I originally held Xiao Nianshen's hand stiffened slightly, and looked up at the open courtyard door behind Guan'er, but no one walked in there, everyone was waiting outside, and the huge cold palace was suddenly so quiet that there was no wind.

A quiet and beautiful voice said calmly: "This palace is here to find the eldest prince." ”

This voice is - Chang Qing!

I frowned slightly between my eyebrows and looked at the gate, Kou'er was still standing there looking at me stupidly, and Chang Qing's voice was already sounding outside: "Kou'er, where is the eldest prince?" ”

Only then did Gu'er react and hurriedly said, "Go back to the queen's mother, the eldest prince is here." ”

"Oh?"

Kou'er said, and looked at me again, that gaze seemed to see a ghost, maybe in their eyes, I should have been a dead man a long time ago, at least, should not appear anywhere in the palace, but now they saw me sitting at the door alive, and my emaciated hand was still holding Nianshen's hand, which was even more unbelievable.

I thought about it, let go of Nian Shen's hand, and patted him gently, at this time he was also frightened, his little face was slightly pale, and I said softly: "Go quickly, the queen mother is here." ”

"Oh......"

He agreed, turned around and wanted to go out, and Chang Qing, who was separated by a wall, seemed to be about to walk in, but immediately heard the voices of the grandmothers: "Queen Mother, you can't go in." ”

"Huh?" Chang Qing's voice was still calm, and even with a little smile: "Can't you go in the palace?" There are also places in this palace that you can't enter the main palace? ”

The ladies didn't dare to speak.

After being quiet for a while, it seemed that Chang Qing was going to go in again, and the grandmothers knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Queen Mother, you really can't go in." ”

"Please forgive me."

"Slaves and maids are ordered not to let people in."

At this time, Xiao Nianshen had already walked in front of Kou'er, Kou'er hurriedly took his hand, listening to the words of the grandmothers outside, the expression on his face looked at me even more strangely, Chang Qing still smiled, and said calmly: "Who ordered not to let the palace in?" ”

“……”

Those grandmothers were afraid to talk lightly, and at this time, a clear and beautiful voice suddenly sounded, breaking the peace around them.

"It's the emperor."

This was followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps and a somewhat domineering momentum, and as soon as I heard this voice, the corners of my mouth couldn't help but hook up a sneer.

It seems that although Chang Qing is so indifferent to the things in the harem, so indifferent that she almost stays out of the matter, it does not affect the nervousness of others towards her, she has just stepped in with her front foot, and Nangong Lizhu has already discovered it with her back foot, it seems that her attention in Jingren Palace is not less than that in Chonghua Palace.

I was sitting at the door and heard the group of people walking outside the small courtyard, and Nangong Lizhu said, "The concubine has seen the queen." ”

"It turned out to be Sister Lifei, you are inconvenient, why did you come here."

"The concubine heard that the queen mother came to find the eldest prince, so she also came to take a look, but the emperor has already ordered that no one is allowed to approach, and the queen mother still don't go in."

"Oh? No one is allowed to approach. ”

"Yes. This is what the emperor ordered his concubines. ”

"Oh......"

Chang Qing also seemed to smile, there was no trace of anger in his voice, and he said lightly: "In that case, take the eldest prince out." ”

As soon as he heard this, he hurriedly walked out with Xiao Nianshen, Xiao Nianshen just stood at the door and listened to the conversation outside, the little face was red and white, and he seemed to think a lot, just after he walked out, I heard and said: "Queen Mother, sons and daughters meet the Queen Mother." ”

"Nian Shen, how can you run around in the palace casually? It makes the queen mother worry about you. ”

"Queen Mother, Son-in-law - Son-in-law just came over to visit Grandma."

"Grandma......?"

"Yes, the queen mother, grandma is locked inside, she is a very good person, the queen mother begs her father, is it okay to release grandma?"

Chang Qing was silent and didn't speak, but Nangong Lizhu smiled and said softly: "The eldest prince, your father is in charge of these things, you don't care, today is your birthday, your mother and everyone have prepared a lot of gifts for you, let's go back quickly, otherwise your father will be angry." ”

There was silence outside again, and a pitiful voice sounded: "Queen Mother......"

Chang Qing still didn't speak, nor did she leave, I don't know what she was thinking in such silence, but Nangong Lizhu smiled a little breathlessly: "Queen Mother, let's go back, the emperor is going to be angry-"

As soon as the words fell, I heard a sound of footsteps in the distance, and there seemed to be a lot of people.

Before the person arrived, that kind of domineering grandeur had already arrived first, I sat at the door and laughed faintly, and I heard a soft voice laughing: "The concubine has seen the queen." ”

When I heard this, I squeezed my fist hard.

"Sister Shen is here too?"

"I heard that the eldest prince was gone, and the concubine was worried, so she also took people to take a look around, and didn't want to see the queen and Concubine Li's sister here, so she came over to take a look. Your Royal Highness, today is your birthday, why did you run here? Is there anything in there? ”

"Sister, don't go in to see it, this is the emperor's will, and no one else can go in."

"Someone else? Hmph, I would like to know who others are and who are not. ”

"Hehe, my sister can ask the emperor, the emperor's will, my sister passed it on, but if others don't listen to it, that's someone else's business."

I sat in the doorway and listened to those silver bell-like voices, the sound of warblers and swallows, soft and tactful, which should have been very pleasant to the ear - this qiē, although it deviated a little from my plan, had almost achieved my goal, and it should have been relieved and happy, but now listening to those voices, I only felt an indescribable disgust.

Just as the two women were confronting each other with one glance at me, and my disgust was about to reach its peak, a voice came from afar—

"The emperor has arrived!"

As soon as this voice came, the people outside seemed to be a little panicked, and I faintly saw that the faces of the few palace maids who were kneeling on the ground turned pale, and the old lady looked down at me, and then looked at the people standing in front of her, and cold sweat was dripping down.

Finally, here's it......

When I heard those words, my heart slowly tugged up, and I sat at the door with a slight frown.

It seemed that the person who came was not only him, but also some other concubines, the chaotic footsteps completely broke the silence in the cold palace, and those who were once familiar sounded, greetings, and pleadings, all of them poured up for a while, and I sat in the door across the wall, listening to the voices that had filled my life, and felt as if I had entered a nightmare.

"The concubine visits the emperor."

"Hurry up."

"Your Majesty."

"What are you doing here?"

"If you go back to the emperor, the concubine sent someone to look for the eldest prince and accidentally found here."

"Huh? Deep? ”

"Father...... Father, son-in-law to meet ......"

"Who told you to come here?!"

"Erchen, Erchen is here to visit the grandma inside."

"Grandma?"

"Yes, father, the son knows that Grandma has done something wrong and is locked up, but Grandma - she is a good person, can my father - "

As soon as I heard Nian Shen speak, I was also a little anxious - this stupid boy, I have been telling him not to intercede for me in front of the emperor, but he just-

And Xiao Nianshen's words were not finished, as if he was scared back, there were so many people standing outside, but he couldn't even hear the sound of breathing, the man's anger seemed to have penetrated the courtyard wall, shocking everyone.

"Your Majesty," at this time, it was Chang Qing's soft voice that broke the deadlock: "The eldest prince is not sensible, it is the concubines who are negligent in discipline, and the emperor is asked to cure the crimes of the concubines." ”

“……”

The people outside couldn't even hold their breath for a while.

But Pei Yuanhao didn't answer her words, but said again: "You two, what's the matter?" ”

Before Shen Rou could speak, Nangong Lizhu had already said: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard that someone had broken into here, so she came over to take a look, and she met the queen and the eldest prince without thinking." ”

"Oh, that's right. And what about the concubine? ”

"The concubine - the concubine heard that the eldest prince was missing, so she helped to find it, so she came here unintentionally."

"Oh......"

At this time, Nangong Lizhu said softly: "Sister Guifei wants to go in and have a look, but the concubine is not easy to stop, fortunately the emperor is here." ”

Listening to her softening spring water-like voice, Shen Rou seemed to sneer, but she didn't immediately let out the anger, but said softer and softer: "Speaking of which, it's also a concubine." As a noble concubine, the concubine once helped the queen to assist in the sixth palace, but she didn't know that there was a person locked up here, let alone that the eldest prince secretly ran into here. The prince was young, and the concubine was afraid that if he made any mistakes, the concubine would die without regret, so the concubine blamed herself for a while and asked the emperor to cure the crime of the concubine. ”

I sneered.

Shibei was impressed for three days, it seems that Shen Rou's means are higher than in the past, and his words are soft and bone-like, not to mention Nangong Lizhu's mianli needle, but also to carry Chang Qing with a fight, she has been fighting with Nangong Lizhu in the past two years, and she is good at everything.

I listened to the words outside, and somehow, my eyes looked at the rotten leaves, mud and sand piled up in the corner of this small courtyard, all so dirty.

After all these years, I'm finally about to go out!

At this time, after a long silence, Pei Yuanhao finally spoke slowly: "Do you all want to know who is locked up inside?" ”

“……”

No one answered, but silence was the best answer.

"Since you all want to know, I also want to let you meet her."

After saying this, Nangong Lizhu seemed to be a little anxious, and subconsciously said: "Your Majesty ......"

But her words didn't have any effect, I raised my eyes slightly, and I saw the figure of that person at the door of the small courtyard.