When everyone was gone, the palace gate was keyed.

Leyue was pruning the flowers and branches in the garden, and she was very unhappy in her heart, and she connected the scissors in her hand and pressed it with a "click" sound.

"Why does the mother want to reward the person with the surname money!"

"Those dog minions, didn't he give them?"

"Being hit by the emperor, they deserve to suffer by themselves!"

……

She sulked and muttered.

"You girl, if you have any unhappiness in your heart, just say it, take this flower and get angry?"

Concubine Yi didn't know when she had arrived, and she was standing behind her.

Leyue is seventeen this year.

is not young, but his face is still a little round, with a little baby fat, and a pair of almond eyes are the most smart.

Hearing her master's question, she simply pursed her lips and said indignantly:

"Why did the young lady give that money to Si? Look at that, aren't those Diao slaves his orders? Yang Feng Yin violates, false benevolence and false righteousness, the last time the master was sick and wanted to eat bad goose, the group of dog slaves in the inner court dared to deduct it! ”

"So that's it?"

Seeing her like this, Concubine Yi's eyes moved, and her eyes were cunning.

"This time he was bumped into by the saint himself, he was scolded a lot, and he didn't appreciate much, where did he get this anger?"

"But...... Obviously, he bullied us first! ”

This girl is still aggrieved.

"Silly girl!"

The master gave her a blank look and shook his head again and again.

"Do you think he really has that much ability?"

Le Yue was stunned, and changed her resentment, her face full of suspicion and curiosity.

Concubine Yi raised her head high, bringing her own little tsundere.

"The master of your family, now that he is in the position of a concubine, he dares to bully with this slave? Girl, you've been with me for so long, why can't you even figure this out? ”

"This ......"

The person on the other side was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but stretch out his hand and scratch his head.

Seeing that her brain was too stupid, Concubine Yi's face was full of hatred that iron could not become steel.

"You, you, what a stupid girl!"

"In the past, Han Xin took refuge under Liu Bang, the sword was covered with dust, and Xiao He was recommended as a general; After Liu Bang won the world, Empress Lu discussed with Xiao He and sentenced him to the Changle Palace. ”

Her starry eyes sparkled, and she turned faintly, muffling her voice.

"Success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He!"

There was a muffled "clang" sound, and the scissors fell to the ground.

Le Yue's eyes widened, she was already stunned, her eyes were shocked and frightened, and her voice couldn't help but be hoarse.

"What do you mean?"

"If you think about it...... Who is the most honorable in the palace now? ”

Thinking of the Queen Mother's kindness to the Showa Palace, she was like eating sand, her heart was very panicked, her lips turned white, and she looked at her master in disbelief.

"Too ......"

"Shhhh

Concubine Yi blinked smartly.

After a while, Le Yue nodded blankly.

Emperor Luan left Showa Palace and walked in the direction of Fengqi Pavilion.

Xiao Xiazi followed Luan Yu's side, and his soul was not reluctant along the way, and he secretly looked at the emperor from time to time.

Emperor Yin had already seen that something was wrong with him, but he kept holding back.

"Daring minions! What did you do that you didn't really want to do? ”

Being attacked by this sudden assault, Xiao Xiazi was full of excitement and immediately knelt in front of Luan Yu.

"The emperor is wise!"

"You ...... bastard", he smashed the fan over, "Say it quickly!" ”

"Minions...... When he went to Fengqi Pavilion to spread the word, he found that there was a little palace maid sneaky, and the slave looked at it from a distance, very much like the palace maid named Qingnu......"

"Who?"

Xiao Xiazi raised her head in panic and glanced at her master.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Beside the Choi girl. ”

It stands to reason that he is the chief eunuch of Huayang Palace, and he doesn't want to cause trouble in the harem. It's just that this matter is not trivial, there are lessons from the past, and since he has seen it, he can't sit idly by.

Emperor Yin's originally dark eyes jumped suddenly, and he was silent for a long time.

The people below feel like they are on their backs.

"The Emperor's ......"

The man above remained silent.

On the palace road, the group was silent.

The sun was blazing, and the shadows cast on the floor tiles did not move.

"She is a person from Canghai Pavilion, Canghai Pavilion is far away from Fengqi Pavilion, what are you going to do there? Didn't you catch it on the spot? Furthermore, what is the difficulty in this? Let you be submissive, look forward and look backwards! ”

Hearing the scolding from above, Xiao Xiazi was even more panicked.

"The emperor is a minion, and he is not thoughtful."

He saw through this kid's mind at a glance, and his tone was slightly harsh.

"Alone? Hum! You can't worry about me, what do I do with you slave! ”

The sun was scorching, and Xiao Xiazi knelt on the ground, already sweating profusely.

"The emperor is angry!"

"The emperor is angry!"

……

In fact, Emperor Yin's mind was not here.

The thought of the child the queen had left behind made him feel suffocated in his chest, and his heart was troubled.

…… Why are you so pushed?! ……

A pair of gloomy gazes swept over Xiao Natsuko.

"Get up, you go to Canghai Pavilion to spread the word, just say, I will go to see her tomorrow."

"Yes."

Before Emperor Luan arrived, there were already eunuchs to pass the word.

The palace people of Fengqi Pavilion all knelt at the door to greet her, and the queen's body was bulky, so it was inconvenient to make a big salute, so she was only half-supported by Mingyue and Mingyan and bowed.

Emperor Yin personally held her up, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Hurry up, are you better?"

She wore a Yunjin Begonia Liucai palace dress, the fat powder on her face was thin, her hair bun was regular and refreshing, and she only inserted a double phoenix pattern gilt silver hairpin, which was very well maintained during pregnancy, and she looked pink.

Hearing Emperor Yin's question, the queen smiled warmly.

"Emperor Xie cares, and he has been a lot more stable in recent days."

Because of the edema on her feet, she had some difficulty standing up.

Emperor Yin looked at it, he was very distressed, and he half-hugged her in his arms, and there were several more layers of warmth in his caring tone.

"Take care of it."

"In the future, you don't have to go out of the temple to greet me, your body matters."

He gently stroked her belly, and a loving glow appeared on his face.

"You're about to give birth, aren't you?"

"Yes, the doctor said, the delivery date is in this month."

The queen lowered her eyes and looked at the mille-feuille brocade gold-embroidered phoenix shoes on her feet, which were light and soft, much wider than ordinary shoes.

This is the emperor's gift, the only pair in the whole world.

If it had been before, she would have been moved, right?

Yes.

But now she is no longer in the state of mind of the past.

He took her hand gently, and when he touched it, it was a scorching temperature, so hot that it made people feel hot.

It was so hot that she wanted to pull it out.

"The weather is hot, you are about to give birth, it is good to move around more, Fengqi Pavilion is a big place, raise more flowers and plants, and look at the mood is good, but the weather is hot, and some places in the palace are not clean, and it is inconvenient to go out more."

His tone was full of concern, like that of a lover.

"Yes, the concubine obeys."

As she spoke, the queen always smiled.

Emperor Yin looked at her, his tone a little hesitant.

"Between you and me, don't ...... So see the outside. ”

As soon as the words fell, a layer of blush appeared on the queen's face, like a peach in three springs, with bright eyes and gentle and decent.

"The emperor's words, the concubines keep them in mind."

Emperor Yin clenched the empress's hand.

The peach is dying, scorching its bloom;

The son is home, and it is appropriate for him to live in his room.

"The queen's current appearance is really appropriate!"

After listening to this, she didn't have much expression, just smiled softly.

That's the standard smile of a queen.

Mingyue was waiting on the left and right, and was sorting out the cushions for the queen, looking focused, bit by bit, very careful.

His gaze moved.

"What a faithful minion! What is your name? ”

was suddenly clicked, and Mingyue still didn't react.

"If you go back to the emperor, this is the dowry girl of the palace, called Mingyue."

"Bright Moon...... No wonder ......" he twisted his eyebrows and thought, "I remember that once in Huayang Palace, your mother was wronged, and you rushed in regardless of it, and even bumped into me?" ”

The old story is recalled, and the scene at that time was not glorious.

I don't know if it's good or bad, Mingyue immediately knelt on the ground alone, lowered her head, hesitated for a long time, and didn't dare to reply.

The hall fell silent.

The queen did not dare to speak.

After all, Xiao Xiazi is well versed in his heart, understands his master's jokes, and laughs and gags.

"On that day, even the minions were bluffed!"

He glanced at Mingyue, who was kneeling on the ground, and a clever man came up.

"Besides...... Miss Mingyue is so full, she can have a few catties and a few taels, and the emperor can lift a thousand catties of heavy burdens, compared to you, it is really a small thing......"

Emperor Yin glanced up at him and snorted coldly:

"In your opinion, isn't it mine?"

"Ouch, how can this be...... The slave said that Miss Mingyue was the protector of the master, and she did not deliberately collide with the emperor. ”

After speaking, he looked at the queen again and said with a smile:

"The slave really saw it that time, Miss Mingyue was in a hurry, first knelt outside the hall to ask for sin, chanted 'Amitabha Buddha' three times, and visited all kinds of immortals, then broke into the hall, it was really difficult to be loyal to her!"

Xiao Xiazi's words and deeds were very funny, and everyone present was amused.

Mingyue straightened her face and borrowed the slope to get off the donkey.

"It's the slave who deserves to die, she is in a hurry to lose her mind, she offended the emperor, and I ask the emperor to punish her."

After saying that, she bowed her head and did not get up again.

"Trespassing on Huayang Hall is a big crime! Since you know your sins, I can't tolerate them......"

The queen thought that Emperor Yin was serious, and couldn't help but shout softly:

"Your Majesty, Mingyue ...... her"

"I ......", his eyes swept in the hall, "I will punish you for serving the queen until the prince is born, and if you make a mistake halfway through, I only ask!" ”

The crowd froze.

Mingyue obviously didn't expect it, she raised her head in surprise and bowed solemnly.

"Thank Emperor Longen!"

Emperor Yin looked at the empress and said softly:

"I see that you are also tired, you have a good rest, I still have business to do, I will come to see you another day."

After speaking, he saw that the queen's palace was pure, so he commanded:

"Xiao Xiazi, tell those minions in the inner court, pick them and send them to Fengqi Pavilion, if you don't take care of them well and make the master unhappy, I will ask them for guilt!"

With that, he stood up and walked away.

"Concubine, send the emperor!"

The palace people beat the bead curtain and sent it out.

Looking at the bright yellow back, the queen withdrew her gaze.

Mingyue excused herself to go out to get ice, and just turned to the entrance of the hall, but in the direction of Emperor Yin's departure, she quickly chased out, she rushed ahead, and knelt down with a "bang".

"Emperor Mingjian, someone wants to do misdeeds to Niangniang!"

Frightened by this, Xiao Xiazi looked suspicious.

"Bold! You palace maid is so uninteresting, with the great joy of the dragon's heart, you dare to spit out wild words, don't get out of the way! ”

Emperor Yin waved his hand.

"You got it?"

The peaceful face suddenly darkened, and his eyes became as sharp as an eagle, staring straight at the person in front of him.

Mingyue was suddenly frightened, bowed her head and said:

"The slave doesn't know anything except serving the queen well. It's just that such a slave who betrays his master can't stay with the queen's mother, and the slave doesn't know how to deal with it, and he doesn't dare to abuse the lynching, and he asks the emperor to show it! ”

has always been bold and careful, but at this moment, in the face of the king's coercion and unknown ending, she trembles.

"A slave who betrays his master?"

Suddenly, Xiao Xiazi breathed a sigh of relief, and Emperor Yin's face looked better.

"Take it back, and I'll judge it myself."

"Yes."

He looked at Mingyue, the person at his feet, and said lightly:

"You are very careful, you can afford to take on the duties of the palace maid, the queen has you, very good, go back, serve your master!"

"Slave and maid, thank the emperor."

I don't know if it was shocked or moved, Mingyue's eyes were already blurred with tears, and she knocked on the ground a few times.

The mille-feuille purple dragon soap boots swept past his hand.

The old man and the son both died, the master was lonely, and there were many people with ill intentions, how could these news be hidden?

The body is like a thousand pounds of burden, which makes people breathless.

The footsteps faded away, and eventually they were no longer heard.

Mingyue stood up at this time, rubbed her sore knees, hid in the corner of the wall outside the palace, secretly turned her back, cried sadly, cleaned her face again, applied a little fat powder, and walked to the dormitory with a smile on her face.

The queen is suspicious.

Looking left and right, my heart is uneasy.

"Mingyue, this girl, why did you take the ice for so long?"

As he was talking, he heard the crisp sound of the bead curtain, Mingyue held two blue and white porcelain cups, and said with a smile:

"The ready-made ones are gone, they just chiseled them in the library, the master has been waiting for a long time, it's not good to be a slave!"

"Look at you girl!"

The superior looked at her with disgust, staring at her cheek and scrutinizing it.

"Master...... What's going on? ”

The expressions of the people below were scornful.

"It's fine."

She picked up a piece of ice, put it in her mouth, and turned her gaze away, sipping it carefully.

When the ice was gone, the queen turned around.

"Mingyue?"

"What do you command?"

For some reason, when I look at my master, I always feel weird.

"When the first emperor was there, Concubine Jing used a maidservant to serve in order to consolidate her favor, and later gave birth to a daughter, named Yaoguang ......"

Mingyue's bright face suddenly darkened.

She had an epiphany in an instant.

……

He walked up to his master, knelt down straight, and looked at the superior, with pious and resolute eyes in his eyes.

"Rest assured, there is only one buckwheat!"

The queen turned her face away, her eyes filled with tears, and her words were ethereal and ethereal, as if they came from outside the sky.

"You know, this palace loves you the most."

Being betrayed by someone closest to her was a second time for her.

Since she became pregnant, the queen has been very sleepy.

Perhaps because of the effect of the soothing soup, she slept very well, and for several months, she could sleep until dawn.

This night, three and a half o'clock.

Outside the hall, the night was dark and pitch black.

The palace people who kept vigil on the corridor had already entered a good dream.

The heat faded, the mandarin ducks were cold, and the hall did not feel a little cold.

The queen lies on the phoenix couch.

Through the silk bed tent, she faintly saw her father and brother walking towards her.

My father is still the same as before the expedition, his knife-like face is full of wind and frost, and his brother is wearing a tight-fitting robe of Xiangmi, silver, and blue, with a tasseled spear in his hand, and his long body is jade, he is a young man many years ago, so powerful!

The two of them walked to the couch and looked at her in a daze.

"Lian'er!"

"Daddy and brother went on an expedition and traveled thousands of miles, although I am within the palace walls, I can also secretly take care of the family, father and brother don't have to worry, my daughter is looking forward to it every day, you will win the battle and return early."

The second general of the Zheng family listened, but shook his head frequently and sighed abruptly.

"My father and son have reached the end of their longevity, and they are loyal to the country, and they have long been no longer part of the earth, and they are here to say goodbye today, better than the bridge, take care of Shiqing, and pity the orphan mother, which is the fate of our father and daughter."

After speaking, the two of them didn't say much, turned and left.

"Daddy!"

"Brother!"

The two men were just moving forward, oblivious to everything that was behind them.

She was so anxious to stay and chase after her.

In an instant, the two of them disappeared into the foggy chaotic world.

"Daddy! Come back soon! ”

looked around blankly, very anxious, and wept loudly.

"...... Mother......

The queen slowly opened her eyes and saw the candlelight flickering by the bed.

Mingyue and Mingyan were standing in front of the couch, calling out to themselves frequently.

It turned out to be a dream!

At first glance, she only felt that her clothes were soaked and her back was dripping with cold sweat.

"Niang Niang woke up, but did she have a nightmare?"

Mingyue brought a warm resting soup, half-helped her up, and waited to drink it.

"The slave and maid are waiting for the mother to change her clothes, but the clothes are soaked."

The queen was stunned, looking dejected, and grabbed Mingyue's hand tightly.

"Hongu is placed in a dream of his father and brother...... They...... Their spirits have come to me to say goodbye...... You say, this battle has been fought for a year without a result, are they ......?"

Ming Yan was silent, silently holding the soup cup and retreating.

Walking out of the temple gate, when I turned the corner of the corridor, the tears could no longer be held back, and they flowed down like a long line.

Mingyue held back her sadness and said softly:

"Niangniang must be pregnant and thoughtful, the slave maid inquired a few days ago, the old man and son are fine, the north can no longer support it, send envoys to ask for peace, the emperor was sick a few days ago, the queen mother is in charge, and the princess of Xiangyang in Si'an Hall is allowed to go!"

"Xiangyang?"

The person on the couch looked at Mingyue and wondered.

The girl smiled.

"It's Princess Yaoguang, and Niangniang talked about her in the evening."

After saying this, Mingyue felt weak and felt that it was not enough.

"The emperor also rewarded the old man for a visit home, thinking that maybe it was a delay in military affairs, and the mother would wait a few more months to be reunited."

After speaking, the queen's pale face came alive again.

She took Mingyue's hand, which was unusually warm.

"Yes, a few days ago, I entered the palace for this."

"Mother's peace of mind!"

"The Queen Mother was afraid that her mother would be tired, so she sent people to greet her every day. When the mother gives birth, the emperor is happy, and the lord and the son also return triumphantly, isn't it the best of both worlds of peace and joy? ”

Speaking of the word "peace", she choked slightly.

"Yes, you're right."

The queen glanced at Mingyue and praised it very much.

was comforted by this, and the heart that was flustered in the dream suddenly settled down a lot.

Thinking of the scene during the day, she hid her complicated expression and said softly:

"You just sleep on the edge of the couch in the palace, although you are my girl, but many years of affection, many sisters, is just like this......"

The man next to the couch smiled.

"Niangniang, rest quickly, the slave and maid are with you."

"Okay."

The queen closed her eyes, and slowly, the breathing on the tip of her nose gradually evened out.

Mingyue quietly put down the inner tent, blew out the lamp, and walked to the edge of the corridor, where she saw Mingyan's eyes were red and she was wiping her tears alone.

"Good Sister ......"

She hugged Ming Yan.

"Don't cry, I'm sad in my heart, so I'm more stable in front of my mother, how can I bear this person who is about to give birth? If there is anything bad, wouldn't it be a failure to live up to the entrustment of the lord and the son? ”

Unconsciously, when she spoke, her tone was already choked.

Ming Yan wiped his eyes and said in a low voice:

"Yes, Sister Mingyue, I won't cry anymore."

"Niangniang's birth is imminent, we have to work hard."

"Yes......"

The two chattered, talked for a while, and checked the candle flame of the incense burner.

It wasn't until the fourth watch that he entered the temple again, squinting quietly.

Nothing was said all night.