Hearing this, Xie Ziyi's pupils shrank, did he really have a relationship with this person.

Xie Ziyi propped up the table on his elbows, his brows furrowed. She can naturally cope with the family affection and friendship of the original body, but love can't.

"If it weren't for General Zhou's sacrifice in the first battle of Dingzhou...... "Before Cai Xing finished speaking, Cai Yue hurriedly stopped her. The past will only make the mother sad.

Xie Ziyi gradually remembered more things about this Zhou Xiao General, and his intuition was not good.

When General Zhou died in battle, Mrs. Zhou was grief-stricken and died soon after.

Zhou Ruiming was only fourteen years old at the time, and immediately threw his pen into Rong and vowed to avenge his father. Xie Cheng was the son of an old friend, so he sent Zhou Ruiming to the camp in the south of Beijing and Hebei.

In Xie Ziyi's memory, both parents are interested in getting married, but the world is unpredictable.

There is a scene in my mind that is particularly clear, ten-year-old Xie Ziyi is holding a sugar gourd in his hand, and he smiles sweetly at the handsome and gentle young man next to him.

"Brother Ming, will you always be so good to Yiyi?"

The young man's eyes were full of pampering, he touched the girl's hair, and said, "Yes." ”

At that time, the girl was young, but the teenager next to her had already made a lifelong promise.

On the day when the Queen Mother ordered the original body to enter the palace, Zhou Ruiming ran out of Nanda Camp desperately. He said firmly to the girl: "Yiyi, I'll take you away." ”

The original body burst into tears instantly, and finally only shook her head at her brother Ming. She knew it was a capital offense.

Xie Ziyi fell asleep with mixed feelings.

When I woke up the next day and had breakfast, I saw Mama Chen coming to Zhaoyang Palace.

"The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother wants to see you for the last time."

Mama Chen said sincerely, Xie Ziyi thought about it and decided to meet.

The crimson gate of Jingyang Palace looked dilapidated, and it was even more decaying when you entered it.

Xie Ziyi walked all the way, only to feel that the Jingyang Palace was quiet and a little scary.

Mama Chen led the way in front and led Xie Ziyi to the original Buddhist hall.

Mama Chen stopped at the door of the Buddhist hall and motioned for Xie Ziyi to go in alone.

Xie Ziyi pushed open the door of the Buddhist hall, and the sunlight shone in, dispelling the darkness.

I saw the Queen Mother kneeling in front of the Buddha in filial piety clothes, and she never got up when she heard the movement.

"Queen, you're here." The Queen Mother's voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

Xie Ziyi walked to the Queen Mother and looked at the woman in front of her. I just feel that the world is changing.

The Queen Mother was hunched up, her face was haggard, and she looked like she was forty years old. If you look closely, the Queen Mother already has gray hair on her head.

"I heard you have something to tell me." Xie Ziyi felt that his heart was more calm than happy.

"The mourning family originally thought that you wouldn't live long, so they didn't take it to heart."

Xie Ziyi thought to herself, in fact, the Queen Mother thought well, the original body did not live in this palace for a few months.

"The concubine disappointed the Queen Mother."

"Until Si Fan began to like you, the mourning family was jealous, and he only thought about how to send you to death." The Queen Mother said simply, but Xie Ziyi escaped death twice.

"These words, the queen mother does not have to repeat them to the concubines, the concubines have palpitations." Xie Ziyi replied.

"Si Fan fed the mourning family a snake Gu." After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she remembered that Xie Ziyi didn't understand, "It's what the mourning family originally planned to feed you that day." ”

When Xie Ziyi heard this, his heart was touched. Knowing that Si Fan was still thinking about avenging himself, most of his anger towards him disappeared in his heart.

"Actually, you don't have to be complacent. The mourning family succeeded in using love Gu against him. He transferred his feelings for you to the mourning family, and he was already so ruthless. ”

The Queen Mother looked up at Xie Ziyi, "He treated me like this today, and he won't be soft on you in the future." ”

Xie Ziyi and the Queen Mother looked at each other and slowly smiled, "You and I are different, I don't love him." ”

After speaking, Xie Ziyi walked out of the Buddhist hall.

"Hahahaha, you don't love him, you don't love him." The Queen Mother laughed wildly, sad and happy in her heart.

On the way back to Xie Ziyi, the wind was very cold, and his heart was also cold.

In fact, the Queen Mother's words still affected her.

*

Si Fan returned to the Regent's Mansion at noon, and Lin Xiaoyi waited in the study.

"You're investigating the affairs of the Xiao family." Lin Xiaoyi's tone was eager, "Didn't we check it two years ago, did you have any new clues?" ”

Si Fan sat down and glanced at Lin Xiaoyi. "I didn't want to hide it from you, but I was afraid that I would be disappointed again."

"That's the main purpose of our return to the capital, isn't it?" Lin Xiaoyi was no longer careless, and his eyes were full of eagerness.

Si Fan repeated the words of the Queen Mother.

After listening to this, Lin Xiaoyi cried and laughed and sat down on the chair. "I knew how that war would cost the brothers of the whole army."

Si Fan looked at Lin Xiaoyi worriedly, "The military advisor suddenly sent you to me at that time, I'm afraid I have already received the news in advance." ”

Lin Xiaoyi's eyes were red, "Father, they know that there is a problem, but they still face it." ”

After saying that, both of them fell silent.

They all knew that it would be impossible to evacuate at that time, and behind them was a city full of people.

After a long while, Si Fan slowly spoke: "In the past, I was just skeptical, but now I won't give up." I'll definitely find out. ”

"I'll come, leave it to me."

Si Fan nodded, he knew that no one was more suitable than Lin Xiaoyi. He was also more reassured.

*

The Wen family's case has been tried for a long time, and there are many officials up and down, and there are a lot of involvement. In the end, all six men in the direct line of the Wen family were sentenced to death. The rest of the men were exiled to Lingnan, and the women were recruited into the Teaching Workshop Division. Si Fan ordered that the Wen family should not be allowed to enter the Shi for three generations.

At the same time, the Queen Mother felt deeply guilty and decided to guard the soul of the first emperor and never return to Beijing for the rest of her life.

The winter solstice came quickly, and on this day, the Queen Mother fell seriously ill and died. It doesn't have to be done in a big way before you die.

In Zhaoyang Palace, the little emperor fainted from crying.

"Niangniang, the emperor is actually quite pitiful." Cai Xing covered the little emperor with a quilt and felt pity.

Xie Ziyi looked at the little emperor on the bed, and his heart was mixed. No matter what the Queen Mother did to herself, she was Si Wei's biological mother.

From now on, the child has lost both parents, and his grandfather's family is gone, and there is no one to rely on behind him.

When Si Fan heard that the emperor had fainted, he came quickly.

Xie Ziyi saw that he skillfully handed over the cloak to the palace people, and walked over with light steps.

"What did the Imperial Doctor say?" Si Fan asked in a low voice.

Xie Ziyi sat on the edge of the bed and looked up at Si Fan: "The imperial doctor said that he was too sad, and his body didn't stand it." ”

Si Fan nodded and sat on the other side. After a while, the eunuchs moved the folds. Si Fan began to bow his head to deal with it.

Xie Ziyi looked at Si Fan, who was concentrating on the excerpt, hesitated, and asked, "Will he live healthily?" ”

Si Fan paused in his hand and said, "If he is not wrong." ”

Xie Ziyi stood up, walked to Si Fan's side, and saluted him. "Thank you for avenging me."

Si Fan looked up at her and only said, "Aren't you angry?" ”

Xie Ziyi pulled the corners of his mouth and nodded. She knew in her heart that in fact, Si Fan had been protecting her, and she was asking Si Fan for friendship or not.

In all fairness, if there was no Si Fan, Xie Ziyi would have died in that Buddha hall a long time ago.

Si Fan took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xie Ziyi. "The Queen Mother wrote to Si Wei, when he wakes up, you can hand it over to him."

Xie Ziyi took it, looked at the well-sealed letter, and asked, "You didn't open it?" Aren't you afraid that the Queen Mother will say something unfavorable to the little emperor? ”

I only heard Si Fan say calmly: "She won't, she wants her son to live safely to adulthood." ”

When Xie Ziyi was talking to Si Fan, he subconsciously glanced at the little emperor and saw that people were sleeping peacefully.

Xie Ziyi didn't see that when Si Fan handed her the letter, the little emperor's eyelashes moved slightly.

The Queen Mother's funeral, according to what she said on her deathbed, was quick and easy.

From that day on, the courtiers knew in their hearts that no one in this Great Qin could compete with the regent.

*

The winter solstice is soon Chinese New Year's Eve.

In previous years, it was handled by the Queen Mother, but this year this task fell into the hands of Xie Ziyi.

There are not many harem concubines, and there are old examples, so it is not difficult to operate.

Xie Ziyi was organizing this kind of large-scale banquet for the first time, and carefully went through the details. I asked the three concubines to help me star, thinking that it would not be wrong.

The Queen Mother died less than a month ago, so there was no celebration in the palace.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Xie Ziyi and the little emperor met with the minister.

This was the first time Xie Ziyi had met a courtier after wearing it, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

She held the little emperor's hand and tried to steady her breathing.

"Sister Queen, are you hot?" The little emperor asked with concern.

Xie Ziyi smiled awkwardly, "It's not hot." ”

No, the little emperor was exquisite, "Sister Queen is a little scared, just like when Lone first went to court." ”

Xie Ziyi is not afraid, Si Fan and his father are in the court, so there is nothing to be afraid of. But when he heard the words of the little emperor, his heart softened.

Si Wei didn't have this kind of confidence of his own.

Since this child read the letter left by the Queen Mother, he began to call himself "Lonely." "The temperament is far less lively than it was at the beginning.

Xie Ziyi didn't know how to persuade him, maybe the emperor was like this in the end. High up and alone.

Come to think of it, Si Fan is the same.

Xie Ziyi's train of thought was interrupted by the eunuch's voice, "The emperor has arrived, and the queen has arrived." ”

The courtier knelt down in the dark, and at that moment Xie Ziyi vaguely felt the taste of power.

However, Si Fan An sat steadily, with power covering the sky.

The little emperor's voice was crisp: "All the ministers are exempt from courtesy." ”

The ministers got up and took their seats.

The little emperor memorized the text and said some blessings and words of encouragement. Xie Ziyi looked quite like it.

After that, it was time to sing and dance, and the ministers began to eat this time.

said that it was a meal, Xie Ziyi saw that few people really ate seriously.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Xie Ziyi always feels that someone looks at him. When I looked up, I couldn't find anyone.

Xie Ziyi frowned suspiciously, just thinking too much.

The meal was not tasteful, and it soon ended, and the ministers had to go home for a real reunion dinner.

Similarly, the little emperor and the palace concubines have another meal.

The little emperor's interest was not high, and Xie Ziyi was not happy no matter how much he teased him, so he gave up.

The children went to bed early, and only Xie Ziyi and them were left.

Zhang Guifei was a little different today, her eyes were full of irrepressible joy and expectation.

Xie Ziyi only thought that she was in a good mood for the New Year, and didn't think much about it.

After eating, Xie Ziyi and Concubine Shufei rubbed mahjong for a long time, but they couldn't hold it anymore before they left.

Xie Ziyi watched Concubine Shu holding Concubine Xian's hand and left quite intimately. Concubine Li took her bulging purse and left.

Not long after falling asleep, Xie Ziyi felt hot all over his body, took off all his clothes in a daze, and never slept peacefully.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the concubines came to see each other again.

After the three concubines left, Zhang Guifei stayed until the end.

"Queen Mother, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, why don't we go to the Imperial Garden together." Zhang Guifei invited.

Xie Ziyi felt that this person was strange, and shirked: "The body of this palace has always been unbearable to the cold. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany the concubine. ”

After Xie Ziyi finished speaking, he lost consciousness.

When I woke up again, I felt weak and hot.

When I turned my head, there was a man beside me.