The night after the autumn was a little cold, and the official was worried that the Queen Mother would catch a cold, so he immediately put on a cloak coat for the Queen Mother. Extra concerned and appropriate: "Queen Mother, be careful of catching a cold." ”

The Queen Mother was already a little urgent, and was busy with the support of the official and said: "Don't worry, the old body is hard-boned, but the matter of Magnolia is particularly worrying to the old body, I hope that the messenger will live up to the expectations of the old body and bring good news." ”

After coming to the main hall, the official served the Queen Mother and sat down, and the messenger knelt down under His Royal Highness, kowtowed, and said: "The Queen Mother is blessed." ”

Although the Queen Mother was anxious, her face was not shocked, without a trace of worry, and she said in a calm tone: "Excuse me, the messenger entered the palace to see the old man at this moment, but he came for the matter of Yulan?"

Then the Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Come on, give the messenger a seat." ”

The messenger thanked the Queen Mother, leaned over and sat down, and then said: "Qi Qi Empress Dowager, obey the Empress Dowager's decree." went to Wanguo Temple to inquire about Yulan's injury, thanks to the blessing of the Queen Mother, Yulan is no longer in serious trouble, and now under the escort of the internal officials, she has entered the palace gate. Minister, go to Jianing Palace first to report to the Queen Mother. ”

As soon as she heard this, the queen mother's heart that had been hanging for a few days finally eased a little, and she knew that she could finally explain in front of the queen. Hurriedly asked, "Yulan, is your body okay?"

The messenger sighed with a little regret, and said with some regret on his face: "Empress Dowager Qiqi, although Yulan's health is fine. But because of the punishment, Yulan's siblings are no longer there, and she is afraid that she will no longer be able to serve the queen in the future. ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother's face was not unusual, she couldn't tell whether she was happy or worried, but she just glanced at the jade bracelet on her wrist, and her tone was still as plain as water, without waves, and she said quietly: "This is the blessing of Magnolia!"

Others couldn't hear what the Queen Mother meant by this, and they couldn't understand why the Queen Mother was so capricious, and the reason for this was unknown. The messenger had to casually echo and said: "Yes, Yulan's catastrophe, thanks to the blessing of the Queen Mother, turned the danger into a disaster, but it was for her creation." If the queen mother had nothing else to do, Weichen retired first. ”

Then the messenger got up and saluted, intending to leave. But seeing that the Queen Mother suddenly stopped turning the Bodhi Buddha beads in her hand and said, "Wait......"

The messenger was stunned at first, not knowing what the Queen Mother had ordered when she suddenly stopped him, so she hurriedly turned around and said, "The Queen Mother still has something to explain to Weichen?"

The Queen Mother put down the Buddha beads and said suddenly: "The matter of Yulan's return to the palace must not be publicized." When Yulan was tortured, he was ordered to go down and not make a noise, if any slave couldn't control his mouth, the old man would not spare him. The messenger immediately brought Magnolia to the old body's dormitory. The old man wants to see her. ”

The messenger naturally did not dare to talk nonsense about Magnolia. Although I don't know what the Queen Mother wants to see Yulan at this moment, she doesn't dare to say more. Then Shi Li said: "Wechen will go and bring Yulan, and Wechen will retire." ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Go down!"

The messenger hurriedly retreated, and when he walked out of Jianing Palace, it was already dark. The palace lantern is blown by the autumn wind in the night, which is slightly desolate. Swaying and swaying, like the Messenger's mood at the moment, there is no time to think about it. The pace was vigorous and eager, and he hurried to Qingning Palace.

On the way here, he had already discussed with the internal officials, because the queen was weak, and accidentally fell outside the Jianing Palace, and now the Queen Mother's Jianing Palace is recuperating and is taken care of by the Queen Mother herself. So the two decided to send Yulan back to the queen's Qingning Palace first, waiting for the queen mother to decide. At this moment, Yu Neiguan and his party had almost returned to Qingning Palace, so the messenger went straight to Qingning Palace.

Yulan was helped out of the carriage by several eunuchs from the inner officials, and a small eunuch carried Yulan into Qingning Palace, and the Qingning Palace was particularly deserted at this moment, because the queen was not there. Only a few servants were left in Qingning Palace, and Yulan didn't feel a little sad.

Once upon a time, Qingning Palace was so lively, but now it seems so desolate, if it were not for the arrival of Guo Qiuyue, the queen's identity would be so prominent, and the concubines and concubines of the palace often came to ask for an agreement.

And now, in addition to Concubine Hua daring to approach the queen, although Concubine Xiao also comes to visit from time to time, in Yulan's eyes, Concubine Xiao seems to be a little insidious and cunning, and it is difficult to figure out whether her heart is loyal, and she still has some dislike for her.

The other palace concubines had already learned that the queen had lost power, and they were afraid that Concubine Guo would blame them, so they all hid far away. For fear of angering Concubine Guo and implicating herself, once upon a time, there was also a competition for favor in this palace. And now no one dares to compete with Guo Qiuyue for favor.

Concubine Hua and Concubine Xiao said a few words in the Xiaoyao Palace, which caused the matter of ascending to heaven and taking the moon, and the harmful Concubine Hua became a victim of the sacrifice to the sky in vain. Concubine Xiao is even worse, she is cold and helpless, and her end is sad.

The other concubines were quiet, and often went to talk to Concubine Guo. Although he couldn't win the favor of Emperor Wu Wei, he was also safe and sound, and he did not attract Concubine Guo's poisonous claws. so much so that he took his own life.

Yulan had to be carried on her shoulder because she lost her hands and feet, and when she saw a sudden knock on the door, Wei Wan, the little maid of Qingning Palace. Hurriedly carrying the palace lamp, he opened the palace door. When she saw Yulan, she was surprised and delighted: "Auntie, you are back." ”

But when he saw Yulan's siblings, his face immediately became gloomy, and he said with a heartache and ignorance: "Auntie, your ......"

Before Wei Wan finished speaking, Yu Neiguan was a little unhappy and said, "Why don't you hurry up and help Yulan into the palace?"

Wei Wan didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly said: "Yu Neiguan is hard. Then he picked up Yulan and said, "Auntie, the slave and maid carry you into the palace to rest!"

In the past few days, due to the Yulan incident, Yu Neiguan has had little rest, and at this moment he is inevitably physically and mentally exhausted, and fatigue is coming. didn't look at Wei Wan and said: "Good life to serve Yulan, today's matter is not quiet, if you dare to leak half a sentence, be careful of your tongue." ”

Wei Wan's face changed suddenly, and she hurriedly said, "The slave doesn't dare, the slave doesn't dare." ”

Only then did the internal official Yu say: "Don't dare to be very good, the contemptible person still has something, so I won't stay in Qingning Palace longer, and don't leave it at that." ”

Wei Wan carried Yulan on her back, and wanted to salute and said, "Congratulations to the internal officials." But he saw that the internal official waved his hand and said, "Excuse me!"

Immediately, the internal official ordered a few little eunuchs under his command: "Let's go!"

Before the official turned around, he heard the voice of a messenger from the corridor not far away, he hurried his steps, panting and said, "Wait......"

When the internal officials heard the prestige, they saw the messenger carrying the palace lamp, his face was crimson, as if beads of sweat were oozing, and he looked anxious. Yu Neiguan was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Messenger, but does the Queen Mother have a decree?"

When the messenger came to the front of the internal official, he said a little breathlessly: "The Queen Mother called Yulan into the palace, and specially asked Weichen to come and talk." ”

When Yulan heard the Queen Mother, she couldn't help but feel a little afraid in her heart, the Queen Mother seemed to be kind and loving, after this incident. Yulan realized that it was the queen mother on the surface, but behind it was so ruthless, just because she said a few more words for the queen, she was sentenced to Ling Chi.

I have just returned from the Wanguo Temple, and I haven't stepped into the Qingning Palace for half a step, so it is difficult to fall into the mouth of the tiger again. Because she had just taken a turn in the Ghost Gate, and because she was entrusted by the Master of Meditation, she couldn't help but worry.

The cold wind of autumn caressed Yulan's cheeks, I don't know if it was because of fear or helplessness, I couldn't help but shiver, the palace lamp outside the Qingning Palace was fluttering in the wind, as if with a little uneasiness and helplessness, the autumn wind was swaying, except for the palace lamp emitting a little light in the crumbling, the palace outside was silent and cold.

Yu was an internal official who worked hard for days and days, and because of the long journey, he was already physically and mentally exhausted. Hear what the messenger says. didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother wants to see Yulan at this moment, there must be something important, Lord Messenger, it just so happens that the contemptible person is going to Jianing Palace to ask the Queen Mother for peace, why don't I wait to meet the Queen Mother together?"

The Courier smiled and said, "That's very good......"

Wei Wan stood to the side stupidly, and the magnolia on her back said softly: "Wei Wan, let me down!"

How could Wei Wan put her down, Yulan had no hands and feet. He could only sit up, but he couldn't stand up like ordinary people, but the messenger was quick-eyed, and he also saw the inconvenience of Yulan, so he approached Yu Neiguan and said in his ear: "Yu Neiguan, I'm afraid that Yulan is a little inconvenient, and I hope that Yu Neiguan will be sympathetic." ”

Yu Neiguan naturally knew what the messenger said, put the dust in his hand to his left arm, and instructed the few little eunuchs accompanying him: "Yulan is inconvenient, consider it as appropriate." Hurry up and prepare a sedan chair for Magnolia. ”

A few little eunuchs didn't dare to say more, and agreed: "Yes." ”

The group took advantage of the faint moonlight, passed through the corridor of Jianing Palace, and entered the queen mother's bedroom, and the night was quiet and cold, which seemed to indicate that everything that happened next was unfathomable, and Yulan knew that this line was more auspicious.

At the moment when she spoke up, she also put her life aside, but the queen mother suddenly announced that she had entered the palace at this moment, and the queen had not yet met, and the queen had not yet been informed of the things explained by the master of natural meditation. That's where the unease lies in her heart.

At this time, the queen mother has come to the main hall with the support of the Xi Neiguan, and the Xi Neiguan lit the candles on the pillar platform one by one, and suddenly the entire Jianing Palace hall was as bright as day, but the candlelight was even more cold, and the queen was expressionless, and there was no fluctuation on her face, and she could not detect the joy and worry from her face.

Yu Neiguan was even more unsure of his heart, but he still bent his knees and said: "The Queen Mother is auspicious, Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

The Queen Mother reclined on the top of the main hall, fiddling with the green jade wrench she was wearing in her hand from time to time, and did not look at the internal officials. He just said lightly: "Get up! You and the messenger have been working very hard these days, if there is nothing to do, please step down!"

Yu Neiguan hurriedly knelt down at His Royal Highness and said: "Slaves do things for the Queen Mother, and they don't feel hard, they are all what slaves should do." ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand impatiently: "Okay, okay, stand down." ”

The two of them retreated with interest, and when the two of them left, the official said in the ear of the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, Yulan is waiting outside the palace at the moment, but she has inconvenient hands and feet and can't walk on her own, and the slave has prepared a step for her." I also hope that the Queen Mother will forgive her sins. ”

The Queen Mother was not angry, because her magnolia was indeed incapacitated, so the Queen Mother made an exception to let her sit on the step, and several little eunuchs carried her to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

After Yulan was carried in, her heart was even more frightened, and the Queen Mother always gave people the feeling of kindness and kindness. Since being sentenced to Ling Chi by the Queen Mother, Yulan has felt her terrible, and she is not soft-hearted than Emperor Wu Wei. I couldn't help but feel a chill on my back, and I was already wet.

Although her face was frightened, Yulan was still ready to get up from the step and salute, and the Queen Mother waved her hand when she saw this: "Excuse me, you are incapacitated." No need to be polite. ”

Then the queen mother gave a look to the official of Xi, and the official of Xi was also interested, and immediately understood, and waved her hand to the maid and servant: "You guys retreat!"

After everyone left, the official also retreated with interest, only Yulan and the Queen Mother were left in the hall, and the incense burner in the bronze tripod was still floating wisps of green smoke, and there was silence in the hall at this moment, which made Yulan's heart uneasy.

After a long time, the Empress Dowager said lightly: "Do you know who saved your life?"

Yulan naturally didn't know, and then replied: "The slave doesn't know." Yulan didn't dare to say more, because she knew that at this moment she could only answer all questions, so as not to anger the queen mother, as long as she could see the queen alive and inform the queen of Master Jingzhi's entrustment, she would have a matter on her mind, and then life and death would be as light as a feather for her.

The Queen Mother stood up and looked at Her Royal Highness Yulan, her eyes were gentle and not a little clever, but she said lightly: "Since you don't know, the old body tells you that it can also make you die." ”

Hearing this, Yulan suddenly felt a panic in her heart, it seemed that the Queen Mother did not intend to let her live, although she was afraid, Yulan still calmed her mood a little. didn't answer, just looked at the Queen Mother blankly.

The corners of the Queen Mother's mouth rose slightly, and she sneered: "Don't you want to beg the old man to spare you from dying?"

Yulan said in a faint tone: "The queen mother wants to let the slave die, how dare the slave and maid live." The life of the slave and the maid is as cheap as an ant, since the queen mother does not want the slave and the maid to live, how dare the slave and the maid ask the queen mother to live alone. ”

The Queen Mother lightly flicked the phoenix-patterned sandalwood case on the main hall, her face was unusually calm, and there was no wave. just said lightly: "Compared to the foundation of Dongsheng Kingdom, your life is indeed insignificant. It is also a last resort for the old body to send you to the Temple of All Nations, although you are still alive, but since the old body ordered Ling Chi to execute you, he cannot lose the majesty of the old body. ”

"I heard that you have a younger brother and a younger sister in your hometown in the countryside, right? My father died early, and my mother raised your three sisters and brothers, is what Lao Shen said right?"

Yulan didn't know why the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned her family, and suddenly an ominous premonition came to her heart, which made Yulan's whole person become paralyzed, and a beating heart was also desperate......