Twilight GL

Nanxun Hall is quiet, and the palace people here are more gentle and soft-spoken than other places.

Once you enter this place, it seems that time has stopped and no longer moves forward.

It's just that Mingsu is absolutely unwilling to wrong her mother and concubine, so there are many good things in the palace, and the furnishings are all ancient treasures.It adds a bit of quaintness to the tranquility here.

Zheng Mi and Concubine Shu were sitting on the couch facing each other. The south window of the main hall was open, and outside the window was a red plum tree with flowers and leaves half covered with white snow, which was really beautiful.

When he just entered, Zheng Mi saw that the flower garden on the east side of the courtyard had been overturned. Presumably the concubine had some plans to plant something in the coming year.

Zheng Mi first came to pay a visit, and it was necessary to exchange pleasantries, so based on what he saw, he said: "This red plum tree is blooming really well, I think it took a lot of effort."

"It's just a savage growth." Dowager Shu said modestly.

The palace servant served tea, but was dismissed by Concubine Shu.The Empress Dowager seldom visits the house, so if she comes here suddenly, there must be something wrong.

Zheng Mi chatted with her a few more times, what he was talking about was nothing more than the affairs of the palace, thinking of yesterday when Xuan Guo reported back, he had disturbed the empress dowager in his haste, so he mentioned yesterday's incident to the dowager too. appease.

Because of Ming Su, Zheng Mi treated Concubine Shu very kindly, but could not help but show some respect.

Speaking at this time, he did not beat around the bush, but said bluntly: "The Supreme Emperor bought a few servants in Shanghua Palace, connected with the guards of the palace gate, and exchanged letters with several ministers. The guards were all killed, and even the palace involved a lot of insiders."

Concubine Shu had asked the palace staff to inquire about this matter last night, but it was not as clear as what Zheng Mi said.

Ming Su and the Empress Dowager had a very good personal relationship, and Concubine Shu knew about it, otherwise she would not have moved the Empress Dowager to Shanghua Palace, but kept the Empress Dowager in the palace and served them respectfully.

It's not surprising to hear that she knows so much about yesterday's events, but she just sarcastically said to the Supreme Emperor: "Where can he be free?"

Zheng Mi thought the same way: "If he doesn't make trouble a few times, he won't give up."

The coldness in Concubine Shu's eyes was fleeting, and there was a hint of indifference in her tone: "There is no time for him to give up."

Zheng Mi understood what she meant, and according to the shadowy temperament of the Supreme Emperor, he would never believe in Mingsu, and must have thought that Mingsu would harm him.

The courtiers also knew in their hearts that when His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor were not at peace, it would be a situation where one side would overwhelm the other.

"Toffee Concubine is at ease. After cleaning the palace this time, there are more and more people who can clearly see where the destiny lies. Over time, even if the Supreme Emperor has the intention, he will be powerless." Zheng Mi comforted.

Concubine Shu wanted to hide from the world, and Mingsu never wanted to disturb her peace, so Zheng Mi naturally didn't want her to worry about these things either.

Speaking of the two of them, they were both concubines of the Supreme Emperor, but neither of them had a good word to say about the Supreme Emperor.

Concubine Shu and the Queen Mother have also met many times, but they have never had a deep friendship.

But Concubine Shu always felt that the Empress Dowager treated her with kindness and respect.

"Your Majesty is filial to the concubine and is willing to be supported by the world. She will deal with these messy things. The concubine does not need to worry."

Zheng Mi said again, she gradually turned the conversation to Ming Su, so as to explain why she came here today.

Concubine Shu became more and more strange.She and the empress dowager, she is a concubine, and the empress dowager is the empress, there is a difference in dignity, why the empress dowager speaks to her more kindly than before, so gentle that she is somewhat submissive, and the tone is somewhat similar to that when Mingsu spoke to her.

She was strange, but she didn't think much about it. Hearing Zheng Mi mention Mingsu, she thought that she hadn't seen her for some time, and said: "Two days ago, I sent some cakes to the Chui Gong Palace, and the palace servant came back and said yes. Your Majesty's complexion is not very good, as if he has not rested."

Zheng Mi suddenly felt ashamed, and his face was a little hot.Mingsu had a lot of things to do, so he took a late rest and kept going back and forth like this every night, which would naturally affect his sleep.

Concubine Shu didn't know, and she only blamed it on the Supreme Emperor: "It must be him who caused the trouble, which made His Majesty worry about it."

Zheng Mi felt quite uncomfortable, picked up the teacup, bowed his head and took a sip, Fang responded nonchalantly: "It's exactly..."

Then, he pointed out, "I have seen Your Majesty these few days, and I also feel that she looks very haggard."

Concubine Shu's face showed worry, Zheng Mi said again: "According to Your Majesty's temperament, if it is only the Supreme Emperor who stirs up trouble, she will at most be more tired, her recovery will be worse, her spirit will not decrease, and she should not be haggard."

Concubine Shu straightened her body, and her expression became serious. In this world, the only person who made her worry about it was Ming Su.

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Concubine Shu immediately became vigilant, and asked: "From the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, it seems that you have guessed something?"

Zheng Mi thought for a moment, but did not hide anything: "Yesterday, I heard Zhao Liang talk about an old incident. He said that after returning to Beijing from Jiangnan that year, His Majesty's temperament changed greatly."

Zhao Liang was a close attendant of the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor moved to Shanghua Palace, so he naturally followed him to live in Shanghua Palace, how could he come to the forbidden area and be summoned by the Empress Dowager?

Concubine Shu knew the elegant meaning of the strings, and immediately heard from Zheng Mi's words that she had specially summoned Zhao Liang to come to her for questioning. As for why she summoned her, it was naturally because she had become suspicious about something.

"The Empress Dowager is saying, what happened to Your Majesty in Jiangnan?"

Zheng Mi shook his head, looked at Concubine Shu, and said sternly: "I mean, your Majesty came back from Jiangnan to Beijing to meet the Empress Dowager, what did the Empress Dowager do, which made His Majesty unable to let go of it after many years, so that it became a nightmare. "

Concubine Shu was taken aback, her expression darkened.

It was approaching noon at this time, and the previous court had just ended, and Ming Su drove back to the Chui Gong Hall in the imperial palace.

Yesterday, Xuan Guo was fined thirty spine sticks.

The executioners would not dare to use too much force, but with the thirty-spine stick, even if the beating is light, half a month of recuperation is necessary.This morning, Mingsu was not used to Xuan Guo being absent from her side.

After asking about the situation of Shanghua Palace today, Ming Su took only a few servants and went to Xuan Guo's place.

Xuan Guo was the head of the servants, his position was humble but powerful, the house he lived in was not luxurious, but it was very neat, elegant and very quiet.

Ming Su ordered no one to inform, and walked in with his attendant, looking around while walking.

Xuan Guo was recuperating on the couch, when he heard the commotion, he raised his head and glanced, seeing the person coming, he was shocked and exclaimed: "Your Majesty!" He was about to get up in a hurry.

"Lie on your stomach." Mingsu waved his hand, motioning him not to move, then raised his chin, ordering the servants behind him to wait on him.

Xuan Guo was terrified, he really couldn't get up, lying on the bed, cupping his hands and saluting: "My little one pays his respects to His Majesty. Why is Your Majesty here? This is a humble place, my little one, how can Your Majesty set foot here?"

An attendant moved a round stool and placed it in front of the bed. Ming Su sat down, she looked at Xuan Guo, and said to him: "Don't talk about that, I just came to see you, you just need to rest and recuperate."

Xuan Guo was a little scared.He needs to be raised when he is tortured, and there are many things around His Majesty, and there are not many people.

The most indispensable thing in the palace is capable and ambitious people. Naturally, someone took advantage of his absence to fill his errand.

Although he has been with His Majesty for many years, he has affection after all, but such a big mistake happened yesterday, His Majesty was angry, and it is reasonable to be disappointed.If you are used to ordering others to order you, and you no longer rely on him, what should you do.

The pain on his body was bearable, but it was the worry in his heart that was tormenting and kept him up all night.

After waking up today, Xuan Guo was thinking of the best outcome, that is half a month later, he recovers from his injuries and returns to His Majesty, His Majesty no longer blames him, and still relies on him as usual.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty came to visit him in person.

"Your Majesty..." Xuan Guo had tears in his eyes, and his voice trembled a little.

Mingsu looked at him, but smiled: "Xuan Guo, you and I have been master and servant for so many years. Although I was angry with you and punished you, but if I punished you, it's over. I came to see you today because I wanted you Rest well, heal your injury, and come back to my side as soon as possible. Why are you still crying?"

It's okay if she didn't say it, but once she said it, Xuan Guo couldn't help getting tired, he raised his hand to wipe it off, and said, "I didn't expect..."

Mingsu shook her head, feeling very helpless, she couldn't stay for too long, after saying a few words, she got up and wanted to leave, but she felt strange after taking two steps.

No matter how experienced Xuan Guo was, he was only in his twenties, and he didn't show any great taste on weekdays, but this room is different.

The furnishings inside are simple and elegant. There is a bookshelf on the side. The books on the bookshelf are all classic ancient books. There is a bamboo curtain in the middle.

The owner of this room should be an elegant scholar with a deep background.

Mingsu stopped and asked, "Is this your living room?"

Xuan Guo wiped away his tears, didn't know why she asked this question, and answered truthfully: "Yes, but in the past, this place was the master's residence, after the master left, it was sealed up, no one has touched it, little one After moving in, it remained the same.”

The light and calming scent of sandalwood seemed to be several times stronger all of a sudden, making Mingsu breathless.

She tried her best to maintain her calm, but her heart seemed to be pierced by a sharp knife, and it was violently disturbed.

She opened her mouth, her lips turned pale, and finally said a name silently: "Li Huai..."

In Nanxun Hall, Zheng Mi and Concubine Shu were sitting quietly facing each other. She observed Concubine Shu's expression, feeling extremely disappointed.

Even if she thought about it before coming, Concubine Shu probably didn't know about it, but when she came, Zhao Liang mentioned it in his statement.

Concubine Shu came here after the incident, and secondly, if she knew about it, how could she have not tried to relieve it for so many years, so that Mingsu still has nightmares, often waking up in the middle of the night in cold sweat.

Since there was no answer here, Zheng Mi wanted to leave, but Concubine Shu recalled: "I asked Ming Su."

Zheng Mi looked at her.

"At first, when she heard me mention it, her face turned pale. It was not until the past two or three years that her expression became normal, but no matter how I asked her, she was just perfunctory and never said a word.

I checked in the palace, but at that time the palace was full of the eyeliner of the Supreme Emperor, leaving no clues. " Concubine Shu said.

Zheng Mi's heart sank. She couldn't find out a few years ago, and now she couldn't leave any clues.

"Can we just ask the Supreme Emperor?" Zheng Mi murmured.

But the road on the side of the Supreme Emperor is almost blocked, once he comes, he won't say it.

Secondly, Mingsu stared closely, afraid that if she passed by with her front foot, Mingsu's back foot would know.

Her face was full of anxiety and worry, seeing Concubine Shu was startled, and said: "What's wrong with Empress Dowager..."

She didn't go on, but she thought in her heart that the empress dowager was so anxious, it was not like the attitude of a concubine's mother to a concubine.

She glanced at Zheng Mi's beautiful face, her heart skipped a beat, the Queen Mother is only in her twenties, if she treats Mingsu...

Zheng Mi was worried and didn't pay attention to the change of Concubine Shu's expression. Seeing Concubine Shu, she didn't know, so she got up and said, "It's getting late, I'll go back."

Concubine Shu's heart was very confused, but she still had to maintain her composure on the face, she got up and said: "The concubine sends the queen mother off."

On normal days, Zheng Mi would definitely decline, but right now, she was not thinking about it, she just nodded casually and walked out of the hall.

As soon as he arrived outside the hall, he saw a servant in green shirt at the door of the hall pushing and shoving the guards at the door. When he saw the empress dowager and the concubine coming out, he immediately yelled desperately: "Your Majesty! The little one has something important to do." report!"

The two guards were startled, and yelled at him to cover his mouth: "Bold! How dare you disturb your empress!"

Zheng Mi frowned, and was about to order someone to drag the servant down for interrogation, when he saw that the man was struggling like crazy, and the two guards couldn't hold him down.

He broke free and rushed in, knowing that there were palace people everywhere, he could not break free for too long, and would be held down again soon, so he only shouted inside with all his strength: "Concubine Xian Your Majesty has a secret report, which is related to Your Majesty! Please listen to your Majesty!"

There were two ladies in it, and I don't know who he was calling for.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a muffled bang, and he was thrown to the ground, held tightly by several eunuchs.

"Concubine Xian doesn't dare to bully..." His face was flushed red, and he was still trying to speak.

It's a pity, but he couldn't exert any more strength. An eunuch stuffed his mouth with a veil.

"Bring it here." Zheng Mi ordered.

Concubine Shu looked at her, Zheng Mi looked at her, and Concubine Shu nodded.Since it's about Mingsu, you have to listen.

Fearing that this maniac would be violent and hurt the two empresses, the palace people tied him up with thick hemp ropes and brought him in front of them.

As he approached, Zheng Mi took a closer look, and then recognized that this person was a servant in Concubine Xian's palace.

On weekdays, he doesn't pay much attention, and he is in the inner servants in a gentle manner. Sometimes the concubine Xian comes to pay his respects. She has seen him several times, but she has never heard him speak.

"You said..." Dowager Shu said.

The palace man pulled out the veil from the servant's mouth.

As soon as the servant was able to speak, he quickly lowered his head, and kept saying: "The younger one is a servant in the palace of Concubine Xian, after the empress was convicted, the younger one was sent to work elsewhere.

The empress was worried about His Highness Fifth, and spent a lot of savings, asking someone to find out what was going on with His Highness, but no one dared to do anything for her.

The little one has received a great favor from the empress, so she dared not repay it, so she paid careful attention to it, until today, I heard that His Highness the Fifth Highness has been sick for many days in prison..."

He spoke a little confusedly, and seemed to be planning to start from the beginning.But no matter whether it was the queen mother or the concubine, no one interrupted him, they all stared at him, waiting for him to continue.

Zheng Mi already had a vague premonition that Concubine Xian might know the inside story.

"The young one told the news to Concubine Xian, and the empress was very anxious, but she couldn't do anything.

I just think, the only one in the palace who can speak before His Majesty is the Empress Dowager..."

He swallowed his saliva, raised his head slightly, with a scared look on his face, but he still tried his best to continue speaking, "The concubine Xian was reminded by the younger one, and she remembered something. I want, I want the younger one to come and ask the empress to see her. She I have something important to report, and it concerns His Majesty."

Concubine Shu didn't open her mouth, she didn't say anything, and she didn't say no.She looked at the servant, since Concubine Xian sent him to break into the palace, it was a desperate attempt.

How can there be only one sentence related to His Majesty in a desperate matter.

Sure enough, the servant looked at Concubine Shu, and then at the Queen Mother. It seemed that he didn't know how to be afraid until now, and his tongue was very dry.

But at this point, there is no way out.

The servant said a name dryly: "Li Huai..."

Both Zheng Mi and Concubine Shu's countenance changed drastically.

In the vertical arch hall, Ming Su sat behind the imperial case, raising his hands and rubbing his temples.

My head hurts, and I rubbed it for a long time, but there is no relief.Mingsu had no choice but to give up. She sat dryly for a while and exhaled, but her chest was still congested and painful.

Li Huai's appearance kept appearing in her mind.She didn't dare to think about it, so she hurriedly fetched a book of memorials, trying to divert her attention.

A lot of words were written on the memorial. Mingsu looked at it for a long time, but couldn't see it. Li Huai's appearance became more and more clear. There was his elegant face, smiling at her, and calling her little highness. Xue Xue looked at her, smiled at her with all his strength, and told her that the little one doesn't complain about His Highness's appearance.

After the palace change, the memory that she had deliberately forgotten was awakened and kept coming out.

Mingsu threw away the memorial and stared blankly at the case, but his head hurt more and more.

Seeing His Majesty's complexion, the servant at the side cautiously stepped forward and called out, "Your Majesty?"

Mingsu was taken aback, the hairs on his body sprang up, and he suddenly turned his head to look at the servant.The waiter was shocked and knelt down.

Ming Su swallowed his saliva, and in his mind was a dark prison cell, and Li Huai lying in a pool of blood, panting in pain, but couldn't stop breathing, couldn't escape.

"Ami..." Mingsu called out silently, and immediately seemed to grasp the straw of life-saving, Li Huai's face slowly receded from her mind.

"Ami...Ami..." She kept calling Zheng Mi's name in her heart, thinking, where did Ami go, why didn't she come to see me.

Completely forgetting that they had just met in the morning.