Twilight collected

The rain blows away the lingering heat, and the sound of the wind brings early autumn.

The summer is gone, the phenology is changing, and I don't realize that the Hunan mat is already cold, the leaves of the sycamore are beginning to fall, the sound of the frogs is getting old, and the fireflies are quietly passing away.Even the maple trees all over the mountain outside Chasing Fengxuan are already dyed red for the first time.

Han Xuan was not in danger, as soon as he took Anzhi out of the palace, Liang Xun waited for the opportunity to find out the truth about Danye.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty left the palace early in the morning, and the ministers just saw that there was a carriage, so they also took it to the middle palace."

After speaking, Yuezhi stood with his head down.Lying on the couch, Liang Xun saw that the alchemy dyed Wu Feng's Xiao Xiaohan leaves outside the porch, and said in a deep voice: "Then change your clothes and start your journey."

Yue Zhi had a look of hesitation on his face, and persuaded him: "If your majesty asks your majesty, your majesty will not refuse."

"Your Majesty will not rest assured that I will go alone, and I am afraid that I will not be able to ask any questions when the time comes."

After listening, Yue Zhi didn't say anything more, just dressing Liang Xun.It is rare for Liang Xun to dress up Luo Qi, wearing a concubine-like palace attire, wearing the Gu Pan green plum crown, even sweeping the crescent eyebrows lightly, adorned with Liuxia.Liang Xun knew that he was used to seeing the clouds of wealth and wealth in that room, so he couldn't lose.

However, although he is covered in gold and jade, he only rides in an safety car, and goes down the mountain quietly without passing on the sedan chair.

When the car enters the old alley, the Gaomen Huafu is no longer as grand as it used to be.The golden paint on the door is damaged and mottled, and even the word Xifu is decayed and decayed.

Yuezhi helped Liangxun get off the car, and then knocked on the door.After standing still for a long time, you can hear the sound.The door opened a gap, and Yuezhi immediately kicked the door open with force.I saw a person inside the door, who fell to the ground, dressed in rough clothes, with a little messy hair on his temples, who was suffering from pain.

Liang Xun stepped into the courtyard and saw that the person in front of him had gray hair, and he was old for the first time.

"You are Lu Yan?"

"Your servant, Lu Yan, please refer to Concubine Zhao Gui." Lu Yan knelt in front of her, following the rules meticulously.Liang Xun once heard that Concubine Yangui was the dominant concubine back then, and Luyan was even more domineering, but now it seems that it is really a vicissitudes of life.

"You have never seen Ben Gong before, so how do you know that Ben Gong is Concubine Zhao?"

"When you see the empress wearing it, you know that she is a noble person in the palace. However, the high positions in the palace and all the subjects have met, but Yu Niangniang is the only one."

Liang Xun didn't think he was mature, so he didn't answer.Looking up, the peonies in the courtyard have long since withered, and the houses in the courtyard have become a piece of dilapidated tiles, and even the bluestones under the feet are full of weeds.

"Your Majesty never committed a crime, why is the mansion so dilapidated?" Liang Xun walked towards the inner courtyard, and Lu Yan also got up and staggered along.

"Since the empress left the palace and the lord died suddenly, the mansion has gone from bad to worse, so I had to sell the gold and stones from the fields to make a living. When the empress went away, the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, and the servants stole all the rest of the mansion. Now I am only old and alone. Living here, my time is running out, and the next day will be exhausted, and this place is an empty house."

Walking into the inner courtyard, I saw a small building with the words "Chonghuan Pavilion" written on it, and the couplets on the pillars read "It is suspected to be the work of the Goddess of Luochuan, and the beauty breaks the morning glow".If you look closely, there are still some carved beams and embroidered households, which can be thought of as exquisite in those days.

"'Famous flowers make the country happy with each other', Concubine Yangui really loves peonies very much, even the name of a lady is taken from 'green and quiet, red clothes are light and deep'." Liang Xun stepped into the wild grass in the courtyard, passed Loosen the masonry and enter the pavilion on your own.

The pavilion is still clean, I think it is green and bright every day, but now the building is empty, it is hard to hide the devastation.

Liang Xun sits on the front seat, and Lvyan stands in the middle of the pavilion.The autumn light slantly shines through the house, and there are little flying dust between the two of them.

Liang Xun hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "I don't want to know about it. It's just about Yi's brothers and sisters, but Xi's doing it?"

But Luyan's expression did not change, An Ran replied: "I don't know what your mother is referring to."

Hearing this, Liang Xun became suspicious again, and continued to ask: "The two brothers and sisters had served in the Maoyuan Palace, how could you not know that? And on the day your Majesty entered the palace, Yi Hanlian in the Maoyuan Palace was killed by someone. Is Xi's hair lost?"

"There are dozens of people in the palace of Maoyuan, and it is really difficult for the ministers to come face to face." Lu Yan's face was unyielding, "My lady thinks carefully, if my mother really wants to punish the palace people, why does she have to come out of the Maoyuan palace? Provocative?"

Liang Xun knew that his words were reasonable, so he didn't say anything for a while.Seeing this, Lu Yan continued: "Your Majesty's trip must be for Mr. Yi's business. However, my mother is rising to Xia, who else will work for her, and how can she make waves in the inner palace again?"

"Concubine Yangui had her own foresight when she was alive, and there must be someone who will be loyal after death. Your Xi family has a hundred years, a tree with deep roots, how can there be no one in the inner palace?"

"'Man dies for profit, and bird dies for food'. Madam sees that my house is down and out today, who can I still send? And if the tree has deep roots, why is it only the Xi family?"

When Liang Xun heard this, he became more and more horrified: "You mean the princess?"

"I don't know, and I don't dare to speculate. However, if it's about the princess, I still have something to say to my mother. Although I don't go out, the city is full of wind and rain, and I can hear it. Back then, the Sicheng family and the princess communicated with each other. , The intention to seize the throne is actually a tactic of rehabilitating the princess. It is only to control the princess in the palm of the hand and know her movements so as to help the late emperor to come to the dynasty. It is not against the heart. However, those who knew the day have passed away. The truth is No matter how hard it is to see the light of day."

Liang Xun knew the pros and cons of it, so he became more vigilant: "Si Chengping has always been under the command of King Juanji of that day, and is far away in the southwest, how do you know about this?"

"On that day, my lord was assassinated and died. My old body was ordered to go to the palace to be buried, and my mother ordered me to investigate secretly. My old body accidentally found out that on the day of Zichen Qianqiu, Concubine Xuan had sneaked into the palace and wanted to assassinate the princess in the Hongwen Hall. If not The sound of the flute caused the princess to turn her head, and the princess was afraid that she would be buried in the sea of ​​flames and be wiped out in ashes."

The more Liang Xun listened, the more his teeth became colder. Then he changed his mind, and asked: "I really can't believe what you said. If Xi Pei was assassinated that day, it would be the plan of the imperial concubine Yan. She would not hesitate to kill her own flesh and blood, and she would also attract the empress. The two of them were divorced in order to reap the benefits, so the Sicheng family needn't be involved. And if the princess was stabbed to death in the Hongwen Hall that day, it would not only arouse the suspicion of the general of the Yi Kingdom, but also arouse the suspicion of the foreign vassal king, internal troubles and foreign aggression, killing two birds with one stone, It is really wonderful. Therefore, it is a good opportunity to assassinate the princess, regardless of success or failure, for Concubine Yan."

Luyan heard the words, and retorted firmly: "My mother is only a relative, and if she does this, can she return to the palace and take charge of the situation? Such a lot of trouble is just to take advantage of others."

"Leaving aside this matter, if there is really no profit to be made, then how could the imperial concubine Hou Yan join forces with the Ji Li family to take advantage of Wei Rang to chase the light, divert the tiger away from the mountain, and create a change in the army. Isn't it true that seeing Your Majesty ascending to the throne, she also moved her heart?"

"Your Majesty was already full of hair that day, and her time is approaching. What's the use of having this throne?"

"Then this palace is really confused. According to what you said, Concubine Yangui is just fetching water from a bamboo basket no matter what, so all this work is in vain?" The two confront each other. Feel confused.

Lu Yan was stunned for a long time, then sighed and said: "The Lei family is a small family, but it has skyrocketed and entered the house. The lady is a child of the old family, but she was defeated, and she was alone. How could she not hate her? I made it clear that the events of that day may be aimed at burning jade and stone..." Speaking of this, Lu Yan became more and more hesitant, and said after a long time, "And the empress once instructed the princess, if she helps her to become a queen, I hope she can be crowned queen."

"Burning together? The Xi family is cunning, and has its own clever plan to protect itself. Don't talk nonsense, the princess will let the Xi family cause trouble. The former emperor died violently that day. Didn't the Xi family easily blame the princess?"

"Your Majesty, the late Emperor was very successful. If it wasn't the princess who came to the throne in front of everyone, it would be Lei's rooster sitting in the morning. Any one of them would be a serious problem for my mother. How could she go against the law and bind herself in a cocoon? Therefore, the late emperor's sudden departure is definitely not my family. What the empress did. My empress and the princess came into contact with each other after Wei Rang was in charge of the court. I understand that from the empress's point of view, the false name of the ceremony is not enough to make people so painstakingly plan a conspiracy, let alone fight with their lives. My mother has been in the Yuque of the Hou Men all her life. What she asks for is different from her mother's. Moreover, my mother is also a noble concubine, so she doesn't know about the floating clouds of wealth and honor, and her blessings are not always. In the eyes of outsiders, she is a concubine of the court and supported by the whole country. In fact, she has nothing , only a false name is left."

Hearing this, Liang Xun's thoughts were confused and he had no clue, so he just sat in the hall, seeing the depression in the room, and also seeing the green eyebrows, his heart was irritated, and he became a little weaker: "The years have passed, and the old man is withered. What's the use? In the end, if the Xi family hadn't committed many injustices, harmed Zhongliang, and murdered the vassal king for a piece of jade, the late emperor would not have risen up. I'm afraid the Xi family would still be able to remain in power for the rest of his life. burial."

Lu Yan has always been calm, but when she heard this, she turned pale with shock, and hastily distinguished: "The matter of the old prince has absolutely nothing to do with my mother, so why is there such a jewel? I'm afraid I don't believe it. Back then when King Jiji entered the palace, even though Emperor Qi wanted to seize military power, he didn't dare to go straight in. He was left to live in the Yinan Palace, surrounded by thousands of mountains and mountains. Unexpectedly, when he woke up the next morning, the palace people went to the palace. Tan, he has disappeared, from the beginning to the end, my mother and mother have never met him, let alone seized any jewels."

When Liang Xun heard it, he became aroused again: "Absurd, if it weren't for the Xi family's cruelty, how could it be crowned with that bit of soft blue."

"The red crown with clusters of pistils? What the empress said, I don't know who I am."

"Don't you know that the sapphire in the heart of the crown was worn on the crown of Yuji?"

The astonishment on Lvyan's face became heavier, and she only mourned: "The crown was just completed that day, and it was still consecrated in Yitian Pavilion, let alone the palace, even my mother, only saw the design, but never saw the real face. Later After receiving the gift, when this crown entered the Maoyuan Palace, it was the same as it is today, and has never changed. I really don't know what happened, but I think the empress is also innocent. The empress was very favored and rewarded endlessly that day. It is not difficult to find it in the treasury, why assassinate the vassal king and cause unrest in the government, the gain outweighs the loss."

Liang Xun couldn't help himself anymore, his brows were deeply frowned, Fu Yuezhi got up, and stood in front of Luyan majesticly: "I reported back to the palace that day, in the scorched earth of Maoyuan Palace, I didn't see the red crown with clusters of pistils, I think it's you Take it out of the palace. You can bring it back and help me to break this situation. I have said here that I will bury this crown with the Xi family in the mausoleum when the matter is over in the future. You can feel at ease."

Lu Yan knelt down on the ground, only gave a wry smile, got up with difficulty, pulled up a floor tile in the bedroom, and took a brocade box, inside the brocade box was the red crown with clusters of pistils.Many years have passed, the light of gold and jade has long been dimmed, and even the gold and silver strands have accumulated dust.

Lu Yan turned around and respectfully enshrined the brocade box in front of Liang Xun: "If this crown can last forever as a bridesmaid, it's not in vain for the old lady to take care of her and take good care of her. I will thank you for everything."

Yuezhi followed the trend.Liang Xun couldn't bear to see the pale and old look on his green face: After decades of ups and downs in the palace, he ended up alone and died in a bleak old age.

After leaving Xi's mansion, Liang Xun got into the small car and rushed back to the palace.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, he changed his sedan chair and hurried to Dian Cong Division.Liang Xun had never been here before. When Dian Cong's servants heard the news, they panicked for a while and knelt down in front of him.Liang Xun couldn't care less about his appearance, so he stepped into the pavilion and raised his voice: "Go and get the pattern of the red crown clustered with pistils cut out by the imperial concubine Qihuang Jiayan."

The palace servants rummaged through the boxes, and after a while, they stood up and presented them in front of Liang Xun.Liang Xun raised his hand, Yue Zhi took out the crown from the box and put it in Liang Xun's hand.

Liang Xun was shocked when he saw a word, in the pattern, there was never a sapphire at the stamen of the peony, but a bright pearl, and the crown in his hand was clearly that touch of indigo, shining brightly.

Seeing this, Yuezhi by the side was also dumbfounded, just hugged the brocade box and stood there dumbfounded.

Liang Xun turned around and left, Yuezhi ran all the way to catch up with Liang Xun: "Mother, where are you going now?"

"Go to Yitian Pavilion. If it wasn't for Dian Congsi, the ghost must be hiding in Yitian Pavilion."

The two rushed all the way, passing through many palaces and gardens, only to see a faint plank road among the mountains.

The reason why Yitian Pavilion is a sanctuary in the palace, dedicated to shrines, is because it stands on the top of the mountain, condescending, far away from the rest of the palace, and there is only one plank road that snakes along the mountain.

At this time, the moon has just risen, the mountains are full of clear light, and the Yitian Pavilion in the distance is like a bean, and the autumn wind is blowing, sending it into the bone cold.Walking in the mountains, Liang Xun's clothes fluttered like a firefly in the dark night.Walking on the cliff, there are jagged rocks at the foot of the mountain. If you glance at the steep mountains and strange rocks below, you will feel sad and daunting.But at this moment, Liang Xun didn't know his safety, and only stared at the pavilion on the top of the mountain.

Liang Xun entered the Yitian Pavilion for the first time, and saw that the pavilion was full of statues of gods and hundreds of green lanterns, like a dream at night.

At this time, a mage greeted him, Liang Xun didn't care about etiquette, he just asked abruptly: "Dare to ask the master, is there still a record of the Yitian Pavilion during the reign of Emperor Qihuang?"

Yue Zhi saw that the master was troubled, and said: "The year your majesty entered the palace, the Xi family was granted the title of imperial concubine, and it was the 17th year of praying for the emperor."

The mage didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and led Liang Xun into the Sutra Pavilion in the back hall.The disciples searched up and down, and from time to time, books were placed in front of Liang Xun.

After hastily flipping through, Liang Xun has never heard of any of the names recorded on the file, except for one, Liang Xun can only see with shock.

"Yuezhi, where did His Majesty go out of the palace today?"

"Today is Zhonggong's birthday, His Majesty and Zhonggong are currently in the old mansion of the Xiao Mansion, chatting quietly in the peach grove to enjoy the scenery."

Hearing this, Liang Xun threw down the scroll, and only held the red crown with clusters of pistils in his hand, he stumbled and ran out the door.

Yitian Pavilion is on the cliff, with a section between the two peaks, and there is nothing to rely on on both sides.Liang Xun's mind was full of chaos, all kinds of doubts over the years floated in front of his eyes one by one, making his ears buzzing, so he ran on the hanging bridge and heard the hoarse sound of rotten wood, without the slightest fear.

Just walk to the middle of the bridge, where there is no mountain tree to cover it, and it is exposed between the two mountains.The moonlight poured down on the whole body, and shone on the red crown clustered with pistils in the hand, shining brightly in the palm for a moment, with a thousand brilliance.

Before he was halfway through, he suddenly heard a cry, Yuezhi exclaimed, and saw a falcon flapping its wings.Yue Zhi wanted to stand in front of Liang Xun, but the bird of prey didn't hesitate at all, it burrowed heavily into Yue Zhi's arms, the two of them were overwhelmed and bumped into the sill behind them.The railing had been in disrepair for a long time, and was rotten from the inside, and it collapsed in an instant.

Between the two mountains, only two clear shadows can be seen, falling in the air.

The two fell between the rugged mountains and ravines, and Han Xuan trekked all the way, crying all the way.In the end, with tears in his eyes, he could see Liang Xun's green and white jade face on the rock.

Liang Xun's expression was serene, he was dressed in a concubine-colored palace dress, most of which was dark red, and his frail and thin bones were hidden in it, which directly taught people to pity.On the rock wall behind him, there was a spout of blood.Under the moonlight, falling in Hanxuan's eyes, it's like a beating heart, unbearable to look at.

Han Xuan had never lost his composure in front of others. At this moment, he just jumped forward, hugged Liang Xun, and cried loudly, crying hoarsely.

Liang Xun's eyelids drooped, and there was a little blood on his face. Under the cold light, his delicacy was even more evident.

Han Xuan recalled that when he first met Liang Xun when he was 14 years old, the two talked and laughed, Yan Yan, and accompanied them all the way.But now, heaven and man have been separated forever, and even the lingering warmth in the clear and thin bones cannot stay for a while, and it will be carried away by the autumn wind.

"Xun'er!" Han Xuan burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably, "I am sorry for you! I am sorry for you!"

Hanxuan's heart was in pain, and he only hated himself to the extreme: it was his own selfishness that attracted Liang Xun to come here, and after years of suffering, he suffered a lot from the world.I wanted to return to where I came from in a few days. Right or wrong here, I can sip my grievances and enmity.Unexpectedly, once the jade dies, the smoke disappears here, and it will be difficult to return together.The shame in Han Xuan's heart will never be resolved in this life.

Seeing Han Xuan let out a cry of grief, knocking the sky to the ground, An Zhi couldn't bear it behind him, but with a calm face, he said briefly: "Your condolences are by the way."

As if An Zhi's words hadn't caught his ears, Han Xuan looked up to the sky and shouted: "If you want that knife, come and get it from me yourself! What kind of thing is it to kill Xun'er in such a low-handed way!"

Han Xuan hugged Liang Xun tightly, and the coolness in his arms pierced into Han Xuan's heart like thousands of sharp knives.

"Xun'er!" Han Xuan earnestly called out, and finally passed out from crying.

As soon as this happened, Jing Yan immediately went out of the palace to look for Hanxuan.With such a mobilization of teachers and people, there was a lot of discussion in the palace, and even the closed Chaolu Palace got the news immediately.

Huaiqing was not around, Sicheng said that he would not ask about the storm in the palace for a long time, but this matter was too big, he suddenly felt in danger, so he hid a short knife in his sleeve and went to Qionghan gate alone.

At this time, all the palace people were gathering in front of the Yujin Pavilion and whispering endlessly. Seeing Sicheng's words, they stopped whispering and bowed like a ritual.

Si Cheng said that there was no falsehood, he only asked: "Where did Concubine Zhao go immediately after returning to the palace?"

"Back to Concubine Xuan, the imperial concubine went to the Department of Dian Cong, it seems that she cut a red crown for the cluster of stamens of Imperial Concubine Jiayan." A palace official replied.

"And then?" Si Cheng said with a stern tone, even though he was demoted, his momentum did not decrease at all.

"Your Majesty went to the Yitian Pavilion."

Hearing this, Si Cheng said that he felt serious, so he went straight to the cliff without hesitation.

Entering the pavilion, I saw a group of disciples whispering to each other, panicked, the master sat on one side, muttering something.Seeing Si Cheng's words, everyone stood up to salute.

"Concubine Zhao came here just now, why?"

The mage seemed to be speechless, but one of his disciples said frankly: "Your Majesty, come to check the old entry and exit records."

"When did you check?"

"In the 17th year of praying for the emperor, the empress made it clear that she would extend the imperial concubine title that day."

Upon hearing this, Si Chengyan understood immediately, and it was extremely cold inside.However, there was no avoidance between advancing and retreating, so he said, "Take me to see."

Exactly the same as Liang Xun, Si Chengyan only took one look, and immediately ran out.

As soon as he left the gate of Yitian Pavilion, he heard something behind his ears, Si Cheng's words made his hair stand on end.

"You knew already."

When Si Chengyan turned around, the sharp knife was out of its sheath, and a cold light lay between the two of them.

There was a slight smile on the other side: "The unlucky Liang Xun has passed away, I don't know how you should die."

"It's a joke! Between you and me, how can there be a saying that I would die if I Sicheng said something?"

"For your family on the way to Jiangzhou, and even more for your nephew who lives in Xuanshui, you'd better not act rashly."

Si Chengyan frowned, and only snorted softly: "Taking advantage of people's misfortune, intimidating and threatening, for many years, you have used this to cover the deep palace and cover the sky with one hand, it is really admirable."

"It's not because of the cleverness of the trick, but because of life, there are always ties. Each of you, threatened by your loved ones, is naturally not as free as I am. You come here boldly and freely."

"You only ask for a Shura knife, why kill innocent people indiscriminately and have countless debts?" Si Cheng said that his power was not diminished, but he felt a little bit cold inside.

"Who said that what I was looking for was the Shura knife." The other party smiled, "Forget it, seeing your life is suffering, you are allowed to kill yourself, and you can go back to your Chaolu Palace. Anyway, Mrs. Liang has gone, and Lei Hanxuan , and it will not be long."