The sound of the rapid rain made people anxious, and they watched the waves rolling outside the water pavilion, as if they were on a big ship. What can be moved is the human heart, it is the lake, this majestic Shangyang Hall does not move at all, and the island that Min'er is stepping on has not succumbed in the wind and rain.

The palace carefully built by the emperor will not be easily destroyed by a storm, but the bridge connecting the shore and the Shangyang Hall is too long, and it will inevitably be damaged by the waves in the water every day.

"The rain will always stop, don't panic." Min'er said calmly, "If the bridge is really broken, the palace people will definitely use a boat to pick us up, and there will always be a way to go ashore." If it is not broken, when the rain has passed, the craftsman will be ordered to repair it and re-reinforce. ”

Qingya said worriedly: "Niangniang, the slave is afraid that the lake will be flooded, and I am afraid that this island will not be able to hold on." ”

Min'er shook her head: "No, the emperor said that when the island was filled, the most solid foundation was laid, and I believe him." ”

"But ......"

"This is the palace built by the emperor for Queen Jing'an, although I live here now, but every brick and tile is the emperor's heart." Min'er said calmly, "If we flee in a panic, the meaning of the emperor's construction of the palace will become a joke in other people's mouths, and I can't leave." ”

Qingya said: "Having said that, in case of danger, the emperor will definitely prefer you to retreat with your whole body, and will never care about any dignity jokes." If you have anything, I am afraid that no one in this palace can afford it. ”

Min'er smiled: "But you see that this palace is stable, such a heavy rain, but where is there a leak?" There is no way to pour the lake water, the rain is so heavy, the water in the liquid pool does not have time to flow out, and when the rain is lighter, it will naturally recede. Qingya, I'm not afraid, if you are afraid, go to the shore first to avoid it. ”

Qingya hurriedly said: "If the mother doesn't leave, how can the slave and maid go." She made up her mind and said, "You are right, if we leave in a panic, we will be disgraced to the emperor." In the past three years, the other ladies have not been allowed to enter the Shangyang Palace, and they don't know how many sour words they have said behind their backs, and they may be stretching their necks and waiting to see a good show. ”

Originally, this was something Min'er would never care about, but now, she wants to protect the dignity of the emperor for that person, and not let his heart for Empress Jing'an become a laughing stock.

She smiled faintly: "Tell the palace people to be careful, it's okay." ”

However, due to the heavy rain, Shen Zhe hurriedly entered the palace to visit his aunt and appease the Queen Mother not to panic, the Longevity Palace is naturally stable as Mount Tai will not be deceived by the wind and rain, but the news of water seepage from the bridge deck outside the Shangyang Palace still came, and the Queen Mother immediately ordered Shen Zhe to go to the Shangyang Palace to check the danger, and to bring the queen to live with her, but when Shen Zhe came in the rainstorm, looking from afar, the Shangyang Palace in the wind and rain was extraordinarily peaceful.

Shen Zhe had followed the emperor to Shangyang Hall several times, but after Min'er arrived, this naturally became a forbidden place for foreign ministers, and he did not expect that he would step on the bridge to Shangyang Hall again under such circumstances.

The lake under the bridge kept beating up, and the storms were raging, and the umbrellas held by the eunuchs were also blown down into the pool of liquid. Shen Zhe walked all the way to the crack and seepage, the bridge deck had not yet been completely broken, but the lake water kept coming out, and after a few strong impacts, it might break.

A little eunuch ran from the Shangyang Hall and said loudly in the rain, "General Shen, be careful, don't stand there. ”

Shen Zhe asked, "What about the queen?" The Queen Mother asked me to pick up the Queen Mother and go to the Longevity Palace. ”

The little eunuch said in a loud voice: "Niangniang said that Shangyang Hall will be fine, and she doesn't plan to leave for the time being." ”

Shen Zhe's sword eyebrows frowned, he was already soaked, he couldn't help clenching his fists, thought about it, stepped over the crack with one foot, and went straight to the Shangyang Palace, Shen Zhe's status was different after all, and the little eunuch who came to greet him didn't dare to stop him, but halfway through, Shen Zhe still stopped.

He still remembered that in Qinzhou Manor, Min'er resolutely decided to go back to the palace to see the emperor's momentum, if she was really determined to stay in the Shangyang Palace, she would definitely not leave.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and there is no convergence at all, and the people who are drenched are trembling, Shen Zhe hesitates, and will only make people follow him to be tossed, so he calms his heart, turns around and goes back to the shore. On the one hand, he ordered the palace people to prepare a ship to be on standby at any time, and on the other hand, he asked the entourage to change into clean clothes and inform the queen mother of the situation here.

As for himself, he sat in the pavilion by the Taiye Pool, and this pavilion with high eaves could not avoid any wind and rain, but he could clearly see the scene on the Taiye Pool.

These things soon spread to the Shangyang Palace, and when she heard that Shen Zhe came to take her to the Longevity Palace at the behest of the Empress Dowager, Min'er was not surprised, but when she heard that he was stationed by the Taiye Pool, her heart was touched. She walked from the inner hall to the main hall with Qingya, and in the majestic hall, if the door was closed, she could hardly even hear the sound of rain, and if this building was on land, it would not age for thousands of years. The door slowly opened a crack, and from the crack in the door, through the dense rain curtain, you could vaguely see people entering and exiting the pavilion on the shore, Shen Zhe's figure was much taller than those little eunuchs, and it was easy to distinguish it.

"Niangniang, General Shen, it seems that you are going to stay here until the rain stops." Qingya cautiously asked, "Look, is this appropriate?" ”

"There is nothing inappropriate about the things that the Queen Mother ordered him." Min'er said, but the conversation changed, "But between me and him, between me and the emperor, between him and the emperor, there may be something." ”

Qingya understood very well what the queen was talking about, she knew the entanglement between the emperor and General Shen, if it was someone else, General Shen was her and Zhou Huai's life-saving benefactor, and she had to worry about him.

"Why don't you go and ask the general to leave." Qing Ya said.

"No need, you go, it's like there are no three hundred taels of silver here." Min'er sighed softly, "Originally, there was nothing wrong, but it seems that something happened." ”

Min'er turned around and left, passing through the empty Shangyang Hall without hurrying, Qingya looked at the queen's back, and glanced at General Shen vaguely from a distance, so she had to order the palace people to close the palace door and hurriedly follow the queen back. Looking forward to the rain stopping sooner, hoping that General Shen would leave early, is he expressing his loyalty to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, or expressing his heart to the Queen Mother?

The heavy rain does not stop, the crack on the bridge, is stubbornly doing the last battle with the waves, it was originally a dark cloud and gloomy sky, at night, the sky is darker, the Shangyang Hall is not lit today, if it is not for the noisy sound of the rain smashing into the lake, the black piece of the liquid pool, nothing can be seen.

Shen Zhe ordered people to tie the glass lamp that was not afraid of wind and rain to the crack of the bridge deck, if the two lights fell, it meant that the bridge deck may be broken, then he had to take someone to row a boat to pick up the queen, but the glass lamp stood tenaciously in the wind and rain, and every once in a while, Shen Zhe would send someone to the bridge to check, the cracked bridge deck was much stronger than imagined.

The night was deep, and I don't know what time it was, but all of a sudden, the rain stopped.

Shen Zhe stared in the direction of the Shangyang Palace, discerning the existence of the palace in the faint light, and didn't even realize that the rain had stopped, but the chamberlain reminded him: "The general has stopped raining, do you want to continue to stay here, why don't you go back first, the clothes of the minions have been changed and dried, but your clothes are almost dry, but don't get sick." ”

Shen Zhe was stunned for a moment, only to find that there was silence around him, and occasionally he could hear the rain dripping on the eaves, and the sparse croaking of frogs in the distance, and his body was hot, as if he was trying to dry his cold clothes.

"I'll go to the Longevity Palace, you guys wait here in shifts, and I'll come back early tomorrow morning." Shen Zhe commanded, he was indeed not suitable to stay in the harem late at night, maybe he could in the past, but now, there is a Qiu Min'er.

In the Shangyang Palace, Min'er had already gone to bed, and she was about to fall asleep listening to the sound of the rain, but the sound of the rain suddenly stopped, and Min'er woke up, turned over a few times and didn't fall asleep, so she got up and put on her soft shoes, and walked towards the water pavilion with a candlestick.

This place is facing away from the gazebo where Shen Zhe is, and she can't see the movement there, and Min'er has even forgotten Shen Zhe at this moment, the carpet on the water pavilion was taken back when it just rained, she took off her shoes and stepped barefoot on the wet bottom plate after being beaten by the rain, and the cold feeling went straight into her body, but what it evoked was all the memories she had with the emperor here.

When the carpet was not yet laid on the water pavilion, that person bullied her as soon as he came, bullying her endlessly, but why, those once painful memories have now changed their meaning, which makes Min'er very confused, is she despising herself.

She should remember those pains, remember the gap between herself and Xiang Ye that can never be crossed, he is the emperor, and everyone must succumb to his feet.

But grandma said that the girls of the Qiu family do not need to be obedient.

Min'a closed her eyes and took a deep breath of cool air, she knew exactly what she wanted.

At this time, someone came behind her, Qingya first went to the bedside to find the queen, and came here without seeing a figure, and said with a sneer: "Although Shangyang Hall will come to these places, but at this time, you really shouldn't be standing in the water pavilion, how cold, the slave maid has to tell the emperor." ”

Min'er was not afraid of her, and said with a smile: "I'm going to sleep now, why don't you sleep yet?" ”

Qingya said: "Niangniang, General Shen is gone." ”

Min'er was stunned, she actually forgot about Shen Zhe.

In this compartment, after Shen Zhe saw the Queen Mother, he was ordered to leave the palace and go back to rest quickly, and returned home in half-covered clothes, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiang Yunshang waiting in the door.

It was so late, but she stood here with her eyes wide open, and she didn't know how long she had been standing, and anger and sadness could be faintly seen on her pretty face under the lamplight.

"Shen Zhe, you ......"

The impulsive bride was about to open her mouth to question her husband, but Shen Zhe stretched out his hand to her, put one hand on her shoulder, neither supporting nor patting, and then pounced on her with her whole body. Although Shen Zhe has a gentle temperament, his body is still very tall, how can Jiang Yunshang hold it down when such a big person is pressed down.

"You? What's wrong with you......" Jiang Yunshang exclaimed, but she felt that the person on her body was hot like a stove.