This shadow guard, you are enlightened

The Empress Dowager finally chose to be buried on the third day of the third day and buried on the fourth day.

I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the day after the Empress Dowager was buried, it snowed heavily. Presumably this was the first snowfall in Luancheng since the beginning of winter.

In the past, the first snow in Luancheng was around the beginning of winter, but this winter has dragged on until the New Year. It is no wonder that the Qin Tianjian used this to assert that there is a vision in the sky.

Xing Chenmu thought it was a little funny, he really didn't care about the vision.

Today he was in a good mood, seeing heavy snow falling outside, he simply closed the memorial in his hand, got up and said to Zhuo Ying: "Let's go, accompany me to the lake pavilion to enjoy the snow."

The water in Nanming Lake had already frozen solid, and Xing Chenmu took Zhuo Ying directly to the Huxin Pavilion on the ice.

After walking a few steps, Zhuo Ying reminded: "My lord, the ice is slippery, be careful."

Xing Chenmu stopped walking when he heard the words, tilted his head slightly and raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Since that's the case, can Zhuo Qing help me?"

Zhuo Ying has a foundation in martial arts, so naturally she won't be afraid of the ice, so she stepped forward and stood beside Xing Chenmu, letting Xing Chenmu's hand wrap around his arm.

When the two of them arrived at the pavilion in the middle of the lake, a young eunuch had already lighted the stove in the pavilion. Now they were surrounded by the stove, and they didn't feel the cold.

Xing Chenmu withdrew his hand from Zhuo Ying's arm, and brushed off the snowflakes on his body very naturally. Because of this action, the two got very close. Zhuo Ying didn't react for a while, and took a step back a little awkwardly after a while : "Holy Majesty..."

"Don't move, it's warm here, the snow will get wet when it melts."

Zhuo Ying could only lower his head slightly, and let Xing Chenmu move without moving. Only the chaotic heartbeat revealed his nervous mood at this time.

The rest of the people in the pavilion had already retreated, and did not dare to approach at will without Xing Chenmu's order. When Xing Chenmu withdrew his hand, Zhuo Ying followed his example and carefully cleaned the snow flakes from his hair.

When moving the broken hair in front of the forehead, the fingertips inevitably touched the skin. Perhaps it was because of the wind blowing just now. Xing Chenmu's skin was slightly cold. Keep warm.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, and the atmosphere was inexplicably charming. It was Xing Chenmu who came back to his senses first, raised his hand to hold Zhuo Ying's wrist, and said in a hoarse voice: "Enough."

"Sorry, subordinate..." Zhuo Ying's face turned red instantly, and even the half of her face couldn't be covered, and she couldn't utter a complete sentence after holding back for a long time.

Xing Chenmu secretly took a deep breath, suppressed the passion/desire that should not arise at this time, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "It's almost there, let's enjoy the snow."

At this time, the snow had fallen for a while, and the bare branches by the lake were covered with snow, and the eaves and railings were also covered with a layer of plain white. Very soft.

But at this time, the two of them were not thinking about enjoying the snow.

Zhuo Ying was annoyed at her apparent overstepping behavior, and even more worried about whether she, who had been out of control frequently recently, was still qualified for the position of leader of the shadow guard.

And Xing Chenmu was not much better, he was extremely surprised, he did not expect that the self-control that he was always proud of was so weak in front of Zhuo Ying, just a simple touch from the other party, he was a little bit hard to control himself.

But before the two of them figured it out, Zhuo Ying caught a glimpse of the figure that suddenly came into view from the corner of his eye, and immediately said, "Look, my lord, are those Eunuch Yan and the court lady?"

Xing Chenmu looked up, and saw Yan Qing and the court lady named Xiaoying turned from the direction of the Imperial Garden and headed to the other side.

Because of the distance, Xing Chenmu couldn't tell where they were going. That road could lead to Xuanming Hall, and also to the courtyard where Ningshang Palace lived temporarily.

Zhuo Ying looked at the backs of the two of them, and asked with a frown, "What news does the Holy Majesty have on purpose for Eunuch Yan to pass on today?"

He knew that it was Xing Chenmu who asked Yan Qing to approach Xiaoying, but he was not around when Xing Chenmu ordered Yan Qing to do things, and he couldn't know how the two of them were doing.

Seeing that Yan Qing and Xiaoying are intimate now, I can't help but feel a little defensive.

Xing Chenmu's eyes also fell on the backs of the two, and there was a glimmer of gloom in his eyes, but before Zhuo Ying noticed it, he quickly recovered, and he smiled at Zhuo Ying: "It was I who asked him to take advantage of today's free time to meet with you." That court lady cultivates feelings, otherwise, when I get something useful in the future, people won't trust him for no reason."

Zhuo Ying felt relieved when she heard the words: "Your Majesty is really thoughtful."

Xing Chenmu turned his gaze to the snowflakes falling outside the pavilion, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little chill.

Naturally, he didn't ask Yan Qing to meet Xiaoying, and Yan Qing never mentioned it. Recently, Yan Qing had been working hard for several days because of dealing with the Empress Dowager's funeral. Now that the matter is over, he told her not to come today. Serve in the hall and rest in the residence.

The Xuanming Hall and the Imperial Garden are just at the two ends of Nanming Lake, separated by the huge Nanming Lake, if Xing Chenmu hadn't come to enjoy the snow on a temporary basis, he would never have had the opportunity to witness such a scene.

The next day, Xing Chenmu found an opportunity to dismiss Zhuo Ying, and asked Yan Qing casually, "How did you rest yesterday?"

Yan Qing only thought that the Holy Majesty cared about him, and cupped his hands a little flattered: "Go back to the Holy Majesty, the slave has been taking a nap in the room after returning, so I have rested."

Seeing that Yan Qing didn't mention the meeting with Xiaoying, Xing Chenmu had some premonition in his heart.

But he didn't show anything on his face, and after chatting for a while, he let Yan Qing go down.

Originally, he was afraid of scaring the snake away, so he had already withdrawn the shadow guard beside Xiaoying. In this way, he made people go back and stare at her every day.

But after that day, Xiaoying and Yan Qing didn't see each other very often, but whenever they met, Yan Qing would report all the conversations between the two to Xing Chenmu truthfully, which made Xing Chenmu not sure about Yan Qing's attitude for a while.

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After the Hungry Ghost Festival, Xing Chenmu counted the days. The mechanism box that Zhang Qing took to the Zhenbei military camp that day should have been handed over to Xing Chenxiu. I don’t know which tiger talisman Xing Chenxiu got, which is enough to command the three armies. , and when you get it, you will have a chance to use it.

Or... never use it.

Xing Chenxiu showed his integrity at the border, which was actually the main purpose of Xing Chenmu sending him to the Suppressing North Army.

But his elder brother really knows him too well. If he directly explained the purpose, Xing Chenxiu would be able to guess what he wanted to do from it. For his safety, the other party would not do it according to his wishes anyway.

Without this crucial step, Chen Si, Ning Yuan and the others don't know whether they will take the bait.

Xing Chenmu waited all the time, from severe winter to the end of spring and early summer, when he almost thought he would abandon this line, he finally waited for the expedited [-]-mile letter.

Xing Chenxiu, the king of Yong'an, appeared in the Zhenbei military camp with a tiger talisman. He led [-] soldiers and horses in the army to break through, rescued the Zhenbei general Wei Yan and repelled the enemy, and the Zhenbei army won a big victory.

Not only did the news come in time, it was even better than Xing Chenmu had expected—Ran Ying won.

Because of his excitement, his tightly folded hands trembled slightly.

He knew in his heart that at the same time he received Wei Yan's secret letter, Chen Si and the others might have also received the same news.

Chen Si knew that his nephew had already healed, and even got the Tiger Talisman to lead the army in the northern border, so he would definitely be in a mess. At the same time, for Ning Yuan, Chen Si and Xing Chenxiu were related after all. Trust each other?

And this is the perfect opportunity that Xing Chenmu has been waiting for for several years and planning for a long time.

It was already late at night, because the border sent the eight hundred miles urgently, the people below did not dare to delay, so it was sent to the Chengyang Hall, Zhuo Ying stood by the bed, seeing Xing Chenmu holding the secret book with an excited expression, a little bit Worried: "Your Majesty, what happened to the Zhenbei Army?"

"No, it's a good thing." Xing Chenmu handed the secret package to Zhuo Ying, motioning him to take a look, "We won, brother Wang killed the eldest prince Cangchuan, the Cangchuan army has no leader now, and Emperor Cangchuan has been ill recently , the establishment of the crown prince cannot be delayed, and the second prince Helian Chunfeng must be in a hurry to go back, so he has no intention of fighting."

Zhuo Ying scanned the booklet, but quickly grasped the key point: "Yong'an Prince has exposed his identity? If so, will he be in danger?"

"It's okay." Xing Chenmu closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while he said to Zhuo Ying: "In three days, I will invite all the officials to celebrate my victory over Ran Ying."

Zhuo Ying still had doubts in his heart, but seeing that Xing Chenmu was obviously very happy at this moment, he stopped talking and quietly stepped aside.

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The next day, Xing Chenmu went to Zhengquan Palace early in the morning to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, during which time he asked, "When will the Empress Dowager leave for Shangqing Temple this year?"

Since Xing Chenmu was attacked in Shangqing Temple back then, fortunately the monks helped him save his life, the Queen Mother felt that Shangqing Temple and Xing Chenmu were destined, and every summer, she would go out of the palace to Shangqing Temple to chant scriptures and worship Buddha, praying for Xing Chenmu.

"It's still early, Ai's family plans to leave early next month." The queen mother was a little puzzled after speaking, "Why did Mu'er suddenly ask about this?"

"My son thinks that my mother has broken her mind about her son's affairs recently, so it's better to go out to relax earlier. Recently, my son has some things to let General Wei take care of, so he can escort my mother to Shangqing Temple."

When the Empress Dowager disturbed her before, the Empress Dowager gradually forgot about Xing Chenmu's empress dowager, until Xing Chenmu mentioned it at this time, she realized that there was still a gap between their mother and son, and she couldn't help feeling a little bit resentful: "Since Your Majesty knows that Aijia is worried , why can't I save some snacks for Aijia."

"Mother..."

The queen mother interrupted him: "Okay, let's not mention this matter for now, in your opinion, when do you want Aijia to follow General Wei?"

Xing Chenmu counted the days, and quickly said: "Seven days later."

The Empress Dowager didn't have any objections, and quickly agreed.

Xing Chenmu let go of half of his heart, but when he turned his head and saw the person standing behind him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, because the other half of his heart still didn't know what to do...

The author has something to say: Today is still a very busy day.