After a non-stop journey, we finally returned to Nancheng Palace before the lock.
They chose Hualin East Gate instead of Lutian Gate.
Enter Hualin East Gate, pass through Hualin Garden, and then pass through Leng Palace to return to the Harem.
Although the road is really roundabout, it is not easy for people to notice, and it can avoid the chancellery. It is worth the trouble.
This place is already secluded, and the snow is still falling, making it seem even more lonely and quiet.
Suddenly there was the sound of horses neighing, and the imperial guards on duty were surprised. When the person came closer, they took a closer look and saw that it was Chunyu Zuowei.
Unexpected, but reasonable, I thought it was for inspection.
Before the adult could say anything, I turned my eyes and saw a woman following closely behind me. I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Although she looked familiar, I couldn't remember where I had seen her before.
"My lord."
The imperial guards bowed respectfully and looked at Liang Huan's face without concealment.
Chunyu Bei knew clearly that the woman was a palace servant who came out of the palace to do things according to the Queen Mother's orders.
Liang Huan cooperated very well and took out the pass token.
After the inspection by the imperial guards, they interrogated him carefully for a few more times. When they saw that the person’s attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but also answered fluently about everything in Hanguang Hall, they let him go.
Liang Huan was very satisfied when she saw it.
She definitely didn’t want to see these forbidden soldiers turning a blind eye and letting suspicious people pass in order to please their superiors.
When the palace gate was no longer visible behind him, Liang Huan looked at the road ahead and said lightly: "This person can be used."
Chun Yubei was slightly surprised and couldn't help but observe the expression on her face.
After leaving the village, Liang Huan never spoke a word to him again.
She didn't speak, and he kept silent as well. He only followed her on horseback and occasionally glanced at her.
Although he didn't know what the two of them talked about in private, judging from the fact that Yu Wenjue gave him his freedom before leaving, it was clear that he would only obey her orders from now on.
What's more, there was something wrong with the way they parted.
He has known her for a long time, but he has never seen her like this. Her whole body is like a frozen lake, with no trace of life left.
"Okay, I'll look back and see where there are any vacancies and let him fill them."
Chun Yubei responded, but his eyes were fixed on the person, as if he said unintentionally: " There is something I can’t say yet. From now on, I will only receive this salary.”
Liang Huan paused and turned to look at him, surprise flashing in his eyes.
Chunyu Bei met her gaze calmly and sighed: "Didn't you ask for it? You can't trust him so much?"
Hualin Garden was silent in winter, Liang Huan was silent, then raised his head and smiled at him : "Yeah, I can't trust him."
This smile is really ugly.
Chun Yubei frowned. He didn’t expect that they would be unhappy because of this matter, but he felt that something was wrong. He didn’t think much about it and just said: "I am willing to be loyal to him because - in short, there is It’s my own reason, and it’s my request to hide it from you. As for him sending me here, he definitely didn’t want to spy on you. You should also know——”
“It’s not important”
Liang Huan interrupted.
“It’s not important now.”
She knew that Chun Yubei had misunderstood, but she didn’t want to explain anymore.
After she finished speaking, she just walked forward.
If we linger any longer, it will get dark.
Liang Huan rubbed her cold hands and covered her almost frozen face.
Yu Wenjue asked her why she would rather go with Gao Qian than trust him and stay with him?
At the inn in Linchuan, Gao Qian also asked her this question.
Her words sounded so reasonable.
But he just stared at her quietly for a while, and then laughed sarcastically.
She gritted her teeth and glared at him, but he still just smiled.
Until he had laughed enough, he lowered his eyes and sighed lowly.
He said: Liang Huan, you are so stupid.
......
Chun Yubei looked at Lone Xing's back and chased after him helplessly.
He used to live a simple life, and his thoughts in his heart were even simpler, as long as he continued to complete the killing mission.
But after more than half a year, he suddenly felt something in his heart. It seemed that it would be good to simply be a dead soldier...
Qi Jun, he can’t understand, Yu Wenjue, He can't understand it either, the witch, he can't even understand it.
People’s hearts are complicated, and their feelings are even more complicated.
Chun Yubei shook his head.
He knew that no matter what she was thinking, once she returned to the palace, she would turn back into the empress dowager who was deeper than the city. She was very different from the woman who was riding a horse in the wind and crying not long ago.
Just walking out of Hualin Garden, I vaguely saw someone waiting by the cold palace.
Chun Yubei swallowed the words that were about to reach his lips.
Ignoring the wind, snow and severe cold, the palace people stretched their necks and looked in the direction of Hualin Garden, until they saw the shadows of two people walking vaguely on the corridor from a distance. The person who was looking forward to it couldn't help but be filled with joy, and then took a long breath.
After waiting in fear for a whole day, I finally got the person I was looking forward to coming back.
The palace people rushed forward in a hurry.
"The Queen Mother, Lord Chunyu."
Shang Li bowed a few steps away.
Liang Huan glanced at the falling snow on the palace man's shoulders, and it was obvious that he had been waiting for a long time.
“Jinlan asked you to come?”
The palace man nodded in agreement, and briefly explained the situation in the palace. As he spoke, he led Liang Han to the palace room prepared early in the morning to change clothes and make up.
Liang Han finally understood.
She left the palace, and Lu Wan came to the east hall of the Tai Chi Palace. She said she had something important to report, but the palace people only said that the Queen Mother was unwell in the morning and needed to rest for a while, and no one was there.
Unexpectedly, Lu Wanying didn't accept this trick at all. After saying a few words, he forced his way in. No matter how hard the palace servants tried to dissuade him, it was useless.
Fortunately, Jin Lan appeared at the critical moment and said that the Queen Mother wanted to meet with the foreign ministers to discuss the war between the two countries, and she could not summon the Princess in time.
Lu Wanying stayed in front of the palace until he saw foreign ministers entering the palace, then he returned to Yaohua Palace unwillingly.
Everyone was relieved. Who would have thought that she would come to Hanguang Hall again after lunch.
But this time, instead of saying that he came to see the Queen Mother, he met the Emperor instead. Now he is still staying in the side hall of Hanguang Hall, and he will definitely not give up until he sees the Queen Mother.
Everyone on duty in the palace knows that this Concubine Lu is different from those concubines in the past. Even if the Lu family in the court today no longer regains her former glory, that is definitely not something they can ignore.
Not to mention that Mr. Lu has a perverse temper.
The palace man said with a sad face.
Liang Huan has already made some calculations in his heart, and he will appear in the Mirror Hall after a brief arrangement.
When she went out, she couldn't help but take a second look. She remembered that this room was where Huang Wei lived when he was recovering from his injuries...
"Queen Mother." Just after she crossed the threshold, someone called her from behind.
Liang Huan turned around and saw the palace servant holding a big bow in his hands, his eyes full of panic: "Queen Mother, what should I do with this... this piece of clothing?"
After she asked, she lowered her head, trembling with fear. It looked as if what he was holding in his hand was not a big duck, but a piece of hot potato.
Liang Huan looked at Da Hui and was silent for a moment.
It’s no wonder that the palace people are afraid of this. A quick glance can tell that this is a man’s clothing. Although the appearance is not eye-catching and gorgeous, it is understandable. Just look at the workmanship and material, and you can tell that it must be underwear. It is specially made by the government and is definitely not available to ordinary nobles.
What's more, this was not what they prepared for her when she left the palace.
Liang Huan's expression remained unchanged: "Send it to Hanguang Palace."
The people in the palace were startled, and they responded with trembling hands: "Yes."
When he looked up again, he saw a man in luxurious clothes. People have already stepped out the door.
The palace man knelt on the ground with his head lowered, stunned.
This clothing is obviously different from the regular clothes in the palace. It looks really weird. Even if it really comes from the palace, how can the current clothes chief sew clothes for adult men?
As soon as they arrived at Hanguang Hall, someone heard the noise and came out.
“It’s really difficult to see the Queen Mother now!”
Lu Wanying stood at the door and gave a brief salute, looking her up and down with suspicious eyes.
"Everything is complicated these days. Concubine, please don't walk around casually if you have nothing to do." Liang Han glanced at her lightly and walked into the palace as he spoke.
Lu Wanying frowned.
Liang Huan didn't look at her again, and turned to ask the chamberlain beside her how the emperor was doing.
Gao Yang has been suffering from cold these past two days.
The waiter lowered his head and answered carefully, when did he eat the meal, what medicine did he take, how many times did he wake up from his sleep...
It can be said that every detail was taken care of.
After hearing this, Liang Huan nodded slightly and said, "I'm going to see the emperor."
Lu Wanying looked at the person who ignored her and couldn't help but frown.
She gritted her teeth and shouted at her back:
"The Queen Mother has not shown up all day. Has she been discussing matters in the Taiji Hall, or has she secretly gone elsewhere?"
< br>Leng Buding's voice shocked everyone's minds, and they hurriedly buried their heads and knelt on the ground.
The palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Seeing this, Lu Wanying couldn't help but frown. After Yang'er succeeded to the throne, she didn't know what Liang Huan did in the previous harem.
I once heard the palace servants whisper that all the ministers in the court were deceived by this beautiful queen mother. Although she seemed gentle and gentle in conversation, she was actually cruel and vicious inside. Not to mention, with a single order, nearly thirty people inside and outside the Renshou Palace were killed, and even my aunt...
Maybe it has been a while, and there are no more troublemakers. , she had always been so friendly with herself that she gradually forgot the words she overheard and unconsciously regarded her as the Liang Ji in the Taishi Mansion.
But in fact, even I once said that she resembled my aunt.
The question she raised so loudly now was undoubtedly a provocation to her in public.
Lu Wanying pursed her lips and clenched her palms.
Liang Huan stopped her feet, turned around and sneered: "I don't know when the Empress Dowager's schedule will have a concubine to take care of her?"
Her voice sounded like someone outside the palace. Despite the cold wind of snow flakes, Lu Wanying only hesitated for a moment. After all, there was no friendship between them.
He was about to speak but was interrupted by Liang Han.
"Toffee, please leave the palace."
"Leave the palace?"
"Yes, leave the palace," Liang Huan slowly turned around, her tone showing a bit of exhaustion: "As far as I know, your mother has been in poor health recently, I think you might as well leave the palace. Go and accompany her. Of course, if you want to leave Jinye like the Zhou family, I can also-"
Lu Wanying exhaled, shook her head and smiled: "Why do you always have to drive me away? Is it true that such a big palace can’t accommodate me? Or are you afraid of something?”
Liang Huan frowned: “Afraid?”
“Yes, you are afraid of Mr. Lu.” Lu Wanying stared into her eyes and walked forward step by step.
"You said that if you weren't afraid, why would you let me leave the palace again and again? I really can't understand. Are we Lu family people so annoying to you? But don't forget, you can have what you have today. Your status depends entirely on our Lu family, but now... Is it because you are so lazy, or you have been thinking about burning bridges all the time?"
Liang Huan was stunned. In her opinion, Lu Wanying just had an arrogant personality! There were some eccentric girls, but the person in front of her was unusually sharp and even had some inexplicable hostility.
Even if the secret hidden in Lu Wanying's heart was revealed, she did not find it difficult to understand, nor did she look at her strangely.
However, at this moment, she suddenly felt a little unsure whether she should just let her go.
Liang Huan said frankly: "Ah Ying, there is nothing you want in the palace."
Lu Wanying raised his brows slightly and looked at her funny: "I don't know what I want, but the Queen Mother does?"
Liang Huan looked at the person in front of her, but recalled some rumors from her previous life.
I heard that in the city of Jinye, Xuanchang and Huazhou kept coming to ask for marriage to the only daughter of the minister, but this Lu girl had a very high vision and refused them all. Later, she even made bold words. If she still didn't agree with her, she would rather Never marry in your life.
As if to prove her determination, she even worshiped her master at Zixiao Temple, and often went to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother in chanting sutras and chanting Buddha... Even when the Queen Mother collapsed on the couch, she did not change.
At that time, I only saw her a few times in the palace from a distance. When I heard people talking about her, I felt not only admiration but also a bit of envy in my heart.
But in this life, after actually getting along with her in the Grand Master's Mansion, I realized that the rumors were just rumors. Her quirky appearance did not look like someone who could calm down and recite sutras.
What caused her change? And why do you insist on staying in the palace?
Liang Huan had no intention of pursuing the matter, and did not want to say more to her: "If there is nothing wrong with the concubine, just go back to the Yaohua Palace. I am tired."
After saying that, he waved his hand. , the chamberlain who was kneeling on the ground immediately understood, stood up and made a gesture of invitation.
"The concubine has also been tired for a day, so please go back to the palace to settle down early."
"Presumptuous," Lu Wanying's voice deepened, and he raised his hand and slapped her away, "How dare you, a little servant, talk to me like that!"
This slap used a lot of strength. , the waiter was hit hard without any precautions, his whole body tilted, and he almost stopped standing.
Ignoring the pain on his face, he stood up again against his swollen and sore face.
Lu Wanying endured the discomfort in her palms, gritted her teeth and looked at Liang Han: "Is the Queen Mother going to attack me too?"
"... Queen Mother, you, what is wrong with you? ?”
At this moment, Qian Ming helped Gao Yang walk out of the inner hall.
Lu Wanying pointed at the beaten chamberlain: "Look, Your Majesty, even such a thing dares not to take me seriously now. Whose power is this relying on? Whose influence is this?" "How brave?"
Gao Yang looked at Lu Wanying and said to Liang Huan: "The Queen Mother, the concubine knew that Gu was sick, so she stayed with Gu for a long time. She was in a hurry and tired, so she accidentally She verbally contradicted the Queen Mother, and asked the Queen Mother not to argue with her."
After speaking, Gao Yang coughed.
Qian Ming nervously comforted him, but he brushed Qian Ming away, walked up to Lu Wanying, and advised: "How can the concubine do something in front of the Queen Mother? It is so rude. This That’s it. If you do it again, you will never be forgiven.”
As he spoke, he turned to look at Liang Huan: "What do you think of the Queen Mother?"
His clothes were thin and his bloodless face was reddened by coughing. However, after saying a few words, he was out of breath.
Liang Huan's eyes stopped on the two people, one large and one small. After a moment, he nodded and smiled: "Since the emperor said so, then forget it."
Lu Wanying returned his desire. Open your mouth again.
Under his sleeves, Gao Yang gently pulled Lu Wanying and signaled to the palace attendant next to him with his eyes.
"Why don't you send the concubine back?"
Lu Wanying pushed away Gao Yang's hand, looked straight at Liang Han, curled her lips, and her eyes were full of ridicule.
"I will not let my father's death be in vain, let alone let our Lu family become a stepping stone that will be thrown away after being used!" (End of Chapter)