Changquan Palace.

Long Yizheng saw that the queen mother was pruning and sorting out the flower branches, and handed her the scissors, the queen took it, looked at Long Yizheng carefully, and said with a slight smile: "Zheng'er knows how to be considerate of others when she is older, and she is becoming more and more stable." ”

"The Queen Mother isn't just Kwa Erchen's today, is she?"

The queen smiled and said: "If Zheng'er goes to the Ministry of Rites in the future, don't disturb those officials, even your father knows about going to the Ministry of Rites." ”

Long Yizheng's face was slightly red, and he thought for a moment and said, "The queen mother wants to criticize her son?" ”

"It's a good thing that there are people you like, why should the queen mother criticize?" The queen looked at Long Yizheng carefully, and said with a smile: "The queen mother knows your thoughts, the beginning of spring is a good day, and the queen mother will start arranging your marriage with leisurely after a while." ”

Long Yizheng was ecstatic and excited, and he couldn't hide the smile of joy on his face, and hurriedly replied: "Son-in-law, thank your mother!" ”

The emperor toured the south, martial law within a radius of 100 miles, along the way the provinces and counties of Zhou Province were unified by the military department for the time being, the royal car went to the place where several battalions of personal soldiers guarded, the loess official road could only see the gold-topped honor guard Luan driving in the distance, the carriages and horses were innumerable, with the drive to the column for more than ten miles, only to hear the sound of thousands of troops and horses' hooves at speed, booming and rumbling, and then rising up several zhang of dust and ash to be extremely spectacular.

More than ten days later, the emperor drove to Qiannan Province, and the officials of the province above the seventh grade rushed over a few days ago to greet them, and after the emperor was settled, he worked tirelessly to meet all the officials.

The next day, Long Yizheng and Liu Xu also rushed over from the waterway, and the emperor looked at Long Yizheng and asked, "Have you heard anything about King Yi's trip?" ”

Long Yizheng replied with a serious expression: "Erchen came by water, listened to the people, the prefect of Qiannan Province was corrupt and derelict in his duties, and secretly transported grain, grass and horses to Xiangzhou to seek huge profits. ”

"Is there anything else?"

Long Yizheng signaled to Liu Xu, Liu Xu immediately stepped forward and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister came all the way, and I heard that there is a person who claims to be the prince of Xiangzhou, gathering people everywhere, and opening rallies under the banner of recovering the country to win people's hearts, and all counties and counties in Xiangzhou have their meeting places, and now they have spread to Qiannan Province. ”

The emperor thought for a while and said, "If there is no accident, this so-called Prince of Xiangzhou knows me." ”

Long Yizheng thought for a moment and said seriously: "Father, everything is related to Xiangzhou, it seems that the imperial court can't take it lightly." ”

"What I am even more annoyed at the moment is that the prefect of Qiannan Province, tomorrow the two of you will investigate carefully, and if the crime is charged, it will be executed!" After the emperor finished speaking, he put the royal gold medal in Long Yizheng's hand.

The scorching sun shone fiercely on the earth, as if to dissipate all the heat, the plants and trees hung their heads as if they were dying, the air was so stuffy as if it were frozen, only the trees let out a broken cry, as if they were cheering for the heat.

During the lunch break of the Ministry of Rites, Wen Youran supported his chin with one hand, although he was fanning, his white forehead was still covered with beads of sweat, thinking of last year's summer when he was also like this, and he and Long Yizheng stole melons together, and there was a burst of sweetness in his heart, and he couldn't help laughing. It turns out that longing is not only a heartache accompanied by tears, but also a joy accompanied by a heartbeat, which mostly makes people feel painful, but sometimes it can make people laugh out loud......

Someone suddenly came to the palace, only to say that Concubine Qing was not good, Wen was startled, tears instantly fell to the phoenix's eyes, and she quickly packed up and entered the palace.

All the way over, through this huge palace complex, in the past, Wen Youran was also in the palace, but never had this strong sense of depression, looking up at the Shangyang Palace, the four palace walls of the golden roof are like a deep well, lined with a clear blue sky like a mirror, and she is like placed under the bottom of this well, this well can only look up and cannot be crossed, as if there is an echo of breathing, making people breathless.

Wen leisurely walked into the hall slowly, a bone-eroding coolness with an extremely damp and evil aura rushed to his face, although it was a hot weather in July, the low temperature in this hall did not make people feel cool, but made people feel a strange and incomparable cold, and the pores on his arms instantly erected.

The four palace maids immediately stepped forward to salute, Wen leisurely walked inward with them, there were countless rare objects in the dormitory, the deep sea red coral was decorated, the pearl was the curtain, the agarwood soft sleeper collapsed tent was embroidered with beads and gold thread peonies, the Qing Concubine pillow was pillow with green jade incense pillows, covered with gold thread embroidered silk thin quilt, such luxury and her bloodless, skinny body highlighted a great contrast.

Wen Youran's tears immediately poured out, she trembled and stepped forward in pain, about the last time she saw her aunt, it was only about three years, although her aunt was also sick for a long time, but her thinking and eyes were extremely clear and bright......

The palace maid said a few words in Concubine Qing's ear, and it took a long time for Concubine Qing to react, looking at Wen Youran with slightly cloudy eyes, Wen Youran reached out and gently held her cold hand, that hand seemed to be only skin and bones, white as paper and weak, Wen Youran called: "Auntie--" In an instant, tears fell like rain.

Concubine Qing was already dying, her dry lips moved slightly, but she couldn't make a sound, and tears flowed from her wet eyes......

The palace maids saluted in unison, Wen Youran listened to the voice and knew that the queen was coming, and when the queen came, Wen Youran hurriedly saluted and said goodbye. The queen looked at Concubine Qing, and the female official she served immediately stepped forward, and the palace maids looked at it to feed the ginseng soup, and immediately helped the Qing Concubine to stand up, and the other two palace maids helped the female officer to feed the ginseng soup carefully into the mouth of the Qing Concubine, and after feeding, the female officer retreated, and the palace maid held the Qing Concubine in front of her and let her lean on herself.

The queen looked at Wen Youran, who was crying and red-eyed, and gently put her hand on the back of her hand, Wen Youran felt the queen's warmth, and got a trace of strength in her heart.

After a long time, Concubine Qing gradually sobered up a lot, she trembled her fingertips towards the dark red carved rosewood dresser, the palace maid who was waiting next to her immediately understood, stepped forward and moved the heavy ornament box with great difficulty, Concubine Qing was extremely weak, and slowly said: "Leisurely, these are all given to you as your dowry in the future." ”

Wen Youran's emotions could no longer be controlled, trembling heavily and crying silently, her aunt used to feel sorry for her is concubine, and there will be few dowry foundations in the future, since the little aunt said, if she marries, she will give her a big gift, and the aunt should not be able to wait for the time when she gets married......

The queen's tears flowed out loudly, she clenched Concubine Qing's hand, and called out distressedly: "Qing'er--"

Concubine Qing tried hard to cheer up, and said with difficulty: "Sister, Qing'er wants to ask you for one last thing." ”

The queen was full of grief between her eyebrows, nodded and said, "Qing'er just say, my sister will definitely agree to you if she can do it." ”

Concubine Qing tried to cheer up and said slowly: "Sister, after I leave, I will cremate my body to ashes, send someone to take me out of the palace and disperse with the wind, so that I can return to freedom."

The queen endured great pain and said: "If it doesn't return to the imperial mausoleum, I'm afraid that the Shangshu Mansion will ......."

Concubine Qing looked at Wen Youran, and said with difficulty: "Leisurely, it is my own will not to enter the imperial mausoleum, and you relayed it to Shangshu Mansion." ”

"Hmm--" Wen leisurely cried and nodded vigorously.

The queen wiped her tears and finally promised: "Sister can understand Qing'er, since Qing'er insists, my sister will follow your wish no matter what." ”

"Qing'er, thank you, sister!" Concubine Qing said, suddenly panting sharply, and after she recovered, she said, "Sister, Qing'er thanks you for taking care of you for so many years, Qing'er doesn't have to care about my sister anymore." ”

Wen Youran finally knew that the queen and her aunt were sympathetic, and when she didn't understand it in the past, she had thought that her aunt might be oppressed by the queen to be unfavored, but it turned out that it wasn't......

In the middle of the night, in a burst of howling of the palace maids, Concubine Qing went to the ethereal realm, Wen Youran's phoenix eyes were full of bloodshots, tears raged on her cheeks, she looked at her aunt who was gradually losing her breath, the miserable white face gradually lost her vitality, and her soul left her thin and dry body, and her aunt was considered relieved......

Wen Youran always remembered watching his aunt standing at the gate of Shangyang Palace when he was a child, staring at the sky with bright eyes, the feeling of being lifeless, living like a walking corpse, and his heart like ashes, lingered in his mind like a ghost......

The huge palace complex, as brilliant and magnificent as before, is as quiet as if placed in the sky, and the golden roof of glazed tiles shines dazzlingly in the sun, as if the world here, the Qing Concubine has never been to ......

The palace maids gathered the living objects used by Concubine Qing during her lifetime, and burned the ethereal realm for her to continue to use......

On the yellowed rice paper, the sixteen-year-old girl's smile is as bright as a flower, and her full cheeks are full of extreme youth and agility......