The avenue between the palaces leading to the harem was quiet, and Zhang Yanling strode under the shade of lush trees.
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It is already mid-autumn, and although the tall trees on both sides are still lush, the green of the leaves is a little abnormal. It is no longer the tender green color of the green leaves that sprouted in early spring, but a dark color as if all the leaves are green. It was dipped in the same dark green color in the light ink.
The shade of the trees extends to the north, and the autumn sun shines down, the light is dim. It is like a long corridor leading to a dark and unknown place.
The autumn wind blows, and the trees make a noisy sound, and a large number of leaves fall one after another. What falls is not the yellow leaves, but the dark green leaves. It gives people a feeling that life has not aged but withered.
Zhang Yanling stepped on the fallen leaves towards the harem. When passing by the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Yanling stopped and thought about the Qianqing Palace for a moment. For so many years, every time he entered the palace and passed by here, he would hear the sound coming from the harem of the Qianqing Palace. If you hear the sound of silk and bamboo, you will see the chamberlains and maids coming in and out of the palace.
But now, everything is quiet in the Qianqing Palace. On the square and steps in front of the palace, a large group of pigeons are pacing on the ground. Not a single person is seen, and no sound of silk and bamboo music is heard. It can be described as a deserted place.
Zhang Yanling felt quite sad because the person who lived there was dead. Although Zhu Houzhao had disappointed and angered Zhang Yanling when he was alive, he was not a good emperor. But in terms of personal feelings, Zhang Yanling still felt very fond of Zhu Houzhao. I miss him. At least Zhu Houzhao maintained respect and absolute trust in him. It was precisely because of Zhu Houzhao's absolute trust that Zhang Yanling was able to let go and accomplish many things he wanted to do.
It's a pity that this man has passed away and no one knows where his soul has gone.
Pass Kunning Palace and head west, turn around a sea of gardens and flowers, and walk past several pavilions. Yanxi Palace is right in front of you.
Zhang Yanling quickly came to the gate of Yanxi Palace. There were two maids waiting in front of the gate. When they saw Zhang Yanling approaching, they bowed and saluted.
"The servants have met the prince. The Queen Mother asked the servants to wait here. The Queen Mother has been waiting for a long time."
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Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded: "Please lead the way."
After passing through the vestibule of Yanxi Palace and crossing the long corridor, Zhang Yanling arrived in front of the Spring Pavilion in the back hall of Yanxi Palace. The palace maid opened the curtain, and Zhang Yanling walked in slowly. The curtain fell silently behind her. The sound of footsteps faded away. , the maids and eunuchs outside the door should have left one after another.
Zhang Yanling slowly walked out from the side of the screen. Through the carved bead curtain door, he vaguely saw the familiar figure sitting in front of the window in the inner room of Spring Pavilion. Empress Dowager Zhang was sitting in front of the window, looking out the window. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are enchanting under the autumn sun.
Her back was a little bloated, but still upright. Her temples were rolled up high, as if she was a little afraid of the cold. She was wearing a plain fur shawl, making her look graceful and luxurious, but lonely and lonely.
Zhang Yanling stood quietly outside the curtain and looked at the back of Queen Mother Zhang. Suddenly, memories surged in her mind. Many memories that she had never had before began to resurrect and began to flood into her heart.
When Zhang Yanling traveled through time, Zhang Yanling was already a nineteen-year-old adult. Before that, the memory of this physical body was very vague. Especially the long-lasting memories of childhood, almost only some fragments floating in the mind. Therefore, whenever When talking with Zhang Heling and the Queen Mother Zhang, Zhang Yanling remained silent and submissive when talking about things from his childhood, because that part of his memory was blank.
However, the back figure in front of him at this moment suddenly revived Zhang Yanling's memory and reminded him of many things.
Zhang Yanling remembered her childhood before she was more than ten years old. At that time, her father Zhang Luan was just a minor official in the Imperial Academy. The family lived in a small house outside the capital, living in extreme poverty. Her mother, Jin, was frail and sick and was bedridden for a long time.
.The affairs of the family are basically managed by this second sister.
At that time, Zhang Yanling's life was very ordinary. He was a naughty boy of several years old. He didn't know the hardships of life. He just ran around and played outside every day. Every time he came home from playing until the sun was about to set, dinner wasn't ready yet and his father hadn't come back yet.
When he was young, Zhang Yanling would go to the second sister's room in the west wing to play. Because the second sister loved him and knew that he was hungry, she would give him the pastries that he had secretly hidden and was reluctant to eat.
Every day, when Zhang Yanling sneaked into the west wing, she would often see her second sister sitting in front of the window, holding her chin and thinking. At that time, the Queen Mother Zhang was only fifteen or sixteen years old, the age of a cardamom girl. She always liked to sit
I was thinking in front of the window, not knowing what I was thinking about.
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Zhang Yanling would always sneak up behind her, then jump out and scream to scare her sister. Although the second sister was frightened and screamed every time, she just complained and never beat or scolded herself. She only poked herself with her fingers.
In her head, she scolded herself for being playful and ran away, threatening to tell her father about this. But in the end, she never complained to her father.
Every time, the second sister would take out a small handkerchief and open it. The handkerchief contained a few slices of cakes that she had left for herself. Although they were just ordinary cakes, sometimes they were broken into pieces. But those cakes were real.
It's delicious. The taste is wonderful. In Zhang Yanling's young mind, it should be the most delicious pastry in the world.
The back of the Huaichun girl in front of the window has become the most heartwarming memory of childhood. The sudden sound of this memory filled Zhang Yanling's heart with a mixture of warmth and sadness.
Although this is someone else's memory, Zhang Yanling has traveled through time for ten years, and he has already integrated into this world, emotionally. Even when he saw the Queen Mother Zhang before, Zhang Yanling would have a warm and warm feeling in his heart. He had already been with this world for a long time.
The physical input and blending is a complete fusion of spirit and emotion, as well as the body.
Therefore, the memory of that childhood at this moment is as real as the memory of my own personal experience. The emotional feelings are also completely real.
Zhang Yanling stretched out her hand to open the bead curtain, wanting to walk in gently, to scare her second sister like she did when she was a child. But the bead curtain jingled, and Queen Mother Zhang, who was sitting in front of the window, suddenly turned around and saw Zhang Yanling.
For a moment, the surprise on his face turned into surprise.
"Brother, you are here. Why are you standing there secretly?" Queen Mother Zhang stood up and walked over.
Zhang Yanling opened the bead curtain and walked in. She smiled and said, "Second sister, do you have any glutinous rice cakes to eat? I'm starving to death."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Then, sweet bean cake will also be made."
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Empress Dowager Zhang frowned and said: "What sweet bean cake? Why do I have those cakes here? If you are hungry, I have plum blossom cakes, walnut cakes, and dragon beard cakes. I will give them to you."
Zhang Yanling was extremely disappointed. He knew that the second sister had long forgotten those childhood past events. Those things may be good memories in his heart, but in the second sister's heart, I am afraid they have long been forgotten without a trace. Some beautiful things
Those things are actually just my own private feelings. Even people at that time may not have the same feelings. What is honey to me is arsenic to others. Human beings often do not understand the sorrows, joys and emotions.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "No need, I was just joking. Yanling has met the second sister."
Zhang Yanling bowed and saluted.
Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and said: "My little brother, you are weird. Sit down. Let me see if you have lost weight. It has been a few months since I went out to fight. Alas, you have lost a lot of weight. In the past few years, I feel that you have lost weight."
There's a fight going on. Fighting back and forth."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Yes, I also feel that I have been fighting. I am tired of it. But there is no way. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, I can only go to war. Yanling's life is miserable."
Empress Dowager Zhang's expression changed and she said sadly: "The Emperor is gone. The Ai family is suffering. Zhao'er died at a young age. My little brother, why am I so miserable? I must have committed evil in my previous life."
Zhang Yanling said softly: "Second sister, I have my condolences and accept the change. People cannot be resurrected after death. Everything is fate. No one can control anything. No one can imagine that such a thing will happen."
Queen Mother Zhang wiped the corners of her eyes and nodded: "Yes, this is fate. It will be good if you come back. You will be in charge of important events. Help the Ai family stabilize the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ai family can help the old Zhu family continue their legacy.
This is what the Ai family must do now. Otherwise, the Ai family will not be able to face their father and son, nor their ancestors."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said, "That's what the second sister said. This is also the purpose of Yanling rushing back to the capital. The emperor treated Yanling with sincerity, and Yanling was deeply favored by the emperor. When I heard that the emperor died suddenly, I was heartbroken and my liver and gallbladder were split."
Therefore, I must rush back. In order to repay the emperor's kindness, and for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country, I must also arrange the follow-up matters well. I cannot disrupt the overall situation of the country, and I cannot let the emperor leave without peace of mind."
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Empress Dowager Zhang nodded, sat down slowly, pondered for a moment, raised her head and said in a deep voice: "In that case, the first thing you did when you came back was to disrupt the enthronement ceremony and make everything messy. Little brother, this is you
Is there anything you should do to repay the emperor's kindness? What exactly do you want to do?"
Zhang Yanling was startled and turned to look at the face of Queen Mother Zhang. Queen Mother Zhang had a cold face and was looking straight at herself.
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