The wind of wonder in Tianyue rises from the frontier fortress

In the days that followed, an inexplicable feeling shrouded the front and back palaces of the Xixia Kingdom.The Empress went to the side hall of Fengming Palace less and less often, but spent more and more time in Qinzheng Hall to handle government affairs.Exhibits recording all the government affairs flew out of the Hall of Qinzheng like a snowflake, and kept all the officials at all levels in the entire court busy.

It has been a long time for the empress to be diligent in governing. Since Li Wanhua came to the throne, this Xixia country has always been governed by officials and the state machinery is running in an orderly manner. Although the civil and military officials dare not say that everyone is self-disciplined, most of them can still follow the rules and behave in their own work. Shining hot on the job.

However, during these days, the empress's diligence seems to have exceeded the normal range, and what is even more worrying is that the smile on her face seems to have gradually diminished, and she treats people above others. What is different from the past is that she seems to have a kind of indifference that rejects people thousands of miles away. Everyone around her knows that these days Li Wanhua, even if she is still smiling at you, you still can't feel it. The warmth behind her smile.

Lu'er and He'er who followed Li Wanhua were even more shocked by her changes.Because only those who are with them know how empress has lost weight these days, since she talked with the side hall of Fengming Palace alone that day, she seems to be a different person.

What's more, Li Wanhua has recently fallen in love with drinking, and the amount of alcohol seems to be increasing day by day.I don't know how many times Lu'er and He'er helped Li Wanhua back to the imperial couch when she was drunk at the desk, and I don't know how many times I heard her call that person's name in her dream.

Li Wanhua did not tell them the content of the conversation with Chu Qingxi that day, but it is not difficult for them to see from her painful and helpless expressions that they, the king who hangs down and rules, are suffering from intellectual and emotional torture.

It's just that, apart from a few servants in Fengming Palace who knew about these things, even Empress Dowager Zhang was kept in the dark.Following an edict in the Hall of Qinzheng, announcing that the empress would choose a good man to be her husband across the country, all unmarried and virtuous men could sign up for the selection, and Empress Dowager Zhang relaxed completely.

Her child did not disappoint her after all!Empress Dowager Zhang silently knelt down in front of the altar, folded her hands and prostrated herself on the ground. She prayed for the Buddha to bless the weather in Daxia and the people’s well-being. I can bless her only child's throne to be consolidated, safe and happy.If the former is the duty she should fulfill as the empress dowager of the dynasty and Li's daughter-in-law, then the last point is what she said from the bottom of her heart as a mother.

She hoped that the edict to leave the Palace of Qinzheng came from Li Wanhua's heart, and hoped that it was the wisest choice made by the emperor after he really understood the key points.However, she didn't dare to ask, for she was afraid that the answer she would get was not what she wanted.But even so, isn't things developing in the direction she most expects?

"Yingyue, as long as you give birth to a son and a half daughter for my Great Xia Dynasty, no matter who you want to be with from now on, the queen mother will stand by your side without hesitation.", Empress Dowager Zhang silently called Li Wanhua's baby name in her heart, secretly I swear in my heart.

At this time, all the people in the front hall were also shocked by this sudden edict.A few days ago, the empress was even furious at Zhongshuling Wang Yansong because of this matter, and now only a few days later, the edict of choosing a husband with the seal of tens of thousands of Hanchen's treasures was handed down from the Palace of Qinzheng. It's so big and repeated so quickly, it can be said that the Sacred Heart is unpredictable.

But no matter what, the empress suddenly let go of her agreement to choose a husband, which is always a good thing for the whole world to celebrate.At the moment, the marriage urging group headed by Zhongshu Ling Wang Yansong is gearing up. After a while, the division of labor has been clarified and responsibilities have been implemented. From the general election to the preparation of the wedding, it can be said that it is non-stop and in full swing.

While the whole country was having a carnival over the event of the empress choosing her husband, one of the parties involved in this event, the empress Li Wanhua was haggard day and night.Every day, besides dealing with political affairs, she just drank. Once, Lu'er and He'er couldn't stand it any longer, so they took the courage to take the wine glass from her hand, but they heard Li Wanhua say quietly: "I only have If you are drunk, this heart will not hurt. You don’t even let me get drunk, do you really have to force me to death to be reconciled?"

Only this time, Lu'er and He'er fell to the ground, weeping bitterly.Since then, they have never taken Li Wanhua's wine glass again. As the selection of the queen's wife gradually narrowed, and as the wedding date approached, Li Wanhua drank more and more wine, and her eyes became more and more dim. He didn't say anything, just watched the day approaching silently, like an invisible monster slowly devouring himself.

Li Wanhua didn't know if she could survive this catastrophe, yes, in the eyes of others, the colorful story was like a life-threatening talisman in Li Wanhua's eyes.She didn't know if she could get through this test, and she didn't know what her life would be like even if she got through it?

These days, there was not a day when she was not crazily missing that person in the side hall of Fengming Palace.She can only temporarily stop the spreading messy thoughts only by constantly restraining herself with alcohol and busy political affairs.She didn't dare to see her, she was afraid that if she saw that person, she would be cruel to herself. Jiangshan Sheji and the incense of her children had already turned into a pair of heavy shackles, firmly locking her on the throne of Qianyuan Hall .She was afraid that she would see that person again, so she was unwilling to be trapped by this shackle. She didn't dare to take this risk, just because she really didn't have much confidence in her remaining reason.

The day of the palace election was getting closer and closer, and Empress Dowager Zhang finally felt something strange about the emperor. On this day, when Li Wanhua came to pay her respects as usual, she was surprised to find that in just a few short months, she Huang'er, who used to be outstanding in style, seems to be thinner than Huang Hua as an adult!

Empress Dowager Zhang was shocked, and walked over from the phoenix seat in a few steps. She grabbed Li Wanhua's wrist, but she was shocked to find that the jade wrist in her palm had almost become a bone!She took a closer look and saw that the dragon robe that was originally fitted was now loose and loose. It could be seen how thin the body under the dragon robe would be!

Empress Dowager Zhang's surprise was no small matter. She suddenly turned her head to look at Lu'er and He'er, and said sharply: "How do you serve? The emperor has become so thin, and none of you have come to report to the Ai family! The Ai family will The emperor handed it over to you, is this how you serve him?"

The sudden fury of thunder made Lu'er and He'er kneel down on the spot.Tears rolled in their eyes. They never thought of telling the Queen Mother what happened to the Empress, but they knew that if they told the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother would eventually blame everything on Chu Qingxi.

The emperor has suffered enough, even now she has never visited Chu Qingxi, but Lu'er and He'er, the people who serve her, know that she has never let her go from the beginning to the end!If at this juncture, if Empress Dowager Zhang committed the crime on Chu Qingxi, Lu'er and He'er couldn't even imagine whether this would be the last straw that crushed Li Wanhua.

They were trembling, but they didn't know how to resolve the Queen Mother's anger. Fortunately, Li Wanhua took the Queen Mother Zhang's hand lightly, and said softly: "Queen Mother, don't blame them. They take good care of them. It's because I have a bad appetite these days." It’s good, so it’s not a big deal to reduce it a little.”

Seeing her begging for mercy, Queen Mother Zhang knew that Lu'er and He'er were the empress' confidantes, so she slowed down a little and reprimanded: "That should be punished too. The emperor has a bad appetite, why didn't you report it? Look How thin the emperor has become, you are all people close to the emperor, so it is impossible to let the emperor mess around and not give up!"

Li Wanhua pursed her lips and smiled consolingly: "Queen mother, please calm down. They are just a few servants by my side, what I want to do, can I still be influenced by them? Now if the queen mother blames them for my temporary capriciousness, I will also feel guilty in my heart." I'm sorry."

The Empress Dowager Zhang heard what she said was the truth, she couldn't help but turn pale, and pretended to be angry: "Don't think that the Ai family will stop scolding you, you are a body of gold, how can you not cherish your body like this. But you are the emperor , the Ai family can't punish you, the Ai family will punish those who are by your side."

Li Wanhua smiled and said: "Okay, I will eat better from today. If the Empress Dowager really wants to punish them, she will fine them with a few months' salary."

Lu'er and He'er are both clever and intelligent people, and they have been with Li Wanhua for a long time. Hearing what she said, they kowtowed on the spot and said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness!"

Li Wanhua glanced at them with a smile, and cursed, "Get out of here, so as not to make the queen mother angry here."

Lu'er and He'er hurriedly kowtowed and exited the hall as if they had been ordered, fearing that Queen Mother Zhang would come up with some punishment tricks before she calmed down.You must know that Li Wanhua just proposed a penalty of several months' salary, for Lu'er and He'er, it was like no penalty at all.They follow Li Wanhua's side, and they spend on food and clothing on a daily basis, and the Empress's reward is far higher than their monthly salary, and the two of them don't go out of the palace, so they don't need to spend money at all.

Empress Dowager Zhang naturally knew of their tricks, but seeing Li Wanhua insisting on protecting these two little girls, Empress Dowager Zhang naturally had to give face.What's more, Zhang Youjian had already sent to the palace the portraits of the youth roster that had been screened and prepared to be selected into the palace, and she had already looked at them carefully, and just now that Li Wanhua came, she just happened to ask her what she meant.

So Empress Dowager Zhang said with a smile: "Emperor, you come with the Ai family, the Ai family has something good to show you."

Li Wanhua didn't know, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, I'm also curious, what kind of good thing can make the queen mother so mysterious."

She followed Empress Dowager Zhang into the East Nuan Pavilion of Tai'an Hall, and saw a large desk with a length of one person, with many picture scrolls scattered all over the place.Li Wanhua stepped forward and said with a smile: "Could it be that the queen mother got Wu Daoxuan's authentic calligraphy, or Mi Xiangyang's calligraphy?"

Before her words fell, the smile had already froze on her face.It was only because what caught her eyes was not paintings and calligraphy by famous artists, but portraits of young men with very different expressions.

Needless to say, Li Wanhua also understood that these were the final selection list after screening.In other words, one of the men corresponding to these portraits is her future husband-in-law.

I only heard Empress Dowager Zhang say from the side: "Yingyue, look at these people, all of them are one in a thousand, outstanding. Take a closer look and see if there is anyone you like, even though everyone here is good, But in the end there will be people who are pleasing to the eye and not pleasing to the eye.”