Twilight collected

Bamboo shakes to clear shadows, smokey wind fills the courtyard, green is dark and red is sparse.

The lamps and candles in the hall are like a forest, illuminating the Yihan palace as bright as day.Sitting in the hall, Han Xuan was dressed in black, interspersed with golden and colorful colors, and on his head was a phoenix crown with flowing clouds and frightening, shining in the lights.However, the tiredness on Hanxuan's face only became more and more obvious in this golden jade Luo Qili.

"It's so loud, and it's intertwined. I thought you committed suicide by drinking poison to save Wei Rang, but I didn't want to be as strong as ever in a short time, and acted out this tiger's mouth." Hanxuan said with a frosty face, "So It seems that if you say that you have colluded with the Xi family and the Ji Li family for a long time, it is all right. You went into the sea of ​​fire and rescued Concubine Jing, of course it was your loyalty and flattery, or it was a premeditated, false surrender, and there is a later move."

The person in indigo clothes seated next to him, with a body like cut jade, knelt gracefully in the hall, with a pale complexion and a sleepy expression.

"Your Majesty is too worried. Being captured lightly, destroying one's name and destroying one's family, concubines being suspected, committing suicide and committing crimes are all thanks to him. Concubines and concubines are at odds with him, so how can they collude with him and act like an adulterer?" Si Chengyan swallowed his breath, the night wind was blowing, and he was dressed in light indigo clothing, and his delicate color was even more visible.

"This situation is so complicated, I didn't expect it. Therefore, you must keep in mind that even if you regard the Naxi clan as a bandit, if the instigator is the princess or the Ji Li clan, there is no guarantee that you will not collude with it. Furthermore, How do I know that you are not forbearing and judging righteousness, just for the future?"

"Your Majesty!" Sicheng said hoarsely, "The concubine has nothing but one life, and I can't exchange my life for a concubine, so what can I do for the concubine?"

"Trying your courage, the calamity of destroying the country can still come back, so why can't you make trouble again?" Han Xuan Yingying looked at it, and Si Cheng said that the dazzling beauty in the past is now only extinguished, defeating one side.Hanxuan Bennahan was deeply poisoned last night, how could he get up and go to the ground today, let alone rush into the Maoyuan Palace alone to save Jingyan from the sea of ​​fire.Only now can I see that under the thin earthy color of his face, there is another touch of scarlet.Sicheng said stubbornly, just knelt down, letting the blood spurt from the corner of his mouth, pouring into the indigo color of his body.

"The matter has come to this point, no matter how the concubine expresses her loyalty, His Majesty is deeply suspicious and will not believe it. However, the concubine has a clear conscience, and only God can express the concubine's heart." Si Chengyan restrained his emotions, and spoke earnestly, but See the unyielding color on his face.Even if you commit yourself to the ground, you will also have dignity by yourself.

Hanxuan sighed secretly, he was still thinking about Chengyan, and his success and failures were overturned in the Haisangling Valley. His bony and proud bones have never changed.

After being silent for a long time, I couldn't help but think: Si Chengyan's life was so dull, but it was for the prosperity of his mother's family, for the sake of chasing light and peace.The only fight for favor was nothing more than a one-night fortune for him.Hanxuan really wants to know if Si Chengyan has ever been truly happy.

Maybe there was a time when I was young, my childhood sweetheart.

The door opened lightly, Zhi Yu embraced Xin He, and entered the hall by the door.Hanxuan takes care of everything during the day, and every day at dusk, he has to hug Xin He himself.When she was a baby, Xin He's complexion was ruddy and she was sleeping soundly.Hanxuan stayed up all night and worked hard for days, now he felt a little heavy in his arms.Even if one's strength is weak, one's arms are full of joy.

Han Xuan gently shook Xin He, seeing the fine fluff on the baby's face, he couldn't help rubbing his face against it.Just nodding his head and lowering his brows, looking at Si Chengyan who was kneeling in the hall, his face was green and cabbage-colored, the corners of his mouth were gurgling dark red, and the anger in his heart turned into intolerance.

"Forget it, you have contributed to saving Concubine Jing, and I have said it beforehand, so don't take it lightly. You will rest in the palace for a few days, and when your vitality is restored, you will be allowed to go home to visit your relatives. Then Wei Rang will be taken lightly. If you keep yourself safe, you will be released." Jindu, be a foreign minister."

Hearing the words, Si Cheng was filled with pleasant surprises, and stayed where he was, with tears streaming down the corners of his eyes.

Han Xuan tilted his head, tucked Ye Xinhe's swaddling clothes, and said lightly: "This journey is far away, I'm afraid that the attendant will not be able to protect you, Zhi Yu has been by my side for many years, let me go all the way."

Si Cheng said as if in a dream, "Thank you, Lord Long En." However, Zhi Yu was quite surprised, did not speak, and nodded slightly.

"Back off." Han Xuan said softly, Huai Qing stepped forward, helped Si Chengyan up, and the two walked hand in hand, walking very slowly, and staggered away.

Looking up, Si Cheng said that the posture of swimming the dragon that day was only full of dejection.

Han Xuan felt sorry for him, and handed Xin He back to Zhi Yu, but he noticed that Zhi Yu's always bright face was also sad.

"I'm making things difficult for you." Han Xuan leaned on the couch, closed his eyes and said.

"I don't dare." Zhi Yu replied timidly.

"Is it because you are afraid that the road to Shu will be difficult and dangerous?"

"The minister is afraid that it will be hard to guard against the backstabbing."

Hanxuan pondered for a moment, and sighed: "Although the Xi family has gone, but the situation is still unclear, do you know why I took the risk and returned to Shu and returned home?"

"I don't know."

"The Xi family is cunning and wants to take advantage of the situation. Taking advantage of the disaster of the imperial concubine Xuan, Si Chengping is enraged and leads him to fight with his back. If the imperial concubine Xuan returns home, he can turn the crisis around. This is the first one. Second, Si Cheng said to sit down." In the inner palace, if something unexpected happens, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not be the princess's internal response. Letting her go home can also eliminate a hidden danger. Wei Rang is here to take it as a pledge, and he dare not not return. Third, the Sicheng family in the early years The Xi family and the princess have a good relationship, you can find out the truth on this trip, and learn from Cheng's sincerity. Don't worry, I will arrange elite troops to protect you from any danger."

"Your Majesty trusts Concubine Xuan so much, isn't he afraid of her hypocrisy and deception, and finally let the tiger go back to the mountain?"

"Concubine Xuan has no children. In the future, no matter who ascends to the throne, her situation will be better than today." Hanxuan sighed slightly, "People say: 'I watch the wind and rain, and I look at the mountains and rivers. I often feel the wind and rain outside the mountains and rivers. Someone who moves my heart.' For him, apart from wind and rain, there is only one person in this life."

The cicadas are noisy at night, the breeze is blowing, and the heat is slightly relieved.

At twilight, Jing Yan wakes up, outside the kitchen with light gauze, the mist is faint, the crows are chaotic, and the moon is like a hook.

Jing Yan turned her head sideways, feeling her chest was stuffy and she was exhausted.After coming here for a long time, it has become like a waterfall of blue hair, now it is scattered on the jade pillow, and there is still the smell of burnt wood.

"Your Majesty is awake." Chong Lan stood beside her with light clothes and simple make-up, showing the tiredness on her face.

Jing Yan was in a daze for a long time, her eyes were blank, she only saw the curtain slightly raised in the slanting light of the moonlight.

"What time is it?"

"The time is three o'clock."

"How about Maoyuan Palace...?"

"Noble concubine Xuan entered the palace alone, and rescued the empress and her servants. The Xi clan took the blame and was buried in the sea of ​​fire. Most of the Maoyuan hall was burnt down, but luckily no one was involved."

Jing Yan was silent for a long time, and wanted to get up, but she was too ill, so Chong Lan hurriedly stepped forward to serve her.

"It's time to hold the key."

Chonglan immediately understood, and replied: "Palace people must pass through the Yujin Pavilion when entering and leaving the palace. On that day, Concubine Yan Gui was captured into the palace, and the attendants also had a case to investigate. Today, if there is any clue for the princess to go out of the palace, the Yujin Pavilion will have it. Traces can be found."

"Change clothes, go to the Forbidden Pavilion."

Jingyan has always acted vigorously and vigorously, and the palace officials couldn't stop her, so she let her wear strict makeup and brocade, and went to the Yujin Pavilion.

The long elms fall to illuminate, and the tall willows sing at dusk.

The setting sun is still in the afterglow, and the Yujin Pavilion is dark.It's past the time to hold the key, only the three and two palaces, lying on the north window, pouring lightly and singing low.Seeing Jing Yan's sudden arrival, everyone was shocked for a moment, at a loss what to do, they only knelt on the ground sparsely.

The setting sun is slanting, and through the window lattice, there is a mottled and beautiful shadow in the pavilion.

"Who is on duty today?" Jing Yan said nothing, but Chong Lan raised her voice.

At this moment, the door of the back hall opened, and Qing Rui stepped out.Since praying for the emperor's great trip, Lan Ze thought of the hardships of the two of them, so he once went to Hanxuan and called them back to the palace.Years have passed, Qingrui has become more composed, but the simplicity of his face has not changed.

"Your servant leads the palace, Sinan, who is in charge of Qingrui, see Concubine Jing."

"Take today's trip record." Jing Yan said.

The palace man took it in a moment, knelt and worshiped it in front of him, and Chonglan read it on his behalf. Jing Yan's face was like still water, and the ink and writing stagnated slightly, so he turned his eyes elsewhere.Chonglan understood, closed the volume lightly, and said: "There is a palace official in Huarong Palace who has disappeared, and the empress is upset, so it's no big deal."

Everyone made no promises, seeing Jing Yan turn around and leave.

Coming out of the Yujin Pavilion, Chonglan tilted his head slightly, and the retinue stopped where he was.

"There is nothing wrong with the other ones, but the four chefs are sent by the inner palace, not old from the princess's mansion."

"Then check from the imperial dining room."

Jing Yan moved extremely fast, and when she arrived at the imperial dining room, there was already a lot of noise in the palace.

The imperial dining room is located in the southwest of the palace, near the Yunqing Hall, with more than a dozen verandah rooms, falling among the grass and trees.From a distance, you can also see the smoke curling up from the kitchen, which never stops all day long.At this time, the moon is on the tip of the mountain, the dinner is over, and the imperial dining room is still brightly lit. During the rush of the palace, the scenery is not noticed.

Jing Yan never entered, but stood in the courtyard.The fire in the imperial dining room was shining brightly, only to illuminate Jing Yan's face, and there was also a blush.

"Call him in charge."

Jingyan said softly, Chonglan entered quietly, within a short while, the hall was heard to be in chaos, not long after, the palace crowd came out in a file and knelt down on the ground.

"The dining room is busy, and there are endless urges, so I don't have time for trivial matters, let alone visit my palace."

Hearing the bad words, the head of the Imperial Dining Room was eager to argue: "Concubine Zhao Gui is pregnant, and all the food and beverages are provided by the Imperial Dining Room. The whole department has not slept for days, so I don't notice it for a while, and I am negligent. Empress forgive me."

"Since I'm exhausted, and I don't have enough skills, why are there still idlers who can be sent abroad?"

The head of the imperial dining room was in a state of panic for a long time before he vaguely guessed: "Linyou Palace is here to call, the princess's birth mother's birthday is coming, these four people are used to prepare for the banquet."

Jing Yan nodded, pondering for a while, the people in the courtyard stood with only their humerus, waiting quietly.

"Forget it, the late emperor made great progress, and the new dynasty is not stable. The inner palace was originally under the jurisdiction of Concubine Zhao, but now there is joy, and only this palace can keep talking. If you are loyal and do your best, this palace will not treat you badly."

After saying that, Jingyan Lan stepped lightly, called the carriage, and came out from the imperial dining room.

On the long street, there are palace lanterns and fireflies flying around, creating a scene of a clear summer and a good night, but the scene in the emerald green feathers and pearls has a heavy expression and is not cheerful.

"Your Majesty." Seeing that Jing Yan was silent, Chong Lan called softly.

"It's a good move, Li Daitao is stiff." Jing Yan said, "It's just that the fish eyes are gone, where is the pearl?"

"The gates of the inner palace are strictly controlled. Even if you hide and hide, you can't get out of this palace gate."

"I'm afraid I have to take a trip to Linyou Palace."

Carved with canopy, golden incense and phoenix, Jing Yanwei sat in it, and said nothing.The guard of honor behind him is also mighty and mighty, meandering away.

The Cuibao is uneven, the smoked wind grows at the beginning, and the lotus spots cross the pond.

Since that night when the wind and smoke calmed down, although everyone had lingering fears, they never saw any waves again.Jing Yan was exhausted in detail, and after several days of strict investigation, he died without any illness.For more than ten days, the people in the inner palace did not move any more.As for Liang Xun outside the palace, he spent more time in Qingxia, blindly trying to protect his pregnancy.

In the summer morning light, you can only see loquats like gold and durian flowers ready to burn. Looking through the bright curtain, the beautiful woman inside the curtain is sitting recliningly, wearing a thin gown and simple hairpin, holding white gauze balls and flashing. At first glance, the fans look like jade.

There are several maple trees in the courtyard, which are lush.Under the shadow of the tree, the sparse curtains moved slightly, the red leaves and green silk were loosely gathered, and the plain clothes were light, and he turned into the pavilion with a plain porcelain soup cup in his hand.

"In the palace overnight, a fresh gold-threaded blood swallow was brought here quickly. You haven't eaten breakfast, so you might as well drink it while it's hot." Dan Ye put down the soup cup in his hand, and stood in front of Liang Xun.

Liang Xun was reclining on the couch, his beautiful eyes were lightly raised, the face of the red leaf still seemed to be warm in the past, but Liang Xun understood that since that day when he returned to the palace, there was no way to hide the cloudiness between his brows.

For some reason, Liang Xun pretended not to realize it, picked up the cup of bird's nest, and gently stirred the contents.

Fang wanted to enter, but was interrupted by Dan Ye's words: "Xun'er."

"What's the matter, husband?" Liang Xun put down the bowl in his hand, and only gently stroked the back of Danye's hand, feeling a little chill.

Dan Ye was silent for a moment, then returned to her usual expression, took the lamp in her hand, sat beside Liang Xun, and said softly, "I'll feed you."

Liang Xun smiled, feeling a sense of comfort in his heart.

However, Ning and Xia Yi were disturbed by turmoil in the end.

When the news arrived, Hanxuan was still in the early court.As the summer heat approached, the hall felt a little suffocated, Hanxuan was sitting upright, and the hall was full of hairpins and wats, all with gloomy faces.Suddenly saw Xijian sneaking in from the side door, walked quickly to Hanxuan's side, whispered for a moment, Hanxuan's brows and eyes immediately became angry, and he raised a voice in the hall: "The inner palace is in a hurry, and the court meeting is postponed. It's hot in summer. Zhi Yu, serve tea to all the ministers."

Hanxuan was dressed in court clothes and crown, only supported Xijian, stood up with difficulty, and hurried into the apse.

"Yi Fu came to report that Concubine Zhao Gui accidentally took poison and was in danger." Xi Jian trembled, fearing that Han Xuan would be angry and lose his dignity.

Fortunately, Han Xuan suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice, "How is Xun Er now?"

"Fortunately, I didn't feel right after taking too much. I urgently ordered the imperial physician to administer decoction. My mother's symptoms have eased, but whether it will harm the fetus is still unknown."

"The Yi family is really useless!" Han Xuan scolded angrily, "Take Concubine Zhao Gui back to the palace quickly, just to be safe."

At this time, I saw Zhi Yu enter through the curtain, and said timidly: "All the ministers in the court seem to have some criticisms, and the general sent his ministers to convey it. If your majesty is in trouble, the general is willing to share your worries for your majesty."

Hanxuan slightly calmed down his anger, and said to Xi, "State affairs are the most important thing, so don't waste it. Let Concubine Jing investigate this matter carefully, and you go out of the palace with Concubine Jing, and pick her back to Luan personally. Do it yourself, and you can't regenerate side effects."

After Han Xuan finished speaking, he helped Zhiyu back to the hall to discuss matters.Xi Jian went to Huarong Hall.

When the two arrived at Yifu, the government had already obtained the order, and there were several carriages outside the gate of the house, which were packing their bags.Seeing the two men arriving in chariots and horses, all the family members bowed down to salute.

When Xixi saw the chariot, he helped Jingyan get off the chariot.The two stood still, Jingyan looked around, and said indifferently: "Where is the imperial concubine?"

"I have been waiting in the main hall for a long time." Dan Ye said, "Most of the utensils needed have been packed, and the empress and the adults can sit down for a while, and then they can leave in a moment."

Jing Yan was puzzled and said: "The expenses in the palace are all exquisite and complete, why bother."

"The noble concubine only uses it for daily use, and most of it is rewarded by His Majesty. She is comfortable with her practice and does not want to change it."

After saying that, Dan Ye led the two of them across the courtyard to the main hall.Behind the curtain, Liang Xun sat in the hall. Because he was ordered to go back to the palace, Liang Xun had a little make-up. He was dressed in a concubine-colored light gauze palace dress, and his skin was whiter than snow.Because she was pregnant, she didn't wear the Yuanxiu Chuqing crown, and replaced it with a Gu Pan green plum crown, just like when she first entered the palace.Seeing the three people entering the hall, Liang Xun raised his eyes and looked at each other, Jing Yan saw that his complexion was dull, his eyes were reddish, and his mind was a little distracted.

Seeing that Jing Yan and Xi had performed the rituals, Jing Yan asked: "Do you know what is wrong? I ordered the imperial physician to come with me."

Yue Zhi hurriedly led the imperial physician out from the ear chamber, holding a cup of plain porcelain in his hand, which was exactly the cup of bird's nest in the morning.

"Returning to my lord, there is realgar in this soup, which can turn into a cyanide when it is heated. Fortunately, this soup has not been boiled for a long time, and the toxicity has not yet been achieved. The aunt did not eat much. When I asked for pulse this morning as usual, I felt something strange. Please treat it. In time, there is no serious problem."

Jingyan had her own seriousness in her heart, and asked again: "Where did you get this soup?"

"The imperial concubine's diet is all from the inner palace, and this soup is served by the imperial dining room." Yue knew.

"The imperial dining room delivered it in the morning? Did the people in the dining room feel any difference?"

"Go back to your empress, the dining room was delivered to the mansion at midnight last night, and the people who tasted the meal didn't feel wrong. Before your empress used it, the servants heated it once through water. Perhaps it was at this time that the realgar became poisonous when it was heated."

"If that's the case, we don't know if it's a ghost in the palace or a hidden arrow in the mansion." Jing Yan looked at Liang Xun and sighed, "The palace will investigate this matter carefully in the future, and I will wait for the imperial concubine to return to the palace first."

Everyone took orders, Yue Zhi also helped Liang Xun, and walked away slowly.

Danye gets on the horse, and Xijian follows Liang Xun along the way.In his mansion, except for Yue Zhi, all the servants were detained by Jing Yan in the courtyard for interrogation.

Here the car enters the gate of the palace, Hanxuan has changed out of court clothes, a neat summer dress, wearing a crown of flowing clouds and startling phoenix, standing outside the Yujin Pavilion.

Yuezhi helped Liangxun get off the carriage, Danye dismounted from the horse, Xi Jian took the rest of the carriages, and headed towards Gu Yuangong.

"Xun'er." Han Xuan said earnestly, Liang Xun's face was as still as water, and only now did he see his delicate attitude.

"How is the child?" Seeing Liang Xun's innocent face, Han Xuan's heart felt twisted.

"The imperial doctor doesn't know." After speaking, Liang Xun's eyes were crystal clear, and he looked sideways at the red leaf behind him.The red leaf stands on one side, and the corners of the eyes are slightly wet.

Han Xuan endured the soreness in his nose, and said calmly: "You two are in harmony with each other, and the future will last forever."

Everyone was at a loss for words for a while, and the three of them stood in an acre of clear shade, with dense leaves forming tents and pavilions.The summer insects do not rest, one after another, and occasionally the wind blows, passing through the forest and leaves, making unceasing voiceless sounds.

However, in the sound of insects and leaves, there was an urgent whistle coming from the direction of Gu Yuangong.Before everyone could distinguish, there were whistles again, one after another, far and near, high and low, as if they were heading towards the mountains.

Yuezhi was at his side, and immediately understood, and shouted: "This is the sound of the alarm from the inner palace. There are assassins in the palace, escort them!"

Hearing this, Dan Ye stepped forward and took Liang Xun into his arms, and the palace people beside Han Xuan also surrounded him.The denser the whistle, the more the sound hits the ears, the more frightened the heart is.

Seeing Xixi from a distance, he saw a mess, came rushing, and threw himself in front of Hanxuan: "There is an assassin hiding in the box of the imperial concubine, and just broke out of the box, hurting the palace people, all the way to the high place gone."

"High places?" Han Xuan was a little dazed, but he forgot to recall what Concubine Yan Gui said in the Maoyuan Palace, and suddenly his mind was clear, "Leng Yuexuan!"

Before everyone came back to their senses, they saw Hanxuan pulling out his sword from the waist of the guard at his side, and stepped forward in two steps, grabbing the horse used by Danye to enter the palace, and flying up, before everyone could stop him, he rushed forward The horse goes away.Seeing that Shangwei was still on the ground, Xixi only urgently shouted "No", and the palace people also knelt on the ground, shouting "Your Majesty, think twice".

Han Xuan's ears were buzzing, he could no longer hear the crying and admonition behind him, only the boy from the southern country was in his mind.

Yubayashi got the order and came running in a team, following Hanxuan's horse far behind.Seeing this, Hanxuan felt relieved and urged the horse to become more anxious.On both sides of the long street, palaces and houses are scattered along the mountains. At this time, they are like beasts, one by one, leaping out.The painted buildings, carved beams, and beaded windows and embroidered houses are even more dazzling under the bright summer sun.

Miyagi fell on the mountain, and it was difficult to ride a horse. Hanxuan just leaned on the horse and let it bump and bump.After chasing to Beiyuan, you can see a black-clothed bandit walking on the eaves with a sword, his body is as light as a swallow, and his steps are not bad.Lengyuexuan was built on the top of the mountain, with only a small path, overgrown with vegetation.At the end of the long street, you can only walk through the forest, over the trees, and on the grass.

At this point, the bandit can only fly down and walk into the forest.Han Xuan's body was full of fragrance, and his black hair was flying around, but he didn't slack off, and he also chased into the grass and trees Fusu.

The summer trees along the road are green and green, and the sun is covered by dry clouds.While Hanxuan was riding his horse, branches would occasionally protrude, and he had no intention of avoiding them temporarily. His palace attire was scratched and messed up by it, and it was already in tatters.Lian Hanxuan's eyes also had a bloodstain running across his face.

Finally arrived at Leng Yuexuan.On the cliff, there is a small courtyard. In the courtyard, there is a late cherry tree, which is full of red and crimson, and has not yet fallen.

Han Xuan couldn't rein in his horse, and had already fallen off the horse. Seeing the door of Leng Yuexuan's door opened, his heart immediately became colder.

"Ren Anzhi!" Han Xuan stumbled, with lonely brows, stepping into the courtyard fearlessly.

There are still half a tree of late cherry blossoms, evenly red and light, and the fallen flowers are silent.

Han Xuan stepped on the red mud, holding a long sword, and went straight to the back hall.

Opening the door of the hall, I saw the silhouette of Ren An, sitting alone in the hall, dressed in plain clothes, the front was still untied, you can see the bony and bluish-white complexion.The long window sash in the pavilion is propped up, and the ground is mottled.Outside the window is the vast sky, the streets and alleys, scattered with jade towers.

An Zhi's silhouette is just like the day when we first met in the southern country, it is breathtaking.

Knowing that it was Hanxuan, I never looked at each other, but only concentrated on the volume, and the breeze came slowly, An Zhi's face was like a crown of jade, and her temples were slightly raised.

"What's the trick?" An Zhi flipped through the scroll and said indifferently.

Han Xuan lost his mind for a moment, looked around the walls, saw nothing unusual, and asked, "Where's the assassin?"

"Assassin?" An Zhi still didn't look up, "I'm afraid it's your actor."

Han Xuan was at a loss for words, staring at the young man obsessively, facing the case by the window, his face was gloomy, and suddenly he felt mixed feelings.

"As long as you have nothing to do." Han Xuan couldn't cope for a moment, so he smiled wryly.

But he didn't want to, An Zhi's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly said: "Be careful!"

Han Xuan turned around hastily, and only blocked the door with the saber in his hand, he felt that there was a knife and a dagger, Han Xuan was exhausted and fell into the door.