Zhang Yan had a bad premonition in her heart, and looked intently at her fingers clasped in the vermilion tea cup, white as gardenia blooming, delicate and beautiful. She was silent for a moment before Fang asked, "Oh, what do you want from me?" The voice was faint, slightly ethereal.

Shen Dongshou had tears in his eyes, and he tried his best to keep his voice sound reluctantly calm, "The slave maid entered the palace at a young age, stayed in the palace for more than ten years, and now she is twenty-nine years old, and she is already tired of life in the palace. Ask the queen for permission and let the slave and maid out of the palace! After speaking, he bowed deeply and refused to look up.

Zhang Yan sat on the thick and gorgeous brocade couch in the Jiaofang Palace, looking at the figure of Shen Dongshou in the hall who was deeply bowed to the ground, and her voice was very strange.

"Shen Nushi, it's not a matter of a year or two that we've known each other, over the years, I also have a bit of friendship with you, if you really have this heart for a long time, if you mention it to me on weekdays, although I cherish your talent, in the end, I will still respond, why didn't you say it until today?"

Shen Dongshou's body kneeling on the lichen trembled slightly, obviously his inner thoughts were extremely intense, and after a long time, Fang raised his head and bowed to Zhang Yan sincerely, "Queen Mother, the slave maid once committed a big sin back then, deceived the maid for so many years, and now she is willing to ask the maid for the guilt and accept the punishment, I just ask the queen to see the slave maid's affection for many years by her side, spare the slave maid's life, and let the slave maid out of this Weiyang Palace." ”

"Oh? What sin? ”

A slight trance flashed on Shen Dongshou's face, and finally resolutely, Lang Lang's voice resounded through the Jiaofang Palace, "The ministers usurped the history of Tong privately, and committed the crime of defrauding the king!" ”

The eaves of the Jiaofang hall are pecked high, and the vermilion brocade curtain is suspended on the pillars and beams in the hall. The eighteen bronze palace lamps and candles of Nanmu swayed slightly, reflecting the silhouette of Empress Zhang very thinly. Silence and silence.

"That was still the second year of the previous year," Shen Dongshou had an open look between her eyebrows, since she had decided to tell the truth, she did not hesitate to tell the old story like a bamboo tube pouring beans,

At that time, the queen had not yet entered the palace, and the first emperor Mrs. Qi and King Zhao Yin were successively afflicted by the queen mother, and they encountered accidents, and everyone was very unhappy with the queen mother, and they were wanton in the wine. Often in the second palace of Weiyang Changle at will, the palace is very messy. On that day, I was sorting out bamboo slips in the Tong History Museum. I suddenly heard a movement outside the museum, so I went out and took a look curiously......"

The memories that had been sealed for many years were turned up again, and Shen Dongshou's face was extremely complicated for a moment, as if he was a little resistant, and he also seemed to be a little bitter and resentful. After a moment of silence, Fang continued,

“…… Afterwards, the slave maid was very scared, because the palace maids who were fortunate to everyone were subsequently disposed of by the queen mother and never came back, and the slave and maid did not want to fall into such a fate. And the slave and maid are also born from a good family. When I was at home, I also had a very good relationship with a cousin since I was a child, and my cousin once joked that he would stay until he grew up. I went to the door to propose to my uncle and marry me. Although it later became empty talk because my family was poor and sent me to the palace, I have kept it in my heart all these years. The place in the Women's History Museum is quiet, except for a small yellow door next to His Majesty. and the master who was responsible for recording the history of Tong, and no one else saw it. I thought about it, I simply had the courage to ask the master, and concealed the matter, which was not recorded in the history of Tong, when the days of Weiyang Palace were chaotic, the little yellow door was as I expected, did not record me as a palace person, and then the master died, I took over the female history, and recorded the history of Tong by the side of the queen......"

She raised her head and looked at Empress Zhang,

"I have served by the queen's side all these years, and I know that Your Majesty's heart is tied to the queen's mother, and I will not take care of other women in the world. I have never thought about His Majesty, but since the palace law in the palace, the woman who has been fortunate by the king is not allowed to leave the palace for the rest of her life, as a female historian, I should have understood the rules and guidelines of the women in the palace, but I committed this incident, knowingly committed it, I have already been guilty of a crime, and I dare not violate this law, and I have already extinguished this intention to leave the palace. Now I smell the queen's compassion, and I am willing to let the concubine out of the palace, and I wish to regain my freedom for the rest of my life, and I also ask the queen to fulfill it. "Press your right hand against your left hand, touch your forehead against the back of your hand, and bow down deeply.

Zhang Yan's face flushed slightly, and she said, "You get up." The voice was extremely unnatural, and the fingers hidden in the wide sleeves trembled slightly.

……

"Wasn't the queen okay yesterday?" Liu Ying entered the harem along a long alley among the two palaces, strode into the gate of the Jiaofang Palace, and hurriedly walked on the vermilion gallery, bringing a gust of wind with wide sleeves,

"Why are you suddenly unhappy?"

"The slaves don't know either," Guan Sheng trotted after him, "I only heard that the queen went to see the eldest princess today, and she was happy when she came back, but somehow, she lost her temper." ”

"Everyone," the palace people in the Jiaofang Hall saw that the Son of Heaven with Xuan Shang Eguan had entered the hall, and they all bowed down with a sigh of relief.

As soon as Liu Ying entered the door of the dormitory, she was thrown out by the oncoming porcelain pillow, and Zhang Yan's angry voice came from the hall, "You go out for me." ”

"Ah Yan," Liu Ying caught the porcelain pillow and was stunned, "Ah Yan, what's wrong with you?" ”

"You dare to ask me what's wrong?" Zhang Yan rushed out of the dormitory, holding the bead curtain, wearing a bright vermilion brocade dress that reflected the anger in the apricot eyes more and more brightly, "I still want to ask what you did!" Looking at Liu Ying, her eyes instantly turned red, and she said negatively, "I don't want to see you again, you let me out." ”

"Ah Yan," Liu Ying was dazed by his wife's anger, he had never seen Ah Yan have such an unreasonable attack, almost a bit of a shrew, helplessly stroked his forehead, "If you really want to lose your temper with me, you always have to tell me why, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Yan stood under the bead curtain, sneering toothily and sneering, "How dare I lose my temper with you?" What tantrums do I have? She looked at the man she loved the most in front of her, this was her husband, who had always boasted that they had a deep relationship with each other, and they were a rare loving couple in the emperor's family. But today he put himself in such an embarrassing situation, so that he almost couldn't get off the stage without knowing it, in front of the women whose husbands had passed. The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, her apricot eyes were red and swollen like walnuts, and she said coldly, "Liu Ying." I like you, I don't care about what you used to do because I liked you, but it doesn't mean that you can play me like a fool! He threw off the beaded curtain and turned his back to the temple, refusing to see anyone again.

Liu Ying was confused and asked the palace man in the Jiaofang Palace, "What's wrong with the queen?" ”

In the hall, Fuyao and Shi Nan and the others turned pale, buried their heads deeply, wishing that they had no ears and mouths, and they didn't hear anything. Don't dare to say a word. Chu Fumu sighed and stepped forward and said, "Let's talk about it as a slave." ”

"Everyone." Chu Fumu said slowly, "Don't blame the queen mother, the mother is greatly stimulated today." ”

"Today, the queen summoned Shen Nushi in the palace and wanted to ask Nushi's opinion on the dismissal of the concubines. When Shen Nushi heard this, she knelt down and begged the queen to let her out of the palace. and gave an old thing to the mother. She was fortunate to be in the Women's History Museum in the second year of the previous year, although there was no record in the history of Tong, but she suffered for a long time and could not be invited out of the palace. Now that I have listened to Niangniang's moral politics, I am willing to ask for punishment by myself, just to be able to go home from the palace. ”

Liu Ying was stunned. "Are you talking about the female history who often stays with Ah Yan?"

Chu Fumu replied, "Exactly." ”

Liu Ying paused in the hall for a while, and Fang said softly. "I know, you go down."

There was silence in the Jiaofang Palace, and the gluttonous gilt incense burner in the corner was puffing out curling cigarettes, Liu Ying stood outside the bead curtain of Zhang Yan's bedroom for a while, recalling Shen Dongshou. But I only vaguely remember an extremely dignified and vague figure, as for what the face looks like. But I can't remember it clearly. He sighed, lifted the curtain and entered the hall, came to his wife's side, and said, "Ah Yan, I really don't remember this incident, don't be angry with me!" ”

Zhang Yan refused to pay attention to her and turned away hatefully.

Liu Ying sighed deeply again in her heart, got up again, walked in front of Zhang Yan, pressed her shoulder, and called out heavily, "Ah Yan-even if I heard Chu Fumu say this matter just now, I can't remember it." That was before you got it. Speaking of this sudden incident, he was rarely embarrassed, and said softly,

"You know, during that time, I was still young, and I had some changes, which was really ridiculous."

His strength was used quite heavily, Zhang Yan couldn't dodge, looked up at him, his eyes were full of hatred, and gradually burst into tears.

The tears seemed to burn into Liu Ying's heart, burning a scar, and she was still feeling distressed. The faces of those women in the past couldn't move him in life and death, but a tear of Ah Yan could make him lose his soul, he hugged Zhang Yan fiercely, and said in a panic,

"Ah Yan, don't be angry. Those in the past have passed, and I only know that from the moment I got you in the clouds, I swore to stay with you, and I will bear the debts of those women in the court. I only hope that you can live a happy life without shedding a single tear under my protection. ”

"Really?" Zhang Yan finally spoke. The expression is calm and sharp,

"I know that's your old thing, and I don't want to get angry with you and myself about this, and embarrass myself. Therefore, even if I came back from the outside and suddenly knew that you had an extra Yuan beauty and the emperor's eldest son, I would just sulk with myself and never say anything bad to you. But Liu Ying,"

She squinted at her husband, her eyes cold and slightly hurt, "How many romantic debts have you left outside?" In this Manweiyang Palace, how many palace people like Shen Dongshou have been fortunate to me but don't know anything? Remembering the scene that happened in the Jiaofang Hall before, his voice became excited,

"Do you know how embarrassed I was and how guilty I felt when Shen Dongshou just told me?"

Liu Ying was very embarrassed in front of his wife, in this relationship with Ah Yan, he was her husband and the chief, and he had always stood in the perspective of spoiling and glorious, and it was rare to have such a time to treat her badly, and said embarrassedly, "Ah Yan, I'm sorry." ”

"You can't stand me," Zhang Yan Huo Ran looked up at him, "You can't stand Shen Dongshou even more, and you can't stand those women in the court." Hold it, you are the emperor, it can be said that as long as you want, the women in the Manweiyang Palace are all your people, and you can get close to them at will. But they, like you and me, are all living people, and if you can decide to bear the burden of a person's life, it is fine, otherwise, you can take it at will, and you will tie her life here. Isn't it too cool? ”

……

In the end, the matter ended with Shen Dongshou usurping the history of Tong in vain, and he was blamed for the 20th board in the court. His teacher Xu Nushi is an accomplice, and he is not held accountable for his death. After Shen Dongshou recovered from his injuries, he asked to go.

On the day of bidding farewell to Shen Dongshou, it was rare for it to rain in Chang'an City in early summer, and the weather was very cool.

"The posture of the minister, and the events of that year have been a long time ago, I am afraid that His Majesty did not see the appearance of the minister clearly at that time. If the mother is separated from His Majesty because of this, and destroys the affection between her and His Majesty, wouldn't it be too unworthy? Shen Dongshou stood in front of the door of the studio in a blue cloth suit, tied up his head full of green silk with a green scarf, chic and neat, looked at Zhang Yan and smiled lightly.

Zhang Yan curled her lips and smiled slightly, her expression slightly depressed, "Anyway, it's me and my wife who can't stand you." ”

Shen Dongshou smiled slightly, his eyebrows and eyes relaxed, "Niangniang, let her end here about the past things, I don't want to remember it from now on, please forget it!" ”

PS：

Sure enough, this chapter is not suitable for birthday gifts! The yard is very painful!