The plum blossoms in the garden are gradually fading, the cold fragrance in the air is no longer so annoying, the frozen lake is slowly melting, and the breath of spring is slowly approaching, but Xiao Xue's mood is like the middle of winter, without any change.

The child grew slowly in her belly, and the fetal gas gradually stabilized. The imperial doctor's worries became unnecessary, but Xiao Xue never mentioned the child to Zhao Che.

After lunch that day, Xiao Xue took a walk in the imperial garden. Ruyi and Luzhu accompanied her behind. During this time, Xiao Xue was very silent, as if she was waiting for something, and her mood became darker day by day. Ruyi felt a little nostalgic about the time she first entered the palace.

When Xiao Xue was young, she was very lively and energetic, like a fiery fireball that brought people joy. She liked such a youthful and energetic Xiao Xue very much. Such a Xiao Xue would bring a lot of happiness to the people around her, many

smile.

Now she has become much quieter.

Both Ruyi and Luzhu knew that she was waiting for news from Beijun. After the year, the emperor had already attacked people in the four counties. He had sent secret envoys to the four counties to take back the military power and political power of the princes. However, he retained their titles.

Compared with the military power of 10,000, it gives them some power that makes them glorious enough. This is the best way, and it is also the best solution that Zhao Che, Cheng Mubai, Beitang Zhennan and others can come up with.

However, this solution did not seem to be approved by the three counties. The king of Dongjun secretly killed the emissary. Xiao Xue also received news that the emissary who went to Beijun was also killed in Beijun.

Zhao Che was furious because of this incident and Long Yan was currently dispatching troops to resolve the matter with force.

War is about to break out.

The secret envoy was killed in Beijun. This matter related to the trust relationship between Beijun and the imperial court. Most of the ministers in the court advised Zhao Che to send troops to Beijun. However, Xiao Bing, the prince of Beijun, has always been rebellious and has a history of rebellion. He is always the emperor's subordinate.

A serious concern. Secondly, Xiao Xue is the princess of Beijun and the mother of a country. If she gives birth to a prince, they are worried that the country will change its owner. Therefore, most of the ministers advised the emperor to send troops to Beijun.

Zhao Che mobilized his troops and generals, and seemed to have the intention of sending troops.

Xiao Xue did not ask to see Zhao Che, nor did she say a word for Beijun. She had no chance to see Zhao Che. Zhao Che did not see her at all. It was impossible for Zhao Che to see her in such a sensitive period. Xiao Xue did not ask for it.

As a shame, Lu Zhu asked her if something would happen to the prince and the crown prince. Xiao Xue didn't know how to answer Lu Zhu because she didn't know what to do.

If Zhao Che and Xiao Bing start a war, can she watch helplessly?

Can she still be her queen with peace of mind?

Xiao Xue looked at the spring atmosphere in the imperial garden and fell into struggle.

Zhao Che and Ziyihou walked towards each other, followed by Zhou Zheng, Li Ming and more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs. He and Ziyihou didn't know what to say, their faces were very serious, unsmiling, and not angry. Xiao Xue already had

She hadn't seen him for a month. In the dead of night, crazy thoughts always lingered in her heart. There were several nights when she always wanted to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to see him.

The Weiyang Palace and the Yangxin Palace are not far apart, and it only takes a quarter of an hour to ride in a sedan chair. However, they have not seen each other for a month. They both deliberately avoid the roads they often go to, so they cannot see each other.

Before Xiao Xue entered the palace, Xiao Bing once said that the palace is very big, with three palaces and six courtyards. There are countless women, and they are far apart from each other. Unlike the palace, where you can only walk in a few steps, maybe you can

Do you want to live such a life without being able to see the emperor once every year?

In the palace where many women's youth is slowly withering, do you also want to be a withered flower?

Xiao Xue fell in love with Zhao Che at the beginning and never looked back. She thought Xiao Bing was deliberately scaring her and didn't take it to heart. Now she realizes that what her brother said is true. If Zhao Che deliberately avoids seeing you, he may not be able to see you for a year.

The previous side.

The women in the palace are the saddest.

Missing and love fade away slowly in such distance.

Zhao Che also saw Xiao Xue. This imperial garden was not the imperial garden that Xiao Xue often visited. The imperial garden she visited most often was the garden near Weiyang Palace, which was close to the Yangxin Palace.

Zhao Che narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his fists unconsciously. She had lost a lot of weight, her chin was tapered, and she looked more delicate and thin, as if she would fall over if the wind blew. She was so pitiful that I felt pity for her. His eyes darkened.

, slightly sinking, as dark as a pool of deep water, unfathomable, Xiao Xue looked at him quietly, Zhao Che's heart felt like being pricked by a needle, and he felt a slight pain. He thought of Xiao Xue when he first entered the palace, and for a while he was very

I was busy and didn't have time to see her. Xiao Xue was a wonderful person. When he didn't go to Weiyang Palace, she would take Lvzhu to the gardens near Yangxin Palace. When she saw him, she would always greet him with a happy face, pretending to meet him by chance.

He remembered that Xiao Xue's smiling face at that time was very bright and warm, like melting winter snow, and like a dazzling ray of sunshine that penetrated the hardest part of his heart and melted all the ice and snow in her heart.

The smile on her face at that time was so brilliant.

Now she was standing three meters away, her eyes so calm, Zhao Che felt that the air in late winter and early spring was a bit colder, bitingly cold.

Xiao Xue led Ruyi and Luzhu to salute Zhao Che, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Che said calmly, "Pingshen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Xue stood up and looked down at the tips of her shoes. The purple satin was embroidered with pear blossoms, simple but gorgeous. She seemed to be fascinated by it, as if Zhao Che was not standing in front of her.

Zhao Che's eyes darkened, and a flash of anger flashed across his dark eyes, which quickly disappeared in his pupils. Ziyi Hou secretly thought that it was not good, he was clearly angry, Zhao Che said coldly, "Let's go."

What Zi Yihou wanted to say, Zhao Che had already passed Xiao Xue in silence. Zi Yihou followed helplessly. The emperor's temperament is really typical of duplicity. Even if he is not good at words, he didn't notice it even when the queen showed it so clearly.

.

There are no flowers at all in the Imperial Garden today. It is extremely cold in the middle of winter. Xiao Xue came here to enjoy the flowers just because she wanted to see him. Even if Xiao Xue was not aware of this, her actions showed it. Zhao Che actually didn’t express it at all.

, it really... deserves a beating.

Zi Yihou wanted to help them match up but was unable to do anything. Xiao Xue lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly. When Zi Yihou walked past her, she only saw a bitter smile on the corners of Xiao Xue's lips. Zi Yihou sighed. The emperor and empress were at odds. They should be

The ministers have suffered. I don’t know how angry I have been with Zhao Che in the past month. He treats all the ministers as cannon fodder. The ministers all wish that Zhao Che and Xiao Xue could reconcile immediately and love each other forever.

Luzhu said anxiously, "Mother, why didn't you say a word to the Emperor? It's not easy to see the Emperor once."

Xiao Xue smiled slightly and said, "There's nothing to say."

Luzhu looked at Ruyi, who shook his head. Ruyi was much calmer in comparison. Xiao Xue and Zhao Che didn't know what to say now. Unless Xiao Xue told the emperor that they had a child, they really had nothing to say.

How could they talk to each other properly when there was a Beijun between them?

Zhao Che and Zi Yihou walked into the pavilion. The cold wind blew by, with a biting coldness. Zhao Che looked at the river in silence, and his mind was filled with Xiao Xue's expressionless face just now.

Both angry and distressed.

How long will they continue like this?

Zi Yihou said, "Your Majesty, how can you be so stubborn? You clearly miss the Queen so much, why bother pretending? Didn't you see the Queen's disappointed expression just now?"

"I didn't see it." Zhao Che's tone was very cold, "I think she doesn't want to see me at all."

Even smart people will turn into fools when they fall in love, and Zhao Che is no exception. Zi Yihou sighed, if Xiao Xue didn't want to see him, I'm afraid she wouldn't appear in this imperial garden at all.

He couldn't understand this at all. He really didn't know how they got along.

Between the emperor and the empress, if Xiao Xue does not take the initiative and seek peace, I am afraid they will have to be so stubborn. It may be more difficult for Zhao Che to recover than to reincarnate.

"She doesn't want to see you, so don't you want to see her?" Zi Yihou asked, and couldn't help but jokingly said, "If the humble minister is too talkative, couldn't you take the initiative to find a reconciliation with the queen? You and her about the matter in Beijun

Just explain it."

Zhao Che sneered, "Explanation? In her mind, I am a heinous person who kills innocent people indiscriminately. What's the use of explaining? She has already determined in her heart that I will kill her father and brother. There is no need for me to explain. She loves

That’s what you think.”

"Actually, we can't blame the Queen for thinking so. Have you discussed the matter in Beijun with her in detail?" Zi Yihou asked sharply, but Zhao Che couldn't say a word. He had not discussed it with Xiao Xue in detail. He only knew that

, Xiao Xue disappointed him, and he felt tired even from explaining.

That afternoon, a letter came from Beijun. Xiao Xue almost fainted when she read the letter. A letter came from her confidant, saying that Xiao Bing was secretly killed and the whereabouts of the county king was unknown. Xiao Xue only felt that her eyes were going dark. When she entered the palace, Xiao Bing had arranged for this

The confidant was by her side, just in case. Xiao Xue sent Zhao Che back to Beijun and asked him to follow Xiao Bing. This confidant followed her for seven or eight years. He was loyal and steady. His handwriting, Xiao

Snow recognizes it.

According to what he said in the letter, Xiao Bing's assassination was carried out by someone sent by the emperor, but the letter did not mention Cheng Mubai and Yun Buhui. Xiao Xue only felt a chill down her spine, and the tip of her nose could not help but feel sour, "Why..."

Zhao Che said that he would not take action against Beijun unless it was absolutely necessary. Cheng Mubai also said that he would not allow the emperor to touch Xiao Bing and the county king. Could it be that it was the last resort? Is this Cheng Mubai's promise?

Xiao Xue had a splitting headache, and her heart felt like a stone was pressing down. She was so heavy that she couldn't breathe, and it became difficult to breathe. She lost the letter and ran to the Yangxin Hall like crazy. She must ask clearly, did she not want to

She had clearly misunderstood Zhao Che, and she wanted an explanation.

At that time, the Purple-clothed Marquis had just left the Yangxin Hall, and Zhao Che was preparing to review the remaining memorials. Xiao Xue ignored Li Ming's obstruction and broke into the Yangxin Hall without any notification. Zhao Che was happy in his heart, but did not care about Xiao Xue's recklessness.

However, when he saw Xiao Xue's anger, the joy in his heart slowly faded away. Xiao Xue was not here to see him. Zhao Che narrowed his eyes.

"Queen, you have been learning the rules in the palace for a year, haven't you learned it yet?" Zhao Che asked coldly.

Xiao Xue took a deep breath and knelt down straight. The contact between her knees and the floor made a dull impact sound. This sound was like a slap on Zhao Che's face, which was both angry and painful. Xiao Xue's temper was always very fierce.

He knew that she had compromised a lot just because of him. When the two had a dispute over Beijun, Xiao Xue never gave in.

Ruyi was worried, "My dear, you still have a child in your belly."

"I'm here to see you, Your Majesty!" Xiao Xue straightened her back and spoke in a calm voice.

Zhao Che snorted and asked her to stand up. Ruyi and Luzhu hurriedly helped Xiao Xue up. She knelt too quickly and her knees hurt from being hit. She couldn't stand still for a while. Ruyi held her up and let her lean on her.

Still a little unsteady on my feet, I stumbled a few steps before I regained my balance.

Zhao Che's eyes tightened, his gaze dark and locked on her face, but his face was expressionless, and he asked coldly, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Xue let go of Ruyi, stood in front of him, and asked in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I received a letter from Beijun today. Did you send someone to assassinate my father and brother?"

Zhao Che's eyes sharpened and he gritted his teeth, "Xiao Xue, what are you talking about?"

"I want an explanation!" Xiao Xue looked calm, "You and I have said that if you have to attack Beijun as a last resort, you will definitely tell me. Your recent deployment of troops is to send troops to Beijun.

Really? Was it you who planned what happened to my father and brother? "

"That's enough!" Zhao Che shouted sharply, his dark eyes like a devil's, flashing with angry fire, which he suppressed deeply into the depths of his body, "Go back to your Weiyang Palace, I don't want to see you."

Xiao Xue stood coldly, with tears in her eyes, "I will not leave unless you give me an explanation. Your Majesty, please tell me that you did not send anyone to assassinate my father and brother. Please."

She was already on the verge of collapse. Zhao Che's mind was too deep and too scary for her to touch. She was afraid that he would actually make a move but she would be kept in the dark. She didn't want to confuse you or do anything to you.
To be continued...