It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

The snow is clear and the wind is warm, the frost is gone and the sun is warm, and the silver-clad towers look faintly, and the clouds and powder are falling down a thousand layers.

Today is a rare sunny day. The snow that covered the sky at night stopped in the early morning, and the warm winter sun hangs high above the clouds, and the golden light evenly sprinkles the ground.

Shen Jinghe supported the queen and walked on the quiet stone path, apart from the sound of footsteps on the soft snow, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of snow crushing and pruning bamboo.

"Your Majesty, do you want to rest for a while?" Shen Jinghe looked at her expression, and spoke after consideration.

The queen's health has obviously improved a lot in the past few months, perhaps because it will be the end of the new year in a few days, the palace is filled with joy everywhere, and her face is rarely rosy.However, it has been a long time since he went out today, and the queen didn't say anything, but he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Alright, let's sit in front for a while." The Queen patted the back of his hand and gave him a smile, "After the corner ahead, you will be Qingming Ferry. According to your temperament, you will definitely like this place. "

Hearing what she said, Shen Jinghe felt a little curiosity in his heart, but his pace still focused on the queen, and he didn't speed up much.

Turning around a low-hanging withered branch, what comes into view is a small ferry adjacent to the palace gate.The tributary of the Broken River gurgling out of the palace gate, and now due to the cold weather, a half-thin layer of clear ice has formed on the surface of the river.The river twists and turns around the sapling orchid, and it is full of vanilla.

There is a small thatched shed in the distance, and there is faint tea smoke coming out of the roof of the shed, curling upwards.

This place doesn't look like a palace, but it looks like a wild crossing where the river tide brings rain.The wooden boat is moored at the ferry with straw ropes, and it can also indulge in the leisure of February and March in lazy winter days.

"There is such a leisurely place in the palace..." Shen Jinghe said in amazement, "Although it is winter, it is not difficult to imagine the beautiful scene of 'the shadow of the rainbow bridge on the sunny day, and the sound of the autumn geese and sculls' on weekdays" .”

"Yes." The queen's leisurely voice seemed to be filled with nostalgia, "When I was young, I always liked to push away the people in the left and right palaces, and walked here alone. Qingmingdu is like a difficult palace in the palace. It is a place of escape from the world, the old Sidu people in the palace stay here, but fewer and fewer people come out of the palace here. When they have leisure, occasionally guests come here to chat and drink tea with the Sidu people. No matter how the world changes, it will not disturb this peace."

Shen Jinghe looked at the tea smoke blown away by the wind in the cold air from a distance, and he knew in his heart that it was Sidu Zhe's residence.He turned his head and looked at the queen inquiringly, "Then empress, do you want to go over and have a chat with her?"

The queen smiled and shook her head, with a hint of loneliness in her eyes.

"No... After Xi'er left, I never came here again. I lost the state of being flattered and humiliated, and I can no longer look at Qixia Lonely Bird like I used to. When I saw it, I kept seeing Sangyu Evening scene, the slanting sun is dark."

Shen Jinghe lowered his head, wanting to speak comfortingly, but the pain of bereavement and the hatred of betrayal can be dispelled by others with just a few words?

"Shocked Crane." The Queen held his arm first, looked at him fixedly, with a complicated expression on her face, "Can you blame me? I brought you here today to tell you that even if In this treacherous and treacherous palace, as long as you have the heart, you can still enjoy the simplicity and leisure like the Qingming Ferry... At that time, in the Yihua Pavilion, I wanted to force you—"

"Niang Niang." Shen Jinghe raised his eyes, and smiled lightly, interrupting her increasingly hasty and guilty tone.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself, and I never blamed you for it." He paused, then said softly, "I know that the deep palace is treacherous and treacherous, if you didn't mention it to me at the time, just I'm afraid that I'll become a duckweed that I can't help myself here. Besides, in a place like a paradise like Qingmingdu, who can hide in it for a lifetime?"

The queen twitched her lips, as if hesitating to ask something else.Shen Jinghe looked at her, his sincere eyes were not stained with any impurities, "...No matter why we stood side by side in the first place, to this day, you are already another mother in my heart."

The corners of the queen's eyes were a little red, she gently embraced Shen Jinghe, and closed her watery eyes with a long sigh, "...good boy. You are also my son of Wei Yuyun."

Shen Jinghe lowered his slightly moved eyes.He didn't lie, whether it's the queen, or the fourth sister and fifth brother, the unattainable family love in the previous life is now at the fingertips, there is no reason for him not to reach out and hold it.

It's like the sweetness of yogurt, once he has tasted it, he won't let it go easily.

The queen sighed, let go of him, and her eyes returned to the calmness without sadness or joy, "If you like this place, you can sit here for more. Yihua Palace has become restless these days, so if you find fault Playing a show of prestige in various departments, before the trouble comes to me, I have to go back and deal with it first."

"Concubine Duan?" Shen Jinghe's eyes narrowed, "I only thought that the eldest prince is reckless and irritable, but it turns out that he is the concubine who can please him?"

The queen sneered, "If it wasn't for a good grandfather who held military power, how would she have dared to stir up trouble in Yihua Palace, and even the proud concubine Xu Gui would have to let her take a piece of the pie?"

"I know that the Ministry of War has always been in charge of the military affairs of the world, but Deng Shangshu, the great prince's grandfather, can hold military power in his hands?" Shen Jinghe was a little surprised when he heard this.

"You don't know something." The queen said in a low voice, "Deng Lei was born as a military general. He led the Xin'an Army under his command to suppress the rebellion several times in the southwest, and then he was transferred back to the capital to become the Minister of the Ministry of War. The Xu family has become more and more powerful in recent years. Whether intentionally or not, the emperor did not remove Deng Lei's military power. Therefore, he can still rely on his status as a general to mobilize his own part of the troops."

"So that's how it is." Shen Jinghe pondered thoughtfully, "It's no wonder that the eldest prince is so arrogant in the palace, even his cousin Wang Qi dared to speak provocatively several times."

The empress had a bit of resentment and worry on her face, "I know you have a hard time in Taixue... Neither the eldest prince nor Wang Qi have a friendly temperament."

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Shen Jinghe tilted his head calmly, hiding the coldness that flashed across his eyes, "The more powerful they are now, the more they are proud of their weapons, and they will fall into the blue clouds in the future. It will only get worse. I am not worried about it, but..."

He frowned, his expression rarely dignified.

The empress naturally understood what he meant, and patted the back of his hand reassuringly, "Although the third prince's palace is quite deep, and there are countless forces behind him, I can see that this son's heart is too narrow-minded, and he will definitely be killed in the future." Going astray by yourself. You don’t have to worry too much, for the present plan, you should take good care of yourself and play by ear.”

"Well, I know." Shen Jinghe loosened his expression, turned his head and smiled at the queen.

After chatting a few more words, the queen got up and prepared to go back to the palace.Shen Jinghe wanted to help her go back, but the queen gently pressed her on the seat, only smiled and asked him to see the quiet scenery of Qingming Ferry for him.

Knowing that the empress saw the faint worry in his brows and eyes, and wanted him to adjust his mood alone, Shen Jinghe no longer refused, but repeatedly asked the empress to be careful all the way.

He tapped his knuckles on the mottled wood railing, looked at the looming towering palace gate at the end of the glacier, and exhaled a cloud of white air.

The road is difficult, the road is difficult, the night is difficult to see, where is his thoroughfare?

The eldest prince leans against the Ministry of War, holds the military power in his hands, and firmly sits in the name of the eldest son.The grandfather of the third prince's grandfather, Xu's family, was full of brocade flowers and cooking oil over a fire. There were countless disciples and families, and it could be said that half of the hand covered the blue sky.

What about him, what else does he have?

Unexpectedly, a cold shadow appeared in his mind, but that figure stood like a green pine, but looked at him from afar, with a gentle and determined smile on his lips.

"Don't be afraid, I'm always behind you."

Shen Jinghe took a deep breath, closed his eyes forcefully, his curled fingers tightly grasped the wooden railing without knowing it.

As the cold air invaded, his head suddenly became dizzy. For a while, it was Liang Yan's warm breath blowing on the back of his neck, and for a while, it was his black cloak covering him overwhelmingly.Someone whispered "Little Crane" in his ear non-stop, whether it was a indulgent sigh or helpless comfort, there was a lingering meaning lingering around for no reason in the deep voice.

No, it shouldn't be like this...

He was flustered like never before, and felt that if he continued like this, he would lose control of his own heart.He wanted to cover his ears and escape, and wanted to tell Liang Yan loudly that this friendship had begun to change quietly.But when he stumbled and stood up, he saw a figure riding a fine horse standing outside Zhumen's gate. Hearing the sound, he tilted his head to brush away the plum-like snow on his shoulders, and bent over and stretched out a hand to him.

Come.

He knew what the figure was going to say.

Before he opened his mouth, he was completely defeated, and he could only watch helplessly at the hand that he put on him without hesitation.

Shen Jinghe took a step back and sat down on the seat beside the railing, his trembling knuckles pressed against his head which was deeply bowed due to exhaustion.

Why is this... what happened to him?

His heart was at a loss, but he knew that under this panic, there was something faintly about to come out, but he forcibly suppressed it in his heart.

Strange, so strange—he didn't know what the restless and inexplicable feeling in his heart was, but he knew intuitively that once it broke through the ground and saw the sun, it would grow and spread wantonly, making his whole body look like nothing. Be like yourself, leaving no room for breathing.

"Liang Yan..."

Hearing the words whispered by himself unconsciously, Shen Jinghe was startled, a trace of panic and embarrassment flashed across his face.Restlessly resting his face on his arms, he raised his eyes to look at the little snow that started to fly and fall again in the clear blue sky.

Even if there is no snow, I will stay here.

Inexplicable words came to mind again.Shen Jinghe closed his eyes, no longer thinking about these chaotic and unclear thoughts, just letting the cool snow flakes fall on his black hair.

One day, one day, he would find out for himself.

But before that, he knew that there was someone waiting for him.

……

On the way back, when there were only a dozen steps away from Changle Palace, an uninvited guest wandered out among the frost-colored branches and blocked his way.

Shen Jinghe's complexion has long since returned to his usual calm, he bowed in a measured manner, "If the third brother wants to meet the queen empress, she is in the palace, so you can go directly."

Shen Zhuomin finally lost the jade fracture fan in his hand. After stopping Shen Jinghe with a smile on his face, he took a step forward, with a friendly and slightly surprised tone, "Look at what the sixth brother said, Brother Huang couldn't just come to you specially. Is it?"

"I don't know what the emperor's order is?" Shen Jinghe also responded impeccably.

However, Shen Zhuomin stopped talking. After a long while, he looked at the face of the person in front of him and smiled lightly, "After these few months of trials, Brother Huang heard that the master of Taixue praised you so much, and he was very pleased. However, you After all, it is impossible for me to stay in the Imperial Academy for the rest of my life, and sooner or later I will embark on an official career. With the intelligence and talent of my sixth younger brother, I can also study with my father more in the future."

"Brother Sanhuang, what are you talking about?" Shen Jinghe's eyes widened in surprise, with a slightly ocher expression on his face, "If you want to learn, you must learn from the chiefs of the departments. If you are lucky in the future, maybe You can still become a generation of virtuous ministers."

Shen Zhuomin's eyes flickered as he looked at him, to cover up the surging emotions for a moment, and patted him on the shoulder without saying a word.

"Sixth brother is still young, it's normal to be undecided for a while. If you change your mind in the future, you might as well talk to brother Huang, and we can go together to ask for grace from father, so that you can follow me for more Learn a thing or two."

"Brother Huang really thinks highly of me." Shen Jinghe's eyes didn't move at all, but there was a shameful smile on his face, "My brother is a fool, I'm afraid I can only disappoint your good intentions."

"Is it?"

Shen Zhuomin turned his eyes away and didn't look at him again, with a slight smile on his lips, "It's getting late, the sixth brother will go back to the palace first, and the emperor will take his leave first."

"Respectfully send off the emperor." Shen Jinghe bowed respectfully to the prime minister.

When Shen Zhuomin passed him by, a coldness as if being targeted by a poisonous snake climbed and spread on his back, but Shen Jinghe still didn't move, as if he didn't feel anything.

The back of the costume gradually disappeared from sight, Shen Jinghe raised his head and narrowed his eyes slightly.

In the north wind, the white and crystal-clear snow flakes fell one after another, and landed on the winding path, but the whiteness faded due to the trampling of the palace people, and it melted and dispersed into a piece of mud.

Taking one last look at Bai Xue who had fallen into the mud, Shen Jinghe turned his head with a calm expression, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

His eyes are full of residual snow, towers and gardens, and he has left behind him without hesitation.

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Xiaoliang, there is a long way to go [pat shoulders]

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