[Rebirth] Chronicle of the Two Capitals

Crimson cherry blossoms are like the sea, green willows are like smoke.

After the beginning of spring, the chill between heaven and earth is gradually dissipated by sunny days, and the occasional cold spring can't stop the desire to go out to explore the spring, which has been suffocated throughout the winter.The imperial court allowed a vacation to take a bath, and the nobles with hairpin tassels in Beijing invited friends one after another, or held a nearby banquet or rode horses to the banquet.

The heavy winter clothes were taken off one by one, the warm charcoal fires were taken down one by one, and the gorgeous flowers were in full bloom, fragrant and fragrant. These lazy and comfortable days like the warm sun have passed for more than a month. Then quietly ushered in the vernal equinox.

On the vernal equinox day, the emperor personally led the ministers and officials to drive to the Ritan in the suburbs of Beijing to worship the sun as usual.

It is a ceremony to put pigs, cattle and sheep in the case for confession.After burning incense and bathing, the emperor's clothes and clothes, as well as civil and military officials, will also be sacrificed and accompanied by sacrificial clothes. When the sun sets in Jinwuxi and the sun is red, jade bi, jade zhang, jade hu, jade cong, jade gui, and jade are enshrined. Huang——Liu Rui Ritual Vessel.

The ceremony officials eulogized, knelt and kowtowed, the Bayi dance started solemnly, and the ceremony and music were performed solemnly.

If so, it is the end of the ceremony.

All the cumbersome etiquette procedures were followed one by one, and when they left, it was already night, and it was even more windy and windy, making it more difficult to travel.Traveling at night, not to mention whether the old and frail courtiers can't bear it, even if a healthy person has been tossed like this for more than half a day, even if the weather is clearer at night, he is definitely not in a hurry to go home overnight.

When the Temple of Sun was first built, the halls and houses were pre-installed, and before the ceremony, the priests cleaned them up, enough for people to live temporarily.

Therefore, everyone stayed here first, and wanted to return to Beijing the next day.

Tired of running around during the day, after falling asleep, everyone had a good night's sleep. Unexpectedly, at the same time, the emperor quietly rushed back to the capital from the Temple of Sun in the suburbs of Beijing.

Tang Xi had one person and one horse, and she traveled lightly, with no attendants behind her. She only led dozens of Luan guards, and galloped fast.When the moon was hanging in the sky, it happened that the horse was reined in in front of the palace gate, and the soldiers guarding the palace gate were ordered to open the palace gate.At that time, the palace ban had passed, but the emperor wanted to go home, who would dare to stop him?

So right now, she changed into clean clothes in the Xuanshi Palace, and went straight to Weiyang Palace.

Three days before the sacrifice, she lived in the Sun Altar, fasting and meditating.The affairs of Beijing and China are still reviewed by the Empress Dowager before they are carried out. If this kind of arrangement was normal in the past, it would cause people to feel uneasy at present.

After Tang Yu and Ji, she was supposed to be a member of the governing body, but the queen mother has not intended to return to power for a long time. Even the auspicious day of the auspicious day observed by the Qin Tianjian is close in front of her eyes. ——Even if the officials of the Ministry of Rites urgently ask for an audience, their words are twists and turns, always bypassing the crux of the matter, avoiding the important and paying attention to the minor.

That's all.The emperor was young, and the empress dowager listened to the government behind the curtain, and there were many examples of blood relatives trying to usurp power since ancient times. How can you be controlled by others, and why worry about power falling aside?

Yan Yi thought this way at the beginning. During the reign of Mu Zong, he had disagreements with the members of the Yan family, and the quarrel became more and more serious. Even now that the disaster of Yan Xun has been eliminated, he still dare not slack off, for fear that if he is not careful, the country will change his surname. Yan.Unexpectedly, the emperor is not as good as he thought, and he has no intention of monopolizing the imperial power. The ministers of the feudal kingdom paid tribute to rare treasures, even if she had only one share, she would definitely share it with the queen mother.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, so how can two masters coexist in Kyushu?Besides, I don't know what the Empress Dowager's thoughts are. If this development continues, sooner or later the world will be in chaos and people's hearts will be turbulent!

The spring breeze is warm, but the wind at night is slightly chilly.

The palace people held horn lamps to guide the lights forward, and the long street was illuminated almost like daytime.Chi Zai and Qing Dai still stayed at the Ritan, and the maid Yuzhu from the Xuanshi Palace was half a step behind Tang Yu, telling her what she had seen and heard about the Weiyang Palace in the past few days: "...His Royal Highness sleeps, eats and rests as usual. Wake up, take a rest in the afternoon, and go to bed at the hour of Hai. Although it has been hot and cold day and night recently, His Highness has never been sick and has a good appetite."

Yuzhu is not as cautious as Qingdai, and she unconsciously brings out her own doubts when she speaks.The Empress Dowager's sleeping, eating, and resting routines are very regular, so there is nothing to say, why does the emperor have to hear everything with his own ears before he is willing to give up?It is said to be pure filial piety, but it is too concerned.

In the blink of an eye, he walked to the gate of Weiyang Palace.

The exquisite palace lanterns under the eaves cast bright light and shadows all around, and the warm yellow halo is reassuring.Tang Yu's footsteps paused slightly, she stopped in place, and raised her eyes to look at the neat and elegant cornices and brackets in the thick ink-like night.It was too late at night, and it was difficult to see clearly even with extreme eyes, but she knew in her heart that the eave tiles of this temple were chiseled with ingenious phoenix patterns and auspicious clouds, which symbolized the noble status of its lord, the phoenix, who came to the world.

She is familiar with every plant, tree, brick, and tile inside, as well as her own state of mind.

Before returning to Beijing at night, Tang Yu had actually rested at the Temple of Sun, but he couldn't sleep.As long as you close your eyes, your mind will be filled with the appearance of the queen mother, every frown and smile is like a powerful hand, driving out her remaining rationality, and finding it easily from the depths of her soul. To the thoughts that have been accumulated for a long time, even—desires.

For a moment, the evidence was conclusive and inevitable.

Perhaps it was because she had endured too much pain for too long in the past, but since Jiji opened her heart to the Queen Mother that day, she has enjoyed a lot of joy. Apart from this joy, it is more of restrained indulgence.She is walking on a road full of thorns and weeds, with no one to guide and no example to follow. She needs to try all the possibilities, good or bad, to know whether they are feasible or not.

In the past, she was always confused because of luck, she looked forward and backward; now, she has cut off the way back, so far, she can only move forward resolutely, whether it is good or evil, how can it be safely avoided if it is hers? open?

Born less than a hundred years old, I often worry about a thousand years old.The days are short and the nights are long, why not swim by candle.

In the final analysis, she thinks more than she does, and that's why she confuses herself again and again and puts herself in a dilemma.After thinking about this, her mood suddenly became brighter than before, so that night she missed the queen mother, so she didn't deliberately suppress it, and rode straight back to Miyagi. Can.

The Sun Altar in the suburbs of Beijing is full of wind and rain, and the moon is light and the stars are sparse in the Forbidden Palace.Although it is not raining at this moment, the wet and slippery long street reveals the uncertain weather in Yanjing today.

There was a servant standing at the gate of the palace, and when he saw the emperor, he was both surprised and puzzled.The palace people in Weiyang Palace were much calmer than other places, and they quickly calmed down. They first saluted, and then they all bowed their eyebrows and retreated to the side.

Tang Xi took a deep breath, stepped up, and walked into Weiyang Palace.

The sky hangs down like a cover, and the billowing dark clouds accumulate thicker and thicker, gradually covering up all the brilliance of the bright moon. In an instant, the sky and earth are dark and heavy, as if to herald the difficulties and sorrows of the future.

It is not only the servant who is puzzled, but Yuzhu is also the same.The emperor knew about the Empress Dowager's schedule. At this hour, the Empress Dowager must have gone to bed. Even if she misses her mother, she can bear it all night. Why come here so eagerly?

Tang Xi walked down the corridor, his steps became more and more hasty, and there was a smile on his lips that got what he wanted.She hasn't seen anyone yet—if the Queen Mother does rest, she won't wake her up.But knowing that she was here, he was satisfied, and after driving all night, he didn't feel tired at all, he was a little closer to the Empress Dowager's bedroom, and he was a little more energetic.

Suddenly, she paused.

Looking through the vegetation and jungle, not far away, there are lights in the Queen Mother's bedroom.And it's not the faint palace lanterns that are usually placed in the corner at night. Although the light is not nearly as bright as daytime, it clearly reflects the figures of the people in the room on the window paper.The lights are flickering, and the figure is tall and slender, as cool as the moonlight, as tough as green bamboo, and as graceful as a weeping willow.

But thin and slender, people can't help giving birth to pity.

It's so late, why hasn't Auntie rested yet?

Tang Yu had doubts in his heart, and then he was worried. No matter what the reason, going to bed late is indeed harmful to the body.Thinking of this, the smile gradually disappeared on her face, her brows were slightly frowned, and she continued to move forward.

When she got close to the bedroom, she ordered Yu Zhu to lead the palace people to retreat and wait, then she walked straight to the front of the hall.Now that she is an adult, she is not as lively and naive as she was when she was a child, and she came here suddenly in the middle of the night, no matter how she argues, after careful consideration, the purpose is not pure.

After thinking about it, I felt guilty like a flower picker.

Fortunately, there was no one around, Tang Yu coughed a few times in embarrassment, curled up his index finger, and knocked on the door to let him in, to explain his purpose.

When her bent index finger was about to touch the door of the palace, she suddenly heard someone talking in the palace, and she listened carefully, and based on the tone of the voice, she deduced that it was the Empress Dowager and Liandong's master and servant talking at night by candlelight.

Eavesdropping on other people's words is not the righteous way of the king, this is something she has learned since she was a child, and she has never forgotten it now.But at this moment, she suddenly felt an impulse that was almost deviant. Her throat moved, she slowly retracted her index finger, and put her hand down again. Immediately, she put her ear behind the palace door and eavesdropped intently.

The whole field is quiet, except for the sound of the wind, there is no noise interference.In addition, the woman's voice is inherently thin, if you want to listen to it, and then make an appropriate guess based on your daily observations, you will not worry about eavesdropping but no results.

Lonicera seemed to be moving around in the room, and her voice fluctuated from loud to soft, and it was hard to distinguish several places: "...Your Highness, the prescription that the Yu family master has obtained from many visits is effective, but he said it at the beginning... you may as well Take medicine every other month, otherwise..."

Master Yu?Could it be my cousin's father?That medical officer Yu who used to work in the Imperial Hospital has heard many times that his medical skills are superb, and he is also well-known in the Jiangnan Xinglin circle.However, what kind of prescription actually bypassed the doctor of the imperial hospital and required him to visit everywhere?What was said at the beginning, Liandong persuaded A Niang to take the medicine every other month, otherwise what would happen?

He only hated the eavesdropping on a whim just now, and missed the key points of the words for no reason.

Prescription, medicine... A few words in succession pierced her eardrum like a sharp knife, and her temples throbbed endlessly.Tang Yu felt an uneasy haze covering her all over her body, making her almost out of breath.She faintly felt that the doubts that had lain dormant in her heart for a long time seemed to be breaking out of the ground. She couldn't help clasping the door frame tightly, her ears firmly attached to the door, and she refused to miss a single word.

Then came the Queen Mother's voice.The tone was as calm and breezy as before, and in a few words, she revealed the fact that she had been lying to her for a long time: "This eye disease can't be cured, no matter how bad it is, it's nothing more than becoming a blind person. After taking the medicine, I can still see it at night." There is nothing wrong with seeing things.”

A Niang said...eye disease...blind? !

For a moment, Tang Yu felt as if his heart had been hammered by a thousand weights, and his mind was blank.Her lips were bloodless, and her face was also pale. She shook her head in disbelief, and took a few steps back, staring at the palace gate in front of her, feeling sad and fearful, as if unwilling to face the reality in front of her. generally.

In Yanjing, which is cloudy and uncertain, the thick dark clouds that had accumulated all night suddenly rolled in, and the terrifying thunder suddenly split from it, pouring down icy downpours.

Watered the sky and the earth, people and people, all transparent.