Emperor Taixiang's condition was serious, like a mountain pressing on the hearts of the ministers, and the list of children under the age of three who were close to the clan was quickly reported.

Emperor Taixiang listened to Xu Mingda's registration words one by one, eliminated a few who did not have a good impression of his father or grandparents, and slowly asked, "How many are left?"

"Back to the emperor, there are four more. ”

"Tell the mother of these four children to carry her child into the palace, and I want to see it. ”

At this time, Emperor Taixiang's words were naturally implemented by the ministers, and the four children were soon carried into the palace by their mothers.

Although they are all daughters-in-law of the clan, there are still very few opportunities to face Tianyan like this, not to mention that this time the face of the saint is of great significance, the four women who are used to seeing the scene are extremely nervous with their children, and the whole person is in a state of gain and loss.

"Come up with your child in your arms and let me see it clearly. Emperor Taixiang was half-leaning on the head of the bed, and he was weak.

"Yes. The four women respectfully agreed, took a few steps forward with the child in their arms, and stopped not far from Emperor Taixiang.

Emperor Taixiang swept over the childish children one by one with cloudy eyes.

At this time, Emperor Taixiang was skinny, his cheeks were deeply sunken, and his whole body exuded the rotten smell of oil and lamp, which made people feel uncomfortable.

The four children were all under the age of three, so they naturally couldn't learn the disguise of adults, and one of the children couldn't help crying in fright after his eyes met Emperor Taixiang.

The woman holding the young child suddenly turned white with fright, and knelt down to plead guilty.

At home, I told the child to be sweet and well-behaved when he saw the emperor, who knew that it was bad because the child was too young.

The more she thought about it, the more upset she became.

The position of the prince, as long as the emperor dies, she is the new emperor, she is the emperor's biological mother, and now the child is completely out of action when she cries.

At this thought, the woman wanted to cry too.

Who knew that Emperor Taixiang said lightly: "Get up, it's normal for a child to cry." ”

The woman stood up in gratitude, but the child in her arms was still crying, so she had to coax nervously, and her forehead was already sweating.

Listening to the child's cry, Emperor Taixiang did not show any impatience, but said to another woman: "You can go back with the child." ”

The woman felt a thunderbolt hit her on a sunny day, and she was dizzy.

"Emperor, Emperor—" the woman cried out in pleading.

It's obvious that it's someone else's child who is crying, and her son is obedient, why is it her son who loses?

Could it be that the emperor looks at other people's children better than hers?

"Go, Wei Wuxie, reward the child with a piece of jade pendant and two boxes of pastries. Emperor Taixiang said tiredly.

After all, the woman did not dare to say more, so she held the child in her arms and bowed silently.

Seeing this, the other three women couldn't help but curl the corners of their mouths, but when they thought about the emperor's moodiness, they hurriedly put away their smugness, lowered their eyes and hugged the child and waited in a proper manner.

Emperor Taixiang was obviously a little weak, but he still held on: "Wei Wuxie, please come over." ”

The three women felt apprehension in their hearts, and they couldn't guess the emperor's intentions anymore.

Not long after, the queen came surrounded by palace maids and saluted Emperor Taixiang.

Emperor Taixiang glanced at the empress.

With the death of the Empress Dowager, the queen's clothes became more and more plain, and she was obviously less than two years old, but there was only a simple pair of jade hairpins on her head, and her expression was not as smart as a young woman.

"Queen, look at those three children, which one do you like?"

The queen was shocked, and the three women couldn't hide their shock, and subconsciously hugged the child in their arms tightly, and even Wei Wuxie, who had passed through the strong wind and waves, couldn't help but quietly glance at the emperor.

Is the emperor giving the queen the right to choose the prince?

Emperor Taixiang's face was calm, and he urged: "Empress, which one do you like?"

"I—" The queen gradually came back to her senses, looked at the three children, and her hands in the cuffs couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Why did the emperor ask her which child she liked? Could it be that she should decide who would be the prince?

No, it must be that she thinks too much, it's just ridiculous.

Which does she prefer?

The queen's eyes swept over the faces of the three children one by one, and it was obvious that the children's biological mother was nervous and worried, but the three children didn't know what was going on, or they looked at her innocently, or they were playing with themselves, and one of them actually fell asleep.

The queen's mind quickly flashed over the origins of the three children, but she found that none of them had anything to do with the Yang family.

Since which one to choose has little impact on the family, and it is not hers, how to choose?

The queen could not tell what was in her heart at this moment, and walked step by step to the three children, stopping in front of the first woman.

"Say hello to the queen. ”

The childish child in the woman's arms was carved with jade, and her eyes were particularly smart, and she said crisply: "Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an." ”

The queen couldn't help but smile and walked to the next child.

The child looked at the queen curiously, and shouted "Niangniang" at the urging of his mother, and was attracted by the golden dragon on the pillar beside him.

The queen smiled and came to the last child.

The child was sleeping soundly, and his mother patted him gently: "Dong'er, wake up!"

The toddler twisted his head in his sleep and buried himself in his mother's arms like a quail, leaving his little butt exposed.

The woman was so embarrassed that she couldn't help but pat the child's buttocks, and the child arched her small body to wake up, turned her head just to meet the queen's gaze, and laughed innocently.

The queen only felt her heart soften, and she curled her lips and smiled.

"Which child does the queen think is good?"

The queen turned around and bowed slightly to Emperor Taixiang: "The three children are all excellent, if you really want to let the concubine choose one, the concubine really can't make up her mind." ”

The three women became even more nervous when they heard this, but they saw that the queen suddenly glanced back at the young child who had just woken up, and said with a light smile: "This child is the eye of the concubine." ”

The child's mother was overjoyed, but the other two women were disappointed, and only three young children did not know what had happened or what they had been the way they were.

Emperor Taixiang nodded: "Wei Wuxie, write it down and pass it on to Xu Shoufu and them." ”

"Yes. ”

"Take them down, I'm tired. ”

The courtiers withdrew. The three women, either happy or disappointed, retreated under the guidance of the chamberlain.

The queen also retired, but Emperor Taixiang said: "Queen, come and sit beside me." ”

The queen, who couldn't understand the emperor's thoughts, walked over silently and sat down on the edge of the bed on the side, but felt as uncomfortable as a needle prick.

Frankly speaking, since the emperor fell ill, she was relieved.

The current clean days are much better than the previous emperor's stay in Fengzao Palace but lying awkwardly beside her.

"I remember that when the Queen married me, she was plumper than she is now. ”

The queen couldn't help but glance at Emperor Taixiang, but she was stunned when she looked into his eyes.

Since she got married, it was the first time she had seen such a gentle gaze from the emperor.

Emperor Taixiang reached out and shook the queen's hand.

"Your Majesty—"

Emperor Taixiang tightened the queen's hand and said softly: "I have been thinking about it these days, and I feel that the most unbearable person is the queen...... But what is the solution, I don't want to...... Fortunately, the child is small, and the queen treats him sincerely and can raise him. ”

The queen's tears rained down.