The queen smiled: "The older this person gets, the more hypocritical he becomes. In the past, if I was tired, I could fall asleep and get up and continue to work. Now... If it's past the time to go to bed, it's hard to fall asleep. ”

Concubine De listened to the queen's slow words, and could only suppress the anxiety in her heart, she knew that the more anxious she was, the more the queen would not let her go.

Sure enough, the queen began to ask again. "What books have the four princes been reading lately?"

Concubine De smiled: "Where do the concubines know that, it's not what the Hanlin people teach, they just learn what." ”

The queen nodded, and said some painless words before waving her hand and said, "The palace is tired, Concubine De will go back!" ”

Concubine De hurriedly saluted, "The queen mother is resting, and the concubine is retiring." With that, she walked out as if in amnesty. She was afraid that one would be slow, and the queen was changing her mind.

Qiao Xi looked at Concubine De's back, "Niangniang, just let her go?" ”

The queen sneered, "This kind of time is enough, not to mention that if she wants to see Concubine De, we have no intention of staying more; If she doesn't want to see it, Concubine Kung Fu won't be able to catch up. ”

***

Concubine De, who had left Kunning Palace, immediately looked around. But between the spacious palace walls, where is the shadow of Dong Ruyi.

The palace maid standing not far away had a dull expression at the moment, and she didn't even notice Concubine De's approach.

Although Concubine De understood that she still missed it, she still asked, "What about people?" ”

When the palace maid heard the voice, she immediately came back to her senses. She looked at Concubine De and said anxiously: "Niangniang, you can figure it out." Ruyihou left in a hurry, and the slave couldn't stop her. Can ......"

She glanced at the Kunning Palace behind her, and said in a low voice: "Niangniang, Ruyi Hou left a message, let's go back to the palace and talk about it!" ”

Concubine De was stunned for a moment, her face was happy, she glanced at the gate of Kunning Palace, "Let's go, say in the imperial garden." ”

Concubine De didn't know what Dong Ruyi said, but it was better than not even saying a word.

The palace maid lowered her head and followed aside, she seemed to be more worried than Concubine De.

Concubine De stopped, "Let's talk about it here, right?" She can't wait, whether the four princes can compete depends on now.

The palace maid still lowered her head and walked forward, and she came back to her senses when she passed Concubine De.

Concubine De said: "What happened, you have been restless since just now?" ”

The palace maid said excitedly: "Niangniang, Ruyihou seems to know something, she said...... She said that if no one knew about it, she would not do it unless she had done it. said that Niangniang should not look for her for a while, she said that she was seeking skin with the tiger, and Niangniang was not afraid that there would be no bones left, but she was afraid. ”

Concubine De froze in place, her brain buzzed open, and she muttered, "Pomegranate, what did you say, you say it again?" ”

Concubine De said, and couldn't help shaking her body.

Pomegranate choked and said, "Niangniang, how are you?" ”

The news that Concubine De fainted in the imperial garden soon spread.

The first thing Concubine De did when she woke up was to call Pomegranate to come closer, "Are you talking about it again?" ”

Pomegranate repeated again with tears, "Niangniang, your body is important, don't pay attention to those for now." ”

Concubine De closed her eyes, her illness was so urgent that the imperial doctor was sent to the palace twice overnight to stabilize Concubine De's condition.

The four princes and the seven princesses were all in Deming Palace, and they didn't dare to go anywhere. If Concubine De leaves like this, then they don't have to think about the days to come.

The seventh princess stayed up for a few days, and seeing that Concubine De's life was saved, she couldn't help but start to be afraid.

The seventh princess cried and cried, "Mother, you are scared to death Huaining." Woo, Mother ......"

Concubine De touched the head of the seventh princess, she looked at the fourth prince, "Has the Marquis of Ruyi ever been here?" ”

Without waiting for the fourth prince to speak, the seventh princess stood up suddenly, "What does the mother concubine do with her?" Thinking of the mother's daily thoughts, Huaining got angry. You're afraid that she won't eat well or sleep well, but people have never reassured you. ”

Concubine De stared, and her voice was hoarse: "Huaining, shut up." She coughed as she spoke.

Pomegranate hurriedly brought water over, "Niangniang has just woken up, let's drink saliva first!" ”

The fourth prince pulled the seventh princess to the side, "What are you going to do?" The mother concubine just woke up, do you want to be angry with the mother concubine? ”

Tears rolled in the eyes of the seventh princess, "What did I say wrong, me?" It's also my fault that people treat your kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. She said and ran out.

When Concubine De went to the summer resort of the four princes, she began to be busy with the affairs of the four princes. She had forgotten that she had a princess under her knees who needed her attention.

The seventh princess didn't have much idea about Concubine De's favor of the four princes, after all, their mother and daughter also had to count on the four princes.

Concubine Kede's special concern for Dong Ruyi made the seventh princess feel delicious.

The seventh princess cried while pulling the leaves: "Isn't it just to get the favor of my father?" What's the big deal, she's not her father's princess. ”

Dong Ruyi is still busy at two points and one line in the Qinzheng Hall and the East Study as if nothing is right. Concubine De's illness was only reported on the first day when the imperial doctor entered the palace, Wang Xi mentioned it.

But afterwards, Dong Ruyi didn't ask, and the rest of the group never mentioned it again.

During this period, the biggest change belonged to the crown prince, who already had a general understanding of the Great Zhou and the imperial court.

In his eyes, today's Great Zhou is full of holes, and construction is taking place everywhere. Even the silver in the treasury was borrowed from the people by the Hubu Shangshu in a different way.

After he summed it up, he almost lost sleep every night. He didn't know what would happen to Da Zhou when he got it.

Dong Ruyi turned a blind eye to the prince's reluctance, she knew that some things had to be figured out by the prince himself.

The prince stubbornly walked to Dong Ruyi's table. "Ruyi, can you tell me about the current situation in various places?" These are the words that he asked after thinking about it for a few days and making countless determinations.

Dong Ruyi put down the pen in his hand, "It's okay for the prince to want to know, but Ruyi advises you, if you are not prepared, it is better not to know than to know." ”

The prince's heart sank even more, "Is the situation already so bad?" ”

Dong Ruyi didn't answer the prince's words, "The prince knows a little about the royal family and the Xuanyuan family, right?" ”

The crown prince nodded, the matter of the royal family and the Xuanyuan family can be said to be the last thing that the children of the royal family want to talk about.

Dong Ruyi continued: "The prince also thinks that the Xiao family's name is not right? ”

The prince looked at Dong Ruyi in shock, then turned his face away, and he said in a low voice: "This palace is not as good as you, you at least dare to say it clearly, and I ......"

Dong Ruyi interrupted the prince's words, "What about the stolen country?" The reason why the Great Zhou is like this is that every emperor has almost the same knot. They are afraid that what they have stolen will have to be returned one day. ”

The prince exclaimed: "Ruyi, don't talk nonsense. ”