Chang Qing also comes to see me often, and every time she comes, she says something——

Your Majesty, it’s not easy either.

I haven't asked him, and I don't know what's going on for him. It's just that he comes here every day with such a tired look and red eyes. Even though I don't want to care about anything or ask anything, I can still feel it.

The pressure he was under.

What's more, even if I don't care or ask, Chang Qing will still mention those things inadvertently during the conversation.

The removal of Shen Gongyi's party members, the rectification of government affairs, the national mourning of the Queen Mother, etc., although these things were troublesome, they were nothing to him. What really made Pei Yuanhao uneasy was the civil uprising in the south.<

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After returning to the capital and receiving more news, I discovered that the situation was much more serious than imagined.

Now, it is no longer as simple as a civil uprising.

I heard from Chang Qing that the rebel forces have completely controlled the six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, including several states and counties south of the Yangtze River.

The Northern Army moved south; although Yangzhou and several other large cities north of the Yangtze River did not explicitly betray the imperial court and surrender, their attitude was ambiguous, and they had clearly become the outposts of the rebel forces.

Such plans and arrangements cannot be said to be incomplete.

It can even be said to be seamless.

They first colluded with Shen Gongyou, used their connections in the capital to help Shen Gongyou reach the peak of power, and encouraged him to rebel. Then, with the help of Shen Gongyou, they made Pei Yuanhao aggravate his paralysis towards the south, and took advantage of his refusal.

The Ma River Valley launched a rebellion, and when the imperial court was unable to take care of both ends, it launched civil unrest in the south and captured six provinces in one fell swoop.

The six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River were originally the most prosperous places in the Celestial Empire. They used the cities on the south bank of the Yangtze River as their strongholds, which were rich in products and could provide the most important military supplies for the war. However, Yangzhou and other places on the south bank of the Yangtze River had convenient transportation and extended in all directions.

Also, according to the natural chasm of the Yangtze River, if you advance, you can attack the imperial troops and capture Anhui, Shandong and other places. If you retreat, you can return to the south bank of the Yangtze River and defend yourself.

Moreover, although Pei Yuanhao implemented a series of new policies in Jiangnan in the past few years, he abolished these new policies one by one when he took expedient measures to deal with Shen Gongyi. Although it was only temporary, those people did not

Thinking this way, the heavy levies and miscellaneous taxes made them believe that today's emperor will continue to inherit the past imperial court's oppression of the south and continue to rule their untouchables.

From this point of view, the right time, the right place and the right people, all the rebellious forces in the south took into consideration and took hold of them, resulting in today's situation.

Because of this, even though it has been several months since I returned to Beijing, the court still has no way to deal with the deterioration of the situation in the south.

Looking back, I watched how Pei Yuanhao slowly walked from a prince who was not reused to the throne. Every change, even if there were dangers, never failed him.

But this time, it is an exception.

This seems to be the first time that I see something beyond his control.

And that person hidden in the smoke that permeates the six provinces of Jiangnan, hidden in the mist rising from the turbulent waters of the Yangtze River, makes people feel even more chilling and frightened.

In this world, there are not many people who can win against Pei Yuanhao.

Those bloodshot eyes were still looking at me, and the deep tiredness was almost the same as the tiredness in my heart. His hand was still holding my slender wrist, without relaxing or using any force: "Qingying , you stay with me."

"..."

I froze and didn't move, and he didn't move either, but the hand holding my wrist still didn't relax. The two of us just faced each other in silence. He raised his head and looked at me: "Just a moment."

"..." I looked into his eyes calmly and finally sat down slowly.

There was still a burning cloud outside the window, and the scorching air made people unbearably hot, but on the other side was an ice plate that was exuding coolness. I sat silently in front of him, and the cold and hot attack on both sides was like the torment of two heavens of ice and fire, although it was Sitting, but it’s harder than ever.

Suddenly a flower bloomed in front of my eyes.

I was caught off guard and opened my eyes wide, and saw him reaching out his hand and rubbing my eyebrows with his thick thumb: "Don't frown."

"I came here to see you happy."

Looking happier?

I looked at him in a daze, looking at me reflected in those red bloodshot eyes.

Indifferent, calm, like a pool of stagnant water.

How long has it been since I got up from the bottom? I have actually forgotten what it feels like to be happy, and I can no longer laugh from the bottom of my heart.

Thinking of this, I lowered my eyelids lightly, but his cheek was gently held by his hand. He still looked at me, with a kind of gentleness in his tired eyes: "You can talk to me again."

"...What does the Emperor want to say?"

"..."

This time, even he himself was stunned.

He and I really have nothing to talk about. The two of us sitting opposite each other like this are not enjoying ourselves. The silent atmosphere is simply a kind of torture. But if we want to speak, he can't say anything, and I can't say anything. It can be said that as this stiff atmosphere continued, it was even more torturous, until he finally couldn't stand it anymore and left.

At this time, footsteps sounded again outside the door.

Kou'er's voice sounded at the door: "Your Majesty, this servant is ordered by the Queen to bring some desserts to the Emperor and Lord Yue."

"Come in."

Guan'er walked in cautiously and looked at the postures of me and Pei Yuanhao. She didn't even change her expression. She just walked to the table and asked Shui Xiu to put the things in the tray on the table. She smiled slightly. The two people retreated.

Pei Yuanhao led me up and took a look. There was a plate of cinnamon glutinous rice cold cake, a plate of creamy pineapple jelly, and two bowls of fragrant grass drink.

I frowned slightly.

If the emperor is in the house of a concubine and someone brings food and drink, the first thing he can think of is that someone wants to compete for favor, but Chang Qing - I know she is not. She just doesn't want Pei and I to send things like this.

The atmosphere between Yuan Hao and Yuan Hao is too tense.

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As a queen, she really has good intentions, but——

I looked at this man with a faint smile slowly appearing on his face. Does he really understand that woman?

"This is really good," he twitched the corners of his lips: "I was just craving for something sweet, so why don't you come and use it too."

"...Yes."

I also sat down with him, and the two of us held bowls and ate bit by bit. The feeling of the faint sweetness of Xiangzhi drink lingering on the tip of my tongue made my whole body feel refreshed, and the intense heat in my body seemed to be absorbed by it.

After draining it, he drank spoonful after spoonful, and suddenly remembered something: "I really miss the orange cheese you made."

I was slightly startled and looked up at him.

Orange cheese...

Yes, in my memory a long time ago, I once made such sweet and delicious desserts to relieve the heat. However, making such a thing in the hottest weather is a kind of torture in itself. Staying in the small kitchen and watching the

The pot steamed slowly on the stove, and the sweet aroma of oranges filled the surroundings. The heat also made people sweat profusely, as if they had fallen into the water. But at that time, I thought that I could eat such a bowl of dessert in a while, so I poured it out.

I don’t feel uncomfortable either.

It's just that the pot of orange cheese I made ended up...

I slowly put the empty bowl back on the table: "It's too hot to do that. Wei Chen is weak now, so I'm afraid he won't be able to endure it."

"..."

"However, if the emperor really wants to use it, I can still do it if I support you——"

Having said this, I raised my head and glanced at him, and my red bloodshot eyes dimmed for a moment.

There was still half a bowl of Xiangzhi drink left, but he seemed to have no appetite for any more. He slowly put the bowl back on the table and looked at me again. I just lowered my head and carefully poured out a little bit of soup on the table with my fingertips.

Erase.

A silence that was even more uncomfortable than before spread in the room.

After a long time, he stood up and walked out without saying a word.

I slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Before I could call anyone, Nanny Wu and Shui Xiu had already walked in. Although the person had left, the depressing atmosphere he left in the room was still there.

They all walked over cautiously and looked at my indifferent expression. Shuixiu said nothing and glanced at Grandma Wu.

"My lord."

Listening to what she wanted to say, I said, "Let's clean up this place."

The two of them looked at each other and looked at me getting up as if nothing had happened. They turned around and walked to the window. They continued to look at the darkening sky outside and could only silently pack away the things on the table.

The next day, Myolie came over to send a message saying that Chang Qing wanted to see me.

This time, she didn't come to visit me, but wanted to see me. I understood somewhat, so I dressed up and went to Chang Qing's place alone. As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a familiar tender voice coming from inside.

Shen, is saying something loudly.

I feel happy.

During the days in the harem, the only thing that made me happy was seeing the innocent smiling face of this child.

When I entered the door, I heard Nianshen ask cautiously: "Mother, are these two poems written by my sons good?"

Chang Qing said in a gentle voice with a smile: "Nian Shen, what do you think?"

"Er Chen...Er Chen, I like it myself."

"That's good. Nian Shen has to believe in himself and believe that he can do well, and that's it."

After experiencing the incident in the Juma Valley, the child Nian Shen was naturally frightened. After returning to the palace, he had nightmares and woke up crying every night for a while, which really worried everyone.

It's been a while; I don't know if it was my misunderstanding. After that, Chang Qing became more affectionate towards him. I don't know if it was because of the incident in the river valley that made her see something, or if it was due to motherhood. Looking at them now,

It's really like a mother and son.

I stood at the door, watching this scene, and felt warm in my heart. I was a little reluctant to go in and interrupt. At this time, Nian Shen lowered his head with some resentment: "It's a pity that the teacher is not here, and I don't know if the teacher will say that I did a good job."

OK."

"Oh? Teacher is not in Jixian Hall?"

"The teacher hasn't come these past two days."

Chang Qing raised her eyebrows when she heard this, but she was not surprised. Fu Badai is now an official and is a Taibao, and is so highly regarded by the emperor. When there is such a big trouble in the south, he is naturally asked to make suggestions. It is not a good idea to teach him two lessons.

It’s not a big deal.

Chang Qing said: "Teacher, your father has called you here these days, and there are some very important things to tell him. So who is teaching the class in Jixian Hall now?"

"Brother."

A deep and tender voice sounded, and when I heard those two words, my heart jumped suddenly.

Light cold!

Chang Qing's delicate eyebrows also frowned slightly. As soon as Nian Shen saw her expression, he immediately asked: "Mother, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Chang Qing thought for a while and said, "Did Senior Brother teach you well?"

"Well, senior brother is not as good at teaching as the master, but senior brother doesn't know how to hit people."

Seeing his smiling face, Chang Qing seemed to be unable to bear it, and shook her head with a smile.

Nian Shen added: "It's just that my senior brother is often distracted when he is giving lectures. When we handed in our homework today, our senior brother just kept looking out the window in a daze and ignored us."

Chang Qing's eyebrows wrinkled.

And my heart was beating so hard that it almost jumped out of my chest.

Just hearing the news about him, just hearing a few words about him, I already felt an uncontrollable throbbing, as if the blood that had been frozen into ice all over my body these days melted and boiled at this moment.

Everyone trembled slightly because of the burning heat.

Chang Qing said: "Then, did Senior Brother say anything?"

"No, I was worried about my senior brother. I asked him and he said it was okay."

"Oh?"

"But——"

"But what?"

"However, Nianshen heard today that my senior brother has been reciting two lines of poetry to himself."

"What poem?"
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