557. Chapter 557 The cold palace is no longer cold 5
A crescent moon hangs in the distance in the sky, covered by clouds, and its outline is faintly revealed. On the ink-colored sky, a few stars are faintly visible, and they are also dim.
Chang'an Street, which was bustling during the day, has long since returned to calm. The doors of each house are closed tightly. The red lanterns of the past have been replaced by plain lanterns covered with white gauze. In the dark night, they reflect a pale light.
A watchman walked by on Chang'an Street, banged his bamboo clapper three times, raised his voice and shouted: "Heaven, earth and man, the greatest happiness and everlasting prosperity, midnight, midnight."
"It's already late." Zhan Yan stood up, straightened his clothes, looked at Qingmu and said, "It's getting late, I'm going back today. I've caused so much trouble today, I hope my nephew will forgive you."
Qingmu said hurriedly: "General Zhan has defeated me."
Zhan Yan patted him on the shoulder and said: "You should treat my arrival tonight as if it never happened. From tomorrow on, you will still come to my house as usual. Remember this." Seeing Qingmu nodding in agreement, he said again
: "Although these are troubled times, all you need to remember is that you believe in Your Majesty and the Crown Prince. My nephew stayed here while I left." After saying that, he smiled meaningfully and strode out of the study.
The night wind gradually picked up, causing the candles in the room to go out. Aoki's face was also clouded by the candlelight. He murmured to himself: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty...could it be..."
At the General's Mansion.
As soon as Zhan Yan stepped into the study, he felt a dark shadow flash outside the room. He paused and shouted coldly: "Who?"
A man walked out from behind, with dark clothes and dark hair, and a thin figure. His face was extremely ordinary. If you were thrown into the crowd, you would never be noticed a second time. However, his eyes were as bright as the stars. If you were to stare at him, you would be
Involuntarily indulged in it. He is the leader of the secret guard, Shadow.
Seeing the person coming, Zhan Yan couldn't help but feel nervous and asked: "But something happened in the palace?"
Ying shook his head and replied: "That's not the case, it's just that the empress is worried about you and is afraid of attracting attention during the day, so she sent me to come here now."
Hearing this, Zhan Yan sighed softly: "Xiang'er is now in a situation where she has too much to take care of. You go back and tell her that you can take good care of yourself and my two grandsons. I don't have to worry here."
Ying nodded in agreement: "There are secret guards in the palace, and they will definitely protect the three of them."
Zhan Yan showed a reassuring smile, walked to the table, poured two cups of tea, took a cup and took a sip, saying: "After all, you are the one I brought here, so I feel relieved to have you here."
Ying curled his lips and smiled, picked up another cup of tea on the table, took a sip, and said: "I will not lose the general's face. Zhong Chuan said that everything goes well, the general just relax and do it."
Zhan Yan nodded, put away his smile, recounted the conversation with Qingmu that night, and said: "Go back and tell Xiang'er and let her make her own decision. After all, Jiangshan and Yu'er both have the surname Dongfang."
After hearing Ying's reply, Zhan Meixiang couldn't help tightening her tight clothes. The chill from her heart spread to her limbs, making her whole body unable to escape. It was already late at night, but the candlelight in the side hall was still bright.
Literally, vaguely through the window
The low voices of Yu'er and Xuan'er could be heard. Zhan Meixiang stood in front of the window, opened the window, stared at the empty night sky for a while, and asked softly: "Ying, do you think I am doing a good job as a queen?"