"I've thought about it. If the harem has been left like this, the courtiers will only play the advice day after day, trying their best to stuff people into my harem. Sooner or later, I won't be able to withstand their pressure and compromise. It's better to choose the queen's people now. When the head of the court stopped there, they had to weigh the idea of fighting the harem again. Ye Qian said.

Zhou Shouyi and Aunt Fanghua fell silent after hearing what she said.

In their hearts, Ye Tianhuai is still a child.

But today they found that their little emperor had his own thoughts. What she did was no longer a child's arbitrary behavior, but a soldier with a back hand.

This made them happy, but also a little regretful.

The sound of firecrackers and fireworks suddenly crackled in the silence of the three people, deafening, and the low bell of the bell tower in the distance could be faintly heard under the sound of firecrackers, all at once, ancient and solemn.

The sound of firecrackers is one year old.

It's time for a child.

years and three years, still came.

Ye Tianhuai got up and pushed open the door of the house, and under the bright fireworks in the sky, the goose feather-like snowflakes also seemed to be dyed with colorful mottled colors.

It's a fairytale-like dreamy midnight.

If she didn't have this gown, maybe she would be able to play freely in the snow and laugh with her peers like ordinary children at this time.

Ye Tianhuai stood at the door for a short while, and suddenly remembered something.

She returned to the house and took down a scroll from the Bogu shelf, which was wrapped in a piece of red paper, on which were written the eight characters of the dragon flying and the phoenix dance: harmony and auspiciousness, and the harvest year is Rui, which was written by her. The outside of the red paper is loosely tied with a strip of red silk.

Ye Tianhuai handed the scroll to Zhou Shouyi with both hands, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Zhou won't dislike my New Year's red envelope, right?" ”

Zhou Shouyi looked at the mysterious scroll and asked, "What is this?" ”

"The bamboo drawing on the stone that I painted." Ye Qianhuai said, she looked at the scroll in her hand, and muttered, "The most humble thing is to stay strong, and I don't know the cold after a long time." Grandpa Zhou, I gave you this painting because in my heart, only you are the most worthy of this painting. ”

Zhou Shouyi looked up at Ye Tianhuai, with surprise and joy in his eyes, and some emotion.

He knelt down, made a big salute, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." The minister bows his head and wishes His Majesty all things will be successful, happy and healthy, and the years will be long. ”

Ye Tianhuai smiled, helped him up, and said, "Grandpa Zhou can put away my ink treasure." Maybe one day when you're down, you'll be able to exchange it for a full meal. ”

"I just wanted to say that you are a year older and more stable, but immediately you are not in shape again." Zhou Shouyi sighed lightly, shook his head, and wrote "You can't teach your children."

At this time, Aunt Fanghua came out with a thick cloak and draped Ye Tianhuai on her shoulders, and Zhou Shouyi exchanged New Year's greetings, reminding Ye Tianhuai: "Your Majesty should rest early, there will be a morning tomorrow morning, and I can't sleep for a few hours." ”

"It's not too early, and the minister has retired." Zhou Shouyi saluted Ye Xianqing, and told Aunt Fanghua to watch her go to bed early, and then stepped out of the palace gate with the medicine box on her back.

Aunt Fanghua seems to be in a good mood today, and the corners of her mouth keep smiling when she gives Ye Tianhuai a wide coat.

"Your Majesty has really grown up." Aunt Fanghua said with relief while changing Ye Qingqing's clothes.

"Why did my aunt suddenly have such feelings? How? The years are not forgiving? Ye Qianhuai asked.

"Slave maid, this is happy. In the slave's heart, His Majesty is still the same as when he was a child, he refuses to sleep alone, and even if he is asleep, he grabs the slave's clothes and can't pull them open. But today, the slave and maid found out that His Majesty has grown so tall, so much taller than the slave and maid. The slave doesn't seem to have to worry about what the slave is worried about. “

While talking, Aunt Fanghua had already changed Ye Qianhuai's clothes, Ye Tianhuai sat down on the edge of the bed, and Aunt Fanghua went to the basin to soak her feet.

She squatted down by the basin, helped Ye Qianhuai hold her trouser legs, and continued to babble: "But the slave feels sorry for Your Majesty." If it weren't for the fact that the little son of Niangniang was born and folded, His Majesty would now be the eldest princess, the most noble woman in the world. I don't have to learn to endorse and learn to ride and shoot, I have suffered so many crimes, and I can't rest during the New Year, and I have to drink with others......"

She babbled and chattered, suddenly thought of something, and pondered: "Your Majesty still likes Mr. Lu now?" “

Her words surprised Ye Qianhuai: "You ......"

Aunt Fanghua smiled and interrupted her: "The slave maid is also a woman, and she also liked others when she was young. I like a person's eyes and can't hide it. Your Majesty looks at Mr. Lu's appearance, and the slave can see it. Your Majesty wants to make a queen this time, have you ever thought about what Mr. Lu will think? “

Ye Qianhuai's expression darkened, and he sighed: "What will he think?" What is there for him? It's that I like him, and it's not that he likes me. In the past, he persuaded me to establish a concubine to enrich the harem, and now that I have done what he said, what else can he think of but be pleased. It's just that if he perceives my intention to win over Chen Yuansi, I'm afraid that I will say that I am in a hurry. “

Ye Qianhuai's eyes seemed to have appeared in front of Lu Yanchen teaching her a lesson.

"Then is Your Majesty sad?" Aunt Fanghua asked again.

"It's not so sad that it's sad." Ye Tianhuai lifted her feet out of the basin and put them on the edge of the basin, and Aunt Fanghua immediately took a clean cotton silk from the side to wipe it for her, "However, I still feel a little aggrieved when I think about it now." ”

"Aggrieved?" Aunt Fanghua was a little puzzled.

"yes. I am the son of heaven, and I was stuffed into the dragon bed by the courtiers below, and I couldn't resist, and I had to admit with a smile, shouldn't I be aggrieved as the emperor? ”

Aunt Fanghua pursed her lips a little speechlessly.

"What? Am I right? ”

"The slave maid wants to ask Your Majesty that she can't marry someone she likes, but she will feel sad and regretful." After speaking, she placed Ye Qianhuai on the bed and lay down, helped her tuck the quilt, and then muttered in a low voice, "What did Your Majesty say?" ”

Ye Tianhuai had an epiphany, she pondered, and replied: "Regret seems to be ...... There are no regrets either. Anyway, no matter who I set up as the queen, it is impossible for me to make him Lu Yanchen the queen, right? ”

Ye Tianhuai said that at the end, he couldn't help laughing.

Aunt Fanghua also laughed when she heard her say this.

"Then did Your Majesty ever think that Chan Rang would go to him after leaving the palace and marry him as a woman?" Aunt Fanghua asked as she cleaned up the things beside the bed, still with a gentle smile in her eyes.

"I really haven't thought about it." Ye Qianhuai frowned slightly, pondered for a long time, and said, "If you think about it carefully, it seems that you don't want to marry him." Auntie, I really don't like him anymore. ”

Ye Tianhuai poked his head out of the quilt and looked at Aunt Fanghua, as if he wanted to get some life advice from her, a senior.

Aunt Fanghua had already cleaned up, she looked back at Ye Qianhuai, showed her a smile of "everything is in plain sight", and turned around to leave.

"Aunt Fanghua!" Ye Qianhuai suddenly called Aunt Fanghua as if he was a child and refused to sleep.

Aunt Fanghua turned around helplessly, smiled at her, and said, "Your Majesty, the answers to some questions can only be explored by yourself. ”

Ye Tianhuai pouted.

Aunt Fanghua then turned back, touched her head, and said, "Okay, go to sleep." If you don't sleep again, the sky will be dawn. ”

Ye Qianhuai nodded obediently.

She looked at Aunt Fanghua's back, and suddenly remembered something again.

"Auntie, have you had an awkward relationship with Li Baoquan recently? You are not indifferent to him today. Normally, this is not the case. ”

Aunt Fanghua's figure was stunned, she turned around, and looked at Ye Tianhuai's eyes a little evasive.

Ye Tianhuai was brought up by her since she was a child, and she knows her too well. She restrained her smile and asked, "Is there anything my aunt is hiding from me?" ”

Aunt Fanghua hesitated for a long time and said, "The slave has something, I don't know whether to say it or not." Don't say it, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be kept in the dark. After saying that, I was afraid that I would chew the root of my tongue and mislead Your Majesty. ”

Say. I have my own judgment. Ye Qianhuai's voice sank, faintly majestic.

"On the day Your Majesty left the palace, not long after leaving, the slave maid couldn't rest assured, so she wanted to go to the palace gate to secretly see if His Majesty had left the palace smoothly. As a result, halfway through, the slave maid heard Li Baoquan quietly order a little eunuch in a corner to tell him to report that His Majesty had left the palace. ”

"Reporting? To whom? ”

"The slaves don't know, they didn't say anything."

Ye Tianhuai recalled.

After she left the palace that day, she did not encounter anything abnormal.

"In the two days I left the palace, what was abnormal in the harem?" Ye Qianhuai asked.

"The slave doesn't remember what happened in the harem."

Ye Qian thought about it, too, there are only a few concubines in Changkang Palace in the harem, and the rest of the places are all minions, even if something happens, it is just a matter of the minions.

The two were silent for a while, and Aunt Fanghua said again: "Your Majesty, the slave maid has one more word." Li Baoquan's loyalty to His Majesty on weekdays does not seem to be able to be pretended. He may have done this because of his own troubles. ”

"I know." Ye Qianhuai quickly interrupted her.

Li Baoquan is the person left by Emperor Shunping to Ye Qianhuai, just like Zhou Shouyi is the person left by Empress Dowager Jingmin to Ye Qianhuai, Ye Qianhuai has never doubted him.

"Don't let a third person know about this." Ye Tianhuai said, "Auntie, if there is such a thing in the future, don't hide it." ”

"Yes. The slave understands. Aunt Fanghua bowed, blew out the lights in the dormitory before leaving, and closed the door silently.

In the dark, Ye Tianhuai opened his eyes, looked at the curtain on the top of the bed, and sighed softly.

If Li Baoquan can't be trusted, then what about Zhou Shouyi? What about Aunt Fanghua?

For the first time in such a long time, a terrible thought arose in Ye Qianhuai's mind: Could it be one of the two of them who revealed her identity in her previous life?

The sound of firecrackers came from a distance, and the heavy wooden door kept it out of the cold wind outside the hall. Ye Tianhuai was lying in the warm quilt, and suddenly felt that she was the only one left in this world.