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It was already dusk when the carriage stopped near a house.

Pei Zhi sat in the car, waiting for the moon to reach its peak.

He knew deep down in his heart that it was ridiculous to abandon the political affairs of Chang'an at this juncture, but he couldn't bear it anymore.

When he quietly walked into the courtyard, no one noticed him. It was not until he caught a glimpse of the unobstructed figure that the guard on duty widened his eyes.

It is summer now, the carved windows are wide open, and the bed curtains are not hanging down.

Pei Zhi stood outside the window and could see a person sleeping sideways on the couch. Because of the hot summer weather, the thin quilt slipped to one side.

He didn't know when he walked in and stood in front of the couch, blocking the clear moonlight that shone on her face.

The person he thought about day and night was close at hand. He was breathing quickly and stared down at her eyebrows. His gaze slowly slid down like a substance, and finally stopped at her lower abdomen.

The news from the guards said that the queen was often sleepy and did not sleep deeply.

Pei Zhi didn't dare touch her for fear of waking someone up.

Until he saw her turn over and pull up her large pajamas. He helped to straighten the pajamas. His fingertips touched her skin as greasy as snow. His breathing stopped for a moment. When he pulled his hands away, he saw her groping unconsciously. , holding his fingers tightly.

Thinking that she was about to wake up, Pei Zhi was shocked and paused. After waiting for almost half an hour, she did not open her eyes before he breathed a sigh of relief.

When the sky was dim, he squatted down and slowly separated her hand from himself.

The maid who was waiting outside saw a man in black clothes coming out with a smile on her lips, looking satisfied.

The maid thought that the two of them would at least exchange a few words, but when she was combing Yu Tingwan's hair, she pursed her lips and said, "I dreamed last night that I was holding a snake in my hand."

The cold snake wrapped around her waist, and finally got into her palm and became motionless.

The maid guessed what was going on and whispered: "It is very common for women to dream of snakes after pregnancy. It is a good sign."

Yu Tingwan didn't pay much attention to this dream. Looking at the bronze mirror, he suddenly asked: "Do you know how Chang'an is doing lately?"

The maid was stunned for a moment and said softly: "If Madam wants to know, it is better to ask the Marquis directly. I have only heard some rumors and cannot tell you anything."

"What rumor?"

"Recently, Wei's family has fallen. The Zhen Yiwei imprisoned all of Wei's people who were still in the capital overnight. There are also the Zhen Yi captains from the Thirteen Prefectures who are also escorting Wei's clan members and their children who have been sent to the capital to await trial. .”

Yu Tingwan's eyes widened slightly. She knew that Pei Zhi was dissatisfied with those five noble families, but why did he suddenly choose this family to attack.

The maid whispered: "Even the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River are discussing this matter, speculating on who should fill the vacancy when Webster falls, but His Majesty does not allow people to talk about it, so they all use 'history revision case' instead."

After leaving the palace, Yu Tingwan stopped asking about Chang'an, and Marquis Pingyang also deliberately did not mention it.

She looked confused, "Revising history? Such a big battle should not be mentioned when compiling the history of the country."

The Wei family wouldn't have written down the fact that the late king poisoned Queen Zhou, right?

"No one knows that Master Yuan listed eight crimes when he publicly presented the memorial, but did not clarify what Webster wrote." The maid hesitated for a moment, thinking of the man who visited last night, and suddenly felt that one of the rumors became extremely credible. , "Some people say it's because the Wei family wrote that the queen seduced the king and defiled the palace during the previous dynasty."

The maid looked at the peach-like face in the bronze mirror and suddenly turned pale, and added: "I just heard about it. If Madam wants to know, I can send a message to Marquis Pingyang."

"No need!" After Yu Tingwan finished speaking, he realized that his emotions were too intense, so he lowered his voice and said, "I mean, brother is busy with business, I just want to chat with you casually."

The maid nodded, "Then I'll tell you more, about His Majesty. Madam, do you want to hear it?"

Yu Tingwan hesitated for a moment, "I think so."

"I heard that His Majesty followed the example of Emperor Jing of the previous dynasty and summoned alchemists into the palace to summon spirits. When those ministers asked for an audience in the outer hall, they could often hear the sounds of the practice in the inner hall."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Tingwan pursed her lips tightly, her chest heaved, and she pinched her sleeves and said, "No way, those people are just talking nonsense."

Pei Zhi hated alchemists the most, so how could he let them enter the palace to summon spirits?

She waited until the day when the courtiers took a rest, and when she saw her brother, she asked, "Has your Majesty really summoned the alchemist to the palace?"

Yu Xiuyun was stunned for a moment, and cold sweat began to break out on his back. After sitting down, he took a sip of tea and said, "It's true. Your Majesty also sent the cold jade coffin to the imperial temple to chant sutras and pray for blessings."

Yu Xiuyun carefully considered every word and every sentence. A lie would have to be covered with countless lies. He was afraid that his sister would find out if any of his sentences were inconsistent.

"Your Majesty thinks that you have passed away and are grieving excessively. Your words and actions are different from before. This is normal."

"No." Yu Tingwan shook his head.

The two words were like a hammer hitting Pingyang Hou's forehead. He smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"His attitude towards Buddhism is ambiguous, and he can even give me Buddhist beads to wear, but he will not believe in such things as alchemists summoning souls no matter what."

Yu Tingwan looked at his brother quietly with his eyes, "It's so abnormal, does your Majesty really have no suspicion at all?"

"No." Yu Xiuyun looked calm and said firmly: "If Your Majesty has doubts, I am afraid that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion will be turned upside down."

"That's because he took advantage of the Queen's death to act like a comatose person and confuse someone." She lowered her eyes, "Besides the Wei family, who else does he want to attack recently?"

Marquis Pingyang thought that his majesty might not have thought about it himself. Yu Tingwan would rather speculate on his plan to use the queen's death than believe that he would become a coward.

Yu Xiuyun didn't know how to answer. If he denied it, in a few months several nobles led by the Cui family would kill him, and the city would be full of troubles, which would surely spread to his sister's ears.

If you admit it, wouldn't your Majesty become a ruthless person who took advantage of his wife's death?

He couldn't bear it any longer. He was silent for a long time. After drinking three cups of tea, his throat was tight and he said, "Your Majesty, he seems not to be in good health lately."

"When handling government affairs, he became more and more indifferent and harsh. Even Chen Xi made an oversight on an errand and was scolded when he came to the palace on a holiday." Marquis Pingyang changed the topic, "Those courtiers came to me and asked me if I still had a sister. You can comfort His Majesty like the Queen.”

Hearing the word "harsh", Yu Tingwan's lips moved: "He just felt that when he issued the decree, he had considered the difficulties of the officials, but they still couldn't do it, so he was angry."

She looked erratic for a moment, "He previously ordered people to re-measure the population and land of the four southern states. The original time limit was mid-October. He thought about it for two days and said that the war in the south had just stopped and the roads were damaged and there were many inconveniences. So he changed it to It’s mid-November.”

Marquis Pingyang was a little surprised and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"You also know what happened next." Yu Tingwan raised the corner of his mouth.

Some officials were procrastinating and did not finish their errands until the end of November. They complained that the roads were damaged and delayed.

Pei Zhi was so angry that he demoted several county guards, took away the book from her hand in the inner room, hugged her and complained.

Yu Xiuyun looked at his sister's expression, his eyes suddenly filled with a hint of understanding.

Their eyes met, Yu Tingwan quickly lowered his head and looked at his unadorned wrist.

"Xiu Mudu summoned officials, so... he is not in good health, maybe because he is too busy with government affairs." She said in a soft voice, "At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were many things waiting to be done, so it was inevitable that there were too many things, and he never cared about his health, staying up all night Failure is common, and it will be fine after a few years when everything gets back on track."

"Maybe in the future if someone is advising him, he will listen and he will naturally know to rest more."

"No one dares to persuade him." Yu Xiuyun said in a calm voice, "Your Majesty is young, and as a minister, if you say that he is in poor health and needs to rest, you are courting death."

Marquis Pingyang sighed, "That's all, he was the coach after all, so he won't be weak anyway, but you..."

He looked up and down at the woman next to him. Although he ate more, the weather was sultry and he didn't gain much meat. He couldn't help frowning and said with concern: "You should pay more attention to yourself recently. I have invited a few from Hongnong County." The female doctor here will nurse you back to health first."

When Marquis Pingyang said this, he sighed in his heart and wondered if the envoy sent by His Majesty could invite Junior Sister Que Wen.