The sound of the wind in the forest made a 'rustling' sound, which made the silence even more eerie, and Jialu swallowed his saliva vigorously and said softly: "Princess, don't be afraid, I haven't heard of wild beasts here. And the sound of her two rows of teeth fighting each other still clearly reached Yin Huan's ears, and she turned her head to look at it and didn't speak.

This road has been walked several times, but it is all in broad daylight, and I always feel that I can go out in less than a cup of tea, but today, it seems that there is no end to the road, how to walk can not be completed.

Almost outside the city, the two of them had a tacit understanding that they were not talking, and they tried to put their footsteps as lightly as possible and walk in the darkest places, because they both knew very well that there were not a few enemies hidden in the shadows. Yin Huan turned his head to look at Jialu and nodded slightly, Jialu looked at Yin Huan, slowed down, and dragged a short distance between him and her, and finally, until he could no longer see Jialu's figure.

Yin Huan's footsteps are getting faster and faster, and he is getting heavier and heavier, and even stepping on the dry branches to make a continuous 'click' sound, and countless birds are startled in the forest, and the black and oppressive sky is even more eerie.

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And at this time, the lights in Chuxiu Palace were suddenly bright, and the queen mother was clamoring to see Lord Shangshuwan of the Ministry of War, Lord Shangshu Liu of the Criminal Department and several first-class ministers of the court immediately entered the palace to see her, no matter how Aunt Meng persuaded her, she refused to listen. It is rare to see the queen mother so out of proportion, but when she saw her master like this, Aunt Meng could only do so, and secretly sent someone to inform the emperor.

In these years, Niangniang has been like this every time she is sick, and she has lost her normality, but she has never been like this time, not hesitating to alarm the government and the opposition, Aunt Meng couldn't help but panic in her heart, and took a carriage overnight to inform the officials that Niangniang was looking for. And these people are all direct or collateral relatives of the queen's mother, and they have an untouchable position in the court, some of them have great power in their hands, and some of them are veterans of the three dynasties, and their hearts are even more uneasy.

When Xia Chuxiong arrived at Chuxiu Palace, the queen had already freshened up and was sitting upright on the main hall, but her beautiful face was covered with distressing paleness, just now the palace people informed him that she was only saying that the mother was out of control, and he was afraid that she would hurt herself, so he hurried over, but now he saw that she seemed to be very quiet, not as terrifying as the palace people said, and he was still guessing in his heart, could it be that the queen also learned from those concubines and used such a method to let him come to Chuxiu Palace?

In the midst of suspicion, seeing him coming, the queen seemed to be very 'surprised', and immediately greeted her, but was helped up by Xia Chuxiong, "Queen, the lonely king heard that the palace people from Chuxiu Palace came to report that something seemed to have happened to you, and now that the lonely king is here, you can tell the lonely king." ”

The queen was stunned and glanced at her eyes slightly, "Your Majesty, please forgive the concubines for not being able to say it now." The voice was a little hoarse, and a little tired, but the tone was firm and unquestionable, "Because this matter is very important, the concubine, you must do it, and even if the emperor opposes it, the concubine will do the same." ”

Xia Chuxiong was indignant, but seeing that the queen insisted on insisting, he didn't say more, but after a while, all the courtiers rushed to the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, and when they saw Xia Chuxiong also there, they hurriedly saluted. Xia Chuxiong was puzzled, in the middle of the night, the queen was so excited, what trick was she going to play? However, let him see one thing clearly, these courtiers have always been towards the queen in their hearts, and regardless of the palace rules and etiquette, they actually rushed to Chuxiu Palace at such a late hour.

It didn't take long for even Concubine Tou to come, as soon as she entered the door, she saw that almost half of the ministers of the court and the central government had come to the first-class officials, and the emperor was on the side, and he smiled secretly in his heart, does the queen want the emperor to see her strength? I'm afraid that one day the emperor's concubine will also be sent to the cold palace, will this government be in chaos? What trick is she trying to play?

"The concubine heard that the queen mother suddenly fell ill, and summoned the courtiers in the middle of the night, and the concubine was worried about the mother's body, and she was even more worried about messing up the rules of the harem. Ladies and gentlemen, you have not been summoned by the emperor to enter the harem privately, I'm afraid it's a little out of line, right? These are all serious crimes. Concubine Tou raised her lips coldly, "Yo, look at the memory of this palace, I almost forgot, the adults who came, but they are all relatives of the queen's mother, and it is understandable that these relatives walk around each other, but you should also ask you to put the emperor in your eyes, it is better to come during the day, otherwise, it will cause other people's gossip and spread it to the emperor's prestige." ”

These words naturally reached Xia Chuxiong's heart, and he also felt that the queen had gone too far this time, it was precisely because she had these connections in the court that the position of queen had been kept for her, and she had nothing to do, but recently, she seemed to like to do something more and more.

Now that Winning the country is in an eventful time, as the mother of a country, not only does she not lead by example, but she also adds to his worries, which really makes him a little unbearable. He has always been the king of the winning country, so he doesn't believe it, and he doesn't even have the ability to deal with some courtiers.

"Throw concubine, shut up in this palace." The queen snorted coldly, "Everyone here, no one is higher than your official rank, how can you speak here?" It's been more than ten years since you entered the palace, don't you even understand such a simple truth? As the head of the six palaces, do you need your consent to do anything? If you are curious and want to see the excitement, please go up to the side and stay quietly for the palace, if not, the palace will order the palace people to throw you out. With a thin layer of frost on her face, the queen turned her head to look at Xia Chuxiong.

But seeing that his face was gloomy and his eyes were dull, I believed that he was already angry, and I couldn't help but smile coldly in my heart, the mutual understanding between husband and wife did not expect to be reduced to a tool, and chuckled: "Your Majesty, the concubines do have something very important to say to the ministers here, since the emperor can come in person, it is better." ”

After speaking, the queen gave the palace people behind her a look, and the palace people immediately walked out with a box, the queen took it and opened it, her face changed color again, she handed the things in the box to Xia Chuxiong's hand, and asked softly: "Your Majesty, do you remember this thing?" ”

Xia Chuxiong looked at it, it turned out to be a golden hairpin, the tassel on it had been somewhat damaged, but the carved thing was still vivid, it was a resting white crane, the eyes were carved from a purple gem, under the imprint of the palace lamp, emitting a faint purple light.

Xia Chuxiong's face changed, he pointed his finger tremblingly, and exclaimed, "Empress, this is ......"

When the queen saw Xia Chuxiong like this, her thoughts in her heart were even more affirmed, and she hurriedly handed over the things to the palace people, "You take it down and let the ministers take a look." See if they remember something like this? ”

After everyone finished reading it, the queen took a sip of the hot tea handed over by the palace people, calmed down, got up and walked in front of Xia Chuxiong, blessed her body, and said softly: "Your Majesty, now the concubine can explain to the emperor what happened just now." Today's concubine felt a little uneasy, as if something bad would happen. The day before yesterday, the emperor once said that the concubine knew some things that should not be known, but everything was obviously said from the mouth of the concubine, and the concubine really didn't know anything, but seeing that the emperor misunderstood, he wanted to clarify to the emperor several times, but he couldn't get the emperor's summons, and he suddenly felt a little bored in his heart, so he fell asleep early today. ”

Listening to what the queen said, Concubine Tou immediately smiled coldly, playing so many tricks, it turned out that it was still to compete for favor, she had already expected that this queen, who had always been timid and afraid of things, would not be able to become a big deal. I was so worried about rushing over in the middle of the night, it seemed that I was not only worrying, but also a waste of time.

"However, the concubine slept halfway, and suddenly dreamed of a person who had not dreamed of it for so many years'Concubine De', and in the dream, Concubine De was cloaked, and her eyes were blood-red staring at the concubine, the concubine was very frightened and scared, but she couldn't wake up, Concubine De accused the concubine, saying that the concubine was the mother of a country in vain, the head of the six palaces. She died in vain, and for so many years, she has not been able to settle her grievances. She also rebuked Bengong and said that this queen's position is not worthy of sitting at all. When the queen said this, her body shook slightly, and her face became even paler.

Master Shang Shuwan of the Ministry of War, is the queen's cousin, the two have had a good relationship with Xia Chuxiong since childhood, and they almost became husband and wife, but later because Xia Chuxiong was interested in the queen, he took some means to marry the queen into the palace. It is precisely because of this that Lord Wan has always had some opinions about Xia Chuxiong, but because of the queen's face, he is still loyal to the court. He walked out and said to the queen with some distress: "Niangniang, it's just a dream, Concubine De Niangniang was kind by nature in her life, and she never made enemies with others. It must be because of the recent return of the noble princess to the palace, which makes you think about the old things. ”

"Your Majesty, the concubines don't think so." Although Concubine Tou is above 10,000 people in the harem, she does not have any official titles, and now she is only qualified to sit on the top seat and sit opposite the queen by relying on Xia Chuxiong's favor. She looked at Xia Chuxiong and smiled lightly, "Your Majesty, in fact, the head of the six palaces has to have something extraordinary, and there are many cumbersome things to deal with. Don't say that there is a concubine, and there are many concubines who have urgent matters and want to see the queen, but she stopped them outside the palace gate and had no way to ask for help. Over the years, there have been many things that concubines have taken care of for their mothers. ”

After speaking, he looked at Xia Chuxiong a little coquettishly and leaned down, revealing a faintly visible curvaceous scenery, "Your Majesty, although the concubines don't mind sharing the burden for the queen's mother, but there are still many concubines who say that the concubines are foxes and fake tigers, dogs fight people, and there are more ugly words coming out, and the grievances suffered by the concubines are only known to themselves, but for the sake of the emperor, the concubines have never complained much, and when I heard the dream that the concubine said today, even Concubine De felt that since the queen had the heart to hide in the world, she could give up the throne. Let the capable live? ”

If it weren't for the fact that there were so many people present, Xia Chuxiong really wanted to 'correct the Fa on the spot' with such a stunner, she was naturally charming, graceful and seductive, and her gestures exuded the sexiness and sultry in her bones, frowning and coquettish, all of which made him immediately have a natural reaction.

"What Concubine Ai said is, Concubine Ai is very right."

Xia Chuxiong's words made everyone frown. And the corners of the queen's mouth were gently raised without a trace, so fast that it disappeared in a flash.

"The capable person that Concubine Tou is talking about, isn't that referring to yourself? What qualifications do you think? Who is it? What are the skills? The queen sneered and asked.

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