Thinking of the things that happened on the grassland, thinking of Huang Tianba, who is still trapped in the grassland and doesn't know when the date of return is, my nose is a little sour, but I don't want to be seen by the Queen Mother, so I can only smile reluctantly and say: "I also saw Prince Yangchu, what a lovely child." ”

Who knew that the Queen Mother looked at me suspiciously: "Prince Yangchu? Who is it? ”

"Huh?" I was stunned for a moment, and then I remembered that the Queen Mother had been married for decades, and the prince of the early Yang Dynasty was only four or five years old, obviously the Queen Mother had never seen this queen mother at all, so she smiled and explained: "I forgot that the Queen Mother has not seen him." Prince Yang Chu is the son of the Iron Rider King, he is only about four or five years old this year, and he looks very good, but he is a little naughty. ”

The Queen Mother's expression slowly froze, and she was a little surprised silent, I didn't know what was going on for a while, but soon she smiled: "Really?" ”

"Hmm."

She smiled and muttered, "It's too late for him to get married." ”

I still couldn't react for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, I found out that this is really the case, the eight heavenly kings are all people of the same age, but now the son of the Iron Arrow King has crossed the grassland to take charge of Shengjing, and the child of the Iron Rider King is only four or five years old, and it is really too late, but seeing that the Iron Rider King is so old, he still looks very handsome and straight, and when he was young, he should also be a person who is very attracted to women, how could he get married so late?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but glance at the Queen Mother again.

It has been many years since I first saw her at the Linshui Pagoda, and she has always been an indifferent and cold person, but at this time, her demeanor was unexpectedly soft, and even the eyes staring at the frost seemed to suddenly blow a spring breeze.

Such a queen mother makes me feel a little strange.

But soon, she regained her usual indifferent appearance, didn't say anything, reached out to help me lie down on the shoulder, covered me with a quilt, and said calmly: "Don't worry when you get here, rest well, and talk about anything when your body is well." ”

I curled up in the soft and warm quilt, as if lying in the clouds, tiredness came up one after another, I blinked my heavy eyelids, nodded gently, closed my eyes and fell asleep.

This night's sleep was a little long.

When I woke up, I was in a trance, smelling the sandalwood in the air and wondering if I really came out, until Mama Gui brought me ginseng and chicken soup, and the Queen Mother chanted in front of the Buddha shrine in my ears, I really understood that I came out.

Out of the cold palace, people seem to have a feeling of sudden rebirth, although I know that this is not easy, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this waterfront pagoda.

On the third day, the meat sent by the imperial dining room was no longer edible, I didn't bother to find out who made it, anyway, the Linshui Pagoda has its own small kitchen, and I had long thought about waiting for my health to be a vegetarian with the Queen Mother, but I didn't expect those people to be so anxious, and I couldn't wait for me to be better.

When the Queen Mother heard that I was going to be a vegetarian with her, she didn't ask much, but only asked Mama Gui to go down.

After another period of time, one night, Mama Qian quietly came to visit me, sat on the edge of the bed and pinched my wrists, and when Mama Gui who led the way and they all left, she whispered, "Why are you still so thin?" ”

I smiled, a little sorry in my smile.

She inadvertently found me who was locked up, it was more than a year ago, that time was even more terrible than now, so hungry that I had no choice but to eat the things sent by Nangong Lizhu, I didn't even know her anymore, I wanted to pinch her neck through the wooden fence, but fortunately I woke up a little later and recognized her.

And when she found out what happened to me, she would bring some food every once in a while.

However, I don't let her come often, I'm afraid that I live too comfortably, and Nangong Lizhu will find out the clues, after all, with her honor by the emperor's side, it is easier to deal with Mama Qian than to pinch an ant to death.

I smiled and asked, "Mama Wu and Shui Xiu, are they okay?" ”

Mama Qian nodded: "I listened to you before, and I never told the two of them, but this time the emperor released you, and they also knew that you were still alive, and they were so happy that they blamed me for hiding it from them." But now I can't come out to see you, so I can only ask me to greet you, and if I have the chance, I will definitely meet you. Especially the girl from Shui Xiu, she watched you jump into the river but couldn't save you before, and she came back sad for a long time. ”

I bowed my head and said apologetically, "I'm worrying them." ”

Mama Qian looked at me again, sighed, and said, "I don't know what you think." Let me sue the Queen Mother earlier, and I won't suffer the sins of these days. Look at you now, make yourself like this, do you think someone will feel sorry for you? ”

I looked at her with a smile: "It's good that you're distressed." ”

She snapped and opened me and took her hand: "Who feels sorry for you!" Who are you to be, concubine! ”

I touched the hand that hurt by her, and smiled, I don't know why, I didn't have the opportunity to be willful since I was a child, and I have long passed that age, but I like to be coquettish in front of her. Mama Qian turned her head to look at my somewhat pale face, and came over angrily to help me tuck the quilt, and muttered: "I knew that you would be fine as soon as this girl appeared, look at you, which time didn't tire me?" As she spoke, when she saw me looking at her and laughing, she wanted to reach out and twist my face, but after all, she didn't do anything, and only said, "Go to sleep." I'll have to go back soon, and I'll come back to see you in two days. ”

I nestled in the quilt, smiled and nodded, and she got up and walked out, but I remembered that I had to tell her that although not many people knew about my dealings with her, it was hard to guarantee that someone would go through Guò Wu Mama and Shui Xiu to attack me, so I had to let them be careful, so I hurriedly got up, picked up a piece of clothing and followed out.

Out of this door, there is a long corridor outside, one side is the wall, the other side is a closed door, you can hear the sound of wooden fish and chanting outside the window, Qian Mama has pushed open the door and walked out, kneeling to the Queen Mother kneeling in front of the futon and said: "Queen Mother." ”

"Hmm."

"The slave is gone."

As soon as I heard it, I was about to chase it out, and I was just about to reach out and push the door, but I heard the Queen Mother's calm voice sounding outside: "It's rare, you have stayed in the cold palace all these years and ignored it, but you are so dedicated to this girl." ”

Mama Qian was originally going to get up and go out, but when she heard the Queen Mother speak, she hurriedly came back and knelt down.

I don't know why, my hand stopped on the door frame and didn't go out.

Through a thin layer of window paper, you can see the two candles burning in front of the Buddha shrine, the faint light illuminates the small Buddha hall, and the qiē is a little dim, and even the expression on everyone's face can not be seen clearly, only the Buddha, still lowered his eyebrows, calmly looking at the world.

After the Queen Mother said that, there was no follow-up, and Mama Qian knelt there, seemingly hesitating for a long time, and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother also likes her very much." ”

"Why do you think the mourning family likes her?"

“……”

"You do your best for her because she is like your master, right?"

“……”

"Do you think that the mourning family likes her because she is like your master?"

“……”

When the Queen Mother said this, her voice was slightly sharp, as if she was trying her best to get rid of something, Mama Qian looked at her back, hurriedly bowed her head and kowtowed, was silent for a while, and said softly: "After so many years, the slave still remembers that the Queen Mother is a person who values love and righteousness." ”

"Heavy-love-heavy-righteous?" The Queen Mother almost gritted her teeth and repeated these four words, as if she wanted to crush these four into powder, and slowly turned her head: "But the mourning family is not, after the fire, didn't all the people in the palace spread rumors, did the mourning family harm Queen Zhaolie?" ”

What?

I stood behind the window, and I was shocked when I heard it-the Queen Mother, who harmed Empress Zhaolie? How can it be?!

For a while, I couldn't come back to my senses, staring at the blurred figure on the window paper with wide eyes, and Mama Qian seemed to tremble.

The Queen Mother said coldly: "Haven't you been speculating like this all the time? ”

Mama Qian was silent, and there seemed to be a lot of expression on her face, but she still lowered her head and said in a deep voice: "The slave doesn't dare." ”

"Don't dare? At that time, it was rumored in the palace that the mourning family assassinated Queen Zhaolie for the benefit of Shengjing, in order to invite favor, and in order to give the child in the womb the opportunity to become the prince. Do you really think that the mourners have not heard these words? ”

“……”

My heart skipped a beat.

For so long, although I have been surprised and confused about the death of Empress Zhaolie, I have not really thought about what the cause of her death is, and what is at stake.

But now that I think about it, the Queen Mother is the sister of the Iron Mask King, one of the Eight Heavenly Kings of the Prairie, and the force behind her is Shengjing; And Empress Zhaolie, she should be the same as the later Empress Yin, she was sent into the palace by the Shu Di Sect, and the force behind them is Xichuan!

I know very well what it means for two women of different forces to meet in the harem.

The harem is a battlefield for women, but it is far more than just women!

If it is said that Empress Zhaolie's exclusive favor is really in danger of the interests of certain forces, then it is natural that she should be eliminated.

If this is really the case, then the fire in the Gui Palace at the beginning is really not so simple, and the death of Empress Zhaolie is not as simple as the death of one person, how many forces are involved, and how many forces are surging in secret?

Yang Jinqiao once said that a pool of muddy water in Shangyang Palace would swallow people, but now recalling her original words, it makes me shudder.

Shangyang Palace, maybe just the beginning.

This harem is the bottomless pool that will really devour people.

Past, present, or future......