At dusk, the fire is dense with clouds, and the sunset reflects the sky.

A little eunuch came to Fengyi Palace, holding a box in his hand, and bowed down to the queen mother and replied, "This is what the mother wants, take a look." ”

Su Qian put down the teacup in his hand, took the box, opened the gap to take a look, and closed it silently.

"Very well, stand down."

"Yes, sissy."

Su Qian's fingertips rubbed the box, slightly hooked the corners of her lips, the hat man was very efficient, and the things she wanted were sent in smoothly.

Standing up, she raised her voice and called, "Weaving clouds." ”

Zhiyun ran in with a smoke, his eyes were shining, "What do you command?" ”

Su Qian sat in front of the bronze mirror, wiped off the saliva on his red lips, looked at the beaded flowers on his sideburns, and said, "Help Bengong remove all the hairpin rings." ”

Zhiyun helped Niangniang remove the hairpin ring, and asked with concern: "Niangniang rested so early, but she was not feeling well, so the slave maid went to find a doctor to take a look?" ”

"I'm fine."

Su Qian deliberately chose a light plain cloak to drape on her body, tied a bow with her fingers dexterously, and wore light makeup and plain clothes, which made her more and more beautiful and dusty.

"This palace goes to Concubine Li's place, and I have something to say to her alone, and inform the small kitchen for dinner, so I don't have to do it."

Zhiyun felt strange, "Doesn't the mother need a slave to serve?" ”

There were no other special circumstances before, and she and Niangniang have always been inseparable.

Su Qian smiled at her, "No." ”

Zhiyun Mumu nodded, a little absent-minded.

Su Qian saw that this little girl was worried about something, "What's the matter, you still talk about it?" ”

Zhiyun is a straightforward and fast-talking, and immediately opened the conversation, "The slave just heard that Concubine Li's temperament is not very ...... Approachable, the mother is afraid that she is kind enough to appease two words, and then touches her nose gray. ”

She has heard other little palace maids talk about Concubine Li in private, and often does not take the rules of the palace into account, the emperor has always acquiesced and even protected, and has always turned a blind eye, she is afraid that the mother will be wronged again when she goes to Concubine Li.

"Don't worry, although Concubine Li doesn't have much contact with her in this palace, she can't see that she is not the kind of person who stirs up trouble." Su Qian took the box at hand and held it in his arms, covered it with a wide cloak, and left Fengyi Palace.

The more you walk to the northwest corner of the palace, the more deserted it becomes, and the night comes quietly, and there is a chill in the loneliness.

In the Snow Palace, the mottled and painted palace door is closed.

Su Qian raised his hand and knocked on the palace door, and after a long time, a palace maid opened a crack in the door, and saw that the person who came was the queen's mother, showing a look of surprise, and saluted through the palace gate.

"The slave and maid see the queen's mother, I don't know that the mother is here at night, and the slave and maid are sluggish."

Su Qian said softly: "This palace has something to see your little master." ”

The palace maid bit her lip and said with some embarrassment, "My little master is a little frightened, and he has already rested, and the slave maid first thanked the queen mother for the little master, and when the little master is well, he will go to Fengyi Palace to thank him in person." ”

Su Qian smiled knowingly, "Bengong knows that she didn't sleep." ”

She opened the box in her hand and let the palace maid take a look, and the palace maid immediately widened her eyes, was shocked, and said in a lost voice: "Niangniang, this is ......"

"Shh Su Qian motioned to the palace maid to whisper.

The palace maid knelt on the ground with a plop, and her voice trembled a little, "Niangniang, what is this?" ”

Su Qian sighed softly, his eyes seemed to be full of pity, "I heard that you were originally born in General Liu's mansion, and you have followed Concubine Li into the palace for so many years, I think you should know why this palace is acting like this, go and talk to your little master." ”

The palace maid's eyes were red, she lowered her head and said yes, and ran back to the hall in small steps.

Not long after, the palace maid hurriedly ran back again, opened the palace door, poked her head back and forth, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, please come in." ”

Su Qian stepped into the gate of the Snow Palace.

Behind him, the palace maid quickly closed the palace door again.

The courtyard of this palace is overgrown with barren weeds, the branches are densely packed around the courtyard wall, and the bare branches are scattered all over every corner, and there is a lifeless atmosphere everywhere.

Su Qian looked at the scene in front of him, and his heart sank slightly.

Liu Sleeves stood under the porch like a cold and thin figure, with a smooth and fair face, revealing the coldness of the edges and corners, and after seeing Su Qian come in, his plain eyes added a touch of complexity.

She bowed her head and said, "Queen Mother." ”

Su Qian's voice was gentle, and he raised a bright smile, "It's windy at night, and you don't know how to wear more, you don't care for your body too much." ”

"No matter how cold your body is, you can't withstand the cold."

Liu Sleeve shook his head as if self-deprecating, and made a gesture of please, "Niangniang, please take a seat." ”

Su Qian raised her eyebrows, did she sit on the stone bench covered with dead leaves and dust outside?

The palace maid beside Liu Sleeve took out the handkerchief tied around her waist, and quickly stepped forward to carefully wipe the two adjacent stone benches clean, and blessed her body, "The queen mother and the little master will sit first, and the slave maid will go to make tea." ”

Su Qian looked at the Jiangxue Palace, although it was big, but it seemed that there were few people in the palace to serve him, and couldn't help asking: "What is your name, are you alone in this palace to serve Concubine Li?" ”

"Slave and maid Hongying, my little master is happy and quiet, and there is only one slave and maid in this palace." After Hongying finished talking, she stepped back smartly, not disturbing the two masters to talk.

Su Qian sat on the stone bench, put the box in his hand on the stone table next to him and opened it, which was full of yellow paper and incense threads used for sacrifices.

The willow sleeves' heroic eyebrows moved, and he felt a dull pain in his heart, "Queen Mother, what does this mean?" ”

"Today is General Liu's death day, this palace knows that you miss your family, if you can burn incense and sacrifice, you can also talk to comfort the pain in your heart."

Su Qian admired all the generals of the Liu family very much, Danxin died on the battlefield for the country, and the only descendants of the Liu family who lived in the world no longer saw the heroic posture of the year, and now the Liu sleeves are like this, as if there is only an empty shell left.

Liu Sleeve was so calm and saw it thoroughly, "Niang Niang pity me? It's not necessary, since ancient times, how can there be a famous general, my father and brother can die for the country's loyalty, it is better than dying in the fear of fighting hearts. ”

Su Qian didn't know how to comfort her for a while.

Liu Sleeve was silent alone for a long time, his eyes were out of focus and dim, and he muttered half-loudly, "Drunk and lying on the battlefield, how many people have returned to fight in ancient times?" For the peace and tranquility of the family and country, and the people of Li died in vain, it is not in vain to fight the horse for the rest of his life......"

She shook her head and said no more.

Su Qian's voice sounded like she was about to cry, but she was trying her best to endure it.

Su Qian got up silently, "It's already dark, so I won't stay much in this palace." ”

She walked towards the palace gate.

Concubine Li's muffled voice came from beside her, "Congratulations to Niangniang." ”

A sentence of congratulations contains the indescribable gratitude of Liu Sleeve.

Su Qian paused, waved his hand, and walked out of the gate of Jiangxue Palace without looking back.

Liu Sleeve looked at the yellow paper and incense thread in the box, slowly picked it up with trembling hands, hugged it tightly in his arms, and his eyes set off waves, full of unsolvable sadness and pain.

Willow Sleeves staggered into the inner sanctum, and the darkness of the room was reflected in the absence of candles, and she fumbled to the bookshelf, where a celadon vase was placed in the third compartment, and she turned the mechanism of the vase's base with her hand.

'Boom-'

The originally tightly knit thick wall actually moved a small door out of thin air, and Liu Sleeve walked in with a box in his arms, the space in the secret room was very small, and it was full of more than a dozen immortal tablets, and the surname Liu was everywhere in sight.

The emperor allowed her to worship her family in the harem for longevity, and the four cigarettes continued.

Liu Sleeve burned the yellow paper with a fire fold and burned slowly in the porcelain basin, the light of the flame was reflected on her cold and hard face, and the sad mood shrouded in the secret room.

"Father! Eldest brother! Second brother! Third brother! ”

She finally couldn't suppress her roar, her eyes suddenly turned red, she knelt on the futon, her body gradually curled up into a ball, and her crying and sobbing were full of thick thoughts.