The emperor is coming? Are you here for Zhilan?

With this thought, everyone's faces were gloomy, and they didn't dare to feel any more proud or comfortable.

Lan Xin gasped, causing her originally calm face to glow with a hint of tiredness. Like a peony that has been eroded by the cold, it is luxurious, with a little sorrow. And this kind of luxury is not the external beauty of gold and jade decoration. On the contrary, it is Lan Xin's innate spirit, the vitality that comes out of the cracks in the bones.

She bowed her head gently, not looking at the color on Hongli's face. Based on his understanding of his husband, Lan Xin guessed that he was not here to be held accountable. Instead of being angry, they will be calm and disappearing.

Lan Xin can't see through what he can't figure out, but what he can't figure out is, does Hongli really care? When he sleeps alone, when he drinks the fragrance of jasmine alone, won't he think of Zhilan? When he thinks of Zhilan, doesn't his heart really twitch and hurt? The flat high cloud bun makes Lan Xin look dignified and atmospheric, and occasionally a gust of wind blows, shaking without hair, but only the wisps of tassels. Maybe there is also a heart, a heart that is still red after being weathered.

Hongli was dressed in a purple dragon robe, the wind and dust were blowing, and the brisk walk with a little anxiety fell on the green brick ground of the hibiscus branches, setting up dust that was difficult to detect.

When this series of footsteps approached, many people were shocked and could not stand still. In addition, the queen's posture of greeting is not an ordinary salute, but a particularly solemn gift. It also aroused suspicion among the concubines, and they all thought that the queen was afraid of incurring the emperor's dissatisfaction, so she deliberately lowered her posture. The brows couldn't help but lock together.

"Say hello to the Queen Mother." Hongli's voice was not alarmed, not angry, not sad, obviously no different as usual.

Yafu hurriedly served fragrant tea, and then followed the queen and the palace concubines to greet each other, and said Wanfu in a low voice.

Hongli's peaceful gaze swept over the faces of the people present one by one, raised his robe and sat down, and said in a loud voice: "The Queen Mother is so lively here, even the nobles of the sea are here." Such a good day, how can I have less of me. Turning his eyes and smiling, Hongli didn't seem to be displeased: "As soon as I went to court, I smelled the lively and joyful breath, and I couldn't sit still for a moment and rushed to Cining Palace to say goodbye." ”

The Queen Mother was calm, smiling, and was kind and kind when she came to greet the palace concubines. "The emperor can come, and the mourning family is overjoyed. All the things in the previous dynasty, but they are too heavy? The mourning family remembers the emperor, and hopes that the emperor can come to see it from time to time, and it is appropriate to change his mood. ”

"Yes." Hongli responded gently, smiling and glancing at the Queen Mother. took the tea brought by Yafu, took a sip lightly, and then said to the palace concubines: "Don't be polite, sit and talk to the Queen Mother with me." ”

Lan Xin was the first to sit down, followed by Gao Lingxi, and the palace concubines sat down one by one, but no one squeaked. The atmosphere in the hall was like spring had just come, and the earth frozen under the snow had not yet recovered. Even if it is lifeless, it is not an exaggeration. No one even dared to raise their heads to look at the emperor, and they would not see the usual affectionate appearance.

Hongli didn't look at anything, as if he said yes, and both parties deliberately endured the resentment in their hearts. Lan Xin wanted to ask, if you don't touch it, can it really be equivalent to nothing?

"The mourning family also wants to talk to the emperor, but I'm afraid that the queen's words have not been said well, but they have failed her good intentions." It seems reasonable that the Queen Mother deliberately threw out the problem.

Lan Xin got up lightly, knelt down in front of Hongli solemnly, and took advantage of the reason for the queen mother's trouble, and said unhurriedly: "The concubine is guilty, please punish the emperor." ”

It was particularly incredible, Hongli was obviously stunned: "Why is the queen like this, if you have something to say, you can talk to me." There is really no need to ask for punishment, and the non-visible ones are separated from you. What's more, this is Cining Palace, not Qianqing Palace, so there is no need for much courtesy. ”

Hearing this, Lan Xin still didn't move, and the tassels on his sideburns kept swinging, I don't know if the wind messed up the hairpin, or the hairpin shook his heart. After all, Lan Xin felt that the plum blossom hairpin given by the Queen Mother was really not suitable for pinning it on her sideburns every day. It is especially displeasing to people who have bitter words.

But there is a sentence in Fang Cai Hongli that makes Lan Xin feel at ease. He said, "This is Cining Palace", which is the queen mother's bedroom. Even if you are the queen, you can't be above the Chongqing Queen Mother, right? Lan Xin's eyes were rare greedy, and he stared at Hongli with good eyes, as if he knew that he didn't blame himself, but he wanted to find the unusual affection and love in his eyes.

The heart gradually warmed up, and the spring was a blessing, as if there was a pair of soft jade hands in spring, and with a slight touch, the thick ice and snow would melt away. It has the beautiful effect of the spring breeze blowing the green willow bank, which is the most deserving trust between loving couples. With this, Lan Xin is fearless.

"Please ask the emperor to let the concubines finish speaking." Lan Xin frowned, hiding the smile in his eyes. "The Zhilan girl next to the concubine stabbed to death an inner attendant in the imperial dining room early this morning, and was bumped into by the imperial guards patrolling the imperial garden. The murder weapon was a silver hairpin worn by Zhilan, and she herself confessed. The concubine has not played the emperor, and has already given Zhilan to death. ”

"The people around me made such a big mess, which was caused by the dereliction of duty of the concubines and their failure to do their best to share the emperor's worries, so they begged the emperor to punish him. The concubine must not dare to complain. ”

Gao Lingxi didn't know why she panicked, and she always felt like a kicking deer in her arms, bumping into each other. I can't calm my throbbing heart. She raised her head slightly, and her afterglow stared at the emperor's cheek, for fear that she had missed a trace of leaking emotion.

The pure concubine had red eyes, and seemed to be very unbearable to hear such news. It was as if how Zhilan died in front of her, she had forgotten it. I only don't realize it, and I empathize with the emperor's distress. coincides with her gentle and lovely, and the appearance of a bird, such an expression and posture are the most appropriate.

Hongli didn't respond for a long time, nor did he speak, and Lan Xin knelt in front of him to maintain a posture of pleading.

The queen couldn't kneel for a long time, and the emperor was silent, so that everyone's hearts were calmed down again.

Sakura's lips rose lightly, Gao Lingxi's face was still not very good, especially her beautiful posture, which was a different kind of style. "Your Majesty, Zhilan did admit in public that she had stabbed the inner eunuch to death, and everyone present heard it clearly. The concubine thought that the queen's leniency did not involve her family, and she was already very benevolent. ”

There is no confidence in what he said, not that Gao Lingxi doesn't want to help the queen. It's that she is afraid that she will be like Concubine Xian, and she will annoy the emperor if she is so good.

When Su Wanrong heard this, she weighed it in her heart once or twice before revealing a difficult smile: "Your Majesty, the queen's mother is the world, and it is inevitable to take care of one or the other." What's more, the fault of the palace maid is purely the fault of the palace maid, and it really has nothing to do with the queen's mother. ”

Xiu Guiren was a little awkward, and he always felt uncomfortable. Seeing this situation, I can't help but have a plan. Since the Queen Mother is intent on making the queen ugly, why doesn't she take advantage of this east wind to have a good time. Maybe the emperor has doubts in his heart, and he will unintentionally alienate the queen......

"Oops." Thinking so, Xiu Guiren suddenly leaned down from the chair, and even the pomegranate hairpin on the bun fell down. The cloud bun fell loosely to the side, making her delicate look embarrassed. "Your Majesty, concubine...... Abdominal pain is unbearable. ”

"How so?" Su Wanrong didn't care about continuing to say good things for the queen, and hurriedly turned around to help the nobleman: "Sister, you must be panicked, don't be afraid, there is the emperor here, don't be afraid." ”

"Your Majesty, don't you send the noble lady back to the palace first, and ask the imperial doctor to come and see." Su Wanrong almost cried, worried, although her voice was hoarse and lost her original color, it did not affect her softness and thoughtfulness.

Hongli got up hurriedly and said to the Queen Mother: "Erchen will send the noble man back to the palace first, and then come back another day to say hello to the Queen of Heaven." ”

The Queen Mother nodded again and again, and seemed to be a little flustered: "The emperor is going to go, and I will reply to the mourning family later." No, Yafu, you should go with you, and ask the imperial doctor to wait for Zhong Cui Palace. ”

Lan Xin didn't know if he should be up, so he knelt in a daze, his heart beating fast and chaotic. It's not that she doesn't care about Xiu Guiren's pregnancy, it's just that when she was still pleading, the emperor didn't say anything to exempt her, and she really didn't want to get up and pretend to be fine.

Just when she was in a dilemma, Hongli had already hugged Xiu Guiren and said, "Don't be afraid, I will send you back to the palace and leave by yourself." It seems that the people and things behind him have never entered his heart at all.

Gao Lingxi was embarrassed, but she still ignored her discomfort and stepped forward to help the queen up: "Niangniang, there are priorities, let's go to see the nobles first, and then let's talk about this one later." ”

Lan Xin knew that it was not interesting for him to kneel, so he said: "The Queen Mother forgives her sins, and the concubines must go to see the nobles first." When the mother and son of the noble lady are safe, the concubines will continue to ask the emperor for their guilt, and hope that the queen mother will be relieved. ”

The Queen Mother watched the queen get up and acquiesced without saying a word. But when the queen was about to step out of the main hall of Cining Palace, the crane held the longevity of the red lacquer door, and rebuked coldly: "Do you have to do this, queen?" ”

The leg that was about to step out was frozen in mid-air and there was no movement, and Lan Xin only felt that his body was frozen in such a suffocating atmosphere. The palace concubines who followed behind turned around one after another, bowing their heads and bowing their eyebrows, waiting for the queen mother's decree.

Lan Xin finally turned around, and met the Queen Mother's cold eyes full of doubts: "Queen Mother, the concubine doesn't understand......"

"Do you have to use such a harsh method to execute Zhilan in front of the nobles?" The majestic voice of the Queen Mother, where can I still hear a trace of kindness.

Lan Xin, who was asked, was stunned and didn't know how to answer, this was indeed her negligence, a fatal negligence.