Chapter 87：

The next day, Qinghe came to Yaoguang Hall with a bunch of Longxi specialties. She calculated the time this time, and it was after Tao Ti got up.

The two talked and laughed, and the relationship became more intimate.

Sometimes the friendship between girls is so simple.

When Pei Yan learned that Qinghe had come to the Yaoguang Hall to play, he didn't stop, and followed their little ladies to play with each other.

He was very busy during this period. In addition to the renovation of the Gu Mansion, he was also busy with the Zhongyuan Festival three days later.

Every July 15th is the Zhongyuan Festival, also known as the Obon Festival. On this day, the people will worship their ancestors, and the Obon Festival will be held in the temples to save the souls of the dead.

Emperor Zhaokang had a deep affection for the queen who died young. Therefore, the Royal Palace celebrates the Mid-Year Festival every year. Not only will the monks from the royal temples come to recite the scriptures, but also the Taoist priests of Baiyun Temple will be invited to do the dojo.

Tao Ti woke up early on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. She wore plain, light-colored dresses and ate cold vegetarian dishes.

After breakfast, she and Pei Yan went to Yichun Palace, a palace next to Fengyi Palace.

Sitting on the sedan chair, Tao Ti asked very puzzledly, "Why don't you do things in Fengyi Palace?"

Pei Yan said quietly, "The father always feels that the undead of the queen is still in Fengyi Palace, and the queen likes to be quiet, so he doesn't want others to go to Fengyi Palace to disturb him."

Tao Ti, "...Okay."

After a pause, she asked curiously, "Well, that is for the monk and the Taoist priest again, won't it conflict?"

Pei Yan pondered for a moment and replied, "Intellectually speaking, the emperor does not believe in religion."

Tao Ti, "Then he..."

Pei Yan pulled the corners of his mouth, "But in the matter of the mother's queen, the father seems to have been irrational. He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but at the same time he hopes that there will be souls and reincarnation in this world, so that he can continue with the mother's queen. He I didn't know which spirit the monk and Taoist priests, so I invited them all to let the Buddhist and Taoist families show their magical powers."

Tao Ti's mouth twitched, is this all right?

While talking, the two arrived at Yichun Palace.

Emperor Zhaokang was not there, and everything was presided over by Queen Zhou. She led a group of concubines and the royal family members, and performed the sacrifices in an orderly and decent manner.

Sacrifices such as oil cakes, milk cakes, rich cakes, melons and fruits are enshrined on the table. Tao Ti bends down and offers incense while secretly looking at the expression of Queen Zhou.

Tao Ti really admires Queen Zhou. As the current wife, she can perform sacrifices to her husband's ex-wife without changing her face. How good is this mental quality!

After the incense, Tao Ti and Pei Yan knelt side by side on the futon, and listened to the monk chanting the dying sutra together with the others; this chanting was passed in one morning.

This is not over yet. After finishing the Buddhist procedures in the morning, after a simple lunch, I went to the apse to walk the Taoist procedures in the afternoon...

When the Taoist ceremony is over, the sky has been covered with sunset clouds, and the night is ushered in.

Everyone tossed for a day, kneeling and worshiping again, and they were already tired. After hearing that Queen Zhou said that it was time to go, she left one after another as relieved.

Pei Yan looked at the palace returning to the quiet, with a smile on his lips, and there was a coldness in the deep black eyes.

After thinking for a long time, he lowered his eyes and looked at the tired little girl beside him, his eyes softened.

He leaned over, raised his hand and rubbed her little head, "Tired?"

Tao Ti returned to his senses, her dark eyes shining with clear light, and she shook her head, "Fortunately, not very tired."

In fact, she was also tired, but considering that it was all for Pei Yan's biological mother, it was not easy to be tired.

Pei Yan held her hand, "Let's go, first go to Fengyi Palace and put a stick of incense on the tablet of the queen mother, let's go home."

I don’t know when he started to regard "Yaoguang Hall" as "home"——

No matter how tiring you are when you are busy running around, as long as you go back at night and see the lights of Yaoguang Hall, the steaming food, and her smiling face, the whole person will relax. Those intrigues, conspiracies and intrigues are all isolated, and there is no more sorrow.

Fengyi Palace was next door, and the two of them walked over, holding hands.

Li Gui and Mother Lan stood at the gate of the hall one by one, and when they saw Pei Yan and Tao Ti coming, they hurriedly saluted and greeted them.

Pei Yan motioned them to get up and glanced at the closed door, "Emperor Father is inside?"

Li Gui nodded, his face was embarrassed, "Yes, your Majesty has been sitting in it for a day, and the servants dare not go in and ask."

Hearing this, Pei Yan raised Ying Ting's thick eyebrows.

Mother Lan smiled gently at Tao Ti, raised her head to see Pei Yan frown, and said slowly, "His Royal Highness brought the princess to worship the empress? Or should I go back, your Majesty, he... will he be in a mood? good."

Li Gui didn't think so. He smiled and said to Pei Yan, "His Royal Highness, should you go in and persuade your Majesty? It's not too early for this meeting, and you have to go to court tomorrow."

Pei Yan pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Well, go in and take a look alone."

The sleeve was grabbed, he turned his head and saw Tao Ti next to him, and said warmly, "Ati, are you waiting at the door?"

Tao Ti pursed her lips and said softly, "Since I am here to worship the first queen, I will be with you."

Pei Yan looked down, "It's okay."

Li Gui hurriedly opened the door and let them in.

There is no burning lamp in the hall, the light is dim, the main hall is empty, and there are no people.

Tao Ti subconsciously pulled Pei Yan's sleeve, and Pei Yan gave her a comforting look, "It's okay."

He led her to the side hall together, his warm palms tightly wrapped her weak and boneless hands.

Passing around the nine-foot-high red sandalwood screen, a strong smell of alcohol came out.

I saw Emperor Zhaokang in a loose black robe holding a tablet in one hand and a hip flask in the other, leaning slantingly on the side of the bed. There is no trace of the image of a majestic emperor, this look is like a drunk wandering on the street, desolate, lonely, boundless loneliness.

Tao Ti's eyes were full of surprise, but Pei Yan was accustomed to it, calmly let go of Tao Ti's hand, and whispered, "I'll take a look."

Tao Ti nodded and stood there obediently.

Pei Yan stepped forward and called out in a low voice, "Father."

When the person on the bed heard this, he sat up slowly and leaned out half of his body. The drunken face appeared in the dim light. He squinted his eyes as if he had made a careful identification, and said suddenly, "It's Yan'er. "

After speaking, he bowed his head to the tablet in his arms and said, "Yuan Yuan, our son is coming to see you."

Pei Yan's face was heavy, and his eyes were dull and unclear.

As a bystander, Tao Ti felt that this scene was a bit sad, and the sadness was a bit strange. Emperor Zhaokang seemed to be drunk and crazy.

Pei Yan went to help Emperor Zhaokang up, "Father, you are drunk, why don't you go back to the palace and rest first."

Emperor Zhaokang was supported by him, put down the wine bottle in his hand, still holding the tablet tightly.

When he passed Tao Ti, Emperor Zhaokang's staggering footsteps stopped, and he slowly turned his head, a pair of deep eyes burst out with a sharp cold light, and it fell tightly on Tao Ti.

Tao Ti, "..."

The hairs are standing up!

Emperor Zhaokang pushed Pei Yan away, like a lone wolf, and walked to Tao Ti with a cold face, his eyes darkened.

He felt angry when he thought of this woman drinking poison on the wedding night.

Tao Ti's heart tightened, and he hesitated for a moment, before calling out, "Father?"

Emperor Zhaokang's voice was hoarse and cold, "Dow, if you dare to defeat the prince, I will kill your family!"

Tao Ti's eyelids twitched, especially when the word "kill" came out, her neck seemed to feel a sharp chill.

Emperor Zhaokang wanted to say again. Pei Yan's face stood in front of Tao Ti with a cold face, and one hand pressed down Emperor Zhaokang's shoulder, his handsome face was full of seriousness, "Father, you scared her. ."

His voice was very deep, suppressing his anger, and his clear brows seemed to be condensed with a layer of frost.

Emperor Zhaokang raised his head, his slightly muddy eyes flashed with surprise, and he stared at Pei Yan.

The needles can be heard quietly around, and in this deathly silence, there is a fierce undercurrent surging.

The father and son are like two lions facing each other, one is not angry and self-prestige but is in its twilight years, and the other is young and strong, hiding infinite power.

In the end, Emperor Zhaokang quietly lowered his eyes.

"Yan'er, help me out."

"Yes." Pei Yan loosened his hand a little, and took Emperor Zhaokang's hand instead.

Tao Ti let out a long sigh of relief, then raised his hand and patted his chest.

Back to Yaoguang Hall again, the sky was already completely dark.

After a day of tiredness, Tao Ti didn't have the energy to enjoy the food. After a simple dinner, she climbed into bed after taking a shower.

Pei Yan lay down beside her, with a guilty tone, "Ati, Father is drunk today, I'm sorry for him."

Tao Tiyu's eyelashes trembled lightly, and suddenly rolled over to him, and said in a relaxed tone, "It's okay, I know he is drunk, I didn't take it seriously."

Pei Yan, "..."

Tao Ti said, "And he didn't do anything to me, so he warned me..."

Alas, after listening to Emperor Zhaokang's warning, it is estimated that he still remembered the poisoning on the wedding night. In this matter, Tao Ti really lay down and laughed.

Pei stretched out his arms and embraced her, his chin pressed against her hair, and his voice became clearer, "Ati, you are wronged."

Tao Ti stretched out his hand to hug his waist, sniffed the reassuring rosin on his body, and muttered in a low voice, "I just can't figure it out, your Majesty, why did he suddenly become angry with me..."

Obviously she was standing in the corner, quiet and well-behaved, she didn't say a word!

"My mother did not die of illness, but committed suicide by taking poison."

"!!!" Tao Ti was shocked, he heard some terrible secrets of the palace!

"Emperor Father should have seen you and thought that you had also taken poison, so... he was angry."

Tao Ti, "..."

This makes sense.

After the shock, Tao Ti flashed countless pieces of dog blood in his mind. In the end, he couldn't suppress curiosity, and asked cautiously, "His Royal Highness, why did the queen commit suicide first?"

According to the information she currently knows, Queen Gu is talented and beautiful, has family and friends, has a biological son, and the affection of Emperor Zhaokang. This is a proper life winner script.

If you die of illness, at most, you will sigh, God is injustice, and the confidante is fateful.

But now she took the initiative to kill herself by taking poison, why is this?

Pei Yan stayed quiet for a long time, twitched the corners of his mouth, and said faintly, "I want to know too."

His tone was very calm, but Tao Ti keenly felt his depression, and he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

She moved closer to Pei Yan's arms, raised her head, gently kissed his chin, and softly coaxed, "His Royal Highness, we don't think about the uncomfortable things, huh?"

Knowing that she was comforting him, he hugged her tightly, like a drowning man grabbing the last driftwood.

He lowered his head and took a deep breath in her shoulders, his voice a little dumb, "Ati, will you stay with me forever?"

Tao Ti's eyes flickered slightly, and he whispered, "Yes."

Pei Yan gently kissed her eyebrows, her slender eyelashes drooping, covering the rush of madness and possessiveness under his eyes, "Remember your words."

If he breaks his promise, he may also become a madman and do some crazy things.

………

After the Zhongyuan Festival, everything in the palace resumed as usual, bustling and busy.

In the afternoon of this day, Qinghe came to play with Tao Ti as usual.

The swing that Tao Ti asked the palace man to make some time ago was also set up, and he happily took Qinghe to the apse for a swing.

The two were hanging around on the swing, when Qinghe suddenly remembered what was going on, softly judo, "Cousin, do you know the Zhuyuan elegant gathering?"

Tao Ti was startled, "Bamboo Garden Elegant Collection? The title of the book?"

"...It's a rally organized by the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Uh, this way..."

Tao Ti touched her nose in embarrassment, sorry, but ashamed again.

Qinghe seemed to be a little sad. Two willows frowned and said softly, "Yesterday afternoon, the Queen Empress called me to the Ganlu Palace, saying that the Zhou family held an elegant gathering at the Zhuyuan Villa outside the city every year. By then, Chang'an. The noble ladies and sons of the city will go to play...well, she asked me to go with cousin Lingbi."

Tao Ti said, "Then you go. You finally come to Chang'an to play. It's so boring to stay in the palace every day. If you go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, maybe you still know a few friends."

Qinghe bit her lip and whispered, "But I, I... don't like cousin Lingbi very much, well, actually she doesn't like me very much either, I'm not stupid, I can tell."

Tao Ti, "..."

Little cutie, you are very accurate, but that product is not a good thing!

Qinghe said, "I don't want to go, but the Queen's aunt spoke up, and I can't refute her face..."

Looking at Qinghe's watery deer eyes, Tao Ti seemed to understand something and raised his eyebrows and said, "You, do you want me to go with you?"

Qinghe's eyes lit up suddenly, and his small face was full of expectation, "Is it okay!"

Tao Ti, "..."

Tao Ti, "Forget it, for your cuteness."

Qinghe jumped for joy, took Tao Ti's hand and leaned against her shoulder like a cat, "Cousin, you are so kind!"