Azure and airy.

I stood quietly by the window, the wolf was full of ink and left traces of flying on the snow-white paper, and just after writing a few words, a gust of wind rose, rolling the fallen leaves in the courtyard and making a rustling sound.

The chill hits.

It's late autumn.

The flowers of the imperial garden gradually withered after being in full bloom, but the maple tree in the courtyard was red, and it was particularly gorgeous and dazzling in such a bleak season, I raised my head, looked at the fiery red maple leaves in the courtyard, and then looked at the "red he maple white head" on the paper, sighed softly, and put down the pen.

My fingertips were also soaked in the coldness, and I sighed into the palm of my hand, and just after rubbing it twice, I heard a sound of footsteps behind me.

Not many people come to me. However, not long after Princess Ling was born, Chang Qing asked Concubine Yun and Concubine He to move to Yunhua Palace, which is very close to Jingren Palace, in the name of taking care of the princess, and often brought people to visit. With the attitude of the queen mother, the other concubines can't snub their mother and daughter too much, so it's just a wall away, and you can often hear the bustle and noise over there.

When she looked back, it was Shui Xiu, she walked to the window and whispered, "My lord, are you writing again?" ”

"Hmm."

"What did you write?"

She poked her head over to take a look, and just happened to see another one pressed underneath, so she pulled it up and read with difficulty: "Feng is hungry and doesn't peck at millet rice." Eat only ...... Only...... Only what? ”

I smiled faintly.

She didn't know much about reading and writing, and she had known me a few more or less over the past few days, but she still stammered when she thought about it, so I took it back and kneaded it, threw it into the brazier on the side, and said lightly: "It's nothing, just write it." ”

"Oh."

She nodded, but she didn't even ask too much, she always looked around and looked around on weekdays. Before I could ask her, I heard her whisper, "My lord, this is someone from outside." ”

"Oh."

I lifted my spirits, took a sealed bag from her hand, opened it and took out a piece of paper from it, it was written very simply, a few words to chat, after I read it, my brows were deeply locked, but I quickly threw the paper into the brazier, and immediately turned to ashes.

Shui Xiu stood next to me and watched me finish this qiē, and asked cautiously, "My lord, what is written on this?" ”

I was still pondering, and didn't answer, Shui Xiu said in a low voice: "My lord, I don't understand, it's just that you let Xiao Fuzi go to the side of Concubine Li of Yuhua Palace, why even Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War, too-"

I glanced at her and said lightly, "Don't ask more." ”

"......, oh."

Asking her to pass on these things is already putting her in danger, and because I don't have any other way now, but if she is too deeply involved, in case I lose in the future-

I was afraid to think about it.

Since that day and Nangong Lizhu parted ways on the terrace, I thought she would take action against me, after all, as soon as Shen Rou died, I was the person she hated the most, and for me, she was too. Although I don't have the intention of harming others, I don't have any kind heart to repay grievances with virtue, and I don't plan to make meat for me, so I will use all necessary means.

But I never thought that these days, Nangong Lizhu didn't move at all.

Time and circumstance come back to the past, as if nothing had happened.

But this kind of calm is not enough to reassure me, and for her, I don't plan to let go like this, I just want to fight with her, I don't have much certainty, after all, for a woman in the harem, the emperor's favor is a qiē, then, she is invincible from the beginning.

So, I had to start with the other side.

Even Shen Rou, who used to be in the harem, fell immediately after the decline of the Shen family, if I can catch the handle of the Nangong family-

However, I realized that I was thinking too simply.

The Nangong family has no handle to grasp.

Since Nangong Jinhong's comeback a year ago, although he has experienced such a big incident in the Juma River Valley, he has not participated in it because of injury, and after that, the southern civil uprising, such a big thing, also because the emperor has not planned to really use troops, the military department has not made the slightest achievement in this year or so.

And in this court, if you don't do it, it's good.

However, after the fall of the Shen family, Nangong Jinhong was not soft at all about taking over a series of contacts and forces of Shen Gongyan, especially during the period when Pei Yuanhao did not return to Beijing, I heard that he was sick at home, and several students and ministers of various ministries under Shen Gonghong went to visit him, and the benefits and disadvantages were self-evident.

In general, since the fall of the power-leaning Shen Taifu, the power pattern of the court and the central government has undergone great changes, and the Taishi Chang said that Bai and Taibao Fu Badai united and was the main force to sweep away the Shen faction's forces; Although Nangong Jinhong did not contribute to this coup, he gained a lot of benefits as a fisherman, and these two factions have become the biggest forces in the court today.

However, because the affairs in the south came too quickly, they did not have any contradictions.

In other words, there was no time to create any contradictions.

And in this way, it will be even more difficult to deal with Nangong.

I looked at the brazier that had been burned to ashes, and only a little spark was still glittering, and my brow tightened.

After being silent for a while, I slowly raised my head, but saw that Shui Xiu was still quietly guarding the side. Today she was a little strange, how could she be so quiet on weekdays, I asked with some doubts, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Shui Xiu's face really showed a hesitant look, and she muttered for a while, looked at me and said, "My lord, it's so strange." ”

"What's strange."

She lowered her head, carefully took out a handkerchief bag from her sleeve, opened it and saw a delicate and bright chain lying in the palm of her hand.

It's the one she saw at the Watarai Pavilion last time.

When I saw it, I smiled angrily: "I guess Xiaofuzi bought it for you again." How much did it cost him? ”

"No, it's not." Shui Xiu said in a low voice: "It's the one-that ice cube face." ”

What? I was confused for a moment, and immediately found the ice-like face from my memory.

"Du Yan?"

"Uh-huh." Shui Xiu nodded: "When they changed shifts today, I happened to come in from outside, and he suddenly came over to give me this, and before I could open it to see clearly, he left." My lord, what is he doing here? Why did you give me this all of a sudden? ”

I was stunned.

Du Yan gave her this?

I can't think of any other reason for a man to give a woman such jewelry. Thinking of that young but cold face, I didn't expect that Du Yan looked cold, and he was so direct and hot, he really had the demeanor of a martial artist.

But-

I looked at Shui Xiu's helpless expression, not at all the usual cool and spicy, only full of annoyance, just about to say something, I saw a dumb person standing at the door, looking at us.

It's a little Fuzi.

Shui Xiu saw that my expression froze, and she also turned around, and when she saw Xiaofuzi standing there, she was also stunned.

For a moment, all three froze.

After a while, it was Xiao Fuzi who reacted first, he smiled a little reluctantly, walked in and said, "My lord." ”

"You're here."

Recently, he has run a lot to me, but now it is really embarrassing, as soon as Shui Xiu saw him, he immediately pinched the chain in his hand and hid it behind his back, but this move is tantamount to covering his ears and stealing the bell, Xiaofuzi just didn't see it, walked up to me with a smile, and said in a low voice: "My lord, someone just saw that Concubine Li went to the second prince again." ”

"Oh?!"

The originally awkward atmosphere vanished at this moment, and I immediately frowned.

She really hasn't made any moves these days, the only action is to go to Mingzhu, and I also saw some of the small bruises hidden on Nianyun's body.

I gritted my teeth.

I want to deal with Nangong Lizhu, of course, not for this child, but as long as Nangong Lizhu falls, even if she loses power, she can't torture this child like this anymore. But-

I'm afraid I haven't done it yet, this kid has been tortured to the point where he can't stand it.

Thinking of this, I turned around and walked outside, ready to go to Mingzhu to have a look.

But as soon as I reached the door, I saw a tall figure outside, and I didn't stop for a moment, and almost crashed into his arms.

A hand reached over and took my arm firmly but softly, and a laughing voice sounded overhead.

"What's the matter, so urgent?"

I stumbled for a moment, and before I could stand firmly, Shui Xiu and Xiaofuzi behind me had already knelt down: "Your Majesty!" ”

I finally stood firm in front of him, but the tip of my nose had hit his chest, and the whole person was almost held in his arms, and I subconsciously wanted to break free, but I felt that the hand on my shoulder sank slightly, although it was still not strong, but it made people unable to break free.

He said, "It's warm here." ”

After speaking, let go of me and walked straight in, taking off the robes on their bodies as they walked, Shui Xiu and Xiaofuzi also had eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick them up, but heard him say, "You all go down." ”

“…… Be. ”

The two of them looked at each other, but they still went out obediently.

I stood at the door, frowning slightly and watching Xiao Fuzi walk out, Shui Xiu followed behind him with some anger, and the figures of the two people could not be seen when they bypassed the red wall in front of them, and when I turned around slowly, I saw Pei Yuanhao standing in the center of the room, having taken off his robe.

I bit my lower lip: "Your Majesty, why are you here today?" ”

"I've come to see you."

“……”

I didn't know what to say for a while.

He doesn't come much these days, but he still comes to stay for a while every two days, not with much fanfare, but there are always some palace people from other palaces passing by back and forth at the gate of Jingren Palace.

I can't say it's too much to bother, but at times like this, I'm not happy either.

At this time, a piece of clothing was handed to me.

I looked up at him.

He looked at me too, faintly, but because of the close distance, he could see the deep shadows under his eyes.

I bit my lower lip, took it anyway, and hung it on the wooden shelf on the side.

The clothes hanging on the shelves were a little too big, and when I straightened them, I could smell the faint smell of the textures of the clothes, in addition to the incense, there seemed to be a faint aroma of fat powder.

Listening to the lively sound over there in Yunhua Hall just now, it must have been him who had passed, and those concubines had all passed.

I hung up my clothes calmly, and when I turned around, I saw Pei Yuanhao standing at the desk in front of the window, took out a piece of paper from it, looked at it carefully for a while, and muttered-

"The clouds and mist are vast for one day, and the smoke rises from the poor northwest. Mobs from the east and thieves from the west, and Hu'er is in front of you. ”

As he read it, a faint haze appeared between his eyebrows, which quickly disappeared, and he raised his head to look at me, and his eyes revealed a long burst of joy.

Last time, he showed such an expression and said that I was his interpreter flower......

Thinking of this, I walked over calmly, while saying, "But I recorded it to relieve my boredom", I took the piece of paper and kneaded it, and threw it into the brazier, which originally only had some sporadic sparks left, and at this time, with a pop, a flame rose and quickly engulfed the paper.

Watching my handwriting slowly disappear into the purple-blue flames, the faint temperature that came from me made my fingertips feel a little.

But just then, a large, warm hand reached out and took my hand.

The temperature of his palm seemed to be hotter than in the brazier, and the touch of my skin made me tremble, and I hurriedly tried to break free, and the next moment he was already attached to my back, and the other hand wrapped around my waist, and I was embraced by him.

"Young Baby."

"You, what are you doing?"

"Don't move."

"Put-"

He lowered his head and put it in my ear, and the warm breath blew on my ear as he spoke, making me shiver.

"It's just you, it's just you......"

He muttered, as if unconsciously, repeating these words.