It took a long time for Ma Xiuying to wake up. When she saw the unfamiliar roof and the unfamiliar clouds around him, he lost his mind for a moment, as if he didn't know where he was.

But when she saw the filial piety clothes on Xiaoyun's body, she thought of her son and struggled to leave.

"Mother, you're awake!" Ma Xiuying's struggle made Xiaoyun wake up from her sleep, and when she saw the awake Ma Xiuying, she held Ma Xiuying's hand in surprise.

Ming Wu heard Xiao Yun's voice and quickly walked over. He wanted to be by her side as soon as possible.

"Queen! Don't move, just lie there. Ming Wu walked over and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty? Where am I? Ma Xiuying saw Mingwu appear and lay down quietly.

"You're in Ning'er's dormitory now." Mingwu said. "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

"The emperor doesn't have to lie to me, my own body, I know it. I'm running out of time. I just can't rest assured that Xuan'er and Ning'er. As long as they are good, I am at ease. Ma Xiuying looked at Mingwu and said with tears in her eyes. She was content to see them again.

"They were all very nice. Come to Ning'er, talk to your mother. Mingwu moved out of the way and let Xiaoyun get closer to Ma Xiuying.

"Queen Mother, I'm Ning'er, I'm very good, and my father is very good to me. You don't have to worry. Looking at Ma Xiuying, Xiaoyun couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Ning'er? It's good that they've all grown so big. Ma Xiuying stretched out her hand to stroke Xiaoyun's cheek, and said with a smile while wiping her tears: "Back then, Concubine Lian asked people to take you away, and the queen mother always felt sorry for you, but now the queen mother is relieved to see that you are doing well."

"Ning'er has always been fine, she is very good outside the palace, and it will be even better when she returns to the palace. Now that the queen mother is back, Ning'er will only be happier. Xiao Yun held Ma Xiuying's hand and said with a smile.

"Ning'er, go out of the house, the queen mother has something to say to your father." Touching her daughter's face, Ma Xiuying said reluctantly. She also didn't want her daughter to leave. But there are some things she doesn't want her daughter to know. And her time is running out, and if she can't say some things in time, I'm afraid she won't have a chance to say them again.

"Good! The daughter will come back to accompany her mother later. Xiaoyun reluctantly let go of Ma Xiuying's hand and left the room sadly.

Ma Xiuying's eyes were staring at the departing Xiaoyun. It wasn't until Xiaoyun's figure disappeared outside the door that she turned back to Ming Wu and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that you have been suspicious all your life, but this is really our daughter." I hope that the emperor can love her more in the future life. ”

"The queen doesn't have any evidence, how can she be so sure?" Mingwu held Ma Xiuying's hand and asked sadly.

"Mother and daughter are connected, the concubine knows that this must be my daughter, and at that time Ning'er was still young, and the emperor was not around, and the concubine always took Ning'er with her. Ning'er had a tiny, tiny black mole behind her ear. And this girl has it too. Therefore, the concubine is sure that this is our daughter. Ma Xiuying said excitedly.

"I know that I have always been very kind to her." Mingwu nodded sadly and said. Although he is suspicious, he will not easily regret one thing after he has decided on it. Since he had already decided that Xiaoyun was his daughter Ning'er, he would naturally be good to her. But now with the queen's affirmation, he will be better for Ning'er.

"That's good! There is also Xuan'er, although the emperor has been lying to the concubine that Xuan'er has nothing to do, but the concubine knows that Xuan'er must have had an accident, otherwise he would not have come to see the concubine. Saying this, two lines of tears flowed from Ma Xiuying's face.

"Queen ......" saw the tears on Ma Xiuying's face, and Mingwu was also sad and shed tears. What happened in the past two days hit him just too hard. He is also a human being, and there is a weak side to all human beings.

"Don't be sad about the emperor, the concubine knows that the emperor is kind, the concubine's own body is too weak, but the concubine is really not so sad, the emperor will be accompanied by Ning'er in the future, Xuan'er and the concubine will wait for the emperor underground, so that the concubine and the emperor will not be too lonely, right?" Ma Xiuying said with a smile.

"Queen......" Mingwu looked at Ma Xiuying, and he didn't know what else he could say now. He had just thought of a thousand words, but at this time, he couldn't say a word.

"Your Majesty, you are old." After a long time, Ma Xiuying stroked Mingwu's cheek, wanting to wipe away the tears from his face for him, but what she touched was not the smooth skin before, but a face full of wrinkles. She couldn't help but sigh. Time is the most ruthless thing in this world, and it will take away all the good things in this world.

"Yes! We're all old. Reaching out and stroking Ma Xiuying's equally old face, Ming Wu said sadly: "I'm sorry, I am an incompetent husband, not only did I not protect you, but also failed to protect our children."

"Those are not the emperor's fault, everyone has their own fate, and no one can be blamed." Ma Xiuying shook her head and said. What she wants to see is the emperor who used to be heroic, not the one who is full of remorse now. After a pause, Ma Xiuying said: "Concubine Lian is only doing this because of jealousy, the emperor should not embarrass her too much."

"The queen is still so kind, and she is so generous to the enemies who have harmed our whole family." Ming Wu held Ma Xiuying's hand and sighed. She is just too kind to survive in this cannibalistic palace. Maybe he was wrong, he should have given up the throne to someone else, so that the family would not be separated.

"She didn't harm my whole family, at least in her heart, there is an emperor." Ma Xiuying said with a wry smile. It's because she loves so much that she can't get the same response that makes her do such crazy things.

"But she hurt you so badly that she caused Ning'er to live in exile for eighteen years, and caused Mingxuan to die. Does the queen still want me to let such a wicked person go? Ming Wu stared at Ma Xiuying's face and said word by word. These words, if anyone said to him, he would immediately have that person killed. But the person who said these words is Ma Xiuying, so it's another matter.

"Ning'er and I are Concubine Lian's fault. But Xuan'er was not killed by Concubine Lian. Ma Xiuying shook her head and said: "Concubine Lian was also very surprised by Xuan'er's death, and the concubine could see that Concubine Lian had no chance to do anything at all, she didn't need to deceive a person who was going to die, right?"

"Who else is there in this palace but her? Except for Concubine Lian's adult son, Concubine Shu is no longer in the palace, and I can't think of anyone who wants to harm Xuan'er. Ming Wu said with a wry smile. The sons of the other concubines are still too young, even if they kill Xuan'er, they can't make their sons princes, they don't need to do this, do they?

Ma Xiuying shook her head and said, "I don't know how Xuan'er happened to the concubine, but it was definitely not Concubine Lian who killed her." Concubine Lian wanted Xuan'er's life to be true, but the emperor had always been on guard against her, and she had no chance to do anything at all. You can ask that little Natsuko about these things, he should know something. ”

"That minion, if it weren't for the fact that he saved the queen, I would have let him go to the prison with the others." Speaking of Xiao Xiazi, Ming Wu gritted his teeth with hatred. But he is not a man who does not distinguish between right and wrong. There are meritorious rewards and punishments, this is his choice.

"The person who did the wrong thing is Concubine Lian, not the palace maids and eunuchs under her, they just obey orders, and many people only know a little bit about the palace maids and eunuchs who are closest to her. The emperor should not kill innocent people because of his concubines. Ma Xiuying shook her head and said sadly. She was also sad about her son's death, and because she was sad, she didn't want more parents to be as sad as herself.

"I don't want to kill the family members of those palace maids and eunuchs, but I won't let those people go, at most let them bury Xuan'er." After thinking about it for a long time, Ming Wu said.

"The concubine thanked the emperor for everyone." Although Mingwu did not promise to let everyone go, Ma Xiuying was already very content. Because she knew that this was already the biggest concession that Ming Wu could make.

"They shouldn't thank me, but they should thank them for having you, the benevolent queen mother." Holding Ma Xiuying's hand, Ming Wu said sadly.

"The concubines are not as good as the emperor said!" Ma Xiuying shook her head and said. "Your Majesty, can you let Ning'er come back, the concubine still needs something to say to her."

"I'm going to call Ning'er. The queen will wait for me! Ming Wu reluctantly let go of Ma Xiuying's hand and walked out the door. Before and after leaving Chuang again, Mingwu's tears couldn't stop flowing out again. Although Ma Xiuying kept smiling in front of him, he could see that she had reached the end of her life.

Seeing each other is goodbye! Is there anything more sad and sad in the world?

Ming Wu walked on the aisle of the prison again, and his mood at this time was similar to the last time he came here to see Guo Ting. However, for Guo Ting, he thinks he is ashamed. But for Concubine Lian, he didn't feel sorry for her, why did she deal with the queen and her son like this?

"Your Majesty, spare your life! Emperor! Spare your life! The palace maids and eunuchs who stayed by Concubine Lian's side kept kneeling and kowtowing to beg for mercy when they saw Ming Wu bringing it. I hope the emperor can let them go. Even if Mingwu can't let them go, he hopes that the emperor can let go of their family.

They are really wronged, they don't know when Concubine Lian murdered the queen, they didn't do anything, why should they be implicated by her?

Ming Wu didn't look at those people, he just walked to the innermost step by step. He was going to see Concubine Lian now, and he wanted to hear what she had to justify.

Concubine Lian sat on the ground with a depressed expression, with tears on her face that had already dried up. She knew that this time she had no way to live. But what she didn't expect was that she did something wrong on the spur of the moment, not only killing herself, but also killing her relatives, she thought that if Shuang'er was not Mingwu's son, she was afraid that her son would also die.

Thinking of her son, who she hadn't seen for three years, she felt the urge to cry, she stretched out her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, but she found that there were no tears on her face at all.

"Concubine Lian! Time to eat. A prison guard walked into Concubine Lian's cell door with a lunch box. shouted to Concubine Lian who was sitting on the ground.

"Eat?" Concubine Lian glanced back at the guard, did she still need to eat? Eating is just a little more to live. The reason why she didn't commit suicide directly after entering the prison was just waiting for the emperor to come here and plead for her mother's family. She herself is guilty, but her family still doesn't know what she has done, why do they want to die with her?

"Yes! Eat, although the food here is not delicious, but how can you live without eating? The guard looked at Concubine Lian and said with a smile. It is said that this concubine Lian is shrewd, but why can't he feel where her shrewdness is?

"I don't want to eat." Concubine Lian said without raising her head. She didn't have a chance to live anymore, and she had to eat what the pigs didn't eat.

"But you haven't eaten in a day." The guard said in embarrassment. Although the emperor locked her up in the prison, this is a mother after all, if she really starves to death here for no reason, they don't have to live.

"So what? Let's talk about the emperor when he comes! Concubine Lian looked at the guard and said with a sneer. The reason why she lives is to wait for the emperor, if the emperor doesn't show up, it's not interesting for her to live, isn't it?