Empress and Empress

When Xia Zimo arrived at the Changchun Palace, he saw Luoyan pouring a good bowl of bird's nest into a red clay pot with lowered eyelids.Luo Yan looked up and saw Xia Zimo, then smiled, and handed the bowl in her hand to the waitress.

"Xia Cairen is here, the general said just now."

Xia Zimoquan pretended not to have seen the scene just now, and knew that although Luo Yan was a female official in name, she was different from other female officials. She had an official position, so she always treated each other with courtesy. "I'm here to find my sister, and show her the picture of distant mountains that I drew today."

Yuan Xingye was watering the flowers and plants in the yard, and behind her were the soldiers she brought into the palace. At this time, the soldiers were all wearing the same clothes as ordinary palace ladies, the only difference was that they all had ties around their waists. long sword.

"You're here." Yuan Xingye didn't talk to Xia Zimo, and motioned Xia Zimo to sit on the wicker chair and continue to work on the flowers and plants. He didn't pass the scissors to the waitress until the completion of the work, and took the sweat from another waitress. The towel wiped the sweat off his face.

"Come and show you my paintings." Xia Zimo said.He signaled Yu'er to unfold the painting in his hand, and a picture of distant mountains entered Yuan Xingye's eyes. "how?"

"The brushwork is vigorous and thick, with everyone's demeanor."

Yu'er covered her mouth and laughed, "Yuan Cairen doesn't know, my family's Cairen is a famous talented woman in the capital, and her calligraphy and paintings are hard to buy."

"Talk." Xia Zimo reprimanded with a smile. "Go and deliver the pastries I brought to my sister to the kitchenette."

"Got it." Yu'er smiled and ran away.Xia Zimo shook his head. "She was spoiled by me."

Yuan Xingye signaled the maid to put away the picture of the distant mountains, "Since my sister's authentic work is so precious, I'd rather be respectful than obedient." She glanced at the maid beside her, "Go find someone to frame it."

"Yes."

Afterwards, there were only two people and two maids with swords left in the yard. These maids stood at a far distance under Yuan Xingye's signal, seemingly not to disturb the two of them, but also to prevent others from eavesdropping meaning.

"what happened?"

"I heard you were injured?" Xia Zimo asked.She didn't come to visit Yuan Xingye yesterday because she was unwell, but she didn't expect to hear that Yuan Xingye was injured today, so she hurried over in panic, and was relieved to see Yuan Xingye was safe and sound.

"Small injury, I didn't expect that someone in the palace would use this kind of trick." Seeing Xia Zimo's questioning gaze, Yuan Xingye said slowly, "It's a hidden weapon of a mechanism, which is usually used by people in the world. did not expect---"

"The emperor ignored the open and secret struggles in the harem, which led to today's situation." Even if a person died, even if this person was Emperor He's favorite concubine, even if this concubine died with a hidden weapon that should not appear in the palace, He God will not pursue it.And the bird's nest that Luoyan threw away just now.Xia Zimo suddenly felt fear, she was afraid that the only person she could treat sincerely would die like this, and she was afraid that she would be left to face this indifferent palace.This fear even surpassed any emotional fluctuations in her previous life.

"Also, I heard that the northern dog army has committed crimes. Now the entire Youzhou area is in a state of crisis. Youzhou has been broken into three states. All the main forces of the Northern Army are now stationed in Youzhou City."

Yuan Xingye was in the Northwest Army, but he also knew something about the Northern Army. He didn't have any special reaction when he heard the news.Xia Zimo was also a little uncertain about Yuan Xingye's thoughts. The harem should not have anything to do with the former court, so although Yuan Xingye had some privileges, there were some things he couldn't know.Xia Zimo went to ask her father to send the news to the palace.

Yuan Xingye got up and walked around the yard a few times. Xia Zimo could see her hands trembling slightly, and there was a light in her eyes that Xia Zimo hadn't seen for a long time.

"Zimo---" Yuan Xingye rarely called her that, and Xia Zimo's heart skipped a beat.Looking blankly at Yuan Xingye, Yuan Xingye hesitated to speak, and finally sat down with a sigh. "Stay for supper."

Xia Zimo shook his head, "No---I still have something to do in the palace, so I won't stay here with my sister." After saying that, he didn't salute, and just walked straight to the door. Yuan Xingye stood up, with a flash of hesitation in his eyes, In the end, he still didn't say anything.

Xiaoyu went to the small kitchen to deliver pastries. She knew that Xia Zimo and Yuan Xingye had something to say, so she waited outside the door while chatting with a few servants. She was laughing when Xia Zimo came out in a daze.

You must know that Xia Zimo had to sit for a long time in the past, and every time she separated from Yuan Xingye, she would smile indifferently, and Xiaoyu could also see the joy in her eyes.

So what's wrong?Xiaoyu hurried forward to support Xia Zimo. After the two left, the people in Changchun Palace also felt strange. Who didn't know that Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo were friends, so which one is this?

After Xia Zimo left, Luoyan placed a plate of exquisite pastries in front of Yuan Xingye. "I heard from Xiaoyu that this was made by Xia Cairen himself." Yuan Xingye looked at the pastry on the plate and picked up a piece.The cakes are all white and fragrant. It can be seen that the people who made the cakes put a lot of thought into it.

"General---"

"I did this, didn't I---" Yuan Xingye took a bite of the pastry, it tasted sweet but not greasy, with a faint fragrance of lilies.

"Xia Cairen will definitely understand what the general thinks."

"Yeah, she can understand." Yuan Xingye suddenly felt bitterness overflowing from the sweet cake.

After Xia Zimo returned to Hanxiang Hall, he ate dinner in a hurry and went to bed early.This night, she first dreamed about the day when she first entered the palace, the weather was fine and the breeze was warm.I also dreamed of the banquet where I met Yuan Xingye, toasted and drank together, and my colleague Tianya was reduced to nothing.He also dreamed that he and Yuan Xingye knew each other and were close friends, but they didn't have the estrangement that people in the palace had.The last dream scene was that time when the two of them were sitting in the grass and drinking.

I thought that they could support and spend the long years in the palace together, and they could be the only ones in this indifferent palace who could confide in their hearts.I thought that even when Hua Lao went to En Chong to be away last year, they could still joke with each other.What's more unexpected is that these few months, which are not too long, are so profound.

When he woke up in the morning, the maid was already waiting to help him wash and wash. Xia Zimo was in poor spirits, and there were faint dark circles in his eyes.

"Master, it's not good." Xiaoyu ran in in a panic.

"What's the matter?" Xia Zimo couldn't help but clenched the hairpin in his hand even though he had thought about it a long time ago.

"There are rumors in the palace that you and Yuan Cairen are at odds, and you have already fallen out and said—" Xiaoyu looked at Xia Zimo's expressionless face, "and said that after Yuan Cairen ate the cake you sent yesterday, suddenly Coughing up blood, the imperial doctor said that he ate something poisonous." Xiaoyu said in a lower voice, "Master, don't be sad, Yuan Cairen won't think that way."

Xia Zimo closed his eyes, and sure enough---

"How do you know that she doesn't think that way." Xia Zimo said coldly, "Go and inquire again to see if this message came from Changchun Palace."

Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, but turned around to inquire about the news.

In the next few days, it can be said that the harem calmed down suddenly, and the reason for the calm was the sisters who were close in the past.Yuan Xingye and Xia Zimo were at odds.

Many palace people said that Xia Zimo was wrong when he came out of Yuan Xingye's Changchun Palace. Then it involves the scope of Changchun Palace.And there was no news after Changchun Palace, Yuan Xingye hardly ever went out.After more than ten days, Emperor He seems to have handled the political affairs well, and he does not sleep in the study every day when he goes to court, but lives in the harem as before.The most favored one is still Yuan Xingye, followed by Xia Zimo, nothing seems to have changed.It's just that the people in the two palaces are so out of touch.