After the rebirth, Aijia and Bamboo Horseshoe printed him

Qi Yu was on the road for more than a month. After returning to Beijing, he washed his body of dust and went to the palace. First, he met the emperor and empress respectively, and then played with Zhou Shuhe for a while. After sitting in the dark hall for a while, my eyelids became heavy.

But maybe it was out of some inexplicable youthful thoughts, he didn't want to show sleepiness in front of Zhou Shuhe, so he forced himself to be tired, peeled some lotus seeds and nuts with her, and prepared some ingredients for making snacks.

Zhou Shuhe stopped what he was doing and looked at him for a while with his chin in his hand: "Are you sleepy?"

Qi Yu shook his head firmly: "I haven't."

Zhou Shuhe let out an "oh", lowered his arms, lay down on the table and continued to stare at him.

"Qi Yu."

"Ah."

"Do you still remember?"

"Remember what?"

"Remember..." She sat up straight, squeezed her throat, and made a delicate voice of a girl in her early teens: "I don't have to ask you to accompany me, you should have a good rest and prepare for Qiu Wei. It's much more important for me to go out and play."

Qi Yu was taken aback for a moment, not intending to come over to her for a moment.

"It's the same now," Zhou Shuhe smiled, relaxed his shoulders, and rested his chin in his palm, "Although I'm glad you want to spend more time with me, the more important thing is to have a good rest."

"I lost my temper with you just now because I was angry at you for not being able to take care of yourself, so don't make me angry anymore." She said softly.

Qi Yu's residence in the Supervisor of Rituals was cleaned spotlessly.

The setting sun reflected on the window edge, and the long shadow fell on his closed eyelashes, and then slowly melted into the night.

He thought he was dreaming.

Such as Chu Chengyuan who vomited blood to death, the complacent emperor, the hysterical queen, or the one who refused to let him go day and night in the past, his family was ruined.

But maybe because of the bowl of warm almond milk that Zhou Shuhe made him drink before leaving Lanfang Pavilion, he didn't dream that night.

It was already the second day when Qi Yu woke up, and the sun hadn't fully risen yet, but it had already lit up the sky ahead of time.

He cleaned up and washed, and was about to open the door to go out when he saw Tan Xiang rushing in with a solemn expression

"Qi Bingbi! Something is wrong!"

"What's the matter?" Qi Yu supported him, "Say something slowly."

Tan Xiang panted heavily: "Early this morning, the Empress broke into the Tai Chi Palace's bedroom and said something that offended His Majesty and made His Majesty want to abolish the Empress. Now that the imperial edict has been issued, it will be announced to the world tomorrow. .”

Qi Yu hurriedly asked, "What did Governor Wan say?"

"The governor of Wandu sent his servants to look for you. He wants you to persuade the empress to subdue your majesty and calm down your majesty's anger. After all, the royal family is powerful and has been loyal to the sun and the moon for generations. You must not abandon the queen, otherwise the previous court will not know what to do." What a mess."

Qi Yu's heart sank and he walked quickly. Tan Xiang hurriedly followed behind him.

"Where is the queen now?"

"Your Majesty's feet were grounded, and she was thinking about her mistakes in the Buddhist hall of Kunren Palace. Are we going to Kunren Palace to persuade her now?"

"No," Qi Yu shook his head, "Go to the imperial dining room to eat breakfast before going."

"what???"

"To take good care of yourself, you have to eat three meals a day, eat well, sleep well, and stay in good spirits, so as not to make people angry." He said seriously.

Tan Xiang was dubious: "Is it true?"

"real."

"Really?"

"Ah."

Qi Yu took a basket of small bags, a bowl of white porridge sprinkled with sugar, and two boiled eggs, and sat on a wooden table and chair, chewing slowly.

Tan Xiang raised his head and drank the last half drop of soy milk in the bowl, looking at him strangely.He had never seen Qi Yu eat like this, um... How should I put it, he ate fast and well.

To put it simply, his posture is handsome and elegant, but he finishes eating at the same time as his wolfing down.

"Let's go." Qi Yu took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then turned and beckoned him to leave.

Tan Xiang hurriedly followed: "Hey! Yes, yes, yes."

The scenery of Kunren Palace is the same as in the past, but perhaps because the news of the abolition of the empress quickly spread to the ears of everyone in the harem, even the palace sweepers in the yard were full of unstoppable hesitation.

The Buddhist hall is in an attic next to the main hall. In fact, the empress is not keen on worshiping the Buddha. At the beginning, this Buddhist hall was built to please the queen mother. Later, she had Chu Chengyuan, and she gradually became too lazy to please anyone. was left out in the cold.

Tan Xiang was left outside the house, and there were only the queen, Chu Qing and Qi Yu in the house.

"Greetings, Empress Dowager."

After Qi Yu saluted, he stood in front of the hall with his hands down and said nothing.

The empress remained silent, only the big court lady Chuqing fanned the wind, blowing her hair, making her look like a living person.

After a long while, the queen said in a hoarse voice, "Qi Bingbi is here to advise me, to soften with His Majesty?

"Yes." Qi Yu said, "This is also for your safety, Madam."

"Then do you know what exactly this palace told His Majesty?"

Qi Yu looked at the queen, her vision was empty, and the lines at the corners of her eyes were like the tails of goldfish in a water tank, and she had been trapped in stagnant water all her life.

She smiled suddenly: "This palace said, please Your Majesty welcome the remains of the prince back to the mausoleum."

In fact, the queen still did not blame or resent the emperor, she accepted this ending, she just wanted Chu Chengyuan to enter the mausoleum as the prince, but even if she retreated again and again, it would still be an offense to the emperor.

Her request was offensive, and her insistence was even more offensive.

Qi Yu waited quietly for her to calm down before she said, "Your Majesty wants to abolish the empress. Wan Dudu means that the empress of the royal family cannot be abolished, so he hopes that the servants will come to persuade you. It would be best if the empress can get back together. And if not..."

He paused for a moment: "The royal family cannot leave the empress, but the empress can pass away."

Chu Qing trembled when she heard the words, the fan in her hand fell to the ground, and the gold and jade tassels collided and made tinkling sounds.

The queen nodded slightly: "That's fine."

The daughter of the royal family cannot act against the heavens, but since she does not defy the emperor, living alone in this empty and quiet harem is so lifeless.

There were birds passing by the tall trees outside the window, and Qi Yu was silent for a moment: "Before His Royal Highness Cheng Yuan died, he wanted the servant to bring a message to the empress. He said he hoped you would leave him alone, but now it seems that you can't do it." Bar."

The queen smiled, and relaxed back on the chair: "There is nothing else to do."

"Since that's the case, you may have a third option, leaving the palace."

The queen was startled: "What did you say?"

"Li Palace," Qi Yu repeated lightly, "leaving here, the servants can create another identity for you, and you can go back to the royal family to live on your own. The king and queen of Emperor Taiping passed away, but you can still live. His Highness Chengyuan said you Her boudoir name is Xiyun, but outside the palace, she should be called Xiyun."

Without further words, he turned and left.

This may be repayment, but more, it was in the small courtyard of Guanlian Yabao in the north of Zhenbei. He walked under the plum tree with the poisoned wine bestowed by the emperor. The man under the tree was so drunk that he looked up and asked him: "Do you have a girl you like?"

Chu Chengyuan's clothes had been soaked by wine, and turned into brittle ice under the cold wind in the north. He raised his head and took a sip of the wine, then stood up staggeringly. He didn't know if he was talking to someone or Just talking to myself.

"Do you know that many women are trapped in the harem or the back house all their lives, they are very lonely, so if you like someone, if you really really like someone..."

He put down his white jade jug, took the poisoned wine, and shook the wine glass in his hand: "You must set her free."

At that time, Qi Yu looked at the body that was lying on the ground with no vitality, and unexpectedly, he thought of the huge and monstrous palace far away in the capital.

Zhou Shuhe likes swings, flowers and trees, and the sky that can be touched by standing on tiptoes and raising his hands.

Does she also like freedom?Qi Yu is not sure.

After all, you have to ascend to the supreme peak in order to get what you want.

But if they failed... at least, he hoped that someone would set her free as he did with the queen.