night snow full of clear branches

Hearing what the guard said, I was shocked again, as if someone was already waiting for me inside.

After entering the palace, I went straight to Concubine Min's palace. The maids and eunuchs I met along the way were all filial, and the number of patrolling guards in the palace increased a lot.

When I arrived at Concubine Min's Palace, I saw that it was extremely deserted, with a lonely lamp shining on it, which is not what it used to be.

"Your Majesty!" I yelled and ran inside, seeing that Concubine Min was sitting on the right seat without a palace maid or eunuch beside her, when she saw me, she rushed over and grabbed my hand.

"Qing Zhi, you are finally here!"

"What's the matter? Where are Eunuch Lin and the others?" I looked around again, making sure that Concubine Min and I were the only ones here.

"In order to send you a letter, he lost his life, and I don't know which mass grave he went to." Concubine Min had a sad face, but she hadn't seen her for two years, and she seemed to have aged many years.

"She took away everyone around me, now it's my turn." Concubine Min sneered and looked outside the door, as if something black and white would appear in the night sky at any time.

"Her? You mean Princess Zhaoyun?" I immediately thought of Wei Xue, and besides her, I couldn't think of anyone else with such a great ability.

"Who else but her."

"Why?"

"A queen, a concubine Li, a concubine Jin, now it's my turn, it's my turn!" Concubine Min grabbed my shoulder hard, her voice hoarse.

I quickly broke free from my shoulders, comforted her to sit down, and asked: "So you were also involved in framing Concubine Zhuang?"

"Hahaha... I also have a share, so this is all retribution! Retribution!" Even though it was retribution, I could tell that she was not reconciled.

"It's not the last moment, who knows what will happen." Now that I've come back, I definitely won't let Wei Xue get her way easily.

"Fortunately, I have you." Concubine Min's trust in me was unprecedented.

"You still have the entire Fuyu Villa."

"If you don't tell me, I will forget. The days in Fuyu Mountain Villa were so happy. How did you get to where you are today?" Concubine Min's memory went back a long time ago, when she and the emperor first met.

If we hadn't met, where would we be today?Maybe know someone, live an ordinary life...

"So, don't worry, even if I can't do it, mother will protect you."

"Far water can't quench my near thirst." Concubine Min shook her head and slowly told me what happened after I left the palace.

"Half a month ago, she cut off all my contact with the outside of the palace. I was in a hurry and went to the doctor, so I had to secretly send letters to wherever you might go. Who would have thought that those few lives would be lost after being discovered." Concubine Min Tears flowed while speaking, and the whole handkerchief was wet, and he didn't finish speaking until his eyes were red and swollen.

It turned out that not long after I left the palace two years ago, Concubine Jin passed away due to illness, but of course we all knew it would not be that simple.Later, Concubine Jin's daughter, Princess Fourteen, also died of smallpox.

According to Concubine Min, the fourteenth princess contracted smallpox purely by accident, but the imperial hospital delayed the treatment for no reason, and the court ladies and eunuchs did not take care of her for no reason, which was the root cause of her premature death.

Concubine Li and the Empress had no children, so the revenge they suffered would naturally not affect their children, but Concubine Min had a pair of children, and since the Queen's accident, they have been worried and uneasy all day long.

"She is also afraid of being retaliated, so she has to cut grass and roots, even children!" Concubine Min's eyes were filled with fear and hatred.

"Don't think about it, sleep well tonight, I'll go find her tomorrow." I hugged Concubine Min, this woman who had lived in the palace for 20 years was now besieged by all sides, regardless of her fault, I feel sorry for you.

It is said that Concubine Zhuang favored the harem back then, and it was really because she was too dazzling that the stars fell.

I understand Weixue's hatred. The ups and downs, pain and ups and downs she experienced have been hard to get rid of for a long time, but this is not the reason for forgiveness.

"By the way, where's Xunjia?" Could something have happened too?

"I sent him to Si Yong's place last month, so I feel more at ease in Xie's mansion than in the palace."

"That's good." I recalled that I didn't see him when I went to Si Yong's place, so I must have fallen asleep.I can't imagine that Si Yong, who used to be so close to Wei Xue, would be brutally murdered. If that was the case, it would be too ruthless.

Over the years, Weixue has made every step of the way, and finally reached the last step. She will not give up easily, but she ordered me to easily enter the palace. I am very vigilant about this.

It seems that even though I have been away for two years, thinking that I finally understand the world better, I still can't figure out her thoughts.

For me, the easiest way is to sneak out of the palace with Concubine Min, but I know it's not that easy. Since she let me enter the palace at ease, she is sure not to let me out. It is much stricter.

In order to prevent accidents, I slept with Concubine Min for one night. When I woke up the next day, I found that she was in better spirits. She must have not had a good sleep for many days.

"Are you going to see Princess Zhaoyun today?" Concubine Min asked me as soon as she woke up.

I nodded, and she grabbed my sleeve again, saying that she was afraid of being alone in the palace.

"Then you go with me." This is the only way, you can't let people move over in person.

"I..." Concubine Min sighed, hesitated, but finally agreed to go with me, she said that she felt scared when she saw Princess Zhaoyun.

"You've changed." I said, thinking back then Concubine Min was a gentle and tough master, and I don't know how many changes she had to go through before she could say a word of fear.

"Her scheming is too deep and unfathomable."

Scheming?I know, she has been very calculating since she was a child, and I have been tricked many times. She is a person who is very good at acting, and she is a person who can deceive even Concubine Min, who has always loved me, and wants to punish me out of sympathy. people.

"There is always something to face."

Wei Xue is not in her palace, Concubine Min said that she might be in the main hall, and once the emperor leaves, she still has a lot of political affairs to deal with, so we rushed to the main hall again.

As soon as I arrived outside the main hall, I saw Wei Yu, who seemed to be waiting for me, and never moved her eyes from the moment she saw me.

"The princess said, Miss Mu is only allowed to go in alone."

"Okay then, Your Majesty will wait for me outside the hall." I knew that the current Concubine Min was like a frightened bird, and she only wanted to stop at the place closest to me.I added: "Come out soon."

Concubine Min didn't say anything, I took her as her acquiescence, Wei Yu said: "Miss Qingzhi, come with me."

Although I have lived in the palace for many years, I have rarely set foot in this hall. If it wasn't for the light rain to guide the way, I would not have known that there is a study behind the hall, which is the place where the emperor handles official business all the year round. rest.

At the door of the study, Wei Yu turned and left.

Stepping into the study, I saw Wei Xue who was drinking tea at the coffee table. While drinking tea, she looked at me with the same indifferent eyes as before.

I went straight to her and sat down opposite her, straight to the point: "You should know why I am here, make a condition, even if it takes my life." The last half sentence is sincere, Si Yong, Xun Jia, Min Fei three I think it's worth it for someone to replace me.

A smart person like her didn't need me to talk nonsense, let alone beg in a low voice.

"Do you remember that when you saved the little maid next to Concubine Li, you said that it was the last time." Weixue poured me a cup of tea as she spoke.

Why can't I remember, in the end because of my indecision, Ayun couldn't speak anymore. "Who would have expected that you have so many enemies."

"Haha, should I say you are innocent or naive?" She sneered twice, which made me feel a gust of wind blowing.

"You can say whatever you want. I'm here today for one thing. If we can discuss it, I'll make a condition. If I can't, I'm not afraid of killing people."

"You may not even be able to get out of the study room by yourself, so it's better not to force yourself." Wei Xue said it very sincerely, but I don't like to be wordy, if you really want to fight, it's not impossible at all.

"I don't want to talk nonsense with you, give me a result!" I still remember to promise Concubine Min that I will go out soon.

Wei Xue once said that a person like me would not survive half a year in the palace if she didn't have martial arts skills. She may be right, but I rely on my fists and kicks to always be unscrupulous.

"I wanted to chat with you more, but since you're so impatient, there's nothing else to say, you can go back." She waved her hand and was about to drive me away, so I quickly grabbed her hand and said, "Let's talk, Let's talk."

She smiled and withdrew her hand, and said, "She protected Si Yong and Xun Jia so well, and didn't let them know anything, but left all this to you alone, don't you feel chilling?"

"I'm not you." In terms of emotion and reason, it's up to me to take action. Si Yong is a weak woman, and Xunjia is a half-old child. No one is as useful as me.

"Oh, yes, you're not me, how would you know how much I want to kill her!" Wei Xue's tone became more and more ruthless as she spoke, her eyes were colder than before.

I was a little startled, knowing that it would be difficult to recover, and hearing what Wei Xue said, I felt even more sad. "But when is it time to repay the wrong, the queen and the others are already dead, so why don't you just stop for a while?"

I didn't dare to ask Concubine Min if anyone else would suffer, because even if there were, there was nothing I could do to help.

"Then why didn't they think of stopping at the beginning?" Wei Xue asked me back, I didn't know how to answer, I didn't know the grievances of the previous generation, and I didn't want to find out too clearly.

After a while, I finally said: "Anyway, I can't just watch Si Yong and the others suffer, or even leave me."

"After saving them, where are you going? Will you continue to be your home?" Wei Xue changed the subject and asked this suddenly, as if she had already agreed.

The future is unknown, and I can't choose now. "It depends on your conditions."

Wei Xue pondered for a while, and said: "The condition is still the same as before, come to me after you think about it."

The author has something to say:

Ahem, after thinking about it, I changed the title of the book. "My Madman of Chu" was changed to "Ye Xue Man Qing Zhi"