In the afternoon of this day, a eunuch hurriedly ran into Qingning Palace, knelt down with sweat, and said: "Queen Niang, Xian Concubine Niang, Xian Concubine Niangniang, she ......"

The queen's brows furrowed and she asked, "Concubine Xian's illness is serious again?" ”

The eunuch burst into tears and said, "Niangniang, the virtuous concubine is dead." ”

The queen's right hand trembled unnaturally, with a painful expression, and said, "Does Your Majesty know?" ”

"Your Majesty knows."

The queen closed her eyes and told the eunuch to retreat.

Concubine Xian's illness came strangely, although she couldn't afford to be sick in a short period of time, but everyone thought that it was just "the illness came like a mountain, and the illness went like a thread", but they didn't expect Concubine Xian to die like this.

However, the most shocking and touching thing is not only the death of Concubine Xian, but after the death of Concubine Xian, in the Zhujing Hall where she lived, every eunuch and palace maid was martyred and followed Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian was honored before her death, and was loved by everyone in the palace, this time there were so many palace maids and eunuchs who volunteered to accompany Concubine Xian to the funeral, and the palace was also very moved by the affection of the master and servant of Zhu Jing Palace. The emperor ordered to posthumously crown the virtuous concubine as a noble concubine.

In this way, the king of Di, who was far away in the Xiongnu, had to return to Chang'an to guard filial piety. Everyone sighed that King Di was really pitiful, and this time he was ordered to return to the palace for his mother.

On September 17, the funeral of the virtuous concubine Guo was held according to the specifications of the concubine, the emperor came to mourn in person, the whole palace was full of sorrow, everyone knelt together, perhaps only tears, is the warmest thing under the cold autumn color.

After Guo's funeral, Concubine De's expression was unhappy, and she never stepped out of the palace gate for three consecutive days, and she didn't even go to the province in the morning and dusk.

Three days later, in the afternoon, Jiang Cheng suddenly came to the queen's Qingning Palace to meet him.

When the queen saw Jiang Cheng coming uninvited, she was suspicious, but she still passed him in.

Jiang Cheng stepped into the courtyard of Qingning Palace and saluted the queen: "Weichen greets the queen's mother, the queen is a thousand years old." ”

"Get up, why did you come here uninvited today?" The queen was a little puzzled.

Jiang Cheng scratched the back of his head embarrassedly: "Speaking of which, Weichen has done something carelessly. Two months ago, Wechen had the honor of helping Niangniang search the palace, but accidentally dropped the sachet here......"

When Zhenlan heard this, she looked at the queen and smiled, and the queen said, "How can you be so careless about the things you put on the tip of your heart?" This palace has asked Zhenlan to keep it for you, and you can take it. ”

Jiang Cheng was quite embarrassed and said, "Niangniang is laughing at Weichen, this is ...... This is a gift from my mother, and it is indeed a top of my heart. ”

"Oh, yes, you're very filial?" The queen laughed.

As she spoke, Zhenlan had already taken out the sachet and handed it to Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng thanked him, and the queen hurriedly raised her hand and asked, "How is Your Majesty doing lately?" I haven't seen Your Majesty in this palace for half a month, if Your Majesty refuses to come to Qingning Palace, it's good to go to other palaces, but I heard that Your Majesty has never stepped into the harem recently. ”

"Niangniang didn't know that His Majesty and Li Keyong made peace in Huazhou, although they did not provoke war, but after all, Li Keyong established an independent kingdom in Xichuan. Your Majesty is always in a bad mood when he loses Nishikawa. ”

The queen nodded slowly, a little distracted, and then smiled after a while: "Then that's it, as a guard of the inner court, you must also remember to share your Majesty's worries and let Your Majesty pay attention to your body." ”

Jiang Cheng smiled and said: "Niangniang can actually ask His Royal Highness King De to accompany him more, and His Royal Highness King Sui will enter the palace to accompany Su Jieyu today." ”

The queen bowed: "It's okay, this palace is the queen, and there are still many things to do, then you should step back first, and doing your job well is the greatest comfort to the palace." ”

Jiang Cheng smiled and bowed: "Yes, tonight is also the inspection of Weichen, and Weichen will do his best to serve His Majesty and Niangniang!" ”

The queen watched Jiang Cheng leave Qingning Palace with a smile, and then her face gradually relaxed, and she took Zhenlan into the main hall and sat on the chaise longue to rest. Outside the window, the sun is light and cloudy*** on the flying petals, like a little broken gold, but I don't feel that the afternoon is long.

Zhenlan poured a cup of hot tea and said slowly: "Niangniang, Xiao Cairen will come to meet you later, and the ideas you give to Xiao Cairen will definitely be loved by His Majesty." ”

Saying that, Wang Luhai, the leader of Qingning Palace, came to report: "Niangniang, Xiao Cairen asks to see you." ”

The queen was deeply relieved and said with a smile: "Pass it on." ”

In the blink of an eye, Qingyun walked into the main hall and asked the queen to say goodbye. The queen kindly helped her up, gave her another seat, and told her eloquently:

"What this palace told you yesterday, are you ready? You were a little weak when you first entered the palace, and now it's time to sleep. ”

Qingyun's expression froze, and she lowered her head and smiled: "The concubine naturally remembers the teachings of the mother...... It's just that I'm afraid that I will live up to my mother's good intentions. ”

Seeing that Qingyun was still not used to life in the palace, the queen motioned to Zhenlan to bring a cup of good Lu'an tea, and the fragrance of tea suddenly overflowed around, and there was a warm feeling.

The night is as cool as the water of the Taiye Pond, and it is also quiet, and occasionally autumn insects sweep the surface of the lake, setting off ripples. The Penglai Mountain under the night sky is reflected in the lake and water, which has a taste of fairyland on earth.

Dressed in a light-colored blouse and a long skirt made of tulle painted with gold and silver pastel, the skirt was tied with a silk ribbon to the armpits, one end of which was draped over her shoulders and the other end wrapped around her arms.

"A branch of thinning pigment is resistant to severe frost and cold. Morning and evening scatter fragrance, fragrance drifts ten miles long. ”

Suddenly, a man's voice came from nearby: "Who is reading the poems of Concubine Mei back then?" The deep palace is heavy, why does the girl complain so much? ”

Qing Yun's expression was grim, she turned around a little nervously, and when she saw that the person in front of her was the emperor, she squatted down and saluted: "Long live Your Majesty, the concubine disturbs Your Majesty's night travel, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." ”

The emperor smiled and helped Qingyun up: "Yo, is Xiao Cairen reproaching me for not being happy with you after you entered the palace for a long time?" ”

Qingyun shook her head, her voice clear and translucent: "The concubine doesn't dare to ...... The concubine was alone and idle, and when she saw the softness of the liquid pool, she thought of the poems written by Concubine Mei for a while, not that the concubine was complaining. ”

The emperor raised his right hand, gently took Qing Yun, and put his left hand on the back of Qing Yun's hand, and said: "Xiao Cairen travels to the Taiye Pool at night, and he is dressed in white, he is really fresh and beautiful, why do you want to dress up like this?" ”

Qing Yun looked a little hesitant, turned her head to the emperor's side, and said in a low voice: "This matter...... At this time, it is ashamed to say that it is inconvenient for the concubine to speak. ”

Hearing this, the emperor gently lifted Qingyun's shoulders, faced her, and said, "Oh? Qingyun girl is white and beautiful, especially unique among the new royal wives, and now in front of her husband, what is there to be ashamed of? ”

Qingyun bit her lower lip: "It was last night, the concubine dreamed of a man in a feather coat last night, who fell from the sky with bare feet, and said to the concubine that the concubine will be happy to have a ......son in the near future."

Before she finished speaking, Qing Yun was already so ashamed that her face was red, and she couldn't help but lower her head again, but the night was thick, and the emperor didn't notice Qing Yun's crimson cheeks.

The emperor took Qingyun's left hand again, stepped on the fine grass, and slowly walked towards Penglai Mountain: "Oh? So it seems that you are wearing a feather coat tonight to get a son? ”

"Concubine...... The concubine just thought that it was the duty of the concubine to spread the branches and leaves for His Majesty, so she specially dressed like this tonight, came to the lake, and prepared to take off her shoes and take a walk, to see if she could really meet the man in the feather coat...... It's the concubine who is confused. ”

The emperor gently hugged Qing Yun and said, "As everyone knows, you yourself may be your own feather coat?" I heard that you were not well when you entered the palace, but now it seems that you should be cured......"

Qing Yun leaned her head on the emperor's right shoulder: "Yes, since entering the palace, thanks to the blessing of His Majesty Long, the concubines feel much better." ”

"Hmm...... It's cold at night, so I'll accompany you back to the palace. ”

Qingyun's lips asked: "Yes, thank you for your majesty's love." ”

The moonlight is like milk and smoke, hanging in the night sky like thick ink, and there is really a realm of "white jade plate", although there is no trace of starlight, but in the end it makes the night a little brighter. For Qingyun, this quiet night may also be a sleepless night.

The emperor was lying on Qing Yun's side and fell asleep, the pain in Qing Yun's body had not completely faded, and he turned around with some effort, looking at the emperor's cheek, the towering bridge of his nose was illuminated by two or three candle lights, Qing Yun smiled in his heart, as if the heart that had been hanging for a long time finally sank.

The night was cool, and the weather was approaching October, which made the grass on the ground frost at night.

Since it happened to be Jiang Cheng patrolling the harem tonight, he walked towards the apse of Lin De Hall after dinner, and the wind was very loud, blowing the flower forest by the Taiye Pond faintly.

Suddenly, as if there was a hint of imperceptible weirdness in the faint sound, a black shadow jumped up from the edge of the lake, lifted the sword, and rushed straight towards Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng was extremely vigilant, and instantly sensed the danger of his situation, calmly drew his sword out of its sheath, and prepared to face it.

Impartially, today, because King Sui came to visit Su Jieyu, he had just dropped a few children with someone at this moment, and was on the way back to Hanliang Palace, passing by the Taiye Pool, he bumped into Jiang Cheng and the man in black.

Seeing that King Sui happened to come to help him, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel a little more sure in his heart, and the long sword in his hand became more and more powerful, shining with silver brilliance under the surging moonlight.

The three of them made a few moves, but the assassin leaped up to the palace wall with one arrow step, rushed towards the flowers, pulled up a rope, and swung towards the center of the lake, and disappeared into the pool of liquid with the rope, leaving only ripples, like a circle of lotus flowers.

Jiang Cheng hurried to the lake and scolded, "Let that dog thief escape!" ”

Then the king stepped forward and asked, "Is Lord Jiang safe and sound?" ”

Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, eased his expression, and said: "It's okay, fortunately, His Royal Highness the King helped me, but it's a pity that Weichen was overwhelmed and watched him run away." ”

As soon as this incident came out, the two naturally needed to notify Dali Temple immediately, so they dared to go in the direction of Dali Temple together.

Then the king looked resolute, "Why did your lord invite death tonight?" ”

Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, shook his head helplessly, and said: "There can be many reasons to kill people in this palace, and Weichen really can't think of who he has offended. ”

Hearing this, the king pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "My lord, who did you fight with recently, do you remember?" ”