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The Qianqiu Birthday is a major festival in the Great Chu Kingdom. From the princes and nobles to the poor and the poor, ancestor worship activities are held. Firstly, it is a tradition, and secondly, it is also to demonstrate the filial piety, righteousness and benevolence of the Great Chu Kingdom.

Ordinary poor people are nothing more than going to the grave to burn incense and worship their ancestors, but for the royal family, that is a big deal.

The royal family members will go to the imperial tombs in the western suburbs on this day, not only to worship the ancestors, but also to worship the heavens. The personnel involved is a huge project. The Zongzheng Temple, the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian started preparations a month in advance. .

Naturally, the grandsons and grandsons of the royal family will go there. In addition, the officials of the third division, six divisions, and the fourth rank and above will all accompany the royal family.

The supervisor of the Qin Tianjian is now the agent of the National Teacher, so Lingtai officials, Bao Zhangzheng, Jianhou, Si Li, Si Chen and other officials of the Qin Tianjian have already set up a platform with the National Teacher in the Imperial Mausoleum.

Of course, for this sacrifice, in addition to dispatching the Ministry of Rites of Zongzheng Temple and Qin Tianjian, the four admirals in charge of the four cities of Kyoto are also heavily guarded.

His Majesty the Emperor came to the imperial mausoleum in person at noon on October [-]th. According to the rules, he had to sit quietly in the imperial mausoleum overnight, and at noon the next day, that is, at noon on October [-]th, he formally offered sacrifices to heaven and ancestors.

Therefore, on October [-]th, the streets and alleys in Kyoto Prefecture were extremely quiet. Under the strict protection of the Habayashi Battalion, and under the dark protection of the Kyoto Prefecture and the First Battalion of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, His Majesty’s imperial car opened in a mighty manner. To the imperial mausoleum.

But at this time, the martial law inside the capital is even more solemn. The four-door admiral's mansion is full of manpower, and the personnel coming and going from the four-door in Kyoto are strictly inspected. There was a tense atmosphere in Kyoto.

This atmosphere did not affect the harmony of the consort's mansion.

Since the eldest princess is married as a woman, although she is of royal blood, but because she is not a male, she cannot be regarded as a descendant of a dragon, so she stays quietly in the palace like the concubines in the palace. During this period, no one dares to have any Move, because everyone knows His Majesty's temper. At this time, everyone must keep absolutely quiet. If you are a little careless, once His Majesty thinks you have done something, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, the concubines stayed quietly in their palaces.

Naturally, everything is peaceful in the Concubine's Mansion. This mansion used to be quiet and remote. This time, the Qianqiu Birthday did not change anything here, but the Concubine also made the servants ready. After all, the Concubine has ancestors, and he wants to Worship ancestors.

Xue Poye was in his small courtyard, Lv Niangzi and Xiao Shitou were sitting opposite each other, the three of them looked at each other, but they all saw a trace of sadness on each other's faces.

Everyone worships their ancestors, what should I do?

The atmosphere in the yard was very bad, and Xiao Shitou's eyes turned slightly red.

Xue Poye felt better at this time. Da Chu's Qianqiu Birthday, to put it bluntly, is the Tomb-sweeping Day of later generations, so he naturally softly recited: "There is a lot of rain during the Qingming Festival, and the passers-by want to die."

Lady Lv took a look at Xue Poye, smiled wryly and said, "I still remember the last time I saw my parents, when I was only five years old."

Xue Poye looked at Lady Lv, heard her voice with a trace of sadness, and said softly: "I ask you a question."

Lady Lv and Xiaoshitou looked at him, and Xue Poye said slowly: "If one day you wake up, you find yourself in a completely unfamiliar environment, with no familiar people, no familiar things, and even the customs and human relationships. Everything is turned upside down, your relatives are gone, your friends are gone, and even your enemies no longer exist, how will you face it?"

Xiao Shitou and Lv Niangzi were a little startled, Xue Poye's question was really novel, and their brows could not help but slightly frowned.

At this time, Xue Poye's thoughts also flew back to his family in another time and space. He still remembered the scene when he followed his father to the grave every Qingming.

"I'm going crazy!" The green lady seemed to answer after careful consideration. In fact, this is also the most likely thing. When Xue Poye first came to Dachu, he couldn't accept it for a whole month, and his nerves were in a trance. If Yuezhu didn't take care of him, Xue Poye himself didn't know if he would go crazy.

Xue Poye nodded slightly, and asked Xiao Shitou, "What about you?"

Xiao Shitou blinked, with a look of determination on his face, and slowly said: "If that's the case, I will have to live again. Maybe I will be afraid, but I won't be crazy. Maybe I will see something when I wake up. people are kinder."

Xue Poye laughed, and sighed in his heart: "This child's heart is already as strong as iron, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for anything to break him down."

The green lady suddenly asked: "Today is October fourteenth, you will not forget that anonymous letter?"

"Of course I won't forget." Xue Poye rubbed his nose and smiled, "This is a fun thing, how can I forget it so easily."

The green lady winked slightly, and said with a smile: "Then are you going or not? Maybe some beautiful woman has invited you and is waiting for you there tonight." Although she said this, it was obviously just teasing, even her I also know very well that no woman would ask a man to the cemetery in the middle of the night.

Xue Poye touched his nose and sighed: "In this world, unless a beauty like you is waiting for me in the cemetery, I can go, otherwise I won't go if anyone asks me out."

"Oh!" The green lady's eyes moved, and she said softly, "Then you're not going tonight?"

Xue Poye looked up at the rare sun above the capital, and slowly said: "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch a tiger cub. In the capital, if you really want to kill me, you don't need to waste so many chapters. If I dare not go , I’m afraid we’ll lose a lot.”

Appreciation flashed across Lady Green's beautiful eyes, and she smiled softly: "My younger brother has always been bold."

"Without my sister by my side, I can't be very courageous." Xue Poye said lazily, "I'm not afraid of anything, but I'm afraid of [-]. It's better for my sister to accompany me at night, which can be regarded as protecting me."

Xue Poye asked Miss Lv to follow him, not really asking her to protect him. He knew in his heart that he was like a bird in the capital. If anyone really wanted to kill himself, at least for now, it would be very easy. He Ximao is pretending to be a ghost, if there is really danger, Xue Poye will not let the green lady follow the risk.

He asked Lady Lv to accompany him because he was not very clear about the geography of the capital. With Lady Lv by his side, at least he would not get lost. The other reason was to strengthen his courage. Although Xue Poye was quite courageous, who the hell would dare People ran to Luan Graves in the middle of the night.

The green lady stretched her waist, charming and sexy, her plump breasts seemed to tear through her clothes, and she giggled and said, "It's thanks to you that you figured it out, a big man, let a little girl accompany him to the graveyard in the middle of the night, It doesn't make sense."

Xue Poye laughed and said: "The little girl can't go, but Mr. Jun can always go."

The green lady wondered, "Master Jun?"

Xue Poye looked up and down at the ups and downs of the green lady's sexy and tender body, and smiled straight, until the green lady was a little hairy, she couldn't help covering her plump breasts with her arms, spat, and glanced at the little stone who pretended to be innocent , scolded: "You... look again, I... I'll poke your eyes blind." While speaking, the silver light was shining between the fingers, and two silver needles appeared out of nowhere.

Little Shitou turned his face away, as if nothing had happened, now he has understood a very sincere truth, we should not see what should not be seen, should not listen to what should not be heard, let alone speak what should not be said.

Xue Poye sighed, and said: "If you are really like this, just follow me. If you are seen by others, you gossip instead. In the middle of the night, a lonely man and a widow. One is handsome and the other is beautiful. I am very shy. I am afraid of such things. It's unacceptable."

Xiao Shitou knew that Xue Poye and Lady Lv were definitely not siblings, so Xue Poye didn't hide it from him.

"Bah." The green lady spit out charmingly: "Are you shy? Your skin is thicker than a city wall, and you're still shy?"

Xue Poye stood up, approached the green lady, and said softly: "If you dress up as a man, I think you will be very, very handsome. I need a beautiful man to accompany me tonight."

The green lady nodded when she saw his serious expression.

The night in Kyoto is different from other places. The gold-plated palaces and glazed tiles of the Imperial Palace are like pearls crawling on the earth under the night. Countless palace lanterns shine as bright as day in the numerous palaces of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.

Outside the solemn and solemn Palace of Compassion, star-like palace lanterns hang on the palace wall every few steps, and the eunuchs in Tsing Yi even circle around the Palace of Compassion three steps at a time.

The ground of the imperial palace is all large bricks fired from Jinzhou's "Wujin clay". These are not bluestone slabs, nor are they made of white jade.It is rigid, as flat as a mirror, deep and dotted with gold stars in the pitch-black color, exuding a mysterious and holy atmosphere.

Behind the gorgeous and exquisite layers of brocade tents, the cautious and careful court ladies and eunuchs are quietly waiting. Walking along the arch, there will be fewer and fewer eunuchs and court ladies. Three or two palace maids are waiting for you.

No one dared to make a sound, even the sound of breathing was very small.

Everyone knows that the Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess are enjoying the calf licking inside. Every once in a while, the Eldest Princess and the Empress Dowager will stay here quietly for a while.

The Empress Dowager is already old. It is said that when she was young, she was extremely beautiful, comparable to the current Eldest Princess, and the Eldest Princess looks like her mother, so the Empress Dowager loves her daughter very much .

Flowers wither and flowers fall, spring goes and spring comes, a new generation replaces the old one, the empress dowager who was once glamorous and alluring is now just an old man over half a hundred years old, but she still retains that majesty and nobility, her pair has shown Wrinkled eyes, from time to time will show a frightening light.

In the capital of Dachu, no one dares to underestimate this old lady.

Today's sage is filial piety, and he always listens to his mother's words and keeps them in his heart. Therefore, sometimes the empress dowager's seemingly random words can change many things. In addition, many people say that the late emperor passed away. At that time, a dark army was left for the empress dowager. This may be a rumor, but there are many signs that there is indeed a huge force behind the empress dowager. Lurking like a ghost.

The empress dowager's surname is Situ, and she is a member of the apprentice family of the Yongguo Company. At her young age, the late emperor brought this beautiful woman from Kyoto into the palace and named her empress. The prince played a vital role in the continuation of Great Chu.

At this time, the beauty is old, but still retains the original beauty outline, and she maintains it properly, so the skin is not old and terrible, but it is very loose, but it is still white.

"Tomorrow is Qianqiu's birthday again. I only hope that Furui will come down from the sky so that the country of Chu will live in peace and the people will be at peace." The empress dowager gently stroked the princess's show, her most beloved daughter, was now lying on her lap.

"Mother, you should rest assured that the emperor's elder brother is diligent and caring for the people. He is a good emperor." The eldest princess said softly, looking lazy and beautiful.

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly, looked at the little palace lady who was cutting flower branches not far in front, and said in a majestic voice: "Is that golden silk orchid still blooming?"

The little maid hurriedly said: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, Director Hou said that this kind of flower is stubborn, and it is uncertain when it will bloom, and it may not bloom this year."

The empress dowager looked slightly sullen, and said in a cold voice: "Tomorrow noon is the time to worship the heavens and ancestors. If the flowers have not bloomed by then, then all these useless things will be burned. From then on, no golden flowers are allowed to be planted in the palace." Yucca."

The little maid tremblingly agreed.

The eldest princess didn't seem to hear it, she just lay quietly on her mother's lap, like a sleeping baby.

"Qiong'er, the queen mother has kept you in the palace, do you blame me?" The empress dowager asked suddenly, stroking the eldest princess's hair.

The eldest princess smiled calmly and said: "The queen mother asked me to stay in the palace so that I can be with you. This is the happiest thing for a daughter. How could she be resentful? Moreover, when my mother wanted to marry me, I was reluctant to leave. Now It is of course a good thing to be filial to my mother's knees."

The empress dowager sighed, shook her head and said: "At the beginning, I saw that the child of the Fan family was good-looking and good-natured, so I made up my mind to let you marry, but if I really want to marry, my mother will not leave you. Why……!"

The eldest princess held the empress dowager's hand and said softly: "Isn't the daughter by the empress's side now?"

The empress dowager smiled lovingly, sighed, and said slowly: "My Qiong'er can be by my side now, but the dry prince is heartbroken."

Although the empress dowager's topic changed in an instant, it didn't affect the emotions and thoughts of the Taoist princess at all. She just said softly: "My daughter is also responsible. Liu Jin went to Liuheyuan to play. I thought there would be no accidents. But..., hey, it's all my fault." There was actually sentimentality in her voice.

The empress dowager knew that her daughter never showed her feelings easily, and only in front of herself would she show her true feelings. Hearing the sad voice of the eldest princess, she hurriedly comforted her: "I can't blame you for this matter, the emperor has ordered the third division to accompany you There will always be some clues in investigating the case." Gritting his teeth, he said angrily: "It's really outrageous, dare to assassinate the grandson of the prince in Liuheyuan, this is really a big deal, if your brother emperor can't get it The real culprit is behind the scenes, and I will definitely punish him heavily."

The eldest princess sighed faintly, looking very melancholy.

The empress dowager looked at the eldest princess lying on her lap, her kind face suddenly became serious, her eyes became sharper, but her voice was still soft: "Qioner, I heard that you were stopped in the south by the emperor. Afterwards, Yumen ordered you to go to Liuheyuan, so I ordered you to return to the palace, why didn't you come back then?"

"The mother empress loves her daughter and asked her to return to Beijing. I know this, but Liuheyuan has a beautiful scenery. After my daughter went there, she thought it was a good place, so she stayed for a few more days." The voice of the eldest princess was still extremely calm: "The empress... You won't blame me?"

The empress dowager smiled softly, and said softly: "How could the empress blame you? I thought it was your emperor's elder brother who gave you an order to tell you not to come back."

The eldest princess said softly: "I think the emperor's elder brother was worried that Yi'er was in a bad mood, so he specially asked me to take her to live in Liuhe courtyard for two days."

There was a strange smile on the corner of the empress dowager's mouth, and she said softly, "Is that so?"

"Maybe." The eldest princess said slowly: "Who can see through the emperor's brother's intentions?"

"My queen has always felt that my Qiong'er is better than many men. If she is a man, I'm afraid she will do many earth-shattering things." The empress dowager said softly: "Sometimes even my mother doesn't know what you are thinking."

The eldest princess sat up slowly, her beautiful face was extremely calm, she looked at her mother, and after a while, she suddenly smiled, took the hand of the empress dowager, and gently rubbed it on her white, tender and smooth face, dreaming Said bluntly: "The queen mother is the most intelligent person in the world, and nothing will escape your wise eyes."

In the dim night, only the eldest princess and the empress dowager mother and daughter were whispering some seemingly idle words in the Ci Ning Palace.

Under the dim night outside the Compassionate Ning Palace, many precious flowers and plants from the Great Chu Kingdom and even Fanwai were planted. Under the illumination of the palace lanterns, the flowers were clustered in clusters of beautiful beauty. The fragrance of flowers spread in the night and spread to every corner of the Compassionate Ning Palace.

Among the clusters of flowers, one could see an old lady in palace attire hiding among the dense flowers, staring at the figure reflected on the window screen.

After a gust of wind, the old mammy also disappeared among the flowers like a ghost when the branches swayed.

At this time, Xue Poye and Lv Niangzi were riding two fast horses to Hexi Marsh in the southern suburbs of Kyoto.

Xue Poye looked at the green lady on the horse from time to time, and felt that the world was really wonderful. When the green lady was wearing women's clothes, she was naturally charming and seductive, but when she put on men's clothes, she instantly became a peerless woman. A handsome young man, he looks like a gentle man in every gesture.

The green lady's breasts are still slightly swollen at this time, but it is difficult to distinguish between the gowns, which are quite different from the usual astonishing peaks. Xue Poye has never understood what method the green lady uses to cover up her plump breasts go down.

Looking at the appearance of Lv Niangzi in men's clothing, Xue Poye suddenly understood why many people like masculinity. Back then, Mr. Longyang had no male dislikes. If there was a man like Lv Niangzi, it would explain this problem. The appearance of the green lady can not only seduce all women, but even men will be tempted.

Xue Poye only felt his heart beating violently. He suddenly missed some classic plots he had seen. If he remembered correctly, it should be called "Uniform Temptation"!

The green lady felt Xue Poye's strange gaze staring at her from time to time, a trace of blush appeared on her tender face, she stared at Xue Poye from the side, Xue Poye laughed twice, and ran , It was getting darker and darker, if it wasn't for the guidance of the moonlight, it would be really difficult to hurry, the more desolate and desolate, no one was there, and I don't know how long it took before I heard the voice of the green lady: "Hexi marsh is ahead!"