Seeing that Lin Zhixuan didn't move for a long time, she seemed to be in deep thought. Wei Mingxu didn't urge her, just waited for her quietly, silently drinking tea on the side.

The night was dark, and there was no sleep tonight, but it was not only Lin Zhixuan and his wife, in the deep palace, the Empress Dowager, who had stayed outside for so long, finally returned to the familiar Cining Palace, but she lost sleep again.

There is no one else around, only Liu Xi, who has been the same for decades, has been with her insomnia.

Liu Xi ordered someone to boil a decoction to calm the nerves again, but now without this medicine, the Empress Dowager can no longer sleep peacefully.

But tonight, the Empress Dowager looked at the bitter black medicinal soup, but rejected Liuxi. Liu Xi hurriedly persuaded that in the past few days in the palace, I was afraid that Lin Zhixuan and Wei Mingxu would take a closer look, the Empress Dowager had not drunk medicine, and now that it was easy to return to the palace, it was time to drink some medicine and sleep.

The Empress Dowager just sighed and said to Liu Xi: "I haven't drunk this medicine for a few days, and it's not bad for this day, let's talk about it tomorrow." ”

Liu Xi looked at the appearance of the Empress Dowager, afraid that she had something to discuss with her at night, so she could only obey after all. But he ordered someone to warm the medicine, and when the Queen Mother really couldn't sleep at night, her chest was tight and short, and then she gave it to the Queen Mother to drink.

But I don't want this conversation to be the middle of the night.

The Empress Dowager was lying on the bed, looking at the cold moonlight outside through the veil of smoke and mist: "...... Liuxi, do you think they will blame me?"

Liu Xi was lying on the floor next to the pedals on the side of the Empress Dowager's bed, but when she heard this, she quickly got up and said bitterly: "Where will anyone complain about the Empress Dowager? You have broken your heart for several princes in your life, you think about them everywhere, how much suffering you have suffered for them, how many sins you have suffered, and even the old slaves feel distressed when they look at them, and several princes only have filial piety to you, how can you be blamed?"

The Empress Dowager slowly closed her eyes, and those painful ones once surged into her heart like a tide, and in the world, those who knew her pain were now the only one left in Liu Xi: "Alas, the mourning family is sorry for the old fourteenth, that child, obviously ...... It should have been ...... early in the morning."

Liu Xi looked at the Empress Dowager and said this sad remark again, and hurriedly interrupted the Empress Dowager: "What are you thinking nonsense? The fourteenth prince should not complain about you the most, if it weren't for you, I am afraid that it would be difficult for the princes to survive at the beginning, let alone the current situation." Besides, when the Fourteenth Master bled and fought hard outside to protect you, didn't you suffer in this deep palace to protect the Fourteenth Master? Where can you suffer less than the Fourteenth Master if you suffer the crime and humiliation? In this situation, half of the credit of the Fourteenth Master and half of your hard work are also there. You are not sorry for any prince, you are not sorry for any son. ”

The Empress Dowager listened to Liu Xi's comforting words, but she slowly opened her eyes, and how many difficulties she could only knock out her teeth and swallow blood: "Liu Xi, the mourning family is old, in this life, the wind and rain come and go, there has never been a time when it is as weak as now." The mourning family thought that he was still young, his body was still very strong, and he could live for two more years, and he would a few more children for two more years, but now, if you look at the situation on that day, is the old fourteen impatient. ”

Liu Xi hurriedly said: "How could it be? Didn't the Fourteenth Master personally rush into the sea of fire that day and rescue the emperor? The Fourteenth Master is a person who understands the general sense of righteousness, and he has never made you feel at ease the most." ”

The Empress Dowager sighed: "Yes, this child has been the most sensible and intelligent since he was a child......"

Liu Xi could hear the empress dowager's words, and he could hear the empress dowager's anxiety and hesitation. After a long time, Liu Xi finally tentatively said what he had been buried in his heart for so many years and did not dare to say: "Queen Mother, since you trust the Fourteenth Master so much, the old slave also feels that the Fourteenth Master is the most filial to you, and acts the most steadily, there are many things, you obviously don't have to carry it alone, let the Fourteenth Master help you share some of it." ”

In the empty Cining Palace, the silent needle drop could be heard in an instant, even Liu Xi, who had served by the Empress Dowager's side all his life, was a little frightened at the moment, and was thinking about whether to say something to change her words, so that the Empress Dowager would be angry, but suddenly heard an old and poignant voice from the silent veil: "Liu Xi, you still can't see through." My own son, I know it myself. Mingxu is old and serious, and he brings people to be lenient, because his mind is on the government, not on the throne. But this kid also has his own scales, which can't be touched, can't be touched. ”

Liu Xi listened to the Empress Dowager's indifferent words, and realized that the things that he had been buried in his heart for so many years had not dared to mention, perhaps the Empress Dowager had already thought about it many times.

"That'...... What do you think of Princess Jing?" Liu Xi suddenly mentioned, even she herself was taken aback, this matter was not thought through, just mentioning Wei Mingxu, she inexplicably thought of Lin Zhixuan, who was alone and went to the Zhongyong Mansion overnight, so that King Jing's Mansion could save the day.

Now that I have mentioned it, I remembered Lin Zhixuan's many benefits, and Liu Xi continued: "I look at it, Princess Jing is cautious and cautious, and she acts modestly and tactfully. Just looking at the events of that day, it is really rare to be able to turn the danger into a disaster without using swords and guns. Princess Jing also took the prince and the queen mother in her heart, and looked at the queen mother that day, her face was not good, and she repeatedly asked the old slave about the queen mother's health, and told me to serve carefully, and she was also a filial person. If there are some words, you can't tell the prince, maybe the princess is a good middleman. After all, I see that the prince also takes the princess to heart. Heroes have never been sad to pass the beauty pass. ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she thought about it seriously.

Lin Zhixuan.

This girl has a lot of contact with herself, and it is indeed as Liu Xi said, she acts cautiously and steadily. However, the Empress Dowager's understanding of her is still not as deep as that of Wei Mingxu. The Empress Dowager knew Wei Mingxu's thoughts, and even knew everything about Wei Mingxu. But the Empress Dowager can't see through, Lin Zhixuan, a small family in Hangzhou, has no disasters and no difficulties since she was a child, and she is pampered, why she has such a cautious temperament, why she has a moderate and sleek means, and why she has the courage to be fearless in the face of danger.

What is her prudence for? What is her tactfulness for? What does she want to get, or what she is planning, plus her unfazed situation, so that little girl is originally a very dangerous character, often one thought to become a Buddha, one thought to become a demon, whether it is an enemy or a friend is still unclear.

She has the ability, but before she can fully understand Lin Zhixuan's heart, the Empress Dowager will not dare to trust her.

"Don't worry, the mourning family won't be able to die for a while, let's talk about Lin Yatou's matter. The Empress Dowager suddenly remembered something, "How is the girl next to her?"

Liu Xi hurriedly said: "Everything that should be said has been said, with that girl's intelligence, she will naturally not disappoint the Queen Mother." ”