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Yu Xiuyun pondered for a long time, with a subtle expression on his face. His sister would not confess her feelings to His Majesty.

When he heard that Wanwan ignored Pei Zhi yesterday, he reacted.

Yu Tingwan followed his father through the history books. How could he not know that even a queen should walk on thin ice facing the emperor?

Thirty-seven queens of the Zhou Dynasty lived in Weiyang Palace, and only nine of them died well.

Among the rest, twelve of their maternal families were destroyed, seven were deposed without fault, eight were affected by the deposing of the prince, and lived in seclusion in the cold palace for the rest of their lives. Although a few were not deposed, they died due to worry, and the history books are secretive.

Falling out of favor is nothing, losing one's life is commonplace.

When Marquis Pingyang was in Lingji when he was young, someone in the school said: "I heard that your sister is a beautiful woman. In the future, the people will select her into the palace. Maybe she can make you a general like Mrs. Li."

Yu Xiuyun beat that classmate until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. If His Majesty hadn't forced him, he would never have let Yu Tingwan marry into the Pei family.

Every time Pingyang Hou stood in the Weiyang Palace, looking at the countless white jade steps, he always warned himself to be more cautious. The Hou Mansion was closed all day long to thank guests, and even Xie Xuan rarely invited courtiers and family members to the house. superior.

Whenever someone laments that Queen Jiao Fang is good at pampering, Yu Xiuyun laughs from the bottom of his heart. How long has His Majesty been on the throne?

At that time, there was an Empress Qiao in the Zhou Dynasty. She and the young emperor were married to each other, and they had nothing to do with each other in the palace for ten years. Later, when the young emperor finally gained power, he went around looking for beauties. The empress worshiped Buddha all day long and had nothing to do with the world. Although she kept her mother's family far away in Jingzhou , but it was still inevitable that the eldest son’s blood would spill into the hall in order to prove his loyalty.

Queen Qiao was Pei Zhi's maternal grandmother. With such a recent precedent, Marquis Pingyang did not want his sister to be the queen to his death.

When Yu Tingwan first received the tiger talisman, he met him at the Pingyang Marquis Mansion and said anxiously: "Brother, when I was reading history books when I was young, I thought that most of the queens of the Zhou Dynasty were miserable because the men of the Zhao family were ruthless, and my father It is said that because the queen of the Zhou Dynasty was too powerful and even held a tiger talisman, she was bound to be feared by the king. Her wife was no longer his wife, but an enemy who wanted to compete with him for the country."

"In the last hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the queen no longer had the right to command the palace guards, and she no longer had military power in her hands. Most of the nine queens died well during this period." Yu Tingwan's lips moved at that time, "But now, King Wei He gave me the tiger talisman again."

Yu Xiuyun thought of his sister's expression at that time. She clearly knew this, so she should be more cautious when facing the emperor. After knowing that the matter was exposed, she would not take off her hairpin to apologize, at least she would not ignore his majesty.

Unless, when his sister was extremely angry, she didn't make Pei the emperor.

Thinking about it really gave me a headache. Yu Xiuyun fell silent, thinking about how much injustice his sister would suffer in the future if she really fell in love with the emperor.

Any emperor who was wise and decisive in his youth will inevitably become more suspicious as he grows older. The consequences of years of accumulated power are that once he makes a mistake, no one around him can persuade him, and he will be killed if he is not careful.

As for Pei Zhi, not to mention his future, he is also suspicious now, leaving the post of prime minister vacant and letting the Shangshutai decentralize power. After his son-in-law was awarded the title of general and his two sons were appointed as county guards, Zheng Dan was afraid that burning oil would be a sign of decline, so he already submitted a letter to serve.

Yu Xiuyun's eyelids twitched, and he felt that he would have to enter the palace someday. He reminded his sister to be sober in front of His Majesty.

It's a pity that he has recently started to obtain scholars. Firstly, he is busy with things, and secondly, there are always people in Cui Lugao Weidu's family impeaching him recently. It is not good for Wanwan for him to go to the harem to see the queen at this juncture.

As for Que Wen, Yu Xiuyun closed his eyes. He was a disciple of Mr. Nanshan and had superb medical skills. It was best not to kill such a person, in case it would be useful in the future.

Marquis Pingyang likes to leave a way out for himself when doing things. After much thought, he decided to put himself under house arrest first.

*

Yu Tingwan got up immediately after Pei Zhi left, had breakfast and went to Taiye Pond.

She stayed up all night and felt extremely sleepy. She pointed to the boat on the shore and said to Chen Xing, "I want to go boating to Penglai."

Shen Xing was the only one who came out with her today.

"Isn't the empress unable to ride on the boat?"

"I want to rest on the water for a while." After Yu Tingwan finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and said, "If you fall asleep, you won't feel dizzy."

The vast blue waves of Taiye Lake stretched as far as the eye could see. She lay in the boat and closed her eyes and fell asleep before the boat left the shore.

When he opened his eyes again, he was in the middle of the water and couldn't see the scenery on the shore clearly. Yu Tingwan called Chen Xing in and said softly: "I have something to ask you."

Chen Xing glanced at the sun and saw that it was already past noon. Why didn't the Queen show any intention of going back?

"Last time you returned to Zhuangzi outside the city, did you see the bright moon?"

"I saw it." Chen Xing thought for a moment and said, "Last time I saw Ying Yue taking on a mission from Fufeng County. Her sister's injury should be almost healed."

"That's good." Yu Tingwan nodded and suddenly said: "Will you report back to His Majesty what I say outside every day?"

Chen Xing hesitated for a long time, thinking that the queen was blaming her, so she pursed her lips and said, "Yes, if there is anything you don't want your Majesty to know, just tell your subordinates next time."

Seeing her thoughts, Yu Tingwan smiled and said softly: "It's normal for you to obey His Majesty's orders and monitor me..."

"I want to ask you a few things, but please don't tell His Majesty."

"it is good."

"The eldest princess is in Chang'an now, why has she never entered the palace?"

Chen Xing thought for a moment and then said: "Your Highness is at odds with Duke Dongyang, and has raised many handsome actors. Recently, she has often been impeached for extravagance. She probably doesn't want to enter the palace to listen to His Majesty's reprimands."

Pei Zhi gave Zhao Heng a fiefdom and made him Duke of Dongyang, with the same salary as the prince to show his good looks.

Yu Tingwan was thoughtful, and after a moment he murmured a question.

Chen Xing lowered her head and listened, her face suddenly filled with fear. She heard the Queen ask: "If I die suddenly one day, will Your Majesty be angry with you?"

Seeing her look like this, Yu Tingwan also understood. After a moment of silence, he said: "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously. I have already implicated many people, how can I hurt you again."

Chen Xing's face turned pale, and he felt that the Queen's tone just now was very serious. He glanced at the water around him, lowered his eyes and said, "My Lady, it's already past noon."

"Let's go back."

Yu Tingwan woke up quite a bit and felt a little dizzy when she closed her eyes. Finally, the boat rested under the wooden bridge that stretched into the water.

As soon as he leaned out, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and a man's hand appeared in front of his eyes. The wide black sleeves moved slightly in the wind.

His eyes slowly moved up and he caught a glimpse of that familiar face. Yu Tingwan was stunned for a moment.

"I'll take you back and have lunch together." Seeing that she seemed invisible, Pei Zhi passed her by and quickly grabbed her wrist.

"I'm not feeling well and don't want to eat."

Seeing the light color on her lips, Pei Zhi said softly: "Is it dizziness? I ordered the imperial doctor to wait in Jiaofang Hall."

"No need, I just need to rest for a while." Yu Tingwan lowered her head, unable to see the look on the man in front of her, and was hugged into her arms the next moment.

Just when I was about to refuse, I heard him whisper: "I'm still injured."

Her hand stopped moving up and down, and she didn't dare to touch his chest again.

Sitting on the sedan chair, she lowered her eyes and looked at the tightly hugged waist, and suddenly heard Pei Zhi whisper softly: "Ware you feeling sorry for my body just now?"

"No." As soon as Yu Tingwan turned away, she noticed that his hand was being held and lifted up.

She turned her head and saw the man holding the catkins in his hand and pressing it to the deepest part of the wound on his chest.

"What are you doing?" Yu Tingwan was frightened and angry. She quickly pulled out her hand, but couldn't move.

She curled her fingers, trying not to touch the injured area. The man holding her showed no change in expression. He pulled the hand to touch her heart and asked softly: "It was my fault yesterday. Have you calmed down a bit?"

Yu Tingwan stared at the dark marks emerging from her fingertips, and said with a trembling voice, "Let me go."

Pei Zhi lowered his eyes and looked at the person in his arms. He didn't realize that the wound was open. He moved his lips and whispered: "Can you go to Xuanshi Palace to accompany me today?"

"Okay." Yu Tingwan's mind went blank, and she really didn't dare to think about what else he wanted to do.

Seeing that she agreed, Pei Zhi finally let go of his hand and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"When you return to the Jiaofang Palace, you can try on the queen's dress and the phoenix crown." He caressed the cheek of the person in his arms, "That phoenix crown uses a lot of rubies, and the red color suits you best."