Seven
She slept soundly this night, but she still dreamed, but this time it was Pei Zhao who dreamed.
It seems that four or five years ago, in the imperial garden, she took a paper kite that was secretly tied and slipped out from under the nose of the female official with Yunluo. The clouds are deep in spring, the cool breeze is blowing, it is a good time to play with paper kites, she wrapped the twine in her hands, remembered an allusion, and told Yun Luo: "I heard that Mr. Storyteller said that once upon a time there was a very beautiful concubine, I don't know why she was always unhappy, and she didn't even smile when she put the paper kite, and the paper kite flew up, so she took the scissors and twisted the thread, saying that it was not far away to make the paper kite in the same situation as her, and then the concubine was gone, and someone made a poem for her." Her voice became lower and lower: "The empty paper kite is complaining, and the lonely person is looking for the outer shadow of the sky." The concubine regarded the paper kite as herself, and no matter how high she flew, she couldn't fly out of this imperial city. The look was very melancholy: "I'm like this too." ”
Yun Luo hurriedly comforted her: "She can't think about it herself, Niangniang is different from her." Let's come out today to release paper kites, but it's a joyful thing. ”
"What's the difference?" She said absentmindedly: "Let's have fun now, when we go back, Duanniang will inevitably be nagging for a while, and then let me copy "Female Rules" and "Female Commandment" a few times, which shows that the joy at this moment can not be kept for a while. ”
Yun Luo's face twitched slightly: "Even if Niangniang doesn't pretend to be like this, I will help you copy the book." ”
"You said it yourself!" She blinked her eyes slyly, clapped her hands and smiled: "The so-called close to Zhu Zhechi, Yunluo, you have been by my side for a long time, and gradually become as witty as me hahahahaha......"
Yunluo: "......"
She raised her head and looked, the paper kite flew higher and higher, like a big bird, lined with the blue sky, it was really beautiful, thinking about the allusion, puzzled: "The women in this palace are really weird, such as the concubine, what did she do with the paper kite in a good way?" It's good to keep it for fun, and ah, there are two bells tied to the corners of this skirt, Duanniang said that it is to let people know that if the bell rings when walking, the steps should be slower, lighter, and it should stop ringing. But you say, "What does it mean if the bell doesn't ring?" The wind gradually became stronger, as if a pair of invisible hands were holding the paper kite, leading her all the way forward, the pace was getting faster and faster, and the bell at the corner of the skirt "jingle bell" rang non-stop, like the cry of a yellow warbler, which was so good to hear.
"I've been playing for so long, it's time for me to let it go." Yun Luo hurriedly caught up with her, she took back the thread, handed the shaft wheel to Yun Luo, but suddenly a gust of wind blew, rolled up the paper kite, floated, and landed on a 10,000-year-old plant.
She stretched out her hand to try it, but the branch was too tall to reach, so she circled around the tree and said to Yunluo, "You squat down and carry me to pick off the paper kite." Seeing that Yunluo was very hesitant, she asked again: "Then, I hold you?" ”
Yun Luo shook her head again and again: "Just find a little yellow door here to get it." ”
This imperial garden except for the morning and evening three carvings of the sprinkle sweeping palace people, the rest of the hours are not allowed to have palace people in and out, she looked at the empty garden, actually faintly saw someone in front of the flowers and willows coming, very surprised, shouted: "Hey, you come here." ”
The man listened to the greeting, and instinctively turned his head, tall and straight, dressed in a dark brocade robe, with silver dark lines embroidered on the cuffs of the placket, thinking that he was a royal nobleman. She smiled apologetically and pointed to the paper kite on the tree, "Can you help me take it down?" ”
Without saying a word, he walked under the tree, pressed the branch with one hand, picked the paper kite with the other and handed it to her, and turned to leave, when she hurriedly stopped him: "Don't tell me about today's events." ”
He paused in place, did not look back, and walked farther and farther along the bluestone path. For some reason, she had an instinctive certainty in her heart that he was a person she could trust. The sun gradually set, and half of the sky was golden, shining on the trees and flowers, and it was even more colorful.
……
"Mother, wake up!"
This sleep was too heavy, she was still a little confused when she was woken up by Duanniang, but she still remembered looking around, and did not see the emperor, and she was secretly relieved in her heart, only to notice that for some reason there was a commotion outside the hall, she reached out and rubbed her temples, wanting to go out and have a look.
Duan Niang held her hand tightly and said in a low voice: "The slave told Niang Niang one thing, Niang Niang should not panic, and the court came to report at three o'clock, saying that His Majesty vomited blood in the palace of Mrs. Langya for some reason, and His Royal Highness King De actually led troops into the palace to try to usurp the throne!" ”
Pei Yu?
The shadow of the gentle Yushu Zhilan came to Su Yu's mind, Pei Yu was notoriously virtuous and gentle, and he was the emperor's favorite son, how could he commit such a capital crime like Pei Duo?
There was a faint sound of fighting outside, Su Ying had never seen such a scene, although she was scared, she was quite calm, Duan Niang saw her like this, she relaxed slightly, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, His Royal Highness King Ning has brought the Xuanjia Army into the palace to escort him, and General Nangong has also led people to guard outside, and he will not let Niangniang be hurt at all!" ”
In this way, the person who led the troops to fight outside actually had Pei Zhao? The sound of killing outside was getting louder and louder, Su Ying was a little worried, and took Yun Luo's hand and walked to the window to take a look, so she might as well break through the window with an arrow "whoosh", whistling past her ears, and almost cutting off most of her hair.
Seeing this, Duanniang's face turned pale, and she trembled and ordered Xiao Huangmen to go to the gate of the palace to call Nangong Lie in to protect him personally. The arrow was stuck straight into the wall, two inches deep, which showed that the person who shot the arrow had exerted enough strength, and Nangong Lie was also a little shocked when he saw this scene.
"General Nangong, Pei Zhao...... Is His Royal Highness King Ning outside, will something happen to him? ”
Through the layers of veils, Su Ying could only see a vague shadow, but because the other party was Pei Zhao's cronies, for some reason, the panic in her heart was mostly less.
"Back to the queen's mother, after King De entered the palace, it was only a stick of incense time, His Royal Highness immediately led the troops into the palace to escort the car, the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army have been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and it is more than enough to deal with some ordinary soldiers, His Royal Highness specially asked the last general to protect Niangniang here, please rest assured."
Pei Zhao's power Su Ying knew, but even so, she couldn't be completely assured, she thought about it for a long time, and asked Nangong Lie hesitantly: "Can you send a few people outside to see how the situation is?" What happened to the other concubines in the harem? and His Majesty's youngest son, Pei Ming, who is only three years old...... There is also Mrs. Langya, she is pregnant with children, I want to take them all over, and everyone can be considered to be in one place...... General Nangong, is it okay? ”
Nangong Lie's face was embarrassed: "Your mother's harem is too far away from the Chaoyang Palace, and the last general will not dare to separate, but the nurse where the thirteen princes are located is very close to here, so you can give it a try." ”
Su Ying knew the danger of the current situation, and he was able to save one of them, and he was grateful at the moment: "Hard work general!" ”
Nangong Lie summoned a soldier to give a few orders, and he was still personally guarding the gate of Chaoyang Palace, but after a cup of tea, the soldier came back with Pei Ming and the nurse.
Pei Ming's mother Mu Zhaoyi died only three days after giving birth to him, because he was the emperor's youngest son, and he was born with Yuxue cute, and he was very liked by the emperor, so no one in the palace dared to slack off. In the end, it was a child, I don't know how thrilling it was outside, but when I saw Su Ying sweetly calling "Queen Mother", she twittered and pestered Su Ying to play with her.
sat in the dormitory like this all night, and even the pair of dragon and phoenix candles at the head of the bed burned out, and Su Ying never closed his eyes.
She knew that Pei Zhao was His Royal Highness King Ning, who was invincible and feared by everyone, but her heart was always up and down, if he was negligent this time, if Pei Yu was even more powerful than him, if he was injured...... Thousands of thoughts intertwined in my heart, and I became more and more restless.
Seeing that the crack in the window had slightly penetrated some light, Su Ying was about to call Nangong Lie to come in and ask about the situation, but he didn't think that Nangong Lie would enter the hall first, and said loudly through several heavy yarns:
"Qi Yu Niangniang, the rebellious ministers have been annihilated, and the last general will go out to meet His Highness, please wait here for a while."
Pei Zhao is fine.
With this thought, the thousand catties of heavy iron in his heart were finally unloaded at this moment, and Su Ying breathed a long sigh of relief, and then remembered: "Then, what about Your Majesty?" Is Your Majesty alright? ”
She couldn't see Nangong Lie's expression clearly, she only heard the other party's tone lag slightly, and said slowly: "Niangniang's Day mourning, Your Majesty... His Majesty has... Crashed. ”
Su Ying was so shocked that she almost fell to the ground, Duan Niang hurriedly stepped forward to hold her, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang is not losing an inch." ”
She barely managed to compose, feeling a little panicked.
In fact, she did not have a very deep impression of the emperor, at most it was a grand festival, she sat side by side with him during the banquet in the palace, but she rarely spoke during the banquet, in her memory, the emperor was actually just an elderly man with a crown of heaven. Her husband died like this, and if she had acted according to the storyteller, she should have cried a lot, but after brewing for a long time, she couldn't even squeeze out a single tear, just dazed. Su Ying didn't know what kind of emotion the messy mess in her heart was, it wasn't sadness, but it seemed to be tightly pulling her internal organs, so uncomfortable.
Pei Ming will wake up at this time, and he doesn't need breakfast, so he pestered his nanny to take him to Songshou Pavilion to see the cranes, from the baby who fell to the ground to the old man who was about to die, the ups and downs of life are only a few decades in a hurry. Pei Zhao is definitely going to be the emperor, so what will he do in the future?
There was a sudden commotion outside, but it soon became quiet again, so that the man's steady footsteps were so clear that even the slight shaking of his armor could be heard.
Outside the veil, an extremely tall shadow gradually appeared, like a tall tree, with endless stability and propriety.
That person is Pei Zhao, whether it was, is or will be, she is the only person she can trust and rely on in this lonely deep palace.
"Lift it up."
Su Ying heard Pei Zhao's familiar voice, her fingers were trembling slightly, she couldn't care about so many palace rules, she couldn't wait for the palace people to do it, and she lifted the veil with her own hands.
The layers of golden-red mist slowly dissipated, Pei Zhao was dressed in a military uniform, and the sword in his hand had not had time to put down, with a familiar smile on his face, looking at her quietly.
The night's panic and fear finally completely dissipated at this time, Su Ying grinned and wanted to smile at him, but he felt a sour nose and shed a few tears.
With tears in her eyes, she heard Pei Zhao say to herself: "Don't be afraid, I'm here." I didn't have time to wipe my tears, so I choked up and nodded:
"I know."