The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 250

Seeing that the rumors are getting tighter day by day, Zhang Tingyu works with Yinzhen, and is disliked by most civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty, but at the same time his official position is becoming more and more stable.

During the whole year, there was basically no cessation, and it was because the previous dynasty spent too much money, otherwise it would not be as difficult as Yinzhen is now.

Last year, Ertai was released as the chief envoy of Yunnan Province, and he returned to Beijing to report on his duties at the end of this year. After meeting Kangxi, he heard that Gu Huaishou was going to the temple to offer incense, so he also came to worship.

Li Wei's side is naturally promoted to the rank of official, but the day when he came back was not the same as that of Ertai, because the two of them did not bump into each other.

"I checked the treasury's silver deficit this year, and the next thing is going well. When I went to the palace to meet the Lord Long Live, the Lord Long Live said that next year he will be the governor of Guangxi..."

Ertai is also a late bloomer, and he is no longer young now. He only talks in a low voice, and doesn't look around.

I come to Dianchan Temple twice a year to add sesame oil, regardless of the time, I come only once when I think of it, this is already known to those "acquaintances" of Gu Huaixiu.

She was in front of the sutra hall, looking at the compassionate Guanyin master above, but she couldn't see her figure clearly through a curtain.

"The official position given to you, you can continue, and it has nothing to do with me now."

Longkodo has a lot of accumulation and ability, and he went to Yunnan almost at the same time as Li Wei, but the promotion routes of the two are similar.

Ertai was wearing ordinary clothes, stood outside with a bow, and said: "Madam, I dare not forget the kindness of promotion and cultivation."

"It is the emperor who promotes and trains you, not me."

Gu Huaishu was very careful. Fortunately, Zhang Tingyu was supported by those disciples back then. Most of the local officials below had old friends with Zhang Tingyu, and there were also a group of Li Wei and Ertai here. It's passable.

If you offend someone severely, I'm afraid there will be no good end.

She always felt that Zhang Tingyu was doing all these errands now because Yongzheng was behind him.

Needless to say, Ertai and Li Wei must be one of them.

Ertai is actually okay, Li Wei's errands are more difficult than the last, but fortunately this kid didn't do all the things in front of Shen Qi for many years, and now he can be regarded as slick and smooth, and he doesn't need to worry about Huaixiu Worry about it.

She sighed suddenly, and asked: "Now you can be regarded as the emperor's confidant, this time, did he say anything about Long Keduo and Nian Gengyao?"

Now this year Gengyao is becoming more and more arrogant and domineering. A while ago when Zhang Tingyu checked the money, Nian Gengyao and others opposed it. After all, Nian Gengyao received the filial piety of many people below.

This year, it took three months to investigate the deficit of the Ministry of Household Affairs. After a long time of tossing and turning, it was later expanded to other provinces. It was fine at first, but when Sichuan was investigated, things became a little unresolved.Yongzheng still wanted to use Nian Gengyao, so it was the only one in Sichuan who didn't check the money, which was also criticized, but Nian Gengyao was so powerful, how many people were angry and dared not speak up?

In addition, there is the matter of consumption of silver.

Every year when the imperial court collects money and food from the people, it is inevitable that there will be losses. From silver coins to rice and grain, it is common for a slight error.On the government side, it is very "ordinary" to collect so-called "consumption silver" in addition to taxes.And the consumption of envy collected every year is actually [-]% to [-]% of the taxes stipulated by the imperial court. The money cannot reach the imperial court, nor can it enter the treasury.

To be honest, Zhang Tingyu, in addition to the ice charcoal respect, also needs to accept the "consumer silver" from the people below.

This waste of money has become a well-known and tacit agreement in the officialdom, which can be said to be full of drawbacks.

In the previous dynasty, someone suggested to Lord Kangxi, but what Lord Kangxi likes is prosperity and peace.

As a result, the solution to this silver-consuming problem has been delayed until now.

According to Yinzhen's temper, you can investigate as you like, no matter how the officials below you mourn, once he sits on the dragon chair, the things he was not used to in the early years will be eliminated one by one.

As soon as the consumption of Xianyin was said to be eliminated, the backlash was even stronger than the previous investigation of the government treasury.

At that time, Longkodo was not consistent with his current master, Yongzheng, in the matter of wasting money. When Zhang Tingyu came back from the court meeting, he shook his head with Gu Huaishu.

After careful calculation, Yinzhen has scolded Longko several times recently, but he still doesn't know how to restrain himself.

Frowning, his thoughts were disturbed, Gu Huaishu didn't hear Ertai's words, so he said: "If you have anything to say, just shut up."

"Madam misunderstood..." Ertai remained calm, only thinking of what he said when he entered the palace to meet Yongzheng, "Ertai didn't know about these things about Long Live Lord... What he told the slaves was not Long Ke. What is the matter between Lord Nian Gengyao and Lord Nian Gengyao, but..."

"how?"

What else has Yinzhen not accomplished in recent years?
Seeing that the incense was almost burnt out, Gu Huaishu silently said "Amitabha Buddha is at peace" before getting up.

Ertai said: "When I went in, the emperor was telling people about Master Li Wei. He also said that the officials in the south of the Yangtze River have been corrupt for a long time. Yangzhou is a place where fireworks are flourishing for three thousand miles. , the lifeblood of the entire Qing Dynasty can be shaken, I need to find someone...go over there and watch."

"..."

Gu Huaixiu said in his heart that it is true.

She was speechless for a while, and only took two steps inside the curtain, smelling the soothing sandalwood, feeling in a trance.

Who can save Shen Chi?
The family is big and the business is big. In the end, I don’t know who is cheaper?

Shang may be able to fight against officials, but to fight against the emperor, there is still too much, too much.

No wonder Ertai hesitated so much when he said it. Ertai has been promoted in many places over the years, and he also knows a little about Gu Huaixiu. It would be a lie if he didn't know what he said.It is precisely because I know it that I dare not say it.

What Yongzheng meant was that he wanted to start killing, and he meant to investigate slowly.

"Long live Lord told you, are you transferred to Guangxi this time?"

"Long live God said so."

"...What about Li Wei?"

Gu Huaishu asked again.

Ertai whispered: "Governor of Zhejiang."

Sure enough, I went to Zhejiang.

Things are going bad.

Gu Huaishu waved his hand directly: "If there's nothing else, you can step down. Have a good year and prepare to go to the post immediately. It can be seen that he values ​​you, so don't lose your black hat."

"Madam Xie made a point."

Ertai backed out without making a sound, but Gu Huaishu turned around and said, "Qing Dai, Shen Qu will come today, you can bring him to see me later."

"Yes."

Qing Dai responded and left.

At this time in previous years, Gu Huaishu usually told people about his itinerary, especially Shen Qu, so the mother and daughter could also meet each other. This year, it stands to reason that Shen Qu should also come.

In fact, Shen Qu really came to Dianchan Temple, but he didn't expect...

Qing Dai came back after about two quarters of an hour, but she didn't see Shen Qi, and said a little nervously: "When the servant went out just now, I saw Mr. E meeting with the young master. Take the young master and tell him...he knows what you want to say Yes, but it’s useless to listen to it, so we simply don’t meet each other.”

It is useless to listen.

Gu Huaixiu suddenly remembered what he said at Zhang's mansion in Tongcheng last year.

Looking back at the merciful Buddha enshrined on the altar, she suddenly felt ironic.

"That being the case...let's go back..."

As long as he starts investigating Jiangnan's affairs, Shen Qi will definitely not be able to escape.

Gu Huaishu is clear, Shen Yang is clear, and Shen Qu's heart is like a mirror.

I thought Longkodo should be the first to suffer, but Gu Huaishou never expected that Nian Gengyao was the first to suffer...

As soon as I arrived in February of the third year of Yongzheng, a rare event happened. The vision of "the sun and the moon merged, and the five stars connected to the pearl" suddenly appeared in the sky. The Qin Tianjian said that it was a sign of great auspiciousness. Say auspicious words.

It was a great thing, but when Yinzhen casually flipped through the brochure that Nian Gengyao handed over, his face changed gradually.

At that time, Zhang Tingyu was waiting for orders at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and he had to give instructions to the newly arrived Hanlin of the South Study Room. When he noticed Yinzhen's expression, that folder had already been thrown on the ground by Yinzhen!

"What a bold Nian Gengyao!"

As soon as I opened it, I saw the scribbled and perfunctory handwriting, not to mention writing "morning work and evening work" as "evening work and morning work"!
The expressions of the officials in the palace changed in astonishment, and they all bowed their heads to ask the emperor to appease his anger, but Yongzheng just sneered: "At the end of last year, he dared to ask princes and ministers to kneel down to welcome him into Beijing. Is he the emperor or I am the emperor?! He was originally a capable person, but now his handwriting is perfunctory and sloppy, and he dares to rely on his own merits and show disrespect to me! His heart is damnable!"

The sound was quite loud, and Nian Chenyu, who was standing in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with soup just now, suddenly shook his hand, knocked over the lacquer plate, and jingled the bell and shattered it on the ground.

Su Peisheng was frightened outside, and hurried up: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is discussing matters inside, please come back quickly."

The ministers are still there, why is Nian Chenyu here to join in the fun now?
Originally, he came here happily, but he just heard Yongzheng's loudly shouted words, how could Nian Chenyu not be frightened?

It's just that Nian Gengyao is Yongzheng's minister after all, and now Yongzheng is angry, after all Nian Chenyu didn't dare to keep more, and because he knocked over the soup bowl, there was no excuse to keep it.Under Su Peisheng's persuasion, he left in a panic.

Yinzhen heard the movement inside, and suddenly sneered.

"Back off, Zhang Tingyu stays."

"I'm waiting to retire."

As soon as a large group of people left, Zhang Tingyu could only stand still.

He thought in his heart that "doing morning work and being vigilant at night" means the same thing as "tiring at night and doing work at night", but it must not be messed up day and night. Nian Gengyao is in big trouble, and it is obvious that Kangxi is looking for trouble for him.But Zhang Tingyu didn't think there was anything wrong with looking for trouble openly. He chose to find fault with the words, which finally violated his taboo.

With the death of Dai Mingshi, Zhang Tingyu was doomed to be extremely disgusted with the literary inquisition.

His expression was calm, like a pool of water.

"A few days ago, someone impeached Hu Qiheng, the governor of Gansu, and just sent it to the six ministries for trial. On the other hand, the war in Qinghai has gradually calmed down, and Natai, the acting governor of Sichuan, was transferred back to Beijing. This man is violent and has many troubles, and his news is being suppressed for the time being. , Waiting to be interrogated with Hu Qiheng when returning to Beijing."

Yinzhen had already made up his mind, but he was only worried that Nian Gengyao would not be able to handle him. Now he gave orders with a pleasant posture, and every word was extremely clear.

After Zhang Tingyu heard it clearly, he took orders to go down to work.

The news spread quickly, but to Nian Chenyu's ears, it was as if half of the sky had collapsed.

Both the governor of Gansu and the acting admiral of Sichuan are Nian Gengyao's cronies...

Nian Chenyu thought about it, and was afraid that her second brother would cause trouble, so she hurriedly wrote a letter and asked someone to secretly send it out of the palace, to warn Nian Gengyao.

Unexpectedly, this letter had already been intercepted by the people at Yinzhen's sticky pole, and presented to Yinzhen.

The front and back palaces are connected, and Yinzhen is really indifferent when he looks at the letter with strong words? , only said: "Send this letter back to her, let her know her identity."

The errand was taken by Gao Wuyong, until a long time later, when he was sitting in front of a cup of poisoned wine, he still remembered what happened today.

Concubine Nian, who has always been the peerless and most favored by the Lord Long Live, was startled at first, and then she couldn't believe it. It took a long time before it turned into grief, sorrow, or sarcasm...

Nian Chenyu fell ill.

She was not in good health and had several miscarriages, she was always weak, now that Gengyao was rejected by Yongzheng this year, she was worried all over, and since then the soup and medicine have continued and never stopped.

But that disease never got better.

Sun Lianqiao had treated Nian Chenyu several times, but she never thought that the more she was treated, the more serious it would become.

"I thought the emperor would blame him, but he heard the news that the imperial concubine was in poor health... He didn't react at all, he just said that everyone has their own fate..."

Sun Lianqiao was already very old when she visited Zhangfu, and her hands were full of wrinkles. No matter how good the beauty formula is, it can't match the years. What's more, she has been working hard for many years, exhausting all her efforts, and she is not a free and easy person. She doesn't have the wisdom to master all things quietly like Gu Huaixiu. She laughs at herself that "ordinary people just have to worry more", so she ages faster.

"In April, Mr. Nian was dismissed from the position of governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Even General Fuyuan was called out and transferred to be General Hangzhou. You know this better than me..."

General Fuyuan is such a powerful official position, and now he is replaced by General Hangzhou, but it has become a vacant position.

This was only in April, later Yongzheng wrote a lot of scriptures to scold Nian Gengyao for not observing the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers.

Because of his arrogance and domineering on weekdays, as soon as Yongzheng showed signs of taking up the post of Nian Gengyao, the officials of all sizes immediately fell down at the first sight of the wind, revenge for revenge, and revenge for injustice. They also flew in front of Yongzheng.

Because Zhang Tingyu had already drawn up a system of secret memorials, the memorials were extremely confidential, and the officials below were encouraged to report to each other.

The case of Nian Gengyao is even more important.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a banquet in the Old Summer Palace, and Gu Huaishu casually learned from Su Peisheng how serious the situation was.

As a result, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Nian Gengyao was escorted from Sichuan back to the capital for interrogation, and the ministers discussed the charges.

Gu Huaishu knew that Nian Gengyao's success at a young age would inevitably lead to arrogance, and now as long as she closed her eyes, thinking of Nian Gengyao, the parrot that appeared in front of her eyes must be the parrot that was shot through both eyes by an arrow back then.

This person has always been vicious, but after all, he has forgotten the principle of the monarch and his ministers. It may not be that serious, but...

Yongzheng couldn't tolerate him.

When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks.

What is Yin Zhen best at in this life?Just cross the river and demolish the bridge.

Gu Huaixiu thought about it, feeling quite emotional, and then thought of the young man in the palace, Chen Yu: "It's not easy for her to be in the palace, but the emperor... didn't ask you to poison her, did he?"

At that moment, Sun Lianqiao's face was a little dazed, and then she suddenly smiled: "Look where you said it? Now I'm just curing diseases and saving lives..."

Looking across Sun Lianqiao's face, Gu Huaishu thought about it, but really didn't know whether he should believe Sun Lianqiao.

But when I think about it this way, so what if I believe in Sun Lianqiao or not?
Even if Yinzhen really asked someone to poison Nian Chenyu, there was nothing she could do.

That little girl who ran away crying back then, was selected as the side Fujin of the future king, and when Yinzhen came to the throne, she would only be under the empress, a noble concubine, how honorable is that?But in the end...it's just a poor man.

Since ancient times, a beauty has suffered a lot.

She didn't have a deep talk with Sun Lianqiao, she just talked about other things casually, most of which were about the children.

After finishing speaking, Sun Lianqiao left.

When she came back in winter, Gu Huaishu knew that Nian Chenyu's life was coming to an end soon.

In September, Nian Gengyao was ordered to be arrested and handed over to the capital for interrogation. In October and November, the snow in Beijing was very heavy. Putting it in her mouth would not save her life.

This morning, it had been snowing heavily for several days, and the streets and alleys in the capital were covered with snow. As soon as Sun Lianqiao's green-draped sedan arrived at the gate of Zhang's residence, someone came to Gu Huaixiu to inform her.

She asked someone to welcome Sun Lianqiao in and told her to sit down, but she saw that Sun Lianqiao had a sad expression.

"What happened to sister-in-law?"

Sun Lianqiao sighed and said, "Nian Guifei, it will only be two days."

The smile suddenly faded, like the ripples on the lake gradually flattened, without waves.

Gu Huaixiu's face was expressionless, he glanced at the warm winter sun outside, and said: "How do I remember...Nian Gengyao's crimes haven't been listed yet?"

"I don't know about the previous affairs, but she really..."

Few days.

For some unknown reason, Sun Lianqiao suddenly burst into tears, covering her face with a veil, as if she had encountered some great tragedy in the world.

This happens when people are depressed for a long time.

Gu Huaixiu calmed down instead, she said: "Qing Dai, pass a sign to the palace..."

Before the words finished, the servant outside reported in front of the house: "Madam, Mr. Su is here in the palace, please go."

With a jump in his heart, Gu Huaishu hurriedly put down the teacup, seeing Sun Lianqiao crying like tears, he ignored her and walked towards the front hall.

Su Peisheng walked from the left to the right of the flower table at the door, and then from the right to the left, with a sad expression on his face, which seemed a little complicated.

He is a smart person who has been with Yinzhen for many years, and he has never had such a embarrassed expression.

When Gu Huaishu came in, he saw it, and said: "My second master is not here, and he is still in the palace. I think you are looking for me?"

"Exactly."

When Su Peisheng saw Gu Huaishu coming in, he saluted, "Greetings, Ma'am, you are auspicious. Today, the servant is here on an errand. The noble concubine in the palace wanted to see you, so I reported it to the emperor, and the emperor will approve it." I'm sorry, I'll trouble you to go, the car is ready. It's late, I'm afraid it's..."

It's too late, I'm afraid I won't be able to see Chen Yu in the year.

First, Sun Lianqiao came in to talk about Nian Chenyu, and Su Peisheng came in a blink of an eye, and with her agility, she understood what was going on in a blink of an eye.

At that moment, thousands of sorrows rushed up, so that she was stunned for a while.

But soon, Gu Huaishu came back to her senses. Seeing Su Peisheng looking at her, she sighed and said, "I still think of her as a junior..."

If it weren't for the inopportune moment, perhaps Su Peisheng would be able to laugh.

Mrs. Zhang Er regards Nian Chenyu as a junior, so what is Long Live God?
But thinking about this sentence carefully, and the things that were widely spread in the capital, Su Peisheng felt sad again, and quickly invited Gu Huaishu to go up.

The street was paved with snow, and the two black ruts were especially dazzling in the white snow.

Gu Huaishu got into the car without anyone with him, told Qing Dai to take care of Sun Lianqiao, then put down the curtain and sat in.

Soon the carriage entered the palace gate, circled half a circle around the root of the imperial city, and then stopped at the gate of the palace. After entering, it was the vermilion palace gate and wall that Gu Huaixiu was familiar with and unfamiliar. When it was opened for the second time, Gu Huaixiu It was as if she could hear the teeth-stinging creaking sound, as if there were some monsters hidden behind every door, trying to devour her whole body the moment she stepped in.

The women in the harem live behind each of these doors, one by one.

Among them, the yearly fish is also included.

Nian Chenyu lived in Yikun Palace, second only to Queen Nala's Kunning Palace.

However, since Nian Chenyu got sick, few people came here, and the Nian family lost power, the most indispensable thing in the palace is people who step on the low and praise the high, how arrogant is Nian Chenyu?I'm afraid that I don't know how many people have abused it.There are endless battles in the harem, and the good guys will turn bad, and the bad guys will naturally get worse.

Standing in front of the palace gate, Gu Huaishu seemed to be able to smell the faint smell of decay.

She suddenly raised her eyes, looked at some points high in the sky, as if there was something there, but asked Su Peisheng: "Did you see it?"

Su Peisheng was confused, followed Gu Huaishu to raise his eyes like this, although he didn't understand what Gu Huaishu was looking at, but he felt terrified for no reason: "What did you see..."

"An old thing that hasn't died for more than 2000 years..."

Gu Huaishu suddenly turned around, and with such a bright smile, the hairs on Su Peisheng's back stood up in shock, and then he stepped over the palace gate, walking steadily, and walked straight into the main entrance with a dignified posture.

Yinzhen was standing under the porch, not inside, and it seemed that he had never been inside, just standing here waiting for someone.

When he saw Gu Huaishu, he put down the prayer beads in his left hand and the teacup in his right hand, and said, "Go in."

Gu Huaishu raised his steps and wanted to go in, but suddenly remembered that he hadn't saluted yet, so he withdrew his thoughts, squatted down and saluted before entering the palace.

This is Yikun Palace, the bedroom of the favorite concubine in the harem.

The maid next to Nian Chenyu couldn't hold back her crying at this moment, the beautiful woman was sitting in front of the dressing table, she just coughed up a mouthful of blood, she just asked quietly: "Is Second Madam Zhang here?"

"coming."

Gu Huaixiu responded lightly, seeing Nian Chenyu's back, suddenly remembered the look she gave him when he glanced outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation that day.

This girl always wanted to be her, no matter if it was this gorgeous face, or that increasingly calm eyes and dignified posture...

All kinds of things gave Gu Huaishu the illusion of looking at himself in the past, growing up so slowly, and slowly aging.

All the beauties in the world may have such a path.

Gu Huaishu never knew that her own path was difficult or extremely lucky, but now she felt that Nian Chenyu's path was too bumpy and bumpy.

It was nothing more than a flashback before the person died, and the suppressed cries of the maids next to her were finally completely released the moment they saw Gu Huaishu.

There was a crowd of crying in the palace, Gu Huaishu turned back and said coldly: "What are you crying about! Get out!"

Outside, Su Peisheng just recovered his senses and followed him. Standing under the steps, when he heard the shout, he was startled, and hurriedly looked at Yinzhen.

Yinzhen was holding the tea, Gao Wuyong stood behind him, he said, "Leave her alone."

The maids in the palace retreated outside, Gu Huaishu came to the makeup mirror and stood behind Nian Chenyu.

Nian Chenyu was wearing a luxurious gold-woven cheongsam with rose red silk embroidered satin, and had two pairs of golden step rockers on his head. At this moment, he only used his hands to smudge his lips, and asked in a low voice: "My brother has a head Did it land?"

"……not yet."

Gu Huaishu knew that Nian Chenyu was also a smart person, so such news could not be hidden from her.

Nian Chenyu is not sick physically, but mentally.

In fact, she couldn't tell why she wanted to meet Gu Huaishu instead of her second brother when she reached four thousand.

Maybe after she died, Nian Gengyao would come over soon...

Nian Chenyu looked at his originally haggard face in the mirror, which gradually became glamorous and luxurious under the exquisite makeup, but said: "Women like this kind of makeup... because men like it, but women with makeup... Or are they themselves..."

Weird questions always pop up before people die.

Nian Chenyu was no exception, she just felt this emotion suddenly.

Through this makeup mirror, Nian Chenyu can see Gu Huaishu standing behind him. Women from high families usually age slower than ordinary people, probably because of good maintenance, but Gu Huaishu is the slowest to age. Even though the traces of time and weather can be seen up to now, but only seeing those eyes, Nian Chenyu can recall the scene when he saw Gu Huaishu for the first time.

Memories are like water, but it is time that flows endlessly.

Nian Chenyu wanted to cry, she knew her husband was standing outside, and also knew that her husband's butcher's knife would fall on Nian's family, but she was powerless.

"I just want to meet you. Do you think I am more beautiful than I was then?"

"It's so much more beautiful than anyone else in the world."

Gu Huaishu replied lightly, but felt a little suffocated.

Today's matter really has nothing to do with her, but somehow it got in.

Gu Huaishu wanted to leave, but he couldn't.

She just looked at Nian Chenyu silently, after Nian Chenyu finished dressing, she sat there silent for a long time, there was a glass of wine on the dressing table, the glass was made of white jade, it looked extremely transparent.

Nian Chenyu said: "If there is a next life, Chen Yu is only looking forward to being Dong Shi. The face in the mirror is not me... madam, she is not me..."

"..."

Speechless.

Gu Huaixiu felt depressed.

She is cold by nature, and she is very indifferent to people and things, unless she is acquainted, who wouldn't call her "femme hearted"?
No, it should be said that the more acquainted the person is, the more they have to say "femme heart".

Now, she absolutely should not feel compassion for Nian Chenyu.

Nian Chenyu just looked at her in the makeup mirror without looking back: "The person I fear the most is you... I have followed you since I was a child, I thought I could come to you... But You walked too fast and didn't wait for Chen Yu...Madam, why is it you who I saw in the mirror?"

Unlike herself, she couldn't recognize anyone when she looked in the mirror.

The same makeup, in front of the mirror are Nian Chenyu and Gu Huaishu, but in the mirror there is only one Gu Huaishu, the other...

She doesn't recognize it.

"There is a monster in the mirror."

Nian Chenyu said something, then laughed again, looked outside, and said: "Ma'am, there are monsters in the mirror, I'm so scared..."

It was quiet everywhere, Gu Huaishu could hear the icicles and snow on the eaves melting, the melted water falling down, tick-tock...

She smiled slightly, only nodded, and said, "Okay."

Nian Chenyu stretched out his hand to hold the wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

Then, she sat down on the couch very obediently and quietly, and said, "I'm tired, it's time to sleep."

His eyes were already closed, but Nian Chenyu suddenly opened them again, and said a word to Gu Huaishu.

"Madam, Chen Yu will never be able to become you."

After finishing speaking, she bent her lips towards Gu Huaishu again, and closed her eyes again, this time she was really tired.

Beauty fell asleep and never woke up again.

Gu Huaixiu didn't know how long he had been silent, how long he had been in a daze, when he reached out to touch, Nian Chenyu's body was already warm.

"Bring the water, bring the handkerchief..."

She heard her own voice in a daze, and then took off the makeup that had not been put on Nian Chenyu's face for a long time. Her face was pale and gloomy, with a smile on her lips, as if in an instant she had become the girl who had just seen her back then. The little girl who cried "Wow"...

There are voices in my ears, and I don't know who is crying.

Gu Huaishu murmured, "The monster is gone."

The air between breaths is icy cold.

She pursed her lips, steadied herself, and walked out the door step by step. Yinzhen was still standing on the steps, and the tea was already cold.

Gu Huaishu seemed to have forgotten that there was such a person as Yinzhen, so he walked towards the gate of Yikun Palace.

Su Peisheng was taken aback when he saw her, thought she was being haunted by something, so he quickly chased after her, but when he got out of the palace gate, Su Peisheng was even more frightened when he saw Gu Huaishu.

Under the wet eyes, Gu Huaishu raised his hand and pressed his heart, opened his eyes wide, and said as he walked, "Shut your mouth, don't say anything."

So, Su Peisheng didn't say a word, he also knew that Gu Huaishu was usually a high-minded person, so he might not like others to see her cry.

After sending Gu Huaishu out of the palace gate, Su Peisheng came back.

Yinzhen was still standing on top, pouring tea on the ground, and asked casually, "Didn't that troublemaker cry?"

"...No, I'm just a little dazed."

Su Peisheng buried his head and replied.

At that moment, Yinzhen looked at Su Peisheng's face, and smiled with his lips curled up: "It's true, the nature is cold and heartless..."

(End of this chapter)