"Chengwang Mansion? The queen mother guessed wrong. Emperor Tianzhu sneered and calmly denied it: "The entire Fangzhou is my place, and Yanlan City is full of my people, and I still need to set up eyeliner in King Cheng's mansion?" ”

Empress Dowager Ye suddenly said: "You are releasing people next to the mourning family!" Who? Isn't it Zhang Chunxi? ”

This time, the Heavenly Emperor pursed his lips and was silent, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Empress Dowager Ye's heart was cold again, and she was completely powerless to fight back, so she could only applaud the methods of the Heavenly Emperor: "You are very good, good means." Zhang Chunxi has been with the mourning family for more than ten years, and you can actually buy him. ”

"Don't forget, Queen Mother, I have also lived in your palace for more than ten years." Emperor Tianzhu replied vaguely, only this sentence had hinted at Empress Dowager Ye, and he had already taken Zhang Chunxi for his own use.

At this time, Empress Dowager Ye was already trembling with anger, she propped her hands on the armrests of the chair, tried her best to support herself to stand up, and said coldly: "The mourning family has experienced countless storms in the palace, and has fought all the people, but it is planted in the hands of the son she raised!" ”

"There are mostly women in the palace, and their vision is too short-sighted, and it is nothing for the queen mother to win them." Emperor Tianzhu replied condensedly: "Since I have torn my face today, I also advise the queen mother to be more peaceful, and not to make any more small moves behind her back." You will be your queen mother in peace, and I will naturally accept the knees and help you to die! ”

"Brute!" Empress Dowager Ye was finally angered by these words, the green tendons on her forehead were exposed, and she complained with tears in her eyes: "Beast! White-eyed wolf! You're trying to force my mother and son to death! ”

"I'm not forcing you mother and son to death, just one of them is enough." Emperor Tianzhu sighed and closed his phoenix eyes slightly: "I regard Jing Duo as my own brother, if it weren't for your mother as a hindrance, I would be even closer to him." ”

"Speaking of which, you are still afraid of the mourning family, and you are afraid that the mourning family will use the power of your mother's family." Empress Dowager Ye wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, calmed down for a moment, and then asked, "Is it that as long as the Ye family falls, you will let Xiao'er go?" ”

"I don't worry about the priest, I only worry about you, the queen mother." Emperor Tianzhu no longer looked at the Empress Dowager Ye, as if he couldn't bear it, and seemed to be disdainful: "As long as the Queen Mother can make me completely relieved...... The Warlords are still my siblings. ”

"How can I put you completely at ease?" Empress Dowager Ye asked knowingly.

This time, the Heavenly Emperor only carried his hands behind his back, silent.

Empress Dowager Ye naturally understood that there was only one way to make Emperor Tianzhu completely at ease - death. As long as she is dead, the Ye family will have no support, and they will no longer be relatives. And only when the Ye family completely collapses, can the Heavenly Emperor be completely relieved.

Once Nie Peixiao becomes an empty shell prince who has no power and no background, the Emperor of Heaven can trust him and let him go.

"The mourners understand." Empress Dowager Ye's chest began to twitch involuntarily, as if crying and laughing, and even more self-deprecating: "Back then, the fortune teller only said that I would enjoy the blessings of my son, but he didn't say that I would die at the hands of my son." It can be seen that he also says half a sentence and hides half a sentence, just picking and choosing to be obedient. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Tianzhu was also a little unbearable: "The queen mother treats me with some sincerity, I have always remembered it in my heart, and I am grateful for the rest of my life." ”

"Since you know that the mourning family has treated you sincerely, then you promise the mourning family one thing." At this point, Empress Dowager Ye was unwilling to lose everything, and wanted to make a last fight for her beloved son Nie Peixiao.

Originally, Emperor Tianzhu was really moved by a trace of unbearability, and a trace of guilt, but as soon as Empress Dowager Ye's words came out, he suddenly felt cold in his heart, and the guilt and unbearability immediately disappeared without a trace.

"No matter when and where the queen mother is, she never forgets to plan for the priesthood." Emperor Tianzhu's deep voice was mocking, angry, and more ...... Envy. In this life, he will never enjoy this selfless family affection, let alone the hard work of being a parent.

He was destined to be a lonely king. Sitting on the country and holding the world, but unable to hold the closest people around him, he has to watch them leave him.

At this moment, Empress Dowager Ye also felt extremely sad. She admitted that she had calculated against Emperor Tianzhi, but after all, this was the son she had raised for more than ten years, and she had sincerely planned for him and fought for him. Because of him, she reached the pinnacle of women and became the queen mother of a country; also because he fell into the abyss, and he was about to be crushed.

In the end, Empress Dowager Ye sighed softly and said in a soft voice: "As a parent, you naturally have to plan for your children. The mourning family is willing to give up the Ye family in Quzhou, and only asks the saint to promise the mourning family and let Xiao'er marry Xie Peili. ”

"You're really persistent." Emperor Tianzhu sank his face again: "What if I don't agree?" ”

"That mourner will only die without turning a blind eye." Empress Dowager Ye's delicate makeup has long been distorted, and finally reveals her old age and powerlessness. She stroked her eyebrows, and finally sighed: "Xiao'er is destined to have no relationship with Mrs. Xiu, and now the mourning family is also leaving him, I wanted to find a support for him...... A ruthless person like you can't guarantee that he won't change his mind in the future. In case after the death of the mourning family, you go back on your word and calculate Xiao'er, won't the mourning family die in vain? ”

"It turns out that in the queen mother's heart, I am this kind of person."

"Who are you, the mourning family didn't see it clearly before, and it's not too late to know today." Empress Dowager Ye was not to be outdone, and she was still strong.

Didn't see it clearly before? A burst of fury suddenly surged in the eyes of Emperor Tianzhu, and he swept towards Empress Dowager Ye: "I have the heart to honor you and repay you for your kindness, and I am also sincere to be a friend and brother of Jingduo." But the queen mother, you are too greedy! I have to guard against it. ”

"Brother and brother?" Empress Dowager Ye seemed to have heard some big joke, and laughed out loud very poignantly: "If you really want to be a 'brother and friend' with Xiao'er, it will not be too late after the death of the mourning family...... As long as you agree to the condition of mourning the family. ”

Emperor Tianzhu pondered for a long time when he heard this, and continued to ask: "The Queen Mother has been fighting with Mrs. Xie for half her life, and she can trust Jing Duo to her with confidence?" ”

"It was after fighting for half a lifetime that the mourning family understood her personality." The corners of Empress Dowager Ye's lips hooked up a weird smile: "Just like you and Chenxuan, you are not only rivals in love, but also can cherish each other." Don't delay. ”

It was about this sentence that evoked the memories of the Heavenly Emperor, and a little indistinguishable color flashed on his face, and he was silent for a long time.

Empress Dowager Ye didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, did she think of Chen Xuan and Luan? Or are you giving up for Nie Peixiao? He didn't speak, she waited, and finally, she waited for the compromise of the Heavenly Emperor: "I promise you." ”

"Okay, good, it's not in vain that the family raised you." Empress Dowager Ye nodded with great satisfaction, and smiled weakly again: "The people who died at the hands of the mourning family in this life, concubines, palace maids, and eunuchs...... There are not a thousand, but eight hundred, and now it is the turn of the mourning family to pay for their lives. Die a good death! No loss at all! ”

She sat back in her chair and said slowly: "Actually, there is no need to worry about the saint, Jing Duo is not a talent for governing the country, as long as the mourning family dies and the Ye family declines, he will not be a threat to you." Xie Shudan is not a fool, how much effort does it take to support an emperor again? She puts the Yun family's foundation first everywhere, and she doesn't even care about her own son, how can she support the son of the mourning family? ”

"Since I have promised my mother, I will bear the consequences with all my might, and you don't need to say more." Emperor Tian replied.

Empress Dowager Ye finally accepted her fate and regained her usual calm. She looked up at the window, the fragrance of osmanthus was so refreshing, and the wind was blowing through the window, which also reminded her that today was the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15.

"It's a good day!" Empress Dowager Ye smiled sarcastically: "It is obviously a reunion between the people and the moon, but the mourning family wants to be separated from the two sons. ”

"I didn't say it would be today." Emperor Tianzhu loosened his mouth.

"What is the difference between today and tomorrow?" Empress Dowager Ye looked down at her hands, no matter how carefully they were maintained, these hands had betrayed her true age. She is almost fifty years old, and she has lost, won, peaked, and glorified in this life, and she has lived in vain.

"The Holy One hastened to give marriage. When you give this decree, the mourners will immediately do what you want. Empress Dowager Ye said coldly.

"Good. I'll do it as soon as possible. Emperor Tianzhu simply replied to these four words.

"Mourning family back to the palace and waiting." After finishing speaking, Empress Dowager Ye didn't even look at Emperor Tianzhu, turned around and walked out of the holy study.

Outside the door, Zhang Chunxi and a group of palace maids were on the side, but they didn't know what had happened. Empress Dowager Ye regained her smile and said decently: "Go back to the palace." Yan Yan deliberately glanced at Zhang Chunxi and did not speak again.

Zhang Chunxi shuddered for no reason, and then he came to his senses and shouted in a sharp voice: "The Queen Mother is back to the palace!" ”

Empress Dowager Ye seemed to be stabbed in the ear by this shrill voice, frowned and touched the pendant in her left ear, and returned to the Ci'en Palace without saying a word.

*****

"The Queen Mother, please use tea." As soon as Empress Dowager Ye sat down in her palace, a green-clothed palace maid held a tea cup, and Yingying came to serve tea.

Empress Dowager Ye took the tea cup without raising her head, but while stretching out her hand, she saw that the palace maid was wearing a nine-bend plain pattern flat silver bracelet on her wrist. This bracelet is made of sterling silver, which is not expensive, but the carving on it has taken some effort and is very delicate and detailed.

This nine-bend plain plain silver bracelet is one of the dowry of the Empress Dowager Ye, she couldn't put it down in the boudoir, but after entering the palace, she was used to seeing pearls, gold and silver, and it was not rare to see this small silver bracelet. It's useless to put it aside, and it's a pity to abandon it, so she thought about using it to reward, but the material of the bracelet is not valuable enough, and it's not good to reward her at will. So half a year ago, Empress Dowager Ye gave the bracelet to a maid of the tea palace to reward her for her good tea art.

And this palace maid is not her, it is Zihan, the orphan daughter of the Jiang clan who came to Jingzhou with Emperor Tianzhu two years ago. At that time, Emperor Tianzhu didn't want to take her into the palace, but he couldn't bear to see her have such a good face, and then fall into the Qinglou like Luan Shu, so he took her to Empress Dowager Ye's Ci'en Palace and sent an errand at will.

Zihan was born in Jiangdi, proficient in poison pharmacology, and was assigned the errand of serving tea after coming to Ci'en Palace. She knew that this was a good opportunity to climb to the sky, so she devoted herself to studying the art of tea, and in the past two years, she has achieved a small success.

Up to now, half of the seven or eight kinds of tea that Empress Dowager Ye is accustomed to drinking are created by Zihan herself, which is not only loved by Empress Dowager Ye herself, but even Empress Zhuang Xiaoran has sent people to learn.

Thinking of these inside information, Empress Dowager Ye looked up at Zihan, her eyes fell on her delicate face, and she couldn't linger.

Zihan was so worried that he hurriedly lowered his head and asked obediently: "Queen Mother, did the slave do a bad job and made you angry?" ”

Empress Dowager Ye smiled when she heard this: "No, you did a good job...... The mourning family just remembered your entry into the palace and sighed. ”

When Zihan heard this, he hurriedly replied: "When the slave maid entered the palace, she was young and ignorant, but you taught her well, and the slave and maid were very grateful." ”

Empress Dowager Ye smiled again: "You don't have to pretend to be obedient in front of the mourning family, why do you serve wholeheartedly, the mourning family knows it." It's been two years, and you want to ask for a recommendation opportunity to let the mourning family send you to the dragon bed, and the mourning family guessed correctly? ”

Zihan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a "plop", and kowtowed repeatedly: "The slave and maid don't dare, the slave and maid are really grateful to the Queen Mother and want to stay by your side and serve you wholeheartedly." ”

With a "snap", Empress Dowager Ye put the teacup on the table, and did not order her to get up, but said lightly: "Okay, the mourning family has been in the palace for so many years, and you can't deceive people with that little thought." The palace maid wants to be a palace concubine, which is understandable, and the mourning family didn't say anything about you. ”

"Queen Mother's ......" Zihan was still afraid for a while, and suddenly felt that something big was about to happen.

"You look up." Empress Dowager Ye said in a deep voice.

Zihan was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it, so he slowly raised his eyes and looked at the Empress Dowager Ye, and his eyes showed a bit of apprehension and expectation.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Ye nodded: "Well, after staying in the Ci'en Palace for two years, I have also learned to speak and behave." After that, she looked sideways at the tea on the table, gently knocked on the lid of the tea cup, and then smiled: "Now that this tea is hot enough, it's time to serve it." ”

Empress Dowager Ye said too vaguely, Zihan was very puzzled: "The slave doesn't understand what you mean......

"The meaning of mourning is ...... For the sake of your two years of dedicated service, the mourning family will grant your wish. Empress Dowager Ye got up from her seat, personally went to the inner room to take out a bottle of pills, and gave it to Zihan: "This medicine has been in place for more than ten years, and it must have been invalid for a long time." Since you are from Jiangdi, you might as well ponder it yourself and change the prescription. ”

Zihan took the medicine bottle, still seemed to understand whether he understood or not, but he didn't ask more.

"It's not in vain that you have stayed in the Palace of Mercy and Grace for two years, which is much longer than when you first entered the palace!" Empress Dowager Ye waved her hand at Zihan: "Don't let down your face." Go down, the mourning family is tired. ”

"The slave and maid are gone." Zihan didn't dare to say more, clenched the medicine bottle with both hands, leaned over and bowed down.

Empress Dowager Ye watched Zihan walk away before she picked up the teacup again and took a few sips. She is accustomed to things with solid colors, and does not like to decorate flowers and greens, and even this tea cup is pure white porcelain glaze, without any patterns.

The tea smoke is light, and the color of the tea cup is pure, like a mirror, reflecting the eyebrows and eyes of the Empress Dowager Ye. There are some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and her thin eyebrows are trimmed into distant mountain eyebrows, the color is slightly lighter, slender and soothing, and with the eyes that have gone through the world, it should be elegant and quiet, and kind.

But at this moment, through the pure white tea cup wall, Empress Dowager Ye suddenly found that her eyebrows were extremely sharp, with a little calculation and a bit of revenge.

Nie Peihan! You let the mother and son of the mourning family be separated, and the mourning family will also have you to pay the price! - Empress Dowager Ye secretly gritted her teeth in her heart, and a delicate face suddenly appeared in front of her, and gradually overlapped with Zihan.

Who's the new love? Which is the old love? Who has ever given his heart to whom?

The long summer has passed, and the remnant sun has receded, just like the ups and downs of Empress Dowager Ye's life. She had experienced a splendid spring and summer, all the way to the harvest of autumn, but her life was about to come to an abrupt end, and she could not finish the midwinter after all......

(Volume 7, end)