Distress is difficult to sue
Qi Yan sneered, looking at the oilcloth bag and not taking it.
Li Qiaoshan also smiled, pressed the oilcloth bag on the table and slowly pushed it in front of Qi Yan: "Qi Yuan-jun, master asked me to give you a word, water can carry a boat and capsize it, she has the ability to You have the ability to bring you back to the position you are in today. Holding it will prove your absolute loyalty to the master. Whatever Nangong Zhenzhen can give you, the master can give you."
Qi Yan: "I don't have a second heart for the master, but at this juncture, I also have my concerns. High officials and wealth, Jinshan and Yinshan also have to enjoy their lives, right?"
Li Qiaoshan: "That's right."
Qi Yan: "I want to know who is the person who answers me after this is done? The crime of murdering the king is not trivial, and the person who answers me needs to make me feel at ease."
Li Qiaoshan laughed "haha" and replied, "This is difficult for Qi Yuanjun. I think you know better than anyone about the master's temperament. How could the master let us know about such an important piece of chess? But master She is by no means a targetless person, she promises you a lot of money."
Li Qiaoshan's answer was as expected by Qi Yan, the masked man was so confident, proving that this person was either a high-ranking official in the court, or a valet beside Nangong Jingnu...
Qiu Ju and Chen Chuansi flashed in Qi Yan's mind.
Since Nangong Jingnv ascended the throne, she has been very careful with her daily diet. Even pastries and tea, have to be tried with a silver needle at least three times before entering the mouth of Nangong Jingnv, and officials from Taichang Temple have tried the poison again. The chess piece that is the masked man is one of Qiu Ju or Chen Chuansi, and it is difficult to succeed.
But I am different. Last time I bought snacks from outside the palace, Nangong Jingnu directly used it. Presumably the chess pieces placed by the masked man next to Nangong Jingnu saw this scene, and the masked man would think of letting himself Go poison and kill Nangong Jingnu!
Qi Yan doesn't even know who this person is, not even one person at all, but many people!
The more Qi Yan thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she wished she could immediately fly back to Nangong Jingnu's side, guarding her every step of the way.
She tried to figure out the identities of these chess pieces from Li Qiaoshan's mouth, but failed.
Qi Yan controlled her expression so that Li Qiaoshan could not see any flaws, and scattered the bag of Xiaoyao on the table into her arms.
Li Qiaoshan laughed again: "In this way, I can get along with the master."
Qi Yan also captured an important message from Li Qiaoshan's words: the hiding place of the masked man may not be far from the capital, otherwise she would not be able to understand everything so quickly and impose on Li Qiaoshan in time. command.
Qi Yan: "Please tell the master, I have promised this matter. But..."
Li Qiaoshan: "How?"
Qi Yan: "Brother Qiaoshan also knows that there are at least three processes in the imperial diet before the entrance, so it is difficult for me to succeed. This matter must not be sloppy, and it must be hit with a single blow."
Li Qiaoshan: "It makes sense."
Qi Yan: "So I want to ask Brother Qiaoshan to pass it on for me, and give me some time."
Li Qiaoshan: "Please also ask Qi Yuanjun to give you a specific deadline."
Qi Yan's eyes sank, and she pondered: "It will be Nangong Zhenzhen's birthday in a while, there will be a palace banquet on the Longevity Festival, Nangong Zhenzhen is delicious, and when I return to Ganquan Palace, I will ask for orders to take care of her, and then at her Xiaoyaosan is in the sobering tea, and I can't have the same room with her for three years under the national mourning system, that day is the best chance."
Li Qiaoshan: "Understood, I will report to the master."
Qi Yan: "But I have one more condition."
Li Qiaoshan: "Please speak."
Qi Yan: "According to the rules of the inner court, the banquet with foreign ministers will not pass the child's hour, so at the third quarter of the child's hour on the day of the Longevity Festival, I will find a way to come out. I want to see the person who supports me, otherwise everything will be over. ."
Li Qiaoshan: "This... I can't be the master. You allow me to ask the master for instructions in a few days."
Qi Yan: "How long?"
Li Qiaoshan thought about it for a while, and replied, "Three days if it's fast, or five days if it's slow."
Qi Yan: "A word is settled."
Li Qiaoshan's answer once again confirmed Qi Yan's guess that the masked man was indeed near the capital!
Qi Yan left the private house and returned to the inner court with a heavy heart.
Qi Yan would never harm Nangong Jingnv, but she wondered... Is it possible to use this opportunity to unplug the masked person lurking beside Nangong Jingnv, otherwise, even if Nangong Jingnv escaped this moment, hidden dangers will always be lurking. beside her.
Who is the one? Qi Yan almost filtered through everyone, but she had no clue at all.
Could it be that the masked man deceived himself? No stakes at all
Soon, Qi Yan self-denied the idea. Nangong Rang was usurping power and plotting rebellion, not violent overthrow of the previous dynasty. In order to stabilize the people's hearts, Nangong Rang, the people who were willing to submit to the court and the inner court, were reserved. The masked person is the princess of the previous dynasty. She is not difficult.
Moreover, Qi Yan has also secretly investigated the affairs of the previous dynasty over the years. The former dynasty Emperor Shang did indeed have a compatriot who was missing. It is said that the princess had an excellent reputation in the past. After the emperor ascended the throne, he honored the elder sister as the eldest princess.
The eldest princess of the previous dynasty liked to indulge in the mountains and rivers. She usually liked to take one or two attendants out of the palace in disguise to go around. When she came to a place with beautiful scenery and beautiful waters, she would live in a hut and provide free clinics for the local people. Many people have received the grace of the eldest princess, at least the description of medical skills is consistent with the masked man.
Qi Yan also found out that Emperor Shang of the previous dynasty respected this imperial sister very much. Many old ministers who had given death advice were locked up in the Heavenly Prison waiting to be dealt with, and it was the eldest princess who mediated and rescued the next batch of loyal ministers. Until later, Emperor Shang became more and more fond of Concubine Wan, not only the estranged eldest princess, but also scolded the eldest princess for the law that the harem was not allowed to engage in government affairs.
Nangong Rang also issued a letter from the prime minister to find the eldest princess to return to Beijing to preside over the overall situation, but the eldest princess has since disappeared and has never been heard from again.
Qi Yan did not know how the eldest princess became a masked person. But this process will definitely not be as light as the world says. Qi Yan has seen the profile of the masked man. The piece of skin exposed on the side of the black iron mask is full of hideous burn scars, and the masked man's voice is hoarse and unpleasant. , must have been severely traumatized...
Qi Yan called Qian Tong into the study and instructed: "You go to the stronghold of Sifang Qianzhuang, find Gu Feng, and tell him that I want a pair of 'Tengyun drives the fog to disperse'."
Qian Tong: "Yes!"
Tengyunjiawusan is a powerful sweating medicine secretly developed by Sifang Qianzhuang. This medicine does not have any side effects, but the user will quickly fall into a deep sleep. It was this pair of "Tengyun driving the fog scattered" that Liu Yuan was given to eat. Although Liu Yuan was woken up the next day, his mind was not so clear that he couldn't even speak.
After Qian Tong left, Qi Yan poured the package of "Xiaoyao San" directly into the flowerpot. The lush bonsai withered yellow at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it took a few breaths to die!
Qi Yan's heart sank, and a cluster of flames flickered in her eyes: The masked man must be removed from the stake in the inner court. If Nangong Jingnu accidentally touches a little bit of this poison, even the Daluo Immortal can't save her!
Even if she knew that the masked man would take revenge on herself like crazy...
Qi Yan wanted to destroy the oil-wrapped paper as well, but this kind of paper bag takes a long time to burn with fire, and is not afraid of blisters at all.
Seeing that there was still a little powder on the paper bag, she thought about it and took a book and sandwiched the paper bag in it. She forgot it in a hurry just now. She should ask Qian Tong to take it out and let the people from Sifang Bank study this pair. The ingredients of the medicine, Qi Yan has a little knowledge of medicine, and knows that some strange medicines always require one or two special herbs, and some herbs can only grow in a specific environment. Hiding range!
The shadow that the masked man left for Qi Yan is like a mountain. She saved Qi Yan's life when she was most vulnerable and helpless. In the following years, the masked man showed her fairy-like means and a devil-like heart, giving Qi Yan was imbued with insurmountable awe and fear.
Even after Qi Yan's wings grew, he only positioned himself and the masked man to use each other, and never dared to truly rebel.
Qi Yan is afraid of masked people, which was raised from childhood, and comes from a sense of fear in the depths of her heart.
For the sake of Nangong Jingnu, Qi Yan finally took the first step of confrontation!
Qi Yan carefully placed the oil-wrapped book on the bookshelf, hoping... that it wouldn't be too late.
Three days later, Qi Yan got "Tengyun driving the fog to disperse".
Five days later, news came from Lu Qiaoshan that the masked man agreed to Qi Yan's request, and told her that the person who answered at three o'clock would be waiting for her under the third pillar outside the side hall of Ganquan Palace, which was facing the rockery. take one...
Qi Yan felt a chill down her spine after hearing this. The masked man knew everything about the inner court like the back of your hand!
On the other hand, Xiaodie was finally ready to confess to Nangong Shunv. In fact, Xiaodie could vaguely read a trace of expectation in Nangong Shunv's eyes these days. It was a look that contained expectation and pity. Butterfly knows: a girl as smart as Nangong may not be ignorant, but the other party doesn't care about her past and tolerates her.
With the encouragement of Nangong Shunv, Xiaodie finally revealed her identity.
…
Xiaodie is just my baby name. My name is Nuomin and my surname is Qiyan... She was the daughter of Sukhbaru and Furong, the Khan King of the Plough Division...
My mother is from the Wei country, and I inherited my mother's black eyes, which is fortunate for me to survive the long escape.
When I was five years old, before the Wei State invaded the grasslands and the Ploughs were destroyed, my father Khan sent me and my brother Qiyan Agula out, but my brother and I were separated. Inexplicably, there are many more cities and cities, and it is no longer our hiding place. In a cold winter, the last few subordinates escorted me through the frozen Luochuan and came to the Wei Kingdom.
When I was a child, my mother taught me some of the official language of the Wei Kingdom. I lived for a few years in the border villages pretending to be deaf and dumb, fleeing the famine in the company of beggars and disaster victims. Later, I slowly learned the language of the Wei Kingdom. An old woman who has no children, she treats me like a daughter and takes me on a wandering journey. I don't know how far I have come, how many years have passed...
Until one day I met a few prairie people who escaped from the cattle market and hid in the ruined temple...
I confessed my identities to those people despite my mother-in-law's objection, but... those people were not from the Plough but only the tribesmen of the Wei Ke tribe, and they... smothered me.
I also lost my mind because of this, until I met Qi Yuanjun...
With a "bang", Nangong Shunv accidentally knocked over the tea cup on the table, and some hot tea flowed over the back of her hand, but Nangong Shunv seemed to be unaware and stared at Xiaodie.
Xiaodie thought that Nangong Shunv hated that she had been abused, and her heart hurt like being run over by a grinder.
But in the next moment, I saw Nangong Shu Nu's eyes filled with tears.
Nangong Shunv didn't even look at the back of her scalded hand, she stretched out her hand to Xiaodie: "Come here."
Xiaodie came to Nangong Shunv, who poured Xiaodie into her arms...
Nangong Shu Nu's body trembled slightly, hugging Xiaodie's thin body tightly, crying silently.
She never imagined that the person she loved would have such an identity and have experienced such a cruel past...
And all this is caused by their own country.
It turned out that she was a more noble princess than herself, and could have lived a carefree life!
Although Xiaodie's description of her past is very simple, in the past ten years, Nangong Shunv can't imagine how her lover has survived!
It was Xiaodie who spoke first: "Sister? Why are you crying?"
Nangong Shunu sniffed: "I... My heart hurts so badly, my mouth doesn't obey me, I don't know what to say... I... "
Xiaodie showed a happy smile with tears in her eyes, hugged Nangong Shunv with her backhand, patted her back, and said softly, "I recovered my memory a few days ago, and I couldn't bear it for a while, so I could only Lock yourself up, sorry."
Nangong Shunv: "Xiaodie... It's me who should say sorry. If the emperor hadn't started this war, you wouldn't have suffered for so many years."
Xiaodie was silent for a moment, then sighed softly: "Then I won't be able to meet you."
Nangong Shunv: "If I can save your suffering, I will!"
Xiaodie: "If these sufferings are unavoidable, meeting you is God's greatest mercy to me."
Nangong Shunv: "Xiaodie..."
Xiaodie: "Sister, can you take me away? I don't want to live in the capital anymore, I want to leave here."
Nangong Shunv: "Okay."
Xiaodie: "Promise me one more thing?"
Nangong Shun replied, "I don't ask anything."
While Xiaodie was shocked, a warm current flowed in her heart: she understood herself and was still tolerant.
Although a little unbelievable, Nangong Shunv already had the outline of the truth in her heart, about Qi Yan.
As a result, the doubts surrounding Qi Yan for so many years, which seemed to violate the harmony and could not explain the reason, have also been answered. Nangong Shunv never thought that it would be like this!
She was sure that the Qiyan Agula who once rebelled was not the deity, and the current royal husband, Qiyan Qiyuanjun is the real Qiyan Agula, which is why Xiaodie called Qiyan brother, Xiaodie would say Qi Yan is her family!
It was so, it was so!
What about children? Whose child is Yu Xiao
Nangong Shunv felt more and more distressed, and she also respected Qi Yan: Qi Yan's love for Xiaodie is so deep, Yuxiao is probably Xiaodie...
In Wei Kingdom, this kind of child has original sin, and it is very likely that he will be killed by the elders of the clan or directly stillborn at birth. Qi Yan actually regards Yu Xiao as her own. This kind of mind makes Nangong Shunv very is admiration.
Qi Yan came to Wei State, and the reason for participating in the scientific examination is self-evident. Thinking of Nangong Shunv here is a little creepy.
Then he was very emotional, what made Qi Yan change his mind? Nangong Shunv looked at Xiaodie in her arms, and she had a general answer in her heart...
just ah...
This lie is buried too deep, can it really be forgiven
Nangong Shunv believed in her heart. She knew that it must be Qi Yan's idea that Xiaodie could confess. She was grateful to Qi Yan, sympathized with Qi Yan, and even more distressed about the relationship between her little sister and Qi Yan.
The vengeful prince from the grassland and the queen of the dynasty...
Nangong Shunv couldn't come back to her senses for a long time. If this story is made public, I am afraid that it will be interpreted by the people as a painting book and passed down through the ages...
Nangong Shunv believed that Qi Yan should have given up revenge by now.
…
The next day, Nangong Shunv handed in the form to go to the fief. After reading it, Nangong Jingnv deliberately pulled away and came to Zhuohua Princess Mansion: "Why is the second sister so eager? Are you all healthy? The fief is no better than the capital, and the second sister is still Will you take care of it for a while longer?"
Nangong Shunv: "I'm fine, it's just that Your Majesty has decreed to allow the concubine of the harem to return to my mother's house. There is no one in my mother's concubine's house, and they are all counting on me. So I want to go to the fief as soon as possible and take my concubine out of the capital. Do your best."
Nangong Jingnu knew that she could no longer persuade her, and a sense of loneliness rose in her heart. In recent years, brothers from the same clan have passed away one after another. Xiaoqi's whereabouts are still unknown. Apart from Qi Yan and Yuxiao, the only other relatives around me are the second sister, but the second sister has to leave...
Nangong Jingnu was silent for a long time, then replied: "Next month is my birthday, second sister will accompany me to finish this birthday before leaving, I would like to invite only a few heroes and clan relatives to have a small gathering with me. If you don't even have a family, you're really alone."
Nangong Shunv saw her little sister's desolate expression, so she naturally did not refuse.
…
Time passes by day by day, and the Longevity Festival is in sight.
Nangong Jingnv didn't want to make a big birthday, but the old Confucian Confucian persuaded and said: Even if the national mourning observes the rules, there is no need to shy away from the longevity festival.
Nangong Jingnu accepted the courtier's proposal, and preparations for the Longevity Festival were in full swing.
On the other hand, Qi Yan seems to have returned to the era of a scholar, locking herself in the study every day and not coming out until late at night. Eight volumes of "On the Ten Malpractices of the Old Politics" have been completed. The entire set of dossiers has been written.
She also found an opportunity to contact Taiwei Gongyanghuai, and on the grounds that the Longevity Festival came to the country, she persuaded Gongyanghuai to temporarily take over the patrol camp in the capital, and at the same time arranged for two troops to be stationed in the Gyeonggi area nearby, in case of emergency. Before Nangong Sunv left, she left a group of confidants and elite soldiers for Nangong Jingnv, who were mixed with the former Royal Forest Army and were responsible for the security of the inner court.
…
On the eve of the first year of Chengqi and the Longevity Festival.
This is the first longevity festival after the empress's enthronement. It is full of political significance, so almost all the vassal officials and local generals either personally or sent their confidants to Beijing with tribute gifts. One is to celebrate her birthday, and the other is to express their support for the empress. and loyalty.
For a time, the capital was very lively. Posthouses, courtyards, and restaurants were full of people, and the market was full of people. It seemed to return to the most prosperous years of the Wei Dynasty ten years ago.
The whole country has been under the rule for more than half a year, and the people have long been tired of coarse cloth and plain shirts. Taking advantage of the longevity festival, they have changed into gorgeous clothes. The streets and alleys of the capital are decorated with lights, overlooking from the city wall, surging. The colorful crowd is very festive.
Many juggling troupes, opera troupes, and entertainers also took this opportunity to enter Beijing, choose the most prosperous street to circle a piece of land, and start performing.
Merchants and benevolent people in the capital generously donated money to temples and set up porridge huts in the gathering places of disaster victims outside the city.
The small merchants and hawkers on both sides of the street all had smiles on their faces, as if life were getting better again.
There are still three days before the birthday of the Empress Nangong Zhenzhen, and the tributes sent to the palace by the prefectures have almost never been broken.
On this day, Chen Chuansi and Qiu Ju brought a team of maids to the Chengchao Palace where Qi Yan was located. Everyone knelt down in front of Qi Yan and said, "See the palace."
Qi Yan glanced at it and saw that several palace maids were holding trays covered with red silk: "No ceremony and level."
Qiu Ju: "Reporting to the Great Palace, this is a new dress that the embroidery workshop urgently produced in three months. Your Majesty and the Great Palace have one set each. In the morning of the Wanshou Festival, we will sacrifice to the heavens and ancestors in the morning and wear this set for the palace banquet at night. , the appearance was chosen by His Majesty, please take a look."
Qi Yan uncovered the first red silk, and on the tray was: the eight-treasure purple-gold single-phoenix crown. If the dragon and the phoenix are in one place, the dragon is the male and the phoenix is the female. The phoenix and the phoenix, the phoenix is the male, and the phoenix is the female.
The phoenix has always been the exclusive use of the queen of the palace, but Qi Yan is the husband of the emperor, so she chose the phoenix. There is a lifelike Dan bird on the purple gold crown, and a top-grade Dongzhu the size of a pigeon egg in her mouth, which exudes a holy luster. This eight-treasure purple gold single phoenix crown is made of elegant materials but simple in style, which is very suitable for Qi Yan.
Qiu Ju saw Qi Yan pick up the phoenix crown and looked at it, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty personally ordered the style of this crown. Your Majesty said that the palace will definitely like it."
Qi Yan smiled without saying a word, opened the second red silk, and placed a string of eastern beads on it. The size of each eastern pearl is almost the same, and the luster is almost the same. The top of the string is a lake blue pearl. , In addition, there are white jade wrench fingers, glazed cold jade belt, seven glittering pearl pendants, one pearl gold phoenix ring each, and a pair of purple gold tourmaline Pisces sachets.
Qiu Ju: "There are ninety-nine eastern pearls in this piece, taking the number of bipolars, ranging from thirty-two to eighty-six for the masters of the front and back palaces. This one in the grand palace was specially explained by His Majesty. There are one hundred and eight in His Majesty's one, which is full of stars."
Qi Yan nodded and opened the next red silk, which was a red palace gown with auspicious cloud patterns thorns on the wide-mouthed sleeves, embroidered beasts screaming at the hem of the jacket, and a dragon with wings spread on the chest of the jacket. The phoenix - a picture of a hundred beasts facing the phoenix.
Qi Yan couldn't help but admire it. Although she is not good at danqing, she also knows that this style is a test of skill just to draw it. It is necessary to place all the animals within the limited layout space, and it must be arranged in an orderly manner so as not to appear crowded , not to mention that it is embroidered stitch by stitch!
Seeing that Qi Yan liked it, Qiu Ju felt very happy for Nangong Jingnv. What Qi Yan didn't know was that this embroidery pattern was obtained after Nangong Jingnv's enthronement, and it took a month for Dan Qing to get the picture, and there is also a set of exactly the same. It is Qi Yan's court dress, the bottom is orange, and the red one is dedicated to the celebration.
Qiu Ju asked Qi Yan to lift the last piece of red silk, on which was placed a pair of soap boots, with flames embroidered at the base of the boots, and a jade Ruyi handle beside it.
Qiu Ju: "This is a red silk that is worn every day. This fiery red silk thread is a treasure of the world. It was paid tribute by Fanbang many years ago. It is said that there is a kind of silkworm that only spit red silk. It is only in the palace of the Queen Mother. There are some others, which Your Majesty ordered to use."
Qi Yan: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
There were also some other gifts that came along with them, all of which were tributes from the prefectures. Nangong Jingnu picked out a few that Qi Yan should like, and asked Qiu Ju and Chen Chuansi to bring them together.
Being so favored, even the well-trained maids showed their admiration and envy. Some of them are already old people in the inner court, but this is the first time I have seen this honor, even the Yuan Hou Ma. Shi, can't match Qi Yan's honor at this moment!
The palace servants from the Palace of Succession took over the gowns and rewards, recorded them in the book and stored them in the treasury. Qiu Ju and Chen Chuansi completed their mission and returned on their knees.
Qi Yan's heart could not be calm for a long time, and her mind couldn't help flashing back when she established the mansion many years ago, and Nangong Jingnu was like this: I wish I could empty the treasury and give all the things to herself, and as the years go by, She treats herself the same, even better!
But what about yourself? However, with the majority of Nangong Jingnu's worth, she secretly developed Sifang Bank, purchased the land deeds of farmers, and shorted the taxation of the imperial court...
The pair of fists under the wide sleeves clenched quietly, Qi Yan stood there, silent.
…
That night, Nangong Jingnv finished her day's work, dragged her tired body to the Chengchao Palace, and as soon as she entered the gate, she quickly came to Qi Yan and sat down, took out a scarlet booklet from her bosom, and offered a treasure. Like to give it to Qi Yan: "Look at it."
Qi Yan opened it and asked, "What is this?"
Nangong Jingnu smiled playfully: "Reward list."
Qi Yan glanced at it roughly, they were all treasures.
Nangong Jingnv: "These are the birthday gifts I received. You can see if you like it. If you don't like it, pick a few. I'll have someone send it to you."
Qi Yan's heart was aching, her fingers turning white while holding the gift slip, she stared at Nangong Jingnu, but couldn't say anything.
Nangong Jingnu held her chin and asked with a smile in her eyes, "What's the matter?"
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty has rewarded enough, minister..."
Nangong Jingnu: "All mine is yours, don't say that."
Qi Yan: "...There are so many of these, I don't know what to choose for a while, Rong Chen think about it."
Nangong Jingnu had a flowery smile and a pair of beautiful eyes, and answered cheerfully, "Okay!"
Qi Yan: "Is Your Majesty tired?"
Nangong Jingnu directly adjusted her posture: "I'm exhausted, come and press me~."
Qi Yan: "Okay."
…
It was night, and Chen Chuansi came to invite him several times, and Nangong Jingnu knew that she should go back too.
But she felt reluctance from Qi Yan's eyes when she looked at her, and wanted to accompany Qi Yan again.
It wasn't until the bangzi that knocked on the child, Chen Chuansi's voice came from outside the hall for the third time: "Your Majesty, it's already deep, it's time to return to the palace."
Qi Yan sent Nangong Jingnv to the entrance of the hall, Nangong Jingnv said, "You should rest early too, I've been too busy these days, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you again, wait until the longevity day when you're busy, take good care of you. Refined."
Qi Yan took Nangong Jingnv's hand, her thumb gently rubbed the back of Nangong Jingnv's hand, her amber eyes were full of nostalgia: "Your Majesty..."
Qi Yan didn't want Nangong Jingnu to leave. This might be the last night she "occupied" Nangong Jingnv as a royal husband, and it might even be their last night in this life.
Qi Yan suddenly couldn't bear the girl in front of her. Since Nangong Rang died, Qi Yan knew that her time as "Qi Yan" was short, but she always felt that she and Nangong Jingnu still had time, but... how come it's the end
Nangong Jingnu's heart was itchy like a feather had been scratched, and there was a hint of sweetness. She looked at Qi Yan tenderly: "You know... I can't stay."
Qi Yan twitched the corners of her mouth and said softly, "I know."
Nangong Jingnu is also reluctant to bear Qi Yan, but he must be restrained even if his love is deep.
Nangong Jingnv: "Soon, it's almost the end of the year, and there are only two years left after this year. We... have a long time in Japan."
Qi Yan took a deep breath, how much she wanted to take a step forward and hug Nangong Jingnv into her arms, but she didn't, she still stood in place, but clenched the hand of Nangong Jingnv's soft weed, Then release.
Qi Yan: "Yes."
Nangong Jingnu: "Then... I'm leaving?"
Qi Yan: "Yeah."
Nangong Jingnv: "Go to rest early, I heard Xia He say that you have been shutting yourself in the study all day recently, and you should pay attention to your body even if you are holding the scroll."
Qi Yan: "Your Majesty too, don't work too hard."
Nangong Jingnu: "Well, I know. I'm leaving?"
Qi Yan: "Yeah."
Nangong Jingnu: "See you in two days."
Qi Yan: "Okay."
…
The door of the hall opened, and a gust of cold wind blew in. Nangong Jingnv turned around and walked three steps away, while Qi Yan stood in the hall and watched Nangong Jingnv disappear into the night.
Between the two, there is a threshold of three inches and six minutes, Qi Yan is inside, and Nangong Jingnu is walking further and further away...
The first year of Chengqi · Longevity Festival.
Before dawn, Qi Yan changed into a luxurious and cumbersome royal palace dress under the service of the palace maid. Qi Yan usually dresses in a simple and elegant dress, but today she suddenly changed into a red suit, which has a unique charm.
The imperial husband's car stopped outside the Chengchao Palace, and Qi Yan boarded the sedan chair and went to Ganquan Palace to greet the Nangong Jingnv's birthday. Then the two of them went to the Taimiao with officials from the Ministry of Rites, Zongzheng Temple, and the Inner Court Division to worship the sky and ancestors. , after returning to the palace, Qi Yan and Nangong Jingnv will also accept the pilgrimage of court officials and state officials, almost until evening, and then the palace banquet.
When the team arrived at the Taimiao Temple, it was just dawn. The Ministry of Rites announced that the auspicious time had come. Nangong Jingnu personally lifted the silk and satin on the sacrifice of the three animals, put on the three pillars of high incense, read out the memorial table for worshiping the gods and ancestors, and burned them...
Nangong Jingnu and Qi Yan entered the Taimiao side by side, and the officials knelt on the square outside the Taimiao.
Since Nangong Rang did not overthrow the legitimacy of the previous dynasty, there are also tablets of the ancestors of the previous dynasty, as well as those of Nangong Rang and the Yuan Empress Ma.
The two knelt on the futon. Perhaps because there were many unfamiliar tablets, Nangong Jingnv didn't say much. She recited it according to the prepared playlist, and then said what she had done since she became the throne. Yan also said a few words, and the two came out.
It was almost noon when we took the sedan chair back to Ganquan Palace, and all the officials in the court and the state officials had been kneeling in the court hall for a long time.
Nangong Jingnv was so hungry that she groaned, but she and Qi Yan each had a bowl of porridge and came to the court.
Today next to the throne of the emperor, another golden chair was set up, exclusive to Qi Yan.
Nangong Jingnv and Qi Yan took their seats respectively and accepted the bows of hundreds of officials. Then, starting from Zhongshuling and Taiwei, the ministers offered birthday congratulations in turn...
Nangong Jingnu was sitting in a high position, but Qi Yan was talking secretly. The courtiers knelt from the hall to the outside, even if everyone said a word, it would take a long time...
After listening to more than 100 birthday greetings, Qi Yan became a little upset. She was overwhelmed with things, and it was difficult to be as calm as usual.
Nangong Jingnu, who had been staring straight ahead, suddenly reached out a hand and held Qi Yan's hand.
There is an imperial case blocking it, and nothing can be seen below. Qi Yan felt that Nangong Jingnu's palms were sweating, and she knew that the other party was also irritable, but she didn't show it.
Qi Yan secretly sighed again: Nangong Jingnv has really grown up. In the past, letting her sit in the study for an hour seemed to kill her, but today she is more stable than herself.
Qi Yan shook Nangong Jingnu's hand back, and the two interlocked their fingers. The ministers were still saying annoying birthday speeches, but their hearts were calm.