Chapter 21(b)

 May 15th is her birthday.

When the Empress Dowager called her to discuss the matter of the Qisheng Festival, she didn't react for a while, and after a while, the Empress Dowager saw that she didn't respond, so she smiled and said: "You are already the emperor, and the emperor's birthday is the Qisheng Festival."

Yes, she is the emperor, and her birthday has now become one of the most important festivals for her subjects.

But this made Fu Ping’An feel a little dazed. She remembered that at that time last year, when she was celebrating her birthday in the Lingting Pavilion, the nanny gave her a red egg and told her to hide it in her bosom, but she ate it as soon as she went out.

Not long after that, she was taken to Wei Jing after digging out a rabbit in the back mountain.

Although it was only one year, Fu Ping’An felt that it was extremely long. She had gained and grown a lot this year.

She chose some ritual utensils she wanted, and heard the Empress Dowager talk about some relatives she knew and didn't know, and then left the Qianqiu Palace. The chariot had just traveled halfway, when the originally sunny sky suddenly darkened, and commotion started around. Fu Ping’An heard a palace official yelling in horror: "It's the dog's eclipse."

Dark as a sunset.

She was also flustered, but the barrage said——

 [Insomnia every day: It's just a solar eclipse.]

 [Baby Ping’An is so cute: Don't be afraid, baby, it's just a solar eclipse!]

Someone gave a gift, and the special effects of the gift made her eyes shine for a moment, and then someone said——

 [Bobo milk tea with taro paste: I seem to know relatively little about astronomy.]

Even if the barrage said it was a "solar eclipse", Fu Ping’An didn't know what it was. She only knew that a round black shadow blocked the sun at an extremely fast speed, and day turned into night in an instant.

The sun was "eaten"!

Her eyes widened, her mind went blank.

 [I really want to see the moon: a solar eclipse, also called a solar eclipse, is the moon moves between the sun and the earth. If the three are in a straight line, the moon will block the light from the sun to the earth, and the shadow behind the moon will fall on the earth. At this time, a solar eclipse occurs.]

This long paragraph brought Fu Ping’An back to her senses, she said "Ah”, the sky began to brighten, and the sun was spit out.

She was stunned: "It's bright...it's bright again."

 [Obviously a shivering M: I've never seen a solar eclipse in real life, but I didn't expect to see it in the live broadcast room.]

 [Ruthless punching machine: Wait until your name is downstairs...?]

 [Want to see the moon: I haven't seen it, I haven't even seen the moon.]

 [Whether Wei Jin: Huh? real or fake?]

 [I really want to see the moon: Really, the moon has disappeared here.]

 [Bobo milk tea with taro paste:? That's not the end of the world yet.]

 [Want to watch the moon: yes, it's the end of the world]

 [Insomnia every day: ... You mean you are still watching the live broadcast when the world is ending?]

 [I really want to see the moon: Ah, no, it’s better now, with a space station and a fake moon built.]

 [Has Laplande woke up: ...It feels like there is at least ten thousand years difference between what you said and the live broadcast.]

The surrounding palace people are still trembling, looking like "the world is about to end", but Fu Ping’An has come to her senses. Azhi is the calmest among the palace people. Although her face is also pale, she still comes to help Fu Ping’An , said in the mouth: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

"It's okay..." Fu Ping’An suddenly thought of Princess Yunping, and she must be very scared when she saw this scene.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly dragged Azhi to Jingui Palace.

When we arrived at Jingui Palace, we saw that the yard was also in a mess. Fu Ping’An told A Zhi to maintain order, and ran to the side hall by herself.

Fu Ping’An stopped, Princess Yunping looked down, eyes were slightly red, Fu Ping’An hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, it's just a solar eclipse."

Princess Yunping squinted and said: "Which eye of yours can see that I am afraid?"

Fu Ping’An stared at Princess Yunping's face, not only his eyes were red, but now he even started to cry.

Princess Yunping finally came to her senses: "Ah, my eyes hurt so much."

 [Fu Xinhan: She must be looking directly at the sun.]

 [Chang'an Hua: That's bad, that's bad, hurry up and apply some ice cubes.]

 [Insomnia day by day: She shouldn't be staring at the sun.]

Fu Ping’An took Princess Yunping to lie down in the hall, and then immediately returned to the yard. Seeing that order had been restored in the yard, she sent someone to ask for the imperial physician, and then asked another person to ask for ice cubes. Unexpectedly, the two people didn't come back for a long time, Fu Ping’An listened to the barrage and changed her method. She took a handkerchief soaked in cold water and applied it to Princess Yunping's eyes.

 [Bobo milk tea with taro paste: You may be blind in severe cases. The medical conditions in this era are not good enough. ]

Fu Ping’An suddenly felt scared, and couldn't help but said to Princess Yunping: "How dare you look directly at Tiangou Shiri, you might go blind."

Princess Yunping was very calm, and said "oh".

Fu Ping’An was angry and impatient: "Aren't you afraid?"

"No, I'm not afraid of death, why are you afraid of this?"

 [6.7 Makino Kanna's birthday!: I think blindness and death are really hard to say which is more terrifying.]

 [Insomnia day by day: It’s so easy to say, alas, you tell her that although she is blind, she will be alive, but she will never see anything from now on, and she will never be able to go out alone, she will always have to be waited on, and she can’t read books. I can’t write anymore, I can’t draw anymore...]

Fu Ping’An recounted the words of insomnia day by word. Princess Yunping still had a stubborn expression on his face, but her fingers slowly clenched, tightly gripping Fu Ping’An's sleeves.

"Stop talking, I'm not really blind, I, I just have eye pain."

Obviously, she was successfully frightened.

After Ah Zhi came to change the towel again, Fu Ping’An asked Ah Zhi to go out, and she gritted her teeth in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid? You don't think you are auspicious, so you are not afraid of anything, right?"

She was inexplicably a little angry.

Princess Yunping laughed when she heard the words: "Do you really believe that I am Xiangrui? Have you ever seen Xiangrui who killed the whole family?"

Fu Ping’An stopped talking.

She still remembered that Princess Yunping said earlier that it was the Prince Regent who killed her whole family.

"However, I don't believe in disasters. The phenomena of heaven have existed since ancient times, but people think that they are great, and they always feel that they have something to do with them." She added.

"Then you also said last time that man is the spirit of all things."

"That's not the same thing. I always feel that a solar eclipse...is not eaten by some dog."

Fu Ping’An was surprised, and when he saw no one around, he whispered Said: "How do you know? In fact, a solar eclipse seems to be a line connecting the sun, the earth, and the moon."

She repeated the words "I really want to see the moon" from memory.

Princess Yunping showed surprise on her face, and even opened her eyes slightly: "Ah? The sun and the moon...what else?"

"Earth."

"What is the earth?"

Fu Ping’An: "..."

She whispered: "I don't know either."

The barrage flew across hahahahaha.

Princess Yunping: "Then where did you see it?"

Fu Ping’An muttered: "On the book, on the book."

Princess Yunping still wanted to ask, but Bo Jiaoer ran in, threw herself into Fu Ping’An's arms and began to cry. She took a loquat and stuffed it for Bo Jiaoer, and asked her to eat it beside her.

At noon, the imperial physician finally came, prescribed some ointment to smear the eyes, and said to observe and observe after applying it. After saying this, he hurried away again, as if there was something urgent.

Early the next morning, Fu Ping’An found out—the sky had changed.

…

Astronomical phenomena are instructions from the heavens to all living beings. Since bad celestial phenomena have occurred, then the heavens are admonishing them for something.

The next day, various books were set up on the table, all of which said that it was the day of the dog's eclipse, and Fu Ping’An quickly felt flustered, because she soon learned that since ancient times, the event of a solar eclipse has basically represented "the king has no way" .

She immediately hinted at the Empress Dowager to go to the ancestral temple to pray for blessings, but the officials did not want to give up. After all, the emperor was only ten years old, and he had not been on the throne for a long time. This hint was more likely to be something else—such as the harem’s involvement in politics or foreign relatives having no virtue.

There were suddenly more memorials to impeach the Bo family, the Queen Mother was furious, and dealt with many people. Fu Ping’An went to the ancestral temple for three days, and was watched closely by the Queen Mother's attendants the whole time. Soon after returning to the palace, it was her birthday. But in the current situation, it is a bit out of date to make a big deal, not to mention the large number of dead people inside and outside the court—most of them were killed by the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager was in a bad mood, and she could see some clues when she asked for peace. She didn't even bother to argue with Fu Ping’An in the past few days, her smile was more false than ever, and her words were not too distracted.

Once Fu Ping’An said, "The Queen Mother should take care of her body."

The Queen Mother suddenly said, "It would be great if you were my own."

The atmosphere became awkward for a while, and the two of them did not speak for a long time.

In the past, the two of them tried their best to avoid mentioning this matter, but now the Queen Mother seems to be so entangled in trifles that she forgot about it.

Another time, Fu Ping’An was pouring tea for the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother suddenly said: "Is there anyone in the court that gave advice to you?"

Fu Ping’An tried hard to restrain the urge to shake her hands, and made a surprised expression: "Instructions? What does the word mean?"

Later, the barrage said——

 [Potato Milk Tea: A perfect acting skill that deserves an award.]

 [Regardless of Wei and Jin: It really is the environment that makes people.]

Time is moving fast in this tense rhythm, and in a blink of an eye it is a few days before the birthday.

That night, Fu Ping’An couldn't sleep, and was tossing and turning on the bed, when she suddenly said in the barrage—

 [Want to see the moon: Your birthday is fifteen, so the moon must be very round these days, right? I want to see the moon, okay? ]

 [Mo Yuzi: Show him, he doesn't have a moon there, it's so pitiful.]

 [Insomnia day by day: How can I show you something for free? Give me a gift.]

 [Cun: Are you really a person who suffers from insomnia every day?]

 [Want to see the moon give you a lucky rocket]

Fu Ping’An now knows the function of the gift, the gift will be converted into points, and the points can be exchanged for things in the mall. Thank you for the gift under the education of the barrage.

She said softly: "Thank you for the lucky rocket who wants to see the moon...but I want to see if the accompanying palace attendants are asleep."

In the past, all the attendants were Ah Zhi, but today Ah Zhi said that she was not feeling well, so she went back to rest , the one accompanying him was Ah Qing.

Ah Qing is a careless ghost, who sleeps until dawn, and will not wake up easily. Fu Ping’An is a little lucky that Ah Qing is accompanying him tonight, and walks out lightly. As expected, Ah Qing did not wake up and she went to the yard.

The moonlight poured down on the ground like running water, making the ground appear a kind of translucent white like white jade, and the shadows dragged and dragged on the ground, like ink marks randomly drawn on white paper.

The outside was as bright as a lamp. In order not to make a sound, Fu Ping’An walked barefoot on the ground, feeling a little coolness on the soles of his feet.

She still remembered her mission, and was about to look up at the sky when she saw Princess Yunping sitting on a stone pier under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard with her knees wrapped around her bare feet, staring at the sky in a daze.

She was wearing white underwear, her hair was loose, and her whole body was whitened by the moonlight, showing an illusory sense of transparency, like a ghost, staring at the sky in a daze.

Her eyes were healed, but her eyes were shedding tears against the wind, and now she was used to squinting her eyes, and when she heard footsteps, she looked over, squinting her eyes slightly, like a vigilant civet cat.

Fu Ping’An approached and muttered: "It looks more like looking down on people now."

Princess Yunping rolled her eyes: "Where do I look down on people?"

Fu Ping’An sat next to her: "It's the first time I saw you, I think you look down on me."

Princess Yunping said: "Why should I look down on you, you are the emperor, how dare I look down on you?"

Fu Ping’An sat on another stone pier, and also looked up at the sky.

 [Want to see the moon: The moonlight is so beautiful.]

 [Insomnia day by day: Although we have a moon here, it is seriously polluted and not so beautiful.]

"You must look down on me, tell me, why."

In the quiet night, the moonlight was gentle, only insects chirping and katydids leaping like a story.

Older children love to tell scary ghost stories, although now that I think about it, those stories are full of holes.

Folktales, left and right are just stories of karma. At that time, she was terrified by the ghosts in the ghost stories, but now she has to pretend to be calm and face the fact that people are dying everywhere.

A few days ago, she listened to the private discussions of the palace people, saying that more than 20 palace servants of the Empress Dowager had died. Fu Ping’An counted on her fingers, and calculated that from the day of the solar eclipse, almost one died every day.

I was a little scared when I heard the screams at first, but now I'm used to it.

But tonight she wanted to forget about that for a while.

Princess Yunping was a little stunned. This was because she felt a little different when she heard that Fu Ping’An did not call herself "Zhen". Perhaps it was because of the feeling that Fu Ping’An put her on an equal footing.

She reciprocated, and was willing to say something from her heart. After thinking about it, she said: "At that time, I was not very happy. I felt like an object and was placed in the palace because of its function... The first time I saw you, I felt you are nothing special, you were really thin back then, didn’t you have enough to eat before you entered the palace?”

Fu Ping’An nodded honestly: “It’s because I didn’t have enough to eat.”

Princess Yunping said: “Then I’m fine, my mother was still alive before. She was also very kind to me when I was there."

There was a sudden silence.

In fact, Fu Ping’An had always had doubts in her heart, but she didn't have the nerve to ask. She was silent for too long, and finally she couldn't help but say, "So why did you say the Regent..."

 [Insomnia every day: How can you ask this at a time like this? Do you have emotional intelligence? ]

Although Fu Ping’An was scolded, Princess Yunping replied: "My father was Fu Lingxian's personal soldier. At that time...someone in the court said that Fu Lingxian was going to rebel. Xian didn't know about it, and then she was killed. My mother was not in good health, and soon she became depressed and passed away. My younger brother also fell ill. At that time, everyone was sick, and I didn't know what the disease was. I can't survive."

Her voice was unexpectedly calm.

 [I really want to see the moon: malaria or cholera are both possible.]

Fu Ping’An hesitated to speak.

At that time, she heard Princess Yunping's sad words, and thought it was the Regent who had done something to her family, but now it sounds like it has nothing to do with the Regent.

But even if it was her, she knew that she couldn't say it, so she thought about it and asked again—

"Is the rebellion true?"

Princess Yunping glanced at her, as if she was looking at a fool, "How do I know? I wasn't there, and what I said just now was inquired after entering the mansion."

After thinking about it, Fu Pingan still felt that it was unreasonable for Princess Yunping to hate the Regent so much. Suddenly there was someone knocking on the door outside, bang bang bang bang, it sounded loudly in the middle of the night, as if hitting people's hearts one after another.

Soon someone from the palace came out of the room and saw Fu Ping’An and Princess Yunping. They were surprised and said, "Why aren't your majesty and the princess asleep?"

After saying this, she remembered to salute and was about to kneel down when Fu Ping’An said, "Excuse me, open the door first."

The man opened the palace door, but saw Qin He rushing in, seeing Fu Ping’An, his eyes lit up, and he rushed to him immediately, panting: "Your Majesty, go to Qianqiu Palace quickly, or else A Zhi is going to die!"

Fu Ping’An suddenly stood up from the stone pier, and hurriedly said: "What's going on?"

Qin He swallowed: "You go there first, wait a minute, this servant will help you get a coat."

Fu Ping’An ignored the fact that she only wore her underwear, and immediately rushed out of the palace gate. After a few steps, she saw bright lights on the palace road, and a group of people holding torches escorted two thin figures. Fu Ping’An walked up to him and saw that it was Ah Zhi, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, but she didn't recognize the other one, he could only be seen as a young palace guard.

 [I really want to see the moon: Adultery?]

 [Insomnia every day: Ah Zhi? This is impossible, how can she have time to have an affair with the victim? Wait, did she try to spread the news and was discovered? It's over, the old witch is going to kill her.]

Fu Ping’An's brain was confused, and she stretched out her hand to stop her, but someone in the palace supported her, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty? Why haven't you fallen asleep yet?"

Fu Ping’An said, "This... this is a maid in my palace. Are you tied up?"

The palace man frowned slightly: "A few days ago, there was news leaked in the womb, and the Queen Mother ordered a strict investigation of the palace ban, and the two were found to have a private meeting in the garden at midnight..."

Fu Ping’An said: "It means that they have private affairs love?"

The palace man was stunned: "Where did your Majesty hear this word?"

A Zhi seemed to have heard it too, raised her head slightly, glanced at Fu Ping’An, and immediately lowered her head again.

Qianqiu Palace was also waiting in full force. As soon as Fu Ping’An entered the courtyard, she saw the Empress Dowager in the crowd, sitting in the center with a blank expression, like a majestic statue.

Fu Ping’An hurried forward, hugged the Queen Mother's arm, and said: "Mother, let her go, she must not have done it on purpose."

Said: "Your Majesty said it's... an affair..."

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, glanced at Fu Ping’An, but said: "They are all mediocre, what kind of affair can there be?"

No matter how you look at it, it's all meticulous work.

What the Empress Dowager insists on now is that she would rather kill by mistake than let it go.

As soon as the words were finished, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd. The expressions of the two leading guards in front changed drastically, and they suddenly started to retreat. They retreated to the corner and pointed at Azhi and said, "She...she is Dikun."

Azhi knelt on the ground, her face was pale, and her hair was soaked in sweat, plastered to her cheeks, making her look as if she had just been fished out of the water.

The young guard beside her also looked wrong, his face was flushed, and he suddenly struggled.

The palace man said anxiously: "They are the heavenly stem and the earthly kun, and it seems that the trust period is approaching."

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