After dinner, the Hehuan Hall was still deserted like a dead city, and the eunuchs and palace maids who served were standing as if they were mud-fetal puppets, and the joy and anger on their faces seemed to have been carved with knives in advance, but the only difference was that now everyone's faces were a little more frightened.

Rao is queen mother no matter how strict the order is, the news still spreads in the harem, and everyone in the palace is in danger, for fear that the soul of the first queen will find her.

Although it is early spring, but the evening wind still carries some coolness, the door hangs a purple Jiangnan Sujin begonia pattern silk curtain, the curtain under the milky white tassel, with the evening breeze gently swaying, turning fingers soft.

Ruyi stepped on his steps, came in from outside the hall, opened the curtain lightly, and retreated the palace maids on the left and right: "The slave maid just inquired, Your Majesty went to Xu Zhaoyi's Bingquan Palace again today. ”

A smile on his lips, the room was dim, and the lights had not yet been turned on, and the sunset at dusk sprinkled a warm yellow light through the window, hitting He Xi's face, ambiguous, so smiling, the cinnabar between the eyebrows was also a little brighter, but there was no warmth in the faint eyes, like a deep pool, cool into the bottom of the heart.

"He is the person who is the best at checks and balances, and understands the principle of mutual containment, and now under Prime Minister Lan Cheng alone, above everyone, the civil and military officials in the court, one-third of the civil officials are his protégés, and the power is intertwined, and even the high-ranking and powerful Xu Shangshu has been favored by him." He Xi said lightly, got up from the beauty couch, paced to the front of the case, and with his white hand, he picked up the wolf pen on the table, and it was actually his left hand holding the pen.

Although it is the left hand, but the ink is fragrant, there are a few words on the paper, the strokes are vertical and horizontal, there is the beauty of Luan Feng's head, Ruyi looks at the past, only to see a few words above, Juan Xiu does not lose the wind and bones: the spring breeze laughs at the begonia, does not think, the willow is ruined.

Ruyi didn't understand the deep meaning of these words, and He Xi didn't have any intention to explain, so after thinking for a while, Ruyi asked: "But since Xu Shangshu has received the favor of the prime minister, and he is the prime minister's protégé, he can also be regarded as the prime minister's party, and now that His Majesty is so favored by Xu Zhaoyi, he is not afraid of ......."

"Things may not be so simple, this Xu Shangshu is a person, with a bit of literati's noble character, not exactly the prime minister's faction, our majesty has a ruthless temperament, how can he let the Lan Mansion become big in Beijing." He Xi whispered in a low voice, wishful thinking, as if he didn't understand. He Xi looked down at the calligraphy and painting, the willows were ruined, Lan Ruo, do you think he really loves you? When the Lanfu tree falls and scatters, I wait for you to follow me to hell.

"Then will the little lord rest early tonight?" He Xi didn't speak for a long time and asked.

"You go pick up your cloak, I'm going to go out later." He Xi shook his head and instructed Ruyi.

Ruyi didn't ask again this time, there was news from the Seven Princes today, and the little lord was so risky that it was probably related to this news.

Sunset West Mountain, the night is getting deeper, it is the end of the month, the moon is like a scimitar, the moon is indifferent, the stars are scattered in the night sky, flickering bright and dark, it is like a very human eye, blinking, hanging above the sky, looking down on all beings, looking compassionate.

He Xi tightened the dusty plain cloak on his body, this cloak was still brought by Ruyi from the palace maids in the Hehuan Palace, and the palace concubine's clothes were so bright and bright that they were inevitably very conspicuous in this night.

Lifting the palace lamp in her hand, she took a bamboo skewer and lightly picked the wick to dim the light.

After cleaning up, He Xi turned around and walked out of the side door of the Hehuan Palace, which was an inconspicuous small door, and she had already asked Ruyi to keep the door, so she sneaked out with confidence.

The Hehuan Hall was already deserted, and the side door next to it was an inaccessible path, overgrown with weeds, and He Xi had to walk through the grass if he wanted to cross the path.

Fortunately, it was not the rainy season and there was no mud, He Xi sniffed, tightened the palace lamp in his hand, and raised his feet and stepped over.

After only a few steps, she regretted that she came out in a palace skirt, and the withered branches kept hooking her skirt, she was a little too busy to take care of herself, and couldn't help but be a little anxious, it was too late, the time was coming.

He Xi quickened his pace, hissed, He Xi stopped, and turned back with the palace lamp a little helplessly, and sure enough, the skirt seemed to be overwhelmed, hooked on the dead branches on the side, swaying in the wind.

Picking up the strip of cloth and putting it in his hand, He Xi gritted his teeth, lifted the skirt with both hands, and walked forward cautiously. Finally crossed the weeds, He Xi put down the aqua blue skirt and hurriedly walked in the direction of Chuxiu Palace.

There is a rockery behind Chuxiu Palace, hidden in the moonlight, and the dark black light and shadow make people panic.

But He Xi didn't stop, suddenly, He Xi heard the faint Xiao sound, whimpering tactfully, like crying like a complaint, the rhythm was tactful, this familiar way of processing the rhythm made He Xi can't help but think of a person, but before he had time to think about it, he heard a woman's voice, coming from the cool air: "Si Weiyang, a stroke of a word is hesitating, Changmen Palace hates, and the bead mirror is looking." ”

As Wang Yueyan said, her voice was complaining, and she looked resentful in this quiet night.

But the first queen's claim for life is pure nonsense, she is standing here in a good manner, where is the soul of injustice, there is no soul of injustice, that is artificial.

He Xi carefully identified the direction from which the sound came from, it should be in the apse of Chuxiu Palace, from this rockery, not far away.

He Xi put on the hood of the gray cloth cloak, raised her feet and wanted to leave, she came out for a long time, the brightness of the palace lamp became weaker and weaker, this rockery was littered with stones, He Xi was careless, stepped on a protruding stone under his feet, the center of gravity was unstable, his body was crooked, and he fell to the ground, and the palace lamp smashed on the ground, flashed a few times, and then went out.

There was a sharp stabbing pain in his ankle, and he let out a low sigh, his eyes gradually condensed into a mist, and he wanted to get up, but there was no strength to support him under his feet, and he tried several times, but it was in vain after all.

Suddenly, she saw a pair of satin boots with dark auspicious cloud patterns on the opposite side, and then looked up at a bright yellow dragon robe embroidered with a golden dragon. On the belt around the waist is a piece of jadeite with excellent color of jasper, also engraved with dragon patterns.

He Xi's eyes widened, and when he looked up, he saw Tuoba Chen standing in front of him with his hands in his hands, looking probing, at this time the moonlight was in the sky, and Tuoba Chen's clothes were plated with a layer of moonlight, which was even more handsome.

Looking at each other, He Xi felt that his face was slightly hot, not only his cheeks, but also his eyes, the burning heat extended all the way to the bottom of his heart, and his heart hurt when he burned it, not because of his little daughter's shyness, but because of his monstrous hatred. Half leaning down, He Xi's tone was detached and respectful: "See Your Majesty"

"I remember you, Xi promised to be here in the dead of night?"

At this time, they stood and knelt together, just like that snowy night, she knelt in front of the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

The only difference is that Tuoba Chen's tone at this time is gentle, perhaps because of spring, there is a trace of warmth, not as cold as at that time, but no matter how warm the words are, they can't warm He Xi's already frozen heart.

She opened her eyes first, reached out and straightened her hood, hiding the hatred in her eyes, she still couldn't smile at him after all.

Slowing down the somewhat messy breath, He Xi said: "Today's concubine is in the queen's palace, and I heard about Chuxiu Palace, and I didn't feel sleepy at night, so I dared to come to check, wanting to see if I could help Niangniang find some clues." ”

Although the words did not leak, Tuoba Chen could still see that He Xi was lying, Tuoba Chen's eyes swelled with a hint of playfulness, and he looked at the apse of Chuxiu Palace on the side with ethereal eyes, where the singing was still resentful. It's just that the voice is a lot lower.

He Xi saw that Tuoba Chen didn't speak for a long time, and boldly raised his eyes, taking in all the expressions that Tuoba Chen had no time to hide. At that moment, He Xi thought he was wrong.

How do you describe that look, nostalgia? Sad? Or remorse?

He Xi didn't understand, but he didn't want to understand either, the lives of hundreds of people up and down the Mu Wangfu could not be erased by the guilt that suddenly surged under the moon.

"Your Majesty?" Raised his voice slightly, and called softly.

Extracted from his thoughts, Tuoba Chen smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, and said: "During the three watches, you are still wandering around the palace with lanterns, violating the palace rules, do you know?" ”

He Xi leaned down in fear, and after a long pause, he said, "The concubine is just ...... Just ......"

"Just what?" Tuoba Chen pulled He Xi up from the ground, pulled him into his arms, stretched out his hand to clamp He Xi's throat, and a trace of blood gradually appeared in his eyes.

He Xiden felt that it was difficult to breathe, and the pain in her ankle made her body weak for a while, and her hands could only hold Tuoba Chen's hand to barely support her body.

"Your Majesty, the concubine just lost a very important thing in Chuxiu Palace, the concubine's status is low, and it is not good to walk around the palace during the day, I wanted to ask the two talented people living in Weiyang Palace to help find it, but I didn't want something like that to happen in Weiyang Palace today, where did the concubine dare to mention this matter again, so I had to find it myself." The air gradually thinned, He Xi said quickly.

His face turned red, and the strength in Tuoba Chen's hand was loosened, and the air that suddenly poured into his mouth made He Xi cough constantly.

"If that's the case, why do you say that?" Tuoba Chen took He Xi's arm with one hand to prevent her from falling again.

coughed for a long time, his chest was a little painful, his voice was hoarse, and his tone was a little aggrieved: "Chuxiu Palace is now staring at the palace, I ran over at this time to make trouble, and the mother knew about it, and I must be punished for it, but that thing is very important to me, so I found a high-sounding reason, hoping that Your Majesty and the queen mother can punish me lightly." ”

The coughing gradually stopped, and He Xi's watery eyes were fogged because of the cough, and the beauty was even more moving.

"Then why are you alone, the palace maid by your side?" Tuoba Chen asked as if unintentionally.

"I'm worried that I'm being caught and implicated in Ruyi, and now the Internal Affairs Office says at most that Ruyi doesn't take care of it, if it is caught with me, it is to instigate the master's ......" He Xi said lightly.

Looking at the somewhat stubborn nature of the woman in front of him, Tuoba Chen saw another person, smiled loudly, and Tuoba Chen said interestingly: "You will take advantage of loopholes, you have already told me the truth of the matter, so you are not afraid that I will order the internal affairs government to punish you for serious crimes?" ”

Slightly raising the corners of his lips, He Xi blinked his eyes slyly, and said firmly: "If Your Majesty wanted to cure my crimes, he would have let the Golden Praetorian Guard take me a long time ago, where would I still listen to the concubines here say so much?" ”

"You're still a little clever, if I don't do what you say today, won't I disappoint you?" Tuoba Chen smiled, his tone was full of pleasure, He Xi seemed to be a little shy, but in the place where Tuoba Chen couldn't see, He Xi's smile gradually disappeared.

"The concubine thanked Your Majesty." He Xi curtsied, a salute crooked, Tuoba Chen noticed that He Xi's feet were swollen, frowned dissatisfiedly, and said, "It's already like this, what are you looking for." ”

But seeing He Xi's frowning slightly, with a lost look, he was helpless, just when the two were gossiping, Xiao Sheng had stopped, presumably the people hiding in the apse had already fled.

When the two found the puppet, it was already too late, and He Xi was full of joy and hugged the puppet in his arms, and his joy was overflowing.

"This is what you mean by the important thing?" Tuoba Chenqi said.

The puppet is already a little worn, and it can be seen that it is old, but it is clean and tidy, and it can be seen that the owner is very careful to treasure it. He Xi hugged it in his arms and said with a smile: "This is made for me by my mother's own hands, I have always taken it with me, the palace is strictly disciplined, I am worried that my upbringing grandmother will find out, so I hid here, and I moved to the palace that day, and I didn't have time to find out, so I left, but fortunately no one found out." ”