night snow full of clear branches

As soon as I heard it, I knew what she wanted to see me for. Among the people she knew, I was the closest to the emperor. Apart from me, she probably couldn't think of anyone else who could help.

I was afraid to see her, but she sent a letter first. No matter how difficult it is, I still have to go. Before I went, I imagined many possibilities. Is there any excuse to comfort her, or pretend to agree to come back and intercede?

"Qingzhi, you're here." Si Yong's mood seemed to be much more stable, of course, it's very likely that she was suppressed and didn't explode, and her spirits were not good, and she couldn't sleep well in the past few days.

"I have already begged the emperor for mercy, but it was useless." Letting out the lie first will save you from hearing Si Yong's pleading for me, because I can't bear to hear it.

"Is there really no other way?" There was a hint of despair in Si Yong's eyes. I saw her eye circles were red and seemed to be wiping away tears again, so I quickly held her hand. "Don't worry, as long as there is a chance, I will definitely help, and sincerity is that he is only exiled, not beheaded, there is always hope for him to come back, isn't it?"

Lie and coax, I pretend more and more.

After listening to my words, Si Yong nodded and shook his head, "This crime is not light, and I don't know when I came back."

"That's for the future. The most important thing for you now is to take care of your health. He will come back to see you and the baby in the future." I know that the only thing that can keep Si Yong safe now is the unborn child, and I feel sorry for the child. I didn't see my father when I was born.

"I don't believe Chenggui would do those things! Someone must have wronged him! It must be!" Si Yongfan grabbed my hand and looked at me beggingly. I said silently in my heart: I believe it too.

"Miss Qingzhi, you should try to persuade the princess, she hasn't been able to eat well or sleep well lately, but it's frightening to death." Xiao Luo said with red eyes.

A few words, comfort is nothing more than to give people hope, I told Si Yong, said: "Chenggui will definitely come back safely, you believe me." In fact, I can't come up with any evidence to make her believe, but she did, Because nothing else is believed.

I told Xiao Luo to take good care of Si Yong, and to send me a message whenever there was anything, and I would try to visit her as often as possible.

"Don't worry, the princess's life is my life. No matter what, I will take good care of the princess." Xiao Luo was sincere. I knew it earlier and I was relieved.

"By the way, where is Su Yan?" I don't know if he has left the capital.

"Young Master Su said that he would take care of the son-in-law along the way, so as not to be bullied and abused on the way, so he followed the exiled servants the day before yesterday."

"It's a bit of a conscience, it's worth staying in Xie Xie's mansion for a while." I nodded, I only hoped that Su Yan would also take care of himself, he shouldn't have been involved in this matter.

As soon as I returned to the palace, Concubine Min sent someone to call me. I knew that it was probably because of Xie Cheng's return, so I had already made a draft in my heart, and it was easy to deal with it.

"This child, Si Yong, has a really hard life." Concubine Min became sentimental again as she spoke, and I accompanied him silently, talking more is useless.

After talking about Si Yong, Concubine Min talked about Xunjia again. Now that Xunjia is grown up, she will be crowned king and leave the palace in a year or so. "I'm only worried that the emperor will send Xun Jiafa to a remote county."

Concubine Min's worry is not unreasonable. If Wei Xue cares about the grievances with Concubine Min, it is not impossible to treat Xun Jia casually.Although I bought their safety at the price of staying in the palace, it doesn't mean that Wei Xue has forgotten the past.

"In fact, it is not easy to save your life. If Xunjia behaves better, Weixue will still take care of her sister and brother." The above is just my speculation, and it's just a temporary comfort.

Concubine Min shook her head and said: "Xunjia, this child has not been seeing anyone all day long recently, and he always follows those brothers Hu Chan."

"It's time to talk about it." I wondered when I would meet Xun Jiade and ask him.

Following Xie Chenggui's exile, the ministers who had said that he was guilty at the beginning were also found to be tricky, but within a month, two adults were dismissed and one was demoted.

It is said that today's sage is strict, and as an official in the court, he cannot tolerate any mistakes. Because of this, the people of Xuanguo praised it as a good omen.

In the second year, Weixue began to implement a series of policies, reducing the original land and property of the gentry and nobles, which caused the rich and nobles to resent and resent.

"This group of people monopolizes a piece of land and enjoys their success. It is kind of me not to have copied all their family assets and demoted them to common people. I am so tired of talking about it." Wei Xue slapped the table, and then wrote an edict, which said If anyone has any objections to the New Deal, they should confiscate their property.

I watched with my own eyes that Weixue consolidated her power step by step, eliminated all opponents step by step, and cast a net step by step.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner." The maid came to report, but Wei Xue didn't respond, and she didn't nod until the maid reminded her a second time.

During the meal, I didn't say a word, Wei Xue asked, "Why are you dumb today?"

"I know you're in a bad mood, so I don't want to offend you by saying something." In the past few days, she was indeed a little angry because of the New Deal. I can hide as far as I can.

"You have offended me."

My hand holding the chopsticks stopped in the air, "Are you kidding me?" She seldom got angry with me, and she was even tolerant, so I was already a little more courageous than before, and sometimes I didn't even bother to salute. Too lazy to use honorifics.

"What do you think?" There was another tone of yin and yang, which made my heartstrings tense.

"Hey hey..." How could I know, I could only laugh dryly.

"Forget it, let's eat."

The sudden change of tone made me wonder, where did I recruit her?Is it because I don't speak?If so, I'd rather find a noodle and hang myself, which would offend me if I said it, or offend me if I didn't say it, which shows how inefficient Wei Xue is.

After finishing the meal in a hurry, I left and went straight to Wei Yu's room. I remember that it was Wei Yu's birthday today.

"Why alone?" I went to the light rain room and saw her eating alone.

"Otherwise, how many people should it be?"

"Anyway, I don't find anyone to accompany me on my birthday."

"Aren't you here?" Wei Yu smiled and didn't care.

I sat across from her and asked, "How old is she today?" I remembered that it seemed to be her birthday, but I couldn't remember exactly how old she was, only that she was about the same age as me.

"Twenty one." Same age as Wei Xue.

"Time flies so fast, children of this age in ordinary families will leave."

"But we are not ordinary people." Wei Yu is not sorry, she is used to this kind of life.

"Have you ever thought about going out of the palace? To live the lives of ordinary people." Actually, I don't know much about Wei Yu. She has been by Wei Xue's side since I knew her, but I have never heard her mention her past. I don't even know where I live.

"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" Wei Yu looked at me warily.

"It's nothing, just ask casually, do you want to die in the palace forever?" There are actually such people in the palace, and there are quite a few.

"Let's talk about it." Wei Yu paused, as if she didn't want to continue this topic, so I didn't ask any further.

"Then what about you?" Wei Yu asked after thinking about it.

"I can't make a decision." On this point, I was helpless, complaining to Wei Xue while sympathizing with her.When this inexplicable sympathy came, I don't know myself.

"That's right, the emperor won't agree." Even Wei Yu knew about it, but I still hoped for a turnaround. It seems that I really thought too much.

I hugged Wei Yu's shoulders, leaned my head on it, and said, "If you go out of the palace in the future, and I haven't, what should I do?"

"You can have friends at any time, you don't have to." Wei Yu's indifference at times is very similar to Wei Xue's, the so-called bird of a feather flocks together and people are divided into groups.

"You are so ruthless." I pushed away Wei Yu and kept shaking my head. Wei Xue's ruthlessness made me tremble with fear all the time, and the only one who is close to me now is also the same, I really feel a little cold.

Probably feeling my sadness, Wei Yu came to comfort me again and said, "Didn't you just come here for my birthday, how should I live?"

"Don't think about it." I turned my head.

"Okay, when I'm wrong, I apologize to you, go out for a walk?" Wei Yu pulled me out.

I half-pushed and followed out the door. The two of them wanted to walk around, but they walked farther and farther, and reached the other side of the palace.

As I was walking, I suddenly remembered something and said, "I didn't prepare any presents at first, so I'll give this to you!" I took out a jade pendant from the armhole, which was from a high school student when I was wandering around the rivers and lakes two years ago. People get what they get.

"This jade doesn't look like something in this world, where did you get it?" Wei Yu held it in the sun and looked at it for a while.

"It was a gift from an expert. It is said that it is a relic of the royal family thousands of years ago. It is also said that all those who have this jade will eventually achieve Consummation." Consummation is empty talk. It depends on how you understand it. In my opinion, it is always a good intention.

"It's so precious, how could you give it to me so easily?" Wei Yu handed the jade pendant back to me.

I put it back in her hand, pressed it, and said, "I think this jade is gentle and flawless, and the carving is simple and elegant, which matches you very well." I still don't know what kind of jade it is, because it Experts said that the material is not important, the important thing is the spirituality, and I believed it.

Wei Yu put away the jade pendant, looked at the sky again, the sun was about to rise, and said: "Let's go back, it won't be good if the emperor wakes up in the morning and can't find anyone."

When I was about to reach the front hall, I smiled at Wei Yu and said, "Although the jade is a gift from me, you have the right to dispose of it yourself, but you can't give it to your sweetheart as a token of love."

"No one is serious, what kind of sweetheart!" Wei Yu glared at me.

"Well, it's not certain, Baobuqi will appear in front of your eyes one day, making you want to grow old with him forever."

"See if I don't tear your mouth!" Wei Yu stretched out her hand, I hurriedly hid aside, we came and went, and there was a commotion on the steps.

"Ahem!" A slight cough came from above, and Wei Yu and I immediately stopped, looked up and saw Wei Xue standing above.