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Chapter 652 What's wrong?

From Ulay's palace, it's a long way to the harem.

The little maid was leading the way, and she followed behind, looking at the surrounding buildings and scenery from time to time, both of them were very quiet.

It wasn't until we reached the road with few people that the maid in front who had been leading the way with her head lowered occasionally turned around, looking at Xie Yuan curiously and shyly from time to time.

Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, Xie Yuan asked, "What's wrong?"

The little maid covered her mouth and smiled, took two steps back, walked a little beside Xie Yuan, looked at her and said:

"It is said that there was a female general in the Song Dynasty, and we often wondered what this female general would look like... Some said that she was big and three rough, some said that she was extremely ugly, and some said that she had a long beard, but no one guessed it right. "

She said that her face became more and more red, a little excited, but also a little shy:
"No one ever thought that the general was like this. The girl is born handsome, just like a handsome young man, and even more elegant. If you don't tell me, who will believe that you are a girl."

Xie Yuan has heard this kind of words too much, and now he has no feeling, so he pulled the corner of his mouth and gave her a polite smile, and said: "Miss praise."

Her eyes flickered for a moment, and she asked again: "Do you know why the empress wants to see me?"

The little maid smiled at her, as if mocking her stupidity:

"Of course I want to see with my own eyes what the first female general in history looks like. Anyone who has heard the story of General Xie would not want to see it with his own eyes, and our empress is the same."

Xie Yuan let out an "oh", relieved his confusion, and thought: So it was just curiosity, as long as he wasn't as bewildered as Huaizhen.

Just like that, they entered a courtyard and walked for a while before arriving at the main hall.As soon as the gate opened, the little maid who led her stood outside, and someone from the hall led her in.

The queen's palace is not as luxurious and extravagant as the harem of the Song Dynasty. On the contrary, there is some elegance and book fragrance everywhere, and she can vaguely see the beauty of her home from the flower arrangements and decorations that have been thoughtfully done. familiar shadow.

This feeling was never felt in Ulay.

She was amazed by her discovery, when a screen with eight screens appeared in front of her eyes, embroidered with misty mountains and rivers in twists and turns, on the hazy white gauze, it was like a fairyland.

Through the screen, one could vaguely see a slender woman in plain clothes leaning against the table reading a book.

"Your Majesty, General Xie is here." The maid said softly.

The woman who was obsessed with books raised her head, and looked at Xie Yuan through the screen, then stood up gracefully and gracefully, and walked out from behind the screen.

It was a woman with eyebrows like distant mountains and slender eyes that seemed to be smoky, revealing mystery.Although her appearance is not outstanding, her temperament is outstanding, which makes people invisible at first glance, and her gentleness is full of determination and calmness.

For some reason, Xie Yuan suddenly had a sentence in his mind: Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement, the terrain is Kun, and a gentleman carries virtue.

Although these two sentences are encouraging, they can be said to have summed up the characteristics of "heavenly stems and earthly kuns" very well.

I feel that the queen in front of me has the generosity and calmness of the mother of the earth, and the emperor Ulei also has the spirit and physique of self-improvement.

These two are really a good match.

Xie Yuan withdrew his gaze from Empress Feng's scrutinizing smile, bowed and saluted:
"Xie Yuan, I have met the empress."

"Excuse me." Empress Feng Boyang reached out to lift Xie Yuan's arm, but at the moment the general touched it, she took it back, as if feeling a little inappropriate.

Fortunately, when Xie Yuan saw her coming to lift it, he had already consciously got up and put it down without being too embarrassing.

Empress Feng seemed to like Xie Yuan's sharp temper very much, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and said to her gently:
"Come in and sit."

After finishing speaking, he clutched his book and walked back behind the screen, Xie Yuan had no choice but to follow.

Under Empress Feng's signal, Xie Yuan sat opposite her, sitting upright, An An straightened her face, and let Empress Feng see enough, thinking that after she finished reading, she could leave by herself up.

Seeing that Xie Yuan was so "serious", Empress Feng laughed again. When the maid brought tea and snacks, she reached out and pushed Xie Yuan, like a big sister who took care of children.

Xie Yuan said thank you, and heard Empress Feng ask:

"I heard that you are very skilled in martial arts. Just after entering the city today, you had a fight with the general from the military town. The opponent didn't even have the strength to fight back."

Xie Yuan raised his eyelids, he couldn't help being a little surprised... This matter spread into the palace so quickly?Or in the harem?
Empress Feng ignored her doubts and surprises, and continued to ask gently: "At what age did you start practicing martial arts?"

"Go back to Empress Empress, six years old."

"Your parents are far-sighted. They even taught their daughter martial arts. It's really not easy for a girl to become a general now."

Xie Yuan lowered his eyes upon hearing this, moved his lips, and said:
"Yes, my parents love me and are willing to follow my temperament, but they never thought of making me a general, they just hope that I can protect myself in troubled times."

When Feng Boyang heard this, she looked away and was silent for a moment, obviously falling into silence. After a while, she said:

"Yeah... Living in troubled times, many things are out of control, how can we plan so far."

Seeing this, Xie Yuan carefully asked his own question: "Your Majesty seems to be... Han?"

Feng Boyang woke up from the memory, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, and said:

"What? It doesn't look like it anymore?"

"No, no, no... I just didn't expect that the empress of the Wei Kingdom would be a Han woman." Xie Yuan said, "When I entered this palace, I felt very kind. I think the empress is also the daughter of some powerful family?"

Feng Boyang shook his head, with a little sadness in his misty brows, and said:

"No, I'm a subjugated slave after the royal family of the Yan Kingdom. You can ask Shen Shizhong about me, he knows everything about me."

Xie Yuan felt that he had hit someone's sad, and suddenly felt a little guilty, lowered his eyelids and lowered his head slightly, and said softly:

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask these questions, I'm offended."

"It's okay, there's no offense to this. It's just that time is limited, and it can't be explained clearly in one or two sentences, so I will let you ask Shen Shizhong... I am lonely in the palace, and there are not many people who can talk. I heard that After having a character like you, I really want to be friends with you. Can you come to the palace to talk to me more in the future?"

Xie Yuan looked at Empress Feng's expectant eyes, hesitated for a moment and said:

"I'm very happy to be friends with the empress, but I'm afraid it's inconvenient to go in and out of this deep palace."

Feng Boyang laughed again when he heard that, he seemed to be very happy, his slender eyes became a gap, and said: "Don't worry, you and Shen Shizhong belong to the same family. For those who talk and play chess, if you follow him, it may be easier than anyone else to enter the palace.... In the future when the two of them play chess, you will come to me, okay?"

(End of this chapter)