Eunuch Lu followed silently, thinking of the little master he had wrapped up with his own hands, and tears appeared in the corners of his old eyes.
Sun Qingmu, Su Yi, and Shen Fei didn't speak again and followed Zhou Tian silently. The future they expected was buried here. It was impossible to imagine that it disappeared so easily. Without the fight they imagined, there was no future or joy. Or he didn't like the resistance, and he disappeared with an existence that he never had before he even had time to become rich and powerful...
What makes them most uneasy is the emperor's attitude. The emperor has always been so strong, as if even if the harem is in trouble, she can't stop her. But things are wrong after all. If the children argue in front of her in the future because of their discord, If she grabs that position, she will probably be extremely disappointed with them and cry alone...
This was not what they wanted to see when they followed her...
The majestic tomb door stands in the mountains, and the spacious and bright underground main road is no less impressive than the palace. All the traps are closed when entering.
Only when we actually set foot in this underground palace that has been built for a long time can we see the luxury and majesty of the royal family. The roads are paved with golden light, and the patterns on the walls are ferocious and ferocious. The road illuminated by luminous pearls looks so ironic. There are not many luminous pearls in the palace. It turns out that The late emperor had plenty.
Zhou Tian suddenly stood at the corner, looking at the avenue leading to the other end, and asked blankly but firmly: "Is this my mausoleum..." She had never been there before, and had integrated the efforts of many craftsmen, and How many capable people and people with lofty ideals have died.
Sun Qingmu, Shen Fei, and Su Yi were stunned for a moment. They followed the emperor's gaze and saw that in the distance, except for the luminous pearls and the golden light reflected by the ever-bright lanterns, there was nothing eerie and empty. But... is that the place where they and the emperor are buried? ?If he were buried with her...
The three of them looked at the emperor who had already started, thinking that this place was no longer scary.[
The group of people walked towards the secret passage newly dug by the youngest by the light of the ever-burning lamp.
Zhou Tian walked in front with an expression on his face, landing on a road that was obviously not as broad and careful as before. He felt sad: He was so far away from him. Would he feel uneasy on the Naihe Bridge? Did he resent her for not holding his hand? Child. , we are here, even though it may make you unhappy, mother still brought them here. If you are having fun, just think that mother is too concerned and ignore it; if you are afraid, vent your uneasiness as much as possible. For us, we have always been sorry for you! As a royal heir, as your father said, hold your head high and don’t lose your dignity on the road to reincarnation!
Zhou Tian stood still, the small underground tomb could not accommodate two people inside, and a weak coffin told that there were many people inside to help.
Eunuch Lu burst into tears the moment he saw the small coffin.
There were tears in Sun Qingmu's eyes. No matter how nice the words were, no matter how sensible he was when he was educated, he didn't mind if the children were vicious at this moment! Even if he rushed into their midst, hated their abandonment, and weakened their happiness, he would admit it.
Zhou Tian stood with an expression on her face. She had been crying sadly before she came. Instead, she stood here and looked at her child's home like a mother, commenting on the shortcomings here. She just said a word and stayed for a long time, as if she was thinking about it. The next sentence seems to be reminiscing about something.
Until Zhou Tian said: "I want to hang this copper lock around his neck." Listen, I am the emperor! But this title has no use except to embolden you.
"Your Majesty, you can't..." Eunuch Lu knelt on the ground directly, with tears on his face. It wasn't that he didn't feel sorry for his little master, but the Emperor... "Your Majesty, you can't..."
Sun Qingmu, Shen Fei, and Su Yi took a step forward.
Sun Qingmu took the copper lock from Zhou Tian's hand, patted her hand, and said softly: "Let's do it..."
The copper locks were held in the hands of the three of them one by one, and then returned to Sun Qingmu's hands.
Zhou Tian didn't move. She admitted that she wanted them to go. How could she not love her child? But how could these three people who had never given birth, been pregnant, or seen him feel as painful as herself? This copper The lock was what they should have brought to him, and then they would look at the child and let them remember that they owed him until they died...
Eunuch Lu followed and helped open the coffin. When he arranged the clothes for the young highness and asked the three young masters to put on the copper locks, his whole body froze instantly! No! This is not the young highness. He dressed the young highness himself. I'm less than a month old and have a small figure. My clothes are wrong! Everything is wrong!
Su Yi didn't dare to look at the coffin, not because of fear, but because his heart was trembling. The indescribable debt and shame made him dare not look at the child sleeping inside. He was the loudest at the beginning and wanted his son to be the most determined, but he What did you do for the child inside!
What qualifications does he have to stand here, put a lock on him like a human being, and relieve the guilt in his heart! "Why are you still standing there! What will your Highness do if you feel so cold!" He yelled at this old man whom he did not dare to offend for the first time. .[
Eunuch Lu seemed not to have heard what Su Yi said. He immediately left the coffin and knelt beside the emperor who was looking at the wall. His voice was filled with deathly guilt: "Your Majesty! This slave deserves to die! It's not your Highness inside. It must be the person who placed His Highness." Hands and feet! This slave is ashamed of His Majesty! Your Majesty, please let this slave find His Highness and bring him here before he dies!" Those slaves must have had selfish motives. I wonder where his poor little master is still, and whether he is not fully clothed now!
When Eunuch Lu thought about this possibility, he was like a bloodthirsty devil who wanted to skin those people alive! He kowtowed heavily to the stunned master, stood up and left: "Your Majesty! I will give you this slave. Reply!" After saying that, he disappeared into the dark underground palace.
Shen Fei was the first to calm down. He was used to seeing his master pass by in life and death. He was more sober than others. He was the first to come to his senses. He took the copper lock from Sun Qingmu's hand and placed it next to the child. He gave it to this unknown person. The child re-covered the coffin, then patted the wooden lid: "Good boy, I gave it to you. Since I have seen it, I am destined to live here. If you like it, you can stay here."
Then he turned around to support the master who suddenly stiffened, and whispered in her ear: "Don't be angry, we still have to find your little highness, don't worry! None of those who tampered with you will survive!"
The moment Su Yi rushed out of the mausoleum, he punched Zi Cheshi who was standing outside and said, "You are a wolf-hearted slave!" After saying that, he took the unconscious Zhou Tian away!
Zi Cheshi was at a loss. Will the consecutive blows to her body cause her to suffer a severe mental blow? Zi Cheshi thought of the emperor's "lost" when he killed someone before, and felt worried. He immediately chased after him. He admitted that he had feelings for the child inside. The guilt and concern all come from his mother!
When the boy saw his master, his face was filled with surprise and then anger: "Young Master, these people don't take you seriously! Hit them if you want! Young Master -"
"Okay! Let's go!" Something must have happened. Eunuch Lu's application just now was wrong. If something happened, wouldn't the worst result be that His Highness is gone? "Hurry! Hurry up! Let Dr. Zi arrive immediately.
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The news that Eunuch Lu heard made him completely angry! I don’t know?! I don’t know! “Execute punishment!”
Zi Cheshi arrived quickly, and Zhou Tian had already made arrangements. He already knew what happened, but his face was even uglier than Eunuch Lu at the moment. He was already careful enough in the things he took over, but he didn't expect that he would still be careful.
Something went wrong, who is to blame!
Zi Cheshi watched all the people involved in the matter gathered in Eunuch Lu's yard that night, and felt chills all over his body. Why didn't they understand his intentions? Why couldn't they see that he didn't want to have a fight with Zhou Tian over this matter?
The result is still the same.
Zi Cheshi understood that even if they died, they would not let Eunuch Lu ask anything: "Tell me! What's going on!"
Po Wen and everyone immediately knelt at the feet of the young master, with no concealment of the grievance in her eyes: "Young master, this is a slave..."
"Shut up!" Zi Cheshi was angry: "I dare to say that you are innocent. Everyone involved is kneeling here. You don't know where the problem went wrong, Your Highness! You are going to make me unkind and unjust.
On the way!”
Wenpo, who was meticulously dressed and had her hair combed into a shiny bun, looked at the young master's clenched fists with faint veins. She knew in her heart that the young master was really angry. The missing little highness made his uncertain relationship with the emperor even worse. She originally thought...
...thought...unexpectedly, I still couldn't help...Young Master must be sad now...
Po Wen looked at the young master's loosening and clenching of hands. She said goodbye to the words she had clenched when confronting Eunuch Lu just now. She knelt down and kowtowed to the master: "Young master, you are a slave, you are a slave ghost."
Confused..."
Then he told everything he knew in detail, with tears streaming down his face: "Young Master, I really don't know why His Highness disappeared. I hid him well before going to see Concubine Su.
Servant..."
Eunuch Lu had already lifted up Lao Wenpo who was out of breath from crying, and put the others into the prison. When he carried Lao Wenpo to the door, he looked back at Zi Che who was standing there.
Shi: "Young master, you don't mind what I do to your people."
Zi Cheshi paused for a while: "I don't mind."
No one dared to deal with the doctor's superior status, so all the doctors, mothers-in-law and everyone involved in the subsequent events were pulled down!
Doctor Zi looked at the people who were being led away without saying a word, and stared angrily at Eunuch Lu's back as he pulled Po Wen away, and then looked at his master who didn't move, feeling resentful in his heart:
What did the young master do wrong? Why do these people deal with the slaves he sent to Xia Villa! He just said that he should just ignore the life and death of the emperor! No one will appreciate it if it is done well, but it is a big deal if it is done wrong! Now the palace is finally out of trouble.
Start killing the few remaining doctors in Xiaxia Villa. It turns out to be a royal cemetery! Not a single one is good!
Zi Cheshi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It took him a long time to regain his composure: "Let's go and have a look."
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It was getting late, and it was the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon was covered by clouds, there was no light in the sky, and there was no wind in the air. The palace was dark and orange.
Eunuch Lu repeatedly checked the place where Po Wen said the basket was hidden. The tall grass that had been crushed inside had not yet grown up, and the shape and size were just right for a basket.
Po Wen didn't lie, but where did the child go? According to her, the child disappeared after she came back? Why did the child disappear? It was still dark, and no one came near the emperor's dormitory except the patrollers, but
The grass is very dark. Who would pay attention here?
There are no traces of cats or dogs around. The owner of the closest place in the harem with pets is the queen, but the queen had already given away the cats when the emperor was pregnant. The others are the third palace, and the third palace is for men. No one likes those things.
, why do you think that child shouldn't disappear from here?
Wenpo saw Eunuch Lu and the young master looking at her in disbelief. Wenpo was kneeling on the ground with her hair disheveled. She kowtowed heavily to the young master: "Young master, every word of this slave is the truth, old slave."
I don’t know how this happened? That’s why I was scared and didn’t dare to tell anyone, so I made a big mistake. I thought it might be Su…” After all, Concubine Su met her, maybe she saw it?
Su Yi rushed over immediately, followed by the emperor who had recovered. Her bright color made her face look even paler.
Zhou Tian walked in front, surrounded by rows of eunuchs holding lamps. Her back was straight and majestic. She walked in front with an expression on her face, her grace was as before. If it weren't for her bad complexion, who would have noticed.
The pride in her eyes was surging at this moment.
"Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor! Concubine Su is here to serve Fu'an."
Su Yi followed her and asked everyone to avoid courtesy. He looked at the small courtyard that was guarded by everyone, everyone's desolate faces, the bruise on Zi Cheshi's face, the murderous intent on Eunuch Lu's face, and the person kneeling on the ground.
, He really wanted to punch Zi Cheshi again! "I didn't notice what she had in her hand at the time." Su Yi stood behind the emperor and told the story of seeing Wen Po that day.
Eunuch Gu, who was behind Su Yi, also quickly confessed, but also said that he had not done anything harmful to nature or law under the instructions of his master.
Zhou Tian didn't doubt Su Yi, and Su Yi didn't have the guts to lie about this matter; she didn't doubt Zi Che Shi either. She knew that she had a special body, and the probability of this kind of thing happening was very high. Zi Che Shi couldn't make it so obvious.
The mistake bets on the relationship between them that has finally eased.
And that matter would never be publicized due to Zi Cheshi's ability and the loyalty of Zi Che's servants. It was handled in such a secretive way. Three or four people knew the identity of the Second Highness and no one knew it. In other words, Po Wen didn't need to lie.
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Zhou Tian took a step forward and looked at the small place that was not visible under the night. His mind was spinning rapidly. It stands to reason that people would pay attention to such a small place, but why was it missing? Zhou Tian measured the location here, the blind spot, and then
Think about how carefully Wen Po did this, so that no one would notice it. Even if someone saw it and opened the basket afterwards and saw... the child who was not breathing would also scream or tell Eunuch Lu why there was no such thing.
movement?
Unless... someone heard something moving in the grass?! Zhou Tian's heart moved in a trance. Is it possible? Is it possible?
Zhou Tianben's pale face flashed with a dazzling light.
Zi Cheshi also thought of this possibility, but... is it possible? At that time, he and Ziyi announced at the same time... He did not dare to mention this possibility, not only for fear of getting burned, but also for fear that Zhou Tian would be disappointed after having hope.
Eunuch Lu was a smart man and immediately sent people to investigate everything suspicious that happened that night, as well as the recent incident involving a maid who was suspected of having a child.
A panic-stricken search was launched in the palace. It was no longer convenient for outsiders to participate. Zi Cheshi no longer interfered, but he also began to stay behind closed doors. He had already expressed his thoughts on this matter, and the emperor was extremely merciful by not dealing with him.
Because of the emperor's suddenly depressed mood in the past two days, everyone in the court had various speculations. However, the emperor still went to court in the morning and handled court affairs normally. The ministers were not so sure of the emperor's mood. They only thought about whether it was because of General Ouyang.
His contradictory words hurt the emperor's heart and made him worry about gains and losses.
But looking at the emperor's decision-making of clear rewards and punishments, it's hard to say that she may be a "woman", but she is more or less dissatisfied with General Ouyang for not accepting the emperor's favor and causing trouble for the emperor. She is really arrogant and arrogant because of favor.
So proud!
Ouyang Niyu wanted to sneer, is such a misunderstanding interesting? She must have had something big happen because of herself. She didn't realize that Sun Qingmu, Su Yi, and Duan Jingchen were all mentally disturbed in the past two days! It can only be said that the people in the court are accustomed to seeing things in the old way.
It's hard to tell that he is no longer in her eyes.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, Prime Minister Song Yanyi kindly retained Ouyang Niyu, gossiping about him as if he should give in: "I know that your focus is on the country, but the emperor is also focused on state affairs now, even if we don't want to in our hearts.
You shouldn’t be too harsh, just be more open-minded.”
Song Yanshen was the most qualified to say this, because he had knelt down in the court to question him, so it was easy for him to resolve Ouyang Niyu.
Ouyang Niyu smiled faintly and listened carefully to what Prime Minister Song said before returning to the military office. He couldn't help but feel disappointed. Everyone still looked down upon him. Sun Qingmu's words had already shown that he had no chance of winning against the emperor, and instead ended up in ruins.
In the end, if that's the case, why should he cling to the selfishness in his heart anymore.
Now that the matter has come to this, he should face himself and lose frankly. She abandoned him. What right does he have to threaten her again? If he angers her, of course he will end up like everyone else - torn apart.
!Thinking of that possibility, Ouyang Niyu didn't dare to say that she was cold. He could only say that he didn't know people well and missed sincerity. He could only say that he was selfish and lost the sincerity he always wanted.
"Xiao Lei."
"General."
"Take me back to report to the old lady. I also think that the concubine from Prime Minister Song's family is quite good. I agree to this marriage." From now on, no one will need to speculate on whether the emperor is too interested in him or not, let him forcefully accept it.
It hurts. I hope this Song Yixia can learn a bit of her biological mother Luo's skills and become a good family!
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Sun Qingmu just started working today. The backlog of official duties did not make him feel heavy, but the clues that could not be found made him worried. Why did no one find anything wrong?
Far from what they need to know.
The emperor seems to be fine these days, but in fact no one can tell that she is in a bad mood. She will throw away her chopsticks and get angry if the food is not to her liking.
It was better to have Yan Ling with him during the day, but Yan Ling would get angry with everyone after sleeping. Sometimes, he had a vague feeling that the emperor would hate them if he couldn't find his second son. Sun Qingmu couldn't help but secretly laugh at himself for being careless, but he understood Zhou to some extent.
The panic in Tian's heart made her realize
When there was no one to share her pain, she naturally took it out on them. Thinking about her painful shoulders, the chair she threw over was actually intentional. The flash of apology in her eyes did not escape his eyes, but she felt unhappy in her heart.
Comfortable, she didn't know what to do.
Su Yi tolerated Zhou Tian even more. After the emperor was taken care of by him for a night, his temper became even worse. Shen Fei is on duty tonight, so I hope he won't practice with the emperor!