Wangfu Shenyuan

"It's really cold." Xia An stomped the snow on his shoes.Looking up at the red sun in the sky, I was slightly annoyed: "The weather has obviously improved, but it is colder than the previous few days."

Rong Li brushed the snow off his cloak and hat, and said with a smile, "It's not cold when it snows, it's cold when it clears. You've been in the north for three years, and you still haven't learned this rule?"

"Really?" Xia An leveled the snow with footprints in the middle. "Then is it going to be very cold for Chinese New Year this year?"

"Maybe?" Rong Li rubbed his hands, warming Xia An's blushing face.

Xia An followed Rongli into the back mountain again, this time he memorized the way very carefully and secretly marked it.However, the marks he made were all quietly erased by the hidden guards under Rongli's gesture.Young master, this is not authentic, this is the land.

"What are we doing here in the back mountain? Look at your dark circles under your eyes, you might as well rest more if you have time." Xia An felt sorry for his family.

Rong Li knew what Xia An was thinking, but at the critical moment, what was his tiredness: "I'll take you to meet someone, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, shall we spend New Year's Eve with her?"

"Who?" Xia An was curious, besides him, is there anyone Rongli cares about?I seem to be used to eating delicious food recently, and I feel uncomfortable just hearing this.

"You'll know if you see it."

In the belly of the back mountain, there is a courtyard like a nunnery.It is said to be a courtyard, but in fact, it is located in the huge hole that was hollowed out in the back mountain. It is located at the bottom, where it can touch the land. A simple and elegant courtyard was built.

"So, this is the Empress?" Xia An asked the man next to him after he was stunned.

Rong Li nodded with a smile: "Kowtow to my mother, are you stupid again? I will be your mother from now on."

But isn't the mother of the dynasty locked up in the cold palace?Why do you live in this mountain? "The servant has seen the empress." Xia An dare not directly call the empress the empress mother. Although she is a deposed empress, this Empress Xiaoren is definitely not simple. The huge palace is as ostentatious as when she was a queen.

"Li'er, you bring people to the front. The queen mother is old and can't see clearly." Since Empress Xiaoren was imprisoned in the cold palace, she has become more and more haggard year after year, and her aging speed is also faster than ordinary people.Later, when I entered the mountains, I used luminous pearls for lighting regardless of day or night. Although it is much better than candle oil lamps, it still hurts my eyes.

"Your Majesty is a thousand years old." Xia An bowed forward.

Empress Xiaoren stared at him for a long time, Rongli also knelt aside in a hurry, and then she slowly said: "Get up, he looks like a good boy."

"Whatever it looks like, it always is." Rong Li helped Xia An, whose legs were weak, to stand up.

Empress Xiaoren said: "You child, you are not afraid of such a murderer as Li'er, what are you afraid of a deposed empress of this palace? Sure enough, as Li'er said, you stayed a little bit."

"Not at all, not at all." Rong Li hurriedly praised.I was very confident in bringing Xia An here before, but when I actually brought it to the queen mother, I still felt uneasy.

Xia An bowed his head and said: "If you go back to your mother, it's not normal for the servant to not be afraid."

"This kid is really good at talking. Go and pour me a cup of tea." Xiao Ren turned the jade bracelet in his hand.

Xia An got up in a hurry and went to the small round table to the west to pour a cup of tea. Because he walked in a hurry, the splashed water burned his fingers.When Rongli saw him, he was going to pick him up, but Empress Xiaoren shouted: "Don't pick him up." His tone was very stern, Xia An's body trembled, and his walking was even more unsteady.

Fortunately, the room was not big, and when it was presented to Empress Xiaoren, there was still half of the water in the cup, and Xia An's fingers were only burned red.

"Kneel down." Empress Xiaoren ordered coldly.

"Queen, what are you doing?" Rong Li stood up and asked.The original attitude when we were about to meet was good, why did he suddenly get angry, what's wrong with Xia An?

Xiaoren cast a sidelong glance at his own emperor, but didn't speak.

It's normal to kneel down to offer something to the master, Empress Xiaoren seems to be very displeased with him, I'm afraid she only treats him as a slave.Xia An landed on her knees, held the teacup high with both hands, and lowered her head.

The weight on the hands lightened, and then the sound of drinking water came from the head, and after that, Empress Xiaoren's voice changed from indifferent to normal: "When we meet for the first time, there is always a meeting ceremony. I haven't prepared anything in time. This The jade bracelet has been with me for many years, although it is not considered expensive, but it is my wish, so I will give it to you today."

The transition was a bit too sudden.Xia An was stunned again, and with the help of Rong Li pushing his head, he hurriedly thanked him and took the white jade bracelet.

Rong Li helped Xia An to get up, and smiled at Empress Xiaoren: "I gave him your jade finger too. Xia An, where is the finger?"

"Here." Xia An took it out from the heavy collar, he didn't dare to wear it on his hands, it was too conspicuous, so he tied it with a rope and hung it around his neck.

Empress Xiaoren gave Rongli a reproachful look, said a lot about Xia An, why didn't she mention this, it would be too thorough to kill first and then play.

Xia An secretly looked up at Empress Xiaoren, her expression seemed displeased.His hand clenched the jade finger, no matter what, he would not take the initiative to hand over the jade finger, this is Rongli's treasure, and Rongli is his treasure.

Empress Xiaoren is now considered to be a spiritual practitioner, and the palace servants who serve her are all dressed as nuns, dressed in gray and cloth robes, and they eat vegetarian dishes for dinner.Before waiting for the reward of sitting, Xia An had to stand aside and wait for the two of them to eat.Rong Li was so angry that he didn't even eat a bite of food.Xia An secretly winked at him several times, telling him not to be angry with Empress Xiaoren because of herself, wouldn't that make Empress Xiaoren hate herself even more?But Rongli just refused to eat well.

"Is Fang'er awake?" Empress Xiaoren asked the old nun who served the soup last.

"I've been awake for a while."

"Come here, the rice porridge boiled for a long time today, I will feed him some."

Rong Li said to Xia An, who was puzzled, "It's my son who was carried into the palace this morning. Father looked at it and sent him back."

Bringing you home?Xia An sent a servant to wait at the gate of the palace for a day. If the young master returns to the mansion, it is impossible for him not to know.Moreover, what happened to the young master's name?

Empress Xiaoren heard the words at this time, glanced at Xia An, and said: "I heard that you saved my grandson, and I will remember this kindness."