Dingjiangshan

Shu Qiuyu actually never thought that he would enter the palace again one day.

The Shu family was in trouble, the family members were exiled, those who left Beijing, even the old house that Shu Chuan had earned was sealed, the door was pasted with thick double-layer seals, and a big lock was hung on it. Anyone can see the two characters "guilty" on it.

Shu Qiuyu is not quite sure why she escaped, but after going through this incident, she also understands that some things can be explained without being unreasonable. After Shu Qinghui was imprisoned, the father and daughter met once, but it was a pity that they couldn't care for each other. Talking, sitting and standing with each other, one inside and one outside, with an iron fence in front of them, neither of them spoke.

Shu Qinghui has aged a lot. In just two years, he has changed from a high-spirited middle-aged man to a grey-haired old man. The confident light in his eyes has disappeared. It also started to shrink a little.

Shu Qiuyu hasn't changed much—or in other words, since she was forced to leave the palace, the "upright" spirit in Shu Qiuyu's body has disappeared like the rain after sunrise.

She is like a pool of stagnant water, with no waves in the ancient well, and no emotions or anger.

The Shu family was in trouble, and the young lady of the Shu family also tumbled down from the cloud of gold and jade.The dress on her body is a bit old, and it is obvious that the traces of starching can be seen.The originally elegant and expensive hairpin on the head disappeared, and only a white jade hairpin of poor quality was left.

Shu Qiuyu didn't quite know if Shu Qinghui regretted it until now. For a moment, Shu Qiuyu actually wanted to ask Shu Qinghui if he thought for a moment that he should listen to her persuasion.But the thought was fleeting, and she didn't ask in the end.

Since she didn't knelt in the ancestral hall and tried her best to persuade Shu Qinghui back then, there was no need to be an afterthought today.If many things were said at the time, it would be a precipice, but now it is too late, and speaking out is just adding accusations, which is meaningless.

What Shu Qinghui consciously wanted was the prosperity and stability of the Shu Mansion. Shu Qiuyu couldn't say that he was wrong, but he didn't think he was right from the beginning to the end.

The children didn't say anything about their parents, until the end, Shu Qiuyu just sighed, and finally didn't say anything.

Later, when the Shu family was exiled, Shu Qiuyu was inexplicably rowed to a side branch to escape. Although she didn't know the outside news, she could probably guess that it was Ning Yan's own intention.

Two years is not long, and it is not short, Shu Qiuyu suddenly experienced drastic changes, and when he entered the palace again, even his state of mind was completely different from before.

In the past, Shu Qiuyu was a noble lady, and she came to the palace justifiably with a post, but today she can only be alone, without even a maid by her side.

The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, and it was the servants in the palace who saw that there was no one around her, so they brought her an umbrella.

It was bright outside, and it seemed that it was already past the time for Ning Yan to get up. Shu Qiuyu didn't know if Ning Yan was going to leave her alone on purpose, so he didn't dare to ask, and could only wait peacefully outside the hall.

Ning Yan has strict rules here. When there is no order, there is hardly a noise. Shu Qiu's umbrella is placed very low. She lowers her eyes and looks at the small open space in front of her toes. She keeps watching the snowflakes pile up and gradually form a layer. thin snow.

The sound of Luoxue hitting the umbrella was very soft, rustling and falling, after listening to it for a long time, it seemed that even the heart could calm down together.

——No matter what, the situation will never be worse than the current situation, Shu Qiuyu thought.

Fortunately, Ning Yan didn't make her wait too long. Half an hour later, the palace door finally opened, and He Wenting, the servant next to Ning Yan, came out, walked up to Shu Qiuyu and saluted her meaningfully. Polite.

"Miss Shu, Your Majesty has sent you in." He Wenting said.

Shu Qiuyu slightly raised the edge of the umbrella, glanced at He Wenting, fell silent for a moment, and nodded.

She returned the umbrella to the little servant, thanked in a low voice, then straightened her collar and cuffs, and followed He Wenting into the hall.

Because of avoiding the early court, Ning Yan did not wear court clothes today, but wore light and soft casual clothes.He didn't carry any odds and ends on his body, only a simple jade pendant, his long hair was half tied up, and he looked a little lazy.

The room was warm like spring, and the incense sticks in the incense burner were changed from rich ambergris to unknown herbal spices, which smelled fresh and elegant, with a little subtle sweetness.

Ning Yan held a delicate hand stove in his hand, with a smile on his face, Shu Qiuyu glanced at him quickly when he entered the door, always feeling that the other party was in a surprisingly good mood today.

Even Shu Qiuyu was surprised for a moment, wondering what he was happy about.

But soon, Shu Qiuyu smiled self-deprecatingly in her heart, saying that no matter what, it would not be because she was happy to see the daughter of a criminal minister.

She stepped forward and knelt down, touching the ground with her forehead, and gave Ning Yan a big gift.

"Shu Qiuyu has met His Majesty," she said.

Shu Qiuyu didn't know whether she should call herself a "courier's daughter" or a "minister of the people" now, so she could only erase the prefix and only mention herself.

"Yes." Ning Yan said, "Get up."

Ning Yan didn't say give the seat, and Shu Qiuyu was not surprised. She stood up and waited for Ning Yan's next opening sentence.

He Wenting went back and forth, and changed Ning Yan's cup of hot milk tea. Ning Yan reached out and touched the cup wall, lifted the lid of the tea and took a sip. , he doesn't like sweets, change him to Biluochun, the tea should be softer... Well, it's good to have a mille-feuille cake."

Ning Yan didn't care, and He Wenting also seemed to forget that there was Shu Qiuyu in the room for a short while, and hurriedly said: "Understood, don't worry, Your Majesty."

He Wenting backed away after talking, but Shu Qiuyu's heart was full of turmoil that had not been seen for a long time. She subconsciously raised her head and glanced at Ning Yan, almost thinking that she had heard wrong.

"I called you here today, do you know why?" Ning Yan said at the right time.

Shu Qiuyu pinched the palm of her hand with her fingernails, forced herself to pull out the sentence just now, and said cautiously: "I don't know, the Shu family committed such a heinous crime, and His Majesty is willing to let the girl go. It is His Majesty's mercy. Dare to speculate on the holy will again."

"The reason why the Shu family has fallen into today's situation is because of your father's wrong thought and one wrong step." Ning Yan said: "You can be regarded as watching from the sidelines so far, do you think there is any warning?"

"My father is greedy for power and forgets his duty as a courtier, so he did such a disaster." Shu Qiuyu smiled bitterly: "In fact, thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. If my father can think about it earlier, maybe the Shu family will be defeated. , but at any rate, the whole family enjoys a harmonious relationship, and the family will not be separated from each other, and the world will be far apart."

"...It's just that it's too late to say anything at this time." Shu Qiuyu said: "This matter is like a slap in the face, and I want the girls to keep it in mind, but it can only be used as a lesson."

"If I give you a chance, you can earn back the Shu family's old house." Ning Yan said.

Shu Qiuyu froze for a moment.

She had thought about why Ning Yan called her here, maybe it was to inquire about the Shu family, or maybe it was because of the Queen Mother, but she never thought that Ning Yan never asked questions or rewarded and punished, the first sentence was actually this.

"Minister...don't understand." Shu Qiuyu said with difficulty.

Shu Qiuyu really didn't understand, she was locked up at home these days, although she didn't know much about the outside news, but she also heard that Ning Zheng died suddenly in prison, Ruan Yin asked herself to practice, and she went to the hall to change the water. There was a whole new generation of people, and every piece of Lei Ting's wrists came from this beautiful young man in front of him.

Shu Qiuyu even felt that he seemed to know everything from beginning to end. Sitting on the dragon chair, he had already seen through each of them condescendingly.

"The Shu family started in Shu Chuan and was defeated by Shu Qinghui. This is Shu Chuan's improper teaching of his son. There is nothing wrong with it." Ning Yan said: "But Shu Chuan has taught a good granddaughter again, which makes me a little bit reluctant. gone."

The silent heart in Shu Qiuyu's chest suddenly jumped up, she tightened her fingers nervously, but she couldn't believe it in her heart, always afraid that she might make a mistake.

"Since Shu Qinghui is able to do this kind of thing, it means that there are actually some royal secrets that you don't need to tell me. This is very good, and I don't want to waste my words." Ning Yan said: "I have something to say, and I will share it with you." The matter of Prince Gong will be told to the people in the court slowly, but it is definitely not now, and maybe not in the next ten or twenty years. I don't want him to be tired. I'm busy with three acres of land in the harem, so I want to find someone who can rest assured and share my worries with him."

Shu Qiuyu's heart beat even harder. She never expected that Ning Yan would still think of her today. In fact, he is not short of confidantes. He is willing to hand over this branch. No matter what it is for, Shu Qiuyu will not be ungrateful.

"Back then, you managed the internal affairs very well. You were well-organized, and you did your duty." Ning Yan said: "Plus, you have no roots and roots now. If I want to use you, I am very relieved."

"Your Majesty means—" Shu Qiuyu hesitated to speak.

"What I mean is to ask you to return to your original position and take charge of the internal department for me again." Ning Yan said slowly: "Of course, it depends on Aiqing's own decision whether or not the old house of the Shu family can be regained from me. I can bear it."

For Shu Qiuyu, a pie in the sky is nothing more than that, even this is not only a pie, but a pie that she can eat for a lifetime.

But when the great benefits came before him, Shu Qiuyu was a little puzzled.

"Forgive me for being bold." Shu Qiuyu knelt down again, and said, "Minnv is the daughter of a criminal minister. I don't know why Your Majesty dares to entrust this important task."

"Because someone wants to protect you." Ning Yan said with a smile: "The day I returned to Beijing, Ning Yue came to beg me personally and asked if I could let you go—"

"Why?" Shu Qiuyu asked again.

"Because he said he liked you." Ning Yan said, "For this reason, he said that he is willing to marry you."

With such a loving and righteous person protecting her behind her back, Shu Qiuyu should have felt ecstatic, but for some reason, she felt that this matter really made her feel insubstantial, and naturally she also had no sense of joy.

In the final analysis, it was probably because she hadn't met Ning Yue a few times.

"Then His Majesty can send the courtiers' daughters to the palace, or just be a concubine." Shu Qiuyu said.

This was what Ning Yanyin should have done, neither to hurt the brotherhood, nor to put her under the nose to be upset.

"Indeed." Ning Yan took off the bracelet in his hand, and said slowly: "I have another reason in my heart."