Qingchuan History

Chapter 923 Cold Summer
The huge Qi State Imperial Palace is originally like a sea of ​​flowers and trees. The number of people in this palace decreases year by year, and those flowers and trees are more vigorous. People are like boats and leaves, and they may be overturned at any time.

Ruan Xueyin's skirt is also heavier and longer than before, layer after layer of yarn that looks the same at first glance but is actually embroidered with different shades, dragging across the winding stone path of the imperial garden, occasionally petals fall on it, colorful red, purple, white and yellow Yes, she seemed to be dragging a season of flowers along.

Tangli was fascinated by the colorful colors of the lake, the flowers falling in the clear water, so she didn't lean over to pick up the flowers, and let them follow the queen step by step through the summer night in Qi Palace.

"Go back to Chengze Hall?" She asked softly.That's what Diyan meant when he ordered someone to pass on the news.It is not suitable to sleep together tonight, or even to see each other again.

Ruan Xueyin continued to walk a few steps forward, only then did she seem to hear it, looked around and found that she had already passed the Hall of Turning the Waves, she muttered slightly:

"Turning the Lantern Palace."

Then turn around.

"Your Highness—"

"Your Majesty ordered me not to go?"

"That's not true. How could Your Majesty—"

Ruan Xueyin thought about it for a moment, and still walked towards the Hall of Turning the Lanterns.

Gu Xinglang came back earlier than expected.

It's just entering Haishi, and the moonlight is brighter than before.Ruan Xueyin stood in the middle of the corridor deep in the parasol tree, like a moonlight.

He saw her as soon as he entered the gate, because of her conspicuous position, her posture was even more conspicuous. The lake-colored dress was soaked in the night and turned pale by the moonlight.

Almost transparent white, lighter than the emperor's usual clothes.

Gu Xinglang walked in silence, Ruan Xueyin moved to meet him.The two met under the shadow of the sycamore trees in the vast atrium, and Ruan Xueyin saluted, "Your Majesty."

Gu Xinglang let out a "hmm".

"Your Majesty's important business, are you done?"

Her tone was calm and she was asking a serious question.

However, Gu Xinglang could hear the irony, and said "hmm" again.

Ruan Xueyin knelt down and said, "My lord, please go to the Chonghua Palace with my concubines."

Tangli was still in the corridor, exchanging glances with Diyan from afar.Di Yan dismissed all the palace guards in the court, and stood more than ten steps away from Gu Xinglang, rubbing his hands.

"What if I don't go?" He didn't want to face Chunyue, and felt that Ruan Xueyin's move was to provoke him.

Of course Ruan Xueyin was not, she looked up at him earnestly, "She is waiting for a result. No one can tell the result, only you."

"Then seeing her go crazy, and hearing her scold me for killing her husband, Chen'er also knows that her father is dead, and that uncle did it, right?" Gu Xinglang squatted down, "What is the queen thinking, is I I don't understand more and more."

"Your Majesty knows that the Eldest Princess will not be like this. Even if you don't go tonight, she will still know that Chen'er will be the same when she grows up—"

"So what? Ji Ping's plot to rebel is known all over the world, and I have a clear conscience."

"That's exactly the reason. That's why my concubine thinks that it is sincere to tell the news of death by the emperor himself, and it can minimize the damage. It is the news of death," Ruan Xueyin said softly, "it is not the way to die."

The emperor and empress came to the Chonghua Palace late at night, and the extinguished lamps were gradually rekindled.

Gu Chunyue was sleeping with Chen'er in the dormitory, but she didn't lie down, she came out to meet her very soon, she was so thin that she dangled in her dress, her eyes were filled with sadness.

That is a definite sadness, not an unknown panic-it will not be good news when the emperor and empress come together at such a time.

Seeing her expression, Ruan Xueyin knew that she had guessed it, so she tried her best to tense up, and softly called "elder sister".

Chunyue didn't respond, and walked straight up to Gu Xinglang, knelt down heavily, "Chunyue is guilty of the king, and of the ancestors, but I want to die!"

It is to punish Ji Ping to keep his hand and plead guilty.

"Elder Sister has contributed a lot, so there's nothing wrong with it." Gu Xinglang leaned over to help her.

Chunyue didn't accept his support, she knelt and took two steps back, and bowed her body, "Chunyue is guilty, please deal with it fairly!"

Gu Xinglang glanced at Ruan Xueyin, and it was all in her expectation. "Elder Sister Hope, how can I punish you for your crime?"

This is not so much a questioning as a questioning.

Ruan Xueyin hurriedly squatted down and approached Chunyue, "Chen'er is only three years old, and he is his only flesh and blood. Eldest sister, please don't show off for a while."

Gu Chunyue prepared for this moment for several days, thought for several days, and made a decision for several days.

The night condensed for a while before I heard her reply:
"If you can't die, then Chunyue is willing to live in Zhenguo Temple forever, always with the green lantern, and pray for the king and Daqi."

In terms of the current situation, Gu Chunyue really couldn't die - she just killed the traitor, which was supposed to be a meritorious service, but she turned to die for love. Although it is understandable, the scene is not good, and it is not good for the stability of the society.

Ruan Xueyin was distressed that she gradually accepted the facts, calmed down and made the most sensible decision, and was even more gratified that she gave up the idea of ​​committing suicide, and said to Gu Xinglang:
"The concubine thought it was feasible."

"Where's Ji Chen?" Gu Xinglang asked.

Chunyue smiled sadly, "It is a great fortune for the son of a guilty minister to survive. I will go to Zhenguo Temple with my concubine to practice Buddhism and meditate, and I may be able to pass this life."

The next day, Princess Chang's mother and son moved, and the Queen and King Ning made separate arrangements inside and outside the palace, and handed over in the afternoon.

With all the luggage ready, Chunyue took Ji Chen into the car, while Ruan Xueyin and Gu Xingyan were talking under the palace gate.

"I wanted to send my eldest sister to Zhenguo Temple personally, but,"

King Ning also heard about the King not allowing the Queen to leave the palace. "Your Highness has done enough, don't worry."

Ruan Xueyin nodded, "Leave it to Seventh Brother, I can't be more relieved. But Ji Ping died on the day of execution and not the day of turmoil, everyone knows it, and sooner or later, Eldest Sister will know—"

"As your Highness said, it will be quite some time later. At that time, it should be easier to be relieved than now. Your Highness is right. Since then, she has avoided living in Zhenguo Temple, and the monks in the temple will not mention this matter, maybe You won't know until a long time later, maybe never."

The summer in Jidu is really bright, the sun is shining, and the whiteness is endless.

"When does Seventh Brother plan to return to Hezhou?"

Gu Xingyan shook his head, "I don't really want to go back, I'm thinking about discussing with the emperor in a few days, and staying in Jidu for a long time. At that time, I would like to ask Your Highness to help me with a good word."

This means to always be with Chunyue.Complete his life.Ruan Xueyin agreed, but finally couldn't help looking further outside the Zheng'an Gate. "Did you clean up overnight?"

73 people, enough blood to flow into rivers, but no trace can be seen from such a distance.

King Ning was a little startled, but immediately responded, "Return to Your Highness, last night's execution finally moved to Nancheng Shizikou."

"Oh?"

"Two of them were beheaded just outside the Zheng'an Gate. There was a child lying on his window watching, crying in fright. Your Majesty ordered him to move. The minister was there at the time."

Ruan Xueyin's heart turned, "Then, he was the first to be beheaded. Which two?"

Seeing her hesitate to speak, Gu Xingyan understood, "The one who beheaded Ji Ping in the end should be at the lion's mouth."

"should?"

"Your Majesty and him should have something to talk about. After all 72 people were killed, everyone was screened out, oh, Feng Lei was kept. After all, the notice has been issued this morning. By the way, last night I listened to what your majesty said. Continue to investigate, the group of officials who were asked to be executed is probably only the first batch..."

Ruan Xueyin didn't quite hear what was said later.

She secretly hoped that Gu Xinglang would still be her Gu Xinglang, and that she and Chunyue would not be disappointed in the end, and felt that if he hadn't, he wouldn't have said nothing last night.

It wasn't until King Ning called His Highness several times that she came back to her senses and said in a daze, "Go, Brother Seven."

King Ning thought that she didn't want to interfere with Gu Xinglang's next decision, so he said no more, handed over his hand, and led the team.

Ruan Xueyin turned back and walked in the daylight, still thinking about what happened to Ji Ping in her mind, and thinking about Chunfeng's departure for a few days, and there is no news so far, and thinking about the life and death of Shangguan's concubine and her whereabouts are unknown, she felt that she could always ask Gu Xing about the latter two. Lang.

As he was going to Mingluan Hall, he suddenly saw the guards above the long steps coming out of the hall gate, followed by a person in the middle.

woman.

She has good eyesight, and she can probably make out the outline, so she stands still.

Seeing her, the four guards at the top hurriedly quickened their pace, led the woman to the front in an instant, saluted and said: "Your Majesty ordered his subordinates to escort this person to His Highness, what a coincidence—"

"This is considered to be delivered." Ruan Xueyin nodded and said to the official concubine, "Let's go."

The sunlight in Jidu is too bright compared to Suoning, but not transparent enough compared to Cangwu. Shangguan concubine has not comprehended it for a long time, and feels uncomfortable. "Your Highness is taking good care of your majesty. I just watched it, and it doesn't seem to be getting worse."

"Heavier than last year." Ruan Xueyin said quietly, "Tell me, how can I cure his illness."

"Your Highness, don't you try it yourself?"

"Of course I will try. But since you are here, you have conditions to discuss, otherwise why should I let you come?"

Shangguan concubine smiled, "Your Highness knows."

"Jizhao Pavilion."

"Your Highness, try to let me in. My mother told me how to open every door."

"it is good."

Surprised, Shangguan stopped and turned around, "So easy?"

"If you prove that you can cure his illness, I'll help you. I've been in it, so you guessed it."

After so many years, Shangguan still felt that she was no match for the woman in front of her, so she agreed with a smile, and then asked, "Where do I live?"

"Boil the Rain Palace?"

"Your Highness is joking."

Ruan Xueyin thought about it seriously, "Tai Yue Department, you can play the pipa well, and the other instruments are also at the national level, so you can give them lessons. Su Wanwan, call Xiaowan in Qi Palace, your mother's old department is also there .”

That night, Ruan Xueyin decocted the medicine herself with the prescription given by the concubine Shangguan, and sent it to Mingluan Hall.

Gu Xinglang was still at his desk in the side hall last night, facing a stack of scrolls, heard her footsteps, and asked to bring them up.

It was hot and poured into the bowl. It was hot, and the temperature was just right at the moment. "Drinking the medicine when it's cold will make it less effective, please use it right now, Your Majesty." She put the tray away.

Gu Xinglang didn't say anything, picked up the medicine bowl with his right hand and swallowed it up, took the handkerchief from Ruan Xueyin and wiped his mouth, "I've been drinking this medicine for a few days, it's okay."

Both of them were polite, without any emotions, just like a monarch and his ministers talking to each other.

"It's not considered medicine, it should be called maintenance. Your Majesty's losses are too great. It's caused by months of hard work. You'll have to drink it until winter at least."

"So long." He had already lowered his head and continued to look at the long scroll, and replied casually.

It was only then that Ruan Xueyin discovered that it was Ji Ping's long scroll, and a new handwriting was added on it, Gu Xinglang's handwriting—annotation.

He is accepting advice.

She had a sore nose for no reason and didn't move for a while.

"Is there anything else?" Gu Xinglang felt it, and asked again, and at the same time raised his eyes, he saw that the tip of her nose was red.

He looked at it for a moment, and resisted stretching out his hand, fearing that there would be another dispute again and again, he said: "Go back. I've been late recently, you can't sleep well in Wanlan Hall, go back to Chengze Hall to sleep."

After he finished speaking, he bowed his head again. After reading several paragraphs, he found that Ruan Xueyin hadn't left yet.

I had no choice but to find something to say, "Is it about the Shangguan concubine?"

Ruan Xueyin shook her head, "It's settled."

"Although I don't know why you want her to come, since she is here, it has to be useful, so you have to pay close attention."

"Understood." Ruan Xueyin nodded.

Really, well-behaved.Gu Xinglang finally stretched out his hand and patted her arm, "Go."

The movement of reaching out naturally gave way to space, and Ruan Xueyin took advantage of the situation to get closer and sat on his lap, "I'll accompany you."

This is also commonplace, but it has never happened in Mingluan Hall.Gu Xinglang, who has always been as reckless as he is, was a little panicked, he turned to look at the curtain on one side, but there was no one there, waiting outside the curtain.

"I promise not to speak," he was about to say, but she took the first step, "I won't read your writing either."

Gu Xinglang didn't know what to do, he couldn't say no to it, let alone push him up, so he had to adjust his posture slightly and continue to read and comment on the paper.

Ruan Xueyin wanted to keep away from the book case because she must do what she said, so she leaned against him completely; she also turned her face backwards, only looking at his face and hair, and occasionally saw half of her hair hanging down on her ear, so she brushed it away for him.

For a person who is focused, very light movements are also interference, especially when she is sitting in his arms, the very concentration is already reduced by three points, such interference is not interference but provocation.

Gu Xinglang endured and endured, unable to hold on anymore, put down his pen and looked back at her, looking at her from a short distance away, "What's going on?"

She doesn't often take the initiative to throw herself into her arms, let alone in extreme times, she must have something to say.He was sure that she had learned a lesson from yesterday and changed her strategy.

Ruan Xueyin shook her head again, "No. You are busy with your work."

Gu Xinglang wanted to say that I couldn't help you if you made such a fuss, but felt that it was more like flirting - it was rare for him not to have such thoughts, although he liked her physically like this, he still had reason.

Chai Yinuo was ordered by the emperor to enter the Mingluan Palace, and he arrived at this moment.Diyan came in to report, at first sight there was no one on the steps, he thought it was weird, but at the second sight he saw two people on the dragon chair, he didn't see clearly, he quickly lowered his head, wishing to bury his face in the front of his chest, he just retreated again go out.

Gu Xinglang was looking at Ruan Xueyin, but he didn't see him, but he heard a noise.Just as she was about to raise her voice to ask, Di Yan's lowered voice came in, to the effect that it was inconvenient right now and had to wait.

"But Chai Yinuo is here?" Gu Xinglang couldn't wait.

Di Yan hurriedly answered yes loudly.

"please come in."

Di Yan picked out his ears, "Now?"

Gu Xinglang turned back to look at Ruan Xueyin, "I have no objection if you want to see Chai Yinuo like this."

Diyan waited outside but could not be shown, so he dared not lead anyone in.

Half a moment later, Ruan Xueyin came out, nodded to Chai Yinuo, and said, "Go in, Your Majesty is waiting."

At this moment, she thought of King Ning's ramblings during the day, and she didn't listen carefully at that time, and tried her best to recall, as if she said that the matter of thoroughly investigating the officials was not over yet.

Chai Yinuo came here for this, right?

A lesson learned from the past, she did not linger, and while thinking, she had already stepped out of Mingluan Hall.

In the Royal Garden, I ran into Doctor Cui who had been waiting for a long time.

There is only this female doctor in the palace, she seldom goes out, let alone communicate with the outside world, this is the main reason why Cui Yi plotted against her as a distant niece and was not implicated.

On the day of the turmoil, Ruan Xueyin summoned her, asked her a lot of questions and talked to her, so she can be preserved today.

"The villain doesn't know whether it's right or wrong." Dr. Cui held a handkerchief in her hand and stammered.

"Since you're waiting here, you've already made a decision, and it doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong." Ruan Xueyin said calmly, "Show it up."

(End of this chapter)