Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

In the Queen's Palace, Wan Zhao came to ask An to speak.The queen wore a satin piece of red golden phoenix spreading its wings, which was very festive.Bai Zhe served a bowl of tea and Wanzhao, and the queen smiled and said, "This is Biluochun, the best quality that came as a tribute, you should have a good taste."

Wan Zhao thanked the reward, took a sip and said, "It's really good tea."

The queen said: "No matter how good this tea is, it's not as good as your means."

Wan Zhao persisted and said politely, "We still rely on your mother's upbringing and cultivation."

The queen put down the tea bowl and said, "You are not in good health, so you don't have to move around to salute." Wan Zhao then sat down.

The queen said: "How did you do it?"

Wan Zhao bowed his head and replied sincerely: "The servant is just a servant who bribed the flower house, and sprinkled some blood-activating and stasis-removing medicinal powder among the petals offered to Concubine Shu for bathing every day."

The queen didn't answer after hearing this, Wanzhao said again: "The servant injured her knee and back that day, and the palaces rewarded a lot of good medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing stasis."

It turned out that Concubine Shu has been heavy since she was pregnant, and she was afraid of getting lines on her body, so she had to bathe with flower petal soup every day to make her skin delicate.She has to soak for a long time at a time, just in case she never uses incense, and gathers all kinds of fresh and tender petals in one place every time, and calls it "Wanyan Qunhua" when paired with honey juice.

Concubine Shu was very careful about the things she used, but the palace people only saw that the petals did not hurt the fetus, and the smell of the medicine was also blocked by the fragrance of the flowers, so they never cared.Concubine Shu takes a bath every day, and the medicine slowly seeps into her skin. The medicine contains safflower and other things that can promote blood circulation and remove stasis. Although it can't prevent Concubine Shu from having a miscarriage, it greatly increases the possibility of her accidental miscarriage. Even if it survives to delivery, most of them will collapse.

The queen waved her hand to show that she was not interested in these things, and asked Wanzhao again: "I only ask you, how did you find out about the relationship between Imperial Physician Hu and me?"

Of course, Wan Zhao couldn't hide it from the imperial physician with this method. The reason why she dared to use this method was to rely on Imperial Physician Hu to conceal it for her.

Wan Zhao said: "This servant has seen Imperial Physician Hu several times, and found that the jade pendant on Imperial Physician Hu's waist seems to be from the same place as Aunt Bo Zhe's."

At that time, two jade pendants carved from a piece of jade were presented as a tribute, but because of their mediocre quality, she gave one to Bo Zhe and the other to Imperial Physician Hu to win her over.Unexpectedly, that stupid thing was blatantly hung on his waist, and Wanzhao saw it clearly.

Wanzhao only bluffed him in the name of the queen, and he confessed cleanly, and he also found that the donkey-hide gelatin that Concubine Shu usually ate was replaced by horse gelatin that hurt the fetus. down.Wanzhao ordered him to conceal his trip, and Imperial Physician Hu followed suit and said that Concubine Shu's health had long since broken down, making Concubine Shu think that she had harmed this child, lost her child and suffered from depression, and now she is out of breath. Soul, life is only in the morning and evening.

The queen gently twiddled the jade bracelet and said: "Now you have harmed Concubine Shu and avenged your hatred; you have also made the eldest prince suffer, so you just took advantage of the opportunity. It is really a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone."

Wan Zhao's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and regardless of the queen's order not to salute, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is too worried, this servant has absolutely nothing wrong with His Highness."

The queen smiled slightly and said, "What if I let you get close to the First Prince?"

Wan Zhao respectfully said: "Then I will obey your mother's orders. I only think that the time is not yet ripe, and this plan should be considered in the long term."

The queen said: "I trust you, and you will not disappoint me." Wan Zhao kowtowed and said yes.Before leaving, Bo Zhe gave Wan Zhao an altar of Biluochun and said, "Your Majesty, I saw that the girl likes to reward her specially. This year I entered two altars alone, and the emperor gave them to my empress. Now I give it to the girl, but I value her very much." Wan Zhao thanked her. Let Qin Huan put it away.

Leaving the Queen's Palace, Wan Zhao seemed to be pardoned, and the white clouds floated in the blue sky with incomparable freedom.Qin Huan was not very happy and said: "Miss is so troublesome to do things for the empress, why is it worth the altar tea?"

Wan Zhao said with a smile: "The empress's mother's family defended my father in the previous court, and the emperor was also a little jealous of the Zhou family's dominance, and deliberately suppressed it, so he reinstated his father's official position and promoted a few scholars from the Liu family. The family can be safe. , what about myself?"

Qin Huan also felt that it was reasonable, and said: "Since the empress intends to let the young lady get close to the eldest prince, the young lady also took the opportunity to settle the important affairs of her life."

Upon hearing this, Wan Zhao's expression was gloomy, and it took him a long time before he said, "I won't plot against the eldest prince." Qin Huan was puzzled, so she went to ask.

Wan Zhao said: "Do you think I can do any good if I follow the eldest prince? It's just being a concubine and being manipulated by others."

She looked at Qin Huan's confused eyes and sneered, "Will the empress leave her own daughter behind and support me, an outsider, as the eldest prince and concubine? She just uses me to win over the eldest prince to secure his position." Qin Huan suddenly realized.

Wan Zhao looked at the sky again and said, "Besides, I have already achieved my goal, so I don't have to spend my whole life in the queen's schemes." In fact, Wan Zhao already has a heart in his heart, and he only loves him in this life.But in this case, Wan Zhao just kept it in his heart and didn't talk to anyone.

In the Qixia Palace, Juanli finally manages to drive away the palace servants in the bedroom, and holds the kneepad in front of him.Bi Xin's body is much better after recuperation, but his heart is depressed, and he still stays lazily in the palace to study by himself, unwilling to go out.

Juanli saluted and said: "The servant girl heard that the master's knees are suffering from cold, so she specially sewed knee pads to express her gratitude."

Bi Xin took a look at the knee pads and saw that the texture was extremely delicate. Although it was simple, it was carefully made with all the effort.

Bi Xin praised: "Other people always use soup and medicine to cure cold, or some tonics, but they don't know that my knees are uncomfortable. Thank you for your trouble." I went out after finishing.

One day Wan Zhao woke up in the house, only to hear the commotion outside, and called Qin Huan to ask about something important.It turned out that Concubine Shu suffered from postpartum deficiency and died last night. The emperor decreed to posthumously concubine Shuduan.

Wan Zhao was not surprised either, it was expected.A few days ago, Imperial Physician Hu committed suicide in fear of crime in the violent room. Now there is no evidence for his death. Of course, the queen will not leave such a fool as a legacy.However, just yesterday, Princess Qingyang found an excuse to send Yaoxiang to serve in Yeting. Yaoxiang has relied on Concubine Shu's arrogance for a long time, so naturally she has some excuses.That week's family was also overthrown and demoted outside, and their family history was ruined day by day.The emperor named Concubine Shu as a noble concubine in order to preserve the face of the royal family, and no outsiders were allowed to discuss the affairs of the palace.

Although Qin Huan was happy, she didn't know what Concubine Shu said, so she asked Wanzhao, "You said that Concubine Shu would not die so soon even if she had a miscarriage. Could it be that the Empress gave her a ride?" ?”

Wan Zhao got up and sat in front of the dressing table, combed her hair lightly with a comb and said, "The empress is cautious, how could she use this method to get rid of her? Concubine Shu was five months pregnant and had a miscarriage. It was only a short breath away. The Empress must have revealed to Concubine Shu that her father was demoted to the frontier due to corruption and taking power, and Concubine Shu was so sad that she died of depression."

In fact, Wanzhao only guessed roughly that all the palace servants around Concubine Shu were dragged to the Department of Punishment for interrogation, and the palace servants who are now serving are all sent by the empress, and they usually serve carefully. Knowing about his father, he fainted, but he was still breathing.So the palace people wiped Concubine Shu's body with cold water, and did not cover her with a quilt. Once the cold spring night in the capital invaded, Concubine Shu was frozen to death alive.

Qin Huan said: "Miss is too kind. A lowly maid like Zhou should retaliate with an eye and ruin her face. Otherwise, how can I avenge the damage of my knees?"

Wan Zhao raised her hand and said, "It's enough for the woman to be driven into the court, don't worry about her, let her fend for herself."

He was almost in good health, and the queen urged him to go to school, so he had no choice but to go.Since then, the two of them did not dare to say anything when they met, they only waited for a few words when there was no one else, and then hurriedly separated.Finally, one day the emperor proclaimed Bixin face-sacred, and Bixin knew that sooner or later he would see his father for a final settlement, so he went.

The eunuch led him to the martial arts field. The emperor stood on the martial stage in light armor and danced with a sword. The sword was called "Dragon Chanting Sword". , The scabbard is cast with dragon patterns, so majestic, the emperor never leaves day and night.

Seeing Bi Xin, the emperor kept saying, "Change your clothes and come up with a sword!" Bi Xin obeyed the order.

Fu Qizou, a martial arts teacher beside him, said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness is still young, so it is not appropriate to use a real sword against him."

The emperor just said coldly: "Just give him the real thing, I see that he usually trains well."

Bi Xin took the sword, and saw that the blade was shining with silver light, and the cold air was pressing, it was definitely a sharp blade.

The emperor held the sword in both hands, and said in a fighting posture: "Today you fight with the emperor, whether you win or lose, I don't blame you, but you must go all out and never back down!" The feeling of alertness throughout the body.

Bi Xin held the sword back in his hand, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Your servant takes orders!" Then he only heard the sound of swords clashing.

Bi Xin and Liu Fu often competed swords together in the past.Although Liu Fu looks young and frail, he is actually very good at riding and archery and swordsmanship, so he must use his best to accompany him in the competition as an elder brother.It doesn't matter how good the two of them are usually, how much they play and give up a little bit.But as long as real swords and guns are used, the two sides will never be ambiguous, and every time it is really dangerous.

Even now, he is not afraid of his father, who is superb in swordsmanship, and only fights with his life.I saw two people fighting at the same place on the martial stage, the figure was shaking, the sword marks were waving endlessly, the crisp sound of metal collision and the sound of people shouting vigorously followed one after another.

I saw the emperor flying a sword that was extremely fierce and precise, coming straight to Bi Xin's face, Bi Xin turned his head to dodge, the sword light slashed past his ear, and cut off a few strands of hair.It is extremely shameful to have one's hair cut off during a martial arts competition, even if it is only a few strands, it is a sign of being at a disadvantage.

He let go of half of his hair in a bun to cover his face, and felt even more the unyielding and heroic spirit of the young man.Bi Xin didn't panic, and after dodging, he rushed to the emperor's back, put his sword on his back and said, "Father, you have lost."

How could the emperor have thought that his hair would not be messed up after being chopped off, and his movements were also extremely fast.At this moment, the emperor actually bent over and bypassed the edge of the sword, turned around and raised the sword against the other's throat in a kneeling position.

Everyone was so frightened that they knelt down on the ground and did not dare to move. Bi Xin's face changed suddenly, and he knelt and kowtowed silently.The emperor's thick voice rang in Bixin's ear: "You are good at your skills, and you are not panicked, but you have no fear that your opponent will use evil tricks to kill you. Father, the emperor just wants to tell you that everything you do in the future is to guard against others. Heart is indispensable, even the most trusted person must be suspicious, this is the emperor's mind."

Bi Xin kowtowed and said: "My son is taught."

The emperor helped him to fix his hair, put down his sword, and took him back to the courtyard of the Zichen Palace for a walk. The servants were not allowed to follow.The emperor led him to a side-by-side banyan tree, watched the tree and talked.

Bi Xin and Liu Fu played under this tree since they were young, and they were both amazed that the tree could merge and grow together, and the two trees forcibly grew into one.

The emperor asked him, "What do you think of this tree?"

Bi Xin said: "I think this tree is very different, it is absolutely a spectacle."

The emperor caressed the tree trunk and said: "The trees are intertwined and grow together. If there is no gap between each other, it will be beautiful for a while, but it will not last long."

He pointed to the leaves on the tree and said: "It's almost summer, and the leaves are still withering like this, I'm afraid it won't last for a few years."

Bi Xin clung to the branch and said, "Is there a way to save it?"

The emperor shook his head and said: "Fate should be like this, why go against the sky?" The emperor said again: "This tree entangles each other thinking it can protect each other, but it doesn't want to kill the loved one instead."

Bi Xin frowned slightly and asked, "Then what should I do?"

The emperor pounded his fist on the tree and said: "Be strong! Only by making the other person strong can he live a good life. You can't protect a person for a lifetime and let him live in your shadow forever. You can only sharpen him and make him like Like the sharp sword in your hand, it can fight side by side with you. Even if you can't protect him one day, he can face all storms by himself, so you won't regret it."

The emperor saw that if he wanted to think about it, he said: "It is a painful process to make a person strong, and sometimes it will make everyone bruised and bruised, but you will firmly believe that everything you do is meaningful, even if you are wronged. is worth it."

He nodded to be taught.The emperor showed his fatherly face and said: "I heard that you and Fu'er don't walk around very much together. What kind of overnight hatred can there be between brothers? You are the elder brother. You have to show your bearing to be respectful to brothers and friends." He was overjoyed and knelt down to thank him.The emperor smiled and said, what is there to thank?Just let him go.

The emperor kindly looked at Bi Xin's leaving figure happily, and only hoped that he could be better than himself.At this moment, the emperor couldn't bear the breath in his chest anymore, frowned, grabbed the branch with a "poof", blood gushed out, the trunk was bright red, and the piercing eyes hurt.

Feeling dizzy and weak, he fell down by the tree, hugged the tree trunk and caressed it, with tears in his eyes, he murmured: "Don't blame me, I just want to keep you safe." A word "I", what kind of character is that?

The servants rushed over after hearing the sound, the emperor was framed up in a daze, and someone hurriedly went to preach to the imperial physician, the emperor stopped them and said: "Don't disturb the outside world." He coughed twice and said: "Hurry up!" Call the priests over."