Changqing Ci

The nights in winter are always longer, and there are many night watchmen in the barracks who work around the clock.

After getting up and changing guards in the morning, Yuan Yu came back from the capital and wanted to find Wei Lingci to discuss the rear defense matters, but she was stopped by Yun Shen in front of the main tent, and she yawned, "Don't go in, your majesty hasn't Come out, don't disturb other people's good affairs."

She didn't rest for two consecutive nights. Although she could hold on, she was inevitably lacking in energy. Looking at the energetic Yuan Yu, she yawned again and said dissatisfiedly, "Can you find someone to follow your Majesty? Come on, you have to sleep."

Yuan Yu patted her on the shoulder and said with a smile: "No need, Your Majesty is leaving today, I'll stop by to have a look, by the way, I'll have breakfast first."

"Remember to leave a copy for me," Yun Shen shouted towards the back, then turned and leaned against the door again.

Xun Changqing was thinking about leaving today, so he woke up early, looked at the person beside him who hadn't opened his eyes, and pinched her face mischievously, Wei Lingci seldom fell asleep, thinking about what happened last night, Not to be disturbed, I got off the bed gently, got dressed, and went out to look for Yun Shen.

The soldiers in the barracks all got up very early, and everyone was excited, so they gathered together to talk while having breakfast. As soon as Xun Changqing came out and stood outside, he heard them chatting enthusiastically.

It just so happened that Yuan Yu was carrying breakfast to Yunshen, saw the little emperor with a pretty face, and handed her a steamed bun, "I have made all the arrangements, and I will personally send you to the town later, I listened to the command of the marshal, and added some People are secretly protecting you to go back."

When she came here, she was in a hurry, and only asked Yuan Qingming to pick a few elites, but after all, there were not many people, and she still couldn't avoid them when she met someone who cared.After she came, Wei Lingci ordered Yuan Yan to choose someone.

Looking at the soft steamed buns, Xun Changqing had no choice. She didn't have dinner last night, so she couldn't go on the road hungry. She took a bite, but couldn't swallow it, and chewed it for a long time.

"I know, Yuan Yu..."

"General Yuan, come here," a soldier in the distance greeted Yuan Xun, interrupted Xun Changqing's words, causing Yuan Xun to frown slightly, looked at Xun Changqing uneasily, and explained: "That...in the army All the soldiers are so lively together, he didn't mean to interrupt you."

Xun Changqing is not the princess he used to be now, and the status of the emperor has brought pressure on everyone for no reason. Yuan Yu kicked the soldier and signaled him to leave quickly.

"You guys play, I'll go first," Xun Changqing saw that there were too many soldiers, and felt that his identity would be easily exposed, so he returned the buns to her and went back to the tent by himself.

The soldiers leaning over were all swallowing steamed buns in their hands. Seeing Yuan Yan's face change, they were also a little curious, "General Yuan, who is that...why make you so scared? When the marshal scolded you, you still laughed." It's on."

Wei Ling scolded her, but it was just a formality. Seeing that Xun Changqing didn't care about it, Yuan Hao put the matter aside, looked back at the tent, and ordered someone to bring some white porridge in.

When Wei Lingci woke up, there was no one around. She stood up and took a look. Xun Changqing was already sitting at the table drinking porridge, and hot water was already on the shelf, steaming.

After she got dressed and washed her face, she walked over, looked at the untouched steamed buns in the bowl, didn't say a word, just took Xun Changqing's porridge bowl, tore up the steamed buns and put them in the porridge, "At least eat some, don't always picky eaters."

Stirring the steamed bread crumbs into the porridge only makes the porridge thicker, and it's not unpalatable. Xun Changqing watched her slender fingertips dangling in front of her eyes, and turned over her palm. There was a thin layer of calluses there. Formed by holding a sword all year round.

It was a bit rough to the touch, she smiled and said, "Your hand holding the sword seems to be gentler only last night, no, it's not very gentle either, you pinched me last night."

Fortunately, there were only two of us at this time, otherwise Wei Lingci would have blushed because of the trouble, this little rascal did something bad last night, and now he still has the face to say, she pinched Xun Changqing and couldn't hold back her smile no matter what "Xun Changqing, you are becoming more and more shameless, will you do the same to other people when you go back, Merry Emperor?"

"I'm only flirting with you," Xun Changqing smiled and patted her hands off, rubbed her temples for her, and leaned on her shoulders, "Have you ever had a headache all these years?"

Headache is an old problem, and nothing can cure it. Xun Changqing also consulted the imperial physician in the imperial capital, and read medical books by himself, but there are many kinds of headaches, but Wei Lingci only had headaches, and he was fine, without other diseases.

"No, these days are busy, and I don't have time to think about you, so naturally I won't have a headache," Wei Lingci pulled her to sit down, added some porridge to her bowl, and pushed it to her table.

Xun Changqing drank the porridge, still thinking about her headache, and said: "After I go back, I should call a famous doctor to have a look. I can't keep this problem for a lifetime."

"Also, as you like," Wei Lingci didn't have time to talk to her right now, he just urged her to eat quickly, the guards outside would definitely be waiting for her, so there was no need to be in such a rush after a long journey.

After Xun Changqing drank two bowls of porridge, Wei Lingci finally let her go. He ordered someone to take the cloak for her, tie the ribbon, put his fingertips through the hair and put it on the top of her head, and said: "Go back. Pay attention to safety, remember to write to me on the way, and someone must send it to me every day, so that I can feel at ease and won't have a headache."

"I know, you should go back earlier, these days are stable, you have to pay attention to your own safety, after all, many people don't want you to go back," Xun Changqing looked down at her hand, his eyes darkened, and pushed her back on the bed , After all, I feel sorry for her: "Sleep after you are tired, don't send me off."

People who are usually procrastinators moved very quickly today. Before Wei Lingci could speak, Xun Changqing stepped out of the tent and went out of the barracks with Yuan Yu, and told her: "Yuan Wei, you and Wei Lingci returned to the imperial capital, and brought you Together with Sister Asu, there are all your relatives there, you are different from me, your parents only have you as a child, and they will never let you suffer."

Yuan Yu was stunned, she had already gone far away, the emperor's words could be regarded as an imperial decree, but she was very curious about how the emperor would handle the matter between her and Wei Lingci.

A woman is an emperor, and a woman is made a queen. When these two rare things come together, they will be condemned by the world.

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In the imperial capital, the winter snow melted, and after the second dragon raised its head in February, the weather became much warmer.

It was also getting dark later, and there were many bonsai placed under the inner corridor of Ning'an Palace. Two and a half-year-old Xun Xing was running under the corridor eaves with short legs. Seeing the beautiful flowers blooming, he wanted to reach out and grab them. How precious are these flowers.

The nurse watched him pick the flowers again, and felt sorry for the newly budded flowers, so she went forward and dragged him to find the queen mother. Xun Xing's temperament was quite docile, and the nurse listened to her words, so she followed her into the palace.

The queen mother had dinner and was going to take a walk in the courtyard. When she saw the child, she led him outside. She also had some feelings for the people raised in her own palace. Besides, this child was trained by Xun Changqing. Also put aside those grievances.

The child is still young, always clinging to her, now hugging her legs, pointing to those flowers, "I want... grandma..."

Boys like flowers, which is really rare. The Empress Dowager knows that these flowers are treasured by the palace people. They are nothing more than specially sent by the emperor. They are raised in the greenhouse and bloom earlier than ordinary ones.

Ning'an Palace is deserted and the colors are monotonous.The emperor was not an ordinary woman, so naturally he didn't like these flowers and plants, so he ordered all the people to move here to add some fun to the queen mother.Palace people also cherish these things, so they often move out to bask in the sun. It is warm today, and they will move back into the palace later.

The queen mother squatted down by herself, picked a beautiful flower, and handed it to Xun Xing. Seeing that he was smiling happily, she couldn't help but also smiled, and nodded his nose, remembering his enlightenment.

Aoki came over and replied, "Your Majesty said that she will resolve this matter as soon as possible, you just wait, the young master is still young anyway. However, Xun Yiran wants to see the child, it seems to be sick, His Majesty is still in the Tai. Do not disturb."

The past is hard to forget, the queen mother turned cold when she heard Xun Yiran's name, "If you are sick, please call the imperial doctor, what is the use of looking for a child, you ask the imperial doctor to visit him, and moan without illness."

Aoki has served the Empress Dowager for many years, knowing that she doesn't like these things, so he doesn't bother about it anymore, and just accepts orders to step down.

The children playing in the corridor didn't know what the adults were discussing, but seeing their grandmother's displeasure, they didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore, and immediately stood obediently aside, then turned their heads and saw the menacing man with a sword coming in, which scared him Hid behind the wet nurse.

The Empress Dowager looked at Yuan Qingming who looked anxious, and waved her hand to screen everyone away, "Is something wrong with Tai An Dian?"

The emperor was not in the palace, and only three people knew about this matter, Yuan Qingming, the queen mother, and Zi Jin, who served in front of the imperial court.

The emperor trusted Yuan Qingming because he had made great contributions to the dragon, and Yuan Qingming also kept his duty. After the emperor left the palace, he and Zijin stayed outside the palace every day to guard against mistakes.

But Zijin was invited away by the queen mother's people today, and he never went back.

Although the empress dowager and the emperor were not biological mothers and daughters, they had a very good relationship these years, and no one dared to divorce the two of them. Therefore, when Ning'an Palace came to invite people, Yuan Qingming did not interrogate them, but Zijin had been gone for a long time. Haven't gone back yet.

She felt that something was wrong, so she immediately came to Ning'an Palace to ask about the situation.

These days, only Zijin can enter and exit Tai'an Temple. She is a servant in front of the imperial court and knows too many things about the emperor. If someone captures her, she will probably notice that the emperor is not in the imperial capital.

At that time, the sky will fall.

The Empress Dowager knew that these matters were of great importance, and the emperor was still a few days away from returning, and something went wrong at this time, not only the imperial capital would be in chaos, but she was also in danger.

The spring day has not yet arrived, and it was a bit warm, but everyone felt that it was too cold now. The Queen Mother went back to the palace and ordered people to invite Tang Mo. If Zijin didn't show up tomorrow morning, I'm afraid someone would come out and strongly want to see the emperor.

It wasn't the first day that Yuan Qingming was in charge of an important place in Gyeonggi, but it was the first time that he quietly took someone away from under his nose.The four palaces are guarded by his people. These days are special times. No matter who enters the palace, they have to be interrogated. It is not easy to take someone out.

It's not easy, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.Apart from powerful ministers, he couldn't think of anyone else who would have the ability to lead people out of the palace.

There are many powerful officials in the imperial capital, such as Xun Yi, such as Tang Mo, or Yuan Qingming himself and so on.

When people went to invite Tang Mo, Yuan Qingming took people to various palaces to investigate, digging three feet to find Zi Jin.

Tang Mo was the director in the side hall of Hanyuan Hall, and immediately rushed to Ning'an Palace after receiving the order from the Empress Dowager.

The queen mother was a well-known gentle person in the palace before, but Tang Mo was impressed by her tenacity. Who can adopt other people's heirs without a child, turn the tide and establish a new emperor, and integrate with the new emperor emotionally without any trouble? too contradictory.

After she heard that the little emperor was not in the imperial capital, she only curled the corners of her lips and showed no other expression. This was what she had guessed. She had followed the little emperor for two years and was familiar with her hardworking temperament. How could she take it seriously in a dream? It is also absolutely impossible to guard the emperors of all dynasties in the Tai'an Palace.

Tang Mo lowered her head, "Queen Mother, you have indulged Your Majesty too much."

Now that the court situation is stable, although Xunyi of the Pingnan Palace will not interfere too much with the emperor's decision, the disappearance of the emperor at this time clearly gives people the opportunity to rebel.

This remark is a bit resentful, but it is more like blaming a mother for indulging her child. The queen mother is also a little anxious, regardless of her words, "Now that Zijin is missing, Aijia wants you to go to the Pingnan Palace to find out wind."

"Are you suspicious of King Pingnan? I don't think so. King Pingnan disdains these methods the most. I'm afraid it won't be him."

She actually argued for Xun Yi, which surprised the Queen Mother. These words did not seem to be the explanations that courtiers should have. It stands to reason that the two argued for a long time in the court hall, and Tang Mo could always pinpoint Xun Yi's fault, suppressing him so much that he couldn't breathe. Qi, seems to know Xun Yi very well.

Perhaps the queen mother's questioning eyes were too obvious, Tang Mo immediately knew that what she said just now was too deliberate, so she leaned over and bowed, the mask on her face glowed with silver light under the bright candlelight, but her eyes became clearer, "Queen mother, I wish you Go and have a try, but I'm afraid something will happen tomorrow, so you have to be prepared."

The queen mother has seen Tang Mo several times, but this is the first time she has seen such eyes. She feels a little familiar, but Tang Mo wears a mask all day long. No one knows what half of her face looks like, but there is no time right now. Think about these things again.

She nodded and agreed, "Then you go there. Changqing trusts you, and the Ai family should trust you. Tang Qing, please take care of the court affairs."

Hearing the word "Changqing", Tang Mo inexplicably grasped it with the hands in his sleeves. After saluting to the Queen Mother, he left Ning'an Palace.

According to the emperor's itinerary, he will be back in a few days, not 49 days, and a few days' delay is not a problem at all, but I'm afraid that someone who wants to catch Zijin will force her to say something she shouldn't say.

Her pace was so fast that the accompanying palace people couldn't catch up, and no one could see her after turning the corner.

But Tang Mo actually didn't turn the corner, but just hid in the corner, where a person was hiding, Rihan, an entertainer in the palace teaching workshop.

Tang Mo looked at the apprentice who was dressed in maid clothes, with a worried expression on her face, "What are you doing here?"

Rihan was originally on the first floor, but after the first floor was seized, she entered the palace teaching workshop. In fact, she just listened to Tang Mo's orders.

"Master, if Zijin is missing, he must not be in the palace. Think about it, this place is under Yuan Qingming's jurisdiction, and no one will hide him here and can't be found. Besides, Zijin's martial arts are not low. If there is a fight, how can it not be discovered."

"You mean the person who took her was an acquaintance?"

Rihan nodded. She took the risk to come here because she was afraid that Yuan Qingming would go in the wrong direction, "Also, go and find out who left the palace after Zijin disappeared, and whether they brought anything with them when they left the palace."

Tang Mo glanced at her disciple, her eyes were particularly bright in the darkness, and patted her on the shoulder, "After His Majesty returns, I will let you out of the palace as a teacher, and you should be free."

Rihan was picked up by Tang Mo, and she was raised by her side since she was a child, and she listened to her very much. Now that she is not young, it is time to pursue what she wants, and not to be dragged down by her.

"The teaching workshop is boring, why don't you ask me to serve His Majesty in front of the imperial court, Zijin's chances of this time are more than good, so why don't I take her place, okay?"

Compared to Rihan's secret joy, Tang Mo felt a little helpless, wanted to reprimand her, but didn't know how to speak.If Zi Jin told the truth, His Majesty would not tolerate her. If she gritted her teeth and kept silent, she might be killed, and she would not come back alive anyway.

She was silent for a while, and Rihan thought she disagreed, so he pushed her, "Master, I'm telling the truth, Your Majesty likes women, I think I can help you watch her to prevent her from messing around."

"Your Majesty's matter, I don't allow you to mess around, go back quickly," Tang Mo reprimanded, turned around and walked up the palace road, talking too much, most people are not in the palace anymore, she can only beg Zijin's mouth Strictly, you can't tell the truth.