Although Zuofu Palace is not a cold palace, because of its remote location, after Concubine Wei, who lived in it before, died of tuberculosis, no one dared to enter this palace, and it has been vacant for several years. Now it is overgrown with weeds, the houses are dilapidated, and if they have not been repaired for a long time, they are not even as good as the cold palace.

The Empress Dowager Gao only felt weak, her legs were so soft that they seemed to be made of dough, and she bent her knees and sat down on the futon of the wooden chair.

The body pressed down, and the room was full of dust.

The old girl hurriedly came up: "The queen mother is careful, wait for the slave to sweep the ashes for you and then sit down." ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand to sweep away the dust in the room, and hurried to fetch water to sprinkle the floor. This house has been closed for too long, it is stuffy and dirty, how can I live in it?

Even the old aunt felt unbearable, not to mention the queen mother.

Gao waved his hand: "That's it, what kind of house has you never lived in before?" In a few days, I'm afraid it will be worse than before. ”

At the mention of the past, Gao let out a long sigh. Her eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the dust floating up and down in the sunlight. I only feel that my life seems to be like this dust, with ups and downs, and I can't be stable. I thought that by holding Zhao Yu and tightening the jade seal, I would be able to cover the sky with one hand, and let her do it alone, but who knew that the days of listening to the government had not passed for a few days, and it would be broken like a dream.

However, after this experience, Gao also understood from the bottom of his heart that he was not a genius in governing the world, and it seemed to be very easy to watch the first emperor approve the folds and point out the country......

Gao closed her eyes, and the light burned her eyelids to a blood-red color, which inexplicably reminded her of the peach blossoms in Yaoxi. Such gorgeous, such beautiful peach blossoms, she has not seen them since she left Yaoxi sixteen years ago.

She hates everything about Yaoxi, but she has missed the peach blossoms of Yaoxi overnight, she thinks that the peach blossoms are like her, just bloom happily and brilliantly, and don't care about what is left after the flowers are defeated.

When she thought about it the most, she even called the female officer of the Garment Bureau, despite the female officer's persuasion that the peach blossom only bloomed and did not bear fruit, which was not good, and still ordered the female official to sew and embroider the Yaoxi peach blossom on the sleeve skirt and wear it on the body, which can be regarded as a consolation.

Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the Queen Mother, the old aunt was distressed: "Don't be discouraged by the Queen Mother, it's just a moment now, and it's uncertain how to say in the future!" ”

"Let's stay in the green mountains without fear of no material to burn, the slave maid sees that King Nayao cares about reputation, and he will not take away His Majesty's position. As long as His Majesty's position is still there, Niangniang is always the Queen Mother, no matter how bold King Yao is, he will not dare to be accused of disloyalty and unfilial piety, and do anything out of the ordinary to the Queen Mother! ”

"The big deal is that we have no power and no power, Niangniang, we are happy to be idle, and enjoy it comfortably in this back court, isn't it good?"

Gao shook his head: "He dares, he saw his biological mother killed with his own eyes, and when he was so young, he could think of pretending to be stupid to save his life and keep his life alive." It was the first emperor who underestimated him, and it was I who underestimated him. ”

"We've already lost, just waiting for him to come." Gao Shi smiled miserably, "Aunt Sui, I have lived such a life that I never dared to think of before, I should be satisfied, but ...... But when I think of the person in front of me, my heart is indignant, why? Why should the world treat me? ”

Jin Xiaolou followed behind Gao Lang, bypassed the East Road, and headed towards Zuofu Palace.

The grass and trees in Zuofu Palace grew densely, but the original plum trees had long since dried up, and several sparrows stopped on the plum branches, and when they heard people coming, they fluttered their wings and flew towards the blue sky together.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the palace, Jin Xiaolou heard a miserable scream from the hall, Gao Lang stopped, stroked Jin Xiaolou's shoulder, and saw Jin Xiaolou nodding at him, so he raised his feet and walked inside.

Gao Lang only brought Jin Xiaolou here, he wanted to come here to reveal the secret that belonged to him, but he was also the secret of the Empress of the Great Zhou, the current Queen Mother.

Even the secrets of the first emperor.

When she walked into the palace gate, the old aunt was turning her head to see that the two women in the hall were much haggard.

Seeing that it was Gao Lang and Jin Xiaolou, neither of them seemed surprised, and the Empress Dowager Gao even relieved her emotions just now, and said easily: "You are finally here." ”

Gao Lang didn't see it, he walked straight forward, lifted his robe and sat down at the head of the Queen Mother Gao, raised his head, and looked at the woman in front of him, who had been called the queen mother for sixteen years.

Jin Xiaolou stood behind Gao Lang, and he could clearly see that Gao Lang's curled up fingers trembled slightly.

Jin Xiaolou knew that Gao Lang was also afraid of the truth of the past. And what she can do is be by his side when he is afraid.

"Whatever you want to ask, hurry up now." The Empress Dowager Gao spoke.

"You know what I want to ask." Gao Lang spoke up, and after a while, he came again, "Sixteen years ago, how much do you know about what happened in the Jiaolan Palace?" ”

"I know as much as you want me to know." Empress Dowager Gao sat upright in front of her, her demeanor was not messed up at all, and her cheeks, which had just been slightly flushed due to sadness, gradually recovered her complexion.

"Okay." Gao Lang took a deep breath, "How did my mother, Gao Jia, the noble concubine, die?" ”

After asking a sentence, Gao Lang's eyes resurfaced the raging fire that burned everything to the ground, and the firelight in the sky dyed half of the capital red, as well as the man's hideous face and the woman's mournful cry......

Jin Xiaolou saw Gao Lang's shoulders tremble slightly, so he covered his hand, and the warm temperature of his palm was passed to Gao Lang through his robe.

"Didn't you see it with your own eyes?" Empress Dowager Gao turned her head sideways, looked at Gao Lang, and then laughed softly, "Your mother was killed by your father's own hands, do you need to ask me again?" ”

"Why?" Gao Lang hurriedly spoke, "Why did he kill my mother?" ”

His throne was obtained by the power of his mother's mother's family, and he was so pampered and respected by his mother in front of people, why? Why did he do it?

When I was a child, my mother often hugged Gao Lang and told him the scene when she and the emperor met for the first time, how the two fell in love at the beginning, and how they loved each other and then had the fruits of love.

It's just that love is fleeting, especially after sitting on the throne. Those love and respect seem to have become in front of people, and behind the scenes, they have become the endless tears of the mother.

"I just praised you for your intelligence with my aunt, why are you asking some things knowingly now?" The Empress Dowager Gao shook her head helplessly, "Why did your father kill your mother, don't you really think of it?" ”

Gao Lang closed his eyes suddenly, he always had an answer in his heart, but he rejected this answer, he didn't want to accept it, this man whose mother had loved him for half his life was just to take advantage of his mother, and even abandoned him after using it and killed him.

"Your father has never loved your mother, that Gao Jia, since he first met the emperor, he has been affectionate." The Queen Mother Gao closed her eyes when she saw Gao Lang, hooked the corners of her mouth, and slowly arrived, "The emperor was still the thirteenth prince at that time, but he was forced by the power of the Gao family to have a false relationship with Gao Jia, but I didn't expect Gao Jia to fall deeper and deeper, and even begged the elders in the family to help the thirteenth prince win the throne." ”

"Gao Bin and Gao Xiangru are also wastes, after the thirteen princes got the throne, they successively took back the power of the Gao family, just to give endless favor to the noble concubines in the harem, so that the Gao family is willing to let go, and uproot the important ministers and their forces with great military achievements. If it weren't for the heart of the Gao family, the emperor would not have made that straw bag who couldn't do anything the prince! ”

It's just that even so, the Gao family is still a thorn in the emperor's heart, especially the noble concubine by the pillow at night, this woman he never looks at, but he has to pretend to love. If you can find a woman who is obedient and has no affection for the Gao family to replace the noble concubine next to the pillow, then the Gao family can be completely wiped out, so after finding me, there will soon be the fire in the Jiaolan Palace. ”

"After the fire, I played the role of the queen Gao, and the people of the Gao family played monkeys like monkeys, they were really stupid, what I told them to do, they had no doubt, obediently and obediently did it, and the evidence of the crime of intending to rebel was one after another, all of which were arranged clearly, and within half a year, the emperor brought the Gao family to justice and beheaded all over the house. But until they were beheaded, they never questioned that these incriminating evidence had anything to do with me. ”

Gao Lang's curled fingers squeezed tighter and tighter: "Who are you?" Why do you harm our Gao family, and why do you look exactly like my mother? ”

"You've finally asked about something important."

The Queen Mother breathed a long sigh of relief, but in an instant, her face was raised, and her expression was so hideous and miserable that Jin Xiaolou was so frightened that she almost exhaled in a low voice.