The moment Chang'an stepped into the Mingxiu Pavilion, there was a dull wind blowing in his face, and the ethereal twilight was entangled in the meantime, and there was a pot of blooming hibiscus flowers in the hall, and more than ten petals in the pot were rolled into a cluster. Yuerong sat in front of the window in a bright red wedding dress, and the dim sunlight shone into the thin window sash, casting a dark gray shadow behind her.

She looked at Chang'an and slowly turned her head sideways, "Queen Mother, you are here." ”

Chang quietly bowed his head, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he patrolled on Yuerong's face, "You are going to Yan Country and relatives, and this palace, as the queen, is here to see you off." But why do you insist on seeing this palace at this time? ”

Yue Rong smiled beautifully, and said calmly and calmly, "There are some things that I must say to the queen mother in person." ”

The silence in the pavilion was abnormal, and Chang'an's mind sank little by little, "What do you want to say?" ”

"Niangniang knows, why do I want to reconcile with my eldest sister?"

A cloud of doubt unconsciously surfaced in Chang'an's heart, and she replied sincerely, "I don't know about this palace." ”

Yuerong breathed a long sigh of relief, and her eyes seemed to be stagnant, "I have thought about this matter for many years, and for this reason, I go to the Buddhist hall every day to chant and transcribe scriptures, but after all, I have not come up with a way to liberate myself. Thinking about it, only being close and marrying far away can make me escape from this place and everything here. ”

Chang'an's brows furrowed slightly, "You don't like life in the palace so much?" ”

"It's not that I don't like it." Yue Rong smiled gloomily, but her voice was a transparent and tough silk thread, "It was they who refused to let me go, allowing me to carry a human life and live my life." ”

When Chang'an heard this, his heart was sullen, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Yuerong's thin eyebrows swept along the brick by brick of this Mingxiu Pavilion, and she didn't have any expression coldly, "Does the queen still remember the fourth brother?" He has been gone for many years. ”

Yuerong suddenly reminded Chang'an of the pain of the past, Chang'an's eyes were sour, and hazy tears overflowed into his eyes, "Yun Jing is a child of this palace, of course this palace remembers." ”

"But does Niangniang know how the fourth brother died?"

"He fell into the water...... "Speaking of this, Chang'an's eyebrows suddenly darkened, "Isn't that so......"

Yuerong had a wry smile on her lips, tears immediately blinded her eyes, and she fell into a deep memory, "The fourth brother fell into the water, but he didn't stumble. He wanted to help me pick up the kite, so he jumped into the lake, I shouted at him behind my back, I told him to come back, don't pick it up, but he knew that it was my favorite kite, so he said to me, 'Second sister, don't worry, I will help you get the kite back', and then I watched him go farther and farther, and his figure gradually disappeared, and he never came back......"

Yuerong's words were like sharp blades, instantly piercing into Chang'an's flesh and blood, Chang'an opened his tearful eyes, and could barely control the words that rushed out of his mouth, "There you are!" You're there! Why don't you find someone to save him, why!! ”

"Does the Queen think I don't want to? Watching his figure get farther and farther away, am I not scared at all? I'm so scared, but what can I do...... "Yuerong's tears are like scattered pearls, rolling and falling," I shouted loudly to him, I desperately called for someone to save him, but that place had long been deserted, no one heard my voice, my voice was hoarse, only kept crying, and later, I finally saw someone coming, it was my mother, she came with people......"

There was a scorching and cold light in Chang'an's eyes, staring straight at Yuerong, "It's Zhong Yuxiu......"

"The mother concubine is here, she came with Xiao Shunzi. I wanted Xiao Shunzi to go down to save him, but my mother didn't allow it, she said that the fourth brother had already drowned, and it was useless to save him. But...... But I obviously heard him shouting me, he called my second sister, called me to save him, he was almost out of breath, I heard it, he was about to die, I was really scared, I wanted to jump down to save him. Yuerong screamed sadly, full of tears, "But the mother concubine grabbed me, she asked Xiao Shunzi to carry me back to the palace, she didn't let me save the fourth brother, I can't help it, Xiao Shunzi has a lot of strength, I can't break free, I can only cry hard......"

Chang'an's tears fell violently, and his eyes instantly darkened like burned ashes, "You are simply not human!" Are you still a little human?! He's so young, just watching you go, how desperate he must be, he knows he's going to die......"

"But I really can't help it,......" Yuerong's breathing froze for a moment, and she cried out loud, "I dream every night, I dream that the fourth brother is calling my name, calling me to save him, I desperately jump into the water, trying to pull him, but I can't pull him, he is getting farther and farther away from me...... I also dreamed that he was standing in front of me with burning eyes on me, saying that he hated me and asking me why I didn't go to save him...... I want to save him, he is gone, and I can't live......"

Yuerong's voice was like a thin blade scraping the eardrums, like a terrifying wave surging down, Chang An only felt that she couldn't stand steadily, she was clinging to the root of the wall, so that she could support her body and barely stand firm.

Her poor Yun Jing, how painful he must have been when he fell into the water, that kind of despair in the face of death, Chang'an couldn't empathize with it no matter what. But as soon as she remembered it, and remembered that her child had been killed in this way, it was as if her nerves had been pricked by sharp needles, and there was only pain left in her whole body, and there was no other sense.

Chang'an's eyes were burned with anger and sorrow, she looked at the moon expressionlessly, but her voice was not like the fire churning in her heart, "In that case, why do you want to tell me, you know that if I knew these things, I would not let go of Zhong Yuxiu, and I would not let go of the Zhong family's ......"

"Of course I do." Yuerong's heart hardened in an instant, and she let out a sad and desolate cry, "But if I don't tell it, this secret will be buried in my heart for a lifetime and torment me for a lifetime." I am a princess and am destined to sacrifice my life for the country, but this secret cannot go with me. I know that even if I say it, the queen mother will not forgive me, but if I don't say it, I will be ashamed of my father and the queen for the rest of my life. Even if I die one day, I will definitely not feel at ease when I see my fourth brother. ”

After saying that, she stood up and bowed deeply to Chang'an, "Queen Mother, I will go, I don't know if I will have a chance to return to my homeland in this life." My closest relatives are only my mother and my fifth brother. I know that the mother has done too many wrong things, and I also know that she is sorry for the queen. But after all, she is my mother, I am with her this time, and it can be regarded as a glory for her, I grew up beside the former queen since I was a child, and I can't repay the kindness of the first queen, but for the grace of the mother concubine for so many years, Yuerong is also considered to be exhausted. The queen mother is the mother of a country, please also look at the beauty of the moon for the country and relatives, the thoughtfulness of the nanny and the fifth brother. ”

Chang An sneered a few times, his eyes almost crazy, "If you really want to protect the integrity of your mother and fifth brother, you shouldn't tell this palace about these things." ”

"Yuerong didn't say it, I'm sorry for the queen and my father, Yuerong said, I'm sorry for the mother. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, Yuerong is not only the daughter of the Zhong family, but also the princess of Chu. Yuerong bowed deeply three times, she stood up, tears filled her eyes, "In the days to come, please take care of the queen." ”

Out of the pavilion gate, for a long time, Chang'an has been holding on to the red wall of Mingxiu Pavilion like this, standing silently.

She looked at the empty and cold Great Chu Palace, and felt a little sad for no reason.

How could such a place be what she had been longing for when she was young?

Now that so many years have passed, she has long gone against her original intention.

And the most terrifying of them all is that all the people around her, those people she has always tried her best to protect, all of them will not die well.

Her brother, her father, her Yun Jing, Han Yan, and Chu Ying, these people who are really good to her and who are really for her are all gone. She was alone in this world, empty, alone.

Chang'an walked up to the city tower step by step, looking at the high tower of the Great Chu Palace, she suddenly thought that if she jumped from here, everything would be over. If she really wanted to die, she, Shen Chang'an, would have died thousands of times a long time ago, and the fire in Chonghua Hall should have killed her a long time ago.

If she does, she will see her father, she will see her brother, and she will be able to continue racing horses with her eldest brother. She can still see Chu Ying and Yun Jing, but if Yun Jing sees her, what will she think of her? Would he blame her, why was he indifferent to the news of his death, why didn't he avenge him?

Thinking like this, tears ran down Chang'an's cheeks.

In silence, Wan Xiang suddenly approached her side and whispered beside her, "Queen Mother, Lord Shen Changping handed a letter to Niangniang in the past, and Lord Shangshu Zhong Ping embezzled the treasury privately, resulting in a large outflow of treasury funds, and the evidence is conclusive. ”

A little spark suddenly flashed in Chang'an's eyes, she was silent for a moment, and suddenly woke up. This is the opportunity given to her by God, and at this moment, such news reaches her ears, as if it has been destined in the dark.

Chang'an smiled at the corner of his mouth, but his tone was cold, "Tell him to secretly write to the emperor and hand over the evidence he found to the emperor." In addition, check the details of Zhong Ping in recent years, if he embezzled bribes and embezzled the treasury, then the evidence must be more than this, so Changping carefully investigated it and handed it all over to the emperor. ”

Evening fragrance knows, respectfully bows her head, "Yes, Queen Mother." ”

Chang'an's mind was set, and she slowly walked down the city tower, looking at the emptiness of this piece of mirror, her eyes suddenly exuded a cold and decisive light in silence, "Go and hand over a message to Concubine Shu, this palace will go to see her tonight, let her be sure to wait for this palace." ”