn in the Northland, but no one seems to be surprised here.

Concubine Hui picked a small piece of incense from the incense box, leaned down and put it in the platypus copper furnace in front of her. The brass lid was closed again, and there was a sound of gold and stone clashing, gently echoing in the hall, and the empty palace seemed more and more quiet and deep because of this sound.

On the small round table of rosewood, the old teapot is exuding the fragrance of tea. Rourou Su picked up the book that had been read for most of the time again, but unfortunately before the master could turn to the next page, the curtain whirred.

The emperor walked in with his hands behind his back, his face was handsome and elegant, and even after his prime, he was still very personable. "Why is there not a single person serving in the palace, the palace maids and eunuchs?"

Concubine Hui put down the book in her hand, "The concubine asks the emperor for peace." ”

"Let's be even, we don't have to care about these false courtesies." The Emperor seemed slightly embarrassed that the question he had spoken before had not been answered. But he quickly broke away from that subtle emotion again, and took Concubine Hui's actions very naturally.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Hui's expression was still faint, neither happy because of the emperor's sudden arrival, nor grateful to the emperor for showing closeness.

After the two of them finished asking and answering, the palace was silent again.

Concubine Hui lowered her head and stood silently in place.

The emperor had to sit in his position, and pointed to the place where Concubine Hui was originally sitting: "You can sit too, you are all old husbands and wives, so you don't need to be so restrained." ”

"The concubine is just an ordinary concubine in His Majesty's harem, how dare she bear the name of 'wife' in vain, please be cautious." Concubine Hui sat on the side with a blank expression, and spoke coldly.

"I know you're still blaming me, but I don't want to be angry with you today." The emperor frowned, took out a letter from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Concubine Hui. "Jun'er sent a letter, I know that although you don't say it, you must be looking forward to it in your heart, so I specially came to give it to you."

Concubine Hui's face spasmed unconsciously, but only for a moment, and then it returned to its previous indifference. "Really? Thank you, concubine, for your kindness. ”

The emperor may have been accustomed to seeing Concubine Hui's face, but he said with a little urgency: "Don't you care what he has done and experienced outside in the past two years?" ”

Concubine Hui's hand pressed over the edge of the table and stretched out in the direction of the letter, but it was suddenly retracted at the moment when it was about to touch the ground. "The concubine will see later, if Your Majesty has nothing else to order, please go back."

"Mi'er, do you have to go so far? I've explained Jun'er's story to you many times, and he's going there on his own. I also said that I will definitely protect his safety, why don't you want to believe me? A hint of annoyance flashed across the emperor's handsome face, and he immediately forcibly restrained himself. I am the Son of Heaven, and all the people in all directions are relying on me. Many times I can't help myself, and Jun'er, as my emperor, naturally has to bear the responsibility. We still have so much to go on, why can't we look ahead? ”

"Your Majesty,"

"Your Majesty," Concubine Hui raised her head, and the woman who had not been harsh by the years still maintained the same face as when she was young. It's just that the sparkling waves in her eyes have become a pool of secluded lakes today, so that people can no longer see the joys, sorrows, and sorrows in her heart. "You're tired, it's time to go back and rest."

The anger that had disappeared from the emperor's face instantly welled up, and after repeated softening, he stood up on the table in anger. The green tendons in the corners of his forehead shook and beat with his words. "Wei Mi, do you think that I must be you. Don't forget that I am the Son of Heaven, except for you, who else has I bowed my head like this? You don't have to make an inch, you can't be willful. ”

Concubine Hui bent her neck very meekly, her attitude was humble, but a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes. "The concubine never dared to have such a delusion, and what the minister was looking forward to day and night was nothing more than two holy decrees. Give the concubine to die or let the concubine leave the palace. The latter was too bold and reckless, and the concubines did not dare to hope extravagantly, but the former concubines had been waiting for many years. ”

"You hate me so much?" The emperor thought that there would be a turning point today, but the person opposite was still cold and hard. He recalled the cold face of the person opposite him in the past thirteen years, and he didn't know for a while whether he was more disheartened or resentful from anger. "I'm already trying my best to make amends, what more do you want. Her children have been canonized as the prince of the king, and no matter how many wives and concubines and children there are in the Zhennan Palace, it will not hinder his future and wealth. For his sake, I even rejected the will of the king of Zhennan to ask Gu Jin to be the king of the county. Xuan'er asked the eldest daughter of the Shen family to be his wife, and I agreed to their idea of using the second daughter to marry instead. Do you think that I can value the Shen family to this point, but you don't think that after a hundred years, Xuan'er will be able to take care of Wang Shizi in front of the crown princess. ”

Concubine Hui's eyes turned red, and the peace she had painstakingly suppressed was broken, and she gritted her teeth hard before she found her voice: "Yes, the emperor is so thoughtful." How dare the concubine hate Your Majesty, the concubine only hated herself for being stupid back then, unable to distinguish between good and bad people's hearts, and let her best sister die in vain at the hands of the concubine's family. She closed her eyes and gasped for a while, and her face turned pale. The concubine hated even more, the child she conceived in October did not stay away from the whirlpool, but took the initiative to jump in for his father. ”

When the emperor saw Concubine Hui go to cover her face with her hands and skim her head, his heart suddenly trembled. The memories of his youth poured back into his heart like a tide, and his cold and hard heart couldn't help but be soft for a moment, and he took a step forward to support Concubine Hui's shoulder, "Don't be sad, it's a big deal that I will make another will." The selection of the remaining concubines and concubines in Zhennan Wangfu will be handed over to Wang Shizi for processing. ”

"Concubine thank Your Majesty for your pity." Concubine Hui went down, and a tear fell on the back of her jade-like hand.

Although her voice was still cold, her face did not show any superfluous expression. But because of the tears and the pear blossoms with rain, the emperor's heart that had just softened became softer. He withdrew the hand he had just stretched out, and instead poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Concubine Hui. "You don't have to worry, I promise you. As long as Wang Shizi honestly guards the Southern Regions for me, Yanjing will never challenge the Zhennan Mansion within three generations. ”

Concubine Hui faintly smiled at this time, and said softly and tactfully: "When my sister's underground spirit hears about this, she must also be grateful to Your Majesty." ”

A howling north wind blew in from outside the temple and lifted the pages on the table. In the loud noise, the emperor remembered the beautiful and lively girl, and his body couldn't help but shudder. The tea cup in his hand made a clicking sound because of the slight trembling.

And where he didn't have time to notice, Concubine Hui showed a cold and hateful look.