Chapter 157 First Cold Palace

I don't know how to answer, so Mo Ziyao had to lower her head gently. But the empress dowager suddenly said, "The emperor is lucky that your concubine Yao has not been a day or two. I want to ask you if you feel any different recently?"

Mo Ziyao was shocked. Was the Empress Dowager anxious to call her here just to ask this?

Her face began to burn, and she was still shy when mentioning private matters. He lowered his head and twisted his fingers desperately and said, "My concubine and the emperor didn't...no..." How should I start this matter?

As soon as Mo Ziyao's words fell, she heard a 'dong' sound, which was already the sound of the cup touching the table when the Empress Dowager put down the teacup.

Mo Ziyao just wanted to look up at the Empress Dowager's expression, but she suddenly strode forward, pulled her arm, rolled up her sleeves, looked at the palace sand on her arm, and suddenly changed her face.

She said angrily, "My family heard that you stayed in Tianze Palace when you first entered the palace, and the emperor has also rested in your Yuyao Palace many times, but your concubine Yao still retains her virginity! I don't know if there is something wrong with the maidservant of Ai's family or you have a problem with Yaofei!"

"The Empress Dowager is angry." Mo Ziyao knelt down in fear when she heard the anger in the latter tone.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand and took a look at Mo Ziyao and said, "Not long ago, there was news from the cold palace that Qing Zhaoyi had an imperial descendant. She was as smart as you. Can't figure it out!"

Mo Ziyao's body trembled and was finally stunned. The whole person immediately felt like he was sick in his childhood. His whole body was hot and cold for a while, and his ears were 'buzzing'. He forgot everything he wanted to say for a moment. He looked at the empress dowager and couldn't say anything.

Qing'er is just a Zhaoyi who lost her power as soon as she got favor. Her appearance was like a drop of water dripping from the sea. There were not many ripples at all and was annihilated in the long river of time. But the 'one-night favor' is so lucky to be pregnant with imperial descendants?

Mo Ziyao couldn't figure it out, and at the same time, she was uncomfortable and didn't want to think about it. However, chaotic thoughts emerged desperately without her control at all.

As long as she can successfully give birth to a child, even if she is just a princess, Gu Qinger is also the first concubine to give birth for the emperor. Mo Ziyao, a mother, who has a precious son, seems to be able to predict the infinite bright future of Qing'er and her own decline.

"Princess Yao?" The voice of the Empress Dowager seemed to ring on the edge of the sky, suddenly awakening her sudden indulgence.

"It was Qinger who was pregnant with the emperor, and it was not me. Why did the Empress Dowager ask me about me and politics? Is it more important for us to care more than to be pregnant with Qinger..." Zuo Siyou thought, Mo Ziyao bit her lip and couldn't say a word.

For a long time, the Empress Dowager's anger slowly dissipated, brushed her sleeves and turned around and said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Mo Ziyao got up carefully and said, "Don't blame the mourning family for talking too much. The emperor has been ascending the throne for four years. Although he pointed to Lin Taifu's daughter as his wife and married many side concubines when he was first became king, they have done nothing for so many years, and the mourning family is also very worried about it. The reason why the draft wants you to enter the palace is to open up branches and leaves for my Ruan Nan Dynasty, which is also your responsibility! You must not know anything about today's court affairs.

The hand hidden in the sleeve was slightly clenched, and Mo Ziyao looked at the empress dowager in front of her with some surprise. She was anxious and worried about the children of the Ruan Nan family, but she was the empress dowager, which made sense. Naturally, she knows something about the morning. If it hadn't been for Lin Taifu and General Liu's assistance to Ruan Lingzheng to obtain the throne, it must not have been his turn to sit in this throne...

However, no matter how Ruan Lingzheng's throne came from, Ruan Nanguo is also his world. As a concubine, it's better not to spect about these things.

But today's Empress Dowager's tone seems that she doesn't want to have an accident with Gu Qinger, who is pregnant with imperial descendants? Oh, do you want me to protect her? She is so heartless. Since she is pregnant with his child, he will not let their mother and son have an accident.

Standing quietly beside the Empress Dowager, Mo Ziyao, who was unhappy, stopped talking. After a long time, the Empress Dowager said quietly: "Although the emperor sits on the throne, most of the military power and real power are controlled by Lin Taifu and General Liu. The emperor's situation is in danger."

Mo Ziyao didn't understand why the Empress Dowager suddenly said this to herself. She only knew that women in the harem could not engage in politics. In this case, she could not be allowed to say more, so she had to listen to the Empress Dowager continue to say, "Now the emperor has been sleeping in Yongshan Palace for more than a month, and the remaining days are not long, but Concubine Yun's stomach has not moved at all. Qing Zhaoyi had an imperial descendant after her only holy pet, which was indeed a coincidence. Although the mourning family did not expect it, they also knew that the matter was serious, so they had been silenced by the found imperial doctors and the palace maidservants and eunuchs who knew it. Now only you know about this matter, and even the emperor doesn't know it.

Mo Ziyao was slightly shocked. Even the emperor hid such a big thing. It can be seen that in today's harem, the empress dowager covers the sky with one hand!

"Fe Concubine Yao is so smart that she must already know the feelings of her family. What should you do? Take care of it yourself."

Mo Ziyao actually understands what the Empress Dowager is worried about. It's just that she can't overcome this obstacle in her own heart. Think about it, the enemy is pregnant with her husband's child, and her mother also asked you to protect her and their children. Are you willing to?

Thinking about it, seeing that the Empress Dowager had turned around and knelt down in front of the cushion again, she picked up the Buddha beads, closed her eyes, and said something in her mouth.

Mo Ziyao didn't dare to disturb her again. She blessed her back and quietly retreated.

Walking outside, the weather is still good, clear and cloudless. The butterfly is still tirelessly flying around clusters of flowers, and the breeze is still slowly blowing everything it can blow. However, in Mo Ziyao's view, the world at this moment is cold, and the sun is like ice thorns, poking straight into her heart. So painful, so painful...

When I went down the mountain, I heard a humane: "Princess Yao, this way, please."

Looking down, I saw that the Empress Dowager's maidservant Luer was still waiting for her to come down and leave together.

Mo Ziyao glanced at her and began to shake her head hard, wondering how she went down the mountain.

Lu'er's eyes were thin, she saw Mo Ziyao's strangeness, and asked with concern, "Are you all right?"

Mo Ziyao looked at her again, and her face had regained calm. It's okay. Let's go." So the two of them drilled into the dark and narrow corridor again.

Entering the hall, Yunlan was still waiting there. Seeing Mo Ziyao coming out, she hurried up to hold her hand, but she felt that Mo Ziyao's fingers were cold and stiff. She looked at her with afterglow and found that her face was expressionless, pale as paper, her eyes staring at the exit not far away, and she walked over step by step.

Yunlan was still fine when she saw Mo Ziyao coming. When she returned, she turned out to look like this. Presumably, the Empress Dowager said something that stimulated her. She didn't dare to ask more questions and hurriedly left with Mo Ziyao.

Along the way, Mo Ziyao did not mention the meeting with the Empress Dowager, and Yunlan naturally didn't ask.

At the gate of Yuyao Palace, you can see a group of people passing by in the distance. Taking a closer look, it turned out that Yi Zhaorong and others walked through the fork in front of them. Mo Zi Aiyao immediately patted her forehead and said anxiously, "Oh no."

"What's wrong with you?" Yunlan asked.

"Sister Lan, take me to the cold palace!" The moment she saw Yi Zhaorong, Mo Ziyao suddenly remembered what Yi Zhaorong said to herself at the gate of Tairen Palace a month ago. She wants to kill Gu Qinger, who has lost her power. I think Yi Zhaorong must be a cruel person. Even if she doesn't kill Qing'er, how can she be spared? Qing'er must have suffered a lot since she entered the cold palace, right?

Yunlan was stunned and quickly advised: "The cold palace is an ominous place, and you must not go!" What's more, Gu will definitely lose control and hurt you when she sees you. You can't take risks!"

Mo Ziyao heard Yunlan say that her concerns were also reasonable, and she also knew that she cared about herself. I also sublimated a touch of gratitude for her. However, you must go by yourself.

Standing up straight, Mo Ziyao waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Isn't there still you around me?"

Yunlan was shocked and opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she still couldn't say anything. Maybe she knew that Mo Ziyao had made up her mind and would not listen to people's advice again, so she had to suppress her stomach of doubts and prepare to recruit people to lift out the sedan chair.

I didn't think about it, but was stopped by Mo Ziyao, so I had to take Mo and the two quickly walked in the direction of the cold palace together.

The cold palace, also known as the palace, is far away from the palace where the concubines live. It is the place where the concubines who have been deposed for generations are imprisoned, with the intention of stripping off their brocade clothes and suffering for life. Once you enter the cold palace, it is like heaven and hell. There is no one to serve you. Without gorgeous food, it is difficult to see a few people all year round.

Therefore, many deposed concubines can't stand the miserable and cold palace life after being deposed, or they are insane or killed themselves, so everyone thinks that the resentment in the palace is too deep and the yin qi is too heavy, which is the deepest place in the whole harem.

There are even palace people living near the cold palace who heard the endless crying, sobs, shouting and cursing from the palace. Some palace people even claimed that they saw the erratic ghosts in white wandering near the Jin Palace at midnight, which made people farther away from going to the Jin Palace.

After a long time, there is still no sign of leaving the palace. It's the end of autumn, and the sun has just set in the west, and it won't be long before it will completely fall into the horizon. At that time, the whole palace will be shrouded in endless darkness.

Mo Ziyao's forehead has oozed fine beads of sweat, so she wiped it with a handkerchief. He asked Yunlan sideways, "How far is it?"

Yunlan replied, "Come on, this alley will go to the end and walk north for a while."

Sure enough, after turning around this alley, the house at the end of the road is already very short, and it is a place where low-ranking palace people live. Going further, it became more and more desolate, as if it had been uninhabited for a long time. Gradually, it became clear that it was a palace, full of devastation, as if it had been uninhabited for a long time. The palace tiles were broken, and there were thick dust and messy and dense cobwebs on the carved columns, and the gold patterns once painted on it could not be seen clearly.

The two have walked to the bluestone paved path in front of the temple, and there have been many weeds in the cracks in the stone. Obviously, few people can get here.

At this moment, there was a sudden "pu-pu" sound in the grass on both sides of the stone road, and then many black things flew out of it with a "bang". Mo Ziyao screamed so much that she couldn't help covering her eyes and quickly turned around and hugged Yunlan beside her.