Jiangshan Ji

After all, Qinghe couldn't hold me back, so she could only walk around outside the hall by supporting me as instructed.

Seeing the bright candles in Hanyuan Hall from a distance, I thought Yu Wenchang was still reviewing government affairs, so I said to Qing He, "Go to Hanyuan Hall to see Your Majesty."

Qinghe suddenly panicked and stopped me: "Madam, it's so late, your majesty has already gone to bed, you should go back to the palace."

I pointed in the direction of Hanyuan Hall and said, "Look, the lights are brightly lit, does it look like it's resting?"

Qinghe still stopped me from going to Hanyuan Hall, talking about it and making up many strange reasons.

Her reaction made me faintly feel that there must be something strange in the Hanyuan Hall tonight.

Regardless of Qinghe's obstruction, I stepped into the hall.The palace guards at night were about to pass on the message, so I waved my hand to signal them to retreat.

Qing He followed behind me, wanting to go in with me.

Near the inner hall, Yu Wenchang's voice could be faintly heard.

I stopped and turned to face Qinghe: "You stay here and watch. Don't let anyone in."

Qing He took a step forward and wanted to follow, but was repelled by my stern gaze.

I stepped lightly and stepped forward to enter the inner hall.

Qing He stood behind me and said in a very soft voice: "My Lady, no matter what you see tonight, please don't be sad."

I nodded and smiled at her: "Okay."

The closer you get to the inner hall, the clearer and audible Yu Wenchang's voice becomes.

I heard him asking: "Did you serve Chen Shubao in the same way in Chen Guo?"

A delicate woman's voice replied: "The concubine is now His Majesty's person, Your Majesty will not make fun of the concubine anymore, the concubine...the concubine..."

The following words can no longer be heard clearly, replaced by increasingly heavy breathing.

I have entered the inner sanctum and am standing behind a screen of axes and axes.

The screen was made of crimson silk, and under the light of the candlelight, it reflected two tightly intertwined bodies, quite conspicuous.

I held my breath, stood behind the screen, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, haven't you rested yet?"

The two bodies that were entangled together immediately separated, and there was a moment of silence. Yu Wenchang pushed the person on him away, and asked loudly to me who was standing behind the screen: "Why is the queen here?"

His voice trembled a little, and it sounded like he was breathing unsteadily.

I bowed and gave a salute: "The concubine had a dream and wanted to tell His Majesty."

Yu Wenchang got up and left the woman alone in the inner hall.

His temple hair was slightly disheveled, his clothes were loose, he stared at me for a long time, making sure he didn't notice anything unusual on my face, then he smiled and came over to help me: "I'm tired today, the queen has something to do, why don't we talk about it tomorrow."

I smiled slightly and replied, "Okay."

I turned around to leave, but he suddenly called me: "Queen?"

I turned around, with the same smile on my face: "Your Majesty, my concubine is here."

He seemed to be hesitating for a long time, avoiding my gaze at him: "Return to the palace and rest well, I... will see you tomorrow."

I withdrew according to the ceremony.

Qinghe waited outside the hall, saw me coming out, rushed up to meet me, and held me up, afraid that I would fall down: "Ma'am, are you... all right?"

I kept the smile I had just faced Yu Wenchang: "Why, do I look like I have something to do?"

Qing He looked at my face, shook her head, and nodded again: "Mother, if you are sad, you can cry out, don't look like this." Seeing that I didn't respond, she added: "You look like this, slaves look at you Fear."

I was stunned, only one sentence: "Let's go. Go back to the palace."

After speaking, regardless of her reaction, he walked out of the hall.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally followed.

Back in the palace, I took a sip of the tasteless tea, and ordered Qinghe to sit down opposite me.

Qinghe didn't dare to sit down, stood there, trembling: "Madam, what do you have? What do you want to say? Do you want to ask your servant?"

My voice was very calm, even I couldn't tell whether I was happy or sad: "The woman in the hall tonight is the Mrs. Li Hua brought back by Yang Jingli?"

Qinghe nodded.

I asked, "You already knew about Mrs. Li Hua's entry into the palace?"

Qinghe nodded again, and immediately.He bowed his head extremely guilty, not daring to look at me squarely.

This silly girl, how could I blame her?

In the final analysis, she and I are just poor people living under the fence of others in Damin Palace, living by watching people's faces. Her position and situation will not be much better than mine. How can I have the heart to criticize her?

If you want to blame, you can only blame me, and blame this incompetent master for putting her in such an embarrassing situation.

Seeing that I hadn't spoken for a long time, Qinghe knelt down with a "plop" and said, "Your Majesty. On the day Mr. Yang returned to court, Mrs. Li Hua was sent to the palace. The servant did know about this, but... the servant was afraid that the mother would find out about it." I was sad, so I concealed it. The servant knew it was wrong, the empress, please don't be angry! You are pregnant now. The imperial doctor told you, you must not get angry and hurt your body!"

Where am I entitled to be angry?

My husband is the Emperor Damin who controls the world. I and the Jiang Kingdom behind me need to rely on him to survive. How can I pamper a woman because of him.Just blame him and make a big fuss with him?

I have neither such right nor such qualification.

I am the concubine princess of Jiang Guo, and also the mother of Da Min's country. My status and position do not allow me to do that.

It's just that I'm a little sad.

The Hanyuan Hall is the place where the kings of all dynasties discussed their affairs, and it is a symbol of the supremacy of the Damin imperial power. Many military generals and ministers who have killed the enemy in the battlefield and made great achievements in battle have never been able to step into the hall for life, and he——Yu Wenchang, He even favored a daughter of a subjugated country in the palace, and if word spread, how many courtiers would be disappointed.

If I were a conscientious empress, I should be strong and arguing at this moment, risking my life to point out the serious relationship to Yu Wenchang, and ask him to drive Madam Li Hua out of the palace.

Unfortunately, I am not a dedicated queen, I am just an ordinary woman who is greedy for life and afraid of death.I dare not offend Yu Wenchang, let alone fall out with him.

I want to please him, and do everything possible to satisfy him. Only in this way can I survive, my royal brother, my uncle, my queen mother, and even the tens of thousands of Jiang country people behind me.to survive.

I am really not a competent queen, I am ashamed of the love and admiration of the people of the Min Kingdom, and of everything that the Damin Palace has given me.

This year, when the first snow fell in Yecheng, I gave birth to a baby girl prematurely. Yu Wenchang was overjoyed and named her Jing, and named her the eldest princess Jiayan.

Seeing that little baby being carefully held in her father's arms made me feel a little complicated.

On the one hand, I'm glad that this is not a prince, and I don't need to be caught in the vortex of power struggles in the future; What about the mission?

I told Qinghe about my doubts, she is buying new shoes for Jinger, listen to me. "Giggle" laughed: "Your Majesty, the little princess is still so young, isn't it too early for you to worry?"

Are my worries premature?

Or am I just worrying about nothing, mediocrity?

I can't tell how I feel, I only know that after this child is born, the entanglement between me and Yu Wenchang will be difficult to resolve in this lifetime.

This child is the fusion of my flesh and blood with him, and for the rest of our lives, our destinies will be intertwined, and it will be difficult to separate.

The days passed peacefully, Jing'er grew up day by day, and Yu Wenchang's visits to Daye Hall became less and less.

Most of the time, even when he came, he would just look at Jinger, hold Jinger in his arms and tease him for a while, seeing that I didn't intend to keep him, he often left after a short stay.

Seeing us like this, Qing He just sighed and never dared to say anything in front of me, for fear of hurting my heart.

This day, when I just woke up, Qing He was already waiting to be served by the bed.

On weekdays, I don't like people in front of me, so I never ask the palace guards to keep watch.When I wake up in the morning, I may be the first to speak out, and the palace servants come in to serve.Even Qinghe, whom I trust the most, rarely enters the dormitory without permission from me.

I was surprised by her abnormality, and asked: "What, is Jing Er okay?"

Qinghe shook her head, hurriedly wanted to help me get dressed, and said in her mouth: "Your Majesty, assassins have entered the palace! Your Majesty ordered that for the safety of you and the little princess, you will move to Hanyuan Palace from now on until you are caught. Assassins."

Damin Palace is heavily guarded, what kind of assassin is so powerful, can break into the palace to assassinate?

Furthermore, when did he enter the palace, how did he enter the palace, and why did he enter the palace?

I have been staying in the palace, why didn't I hear any trouble?

I asked my doubts, but Qinghe just shook his head, not knowing what to ask.

I asked her to go out and inquire clearly, and after she agreed, she brought Jing'er in her arms: "The little princess is delicate and frail, the empress must take good care of her."

I nodded and took Jing'er: "There is a nanny here, I can handle it. Go and inquire quickly, if you have any news, come back and tell me immediately."

In fact, I don't know why I care so much about this matter, but I just have an inexplicable intuition, as if this matter has something to do with me.

who can that be?

Is it someone I know?

Who was the target of the assassination?

??

Questions come to my mind one after another, but no matter how hard I rack my brains, I still can't figure it out.In desperation, I had no choice but to move into Hanyuan Hall first, and then make plans.

After that night, I never set foot in Hanyuan Hall.Most of the reason for moving into the palace today is Jing'er.

Compared with the Daye Hall where the Empress lives, the Hanyuan Hall is more closely guarded, and it is safer for Jinger to stay here.

After settling down in the East Hall, I was about to coax Jinger to sleep when Yu Wenchang came in with a gloomy face.

I put Jing'er down, knelt down and saluted: "See Your Majesty."

He sat down and looked at me with deep eyes: "Get up and talk."

He didn't give me a seat, so I didn't dare to sit down and stood there quietly.

He didn't speak, and remained silent for a long time, and asked, "Recently, is there anything unusual in the empress's palace?"

Knowing that he was talking about assassins, I shook my head: "Everything in the concubine's palace is as usual, and the assassins have not been harassed."

He looked uneasy, and said, "Jing'er is still young, so don't be frightened in the slightest. From today onwards, unless necessary, the empress will stay in the palace to take care of Jing'er, and don't go outside the palace."

After speaking, without giving me a chance to refute, I got up and left.