It was already extremely cold in Beijing in November. The north wind howled and swept across the roof tiles, making a whining sound. In Jingren Palace, a few large bare trees were swaying in the strong wind, and occasionally birds flew in.

Before she could gain a firm footing, she spread her wings and flew away again. Qin Rouniang was sitting on

Next to the window, looking out the window, the windows were nailed shut with wooden strips. Only a finger-wide gap was exposed between the wooden strips, and the window could be seen. There was no window paper on the outside, which allowed Qin Rouniang to see outside.

In addition to the beautiful scenery, it also made her suffer from the cold and wind.

There is a brazier in the room, but the charcoal brought by the people below is not the smokeless charcoal. Once it is lit, the room will be filled with a strong smell of soot, and the closed doors and windows cannot allow the smoke to escape.

Once the whole house was on fire, no one could stay at all. How could Qin Rou Niang bear this? She would rather be cold than suffer this punishment.

There were footsteps behind her, and Qin Niang came over with a quilt in her arms and wrapped the quilt around Qin Rou Niang, "Madam, you'd better go and lie down on the bed. It's warmer on the left and right than here."

Qin Rouniang shook her head, "No, you can enjoy some scenery here. Qin Niang, did you know that a total of eighteen birds flew to the trees in the yard today, but none of them could stay on the trees for more than a quarter of an hour?

."

"Empress!" Qin Niang felt a little sad.

"By the way, the last leaf on the tree on the left also fell off, and I don't know where it flew to!" Qin Rouniang said with some regret -

"Your Majesty, there is no need to see these things. They won't make you sad anymore." Qin Niang gently pressed Qin Rou Niang's shoulders.

"Qin Niang, you are not completely healed yet. There is no need to work too hard. Just rest and recover from your injuries. There will be things to do in the future. If the root cause of the disease is found now, it will be bad." Qin Rou Niang waved.

Qin Niang sighed sadly: "It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. Anyway, Qin Niang will stay with her until she grows old. What else can she do? It's to take good care of her body and restore her martial arts to the same level as before. In this deep palace,

Courtyard, what can I do? My Majesty, there are a few more guards in the courtyard today. I have never seen them before. Judging from their demeanor and appearance, they are all martial arts masters."

Qin Rou Niang chuckled, "Your health is getting better day by day, and the skills of the people they come to protect us are getting better and better day by day. Qin Niang, you should be proud."

"This is not here to protect us. This is here to monitor us, empress!"

"Qin Niang, you are with me, and I have never asked you about yourself. You are older than me. Are you married? Do you have children?"

Qinniang shook her head, "Mother, we have been taken into the Qin family since we were children, where we were taught literature and martial arts, and then separated according to our different talents. We have already married into the Qin family, and we will not be able to marry in this life. How can there be anything?

Children? But that’s fine, otherwise with this change in the Qin family, if I have any relatives, I’m afraid they won’t exist, it’ll just be a little more sad.”

Qin Rouniang was silent for a moment, "After this disaster is over, I will find a good family for you to marry. Your martial arts skills are so high, I think you must like those mighty generals, right?"

Qin Niang giggled, "Mother, if I can really go out, I don't like those rude generals, but those gentle scholars make me more attracted."

Rou Niang glanced at her in surprise, and also laughed, "Are you actually thinking of bullying others in the future? That's fine. After this matter is over, you can choose from the top pick in the rankings. Just pick the one you like.

To marry that one, other people are not qualified."

Qin Niang just thought it was Rou Niang who was joking, thinking that it was rare for Niang Niang to be happy for a while, but she could take this opportunity to accompany her and have fun, "This is not good for Niang Niang. As far as I know, all the top picks in the last subject in this dynasty are married to the top picks."

Dear."

Rou Niang sneered, "What's the trouble? As long as you like him, he will either cancel the engagement or lose his head. It's your choice."

Qin Niang's laughter stopped suddenly, she looked at Qin Rou Niang and said in a daze: "Mother, can we really still go out?"

Reaching out to pull the quilt tighter, Qin Rou Niang said: "Qin Niang, remember, as long as we live one more day, the possibility of going out will be greater. We have lived for more than a month, and we are still sitting here.

, which means that our chances of escaping from this catastrophe are getting better and better."

"Empress, why is this? Aren't we being relegated to the cold palace? Is it possible that there is still a chance to turn around? The Queen's death..." Qin Niang started talking, "I'm afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will not let us go easily.

"

"He can't be counted on!" Qin Rouniang shook her head, "I'm waiting for someone here. If he appears here, my words will come true."

"who?"

"Cao Yi!" Qin Rouniang said calmly.

"Empress, we are locked up here and can't get any news. How can you judge that as long as Cao Yi appears here, we can escape?"

"It's very simple. If we are worthless, as Cao Yi, he wouldn't even bother showing off his victory to a dying man. Cao Yi won't do anything else, so if he appears here with us, then

It means that many things are beyond his control and he has to come to my rescue. Do you understand?"

"But what else do we have control over now?"

"There are so many! Although I don't know what those things are yet, the fact that we haven't died yet means that there are many, very powerful things!" Qin Rouniang said calmly.

"If there is a day when I really turn around, the first thing I will do is kill those rotten bitches and eunuchs!" Qin Niang pointed bitterly at a row of side rooms outside the dormitory where they lived, "They burned the ones they gave us.

anthracite, will that

You brought us food that even pigs wouldn't eat, but you deprived us of our deserved portion. You yelled at me every day, and you had no respect at all. You refused to even let them paper up the windows.

Starving and freezing here.”

"Everyone has the bad nature of being stepped on and stepped on. Ordinary people are just like mouth, let alone these eunuchs and maids who are in the deep palace and have deformed hearts?" Qin Rouniang said with a smile: "The cold is really hard to bear, but when it comes to eating,

It doesn’t matter, Qinniang, have you ever been hungry?”

Qin Niang shook her head, "I have been in the Qin family since I can remember. Because I am extremely talented in martial arts, I have always enjoyed the best treatment in the house and have never gone hungry."

"I've been through it!" Rou Niang looked up at the roof, "The feeling was really uncomfortable. I remember one day it snowed heavily, and my father and I hadn't eaten for two days. I didn't even have the strength to walk out of the yard, so

Lying on the stone mill in the yard, looking helplessly at the end of the road, he went out hunting and didn't come back even though it was snowing heavily, otherwise how could I starve?"

"Mother, is that the current Prince Yun Zhaoyun, the king of Zhenbei?" Qin Niang said carefully.

"Yun Zhao came back very late that day, and he brought several wolf legs. I was so stuffed that night!" Rou Niang suddenly laughed, "Qin Niang, it's uncomfortable to be hungry, but it's even worse to be stuffed. !”

"Mother, are you okay?" Qin Niang became a little uneasy.

"What can happen?" Qin Rouniang stood up, "We are very hungry now, and those people may be suffering from hunger! Qin Rouniang, I'm going to take a nap."

"Empress, let me warm your feet!" Qin Niang hurriedly followed.

The wind outside seemed to be stronger, causing the curtains in the room to fly. The wind passing through the hall made a whistling sound. From time to time, there was a bang in the room, and I don't know what was blown over by the wind and fell to the ground. It broke. Qin Rou Niang was lying on the bed tightly wrapped in a quilt, and Qin Niang was sitting at the end of the bed, holding her cold feet in her arms. Even she was shivering with cold at this time.

It was freezing cold in Jingren Palace, but in Qianqing Palace, it was a different scene at this moment.

In a dozen braziers, charcoal fires were burning brightly, and the room was as warm as spring. Several potted plants that were supposed to bloom in spring were now in full bloom. Cao, who came in from the outside, wrapped himself tightly in a big leather robe. Yi waited for a group of people, and after sitting for a short while, he was already sweating profusely, and there were beads of sweat on his face. At this time, Li Xiao should have asked everyone to take off their cotton robes, which would be more comfortable, but he was angry Li Xiao, who was roaring, did not notice the embarrassment of his ministers and ignored them at all. Instead, he cursed Yun Zhao, the leader of the rebellion, and the generals in Luzhou who had harmed the country. Cursing all the ministers in the palace, he cursed until he was hoarse and his face turned red. Finally, with a violent cough and gargle, the curse was finally subsided.

The news of Luzhou's successive tragic defeats has already eclipsed Cao Yi and others. If Luzhou is lost, the rebels can attack Tongzhou directly. At this time, Tongzhou's defense line has not yet been established. The army that was originally preparing to move to Tongzhou is now He was still lagging behind in Weizhou, Panju was still resisting at Xiongkuohai in Suihua, and a large number of troops who were encircling and suppressing him had their food and grass burned, their equipment destroyed, and a large number of quilts, cotton-padded jackets, and firewood that they had for the winter were in the fire. Everything among them was turned into ashes, and the attack had to be stopped. Xiongkuohai could still huddle in his house to avoid the cold, but the tens of thousands of troops led by Xing Shu could only endure hunger and cold in the wild, fighting with resentment. It’s been one wave after another.

Cao Yi looked at Li Xiao, who was slumped on the soft bed. The flushing faded and his face turned pale. His originally wise eyes were now filled with vultures and cynicism. Cao Yi couldn't help feeling regretful.
Chapter completed!