Huamo

, also tightened his face, holding the congratulations board and concentrating on it, reading out one word after another.It is also because of this that the whole process is particularly lengthy, and only the chanting of the young emperor can be heard outside the Temple of Heaven.

The sky was covered with blue clouds, which vaguely obscured Xi Guang, like a tribute to the doomsday.

It was not until dusk that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven came to an end, and all civil and military officials left the Temple of Heaven in an orderly manner after the Empress Dowager left.

Li Jinsha took a nap rubbing his aching head, but he arrived at the place he and Chen Zuqian agreed upon in a moment.

After getting out of the sedan chair and entering the tea room, I saw Chen Zuqian was already sitting there, stood up nervously and said with a smile: "The old minister has received the letter from Admiral Li last time..."

"How are you doing?" Li Jinsha raised his eyebrows.

"Of course it can be done, but the old minister is worried. If the bride really died of illness, wouldn't Lord Jing treat the old minister..." Chen Zuqian asked suspiciously.

Li Jinsha did not change his face and said: "I will solve this, besides, Chen Shangshu thinks that it is better to have this little conflict with Lord Jing, or let me reveal those things?"

Chen Zuqian hurriedly replied: "No, no, since Admiral Li said so, the veteran can rest assured, so I will do as you said, but you also know that it is easy to make people die, but it is difficult to create a person. It was done in ten days."

"It's okay, just do what you want, I will take a look at it first." Li Jinsha said.

"Yes Yes Yes……"

It was a quiet night, without the hustle and bustle of the emperor's relatives and officials gathering during the day, the Temple of Heaven finally returned to its proper appearance, leaving the most powerful woman in the dynasty to have the leisure of fasting.

The candles in the hall were brightly lit, and even the servants who followed him were pushed back. Tuliu Nangong Ling sat solemnly in front of the ancestral tablet, like a frozen sculpture, motionless for a long time.She murmured words quietly, as if she was sincerely praying to her ancestors to bless her family and country with good weather and peace and prosperity.

Suddenly the candlelight was flickering, and the night wind was blowing gently, giving it an unusual chill.Nangong Ling was shocked, and then slowly opened her eyes, and saw Ya Nu from the mirror in the bright hall.

"Empress Dowager, please come with the little girl."

"……it is good."

Nangong Ling felt a little trembling in her knees and stood up, letting Ya Nu lead her quietly out of the Suixiang Palace.

To the north of the Temple of Heaven is a dark forest. It was originally a green shade to isolate the sacred altar from the secular place. Now it is night, and the vegetation is sluggish and the branches are lonely. It is like a hell where ghosts gather, dark and cramped. , giving birth to a bit of ice cold in vain.

The moonlight cleared away the mist in the middle of the night, and the shadows moved slowly with the radiance. In the darkness, a young man in fine clothes of seventeen or eighteen appeared. Tall, tall, handsome, handsome and suave, standing beside him is Meng Luo, the king of the Western Regions who is obviously much more sinister.

"Empress Dowager." Meng Luo saluted first.

"He'er...is...is it you..." Nangong Ling said with trembling lips, looking at Lian Heng's eyes filled with mist.

"Yeah." Lian Heng was much calmer than Nangong Ling, with almost no emotional fluctuations.

"He'er..." Nangong Ling choked with sobs and gradually burst into tears. She rushed to Lian Heng and hugged her, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. The heart-piercing cry made people feel moved, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Mother thought...thought that you were also killed by the Jin court..."

Lian Heng pushed Nangong Ling away unnaturally, he pursed his lips and said, "What happened back then?"

"Your father is Meng Gan, Meng Luo's elder brother." Nangong Ling sobbed and wiped her tears with her sleeves, and said sadly, "More than ten years ago, Jin Ting and I made a private decision to go to the Western Regions for life, and then he disappeared for unknown reasons. At this time, Agan appeared beside me, and later I became pregnant with his child, which is you."

"Then why did the Jin court want to bloodbath the Nangong family?" Lian Heng clenched his fists and asked coldly.

"I was pregnant with you for five months, and Jin Ting came back suddenly. He was seriously injured at that time, and he took me to the edge of the cliff like crazy..." Nangong Ling said, her face turned pale , with turbulent eyes here, wept and said, "I fought hard and pushed him off the cliff..."

"Then why didn't Meng Gan bring you back to the palace?" Lian Heng frowned, a little angrily.

"At that time, my father firmly disagreed with this matter, so I didn't let my elder brother take my sister-in-law back to the palace." Meng Luo said helplessly, "I can only let one family take care of it, and give enough money."

"Later Agan was assassinated in the palace... I was afraid..."

"Later, I sent my sister-in-law back to Nangong's house in the Central Plains." Meng Luo's eyes were cold, "It must have been Jin Ting who killed my brother! He's taking revenge!"

"It was him...he was pushed off the cliff by me and survived." Nangong Ling suddenly had a murderous look in her eyes, and she said bitterly, "After I entered the palace, I even killed my Nangong family!"

"So that's how it is." Lian Heng finally understood everything, he couldn't bear to look at the sobbing Nangong Ling, "You...how are you recently?"

"He'er has a heart." Nangong Ling smiled sadly, "The position of queen mother is always indispensable. I can't sit in this position for many days."

"Huh?" Lian Heng looked at Nangong Ling in surprise.

"The Son of Heaven is young, and those uncles are eyeing the throne covetously. Cheng Mi, the only one who can protect the Son of Heaven, has also been killed. Without protection, the Son of Heaven and I will not live long." Nangong Ling smiled bitterly. , are all so cruel, but it is no regret for me to see my own son."

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Lian Heng asked suddenly.

"Does He'er really want to help mother?" Nangong Ling looked at Lian Heng in disbelief.

"I'll do my best." Lian Heng rubbed his head and said unnaturally.

Nangong Ling seemed to see the life-saving rope. She watched Lian Heng with emotion for a long time without saying a word. She didn't come back to herself until Lian Heng reminded her. Whisper a few words.

"Well, I see." Lian Heng nodded seriously.

"I'm sorry, He'er." Nangong Ling looked at Lian Heng lovingly and tenderly.

"Ya Nu, send the Queen Mother back." Meng Luo said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ya Nu nodded, and quickly disappeared with Nangong Ling into the treacherous deep forest.

"Young Master Lian, I have something to tell you." Meng Luo suddenly stopped Lian Heng who wanted to leave.

"What's the matter?" Lian Heng replied calmly, even though the man in front of him was his uncle.

"Jin Court already knows your background, so be careful." Meng Luo said worriedly.

"I know, let's go first." Lian Heng's eyes turned cold, he nodded to Meng Luo and flew away.

The moonlight is like practice, and the deep forest is like a layer of silk and satin brocade, smooth and shiny, the wind blows over the dead branches, the sound of Su Su, sparse shadows mottled on the ground, turning into some monsters and monsters, ferocious and strange, breaking This peaceful night.

On the morning of February [-]th of the first year of Tianchang.

The Dahua Dynasty had just experienced the cold winter. Wude Hall received a report from the Governor of Lingnan in the early morning that there were many earthquakes in the south of Dahua, the most serious one was Jeju in the south of Shouye Mountain. The dams collapsed, and the floods continued. unspeakable.

early morning.

"Report-"

"Biography." Nangong Ling said anxiously.

"I am reporting to the Empress Dowager, eight hundred miles south of the Five Ridges is urgent, the dams in Jeju were destroyed by the earthquake, the floods flooded, and the people suffered heavy casualties." The envoy knelt down and said sadly.

"Let the general army of Jeju go to the assembly to gather manpower and repair it overnight!" An Xuansu frowned and said solemnly, "If it is not enough, then dispatch manpower from Jingzhou to let the disaster-stricken prefectures and counties unite to resist the disaster."

"Listen to Master An and do it." Nangong Ling said.

"Yes." The messenger nodded and left in a hurry.

"Tell me, what should I do?" Nangong Ling sighed.

"I ask you to go to Jeju tomorrow to escort the relief food and arrange disaster relief matters." An Xuansu said with righteous indignation.

"Xuansu alone may not be able to turn things around. According to Ai's family, send another royal family member to accompany you to show Dahua's benevolence." Nangong Ling said righteously.

"I think that the second prince is well versed in astronomy and geography, so he will definitely make a difference when he goes with him." An Xuansu said suddenly, "Also, Chu Piao, the servant of the Ministry of War, will be in charge of mobilizing troops and horses and repairing dams."

"I will not say goodbye even if I die." Chu Piao came out of the queue and saluted.

Gongsun Yu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly went out to salute and said, "I will do my best to save all the people from fire and water, and demonstrate the benevolence of the emperor."

"Brother Huang has always studied water conservancy, and he will definitely show his strengths." Gongsun Jing also stood up to speak, with an unclear smile flashing in his eyes.

"Okay, that's it, I hope you can eliminate the disaster in Lingnan as soon as possible." Nangong Ling said sincerely.

"Sir, obey the order."

An Xuansu, Chu Piao and Gongsun Yu bowed their heads together.

"Retreat—"

【Royal Palace·Fengci Palace】

The melted snow turned into cold water, flowing down the bluestone road in front of Fengci Palace, which was decorated for Empress Dowager Nangong Ling, and there was a chill in his bones when he stepped on it.

Li Jinsha faintly felt strange that Nangong Lingfang summoned him alone after returning from the Temple of Heaven, and according to the maid's tone, she sounded urgent.If there was anything real, he heard that there was a natural disaster in Lingnan this morning, but he should never have done such things.

When Fang entered the hall, he saw Nangong Ling sitting behind the curtain, her delicate makeup was still outlining her age-changing eyebrows and eyes, as if Li Jinsha saw this woman for the first time.

Nangong Lingping retreated to the left and right, beckoned him to sit down, pushed a plate of pastries in front of him and said slowly: "Seeing that these plum blossoms are about to thank, Ai asked someone to make some plum blossom cakes. Really fancy, but talk is better than nothing