The past is turbulent, and the billowing smoke and dust are ethereal

In the abandoned courtyard of the west wing of the cold palace, the sound of the piano is swaying, the breeze rises, and the begonia petals fall one after another, flying all over the sky, flying down in the grass, which adds a little coquettishness and a little desolation to this deserted abandoned palace

After a while, the sound of the piano stopped, Qingyi looked at the piano and lost her mind slightly, and then slowly got up, looking at the begonia petals flying around her body, the depression in her heart increased a little, but she walked silently to the tall begonia tree.

"This tree is hundreds of years old" Qingyi's hand caressed the body of the tree full of sword marks, the marks on it were no longer obvious, but they were very clear, and the messy scars showed the chaos of the sword dancers at that time.

Ruyue also stood up and followed behind Qingyi, she nodded slightly, raised her eyebrows slightly, looked up at the tall tree pole and the petals falling in a mess, and sighed lightly: "When I married into the palace, I heard some old palace maids say the legend of 'a hundred years of begonias, a thousand generations of love', but because it is related to Taizu, eight years ago, when the emperor ascended the throne, he ordered to prohibit the transmission of this matter again."

'A hundred years of begonias, a thousand years of love'? Qingyi looked back at Ruyue, her heart seemed to be pulled by some kind of emotion, and her eyebrows moved lightly: "What kind of legend?" ”

Ruyue looked at Qingyi's serious expression, the gloom just now was swept away, she covered her lips and chuckled, she didn't expect Qingyi to believe in such a legend, so she didn't care: "It's some stories about the ancestor emperor and a 'Qingyi concubine', there are several rumors, they are different, I also asked the emperor if it was true, but the emperor laughed at it, so"

"What's in the story?" Qingyi didn't want to hear about Yu Haoxuan, so she interrupted Ruyue and walked to the other side of the tree.

Ruyue didn't know, she just thought that Qingyi wanted to explore the past, so she said: "I don't remember much about the things in front of that concubine, I only remember that those palace maids said that the concubine once rebelled and shot Taizu with arrows on the top of the city tower, and then was surrounded by a large army and threw herself off the city tower and died."

Qingyi was shocked, and looked at Ruyue with some astonishment, why is this inconsistent with what is recorded in the "Holy Ancestor's Family Teachings"? Wasn't Concubine Qingyi killed by Taizu Yi? How did you say that you rebelled and surrendered to the city?

Ruyue looked at Qingyi's puzzled eyes, pursed her lips and smiled: "Xiao Tong, I didn't lie to you, this is an old man who told me, after I entered the cold palace, she was demoted to the western suburbs to guard the imperial tomb", speaking of this, Ruyue barely raised her fingers and swore an oath. [

Looking at Ruyue's serious look, Qingyi no longer asked, but her previous cognition was overturned all of a sudden, and her heart was suddenly disappointed, with all kinds of flavors, rebellion, shooting, and throwing herself into the city, these words seemed to have become an invisible net that caught her, making her almost suffocated.

Qingyi herself didn't understand why every time she mentioned this 'Qingyi Guifei', her heart was always uneasy, for fear of hearing anything unfortunate about her, as if everything about her was involved in her life and fate.

"Xiao Tong, you?" Ruyue looked at Qingyi's gradually pale face, and suddenly felt a little panicked, she hurriedly stepped forward to support Qingyi, her eyes flashed with unease, and she said nervously: "Xiao Tong, are you okay?" ”

Qingyi came back to her senses, caught a glimpse of Ruyue's uneasiness, slightly suppressed the chaos in her heart, shook her head lightly, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, I just feel sorry", it is indeed a pity, and even a little suffocating in the heartache, although I don't understand why, but it feels like the person who threw himself into the city is himself.

"Sorry?" Ruyue was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand what Qingyi meant, but before she could ask, Qingyi said again: "It's not early, I should go back to the 'Ningxue Palace', Ruyue takes good care of herself."

Ruyue opened her mouth, she hadn't asked what she had just said, and when she heard Qingyi say this, she pursed her lips, but she didn't say anything, she nodded, her appearance was delicate and lovely.

Qingyi's heart ached, as if she had been stabbed into a wound, and then left in a hurry without looking back

As soon as Qingyi returned to the 'Ning Xue Palace', Xiao Tong stepped forward anxiously, with a faint sweat on his forehead, and said softly: "Miss, where have you been?" I almost didn't kill the slave and maid in a hurry", she said, she wiped the sweat on her head, and said: "The emperor waited for the young lady in the palace today for half a pillar of incense, which frightened the slave and the maid, but fortunately, after the slave said that the young lady was depressed, the emperor didn't ask again, and left." ”

Qingyi smiled, stepped on the stone steps, walked into the main hall, and said casually: "That's it?" Then he sat down in front of the desk, looking at the bowl of tea that was still steaming, and his eyes were slightly dim: "People just left?" ”

Xiao Tong nodded, a little unsure of what to say.

Qingyi's heart was empty for a while, but she chuckled, got up and walked to the bedroom, and whispered: "I'm a little tired, you go and get busy", and then walked into the bedroom and closed the door

Qingyi was half-lying on the couch, holding the book of "The Family Motto of the Holy Ancestor" in his hand, but he didn't open it, just looked at the old cover in a daze, and the few cold and hard fonts, and his slender plain hand stroked the book, and his heart was indescribably troubled.

If everything recorded in the ancestral teachings is false, then why is it compiled into the ancestral teachings? Although I guessed that there was another secret in this, I didn't want it to be so tragic. But as Yue said, how credible is it?

sighed, closed his eyes, rubbed his forehead with his jade fingers, put down the book, and pulled a book from the bookcase at random and opened it, wanting to be distracted, but as soon as he turned two pages, he heard a voice outside the hall, 'The emperor has arrived-'

As soon as her eyebrows moved, Qingyi looked at the door that was pushed open, and a bright yellow shadow stepped in, and when she found Qingyi's half-lying figure, a trace of emotion flashed in Yu Haoxuan's eyes, and then walked towards her, not caring at all that Qingyi didn't give a salute.

"I heard that Qingyi is not happy today" Yu Haoxuan sat beside her with a smile, looking down at her, his eyes were full of doting smiles, as if he was used to it, he reached out and stroked Qingyi's hair, bowed his head and kissed lightly.

Qingyi chuckled, but the smile seemed to be weak at all, her white fingers held her big hand stroking her long hair, and said with a bit of seriousness: "The emperor comes to the concubines all day long, and he is not afraid that the concubines will be spoiled and coquettish?" ”

Yu Haoxuan's hand stopped, he looked at his hand held by Qingyi, held it back, kissed it lightly to his lips, and said in a low voice: "There is the fragrance of begonia flowers, Qingyi likes begonias?" ”

Qingyi nodded, a little disappointed, although he knew that a person as deep as Yu Haoxuan would definitely not answer anything easily.

Yu Haoxuan pondered for a while, closed his eyes and sniffed her fingers, and then slowly opened them, his eyes locked on her, "Qingyi, I want you to be 'petted and delicate', but are you willing?" The low and gentle voice made Qingyi unable to distinguish the true from the false, but it was so gentle that Qingyi couldn't answer.

chuckling, Qingyi turned her head slightly, and said in a low voice: "The concubine doesn't want to leave the emperor, so the concubine won't"

"Hahaha" After listening to Qingyi's answer, Yu Haoxuan suddenly laughed, he stood up and looked at Qingyi's clear eyes condescendingly, his dark blue eyes couldn't see any emotion, but Qingyi had a feeling of coldness.

After a while, Qingyi sat up, but Yu Haoxuan then pulled her up and hugged her into his arms, Qingyi raised his head in amazement, but saw him staring at her quietly, and then put his hand on her heart, and his low voice was full of domineering: "Qingyi, I want it"

Her heart trembled, Qingyi looked at Yu Haoxuan's determined eyes in astonishment, and suddenly wanted to escape in a panic, but Yu Haoxuan knocked her waist tightly, as if he wanted to imprison her

The breeze blows the willows, and the flowers bloom and wither

The night is hazy, the moonlight is miserable, the lights in front of the 'Ningxue Palace' are bright, and the palace maids who have been in the palace for a few days can see at a glance that the emperor must be staying at Concubine De tonight. \/\/

In front of the Chaoen Palace, Xiao Tong walked back and forth, holding the silk handkerchief tightly, tonight is the emperor staying in the 'Ningxue Palace' for two consecutive nights, and this morning's attitude of Miss Can't see the joy and sorrow, this is another she doesn't know what to do at the moment, so she can only stand in front of the palace when she is irritable.

Gonggong Qin stood in front of the hall, frequently looking back at Xiao Tong who was pacing back and forth, his eyebrows were tightly twisted, a little, he finally smiled impatiently: "Xiao Tong girl, you are about to step on the hall" After speaking, Gonggong Qin shook his head and said: "If you are really impatient, you don't have to keep vigil, go out and have some fun."

Xiao Tong was stunned, and looked at Gonggong Qin with wide apricot eyes, not knowing why. Ran, Grandpa Qin, laughed as if he knew it, and sighed: "When I first entered the palace, I was just like you, always thinking about having fun, but now that I am older, my original heart has gradually faded."

After listening to Father-in-law Qin's words, Xiao Tong understood the meaning, so she hurriedly jumped in front of Father-in-law Qin, blinked, covered her lips and smiled: "Father-in-law, then I'll go, you asked me to go out and have fun, so you have to help me keep it secret." After speaking, Xiao Tong jumped down the stone steps and ran towards the gate of the 'Ning Xue Palace' with a smile.

Gonggong Qin looked at Xiao Tong's blue figure that disappeared in front of the hall, the smile that filled the corners of his mouth just now gradually solidified, bowed down meaningfully, and returned to his calm expression just now, as if nothing had happened just now

The window is faintly cold and foggy, the candle flame is swaying, the hibiscus tent is slightly bulging, and a faint fragrance is faint. On the bed, the two hugged each other and slept under the peony embroidered silk quilt, ten fingers interlocked, extremely lingering, soft and warm jade

Yu Haoxuan hugged Qingyi's body tightly, staring at her sleeping face quietly, her dark blue pupils flashed with gentle warmth, her slender fingers brushed her long hair, her movements were gentle and delicate, for a long time, he closed his eyes against Qingyi's forehead, and smiled faintly with thin lips

Night, deep

In the cold palace on a cold night, a miserable white figure stood at the door and looked out, and the night was pervasive, covering the woman's look.

Xiao Tong wore the blue clothes of a palace maid, stood behind Ruyue, looked at the lights that were faintly visible from the 'Ningxue Palace' through the imperial garden, bowed his head slightly, and said softly: "Sister, the emperor has a lot of helplessness, and the queen deliberately embarrassed the young lady that day, and it is of course that the emperor went to comfort the young lady."

"But the emperor has never pampered any concubine in a row" Xiao fairy tale was not finished, was interrupted by Ruyue, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath, turned around and walked back to the cold palace, her tearful eyes flashed with a sad light in the dark night, and said in a trembling voice: "The emperor has never been obsessed with **, he has always restrained" Even if he was favored for a while, he never got his affection, although he had been recorded every day.

Xiao Tong was stunned, as if he didn't understand something, but he didn't dare to ask, so he could only murmur: "Sister, in a few days, in a few days, Shangguan Zhong's affairs will be settled, this time Miss will definitely take action, and Miss didn't also say that as long as Sister Ruyue can get what Miss wants, in a month"

Ruyue paused, her green hands clenched into fists, she bit her lower lip with her teeth, and then said slowly: "Xian'er, I can't get the dragon pendant at all now, I have only seen the dragon pendant once, if I can return to the emperor's side, I"

Ruyue hesitated for a while, then took out a box from her sleeve, handed it to Xiao Tong, and said seriously: "Xian'er, you give this to Xiao Tong, and the rest of the things, I have to wait until I return to the emperor's side to Xiao Tong, do you understand?" ”

Xiao Tong looked at the box in Ruyue's hand by the moonlight, reached out and took it in a daze, looked at Ruyue with some doubts, and said softly: "Sister Ruyue, this is"

"This is what Xiao Tong wants" Ruyue looked at the box in Xiao Tong's hand, held Xiao Tong's hand with both hands, pursed her lips, and said nervously: "Xiao Tong, you must let Xiao Tong help me, I know she has this ability, I really can't wait, you tell her that as long as I can return to the emperor, within half a month, I will definitely get all the things she wants"

In fact, the things that Qingyi wants are very difficult to start, and there are even a few things that Ruyue has never seen, but in order to return to Yu Haoxuan, since she can even sacrifice her own longevity, does she still care about looking for those things? She didn't care about anything now, as long as she could be with Haoxuan, she could do anything.

After listening to Ruyue's words, Xiao Tong was still puzzled, she put away the box in her hand, but she didn't dare to ask anything more, just nodded and stopped talking.

Receiving Xiao Tong's consent, Ruyue breathed a sigh of relief, she held Xiao Tong's wrist tightly, and then slowly let go, her eyes were full of trust and expectation, she whispered softly: "Xiao Tong, my sister's life and death depend on you" Then, she turned around and walked into the west wing of the cold palace, pushed open the door, and walked into the dilapidated room.

Xiao Tong looked at the lonely figure of Ruyue, her heart seemed to be knocked hard, she grabbed the box in her hand tightly, no longer hesitated, turned around and rushed out of the cold palace

On the fifth watch, the morning dawn came, and the sky was hazy. [：

Yu Haoxuan changed his clothes and went to the court, as in the past, so that the palace people could not wake up Concubine De to sleep, and then ordered the matter of medicinal food to the Duke of Qin, and then went to the dragon and drove the 'Jinluan Palace' to the early dynasty.

In the bedroom, Qingyi woke up quietly, and inquired beside him with his bare hands, but there was only a trace of residual warmth. She opened her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she turned her head to look at herself, the smell of ambergris was still light and faint, but it was cold in her arms.

Sighing softly, Qingyi sat up, looking at the open window with some blankness, the fragrance of begonia flowers surging softly, pieces of pink petals fluttering, floating in the room, laying a red carpet on the floor, dew shining in the morning light, making people feel pity