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The emperor drove into Beijing, and the queen personally led the palaces to welcome him. Nie Wushuang sighed in his heart when he saw the queen kneeling in a bright red phoenix dress from a distance. Kneeling on the cold bluestone in late autumn to welcome him, this feeling is full of sincerity.

Xiao Fengming stepped out of the dragon carriage, and Nie Wushuang naturally knelt on the edge of the chariot shaft. Xiao Fengming stepped out of the car and stepped forward to help the queen up with her own hands: "Thank you for your hard work, Zitong."

A smile appeared on the Queen's dignified face: "Your Majesty, are you enjoying yourself?" She said, her eyes casually passing over Nie Wushuang who was kneeling beside the car, and said gently: "Bi Concubine has served the Emperor well, I will meet you when I return to the palace." Give me a good reward."

When Nie Wushuang heard the queen mentioning herself, she quickly leaned down deeper and said, "Reply to the queen, this is my concubine's duty. I don't dare to take credit. I'll do it."

Xiao Fengming smiled at the queen, took her hand, and slowly walked onto the straight red carpet.

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Returning to the "Yonghua Palace", everything was the same as before, but Nie Wushuang felt as if he was in another world. The palace attendants were diligent and soon returned all the things that Nie Wushuang Qiu Shou had brought out of the palace to their original places. Nie Wushuang looked at the sycamore leaves falling in the wind in the courtyard behind the palace, feeling vaguely melancholy in his heart.

Autumn is about to pass, and the harsh winter is about to come.

The next day, Nie Wushuang got up early to greet the queen as usual. The Queen Xu dressed up slightly because the Emperor returned to the palace. Her long black hair was combed very brightly and neatly tied into a bright moon bun. There were two golden phoenixes on both sides, and a royal garden flower was tied on the side of the bun. Craftsmen introduced newly cultivated dahlias from the Western Regions. The color of the flower is dark red and enchanting, which contrasts with the queen's carefully rouged cheeks, adding a bit more charm to her dignity.

Nie Wushuang came forward to pay homage, and the queen smiled and held her hand: "Bi Binlan has a very good heart. The emperor often praises me when he returns to the palace."

Nie Wushuang hurriedly bowed respectfully: "The Empress, thank you very much."

The queen wanted to say something more, but Concubine Shu and several concubines came in. The empress came. When the queen saw her coming, she quickly ordered the palace servants to move the chairs. The Queen's palace gradually became noisy. Many concubines gathered around Concubine Shu and asked her to tell her about the assassination during the autumn hunting. Concubine Shu was originally talkative, but this time she only told the story in a cursory manner, omitting the thrilling process and narrating it. Got to be bland. The concubines' curiosity was not satisfied, so they asked Nie Wushuang again.

Naturally, Nie Wushuang would not go into details. He just said that the assassin was very skilled in martial arts. He stabbed him with a sword and he fainted. He never knew what happened next.

A palace concubine suddenly sighed: "This Bao Jieyu is also destined..." She was only halfway through her words when the queen frowned and said coldly: "It's Shun Chongrong!"

Seeing the queen's bad expression, the concubine who made a mistake knew that she had brought up a topic that she shouldn't have mentioned, and hurriedly hid behind the other concubines. The queen lost interest, and after a while, she ordered the concubines to disperse, leaving only Nie Wushuang and Concubine Shu.

Nie Wushuang didn't know what she had to tell her, but seeing that Concubine Shu didn't have much expression, he felt relieved.

The queen took a sip of tea and then said: "I know that the two of you were in danger during the autumn hunting, but this matter is unlucky because of Bao Jieyu's death, so if anyone asks about it in the future, just give them a few words to explain it away. The inside story is more It’s about not revealing it anymore.”

Nie Wushuang wished that the matter would go away like this, so he naturally agreed. Concubine Shu glanced at Nie Wushuang: "The Queen Mother is absolutely right. But I'm afraid the Queen Mother..."

The queen rubbed her forehead and sighed: "Yes, the Queen Mother was furious when she heard the news that Bao Jieyu had been stabbed to death. I tried to comfort her for several days but could not calm down the Queen Mother. After you say hello, go to Yongxi When the palace is greeting the Queen Mother, I will make the Queen Mother happy for me."

Nie Wushuang and Shu Fei looked at each other, then said goodbye and left.

After walking out of "Laiyi Palace", Nie Wushuang held Concubine Shu's hand and walked slowly towards "Yongxi Palace", followed closely by the palace people behind him.

Nie Wushuang suddenly asked: "Empress, what should I say when I meet the Queen Mother?"

Concubine Shu frowned deeply: "I just picked up irrelevant things to say to the Queen Mother, alas..." She suddenly sighed: "Bao Jieyu was very popular with the Queen Mother this month, and she died suddenly out of thin air. The Queen Mother must Will be angry."

Nie Wushuang felt something weird that he couldn't explain. After thinking for a long time, he asked: "Isn't the Queen Mother always the most loving Queen Mother? Why did she suddenly fall in love with Bao Jieyu?"

Concubine Shu shook her head: "I don't know either. Maybe the Queen Mother likes to have one more person walking around there."

This explanation was not very convincing to Nie Wushuang. What kind of woman was Empress Dowager Gao? How could she care more about her juniors because she is old and lonely? Even though Empress Dowager Gao loved Princess Yunle, she rarely took her with her. What good thing does Bao Jieyu have that makes her value her so highly?

Nie Wushuang's heart skipped a beat, and a vague and terrifying thought arose from the bottom of his heart. Before he could figure out what it was, "Yongxi Palace" had arrived.

When the palace attendants of "Yongxi Palace" saw Concubine Shu and Nie Wushuang coming, they hurried in to report. Not long after, the palace attendant came out quickly and said respectfully: "The Queen Mother has invited two queens."

Concubine Shu smiled slightly and walked in first. Nie Wushuang also came to the Queen Mother's palace, but because he had to accompany the emperor, he rarely went to the Queen Mother's palace to say hello. Empress Dowager Gao has always liked peace and quiet, and the concubines in the palaces have the wisdom not to disturb her. This way, it is common practice for the two to maintain stability.

Nie Wushuang followed Concubine Shu through the heavy palace curtains with gentle hands and feet, and then stopped in a huge announcement room. An old woman with white hair, wearing a black embroidered red thread gold longevity palace dress, was chanting sutras with her eyebrows lowered and her eyes lowered.

When she saw the two people coming, she put away the jade beads in her hand, looked coldly, and pointed to the seat beside her:

"Here? Everyone, please sit down."

Nie Wushuang and Concubine Shu quickly greeted each other before they dared to take their seats.

The scent of sandalwood fills the preaching room, making people feel relaxed and happy. Nie Wushuang sat upright and dignified, and Concubine Shu also looked calm.

"How is the Queen Mother's body lately?" Concubine Shu broke the silence and asked with a smile.

Empress Dowager Gao glanced at her and snorted: "Is there anything good about being old but not dying?"

Seeing that she was still angry, Concubine Shu laughed awkwardly: "Ancestor, don't be angry. I have killed these assassins, and Shun Chongrong's revenge can be considered avenged."

Empress Dowager Gao glanced at her, cleared her throat and said angrily: "I went to Qiuchi in a good way but ended up killing someone. What do you want the Ai family to think? Everyone close to the Ai family deserves to die! It's better to let the Ai family Forget it if one person dies!”

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Shu and Nie Wushuang were startled. It turned out that the Queen Mother was not angry about Bao Jieyu's death, but she suspected that someone was deliberately targeting her!

"The Queen Mother, please calm down. This assassin is clearly from the Qi State. They must have wanted to kill my concubine, so they have harmed Bao Jieyu. I deserve death!" Nie Wushuang hurriedly came out and knelt down.

Queen Mother Gao glanced at her, and her raging anger slowly subsided: "Forget it, get up. Your injury is not fully healed yet, is it? Wait until the Ai family asks someone to take a look at you."

Nie Wushuang was relieved to see that she didn't blame him.

Concubine Shu smiled and stepped forward to smooth things over: "Queen Mother, please calm down. I know that you are heartbroken that sister Bao Jieyu died unjustly. In the future, I and sister Bibi will definitely come to accompany you more. Don't we think the two of them are worth it? The last sister Baojieyu?"

Queen Mother Gao sighed: "Poor child, died at a young age..."

Concubine Shu and Nie Wushuang comforted her. After a while, Queen Mother Gao's expression gradually softened. The three of them talked and waited until noon. Empress Dowager Gao wanted to keep the two of them for lunch. At this time, the palace servants came in and said that the eldest prince had come to pay his respects. A smile appeared on Mrs. Gao's face: "Hurry up and welcome us in."

The eldest prince came into the palace and greeted Empress Dowager Gao with a sweet voice. Empress Dowager Gao ordered the worker to take a few pieces of candy, hugged him and said some words, and then ordered the wet nurse to take him down.

Concubine Shu looked at the eldest prince, with a complicated look in her eyes, like jealousy and hatred. This glance was caught by Nie Wushuang. She turned sideways and whispered: "It seems that the Queen Mother likes the eldest prince very much."

Concubine Shu gave a faint hum and said nothing.

Nie Wushuang sat upright and thought to himself, Concubine Shu was really hiding her secrets, she was obviously jealous but still pretended to be impeccable.

The eldest prince retreated. Empress Dowager Gao ordered people to serve lunch. After eating, Empress Dowager Gao wanted to keep the two of them again. Concubine Shu knew that the Empress Dowager had a habit of taking a nap, so she politely refused to leave. Nie Wushuang wanted to leave, but Empress Dowager Gao said with a smile: "The person who is treating the Ai family is Wu Yuanzheng. The Ai family asked him to come and look at your wounds. Don't leave any scars, it will be ugly."

Nie Wushuang touched her shoulder and thanked her, "I would like to express my gratitude to the Queen Mother."

At this time, someone from the palace came forward to lead Nie Wushuang to the inner hall, where he took off his coat and exposed the collar of his middle coat. Wu Yuan is an old man in his eighties, with white hair and beard, so there is no need to avoid taboos. Nie Wushuang asked him to check the wound. Wu Yuan was twirling his beard and said gently: "I'm lucky, my Majesty, that the sword didn't hit the tendons, otherwise, your arm would be useless."

Nie Wushuang thought of the way Bao Jieyu held the sword that day and sneered in her heart. She had lost her aim in anger, otherwise the sword would have been inserted into her neck.

Thinking of this, she lowered her eyebrows and said in thanks, "This will trouble Mr. Yuan Zheng."

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