Inside Yong'an Palace.
Incense smoke lingered, and the entire hall was enveloped in a hazy scene.
This palace enshrines the spiritual tablets of emperors of all dynasties. From ancient times to the present, behind each spiritual tablet there is a portrait of the deceased emperor.
The portrait of the late emperor is new. He is sitting on a dragon chair wearing a dragon robe, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand.
It was not appropriate for Cheng Ning to enter the house with her hair down. When she got to the door, a nanny came over and pulled her hair back.
"Thank you, mama."
Cheng Ning entered the palace, looked at the portrait of the late emperor, and lit three sticks of incense.
She was still in prison when the late emperor was buried, and the last scene was of her before he went to war.
The late emperor ruled the world with benevolence. He always smiled when he saw him and did not look intimidating.
For this reason, he often told Cheng Ning that Wei Yanshu looked too much like him, but Wei Yanzhou was always elusive.
He has too few princes. If one day he has to choose a prince, he will still choose Wei Yanshu.
But when she returned to court and was released from prison, everything in Jinyang had changed.
Kneeling in front of the coffin, Wang Xi had already ordered someone to bring a small table for her, complete with paper and pen.
Cheng Ning picked up her pen and caught a glimpse of Wang Xi beside her. She said, "Eunuch Wang."
"Why!"
Wang Xi respected Cheng Ning, but he didn't dare to disobey His Majesty's instructions.
"I'm not full. Please ask the kitchen to steam me a bowl of custard."
Not to mention full, Cheng Ning had not eaten at all except those two glasses of wine.
But Wang Xi was a little hesitant.
There are not many palace servants available in Yong'an Palace, and they are all old palace servants.
Cheng Ning didn't even bring a single personal servant with him.
If he doesn't guard it——
"After all, I have been fighting for many years, and I am extremely tired of being stared at all the time in the palace. Why won't my father-in-law even give me this free time?"
Wang Xi sighed: "That's not what I meant."
He also went out.
But as soon as he stepped out with his front foot, an old woman came out of the hall with his back foot.
The nanny walked straight to Cheng Ning and clasped her hands together: "General."
"Most of the people I once kept in the palace have been dug out and destroyed by His Majesty. Only you are still in Yong'an Palace."
Cheng Ning's voice was soft, and her hand holding the pen was shaking a little because the pain had not recovered.
So far tonight, it was just as she expected.
When she saw Xie Nianyao from a distance in the afternoon, she knew that she would not have a peaceful night.
Xie Nianyao is not a person who calms down troubles.
But when I met her and Wei Yanshu in the afternoon, they didn't even come forward to ridicule them.
Cheng Ning thought at that time that Xie Nianyao would definitely make trouble in front of Wei Yanzhou.
As expected.
Wei Yanzhou's temperament means that if he asks her to be subdued or bend her back, she will definitely do it.
Then came the dispute.
Xie Nianyao felt that he had scratched her sore spot, and tried his best to accuse her of Wei Yanshu.
Little did he know that it was Wei Yanzhou's Ni Lin.
He could call Cheng Ning's sister-in-law from the bed, but he might not be able to hear Xie Nianyao jumping up and down in front of him.
Cheng Ning knew that he would be punished, but he would not punish him too severely.
Because Wei Yanzhou just wanted to send Wei Yanshu to give her the gold hairpin.
And in this palace, people were punished by kneeling down and copying scriptures at every turn.
After Wei Yanzhou ascended the throne, he changed the palace staff, and only some of the less important elders in the palace were retained.
Cheng Ning has wanted to come to Yong'an Palace for a long time.
"What are your orders, general?" The old woman added kerosene to the lamp and remained calm.
"The Cheng family army has been recruited by Your Majesty. Now there is no commander. You can find Qu Shaoling for me and ask him to submit to Your Majesty. It would be better if he can become the commander."
There are many dangers this time, and with Wei Yanzhou's temperament, he may not use her people again.
But Qu Shaoling is already a rare general in Jinyang. He doesn't need it and no one can use him.
The old grandma agreed.
"Also, send a letter to tell Fu Youting not to return to the court for the time being."
Even if there is no war in southern Xinjiang, Fu Youting should not return to the court so quickly, otherwise with Fu Youting's straightforward temperament, he and Wei Yanzhou will only collide even more.
Being trapped in the harem is enough.
Her old department was under the command of Qu Shaoling. If Qu Shaoling gained power, they would naturally know what to do.
The only way for the Cheng family's injustice to be vindicated is to endure it.
After explaining, grandma retreated.
Wang Xi came and went quickly, and ordered someone to deliver the egg custard.
In the main hall filled with incense and ashes, Cheng Ning held a bowl of warm custard and ate silently.
The next day in the morning, Wei Yanzhou asked Wang Xi with a green face, "Where is the person?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, without Your Majesty's order, Your Majesty is still kneeling in Yong'an Palace. Your Majesty, go and take a look?"
She was punished yesterday because she spoke for Wei Yanshu many times.
Knowing that Xie Nianyao was intentional, she still bumped into and argued with him at every turn, making Wei Yanzhou lose his mind.
However, one night of kneeling was enough.
The wrist hasn't recovered yet, so I copied the scriptures all night. I think I learned a lesson and can be good for a few days.
Wei Yanzhou went to Yong'an Palace with a cold face. When he saw the scene in the palace clearly, his face was even more ridiculous.
"Wang Xi, I want her to kneel down and copy scriptures. What is she doing?"
Wang Xi accompanied Wei Yanzhou to the court in the morning and then hurriedly went to wait for Wei Yanzhou to go to court. Who would have known that this would happen——
Concubine Xi was dressed in a robe, kneeling on a futon, lying on the table, sleeping soundly.
And the 'scripture' written in the pen is even more crooked. It is more like drawing symbols than words. It is a mess on the page.
It's both horrifying and irrefutable.
Since Marshal Cheng has never believed in gods and Buddhas, let alone the Buddha's heart, it was really difficult for her to ask her to copy scriptures.
Wei Yanzhou should have been angry, but seeing this scene, he couldn't get angry somehow.
He stepped forward and picked Cheng Ning up, and found that there was even an ink mark on the side of her cheek.
Cheng Ning was startled and woke up.
If anyone else found out that he was being punished for being lazy, he would definitely struggle to the ground and plead guilty.
But she was obviously not afraid.
Seeing Wei Yanzhou coming, she said warmly: "I have met His Majesty."
With sleepy eyes and a slightly hoarse voice.
Then he found a more comfortable position in Wei Yanzhou's arms, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
It was rare to see her in such a relaxed mood, and Wei Yanzhou even paused in his steps.
The sarcasm that was originally stuck in his lips was about to blurt out, but the faint green gray under Cheng Ning's eyes was visible, but he closed them in vain.
The anger in his chest had no way to vent, and he quickly returned to Linhua Palace with the person in his arms.
Chunhua was terrified all night, fearing that Cheng Ning would come back with a broken arm and leg.
Seeing Wei Yanzhou coming in a hurry, she was so frightened that her hair stood up and she knelt on the ground with the people from Linhua Palace.
Wei Yanzhou didn't even look at it when he kicked the door of the main hall shut.
Pressing her into the brocade quilt, Wei Yanzhou nibbled at the corner of Cheng Ning's lips, forcing her sleepiness away.
Soon, Cheng Ning's Jiao'e gasped slightly in the hall.
