At this time, the sun had completely shrunk westward, so torches were lit in the yard. After Ye Chang came in, he saw that eunuchs and maids lived in the east and west wings, while the guards were all outside the yard. They were half guards and half monitors. In fact, not only them, among the eunuchs and maids, some secretly held surveillance.

However, no one stopped Ye Chang. It must have been what Concubine Mei had ordered.

Ye Chang was taken to the front door, and the eunuch entered and reported to him, "Empress summon you to come in."

After entering the door, Ye Chang felt darkness in front of him. After his eyes adapted to the house, he saw that there was only a lonely candle lit in the house. The candlelight was like a bean, as if it might be extinguished at any time.

There was a Hu bed in the room, and a woman sat on it. Because the candlelight was far away from her, Ye Chang couldn't see the woman's appearance clearly. She just felt that her slim figure was quite inconsistent with the fashionable fashion that was plump as beauty at this time, and she had a bit of the aesthetic view of Ye Chang.

"My dear Ye Chang, I pay homage to the Empress." Without looking at it, Ye Chang bowed deeply.

"I'll call you here, I guess you know what the purpose is, right?" Mei Fei said for a while.

Ye Chang also hesitated and said for a while: "I have some guesses, but I don't know whether it is right or wrong."

"The proposal to demote me to the cold palace is not what you did." Mei Fei said lightly: "You act in a person. Although you are mean, you never offend me and I will not offend others. I am in the deep palace, and my family has always restrained me and never made things difficult for you, so you will not harm me."

Ye Chang was almost burst into tears for a moment, and he said in his heart: Li Shizhi is a dignified man, a prime minister of a great country, and his knowledge and demeanor are not as good as a harem woman like Concubine Mei.

"I am very happy to see you, but I am incomfortable." Ye Chang bowed sincerely.

"This discussion is all about Gao Lishi. Gao Lishi is used to doing such things. If you can drive me into the cold palace today, you will definitely be able to give Yang Yuhuan a white silk in the future."

Concubine Mei said nonsense, but Ye Chang was scared all over. He couldn't help but look up at Concubine Mei, and then lowered his head.

The so-called saying comes true...

"I think what you know is unknown. I don't want you to be criticized or jealous. Yang Yuhuan's mirror is not something I intentionally ruined, so you can trust it?"

"I have not seen each other personally, so I dare not make any comments."

Ye Chang actually didn't believe that Concubine Mei smashed Yang Yuhuan's mirror. If Concubine Mei was really jealous of Yang Yuhuan's treasure mirror that was bigger than her and smashed it, then how could Li Longji not criticize her on the spot? What's more, just a mirror. Although Concubine Mei's income was a little smaller, it was rare to see that she didn't need to smash Yang Yuhuan's mirror at all.

This Concubine Mei was quite low-key and cold in the palace, and she was not someone who could do such a thing as a tantrum.

But Ye Chang didn't say much about the secrets of the palace. He couldn't tell Concubine Mei directly. He suspected that all this was created by someone to flatter Yang Yuhuan. The biggest suspect was Gao Lishi.

"You are a cautious person." After hearing this, Concubine Mei waited for a while before speaking.

Ye Chang didn't know her true intentions, but just dealt with: "Xiang Niang's praise."

"Are you going to Liaodong to take office?" Mei Fei asked again.

"That's to go through Luoyang first. I'm going to have too few ceremonies and I'm losing my decency in the Tian family. Just walk with me and serve as a guard." Mei Fei said again.

Ye Chang was stunned for a moment, and cried in his heart, saying, "I should not have violated the order of the Empress, but the Liaodong military situation is urgent, so I need to go there..."

"This journey is up to you, if you go along, I will go along."

This is due to the consequences. Ye Chang gritted his teeth and said, "It is very difficult to go through the journey. The body of a tyrant is able to withstand this suffering. The body of a daughter of the Empress is not suitable for this..."

"Before I entered the palace, I was just an ordinary girl from Fujian. I also experienced the hardships of my life. What's wrong with it?" Mei Fei whispered: "I just want to be far away from Chang'an as soon as possible, the better the farther away, the better the better?"

Ye Chang was upset. He was kind-hearted for a moment, but he never wanted to cause such trouble. He said, "Empress, please think twice. I am a foreign minister, not an imperial guard. How could I be so valued by the Empress..."

"Ye Sima, I just arrived at this ceremonial ceremony and asked someone to give up my accommodation. Others said that I was going to the cold palace to settle down. There were many disrespectful words, but you took the initiative to give up your residence... I just said that you are different from others, but I never thought that you also had the thought of being in a cold state, so I entered the cold palace..."

Speaking of this, Concubine Mei started to sob, and she couldn't speak any more. Ye Chang felt a headache, but she could only say: "Since the Empress said that, then I will protect the Empress until Luoyang."

"Although I entered the cold palace, I still have some savings. If you protect me, I will give you a good reward." Mei Fei said again: "Since you agree, please leave first. How to stop? I will ask you for advice tomorrow."

Ye Chang didn't expect that he had just been kind and caused another big trouble. When he returned to his tent, he talked about this with Zhang Hao and Cen Shen, Zhang Hao browned: "This is a good thing, and the saint is still quite nostalgic. Although he invited Concubine Mei to Dongdu for a while, he would not be able to write letters and greet him. If Sima knew that Sima was polite to Concubine Mei, he would definitely be even happier."

"Although Concubine Mei enters the cold palace, she is the beloved concubine of a saint and cannot be despised by the ministers. The Shiyilang did the right thing," Cen Shen also said.

The two of them are now Ye Chang's planners on the official side. Since they said that, Ye Chang thought that he was inappropriate and began to discuss the itinerary. Although he told Fei Mei that they were going east, in fact, Ye Chang could not really ignore the bodies of Fei Mei and others, and just arrange the actions at his own pace. Therefore, the speed of the group was a little slower, two days later than Ye Chang had planned to arrive in Xin'an County, and looked east, and could arrive in Luoyang the next day.

As long as she rested on the way, Concubine Mei would summon Ye Chang to ask about the historical sites along the way. The concubine was very interested in scenic spots. Whenever she heard a story, she would ask again. At first, Ye Chang was still vigilant, but later she gradually felt a little sympathetic: after she entered the palace, she was like a bird in a golden silk cage, and her whole life was about how to please Li Longji. Now she finally broke the cage, but in this pattern. No matter how many allusions she heard, it was useless. No matter Ye Chang or the Imperial Guards in charge of escorting, it would be impossible for her to visit.

When they arrived at the Xin'an County lodging office, the local officials were attentive and arranged it properly. Soon they heard the orders of Mei Fei to call each other again. Zhang Hao and Cen Shen both smiled and shook their heads, and Ye Chang also smiled bitterly: "After this day, after all, we will arrive in Luoyang tomorrow, and our chore will be over."

"I hope so." Zhang Hao said.

When he arrived at the residence of Mei Fei, as usual, Mei Fei was still sitting in the same room. Because of the great conversation along the way, Ye Chang was given a seat as soon as he came in. After he sat down, he thought about what he would say to Mei Fei today, but heard Mei Fei sigh softly: "There will be a different day after a journey of thousands of miles... I heard Ye Sima say that after staying in Xin'an today, you will be able to go to Luoyang tomorrow?"

"Yes, hurry up tomorrow and you can enter the city before closing."

"After arriving in Luoyang, I will go to Shangyang Palace and will not delay your trip."

"I am afraid that the border military situation is urgent. The Khitans are heading south in large numbers. I am afraid that they are now close to Jilizhou."

No matter how big the Khitans go south, it is impossible to approach Jilizhou immediately. After all, it is nearly a thousand miles away, and there are still forces of all sizes along the way. Moreover, the Bohai Kingdom will not sit idly by and watch the Khitans wipe out the food at their mouths. However, Ye Chang himself understands this truth and will not say anything to Mei Fei.

"Khitan...is the Khitan chief who wants to be the Lord?"

“That’s right.”

"So, Ye Sima really did a good thing and saved a weak woman. The Khitan wanted to rebel, but how could a princess be able to be comforted? Although I was in the palace, I also knew that Wencheng and the second princess of Jincheng were surrendered to marry Quanrong, and Quanrong still invaded eastward. The saint was worried about this. If the princesses were really surrendered to the Khitan according to the advice of those stupid people, how could the princess deal with her rebellion? Eight or nine out of ten, she would be harmed by the enemy.

Ye Chang resonated with great resonance. Although this Concubine Mei was a woman of a deep daughter, she had better experience than some ministers who were well-read in poetry and books. However, after careful consideration, Concubine Mei had changed a lot, from a commoner woman to a concubine who was deeply favored by Li Longji, to being neglected, and then being sent to the cold palace. With this experience in life, it is normal for her to think more deeply about the problem.

At least, as a woman, she has the same compassion for those Han girls who may marry far away from home and commit to barbarians, and will not send women out to eliminate disasters like some people who claim to be a dignified man.

"I was determined to do border affairs back then, so I didn't want my Han daughter to surrender and marry the captives again. I was so embarrassed that she was so fishy," Ye Chang lowered her head and replied in a deep voice.

"Okay, okay, it's no wonder you'll go to Liaodong... So what's the situation in Liaodong? Tell me what kind of scenery, what scenery, what ancient people... and, are there plums in Liaodong?"

She asked slowly, with an unconcealed loneliness in her voice. Ye Chang calmed down and began to talk about the events in Liaodong, from temperature and hydrology, to scenery everywhere, to products and humanities. After that, it took half an hour to say it.

He spoke a little dryly. Concubine Mei was finally satisfied and said with a smile: "I have been troubled by Sima Ye these days."

"It is the duty of a minister to share the worries of the Empress."

"I still have something to bother Ye Sima. I heard that Ye Sima is a famous calligrapher in the world, Zhang Gongxu, Yan Gongzhenqing, etc., all of them are good at Ye Sima. I like calligraphy and painting, and all of them are collected by famous works of the world, but Ye Sima's works are still vacant. I have prepared some of my pens and ink, so I asked Ye Sima to write a picture for me... I am a person despised by the saints, and I have no choice but to repay Ye Sima. I have only a petal of heart fragrance to pray for Sima to peace."

This was said in a gentle and helpless manner. Ye Chang talked to her along the way, thinking that Concubine Mei was really a reasonable person. She was a little cold-hearted and didn't like much words, but liked to listen to others' words. He heard this farewell invitation and did not doubt it at the moment and bowed directly: "I wish to write a book for the Empress."

"I read the text, and you write the characters." Mei Fei said.

Ye Chang came to the compartment of the room as Mei Fei pointed out, and when he entered the door, he saw a small desk with paper, ink, pen and inkstone on it. His eyes turned, and he saw that there was a bed inside the desk. Because it was temporarily used as Mei Fei’s residence, the arrangement was not complicated, and the only tent was just a quilt.

He didn't dare to look at it anymore, so he knelt on the brocade ball in front of the table, picked up his pen and grinded ink, and calmed down silently, waiting for Concubine Mei to recite the text. After a while, he heard the sound of Concubine Mei walking, and Concubine Mei had probably walked behind him.

"What is the text that the Empress wants me to write?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, wait for me to think about it... Well, I've thought about it, write like this." The voice of Concubine Mei behind her came: "I was practicing Wu Ye Chang because she was disrespectful to Concubine Mei..."

As soon as he said this, Ye Chang suddenly felt something was wrong. He suddenly turned around and saw Concubine Mei blocking the door behind him, her clothes almost fading away.

Although it is pleasing to the eye when looking at the beauty under the candlelight, Ye Chang did not feel pleasing to the eye at all in this situation, but was shocked.

Been calculated

At this time, Ye Chang didn't understand that he had been plotted by Concubine Mei. It can even be said that Concubine Mei was plotting against him since Xinfeng Post.

These days he was called to speak and listened to him talking about the scenery and culture of various places. Sometimes there were eunuchs, palace maids, and sometimes there were no others. He gradually got used to the two of them and did not feel alert. Then he arrived in Xin'an County and suddenly started the move.

In fact, Ye Chang was still vigilant until he came to see Concubine Mei, and the yard was full of guards such as Shanzhi. It was impossible to say that he was not wary, but who knew that Concubine Mei would appear in front of him in a nearly invisible way?

What he could think of was nothing more than Concubine Mei using poison wine or ambushing swords and axes to deal with him, but she never thought that this concubine, who was once very favored by Li Longji, would appear in front of him in this image

What can he do at this time? He shouted loudly, or knocked away Concubine Mei and ran away in panic?

"I have been working with me these days. I have the saints and General Gao's staff. I think even Ye Sima has relaxed his vigilance, and they should do this." Mei Fei smiled sweetly, and her bright eyes instantly shone, like two morning stars.

She has always been cold and rarely smiles. When she smiles, she is really full of charm and the whole room seems to be bright. Ye Chang has also seen Yang Yuhuan, and now she sees her again. Judging from Ye Chang's aesthetics alone, she is actually more beautiful than Yang Yuhuan.

Ye Chang moved a little at the throat festival and then smiled bitterly. No matter how beautiful it is, the more beautiful a woman is, the more she can act, the more she will be lying. Although the Mei Concubine in front of her is not famous for her palace fighting, now it seems... she is worthy of being a woman from the palace.

"I wonder what the Queen Mother is planning to tease the Wei Minister like this?"
Chapter completed!