There is something in the wind

On the night of the decree to deal with Yihe and Qi Xian, the emperor, who had been in a coma for many days, suddenly woke up, and accompanied by the queen, specially sent someone to summon General Yutai and his wife again.

"Madame I have only come here for three things. First of all, I want to know, is that decree useful? ”

"Works." Lian'er was at a loss for this question, and didn't know what the emperor wanted to say.

"I have never been as lucky as my wife in my life, and I have always been in love with one person, which has chilled the hearts of the queen and the people I should have loved, and also brought harm to myself. However, your suggestion allowed me to enjoy the true warmth in my last days, and to spend a few days with my wife and the queen. I would like to thank you, ma'am. The queen only has one son, Yiyi and Jing'an. Everyone in the palace knows that the Queen Mother loves you, Yiyi and you were like brothers and sisters back then, and both the Queen and I want the Queen to accept you as a righteous daughter. Wan Ning was very surprised, the emperor knew about the festival between the queen and the Tang family and Xinjie, and he didn't know what mechanism was hidden here, but the emperor said so, and she couldn't change it.

"After I leave, I hope you can help take care of your brother as you did in the past, and at the same time you can go to the palace to see the queen when you have time. Give the queen a salute now. After a while, after the queen mother, pick a good day, and then set up a wine in the palace to celebrate. Wan Ning knew that this was the last return to light, and she didn't dare to say anything except kowtow.

"Shall I give you the piano?"

"Thank you for the grace of the emperor, the piano is very good. Such a precious thing has been carefully treasured. ”

"That's good, I heard that General Yutai is also a master of music, I will ask people to fetch two more pianos in a while, and Madame is willing to play a song with the general to give me a ride."

Wan Ning bowed her head again and bowed deeply in acknowledgement.

The emperor immediately asked people to recruit Xinjie and the crown prince who were waiting outside the palace. And let people fetch the harp. And let people invite the Queen Mother. After retiring from the palace, there were only the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince and their husband and wife in the palace.

"I didn't listen to the advice of the Queen Mother all my life, and I made mistakes many times, which was already shameless to see my mother again." The Queen Mother could only comfort him with her eyes. The emperor turned to Wanning, who was already sitting by the piano and waiting.

"I know that you have been to the camp of Xifeng, and you should be quite aware of the importance of these three camps. Do you know where the three tiger heads are going? ”

"I don't know." Wan Ning glanced at the Queen Mother, hoping that the Queen Mother could stop the Emperor from continuing. She didn't want to know so much. But the Queen Mother, who usually cares for her, just frowns and looks at the floor at the moment. Since Qi Feng's incident, the Queen Mother has not seemed to be able to lift her spirits in the past few days.

I only heard the emperor say slowly: "Although the matter of Yihe is over, there are still people among my unfilial sons who are ready to move, so there must be Mrs. Lao and General Yutai to properly protect the Empress Dowager and Yiyi." ”

"Matters within the minister's share." That being said, Wan Ning frowned deeply, is Yihe's thing true? Although some forces have secretly given her the list of Qi Feng, it doesn't seem to be that simple. Thinking about it, Wan Ning glanced at the Queen Mother again, With the mutual support of Lord Qi and the Queen Mother for many years, why didn't he find the Queen Mother to give the list directly, why did he use such complicated means to kidnap her? She didn't pay attention to it when it happened that day, and now that she thinks about it, she always feels that something was wrong.

While she was thinking, she also heard the emperor continue: "The Xifeng tiger head that has been recovered, I have been handed over to the queen, and the queen has been handed over to the appropriate person. Wan Ning really didn't want to listen to it in her heart, the more she knew, the deeper she fell. But at this point, it's beyond her control. "Oda's tiger head is in the Yasukuni General's Mansion, and General Tong is a loyal and upright person, I don't think there will be anything wrong with that."

"The leopard head of Lianghe was handed over to the Tang family at the beginning of my succession. Among all the three large battalions, Lianghe is the most sophisticated in terms of garrison equipment. I hope that these three camps will never be used. Of course, Wanning hopes so.

"Mother, let them give me a ride with the sound of the piano... Your son has a lifelong love for these sensual things, and he will take them with him when he leaves, I want to hear the old Jiangnan songs that I often heard in my mother's palace when I was a child, I think you have already taught Ning'er... ”

Hearing the words of the old Jiangnan song, the Queen Mother's eyes flashed, and then nodded: "The mourning family did teach Ning'er back then." And Ning Er is talented and intelligent, and has long surpassed the mourning family, and is not worse than several musicians of the Yan family back then. Saying that, the Queen Mother sighed softly: "Some things are destined by heaven." Saying this, she glanced at the emperor: "Just like Ning'er's talent, no matter how jealous others are, they can't take it away." In a person's life, there are things that are yours and yours. ”

The emperor nodded: "Mother is a wise person and thinks clearly. Some things should be put down and should be put down. The son dragged down his mother all his life. He did not use the queen mother, but the mother: "For the willfulness and selfish desires of her son, the mother did not feel any less sad." Even for the sake of his son, he had to be sorry for his old friend. The son knows that over the years, the mother has carried a lot of ridiculous things for her son. Although you and Lord Qi tried their best to make up for it, what happened still happened. The reason why Lord Qi fell in love with Qi Xian's way this time is also related to his desire to help me. The queen mother should not blame him for his own personal affairs. Lord Qi is really a selfless person for the society, don't worry about the queen mother, recall the adult. Now that this is an eventful season, we still need the help of adults" After saying this, he gasped for a while.

The Queen Mother stood up and sighed deeply: "As the queen mother, the mourning family must account for Qi Feng's unauthorized actions this time. If he wasn't too confident and believed in brotherhood, how could he know that Qi Xian's intentions would still fall into the trap. Of course, the mourning family also understands the idea that he wants to divide the matter into small and solve it first. After all, they were brothers, and he didn't want to see Qi Xian take the last step. So the mourners will punish him. But as the emperor said, I am also a mother and a person. Qi Feng, as my friend, has taken care of our mother and son for many years, and I can't bear to let you fall into the trap and want to break the siege for you. So his mother was willing to forgive him. Now that the emperor has spoken, I will let him go. ”

The Emperor smiled slightly. A few people around, some people heard it in a fog, but Wan Ning probably guessed that whether it was Lord Qi being accused by Qi Xian, or Qi Feng giving her the details of the bloody case of the Zhou family and the Yan family in Jiangnan that year, it was all without the permission of the Queen Mother. Although he asked her to tell the Empress Dowager to stop the liquidation of Jiangnan and Baiyu Villa in the imperial court to avoid panic, he still couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart, and gave her the list of some black hands of the year. And some of these people are indeed doing things for the emperor. Neither the queen mother nor the crown prince has a position to hurt the emperor's face in order to help the Zhou family and the Yan family. Qi Feng privately atoned for the emperor's sins through this way. Wan Ning felt a slight pain in her heart, no matter how good the Queen Mother was to herself, she still had something to cover up for the emperor.

"Mother, Mother, thank you for all these years of doing so for your son." The emperor spoke again: "The child is tired, I want to listen to the Jiangnan song played by Ning'er." Let's go back and rest early. ”

The Queen Mother nodded, According to the customs of the Great Zhou, white-haired people do not wait for black-haired people to die, if so, the souls of black-haired people will be uneasy. This is the greatest unfilial piety. Chen Bihua knew that her son was asking her not to wait here. She slowly stood up and left with everyone, leaving only the queen and Zhou Wanning here. The crown prince also got up and went to see off the imperial grandmother.

After seeing a group of people going, the emperor said to the queen: "Queen, the mourning family wants to drink a cup of plum dew prepared by the queen herself." ”

The queen was slightly stunned, and then her eyes turned red. This plum dew was specially learned when she first entered the palace in order to please the emperor. It was also at that time that the emperor came back to her palace because he liked Mei Zilu, although he didn't like her, and it was at that time that she had Yiyi. The queen immediately went to prepare.

Seeing the queen leaving, the emperor looked at Wan Ning and smiled slightly: "Ning Er Bingxue is smart, she must have known a lot of joints. ”

Wanning did not speak.

The Emperor continued: "Don't blame the queen mother, she is also a person, a woman, and it is human nature to be jealous. When the queen mother is old, she also needs to have someone to rely on. Master Qi is very smart, he knows that he can't hide it from you and Xinjie, it is better to tell you everything he knows earlier, so that he doesn't have to spend any more effort on this matter. I can also fight for a chance to return to the position of first assistant. Ning'er is not only smart, but also kind, although the blood debt is repaid, but some things can be stopped. ”

Wan Ning looked at the emperor, this person is really the most unreliable emperor in the Great Zhou?

Then the queen told the good men to fetch the plum dew, and then came in again. It seems that the emperor and Zhou Wanning didn't notice that she went and returned, so they heard the emperor say to Wanning: "I also know that the queen's Lan family is a little sorry for you and Xinjie, You looked at me and the prince's face, focused on the overall situation, and didn't make a move." My queen is not a bad person, but my harem is complicated, and she has to learn to protect herself. ”

"Wanning knows." Zhou Wanning looked at the emperor's narrow eyes, and understood his intentions: "The emperor asked the queen to recognize the courtiers as righteous daughters, didn't he just want to resolve these past unpleasantness." In fact, the courtiers understand the hardships of the queen, and as women, it is not easy for the queen. ”

The emperor chuckled: "Everyone says that Zhou Wanning is a jealous woman. ”

Wan Ning was stunned for a moment, At this time, the emperor can still joke about this. But I heard the emperor continue to say softly: "You are really like your mother, not only in appearance, but also in personality. ”

Wan Ning chuckled in her heart, could it be that her guess was true? Could it be that one of the people that Qi Feng and the Queen Mother tried to hide was really the emperor? As soon as she wanted to ask, she heard the emperor say again: "You, you shouldn't have married Xinjie in the first place, if you let the snow girl of the queen's family marry over, the world doesn't know how peaceful it will be!" ”