Chapter 5 spring equinox

vernal equinox (a) This separation is longer than I can imagine. I often go out of the Inner Palace City in the middle of the night, sitting on the edge of the terrace, watching the unfathomable distance under my feet.The snowflakes fell, drifting slowly. I thought she would come back and call me little brother behind me, but all she left me was to wait, there was no deadline. It wasn't until I didn't have the strength to survive the coldest snow of a certain year that I told myself the truth that she wouldn't come again.She wouldn't like this kind of world, and she wouldn't like herself who was the emperor in name but was actually so incompetent.I can only forget now, and use the last bit of softness of my youth to forget her.

She will never come again. I finally dreamed of her that snowy night. Not dreaming of parting with her.I dreamed that my fingers passed through her long hair and touched her neck, which was warm and soft, like the touch of a fox.I slid down with my fingertips and counted her spine carefully. Under the flesh and blood, there were slightly protruding hard ones, one after another. When I woke up, everything in the dream was a blur, and all the details had been lost. I bent my legs, buried my face on my knees, and wanted to indulge myself in crying, but those tears were quickly sucked in by the beautiful dragon pattern, without leaving any traces.

It seems that it only takes a moment to wake up, and I have to grow up. Or maybe it's just me thinking I've grown up. Until five years later, the eighth year of Tiansheng. The apricot blossoms that year were extremely lively.Looking out the window, the eyes are like snow and fog.In the Forbidden Garden, the spring is cold, and the whole palace seems to be animated by the noisy and beautiful scenery. When he arrived at the Chongzheng Hall, Bo Fang immediately came up to report: "Your Majesty, Fan Zhongyan, the School Manager of the Secret Pavilion, has been here for a long time."

He didn't dare to look at me too much, although he was still by my side all the time, but after that day five years ago, I never said anything else to him except for innocuous words. In fact, I don't have anyone to talk to now, anyway, it doesn't make me feel uncomfortable. I nodded and said, "Let him come in and talk." Fan Zhongyan immediately came in front of me.His facial features are too regular, and he has a three-band beard in a regular manner. Because of the frequent frowning, there is a deep vertical line between his brows, which makes him look extremely old-fashioned.

I smiled and said, "Today is your big day." "Thank you, Your Majesty." He kowtowed. Fan Zhongyan was recommended by Yan Shu, a scholar of Zizhengdian, as the school manager of Mige last year. I noticed Fan Zhongyan, it was on the winter solstice of last year, when I led all the officials to celebrate my mother's birthday, Fan Zhongyan made a strong statement, and I burned the memorial in the stove, but I didn't listen. It's a pity that he didn't know much about current affairs, and later he actually wrote to the queen mother to ask me to return the government to me.Afraid of being implicated, Yan Shu hastily parted ways with him.

How can I keep him from offending the Queen Mother so blatantly in the imperial court? "I don't mean to be demeaning when I take up the post of general judge in Hezhong Mansion, you have to understand. It's better than being a school manager in the Secret Pavilion." "Yes, I understand." He naturally knew what I meant. "If you can make political achievements in the local area, I will be able to promote you in the court in the future. You can encourage yourself more." "Yes, I obey the order." After he left, I got up and walked casually by the palace wall, when I heard a commotion outside.

"It is said that the weather has warmed up recently, and the apricot blossoms in the south of the city are blooming like clouds, and the city is full of tourists to enjoy the flowers." Bofang said behind me. "Anyway, there is nothing to do in the afternoon, let's go out in spring like others." I don't know where the interest came from that day. The people at the gate of the palace turned a blind eye to us in micro-clothes.Only two Custodian guards followed us at a distance.Although I don't dare to go out of the palace frequently, but when I do it once in a while, my mother and queen mother don't know about it, and the people in the back office can only give a few words of advice as a routine.

I am still not in charge, and there are not too many things in the palace. The queen mother also knows that I can't spend a lot of energy in such a palace, or she also acquiesced in not objecting. Maybe there is a so-called destiny in life. Many things about me in the future may not have been changed by those apricot blossoms. But at the time, I didn't know it at all. When I went out of the city to the suburbs, the further south I went, the more intense the apricot blossoms bloomed. The petals were cut into pieces like ice silk, and they were so light that the wind could not withstand the wind. When I moved my sleeves, the petals swirled slowly in the airflow and fell into my arms. Qiong Yao with rouge all over her body.

The spring sun is warm, shining on the body, soft and gentle. Really nice weather. There are flowers all over the mountains and fields, and it seems that there is only a piece of pink.Looking from a distance, the stamens are still bright in the front, and in the farthest distance, even the color cannot be seen clearly, only some faint flowers are there.It seems that there is only a piece of pink color in the world, which is deep and shallow, stretching to the end. People in the lower reaches of the flowers are covered by the too-exuberant colors, and only occasionally a corner of clothes flashes through the crimson gap, and is immediately submerged.

"There are such lively flowers!" I sighed. Bo Fang hurriedly said from behind: "The emperor is wise, the world is auspicious..." "What's the matter with this apricot blossom switching auspiciousness?" I stopped him immediately, and saw that there was a short pavilion in front of me, so I said, "I'll go in and sit for a while, and you can take a rest too." Only then did I discover that there was a small clear spring behind the pavilion, and a woman was collecting water by the water. I also felt thirsty, so I said casually, "Bo Fang, get some water." I casually glanced at the woman's back, and found that the hair scattered on her light green spring shirt was not as neat as that of ordinary girls. Thick, actually thin, varying in length.

I think this hair touched something in my memory. Suddenly, some Lantern Festival fires burned brightly in front of my eyes. That embrace, the scent of white orchids. My breathing suddenly became rapid unconsciously. The woman turned her head while holding a leaf of water, her eyes flicked over me. In her brief moment of wandering around, I seem to have lost half a lifetime. Those winds on the rooftop suddenly roared again, amidst the flowers of spring, it disrupted the days since I was fourteen years old. All the past flashed in front of me chaotically, the warm touch on my cheek, the knee she slammed into my right rib hard, her bright red cheeks in front of the light, the beauty that was quickly swallowed by the fire when she fell on me. Lace, her fingers caught in the mud, through the soft words of green yarn, her fox-like eyebrows and eyes when she laughed, high in the sky under the bright fireworks, her face, red, green, yellow, purple . Five years, we parted in the rain in Yugou, like farewell, I never saw her again.I feel that I have quickly left my youth, and I no longer have the power to wait in such a cold place, but she still has such a face, just like an ignorant dream that stopped when I was thirteen or fourteen years old. She saw me, hesitated for a long time with an uncertain expression, and finally asked in surprise, "Could it be you..." Bo Fang hurriedly said in a low voice, "Your Majesty." "Oh my god... my little brother has grown so big all of a sudden?" She was surprised and delighted: "I even forgot that you will grow up! You were only thirteen when I left..." "Fourteen." I reminded her in a low voice. Do you know how many years I waited for you on Butiantai before I grew into what I am now. "Are you blaming my sister for not going to see you?" It turned out to be the same tone as before, with the same smile as before, looking at me with clear eyebrows. Those eyes remind me of so many things. The flowery face in front of me is the person I fell in love with when I was young. That will always be a heart-wrenching act of a young and frivolous person, and I probably can only do it for her once in my life.During such a long wait, the painful pain at that time barely formed an untouchable scar.But now, this unexpected encounter opened another mouth. My chest felt cold, it turned out that the water she held in her right hand splashed on my clothes during her excited speech.She hurriedly used her left hand to dust off the water droplets for me. In fact, it has already infiltrated and is useless. But I forgot to remind her that I only greedily looked at her face, but nothing changed. She seemed to have only passed a few days, and nothing had changed, and I, it seemed that only a few days had passed, and I was still the same child. Attached to let her pat on his chest. That kind of eyebrows and eyes, which only she has, now finally appear within my reach again. "Want to drink water?" She held up the little lotus leaf in her left hand and asked me with a smile. I reached out to grab her wrist, trying to tell her something about, I finally grew up, about my waiting.About me never wanting to let her go again. But she turned her eyes, looked behind me, and said to there: "You have been away for a long time, did you pick it up?" I looked back and it turned out to be Zhao Congzhan. He saw me and immediately knelt down to greet me. I motioned him to get up.She handed the lotus leaf to my hand, walked gently to Zhao Congzhan, grabbed his sleeve naturally, took an apricot blossom from his hand, sniffed it gently under her nose, raised her head He smiled slightly at Zhao Congzhan. Then he turned his head to look at me and said with a smile: "My beads were soaked in water for too long, and they were broken after I was reluctantly sent back. It was hard to recover, but it has been so many years, and the place where it landed is not the palace. Beside the silver cabinet of a restaurant, I was sent to Kaifeng Mansion as a thief, you don’t even know how embarrassed I was... In the end, I had to give Cong Zhan’s name to save me.” She smiled at Zhao Congzhan. Zhao Congzhan hurriedly lowered his head and saluted me again. "Now it's funded by Cong Zhan. I'm in Anfu Lane - just beside the Caihe Yunqi Bridge. I bought a small courtyard and grow flowers. Many famous species in the capital are passed down from me. Come and see me when you have time." In the thin sunshine, she smiled at me sweetly, but she gently held Zhao Congzhan's shoulders and said softly: "Also...we often go out together, and the city is full of storms, I probably won't be wanted by anyone Besides, Cong Zhan is my investment boss, and it will be too troublesome to settle the accounts in the future, so we might as well just get married. He has already planned to report it to the court." She was talking casually on the surface, but she secretly revealed indescribable joy and shyness, her voice was so timid and gentle that the hair tangled on Zhao Congzhan's shoulders. I sat in the warm spring scenery of apricot blossoms all day, watching her smile at Zhao Congzhan.The sun hit her all over, it was too glaring, my eyes couldn't bear it for a while, so I turned to look at the flowers beside her. These apricot blossoms are slanting and dazzling, and the color is so charming that it almost fascinates the eyes.In fact, what's the use of it being so beautiful?But half of it followed the running water, and the other half followed the dust. Whose floating life did it ever stay in? Back to Chongzheng Hall, in such a dark place, I felt the sadness in my heart. It turned out that our reunion was already too late. She was about to become a wife, and later... a mother. As a child, I hated myself for not being able to protect her.So what now? Is it because fate doesn't care about me?Unexpectedly, it is destined to be wished for. Ask someone to pick out Zhao Congzhan's booklet and read it carefully. He really wants to take Ai Shi, a commoner woman from a clean family background, as his wife. Although the branch of the Taizu has fallen by the wayside, and Zhao Congzhan has not yet become a marquis, marrying an ordinary woman as his wife is still a shocking thing in the world.I picked up the ink brush and looked at the two characters.Ashley.I forgot her last name was Ai.If I hadn't gone out today and hadn't seen her, my quasi-word would definitely have fallen. Clan marriages cannot be married without the emperor's consent. As long as I put pen to paper, they will always be separated.However, they have already told me about this excerpt, so how can I object? But to promise her to Zhao Congzhan in person, how should I write? Always put the Zhubi down. Yes, or not, later... think about it later.I can't take it now. I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, only to hear the lingering spring rain outside the window, like beating on my heart. After waking up in such a dark night, he began to draw her appearance on the brocade quilt with his fingers for the umpteenth time.I'm obviously not conscious, but it's not bad at all.Because I have never forgotten her appearance, the extremely familiar, slightly raised eyebrows and corners of the eyes.My favorite fox ever.The waves are rippling, and the eyes are jumping. The person I fell in love with for the first time in my life is like a mark carved on my heart with the sharpest knife. She wants to get married, what can I do? It has been many years since she parted from me. In her memory, I was always a little brother, and she never said anything to me. My childish dependence at that time, why do I still dig it out now? She was with me when I was loneliest.It's a pity that when she needed company, Zhao Congzhan stood by her side.I came into her life at the most inopportune time. In such a dead and dark night, I tried my best to shake off the hoarse thoughts in my heart, maybe I was sad because I couldn't get it.It's just because I didn't get what I wanted most when I was a child, so I was sad.Only. However, I can't comfort myself. I thought I was no longer the little kid waiting for a palm, I thought I was mature enough to face everything.However, there is still a piece in my heart that has not grown up, and is stubbornly sealed in the dust.Waiting for the simplest opportunity, as long as she turns her eyes slightly, I will be heartbroken. It turned out that I walked through so many charming flowers around me, and I was still the child who shyly kissed that strand of hair secretly at that night. Clothes came out of the empty hall, and sat alone in Zhulan under the eaves where we used to sit.Look at these chaotic raindrops, the rain line hangs down straight from the eaves, breaking, connecting again, and breaking again. The next day, my mother suddenly invited me to Chonghui Hall for a talk. "It's a private matter, so it's inconvenient to say it in court." The queen mother said to me. I nodded and said, "Young lady, tell me." "Although my elder brother and I are not biological siblings, my parents died early. If he hadn't brought me to the capital, I wouldn't have had such a chance. His youngest daughter is also old enough to leave the court." I nodded and smiled: "I don't know which one is the big lady's favorite?" "Among the descendants of Emperor Taizu, aren't there still a few unmarried Qin and Jin nieces? My niece is gentle and graceful, knowledgeable, and she will never insult Taizu's lintel. This is also a courtesy to Taizu's branch. The emperor thinks Which of the Taizu's descendants is better?" the queen mother asked again. Seeing that my mother would not allow me to object, I smiled and expressed my joy at this happy event: "Father once said that Zhao Congzhan's talents and knowledge are the most outstanding among the royal descendants. With the duty of etiquette, and being the eldest son, she matches my cousin, so she must be a good spouse." The queen mother didn't expect that I would propose to the eldest grandson of Taizu's family, she smiled in surprise. "Zhao Congzhan is a good person, the emperor really has vision." She turned her head and said to Yang Huaiji, who was in charge of the inner palace, "call Zhao Congzhan to the Yiyuan Hall." "After that, the eldest lady is in charge, and the child will go back first." She bowed to the queen mother and went out. I went out of the Chonghui Hall, looked up and saw the sky after the rain was clear and high, and the clouds were as thin as silk. Unknowingly, I twitched the corner of my mouth slightly. vernal equinox (two) Anfu Lane beside Caihe Yunqi Bridge, a small courtyard in a secluded alley.Newly painted wicket. I bent two fingers and knocked on the door. It was a servant woman in her fifties who opened the door. Seeing a stranger, she asked vigilantly, "Who are you looking for?" "Is Miss Ai here?" My gaze passed over her shoulder and landed on a woman in the garden.She heard my voice, looked back at me, then dropped the flowers and plants in her hand in surprise, and ran over from the border path, trying to grab my palm with her muddy hands, but gave up after a pause , looked behind me, went to the pool next to him to wash his hands in disappointment, and asked, "Didn't Cong Zhan bring you here?" I stared at her snow-colored fingers in the water, and her beautiful pink nails, and said, "No...he didn't come, he's at the queen's place now." "That's why you came here because you heard about my reputation?" She wiped her hands proudly, pulled me into the garden, and showed me the flowers and plants in the garden: "Not bad? Cong Zhan sponsored my capital, I grow flowers , it’s only been two years, and now some varieties are already hard to find. I originally learned this at home.” She stretched out her hand to gently stroke the fresh petals of those blooming orchids, and smiled slyly at me: "You don't have anything like these here. I lied to people and said it was from overseas. But I dealt with it Otherwise, it would be bad to be bred by you." "Where are your flowers?" I looked down at the orchids with their feathery lips. "This is Yufenglan goose feather." She introduced. "You must be very beautiful there." I said casually. She smiled: "What's so beautiful? It's all waste gas, sewage, and garbage. It's boring to go to and from get off work. So I would rather sell flowers here. Anyway, the Song Dynasty already had toothbrushes." "Aren't you going to marry Zhao Congzhan? Then you will be Mrs. Gaoming, what will happen to these flowers in the future?" I saw the fine sweat on her forehead, and tentatively stretched out my sleeve to help her wipe it off, but she didn't care. After I finished wiping her off, she said: "He is him, and I also have my own affairs. It is important to find a good husband to marry, but no one knows what will happen in the future." Indeed, no one knows what will happen in the future.I thought with a smile. "Ah, by the way, little brother, you must take a look for me!" She dragged me to the next room, opened the cabinet, and brought out a stack of bright red dresses: "The wedding dress is ready, but no one will help me see if it is..." She snickered softly. I knew it would be difficult for her to officially put on this wedding dress, so I was in a very good mood. I nodded and smiled: "Okay, let's put it on and have a look." She ran behind the screen with her clothes in her arms, and then poked her head out again to warn me: "Don't peek!" I turned my head outside, and after a while, I heard a rustling sound. I couldn't help but look back, behind the screen, I vaguely imagined that she was lightly untying Luo Shang. Lavender shirt, pleated skirt with broken white flowers on purple background, white embroidered belt with green lotus, fine white linen inner shirt.Remove them one by one. Then put on the big red auspicious clothes, which could have been decorated with di birds, but now because they have not married yet, they only wear golden embroidered Xiapei, and there is no Wenembroidered heavy pheasant.Coil all those long and short hair into cloud buns. She came out and stood in front of me, showing off her wedding dress a little shyly, looked at me with a smile, and asked, "How is it?" My heart skipped a beat, as if she was my new bride and would grow old with me from now on. Walking slowly, he stretched out his hand to help her adjust the flower tin, and looked down at her, her face was red by the red clothes. I whispered in her ear, "Why did you marry Zhao Congzhan?" She looked up at me slightly, and said with a smile: "He is so good-looking, talented, and gentle. What's more, I am here, he has been helping me, taking care of me... Last winter, I was seriously ill. My body has been weak all the time. Cong Zhan brought me good medicine from home every day. One day when it rained heavily, he ran in to avoid the rain, hooked on the threshold and fell, his knee was dripping with blood, but the pot of medicine he held in his arms Not a single drop was spilled. I scolded him severely when I found out, but he just laughed along with me. I know that I will never meet such a person again, even in our place, I will never meet such a person again. people." She raised her head and smiled at me, "So I decided to marry myself off. Besides, besides him, can I have other better candidates here?" "Am I not one?" I asked as casually as possible. She laughed out loud: "Little brother, you have finally learned to joke. You used to look like a little grown-up." She reached out to rub my hair, as if I was still a child at the age of thirteen.He casually smiled and said, "I won't compete with three thousand women for a little brother." Why is it a joke? Am I always that little brother who never grows up and stays in your memory? Suddenly a surge of anger rushed up in my heart. But she took my hand and said, "Little brother, I beg you to do something. In fact, Cong Zhan has been waiting for an opportunity to stay away from the imperial court... We have already agreed to leave the capital after we get married, and we will write poems in a place with quiet mountains and rivers." Books are wasted, and orchids are raised. You will help us?" Originally, this was a very simple matter.However, because she was talking about their future affairs, I unconsciously said coldly: "I'm afraid, I can't help you." With a smile, she tucked a few locks of fine hair behind her ears with her hands, and looked at me slightly with her head tilted. I said lightly: "The queen mother wants to marry his niece to him, and now he has been called to discuss it. When the imperial edict comes down, the marriage will be about to happen." Her smile suddenly froze on her face.After a long time, the snow disappeared slowly like melting, and evaporated completely, but the muscles on the face began to twitch slightly. I couldn't help but call her: "Ai Min..." Before she could say anything, she fell down. I took her to the table and poured her tea, which was spilled all over the table because of the trembling of my hands. After pouring her four cups in a row, she finally breathed out. She stared at me with dry eyes for a long while, and asked, "What does the Empress Dowager mean?" I nodded. She said sadly: "That's it." Others, no more words. I whispered: "Or, Zhao Congzhan will fight with the truth..." "Why... This is also a good thing. All he wants is a stable life and family, so why should I delay him." She paused for a long time in a daze, and then said: "The fate of his family is all tied to this... If the Empress Dowager favors her, she will not have to live in such a frightening life in the future, but if she offends the Empress Dowager because of this matter, it will be even more difficult for their family to be tolerated in the future. I know that he regards his family as the most important thing." Seeing her faceless expression, I was terrified in my heart, and reached out to hold her hand. Her wrist was cold and trembling slightly, but I couldn't feel the beating of the pulse. Suddenly my heart was thumped violently, and I rushed towards me sadly and fiercely, and countless sobs came out of my ears. What can my light words change? But she actually calmed down, and said in a low voice: "Besides, even if Cong Zhan and I can really be together, how will I face his family in the future?" I looked at her, not knowing what to say. She stood up numbly and motioned for me to go back: "Tell him for me, I'm not used to this place and want to go back...so I have to regret the marriage, I'm sorry for him." I walked to the door as she wanted, and then she stretched out her hand to close the door. I heard the muffled sound of her leaning heavily on the door. I stood outside the door. After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden, crisp, sharp sound of tearing. It made my heart jump, as if the tearing sound came from my body. I slammed open her half-closed door, and she leaned against the wall, closed her eyes and reached out to her neckline, tearing off the embroidered edge of the red wedding dress. .The whole red wedding dress was ruined. At this moment, my heart surged, and I rushed to hug her. She didn't struggle in a daze. But I couldn't say anything.I couldn't say anything. Because she put her head on my chest and cried hysterically. Those tears pierced my veins like needles. It was too late to return to the palace. As usual, he went to report to his mother that he was safe. The mother did not say anything about Zhao Congzhan, but asked about the court: "Cao Li has been demoted to General Zuoqianniuwei, and the emperor will demote him to be the deputy envoy of the Chongxin Army Jiedu." , Fangzhou resettlement, I am afraid it is unreasonable?" "Kou Zhun, the prime minister back then, could have been demoted by his father to Sima of Hengzhou, so what's so strange about the privy envoy being the deputy envoy of Jiedu?" I asked casually.The queen mother narrowed her eyes slightly to look at me. I looked at her respectfully: "What does the empress mean, let the child take back his life?" She turned her head to look at other documents, and said: "That's not necessary, besides, this is also the consideration of the Ministry of officials. Now the privy envoy of the Tokyo military horse should be replaced by Fan Yong?" "Yes." Fan Yong won the Queen Mother's heart very much, so she nodded. I asked Bofang to summon Zhao Congzhan, and told him that she was not used to living here and wanted to go back, so she wanted to regret the marriage, and she said she was sorry for him. Zhao Congzhan actually had tears in his eyes. I wanted to ask Zhao Congzhan if he agreed, but that's all. It's better not to know. A few days later, Cao Li committed suicide on the way to Fangzhou. When I heard the news, I was not prepared at all. I was in a daze for a long time, but it was just a loss of power. Why? I think this person died because of me.I have been depressed for a long time, I don't know there are such people in this world. If you think about it carefully, it seems that Zhao Congzhan's grandfather also committed suicide. I shivered at the thought that came to me suddenly, and hurriedly suppressed it. People in the officialdom often seem to be much weaker than ordinary people, and a little storm can ruin their lives. When I went to Anfu Lane, I found her packing up her things. "Where are you going?" I asked in surprise. She stopped, turned to look at me and said, "I want to go back... I just need to walk for ten or so days and come back, and everything here will be changed. Everything is over." I didn't expect her to leave again, so I yelled out: "But...but you're gone, I...what to do with these orchids?" She said coldly: "I don't even know what to do with myself, what else do I care about orchids?" Her expression was indifferent, as if everything had disappeared into her hysterical crying on my chest that day. It turned out that there was only one reason for her to stay. I am not that one. I whispered: "Let's go, thirty years later, we have all forgotten that you have only passed one month. Zhao Congzhan already has his own son and grandson, but what happened thirty years ago you are I still can't forget it, and you will be the only one in the world who will never forget it. You always have to get through this period, so what can you do after you escape?" As if she suddenly understood, she looked at me with her heart for the first time. I don't know what's in my eyes, but she seems to be looking at the humble begging. Then, she put everything back in place one by one. I started following her to learn how to care for her orchids. Although I don't have a lot of time, I also learned that well water cannot be used for watering orchids. The rainwater should be cultivated until it turns green, and it should not be sprinkled from above, but should be watered from the edge of the pot.Diseased leaves should be promptly removed and burned.Orchids like the sun in the morning, but they cannot shine in the evening.Clay pots have to be soaked in water for seven days before they can be used.The fertilizer she used was fermented bean cakes. When I first kneaded and filtered the rotten bean cakes in water, I would run away because I couldn't stand the smell, but I got used to it later. In summer, the reed curtains are set up for shade, and they are removed at night to let the orchids receive dew. Move it indoors in winter, and light a small fire under the house to reduce the amount of water. The servant girl was always inquiring, "Which family's master is that clumsy young man?" "He's not the master," she said. Then I heard the servant woman admonishing her quietly behind her back: "Girl, be careful, I'm someone from the past. It seems that this person has no background, and it seems that he has no business. He often comes here in such bright clothes. He is probably a prodigal. Girl's." She laughed out loud for the first time. So, I'm kind of indebted to that maid. Zhao Congzhan’s marriage happened in the winter of that year, and it happened that Goryeo, Champa, and Qiongbu Sichuan all came to pay tribute. I picked up a few things and sent them to Luzhouhou’s mansion——Luzhouhou was a gift from Zhao Congzhan’s father when his father died— ---Congratulations.Everyone in the world knows that Zhao Congzhan was greatly honored by the Empress Dowager. When I passed by his door, I saw that there were many crowns and capes.This is a scene that has not been seen in Luzhou Hou Mansion for many years. She didn't know that today was Zhao Congzhan's big day, so she sent flowers to the Xijing workshop envoy Zhao Chenggong's home as usual.It turns out that Cheng Gong is Zhao Congzhan's uncle.I was afraid that she would find out, so I hurriedly chased to Xindu County Prince's Mansion, but she had already come out with the same expression. It was only when she got in the car that she said: "I should have taken out the good red scape... Unfortunately, Cong Zhan has always said that the red scape is his favorite." It turned out that Cheng Gong bought orchids for Zhao Congzhan.On such a day, she prepares a centennial gift for the person she likes and another woman. She kept turning her head and looked outside for a long time before she said, "In this world, there is no such thing as satisfactory..." He smiled at me as he spoke, but tears welled up in his eyes. I secretly reached out to shake her hand. Those pink round nails finally lay safely in my palm. At the time I thought everything was in order. When I returned to the palace that day, Bofang reminded me that the queen mother was a little uneasy about my frequent leaving the palace.I just thought of her, and then I went to my mother's place to chat with her.The queen mother is not there. I drank a cup of tea there, and then wandered casually into the inner sanctuary. The servant seemed a little anxious, but I was in a bad mood that day and waved him away. When I went inside, it was empty and dead silent.nothing. There is only one painting hanging on the screen. I went to see it.The woman in the center wears a Dagon crown and a green Dagon suit, with seven chapters on the sun, moon, star, mountain, dragon, pheasant, and tiger cockroach.Red skirt, five chapters of Zao, Huo, Fenmi, Fu, and Fu.The knees of the rising dragon are covered with red, and the nest of gold and silver flowers is filled with real pearls, amber, and miscellaneous precious jade.Red Luoru skirt, embroidered with five chapters, blue skirt, skirt and train.It is equipped with a deer and jade sword, tied with a golden dragon and phoenix leather belt, and a red scorpion and a red scorpion.Below are the prostrate courtiers. It turned out to be a picture of Empress Wu facing the court. I stared at the picture for a while, noncommittal, and walked out as usual in front of the servant. The next day at the court, the queen mother angrily shouted at Fang Zhonggong, a young minister, and threw a booklet on the ground, saying sharply: "You wrote a letter the day before yesterday, please follow the story of Empress Wu, and build Liu's temple, but I will not do this to offend my ancestors." I was ordered to burn "The Picture of Empress Wu in the Court" in public, and only then did I know that the painting was presented by Cheng Lin. The two men kowtowed on the ground. The queen mother turned to me and asked: "The difference between the two people's thoughts will make the queen mother and the emperor's son feel bad. The emperor sees it, how should we deal with it?" Since the queen mother said it was a mistake, what else should I say?I looked at Song Shou and asked, "Then what do you gentlemen mean?" Song Shou came out and said: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of my ministers, how could these two mere officials dare to write a letter to provoke? There must be someone behind them." I nodded slightly. The ministers fluctuated for a while. It's just that it's nothing to write a letter. If there is an envoy, then it's a conspiracy, and it's another big storm. The queen mother's complexion was extremely ugly. Last June, when Song Shou published "Empress Dowager Rituals" to correct the empress dowager's court ceremony, she had already offended her greatly. Fortunately, the deputy privy envoy Zhao Zhen was able to save the major incident from happening. I expected that Song Shou would be sad for a while, so I immediately turned to the situation: "The queen mother sees who should entrust this matter to?" "Delivery to Dali Temple as usual." She said angrily. Wang Suigong said, "obey the order." After my mother came down to court, she said to me: "Your Majesty, my queen has something to discuss with you." I thought it was a court event today, so I said casually, "Please tell me, Queen Mother." After hesitating for a long time, she said: "Li Shunrong, who guards the Yongding Mausoleum, has been seriously ill recently and will probably die. The emperor wants to give her a name?" I passed away, but ten years of guarding the mausoleum is also a credit, and the queen mother can do as she pleases." She stretched out her hand to straighten a few hairs on my clothes, and then asked: "Just make me a concubine, what does the emperor think?" "Okay." I said casually. The queen mother asked the people around her to start drafting an imperial edict.As soon as that person left, someone came from behind to report: "Yongding Mausoleum hurry up and come here, Li Shunrong has passed away." "Concubine Chen is dead." The queen mother said to me. I thought of what she said to me, I will not compete with three thousand women for one. Unknowingly, he felt sad for Concubine Li Chen.