Si Tian Guan

Liu Qingru held the child's small hand in her palm, which was soft and glowed tender pink in the gentle light.

The afternoon sun was fine, she was leaning against the cradle, humming softly, lovingly stroking the baby's silky little hands, she couldn't get enough of it.

"Your Majesty," the palace maid whispered outside the bead curtain, "The emperor is coming, there are still two doors."

Liu Qingru tidied the quilt in the cradle again, then brushed her hair on her temples, stood up and went out the door.

Compared with the situation when he was bedridden more than half a month ago, Emperor Yu's spirit has improved a lot. When he stepped on the steps of Lijing Palace, he didn't ask Yu Dexi to help him, so he moved forward and held Liu Qingru's hand.

"Why did you come out? I still think you are looking after Lan'er at this time."

Liu Qingru smiled slightly: "Lan'er fell asleep just now, do you want my concubine to take him out?"

"That's all, kid, sleep more and you will grow your body."

Emperor Yu took off his cloak, took a sip of his tea, and tasted two mouthfuls of Ruyi Cake with her hands before pulling her to sit down.

"I haven't come to see you these days. Is Lan'er obedient? Is she pestering you day and night? Thank you for your hard work."

"Lan'er has always been very obedient and didn't work hard." Liu Qingru covered her mouth with a handkerchief and asked with a chuckle, "Is the emperor saying that the concubine looks more haggard than before?"

Emperor Yu laughed loudly: "They are all mothers, why did they give birth to the delicate temper of a little daughter—Ah Ru is a natural beauty, and she is still as charming as when I first met."

"Your Majesty, don't lie to your concubines, your concubines should take it seriously."

Liu Qingru took a warm hand stove from the hand of the maid. The weather turned cold in autumn, burning charcoal was sultry, and it was cold after sitting for a long time. The warm hand stove was just right.

Emperor Yu took it over, and sighed comfortably in the warmth: "Your place is better, quiet and warm."

"The concubine also likes to sit and sit with the emperor like this, but the emperor is busy, and the concubine dare not monopolize too much of the emperor's time."

He looked to the side, seeing the soft and smooth outline of the side face outlined by the sun, still as peaceful as a girl, he couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

"Qingru, I haven't seen you for some time, why are you separated from me and don't want to say anything to me?"

Liu Qingru paused for a moment, then slowly knelt down.

"Is the emperor waiting for his concubine to mention Chongming? Don't dare to lie to the emperor. When Chongming was not an official, the concubine did indeed blame him for not being enterprising."

"But now I know that he can be safe and smooth, which is better than anything else."

"The concubine is just a woman in the harem, so she dare not talk too much, but the concubine is also Chongming's elder sister, she knows that he is outspoken and has no scheming, it seems domineering, but in fact it often suffers."

"Before he came back this time, my concubine was so worried that I couldn't sleep day and night. It doesn't matter if the emperor blames this concubine, this concubine has indeed thought about keeping him away from disputes in the future, so that he will not be involved in any danger again."

"But his temper is twisted, and the concubine can't talk to him, so I can only ask the emperor to take care of him and show mercy to him, don't let him..."

The following words were covered by low choked sobs.

"I watched Chongming grow up, so he will naturally cherish and cherish her." Emperor Yu pulled her up and put his hand on the back of her hand: "Fortunately, he is very lucky this time, and he returned safely."

Speaking of this, Emperor Yu inevitably had lingering fears.

Thinking back when something happened to the Liu family's son, there was a lot of turmoil in the court, and even the usually peaceful Marquis An Ding refused to let it go, forcing him to give in again and again.

This time, if there is another accident for the eldest son of the Liu family, and the Empress Dowager is caught up again, under the attack of the two families, I am afraid that there will be no peace for a year or two.

Maybe they have to push Qu Shenzhou out to make amends.

Fortunately, with God's blessing, Liu Chongming fell into the cliff and survived the catastrophe, and was escorted back to Beijing by the soldiers of the Bai family.

The only troublesome thing is that Liu Chongming is not a person who suffers from boredom. On the day he returned to Beijing, he went straight to the palace, saying that he should have obtained the wood essence, but was secretly attacked by Qu Chenzhou and stole his credit.

If it was someone else, Emperor Yu would just do a favor and hand over the person to the Liu family for disposal.

It happened to be Qu Shenzhou.

That jade pendant made him finally settle down, and he could sleep well every day, not to mention, Qu Shenzhou also concocted a elixir that complemented wood essence for him, if not for this, he would not have regained his spirit so quickly.

Now that Liu Chongming has returned safely, Qu Shenzhou must not be handed over, and the Liu family also needs to be appeased.

Over the years, he has supported countless old enemies who have been fighting each other with both hands, but he has never had such a headache like now. He is unwilling to let go of any of them, and they are all worthy of his reuse and irreplaceable.

What's more, there is a Tang family over there who is making a lot of noise. He has suppressed it for so long, and he may be one step away from tearing his face.

Can't wait any longer.

Liu Chongming, who asked him for an explanation...is his best weapon right now.

"Qingru," Emperor Yu's voice became softer: "I know you are soft-tempered and don't like to argue, if everyone in the harem is like you, I will save a lot of heart."

Liu Qingru touched the corners of her eyes, and hurriedly replied: "The emperor dislikes the concubines, and the concubines are just doing their duty."

"Even though Shen Zhou came back with the things this time, I will not treat Chongming badly. He must have suffered a lot along the way. I will naturally remember his credit."

Emperor Yu stared at her, and asked softly: "Ah Ru, Lan'er will grow up sooner or later, which word do you like, tell me first."

It took Liu Qingru a moment to realize the meaning of these words, and she knelt down on the ground, refusing to get up again.

"Your Majesty! Lan'er is still young, and her virtues are unknown. I don't dare to expect too much. I only want him to be healthy and safe. I don't need anything else."

"What if I insist?" Emperor Yu narrowed his eyes.

"The emperor is the master of the world, and my concubines dare not disobey." Liu Qingru lowered her head slightly: "If the emperor insists, please allow my concubines to choose a land for Lan'er."

"You guys," Emperor Yu said with a helpless smile, "You are really just like your father in the bottom of your heart. You have no fights or demands. Don't worry, I will protect you, and you can bear no amount of favor."

Liu Qingru kowtowed deeply: "The concubine thanked the emperor for Lan'er."

Seeing that she refused to take the initiative to speak, Emperor Yu's heart went back to his stomach, and he stretched out his hand to pull her: "How about the word Rui? Smart and intelligent."

Rui...

"Prince Rui?" Liu Qingru watched the figure of Emperor Yu disappear outside the palace gate, and then ordered to the maid next to him: "Go and ask Chongming to bring over some of the new designs of the embroidery workshop, the plum blossom ones are fine, go now .”

Mu Jingzhao leaned on the window pane and looked out, the place where he used to come and go freely was divided into small pieces of world, he was so anxious that he wished he could cut himself into pieces so that he could slip out without a sound.

There was a sound of the wooden door, and the palace servants carrying trays came in one after another, set meals on the table, and were about to leave in silence.

"Wait, wait a minute!" Mu Jingzhao didn't care about face, and grabbed the person in front of him, almost crying bitterly.

"Sister, what's going on outside now? Has the emperor found someone to avenge my grievances? What about the queen mother? Why doesn't the queen mother come to see me? Uncle! Why is no one coming to see me? Did you forget me? I I was wronged! I was really wronged!"

The palace man didn't dare to tangle with him, hurriedly pulled out his sleeves, lowered his head and hurried out.

The gap between the two doors closed, shutting out the sunlight, and the room was maddeningly quiet.

Mu Jingzhao finally couldn't help screaming, and wanted to overturn the table, but he had already suffered before - after overturning, he could only wait for the next meal hungry - finally he withdrew his hand and lay down on his stomach. On the table, a hissing whimper broke out.

"Why doesn't anyone believe me! I really didn't do anything!"

There was someone knocking on the door, twice very lightly, at first he thought it was because he was out of his mind, and misheard for a moment, but soon there were two more, followed by a familiar voice calling him: "My lord."

Mu Jingzhao burst into tears instantly, fumbled in the door in a panic: "Chongming! Is it Chongming?"

Through the window paper, he saw a vague shadow talking to the guard, and the door was pushed open.

"Chongming! It's really you! When did you come back!" He rushed forward like a savior, choking with sobs: "I didn't expect that it would be you who can still come to see me at this time. It's not in vain for me to befriend you one game."

"Don't be impatient, my lord," Liu Chongming put his hand on his shoulders, and pressed him to sit down at the table: "I can come here because the emperor has allowed me to come here, and the empress entrusted me to worry about the lord's presence. Anxiety here."

"Can I not be anxious!"

Finally seeing someone he was familiar with, Mu Jingzhao finally had something to complain about. Once he relaxed, he knew he was hungry, so he frantically vacated everything in the food box, gobbled a few mouthfuls, and then burst into tears.

Liu Chongming was surprised: "My lord, what is this? Could it be that I came at the wrong time?"

"It's time! It's time!" Mu Jingzhao wiped his hands indiscriminately, and said in a hurry: "Since the emperor is willing to let you come, is he going to let me out? I was really wronged."

"My lord, don't panic," Liu Chongming comforted him patiently: "To tell you the truth, I just came back not long ago, and I haven't figured out what's going on with my lord. Take your time and talk about it after you've eaten."

Mu Jingzhao heard the words, the only one who came to see him with the approval of the emperor, and was willing to ask what happened that day, isn't this obviously the time for him to prove his innocence?

"Chongming, it's better for you. Let me tell you, I really didn't do anything that day. I just came out in the middle of the day for convenience, and then I saw someone—really, I won't lie to you. I thought it was a sinking boat at the time, but If you look a little more, you don't have the charm of Shen Zhou."

"Hey, anyway, I just followed, and found that the old lady, the Queen Mother, was resting in the yard. If you say I can't do it, just leave. I'll go in and say hello."

"I was still drinking tea, but Eunuch Xi suddenly handed me the knife from behind. Before I could react, the knife..."

Mu Jingzhao was stuttering, just thinking about it made him terrified.

Liu Chongming continued for him: "Eunuch Xi forced you to stab the queen mother with a knife, and then stab yourself?"

"That's right!" Mu Jingzhao shouted loudly: "That's it! They called me and called me too, but when Bo Yan brought people in, he saw that the knife was still in my hand! No one has listened to me until now. talk!"

"It's not that no one is willing to listen," Liu Chongming asked patiently: "My lord, were there other people present at that time?"

"No... no more."

"That's it, the queen mother died, and I was buried when I returned to Beijing," Liu Chongming sighed for him: "Eunuch Xi hanged himself and followed the queen mother, but no one else saw it at the time, and no one can prove whether the prince's words are true or not." .”

Mu Jingzhao was dumbfounded, and suddenly panicked: "What do you mean? Could it be that I am the murderer? I am not! Chongming, what should I do! What should I do!"

"Don't be impatient, my lord." Liu Chongming lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment: "When the lord stabbed at the queen mother, did the queen dodge?"

Mu Jingzhao was certain: "No! But... the old man may be old... Mr. Xi is a bitch! I don't usually see that he has evil intentions!"

"Did the queen mother call for help?"

"Not at all." Now Mu Jingzhao came to his senses, but he was even more confused: "Could it be...could it be that the Queen Mother instructed Eunuch Xi? No! This is human life!"

"Then, has the prince ever thought about why the Queen Mother and Eunuch Xi did this?"

This is exactly what Mu Jingzhao couldn't figure out. It wasn't like when he was alone with the Queen Mother before, how could this kind of thing happen so suddenly.

Liu Chongming raised his finger and told him.

"First of all, the person who led the prince past is similar to Qu Sitian."

"Secondly, the prince should still remember that before this, Qu Sitian ran to the Queen Mother's Palace in the middle of the night and chatted with the Queen Mother for a long time."

"Third, I know from the emperor that before Qu Sitian left Beijing, he said that he did not want the emperor to meet the empress alone."

"Has the prince figured out what it's like?"

Mu Jingzhao stared at each finger in a daze: "Chongming me...my mind is a little messed up, so just say it straight."

"My lord, the person who wants to harm you is Qu Shenzhou."