This night, it was quiet in the Yuntai Palace. Yang Muzhi stood in the atrium, accompanied by the sound of bamboo, and felt that the misty full moon was just a little comfort from people's hearts. It's a pity that even if it is comfort, it is "like a ring overnight, and it becomes a jue at night", so it is hopeless to call lovesickness.

Rushuang put on a wind for her: "It's cold at night, I'm afraid it's going to rain for a while, so Miss should go back." ”

I don't know how long it took, but I heard her say slowly: "Rushuang, did I live up to my mother's expectations?" ”

For more than two months, Rushuang served day and night, watching her lose weight day by day, but she was helpless, so she choked up and said: "Miss, don't say that, they all say that your heart is unpredictable, and Madam won't blame you." ”

"No, it's not that you're unpredictable. It's because I haven't seen him for too long, and I've lost my ......."

Rushuang didn't know that she had seen Wei Han, but when this "he" was the emperor, she said angrily: "The emperor is really the emperor, and he actually promoted Caifu in front of the young lady." And that Caifu, who looks like a responsible person on weekdays, why did he move such a charming mind! ”

"She's a Fumer now, and lives in the same palace as us. When you see her later, remember to call her 'Little Master'. ”

"Phew!" Rushuang said, "What kind of little master is she, and she is not a figure with a face, after all, she is also a servant of people, if it weren't for the young lady and the emperor's ......"

"Don't talk about it." She said lightly, tears streaming down her face.

Two months ago, the scene when Changning Palace bumped into Wei Han reminded her of the past, her heart fluctuated, and she accidentally contracted a cold. I thought that I had long been accustomed to respecting Jingzhen like a guest, and I finally met that person, but at a glance, I still grabbed her heart, so that she could no longer face Jingzhen calmly.

So she hid from everyone and secretly poured all the medicinal soup for curing the disease, as long as her body was still empty for a day, the Ministry of Internal Service could not arrange for her to sleep. Unexpectedly, that night, Jingzhen came to embezzle her silently, but saw the scene of pouring medicine. As shrewd as he is, how can he not guess the reason? He didn't hate her for always avoiding him, what he couldn't accept was that in order to escape his love, she even abandoned her own body?

Although after the Bai family entered the palace, Yang Muzhi regrouped his mind, and he tried his best to force a smile when he accepted grace. However, Jingzhen couldn't bear her inconsistency anymore, only to feel that those gentle words came out of her mouth, as if they were as far away as a glacier separated by thousands of weights, but they were bitterly cold. On the third night, in a fit of rage, he was fortunate to a palace person beside her. And while everyone was envying the lucky one, he didn't even remember the name of the palace maid......

It was late at night, and Changning Palace was nothing more than quiet, only a few cicadas were heard. Ah Yuan was lying on the bed, unusually conscious. She secretly decided that even if she risked her life today, she must see her sister. It wasn't until she heard the sound of even, long breathing from the next bed, and thought that Makika had fallen asleep, that she crept up, put on the dark cloak she had prepared, and quietly went out the door.

At this time, the palace gate had already been keyed, and Ah Yuan observed for almost a month, and found that there were several stacks of firewood piled up at the base of the wall under the ear room in the backyard, so he planned to use this to go out over the wall. It happened that night it suddenly rained heavily, and the wind made the iron horse on the eaves rattle, and even the palace lamp with the gauze in front of the door was extinguished by the rain. In such a storm, even the guards are lazy under the eaves, this may be her best chance to meet her sister!

Ah Yuan struggled to climb the pyre, and even through a cloak, he could feel the bean-sized raindrops falling on top of his head one by one. She glanced up at the glazed tiles on the red wall, and felt that they were so high that she couldn't reach them no matter how much she stretched out her arms......

It was when I was anxious that I heard the sound of clattering footsteps in the long street behind the wall, as if someone was hurrying towards this side. She held her breath, but listened to a person: "The Queen Mother has been settled, and I will talk about it tomorrow." "Sounds like a night guard.

Another person gasped and said, "The queen mother is about to give birth, but I can't wait." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a sudden flash of lightning, and a shocking thunderclap sounded in my ears, which shook people's bodies. The voices of the two gradually faded away, Ah Yuan wore a cloak and hung on the wall, not up or down, and his heart beat a drum: The queen is about to give birth, and this baby is pregnant with the emperor's first child, and it is indeed a big matter. But there are many imperial doctors and midwives in the palace, and they can't rush to inform the Queen Mother in the middle of the night.

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw that the doors of the four halls of Changning Palace were opening one after another, and those attendants and palace dependents came out one after another to see, and some directly carried lanterns and walked out. As the number of people gradually increased, she didn't dare to hang on the wall, so she had to take advantage of the fact that no one noticed her, and jumped off the woodpile lightly. Then he pretended to be indifferent and went back to the lower part of his house.

Mai Xiang also woke up, and saw her soaking wet and pushing the door in, a little surprised: "Ah Yuan, where have you been?" How did it get like this? ”

Ah Yuan didn't look at her directly, just waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, I was hungry at night and wanted to go to the small kitchen to get something to eat, who knew that this rain would ...... when it was said."

Makika said, "Then why don't you walk down the porch?" See you get drenched, beware of the wind chill. ”

Ah Yuan smiled and said, "Good sister, look at the rain outside, where can you get drenched?" ”

Outside the window, the rain seeped in through the screen window, and soon there was a pool of stagnant water under the window. Mai Xiang frowned: "You will also pick a good time, quickly wipe your body, change your body and put it on, and I will serve you a bowl of ginger soup tomorrow morning." As the noise outside began to rise, Makka asked, "What's going on outside?" It's the middle of the night. ”

Ah Yuan said: "I heard it outside just now, it seems that the queen mother is about to give birth." ”

While wiping her hair, Makka said softly, "Oh, that's also a great joy." ”

Ah Yuan saw that she always looked indifferent, snatched the handkerchief from her hand, and said with a smile: "How many years has Sister Maika been in the palace?" “

"Less than three years."

It's almost the same as her, but she has been in such a deserted place as Luanqing Palace for a long time, unlike Zhu Xiang, who has always followed the Queen Mother, and seems to know everything. Ah Yuan asked again: "The queen is overjoyed, and we can also get a reward for giving birth to a dragonborn?" ”

Matsuka nodded: "Yes, there is a big happy event in the palace, and there is usually a reward." She turned around again to find a change of clothes for Ah Yuan, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "But this year's funeral of the first emperor has just passed, and it may not be a big deal." ”

Speaking of funerals, Ah Yuan's heart sank, just after this time, pinched his fingers, today is July 14, and tomorrow is the Midyear Festival!

"Sister, in the past, were there any concubines in the palace who were about to give birth near the Midyear Festival?"

Zhu Xiang thought for a while and said, "I don't know about this, when the first emperor was here, there were no concubines in the next few years. However, the Midyear Festival is unlucky after all, and those concubines must try to avoid this day. ”

Even ordinary palace dependents know taboo days, could it be that the queen and Qin Tianjian don't know about it? Or is it approaching the due date and you can't control it? Ah Yuan thought about it, and fell asleep amid the rumbling thunderstorm. She remembered Yang Muzhi in her heart, and felt that the day when the queen gave birth was quite strange, so she didn't sleep very well this night.

Before dawn the next day, she went to prepare everything after Jingyu got up. The rain is getting smaller, but the sky is still gloomy, and at this time, Jingyu has been practicing swords in the courtyard. Xu has been in the juggling team for a long time, and although he no longer clamored to climb trees these days, he still insists on morning exercises. The Queen Mother had to find a master to learn swords for him, and made a blunt peachwood sword for him, and let him play around.

But on this day, Jingyu hadn't gotten up yet. Ah Yuan was a little strange, and he didn't see Xiao Linzi, so he went into the room by himself and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Linzi?" ”

Xiao Linzi was holding a carved wooden chair on the side, taking a nap, and when she heard that someone was coming, she was frightened, jumped up and said, "The slave is here." ”

"It's me."

Xiao Linzi saw that it was her, put her mind at ease, and said, "Miss Ayuan, why did you come in?" ”

Ah Yuan said: "What time is it, why is the fourth emperor still asleep." ”

Xiao Linzi looked out the window: "It's not bright yet." ”

Ah Yuan said: "It's raining all night, isn't it dark and dreary? Hurry up and call the Fourth Emperor to get up, and I have to go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye in a while. ”

"Oh, oh." Xiao Linzi hurriedly went to the bedside of Jingyu, lifted the gauze tent, hung it on the brass tent hook, and said softly, "Fourth Emperor, wake up." ”

Jingyu slept very deeply, and refused to open his eyes no matter how he called.

Xiao Linzi hurriedly said: "Ouch, my fourth emperor, the queen mother can wait for you to ask for peace." If she doesn't see you, she'll have to blame the minions again. ”

Jingyu still ignored him, and Xiao Linzi had nothing to do, so she had to look at Ah Yuan: "Miss Ah Yuan, do you want to come?" ”

Before she could come over, Jingyu heard Ah Yuan's name here, and immediately opened his eyes and said, "Sister Bodhisattva, where are you?" ”

Ah Yuan smiled and sighed: "Fourth Emperor, the slave is here." It's time, can you let Xiao Linzi wait for you to get up? ”

Jingyu said: "I can't afford it! I'm cold! ”

It's obviously a hot summer, but even though it's raining and it's cooler, why do you feel cold? Ah Yuan was not at ease, so he reached over and covered his forehead, it was so hot! Hurriedly said: "Xiao Linzi, go and ask the imperial doctor, the fourth emperor is burning badly." ”

Xiao Linzi answered and hurriedly strode out. After about half a pillar of incense, he brought a imperial doctor back, and Ah Yuan looked back and saw that the man had a wide mouth and was very familiar. Thinking about it again, it was the Xing Yuan sentence who "saw a doctor" for her in Yuntai Palace that day.

Ah Yuan got up and saluted, and asked Xiao Linzi again: "The fourth emperor is sick, have you sued the Empress Dowager?" ”

Xiao Linzi replied: "The Queen Mother is still in Chengqing Palace, and someone has already gone to report it." Miss Ayuan, don't you know, the entire Tai Hospital is about to move to Chengqing Palace, and it is really not easy to find someone to treat our four emperors! ”

When Ah Yuan heard what he said, he knew that the queen's fetus must be very dangerous, so he alarmed the queen mother overnight. So he casually asked, "Is the queen mother okay?" Didn't you say you were going to give birth at night? ”

Xing Yuanju's face was solemn, and he said: "The queen already has some qi stagnation and blood stasis, and now the fetus is about to give birth before term, so she can't give birth for a long time." ”

"Not full-term?"

"Yes, according to the estimation of the Tai Hospital, Niangniang's dragon fetus should be delivered at the end of this month, not in the middle of the month."

In this way, could it be that someone deliberately wanted the queen to give birth to a dragonborn around the Midyear Festival? Ah Yuan didn't dare to think about it, he just felt that he was as expensive as a queen, if he was calculated like this, the harem would be really dangerous and abnormal!