a pillow in autumn

In fact, Zhou Mubai was not far from the Imperial Study Room. On the day she returned to Beijing, Grandpa Quan led her to this unknown side hall courtyard. There were three Xiaobaoxia in the courtyard. As soon as she entered, the door was locked.There are guards in armor walking in front of and behind the door, patrolling day and night, without saying a word easily.

When she was about to arrive in Beijing, she had expected that there would be some disturbances in the court this time.As the prince of the former court, without the emperor's permission, he went to the border county without the emperor's permission, commanding more than [-] troops. Ask, but it is tantamount to fooling the emperor.

What's more, it is unknown how many people covet military power in court and in secret.

Zhou Mubai twirled a small teacup in his hand.The small porcelain cup is the calendula bottom of the eight-treasure lotus flower, with a small circle around the cup body. The things in the palace, whether they are used by the queen or not, have to be auspicious and festive.

The rain falling from the eaves hit the stone steps, ticking.Her mind was spinning slowly like a cup of tea in her hand.

When she returned to Beijing from Xizhen, she had a face-to-face meeting with Qu Bin, probably far away from the imperial city, and the right and wrong were not so clear. When Qu Bin took office as a new official, when he faced her, he felt a bit of self-pity and desolation.

On that day, he and she had an evening chat by the stove, and they both drank a few glasses of Bianjun strong wine, the liquor was like a frost knife, and it burned people's eyes red.He told her that since he came to seek a famous general in troubled times and govern the country as a famous official, that position, all dynasties and dynasties will inevitably be stained with blood, and at some point, the blood will splash on himself and his neck.

Zhou Mu's face was calm, and he only said lightly, Mr. Qu is drunk.

Qu Bin smiled.

Of course she knew that he was not drunk, although there were only the two of them in this camp, who could guarantee that the partition wall would not have ears.

Seeing her getting up to leave, Qu Bin suddenly grabbed her wrist and said: "Your Highness, I have nothing to do, I read a miscellaneous novel, and there are some things I don't understand."

Mubai saw that his behavior was very unusual, so he could only sit behind the desk and said, "I would like to hear more about it."

Qu Bin squinted his eyes and slumped down from his seat, thinking that he was very drunk, "I heard that after the king of Yue destroyed Wu, he wanted to make Fan Li a general. Your Majesty was humiliated by Kuaiji, the reason why I survived is only for today. Now that the hegemony has been achieved, it is time for me to die for the humiliation of Kuaiji." He poured himself a glass, holding the jug in his arms and said : "Your Highness, I don't understand. In troubled times and wars, Fan Li made so many contributions. After the king of Yue destroyed Wu, he rewarded all the officials, but he left a letter at that time. Why did he come?"

Several giant tallow candles were lit in the tent, as thick as a child's wrist, with uncut wicks, and the fierce flames were reflected in his eyes. Qu Bin looked at Zhou Mubai across the table, his eyes were slightly drunk.

There was only half of the story, what was left unsaid was that Fan Li left Yue State and moved to Qi State, remembering the doctor Wen Zhong who had shown him kindness, so he sent a letter to persuade him: "When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; the cunning rabbit Death, lackeys cooking. The King of Yue is a man with a long neck and a bird beak. He can share adversity, but not joy. Why don't you go?"

At that time, Wen said that he was ill and did not go to court, but he could not escape death in the end.

The sky is full of stars and the sky is full of stars. A soldier who is not on duty is sitting cross-legged by the bonfire. Tao Xun is playing a simple and desolate tune.

The conversation under the candle did not come later.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Mubai returned to the capital with Shen Lan and the twelve personal guards of Prince Rui's residence. Qu Bin rode a good horse to the camp thirty miles away, and he just cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness takes care of you." Then he turned and went back to the camp .

The climate in Ruijing is much finer than that in West Frontier. In late spring and April, it is the rainy season. Zhou Mubai sat alone in the small summer hug, and the tea in the small porcelain cup was already cold.

There was a knock on the door outside, and the door opened, but it wasn't the maid serving her three meals these days, but Quan Jing'an, the big celebrity in front of the emperor.

Eunuch Quan walked into the room, folded himself to pay his respects, and said in a shrill voice that His Majesty invites Prince Rui to Yanhua Hall.

The spring rain fell for almost a day, and a thin layer of water stains accumulated in the courtyard of the Yanhua Palace. The delicate flowers in the nursery were already in full bloom, and the calyx had been drooped by the wind and rain before they had time to stand out from the crowd.

Quan Jing'an took Prince Rui to Yanhua Hall with a Polygonatum oil-paper umbrella.

Passing through the Huatang and bypassing the long corridor, there are five-color bead curtains hanging in front of the Nuan Pavilion of Yanhua Hall, and the bead curtains jingle when the breeze blows by.Eunuch Quan bowed and replied softly: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui has arrived."

After a long time, Zhou Muchen's voice came from inside: "Let her in."

Quan Jing'an drew up the curtain, Zhou Mubai walked through the door alone, but saw four little girls wearing pink and green shorts, all holding big food boxes with their eyes down, walking and standing on both sides, waiting for Mubai to walk past them, He bowed his head and went out the door.

There has always been a saying in the palace that "there is no floor without blankets", not to mention it is the season of cold spring, the bluestone slabs of this small Nuan Pavilion are covered with a big Jin Wanfu fleece blanket, and Zhou Mubai's leather boots are soaked in rainwater, and they are slightly covered outside the blanket. Stand still.

There were a variety of dishes on the two tables with raised heads, Zhou Muchen sat on the top, said "huh", and raised his finger to the other table with raised heads.

Zhou Mubai thanked him and sat down, with his short body beside the Prime Minister to accompany him.

There was no one else in the room, only two brothers, holding their chopsticks silently in a corner of this lonely deep palace.

The emperor didn't speak, so Zhou Mubai naturally didn't know what to say.After using a few chopsticks without knowing the taste, I heard a sound from outside. The little girl came in with the wine jar, knelt down under the hall, and patted the mud seal.

Zhou Muchen said: "The freshly brewed Binglihua in Yujiufang is a bit sweet, but it's a pity that the aroma is easy to escape when you lift the lid of the cup. I reserved a jar for you to taste."

When Zhou Mubai heard about it, he quickly knelt down to thank him.

But Zhou Muchen said with a smile: "You have to kowtow to drink, how can you eat this meal?"

Zhou Mubai laughed too.But she felt a little heavy in her heart.The emperor never mentioned the matter of Xifeng, and she couldn't ask him why he detained her in the palace.

The iced pear wine is sweet and soft, and there is a slight aftertaste after the entrance, with the fragrance of pear blossom, which is refreshing in the aftertaste.

Zhou Mubai was preoccupied, and unknowingly drank a few more glasses, his face was flushed with a thin blush.

The sky was gloomy, and it rained non-stop outside the raised window drawers.Quan Jing'an had already sneaked into the small cubicle and changed into clean clothes, standing in the corridor and pricking up his ears.It's a pity that it was raining continuously under the eaves, and he almost pressed his ears to the bead curtain, and he couldn't hear the conversation in the warm pavilion in the inner room.

Fortunately, the little girls were all sent out, he took a deep breath as if his teeth were hurting, stomped his feet and hugged Fuchen, and put his hands back into his sleeves.

Zhou Muchen saw that the jar of wine was down to the bottom, he put down his chopsticks, his eyes were bright and dark, "Third brother, last night, I dreamed about my father."

Zhou Mubai blinked slowly, and looked up at her imperial brother.

"Father taught me that the master of success is a blessing to the common people with an upright and benevolent heart." Zhou Muchen looked deeply into her eyes through two curly lines, "Tell me, my heart can be considered benevolent." ?”

Zhou Mubai turned her head and thought for a moment, the mellow wine in the cup was still a bit lingering, her eyes were drunk, and she said frankly: "Since he ascended the throne, His Majesty has restrained himself and revived the etiquette, diligently governed and loved the people. His Majesty will personally comfort any request from the common people." She nodded, "Your Majesty is a good emperor, and my father must be very pleased."

She actually said such a straightforward evaluation that he is a good emperor, so she was really drunk.

Seeing her bewildered stare, Zhou Muchen couldn't laugh or cry.

But this was all arranged by him.

He got up and walked a few steps away, and took a red sandalwood box, which contained several notebooks.He took them out from a stack and placed them on Zhou Mubai's desk.

Although Zhou Mubai was drunk, she still knew that the memorials were not allowed to be read. She didn't touch those booklets, but only looked up at Zhou Muchen.

Zhou Muchen stood in front of her, looking at her from a high position, his voice was cool, and he couldn't hear any emotion: "There are people who are ginseng and you support yourself in the western frontier, some people are ginseng you want to divide the soil, and some people are ginseng you. , against Jiangshan."

Zhou Mubai listened to each sentence, tilted his head slightly, stayed for a while, and then slowly said: "Brother Huang, do you believe it?"

Zhou Muchen froze for a moment, she wasn't asking about His Majesty, subconsciously at this moment, she called him Emperor Brother.

He didn't answer her words, took two steps in front of her, and stood beside the jumping lights of the Panlong Candle Holder, against the light, unable to see emotions clearly. "According to the law, the prince's rebellion should be interrogated by the Dali Temple, the Criminal Department and the Yushitai. Mubai, if you are going to be handed over to the Dali Temple, are you willing to go?"

Zhou Mubai was still stunned, and said, "Of course I went."

The emperor looked at her silently for a while, and said dully: "But I don't want you to go. I don't want to let the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty see my jokes, saying that my brothers are eager to seize power one by one, and are eager to let me go. Everyone betrayed their relatives."

Zhou Mubai didn't know what he meant, but when she saw him turn around and take out a jasper flagon, she suddenly understood.

The whole body of the jug is green, and it is carved from a piece of excellent complete jade, with auspicious and wishful patterns on it.

Zhou Muchen held the pot with his own hands, and poured a full cup into the small wine bottle on Zhou Mubai's table.The purple satin sleeves were locked around the wrists, making the clear water in the wine bottle sway slightly.

"Do you know what this is?" he asked.

"Calendula wine." She tried her best to keep her voice steady, but she still trembled slightly.

Calendula wine is gorgeous and rich, but it has another more common name: poisonous wine.

Zhou Muchen said: "Do you still have any wish?"

Zhou Mubai took a deep breath, and said in a manly voice: "The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. It is the fault of the humble minister to go to the west without the imperial edict this time. Say." She left the case, knelt down in front of Zhou Muchen, and kowtowed respectfully, "Your Majesty wants to impose a death penalty on my minister, and I will give you an order to thank you. It's just that my wife raised her children in the deep courtyard of the heavy gate, and Yu Chen did it outside. I really don’t know what I did, I only ask Your Majesty, Nianchen’s sons and daughters are all young, keep the life of my son-in-law and his parents-in-law, raise the young children, I am grateful, I will never forget it.”

After she finished speaking, she raised the small wine cup and smiled softly, Xun'er, I know you will miss me, but you must live a good life.

I miss you alive.

The golden wine soaked her lips and tongue, burning her throat hotly, she frowned, the light in her eyes dimmed, she felt a twist in her stomach, and then lost consciousness.

Last night's dream was also foggy and foggy. Zhou Muchen dreamed that he was in the Jinyu Palace of his mother. The queen was still young, and her gestures were graceful, luxurious, dignified and elegant.He turned around and saw what the father and the queen were talking about. The mother smiled gently and pointed to a chess table outside, and he walked over to play chess with the father.

The majestic palace gates and towering buildings, the sound of rain falling on the cornices was so clear, scattered on the golden glazed tiles, he looked up, but saw dragons and phoenixes carved on the Huazhu, hidden in the thick smoke.When he lowered his head again, the chessboard was gone, his father was gone, and Jinyu Palace was gone.

He woke up from the dream, sweating profusely.The cold rain continued outside the hall, and the shadows of candles in the sleeping hall were shaking.The bright yellow bed curtain reflected his lonely shadow, he held his forehead, thinking of the dream just now, and from that dream, he thought of the chess game.

At that time, Zhou Mubai had just passed the small ceremony for less than a year, and the young prince of fifteen or sixteen years old insisted on turning a square radius of Qiongzhou into a rich fish and rice town that everyone called good.

When she was about to return to Beijing, he was discussing with his father Wenping in the Jinyu Palace. His father asked him why he married the daughter of the Duke of Wei, but Mu Ye married the already declining Xiao family. daughter.

He said that he understood that the father was planning for his son.

Afterwards, his father said that Mubai had been very affectionate since he was a child.During the conversation, Father Huang also looked into his eyes, as if looking into his heart.

"I tell you these words today, I want you to remember that she is your brother and foot, and also your subject, even though she is your subject, don't forget, she is your brother and foot in the end."

Did the royal father at that time have expected that one day he would also stand on the top of a high cliff, majestic and majestic but surrounded by difficulties.

He must distinguish between loyalty and treachery.

He can hand over the rest of the matters to his ministers, but he has to make his own decisions on this one.

Twilight and raindrops shrouded the Rui Palace, and the chill of the spring night seeped in, lingering in strands.I can't see clearly, I can't feel it, it's like people's hearts through the belly.

Zhou Muchen finally bent his knees and sat in front of the steps, rubbed the soft hair on Zhou Mubai's forehead, and said to himself: "I really treat you like a brother, don't let me down."

The author has something to say: Wrapped up like a bear, I typed in front of the computer, but I still caught a cold.When can the dormitories in the south be heated?Please treat everyone equally!

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