In early April, news came from Guocheng that Pei Shi asked to stay in Guocheng for more than a month.

As soon as the news came back to Chang'an City, the court was shocked.

Everyone knows that Pei Shi is in charge of the imperial guards in the imperial city and can be said to be the most trusted confidant of the emperor.

The previous disaster in Guocheng was caused by Pei Shi's surprise, but now that Guocheng has finished its business, Pei Shi has not returned to Chang'an City yet?

Someone thought about the current situation in Chang'an City and seemed to have guessed something, and couldn't help but shake his head.

I thought Pei Shi really could see the situation clearly. Now that the prince in the court was imprisoned by Dali Temple, but he had not removed the position of crown prince. The battle between the court became more and more chaotic. Pei Shi clearly guaranteed the royal party. At this time, he returned to Chang'an City and was involved in this chaos. It was completely unnecessary.

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

The emperor looked at the memorials sent back from Guo Cheng, he stroked his forehead and coughed a few times.

Eunuch Yang hurried over and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

Since the imperial concubine died of illness, the emperor's body has plummeted.

The prince of the side-born had another problem, saying that the emperor had to suppress the condition and not reveal a trace of pathology.

The emperor shook his head, majestic and calm. He put down the note casually and said calmly: "What do you think Pei Shi did?"

If he is afraid of being involved in the dispute between the crown prince, the emperor will definitely not believe it.

He issued an order to escort Pei Shi returned to Beijing because he knew that his health was not good now and that someone would need to be taken care of Chang'an City. Although Xu Sheng was loyal, after leaving the East Palace, the emperor also distrustd him.

The emperor tapped his finger on the imperial desk. He slowly raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, as if he was tired.

Eunuch Yang glanced at him, barely lowered his head, and said embarrassedly:

"Mr. Pei has always been the most desirable person. Maybe he was stuck in Guocheng."

The emperor snorted lightly, and finally said:

"Forget it."

He started writing and approved the word "just" on the memorial presented by Pei Shi.

Eunuch Yang glanced at him and immediately withdrew his gaze, muttering in his heart: Although the emperor wants Lord Pei to return to Beijing, he should be hesitant.

All the superiors are like this, saying they are confidants, but they dare not entrust all their trust.

After all, the emperor was afraid that Lord Pei would choose his position after returning to Chang'an.

The situation in the court is unclear now, and the court officials have to make a judgment on the prince as soon as possible every day, and the princelings have tried their best to stop him.

However, what makes Eunuch Yang curious is that Lord Shen, the minister of Dali Temple, was obviously a princeling. In the past, the prince was very close to him, and it was well known to everyone, but now he has not said anything for the prince.

Shen Qingqiu did not move, and the princelings did not receive news from the prince, and did not dare to act rashly.

Eunuch Yang shook his head in his heart and put all these thoughts down. If he could see it as a slave, there would be nothing terrifying about the dispute between the crown prince.

It was almost late at night outside, and the emperor got up. Eunuch Yang hurriedly stepped forward to follow him. Thinking of the news delivered from the harem today, he hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, can you enter the harem today?"

The emperor paused.

The whole world is filial to the imperial concubine, but it does not mean that the emperor must do so.

The imperial concubine passed away almost two months ago, and the concubines in the harem could not hold back and used all their means early to call the emperor to enter the harem.

The emperor's eyebrows were a little tired. He pinched his eyebrows for a while before whispering: "Go to Jujiao Palace."

Eunuch Yang was a little confused.

Jujiao Palace?

The imperial concubine has gone, but there is no master in Jujiao Palace now. Why is the emperor going to Jujiao Palace to do?

But he did not dare to question it, so he had to follow the emperor and head towards Jujiao Palace.

When Jujiao Palace received news, Fuling brought people to the door of the hall early. As soon as the emperor came in, Fuling took his body: "I would like to pay my respects to the emperor."

Hearing the familiar voice, the emperor paused. He barely looked down at Fuling and sighed: "You are still here."

After the imperial concubine went there, he never entered the Jujiao Hall again. Fuling had been with the imperial concubine for many years. When he saw her, the emperor seemed to be feeling a little moved.

The emperor originally thought that Fuling and Zhou Yun would return home.

He didn't want to know this, so he had already ordered it. If Fuling was about to leave, he would let her leave directly.

Who knew that she actually stayed and guarded in this empty hall.

Fuling knelt down and did not raise his head: "I promised the Empress that I would wait until the girl was born. At that time, I want to go to the imperial tomb to guard the Empress, and ask the Emperor to agree."

She seemed to be asking.

The emperor was stunned and asked her: "If you go to the royal palace, with the friendship between Zhou Yun and you, you will definitely treat you well."

Even if she returns to the Zhou Mansion, she can still enjoy her old age.

Fuling is just a simple sentence: "I am used to serving the empress."

The emperor was slightly stunned and said nothing, and he stroked his forehead:

"Get up, I promise."

Poria cocos thank you.

The emperor waved them back and entered the Jujiao Hall alone. He sat on the soft couch that the imperial concubine had always leaned on, and barely lowered her head. Thinking of Fuling's words just now, he smiled bitterly: "Ayue, look, there are still people in this palace who treat you sincerely."

"You always say that the harem is cold. If I don't come to see you, you will be very bored and lonely.

But I know that you have been disappointed with me for a long time.

After decades in the palace, since you miscarried, I have never seen you look back at the door of the Jujiao Palace every time I enter the Jujiao Palace.

You sit with your back to the hall gate, as if you are saying, "You won't wait for me anymore..."

Step by step, the two of them met day by day, but seemed to have gradually gone away.

He stubbornly kept the person in the palace and stayed with him.

When she saw her smiling, she was gentle, as if she was still unchanged.

When she saw her crying, her eyes were red, and she was full of grievances and took the opportunity to fall quietly.

Ayue must not know. Whenever she looked at him silently, the original awkward smile had long disappeared in her eyes.

...

Incense burned in the hall. Even if the imperial concubine went there, the people from the Zhongsheng Palace did not dare to neglect the Jujiao Palace so quickly.

The elegant fragrance is the fragrance of pear blossoms that the imperial concubine loves.

In fact, the emperor knew that the concubine's favorite thing was not a flower, but a bamboo forest that stood upright. But later she entered the palace. For some reason, she suddenly fell in love with pear blossoms.

The scent of the emperor's nose was filled with a light fragrance, and he unknowingly fell asleep.

Outside the hall, Eunuch Yang heard that there was no movement inside, quietly opened the curtain and took a peek. Seeing that the emperor was asleep, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He said to Fuling beside him: "It turns out that in the Jujiao Palace, the emperor only slept peacefully."

When Fuling saw it, he complained a little: "You don't know that since the imperial concubine went, the emperor has not slept in a safe day."

They were so worried that they were serving the slaves in front of the emperor that they didn't know what to do.

Fuling also sighed softly, without saying a word.

When she lowered her head, she seemed to accidentally sweep the jade incense burner in the hall. In just a moment, she lowered her eyes without a trace.

At the Xianwang Mansion, Zhou Yun was surprised to learn that Pei Shi was stranded in Guocheng and refused to reply.

She stood up and looked at Fu Yun:

"Is what I said true?"

Fu Yun carefully held her and frowned: "Be careful."

After pausing, he nodded:

"It's true that the Lord of the Lord has also approved his request."

Unexpectedly, when Zhou Yun heard this, he curled his lips fiercely and spat: "Shameless."

Fu Yun hadn't heard her scolding for a long time, and couldn't help but show a hint of surprise:

"How did Pei Shi provoke you?"

Zhou Yun snorted, and did not say this, but instead grabbed Fu Yun's sleeve and asked: "Have you ever seen Sister Gu when I was in Guocheng?"

Fu Yun twitched his lips slightly, pinched her wrist, reminding her: "I went to Guocheng to work under the order."

What did you think of a woman in a boudoir?

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yun's face turned cold and hard: "Before I went to Guocheng, I specially asked me to check my sister Gu's whereabouts. Didn't I check?"

Fu Yun was shocked and paused for a while.

After he arrived in Guocheng, he had a lot of work, and he was worried that her body in Chang'an City had no mind and no time to care about others.

Later, the incident of the imperial concubine happened. He hurried back to Chang'an, but did not check Gu Yan's whereabouts.

Seeing that the woman in her arms seemed to be angry, he finally spoke:

"I didn't check it out specifically, but Pei Shi should have known it."
To be continued...