Thinking of what happened on the grassland, and thinking of Huang Tianba who is still stuck in the grassland and doesn’t know when he will return, my nose felt a little sore, but I didn’t want the Queen Mother to see it, so I could only smile and said: "

I also met Prince Yangchu, he is such a lovely child."

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother looked at me doubtfully: "Prince Yangchu? Who is it?"

"Ah?" I was stunned for a moment, and then I remembered that the Queen Mother had been married for decades, and Prince Yangchu was only four or five years old. Obviously, the Queen Mother had never seen this young man, so she smiled and explained: "I forgot

The Queen Mother has never seen him. Prince Yangchu is the son of the Cavalry King. He is only about four or five years old this year. He looks well-born, but he is a bit naughty."

The Queen Mother's expression slowly calmed down, and she became silent unexpectedly. I didn't know what happened for a moment, but she quickly smiled and said, "Really?"

"Yeah."

She smiled and murmured: "It's too late for him to get married."

I couldn't react at the moment, but after thinking about it carefully I realized that it was really like this. The Eight Heavenly Kings are all about the same age, but now the Iron Arrow King's son has already taken charge of Shengjing across the grassland, and the Iron Cavalry King's child is only four or five years old.

It’s really too late, but looking at the cavalry king at such an old age, he still looks very handsome and upright. He must have been a man who attracted women when he was young. How could he get married so late?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother again.

It has been many years since I first met her at Linshui Pagoda. She has always been an indifferent and cold person, but at this time, her demeanor was unexpectedly soft, and even her frosty eyes were...

It was as if a gust of spring breeze suddenly blew, warm and gentle.

Such a Queen Mother makes me feel a little strange.

But soon, she returned to her usual indifferent look, and without saying anything else, she reached out and held my shoulders to help me lie down, then covered me with a quilt, and said calmly: "You don't have to worry when you get here.

Have a good rest and wait until your body recovers to talk about anything else."

I curled up in the soft and warm quilt, as if I was lying in the clouds, and tiredness came over me. I blinked my heavy eyelids, nodded lightly, closed my eyes and fell asleep.

.

This sleep was a bit long.

When I woke up, I was in a daze. I smelled the sandalwood in the air and was still wondering if I had really come out. Until Aunt Gui brought me ginseng chicken soup, and the Queen Mother's words in front of the Buddhist altar rang in my ears.

After chanting in low voices, I really understood that I had come out.

After leaving the cold palace, everyone seems to have a feeling of being reborn. Although I know it is not easy, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this pagoda near the water.

On the third day, the meat served from the imperial kitchen was inedible. I didn’t even bother to check who made it. Anyway, the Linshui Pagoda has its own small kitchen. I had already thought about following the Queen Mother when I got better.

I'm a vegetarian, but I didn't expect those people to be so anxious and couldn't wait for me to feel better again.

When the Queen Mother heard that I wanted to become a vegetarian with her, she didn't ask any more questions and just let Aunt Gui give her orders.

Some time later, one night, Aunt Qian quietly came to visit me. She sat on the edge of the bed and pinched my wrist. After Aunt Gui and the others who were leading the way had left, she whispered: "Why are you still so thin?"

?"

I smiled, a little apologetic in my smile.

It was more than a year ago that she accidentally found me in prison. At that time, it was even scarier than now. I was so hungry that I had no choice but to eat the food Nangong Lizhu sent me. I don’t even recognize her anymore.

, and tried to strangle her neck through the wooden fence. Fortunately, he regained consciousness later and recognized her.

After she learned about my experience, she would send some food every once in a while.

However, I don't let her come often. I'm afraid that if I live too comfortably, Nangong Lizhu will find out the clues. After all, with her honor and favor by the emperor's side, it would be worse to deal with Aunt Qian than to kill an ant.

Easy.

I smiled and asked: "Aunt Wu and Shuixiu, are they okay?"

Aunt Qian nodded: "I listened to you before and never told them. But this time the emperor released you and they knew you were still alive. They were so happy that they blamed me for hiding it from them. But now

I can't come out to see you, so I can only ask me to greet you. If there is a chance, I will definitely meet you. Especially that girl Shuixiu, she watched you jump into the river before but couldn't save you, and she was sad for a long time when she came back.

”

I lowered my head and said apologetically: "I made them worry."

Aunt Qian looked at me again, sighed, and said: "I don't know what you are thinking. If you had told me earlier, I would not have suffered the consequences these days. Look at you now.

When you end up like this, do you think anyone will feel sorry for you?"

I looked at her with a smile: "It's okay if you feel sorry for me."

She opened it with a snap and I held her hand: "Who cares about you! Who do you think you are, the imperial concubine!"

I touched the hand that was sore from her beating and laughed. I don’t know why. I haven’t had the opportunity to be willful since I was a child, and I have already passed that age, but I like to act coquettishly in front of her. Aunt Qian turned

Looking at my somewhat pale face, he angrily came over and tucked me in, muttering:

"I knew you'd be up to no good as soon as you showed up. Look at you, how have you never tired me?" As she said this, when she saw me smiling at her, she wanted to pinch my face, but she still didn't do it.

, just said: "Go to bed quickly. It's getting late and I have to go back. I'll see you again in two days."

I nestled in the quilt, smiled and nodded, and she got up and walked out, but I remembered that I wanted to remind her that although not many people knew about my relationship with her, there was no guarantee that someone would pass through Grandma Wu and

Shuixiu wanted to make them more careful when they attacked me, so she hurriedly stood up, picked up a piece of clothing, put it on and followed her out.

After exiting this door, there is a long corridor outside, with a wall on one side and a closed door on the other. You can hear the sound of wooden fish and chanting from outside the window. Aunt Qian has already opened the door and walked out.

, knelt down to the Queen Mother who was kneeling in front of the futon and said: "Queen Mother."

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"Yeah."

"This slave will resign now."

When I heard this, I was about to chase her out. Just as I was about to reach out and push the door open, I heard the Queen Mother's calm voice coming from outside: "It's rare that you have stayed in the cold palace and ignored me all these years, but you are so devoted to this girl."<

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Mother Qian was about to get up and go out, but when she heard the Queen Mother speak, she hurriedly came back and knelt down.

I don’t know why, but my hand stopped on the door frame and I didn’t go out.

Through a thin layer of window paper, you can see the two candles burning in front of the Buddhist niche. The weak light illuminates the small Buddhist hall, making everything a bit dark and difficult to see, and you can't even see everyone clearly.

The only expression on his face was that of the Buddha, who still lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, looking at the world calmly.

After the Queen Mother said that, there was no follow-up. Aunt Qian knelt there and seemed to hesitate for a long time. She smiled and said, "The Queen Mother also likes her very much."

"Why do you think the Ai family likes her?"

"..."

"You do your best for her because she is like your master, right?"

"..."

"Do you think the Ai family likes her because she looks like your master?"

"..."

When the Queen Mother said this, her voice was slightly high-pitched, as if she was trying hard to clarify something. Aunt Qian looked at her back, hurriedly kowtowed her head, was silent for a long time, and said softly: "So

Many years have passed, but I still remember that the Queen Mother is a person who values ​​affection and justice."

"Essential - love - important - righteousness?" The Queen Mother almost gritted her teeth and repeated these four words, as if she wanted to crush them into powder, and slowly turned her head: "Sorry family

No, after the fire, didn't everyone in the palace spread rumors that it was the Ai family who had harmed Queen Zhaolie?"

What?

I stood behind the window and was shocked when I heard - Queen Mother, did you harm Queen Zhaolie? How is that possible?!

For a moment, I couldn't recover. I stared at the blurry figure on the other side of the window paper with wide eyes. Aunt Qian seemed to tremble.

The Queen Mother said coldly: "Haven't you always speculated like this?"

Aunt Qian was silent, her face seemed to have a lot of expression, but she still lowered her head and said in a deep voice: "I don't dare."

"Don't you dare? At that time, there was a rumor in the palace that the Ai family assassinated Queen Zhaolie for the benefit of Shengjing, to invite favors, and to give the child in her belly a chance to become the crown prince. Do you really think the Ai family didn't listen to these words?

Been there?"

"..."

My heart skipped a beat.

For so long, although I have been surprised and confused about the death of Queen Zhaolie, I have not really thought about the cause of her death and the stakes involved.

But now that I think about it, the Queen Mother is the sister of the Iron Masked King, one of the eight heavenly kings of the grassland, and the power behind her is Shengjing; and Queen Zhaolie, like the later Queen Yin, she should be sent by the Sect of Shu.

Palace, the power behind them is Nishikawa!

This means that two women with different powers meet in the harem. I know what it means.

The harem is a battlefield for women, but it is far more than just women!

If Queen Zhaolie's special favor really harmed the interests of certain forces, then it is natural for her to be eliminated.

If this is really the case, then the fire in Gui Palace was really not that simple. The death of Queen Zhaolie was not as simple as the death of one person. How many forces and forces were involved in it?

Surge in the dark?

Yang Jinqiao once said that a pool of muddy water in Shangyang Palace would swallow people up. Now that I think back to her original words, it makes me shudder.

Shangyang Palace may be just the beginning.

This harem is the real bottomless pool that can swallow people.
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