For a long time, Yinzhen rolled up the picture scroll, let the four preference students put it away, and he took the Buddhist scriptures on the case and looked at them, these days, only the Buddhist scriptures can calm him down and no longer be troubled by sadness.

Just turned two pages, I heard someone knocking on the door outside, without waiting for Yinzhen's instructions, Sixi walked over quickly, and after a while, he said to Yinzhen: "Your Majesty, I would like to see you outside." ”

Yin Zhen raised his head and said, "Let her in." ”

"Huh!" Sixi responded, opened the door of the palace and let the Guerjia clan walk in, and after the latter came in to see the ceremony, he took the food box in Congxiang's hand and said: "The concubine made some snacks and specially brought them to the emperor to taste." ”

Seeing Guerjia's family, Yinzhen smiled rarely: "It's the first day of the Lunar New Year, why are you still cooking yourself?" ”

"Which of the Qing Dynasty laws says that no one is allowed to cook on the first day of the Lunar New Year?" Saying this, Guerjia took out the dim sum and put it on the small table, and Yinzhen saw this and said: "Put it all away, I just had lunch with the ministers in the Taihe Palace, and I am full." ”

"The emperor feels full even if he doesn't eat." Guerjia shook his head, walked to Yinzhen with a plate of silver silk cake, and said softly: "The concubine knows that the emperor has no appetite, but she also asks the emperor to use two mouthfuls, so as not to starve your body, and the Qing Dynasty still depends on the emperor to take care of it, and the emperor must take care of the dragon's body." ”

"You have a whole bunch of reasons to persuade me every time." Saying this, Yin Zhen twisted a piece of silver silk cake and put it in his mouth, during this time, he had no appetite for anything, only when the Guarjia clan persuaded him, he would eat a few bites, not how delicious the things made by the Guarjia clan were, just because the Guarjia clan was the most trusted person in Ling Ruo's life; Now that Ling Ruo is gone, the only thing he can do is to try to be as good as possible to her family and the Guerjia clan, as a little compensation to Ling Ruo.

After eating two pieces, Yinzhen shook his head and said, "I really can't eat it, let's take it." ”

After the Guerjia clan handed the plate to Sixi to take it down, he sighed lightly: "It's been so many days, and the emperor still can't let it go in his heart?" In fact, Empress Xiao Shengxian has a spirit in the sky, and she may not want to see the emperor like this, and the concubines believe that if Empress Xiao Shengxian knows the beginning and end of the matter, she will definitely not blame the emperor anymore. ”

Yin Zhen leaned back on the wide back of the chair and said: "Even if she doesn't blame me, I can't forgive myself, if it weren't for my self-righteousness and thinking that everything can be controlled, how could it become today's situation, everything is my fault, I am very wrong." ”

"Of course, the emperor is wrong, but the mistake has been cast, even if the emperor blames himself, it is useless, what should be seen is still seen." She also hated Yinzhen before, hated him for not believing in Ling Ruo, and wanted to kill Ling Ruo, but after learning the truth and seeing what Yinzhen did for Ling Ruo, she began to sympathize with Yinzhen, he really loved Ling Ruo, so he indirectly killed Ling Ruo, so it would be so painful.

Seeing that Yinzhen didn't speak, Guerjia persuaded again: "The concubine just asked the palace people outside, saying that the emperor only moved a few chopsticks today and stopped eating, you are always hungry like this, and your body will collapse sooner or later. Second Brother? Do you really think he can manage this huge country now? At that time, Huang Ama selected the emperor to inherit the throne among more than 20 princes, because he believed that the emperor could make the Qing Dynasty more prosperous, do you want to disappoint Huang Amma? Or do you not even care about the foundation of the Qing Dynasty? ”

Yin Zhen listened to her silently, and after she finished speaking, she shook her head and smiled bitterly: "In your words, I seem to have become a sinner through the ages, and I am also the kind of sin that is unforgivable!" ”

"The concubine doesn't dare! The concubine just wanted to persuade the emperor. The Guerjia clan owes a debt, and said with a hint of choking: "The emperor already has the Empress Shengxian of filial piety, and I ask the emperor not to have the people of the world again." ”

Yin Zhen stood up on the table, the dragon robe that originally fitted was now a little empty on his body, and the hands exposed outside his sleeves were only skin and bones, and he could hardly see the flesh, not only because of the illness, but also because he hadn't eaten anything recently, making his body weaker and weaker day by day.

Yin Zhen raised his hands, looked at his skinny hands and said, "Yun Yue, doesn't my current appearance look a little scary?" ”

Guerjia tried to hold back the sourness in his eyes and said: "In the hearts of the concubines, the emperor will always be the high-spirited fourth elder brother back then, and he has never changed. The concubine now has nothing else to ask for, but to be able to accompany the emperor for a few more years. Speaking of this, she knelt down and said, "So, the concubine implores the emperor to take care of the dragon body and stop torturing herself." ”

Seeing the Guerjia clan kneeling, Sixi, who was standing at the bottom, also hurriedly knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the slave begs you to listen to the advice of Concubine Jin Niangniang and take care of the dragon body." ”

"You ......" Yinzhen only said two words, and he didn't know how to continue, after a long time, he wiped his face and said, "Get up." ”

"Your Majesty ......" didn't wait for the Guerjia clan to continue, Yinzhen had already said: "Your mind is clear, get up." As you said, I have already lost one person, and I can't take any more. When Hiroshi can support this burden, I will hand it over to him. ”

When Guerjia heard this, a big stone in his heart finally fell, and after the tears in his eyes were returned, he said happily: "It's good that the emperor can think like this." ”

However, the second half of Yinzhen's sentence made her heart sink slightly, Yinzhen really planned to hand over the throne to Hongshi, too, among the princes now, only Hongshi is the most suitable, although Hongtian is also good, but his Eniang is not high, and he has no power in the court, so it is difficult to compete with Hongshi. As for Hongzhan, the Liu family has some family background, but unfortunately Hongzhan is too young and can't even walk now.

In the end, did Nala become the last winner?

These thoughts flashed in the heart of the Guerjia clan, and did not show it on her face, although she is now trusted by Yinzhen, but these words are too sensitive, they are not something that can be said casually, they can only take one step at a time.

Yin Zhen didn't know these thoughts in the heart of the Lu Dao Guerjia clan, and after ordering Sixi to bring the pastries and eat a few pieces, Yin Zhen wiped his hands and said: "I don't know if the old seventeen of Lu Dao can bring Han Yan back, if so, I am also worthy of Concubine Huixian." Speaking of this, Yin Zhen suddenly smiled bitterly: "Speaking of which, there are so many people I am sorry for, Concubine Huixian is like this, and Ling Ruo is also like this." Yun Yue, have you ever blamed me? ”

Guerjia smiled and said: "For so many years, if there is no trace of resentment, it must be prevaricating the emperor's words, but now the concubine is down-looking for many things, just like the concubine just said, I just hope to accompany the emperor for a few more years, after all, in addition to the family outside the palace, the concubine only has one relative left by the emperor." ”