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The air seemed to be stagnant for a moment.

Li Yuanqing also didn't expect that things would turn out like this.

Although his mind was still barely awake, the familiar warm body temperature around him made his consciousness gradually slip away...

Beside me, the flames of the torches burned brighter and brighter, making the ice wall next to them sizzle.

"Empress, please wake up." Li Yuanqing bit the tip of his tongue hard, forcing himself to snap back the passing consciousness, forcefully pushed Queen Zhang aside, and firmly supported her shoulders with both hands.

Empress Zhang was stunned, but her eyes were completely confused, and she threw herself into Li Yuanqing's arms, "Why are you pushing her so hard? I'm so hot and so cold, please hold me tight."

Li Yuanqing wanted to refuse, but his body and mind were a little out of control.

In front of me, this is the empress of the Ming Dynasty. All she has to do is reach out... and she takes the initiative...

But thinking of the appearance of the little emperor Tianqi, his smile, and his sadness, Li Yuanqing suddenly came back to his senses.

The emperor is not kind to him. If... wouldn't this be...

But at this time, Queen Zhang's reaction was even more violent, her body was on fire, "General Li, hurry up, help me, I can't hold on anymore..."

In his mind, it was as if two people were fighting desperately. One side was high and the other was high. Li Yuanqing's thinking had begun to fall into chaos, but unexpectedly, Queen Zhang stood on tiptoes and hugged Li Yuanqing's neck with warmth.

The red lips pressed hard against Li Yuanqing's mouth.

Just like knocking over the first domino, Li Yuanqing's mind seemed to have fallen into the boundless darkness. There was confusion everywhere, except for a rich and fiery fire not far away...

Next to it, the light of the torch swayed gently with the cold wind, and a large black mark had been smoked on the ice wall.

I don’t know how long it has passed, one hour? Two hours?

Both of them were sweating profusely and finally woke up from the chaos.

Empress Zhang looked at Li Yuanqing in disbelief, "You, I..."

There was still an indescribably attractive blush on her pretty face, but there was indescribable anger and hurt in her eyes. She struggled out of Li Yuanqing's arms and hurriedly started to get dressed.

Li Yuanqing was also speechless. Damn it, the sky has fallen...

At this time, both of them were sweating a lot. In such an environment, Li Yuanqing did not dare to neglect. He hurriedly lit the remaining torch and placed all three torches next to Empress Zhang to protect her body temperature and prevent her from getting cold.

cold.

After a while, Queen Zhang put on her clothes and put her little hands on the torch aside to warm herself.

Li Yuanqing didn't know what to say, so he stayed with her quietly.

After a long time, Queen Zhang whispered: "General Li, you, you go. With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to get out of here."

Li Yuanqing was startled and grabbed her little hand, "What do you mean? You don't want to go out?"

Empress Zhang suddenly smiled sadly, "I am no longer worthy of being the empress of the Ming Dynasty, so what's the point of living? Just leave. Leave me alone."

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a long breath and suddenly sneered: "Are all the queens of the Ming Dynasty so holy? This is not necessarily the case, right?"

"What do you mean?" Queen Zhang looked at Li Yuanqing angrily.

Li Yuanqing sneered slightly, "If nothing else, is Mr. Wanli's chief assistant, Mr. Zhang Ge, really as clean as Empress Dowager Li?"

Empress Zhang couldn't help being furious: "How dare you talk nonsense about the royal family's private affairs?"

But Li Yuanqing took her into his arms, hugged her tightly, and whispered in her ear: "No one will know about this. The emperor doesn't know, your family doesn't know, everyone doesn't know."

I don’t know. You are still your queen, nothing has changed.”

Empress Zhang was stunned and said, "How is this possible? If they chase after her in the future, they will definitely find clues."

Li Yuanqing tried his best to soften his tone and whispered: "Don't be afraid of this. Whoever dares to talk more, I will not let him live in this world."

"you……"

Queen Zhang glanced at Li Yuanqing and somewhat understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

Although she is a queen, her family is weak and it is difficult to provide her with strong support. This is also the characteristic of the Empress of Ming Dynasty.

Due to his family background, Lao Zhu was not interested in the so-called wealthy and powerful families. The criteria for choosing a spouse for the Ming Emperor and princes was not based on family background, but mainly on the personal qualities of the beautiful women.

In the Ming Dynasty, no matter whether the queen or the concubines, it can be said that all of them are beauties, and they are all the best among people.

But the reason why the eunuchs rebelled was also due to a lot of factors.

The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. If these wealthy people wanted to be more influential, they could only communicate with outside the palace through eunuchs.

Although Li Yuanqing's position is not high at this time, he is a hard-line and powerful person, and he has the Holy Family in his hands. If he is really willing to help her, maybe she will not lose to the Hakka...

But this thought only passed by for a moment. Queen Zhang came over quickly and whispered: "I don't need your help, you can go."

Li Yuanqing kissed her forehead hard and whispered: "Live well, why should you die? If you die, what will happen to your parents and family? The Hakka family is the only one who favors you. The emperor has no heirs. Isn't this the responsibility of your queen?"

Empress Zhang was ashamed and angry, and scolded in a low voice: "Let me go quickly."

Li Yuanqing whispered: "If you dare to think like this, then I will..."

Li Yuanqing looked at her beautiful body curves unscrupulously.

Empress Zhang suddenly bit Li Yuanqing's arm hard and said, "You, how can you be so mean?"

"mean?"

Li Yuanqing bit her ear and said, "Buddha said that saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. If you want to go to hell, I will be there to carry you."

Queen Zhang was speechless for a moment.

Although what happened today was an accident within an accident, by now, the two of them already have an indescribable tacit understanding, no matter in every aspect.

It's a pity that as a queen...

Seeing that she had calmed down a bit, Li Yuanqing suddenly whispered in her ear: "That day, when you were fighting with the Hakka family, you went to the toilet behind the screen, and I was in the water tank..."

"you-----"

Empress Zhang was really shocked now. She never imagined that...

Li Yuanqing let her go and whispered: "You wait here, I'll grill some meat. Let's discuss it later."

As he said that, Li Yuanqing raised a torch and walked quickly towards the frozen meat on the opposite side of the ice.

Empress Zhang stared blankly at Li Yuanqing's back, unable to recover for a long time.

Although the frozen meat here is old, it does not have much odor due to the protection of the ice and is still edible.

Li Yuanqing cut off some with a dagger, and found a clay pot in the corner under the ice.

He wiped the clay pot clean, put some crushed ice in it, and put the meat inside. Li Yuanqing used a torch stand as a support and used the clay pot to stew the meat.

The torch was rich in fuel and the fire was very strong. After a while, the stew in the clay pot began to make a sizzling sound, exuding an alluring aroma.

But at this time, both Li Yuanqing and Empress Zhang fell into a deathly silence, and no one wanted to speak.

After a long time, Li Yuanqing suddenly let out a breath of turbid air, "There is another way. I will take you away."

Queen Zhang's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again, "It's impossible. I am the glory of the family."

Li Yuanqing nodded, but also thought of what happened to her in history. Even if she was pregnant, how could the child be born with the Hakka family around?

From the moment she married into the royal family, she was destined to be a tragedy.

In such a situation, Li Yuanqing didn't know what to say. After a moment, he suddenly whispered: "If you are pregnant this time, you must take good care of yourself. When it comes to food and drink, try to do it yourself as much as possible. Don't be lazy."

"you……"

Empress Zhang looked at Li Yuanqing angrily, and suddenly whispered: "I will take medicine when I get back. Don't even dream about it."

Li Yuanqing nodded and said, "That's fine. It's the safest thing if you don't get pregnant."

Empress Zhang was stunned for a moment. How come she still didn't understand Li Yuanqing's intentions at this moment?

The man in front of her never wanted her to get hurt.

Both of them fell into silence, with nothing to say.

At this time, the aroma of meat in the clay pot was very strong. Li Yuanqing turned it over with a dagger and found that the meat was already cooked and seemed to be venison.

Picking out a piece, Li Yuanqing tasted it. It tasted pretty good. The venison had been pickled and had a salty taste. It was very delicious.

Li Yuanqing took a few bites, carefully blew the rest to cool down, and handed it to Queen Zhang's lips, "You can eat some. Your body is your capital, and living is the foundation, no matter what you want to do."

Empress Zhang glanced at Li Yuanqing, did not refuse, and started eating in small bites.

Soon, the two of them had eaten all the venison in the clay pots. With food in their bellies, they felt warm and had normal blood color on their faces.

Li Yuanqing was afraid that she would not be able to think about it, so he did not dare to go out to explore the road for a while, so he could only stay with her quietly.

Empress Zhang had calmed down a lot at this time, and suddenly said: "What was in that little bottle just now? Why..."

She said, gritting her teeth. If it weren't for this small bottle, how could things be like this...

But on the other hand, with the man in front of her, she also experienced a completely different world...

Li Yuanqing whispered: "It's Master Jiajing's elixir. It should have been stolen by the eunuch just now."

Empress Zhang also understood and recalled what Li Yuanqing said before, 'Everyone has seven emotions and six desires...'
To be continued...