After the Midyear Festival, the days are getting cooler day by day, and the green bamboo jade mat on the couch has also been replaced with a fine wool cotton blanket. With Yongtai, once the baby in Yuyan's womb is born, it is a legitimate son-in-law, so it is also particularly eye-catching. The imperial physician has to come to check the pulse once in the afternoon and evening, and the harem concubines have to take turns to go to the Yannian Hall to pray for the fetus. Bird's nest and ginseng are sent into Jing'an Palace like a stream of water every day, and the people who serve around Yuyan are also heavily scrutinized, and even the fat powder used by the subordinates cannot contain a little aroma. With such a tonic, coupled with Yuyan's own foundation, the fetus is no different, and the lower abdomen is rising day by day.

It was when the surrounding people were concentrating on this fetus that the contradictions that had been ignored for a long time finally led to irreparable consequences.

It was late one night, when everyone in the palace had rested. Yu Yan, who was asleep, suddenly heard someone outside the hall slamming the door one by one. It was almost ugly, and it was raining heavily outside, and she woke up groggily, and the sound of the night wind was in her ears, and the muffled sound in the distance was not real. Yu Yan rubbed his dizzy head with his hand, his eyelids sank, and when he was about to fall asleep again, suddenly a lightning thunder roared like a sharp axe splitting the chaotic rainy night. Only a loud bang was heard, and the room was as bright as day in an instant. Yu Yan was so shocked by this thunder that she trembled, and her already sleepy mind was much clearer. She groped her way up in the darkness of the night, and finally heard the call of the "Queen Mother" from outside the hall. Yu Yan hurriedly lit the candlestick at the head of the bed, and went to open the door with only a single coat.

The night wind mixed with cold raindrops slanted into the hall through the crack in the open door, and the remaining heat on her body was swept by the cold wind, and she shivered several times in succession. However, what shocked her even more was Yongtai, who was soaked and wolf bèi outside the door.

In the dark night, the young man's eyes reflected a strange green light, and a white robe soaked by heavy rain was tightly wrapped around his body. He trembled and grabbed Yu Yan's hands, and the aura of fear conveyed against his cold palms. Yongtai suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud, trembling and whispering: "Queen Mother, the imperial brother is dead, it is the son, and the son-in-law killed him." ”

The wind and rain outside the door were blowing, and the raindrops the size of beans were like drumsticks hitting the eaves, which was deafening. Yu Yan almost thought that she had misheard, and did not respond in a daze. However, she knew that the young man in front of her, who was trembling like the autumn wind and withered leaves, could hear every word of him clearly. The words were like razor-sharp daggers, and a bloody scar was suddenly drawn on her heart. Probably hearing the movement outside the hall, Su E, who followed the sound, was just about to speak, when he caught a glimpse of Yongtai's bloody hands, and his expression changed drastically for a while. She immediately closed the door of the hall and helped Yuyan into the room together.

Yongtai was already the master of the six gods, and he didn't care about Su E wiping his face with rain for him, he hugged the woman's thigh in a hurry, and begged with tears in his eyes: "Aunt Su E, I killed the imperial brother, what should I do, what should I do!" ”

Su E staggered back, almost leaning back. Although she expected that something had happened, she didn't want such earth-shattering news, so she was stunned and looked at Yuyan in a daze.

"What did you do to Yongxi?"

"Erchen was playing against the imperial brother, but he didn't want to talk about the matter of the prince, and there was a dispute over whether to speculate or not. Brother Huang's words were pressing, and his sons pushed him in anger, but he didn't want to ......" Yongtai's big eyes were full of fear, he knelt on the ground and buried his head deep in his wet clothes, "How can this be...... How could it be ......"

Yu Yan sat stiffly on the bed, her pale face without a trace of fluctuations. After being silent for a long time, she just said coldly: "Are you going to say the same thing to your father?" ”

At the mention of Yu Hao, Yongtai jumped up like a frightened bird and roared: "No, no, the father will kill his son!" Mother, Mother, you save me! He crawled to Yuyan's feet with a mournful wail, and when he looked up, he suddenly saw the woman's bulging lower abdomen, and his eyes burst out with essence, "By the way, the queen mother, you said that you sent people to kill." You are still pregnant with a child, and your father doesn't dare to do anything to you, and when your son becomes the emperor, he will be..."

"Bastard thing!" Yu Yan slammed him in the face. She wore a ring with gold and jade on her hand, and this palm left a bloody mark on his face. "You are blinded by lard, and you dare to dream of the Spring and Autumn Festival! Do you think this palace doesn't know your tricks, you want to kill Yongxi from the beginning! She was so angry that her face was bloodshot, and she was about to raise her hand again as she spoke. Su E jumped up and hugged the woman's arm tightly, which stopped the slap. Yongtai had never seen her so thunderous and angry, and he was afraid that his life would be in danger, so he only knelt straight and didn't dare to say a word back.

"You're going to play against Yongxi? How long have you not spoken to him, and you think the emperor will also believe your nonsense? In the past, this palace only felt that you were a little heavier, but I didn't want you to be so vicious. Do you think that when Yongxi dies, you are the crown prince? You dream! If the emperor really passed on to you, then it should really be a loss for the society! Yu Yan laughed angrily, the smile was as cold as a thousand years of ice, "You go and pay back the sins you have done, you kneel in front of the Buddha shrine for the palace and repent!" ”

Yongtai didn't dare to open his mouth to beg for mercy, so he moved his knees and knelt in front of the Buddhist altar. Yu Yan's temples jumped suddenly, and she suddenly felt dizzy in front of her. She knew that there was no room for recovery at this point. Yongxi's death to her is naturally a thousand blows, and Yongtai also deserves death. However, even if it is hate, blood is thicker than water after all, no matter how vicious and ruthless he is, he has the innocent time when he was a child and stuck to Yuyan's knees and coquettish. Even if she knew that it was a deliberate killing, she would do her best to save this son in front of the emperor.

Yu Yan raised his eyes and looked at the richly furnished hall, and the golden and red phoenix robes that were laid out on the small table—this qiē might only stop tonight. Then she got up and sat in front of the bronze mirror table, and instructed Su E to put on makeup and change clothes for her. Even if she dies, she also wants to be beautiful, and she will never be ridiculed by others. She also killed a lot of people in the past, maybe Yongtai is the one who came to collect debts.

As dawn approached, the sound of the rain finally faded. Yongtai knelt in front of the Buddha shrine for nearly a night, and at this time he was already miserable. However, as he gradually calmed down, he became more and more afraid, and he peeked at Yu Yan sitting on the Xiangfei couch from time to time, but he didn't dare to stand up. The red candle in front of the window burned overnight and dried to ashes, and the only remaining light in the hall was swallowed up by the darkness. Su E looked at the unclear sky outside the window, and just before she was about to step into the candlestick, a sharp voice of announcement suddenly pierced the vast rain and mist, only to startle her body.