Empress Dowager + Spoiler

Li Yiyi shook her head lightly, but didn't respond.

Gu Xizhao stopped saying such unpleasant words, pondered for a moment, and started to talk about business, "To be honest, I will keep you today. I really need your help with something. If Concubine Jia is favored, the Lin Party in the court will naturally become active. , your uncle Li Yanzhi is the leader of the middle faction in the court, as long as he does not participate in these factions, the other factions will never dare to fight in the open."

Li Yiyi quietly listened to her finished speaking, held a handkerchief to her lips and coughed lightly, breathed again and said, "Isn't it good that the government is in a relatively stable situation?"

"Yibi, this is the fourth year that the emperor has been on the throne."

"Then... is the emperor planning to put his life on the line and change the court?"

Gu Xizhao looked at her, "Yes. Now that the emperor has secured his seat, it's time to get the moths out of the court."

"So, what does the empress want the concubine to do?"

"Stay away from this palace and get close to Concubine Jia."

"Huh? Why is this?"

"You are a daughter of the Li family, and your position represents the attitude of your Li family."

Li Yiyi understood, but she didn't agree immediately, and said after a while: "Although uncle has pity for concubines, he may not change his position for concubines."

"This Concubine Yi doesn't need to worry, Master Li's position is naturally for the emperor."

Li Yiyi nodded, and said again: "Actually, Concubine Jia is also your mother's person, right?"

Gu Xizhao's eyes were slightly cold, "What did Concubine Yi want to say?"

"Concubine Jia is not pregnant at all." Li Yiyi bent her eyes and smiled, "Your Majesty is not jealous of Concubine Jia. How can a woman who loves the Emperor not be jealous of a woman who is pregnant with the Emperor's child?"

Gu Xizhao's vermilion lips curled up slightly, "That's what Concubine Yi thinks."

This is recognized.

Li Yiyi's expression relaxed, and she also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She stood up and bowed to Gu Xizhao, "From tomorrow onwards, I hope that the empress will forgive my concubine's disrespect."

She has long given up hope in love in her life, but she still wants to see if the love in this world is really as beautiful and pure as it is written in the book, and it does not take care of herself.

She really hoped that the emperor and the empress could love each other till they grow old.

Gu Xizhao helped her up, "From the day I decided to let you enter the palace, I will treat you as sisters."

Li Yiyi's long eyelashes twitched mischievously, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid to treat your concubine too well, and when the time comes, tigers will become a threat and compete with you for favor?"

Gu Xizhao seemed to be joking, but was serious, "If you can win the emperor's favor, then I will go to Yunyang Palace voluntarily."

"That's great." Li Yiyi said with emotion, "The concubine is just a joke."

Gu Xizhao shook her head, indicating that she didn't take it to heart.

After Li Yiyi frequently walked to Changle Palace, the atmosphere in the harem became more and more strange. Within a few days, the news about the queen's complete fall from favor spread out from nowhere, and the spread became more and more intense. Create something out of nothing, and make this matter more and more true.

The wind direction in the court became unpredictable again, and with the news that Li Yiyi had made good friends with Lin Wanqing in the harem, Li Yanzhi's faction, which had always been on the sidelines, was also ready to move.

Over the past year, Marquis Changping used the court's eyeliner to secretly win over the courtiers, but because the faction of Cai Jun and Li Yanzhi who remained steadfast seemed to be indifferent to the world, the Lin and Gu factions only competed in secret.

Now that the Li family's faction has loosened up, the Lin family's faction will naturally take advantage of the victory to attack the Gu family's faction.

For a while, there was another turbulent situation in the court.

While the courtiers were all focusing on the situation in the court, Zhao Sansi had secretly ordered General Cao, who was fighting against the Japanese in the southeast, to go to the northwest frontier.

On the fourth day of April in the third year of Yongxi, an urgent report was sent from the northwest frontier. The Khan of Xiwan was seriously ill. The brothers and sisters of Prince Tari and Princess Tara fought for the position of the new Khan, and civil strife broke out. Wan, after this is done, I would like to retreat another hundred miles to the north of Mohe, and never invade Dazhao again.

Zhao San thought about it.

At the end of April, the Northwest sent news again that the civil strife in Western Anhui had been calmed down, but General Gu was unfortunately shot by an arrow. Because the arrow was shot at the heart, General Gu unfortunately died.

Although she had been prepared for a long time, when Gu Xizhao received the news, her body still softened a bit. She pushed away Zhao Sansi who came to help her, and said indifferently: "Go out."

"Queen..."

"The concubine should be quiet."

Zhao Sansi didn't want to go out and hugged her tightly, "I'm sorry..."

Gu Xizhao couldn't push her away, so she bit her shoulder angrily, biting and biting, she suddenly cried, in tears, she remembered the scene when she saw this brother for the first time, The first time I looked back at home, it was this elder brother who came to pick her up.

At that time, she didn't know that this man was her elder brother, but she just saw that this man's eyebrows and eyes resembled hers, she felt strange, so she looked at him a few more times.

Facing her defensive scrutiny, he smiled a little shyly, and said, "Sister, brother is here to pick you up."

After knowing each other for so many years, in the hasty reunion and parting, of all her memories of this brother, only that sentence is the most profound.

The clothes in Xia Xia were already thin, but Gu Xizhao's tears fell on Zhao Sansi's shoulders, seeping through the clothes, soaking into the skin... and it seemed like it was the heart.

Zhao Sansi felt sore and bitter in her heart, she didn't know how to comfort her queen, so she could only repeat, "I'm sorry..."

I'm sorry to leave this torture to her queen.

Gu Xizhao did not speak for a while, and after the crying gradually subsided, she still put her head on Zhao Sansi's shoulder.

The elder brother is an ambitious remnant of the previous dynasty, damn it.

The elder brother deserved to die if he had an affair with the Princess Heqin.

But none of this can change, their kinship of flesh and blood in the same line will also cut off the fetters born from their flesh and blood.

Therefore, whether tears or sadness, they all come from the heart.

That day, the two embraced each other in the temple for an afternoon, using the same posture.Until the afterglow of the setting sun was swallowed up by the darkness, Gu Xizhao let out a long hiccup, her body became numb and stiff due to too much movement.

"Queen."

"Ah."

"You still have me."

"Ah."

"Don't be afraid, even if my brother blames you in the future, I will stay by your side."

"Yes. The concubine is not afraid."

Chapter 150

The news of Gu Feiyang's death in battle was brought by Duan Fei to the Marquis of Changping in person.

When Marquis Changping heard the news, he was stunned for a while, and when he realized it, he kicked Duan Fei, "Curse the general of the court, Guard Duan, do you know what crime you should be guilty of?"

Duan Fei turned sideways sensitively, avoiding his feet, looked at him, and said with a blank expression: "Old General Gu, I know that there is no law about witchcraft and curses."

"You... what do you mean?"

"The empress asked the minister to tell the old general a word. She said, it's dawn, and all dreams should wake up."

Changping Hou stared at him with wide eyes, and it took a long time before he spat out a mouthful of blood. When he was about to fall, Duan Fei quickly helped him, but he didn't want Changping Hou to slap him on the chest with his backhand.

Duan Fei was unprepared, unable to dodge in time, he could only take the slap and hit the door behind him, before he could stand still, he hurriedly coughed and said: "Old general...cough cough...the general situation is gone... ..."

Marquis Changping wiped the blood from his lips, and sneered, "This king and Xiwan had a secret agreement a long time ago. It is impossible for my son to die in Xiwan. Come here."

As soon as he gave an order, the outside was immediately surrounded by people.

Duan Fei clutched his chest and looked around.

"My lord has been in the Northwest for so many years, do you really think you can fool me with this little trick?" Marquis Changping looked at Duan Fei, thinking that he was afraid, so he lifted up his clothes and sat on the main seat, with a condescending look on his face. "Since that wicked girl betrayed me, I might as well tell you the truth today. The current Prince Xiwan is my man. The so-called civil strife is totally fake."

In February, Prince Xiwan Tari appeared in the palace because he was plotted against and saved by the hidden guards lurking in Xiwan. The hidden guards told him that the people who wanted to kill him were Gu Feiyang and his prince Concubine Ming and the princess, Prince Tari didn't believe it, so the dark guard brought him into the palace.

As for the letters sent from Northwest to Marquis Changping, all the secret guards tampered with them, so Marquis Changping lost control of the situation in the Northwest long ago.

Duan Fei listened to him in silence, with still no trace of panic in his expression, "Is there anything else you want to say, old general?"

He was so calm and composed, Changping Hou felt a little flustered, "This king should ask you this sentence, what last words does Guard Duan have?"

The corners of Duan Fei's lips twitched, "Does the old general think that General Gu has led an army of [-] to the outskirts of the city, and as long as he gives an order, he can cooperate with the chief guard at the gate of the palace?"