Cold Palace’s Abandoned Consort

Nianshen walked out slowly with me. The snow outside was getting bigger and bigger. Except for the corridor, a thick layer had been accumulated elsewhere. The wind was blowing like ice skates on my face.

Leaving the library, slowly walked to the front, Cai Wei was still waiting for me here, and when we saw us coming, hurriedly greeted me: "Madam!"

I nodded slightly, signalling that I was fine.

Then I turned back and asked, "His Royal Highness, what about Fu Lao?"

"The teacher recorded the book all night last night. I'm very tired now. I ordered him to take him back to rest."

"Oh, all right."

I nodded, but I saw Nian Shen's big eyes blinking at me without blinking, and my eyes looked pitiful.

I could not help saying: "His Royal Highness ..."

"Aunt Qing," he stopped me, and hesitated for a long time before he said gently, "Can I still see Aunt Qing?"

I frowned subconsciously.

Before rushing to answer, I saw that he lowered his head gently, and the eyebrows were filled with unexplainable anxiety, and said gently: "I know Aunt Qing has finally left this place, and she must not want to come back, even after her mother. She missed Aunt Qing so much, she didn't want to take Aunt Qing into the palace, but I really miss Aunt Qing too much, and I will send someone to pass today. "

I looked at him gently: "Aunt Qing understands."

He looked up at me: "What about the future?"

"..."

"Can I still see Aunt Qing?"

His eyes are big, black and white, and he can clearly see the clear loneliness from that clear eyes. I think he must have missed me very much all these years, otherwise, he ’s a regular child like this. In the case of his father's emperor and queen, the aunt Qing directly took me into the palace to meet.

In the face of his thoughts, I seemed a bit guilty.

In the four years since I left, I didn't think of him, but I didn't have such deep thoughts, because I found the wonderful words.

Now, facing this child, makes me speechless, and a little more indifferent.

My eyes were red and I smiled reluctantly: "His Royal Highness, when I left the Imperial City, I thought I would never see His Royal Highness again in my life. I did not expect to see each other again today, and His Royal Highness has grown into a My lord, knowing the etiquette, we can see that this is the case in this world. Although the world is impermanent, if you don't forget it, there will be an echo. "

In these words, if he had told him in the past, he would be very sympathetic, but now that the child has grown up, it really is not so confusing, he still looked at me with eyes wide open: "Well, I still Can you see Aunt Qing? "

"..."

I was silent for a while, and at this time, I remembered the living note that was kicked into the corner by the door of the library.

in case……

Seeing me hesitant, Nian Shen stepped forward and looked straight into my eyes: "Aunt Qing, I know what Aunt Qing is worried about."

"……Oh?"

"Aunt Qing, rest assured," he said, gently reaching out and holding my sleeve. It looked like the child who had a little milk and milk, and had full trust and dependence on me. He said: "I Letting Aunt Qing enter the palace will definitely let Aunt Qing leave in peace. "

"..."

"I promise!"

It turned out that he also understood the worry in my heart.

In fact, everyone probably understands, otherwise the **** who came to pick me up today would not have said those things to me privately after I rejected him.

Actually, I may not really believe it.

It's not that he didn't believe him, but that he didn't have complete confidence in him yet.

After all, this imperial city, this person who speaks in the world is not yet the crown prince of the kingdom, the supreme future, and even, when I enter the palace today, I think Pei Yuanzhang may not know it, but just open one eye and close one. In terms of his and my identity, as well as today's situation, he is not willing to tear his face with me, otherwise, according to his past actions, today I would have been locked in a palace somewhere long unknown Place.

and so--

I thought for a while, looked at Nian Shen with a smile, and said, "My Highness misses me so much. I'm really moved. If His Highness really wants to see me again, if next time, His Highness people can still meet in my house. If I leave, I will come again. "

Nian Shen was stunned by me, but immediately reacted.

There was a smile on that face: "I see!"

I smiled and patted him gently on the shoulder, feeling that he was still too thin, and then softly told: "His Highness has grown up, but why is he still so thin. His Highness should pay more attention to his body. If something goes wrong, Aunt Qing will be sad. "

When he heard it, he hurriedly said, "I know, I will take good care of it."

I smiled and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

When I raised my head again, the snow outside became more and more tight, and the time for me to leave was almost approaching. Nian Shen pulled my sleeves reluctantly and kept sending me to the gate of Jixian Hall. Because the snow was too big outside, I insisted not to let him go out, so he listened to me, stood in the gate and watched us leave all the way.

On the long steps, some thin footprints of Cai Wei and I were left. When we got into the carriage and lifted the curtain to look up, we could see the thin figure standing at the entrance of the main hall. The snow was raging. , But he stood still, like an ice sculpture.

The carriage finally drove out.

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When she returned home, Yang Jinyao had already left, but she left a message before leaving, so that Shuixiu would send someone to report to her after I returned home safely.

After I knew it, I asked Du Yan to send someone to do it, and then went back to the house.

Although the carriage sent by Shenshen was very warm and comfortable, after all, I ran back and forth on a heavy snow day, and with everything in my heart, the whole person was still cold. As soon as I entered the house, Shuixiu came to serve me She saw Cai Wei unravelling the thick wind chill from my shoulders, and a drop of snow fell on the ground, which immediately turned into water, and hurried forward: "Girl, I heard someone from the palace took you away Now. "

"Ok."

I nodded, not yet in a mood to speak, went to the table and sat down, and said, "Give me a cup of tea."

She hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea into my hand and asked, "Yes, is it the emperor?"

"No, sister Shui Xiu." Cai Wei shook the wind beside her, hung it on the shelf by the bed, and said, "It's Prince, His Royal Highness."

"His Royal Highness ?!"

Shui Xiu was startled and looked back at me again: "His Royal Highness took the girl into the palace?"

I took a sip of water, and the warm water had the illusion of hot coals in the cold body. When I swallowed it, I felt a whole tingle in the body, and finally got a little consciousness. I nodded: " I just went to meet him in Jixiandian. "

"Oh……"

Shui Xiu was relieved.

I smiled and said, "His Royal Highness is grown up."

After Shui Xiu was relieved, she came to help Cai Wei clean up, then hesitated, looked back at me, and said, "At that time, the girl left, and he was sad for a long time."

I watched her turn back immediately, her busy back, and she was silent for a moment.

Soon there was hot soup and hot rice from the kitchen. I washed my hands and sat down to hold the bowl. People are hungry fast in cold weather, and I am no exception, but my chest is a little stuffy. After taking a few mouthfuls of food, I ca n’t eat it.

I originally planned to wait until I had eaten and rested quietly in the room before thinking, but since I left the gate of the palace, I just kept saying a few words in the note. Circling in my mind, lingering.

And the thing that made me miss the most was-Xijiao, Chongyun Pavilion.

On that day, Wu Yanqiu avoided people and fled to that place. If I hadn't let Du Yan lead someone to follow him, even if there was news from Yang Jinyao, he might not be able to follow such a wilderness.

But obviously, when the founding of the country, that place was not a wild country, at least, Emperor Gao had been lucky to be here.

In other words, the protector may have practiced in Chongyun Pavilion in the western suburbs when the country was founded, or even if it was not the protector, it was their way.

According to the record on the living note, on the seventh day of March, Gao Emperor sacrificed Mingtang as the fruit. After seven days, the sacrifice was successful. There must be some reasons for this.

So why did he sacrifice Mingtang?

If you want to say that someone is blocking, at that time he has already beaten down the entire Central Plains. Seven days before he ascended the throne, the capital must be completely in his grasp, and then the idea of ​​sacrificing Mingtang will be offered. Therefore, it is impossible for someone to block this. of.

It's even more impossible to say that he doesn't want to.

The first time was unsuccessful, and he sacrificed again seven days later. It can be seen that his determination to this matter, coupled with the fact that he had not yet ascended the throne, the sacrifice Mingtang must be a gesture made by him. As a founding emperor, he was not Will easily give up.

So, what else can the emperor not do?

As I was thinking, I heard a bang outside, as if something had fallen to the ground.

I was shocked, and before I had a quick response, I heard the voice of Cai Wei cursing from outside. I let Shui Xiu go out to see, it turned out to be a habit again, and hurriedly sent the hot soup over, but tripped at the door After a fall, the soup bowl fell on the snow, but it was not broken, but the hot soup spilled on the ground. Cai Wei hated the iron and steel and cursed: "You look at you, what can you do? Now only let you bring tea and water You ca n’t do everything well. In the future, you will be the housekeeper. You are most afraid of crying! ”

I shook my head and told Shui Xiu to ask her not to scold, and Cai Wei was annoyed and scolded, "I can't stand on the stage."

Then, Shuixiu walked over and advised two words before persuading.

Then, my heart suddenly jumped.

Can't get on the table?

Sacrifice Mingtang ...

The sacrifice of Mingtang is not an ordinary prayer and sacrifice ceremony, which has been passed down from ancient times. It is a very solemn and ancient ceremony. For now, Pei Yuanzhang has no way to hold a sacrifice. Mingtang, not because of lack of ability, but because of the etiquette of sacrifice Mingtang, has almost been lost, if not done well, it will only make people laugh, like a monkey and crown.

Emperor Gao, they are steppe aristocrats, but in the end, they were quite helpful in the eyes of the Central Plains. They also gradually merged the ancient etiquette of Central Plains after entering the Central Plains for many years. Before that, there were many ritual etiquettes in Central Plains. They did not understand at all and caused discord for a period of time. It is even more impossible for them to know such important and ancient etiquette as the sacrifice Mingtang.

So-"unsuccessful" is most likely due to the incomplete etiquette and failure.

However, on March 14th, the day before Emperor Gao's ascension, the sacrifice Mingtang was successful, only seven days apart.

To say that these seven days are from nothing, it is absolutely impossible to sort out the entire set of sacrifice rituals. The sacrifice rituals have not even been able to be restored until now. Even the original Emperor Gao followed him. The minister generals are probably all brave and warriors, and they can be one hundred on the battlefield, but let them manage such a grand ceremony, I can almost say that it is impossible!

Then, the only possibility is that during this period, a person who knew all the sacrifice rituals appeared. He advised Gao Emperor and restored the whole set of sacrifice rituals to make this Mingtang sacrifice come true.

Thinking of this, my eyes slowly looked out of the door.

Shui Xiu was pushing in the door and came in, seeing me staring blankly at her, and asking, "Girl, what's wrong?"

"..."

I didn't speak.

In the snow and wind, the sky became darker and darker, and I couldn't even see the distant peaks outside. I could only see the outline of the rocks, standing on the ground like a giant.

Xijiao, Chongyun Pavilion ...

Records in the living note: On the tenth day of March at the beginning of the first year of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor traveled to Chongyun Pavilion in the western suburbs.

During those seven days, he was dealing with some trivial things before he ascended the throne, and he didn't see anything related to the sacrifice Mingtang, but after the first ten rows of Xing Chong Yun Pavilion, he stayed. According to the records, he seems to have begun to prepare things for sacrifice.

Speaking of sacrifice to Mingtang, I read from many ancient books that there have been several times in the past, which have taken a long and careful preparation and will not take a few days to form, but Emperor Gao must be anxious to appease some domestic agitation People ’s hearts and powers felt like they were forcibly launched, but in the end, the sacrifice Mingtang was successful, which proves that he was indeed helped by a certain expert.

And this expert is likely to be--

All of a sudden my eyes flashed over those eyes.

In the Taimiao, surrounded by everyone, in the banner display, that person looked at me calmly and intently, and those eyes, both indifferent and deep, seemed to look at everything in the world, but outside the haze, Eyes that are completely invisible.

Protector Mage.

is it him?