The drizzle wets the light, and the fragrant grass grows year by year.

The smoke locks the Feng Tower and there are endless things.

The dream in my soul is melodious, and I fall asleep on the embroidered bed full of poplar flowers.

The door is ajar, the sun is setting. I bear your remaining spring tears.

——"Nanxiangzi·A Corner of the Deep Palace"

The wind and waves in the world are fleeting, just like the sea and the mulberry fields.

For example, the magnificent Yanwang Mansion has changed in just one year. Overgrown grass has grown all over the place, and the carved beams and painted buildings are still there, but it exudes a gloomy and desolate atmosphere from the inside out.

After the fourth prince Liu Zan committed suicide, the entire Yan Palace was purged from top to bottom, especially the disciples and staff, all died under the sword of Luan Yiwei's secret agent.

As for Xianyun Manor, which was once famous under his name, it has lost its most important cultural function and has become an extremely ordinary manor on the outskirts of Beijing. It is becoming increasingly desolate.

Perhaps it won't take too long before all traces of Liu Zan's existence in this world will disappear.

There is a Jingning Palace in the southeast corner of the harem. Once upon a time, this was the most peaceful place in the palace. Although the palace residents were not as valuable as the confidants around Empress Chen and Wu Guifei, they rarely lived in fear because the owner of the Jingning Palace was

She is Concubine Qin De, the biological mother of the fourth prince.

At that time, the fourth prince was indifferent to the world and had never been regarded as a competitor by other princes. This in turn affected the attitude of the concubines in the harem towards Jingning Palace. In addition, Qin Defei hid her clumsiness and kept her ignorance, so she could naturally enjoy peace and tranquility.

Life.

However, after the Fourth Prince's uprising, this calmness suddenly shattered like a mirror, and there was no chance of repair.

Surprisingly, Empress Chen did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury, but instead repeatedly advised Emperor Kaiping to be merciful. After all, Concubine De had an excellent reputation in the palace and had never participated in the rebellion of the fourth prince.

Based on various considerations, Emperor Kaiping did not banish Concubine De into the cold palace, and the various treatments in Jingning Palace were as usual.

It's just that he never set foot here again. In addition, except for the two personal maids brought into the palace by Concubine De, all the other palace residents in Jingning Palace were replaced. The following years in the palace were filled with desolation and suffering.

among.

Concubine De was originally taciturn, but now she cherishes her words like gold.

She was also in her forties, and Concubine Wu seemed to be as radiant as her late thirties, but Concubine De had already turned white on her temples and her eyes were sunken. Some people once speculated that she would choose to commit suicide. After all, for a concubine who was completely abandoned by the emperor, the end was too much.

Life is the best ending, otherwise you will inevitably fall into hardship day after day.

The most terrifying thing is that this suffering will never end until the moment of death.

No one knows why Concubine De insisted so hard, especially when she was already despairing.

In the Jingning Palace, there is a depressing and depressing atmosphere everywhere, but the people walking around in the palace seem to be unaware of it, and their faces are as usual.

Regardless of whether they are palace maids or internal eunuchs, they have another level of identity, that is, they are masters secretly trained by Luan Yiwei. Since Emperor Kaiping ascended the throne, he has been reorganizing Luan Yiwei step by step with the confidants of the palace during his Qiandi period as the core.

The first point of the structure is to completely control the palace, and then use the imperial guards to restrict and monitor each other, making the harem airtight.

However, it is a unique situation like that in Jingning Palace where most of the palace residents are affiliated with Luan Yiwei.

After breakfast, Concubine De sat by the window as usual. The two maids did not dare to speak. They looked at each other and quietly left. At this time, a female official came in.

Fear appeared in their eyes involuntarily, and they stepped forward and saluted, "I have seen Qi Nu Shi."

The female official's name is Qi Hui, and her official identity is the female historian of Jingning Palace, who is in charge of all affairs here.

Qi Hui looked gentle and nodded slightly in greeting. After watching the two of them retreat, he walked to Concubine De's side and saluted respectfully: "Qi Hui pays homage to Concubine De."

Concubine De was still looking out the window. The courtyard was full of greenery, but she didn't feel much life in her body.

Qi Hui was mentally prepared for this and said softly: "Your Majesty will leave Beijing on the 29th of this month and go to Yanping County in the northwest to watch the Beijing Camp and hunt."

Concubine De's eyes moved slightly.

Qi Hui continued: "Duan Jiu, who is next to His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness, is from Luan Yiwei. He was sent to him by His Majesty back then with the intention of protecting him. There are similar figures around the other princes. I have some friendship with Duan Jiu.

I once heard him say that His Majesty the Fourth Highness did not have that idea at first, but later some people's words and deceptions aroused His Highness's obsession. I asked Duan Jiu if His Majesty knew about it, but Duan Jiu did not answer."

Concubine De finally spoke, her voice as hoarse and sharp as a blunt knife cutting through iron: "As the commander of Luan Yiwei, you slandered Your Majesty in front of me, are you not afraid that I will go to His Majesty to sue you?"

Qi Hui replied calmly: "No matter what the empress says, your majesty will not believe it. Furthermore, the empress cannot leave Jingning Palace without my permission."

Concubine De suddenly turned her head, hatred evident in her eyes.

Qi Hui met her gaze calmly and said: "Your Majesty, you might as well think about it. With your majesty's wisdom and prowess, how can the plan of your four highnesses be successful? When Pei Yue entered the city, more than 20 important ministers from the Duke of Wei to Pingzhang were standing.

On your Majesty's side, is it possible?

These people are all loyal, and no one has thought about the merits of the dragon? Also, on the night of the Fourth Highness's uprising, the imperial army in the palace did not move at all, allowing the Fourth Highness to command the Kyoto garrison to control the nine gates of Kyoto. It can be seen that all this is happening.

Your Majesty expected it."

Concubine De smiled coldly and said in a cold voice: "Who are you?"

Qi Hui said calmly: "I am the chief of the Luan Yi Guard. I entered the palace thirteen years ago and was elected to the Luan Yi Guard nine years ago."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Concubine De's tone: "I am already waiting for death, so why would Your Majesty bother to do this in vain? Even if I believe what you say, what will happen?"

A complicated look appeared in Qi Hui's eyes, and he said faintly: "Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I was actually from Taishitai Pavilion."

Concubine De was slightly startled and looked intently at the ordinary-looking female official in her thirties in front of her.

Qi Hui sighed softly: "Master Shen has a destiny, I have to follow it."

Concubine De was silent for a long time, and suddenly she laughed softly, and then tears filled her eyes, and she said with a mixture of sadness and joy: "Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, your Majesty's loyal dog will one day bite its owner. Let me think about it, why is Silent Cloud

Could it be that he did this because Pei Zhen died of illness? No, a person like Pei Zhen would definitely not die easily. By the way... I remember that he had a son who passed away unexpectedly many years ago. Now it seems like this

It’s not an accident.”

Qi Hui's expression remained normal, but his mind was filled with thoughts.

None of the women in the harem are pure, not to mention Concubine Wu, who has been dealing with Emperor Kaiping for decades with ease, or the abandoned Concubine in front of her. Isn't that the same?

She suppressed these thoughts and asked calmly: "I wonder if the empress wants to avenge the Fourth Highness?"

Concubine De sneered: "Revenge? I have no power to restrain a chicken. I can't even get out of this Jingning Palace. How can I take revenge?"

Qi Hui said calmly: "As long as I have this intention, I will be able to help you."

Concubine De thought of what she had just said about the Yanping meeting and the emperor's departure from the capital, and couldn't help but turn her head to look at the weeds and wild flowers in the corner outside the window.

Although the Jingning Palace in the past could not be said to be full of honors and favors, it did not appear to be such a sparse and chaotic scene.

Liu Zan's face appeared in her mind.
Chapter completed!