Qi Huang

Xie Xuan went without hesitation, as if she was going to an appointment in the wine pool and meat forest, and stepped out of Jinluan Palace without looking back.There was a eunuch waiting outside the palace, with a smile on his face, but what he said was: "Your Highness, I have offended you."

The sound spread to the rear, like a wind that could not flow. Early summer was approaching, and even the temperature in the air was stagnant.Xie Xuan walked away, and the ten princes were also kicked out, leaving only the queen mother in the palace.

She seemed to be tired, she half propped her head up and wanted to close her eyes to sleep, the dark frown between her brows was faintly visible, and her face was full of sorrow.

Not long after, another person came outside the hall.

Xie Qingshan was wearing a light crimson gown, his sickly face was pale, which matched his pale complexion.

The moment she heard footsteps, the queen mother quickly opened her eyes.

The unrelated mother and son looked at each other briefly, and the thoughts in their hearts were spread out on the bright side without reservation.The wind that was stagnant in mid-air suddenly blew up. The Empress Dowager looked back, and it turned out that the palace attendant saw that she was tired and opened the east window to breathe.

She closed her eyes again, without asking the reason for Xie Qingshan's arrival, she only said slowly: "That child is not like you, but like his mother and concubine."

Xie Qingshan: "Is there a past between the queen mother and Miaoyin?"

"I always want to take a look at the princess sent by the foreign king to the harem of the Zhou Dynasty. Miaoyin was only six years old when she first arrived in Bianliang, and I was only in the age of cardamom. Now that I think about it, I can never go back passed."

Although the two have the names of mother and son, when they are together, the queen mother looks like Xie Qingshan's peers when she is young.There are not many traces of time on her face, she is still bright and young, but Xie Qingshan, who has been tortured by illness for several years, has accumulated dust and dust, like a dead pond filled with snow.

"Miaoyin is not as gentle as Bianliang women, and they are often excluded in the palace." The queen mother slowly opened her eyes, revealing amber pupils, "I don't want to befriend those concubines who are fighting for favor, so I like to be treated with her." We have been together for a long time, and I often hear her talking about it—one day, I will definitely fly beyond the red walls and blue tiles to have a look. Unexpectedly, I ended up leaving with a touch of white silk."

"Qingshan, do you know? On Xinglan's body, I saw her shadow when she said that sentence."

Xie Qingshan thought for a while and said with a smile: "Who does the empress think is most similar to me?"

The queen mother smiled lightly: "...what do you think?"

In the imperial palace with iron walls, a puppet emperor and a regent queen mother talked with each other like an ordinary mother and child, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"Duaner." Xie Qingshan said, "Duaner... most resembles me."

The queen mother gave a soft "hmm": "That's why I chose him in the first place."

As soon as these words came out, Xie Qingshan's breath subtly paused for a moment.After a while, he lowered his eyes and said: "But he is different from me after all. Duan'er is still too young, young, and there is still room for growth."

"But he is too obedient, so obedient that he never thinks about whether what I asked him to do is right or wrong, and whether it is what he wants to do, such as serving tea to Li Jin just now." The queen mother sat up, and the palace attendant beside her The gang stepped forward and bowed, trying to help her, but she waved her away, "Li Jin is a minister, and Xie's family is a king. As a king, you should have the size of a king."

The clever palace attendant realized that what the empress dowager and the emperor were talking about next should not be ordered by people of their stature, so he hurriedly knelt down and closed the palace door for the two of them.

"The aristocratic family and the prince are like a sleeping beast. If they want to maintain the stability of the situation and the peace of the world, there must be such a bow hanging over their heads in this world. They are obedient, but they are also foolish and loyal. The disadvantage is that their hearts are not firm. It is easy to be led by the nose. You see, he has only known Xinglan for a few days, and he has honestly delivered his sincerity. Xinglan can be the one who subdues him. If he is a family in the future, if Li Jin wants Thinking about it, is it possible for Duan'er to be incited to rebel? Given time, if Duan'er and I turn against each other, wouldn't I be a bamboo basket to fetch water after all these years?"

Xie Qingshan laughed again, and this time, he seemed to be helplessly mocking himself: "The queen mother never does things that are not sure... Then Xinglan is another dangerous move of yours?"

The queen mother said: "Li Jin wants me to establish a prince, isn't it because he wants to decentralize power from me? And it is true that there has not been a king who can sit in Ziluan Palace for a long time in this Great Zhou Dynasty. If he wants, I will follow his wishes. Why not kill two birds with one stone? It’s just that this candidate may disappoint Mr. Li, who serves the country and the people.”

Xie Qingshan was surprised and said: "You have decided to stand..."

"I didn't say that." The queen mother interrupted him, "Xinglan is smart and has his own opinions. I can see the shadow of being a king in him. You see, when I tested him just now

His reaction was that Li Jin was very airy, he didn't drink the tea from the 'Prince' I promised himself, but he drank the tea from His Thirteenth Highness... But how can such a person handle me well? "

"Compared to the first time when I confronted Li Jin arrogantly, this time Xinglan used both soft and hard words, which not only did not make Li Jin lose face, but also demonstrated the majesty of the imperial power. Finally, he showed himself to the queen mother. He still wants to fight for the crown prince position..." Xie Qingshan sighed and shook his head, "I knew that this child's heart is not simple, but I don't know that he has reached this level. Sometimes I feel that, Has he been in this position in a previous life?"

"That's why you admire him very much." The Queen Mother said abruptly.

The young Empress Dowager stared at Xie Qingshan, her indifferent eyes were filled with searching.She wanted Xie Qingshan to ask that sentence, so that she could feel at ease.Xie Qingshan did not disappoint her either.

"The queen mother said that he is not easy to deal with, so why did she give up Duan'er and support Xinglan?"

The queen mother did not speak.

She wanted Xie Qingshan to continue talking.

She knew why Xie Qingshan came to her at this time, and also knew that in this prison-like imperial city, Xie Qingshan had already become an eagle with broken wings, that's why she said this in front of him.

The emperor, who had been in control for decades, had already become an inseparable part with her at some point.

"It seems that the queen mother has already figured out how to treat Xinglan." Xie Qingshan said slowly, the hand hanging in the wide sleeve had nowhere to rest, so he could only turn the thumb on the thumb in vain, round and round, "The queen has always been Don't believe in people's hearts, people's hearts are changeable, only things that are really in your hands will not change."

His face looked paler than before, but the Queen Mother was obviously satisfied.

She nodded and said, "Naturally."

"Then I only have one last request... I hope the Queen Mother will be merciful." Xie Qingshan said, "At least... don't let Xinglan become like me."

Don't let such a good child be trapped by drugs all his life.

When he came, he was empty-handed, but when he went, Xie Qingshan had a sandalwood-colored medicine jar in his arms.The size of the palm, just hold it.Xie Qingshan walked away slowly, his figure seemed to be shaking when he just came, until he walked out of the hall, the queen mother said again: "The sachet you entrusted someone to send to Banruo Temple is in my palace, do you want me to return it?"

Xie Qingshan paused, said with a wry smile: "No, if the queen mother wants it, she can keep it."

"I heard people say that this sachet is going to be sent to northern Xinjiang?"

Xie Qingshan closed his eyes: "Yes."

"Well, it's a good idea." The queen mother said, "But Jiuyuan has always been wise and safe, so he probably wouldn't bring an army horse to rescue you."

"Is there anything else you want to say, Queen Mother?" Xie Qingshan said impatiently, "I'm not feeling well, I need to go back to the palace to rest earlier, if I have nothing else to do, I will leave first."

The queen seemed to laugh.But Xie Qingshan turned his back to her, so he couldn't see the mother's expression.

"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body." She finally said.