The water lamp was intercepted, Zhao Fuyun didn't get any news, he smashed the water lamp out of anger.

There is a beautiful scene in Changle, the mat is covered with water, and the bright moon hangs in the sky outside the window, bright and bright, with bits and pieces of afterglow spilling into the room, Qin Wan half-closed his eyes, calculating the time to leave the city in his mind.

The new emperor controlled the gates of Luoyang city, and there were people staring at her every day. If she wanted to leave the city, it might not be easy. The people beside her were sleeping soundly, with fine sweat oozing from their foreheads, and they must have not slept well.

Touching the sweat lightly with her fingertips, the bottom of her heart is also desolate. There seems to be no future between her and Changle. When Xinyang comes back, she still wants to regard the Su family as emperor, and she and Changle are still in danger.

She looked at Chang Le's side face, her heart tightened, her breath stopped, she took a deep breath, maybe she should think about the way to get the best of both worlds.

****

At the end of summer, Xinyang recaptured the lost city, and gave a memorial to Luoyang, narrating the war in the former Qi Dynasty.

It contains a letter in which the Zhao family in the south of the Yangtze River colluded with the former Qi.

After the new emperor saw the memorial, he scolded Xinyang for being disrespectful and lying to frame his beloved.

After the news spread, the courtiers were all panicked, and they all suspected the truth of the matter. The new emperor insisted on going his own way, and no one advised him. The whole court was silent. The six kings and the eight kings looked at each other. this matter.

After the next court, the Eight Kings sent people to deliver the letter to Lin Ran, and if they could leave, they would leave the city quickly.Xinyang's big victory was originally a good thing, but it became a stumbling block for the new emperor. He was unable to control Xinyang and was burning with anger. The one who suffered must be Lin Ran.

Lin Ran stared at the craftsmen in the mansion, and when he heard about it, he smiled lightly: "Maybe the eight kings don't know that there are spies from the new emperor outside the princess mansion. Maybe I can go to the shop, but I can't go out of the city."

The Eight Kings kindly came to remonstrate, but after hearing this, they were also speechless, and left with a sigh after a long while.

Lin Ran walked around in front of the attic like a normal person, guiding the craftsmen from time to time, looking at the majestic attic with a dazed expression, His Highness Xinyang must be on the way back.

After the eight kings returned to the mansion, they lamented unceasingly, thinking about the affairs of the court, and were very worried. The new emperor's move was intended to force Xinyang to rebel.

After the settlement of the Jiangnan war, Xinyang returned to Luoyang, and how could he bow his head and proclaim himself a vassal.It was her younger brother, not her mother, who sat on the throne, so there was no ethics to consider.

The meaning of the eight kings was well guessed. The new emperor clearly wanted to force Xinyang to go to Luoyang, and then he would justifiably send troops to attack.

After the decree was rejected, Xinyang did not respond, and stayed in the south of the Yangtze River to continue hunting down the remnants of the former Qi, making the courtiers wipe off their ambiguous attitude towards her.

The two quarreled, but the Empress Dowager stayed in the Ci'an Palace but did not express her opinion, which was inconsistent with her temperament. Many upright ministers asked for orders to see the Empress Dowager, but the Empress refused because the Empress Dowager was sick and unable to meet guests.

The voices of resistance inside and outside the court continued, causing panic in Luoyang City, and they dared not go out during the day.

Changle thought of a way to send Qin Wan out of the city.

At the end of summer, the weather was cool, and it was time for weddings. Merchants in Luoyang City were getting married for half a street, and they were full of red makeup, which was more lively than ordinary officials and eunuchs.

She was married to a scholarly family in the county. In order to show that the merchant's family is well-off, and not to let the son-in-law's family look down upon her, the dowry was picked up and given away.

The carriage covered with red cloth was stopped at the gate of the city, and the sound of the drums stopped, and the group of people just stood under the gate and waited for inspection.

There are a lot of weddings going on recently, and there are several waves of people at the city gate every day, and the guards don't care, they check as usual, let the carriages be opened first, and then check the cages one by one.

The boxes and cages were filled with red dowries, and the city guards' eyes turned red when they saw the dazzling array of jewels.Although they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants have no less money than officials, unscrupulous people take the opportunity to make a fortune, and take it for themselves while checking.

The merchants were not afraid of causing trouble, and when they saw the guards taking something, they yelled, attracting many people to watch.

Seeing the quarrel, the accompanying woman rushed over to bite, and all the jewels that came along during the jostling fell to the ground, and someone immediately shouted: "Look, this is not an inspection, it is clearly a robbery, you guys Take a look..."

The mother-in-law's most powerful thing is her voice. When she yells, all the passers-by know about it and criticize her one after another. The city gate is busier than the vegetable market.

Hundreds of people crowded together, and the guards had difficulty passing through. They pushed and shouted, but the city guard rushed over quickly. After seeing the wedding procession, he drew his sword and walked over. Seeing many people running towards the city gate, they hurriedly shouted. Said: "Close the gate, close the city gate."

The gate of the city was closed quickly, and the general drew his sword and shouted: "If you dare to make trouble again, you will be killed."

After a shout, everyone fell silent. The guard who took the opportunity to snatch the jewelry was beaten to the point of bleeding, and he covered his head and yelled.

The guards are weak, if the general speaks favoritism again, he will be impeached when the censor finds out tomorrow, the general is smart enough, after a few words of consolation, let him go, as if nothing happened.

The bride sat still in the carriage, and no one lifted her hijab to check.

What happened at the city gate had little to do with it. After the escort team left, the city gate inspected as usual. Chang Le in the dark breathed a sigh of relief and told the coachman to return home.

Qin Wan went out of the city to find Xinyang, and what happened after that was up to her.

****

Lin Ran's attic was completed ahead of schedule after working day and night, but the seemingly ordinary Warehouse cost a lot of money. and more silver.

There were people watching day and night inside and outside the palace of the princess, and the two of them didn't care at all, and lived as usual, but after the Zhao family remonstrated in Xinyang, they stood on the cusp of the storm, and their business also plummeted.

Officials were afraid to go because of Xinyang's report, and ordinary people were afraid of high prices.

Zhao Fuyun is very simple, compared to going out to dinner in a high-profile way before, he is a different person.

The new emperor took a closer look at the princess's mansion, and even Mu Liang felt something was wrong when he went out. The uneasiness lingered in her heart again after many years, and she didn't dare to confide in it, so she just went out as usual.

Lin Ran built a new attic, and couldn't wait to take Mu Liang in to have a look.The attic occupies less land than the Chunzi Building. It looks like an ordinary Nuan Pavilion from the outside, but it feels wrong after entering.

Mu Liang has been in contact with Fuyun Tower secretly for many years, and she knows some secret passages. After entering, she saw flowers all over the ground, and knew that it was a fake Fuyun Tower, and she was not happy.

Lin Ran pretended not to know, and took her hand and walked inside, but she didn't want to, "Go and play by yourself, I'll go back to the room."

"You're in a hurry, just take a look, okay?" Lin Ran hurriedly stopped her, held her cold hand, and said flatteringly, "You'll know when you go in and have a look, it's not bad here."

Mu Liang ignored her, did such absurd things, and still had the face to say it was good, she ignored Lin Ran, trying to break free from her hand, but said nothing.

"You misunderstood, it's not a spring room inside." Lin Ran stretched out his arms to half hug her, refusing to let her leave. It's not easy to build here, and it's also a place to settle down, so there's nothing wrong with it.

She is used to flattering Mu Liang and coaxing her with nice words on weekdays, but Mu Liang didn't believe her, so he stuck in place and couldn't leave: "I won't go."

"Just take a look." Lin Ran begged her, seeing that her eyes were full of displeasure, he changed his words: "You will know when you go in, and trust me once, okay?"

Mu Liang's temperament was not soft, but he could also be considered cold and hard. When Lin Ran begged him, he refused, and said, "Just take a look and go out."

Lin Ran smiled, and hurriedly hugged her and walked inside.

According to the structure of the Chunzi Building, further inside is the Spring Room, which is for people to enjoy. Mu Liangyin Lin Si went in and out several times when he was recuperating, and he is quite familiar with it.After entering this attic, the familiarity that greeted her made her feel unhappy.

Lin Ran went in first and lit the lamp.

The indoor lights fell softly on her face, outlining a bit of calmness and calmness, as well as a woman's style, which was so beautiful.

The light is on, and the layout here is somewhat similar to the spring room in the Chunzi Building. When you look closely, it is still a little different. She said, "What are you going to do here?"

Lin Ran carried a lantern and walked to the center of the spring room. The pool was made of white jade and was spotless. Because it was newly built, there was no water. Mu Liang saw her stepping down the pool carefully, and lifted a brick to reveal a channel for walking alone.

She was startled, and Lin Ran waved her hand: "The road below leads to Uncle's place, and you can stay for a few days with some water and food."

It was supposed to be an attic for playing, but Ah Liang suddenly came back to break her plan, and had no choice but to dig this basement when rebuilding the foundation.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Mu Liang relaxed a little, and beckoned her to come up, "You know I'll be back?"

"I don't know. A few days before you came back, the new emperor sent someone to destroy the foundation, so I had to do it again. I didn't want you to come back at this time, so I changed my decision."

"You still wanted to build a spring building for fun, right?" Mu Liang looked at her seriously.

Lin Ran's eyes were heavy, and when she heard that her tone was wrong, she made a smirk twice: "Isn't it right?"

"Go back." Mu Liang's tone sank by two points, turned around and walked out of the attic, Lin Ran hurriedly followed, she knew she had no reason, and she didn't argue for herself, everything had already been built anyway, there was always time to play .

Ah Liang is very soft-hearted towards her, a few words of coaxing will surely soften her heart.

She thought very well, took Ah Liang's hand and went back to the house, all the way speechless.

The external turmoil continued unabated, as long as the new emperor did not attack, nothing would happen for the time being. Xinyang's soldiers and horses were still in the south of the Yangtze River.

In desperation, thinking of Xinyang's weakness, he sent someone to invite Lin Ran into the palace.

Lin Ran was fearless, and after properly arranging the affairs of the mansion, he followed the servants into the palace.

What Mu Liang was most worried about finally happened, but with Wang Jian in the palace, she was temporarily relieved that the new emperor would not do anything to Lin Ran until the last step. As long as Xinyang did not approach the city, Lin Ran would be safe.

The three armies in Luoyang City were out of balance, and the defenses were not as good as before. The Beiya army seemed to be in the hands of the new emperor, but in fact it was in the hands of Xuanyi, so Lin Ran was not afraid of the new emperor's summoning.

****

The Zichen Hall is as magnificent as before, and the interior of the hall is extravagant. The new emperor sits on the throne, and there are several courtiers standing in the hall, including the six kings and eight kings.

The new emperor was restless. For some reason, he was always timid when facing Xinyang. Maybe Xinyang's prestige among the people was too high, or maybe the feeling that he was not as good as him had been in his heart for many years and it was hard to get rid of.

His research on the art of war is not as good as Xinyang's, but Xinyang's court strategy is not as good as his. Therefore, he is confident that he will sit on the throne a hundred times better than Xinyang.

Right now Xinyang is chasing the remnants in the south of the Yangtze River, but he has never returned, and he never wants to rebel. If he directly sends troops to attack, it may backfire.He issued an order to recall Xinyang, the soldiers and horses stayed in Jiangnan, and she came back alone.

The decree was opposed when it was in Fengge. There is no such case in ancient times.

The courtiers discussed a lot, and the six ministers suggested calling Xinyang back to the city. The army triumphantly set up camp fifty miles outside the city, and Xinyang and his capable generals unloaded their swords and entered the palace.

The new emperor disagreed: "If Xinyang has the heart to encircle Luoyang, only fifty miles, and the marching speed is fast, it will still be unfavorable to Luoyang. If he submits to me, he will come back alone. If he does not obey the order, it is treason."

The eight kings stroked their beards without speaking, and the six kings stared at their feet without making a sound, allowing others to persuade them.

After discussing until dusk, the officials couldn't persuade the new emperor to go his own way. They held their foreheads and sighed. When they came out of the hall, they saw Lin Ran standing at the bottom of the steps. They suddenly realized that the new emperor took Lin Ran as his hostage.

Everyone left after taking a look at it. They were not ashamed of what the new emperor had done, and they didn't dare to stand out.

After Lin Ran entered, the new emperor was already exhausted. Seeing the young man standing in the hall, he became even more irritable. He was not afraid of what she would do in front of him, so he immediately asked, "Xinyang is outside, have you ever missed it?"

"Did your Majesty ever miss the Queen Mother in the fiefdom? Lin Ran is with you." Lin Ran said indifferently.

"Sure enough, you are eloquent." The new emperor was cold, and with a flick of his sleeve, someone came forward to pick up a pen and ink, and he said directly: "I think you miss your mother too, why don't you write to her and describe how you miss her."

Lin Ran was slightly stunned: "Lin Ran doesn't miss her, and I'm afraid it's ruthless to write. Why don't you say, I'll write?"

The new emperor froze, never thought that Lin Ran would directly say that he didn't want it, he was so angry, but Lin Ran pretended to be innocent.It's not good for him to say good things about Xinyang at this time, causing Lin Ran to miss her, so it's his own foot.

He held back his anger and said, "You can't write casually?"

"Writing it casually is probably without real feelings. It is no different from ordinary family letters." Lin Ran was in a dilemma, picked up the pen and put it down again, and confessed: "I really don't know how to write it. Why don't you draw it up, Your Majesty, and I will copy it again?"

She cooperated so well that the new emperor couldn't find any mistakes. She swallowed a mouthful of anger and waved her hand to signal the new Fengge Sheren to come over, "Read what she wrote."

Fengge Sheren is good at writing and calligraphy, after giving the order, he meditated for a while, and opened his mouth: "Mother, please..."

"Stop, I haven't recognized her yet, and I have never called her mother. If I use this name, I will definitely think it is a fake." Lin Ran kindly reminded Feng Gesheren, with a sincere attitude.

Those words made Fengge Sheren speechless, stunned at the moment, seeing that His Majesty did not respond, he thought about it before speaking: "His Highness Xinyang personally..."

Lin Ran just started to write. He heard the sound and wrote. He heard him say: "I haven't seen you for a few months, and I miss you so much. My son is very worried. I heard His Majesty's edict..."

Lin Ran wanted him to stop. This is not a letter to his mother, but rather a letter to his wife. It is numbing and greasy, which makes people uncomfortable.

Fenggesheren didn't realize it, and the words of missing were even more catchy. After hearing it, Lin Ran's skin became pimple, so he had to bite the bullet and write.

After finishing writing, Lin Ran couldn't bear to look directly at it, and handed it to Feng Gesheren without looking at it, covering his face and not wanting to see anyone.

Fengge Sheren looked at it carefully, and nodded to His Majesty, "I will do it immediately."

Tired, the new emperor waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, you should rest in the palace."

In this way, even if the person was left in the palace, Lin Ran did not resist, bowed down, and exited the Zichen Palace.

There are many halls in the palace, and it is not easy for Lin Ran to live in Zichen Hall. The servants will lead her to a remote hall. After entering, the servant girl will serve her to rest.

She is used to being casual and doesn't recognize her bed. When she woke up until dawn, the maid had already prepared the breakfast, and she didn't move her chopsticks. Feel free to eat some.

The servants of the palace stood breathlessly in the corridor, wall lamps were hung on the carved pilasters, and no one dared to speak in the empty bedroom. Lin Ran lay on the small couch, her thin lips pursed a bit coldly, and she picked up a booklet to read.

The surroundings were silent, and the scrolls at the side made it easy for people to fall asleep. After sleeping for a long time, Lin Ran felt bored and straightened his clothes and wanted to go out for a walk.

The palace people did not stop them, but followed closely. The weather was cool, and the garden was still full of greenery, but many concubines were playing and admiring the chrysanthemums inside.

When the new emperor was away, he had many concubines and concubines. After entering the palace, he took in quite a few concubines. They were all young girls who were as young as Ji, and Lin Ran was not easy to get close to them. After a few glances outside, he left.

In the next few days, she walked around the garden, and the palace servants who followed her gradually got used to it and didn't pay much attention to it.

She is restless and loves to move around, she is at the age of restlessness, and the palace guards will not stop her, just let her go.

After staying for half a month, she walked to a palace and heard someone playing a zither. She stopped outside the palace wall. The sound of the zither was as pleasant as a spring warbler, and she listened quietly, as soft as the warm spring wind.

The sound of the zither in the palace is different from that in the Fuyun Building. When you hear it suddenly, you will feel relaxed.Curious, Lin Ran turned around and asked the palace man behind him, "Who is playing the piano?"

I went to listen through the wall, but the palace people didn't know, so they went to inquire, and when they came back, they reported: "It's the concubine Xian."

Qiao Xiu?Lin Ran was not confident, and asked again: "Who are you talking about?"

"Concubine Xian." The palace man repeated.

Lin Ran looked at the palace soaring into the clouds, and when there was a breeze blowing by occasionally, thinking of Qiao Xiu's appearance and temperament, she could make such a piano sound even if she didn't want to. Go to Zichen Palace to report.

Inside the wall is not the bedroom of the concubine Xian, but for the nobles to play in autumn. Lin Ran stepped inside, and the pavilion was surrounded by veils, one after another, and the clear sound of the piano came from far to near.

Lin Ran stopped outside the pavilion, and when she listened carefully, the sound of the piano suddenly changed drastically, and the color of the sky and the earth changed in an instant. She squinted her eyes and raised her head to look at the sky, as if a black cloud was coming, and a storm was about to come.

The change in a moment is amazing.Even though the weather was sunny, the sound of the piano made people feel like they were in a place where wind and sand turned rocks. The wind and rain were blowing together, as if thunder was about to come, she couldn't help but marvel.

After the thunder strike, the wind and rain were swift, and in summer, the torrential rain drenched the whole body.

After the rain, the sound of the piano suddenly turned, melodious and melodious, the sound of mourning, the fallen leaves were withered and yellow, a feeling of sadness spread in my heart, tears fell, and the sound of the piano gradually slowed down.

Lin Ran has never heard such an accomplished qin sound. It makes people feel like they are on the scene, and can perceive the changes of the three seasons in an instant, and whether it will be the bitter winter wind next.

After the sound of the zither softened, it made people wake up from it. Lin Ran didn't dare to approach and disturb him. When he was about to turn around, he heard the trembling of the zither strings.

The isolated city in the sea of ​​blood flashed across the eyes, the blood dyed the city dark red, and the deafening sound of the piano was like the exciting sound of war drums, urging the battle to be tense.

Lin Ran clenched her hands tightly at the cuffs, and her joints were distinct. She felt the breath of death and decay on the battlefield. She held her breath and concentrated, and the sound of the piano suddenly stopped.

A piercing cough came from the pavilion, she turned to look, and there were footsteps of many people behind her, Xindi skipped her and walked into the pavilion.

As the new emperor approached, the palace servants lifted the veil in the pavilion, revealing the mournful face of the concubine Xian, her complexion was so pale that she was powerless, it was hard to imagine that the sound of the qin just now came out of her withered hands.

Concubine Xian saluted the new emperor, with a faint breath lingering on her lips, the new emperor didn't know it, only looked at the strings that were still trembling slightly, and sighed: "It's been a long time since I heard the sound of Ah Xiu's piano."

Ah Xiu's statement sounded extremely ambiguous, but in the mouth of the new emperor there was no sense of affinity, as if he was calling a courtier, Qiao Xiu held his hand and coughed a few times, weakly said: "Your Majesty is laughing."

The voice was feeble and feeble, Lin Ran didn't know what she was doing today, he hesitated for a while, the servant invited her into the pavilion, greeted the two of them, and then sat down.

Qiao Xiu made tea for the two of them herself. The fire was simmering with boiling water. She put the tea cakes into the fire.Xindi refused and looked at Lin Ran: "It should be your first guest."

"Your Majesty is right, I have nothing to do today to play the piano, I don't want to attract Patriarch Lin." Concubine Xian smiled and handed the first cup of tea to Lin Ran.

The new emperor's words were polite, but Lin Ran didn't feel the enthusiasm, only strong suspicion. He was afraid that Concubine Xian would poison the tea and let her be the tea tester.

"Lin Ran is worse than being respectful." Lin Ran smiled indifferently, and his voice of thanks was clear and soft, like the nectar on the lotus leaf in the morning.Concubine Xian was dazed for a moment when she heard the sound, and was speechless for a while.

She couldn't help raising her eyes. Under the faint sunlight, the skin of the person facing her was delicate and tender, like fine white porcelain from the south of the Yangtze River. The smile on her lips was like peony petals. She seemed to see that person again People who have been dead for 18 years.

When we met for the first time, she was just like this, a bit more fierce than Lin Ran, and the girl in front of her was as gentle as white jade.

She was in a trance, Lin Ran raised his hand to sip his tea, and praised: "My lady's tea is as clear as nectar, it's really rare."

Concubine Xian returned to her senses, lowered her eyes as if nothing had happened, continued to make tea, pushed the second cup of tea to the new emperor, and said modestly: "Patriarch Lin praised you, a few days ago I asked the palace people to collect the tea from the lotus leaves in the morning. It’s just dewdrops, if you like it, ask the worker to send you a jar to taste.”

The two were alienated, and the new emperor didn't pay attention. He took the tea from Concubine Xian, looked at the half-drinked tea in Lin Ran's hand, and tasted it carefully. He nodded and said, "It's really good."

Concubine Xian smiled comfortably after seeing him drinking tea, "It is also my concubine's honor that His Majesty likes it."

Lin Ran had a little understanding of Concubine Xian. Seeing her relieved smile, she always felt that something was wrong. After staring at the tea in the cup, her palms were sweating. What exactly do you mean?

I have heard the piano and tasted the tea, so I can't stay any longer, so I get up and leave.

The new emperor came in a hurry because of Lin Ran's arrival. He didn't expect her to get up and leave, and he didn't intend to stay any longer. After exchanging pleasantries with Concubine Xian, he took the opportunity to leave the pavilion because of his busy business.

After the two left, Concubine Xian was physically and mentally exhausted, she coughed while holding the palace man's hand, blood oozes from the corner of her lips, wiped it off with a brocade handkerchief, then stood up straight again, looking at the two cups of tea on the table with complicated eyes.

After a while, she left with the palace servants, as if nothing had happened.

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