The crabapple tree is fragrant in the tent, and the bright moon is in my arms

Fengyi Palace.

The Queen looked at Xun Qiu in astonishment, with a look of disbelief on her face: "Noble Lady Ning has been discovered?"

Xun Qiu: "Your Majesty, Huang Quan has issued an order to dismiss the Minister of Revenue, and Lady Ning has been demoted to a government lady and confined to Yaohua Garden. I don't know what Your Majesty means."

She was a little panicked: "Is she crazy and trying to get close to the queen?"

"I am clean, the trouble is her father was dismissed from his post..."

"Madam, are you afraid...she will come out?"

The queen heaved a sigh of relief and kept spinning the Buddhist string: "At that time, it was the Minister of Revenue who made the petition. Now he has fallen, and his daughter has defiled the harem."

She gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with hatred: "I'm afraid Zhaoyue is about to come out."

"Your Majesty, it's okay even if Concubine Zhao comes out. Wasn't she schemed against by Concubine Gao? I heard that she can hardly speak due to her weakness. What tricks can she come up with under our noses?"

Xun Qiu comforted her: "You can keep it and clean it up slowly."

"She is useless, but I have to be on guard against this evil concubine. Has your Majesty gone to see Princess Cassel?"

"No."

The Queen was inexplicably anxious: "Why hasn't my second brother replied to my letter yet? Since he's already on his way home, why doesn't he reply to my letter?"

She was eager to know whether all the members of the Kassel tribe were dead, and then she could blame it on Lan Yun, who was Concubine Fang's younger brother.

If she told the princess, she would hate him to the core. This blood feud would be blamed on Concubine Fang, and she didn't believe that Zhaoyue would not help her!

By then, she can watch them fighting each other again.

A smile escaped from the queen's lips.

The maid Hua Shun came in from outside, holding clothes, looking a little hesitant and angry.

Xun Qiu took the item, flipped through the material of the dress, and sighed, "Why is the dress that the queen wore at the palace banquet so perfunctory? What kind of pattern is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

Hua Shun immediately said, "Aunt Xunqiu, everyone in the clothing department is rushing to make a dress. It started two months ago. I don't know what's going on. Not only the queen's dress, but all the concubines' clothes are extremely perfunctory."

"What?" Xun Qiu frowned: "Whose clothes are so exquisite? Even the queen's clothes are..."

She suddenly paused and looked at the queen: "Your Majesty, it can't be for the princess..."

Then he quickly shook his head: "How could that be possible? His Majesty hasn't even given the princess a position yet."

The queen pursed her lips. She felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

Hua Shun lowered his head and spoke again: "However, I took a glance and it seems that the embroidery on the dress is... phoenix flowers."

Poinciana, phoenix?

Apart from the Queen, who else could be worthy of the Phoenix?

Xun Qiu laughed and said to the Queen, "Who else in the world can bear the responsibility of the Phoenix Flower except the Queen? Your Majesty, this is a surprise for you!"

"Really..." The queen hesitated.

Xun Qiu gave her another look: "My Lady, think about the Dongzhu Phoenix Crown."

The Queen's idea of ​​something wrong disappeared, and she touched her clothes and said, "Leave it there."

This phoenix crown matches the dress so well, who else can I give it to if not her?

-

Cold palace.

Huang Quan stood at the door and said a few words to Wei Ruoming, then he pushed the door open.

After looking around, Huang Quan and Xiao Xiazi walked in.

The moment he saw Zhao Yue, Huang Quan narrowed his eyes immediately: "My Lady Concubine Zhao, it's been a long time since we last met. You are still as radiant as ever."

Zhao Yue sat on the couch and asked Tao Xi to serve them hot tea. She also complimented him, "Manager Huang looks much thinner, but is he feeling unwell?"

Huang Quan took the tea and sighed, as if he was very aggrieved, and shook his head: "Your Majesty misses the queen, and can't eat or sleep well. I am following your majesty, so naturally I am worried too."

Zhao Yue's eyes sparkled with tears when he heard this, and his mood became depressed.

"Look at what I'm saying, Concubine Zhao, don't be sad. His Majesty asked me to deliver something and told you that you can return to Chuntang Palace after the New Year's Eve banquet."

He then tried to make up for it: "It's not that you are not allowed to attend the palace banquet, it's that you are pregnant, and His Majesty is taking good care of you and protecting you."

"I understand, Your Majesty, please be at ease."

Huang Quan patted Xiao Xiazi and quickly handed the things to Taoxi.

"Your Majesty..." Huang Quan's eyes were filled with sorrow: "You must accompany His Majesty well, he is now..."

"Your Majesty really needs you."

Zhao Yue's charming face raised a faint smile, her eyes were as bright as the stars, "I have been in the cold palace for a long time, and I miss Your Majesty very much."

Her bright eyes were curved, and when you looked closely, there was not even a trace of smile in them.

Huang Quan wiped his eyes and said, "It's enough if you say so, Madam."

"Qiuju, help me escort the butler out."

The door creaked shut and the yard fell silent.

Zhao Yue's lips turned cold: "What did he give you?"

Taoxi uncovered the silk: "My lady, it's a dress!"

-

This year's New Year's Eve palace banquet looked joyous, but there was not a trace of warmth. The red banners hanging on the eaves and the carefully arranged palace lanterns were blown away by the wind.

The servants lowered their heads, and everyone felt a little scared, especially when decorating the Yanxi Palace.

Because Concubine Gao's coffin was placed in the room.

After it got dark, the maids from Shouning Palace hurried along, and a carriage drove out from a side door towards Shangqing Temple.

The queen had just put on her earrings when she heard the news: "The queen mother is gone?"

She looked at her clothes, touched the rough needlework, her heart beating wildly: "Why did the Queen Mother suddenly leave on New Year's Eve? Does Your Majesty know?"

Xun Qiu: "Your Majesty, it was His Majesty who asked the Queen Mother to leave. The imperial physician said that the Queen Mother's condition was serious and she had to go to Shangqing Temple to recuperate."

She put the golden hairpin on the empress and said, "The empress dowager has been thinking about Shangqing Temple all the time. She is confused and has no way to attend."

"Xunqiu, I don't know why, but I always feel like something is wrong..."

The queen murmured.

The cup fell to the ground with a clatter, startling her.

Xun Qiu's face darkened, and the little maid immediately prostrated herself on the ground: "My lady, please forgive me, Queen, I didn't mean it."

The queen didn't look at her, but looked out the window: "Xunqiu, there is so much snow this year."

Yes, it is a cold winter this year.

It was snowing again, falling heavily and instantly covering the red walls and green tiles of the imperial city. The numerous palaces stood solemnly and coldly. The music coming from the Music Bureau sounded far away, like a woman babbling something out of tune.

She shuddered: "It's time to go to Huazhangtai."