Empress and Empress

Emperor He went to court, and these days because of the frontline affairs, he stayed in the study for many days. Zhang Ping walked over lightly and brought a cup of refreshing strong tea to Emperor He.

"Could it be that no one in my dynasty can defeat Quan Rong?"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be too anxious. I am a great figure in the sky, and those who are capable are capable, but I can't think of a suitable candidate at the moment. Besides, I am a barbarian with a million armors. It can be countered." Zhang Ping reassured.

Not to mention that Emperor He is worried about military affairs, the Queen's Palace is also very cold, now in late autumn, the fallen leaves are bleak, and the entire central palace has the sound of maids walking, but there is no other sound.The huge middle palace is like a cold palace.

"Your Majesty, the windy servant here will help you go back to the house?" Jin Han said.The queen sat in the courtyard, looking at the fallen leaves all over the garden. "The leaves are falling."

"Your Majesty, what's so good about this leaf." Jin Han looked worried, the queen's body became more and more uncomfortable these days, and she became haggard.

The queen shook her head, picked up the teacup at hand, only to find that the cup was completely cold. "Jinhan, what's so good about being a queen?"

"The empress and mother respect the world, and no woman in the world will take you as a model. They all say that the position of prime minister is one person under one person and above ten thousand people. In fact, the empress is the real one person under one person and above ten thousand people. Except for the emperor and queen mother, there is no one in the world. There is no one more noble than you."

"Honorable ---" The queen put down her teacup and stood up. "I married the emperor at the age of 15, but there were two side concubines who married into the palace together. After the emperor ascended the throne, I was promoted to the queen directly. Now there are more than two hundred concubines in the harem. There are countless—”

The queen turned her head and looked at Jin Han. "If I am the most honorable woman in the world, why do I have to compete with these people for a husband?"

"Mother---"

"I just have some feelings. Over the years, there are always newcomers replacing old people in each palace in the harem. I only see the newcomers laughing, but I don't hear the old ones crying---I have been walking on eggshells these days. The same fate as Concubine De, not only will she die, but her family will also be implicated."

"Your Majesty, don't say such things. The concubine De's heart is not righteous, so she will end up like this. Your Majesty has a kind heart, so it will definitely not be like this." Jin Han said urgently. "What's more, the emperor has always respected the empress. If others want to harm the empress, they have to pass the emperor's test."

The queen shook her head, "I hope so---Jin Han, you have been with me for ten years. When I ask the emperor for a favor, I will allow you to leave the palace and find a good family for you."

"Ma'am, I--"

"Queen Qi, Xia Cairen is here to visit!" A servant came over and interrupted Jin Han.

Xia Zimo still had a sick look on his face. Although he was a little haggard, he felt a little weak. With Xiaoyu's support, he walked in and greeted the queen slowly. "Empress Jin An!"

"Get up, you don't need to be polite!" the queen said.

"Zimo has been feeling unwell these days, so I haven't been able to visit your empress." Xia Zimo raised his hand, "to signal Xiaoyu to back down." Jin Han knew that Xia Zimo had something to say to the queen, so he also retreated in the distance.

"Your Majesty, these days Yuan Xingye lives in Hanxiang Palace. After several investigations, no trace of her poisoning was found. Zimo dares to say that the poison is probably caused by Concubine De herself."

The queen sighed, "So what if it's Yuan Xingye, Concubine De will die."

"But if we can find evidence that it was Yuan Xingye who did it, then we can bring down Yuan Xingye, and it is absolutely impossible for him to get involved in the selection of Concubine De."

The queen looked at Xia Zimo, and then looked at the trees not far away, "My sister means that she wants to be a concubine!" In all fairness, the queen really thinks that Xia Zimo is a more suitable candidate, although the time of entering the palace is much shorter, But He Di doesn't care about this, but a more ambitious companion and subordinate is not a good candidate.

"Zimo doesn't dare, it's just that it's not worth it for Sister Defei."

"Tell me your opinion---" the Queen said, Xia Zimo was overjoyed, and stepped forward to speak softly, the Queen frowned first, and then returned to indifference.

Xia Zimo, who returned to the Hanxiang Palace, looked better. Perhaps it was because of walking for a while, but he was already out of breath. Sitting on the soft couch, he felt a lot more comfortable.

"Find a mirror!" Xia Zimo told Xiaoyu.Xiaoyu was puzzled, but he still brought a hollowed-out gilt mirror, and Xia Zimo took it and stared at the mirror for a long time.

When she woke up in the morning, Yuan Xingye helped her do the makeup. I have to admit that Yuan Xingye's craftsmanship is good, although it is not as good as the female officials in the palace.Xia Zimo carefully observed every makeup on his face.

The door opened, and Yuan Xingye walked in.He waved his hand to signal Xiaoyu to back down.Xiaoyu leaned back. Although she was not smart, she was not stupid either. Maybe others didn't know, but she could still feel that Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo were not so incompatible.Although she didn't know what was going on.

"I don't know if Xia Cairen is satisfied with my craftsmanship?" Yuan Xingye took off his coat, took a sip of tea from Xia Zimo, and said.

Xia Zimo had already put down the mirror when he poured the tea, but picked it up again after hearing this. "I feel that your writing skills still need time to hone."

Yuan Xingye shook his head with a smile.

Xia Zimo looked at this person, it was obviously a woman, but she had the awe-inspiring aura of an unusual woman no matter where she was sitting.Although she is only a woman, no one in the world can surpass her.

"Don't you think the eyebrows are too light?" Xia Zimo said.

Hearing this, Yuan Xingye got up, went to the dressing table, picked up the eyebrow pencil, and walked back to Xia Zimo. "Let me take a look!" Xia Zimo did not move as he said, still leaning on the soft couch, Yuan Xingye sat sideways, and gently bent down to help Xia Zimo take a little look at his eyebrows.

Luo Yan looked at her nose and heart, pretending not to see the two of them.

On the second day, Yuan Xingye left the palace.

This day is the memorial day of his father Yuan Luo, Emperor He specially allowed her to go out of the palace to the cemetery to worship.

Emperor He was correcting the memorials, because the military affairs in Youzhou took up most of his energy these days, and General Mu also submitted the memorials saying that the Tubo army was frequently mobilized, so the prime ministers were responsible for revising the memorials in some places.

Worried about the army's problems, Zhang Ping hurried in. "See Your Majesty."

"Get up, what's the matter?" He Di knew that Zhang Ping would not disturb him for no reason.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Cairen returned to the palace after paying homage to his father, and was injured by a man outside the Danfeng gate." It stands to reason that the concubine's injury does not need to alert the emperor, but after all, Yuan Xingye got the order of Emperor He to leave the palace, and was in Danfeng again. He was injured outside Fengmen.

"Do you know who did it?" He Di put down his pen and asked with a frown.

"The man shouted to avenge Kong Hanqiu and the Kong family." Zhang Ping said.

"The Kong family? Concubine De?" Emperor He frowned even deeper, "Have you seen the imperial doctor? How is the injury?"

"The imperial physician has already gone, Yuan Cairen is fine."

When Emperor He arrived at Hanxiang Hall, Yuan Xingye had already fallen asleep, and Xia Zimo was ordering someone to boil medicine.After meeting Emperor He for a few salutes, he sat down.

"What did the doctor say?"

"The imperial doctor said that it will be fine after a few days of self-cultivation. Fortunately, my sister usually comes to practice martial arts, otherwise this time I'm afraid---" Xia Zimo replied.

Emperor He had already asked the guard on duty, and the guard said that Yuan Xingye's convoy was stopped by several people not far from Danfeng Gate, and one of them wounded Yuan Xingye with a knife, and shouted to avenge the Kong family.By the time the forbidden army came out of Danfengmen to find people, they could no longer find the shadow of that group of people.

Taiming Palace is located in the northeast corner of Chang'an. There are high-ranking officials and nobles living on both sides of Zhuque Street outside Danfengmen, and the imperial guards are not easy to search casually, so they had to search the street twice and retreated.

After Emperor He left, Yuan Xingye opened his eyes and wanted to sit up.This movement involved the wound on his body, and he couldn't help but sweat a little.

Seeing this, Xia Zimo hurriedly helped her sit up.Yuan Xingye's injury was on his shoulder. Although it was not fatal, it still left a lot of blood, and his face was a little pale.

"It's better now, I'm still sick, and you're hurt again!" Xia Zimo said.

Yuan Xingye shook his head, "It's a minor injury, it's okay and it didn't hurt any bones."

At this time, Yuan Xingye was only wearing a corset, with a bandage wrapped around his left shoulder, and his long hair was not tied up, but loosened.Xia Zimo took a few glances, then turned away.

"Go to sleep, I'll see if your medicine is healed!"

After going out, Xia Zimo's smile disappeared, and he calmed down his beating heart just now when he saw the "beautiful scenery".

The next day, Emperor He ordered to search the remnants of Concubine Kong Hanqiu's family.