Twilight GL

Zheng Mi always feels that this life is hard, and the only thing that can comfort her is Mingsu, only when thinking of her is sweet, besides her, family feuds, those who suffered in the church workshop, suffered when fleeing The pain, and the pain piercing her heart with thousands of arrows made her unable to breathe.

But in fact, Mingsu is not more relaxed than her. She is still full of guilt and hatred for her powerlessness. She has looked crazy all these years, but in fact, she may not even have a good night's sleep. She is probably full of atonement for her actions. thoughts.

Mingsu's eyes were moist, she didn't dare to look at Zheng Mi, she lowered her head hastily.

"Let's put it down." Zheng Mi said.

Ming Su raised his head, and met Zheng Mi's deep gaze: "Didn't you be happy last night that there was no one else between you and me? I am also happy, it's all over, and I won't be limited by the past in the future, and I don't have to carry any more burdens." ,It’s just you and me, isn’t that good?”

She also asked her to let go, and Mingsu thought of what Li Huai said in the dream.

The sedan chair stopped, and Yun Sang reported by the window: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Shanghua Palace has arrived."

Mingsu just didn't want to say these things anymore. Hearing the words, he straightened up as if fleeing. When he heard the movement inside, he opened the sedan door in time.Mingsu got out of the sedan chair first, turned around and raised his hand, helping Zheng Mi get off the sedan chair.

Shanghua Palace was very lively today, when they arrived, many ministers had already arrived outside the palace gate, seeing these two people, they dared not enter the palace before them, they all waited on both sides of the palace gate, looking towards this side come over.

The movement of the emperor supporting the queen mother was very natural, he supported her, and when she stood still, Fang let go and walked over side by side.

All the ministers lowered their heads and bowed to salute. Zheng Mi said no, but did not stop walking, and walked into the palace gate with Ming Su.

Those ministers were listed as two teams, followed closely behind.

The incident happened suddenly yesterday, and the ministers came in a hurry, and Mingsu also had some things to arrange, so only a few important ministers arrived, but today, all the ministers above the fifth rank in the capital have arrived.

Those clan vassals outside Beijing were coming to Beijing to congratulate the new king on his ascension to the throne. After the congratulations, they had not had time to leave when they encountered this incident and happened to stay in mourning, which saved the imperial court from sending another envoy to report the news.

Inside and outside the main hall, there were dense crowds of people kneeling on the ground, all eyes were white.

After Ming Su and Zheng Mi arrived, everyone got up to meet them again.

Zheng Mi said excuse me, but Ming Su was a little absent-minded, her gaze fell on the innermost coffin that can only be used by the emperor through the white and mourning people all over the hall.

lay down.

These two words resounded in Mingsu's mind again, she was a little distracted, thinking about the past, and Zheng Mi standing beside her, thinking about Zheng Mi's saying that she is not limited to the past, and there is no need to bear any more.

The ministers and clan relatives in the hall did not speak after seeing His Majesty entering the hall, and they did not dare to speak out without authorization, and stood silently with their heads bowed.

For a while, it was really mournful.

"Your Majesty..." Zheng Mi pulled Ming Su's sleeve.

Only then did Mingsu come back to her senses, and looked around, but she didn't see Mingshen. Her slender eyebrows frowned, and she asked left and right: "Where's Mingshen? Are you still here?"

Standing at the front, Minister of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly came out and replied: "Return to Your Majesty, His Highness Ninth Prince has come earlier, but His Highness is still young and cannot be separated from his mother and concubine, so he is with the concubine and empress dowager in the palace of the concubine."

When Mingsu heard this, he didn't say anything else, he took a step forward and stood in front of the memorial tablet.

The servant serving the incense candles at the side immediately lit three incense sticks and offered them. Ming Su respectfully saluted the incense, then stood aside and waited for Zheng Mi to salute before going out with her.

As soon as they left, although the ministers in the hall followed the rules of kneeling and dared not whisper, their minds became alive.

Why is His Majesty staring at His Highness the Ninth Prince?

Taishanghuang, oh, now it is time to be called the late emperor. Among the late emperor's sons, needless to say, those who were convicted of crimes were married, and almost none of the adult princes had a good relationship with His Majesty.

On the contrary, His Royal Highness Ninth Prince was still young, so although he had made no achievements, he had never offended anyone.

It's like a clean piece of paper, maybe in a few years, when he gets older, His Majesty will entrust him with a heavy responsibility.

Especially for the clan, the late emperor was mean and ungrateful. Over the years, he would rather use foreign ministers than relatives, and suppressed the clan severely.

It's not bad for those close to the branch. After all, the title is there, and they can barely maintain their dignity. Those who are a little further away have a hard time. There are a few county princes whose lives are worse than those of the fifth-rank Beijing officials.

Seeing that His Majesty cares about His Highness the Ninth Highness, it is inevitable that his heart will be hot, thinking that this one is better than the one lying in the coffin, even if he does not make efforts to promote him, he will not be suppressed everywhere, right?

People's hearts fluttered until noon, when a small servant trotted over to order that it was time for lunch. All the ministers looked up and saw the solemn and gilded characters of Daxing Emperor on the row above them, and suddenly realized that this time it was true It's a new day and a new atmosphere.

What they were thinking, Mingsu didn't know, she was sitting in the side hall, beside Concubine Shu.

The mother and daughter talked, and the palace people were all sent out of the palace.

"Mother and concubine don't have to come if she doesn't want to come, and no one dares to say anything now." Ming Su said lightly.

"We still have to abide by the rules on the surface." Concubine Shu was much more peaceful.

Ming Su didn't try to persuade him any more, Yun Sang came in with a food box in his hands, and when he opened it, it was a cup of ginseng soup, which was still hot.

"Your Majesty ordered the maidservant to cook some soup, Your Majesty can drink some to refresh yourself." Yun Sang said with a smile.

Yun Sang is the empress dowager's confidant in the palace, and what he does on weekdays is to assist the empress dowager in educating the palace, how could he go to the kitchen to cook soup himself.

That is to say, the Empress Dowager was not able to spare time today, and others were worried, so she was sent there.

Mingsu took the white porcelain soup cup, the corners of her lips were slightly loosened, and there was still a faint smile, she drank it all in one gulp, and then asked: "Is there more? I also prepare it for the empress."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this maid understands." Yun Sang bowed, took the soup cup, and withdrew without staying.

Mingsu watched her go out of the palace gate, and when he turned around, he saw his mother and concubine looking at her with a faint smile on her lips.

Ming Su was startled, he must have been busy all morning caring about A Mi, he must be tired, and he should drink a bowl of ginseng soup to refresh himself, but he forgot that his concubine was by his side.

She hurriedly said: "Is the concubine mother tired? There must be more at Yunsang's place, son, I will order someone to go..."

"You don't need to be busy." Concubine Shu said with a smile, but her eyes were extraordinarily loving.

A thin layer of red appeared on Ming Su's face, he turned his face to the side, and he dared not speak in a dull manner.

"It's reasonable for you to think about her first." Concubine Shu said.

Mingsu was startled, and after a round of thinking in her head, she finally understood what the Concubine Dowager meant. She was startled, stood up from her seat, stood in front of Concubine Shu with her hands down, and said anxiously: "Concubine Mu, I and her ..."

Seeing that she was so anxious, Concubine Shu found it funny, and even more relieved, she shook her head and said, "Why are you so anxious, you have become the emperor, and you are still so unstable."

Mingsu is not stable, she is just caught off guard, and she is afraid that her mother will blame her.

After all, A Mi is the Empress Dowager. In the eyes of the world, the two of them have different identities, which violates the rules of etiquette.

"She and I are..." Mingsu didn't know where to start. Concubine Shu looked at her quietly, with a slight smile in her eyes, and Mingsu was careless and didn't notice it. After a while, Fang made up his mind and said: "We are inseparable, my son has decided to stay with her forever, no one can tell me to back down."

She said it firmly, and added at the end: "She is too."

Hastily explained her and Zheng Mi's attitudes, both resolute and faintly begging her mother not to stop her as a show of weakness.

"Don't panic." Concubine Shu's smile streamed from her eyes, "Mother Concubine doesn't think there is anything wrong."

It was only then that Mingsu realized that the concubine mother knew about it a long time ago and agreed with them.

This was probably the best thing that happened in recent days, she couldn't help but draw the corners of her lips, she couldn't hold back her smile, she knelt down immediately, and respectfully kowtowed to her mother: "Thank you, concubine mother. "

She was so happy that Concubine Shu also laughed, she leaned forward to help her up, and said something else to her.

When she left, Mingsu sent her outside the hall.

Outside the palace stood many palace servants and imperial guards. The palace attendants all wore white cloths around their waists. The red tassels on the armor of the imperial guards were all taken off, and white filial piety was also hung on the armor.

Concubine Shu's smile faded when she saw this, and she turned her head to look at Mingsu. Mingsu thought that her mother and concubine had orders, so she took a step forward.

Concubine Shu held her hand, Mingsu felt that Concubine Mu's hand was cold and dry, and held her tightly.

"It's time to let go." Concubine Shu said, she and Zheng Mi listened to Concubine Xian's story about Li Huai, so they naturally knew the pain and guilt that Mingsu was carrying in his heart.

Ming Su Yuning seemed to have something stuck in his throat, and his soreness was severe.

It seems that all of a sudden, everyone is persuading her to let go, to look forward and not to be stuck in the past.

The concubine sighed, looking at Mingsu with gentle and loving eyes, she said quietly: "Stop thinking about the past, the more you talk about it, the more you won't be able to get out, okay, let's look forward."

She couldn't get out, but she hoped that Mingsu could get rid of those painful burdens, and don't be in a prison like her.

After seeing Concubine Shu off, Mingsu returned to the hall and sat there in a daze.

There was the faint sound of the death knell outside, presumably it was the mourning performed by the ministers returning to the hall after lunch and continuing to kneel to the coffin.

She was lost in thought for a while, until Xuan Guo led a few servants in.

The servants were all holding delicate food boxes, Xuan Guo looked inside, saw that the emperor didn't say anything, so he waved his hand, motioning for them to serve food.

The emperor did not deliver the meal for a long time, and the dining room reheated the imperial meal again and again. They were anxious to wait, lest they would delay His Majesty's lunch and starve him to death. They could not bear the blame, so they sent People went to Xuan Guo for advice.

Xuan Guo was sent to assist the Minister of Rites to attend the funeral, he was very busy, he was found by the people in the dining room, after thinking about it, he ordered that the imperial food be delivered directly to the food box.

The emperor was in mourning, so he didn't like to eat meat, so the food boxes were full of vegetarian food.But even the vegetarian dishes are cooked with great care, and the smell of each meal can make your index finger move.

The servants arranged the imperial meal, saluted and left.

Xuan Guo held the chopsticks in his hands, stood aside, and respectfully asked: "Your Majesty, please use some."

Mingsu regained consciousness after being disturbed by their entry and exit, she straightened her body, her back was a little sore, and she knocked twice with her backhand, but instead of taking the gold-encrusted jade chopsticks in Xuan Guo's hand, she asked: "Where is your empress? Available?"

There are so many empresses in the palace, but there is only one in her mouth.Xuan Guo knew that she was worried about the Empress Dowager, so she would definitely ask this question, so when he came, he sent someone to have a look.

At this time, it happened to report back: "The Empress Dowager ordered someone to arrange the lunches for the wives, and then she came out. She must have come to look for His Majesty, and she may arrive in a while."

Hearing this, Ming Su's heart widened slightly, and her brows relaxed, she waved her hand, indicating to wait, Xuan Guo saw this, put the jade chopsticks on the food table, and stepped aside.

Not long after, Zheng Mi really came.

Ming Su got up to meet her, Zheng Mi was a little tired after working for a long time, but he still smiled when he saw her, as if as soon as he saw her, all fatigue would disappear.

Mingsu also looked at her and smiled, and the two looked at each other, looking a little silly.

There were palace servants standing in the hall, and after seeing the Empress Dowager, someone came forward to buy another pair of bowls and chopsticks.

The two sat opposite each other, Ming Su waved away the palace servants who served the meal, and served Zheng Mi the meal himself.

None of them had much appetite, and they were all full after only half a bowl of rice.Zheng Mi persuaded Ming Su to use more, Ming Su shook his head, Zheng Mi no longer insisted, just thinking about ordering someone to go to the dining room to cook some pastries she likes for later delivery .

"Just now all the women are asking about the palace banquet on New Year's Eve." Zheng Mi talked about the business.

In the first year of the new king's ascension to the throne, no matter how small the matter is, it is extraordinary and cannot be ignored.

The New Year's Eve palace banquet is held every year, and the clan ministers are all invited, but the ministers are fine, after all, they often see Tian Yan, but the clan members are more anxious.

"New Year's Eve..." Ming Su hesitated, it was only a few days away from New Year's Eve, the late emperor stopped his coffin here, and it was obviously inappropriate for her to lead a group of officials to have a banquet in the forbidden area, "Let's forget about this year, we can't have a banquet. "

Banqueting is definitely not allowed, Zheng Mi also knew that, so she suggested: "I see that they are all in a state of panic, and they must have discussed it many times in their families. I'm afraid you are still suppressing the clan like the late emperor. It's better then , the palace will award some rewards to reassure people's hearts."

After hearing this, Ming Su thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's fine..."

The matter is thus settled.

They were talking quietly, Mingsu's brows and eyes suddenly softened, and he looked at Zheng Mi with a smile on his lips, he wanted to say something, but held back.

The palace was full of palace people, and they were very careful to avoid people when they got along with each other on weekdays, seeing Ming Su like this, Zheng Mi shunned everyone away.

Only then did Ming Su look at Zheng Mi and smile, with innocent joy in her smile, she paused every word: "My mother and concubine know about us."

She didn't hide anything from Zheng Mi, she told everything, "She has no objection, she agrees with us."

This made her extremely happy, she knew that it must be difficult to be with A Mi in an open and aboveboard manner, and she was very grateful for the concubine mother to express her position in this way.

Zheng Mi didn't expect this to be the thing that made her so happy, and after thinking about it, it was right, for Yu Mingsu, getting the approval of his mother and concubine is naturally the best thing.

"How did the concubine find out?" Ming Su leaned on the table, propped his face with one hand, thought about it quietly, but couldn't figure it out, then smiled, "We are so careful, where did we leak any clues?"

Her appearance was rather childish, Zheng Mi's gaze softened, and she shook her head with a smile: "The other day and night, the empress dowager went to the Chuigong Hall to look for you, and it happened that I was in the hall, and the toffee didn't tell anyone, just I'm afraid I have been waiting outside the hall for a long time."

After waiting for a long time, I didn't see her go out, so I knew she was staying overnight.

Ming Sumu nodded with a stern face, and after a while, her face gradually turned red, and she muttered in a low voice: "It's a coincidence, I stayed overnight, what does the concubine mother think about..."