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

"It's been five days, and I still haven't seen anything."

In the secret room where sandalwood is wafting, a man wearing a jade crown sits leisurely in front of the carved table, half of his body is hidden in the crystal curtain that swings in the wind.

He spoke in a soft and gentle voice, but when it fell into the ears of the middle-aged man who was kneeling stiffly on the ground, his already tense complexion turned paler, and beads of sweat rolled down from the corner of his forehead .

The secret room was suddenly quiet for a moment, and the atmosphere was like a taut string, as if it would snap apart with a "click" in the next second due to the spreading fear.

"Master, master..." Sweat slipped over the trembling eyelashes and dripped into the eyes of the middle-aged man. It was extremely painful, but he didn't even dare to reach out and wipe it off.He swallowed hard, and there was an imperceptible tremor in his voice, "The subordinates have all arranged according to your instructions, and the people have also been dispatched, and the subordinates personally watched them shoot Han Tiejian. This... This is impossible!"

"Impossible?" The sour pear wood cabinet with intricate carvings casts layers of shadows, blurring the man's face, and can only hear a chuckle that seems to be extremely pleasant, "Oh? You mean... I Lying to you?"

"Subordinates don't dare! Subordinates dare not!" The middle-aged man opened his eyes wide in horror for a moment, shaking his body and knocking his head heavily with a "bang bang".

He knew how vicious and terrifying the gentle smiling man in the seat was, like a dormant demon quietly dormant in the darkness, applauding and overturning could determine life and death.Colleagues who disappeared inexplicably due to various coincidental "accidents", as well as those who he had been ordered to clean up with his own hands, once again appeared in his mind with eyes open and unable to rest.If the person in the seat thinks that he is passive and slack, or has doubts...

He thought of the various instruments of torture deep in the dungeon that were stained with thick blood, as well as the intermittent howling and screaming, and he couldn't help but shivered violently.The middle-aged man took a few steps forward, raised his head and looked at the man eagerly and longingly, "Master, please give this subordinate another chance. This time, this subordinate will definitely do better... must do better!"

The man lowered his eyes to look at him for a while, his unpredictable eyes reminded people of the cold and treacherous vertical pupils of poisonous snakes.With another chuckle, he turned his face away, and looked leisurely at the beautiful flower scene on the window sill, "Why are you so nervous? I have never hesitated to give my loyal subordinates a second chance."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, collapsed on the ground, and showed a relieved smile.

Great, great... finally escaped a catastrophe.

He gratefully looked at the man who was still smiling slightly. In his eyes, the man raised his bony hand and made a random gesture.

The middle-aged man's smile instantly froze on his face, and his pupils dilated in disbelief.

The next second, a shadow suddenly jumped down from nowhere in the room, picked up his collar and quickly dragged him out.The neck of the middle-aged man was reddened by the collar. He struggled to scratch the ground with his nails, begging for mercy trembling all over, screaming louder and louder, "Master, spare me! Master, please... um..."

The screams were cut off suddenly, and after a burst of rustling cloth rubbing, the secret room returned to its former silence.

The man seemed to be unaware of what happened next to his ears, but he still looked out of the window calmly and muttered in his mouth.

"However, there is no need to be so patient when dealing with waste."

After a moment of silence, he spoke again, with a hint of coldness in his tone, "Bring the Grand Master over here for a talk."

"Yes." A short answer came from the corner of the room, but in the blink of an eye, a black shadow disappeared in an instant.

The man slowly threw the secret letter on the table into the brazier and burned it a little bit, and with a "snap", he closed the exquisitely carved jade bone fan in his hand.

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The wind drove the torrential rain to sprinkle the high city, and the clouds pressed down lightly and the thunder sounded.

The season has gradually turned to early summer, Yichuan Tobacco, the city is full of wind, the yellow plum rain has been falling for a few days, and the fine rain has woven several layers of tulle on the high towers of the capital.

When Shen Jinghe walked to the gate of the mansion, he was about to lift his feet, but his steps were stopped by a few drops of cold rainwater falling from the corner of the eaves.

"Master, wait! You forgot to bring your umbrella!"

Cheng Mo held the oil-paper umbrella in one hand, and trotted up to Shen Jinghe with a thicker green umbrella in the other hand, shook the raindrops splashed on his body, and handed the umbrella to Shen Jinghe.

Shen Jinghe took the umbrella, walked towards the carriage, frowned and said, "It has been raining continuously for several days, and the capital's terrain is relatively high, so it's not a problem. But in other counties, if the land happens to be flat and low-lying, Or maybe the river has accumulated mud for a long time, and I don’t know if the local government officials have paid attention to it.”

Cheng Mo followed behind him, scratched his head, and looked up at the gloomy sky, "This... can't be? It's always raining continuously in April and May. The servant is stupid. Looking at the rain, it is different from the rain a few years ago. It doesn't seem like there's a big difference."

"Is that so... I hope so." Shen Jinghe had already opened the curtain and sat in the car, tapping on the table in front of him with one finger, thinking to himself.

There was the sound of the whip waving outside, the neighing of the horse and the faint thunder of the clouds rolling in the sky, the carriage gradually left the gate of the mansion and drove towards the palace.

After the coronation, although Shen Jinghe moved out of Changle Palace and moved into his own mansion in the capital, the connection between him and the queen was not severed because of this.From time to time, he would bring some snacks, tea, pictures and scenery to the Changle Palace to have a chat with the Queen, or to relax around the palace together.

As he said before, he has already regarded the queen as his second mother in this life.He knew that after he left the Forbidden Palace, the queen would be alone in the Changle Palace, so he would feel lonely occasionally, so he often went to her knees to show some filial piety.What's more, he himself cherishes this hard-won family affection very much.

The rain gradually became a little lighter, and the gentle breeze blew in, and the blue satin curtain in front of the car also swayed left and right.After the carriages and horses stopped in front of Changle Palace, Shen Jinghe got out of the carriage with an umbrella, and when he looked up, he saw the queen smiling at him on the front porch.

"I heard the sound of rumbling carriages and horses, so I thought maybe it was you who came over." The queen took two steps forward, ordered the maid to take away the wet green umbrella, and gently patted Shen Jinghe's clothes away Splashed raindrops, "It's rainy today, I thought you should be studying and resting at home, why did you come to the palace instead?"

"It's been a long time since I met your empress." Shen Jinghe smiled and helped the queen slowly into the palace. He deliberately walked on the outer edge of the corridor, shielding her from the cold wind that was carrying the rain, "before A few days ago, my subordinates sent a painting of flowers and birds to my residence, and I thought that my mother might like it, so I brought it along with me today."

Ginger tea to dispel the cold had already been set up in Changle Palace, and the square plum cake was filled in a silver plate on the table, which was exactly the one Shen Jinghe liked to eat on weekdays.

The queen pulled him to sit in front of the table, and looked at him carefully, and only after confirming that he had not become thinner due to the exhaustion of the official position, she smiled slightly, "What flower and bird paintings do you still have? If you can come over and talk to me from time to time, I'm already very happy."

Shen Jinghe smiled, didn't say much, just asked the maid to hang the valuable painting of flowers and birds on the wall.

In the past few years, the queen's body has improved a lot compared to the beginning, and her complexion has gradually turned rosy.However, since mid-spring, she seemed to have been suffering from a slight wind and cold, and occasionally coughed a few times on weekdays—it was not a major symptom, but she was occasionally a little tired.I called the imperial doctor to check the pulse a few times, but I couldn't see any other problems, I only prescribed a few prescriptions to remove dampness and cold, and told me to take more rest and less worry about my worries.

The queen covered her mouth with a handkerchief, turned her head and coughed twice, picked up the cup of ginger tea in front of her and took a sip, then admired the vivid picture scroll not far away, "It's really a rare treasure, look at this The peonies are painted so vividly, I'm afraid they will attract butterflies after a while."

"Your Majesty, as long as you like it." Shen Jinghe swallowed a piece of pastry, feeling the sweetness that melted in his mouth, "Is everything going well in the palace recently? If the two of you are going to cause another disturbance, your Majesty might as well let them go." Go Gu Dou, don't worry about it because of it, and don't waste your body in vain instead."

"I know you're worried about my health, but after so many years of ups and downs, I know it myself." The queen sighed slightly, with a trace of coldness in her eyes, "Concubine Xu has taken advantage of the opportunity these days Haosheng had a fit, that is, the emperor still couldn't leave the Xu family, so he turned a blind eye and let her be a monster. After Concubine Duan had a fierce fight with her last time, Xu also learned You are wise, during this period of time, you will only eat fast and chant Buddha in the palace, out of sight and out of mind, it is rare to find peace."

When mentioning Concubine Duan, Shen Jinghe couldn't help but think of the Han Tiejian from "Jianzhangying" that day, and a slightly mocking smile could not help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

These two concubines fought openly and aboveboard. In the several confrontations between their sons, except for the tit-for-tat on the bright side, the truly deadly ones were all dissolved into the dark night like shadows, making it difficult to find traces.

"It is indeed a rare tranquility..." He sighed thoughtfully.

If he hadn't decided to suppress the assassination, he would have fallen into someone else's trap and made a fuss in front of the emperor.I'm afraid that today's concubine Duan no longer has the mood to chant scriptures and worship Buddha?

The queen glanced at him, sighed and said, "You have been in the Ministry of Industry for a while, and the official duties are still heavy? No matter how busy you are, don't forget to eat according to the time. You are still young. Take care of your body so that you will have the strength to do other things in the future.”

"I know." Shen Jinghe nodded and replied, "Compared to the other departments, the Ministry of Industry can be regarded as leisurely. I usually sort out the pictures of mountains, rivers and rivers, and pay more attention to the pictures in various places. There is nothing busy about the repairs."

"It's just..." His eyes narrowed, and his expression suddenly became a little serious, "I don't know if I can be as leisure as usual in a few days."

The rain outside gradually increased again, and the white rain jumped into the half-opened diamond window.A dark cloud loomed over the top of the city, the wind was turbulent, and the sound of rolling thunder could be heard from time to time.

Is it really just Xia Yu like the previous few years?

Shen Jinghe sighed, and turned his gaze back to the indoor table.

hope so.

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