Emperor Phoenix Policy: Feng Qingtian

Chapter 98
"The Ai family has been alone for many years. If the general wants to, it is not impossible, as long as the general agrees to the Ai family..."

The queen mother slightly parted her lips and said slowly.

"The Empress Dowager!"

Zhong Mo stood up abruptly and interrupted the Queen Mother sharply.

The Empress Dowager looked at him with a slight smile, a pair of charming eyes, and the ripples in her eyes swept across Zhong Mo's face softly, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Mo's thick eyebrows were tightened, he stared at the Queen Mother with a serious expression, and said in a stern voice, "Your Majesty, please respect yourself! I come to Tianci Temple every year just to find an answer. The truth of the collapse!"

"There is only one truth, but if you don't believe it, I don't know if you are targeting Aijia on purpose, or if you heard rumors from someone and thought it was related to Aijia. It's not suitable for you, you'd better go back to your northern border, and be your general of the country!"

The queen mother also put on a charming look on her face, and said coldly.

"I will guard the northern border, and I will also investigate the matter of the late emperor. One day, I will get the real truth! I only hope that the Queen Mother really has nothing to do with it, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Otherwise, will you kill Aijia?"

The queen mother sneered, Zhong Mo looked gloomy, took a deep look at the queen mother, and walked out without saying a word.

"and many more!"

Zhong Mo stopped in his tracks, stiffened his body, and did not turn his head back, "What orders does the Empress Dowager have?"

The queen mother looked at his back, hesitated to speak, "The night is too dark, the road is too slippery with snow, Aijia will give you a ride."

"Don't bother the empress dowager!"

Zhong Mo refused bluntly, and the Empress Dowager sighed faintly. In this silent room, her sigh was extraordinarily deep and lonely, "Why do you have to be separated from the Ai family like this? The Ai family has known you for more than ten years. It’s a bit affectionate, right? The Ai family doesn’t want to quarrel with you, but every year you come here to force you to ask about the late emperor, have you ever cared about the Ai family staying on this deserted Lingxiao Peak year after year and living a good life? ?"

Zhong Mo remained silent, the gloom on his face faded a lot, and he became a little guilty.

The queen mother saw all this scene in her eyes, she took out a lantern from the corner, lit it, and carried it herself, "Let's go, Ai's family will send you a ride, and we will have to wait another year for the next meeting, so there is no point in seeing you again." Fight over things that don't matter."

Zhong Mo remained silent, but he no longer refused.

Seeing the Empress Dowager carrying a lantern and walking to him to light the way ahead, the expression on Zhong Mo's face became a bit complicated, and he whispered, "I'll come!"

As he spoke, he took the lantern from her hand without waiting for the Queen Mother to refuse.

Inadvertently, his hand touched the Empress Dowager's hand, and it was cool to the bone. His heart moved slightly, and he glanced at the thin monk's robe on the Empress Dowager, "Add some clothes!"

"No need, the Ai family has gotten used to the wind and snow blowing too much on Lingxiao Peak."

Zhong Mo's eyes became gloomy, he didn't say anything else, he walked in front with a lantern, the queen mother slowed down two steps, and walked behind, the distance between the two was only two or three steps, neither far nor close, the distance Just right, it's like the distance of these ten years.

At the very beginning, she was the concubine, and he was the general. Later, she was the queen, and he was still the general. Now, she has become the empress dowager, and he is still the general.

The only thing that remains the same is that the distance between him and her has always been neither far nor close, not more than half a step away from Lei Chi.

From the backyard to the mountain gate, the distance was not long or short, and it took only a cup of tea. Zhong Mo stopped and looked at the endless steps under his feet, "Let's send it here."

"There is no moon and no stars tonight. It is very dark and the road is slippery in snowy weather. Be careful."

The two no longer confronted each other, the Queen Mother's voice was as soft as water, like a thin stream flowing through Zhong Mo's heart, he nodded lightly, and returned the lantern to the Queen Mother. When they met again, Zhong Mo subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but was suddenly held by the Queen Mother.

Her hands were as cold as ice, exuding a faint fragrance, while his hands were as hot as fire. After many years in the battlefield, his hands were also stained with the smell of frontier sand and dust, rough and heavy.

An electric current came from his hand, Zhong Mo wanted to withdraw his hand, but was held tightly by the Queen Mother.

That hand was no longer as soft and delicate as it used to be, like snow and jade, it became as thin and pale as hers, the veins on the back of the hand were exposed, and the skin became a little dry, but...

However, it caused a strong pity to grow in his heart.

Doesn't he know her suffering all these years?

No, he knows, but he can't do anything, he's just a courtier, he can't do anything.

"The Queen Mother—"

Zhong Mo's voice was hoarse and deep, and he wanted to withdraw his hand again, but was still firmly held by the queen mother. The queen mother lowered her head, and Zhong Mo couldn't see the expression on her face. Suddenly, a big teardrop fell on the back of his hand It almost scalded him, Zhong Mo was stunned.

"If at that time, you were unmarried and I was unmarried, how good would it be?"

The Empress Dowager's voice was so soft that it would float away when the wind blows, and if it wasn't for his sharper ears than ordinary people, he might not be able to hear it.

The next moment, the queen mother had let go of her hand, she turned her back, as if wiping away the tears on her face, she turned around, her face was clean, but her eyes were still a little wet.

The queen mother smiled at him, the smile was as elegant as usual, but he could see a trace of bitterness and helplessness, which made Zhong Mo's heart sink like a heavy boulder.

"Go back, it's past time, go back to rest earlier, and you will have to enter the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the empress tomorrow morning."

There was a smile on her lips, gentle as water.

Zhong Mo responded in a low voice, and walked down the mountain step by step.

He kept feeling two bitter and gentle eyes behind him, looking at his back, watching him go down the mountain.

When he was halfway up the mountain, he turned his head and saw the thin figure of the Empress Dowager standing alone at the mountain gate, still watching him leave.

Seeing him turn around, she smiled at him.

Zhong Mo's heart was as bitter as if soaked in Coptis chinensis juice, turning around, he walked down the mountain step by step with heavy steps.

After all, I was born and Qing was not born, and Qing gave birth to me and I am old.

He is more than ten years older than her. When we met, she was already the concubine of the late emperor. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, she was beautiful, bright and bright. Even if she was not married at that time, he had already married his wife. Had two sons.

She said: If at that time, you were not married and I was not married, how good would it be?

After all, it is impossible!
When Zhong Mo's figure completely disappeared at the foot of the mountain, a middle-aged woman came out from the temple, holding a fox fur in her hand.

She put the cloak on the empress dowager, and said a little reproachfully, "The empress dowager is standing here without wearing fox fur, blowing the cold wind, what if she is sick?"

The Empress Dowager looked at the steps that could not be seen going down the mountain, the corners of her lips raised slightly, showing a faint smile, "If not, how can it make him feel sad?"

Su Lan has served her since she was a child, and has been with her for decades. She is also the only maid who accompanied her to Ling Xiaofeng. There are some things that she doesn't even believe in her husband and daughter, but she believes in Su Lan.

There are some things that she can't say to anyone, but she can say to Su Lan.

Su Lan carefully tied the fox fur belt for her, and said softly, "The Queen Mother is a little different tonight."

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly, and said kindly, "What's the difference?"

"In the past five years, the general came every year and asked the same question as a matter of routine. The queen mother also answered him as a matter of routine. Then the general left and the queen mother rested. There was no other interaction or words. But tonight, The Empress Dowager talked to him so much, and even personally sent him down the mountain, and..."

He also deliberately moved the general's heart!

Su Lan couldn't say such a thing, she looked at the Queen Mother, and asked with concern, "Queen Mother, is something wrong?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head, Su Lan was puzzled, the smile on the Empress Dowager's lips disappeared, and she said deeply, "Su Lan, Jin'er is 16 years old."

Su Lan was puzzled by this nonsense.

The queen mother looked at the vast night sky and said quietly, "It's time for her to take charge."

Judging from the news received recently, Jin'er is also preparing for pro-government.

Su Lan paused slightly with the strapped hand, "The queen mother wants to stabilize the general for Her Majesty the empress?"

The queen mother nodded slightly, "Jin'er only needs to deal with Pei Xiu, as for Zhong Mo, don't meddle in it!"

Su Lan sighed quietly, her eyes were slightly moist, "The empress dowager's heart is bitter, and this servant knows."

"The Ai family is not bitter in their hearts. The damned ones are already dead, and they have long since turned into a pile of dry bones. The world belongs to Jin'er. The Ai family is not bitter at all, and is very happy."

Su Lan was silent, and said in a low voice, "If the general knew that the late emperor's death was related to the queen mother, would he have killed the queen mother? Or conspired against her?"

(End of this chapter)