"Cao Bin's son Cao Wei once led an army to ambush Li Jiqian of Western Xia in Ximen River, and wrote a letter to the local tribes, knowing the benefits and disadvantages, and giving both grace and power, so the tribes expressed their allegiance to our Great Song Dynasty. When the Tubo destroyed the country, the remaining nobles of the Tibetan tribes continued to disturb the people on our border, Cao Wei took the lead, led more than 100 cavalry to attack the Tubo army from the rear, Li Lizun, the leader of the Tubo tribe in the Hehuang area, was crushed by our army, the Song army chased more than 20 miles and captured countless heavy cattle and horses, and the Song army won a brilliant victory with fewer victories. After the battle of Sandu Valley, Tubo did not dare to easily disturb our borders. The Queen Mother said again: "These emperors naturally also know the Tao. ”

The emperor's jaw is the first to say yes.

"Back then, your father, the emperor, drove his own army, went to the abyss, and shot to death the general of the Liao State. The first emperor sent Cao to negotiate peace in the Liao military camp. Cao used two round-trips, firm in his words, and finally reached a covenant. When there was a rebellion in Lingnan that year, it was Cao who took advantage of the will of the emperor to go to quell the rebellion. Tai continued.

The emperor didn't know what the Queen Mother meant when she said this, but he just listened.

"The Cao family has many talents, from the court to the border, there are people with great power in the Cao family. In my court, from top to bottom, officials, big and small, also have Cao's name. Although our dynasty has always not valued foreign relatives and has no disadvantages of foreign relatives interfering in politics, it is a supreme honor to have a woman enter the palace and be a concubine after all. The Queen Mother said.

"The emperor is also concerned about chaos, although the mourning family doesn't know why the emperor wants to let Shu'e out of the palace, but after Shu'e leaves the palace, what will Cao Xi's family think? Shu E's uncle and uncle, Cao Can and Cao Wei, what do they and their family think? The Queen Mother looked into the emperor's eyes and said.

The emperor exclaimed: "Is the queen mother worried that the Cao family will make a move because of this matter?" Then he said: "The Cao family is so loyal and good, they will never rebel against such a thing." ”

"Cao's weight, you can't guard against it." The Queen Mother said vigorously, "Besides, if you have objections to the government, you may not be treasonous." ”

"But Shu E is just a female envoy from the fifth rank next to the Queen Mother, even if she leaves the palace, she can retain the identity of Mrs. Yong'an." The emperor said, suddenly hesitated, paused slightly, and continued: "Besides, if the queen mother feels that it is inappropriate, why is she not allowed it that day, but today she let Shu'e out of the palace?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "Because of the mourning family today, I finally found a reason for her to leave the palace." ”

The emperor looked at the Queen Mother, didn't know what she meant, but said, "Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother said with a smile: "I sent someone to visit and learned that Shu'e's mother suddenly contracted a disease. ”

The emperor didn't seem to wake up for a while, and casually asked: "Shu'e's mother?" But then he said: "Is the queen mother saying that Shu'e should go home to save her relatives on the grounds that Mrs. Cao is sick?" ”

The Queen Mother nodded and said: "The mother is sick, and it is normal for the children to rush home in the starry night to serve the decoction. ”

There was no trace of joy on the emperor's face, but he said slowly: "Shu'e has really returned home. ”

The Queen Mother looked at the emperor with a little surprise and asked, "The emperor came here that day, didn't he ask me to send Shu'e home from the palace?" ”

The emperor closed his eyes slightly, exhaled slowly, and said in a very soft and slow voice, "It's too late." ”

The queen mother didn't hear the emperor's words clearly, sat on the chair and leaned forward, looked at the emperor with concern, and asked, "Your Majesty...... Say what? ”

The emperor walked to the queen mother, took out a light yellow silk silk from his arms, presented it to the queen mother with both hands, and said: "This is a congratulatory chapter to congratulate Yelu Zongzhen on his accession to the throne as the Liao Emperor. After speaking, he gave the Queen Mother a deep sigh and said, "The son of the minister retired." Then he turned around.

The queen mother held the silk silk presented by the emperor in her hand, and her fingers, which were emaciated by weakness, gradually tightened, but she just looked at the emperor's back and said nothing.

It wasn't until the emperor walked to the door of the palace that the queen mother finally couldn't help but speak slowly: "Is the pair of pigeons raised in the emperor's palace still there?" ”

When the emperor suddenly heard this, he was shocked in his heart, turned around, and looked at the queen mother.

"Sure enough—" The Queen Mother smiled faintly: "The emperor's pair of pigeons are going to be given to Shu'e." The Queen Mother's eyelids seemed to be very heavy, and she even looked very hard to look at the emperor, only to hear the Queen Mother say slowly: "The palace is like a golden silk birdcage, which can hold the parrot and yellow bird, but it can't stop the geese flying south." ”

The emperor listened to the Queen Mother's words, and the look in his eyes was very profound.

"Didn't the emperor tell me this?" The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes and said tiredly, "Look at this moment, Shu'e may have just entered the imperial city." ”

The emperor looked at the Queen Mother reclining on the couch, stopped talking, bowed to the Queen Mother, and withdrew from Fengzhu Palace.

Here, the king watched the emperor leave, the queen mother seemed to have fallen asleep without saying a word, quietly stepped back, and was about to go out to beckon Zhu Yan and Liuquan to come in to serve, the queen mother suddenly said softly: "You stay." ”

Wang Daguan was originally bowing down and slowly retreating, but when he heard the Queen Mother's greeting, he immediately bowed and saluted, saying, "What do you command?" ”

The Queen Mother said softly: "Do you think Zhen'er will send someone to chase Shu'e?" ”

Wang Daguan's posture of bowing did not change, and he still said very respectfully: "I don't know if it's a little one. ”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "How many times have you said it, you don't have to be so restrained, you always don't listen." ”

Wang Daguan half raised his head, and didn't dare to be just the queen mother, but said: "The little one doesn't dare to be casual in the Fengzhu Palace, and he doesn't dare to be rude in front of the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother said "um", as if she was deep in thought, and suddenly said: "The prince has been following me for almost forty-seven years, right?" ”

Wang Daguan said: "On the third day of the fifth month of May this year, it has been forty-seven years. ”

When the Queen Mother heard "the third day of the fifth month", her squinted eyes suddenly opened, and she looked at the golden-decorated beams in the house in a daze. After a long time, the Queen Mother slowly lowered her eyelids, and her voice was full of memories: "At that time, my father-in-law was still a hairy child, but in a blink of an eye, you and I are already old." And the first emperor has also passed away for nine years. The Queen Mother let out a long sigh, revealing the infinite depression in her heart.

Wang Daguan bowed and stood aside, with a sad look on his face, but he did not answer.

The Queen Mother suddenly smiled and said: "That's it, I am also a person who is about to die, as long as I pass August 18 safely, I will die, and I have no regrets." ”

"August 18...... However, Niangniang ......" Wang Daguan's tone was full of hesitation: "On the 17th, I will be able to see Xiao ...... Prince? ”

The handkerchief in the queen mother's hand was tightly pulled, and after a long time, the queen mother's hand slowly let go, only to hear the queen mother's dull voice say: "He...... There was only one prince back then, and that was the current emperor. My father-in-law should be cautious in his words. He is not a prince. ”