Noble First Daughter-in-law

The north wind is howling, and the snow is flying.

The entire eastern capital of Luoyang seemed to be in a chaotic and chaotic atmosphere. The faces of the people were numb from being frozen by the wind and snow, and even their emotions and actions were numb. Crossing the market and heading for the city gate, they even forgot to kowtow and salute.

At that time, the emperor was surrounded by the imperial guards, sat on the dragon chariot, left the eastern capital he had run for many years, and went south to Jiangdu, where the magnolia sculls and the emerald birds sing in spring in his dream. up.

40 horses set off from the four city gates and walked for a full day before leaving Dongdu completely.

When the last group of people walked out of the city gate and disappeared into the wind and snow, Empress Jiang who was standing on the city tower to see her off was already cold all over, but she didn't seem to feel cold at all, and her gentle and affectionate eyes were still in the snow. He was not frozen, and even lingering with a ray of warmth, he looked at the person who had walked away in the wind and snow.

At this moment, Princess Crescent Moon's soft voice sounded behind her——

"Queen Mother, Emperor Father has gone far away, let's go back."

"..."

Empress Jiang remained motionless, the thick fox fur on her body had already been stained with snow foam, and even her eyebrows were covered with frost.

A pair of slender hands held her arm, and Empress Jiang came back to her senses. Looking back, she saw Princess Xinyue wearing a goose yellow dress, with white fluffy fox fur around the collar and cuffs. It made her cheeks plump like a moon, and her skin white as snow. When she stood in the wind and snow, it seemed that even the wind and snow stopped because of her.

She said softly with concern: "Mother, your body is important."

"..."

"You have been standing here for most of the day, if you keep blowing like this, your illness will get worse again."

"..."

"Could it be that the queen mother doesn't want to recover from her illness earlier and go to Jiangdu to find her father earlier?"

Hearing what she said, Empress Jiang finally had a relaxed expression on her face, she nodded silently: "Let's go."

Princess Xinyue, Eunuch Lu by her side, and several accompanying maids breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. She hurriedly supported Empress Jiang and walked slowly to the stairs. I couldn't help but looked up again.

This time, what she saw was not only the vast snow scene outside the city, but also the desolate scene inside the city.

Then, with a light sigh, he was supported by his daughter down the tower.

As soon as they got to the bottom, the soldiers guarding the city immediately came forward to salute, and the lieutenant general who guarded the city said respectfully: "Empress, do you need to close the city gate?"

Empress Jiang said: "Usually, isn't the city gate closed at the third quarter of the Shenshi hour? It's not here yet."

The lieutenant general who defended the city said: "No, it's just—"

He looked around hesitantly.

Empress Jiang also looked up at the open city gate. Although 40 people had already left the city gate today, the city gate was not quiet. Carrying large and small packages on his back, he knew at a glance that he was going to move out of Luoyang.

These people had planned to leave a long time ago, and they were worried about encountering rebel bandits on the road, so they stayed until today and left with Sheng Jia.At least, the rogue rebels dare not harass such a large group of people at will.

Seeing how these people were struggling, Empress Jiang sighed softly.

"How innocent are the people."

She said: "There is no need to close the city gate in advance, just close it when the time comes."

"Yes."

Empress Jiang turned around and got into the sedan chair with Princess Xinyue. Soon, the surrounding maids and servants gathered together with guards to escort her to Ziwei Palace.

But at the gate of the city where Feixue was scurrying, several tall and strong men came against the flow of people and came towards the city. Disappeared in the chaotic and turbulent crowd in the eastern capital.

When she returned to the East Palace, Empress Jiang's face was paler than before.

Princess Xinyue supported her all the way to the couch in the inner hall and lay down, then ordered the imperial dining room to bring ginger soup, and drank it steaming, finally dispelling the chill all over her body, and a little tinge appeared on her pale and thin cheeks. rosy.

Princess Xinyue said softly: "The queen mother can no longer disregard her body like this."

Seeing her daughter's caring look, Empress Jiang smiled slightly, with a gentle and gratified expression on her face.

Just as Princess Crescent Moon tucked the blanket more tightly for her, out of the corner of her eyes, she inadvertently saw a few bundles on the other side of the couch, and several large boxes in the corner, which seemed to be packed luggage. He couldn't stop asking, "Queen, what are you doing packing your luggage?"

Empress Jiang glanced at her, but said nothing.

Princess Xinyue said: "Does the empress want to go to Jiangdu Palace with the father? But didn't the father say that there is no rush to leave after the mother recovers?"

"..."

Empress Jiang looked at her again, but this time, she hesitated to speak several times.

This daughter of mine is smart, charming and charming. She is a golden branch and jade leaf who has been cared for since she was a child, a daughter of heaven.Probably because she understands the heavy and hard work of carrying responsibilities, she always protects this daughter very well and prevents her from participating in any affairs of the court and harem since she was a child; and Chu Yang treats this daughter even more. It's love.So when she was 16 years old, she was still so innocent and innocent, without a trace of vigilance and defense against the world.

What's more, those treacherous conspiracy traps.

But now, she regrets it.

There is nothing eternal in the world, if she can't always protect the peach blossoms around her, then she shouldn't be allowed to live only in the peach blossoms in the first place...

Now, she really, a little regretted it.

Sensing that the tenderness in her mother's eyes was gradually tinged with sadness, Princess Xinyue asked doubtfully, "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"..."

Empress Jiang looked at her deeply, and after a long time, she finally said softly: "Not only the empress mother's own luggage, but also yours, you and Fei'er's luggage, the empress mother has asked someone to pack it for you."

"us?"

Princess Xinyue opened her bright almond eyes and said suspiciously: "Queen Mother, we have just sent Royal Father away, and your health is not well yet, so we don't need to rush on the road."

"No, you must be on your way."

"But mother, you—"

"We are not on the same path."

"……what?"

Princess Crescent Moon looked at her mother's gradually pale face in surprise. Although she still didn't understand the meaning of her words, her sensitive heart immediately sensed a little uneasiness, and even said it was ominous.

She said softly, "Queen, do you want to separate from us?"

"..."

"Where are you going?"

Empress Jiang reached out and gently held her trembling hand, and said, "The empress mother is the empress, and the empress naturally wants to accompany the emperor. Therefore, the empress mother will follow your emperor father and go south to Jiangdu Palace."

Princess Xinyue's mind became even more confused, and she said softly: "But, shouldn't we go together? Didn't the queen mother say before that your health is unwell, and Xinyue and her younger brother will stay with you in Dongdu together, waiting for you to recover from illness? , let's—”

"Do not,"

Empress Jiang interrupted her and shook her head lightly: "You guys, don't follow me."

Princess Crescent Moon choked, and said softly: "Then, where does the empress want us to go?"

"..."

"Why did we separate?"

"..."

"Mother, what are you going to do?"

The uneasiness and ominous feeling became deeper and deeper, as if a huge stone was pressed against her heart. The more Princess Xinyue spoke, the more difficult her breathing and heartbeat became. She gasped slightly and grabbed Empress Jiang's hand tightly, but she His hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

Seeing her daughter like this, the feeling of regret can't be added at this moment.

However, it is too late to regret.

Empress Jiang smiled indifferently, and then said softly: "Xinyue, do you still remember that Empress Mother once told you that people have selfish motives."

Princess Crescent Moon nodded stiffly.

Empress Jiang said: "My mother is a queen, so she has selfishness in her heart, and this selfishness is-to be tolerant to her relatives, too tolerant."

"..."

"He made a small mistake, which can be tolerated; he made a big mistake, which can be forgiven."

Princess Xinyue said: "Because relatives are special, they can be cared for selfishly."

Empress Jiang nodded lightly, but continued, "But, what if he makes a heinous mistake?"

"..."

Princess Crescent was stunned.

This problem was never taught to her by the queen or the teachers in the study. In her beautiful and pure world, she made small mistakes and big mistakes, but she never thought that there would be "monstrous mistakes" For a while, I didn't know how to deal with it.

After a while, she looked at her mother and said in a daze, "Xin Yue doesn't know."

"..."

"A heinous mistake...can it be tolerated? Or, forgiven?"

The smile on Empress Jiang's face gradually faded, replaced by an almost cold solemnity.She said: "A big mistake is a big mistake, it can't be tolerated, and it can't be forgiven."

Princess Xinyue's heart sank heavily, as if the stone that had just been pressed on it became countless times heavier in an instant, making her nearly out of breath.

She said with some difficulty: "Why?"

Empress Jiang said word by word: "Because people can have selfishness; but people also have to distinguish right from wrong."

Princess Crescent Moon suddenly felt a shiver, as if a chill came from the deepest part of her heart, spreading all over her limbs in an instant, so cold that the blood in her body seemed to freeze at this moment.

She spoke suddenly, her voice trembling: "Mother, who are you talking about?"

"..."

"Who made a heinous mistake that cannot be tolerated or forgiven?"

When she said this, tears suddenly filled her eyes, and her voice choked up: "The queen mother said, didn't it—"