At this time, the sun had completely set in the west, so torches were lit in the courtyard. When Ye Chang came in, he saw that eunuchs and maids lived in the east and west compartments, and the accompanying soldiers were all outside the courtyard. They were half guards and half surveillance . In fact, they are not the only ones. Some of the eunuchs and maids also secretly have the duty of surveillance. But no one stopped Ye Chang, it must have been ordered by Concubine Mei. Ye Chang was brought to the front door. After the eunuch came in, he said: "The empress calls you in." After entering the door, Ye Chang felt that his eyes were dark. After his eyes adjusted to the room, he saw that there was only one light in the room. A solitary candle, its light was like a bean, as if it might be extinguished at any time. There was a bed in the room with a woman sitting on it. Because the candlelight was far away from her, Ye Chang couldn't see the woman's face clearly. He just felt that she was slender, which was in line with the fashion at that time, which regarded plumpness as beauty. It's quite inconsistent, but it has a bit of He Yechang's aesthetics. "My subject, Ye Chang, pays homage to the empress." Without looking at her, Ye Chang bowed deeply and bowed. "You must know why I called you here, right?" Mei Fei pondered for a while and said. Ye Chang also hesitated, and after a while he said: "I have a guess, but I don't know whether it is right or wrong." "The idea of ??demoting me to the cold palace was not your fault." Concubine Mei said calmly: "You act as a human being, although you have I don't do anything mean to others. I am in the deep palace and my family has always been restrained and never made things difficult for you, so you will not harm me." Ye Chang almost burst into tears for a moment. He secretly thought in his heart: Li Shi, a manly prime minister of a great country, is not as knowledgeable and generous as a harem woman like Concubine Mei. "I am deeply comforted by the fact that the empress can see me clearly." Ye Chang saluted sincerely. "This proposal must be made by Gao Lishi. Gao Lishi is used to doing this kind of thing. If he can drive me into the cold palace today, he will surely give Yang Yuhuan a piece of white silk in the future." Mei Fei said it casually, but it made Ye Chang's body stand on end. , he couldn't help but look up at Concubine Mei, and then lowered his head. The so-called prophecy "I don't think you know anything about the secrets in the palace. I don't want you to be infamous, and I don't want to be jealous myself. Yang Yuhuan's mirror was not damaged intentionally by me. You "Is it credible?" "I haven't seen it in person, so I dare not make any assumptions." Ye Chang actually doesn't believe that Concubine Mei smashed Yang Yuhuan's mirror. If Concubine Mei was really jealous that Yang Yuhuan got a mirror that was bigger than hers, she smashed it. Mirror, then how could Li Longji not reprimand it on the spot? What's more, it's just a mirror. Although Mei Fei's income is smaller, it is rare to see. There is no need for her to smash Yang Yuhuan's mirror. ??This Concubine Mei is quite low-key and cold in the palace, and she is not someone who can do such a thing as acting recklessly. "But it involves the secrets of the palace, and Ye Chang can't say much. He can't tell Mei Fei directly. He suspects that all this is done by someone to flatter Yang Yuhuan, and the biggest suspect is Gao Lishi. "You are a cautious person." After hearing this, Concubine Mei waited for a while before speaking. Ye Chang didn't know her true intentions, so he just responded: "Thank you for your praise." "Are you going to Liaodong to take up a post?" Concubine Mei asked again. "Then we have to go to Luoyang first. There will be too few ceremonial guards when I go there, and it will be disrespectful to the Tian family. You can go with me and act as a guard." Mei Fei said again. Ye Chang was stunned for a moment, secretly complaining in his heart, and said: "I should not have violated the order of the empress, but the military situation in Liaodong is urgent, and I have to go all the way" "This trip will be arranged by you, you If you have to go both ways, I will go both ways. " This is a good thing. Ye Chang bites the bullet and says: "It's very difficult to go both ways. I can't bear the hardship with my rough body, but I can't with my daughter's body. So" "Before I entered the palace, I was just a girl from an ordinary family in Fujian. I also experienced the hardships of life and some hardships. What's wrong with that?" Concubine Mei said in a low voice: "I just want to get away from Chang'an as soon as possible. The further away, the better. Ye Chang was annoyed in his heart. He was kind-hearted for a while, but he never wanted to cause such trouble. At that moment, he said: "I'd like to think twice, I am a foreign minister and not a guard in the imperial forest. How can I be like your empress?" I value you so much" "Yes Sima, I just came here to ask someone to give up my accommodation. Everyone else said that I went to the cold palace to settle down. There were many disrespectful words, but you were the only one who took the initiative to give up your accommodationI only want to say to you You are different from others, but you never thought that you also have thoughts of the changing world, and because I am in the cold palace" At this point, Mei Fei began to sob a little, and she couldn't speak any more. Ye Chang felt a headache, but he could only say: "Since your Majesty said this, I will protect you as far as Luoyang." "Although I am in the cold palace, I still have some savings. If you protect me, I will be rewarded generously." Concubine Mei said again: "Since you agreed, please step aside first. I will ask someone to advise you tomorrow on how to behave." ¡± Ye Chang didn¡¯t expect that he was just kind-hearted for a moment.He caused another big trouble. He returned to his tent and talked about it with Zhang Hao and Cen Shen. Zhang Hao frowned and said, "This is a good thing. The saint still misses the old friendship. Although he invited Concubine Mei here for a while. In the Eastern Capital, letters of greetings are indispensable. If you know that Sima treats Concubine Mei politely, you will definitely be more happy. " "Although Concubine Mei is in the cold palace, she is a saint's beloved concubine and cannot be despised by a small minister. Shi Yilang did the right thing." Cen Shen also said. The two of them are now Ye Chang's official masterminds. Since they both said so, Ye Chang suppressed the vague feeling in his heart and began to discuss the itinerary. Although he told Concubine Mei that they would go east at the same time, in fact it was impossible for Ye Chang to really ignore the health of Concubine Mei and others and just arrange the actions at his own pace. Therefore, the group's speed was slightly slower and they arrived at Xin'an County two days later than Ye Chang's original plan. They looked east and could reach Luoyang the next day. Whenever she rests on the road, Mei Fei will call Ye Chang to ask about the historical sites and places of interest along the way. This concubine is very interested in the scenic spots. Whenever she hears a story, she will ask Ye Chang again. At first, Ye Chang was wary, but later he gradually became sympathetic: after entering the palace, she was like a bird in a golden cage, and her whole life was about how to please Li Longji. Now that she finally broke the cage, she was Such a model. No matter how many allusions she heard, it was of no use. Neither Ye Chang nor the imperial guards responsible for escorting would let her go on a tour. When we arrived at our accommodation in Xin'an County, the local officials were very attentive and made proper arrangements. Soon we heard the order from Concubine Mei to recruit her. Zhang Hao and Cen Shen both shook their heads with a smile, and Ye Chang also smiled bitterly and said: "At least this is the day. When we arrive in Luoyang tomorrow, our hard work will be over." "I hope so." Zhang Hao said. Arriving at Concubine De Mei's place, Concubine Mei was still sitting in the room as usual. Because we had a lot of conversation along the way, Ye Chang was given a seat as soon as he came in. After he sat down, he thought about what he would say to Concubine Mei today, but he heard Concubine Mei sigh softly: "A journey of a thousand miles." We'll see you again I heard from Ye Sima that after staying in Xin'an today, we can go to Luoyang tomorrow? "I'm afraid, the military situation in the border areas is urgent. The Khitan people are moving southward in a big way. I'm afraid they are already close to Jili Prefecture." "It's impossible for the Khitan people to move southward immediately." After all, it is nearly a thousand miles away from Jili Prefecture, and there are various large and small forces along the way, and the Bohai Kingdom will not sit back and let the Khitans wipe out their food. However, Ye Chang only needs to understand this in his own heart and will not tell Concubine Mei. "Khitanis that the Khitan chieftain who wants to surrender to his master?" "Exactly." "So, Ye Sima really did a good thing and saved a weak woman. The Khitan wants to rebel, so how can it be married down? A princess can be comforted. Although I am in the palace, I also know that the two princesses Wencheng and Jincheng have married the Quanrong, and the Quanrong continues to invade the east. If the saint really follows the advice of those fools, he will be worried. The princess was surrendered to the Khitan. At this time, the Khitan rebelled. How would the princess deal with it? In all likelihood, she would be harmed by the captives. Ye Chang resonated greatly when he heard this. Although this concubine Mei was a boudoir, she was more experienced than some who were called rich. A minister who reads poetry. But if you think about it carefully, Concubine Mei has gone through many changes, from a commoner woman to a concubine deeply loved by Li Longji, to being neglected, and then to the cold palace. With this life experience, she It is normal to think more deeply about the problem. "At least, as a woman, she has sympathy for those Han girls who may marry outside the Great Wall and commit themselves to the barbarians, and she is not like some self-proclaimed women. Like a decent man, he sent the women out to eliminate the disaster. "I was interested in border affairs, so I didn't want my daughter of the Han family to marry a barbarian again and suffer the shame of being humiliated." Ye Chang lowered his head and said in a deep voice. Answer. "Okay, okay, no wonder you will go to Liaodong So what is the situation in Liaodong? Tell me, what are the scenery, what are the scenery, what are the ancient people Also, are there plum blossoms in Liaodong?" " She asked slowly, with an unconcealable loneliness in her voice. After Ye Chang calmed down, he began to talk about things in Liaodong, from the temperature and hydrology, to the surrounding scenery, to the products and people. After half an hour, he spoke a little dryly, but Concubine Mei was finally satisfied and said with a smile: "I have been bothering Ye Sima these days. " "It is the duty of a minister to share the worries of the empress. " "I have one more thing, and I would like to trouble Ye Sima. I heard that Ye Sima is a famous calligrapher in the world. Zhang Gongxu, Yan Gongzhenqing, etc. are all on good terms with Ye Sima. I like calligraphy and painting. I have collected all the works of famous artists in the world, but I have no works by Ye Sima. I had prepared some pen and ink, so I asked Ye Sima to write a piece for me in the compartment I am a person despised by the saint, and I have nothing to repay Ye Sima. I can only pray for Sima's peace with a petal of my heart. " These words were said in a polite and helpless way. Ye Chang came to talk to her along the way and felt that this Concubine Mei was reallyA reasonable person is just a little cooler in temperament and doesn't like to talk too much, but likes to listen to what others have to say. Hearing this parting invitation, he did not doubt it at the moment, straightened up and saluted: "I would like to write a calligraphy for the empress." "I will read the text, and you will write the calligraphy." Mei Fei said. Ye Chang followed what Concubine Mei pointed out and went to the partition of the room. When he entered the door, he saw a small table with paper, ink, pen and inkstone on it. He turned his eyes and saw that there was a bed inside the table. Because it was temporarily used as Concubine Mei's dormitory, the layout was not complicated. There was only a tent and a quilt. He didn¡¯t dare to look any further, so he knelt down on the brocade ball in front of the desk, picked up his pen and studied ink, and silently concentrated on it, just waiting for Concubine Mei to read the text. After a while, he heard the rustling sound, which was the sound of Concubine Mei's clothes walking. It seemed that Concubine Mei had walked behind him. "What do you want me to write?" "Don't worry, don't worry, let me think about it Well, I've thought about it, let's write it like this." The voice of Concubine Mei came from behind: "A certain martial arts practitioner Ye Chang, because of his hatred of Mei The concubine is disrespectful" As soon as he said this, Ye Chang suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned around suddenly and saw Concubine Mei standing in front of the door behind him. Her clothes were almost gone. "Looking at the beauty under the candlelight is indeed pleasing to the eye, but this Under such circumstances, Ye Chang did not find it pleasing to the eye at all, but was only shocked. Being plotted. At this time, Ye Chang didn't understand that he was plotted by Concubine Mei. It could even be said that Concubine Mei had been plotting against him since Xinfengyi. She called him to talk these days and listened to him talk about the culture and culture of various places. Sometimes there were The presence of eunuchs and maids, and sometimes no one else, allowed him to gradually get used to the two of them getting along, so that he would not become wary. Then when they arrived in Xin'an County, they suddenly launched "In fact, Ye Chang was still wary until he entered the house. When he came to see Concubine Mei, there were Shanzhi and other guards in the yard. It cannot be said that he was not wary, but But who knew that Concubine Mei would appear in front of him in an almost invisible way? All he could think of was that Concubine Mei used poisonous wine or ambushed swordsmen and axes to deal with him, but he never thought that this noble concubine who was once favored by Li Longji would appear in front of him in this image. At this time, he What can I do, shout loudly, or knock Mei Fei away and run away? "Lao Ye Sima has been acting with me in the past few days. I have the manpower deployed by Saint and General Gao beside me. I think even Ye Sima has relaxed his vigilance, so they should do the same." Mei Fei smiled sweetly, her bright eyes sparkling instantly, as if Like two morning stars. She has always been cold and cold, and when she rarely smiles, this smile is so charming that the whole room seems to light up. Ye Chang has also met Yang Yuhuan, and now he sees her again. Judging from Ye Chang's aesthetics alone, she is actually half a point more beautiful than Yang Yuhuan. Ye Chang¡¯s throat trembled for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly. No matter how beautiful she is, the more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at acting and the more deceitful she is. Although the Concubine Mei in front of her is not famous for palace fighting, but now it seems she is indeed a woman from the palace. "I wonder what your plans are for your Majesty to tease me like this?" Mei Fei smiled uncontrollably. Although she was proud, her expression was not a disgusting one, but rather like the joy of the girl next door after she succeeded in her prank. She had very few clothes on her body, barely covering her modesty area. When she heard Ye Chang's questions, her waist swayed slightly, making her figure even slimmer.