Ai Min of Fomalhaut's Self-written Book

? Later, I heard from Jin Su that the flames started from the main hall of the Empress Dowager’s Chonghui Hall. It was caused by a grassroots who entered the palace from the people to build the palace. The grassroots were later caught sneakily. Because of the heinous crime, He was taken directly to the court hall for trial, and the queen mother was reprimanded righteously in the court hall. Later, he probably knew that his death was approaching, so he committed suicide.

"What did that peasant reprimand the Queen Mother?" I asked Jin Su.

Jin Su shook her head, expressing that she didn't know.

How could a commoner have the guts to set fire to the palace? Since ancient times, the common people have risen from the fire only when they were in dire straits. But now, when singing and dancing are on the rise, if they don’t stay at home to make a living and farm, they must set fire in the palace. Someone must be behind the scenes .

The relationship between the Empress Dowager and Zhao Zhen is probably very deep, and with her cruel methods over the years, she has made many enemies in the court, and she is already old, and she can't fight Zhao Zhen anymore. There are only three paths in front of her, one is to abolish the emperor and become the emperor herself;

And the first way will definitely not work, just think about it carefully, the third way, continue to hang the curtain, how many years can she hang the curtain?

If she is a smart woman, she can only retire, so as to preserve her reputation and spend her old age in peace.

After the Chonghui Palace was burned down, Zhao Zhen helped me install a new palace, which was named Yuhua Palace.

This palace is not as splendid as the Chonghui Palace, but it has a unique charm. Osmanthus trees are planted all over the palace. At this time, the osmanthus flowers are blooming. You can vaguely see the flowers like snow and fog, and you can smell the osmanthus flowers no matter where you are. Sweet and fragrant breath.

As soon as I thought about it, I started to make sweet-scented osmanthus candy.

Zhao Zhen came at the right time and occasionally stepped in to help me.Probably because of blood relationship, the outline of his profile is somewhat similar to Cong Zhan. I looked at him for a while, and when he noticed it, he turned his head and asked me, "Is there something on my face?"

Looking into his serious eyes, I suddenly didn't know what to say, so I nodded and said, "There's something in your eye, close your eyes first, and I'll help you get it off."

He obediently closed his eyes.

I touched his eyes with my fingers, a little scorching temperature, and then I took them away.

"Did it come down?" He asked with his eyes closed.

"Ah."

Only then did he open his eyes: "Shall I see?" After saying that, he looked down at my hand.

"A little dust, now it's gone." I clapped my hands, turned around, and still concentrated on making my sweet-scented osmanthus candy.

He didn't say anything more.

The most important step in making sweet-scented osmanthus sugar is to soak osmanthus flowers in a jar with wine and clear spring. The water in Yuhua Palace always feels that the water quality is not as sweet as the water in the pool in Chonghui Palace, so occasionally Will wade outside the temple to fetch some water.

Most of the court ladies and eunuchs don’t know me, they probably think I’m an ordinary court lady. On the way to and from Yuhua Palace, I will also meet ladies or officials in sedan chairs. At that time, I will step aside and talk to ordinary Like a maid in the palace, she bent her body slightly and moved her luggage towards them.

At dusk that day, I saw the Empress Dowager beside the rockery not far from Yuhua Palace.

Behind her was a mighty group of court ladies and internal eunuchs, all dressed in gold and jade, who talked about mourning and shut up, it was really not easy to pretend not to see her.

Fortunately, she didn't see me, and she was talking with an official-looking person across a rockery.

"In the future, there is no need to report these matters to Ai's family. Lin'er will know how to deal with these matters when he grows up." Her tone was flat.

The official looked terrified, "What is this, Empress Dowager?"

The queen mother waved her hand: "Ai's family is getting old, it's time to withdraw from the court."

I don't know when she figured it out. As I thought before, a woman who has been in the front hall and the back palace for decades is not unwise.

Cong Zhan died because she planted a frame and blamed her. I also thought about using Zhao Zhen to overthrow her severely and suppress her.

Maybe because of the empress dowager's worries, Zhao Zhen has no restraints, so he would come to Yuhua Palace to stay for several hours every day.There is nothing to say between me and him, and he doesn't seem to care about my neglect, sitting or standing, and occasionally finding a fault to say a few words to me. ?