The Empress Dowager asked for this portrait and took it back to Ciqing Palace and put it on the bedside table.

At night, the Queen Mother took it out again and looked at it carefully, and her face suddenly changed dramatically.

She seems to have seen the man in this painting somewhere.

Her head spun rapidly.

By the way, it was the person she and Li Huai had seen when they were on vacation on Qingbo Island the year before last, when he was standing on the other side of the lake, his white clothes fluttering, clear and dusty, he was a little younger than now, so the charm on his face was not very similar to that of the first emperor, but it was still obvious that the person was the same person as the person in the painting.

At that time, she didn't know that he was the second prince of Shuguo, but she felt that he gave people a very kind and eye-catching feeling, which made people look like a spring breeze.

She remembered that she was hugged by Li Huai's shoulders at that time, and she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

She must have left a very bad impression on him, the mother of a nation, who had such intimate manners with a man who was so much younger than herself. But now it's too late to regret it.

However, now that she has broken off that relationship with Li Huai, she doesn't need to punish herself for the past.

She lay down and opened Xiao Diyuan's portrait again, as if she saw the young emperor walking towards her in a trance, she couldn't help but hide her face and cry bitterly.

If time could be repeated, would she still choose to have this part with Li Huai? She asked herself in the dark, and finally she found that she still would, which was like helping the man who had been in love with her for more than ten years to fulfill a wish, and then choosing a suitable time to let the relationship come to an abrupt end and continue to live the life she should live.

She is not a saint, she has a human seven/love/six/desire, she chooses to have a period with a man when she needs him the most, and then refrains herself from calming down, this is her.

Sometimes when she thinks of Li Huai, she will also feel guilty, there is no doubt that ending this relationship will hurt Li Huai deeply, but isn't this also a lesson that Li Huai should practice?

With such a warm heart, he has been in love with a person for more than ten years, and finally got his wish, shouldn't he be content? Moreover, the identities of each other have long been destined to make it impossible for the two to be combined, so it is undoubtedly the best way to deal with it immediately after getting what he wants.

He is no longer a child, he should have figured it out, and he should be strong enough to face such a turn.

As for Xiao Diyuan's opinion on this matter, she has enough reason and confidence to explain it clearly, and also accepts his bad opinion of her because of this.

It's all in the past anyway, and it's not worth keeping yourself depressed because of this, right?

Look ahead.

It was the end of the night, Li Pei's second son was born, and he was born with a weight of eight pounds, a strong and cute baby, and his appearance was exactly the same as Liu Yaoying.

After the baby was born, the whole palace was in a sensation.

The Queen Mother had just rested at this time, and when she learned about it, she immediately got up and rushed to see it.

Because it was the second child, Liu Yaoying's delivery process was very smooth, so the child did not struggle for long in the womb before landing safely.

As soon as this baby was born, he opened his throat and cried, crying so loudly that the entire Kunyi Palace could hear it.

Li Pei gently picked up his second son, looking at his cute appearance of closing his eyes and sucking his fingers, his whole heart was about to melt. Liu Yaoying did not faint like when she gave birth to Li Xi, so since Li Huan gave birth, she has been lying on the delivery bed, looking at the newborn in Li Pei's hand fixedly.

"Is he pretty?" asked Liu Yaoyin.

"Like you, it's beautiful. Li Pei replied with a smile, bent over and handed the baby to her for her to see.

Liu Yaoying saw that the baby really looked like her, so she smiled and said, "Xi'er is like you, he is like me, it's good!" and asked, "Your Majesty has thought of his name?"

Li Pei smiled: "How about being called Li Huan?"

The baby was born in the dark, and he wanted his name to shine a little brighter.

Liu Yaoying nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's good, just use this name." ”

As soon as her words fell, the Queen Mother hurriedly came in, and she hurriedly shouted: "The Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother smiled and signaled, "Don't move, just lie down." As she spoke, she came to Liu Yaoying's bedside and asked Liu Yaoying about her physical condition.

Liu Yaoying replied: "I had intermittent pain for more than two hours, and then I gave birth, and it was very smooth when I was born." ”

The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's good, then you and the little baby don't have to toss too much." ”

Immediately, the queen mother helped her lie down, folded the quilt for her, and instructed the kitchen to prepare a confinement meal.

After ordering everything that should be ordered, the Queen Mother took over Li Yan from Li Pei's hands.

After a glance at the baby, the queen mother couldn't help but redden.

Because Li Pei is the future heir to the throne, the first emperor paid special attention to the cultivation of Li Pei when he was alive, and he always had high hopes for Li Pei, he often praised Li Pei in front of her, thinking that this son was the most like him, and often looked forward to his future wife and children with her, and also emphasized that he must marry a wife as good as her.

Now, the Queen Mother feels that Liu Yaoying has done better than she did back then, and now that Liu Yaoying has given birth to two such lovely children for Li Pei, she is really grateful.

If the first emperor was still alive, he would definitely be more pleased to see this situation.

It's a pity that he can't see it.

She suddenly remembered Li Huai for some reason.

When she was very close to Li Huai, Li Huai had quietly asked her if she was worried about getting pregnant, and she shook her head with certainty, because she had drunk medicine to be with him.

If she hadn't paid attention at the time, would she have been pregnant? If she had, maybe the child would have been born at this time.

The Empress Dowager then secretly scolded herself for thinking about these things, and she immediately pulled her thoughts back to reality and breathed a long sigh of relief.

After accompanying Liu Yaoying for a while, the Empress Dowager got up and returned to Ciqing Palace.

At this time, it was late at night, but she suddenly lost her sleepiness, and stood in front of the window silently looking at the night outside the window.

She unconsciously remembered the scene when she was on vacation with Li Huai on Qingbo Island, and her ears seemed to be able to hear her own oooh sound and his rough panting from extreme pleasure, and in those days, he was accompanying her with his life.

Why not?

Those days are unbearable to say, but they are a very happy experience in her heart, and she will never forget them.

A few days ago, an official was transferred back from the Southern Regions, and she asked him to find out the situation.

She learned from him that Li Huai was infatuated with Qing/Lou/Female/Son/Yun Rui, and also learned that Li Ling killed Yun Rui.

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time.

"Since the death of Miss Yunrui, the prince has been sluggish, and his body and spirit are getting worse day by day. The official said with a look of regret.

The cup in the Queen Mother's hand suddenly fell.

The official was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Wechen has said too much. ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "It's none of your business." Then he asked, "How is he doing now?"

"It is said that I basically don't care about business, I stay in the house all day, and I don't eat much. ”

The Queen Mother's face suddenly turned pale.

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