The moon was not clear that night.

Eleven Niang heard a sound in the inner room, so she took the lamp in the hand of the taro, pushed open the hidden partition door, she saw the picture screen in front of the bed, revealing the lonely figure of His Majesty the Emperor, and made sure that He Ye had indeed woken up, so she signaled the palace people to enter and light up the lights and candles one by one.

When the obscurity in the room was dispelled by the candle flame, Eleven Niang saw the emperor who was still sitting on the edge of the bed, and the tiredness lingered between her eyebrows, it was rare to feel like she was sleepy in spring, and she woke up and didn't know what day and night.

She was inexplicably hesitant and had a bad premonition.

"Dinner has already been prepared, but I didn't let the palace people wake up the holy ......" These words were originally concerned, but even Shi Niang herself listened to it, and she felt that it was more like a social, or an explanation.

"I don't have an appetite today." He Ye rubbed his brows, seeing Shi Niang standing far away, his cautious appearance seemed to treat him as a beast, obviously he should be annoyed, but he felt guilty, in the final analysis, it was because of this period of time, he was really nervous about Tong'an's future, and he was moody, and Shi Niang's heart may not be free of guilt, maybe because of this, he was worried about angering him.

He was like a haze, when he was there, there was a rumor in the Penglai Palace, and when he left, it rained here.

It shouldn't be like this, is it? Between them, it should not be maintained so carefully.

"But if I don't have an appetite, the queen won't let me go hungry, and I can't let the queen cook and work hard." As he spoke, He Ye had already gotten up and walked over: "The queen will accompany me for a few drinks tonight, how about Linglong Terrace?" It is a place to block the wind and enjoy the scenery. ”

His Majesty the Emperor was not taboo about the palace people, and took Eleven Niang and walked out, but the robe on his body was pressed full of wrinkles, which really damaged his demeanor, and Eleven Niang could not be regarded as a blind eye, so he had to temporarily block His Majesty's sudden interest, first change him into a more comfortable regular clothes, and re-comb his hair.

After a delay, when I arrived at Linglong Terrace, there were already delicious food and wine prepared inside.

The wind and clouds move, temporarily blocking the crescent moon like a hook, but outside the crystal wall, there are just hung palace lamps on the flower branches, although sparse, but brilliant, shining a graceful branch, He Ye was not keen on appreciating flowers and listening to music vassal elegance, but this night because of this hazy night, as if there has been no such idle drinking and talking with the queen for a long time, New Year's Eve and other banquets are not counted, those are too noisy.

Suddenly, I wanted to please my wife even more.

"I'm going to make Binu the Lady of Huaiyang."

Eleven Niang was about to pour wine for He Ye, and was almost so frightened by these words that she smashed the pot.

"Why are you so surprised?" He Ye smiled: "Binu prepared for the good hall, did his best to take care of the poor, and was deeply loved by the people in Beijing, originally because of the award, not to mention that she recommended the Bai Shiheng to the queen, after my examination, she is indeed good at arranging troops, this time the battle of Chiling, if it is not for Bai Jun's proper deployment, it will not be so smooth to defeat Tubo, Bai Jun should be rewarded, Binu has the merit of recommendation, and it is natural to be named the county lady, then what is Ren's thing, can strive for a Huayang lady title, Binu is sealed, see who dares to oppose. ”

Although such a reward is just a name, and there is no fiefdom, but it is indeed a glory, Shi Niang naturally will not excuse herself on behalf of Binu, and said with a smile: "When I see Abi in the future, I should call her Mrs. Ding, and I will thank Your Majesty Long En on behalf of our Mrs. Ding." ”

"When Yin Shen sent an envoy to Tubo to return to Beijing, and made great contributions to the reconciliation between the two countries and the Turks, I want to grant him the position of a permanent attendant from Sanpinsan, and Ruan's wife will also be promoted to the throne by virtue of her husband." This is the first time that He Ye has taken the initiative to mention Ruan Yu since the merger incident.

Seeing that he drank all the wine in the cup, he ate a piece of hot meat, and there was no gloom in his expression, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: This seems to show that a storm has finally passed?

But His Majesty the Emperor's intention to please and please today is too obvious, which makes Eleven Niang unable to really relax, she understands that between them, there is a pass that must be crossed, that pass has long been expected for her, she thought she didn't care, but when she wanted to mention it, she didn't know why she hesitated.

When she thought about it, she drank all the wine in the cup, and when He Ye poured the wine for her with her own hands, Eleven Niang didn't come back to her senses, and she didn't feel flattered at all, so she raised her lamp and drank it again.

A smile flashed in He Ye's eyes, and he hoped that Shi Niang would be so arbitrary and forget that he was the emperor on top.

"This dish tastes so good."

"Does Your Majesty have anything to say?"

coincidentally opened their mouths, and the thinking of the husband and wife was obviously not the same.

He Ye couldn't help but drop out, and the faint light of the nine-branch lamp shone in his eyes.

"What does the queen think I have to say?"

He looked intently at the woman with her hair in a loose bun in front of him, and suddenly remembered how she sat here in the next day, talking and laughing with others.

When did he start pleasing her to the point where it was difficult for her to misunderstand?

"Today, I heard that Your Majesty was tired, and I suspected that it was another disturbance at the court meeting, so I inquired about the Jiangnei supervisor and learned that it was ...... Is Your Majesty embarrassed by the etiquette of the Ministry of Rites? ”

Eleven Niang carefully asked for these words, but he didn't get a response from He Ye for a long time.

She tilted her cheeks slightly, looking at the emperor's eyes, the flickering candle shadow, there seemed to be her image vaguely, the distance at a glance, but it was close or far, Eleven Niang was suddenly a little confused, she couldn't judge Qingming He Ye's emotions from this gaze, and she didn't want to judge anymore.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to feel embarrassed, I understand, this is etiquette."

Really? So when the Queen Mother proposed, she would promise without hesitation.

He Ye smiled lightly.

Together with An, he knew that such a statement would anger him and make him dissatisfied with the queen's indifference, but the queen really didn't know his mood.

Some things are like this, just like He Ye, it is clear that this is a trap between the Queen Mother and Tong'an, although I don't know who they are using whom, in short, the purpose is to cause him to be separated from the queen and his wife, he can see through the conspiracy at a glance, but he can't do it without care.

The wine moistens the mouthpiece and scorches the taste buds.

"Then the queen should also know that there was a dispute in the court today." He Ye had two fingers, Mosuo on the edge of the cup, he avoided the pouring of the pot, after throwing the cup, his fingers pinched his eyebrows, and the color of tiredness invaded this place again, the mood of helplessness and anger was lost for a long time, but he once thought that he had already spent the most difficult time in his life, and he would never be troubled by such emotions again.

"Feng Shilang is ambitious." Eleven Niang said: "But the pure ministers in the world are rare, the water is clear, there is no fish, the people are inspected, there are no disciples, the queen mother's party disciples, will definitely secretly damage the law, the current key, in order to make the new policy truly promulgated, so that the people can be rich, Your Majesty should unite the family headed by Feng Shilang." ”

This is a euphemistic statement to He Ye that she doesn't care about enriching the harem.

He Ye became more and more corrupt: "The queen is really the queen, always and everywhere focusing on the overall situation. ”

Only then did Eleven Niang realize that something was wrong.

But He Ye didn't care about it anymore, but completely stopped throwing glasses: "I really have no appetite, and I don't have a taste for wine, and I'm really tired these days." ”

He got up, but he didn't forget to pick up the queen who was in a daze: "Let's settle it early." ”

It is to go around along the path paved with two-color pebbles, and the light and fire of the row of eaves lamps in front of the dormitory can already be seen from afar, echoing the height of the star dome, showing the similarities and differences between heaven and earth, He Ye suddenly stopped his pace, and Eleven Niang was also pulled to pause, she was a little puzzled, and looked at the emperor's silent side face with some worry, she was not dull enough to ignore the depressed mood of the people around her, she realized that she should have gone wrong, and she couldn't determine where the mistake was.

"I suddenly want to go back to Zichen Palace."

This sentence made the queen feel pressured suddenly, and suddenly heard the following-

"I used to live in the house, the queen seems to have never been there, there is quite a bit of wonder, although it is the dead of night, but suddenly want to invite the queen to visit, I don't know if the queen wants to appreciate the face?"

"Dare to disobey?" Eleven Niang really didn't know what happened to He Ye tonight, and his emotions were so twists and turns.

He Ye actually never moved into the main bed in the back garden of Zichen Palace, he ordered Jiang Yu to restore this place to the appearance of Emperor Chengrenzong's residence, and the dormitory where he occasionally stayed was located closer to the council hall, which was also to facilitate the discussion of government affairs with close ministers from time to time, until midnight to save an unnecessary journey.

His dormitory when he was young, located in the east wing of the main bedroom, can only be climbed by hundreds of steps, this was originally a place to enjoy the scenery, but it is actually not suitable for living - there is no fire wall for geothermal heating in winter, and even moving into the brazier smoking cage and other utensils is quite wasteful, but since He Ye began to practice the secret book of the palace, he doesn't know who it originated from, and he is not afraid of the cold winter frost, and the hundreds of steps can also protect him from the prying eyes and ears of all walks of life.

The wing tower has been inhabited for a long time, but the furnishings are still the same as in the past, because even now, He Ye occasionally comes here to meditate, so there are often eunuchs who are responsible for sweeping and keeping it clean and tidy.

At this moment, he pushed open a window on the south side, and suddenly a fresh breeze poured in, making the candle lamp in the room, although covered with a tough oil-paper wind cover, the flame core also shook slightly.

Looking out, it is the tile roof of the palace all the way to Sensen, under the hazy moonlight, the beast on the eaves is sitting or standing.

Looking farther, there is a pattern of cities, dotted with places.

"Here can overlook the previous dynasty, even the market from afar, if the day, the sunny season, also see the river pond water, the mountains undulating, when I was young, the heart was not tenacious enough, there was a period of despair, but standing behind this window and looking outward, but never thought of simply jumping down, it was a hundred." He Ye still held the people around him with one hand, and pointed to the quiet palace under the moonlight with the other, or the rivers and mountains farther away: "I just thought that if I wasn't born in the emperor's family, I could be a ranger, happy and hateful, and rode on the desert, but sometimes I see the people in the market, those people who are running around and working for a living, I think that although they are not limited by the palace walls, they still can't be happy and uninhibited, even if I am not born in the emperor's family, I am probably one of the many living beings, maybe I don't know what is free and easy, maybe I will envy the glory and wealth again." ”

He smiled slightly: "Knowing this, I also understand that my situation is not miserable, even if it is a stealing life, at least I can still have fine clothes and food, no matter whether I am tired of being here or not, but there is one thing I can't change, this palace is where I live." ”

pulled Eleven Niang again, turned to the north, and pushed open a window again.

Looking out from here, it is the Penglai Palace, the Taiye Pool, and the more gorgeous and exquisite pavilion of the harem.

"The front dynasty and the harem, living in this room, turning around can look forward, as if there is a providence in the underworld, I chose this place as a living place, but when I was young, I preferred the view of the south window, because that scenery can make me overlook the pride of the world, I don't like to open the north window, because as far as the eye can see, only the warbler sings and swallows dance, only the red love and green." He Ye nodded again: "There is also intrigue and intrigue, people who live in the inner palace, they are gorgeously crowned and beautiful, dressed in brocade and jade belts, but they live a frightening step, like walking on thin ice, some people are willing to enjoy it, some people are unhappy but helpless, but no matter what their wishes, they can only be forced forward by the situation, their physique has been limited by this small side of the world, surrounded by four palace walls, I look out this window, the mood is always more depressed, at that time, I don't want to stay here, I want to get rid of the fetters, but later, I gradually forgot my original intention. ”

"It's not that I forgot." Eleven Niang had feelings: "But in order to realize the grand wish, I have no choice but to make trade-offs." ”

He Ye looked at the people around him, he thought that his prediction was really good, the queen didn't like this palace, no matter who the owner of this palace was, she didn't have a heartfelt nostalgia, trade-off? Needless to say, what is the queen trying to take?