The endless grassland is like a huge canvas spread out between the heavens and the earth, although it is night, but looking around, it is still full of verdant green, unobstructed, boundless, there is no point that can be focused.
Standing in it, people are much smaller in an instant, even if they are the queen mother of a country, the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, there is also a feeling of being hollowed out in their hearts, and there is a little more dazed and melancholy in the vastness.
Empress Dowager Xiao instructed the back, "Don't follow, I want to go alone, and I'll call you over if I have something." ” Although the entourage felt that it was inappropriate, they did not dare to disobey her order, so they could only stand still and watch her walk towards the depths of the vast grassland, and in less than a stick of incense, her body was covered by the weeds dancing in the wind.
The white moonlight falls on the grassland, adding a layer of mysterious color to it, and the evening breeze blows gently, and the grass waves rise and fall with the wind, which is extremely pleasant.
Empress Dowager Xiao felt that the air here was much better than in the palace compound, and she couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, releasing the depression that had been blocked in her chest for many days.
She stroked the grass waves with her hands, and walked forward with brisk steps, as if she were still in her early sixteens.
Not far away, a small crystal clear flower is stretching its delicate petals against the moon, and the dew drops gather in the core of the flower, making it look a little amorous.
Empress Dowager Xiao bent down, pinched it off with her fingertips, put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed it lightly, and sneered in her mouth, "The flowers will eventually bloom, even if this is the case, it is better not to bloom, so as not to be sad in the future." ” With that, she threw the flower behind her, lifted her skirt and walked on.
As soon as he took a few steps, he suddenly heard a lazy voice behind him: "This flower is in full bloom, you pull it out, but you don't hesitate to throw it away, don't you live up to it." ” Empress Dowager Xiao was stunned, then turned around, put one hand behind her, quietly touched the dagger hanging from her waist, and when the person stood up yawning from the flowers, she smeared the dagger on her neck.
Seeing that she was about to cut off the white neck, but her wrist was suddenly clamped, Empress Dowager Xiao was startled, and the dagger fell to the ground, and she just wanted to scream in her mouth, but she froze when she saw the eyes that were slightly raised at the corners of her eyes, and pressed all the exclamations in her stomach, which was so impenetrable that her chest seemed to be about to explode.
Seeing that she didn't move, the woman in Tsing Yi let go of her hand, took a few steps forward, picked up the little flower on the ground, turned her head and smiled, "Why is this flower in the way of the Queen Mother's eyes, you are doing this to it?"
” Empress Dowager Xiao stared at the face she had never seen before, and said calmly, "I'm not a person who cherishes flowers, and if I don't like it, I ruined it, but girl, do you want to ask me for an explanation for a flower?"
” The woman raised her eyebrows and smiled, "How dare you, I'm just wondering why the Queen Mother came to the grassland alone, and she didn't even bring a servant with her." ” "The filth in the palace is very heavy, I just came out to relax, but," her eyes moved slightly, "what is the girl doing here?"
” The woman blew lightly on the palm of her hand, and the little flowers drifted away with the wind, falling into the vast grass waves, "When you are old, you always like to remember the past, and when you are tired, you always want to go to your hometown."
Empress Dowager Xiao looked at her jade-like face, "The girl is still so young, but I am old."
Her face was as calm as water, but there was a sense of discouragement in her tone.
The woman in Tsing Yi then turned her head and looked carefully at the old face of Empress Dowager Xiao, as if she had just discovered that she was already a woman who was not confused.
Oh, she sighed faintly, turned and walked in the direction of the setting moon, without leaving a word, just like thirty years ago, the wind passed without a trace, as if it had never come.
Empress Dowager Xiao looked at her back, her hand was raised suddenly, and then slowly fell, falling on her youthful cheek, after a long time, until the back could no longer be seen, her fingers touched a trace of coldness, so she suddenly turned around, and walked in the opposite direction without looking back.
The little maid guarding the sedan chair saw Empress Dowager Xiao coming back, and hurriedly greeted her, "Empress Dowager, why have you been there for so long?"
We're all anxious about waiting. ” Empress Dowager Xiao glanced at her, "I met an old friend I hadn't seen for thirty years, so I chatted a few more words." ” "Thirty years, the Queen Mother has a good memory, and she can still remember what he looks like."
Empress Dowager Xiao's body froze, her footsteps stopped, her eyes looked straight ahead, and there was a little more grievance in her voice, "Some people, even if they have changed thousands of times, you can still recognize him at a glance."
After speaking, she stepped on the sedan chair, "Let's go, go to the Duke of Chu's mansion." ” When the servants all went down, Li Derang cleared his throat and raised the corners of his mouth, "The Queen Mother still can't help but ask the teacher to ask about the guilt, let's say, which one do you want to start asking?"
” Empress Dowager Xiao looked at his emaciated cheeks, "Derang, when did you and I get to this point?"
” Li Derang raised his head, a cold light appeared in his eyes, "If Tamuyan is still there, of course the two of us will not be like this, she is mine and yours, but now that she is dead, she was still killed by your son, you say, what should I do to you now?"
What to do to him?
” "He is the emperor of Da Liao, and he is also the emperor you swore allegiance to for the rest of your life."
Empress Dowager Xiao said word by word.
Li Derang laughed loudly, "I have been loyal to the person for half my life, and I killed my daughter, and moreover, it was with your acquiescence. ” Empress Dowager Xiao grabbed the armrest of the chair with ten fingers, "I didn't, how could I do this, Tamuyan is also my daughter." ” Li Derang sneered, "But you can never love her and love her as much as I do," he stood up and strode up to the Empress Dowager Xiao, his eyes burning, "Xiao Yao, don't deceive yourself anymore, all along, I am just a pawn for you to stabilize the military regime, in your heart, you have never loved me, you really loved me, naturally, you will not love our daughter." ” "Derang" Empress Dowager Xiao was speechless, and she didn't know how to respond for a while.
Seeing her like this, Li Derang's heart softened a little, he turned around and walked to the window, looking at the yellow full moon outside, "Xiao Yan, I know you have someone else in your heart, but that person is not the first emperor, but after so many years, you still can't forget him?"
” The person behind him didn't speak for a long time, and after a while, Empress Dowager Xiao got up from her chair and slowly walked towards the door, "I came today, just to ask how your girl's injuries are, if there is no major problem, I will make her the county lord and give her the name Tamuyan." ” Li Derang's body shook slightly, and when he turned around, he only saw a door that had just been closed, and there was no one else in the room except himself.