Chapter 40: Chain Reaction (2)

Empress Lu was a little stunned and a little relaxed, and ordered the servants of Beiyuan to help bury Meng Yao, not to blow and blow, not to raise a flag to see him off, and not to cry earth-shattering, and the burial coffin was all according to the rules of the palace people, and everyone whispered 'Oh'. Empress Lu saw that the servants of Beiyuan had some complaints, so she didn't stay long and left, and Bo Ji saw that there was nothing to do, so she followed the queen closely. Shi Meiren stayed in Beiyuan for a while and wanted to pull Zhao Zi'er away, but Zhao Zi'er angrily shook off Shi Meiren's hand and carried Meng Yao back to her own room with several old women in Beiyuan, washed her whole body, and combed her beautiful hair bun. Shi Meiren was hung out of the hall in a daze, rolled her eyes and left. Mrs. Guan rested in another room in Beiyuan, and when her mood calmed down a little, she suddenly ran to Meng Yao's room, standing at the door, looking at the busy work of everyone in the house in a daze, her face was full of guilt, and she was speechless. Zhao Zi'er saw her standing there, complaining about Mrs. Guan's aggressiveness towards Meng Yao, and Mrs. Guan, who complained with a gloomy face, didn't say a word to her, and the maids ignored Mrs. Guan and sobbed quietly for Meng Yao. Mrs. Guan knew that everyone was complaining about her, so she left her aside and ignored her, feeling bored and a little apologetic, she softened and leaned against the door. A young maid jumped over Mrs. Guan to guard the door like a breeze, and said politely with resentment, "Is Madame in or out?" The slaves and maids are going to change Meng Yao's clothes. "Mrs. Guan only felt insulted, but she didn't have a good seizure, so she left the door and went out of the North Garden to return to Linhua Palace." Smack-" As soon as I got out of Beiyuankou, I heard a heavy slamming sound behind me. Mrs. Guan's heart was chuckled, and after a short pause without looking back, she was helped back to Linhua Hall by Chanxin. Zhao Zier personally painted Meng Yao's makeup, his forehead was more pure if he was white, his eyebrows were painted with distant mountains, his eyes were moist in autumn, his face was like a lotus calyx like Zhuo Jiawenjun, and his lips were like cherries, which was better than Bai Jiafansu. Seeing that a good girl who was originally a good girl died instantly, Zhao Zier sat on the couch with an eyebrow pencil in her hand, looking at Meng Yao who was lying peacefully on the couch with empty eyes. In a short time, Qi Ji and Jing Tian returned to the North Garden and came to Meng Yao's Boudoir Pavilion. When Zhao Zi'er saw Qi Ji, he got up and walked quickly to Qi Ji, and attached himself to Qi Ji's arms, crying a lot. Mrs. Qi patted Zhao Zi'er's back to show comfort, "Zi'er, mourn." ”。 After Mrs. Qi comforted Zhao Zi'er, she and Zhao Zi'er discussed the funeral together. The waiter brought a thick mat, and Mrs. Qi took a look at it and asked someone to replace the mat with a coffin regulation with the rank of 'young envoy', and the waiter silently did not dare to carry out what Mrs. Qi explained. After Mrs. Qi asked in detail, she understood what Meng Yao Nai Lu said according to the rules of the palace people, Mrs. Qi felt a little embarrassed, and after pondering for a long time, she said that according to the regulations of the 'young envoy', and said that it was the emperor Chrysostom Yuyan, even if the queen had a complaint, she would ask her to go to the emperor to hear about it. The waiter got Mrs. Qi's words, so he hurriedly made a coffin with the regulation of the 'young envoy' level. It was made in the middle of the night. The next day, Zhao Zi'er and Mrs. Qi had Meng Yao hurriedly buried on a small hill on the south bank of the Wei River. The wind suddenly rose and overwhelmed the wild chrysanthemums that were holding their waists. The person who erected the tomb tree stele asked what the inscription was written, and Zhao Zi'er suggested to Mrs. Qi that only the word 'Mengnu' be written, and Qi Ji nodded in agreement. In a short time, a small convex mound was erected on the hill, and in front of the mound was a yellowed wooden monument. On the green hill mound, the cold wind blows, and the lonely small mound silently tells of grief and desolation.

After sacrificing Meng Yao in front of the grave, Zhao Zier and Qi Ji returned to the palace respectively.

As soon as he entered the inner hall, he saw Shi Meiren standing in the hall waiting peacefully. Zhao Zi'er looked at Shi Meiren with cold eyes, complaining that she shouldn't have fallen into the well for Meng Yao, so she walked to the mat and sat down with a slight anger, holding a roll of bamboo slips in her hand to read, and ignoring Shi Meiren who was standing. Shi Meiren sat opposite Zhao Zi'er with a ashamed face, looked at Zhao Zi'er who was reading the bamboo slips silently, and after a short pause, she took the initiative to pull up Zi'er and hold the bamboo slips and pretended to read "Zuo Chuan", "Zi'er ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Zi'er withdrew his hand angrily, glanced at Shi Meiren complainingly, and Zhu Jian didn't have the heart to look at it anymore and looked away. Shi Meiren looked at Zi'er as if she didn't forgive herself, lowered her head and pursed her mouth, sighed and said, "I know that I have done a little too much for Meng Yao's affairs, Zi'er, don't blame me." This is the result that the queen wants. ”

Zi'er turned her face full of anger and asked angrily, "Is it the result that the queen wants or the result you want?" The angry son's shoulders trembled, and his complaining eyes stared straight at her. This ......" Shi Meiren was speechless and looked at Zhao Zi'er in surprise.

"Yinhua, we have been together for a few years, we have experienced ups and downs, I don't want the palace to be so complicated, we should be in awe of any life, life is like a white horse passing through a gap, suddenly. At the end of the day, we may have regrets, but we shouldn't feel guilty. Zhao Zi'er said word by word, like Hui'er who taught her, and sincerely opened her heart to Shi Meiren, "Meng Yao's death is an evil work done by the two of us, and I only complain that Meng Yao's soul should not entangle Liu Hui." ”

Shi Meiren stared at Zhao Zi'er without saying a word, her face was silent and mixed with a trace of disdain, her eyes blinked slightly, and she took Zi'er's hand again and said indifferently, "You and I sisters have been walking together in the blue sky and clouds for half a lifetime, forgive me." ”

Zi'er was still angry and wanted to blame her for a few words, but in the face of Shi Meiren's low voice, her heart softened, and the complaints and anger on her face that were about to erupt suddenly became invisible, and Zhao Zi'er put her other hand on Shi Meiren's hand and patted it.

Changle Palace.

Since Empress Lu came back yesterday, she has been leaning on the couch from time to time, looking out of the hall with a face, and someone just came in to say that Mrs. Qi ordered Meng Yao to be buried with the regulation of the rank of 'young envoy' concubine, and Empress Lu was silent and accepted it. Dai Qing didn't say much after hearing this, she knew that what Empress Lu said when she was in Beiyuan was just to maintain the majesty of the queen, since she didn't recognize Meng Yao as Liu Bang's concubine, she could only order the palace people to regulate the burial. Now that Mrs. Qi has changed to the 'young envoy' regulation, it also caters to a little bit of Empress Lu's meaning, and Empress Lu knows that the deceased is the eldest and the emperor's fortunate woman, so she doesn't dare to do too much, and only ignores the general acquiescence to Mrs. Qi's 'confrontation' this time.

In a trance, a little palace maid ran in, and when she saw the queen's cold and serious face, she didn't dare to tell the queen directly and hesitated in place. Dai Qing saw this and asked her what was going on, and the little palace maid said that the people outside the palace asked to see the queen. Dai Qing's face was slightly happy when she heard that it was Anshe, she liked the people of the Prince's Palace very much to come here, and she was wondering why the Anshe people were in a hurry to see the queen. Looking back, Empress Lu was looking into the distance, Dai Qing instructed the little palace maid to take care of the queen, and he hurriedly came out with a smile to see Ansheren. As soon as he left the hall, he saw the Anshe people under the steps pacing back and forth with a panicked face, and when he saw Dai Qing coming out, he hurriedly went up the steps and pulled Dai Qing over, and asked in a panic, "Young girl, can the queen mother be in the inner hall?" Dai Qing pouted and smiled, and replied lightly, Empress Lu rested in the inner hall. Anshe people hurriedly left Dai Qing and rushed to the steps to enter, but Dai Qing caught up and hurriedly stopped him, and asked Anshe people why they were in a hurry to see the queen. Anshe people hurriedly looked at Dai Qing in a hurry, and felt that it was a waste of time to talk to her, so he shook his head without saying a word and carried the corner of his clothes to break in again, Dai Qing chased and stopped the Anshe people, saying that the queen was resting at this time, and hoped that the Anshe people would not disturb, and tell Dai Qing in advance, and then Dai Qing went in to report. Anshe was stopped by Dai Qing several times, it seemed that she would not let herself in, and after thinking about it again and again, she had to pull Dai Qing to the bottom of a building and talk mysteriously. After looking left and right to make sure that there was no one, the Anshe people hurriedly said to Dai Qing that the emperor urged the prince to open Helan to garrison a few days ago, and the prince was about to leave for Helan tomorrow. "What?" When Dai Qing heard this, he immediately opened his mouth in surprise, and he immediately thought that the prince had not come to worship the queen for a few days, and originally thought that his body would really become weak in winter, so when it came to winter, the queen would allow the prince to be himself for three or five days. A few days ago, when I went to the prince's palace, the prince said that he asked Dai Qing to take good care of Empress Lu, but Dai Qing didn't take it seriously at that time, and now it seems that the prince has the intention of going to Helan. Dai Qing didn't understand why the prince was going to Helan in a few days, why didn't the prince tell the queen? Dai Qing anxiously asked a series of questions from the Anshe people, and the Anshe people said word for word what they knew, and those who didn't know had to spread their hands.

As soon as he thought that Helan was very close to the Xiongnu, Dai Qing was terrified in his heart, and he also knew that 'the king is good, the prince is guarded, and the country is also supervised; Jun Xing, the prince from, Fu Jun also', now the emperor lives in the country but calls the prince to travel, this is not a regular system, and I feel an undercurrent slowly coming. Dai Qing was in a panic, but he firmly believed that the prince should not go to Helan. The Anshe people saw that Dai Qing's face was full of panic and anxiety, thinking that Dai Qing must be the same as he thought, and felt that Helan could not go, so he took advantage of the situation and repeatedly asked to see the queen, Dai Qing did not dare to nod vaguely, and hurriedly led the Anshe people into the palace. As soon as he walked to the steps, Dai Qing had already planned in his abdomen and pulled Anshe to stop, asking him if he didn't want the prince to go to Helan either, Anshe nodded firmly, saying that he had come to see the queen mother and asked her to intercede with the emperor not to ask the prince to go to Helan. Dai Qing pondered silently, the emperor and the queen have long had a disagreement, and now they have just encountered the death of Meng Yao, the emperor is holding back his anger, and the queen is also slightly displeased, the emperor and the queen are about to quarrel before they can say a word, the emperor cannot agree to the queen's request, but will be stimulated to issue an edict again to urge the prince to go to Helan to vent the anger in his heart. Thinking like this, Dai Qing said that there was no need to enter the palace to find the queen, and the Anshe people looked at Dai Qing with puzzled eyes, and their faces were anxious and uneasy with the appearance of an urgent military situation.

"Ansheren, please call the prince to the nullah, and say that Dai Qing has something to tell him." Dai Qing solemnly explained to the Anshe people with a glance. The Anshe people were confused when they heard it, and they told themselves in their hearts that it was time for them to ask the prince to play. Anshe people complained that Dai Qing was ignorant, "Young girl, the matter is urgent, why do you only care about the love of your children?" Dai Qing said, "If you go in to find the queen, not only will the prince not stay in Chang'an, but will be urged to set off. "This ...... And how should it be? The Anshes were confused. Dai Qing asked the Anshe people to call the prince to the nullah is a great achievement, and the Anshe people were confused, but when they saw Dai Qing Chengzhu in his chest, he also nodded and left in disbelief. If the Anshe people remembered something in their hearts, they didn't take a few steps and ran back to Dai Qing and said that he had not gotten the prince's permission to come to see the queen privately, and that he should not talk about it to him when he met him, Dai Qing nodded.