Empress Cao Yujun personally presided over the draft after the Spring Festival . In the end, she selected a few with good looks and good family backgrounds and named them as selected attendants. Those few people also came to Xinei to greet Yan Qing. They looked good and behaved well. Cao Yujun really had the style of a middle palace, virtuous, dignified and tolerant.

Since that night in Hushan, the rift between the emperor and the empress deepened. Cao Yujun took the initiative to choose a concubine for Zhao Yuan in order to ease the relationship with him.

At first, Zhao Yuan was not interested in the selected attendants. He was still unwilling to set foot in the queen's place, and he was not interested in seeing those few.

"When will my sister think of coming to the palace to see me?" This was the sentence he mentioned most to Zhang Fang.

"The county master is not in good health, and he is afraid that he will be sick if he gets sick." Zhang Fang could only find excuses to excuse him.

Zhao Yuan's eyes were a little dim, "It would be great if the queen mother was still here. When the queen mother is here, my sister will come to the palace from time to time..."

Zhang Fang wanted to persuade again, but he already lowered his head and said calmly: " Go down and leave me alone for a while."

Zhao Yuan was sitting alone in the hall, with a jade ring in his hand. He picked it up and played with it for a while. The jade rings were untied one by one. The clock in the corner was ticking. He sighed and threw the jade rings aside.

He remembered that when he was a child, his father was very strict in discipline. Although there were many palace servants around him, no one dared to play with him. There were no brothers or sisters around him. He was all alone, and even his biological mother had a rare chance to see him.

But the emperor said that the emperor is said to be a loner and a widower, and he is destined to be the loneliest person in the world. He is a prince, a prince, and will become a great person in the future. Even if he holds the most magnificent prosperity in the world, he still has to endure a lifetime of loneliness.

He didn't understand at the time, he thought it was just his father being too harsh on him.

Later, his father passed away and he inherited the throne. He was accompanied by his mother, empress, and husband, but his discipline was not relaxed. At that time, his eldest companion comforted him, saying that when he takes charge in person in the future, he will have the queen and his wife. With all the concubines and concubines in the harem, it will become lively around him as if they are blooming with flowers.

He thought that what his eldest companion said was definitely not wrong. If he had a queen by his side in the future, he would probably be like his father and empress, a husband and wife who love each other and have a deep love for each other. So he thought that he must choose a queen he likes in the future.

At first, he couldn't say he disliked Cao Yujun, but he knew that she was not the wife and queen he wanted.

He knew what the queen mother was thinking about. Cao Yujun came from the Cao family, and the Cao family needed a queen to stabilize the family's future glory.

That was the first time he disobeyed his mother's wishes, and he expressed his uneasiness that he was not willing to appoint Cao Yujun as his queen.

To his surprise, the queen mother did not refute it directly, but asked: "Your Majesty, what does the queen you want look like?"

He was stunned by the question for a moment and found it difficult to answer. The only thing that was certain was that , that person was not any of the daughters of the aristocratic families that his mother asked him to meet.

Usually when he encounters a problem, the first thing he thinks of is to ask his husband. But after thinking about it, he could think of what his husband would say. The biographies of empresses of the past dynasties had clear and detailed descriptions of the qualities required by queens, and his husband would definitely quote scriptures, but those were not the answers he wanted.

So he went to ask the empress, and he remembered that the empress just smiled and asked him: "A Yuan, do you know? Although an emperor will have countless concubines in the future, when the mountain tomb collapses, he will be the only one who can be buried with him in the end. Queen.

"This life is really too long. I hope you will have a virtuous queen, but I hope you will have a caring wife even more." Think about it, who do you really want to be by your side for the rest of your life..."

Yes, the queen he wants should be the one who stands at the highest and coldest place in this world.

But he had no choice. The queen finally forced him to marry the daughter of the Cao family. On that night

in Hushan, he was rough with her. She tried her best to maintain the dignity of a queen, but at that time, she was just like an ordinary woman, sitting on the couch and crying with her face hidden. Her

eldest companion had her sent to Liyue Yuguan, and he was alone. Sitting on the edge of the kang, looking at the mess on the ground, the comforting voice of my companion rang in my ears, "Your Majesty, the Queen... she has done nothing wrong. "

He knew what Daban meant. It was his mother who forced her to him, and it was her mother's family who exchanged her for a wealthy family. Everything he complained about was not from her original intention.

"But Daban," he said He lowered his head and murmured, "There are some things in this world that are not about right or wrong. "

When the news that Zhao Yuanlin had favored a palace maid reached Yan Qing's ears, the first thing she asked was the queen's response.

"Your Majesty hasn't issued the decree yet, the queen has given the palace maid a title, and your majesty has approved it. beauty. "A'yu replied.

Since moving to Qingsi Courtyard, Yan Qing has no longer interfered with the affairs of the harem. It's just that the queen is sensible and has to report everything to her.

The second day after Ye Meiren was canonized, Cao Yujun led the people Come to Xi Nei to say hello to Yan Qing.

That beauty Ye is indeed very charming, but Yan Qing always feels like she has seen her before. After they left, Chen Min suddenly said: "I don't think so, this beauty Ye." Is his appearance somewhat similar to that of Qinghe County Lord? "

Yan Qing suddenly realized that, yes, no wonder she felt familiar. At first glance, Beauty Ye actually didn't look like Xue Shiying, but when she smiled, her expression became more and more similar.

The relationship between Zhao Yuan and Xue Shiying Everyone in the palace knew that although Xue Shiying was only the adopted daughter of Empress Dowager Ciyi, Zhao Yuan had always treated her as a biological sister and was very close to her, but there was nothing wrong with

who Xue Shiying was thinking about . Yan Qing also knew very well.

"I think it's just a coincidence..." She murmured.

Ever since that beauty Ye had a position, Zhao Yuan had become more fond of her. Gradually, Mrs. Ye became a little proud of her. Of course, the queen did not dare to be blatantly disrespectful, but her attitude towards the other selections of attendants was a bit negligent.

Yan Qing also heard some rumors, but she had no intention of interfering with Zhao Yuan's harem affairs, not to mention that Jiang Weiren brought them. An important piece of news.

Wen Ying found it.

"Where is he now?" "She asked him.

"When the criminal department issued an arrest warrant and posted the list everywhere, everyone recognized her appearance. She could neither be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for trial, nor to the Beizhen Fusi or Neidusi, so I had her locked up in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city. Jiang Weiren replied.

Although Cao Dingzhen's death left a lot of doubts, it was impossible to investigate without conclusive evidence. Zhang Fang presided over the investigation and poured all the dirty water on Wen Ying. If the original truth would never be revealed, Zhao Yuan knew that Wen Ying could no longer exist in the world.

Jiang Weiren knew what she was worried about, "Don't worry, I will take care of it. Now that I have found him, you don't have to worry about what happens next. "

Yan Qing nodded, fearing that he would take advantage of the situation and talk about going into seclusion. She was using Wen Ying as an excuse at the beginning. According to what she said that day, now that Wen Ying has been found, when the matter is settled, they will also It was time to find a way to leave.

Now if he mentioned going into seclusion again, she would have no excuse to block him, and she couldn't let him notice her true intention.

Who knows that Jiang Weiren didn't mention going into seclusion at all . , maybe because he just found Wen Ying and the matter has not been completely dealt with, so his mind has not come here yet.

But Yan Qing also felt that Jiang Weiren seemed a little abnormal, and the way he looked at him was particularly strange, as if he was keeping silent despite having thousands of sorrows hidden in his heart.

Especially when he was holding her, he tightly held her to his chest with his hands, as if he wanted to embed her into his body.

"What's wrong with you?" She couldn't help but asked in confusion, "You don't seem very happy. What happened?"

Jiang Weiren only shook his head, looked at her and whispered: "When I was in Ganzhou, , I once hand-copied scriptures and enshrined them in front of the Buddha. At that time, I made a wish to the Buddha. The Buddha probably did not hear my prayer and made my wish come true. "

Yan Qing did not know that he had made a wish in front of the Buddha when he was in Ganzhou. She made any wish, but she didn't think about herself. She just hugged him and whispered: "There are always so many regrets in this world. It's human nature to focus on one and miss the other."

Jiang Weiren hugged her tightly and buried his head in hers. There was water in his eyes beside his neck, but he didn't dare to let her see it.

After Wen Ying was caught, he interrogated her in Zhuangzi. In fact, Zhang Fang had told him carefully about what happened that night, but he thought that maybe there was something wrong behind the scenes.

But Jiang Weiren didn't expect that Wen Ying actually said something he didn't know.

"You must know the poison in Queen Mother Shengyi's body. Queen Dowager Ciyi told you that the antidote has been given to Queen Mother Shengyi. You must think that Queen Mother Shengyi's poison is completely gone, right?"

That was Jiang Weiren. Having a bad premonition, she stared at Wen Ying and asked word by word: "What do you want to say?"

Wen Ying laughed and said coldly: "There is indeed an antidote to the poison, and Empress Dowager Ciyi did give it to Sheng Yi The Queen Mother used it, but the Queen Mother Ciyi later told the slave girl that if the poison was not used for a short time, the antidote could suppress the toxicity.

"If the poison has been accumulated in the body for too long, the antidote will not have any effect. . Queen Mother Shengyi's poison had accumulated over the years, and she was already hopeless.

"You're talking nonsense! " " He pinched her chin, and the veins on the back of his hand rose. If he used more force, Wen Ying would probably die.

He refused to believe it, and wanted Dr. Zhou to enter the palace for Yan Qing after Cao Dingzhen died . After checking the pulse, she called in Dr. Zhou. Only then did she realize that Yan Qing had already known that the result of the pulse check was just a deliberate attempt to hide it from him.

At that moment, she felt a surge in her heart . She also felt a trace of resentment towards Yan Qing, complaining that she had hidden it from him and endured it alone,

"If this poison hadn't been cured, how long would she have had...? Doctor

Zhou looked at him, and finally said hesitantly: "About... two or three years." "

At this moment, holding her in my arms, I can still recall the pain as if all the internal organs in my body were stirred when I heard Dr. Zhou say those words.

At first, I wanted to rush to her and question her. Why did she hide herself? Asked her if she had never thought about living in seclusion with him again, and asked her if the future she had promised to herself was just to make him happy...

But in the end, he had no choice but to watch with his own eyes. She looked sad.

She didn't want to let herself know, so he helped her. She

didn't expect that one day, they would lie to each other so sarcastically but helplessly.

"Qingqing," he hugged her tightly, feeling hurt in his heart. It was hard to bear, but I didn't dare to reveal too much, so I could only hold it back and call her in a low voice over and over again, "Qingqing..."

That year in Ganzhou, in order to celebrate that great victory, more than ten years of fighting on the border were exchanged. In Taiping, the people raised money to build dozens of Buddhist caves on the rock wall outside the city. He copied several volumes of Buddhist scriptures and knelt in front of the Buddha to pray,

hoping that the Buddha would bless her with good deeds and receive endless blessings.

But in the end, the Buddha failed. Hearing his prayer…