When I met his eyes, my heart twitched.

I haven't seen him for a long time since he firmly rejected him that day and the wound cracked and he fell unconscious, and I didn't want to see him, but I knew very well that if a person like him wanted something, he would not stop lightly unless that person or thing was completely ruined.

I already understood my situation that day in the golden cart, and the fact that he didn't take any further action didn't reassure me.

I'm only afraid that after the big event of him pulling out nails and beating tigers, I am afraid that the situation I am facing will be even more difficult.

Thinking of this, my face was also a little pale, fortunately he stood far away, and he didn't seem to hear what I just said to Fu Badai, but his cold eyes, like the cold air of the surrounding ice and snow melting, penetrated people's muscles and bones, making people shudder.

I hurried to him and turned away.

Although the road to the Imperial Garden is winding, but in fact, there are only two or three back and forth, if I want to go back to Jingren Palace, I must go back from the way I came, so it is inevitable to turn back and meet him, thinking of this, I only lowered my head and hurriedly walked forward, and he seemed to have been standing there, and did not really plan to come.

I breathed a sigh of relief and walked along the bluestone path to the outside of the garden.

However, as soon as I walked to the door, I heard the voice of Father-in-law Yu coming-

"Lord Yue."

“……”

My steps froze, and I looked up at the road leading to the front outside the garden, but I could only stop and turn around: "What's the matter with Grandpa Yu?" ”

But as soon as I turned around, I saw that Pei Yuanhao had already walked up, and as soon as I saw him, my face turned pale again, and I curtsied at him: "Your Majesty." ”

He walked up to me and looked at me coldly: "Doesn't your hand hurt?" ”

I didn't want to be an inquiry, but with a bit of ridicule, I bit my lower lip: "Emperor Xie cares, the wound is better." ”

There was still a slight sneer in his words: "Then you are really busy, just better, you can't bear to come out." ”

At this time, I didn't want to notice it, and I also noticed that his tone was bad, so I didn't dare to answer his words again, but I didn't dare to turn around and leave rashly, just stood like this.

He was standing like that.

The two of them seemed to be facing each other like this, he was okay, he was heavy and could withstand the cold, I was only wearing a big coat, and I didn't have time to add clothes when I came out in a hurry, and after standing for a long time, I felt that my knees were freezing and hurting, and people were shivering slightly.

It's just that he doesn't speak, and I don't dare to leave.

After a long while, the father-in-law Yu who was standing next to him seemed to be a little unbearable, and then walked up cautiously: "Long live......

“……”

"Long live didn't you just say that you want to go to the Chonghua Palace to see His Royal Highness the Second Prince?"

Hearing this, I couldn't help but think of what Mingzhu said to me just now, and my eyebrows couldn't help but streak.

Pei Yuanhao listened, but didn't say anything, just glanced at me again, turned around and walked forward.

Father-in-law Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and I bowed my head lightly to him, and the two of them didn't say anything, they both followed.

I originally thought that he was going to Chonghua Palace, so he should have to go his way apart if he didn't go far out of the Imperial Garden, but after passing the West Sixth Palace, I didn't see him passing, and I couldn't go ahead of him, so I could only continue to walk behind him with Gonggong Yu.

After a while, when he arrived outside the Yuhua Palace, he stopped, and he didn't look back, but only ordered: "Yuquan, let people go to Rong Jingzhai to pass a message to Yun Concubine, I won't go to see her tonight." ”

Father-in-law Yu reacted quickly, hurriedly stepped forward, and whispered: "Your Majesty, tonight is to stay in the Yuhua Palace?" ”

Pei Yuanhao hadn't spoken yet, but as soon as the little palace maid inside saw him, she didn't have time to come out to salute, so she ran inside in a panic, and after a while, she saw Nangong Lizhu walking out.

Since the last incident, she rarely comes out to do activities unless there are some major events in the palace, so her body is well-nourished. Now she is wearing a snow-white fox fur, and the fluffy fluff makes her face as white and clear as snow jade, her cheeks are faintly pink, her lips are also red, and her black and white eyes are like stars in the winter night sky.

She walked in front of Pei Yuanhao, Ying Ying leaned down and bowed: "The concubine doesn't know that the emperor is here, and she is disappointed, so I hope the emperor will forgive her sins." ”

Pei Yuanhao hurriedly reached out to help her up, looked at her with two hands on her emaciated shoulders, and smiled: "Zhu'er's complexion is much better." ”

"The emperor sent bird's nest porridge every day, and the concubines drank it."

"Well, your body is weak, and you should take supplements."

I stood a little farther away, looking at Nangong Lizhu's smiling face, maybe she had been indifferent to Pei Yuanhao because of that incident a few days ago, but now it seems that the ice and snow have melted with the weather, and the little smile on her face, although it is only faint, but the eyes that are as bright as the stars are no longer cold, but they have melted the spring water, a little bit of ripples, and the corner of her red lips has been pursed, just a smile, but it is amazingly gorgeous.

is worthy of her reputation as the first beauty of the Celestial Empire.

No wonder people often say that beauties fight, and her faint smile is enough to make many people fight for her.

At this time, the starry eyes looked over, and I couldn't avoid saluting her: "Xiaguan pays a visit to Concubine Li." ”

"Lord Yue is also here." She looked at me with a smile: "You were injured a few days ago to save the emperor, but you worked hard, and now you are better?" ”

“……”

My face froze for a moment, and I could only smile and say, "Xie Niangniang cares, and the lower officials are much better." ”

"That's good."

The smile in her eyes deepened, and she looked up at Pei Yuanhao: "Your Majesty, Lord Yue is so loyal, the emperor must not forget." ”

When I heard her say this, I couldn't help but think of Pei Yuanhao saying that she had made a statement to Pei Yuanhao to let the emperor accept me as a concubine again, plus the words that Chang Qing said to me a few days ago, my mood also sank, and before Pei Yuanhao could speak, he stepped forward and bowed: "The lower official will not disturb the emperor and Concubine Li's reunion, and the lower official will retire." ”

After speaking, he took a few steps backwards, turned around and left in a hurry.

I don't know if it's because I'm moving too fast for both of them to react, or if they really don't plan to say something, and there's no need to let me know that no one will stop me when I leave. It's just that after walking a long distance, I still feel a trace of trembling, as if the two eyes behind me, one cold and one hot, fell on me like a blend of ice and fire, making me suffer a lot.

The emperor's re-stay in the Yuhua Hall also caused a lot of waves in the harem.

The next morning, Pei Yuanhao did not go to court.

When I accompanied Chang Qing to look at those ink landscapes in the studio, I heard Kou'er come back and say a few words, turned her head to look at Chang Qing, she was unfolding a painting, her hands paused slightly, but she didn't say anything, just continued to look at her paintings, and said casually: "The emperor is still in Yuhua Palace?" ”

"I've already left the Yuhua Hall and gone to the imperial study."

"Hmm. The main palace asked the imperial dining room to prepare some sweet soup, and you brought it to the water show. ”

"Yes."

After saying that, she retreated, Chang Qing turned her head to look at me, and I also looked at her and smiled faintly.

In the next few days, Pei Yuanhao stayed in the Yuhua Palace, and he did not go to the court, he had never had such a situation in the years since he ascended, I heard that all the ministers of the previous dynasty were anxious, and they all knelt outside the imperial study, and the emperor replied to them lightly, and did not return to the court until three days later, as if nothing had happened, but an excerpt made the emperor thunder in front of the civil and military officials.

The excerpt is that Yu Shi Pang recruited a copy of General Xingping, saying that when he sent troops to the northwest several times before, he lied about the soldiers and defrauded the soldiers' salaries, amounting to hundreds of thousands, the emperor was furious, and he wanted to investigate in detail, but many officials knelt on the ground and pleaded.

Those officials pleaded, not because they really had a fateful relationship with General Xingping, but it was impossible to defraud the soldiers to get paid in the first place, and if they really investigated in detail, they didn't know how many people to find out about the intricacies below, although the emperor did not delve into it further, but he was angry and angry, and ordered General Xingping to be beheaded at noon.

This time, there were not so many officials pleading.

Death of a Xingping general, in exchange for the safety of so many people, why not?

It's just that in just a few days, the emperor beheaded the former soldier and another general, which made everyone raise a heartstring.

That night, the Taishi, the Imperial Doctor, and the Department of Economic Affairs and other officials left to discuss in the middle of the night in the imperial study, the next day under a holy decree, in addition to the Ministry of War, the emperor set up a "military aircraft cabinet", by the emperor directly selected officials into the cabinet, to discuss the military aircraft major affairs, at the same time, the annual amount of military pay from the Ministry of War needs to be confirmed by the Ministry of Household and then issued.

In this way, the Military Aircraft Cabinet has become the second military department, and the newly appointed Shen Xiaokun should already be a squire of the military department, and he is not among the selected personnel of the Military Aircraft Cabinet.

When I heard the news in Jingren Palace, I only laughed secretly in my heart.

This nail is really bad.

That Fu Badai, it seems to be a generous elder, this idea is really tricky, Shen Xiaokun is also fighting with his life in Yaowulou, in exchange for the position of a soldier squire, he has not been happy for two days, who knows that he was cut off more than half as soon as he took office, if I were him, I am afraid that I will vomit blood with anger.

Even Changqing, while helping her comb her hair, she smiled at my crooked eyes in the bronze mirror: "Mrs. Shen can't sleep this time." ”

I also laughed: "Master Taifu has slept peacefully for so long, and it is time to be in a hurry." ”

Chang Qing heard me say this, and the smile in the corner of her eyes deepened.

This time, the establishment of the Military Aircraft Cabinet also had the Taishi to contribute to it, and Chang Taishi's protégé, this time Wu Yanqiu, the eye of the imperial examination list, was appointed as a waiter in the household department, and he also played a role in the middle.

Obviously, the people of the queen's faction have already taken a stand and made a move.

I raised my head again to look at Chang Qing in the bronze mirror, maybe because of the clarity of some things, her mood was better, and the whole person was refreshed, plus today she combed a high bun, revealing her goose-egg-like face, which looked so dignified and beautiful, lightly swept the eyebrows, the lips were red, and the button chose a few luxurious but not flashy jewelry to wear, which more and more set off the majesty of her mother and the peaceful beauty of the world, which is refreshing and pleasant.

Nian Shen changed into a new dress, jumped in from the outside, and immediately said when he saw her: "Queen Mother, you-you are so beautiful." ”

Chang Qing looked at him and couldn't help but purse his lips and smile: "It's nonsense again." ”

"No, really!"

She got up with a smile, turned around to look at Nian Shen's clothes, squatted down to help him straighten the corners of his clothes, and then said, "Nian Shen will go to the main hall later, but you have to listen to the words of this palace and Aunt Qing, don't run around, you know?" ”

"Well, Erchen knows."

Today is Pei Yuanhao feasting the ministers in the main hall, speaking of which is not a festival, it is a little strange to come out like this, but as soon as I heard that he asked the harem concubines to attend, even the two princes had to bring it, especially the second prince who was more than half a year old, and he also understood what it meant.

In the past, when Nian Shen was a child, I didn't know when I was not in the palace, but the second prince Nianyun has grown up to now, and the previous 100-day banquet was missed because he was busy with the imperial examination, and it was delayed until now, and it should be a good day for him to meet the civil and military officials, plus the previous few things have refuted the face of Shen Taifu, and officially holding such a banquet for the second prince can be regarded as finding some back.

Chang Qing patted Nian Shen's apple-like face, stood up and held his little hand, Nian Shen intuitively wanted to come over and hold my hand, but suddenly remembered that I was still injured, and said softly with his little face: "Aunt Qing, are you still in pain?" ”

"It doesn't hurt, thank you Your Highness for your concern."

I said with a smile, looking up at Chang Qing, she nodded and said, "Let's go, don't be late." ”

"Yes."

When he arrived at the main hall, Father-in-law Yu greeted him from afar, saluted Chang Qing, and said loudly at the door of the main hall: "The queen has arrived!" ”

At this time, the hundred officials in the main hall had almost arrived, and when they heard this, they all hurriedly came over, and bowed down together: "Meet the queen's mother, Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

Chang Qing slowly buried himself in it and waved his hand: "Flatten." ”

She was wearing a golden brocade robe, and the long skirt was embroidered with gold thread with phoenix peonies, looking very graceful, and slowly walked past the center of the hall, I walked behind him with Nianshen, and saw some familiar faces among the hundred officials on both sides, and nodded carefully.

When I walked to the front of the main hall, I finally saw the people of Jixian Hall.

Fu Badai was still standing there with the crutch that Nian Shen gave him, and a few young people around him, looking a little faced, thought that it should be some new officials after the beginning of spring this time, those people had never seen me, but they were still kind, and they all nodded and smiled at me.

I smiled and nodded, but my eyes had already moved away.

That familiar figure stood a little far away from Fu Badai and them, different from the scholarly attire of the others in Jixian Palace, he was wearing a long blue brocade robe, with a white jade belt around his waist, and he looked more and more thin and long, standing there silently, although some officials went over to say hello, he only responded lightly, as if he was not in the mood to talk to people.

His complexion is dark, originally a healthy color raised in the landscape, but now wearing such a brocade robe, it gives people a depressing feeling, as if it is not a dark complexion, but a displeased, I walked in front of him, he raised his cold eyes and looked at me, did not nod, just faintly lowered his eyelids.

His mood seems to be bad, and it is very bad.

Entering the officialdom and experiencing so many deceits, I think that anyone with a temperament like him will not be in a good mood, but his bad mood does not seem to have anything to do with these, although seeing him standing there unharmed, it seems that Taifu Shen did not do anything to him, I should be relaxed in my heart, but on the contrary, I am a little uneasy.

I followed Chang Qing to the front of the hall, and when I looked back at him, I suddenly understood why I was in a disturbed mood.

He has not been by Fu Badai's side.

Since Fu Badai left Xichuan and entered Beijing, he has always been Fu Badai's eyes, and he is inseparable at any time, but since he entered the main hall, he has been standing at a distance from Fu Badai, although he can still be seen from the way he stands, he is a person from Jixian Palace, but the dress, the cold breath, it seems that the distance between him and the people on this side is much farther than the distance he stands!

How? What's going on?

Not only me, but even Chang Qing seemed to feel something, looked over there quietly for a while, and then looked at me with a little puzzled gaze.

At this time, I suddenly remembered that when I looked at him just now, one corner of his forehead was slightly blue, although a strand of forehead hair fell down to block it, but the bruise seemed to be a little big, and no matter how you look at it, it is faint.

Could it be that Fu Badai really went back and beat him again?

My mind was suddenly a little disordered, and I only smiled stiffly at Shang Changqing's gaze.

At this moment, at the gate in front of him, the voice of the Jade Gonggong sounded loudly again-

"The emperor has arrived! The concubine has arrived! Concubine Li's arrival is here! ”