Come out of Si'an Pavilion.

Xiao Xiazi didn't dare to stay for a moment, and immediately followed the original path and turned back to Huayang Palace.

As soon as he stepped into the door of the temple, he saw Yingyan serving at the door.

He was wondering in his heart, why did the Queen Mother return? The surface is silent.

"The emperor has just rested, and the queen mother is still inside."

Seeing this, Xiao Xiazi immediately squeezed out a smile on her face.

The waist pole bent down a little deeper.

"Thank you, aunt, the dew is heavy in the middle of the night, the queen mother is hard, and she must be tired, so it is inconvenient for the slave to chatter. The slave went to Si'an Pavilion to announce the decree, and Concubine Shi had already received the order, and asked her aunt to relay it on her behalf. ”

Ying Yan also frowned.

"Yes, I will report to the Queen Mother."

After speaking, Xiao Xiazi made a thousand calls to the inner hall.

After going out, he walked forward without stopping, and only stopped when he turned the front porch and made sure that no one was in sight behind him.

In April and May, the night was still cold, but in the palm of his hand holding the dust, he just pinched out a handful of cold sweat.

Late at night, why is the Queen Mother still in Huayang Palace?

In ancient times, there was a female queen who was called the emperor...... Don't......

The thought flashed through my mind.

For a moment, he shook his head, rejecting the terrible thought in his heart.

Tiger poison does not eat children...... Moreover, the relationship between the Queen Mother and her master has always been good.

Hesitating for a long time, in a dilemma.

"Alas! It's sad to kill our family! ”

"It's just one wrong step, but it's a capital offense......"

Time passed slowly, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one at night, Xiao Xiazi worked a little hard, jumped on the eaves in the air, and quietly dived back, hiding in the corner outside the Huayang Palace.

It wasn't until the fourth watch that the hidden queen left with a few palace people.

……

Early in the morning of the second day.

The night is twilight, and the palace is silent.

After Concubine Shi finished grooming, the beads served, the powder was thin, and she changed into a ceremonial dress, combed a Luanfeng Lingyun bun on her head, wore a thousand leaves and gold begonia jewelry, and red jade bead earrings were shining.

If you look closely, on her wrist, she is wearing a string of golden silk fragrant wood inlaid cicada jade beads.

This is a congratulatory gift from South Vietnam sent by Emperor Yin when Yaoguang was born.

At that time, he was still a prince.

A little prince in the wind, frost, snow and rain, crawling and climbing.

"Make tile Yujiao, evergreen and quiet."

This is his message to Yaoguang.

Things have come to this point, and she just wants to fight hard!

"I hope you still remember the grace of the past."

All the way in a hurry, to the outside of Huayang Palace.

She stood at the door of the hall, kneeling on the ground, on the cold and hard floor tiles, there was a chill, but there was a determination in her eyes that she looked at death as if she were home.

"This ......"

The guards outside the hall were shocked left and right, and looked at each other.

They are the queen mother's pawns, shouldering the dual roles of protection and surveillance, but the fate of their companions last night sounded the alarm for this group of people.

The muffled sound of tragic death seemed to ring in my ears.

"Kill!"

Someone took the emperor's warrant and cleaned Huayang Palace.

The night is dark and the wind is high, the man in black flies the eaves and walks the wall, the sword flashes, and the cold light is lingering.

The recalcitrant ones all disappeared quietly, like flying catkins, the geese passed without a trace, leaving no traces.

It was a slaughter!

There was a faint smell of blood in the air.

The purge that was suddenly launched in the dark of night was just to let them know that the emperor was their real master!

"Mother, please wait ......"

A faint thunder sounded in the sky.

Xiao Xiazi stayed in the outer hall, sleepless all night, with a cloud of black green under his eyes, and his expression was very tired.

"Grandpa Xia!"

The guards came.

He was shocked, and in the face of such a thing, he couldn't make up his mind, so he only glanced through the crack in the door, and was very embarrassed.

Just last night, he carried out Emperor Yin's order, beheaded the guards, captured the leader, and took control of the entire Huayang Palace.

For the sake of his master, he has offended the Queen Mother.

"Today is ...... again"

"Holy, what's going on!"

Seeing that half an hour had passed, Xiao Xiazi panicked in the bottom of her heart and stomped her feet again and again.

"Don't blame the concubine, those of us who are slaves can't help ourselves. I don't know the concubine's intentions, I don't dare to inform you, besides, the emperor is in poor health, and the queen mother decrees that no one will be allowed to see you except for the imperial doctor and the ministers of the court. ”

He was half-hunched, his eyes watery.

"Aren't you going to take the life of a minion......"

"This ...... This is to kill the minions, and I don't dare to let you in! ”

Concubine Shi was unmoved, her eyes were resolute.

"Father-in-law Xia doesn't have to worry, the palace understands that he doesn't want to embarrass his father-in-law. Princess Xiangyang and her relatives are for Da Yin, as Princess Da Yin, food and clothing are worshiped by the people, and everything she does is the emperor's grace. ”

She was still calm and calm, and her tone was calm.

The sentences are sonorous and loud.

"If you can do your best for the people of the world and turn hostility into jade silk, the two countries will no longer fight viciously, so that the world will be clear and clear, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the emperor will no longer worry, it will be a rare blessing for the princess!"

There was a pause, tears welling up in her eyes.

"It's just that she is a mother, the princess grew up by the side of the palace since she was a child, and now she is going to marry far away from the north, and it is inevitable that her words and deeds will be inappropriate in case of trouble, lest she hurt the friendship between the two countries."

"So ......"

"This palace wants to ask the emperor to allow this palace to marry as an adoptive mother and concubine, one can restrain the princess, the second can lobby the king of the north, and the third can know the customs, climate, diet, etc. of the north, if the two countries open the border for mutual trade in the future, it can also help!"

She bowed down again, weeping bitterly.

"This palace looks deep into the great Yin, and it will be prosperous forever!"

After saying a few words, he did not lose his demeanor in the sadness, and those who heard it couldn't help but be moved.

It was a bet that only she knew. Win, or lose......

Emperor Yin has woken up.

Even though he was sick, everything that happened last night had already made him palpitate, and he no longer dared to fall asleep.

He couldn't sleep all night.

I never dreamed that the queen mother would dare to rebel and try to control him for her own selfish desires! She obtained this throne for him, but now, she wants to take it back!

"What to do? Father's ...... What should I do? ”

How can the family and the country be filial piety?

"Natsuko-chan!"

Hearing the summons from inside the temple, the people outside hurried into the temple.

"Your Majesty, what do you command?"

He took a sip of tea, his voice hoarse as a crack, as if squeezed out of his throat.

"I've heard everything outside."

Seeing through her selfishness, Xiao Xiazi knelt down in a hurry, her voice shaking.

"Minions...... Guilty! ”

Emperor Yin glanced at him and didn't say a word.

"That's it!"

"It's hard to collect the water, the holy decree has been issued, and you have no jokes. You tell the concubine to go back and tell her what she just said, I ...... Allowed, Xiangyang's dowry will be handled in accordance with the national ceremony. ”

I wanted to say something more, but my chest suddenly throbbed.

"That's all, you go."

When the concubine heard this, she bowed her head and bowed three times to his temple.

"Thank Emperor Longen!"

She really didn't see the wrong person......

Holding his sore knees, he held the hand of the bead and returned to Si'an Pavilion.

When they first entered the palace, everyone in Si'an Pavilion got the letter and knelt in the center of the hall together.

"Thank you master for planning for the slaves, the slaves and maids are grateful!"

"You have been with me for so many years, this is also the way it should be, hurry up!"

"Is the day of the return set?"

Jangzhu immediately stepped forward to reply.

"No, the people from the inner court sent it to see, and it was only in the past two days."

"This goodbye is hard to see again. Scatter the body of the palace, so that they can settle them down. ”

After hearing this, those palace people couldn't stop crying sadly, thanked for the grace, and went out under the leadership of the beads.

The concubine was half-lying on the beauty couch and napping, taking the opportunity to squint and return to the cage.

"Now, what are you going to do?"

"Everything is in order, this palace has nothing else to ask for."

She was covered with a concubine-colored tapestry, and the hot tea on the couch had not moved. In the beauty of the flower table on the left, a few fresh flower branches have been replaced, and they are pruned high and low, which is pleasing to the eye and very suitable for the scene.

The white horse passed through the gap, and the daylight was rushing.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed again.

In the evening, Jiang Zhu walked in quickly, looking nervous, and whispered a few words next to her.

"What?"

Her eyes were amazed, and the honey-colored Yingluo in her hand suddenly fell!

didn't have time to tidy up her demeanor, Concubine Shi staggered out.

The doors of the temple were closed tightly.

On the concubine chair in the outer hall, there was a person sitting impressively, just dressed as an ordinary palace maid.

Perhaps it was windy at night, and she covered her head with an innocent velvet sleeve to cover her forehead, casting a dark shadow in the light of the candlelight.

On the tea table on the left, there is also a golden lotus Lingyue Palace lamp.

Concubine Shi almost lost her mind.

She trotted all the way, her eyes excited and joyful, and when she reached the man, she knelt on the ground with a "knock", and tears flowed down her face.

"Slave maid...... I've seen the mother! ”

"Quick, please."

The man on the seat helped her up, and spoke softly.

"You are also the lord of the first palace, and you are still guarding the princess, and now you have made a concubine, how can you afford to give me such a big gift? Just sit down and let's talk for a while. ”

Speaking of which, the "palace man" took off his cloak and took off his cover.

But it's Concubine Jing!

Jiangzhu was originally the person who served by Concubine Jing's side, but when she saw the old master today, she couldn't help but wipe her tears.

She put on a handkerchief and let the two concubines moisten their hands.

"The wind blows in the outer hall at night, and it is inevitably cold, so the two ladies might as well go to the inner hall to rest, warm up their bodies, and it is convenient to speak."

"Exactly."

Concubine Shi was overjoyed, and only then did she react.

"Look at me, I'm confused! Mother, please inside! ”

Knowing that the master loves flower tea, he brewed a pot of "daughter ring" and brewed it.

The former master and servant are rare to see, and they can't care about a lot of false courtesy, just laughing.

Be open and honest, and be honest.

The two of them sometimes burst into tears, sometimes laughing, talking about life and the world, full of states and emotions.

Zhu was waiting on the side.

"I got the news this morning, and I knew that you were going to beg, and you really went, but poor Yaoguang, you have to go thousands of miles to that cold place!"

The two looked at each other hand in hand and had the same heart.

"Niangniang understands me, I don't like this glory and wealth, but I can't bear the separation of flesh and blood. Now Yao'er is going to kiss, if I don't follow along, it will be tortured more than killing me! ”

"I have already made up my mind in my heart, as long as I am in one day, I will not let her live alone."

Concubine Jing nodded silently.

"Mother and son, son and mother, crying and bitter during the day, how many flesh and blood are separated in the world?"

She thought of her child, and it touched her heart.

"It's just that this is far away from my hometown, the north is cold, and people say that the sunset is the end of the world, and I can't see my home at the end of the world. To be honest, the princess is still young, and the new emperor of the north has ascended the throne, and you can guess a thing or two about the difficulties. ”

Speaking of this, Concubine Shi lowered her head and was silent.

It took a moment for a faint sigh to come from the air.

"I only hate myself for being incompetent, and I can't protect her!"

"It's because of me that I hurt you, and after all, I hurt you...... If you hadn't served the first emperor and gave birth to a child, how could you be hated by her? ”

Thinking of her previous choice, Concubine Jing was very remorseful.

"No...... Master, I am willing to ......"

"Now that she is high above and has authority over the sky, no matter how much you and I do, it will be useless. Since I can't change it, I can only help you more. Tell me from the heart......"

She lowered her voice suddenly.

"If your mother and son get along and stay away from this cannibalistic place of right and wrong, wouldn't it be a good thing?"

Concubine Shi was moved.

"That's right! It's just that my own body is not enough, and I ...... now I only worry about the child's youth. ”

As soon as these words came out, the other party smiled.

"So, I'm here to save you!"

Her eyes sank, and Concubine Shi immediately understood.

Jiang Zhu was very eye-catching, so she consciously withdrew.

Seeing that there was no one around, Concubine Jing said:

"Biqiao, you remember, unless you have to, you must not disclose this matter to a third person, otherwise you and my lives will be suspended."

"Don't worry, slave...... I will be able to hold on. ”

Huge thunder rolled in the sky, and the rumbling sound was like wheels running over a stone bridge.

A gust of wind blew in, and the candlelight flickered.

"When I was a princess when I was a child, I also had contacts with the northern country, and I exchanged envoys every year."

She let go of her palpitations, and there was a calmness on her face that she had never felt before, as if with a glow.

"I was fifteen years old that year, and the envoy from the northern country was a little king, born with clear eyebrows and eyes, bright eyes, not very white, tender and handsome, but with the sonorous air of a man, I ...... I was mindful of it right away. ”

Speaking of the past, a flush appeared on Concubine Jing's cheeks, overflowing her earlobes.

At this time, there is a unique scenery.

"He didn't know the etiquette of this big beam, but when I was an ordinary palace person, I was drunk that day, so he asked me to go over and talk to him......"

Thinking of the scene of meeting many years ago, Concubine Jing still remembers it vividly.

At the corner of his mouth, a smile emerges and goes straight to the bottom of his heart.

"After I revealed my identity, he actually ...... Go and write to my father and ask to marry me as his princess......"

"And then?"

The light in her eyes suddenly dimmed.

"You know the rest of the story. My father and mother were killed, I lost my body, and the two countries have been at war ever since. ”

"When he was leaving, he brought me a letter, saying that if I was going to the north, or if I had any difficulties, I should look for him. But this is far away from thousands of mountains, and it is difficult for Hongyan to pass on the book. ”

"After the fall of my dynasty, he came to look for me, but things happened too fast, and when he arrived, it was already Da Yin here, and I became the concubine of the first emperor, where would I have the face to see him again?"

In the depths of her love, Concubine Jing shed tears again.

The regrets of being young are difficult to let go of after all.

Even though many years have passed.

Seeing that the other party was also sad, she hurriedly wiped her tears and burst into laughter.

"Over the years, he has asked someone to bring letters every year, but I don't dare to reply, but there is no doubt about his sincerity. When you and the princess arrive in the north, it is inevitable that you will be hindered in a foreign land, and if you have any difficulties, open this sachet and take the contents to him, and he will help you. ”

As she spoke, she took out a blue lotus-colored brocade sachet from her sleeve and solemnly handed it to Concubine Shi.

Outside the temple, the thunder had stopped, and the rustling of rain filled the sky.

It was another light rain all night.

"This ...... That's really ...... Charcoal in the snow......"

Concubine Shi immediately stood up and fell to the ground solemnly.

"Mother's great grace, Biqiao is toothless and unforgettable!"

"You and I have a fate, so many years of love, this is also due, if there is no such fate, even if I want to do something, I am powerless."

"Slave ......"

"I want you to promise one thing."

The kneeling man has a sincere gaze.

"Niangniang, please say, the slave and maid will do their best."

"No......", the other party smiled and waved his hand, "It's not a terrible thing, it's just ...... If I can get a chance in the future, can I take advantage of your smooth water and push it? ”

"That's as it should be!"

The two chatted deeply for a while, and when they looked at the sky, it was nearly four watches.

Concubine Jing was dressed as when she came.

A palace lamp was clearly extinguished and disappeared into the night.