Tangled

"A few days ago, Xiaoxiao came back with a message, saying that it was a letter from her family to report Zixu Nongzhang's joy, and it was for my nephew." Mu Luoluo laughed.

"Isn't it a bellyband?" Su Qingwan wondered, the white crane was really big.

"Have you seen any child who can carry such a big bellyband?" Mu Luoluo was amused by Su Qingwan, and shook her head helplessly, "This is a screen, I only embroidered a part of it, and Xiaoxiao and I embroidered one together." .”

"What about the other three? Could it be that there is only one screen in your Mu family?" Su Qingwan joked.

"Nonsense." Mu Luoluo raised her hand and patted Su Qingwan's back gently, "Of course the rest of the doors were embroidered by other daughters and daughter-in-laws of my Mu family."

"I'm also the daughter-in-law of the Mu family, shouldn't I also embroider a few stitches?" Su Qingwan blinked and leaned over to Mu Luoluo's ear and asked.

"This child has a light life, I'm afraid I can't afford the screen embroidered by a nobleman like you." Mu Luoluo smiled, taking advantage of Su Qingwan's inattention, and lightly bit Su Qingwan's earlobe, "It's only because of my hard life that I suppress it." I can hold you."

"I think you're clearly taking advantage of me." Su Qingwan blushed after being bitten by Mu Luoluo, and raised her hand to scratch her itch. "The empress is the mother of a country, and I don't know how much more expensive than me!"

"It's in Xiaoxiao's name to reward, and it's not Xiaoxiao doing it herself." Mu Luoluo grabbed Su Qingwan's wrist, half pushed and half hugged her to the couch, away from her embroidery frame, and leaned over to trap her under her body , let my breath hit her slender neck lightly, "And when did I take advantage of you?"

"You, you are frivolous..." Su Qingwan had clearly been married for many years, but she still couldn't stand Mu Luoluo's deliberate teasing. Although she fought back from time to time, the end result was always throwing away her armor.

"I was wronged." Mu Luoluo raised her head slightly, opened the distance between herself and Su Qingwan, and looked at her for a moment, "When is being intimate with your own wife considered frivolous?"

"Speaking eloquently." Su Qingwan snorted, raised her head and pecked Mu Luoluo's lips.

"Ma'am, Zhou Zhaoyi is here." Hei Yao lightly knocked on the door frame, interrupting Mu Luoluo's about to kiss.

"It's really time to come." Mu Luoluo chuckled, stood up, and helped Su Qingwan up.

"It's drizzling outside now, my sister is here at this time, maybe there is something important." Su Qingwan straightened her clothes and signaled Hei Yao to invite Zhou Zhaoyi in.Mu Luoluo turned around to prepare tea.

"Why did sister Zhou come here at this time?" Su Qingwan stood up with a smile, and greeted Zhou Zhaoyi.

"I went to the Empress Dowager's place to invite Ann. When I came out, I saw the drizzle, so I was too lazy to go back. I simply came to the empress to ask for a cup of tea." Zhou Zhaoyi laughed, "Did you disturb the empress's peace?"

"Of course not." Su Qingwan raised her eyes and glanced at Mu Luoluo, then smiled slightly.

Su Qingwan's residence and Zhou Zhaoyi's residence are not on the same road. If we talk about it in detail, Zhou Zhaoyi came out of the empress dowager's residence and went back to the palace via Su Qingwan's residence. Instead, he took a long detour. Mu Luoluo stood behind Su Qingwan, lowering her eyes.

"Your Majesty, have you heard about it recently? There was a severe drought in Minzhou, which lasted for more than three months, and no one reported it. It was not until a few days ago that the envoy who sent Ning Queyan's back to Turkic passed through Minzhou. Come up, and now there are victims of the disaster, disturbing the surrounding states and counties are not safe." Zhou Zhaoyi took a sip of tea and continued, "Your Majesty was furious when he heard about this, and a group of officials were dismissed and suspended, and he ordered the prince to go to the disaster relief."

"I don't care about political affairs, and I haven't heard about it." Su Qingwan blinked and sighed, "No wonder it's so abnormally hot this year. It really is a catastrophe."

"Yesterday, news came from Minzhou again, saying that the prince's trip was full of hardships and dangers, and he almost broke down on the road." Zhou Zhaoyi put down his teacup and raised his eyes to see Su Qingwan's expression, "Finally arrived in Minzhou, and died again." The people rioted, and the mob slandered that the prince was unable to bear the heavy responsibility, which caused the disaster and punished the world."

"I don't know where sister Zhou heard these words from?" Su Qingwan was quite curious, Zhou Zhaoyi is not someone who cares about the government, how could she be so caring this time.

"To tell you the truth, I'm worried about Rong'er." Zhou Zhaoyi sighed, "The crown prince is on this trip, and Rong'er is accompanying him. These words were originally passed down by Rong'er to the empress. The empress thinks that I am on good terms with Sister Shen, so she will take care of you." Send someone to pass this matter to me."

"Then sister came to see me today?" Su Qingwan tilted her head, as the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, you can't go to the Three Treasures Hall. Zhou Zhaoyi came here in the rain today, definitely not just to ask for a cup of tea.

"I..." Zhou Zhaoyi bit her lips in embarrassment, the handkerchief in her hand was wrung out of shape, hesitated for a moment, and finally made up her mind and said, "Yesterday, someone from the imperial concubine also came to talk to me about this matter, I suspect that this is all written by Concubine An Xian, in this way, it is...that is..."

"The battle for the throne has officially begun." Su Qingwan raised her head and looked at Mu Luoluo, and then completed what Zhou Zhaoyi hadn't dared to say, "So you came to me because you want to remove the Third Highness from the party struggle?"

"Yes." Zhou Zhaoyi said firmly, "Rong'er's name naturally established his military uniform throughout his life. I heard that the Su family has never participated in party struggles and is devoted to His Majesty. I have come here to ask my mother to beg the general to take Rong'er in." To return to his command, even if it is just a pawn, as long as his life is saved, no matter what."

"This matter is not difficult to deal with, as long as the Third Highness submits the papers by himself and invites him to enter the camp, I will talk to my father." Su Qingwan smiled lightly, "In the past dynasties, there have always been a few princes who have dedicated themselves to the battlefield. Just don’t return to Beijing for the rest of your life.”

"It doesn't matter whether he returns to Beijing or not, as long as his life is safe. Sister Shen is indifferent and humble all her life. If she is alive, she will definitely choose to do so." Zhou Zhaoyi got the promise, relieved for a moment, and tears filled her eyes.

"Sister, why bother?" Su Qingwan hurriedly handed over her handkerchief, and wiped away Zhou Zhaoyi's tears, "Sister Shen has a spirit in the sky, and she will definitely be grateful to Sister Zhou for her affection."

"In this way, the stone hanging in my heart has fallen to the ground, so I won't bother my mother anymore." Zhou Zhaoyi turned his head and glanced out the window. The rain stopped at some point, and there was a faint sign of clearing up. "I will resign."

"Send off sister Zhou." Su Qingwan got up, sent her to the door of the Nuan Pavilion, and watched Hei Yao send her away.

"If this is really Concubine An Xian's handwriting, it would be too blatant." Mu Luoluo sat down on the couch, changed the teacup and poured tea again.

"So what, as long as the prince's life is safe, His Majesty will turn a blind eye. Party disputes are unavoidable in all dynasties." Su Qingwan took a seat opposite Mu Luoluo, and did not bring her teacup. He wanted to snatch the tea that Mu Luoluo had eaten. "What's more, this is only concubine Song's guess, and there is no real evidence that it was Concubine Anxian's work. Your Majesty has no other choice."

"The sky in this capital city is about to change." Mu Luoluo let Su Qingwan take away her teacup, shook her head with a smile, and looked out the window, where a faint golden light pierced the dim sky.

·

On August [-]th, news suddenly came from the south, saying that His Majesty had decided to return to the palace ahead of time, and asked the masters of the palace to pack up quickly and set off for the palace.

"Why is it so abrupt." Su Qingwan watched the maids coming and going in the room, feeling a little irritable, and lost interest in the tea she just made.

"Who knows." Mu Luoluo handed Hei Yao the clothes she was about to take away, and motioned for her to fold them up, "I don't even know when you brought this rose-red dress, and there's also the matter of your birthday. When did you start preparing?"

"Although you packed my clothes, you're not the only one in my room. I told Hei Yao to take them quietly, and I just didn't tell you." Su Qingwan smiled and said, "I was thinking about it. What kind of birthday gift would you like to prepare, I always feel that only a bracelet is too light, and it happened that Princess Li brought Ning Na here, so I came up with this idea, it was really amazing."

"Yeah." Mu Luoluo walked over and kissed Su Qingwan lightly on the forehead. Now every time she thinks about that night, Mu Luoluo can't help but feel excited again, "It's just that you are so amazing this year, what will happen next year?"

"What about next year, just think about it next year. If you want me to say, you should think about my birthday this year, what should you do." Su Qingwan put her arms around Mu Luoluo's waist and said with a smile.

"You have to think about it." Mu Luoluo pinched Su Qingwan's cheeks, "Okay, if you're bothered, go for a walk in the courtyard. Even the maids are tied up and dare not make a sound when you're here."

"No, I will be by your side." Su Qingwan shook her head, and then told Hu Po, "Bring me my pipa."

"What?" Mu Luoluo didn't know why.

"Let them clean up, I'll play a tune for you." Su Qingwan said.

"Why are you so excited today?" Mu Luoluo sat down opposite Su Qingwan as she said, and motioned Hei Yao to take away the folded clothes on the table.

"I don't know, I'm in an inexplicably good mood." Su Qingwan tuned the strings, and plucked a series of slides with her hands.

Mu Luoluo rested her head on one hand and watched Su Qingwan's fingers fluttering quietly. What she didn't tell Su Qingwan was that she was very uncertain now. She always felt that after returning to the palace, what awaited them was a different kind of wind and rain. The wind and frost I have seen.

·

On the first day of September, when the emperor returned to Beijing, everyone in the harem knew that the reason for His Majesty's early return was that the queen was four months pregnant, and it was more than two months when she left, but Mu Xiaoxiao never mentioned it, and vomited on the way. It was so bad that I had no choice but to say it.The emperor felt distressed, so he reduced many matters and rushed back early.

It can barely be regarded as a happy event, but there is one more thing that makes people don't know whether to be happy or worried.