Return of the Swallow

Snow fell on the collar and shoulders, spreading a layer on Pang Xiao's sable velvet cloak. When the palace lantern hanging high in the corridor illuminated it, it became even more crystal clear.

Pang Xiao clenched his hands tightly behind his back, and his heart felt as if someone had grabbed it hard and stabbed it with nails a few times.

He had just come back, and originally wanted to tell someone to spread the news, but the eldest maid who was serving in front of the corridor with her head bowed told her in a low voice that the princess had something to say to the two people around her.

Pang Xiao saw that the eldest palace lady's face was red, and her eyes and brows were a bit aroused. He didn't like it, but he didn't express his position immediately. He thought of waiting for Qin Yining, Ji Yun, Bingtang and others to finish talking before going in.

Unexpectedly, his extraordinary five senses allowed him to clearly hear the faint voices and sobbing in the inner hall.

Only then did he suddenly realize that Qin Yining came to this palace not to enjoy glory and wealth, but to enter a cage made of gold!

Pang Xiao knows nothing about the life in the palace, not to mention that within this palace wall, Qin Yining was imprisoned like an animal by Li Qitian. He almost starved to death without food and drink. He was also treated badly in Kunning Palace and Ci'an Palace. .

Forcibly letting her live in such a completely unfamiliar place, she may have to face three palaces and six courtyards in the future. She has to worry about running this harem, and she must be a generous and generous queen, abide by those rules, and no matter how much she misses her husband, it will be difficult for her to live in it. You cannot exceed even half a point, otherwise you will be ridiculed by everyone in the world.

Such glory and wealth are expected by others, but Qin Yining may really not want it.

Pang Xiao's heart was filled with congestion and panic. He was really so busy that he didn't pay attention to these details, and actually made her and the two maids hug each other and cry.

The palace people did not hear the conversation clearly, but the person who stopped Pang Xiao just now was a sharp-minded person. Today, Princess Zhongshun was not very interested when she entered the palace. The two personal maids brought by the princess were also very cautious, so she was very cautious. A little bit of thought.

Now I see Pang Xiao standing at the door with a cold face, his whole body tense as if he was seeing a hard stone. After all, he is a man who has been on the battlefield for a long time. The murderous aura on his body and the sharpness in his eyes are hard to ignore. The chamberlains and maids in front of the palace gate They were all so frightened that they lowered their heads and did not dare to move.

After a long while, Pang Xiao lowered his head and looked at the palace maid who answered.

"what's your name?"

The palace maid was stunned for a moment, then she was overjoyed: "Go back to your lord, your servant Chun Yao."

"Yes. Let me remember that Chun Yao has evil intentions and intends to provoke his master. He will be exiled from the palace immediately and will never be hired."

Chunyao was shocked and turned pale.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! This slave has been wronged!"

"Unjustly accused? Your desires are written in your eyes, do you think that this king is blind? Kunning Palace does not need people with such evil intentions, you should also remember." Pang Xiao turned around and looked at all the palace people beside him, " In this palace, who is the master and who is the servant? If there is any more delusion like today, it will not be as simple as being kicked out of the palace."

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.

The noise outside the door has alarmed the three people in the dormitory. Qin Yining put on a small coat and hurried out with Bingtang Jiyun. Just when he saw Pang Xiao pushing the door open and entering, the moment the bamboo curtain was lowered, he saw the figure of a palace maid being dragged away with her mouth covered.

After Pang Xiao entered the door, he took off his cloak and handed it to Jiyun. He rubbed his hands and smiled and said, "Are you going to sleep?" He also used his fingers to frivolously brush Qin Yining's long hair that fell down his shoulders.

Qin Yining smiled and said: "I thought you would be very busy tonight. Besides, according to the rules, you shouldn't..."

"There are so many rules." He took the person in his big hand and walked to the bedroom, "I will come back to sleep in the future, please remember to leave the door open for me."

Qin Yining looked up at him in surprise: "This is against the rules!"

"Rules are set by people. Tomorrow I will be the emperor. I am the biggest in the world. I said I would sleep in Kunning Palace at night. Who dares to say no?"

"You... when Yanguan Yushi arrives..."

"Afraid of them!" Qin Yining's red eyes made Pang Xiao's heart twitch. He had just finished the battle, and the habitual swearing with the soldiers and ruffians also came out now, "Who dares to point fingers, I let Huben The army was immediately destroyed! It just so happened that the brothers were all ready to go!"

Qin Yining was speechless for a moment, but his heart suddenly became brighter. Regardless of whether Pang Xiao would enrich the harem or not, her current attitude made her like it.

"Stop making trouble. This throne will be criticized by others. If you continue to act independently, you may be unconvinced by others in the future."

"Not convinced? I will lead the troops and beat him to death!" Pang Xiao sat on the edge of Babu's bed and pulled Qin Yining's wrist.

Qin Yining was caught off guard and turned around, her long hair flying, and she sat on his lap.

Jiyun and Bingtang quickly retreated.

Qin Yining blushed and struggled, but did not break free at all.

Pang Xiao put his arms around Qin Yining's waist. The two of them had never been intimate in the past few days. Now that Nephrite was warm and fragrant in his arms, he was naturally a little restless. He put his arms around her and said with a smile: "Don't move around. You have to get up early tomorrow. I'm afraid that I won't be able to sleep in the middle of the night if I do this, and the circles under my eyes will turn black, making people think I'm not brave."

Qin Yining carefully moved her seat to avoid him, blushing and helplessly saying: "Okay, stop making trouble. You know you have to get up early, why are you still making trouble?"

From Pang Xiao's angle, Qin Yining's delicate white ears and earlobes, as well as her slender white neck, were as soft as freshly fallen snow, making him want to taste them. But what he just said was the truth, and I was really afraid that it would get out of control and delay the serious business tomorrow.

Pang Xiao stood up helplessly and pinched her butt. "Okay, don't make any fuss. I'll wash your face and let's go to bed. There will be a Zen ceremony early tomorrow morning, and there will be more after dawn. The Empress Ceremony. I've had your dress made by someone a long time ago, and your wedding dress will be delivered tomorrow. You'll be well dressed then, so that they can see what it means to have a country with a beautiful city, so that those people won't have the wrong idea and always think about it. My daughter came over here, oh, they are too embarrassed!"

Pang Xiao left a few words and took off his outer robe again and again to clean the room.

Qin Yining stood there for a moment, his last words gave Qin Yining some hope.

The two hugged each other and slept. Qin Yining slept warmly and securely that night. She huddled in Pang Xiao's arms and put her feet between his calves. Even her feet, which are most prone to coldness, stopped getting cold.

Pang Xiao got up early and was reluctant to disturb Qin Yining. He tiptoed with his clothes and went to the clean room to familiarize himself with dressing up. He hurried forward.

Qin Yining slept until three quarters past nine o'clock before being woken up by Ji Yun and Bingtang. The two of them swept away yesterday's decadence and brought the palace maids who were good at combing hair and makeup to serve Qin Yining.

Qin Yining's long hair was pulled up high, revealing her slender neck. She wore a gold bun on her head. The bun was fixed with a peony center, followed by a golden phoenix hair crown, with three pairs of gold phoenix mouths holding beads inserted side by side. Tassels and equally delicate earrings on the ears.

The makeup was also rare and beautiful, and the well-tailored phoenix robe made even the maids dressing up look stunned.

"On the princess's wedding day, she was not as...such as she is today..." Bingtang really couldn't choose a suitable description. She was not unattractive in the past, but the aura around Qin Yining today was unprecedented.

Qin Yining smiled and pursed her lips at herself in the mirror. Her red lips were strong and her skin was even more white.

The palace maid decorated her eyebrows with bright red flowers. The delicate three-petal bird feathers are small and unique in shape. In addition to their heroic spirit, they are also very charming.

The palace people outside the door have been waiting for a long time and are ready.

Qin Yining walked out of the door with a golden cloak that was red all over the floor, and sat on his shoulder on the cleaned floor tiles. No one in the chamberlain or the palace people dared to take a second look. It was said that the palace maid who was driven out of Kunning Palace in the middle of the night yesterday was trying to stir up trouble between the emperor and the empress. They still think it is terrifying and incredible when they think about it now.

When Qin Yining and his entourage arrived in front of the Fengtian Hall, the abdication ceremony had already ended. Hundreds of civil and military officials were standing in the square. The cold wind blew through the square, chilling people to the bone, but no one moved. Flags were fluttering, and pieces of canopy were pouring out. Golden waves.

From the Fengtian Palace to the imperial steps, the red carpet stretched into a golden light, as if to indicate that her future was also prosperous and bright.

As the etiquette officer sang loudly, someone from the palace immediately came forward and respectfully motioned for Qin Yining to come forward.

Qin Yining stepped forward, her robe depicting a golden phoenix spreading its wings trailing on the red carpet. The female officials and palace attendants behind her held the canopy high, and a long guard of honor followed behind.

Then the unique voice of a middle official read out with confidence the experience of the queen accompanying the emperor for many years, relieving disasters, helping the poor, relieving the people, raising food and grass during the expedition against the Tartars, and never leaving him despite life and death.

Pang Xiao is dressed in a red uniform with twelve chapters of cloud pattern, and wears a black gauze winged crown on his head, which makes his face look like a crown jade, with the appearance of dragon and phoenix.

No one expected that when Qin Yining gradually walked in, he stood up and walked slowly down the imperial steps.

When the civil and military officials saw this, they couldn't help but be surprised.

Qin Yining looked up at the man walking towards him on the imperial steps, and was not surprised.

The lieutenants beside Ji Zeyu, Hu Zi, and Pang Xiao, who were the leaders of the military attachés, and the counselors such as Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi, who were the leaders of the civilian officials, all opened their eyes slightly in shock at this time.

Pang Xiao stood in front of Qin Yining, stretched out a hand and smiled.

Qin Yining hesitated.

Isn't Pang Xiao's move illegal?

Pang Xiao seemed to know Qin Yining's concerns, and actually grabbed her hand and led her to the imperial steps. In the eyes of others, the new emperor's move was as if he was afraid that the queen would run away if she refused to agree. , causing the ministers to be stunned for a while, and even the generals who were familiar with Pang Xiao's army laughed.

Qin Yining stood in front of Pang Xiao with a blushing face. Pang Xiao also looked down at her, took the canonization edict from the eunuch Liu Anfu from his side and handed it to the eunuch who read it out.

Qin Yining followed the ceremony and was about to kneel down on his knees, but as soon as he made a move, Pang Xiao immediately grabbed his arms.

At this time, the inner prisoner had already read out loudly: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven. The edict says that Yining, the daughter of the Qin family, is the daughter of Qin Huaiyuan, a famous official of the generation. She is from a famous family, Xiangzhong Qili, Shufan Suzhu, Juyu My sons, if you are filial by nature... I order you to book a treasure and make me your queen. I admire this!"