Although he was laughing, his eyes seemed to be crying, and his face was full of droplets of water that kept slipping into the river, and he couldn't even see a ripple, which looked so sad.

I stood by the river, as motionless as a statue, and looked at him in silence in the river.

After a long time, I spoke, and my voice was a little strangely hoarse: "Whether I treat you as a child or a prince, you are the little martial arts in my heart, and you have never changed." ”

Hearing my words, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and as if he wanted to say something, but he never said it, but after taking a deep look at me, he turned around and went ashore from the other side of the river with a wolf bèi, and walked away without looking back.

I raised my slightly reddened eyes under the umbrella and watched as the familiar back disappeared into the silver rain as if it had disappeared into my world.

After a long time, I returned to Fangcaotang in a daze.

As soon as I walked to the door, I saw Mama Wu hurriedly walking out, and as soon as she saw me, she immediately walked over like a drowning person seeing straw: "Cairen, where have you been!" The emperor is here! ”

"What?"

I still haven't come back to my senses for a while, until Mama Wu grabbed my wrist and nagged something, and then I woke up - Pei Yuanhao is here, shouldn't someone report him first?

But he walked over at once, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw him sitting at the table, silently drinking tea.

I hurriedly stepped forward: "The concubine will meet the emperor." ”

He slowly turned to look at me, with no expression on his face, and only asked, "Where did you go?" ”

"Go, take a walk through the Imperial Garden."

"Why don't you bring someone with you? Still going for half a day? ”

"......," I hesitated, but said, "It's just that I'm bored in the house, and I want to go out and breathe." ”

Pei Yuanhao stood up, slowly walked in front of me and looked down at my eyes, stared at by those dark eyes, I was faintly uneasy in my heart, and subconsciously lowered my head.

Although he went out with an umbrella, he was still stained with some rain, his hands and cheeks were cold by the wind, and the heat in the room was smoking, and I couldn't help but shiver.

I took off my clothes and dried my hair, I was only wearing a long dress, and my long hair was draped on the back of my head, which was considered a loss of honor in front of the emperor, but his gaze seemed to be softer than just now.

"If you're pregnant, don't do it again."

"Hmm." I nodded, but saw a hand reach over and lift my chin, and he looked me in the eye and said, "From now on, look at me when you talk to me." ”

"Hmm."

"In the eyes, they can only look at me."

I frowned slightly, but I didn't refute him, only nodded lightly in his hand.

The next day, it was an unexpectedly sunny day, and the dark clouds that had been accumulating over the imperial city for days finally dissipated, and the air was filled with a fresh smell unique to the rain, which made people feel refreshed.

Today is also the day I will be canonized.

Early in the morning, Mama Wu prepared a dress for me to wear, I don't like makeup on weekdays, and today I have to sweep Emei and put on a light makeup, accompanied by Shui Xiu to the queen's Jingren Palace to listen to the queen's teachings and accept the canonization.

When I knelt in the center of Jingren Palace, I was surrounded by concubines from various palaces, some of them looked good, some were disdainful, some were happy, and their eyes were different, but I was still a little blank, listening to the queen finally say: "...... In the future, you must abide by your duty, serve the emperor well, spread the branches, and continue the bloodline for the royal family. ”

"Yes."

I kowtowed to her, and Shui Xiu immediately stepped forward to help me stand up, walked to the side and sat down next to Xu Cairen.

As soon as I sat down, Xu Cairen smiled at me, and although I was not in the mood, I still smiled back at her.

At this moment, Chang Qing smiled and said: "On weekdays, I always look at Yue Cairen, and it is very moving without makeup, but I didn't expect to dress up like this today, but it has a different style." ”

I was still sitting there and didn't react, and Xu Cairen next to me whispered: "Qingying, the queen mother is talking about you." ”

"Uh-huh?" I jerked my head up and saw everyone looking at me.

Chang Qing also frowned slightly: "Yue Cairen, what's wrong with you?" ”

Yue Cairen......

I was still a little stunned for a while, it turned out that just now, she was talking about me, it turned out that I am now a "Yue Cairen". He stood up and said to her: "The queen mother forgives her sins, and the concubine has lost her temper." ”

"That's it, you're pregnant, and you won't be able to get out of your mind."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

I went back and sat down, just a sentence or two, but the eyes around me already made me feel like a man's back, and I could only put out twelve points of mind, but I had just sat down, Chang Qing said again: "By the way, the palace internal affairs should be registered for you, and the record of your entry into the palace is also very simple, and there is no detail at home." Now that you have been canonized by the emperor, you are a talented person, and your mother's family is also rewarded. ”

My face turned white.

My home...... My family......

It was obviously a sunny day, but it seemed that a thunderbolt suddenly came down, and my brain was shaken and hurt, but fortunately, I immediately came back to my senses, got up and smiled at Chang Qing reluctantly: "Niangniang, the concubine entered the palace for the palace maid, so the record is unknown." In fact, the concubines have no relatives. ”

"Oh...... That's right. ”

The queen nodded, and didn't ask any more questions, but Xiuyi Pang Yan, who was sitting on the side, lay on the arm of the chair and said to me, "Yue Cairen, where are you from?" ”

"I'm from Shu."

"Oh? Shuzhong people. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, several people around immediately showed contempt on their faces.

Of course I understand what they mean, the land of Sichuan and Shu has always been regarded as barbarian by the imperial court, because of the war in Yangzhou from Xichuan to transfer back soldiers and horses, but also indirectly caused the delay of the war in Xichuan, until now, Shuzhong has not been completely pacified, there Haoqiang and Qingchuan's Tusi united, not called ministers, not tribute, called the court the Northern Dynasty, like the south, is also a piece of the heart of the Son of Heaven.

As soon as I said that I was from Shuzhong, even Liu Zhaoyi, who had been sitting indifferently, glanced at me.

The scene froze for a while, and Xu Cairen immediately smiled: "Shuzhong has a good atmosphere, it is really a beauty in the mountains and rivers." ”

I glanced at her and nodded gratefully, but I heard Lu Shuyi sneering in a sharp voice: "Lingshan Xiushui? Xu Cairen, have you really been there? ”

Xu Cairen was stunned for a moment and didn't answer, and Zhu Wanyi next to her also sneered: "If you really go, I'm afraid I won't come back." The heroic toast there can be vicious, what good people can be produced. As soon as she finished speaking, she smiled at me again: "Yue Cairen, don't mind, it's not you." ”

I barely hooked the corners of my lips, and my face was already a little stiff.

At this moment, a soft and charming voice sounded in Jingren Palace: "Don't underestimate this place in Shuzhong, there have been many great big families there. ”

Everyone looked at it, but it was Shen Rou, who had not spoken, she leaned to the left on the first chair under the queen's left hand, dressed in gorgeous clothes, full of pearls, a pair of charming phoenix eyes slightly closed, with a faint smile to look over.

"Oh? Ask the concubine Niangniang, what great characters have been born in Shu? ”

Shen Rou smiled and said, "The Xue family of the first queen of Zhaolie is said to have been born in Shu at the earliest, but it was in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Summoning Empress Lie - Xue Clan!

That is, the one Pei Yuanhao said in his mouth, the former queen who had been favored by the emperor and liked osmanthus, but died in a fire inexplicably!

When everyone heard this, they were all taken aback, and they all fell silent.

When the Empress was summoned, most of the people present had not yet been born, and most of the news about her was eliminated after that, so not many people knew about it, but they had vaguely heard that the queen's maiden family was indeed a big family, and it was not much inferior to the royal family from the north and south.

Only now, it seems to have disappeared.

"However, this is not the largest family in Shu," Shen Rou continued, "I heard that there is an even more powerful force, even more powerful than the first empress clan. ”

She said, turning her head to look at me: "Yue Cairen, you are from Shuzhong, you should know what it is, right?" ”

I slowly looked up at her, and my smile was already reluctant: "I—"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Zhaoyi, who had been silent next to him, suddenly said: "Speaking of Shuzhong, I just remembered that the traitors in Qinghai have been making trouble for a while, but I'm afraid it is also related to the new toast in Shuzhong, right?" ”

"yes, yes, I've heard that, too." Pang Xiuyi immediately said, "My brother also went to join the army." ”

When several beauties next to her heard this, they also started to talk about it.

I breathed a sigh of relief and turned my head to look at Liu Zhaoyi, but she was still indifferent and ignored me.

At this moment, I heard Wen Sisi on the side also leaning over and asking, "My brother Feng Xi has also gone." By the way, I seem to have heard that this time the King of Qi also went, but not to lead troops, but to be a pawn, is there anything you say? ”

"I've heard about it, too."

What?!

I was taken aback, and hurriedly turned my head to look at them, and said in surprise, "You, what did you say?" King Qi - King Qi also went to Qinghai? ”

Wen Sisi was taken aback by me, looked back at me, and nodded a little inexplicably: "Yes." ”

"When?"

"It's the one who sent out last night."

My mind was all in turmoil.

Pei Yuanfeng, he actually went to Qinghai, he actually went to Qinghai last night, and he didn't lead troops, he was to be an ordinary pawn, how could it be, and for what? !

Thinking back to the way he was desperately churning in the river, stirring up a splash in the sky, and he silently climbed to the opposite bank, walking away without looking back, the back in the rain curtain was obviously young and vigorous, but he looked so helpless, could it be that at that time, he had already decided?

The battle for the heir has just ended, Pei Yuanhao must not be completely at ease with him, so he will let Chang Qing lead the troops to Xidatong, and leave him in the capital, now, he would rather not lead the troops, only be a pawn and leave here, is it true that this place makes him sad so much?

At this time, the queen coughed lightly and said, "Okay, the harem can't discuss the government in vain, have you all forgotten about it?" ”

When the concubines heard this, they hurriedly got up and knelt down: "The queen forgives her sins." ”

Chang Qing frowned, glanced at Shen Rou again, and then calmed everyone down, and then said to me: "You also have to prepare, you have to go to the Linshui Pagoda to kowtow to the old ancestor." ”