Twilight GL

The snow is still falling outside, and it is white, as if the first snow of this year is about to fall one after another.

Zhao Liang followed behind the palace servants, bowing his body, respectful like the most humble eunuch in the palace, he didn't dare to straighten his waist.Some snow had accumulated on the top of his lacquered sarong, and it melted soon after entering the hall.

The doors and windows of the hall were tightly closed, and one could not see outside. Seeing his situation, Zheng Mi couldn't help being distracted, thinking how much snow must have fallen today, and it might be very cold outside the hall.

Just now when Ming Su came, some snow had accumulated on his hair, but Zheng Mi didn't feel any chill, it was as if he had seen a tree of red plum blossoms in full bloom in the vast snow field.

Not only does it not feel bleak and cold, but it feels warm and cozy around a bonfire.

Zhao Liang entered the hall, and when he saw Zheng Mi, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed heavily: "My little one pays homage to the empress dowager, she is a thousand years old."

Zheng Mi didn't call out, but sat high on the seat, looking at him indifferently.

Zhao Liang is no longer the great eunuch in front of the imperial court. Since he went to Shanghua Palace, he has seen the warmth and coldness of the world. Early this morning, the Empress Dowager summoned him suddenly. He didn't dare to delay, he came here as soon as he was busy, but he was not out to please, but out of fear If you are late for a moment, you will offend the queen mother, and the days to come will be even more sad.

He was lying on the ground, not daring to lift his head, a layer of cold sweat gradually oozed from his forehead, and the Queen Mother remained silent for a long time.

He became more and more terrified, if he hadn't served the Supreme Emperor for many years, and had passed through many times before him, he would have been so frightened that he would have collapsed to the ground.

After an unknown amount of time, the Empress Dowager finally said, "Long time no see, how is Zhongguan Zhao?"

Zhao Liang stabilized his voice, faced the ground, and replied: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your kindness. I am grateful for the kindness of the Mutian family, and there is nothing wrong with it."

The Empress Dowager laughed, and Zhao Liang's heart twitched fiercely.He couldn't help raising his head slowly, but when he saw the Queen Mother's icy eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly knelt down on the ground, not daring to speak.

"The middle official is joking, there are many things in the palace with red tops and white ones, and the middle official is afraid that he has suffered a lot of grievances."

She said it straight away, Zhao Liang swallowed his saliva, and felt more and more uneasy, the queen mother didn't waste any more this time, and continued: "However, I heard that when Zhongguan entered the palace when he was young, he was not allowed to handle affairs. Don't bully me, and you can get used to it if you think about it?"

At this point, if Zhao Liang didn't know what the Empress Dowager was talking about, all these years in the palace would have been wasted.

He raised his head in a daze, and saw the empress dowager's faint expression.Zhao Liang's lips were dry, and he could hardly hear his own voice: "It's all thanks to Empress Mingde's kindness, the little one has today."

After the injustice of the Zheng family was cleared, the humiliation suffered by the members of the Zheng family was also cleared one by one.

The former empress also had to enjoy the honor again, with the posthumous title of Mingde, and the spirit for the portrait was located in the ancestral temple.

"Middle officer remembers." The queen mother nodded, she said this, neither rhetorical question nor ridicule, but determination.

But her words didn't soften at all, on the contrary, they became more and more severe, "I remember, but why do I hesitate and hesitate."

When the throne is replaced, the most feared thing is liquidation.Zhao Liang was the Emperor's close servant, no one knew better than him the quarrel between the Emperor and His Majesty, it is no exaggeration to say that it was a life-and-death enmity.

After His Majesty ascended the throne, in order to avoid the world's discussion, it is not easy to attack the emperor for the time being, but it is just a matter of lifting this little eunuch to liquidate him.

Zhao Liang has been terrified day and night for months, fearing that a catastrophe will strike one day, until today, the empress dowager came to summon him.

"The little one is guilty, the small one is guilty!" After all, Zhao Liang passed by the side of the Supreme Emperor, and he kowtowed repeatedly in panic, but he also guessed.

If it hadn't been useful, the Empress Dowager would never have summoned him to say this, he kowtowed slightly, and the apology in his mouth became: "The little one is willing to serve the Empress Dowager to atone for his sin."

"It's refreshing to talk to Zhongguan," Zheng Mi said.

Zhao Liang knew that he had guessed right, so he didn't dare to raise his head, and said directly, "Please order from the Empress Dowager."

Looking at the white plum blossoms in the white jade vase, Zheng Mi lost his mind for some reason, thinking that the white jade vase should be used to hold plum blossoms, since they are all white, too plain.

Zhao Liang waited tremblingly, and Zheng Mi finally said, "Recently, there have been a lot of discussions about the unjust case of the Zheng family, so you can talk about it."

Zhao Liang couldn't guess why she asked about this matter, but he didn't dare to hide it, he said everything important and not important.

He was very clever, and at this moment, he also saw that the queen mother wanted to find out some things from elsewhere.

The Empress Dowager and His Majesty are the winners, the entire palace is forbidden, and the whole world is in their hands. If she wants to investigate, it is difficult to investigate, so why secretly call him to deal with him.

This matter must not be investigated with great fanfare. Most of the things that the Empress Dowager cannot do with great fanfare are because she is afraid. The only one who can make her afraid is Your Majesty.

So his words became more focused, although he also mentioned the affairs of the concubines, princes, and emperors in the harem in those few years, but he focused on His Majesty.

Zheng Mi listened very carefully, she knew everything before the Zheng family was destroyed, and after the Zheng family was destroyed, she also knew about her leaving Beijing with Ming Su, and Ming Su had nothing to hide at that time.

Therefore, she guessed that this incident happened after she separated from Ming Su in the guest house in Zirong City.

She heard what Zhao Liang said one by one, but the more she listened, the more she frowned, and said: "It seems that Zhao Zhongguan thinks it's just a perfunctory prevarication."

"The little ones don't dare." Zhao Liang hastily kowtowed again, several times, until his forehead was broken.

He guessed that the Empress Dowager was afraid of His Majesty and did not dare to make a big investigation, so why was he not afraid.

So although he focused on His Majesty, most of the things he mentioned seemed to be important.

In fact, it is not difficult to find out, but unexpectedly, the queen mother can hear it so easily.

Having been exposed once, how could Zhao Liang dare to take chances again? He thought for a while, thinking of the most secret matter between the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty.

"Your Majesty returned to the palace from Jiangnan that year, and immediately met the emperor. At that time, the emperor withdrew the palace people, and the younger one withdrew from the main hall, guarding outside the hall.

The Supreme Emperor chatted with His Majesty for a while, and they left the palace gate. The Emperor did not order the younger ones to follow, but left with His Majesty.

At dusk, when the Supreme Emperor came back, His Majesty had already gone to Zhenguan Hall and did not accompany him.

The little one didn't know what had happened, but he knew that after the return of the Supreme Emperor, he was in a very good mood. Even seeing the Empress Dowager Shu who came to look for His Majesty, she was not as bored as she was a few days ago, but told her with a smile that His Majesty had returned. The Hall of Zhenguan. "

Around the Supreme Emperor, there are things that even Zhao Liang doesn't know. I'm afraid I can count them with one hand. This matter is extremely suspicious. Zheng Mi thought about it, and then asked: "What will happen next? Your Majesty left Beijing without authorization, and he will be punished when he comes back? "

"I have never been punished, not only have I not been punished, but I have been reused by the emperor." Zhao Liang reported.

Made a big mistake, not only not punished, but also reused.Zheng Mi had a vague premonition that it must be related to this matter.She then asked, "What else is suspicious?"

Zhao Liang thought about his words secretly, but he didn't dare to hesitate on his face. He tried his best to show that he knew what he said, and he didn't hide anything. He said: "One more thing is that there is a Miss, is a childhood sweetheart with His Majesty. When His Majesty went to the south of the Yangtze River, he traveled with this lady. His Majesty issued a secret decree that no member of the Zheng family was allowed to live, so he sent someone to assassinate Miss Zheng's family in Jiangnan.

This matter was reported by Cheng Chisheng himself, but in the following years, His Majesty sent people to find Miss Zheng's whereabouts. The Supreme Emperor knew about this, but he never obstructed it. Twice, he even asked His Majesty face to face. No one ever. "

Zheng Mi's heart sank suddenly, and she heard that the Supreme Emperor coaxed Mingsu into telling her she was still alive, and offered her life as a reward, asking Mingsu to work for him to balance the court.

The Supreme Emperor has done countless disgusting things, but after hearing this, Zheng Mi still wished he could kill him immediately.

She endured her anger and thought carefully, Ming Su did not blindly listen to other people, how did the Supreme Emperor make her sure that she must still be alive.

The most important thing is where did the two of them go alone without the palace servants.

Zhao Liang was still talking, this time Zheng Mi didn't interrupt, and listened quietly.

After talking for a long time, when there was nothing suspicious, she ordered Zhao Liang to stop and let him go back.

It's not nearly noon yet.

Zheng Mi looked at the bottle of white plums for a long time, thinking about what Zhao Liang just said in his mind.

She stood up suddenly, walked over slowly, picked up the white jade bottle, and exchanged it for a plum bottle with blue glaze and white dragon pattern, the blue glaze is bright in color.

And the white plum is elegant, one is beautiful, the other is plain, and the harmony of the two is extremely pleasing to the eye.

Zheng Mi put the bottle of white plums back to its original place, which was chosen by Ming Su herself, and she could see it when she raised her eyes.

Zheng Mi knew that Mingsu hoped that she would see Baimei from time to time, and would always think of her who brought Baimei here in the snow.

"Your Majesty..." Yun Sang stepped forward to ask for instructions, "It's noon, do you want someone to pass the meal?"

Zheng Mi stood up: "You don't need to pass on the meal, just drive to Hua Palace."

Almost as Zheng Mi left, Ming Su came behind.She seemed to be addicted to coming to Ciming Palace today, but after a few hours, this was her second visit.

Zheng Mi had already told the palace servants that if His Majesty comes, please take good care of her. Where she will go and what she will do is up to her.

Therefore, after the rest of the month, Ming Su was as comfortable in the Ciming Hall as in her bedroom.

As soon as she entered the hall, she saw that the white plums she had given to A Mi were still there, but they had been replaced with a more beautiful vase, so she smiled involuntarily.Seeing that Zheng Mi was not there, she thought she would come back at night then.

Walked out of the hall, but met the ninth son of the emperor.

Mingshen, the ninth son of the emperor, is only four years old and has not yet entered school.Because his mother and concubine Shunfei served the queen mother very respectfully, the queen mother left the mother and son in the palace and did not send them to Shanghua Palace to accompany the emperor.

Concubine Shun often ordered Mingshen to visit the Queen Mother.

But Ming Su hadn't seen him for some days, after he had bowed to her, Fang asked: "Brother Nine Emperors, are you here to see your empress?"

Mingshen was four years old. He had just spoken fluently and walked steadily. He didn't know much about the truth, but because he didn't get caught in the world, his little face was extraordinarily innocent and lovable.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Ming Shen is here to visit the Queen Mother." He looked at Ming Su and replied.

Since ascension to the throne, very few people have dared to look her in the eyes and speak.Mingsu was interested in teasing the child, and said: "But the empress is not in the palace right now, why don't Brother Nine Emperors talk to me."

Ming Shen was not very willing, he was instinctively afraid of the emperor, but Concubine Shun had told him many times that he must not disobey the wishes of His Majesty and Queen Mother.He had no choice but to whisper: "The younger brother takes orders."

Mingsu only thought it was fun to tease this honest boy, but he really obediently refused to leave, so she didn't know what to say to him.

After thinking about it, he saw a book held by the waiter behind him, and asked, "Mingshen has started studying?"

"I haven't entered school yet, I just listen to my mother's mother studying for my younger brother." Ming Shen's eyes lit up, and his tone became more lively.

Mingsu thought, Ah Mi hasn't read for me yet.She was a little displeased, but she was a prudent adult, knowing that she should not be angry with the child, so she smiled and said, "Oh, it's studying. Do you come every day?"

"Yes, my brother comes every day."

Fortunately, she can also see A Mi every day, so she is not considered a loser.Unknowingly, Ming Su began to compare secretly, and asked again: "The empress is happy, you always come, disturbing the empress's tranquility, what should I do?"

Hearing this, Ming Shen immediately straightened his chest, and said proudly: "The younger brother will not disturb the mother, the mother likes the younger brother, every day she will tell the younger brother to come back tomorrow, and she will make a lot of delicious cakes by herself. , Sometimes I will send my younger brother back. My younger brother also likes the queen mother."

Ming Su's brows gradually frowned, when she left every day, A Mi never told her to come back tomorrow, and it turned out that she was not the only one in the palace who could taste the cakes made by A Mi herself.

She was already a little annoyed, but Ming Shenyi, a child favored by the queen mother and concubine Shun, didn't know how to read his face, and asked instead: "Why does your majesty call the queen mother the empress? The empress sounds very unfamiliar. There are many people in this palace. Empress. The queen mother is very kind, there is only one queen mother in the world."

He finished and nodded.

Ming Su frowned and looked at him, seeing that Ming Shen faintly sensed something was wrong, seeing that Ming Shen's smile disappeared, seeing that Ming Shen's eyes were tinged with fear, seeing that Ming Shen pursed his mouth and was about to cry, Fang Yanke Said: "I see that you are not familiar with the rules of the palace, I will send a female officer to teach you tomorrow, so you can learn."

After all, walk away.