Until the end of the day, the husband left the palace and returned to the county mansion.

The little servant waited at the bottom of the stairs, saw him get off the horse, hurriedly took the reins, and said with a smile: "The young master is back, today Mo Chou Niang has prepared a banquet in the back hall, and invited everyone to drink plum blossom wine, if you are later, you will disperse." So saying, he led the horse into the small corner gate, and went straight to the backyard stable.

There are no stars and moons in the sky, and ink is like stagnant water.

The white jade bird lamp hung high on the eaves of the corridor, swaying slightly with the night breeze, and the husband walked through the atrium, turned the corridor, and went to the garden. Walking to the gate of the Moon Cave, a palace man walked out of the house with an empty plate, saw the son-in-law, first bent his knees, and said with a smile: "Young master, please come in, Mo Chou Niangzi is still waiting for you......"

Before the words were finished, I only heard an exclamation inside, Mo Chou had come out slightly drunk from behind the curtain, wearing only a bud yellow light silk dress, and a maid held a cloak in her hand to wrap her, but was stopped by a hand, she staggered to her husband, her face was as red as pink, she blinked and smiled: "Cousin, you are back." As he spoke, he was about to fall to the ground, but the husband looked embarrassed, and reached out to hold her, but she fell into his arms, still talking something, and finally became weaker and weaker, and fell into a deep sleep.

The husband took the cloak from the handmaiden, wrapped it around Mo Chou's body, and hugged it horizontally. She curled up in his arms like a wounded wildcat.

The maidservant led her husband to the room, she has followed Mo Chou since she was a child, and now she has to marry together, and she is also loyal. The husband put Mo Chou on the bed, and saw that her face was sad, and tears flowed into her hair from the corners of her eyes, soaking a large area, and couldn't help but call softly: "Mo Chou ......"

Mo Chou seemed to hear this, she leaned inward, the corners of her mouth trembled slightly, her hands clutched her cuffs, and she didn't move. The maid curtsied her knees and said, "Forgive the slave and maid for being rude, and ask the young master to go out." After a pause, he whispered again: "It's not good for people to see." ”

The husband understood, turned around slowly, and looked back at the door, the maidservant was folding the quilt for Mo Chou, she was lying sideways, the hairpin on her head faded, and the green silk covered the pillow.

When she was a child, when she first came to the county mansion, she was just a little child in her aunt's arms, with two buns on her head, and her face was red from the cold, which was very cute. But in a flash, he has reached the age of marriage.

He even vaguely remembered that that year, when the sky was full of snowflakes and red plums, she stood in the wind and snow, smiled and asked him: "Treat me with green silk and red makeup, can you wish?" The snowflakes fell on her hair, brows, and shoulders, and her tears flowed down her eyes.

He kept his mouth pursed, and he didn't say anything.

But she got it all.

The husband asked the old lady to say goodbye, and only then did he go down the steps, but he saw his mother and aunt surrounded by a group of maids. From afar, I heard my mother laughing: "I didn't want Mo Lan's girl to be so blessed and deeply favored, but she is really glorious." I also heard Da Lang say that Mo Chou's marriage was a matchmaker made by the official family himself, but he didn't explicitly give the marriage. Now that the Lord Shiwang has received the holy decree, Mo Chou is afraid that he will be polite and polite if he marries him. ”

My aunt said with a slight smug smile on her face: "Isn't it, when I said that I wanted to send Mo Lan to the palace, I was very reluctant, and now I don't want to have a big ......" Before the words fell, I only heard the maid smile and said: "Madam, the young master is here." ”

A smile appeared on the husband's face, and he bowed to the two of them first, and then said, "Mother's body is refreshing?" ”

Mrs. Chu smiled: "Very good, your sister Mochou invited us to drink plum blossom wine in the courtyard today, but you didn't take it orally." ”

The husband smiled and said, "Mother, don't be greedy, be careful of eating bad stomach." ”

Mrs. Chu saw that it was getting late, and knew that he still had to study, so she said: "It's very cold these days, and it's not suitable to spend midnight reading, so you should have a good rest, you can go." Zifu said respectfully: "Yes." ”

The winter night is bleak, everywhere is a vast area, only under the window plain white long-necked bottle inserted a few extremely bright red plums, provoked cinnabar petals, plum fragrance. A girl brought her bedclothes, helped him change them lightly, and then asked, "Young master, what book are you reading today, the slave maid will help you find it." ”

The husband didn't hear it, suddenly stretched out his hand to push the window open, the cold wind rushed in, blowing into the sleeves, the girl was laying out paper, ink, pen and inkstone on the side of the case, and was shivered by the cold wind. She looked up and saw her husband standing in front of the window, the sky was pitchy black, and the candlelight in the room was reflected on his soft white robe, glowing with a faint silver light. His back was gloomy and haggard, as if there was infinite sadness.

She couldn't see his face, but for some reason, she felt him crying.

On the fifth day, Mo Chou got married from the county mansion, and eight sedan chairs were connected to the palace of the imperial historian, and he gave a big gift, and there was a holy decree to give a hundred taels of gold, a gold tea tube, a thousand taels of silver, a silver tea tube, a silver basin, five hundred satin horses, etc., so that Chu and Wang both families had a great scenery.

Zhao Zhen went down to the court, and he didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he went to Ruyi Courtyard in a dragon robe.

When I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw that Moran had already greeted him. She was wearing a brocade smoky red jacquard gown, a moon-white pleated ruyi moon skirt, a lily bun on her head, decorated with magnolia dots, and standing under the corridor in the wind. Behind him is a large area of cold and fragrant plum blossoms, like clouds and clouds, falling like clouds, in the winter is more lush and elegant, ancient and clear.

She rarely dressed up so brightly, Zhao Zhen pinched her cheeks, and couldn't help laughing: "It's really beautiful today." ”

Moran took his hand through Merlin and went to the warm pavilion, saying, "I warmed a pot of plum blossom wine for Rokuro." ”

Zhao Zhen asked knowingly, "Why do you drink early in the morning?" ”

Mo Lan whispered in Zhao Zhen's ear: "Naturally, I want to reward Liulang." ”

Zhao Zhen saw that her eyebrows were sometimes fluttering, sometimes shy and timid, and his heart was already tingling, and he said: "Mo Lan has always been smart, I want to see how you want to reward." ”

Moran glanced at him and lifted the curtain to invite him in.

There is a rosewood table of eight immortals in the warm pavilion, on which there are several dishes of appetizers, and the side stool also uses a glazed porcelain bowl to hold boiling water to warm plum wine. After retreating from the crowd, only Mo Lan and Zhao Zhen were left in the room to sit face to face.

Mo Lan personally picked up the wine jug and poured two glasses of wine, handed it to Zhao Zhen, and said, "I want to toast Liulang with a glass." ”

Zhao Zhen Yingying smiled lightly: "Why? ”

Mo Lan said: "Mo Chou is the person I miss the most in my heart, I can't do it for her, Liulang helped me do it." As he spoke, without waiting for Zhao Zhen to reply, he drank it all.

She rarely drinks alcohol, and her throat has been a little bad recently, so she coughs so hard that she swallows it like this. Zhao Zhen hurriedly got up to help her stroke her back, and when her breath gradually calmed down, she sat down again, and said gently: "Don't drink too quickly." ”

Moran poured another glass and said with a smile, "I'm glad that Rokuro can always remember what I said." As he spoke, he picked up the wine and was about to pour it into his stomach, but was stopped by Zhao Zhen and said, "I haven't drunk it yet, you drink it yourself." A smile overflowed Moran's lips and said, "I'm happy today, and I want to have a drink with Rokuro." ”

Zhao Zhen couldn't bear to spoil her interest, and also took a few glasses of wine with her. After eight or nine cups like this, Moran was a little drunk, her face was red to the neck, she rarely lost her temper, and she was bold at this time.

She moved the stool and sat next to him, leaned her head on his shoulder, stroked his neck with her hand, and said, "I wanted to ask Concubine De Niangniang to give Yu Mochou, but I didn't expect that you had arranged everything properly, and I didn't know anything about it." She looked up again and bit his earlobe, and murmured, "Tell you to hide it from me." ”

Zhao Zhen was bitten by her, so he hugged her face and said, "I also want to surprise you." ”

Mo Lan stretched down her neck into his clothes, her hands were cold, causing Zhao Zhen to tremble. Zhao Zhen turned sideways and said, "I still have to go to the Ninghui Hall to discuss matters, so I can't drink more." ”

She hurriedly pulled out her hand, straightened his clothes for him, kissed him on his Adam's apple, and said, "Liulang's political affairs are important. She looked up at him, her face was pink, her red lips were rippling, and she was infinitely coquettish, Zhao Zhen's heart rippled, and she suddenly took her in her arms and kissed her on the lips. Although Mo Lan drank the wine, she still knew it very well in her heart, she put her hands in front of her chest, pushed him, and said, "Liulang still has to go to the Ninghui Hall to discuss matters." ”

Zhao Zhen's voice lowered, and he said inaudibly: "It's okay." ”

However, on the third day, the second son of Suyan, the king of the imperial history, was awarded the bachelor of the Guanwen Palace, and his wife Zhang Mochou was also named the foreign wife Liupinan. And the inner court, Zhao Zhen sealed the harem, Jin Dong Xiuyi was the second grade Zhaoyi, Jin Zhang Beauty was the third grade Jieyu, and Jin Lancai was the fourth grade beauty.

Because of the promotion of concubines, although they did not celebrate greatly, they also had to hold a palace banquet and have fun.

On this day, the wind and snow began again, and after lunch, snow particles began to fall, which were urgent and dense, like fine sand like pepper and salt, and fell on people's faces like brushes, so that people could not open their eyes. Concubine De was busy with affairs in the palace, and she had not been rewarded, so she was depressed. She finally got idle, just crooked on the kang, listening to the sound of the wind outside the house and the snow particles smashing on the eaves and window sills.

Xi Qian suddenly led a half-sized little palace maid to stand under the corridor and said, "Niangniang, the slave maid has something to report." ”

Concubine De rubbed her temples and said patiently, "Come in." Xi Qian just bowed down to say goodbye, but the little palace maid had already knelt down. Xi Qian said: "Niangniang, this is the palace people who are swept under the corridor of Ciyuan Palace, and they have a unique situation. ”

When Concubine De heard the words of Ciyuan Palace, she suddenly had a spirit, straightened up, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The little palace maid trembled and said: "Yesterday, when the slave maid was playing with the palace people, she accidentally knocked on her forehead, if the eldest lady said that she had ointment in her room, let me find it myself, unexpectedly, it would ......"

Seeing that the little palace maid was spitting, Concubine De couldn't help but say sharply: "What did you expect? ”

The palace man looked up at Ruoli, revealing a very timid look, trembling with fright. I only heard Ruoli Wen say in a warm voice: "If you see something, just say it, with Concubine De Niangniang in charge, you will naturally be complete." ”

The clove slices are lit in the smoker of the golden beast, and the faint white mist sways upward, diffusing an elegant fragrance. The palace said: "The slave maid found the broken intestine grass in the makeup box on the cabinet. ”

Although Concubine De had long suspected that Qianhua's death was done by the queen, she did not dare to conclude without permission, so she said lightly: "When someone in the palace used broken intestine grass to treat sores and poisons, it was nothing if there was a surplus for a while. ”

The palace man said again: "The slave also saw two paper figures pressed under the medicine bag, one said Shang Lindong, and the other said Zhang Molan. ”

Concubine De was puzzled and asked, "Why is this?" ”

The palace man replied: "The slave maid was at home before, and I heard the Taoist say that if you write the name and birth date of the person you hate on paper, and then every day when the sun comes out, put the paper figure facing the east, and worship and worship, as long as you worship until 7749 days, the person on the paper will die of anger!" ”

Xi Qian had already listened to the palace people's careful explanation, and she was not surprised at this time, and said: "Niangniang, this is a curse technique, which is passed down from time to time in the palace. ”

Concubine De was shocked when she heard this, sat up abruptly from her seat, and said angrily: "Under the nose of the Son of Heaven, there is such an obscene thing, it is really bold and reckless. After speaking, he immediately changed his clothes, and regardless of the increasing wind and snow, he led everyone to the Funing Palace.

Min Hua was accompanying the holy driver in the hall, she sat at the table and fiddled with the bouquet in the bottle, pouting and complaining: "The sixth brother hasn't been to the Scarlet Hall to see me for many days. ”

Zhao Zhen was criticizing the chapter, and said casually: "There are a lot of border affairs under the New Year......" The voice did not fall, but Min Hua interjected: "I still want to see Dong Zhaoyi, Zhang Jieyu, Lan Meiren, ......" paused, turned his head to look at Zhao Zhen and said: "Hey, it's really busy to be an official." ”

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Does Minhua want to get married?" ”

Minhua was most afraid of hearing people say the word "married", so he was so frightened that he hurriedly booed. Zhao Zhen only stared at the fold in his hand and said: "The Western Xia Kingdom is playing a courtship, if you are willing to marry him......

Of course, he didn't really want her to kiss, he just deliberately teased her, but he didn't want Min Hua to react greatly, his face turned white, and he almost jumped up and said angrily: "I don't marry, I won't marry for the rest of my life!" ”

Minhua's heart, how could Zhao Zhen not know, but as she gets older, she can't stay in the palace forever, and sooner or later she will have to get married. Zhao Zhen has been secretly looking for it in the court, but he has not yet found a worthy character. He coaxed softly, "If you have something you like, just tell me." You are not young anymore, and the spirit of the eldest lady in the sky cannot be at ease. ”

Minhua has always been arrogant, and even Zhao Zhen's face is ignored, and said: "Does the sixth brother think I'm an eyesore?" I'll move to the Holy Zen Monastery tomorrow! ”

Zhao Zhen threw the chapter on the table, and said angrily and angrily: "I just said a few words to you, and you will be impatient." Which princess of the Great Song Dynasty is as unruly as you, and she dares to yell at me. ”

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was really angry, Minhua was bored, but he didn't dare to say it again. At this moment, a waiter knelt under the porch and shouted: "Official, Concubine De is here." ”

Both of them looked embarrassed, and when Concubine De entered the hall and gave a seat, Zhao Zhen said: "The weather is suddenly cold, you should take good care of it, you don't have to come in the snow, if there is something to tell the palace people, it is enough." ”

Concubine De listened, her heart warmed, and she smiled lightly: "The concubine is also anxious, it is related to the Ciyuan Palace, and she dare not slack off." As he spoke, he announced that the whistleblower palace person went to the palace, explained the whole thing in front of the palace one by one, and then said: "The concubine does not dare to judge without authorization, and asks the official family to show it." ”

Zhao Zhen was furious, but there was no look on his face, and he didn't say a word. Seeing that his face was as heavy as night, Concubine De was suddenly a little scared in her heart, and tried her best to hold herself: "The concubine doesn't know what to do, and she is afraid of hurting the royal face." ”

Min Hua listened to it on the side, and couldn't help it, and said, "The emperor's sister-in-law is so wise and kind, how could she do such a narrow thing?" I would never believe it, it was clear that someone was trying to frame her. As he spoke, he kicked at the whistleblower palace man and said, "Say, who instructed you?" ”

The palace man was kicked in the chest, and suddenly felt that his throat and mouth were fishy, tears flowed from his eyes, and he lay on the ground and said: "What the slave and maid said is the truth, and I dare not say nonsense in front of the officials." ”

Zhao Zhen saw that the people in the palace were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and her body was not yet full, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense, so she couldn't help believing it a little, and then said slowly: "Drive to Ciyuan Palace." ”

Seeing that Concubine De had a smile on her face, Minhua was even more partial to Jingshu, so she said, "Sixth brother, I'll go with you." ”

Walking to the bottom of the corridor, the imperial guard of honor was already waiting at the side of the steps, because of the snow, everyone was wearing a coat and a snow hat. Minhua raised his head and pretended to glance at the waiter unintentionally, but he didn't see Su Jihe, so he couldn't help poking his head around, and asked the waiter beside him: "What about Su Jihe?" ”

Before the chamberlain could answer, a deep voice suddenly came from his ear, saying, "What is the matter with the princess looking for a minister?" ”

It turned out that Su Jihe had already quietly walked behind the royal car without knowing when.

Min Hua was startled, and he didn't dare to look back, just looked at Zhao Zhen beside him and said: "The sixth brother is about to get off, you are his most trusted guard, you should follow at any time, never leave." ”

She said it in a high-sounding manner, and everyone was concerned about other things, so they didn't pay attention. Su and He were born in Mune, where did he know the woman's thoughts, and only said respectfully: "The princess said yes." ”

After waiting for the warm sedan chair, Min Hua lifted the curtain and saw Su Hehe walking with the royal sedan chair in front, he was majestic, although he was wearing a snow hat in a sedan coat, and his makeup was exactly the same as that of other attendants, but Min Hua still recognized it at a glance. He suddenly looked back for some reason, Minhua's face was red, and he was a little at a loss, but fortunately, the wind and snow were great, and he shouldn't have seen anything.

The attendant in the sedan chair walked very fast, but he arrived at the Ciyuan Hall in half a while.

Jingshu received the order that the royal driver was coming, and she had already changed her clothes and freshened up and waited under the corridor, although she didn't dare to imagine that the official family would forgive herself, but she didn't expect it to be so menacing. Without waiting for the driver, there was an attendant who ran to Ruo Li's room, turned the bottom into the sky, and sure enough, he found the broken intestine grass and two paper figures.

Although Zhao Zhen is not superstitious about the art of filth, he is always related. He looked at the few objects in the hands of the waiter, his eyes were as cold as ice and snow, and even Minhua didn't feel a chill in his heart. Jingshu didn't know what was going on, but when she saw the two paper figures, she vaguely guessed her intention. I felt a rumbling in my head, as if the heavens and the earth were about to collapse.

The earth dragon was not burned in the Ciyuan Palace, and it was so cold that people shivered, and because of the royal presence, the Shanggong Bureau hurriedly burned a few pots of silver charcoal and baked it. Jingshu knelt down and walked to Zhao Zhen's feet, the ground was icy again, and even her knees were numb, she said sadly: "These objects and concubines are also the first time to see them today, please check them out." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Jing Shu and gently tugged at the corners of his robe, a pair of clear eyes like autumn water were tearful, and he couldn't help but think of that summer, by the lotus pond, he folded the lotus flower full of arms and gave it to the daughter of the family who participated in the selection, and the ladies next to him did not dare to look at him, only she looked up at herself with a smile in a blue gauze skirt, which made him smile slightly.

Although she was not the middle palace she selected, when the Queen Mother said that she wanted to make Guo Jingshu the queen, he did not object, and even at a certain moment, he was a little happy.

Speaking of which, he also had a throbbing with her.

He looked at her, as if he wanted to see her in his heart, but he didn't seem to look at her at all, but just looked at a place behind her, and didn't make a sound. The people around him were so frightened that they couldn't even breathe.

Jing Shu snorted: "The official family ......"

Zhao Zhen said calmly: "What else do you say?" ”

When he asked, he naturally meant to believe. Jingshu was in pain, she missed the man she had loved for nine years, but she didn't even have the patience to listen to her own justification. She stopped pulling his robe, straightened up, her face was devoid of fear, and she said with a straight face: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Now that the human and material evidence are there, you can't say anything." Saying that, Ruoli who was kneeling in the snow suddenly broke free from everyone and threw herself in, but was stopped by the guards at the palace gate, and she shouted loudly: "Official, don't misunderstand Niangniang, this matter is all done by the slave and maid, and it has nothing to do with the queen......"

Zhao Zhen's face was displeased, and he said in a deep voice: "In this case, drag it down and kill it." ”

Jingshu felt pain in her heart, although Ruoli was a slave, she had been by her side since she entered the palace, loyal and everything was in order. She is now taking all the blame on herself, and it is also for her own sake, how can Jingshu not understand.

Jingshu's face turned pale, tears fell like a torrent, she whimpered, and said: "So far, the concubine will not believe what the official family says, but please read the official family on Su Ri and spare Ruoli's life." If she dies, the concubine is only afraid...... 'M afraid...... Also ......"

In the end, I couldn't say it anymore, and I choked up with tears.

Min Hua Su and Jing Shu were affectionate, knelt on the ground and said: "Sixth brother, Min Hua has not asked you for anything, this time, you should look at my face, and spare Ruo Li for the time being." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "What's the use of keeping such a sinister and cunning palace person? Then he waved his hand and ordered the attendant to drag the man down.

Ruoli was dragged away by the attendants silently, neither begging for mercy nor struggling. Jingshu knew that she was going to die, and her heart ached like cutting flesh. She kept kneeling on the ground and crying, begging for mercy, and when everyone was gone, when the charcoal fire in the basin was extinguished, she was still crying.

The cold Ciyuan Hall really looks like a cold cave at this time. She knelt there alone, and the ground was so cold, but she fell down. No one paid attention to her, and the Ciyuan Palace, which was once the most noble and lively, was now as quiet as death, only her crying, intermittently absent.

She really, nothing.

At night, Lu Yijian begged to see him, talked about the queen's rudeness, which was not enough to honor the world, and said: "After the abolition, there are also things in ancient times." Emperor Guangwu was the Ming lord of the Han Dynasty, and his Empress Guo was deposed only because of resentment. What's more, today's queen actually instructed the palace people to practice obscenity! After a pause, he said: "The queen has been in the middle palace for nine years, but she has no heirs, so she should be abolished." ”