Guo Chenghei and Liu Yuchan's marriage was set ten years ago, when he was ten years old and she was eight years old. In the days that followed, he went to the barracks to be trained, but she was so sick that she could not leave the house, and since then, the lives of the two have been like a parallel line, and there has never been a time when they intersect.

In Guo Chengsi's impression, Liu Yucian is still the same as the childish boy ten years ago. Today, I heard Queen Guo suddenly mention this fiancée who is no different from a stranger, which made Guo Chengsi feel uncomfortable.

Seeing that his eyes were looking around at a loss, Lady Yao just refused to answer, so she smiled and said to Queen Guo: "Niangniang is too anxious, Guo Shilang is young and thin-skinned. ”

Empress Guo smiled "poof", and just as she wanted to speak, Zhao Quan just pushed open the door of the imperial study and walked out. He glanced at Guo Chengsi and hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "The emperor also asked the servant to go to announce Lord Shilang, it turns out that Lord Shilang has already arrived." ”

Guo Chengsi hurriedly bowed his hand to Queen Guo and said, "Queen Mother, my brother will go first." ”

Empress Guo lovingly reached out and straightened his collar and said, "Go!" It's rare that the emperor is willing to reuse you. You have to do your best to run errands for the emperor. ”

"Got it." Guo Chengsi smiled and walked away.

Seeing that the vermilion door of the imperial study was slowly closed in front of her, Empress Guo smiled slightly and said, "Let's go!" ”

Gao sat on top of Cuixia Feng, and Lady Yao followed by the chariot. Empress Guo pondered for a moment and ordered: "You will go back to the palace later to get the ginseng health pill, hand it over to the heir, and ask him to send it to General Liu's mansion in person." ”

"Yes." After Lady Yao responded, she smiled and said, "The queen is too worried. In fact, if you personally reward the ginseng health pills, General Liu and Mrs. Liu will also be grateful. ”

"How do you know the mystery of this?" Empress Guo said with a smile: "The one who was rewarded by the palace was personally sent to the door by the heir." The effect can be completely different. ”

After a little thought, Lady Yao knew Empress Guo's good intentions. She couldn't help sighing: "The queen's lifelong event for the squire is really well-intentioned. ”

Empress Guo smiled bitterly and said, "How do you know that Miss Jade Cicada of that Liu Mansion may only have half a year of life left." Therefore, the emperor authorized General Liu to return to Beijing to report on his work, just to let their father and daughter see each other for the last time, and the family affair of the Guo and Liu families could not be achieved at all. ”

In fact, even if she could succeed, Empress Guo would never let her only brother marry a terminally ill woman as a wife, and then bear the reputation of a widower.

"What?" Female Officer Yao covered her mouth in surprise. She knew that Liu Yucicada had been sick for many years. I have been looking for medical advice and medicine, but I don't know that she is really terminally ill and will die soon. She said regretfully: "It's really jealous." ”

Empress Guo sighed: "Although the Guo and Liu families can't become in-laws in the end. But after all, you can't lose this feeling. It is also good to let Cheng Hei go around more now and let General Liu feel more comforted in his heart. ”

Empress Guo knew that after General Liu returned to Beijing this time, it was very likely that she would take over the post of secretary of the military department. Although it is a horizontal transfer for Liu Yunbao, the rights of the post of secretary of the military department are much greater than the rights of General Zhenwei. And Queen Guo's ultimate goal is just to want Guo Chengsi to curry favor in front of Liu Yunbao. It is just to pave the way for him to join the military department in the future.

"The mother is really kind-hearted." Female Yao couldn't help but praise. She didn't know what Empress Guo really thought. The corners of Empress Guo's red mouth slowly hooked, and she sat quietly and said no more.

The vermilion wheels of the cuixia phoenix rumbled over the flat bluestone road, and the glass bead curtains in front of the car gently shook and collided with each other, making a pleasant ding dong sound, which was quite crisp and beautiful.

The sun was getting bigger and bigger, and she was about to pass through the imperial garden, but Empress Guo saw at a glance that there seemed to be concubines in the pavilion in the courtyard playing leisurely. Outside the gazebo, under the sun, there was a pink figure. From a distance, it was already staggering and pitiful.

Empress Guo frowned slightly. "Stop." ”

The eunuch who was rushing to the car immediately tightened the reins and let Feng Yuan stop steadily. Jing'er, who was waiting, stretched out her hand and lifted the glass bead curtain in front of the car, and Queen Guo's slender jade hand wearing red gold hollow rubies armor stretched out, and she said lazily: "The waist of the palace is sore, go down and walk." Female Officer Yao immediately stepped forward to hold her snow-white wrist.

After getting off the phoenix, Empress Guo smiled and instructed Lady Yao: "You go back to the palace to get ginseng health pills and send them to Guo Shilang, and the palace will be in the garden." ”

"Yes." Female Officer Yao bowed her knees and agreed, and explained to Jing'er: "Be careful, don't let the mother be tired and hot." Jing'er smiled and agreed, and she walked away quickly.

Empress Guo took a group of palace maids and eunuchs and walked towards the pavilion. A little eunuch immediately screamed and reported: "The queen has arrived"

The concubines and palace maids in the pavilion were startled, and immediately stood up and walked out of the pavilion, kneeling down beside the pink figure together: "I've seen the queen mother." ”

Li Jieyu, who is playing chess in the pavilion, Wang Zhaoyi does not have many holy favors, but she is closer to Concubine Shu on weekdays. Relying on the support of the concubines, Su Ri is more arrogant, and likes to bully concubines who are lower than them.

The woman in a pink dress who was punished by them to kneel was a dancing girl. Because she led the dance at the family banquet of the Shangyuan Festival, she was accepted into the palace by the emperor, but with her humble background, although she was named a mere beauty, she was really spoiled for many days. It wasn't until a few days ago that the beauty got carried away and offended Concubine Li, and was thrown away by Zhu Xian.

At this moment, the outstanding beauty was like a frightened white rabbit, timidly bowing her head and lowering her eyes, not daring to look directly at Queen Guo Fengyi. Her cheeks were red from the sun, her lips were white, and she was sweating profusely as if she had just been fished out of the water. The originally neat bun was also crooked, and the gorgeous rose on the head was wilted. Shui Lingling's big eyes were full of tears, but he couldn't bear it and didn't dare to shed it.

Empress Guo didn't seem to see her wolf appearance, and she didn't pay attention to Li Jieyu and Wang Zhaoyi, who didn't dare to speak out. Only stretched out his hand to cover the too dazzling sun, Jing'er hurriedly said: "Niangniang go to the pavilion to sit down, maybe it's cooler." ”

"Hmm." Empress Guo responded slowly. Gently moved the lotus into the pavilion. After sitting down on the stone chair in the pavilion, Jing'er and another palace maid held a fan in their hands, and one gently fanned her in the cool breeze.

Li Jieyu, who was still kneeling outside the pavilion. Seeing this, Wang Zhaoyi lowered her eyebrows more and more, but her heart began to feel uneasy.

Sitting on the stone chair, Queen Guo didn't scream, only looked at the broken chess on the table curiously, and said with a sigh: "In such a hot weather, the palace doesn't even want to go out of the palace gate." They were in good spirits. It's very leisurely to hide here and play chess. ”

"The queen mother has to teach the prince, and she has to preside over the feed. This huge harem is taken care of by the queen mother alone, so naturally she has no time to spare," Jing'er said softly while shaking the fan in her hand.

The master and servant chatted softly, and half an hour passed. The sun outside is getting hotter and hotter. Reflecting the bluestone pavement, the white swaying is dizzy. The cicadas in the trees chirped one after another, and they were hoarse.

Li Jieyu, who was still kneeling under the sun and being exposed to the sun, Wang Zhaoyi was sweating all over, and her wet hair was sticky behind her. The thin plain gauze dress on the body can almost wring out the water. The beauty, in particular, was already staggering and almost fainted. But they didn't dare to make a sound, nor did they dare to get up, so they could only grit their teeth and hold on.

Seeing that the three of them had reached the limit, Empress Guo frowned and said, "Help your master up!" ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Several people were pardoned. With the support of the palace maids, he stood up tremblingly. Empress Guo sneered and said, "Let's all step down!" ”

"Yes."

The three concubines were inexplicably punished for kneeling. was inexplicably repelled, and his heart was full of doubts and fear. The beautiful woman went back and licked her wounds alone. Li Jieyu and Wang Zhaoyi, who were full of anxiety and didn't know why they angered the queen, stumbled to the palace of Concubine Shu for help with the support of the palace maid.

Concubine Shu listened to their narration, only smiled coldly, and said: "I still don't understand, our queen mother is warning you that she is the master of this harem." Don't look at your position higher than that beauty, feel free to ask her to kneel. But in the eyes of our queen, you are all the same identity. ”

When Li Jieyu heard this, her heart became more and more uneasy, and she only said timidly: "Is the queen mother fighting for that?" ”

"Hmph, that-man doesn't deserve it. Our noble queen is just killing chickens to show monkeys. Concubine Shu smiled coldly, she leaned lazily on the cool bamboo collapse, and picked up a bucket color entwined branch lotus pattern bowl on the table, which contained various mixed fruit ice bowls poured with honey. She stirred the spoon casually, and the crushed ice in the bowl was mixed with the melons and fruits, and it felt cool when she looked at it.

She picked a piece of spoon and ate it slowly, then pressed the corner of her mouth with a brocade handkerchief, and said: "Since the queen mother doesn't like you, you will stay in your palace honestly these days, and don't come out and wander around." And the-people, don't mess with it for the time being. Otherwise, if you really make the queen angry, this palace will not be able to save you. ”

"Yes." Li Jieyu and Wang Zhaoyi left helplessly. Concubine Shu frowned slightly, deep in thought, and didn't know what she was thinking.

Not long after Empress Guo returned to Kunning Palace, Lady Yao also came back to reply: "Guo Shilang accepted the box of ginseng health pills and said that he would personally send them to Liufu, please rest assured." ”

"The heir never disappoints the main palace." Empress Guo smiled and sat down in front of the dressing table. She looked at the sunflower-shaped diamond glasses, took off the heavy red gold flying phoenix on her head with her own hands, and then took a freshly picked fiery red pomegranate flower and inserted it on her sideburns. Then he looked left and right, and asked with a smile, "How?" ”

Female Officer Yao said with a smile: "Who said that there is no majesty when wearing a phoenix crown, but it looks delicate and lovely, fresh and pleasant." The emperor will definitely like it tonight. ”

Empress Guo pursed her lips and smiled, and said angrily: "Dead girl, how do you know that the emperor will definitely come tonight?" ”

Lady Yao only smiled: "The slave just knows." ”

Sure enough, after the emperor Zhu Xian dealt with the government that night, he went to Kunning Palace. After dinner, the emperor and queen took the prince to take advantage of the cool night to stroll by the lotus pond in the imperial garden, folding flowers and playing fish in the wind, and smiling and smiling. This scene of father's love and filial piety, husband and wife, made many harem concubines jealous and red-eyed

Liu Yucian leaned on the chaise longue couch, but she was in a trance and didn't know what she was thinking. Although it was the height of summer, the sun shone brightly on her thin body, and although she was wearing a sandwich brocade dress and a blanket on her lower abdomen, there was no sweat on her forehead.

Since she was ten years old, she has suffered from this cold and cold and can't swallow it, and her body has deteriorated. Although she is now an eighteen-year-old girl, her body looks like a child of twelve or thirteen years old.

General Liu, Mrs. Liu doesn't know how many doctors she has hired for her illness, how many good medicines she has boiled, and how many gray hairs she has gotten gray, but she still can't stop the gradual approach of death. She continued to decay day by day.

Her nurse Mama Mu was guarding the tandoor under the corridor to decoct the medicine, and soon the medicine was boiled, and the dark liquid was poured into a blue and white porcelain bowl, cooled a little, and then served it to Liu Yucicada.

Liu Yucian frowned when she smelled the medicinal gas, and said weakly: "Mama Mu, the root of my tongue is bitter, I really don't want to drink it." ”

Mama Mu coaxed a child and said, "Miss, this medicine is bitter, Mama will give you candied plums to suppress the bitter taste in a while, and it will be fine." ”

Liu Yucian just said casually, she knew that no matter how bitter her tongue was, this bowl of medicine must be drunk. So with the support of the maid, she struggled to sit up slowly, took the medicine bowl and drank it all. The medicine was really bitter, and seeing that her little face was wrinkled, Mama Mu immediately took out a plate of candied plums, and she picked one and put it in her mouth.

In fact, the bitter taste in the mouth, coupled with this sweet and greasy plum, is not pleasant to eat in the mouth. But Liu Yucian has always been a well-behaved character, since she was sick, Mrs. Liu has also suffered with her, she would rather be uncomfortable than let her mother worry about such trivial things as drinking medicine.

Mama Mu wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and seeing that she was still in good spirits, she couldn't help but persuade: "Miss, lying like this all day long, I'm afraid that my body is also tired, why don't you get up and take a walk?" ”

Liu Yucian saw that the beads of sweat on her forehead had not dried up because of the medicine before, so she smiled softly and said, "Mama go and wipe the sweat first, on such a hot day, don't get heatstroke." ”

Mama Mu's eyes couldn't help but be hot, such a well-behaved, sensible, and caring young lady, she should have happily married a good husband, gave birth to a bunch of fat dolls, and lived a rich and glorious life. Why is God so blind, so that she has this stubborn disease, lying here sick every day, and all she sees is the small square world above her head. Mama Mu couldn't hold back the discomfort in her heart, turned her back and secretly wiped the corners of her eyes.

Liu Yucicada raised her little face and habitually looked up at the blue sky, as well as the floating and unpredictable white clouds. She will imagine who will be under the blue sky and white clouds, what wonderful stories will happen, this is her greatest joy every day.

Just when she was stunned, a little maid ran in with a smile and said, "Miss, Miss, there is a guest outside." ”

Liu Yucian was stunned for a moment, and then asked happily: "Is Miss Zhang here, or is Miss Jiang Er here?" ”

The little maid shook her head and said mysteriously, "No, it's the future uncle who is here." (To be continued......)