The palace maid Snow Silkworm helped the Queen Mother back to Longyou Palace. The Queen Mother has always walked steadily, and the emperor's condition is critical, so she has to maintain the majesty of the mother's world. But if she had always been a person who had no pursuit of fame and fortune, she would never have come to such a point today, but the price was too heavy, and she faced too many sudden deaths, none of which were not turned upside down. The emperor was in his thirties when he died, and now the emperor is only in his twenties and has no heirs.

Thinking like this, suddenly a sense of dizziness came up, her heart pounded, she shivered, sweating kept coming out, the scenery in front of her was swirling, turning into a red whirlpool, rolling down heavily to pull her in, the queen mother's brain buzzed, and the whole person fell down suddenly. When the palace maid next to her saw it, her face was even paler than her, and several people hurriedly stepped forward to support her, took her to the bedside, and kept saying: "Queen Mother, you are tired, just take a break and eat something!"

The Queen Mother was helped to the side of the bed, holding her forehead, and the snow silkworm beat her shoulders and pinched her temples, and it took her half a day to relieve her. The queen mother's breath is weak, her face is as white and transparent as the snow on the roof outside the palace, she is about to melt and the appearance of being born is not to die, she is going to die, she is not alive, winter is about to pass, spring is far from coming, it is the most desperate time, everything is not on the right track - the snow silkworm brought a bowl of sweet soup, it is a bowl of red bean sugar porridge that is red and soft, the bean paste is soft and fragrant, the osmanthus syrup is the finishing touch, the whole bowl of porridge is sweet and smooth, the soup is viscous, and it has the effect of harmonizing food qi and moisturizing and nourishing. Snow silkworm said: "The Queen Mother, you have never eaten well, and you are in a low mood, how can your body stand it like this? ”

The Queen Mother reluctantly took a sip of soup, sighed, and said: "The first emperor died, and the mourning family could let the eldest son of the first emperor succeed to the throne, but now, the emperor has only been in power for fifteen years, and he has the same fate as the first emperor, and he still has no heirs." Isn't this a curse: a curse on the Great Song Dynasty! This curse, which has been passed down from generation to generation for many years, reappeared when it was about to be forgotten, and the emperor did not escape after all. As she spoke, her voice and hands trembled, "There is nothing in the royal family, I have to strike first, let the emperor suffer this great disaster, and now I haven't found a way to save the emperor, what are these imperial doctors doing, the world's famous imperial doctors are gathered in the palace, is there no one who can be cured?"

"Don't think like that, Queen Mother. The snow silkworm knelt in front of her, scooped a spoonful of soup, and comforted: "The emperor will be fine, and now only half a day has passed, and the solution must be thought of." In the past, the emperor had no experience, so he couldn't be saved, and it lasted for more than seven days, and now Impermanence is willing to renew his life for the emperor, and he will definitely be able to hold on. ”

The Queen Mother wept and said, "That's no way." Although Impermanence is a child, after all, he has received special training, and his lifespan is much shorter than that of ordinary people, but he is afraid that he will not last too long, only a few months at most...... Your Majesty, the Emperor should have lived forever. But he doesn't have any heirs, how can it be, a person in his twenties, he doesn't have a single heir, what did his queen mother do to him, and what kind of demon is that Queen Liu! If it weren't for this Queen Liu being a demon, if it wasn't for ...... Without...... Oh. ”

In other words, more than ten years ago, she looked like she was in tears, and anyone would be moved, tears were her weapon, a bonus to her beauty and mind, and she deliberately showed weakness, not once from her heart. But now she doesn't have to shed tears, she only needs to speak, or an action, a look is enough - tears become useless things, and in useless things can a person's true heart be revealed, because no one cares.

The snow silkworm opened her mouth and coaxed: "Queen Mother, don't be sad, you haven't slept all night, let's sleep for a while after eating this bowl of porridge." When the emperor wakes up, let's let him give birth to more. Isn't Empress Liu imprisoned now? This is a big mistake of rebellion, and once the crime is confirmed, she will not even have a chance to regain her favor. ”

The Queen Mother sneered and said, "Naturally, she won't have another chance." Spoiling the harem is not a bad thing, and the mourning family has not experienced it back then. Just in front of such a name, there should be a corresponding output, and it should be gentle and virtuous, like the previous Meng. It is more important to give birth to more heirs for the royal family, even if it is one or two. But in fact, what is the emperor's habit of pampering all day and all night is actually a chicken that can't lay eggs! The mourning family also persecuted him, but in other palaces, he was able to hang those concubines and sit alone all night...... This Empress Liu, her heart can be punished, and it is not a pity to die. ”

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother seemed to feel a lot better. She was silent for a moment. In the silent stall, the snow silkworm saw the stitches and fed her a few mouthfuls of sweet soup. The Queen Mother swallowed slowly, and when the spoon was sent again, she waved her hand, and when she frowned, the snow silkworm didn't dare to send it again. The Queen Mother sat on the edge of the bed, sighed, and said: "It's just that I don't know if there is a 'after' yet, just like what the mourning family just said to Tong Guan, although everyone is working hard to save the emperor on the surface, but behind his back, he has been disgusted, and the things that may be decades late have been put forward to the present, and there are wolf ambitions in every place, which makes the entire palace known." This is also something that cannot be managed. Go down, the mourning family is really tired, and I want to rest for a while. Snow silkworm, you go to tell everyone for the mourning family that the mourning family is very tired, and no one is allowed to come in within an hour. After an hour, if the mourning family does not wake up, you will come in and wake up the mourning family, and the mourning family will have to go to see how the emperor is doing. ”

Snow Silkworm said: "Yes." She instructed the two little palace maids in her charge, "Yinqiao and Forsythia, you two are here to serve for a long time, don't make any noise, and then light the soothing incense, add some fire to the furnace, and be careful not to let it go out." ”

Yinqiao and Forsythia nodded, so the snow silkworm retreated, closed the door gently, and instructed the guards on the left and right: "The Queen Mother just said that no one is allowed to enter within an hour." No one can disturb the Queen Mother's rest, understand?" The snow silkworm stared at the guards, waiting until they nodded and said "understood".

There are many rules in the palace, so that she has developed the habit of doing things repeatedly before she dares to rest assured. She was afraid. After being afraid for a long time, one's own fear will turn into the oppression of others, and everyone will survive under high pressure and everyone will be in danger. The snow silkworm is well-behaved, the face is round and goose-egg-shaped, every part of the face is blunt, there are no sharp edges and corners, such a comfortable appearance is very loved by the elders, it is not aggressively beautiful, and it is a capable palace maid like the snow silkworm, only three months into the palace, the queen mother likes it very much, always asks her to serve the left and right, while not leaving her, while saying that she wants to find a good family for her to marry, this is how she feels that she is suitable for men, and on the other hand, she feels that she serves female elders like herself better, this is her value。

Unexpectedly, the snow silkworm ran into Tong Guan halfway through. Tong Guan ran over panting, and the black official hat was tossed and turned. His face is pink and smooth, his complexion is excellent, and he usually looks unhurried, but this time he is out of breath, as if he is going straight to the Empress Dowager's palace, and he is in a hurry.

The snow silkworm doesn't look at Tong Guan very well on weekdays. She has always felt that it is her duty to serve the Queen Mother, and Tong Guan has her own plans; after all, she is also a eunuch in charge, she doesn't care about the things that should be managed, and the things that should not be taken care of always have to be involved, and there are always some dangers in looking at it, although these dangers should not fall on her head, but she always feels uncomfortable in the face of the Queen Mother. So the snow silkworm whispered to Tong Guan with bad intentions: "Father-in-law Tong, why are you so anxious?"

Tong Guan gasped for breath, and when he looked up and saw the snow silkworm in front of him, and his voice was deliberately lowered, he suddenly understood that he was still a step too late, sighed in his heart, and rekindled the fighting spirit of 100,000 fires, and said: "Snow silkworm girl, has the Queen Mother already slept?"

Xue Silkworm's eyes narrowed, and said, "Is the Queen Mother asleep, what does it matter to you?" She thought for a moment, her eyes lit up, and said, "Didn't the Queen Mother let you go to Lord Liu, did you do this?"

Tong Guan said: "I haven't finished it yet, and when I was halfway there, I encountered something more important, so I-"

"More important?" Xue Silkworm sneered and said, "What the Queen Mother ordered you is the most urgent thing at the moment, instead of doing it, you said that there are more important things, are you blatantly despising the Queen Mother?"

"No, Snow Silkworm Girl, listen to me...... Oh no, forget it, you let me go in and talk to the Queen Mother!" Tong Guan was so anxious that he used both hands and mouths, he knew that this place was very close to the Queen Mother's Longyou Palace, and he didn't dare to be so loud from a distance, so he could only increase the amplitude of his hand movements when he deliberately lowered his voice, and he rubbed his hands in a hurry, and his hands were about to smoke and catch fire.

"No, I can't. The snow silkworm shook her head categorically and said, "If there is anything, wait until the Queen Mother wakes up, and no idle people are allowed to enter at this time." ”

"Just this time—— snow silkworm. Tong Guan said, "The Queen Mother must have slept for a long time, isn't it? The Queen Mother is so worried in her heart, it is impossible to fall asleep immediately after getting on the bed, I go in now, the Queen Mother must still be awake, it is still too late, I want to report one thing, this matter is really urgent, eight hundred miles urgent, Snow Silkworm, let me talk to the Queen Mother!"

As he spoke, he pushed the snow silkworm away. However, the snow silkworm was about to get along with him, and said coldly: "No, this is the order of the Queen Mother, even if you are the emperor, you must abide by it." You either wait here, or you go and do what the Queen Mother arranged for you first, otherwise you will be doubly offended to break in so rashly. ”

Tong Guan was so angry that he couldn't speak, took a deep breath, sighed, and said, "I'm really sorry, Snow Silkworm, I have to go in today." His hand pushed straight over, pushed onto the shoulder of the snow silkworm, and directly pushed her to a stumbling position, standing unsteadily, falling to the ground with a bang, and whispering angrily: "Tong Guan, are you reversed?"

Tong Guan ignored her and walked straight towards Longyou Palace.

The snow silkworm saw his well-defined side face, with clear jaw angles, smooth face, tightened face shape downward, raised eyebrows and eyes, broad and full forehead, high cheekbones, narrow zygomatic arches, and a whole face full of acute angles, which was in stark contrast to the snow silkworm's rounded facial features. His lips were thin, shaped like petals, and the corners of his mouth were always drooping, flowers that bloomed out of misery. His countenance is delicate and intense, gentle and imposing, unusually dazzling, one more point is too much, and one point less is not enough, even if a young man is compared to him, he may not be able to win. A boy with a bit of temperament still has the strength to fight, and with his fancy beauty alone, he is either too weak or poor. It is the appearance of a melancholy, sensitive, feminine, and bewitching beautiful young man, a well-dressed beast, and a sven scum.

"Tong Guan—" Snow Silkworm scolded in a low voice, "What's the difference between you and Mian Shou?"

She saw Tong Guan's smile, hidden in the shadows, and he whispered, "-What's the matter?

The snow silkworm trembled with anger, raised her hand and pointed at Tong Guan's back, and said in a trembling voice: "Tong Guan!

Tong Guancai ignored it, walked to the door, raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, but the two guards at the door raised their knives without saying a word to stop him. Tong Guan was stunned, then laughed again, squinted his eyes and said, "Is it really the Queen Mother's order?" I thought it was the Snow Silkworm Girl who gave the order. ”

The snow silkworm had already gotten up from the ground, chased a few steps behind him, and said in a cold sweat: "Do you want to wake up the Queen Mother?"

"Wake up the Queen Mother?" Tong Guan smiled and repeated her words, and said, "Do you think the Queen Mother wants to sleep? The Queen Mother just can't resist your concern, and she has no choice but to lie down for an hour, she has more things to do, and she doesn't think about resting at all, so every minute is the emperor's life, and she can't miss it." ”

The snow silkworm gritted her teeth and said: "Don't talk nonsense, you really disturbed the Queen Mother's rest, even you can't escape punishment!"

"Really? That's you. Tong Guan smiled and turned back, looked at the snow silkworm meaningfully, then turned his head to look at the palace of Longyou, spoke directly, and said loudly: "Queen Mother, Tong Guan has something to report! Queen Mother, Tong Guan has something to report!"

The snow silkworm was almost gone, she almost pounced, and shouted at Tong Guan: "Shut up, don't you want to die?"

Tong Guan raised his voice again and said, "Queen Mother, it's me Tong Guan-"

Ah, it's terrible, it's nerve-wracking. Snow silkworm thought that the Queen Mother must be angry, she trembled and waited for the Queen Mother to roar out, after all, the Queen Mother is not a virtuous and gentle woman, she has served the Queen Mother all the year round, and she has seen her angry. The more she is in front of those close to her, the more easily she gets angry.

To her shock, however, it didn't happen.

On the contrary, from the Longyou Palace, a gentle, soft, and even a somewhat charming voice came: "What is the matter? ”

The snow silkworm was so shocked that her jaw dropped.

Tong Guan's voice was raised, and he said in a joyful tone towards the door: "Okay-" After that, he turned his head, lowered his voice, and smiled at the snow silkworm with a broken smile: "Haven't you seen it?"

- I haven't seen it. Snow silkworms have never seen anything like it. She thought it was just an accident, at least not to the point of going too far. But Tong Guan was able to transcend the rules and ethics, and the Queen Mother's dictation seemed to exist in front of him. Tong Guan took a breath of heating into the palm of his hand, rubbed it gently, and said gently: "It's too cold, my hands are frostbitten, and it hurts to push the door." Snow Silkworm Girl, can you please open the door for me?"

Snow Silkworm's mind thumped, but it was hard to say anything, so she angrily walked in front of Tong Guan and slammed the door open, squeaky -

"I'm tired. Tong Guan smiled softly at her, his sleeves fluttered, and walked in. The snow silkworm found that there was a faint fragrance on his body at all times, and he trembled and trembled like a poisonous snake, always indicating that he was in danger and inviolable, and as for the prey, he could obtain it at any time.

- Damn. Even if it is for fun, it should not be this time, the Queen Mother is by no means such a person, Tong Guan will also look at the landscape and see the color. What important matter does this dead eunuch want to report, or is it something more urgent than what the Queen Mother ordered? She can't manage these things as a palace maid, and she only serves the Queen Mother wholeheartedly, and the restrictions are really too great, but she has no choice but to accept the facts. She sank her face, closed the door, turned around and walked out, and then said to the two guards: "From now on, until Manager Tong comes out, no one is allowed to go in and disturb, not even close, otherwise they will be killed." This is my order, and it is also the meaning of the Queen Mother, do you two understand?"

"Understood. One of the taller guards seemed to be organizing the language, and after a long period of deliberation, he stammered, "Snow Silkworm girl, you haven't rested for a long time, go back and rest for a while." ”

Xue Silkworm looked at him, sneered and laughed, and said, "Why, a good guard is not right, thinking about chatting with the palace maid all day long?" The snow silkworm thought it was very interesting to tease him, and the sadness just now was swept away - in the palace, anything strange and unimaginable could happen, and the daily humiliation was even more incalculable.

"Thank you for your concern, you have worked hard. "You can be careful, don't let outsiders in, and don't let the words inside get out." Okay, okay?"

The little guard nodded violently, his face still flushed. The snow silkworm rolled her eyes, and she knew that she had nothing to do anyway, so she asked, "What's your name?"

As soon as he heard the snow silkworm talking to him, the guard was so frightened that the deer in his heart bumped into him, he hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage and said, "My name is -"

"Snow silkworms. ”

It was the voice of the Queen Mother.