"Queen?"

The palace attendant called softly, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Yun Yao shook her head slightly and withdrew her gaze. She now has no coins, no petals or chess pieces, and no divination. Even if you hold a piece of tortoise shell in your hand, this tortoise shell has to be roasted on the fire to show a little bit of the future scene.

Therefore, now, even if she wants to calculate the mind of Empress Lu, or the mind of the palace attendant in front of her, she is powerless.

She hung her head and waited for the palace attendant's next step.

The palace attendant softened his voice a little, and persuaded again: "A few days ago, the Queen Mother also mentioned you, saying that the queen was sick in bed, and these days she will exempt you from the ceremony, let you rest for a while, and also sent someone to send a lot of rare medicinal materials." The queen ......" She cautiously glanced at Yun Yao's expression, and saw that Yun Yao was not different, so she dared to persuade, "The queen might as well take this opportunity to give in to the queen mother." No matter what, the Queen Mother is your grandmother, and she will not harm you after all. ”

is gentle and gentle, as if coaxing an ignorant child.

But now, isn't she just a child?

Yun Yao looked down at her hands and couldn't help but smile bitterly. This is completely a pair of children's hands, no matter how many lives he has lived in the past, and no matter how old he was before he returned to his soul, he is now the queen Zhang Yan, a child who is only thirteen or fourteen years old at most.

As for whether you want to be soft to Lu Hou......

In this deep palace, how could there ever be a place for Queen Zhang Yan?

Thinking of this, Yun Yao said hoarsely: "You freshen up for me, and then send someone to inform the Queen Mother, and I will go to see her." ”

Since Empress Lu is the woman standing at the top of this deep palace, she should go and see her no matter what. Now that she has a high fever and has just subsided, her voice is hoarse, and her face is sick, even if she loses her instrument in front of Empress Lu, she has a natural excuse to cover up the past.

Zhang Yan threw a mess to her, so she should try her best to clean up the mess.

After all, in the next few decades, she will survive as Zhang Yan until the end of her life.

The palace attendant sighed softly, as if he was happy, and his queen finally figured it out. She shouted diligently outside, and soon a row of palace attendants came in from outside, each holding a coat, robe, skirt, dress, tiara, rouge gouache, waiting to serve the queen to change clothes. Two eunuchs also came to report that hot water had been prepared.

This is to prepare all the qiē, just wait for her to wake up, and take the initiative to find Empress Lu.

Yun Yao thought about it while bathing and changing clothes and tying her hair and bun under the service of the palace attendants. They changed into a solemn queen's court dress for her, and specially held two bronze mirrors in front of her, asking the queen to take a closer look. She saw that she was pale, sickly and soft in the mirror, only shoulder-tall as an ordinary palace attendant, even if she was dressed in a costume, she still couldn't hide her greenness.

But the palace attendants in front of her were extremely happy, and praised the queen for her dignity and motherhood.

Yun Yao held the crown of his head, held the hand of a small palace attendant who was as tall as herself, and didn't speak for a long time. This court dress is obviously a little wide, and the crown is also a little wide, which is very awkward to wear.

After a few moments, the palace attendants withdrew the bronze mirror, and the eunuchs carried away the wide bath tub.

Yun Yao was supported by two very tall palace attendants, one left and one right, and slowly walked out of the palace. The sun was blazing outside, shining so brightly that she couldn't open her eyes. After walking for a while in the sweltering heat, she felt like she was going to suffer from heat stroke.

However, she can't get heat stroke yet.

Even if you want to suffer from heat stroke, you have to wait until you go to the Lu Harem.

Yun Yao gently pinched her palm, barely sobering herself up. But her vision was still a little blurry, and if it weren't for the support of two palace attendants, she was afraid that she would have fallen to the ground. This body was already seriously ill and had not recovered, and as soon as the fever subsided, he was dragged by the palace attendant to visit Empress Lu, thinking that even if he saw Empress Lu, he would not be able to support it for three or two hours.

However, this is just right for her.

Faintly, she seemed to smell a strong scent of flowers.

The sweetness is accompanied by wanton insolence, and it seems to be the fragrance of the peony that is the king of flowers.

Isn't it the middle of spring and late spring?

Yun Yao thought in a trance, and when she passed by the peony flower, her figure staggered, and she was half crooked on a palace attendant.

Her hands also took the opportunity to pick more than a dozen petals, pretending to be accidentally damaged, and sprinkled them one after another.

The petals pose a beautiful shape on the ground, and heaven, earth and man are evenly matched.

But the hexagram of this hexagram should be: moderation.

It was not auspicious, but a mediocre result, which surprised her a little.

"Oops!" The palace attendant next to him exclaimed softly, and quickly supported the queen's body with his eyes and hands, supporting most of the weight.

Another palace attendant also half-supported the queen, his eyes full of worry. They naturally saw that the queen's health was not very good, but since she had already come out, and Empress Lu's palace was in front of them, there was no reason to go back.

In the midst of the embarrassment, the queen gasped slightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go." ”

The two palace attendants glanced at each other, and then hesitantly half-supported the queen and walked towards Empress Lu's palace.

Yun Yao was supported by the two palace attendants while thinking about the hexagram just now. She hadn't seen this kind of auspicious hexagram for a long time, and the last time she saw it was two or three hundred years ago, when she was in modern times, she only saw it once in a while. Well, two or three hundred years ago.

Is it that old enough?

“…… The slave maid visits the Queen Mother. ”

“…… The slave maid visits the Queen Mother. ”

The two palace attendants beside him saluted one on the left and one on the right, and half-pulled and half-dragged the ground, pushing Yun Yao half a step away from them. Yun Yao's vision was still a little blurry, probably the sequelae of a high fever.

She dimly saw a majestic woman sitting in front of her, and beside her, there were a dozen or so female officials standing neatly. It's a female official, not a palace attendant.

Yun Yao squinted her eyes for a moment, and finally lowered her head: "Son-in-law Zhang Yan, meet the Queen Mother." ”

Now her vision is still a little blurry, although she can see the outline of the queen mother clearly, but she can't see the specific details, and she can only vaguely feel that there are a pair of sharp eyes, looking at her condescendingly.

After a long time, Empress Lu's majestic voice came from above her head: "Ah Yan has been doing well lately?" ”

――Is it good or bad?

Yun Yao pondered for a moment, and finally said in the hoarseest voice: "Back to the Queen Mother, it's about a good time." ”

When Empress Lu heard this, she said a word softly: "Hmph." ”

Yun Yao was still hoarse and said, "It's really good." ”

"Hmph......" Empress Lu snorted lightly again, but this time the voice was much softer than the last time. She gave a look to the female officer beside her, and the female official understood, and soon came out of the house with a small baby in her arms. The baby is about asleep, not crying, and not making a fuss.

Lu Hou gave another look, and the female officer hugged the baby to Yun Yao.

Before Yun Yao could move, a palace attendant beside her obediently stepped forward and picked up the baby.

The little baby was indeed asleep, and the sound of his breathing was very slight. But judging from his eyebrows, it should be very similar to his father, with thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and although those eyes are tightly closed, the outline of a pair of tiger eyes can be vaguely seen.

"From now on, he will remain in your palace and eat and lodging with you." Lu Hou said, his voice was unquestionable.

In other words, in this matter, Empress Lu never considered the meaning of Empress Zhang Yan.

Yun Yao lowered her head in response, and couldn't help but raise her hand to support the crown of her head. The palace attendant next to her hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and gently called the queen again. She shook her head, signaled that she was fine, and then heard Empress Lu say:

"If you marry your majesty, you will no longer be able to make a petty child. I have said these things to you before, I have said them to you the year before, I have said them to you before you were sick, and I still have to say them. Ah Yan, you are the queen of the Han Dynasty, and it is your responsibility to give birth to an heir for the Han Dynasty. This time I can find a Liu Gong for you, but next time, I can't guarantee it, do you understand what I mean? ”

"Ah Yan, you have to take care of your body as soon as possible and give birth to a real son-in-law for Your Majesty, this is what you have to do now."

"As for those that don't, you'd better forget about them as soon as possible."

Yun Yao lowered her head and answered softly.

Empress Lu has already said this, and the meaning is already obvious. Even if Zhang Yan is still a little doll, as long as she is the queen of the Han Dynasty, she must give birth to a concubine. Empress Lu needs this sister-in-law, and some ministers also need this sister-in-law. If she can't give birth, Empress Lu will pick one up from other women and raise it under the queen's name.

But no matter what, the queen has to give birth to a child "as much as possible".

There is only one reason for such anxious urging, even despite the fact that the queen is still a child.

Liu Ying's time is running out.

――――――――――――

Coming out of Lu's harem, Yun Yao's mind was still groggy, and she kept thinking about what Lu's Houfang had just said:

"Now that you have recovered, take this opportunity to take a look at Your Majesty. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much. You may wish to stay in your palace these days, or you may want to stay in your palace. Ah Yan, you remember, as the queen of the Han Dynasty, she wants to give birth to an heir for Her Majesty as soon as possible. Lu Junzhan and the mother of the world, all have to be ranked behind.

When you're healthy, you're going to have a baby right away, you know?

I will let His Majesty stay in your palace. Stay overnight. ”

……

This is obviously forcing her, no matter what, to give birth to Liu Ying's heir.

Yun Yao looked down at her hands. Astringent and immature, I can't help but smile slightly bitterly.

Lu later came out this time......

"Queen." A female official forcibly supported her and said with a slight smile, "The Empress Dowager just spoke, let the slaves and maids help you to your majesty's dormitory." It's a big day here, so the queen should go quickly, don't burn herself. ”

Another female officer put her arm around hers and smiled apologetically in return.

As for the two palace attendants she had just brought over, one was holding the little baby, and the other was shrunk in his shoulders, his eyes a little frightened.

In this deep palace, it is still up to Empress Lu to have the final say.

Yun Yao smiled bitterly, was supported by the two female officials, one left and one right, and forcibly took her to a majestic and simple palace. She looked up at the name in front of the palace, but she couldn't tell whether it was Changle or Weiyang, in short, it wouldn't be Jiaofang. The female officials half-supported and half-hugged her and brought her to the palace, and called "Your Majesty" to the depths of the palace, and withdrew.

Her two palace attendants were stopped outside, but the little baby was carried in by a eunuch.

The palace attendants beside him all knelt down one by one, and Queen Wan'an's voice was stacked one after another, and it spread to the depths of the palace room layer by layer. She was still hesitating, but the eunuch with the baby in her arms had already smiled at her and made a gesture of invitation.

Now that we've come this far, we have no choice but to keep going.

She walked along the cold bluestone pavement towards the palace chamber. This room was large and empty, cooler than the one she had lived in, but not gloomy. After walking around the palace a few times, she saw a sickbed.

To be precise, it was a room with a sickbed and a desk, and nothing else.

A sickly-looking man leaned on a soft pillow and was being served by the palace attendants to drink medicine. But while drinking, he coughed heavily, as if he was quite sick, and even on the handkerchief covering his mouth and nose, there were faint bloodshots.

The eunuch took two steps forward with the baby in his arms and said softly, "Your Majesty." ”

The man sighed slightly, waved his hand, pushed away the medicine cup handed to him, coughed intermittently, beckoned to her, and said, "Ah Yan is here?" Come and sit with my uncle. I heard that you were sick a few days ago, are you okay? ”

Yun Yao was stunned there, with an expression of being slashed by heavenly thunder.

The man didn't notice it, and coughed in a low voice twice before he continued, "You know the queen mother these days...... Come and sit down, this is not the queen's bedroom, you don't need to be so restrained. ”

After speaking, he bowed slightly to the palace attendant beside him.

The palace attendant understood, and quickly moved a small couch and placed it next to the sickbed. The couch was placed just the right distance to allow them to talk freely without looking awkward.

Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor did not recognize the identity between the two of them.

Yun Yao moved to the side of the couch little by little and sat down, but she was still a little uncomfortable.

"Ahem." Liu Ying coughed intermittently twice, pushed away the Jinpa handed to her, and asked distressedly, "Did the queen mother let you come?" For more than three years, she has been ...... Well, I see, you can stay in the side hall for some time. Ah Yan, Ah Yan? ”

He shouted several times in a row before Yun Yao reacted and gently responded with a "Majesty".

Liu Ying was stunned when she heard this, and the bitter smile just now turned into helpless self-deprecation.

This marriage can only be described by the word absurd from beginning to end, when he heard about the marriage between the two, he had a big quarrel with Empress Lu, and even angered Zhang Yan and Princess Lu Yuan. But since the death of Princess Lu Yuan, Empress Lu exerted pressure, Zhang Yan was seriously ill, and even he himself was a little involuntarily, so he gradually eased up on Zhang Yan.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Yan's actions were much more drastic than him.

She directly recruited a spirit to take her place and left the place by herself.

But these things, Liu Ying will never know.

Yun Yao coughed lightly again, thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, let me live here for a while?" ”

It's a bit ...... Well, embarrassing.

Liu Ying pointed to the side hall and said, "Live there." ”

He paused, and continued, "Otherwise, you and I will not be able to explain to the queen mother." ”