Huaibi

In the dead of night, a carriage turned to Prince Yu's Mansion in the capital, and the woman in the carriage was sent into the mansion through the main entrance.

Pingxi Cliff has been waiting for a long time. Since it was conferred, the palace has changed the old plaque to a new name.

Under the moonlight, the street is more peaceful. Standing under the brand-new plaque, he looks at the approaching cars. The lantern above his head dimly reflects the steps. According to his tall and straight figure, the boy next to the door has to be as energetic as he is. Son, don't dare to doze off for a moment.

The carriage stopped slowly, and Ping Xiya turned around and called out: "Hurry up and welcome Miss Biao into the mansion."

The boy was clever, and ran down the stairs before he could think about it, thinking about what he said in a daze, why did a "Miss Cousin" whom he had never heard of come suddenly?Thinking puzzledly, he still bowed respectfully and invited someone in front of the car: "The slave welcomes Miss Cousin to get off the car."

The curtain of the car was tilted, and the white and white hand picked up the curtain from the inside, and leaned out with a light figure. The boy was so stupid that he forgot to look away for a moment, until the hand beckoned him to help him, and then he took it to the palm like a fairy, like a fairy. It was entrusted to me.

Suxue's veil was gone, and she raised her eyes lightly between her head and saw that Pingxiya was dressed in the attire of the mansion, and the gilded "king" in the middle of her head confirmed the unspeakable speculation in her heart, so she walked forward He saluted without saying a word, and when he asked "cousin" with a chuckle, he replied softly: "The carriage lost its way outside Beijing, please apologize to the prince."

"Yue Hei Dao is cold, my cousin must have been frightened, and I should punish those two accompanying servants." Ping Xiya led her in, but he didn't really want to punish the two innocent people who came here. , "But the mother and concubine have already rested, and the two of you can catch up on the old days tomorrow, and you should have a good rest early."

"Thank you, my lord, for your compassion. My sister will see my aunt tomorrow."

While talking, they both stepped over the threshold, and the servant of the Wang's mansion listened quietly behind him, closing the gate of the mansion with curiosity in his belly, but he didn't see another carriage hanging down the curtain at the corner, and drove away silently towards the distance.

At this point, Suxue changed her body and became the niece of Princess Chengyuan's natal family. Princess Guan changed her surname to "Xuan Yu" and changed her name to Xuan Yuxue.

The palace banquet on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month is coming. In the early years of Yanshou, the new emperor will hold a banquet for Qi Guichen.The banqueters went with their families, and Wendi had the intention of drafting a talent show, and there were not a few bright and beautiful women with him.

Among Ruyun Pingting, there is a person who is unparalleled in appearance, the most outstanding among the crowd.

Rumors abounded in the capital, that the seat next to Emperor Daoyanshou, which had been vacant for many years, should be occupied. It was the newcomer in Prince Yu's mansion. open your eyes.Let's talk about one's background, so noble, how can the Phoenix seat be left behind.

The more his words were spread, the people in Beijing outside the palace talked about it, and everyone in the palace became more interested.

It's been too long.I forgot since when, except for the new emperor's ascension to the throne, there has been no happy event in the palace, but disasters have come one after another during these years.

How could anyone not be happy to welcome the lord of the harem?

It was rare for the people in the palace to add a bit of liveliness. Jiang Chang looked all the way over, the sigh in his heart didn't dare to let others hear, waiting outside the corridor, waiting for the emperor in the Palace of Harmony and Shou.

Today's Supreme Emperor can't stand the wind easily, because the winter is in full swing, even the curtain outside the couch is hanging down all day long, so it still can't stop his cough from time to time.

Ping Huaizhen frowned and waited beside him, poked the medicine spoon in his hand halfway and then hurriedly retracted it, put down the bowl to comfort his back, finally waiting for him to recover for a while.He was blocked when he wanted to feed again, the Supreme Emperor really didn't like the bitter soup, so he put it aside, and only had a good talk with himself for a while.

Ping Huaizhen couldn't do it, so he complied with his wishes for the time being, and tightened the quilt in front of him for him, persuading him: "Although the medicine tastes bitter, my father should follow the imperial physician's advice."

"It is said that good medicine tastes bitter, but taking it for a long time has not seen any benefit." The Supreme Emperor shook his head and chuckled. He had heard "long live" for many years, and he really believed that this long live would not work. stop."

"Everything is very safe. It's the Spring Festival right now, and the envoys of the vassal kings have all come to court. Although there are many things, they are not bothering. The busiest time will be when the spring is approaching."

"You are the son of heaven, and you are gradually taking care of everything in the court, so I don't care about it anymore." The Supreme Emperor felt that he was deliberately avoiding the important, and asked directly, "I heard that the emperor already intends to establish a queen?"

Ping Huaizhen couldn't avoid it, nodded and answered "Yes", after thinking about it, he simply pretended not to notice, and simply and neatly imported the other person's name: "The niece of Princess Chengyuan's natal family, the famous work Xuan Yuxue, is a A well-educated, elegant and generous lady."

The person who hadn't mentioned it for a long time returned to his ears, and the Supreme Emperor was indeed lost for a moment, and said slowly: "I don't know, there is such a daughter in the Wangfei's family."

"Xuan Yuxue's family has strict upbringing and was raised in a boudoir since childhood. It's normal to be inhumane."

After that, I didn't hear an answer for a long time, and it took me a long time to hear the sentence "if the emperor likes it, it's fine".

The Supreme Emperor didn't know that Ping Huaizhen knew his life experience, but Ping Huaizhen knew that he had a secret, so he nodded silently without disturbing his thoughts under this situation.

The outside wind was blowing, the window was rattling, the half-drinked soup beside the couch was cold in a blink of an eye, Ping Huaizhen helped the Empress to lie down, and drew down the half curtain that was raised when feeding the medicine, and the rest of the expression could not be seen through the tent .

The Supreme Emperor lost all interest in chatting, and sent him out of the palace after a few low coughs.Ping Huaizhen didn't leave, and at this moment, he mentioned something more important to him, saying: "Your Majesty still has something to report."

"It's okay to say."

"A few years ago, I checked the case files and found that there were more than a dozen mansions in Chajing that were vacant and useless. Most of them were the original residences of criminals who committed crimes. After being sealed up by the court, there was no further information. This is really a waste, and it is not as good as an official sale. Sell ​​it to fill the treasury."

"Good." The Supreme Emperor didn't hear heresy from his words, he only thought it was the remnants of the rebellious party when the sixth son usurped the throne, and he felt even more headaches when the old things recurred, and because the move was beneficial but not harmful, so he briefly agreed.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk more, Ping Huaizhen didn't plan to discuss it with him in detail, and counted this mention as not concealed, thinking that the promise with Li Qingjuan would be fulfilled, she felt relieved, and resigned after the goal was accomplished leave.

The sky is clear and clear, and there are only two things that have been kept in mind before. One is to marry a virtuous person, and the other is the old house of He's family. Teach him a lot of planning, and fortunately he has found a proper way.

The rare relaxed look fell into the eyes of others, and the palace people secretly rejoiced in the joy of the sacred heart, but just in time, the Palace of Prince Yu outside the palace presented the imperial invitation, and Pingxi Cliff came gracefully.

When the emperor was free, he sent people to the imperial garden. At the end of the year, wintersweet blooms in full bloom. There are no spring and summer flowers competing for splendor, and the elegant atmosphere of winter makes the inside and outside of the palace wall warm and pleasant.Pingxiya accompanied him on the stone path, and all the palace people left behind, even Jiang Chang did not stay by his side, and he spoke more freely: "The imperial garden has beautiful scenery all year round, it is rare for the emperor to come here today. , I have to reward you enough."

Ping Huaizhen laughed when he heard the words: "If you like it, when will I not allow you to come?"

"Whether the emperor agrees or not is not the same as whether the minister himself agrees or not. Under the eyes of the people in the world, the minister has to pretend to obey the rules." Ping Xiya deliberately said to him Some ridiculous words, while he was laughing, he sighed vaguely, "Don't talk about ministers, isn't the emperor sometimes involuntary as a son of heaven?"

The smile on Ping Huaizhen's lips paused slightly, as if he could hear the deep meaning.

Pingxi Cliff finally turned positive, after a few days of deliberation and weighing before entering the palace, he did not make any reservations since he came: "I know that the emperor can't help himself, but the fact of becoming an empress is not a child's play, the emperor still has a lot of time." measure."

"Why do you need to measure?" Ping Huaizhen pretended to misinterpret, and replied, "Xuan Yuxue's character and life experience are all determined for me. I can trust her. The person you choose should be the best candidate."

"I don't mean that," Pingxiya said nothing, recalling the old note that he witnessed in the Prince's Palace on the eve of the emperor's ascension to the throne, the more he felt that the emperor was trapped in old feelings, he persuaded him twice, " Your Majesty entrusts me, and I will try my best to do it. However, I think that the deceased is dead, if the Emperor decides to stand up, you might as well open your heart and find a suitable person to accompany you in this life."

Ping Huaizhen was quite surprised, he understood what he cared about, but he didn't understand the words "the deceased is dead", so he couldn't help but frowned and looked over, after a while, after thinking for a while, he tried to ask: "the deceased It's over... As Xi Ya expected, who is the dead in my heart?"

Ping Xiya was inconvenient to speak out, but replied euphemistically: "I have seen the characters in the emperor's kit, and also heard the name of an old man in the emperor's dream."

Ping Huaizhen suddenly realized, and his heart was as expected, it is true that he has never told the truth to Ping Xiya in these years.

Back then, it was concealed because the younger brother was young and it was useless to know about it, and the second was that the fact was dangerous, and one more person who knew it was worse than one less person who knew it.After so many years, he gradually ignored this matter, thinking that he already knew about everything he had to talk to him about.

It was indeed negligence, but in no hurry to explain, Ping Huaizhen shook his head and replied: "When Xiya has something in mind, he will understand this principle. If he is single-minded in this life, it is difficult to tolerate others."

Pingxiya was extraordinarily frank: "I understand that I am not young, and I have my own preferences. It's just that I will never..." His words stopped abruptly, and the person who had always spoken without mistakes was surprised that he was about to say something that would make the emperor sad. When the words came, he bit his tongue to stop him.

But at this point, Ping Huaizhen can already guess the following, it is nothing more than "I will never lose it and abandon it", and I want to join hands with him to grow old.

Pingxi Ya was troubled, and Ping Huaizhen couldn't bear to hide it any longer: "If I say it, I haven't lost it?"

After finishing speaking, he was surprised to see him.

The surprise in the eyes of the person in front of him was filled with strong doubts. He chewed this question repeatedly before he dared to believe it. It really meant that the young master of the He family was still alive in the world.

Countless thoughts flashed through Pingxiya's mind. Since then, he has read all the people around the emperor, and there are always some omissions. Until a moment later, he finally remembered Jiang Chang's "Lord Li".

Li Qingjue's appearance in the court hall gradually appeared in front of him, and he found his home with his familiar face, which overlapped and merged with the vague phantom that was not deep when he was a child. Who is it if it is not He Jinyi who is always by the side of the prince?

"Your majesty's move... has gone a long way."

"I have never played chess here. It is nothing more than risking my life to protect him. The so-called one-hearted person, two people of one mind, if he dies, how can I live?"

Pingxiya couldn't help lamenting the absurdity of the world, but also felt relieved, and stopped persuading him.

"It's because I'm worrying too much. Since the emperor has made a decision, I will help you all the time."

"Okay," Ping Huaizhen nodded with a slight smile, "If you have any doubts about the princess, please speak for me."

"There should always be doubts. The concubine mother is careful and intelligent, but since her 'niece' entered the mansion, she has never asked me a single word, which makes me feel uncomfortable waiting."

"I'm afraid I'm waiting for you to confess."

Ping Xiya nodded: "The minister will go and confess a few or five sentences."