"Don't think too much, go to sleep." The mother sighed softly and stroked the cheek of the bolt, "Wake up and everything will be fine." ”

At the beginning of the matter, Xuan'er believed his mother's words, but now he can't believe it even if he wants to believe it - he is seven years old, he is an older child, and he is no longer the age when he can take anything others say seriously. It's been five or six days since he moved to this yard, and there have been fewer people around him, except for ...... In addition to the little lady, there are two sisters who are also sick and never come back. Dad didn't come, and I heard Mom say that Dad was sick too...... It was the same disease as the little lady.

It's only been a few days, and my mother has lost a lot of weight, although she has been saying that there is no major incident in front of Zhu'er, and there will be no major incident. But Xuan'er couldn't believe her at all, her mother's mouth seemed to be laughing, but her eyes seemed to be crying. She...... She looked so weak, so uncomfortable, as if she would fall to the ground in the next moment. Even if Xuan'er was already very uncomfortable in his heart, but in front of her, he instinctively didn't dare to reveal anything wrong, he was afraid that if he made trouble again, his mother would really ...... I'm going to cry.

He had never seen his mother cry, and now he didn't want to see his mother shed tears, if even his mother cried, this would ...... It's going to fall, isn't it? He moved cooperatively for a □, and slowly closed his eyes, even if he didn't want to sleep yet—he had nothing to do in this room, and often slept well during the day. In addition, the little lady is not there, and no one can control him, and now the work and rest of the bolt are completely messed up, but the two sisters who took him didn't notice it at all.

Recently, everything has been messed up, and there has never been so few people around Zhu'er, when he first came in, there may be seven or eight people in the yard, but soon, two sisters were sent away, and then, those who lived in the same room with them were also transferred, and first two people who didn't know each other came in, and Zhu'er cried and made trouble, so he won the sister he knew to be around. He's not cowardly - at least, he's not going to admit it to anyone, but little girl...... The little lady is sick, and the mother is not there during the day, and she doesn't sleep with him at night, and there is no one she knows, he ...... He couldn't sleep.

"Alright, let's sleep." The mother coaxed him softly, "It's all right tomorrow, your father, little lady, sisters...... will be haode. ”

The more she said this, the more frightened she became, and her mother's statement kept changing, and every time he asked directly, her mother would say that her father and little mother were fine, but they were recuperating, and they couldn't be disturbed, and he couldn't go out of the house, otherwise he would get sick too—but sometimes, when she didn't pay that attention, the leaked information always made his heart flutter. Dad is not good, and neither is the little lady, and, it feels like the mother doesn't know if they will get better.

He doesn't want to deal with others anymore, he is not familiar with those two sisters, and he has nothing to say to his mother, pretending not to know how hard it is, but if you want to put it bluntly, it will be ...... That's ...... Anyway, Zhu'er thinks that there is nothing her mother can do about this matter, she seems to be quite uncomfortable, so it is better to just wait. When Dad and Little Niang get better, he should be able to know.

What if, what if they're bad?

The question kept flickering in his mind, but he really didn't want to think about it, he didn't know what to do - he knew, Daddy...... If Dad can't get better, it seems that he should be the emperor, because he is the crown prince, but what is the emperor and what should the emperor do? He doesn't have a clue, he will never be a father, his father is so powerful, he knows everything, and he is so calm and unhurried at all times. He- how could he be emperor?

As for the little lady, if she is not better......

After he pretended to be asleep, his mother looked at him for a while, and then left, but he didn't feel sleepy at all, as long as he thought that the little lady might die, he was so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe. He started to read books now, and when he saw a heartbroken person, ** tears, he always felt a little exaggerated, but now he understands that people's hearts really hurt because of emotions.

Although the night is deep, but the house is still very stuffy, the night breeze outside is very cool, but the house can not open the window, the room is burning spices day and night, every morning to take mugwort leaves to smoke again, Zhu'er feels that he is only afraid that he will always exude this choking fragrance, the day is fine, but now, obviously heard the wind outside the window, the air in the house, but still so stuffy and suffocating, how can he sleep? One of the sisters came in and looked at him, and then went out again, and now that the situation was special, he was not as closely watched as before. He tiptoed out of bed, walked to the door, and looked longingly at the door of the hall—the other doors were locked, and there was only one way to get into the courtyard.

“…… Alas, he is also a miserable man. There was a faint whisper in the hall, and the bolt was very fresh: he used to have occasional times when he couldn't sleep at night, but in the original house, even if there was a sister guarding him, there was no private talk, and when he was very young, he even thought that if he, his mother, and the little lady didn't speak first, the sisters would never speak.

"Don't talk about that lady, just talk about us, why aren't we precarious?" He wanted to go out, but by the sound of his voice, the two sisters were sitting in the hall. Bolt stared at the door tightly, half distracted again, and eavesdropped curiously. "Did you hear me when we delivered food today? It's said that Xiaoqu'er has gone......"

"Really? Don't misrepresent it again. There was some disbelief in his voice, "How many people have passed these days, and this malaria has not been unheard of before, where is it so powerful?" You don't know from the north, we have heard of trouble in the south every year, but no one has died like this. ”

"It used to be good malaria, but now it's bad malaria." The sister who spoke in a very affirmative tone, "Even the emperor has it, can it still be the same as before?" ”

There was silence in the room for a while, and after a while, a sigh came, "Who knows how, maybe tomorrow we will neither of us, and maybe the highness in the house...... We'll all have to go with the funeral. ”

"Ugh." The other let out a long sigh, "Isn't it?" Let's just say Luo Niangniang, who would have thought that the people who used to meet every day were more kind and kind-hearted, but unfortunately their lives were hard...... After suffering for all these years, it is easy to see that the child is older, and he may be able to get through, and the result is ......"

"Luo Niangniang is really not good?"

"Well, I heard that it's been a day or two...... "The other party's voice was lowered again, "It is said that what was spit out and pulled out was blood, and the person also fainted, and he couldn't wake up at all, and he couldn't even take medicine......"

“…… Poor that! A heartfelt sigh came from the hall, "Now that's the case, we can't send this in the house." Anyway, that's also biological......"

"You don't want to die!" Suddenly there was a low and stern reprimand in the room, and his scalp was numb, and his mind was still blank, but he instinctively tiptoed back to bed as quickly and quietly as he could, and lay down on it, as if he was asleep.

His instincts were good, and he had just finished camouflaging when the faint light at the door of the house was overwhelmed by a human figure, and a sister appeared in the doorway, and he could feel her silent gaze wandering over him.

After a while, she seemed to be relieved, and before she turned to leave, there was a little light in the room again, and she tiptoed to the door, just in time for the tail of the conversation. “…… After that time, Niangniang was even more vigilant. If he knows, can Niang Niang spare the two of us! ”

"Sister, don't blame me—it's me who has been in a trance for the past few days, so I said it wrong." Another palace maid who was more ignorant asked in a panic, "He's still sleeping, right?" ”

"It's okay, I'm asleep." The more sophisticated 'sister' said. "You just came in, and it's no wonder you. You don't know the rules of serving in Kunning Palace...... In the future, you have to be careful, don't get sick, but because of this, you will lose your dignity and be reduced to the Huanyi Bureau for the rest of your life! ”

"That's true, but I wonder if I have a fixed opinion in my heart, or what...... It's really bigger and more similar, especially the face shape, it's all the same round. He doesn't think it himself, doesn't Niangniang think it's impossible? This kind of thing, if the biological mother is sent away from afar, this is in front of you......"

"I've said it, don't talk about it again." My sister was very unhappy. "Lang Jun is asleep inside, this is the place to talk about these things? Let's rest, otherwise, tomorrow I will sleep during the day, how will you take over? ”

Because there are only two people, the service time is always rotated, which is probably the time of dinner, and it is rare for no one to be in the room watching like tonight. Fortunately during the day, he can stay alone, but at night, there must be someone in the house, it is said that he is afraid that he will make a swing in the middle of the night. Knowing that there was nothing to hear about it, and that he might be discovered if he stayed any longer, he turned back to the bed, collapsed under the thin quilt, and muffled his face.

Biological mother, rules, Your Highness, biological ...... These words were densely packed in his mind, as if a net had been weaved, and some things from his childhood were churned out from his already vague memory, not remembering the time and place, not even remembering the parties involved, only remembering vague conversations and questions: Kunning Palace is only the queen can live, and the little lady of Weishenme has always lived here? weishenme…… When Weishenme asked this question herself, the little lady and the mother seemed to be a little unhappy?

#栓儿一直都知道, his father is the backbone of this family, but he never thought that this backbone was so important, so important that as soon as his father fell ill, the sky was about to fall. From the day his father fell ill, he felt that his original life was simply a dream, and now such torture is real. His sisters and mothers were all gone, his father was gone, his mother came occasionally, the little lady was gone, and Zhuang'er and several sisters were gone, and my mother said that they were now living separately from him, locked in the house, afraid that if they went out, they would get sick, because 'the air outside was dirty'.

'Outside' was so terrible for him, but it was so tempting, of course he didn't want to get sick, but there was a lot of news outside, and the two sisters who were waiting, like him, had been locked up in the house all the time, and rarely went out every day, at most they went out to empty the toilet and get food. What did they say...... Not necessarily true.

It would be nice to have a big companion by your side, but unfortunately, the big mate is also locked out, and now no one can come here except for my mother. And the mother...... Of course, you can't ask, and if you do, something very bad will definitely happen.

Fortunately, my mother didn't feel anything wrong with him at all, she appeared less and less, and her expression became worse and worse, and one day she even asked him if he knew what the emperor was and what it meant to be 'succession'. But when Bolt asked her about her father's situation, she changed her story and said that her father was fine......

As for the little lady, he didn't dare to ask at all now. He...... He thought they were telling me that night! The little lady must be fine, she must be just recuperating now, and when all this is over, she will come back, and she will take the bolt's hand with a smile, and take him to the big garden to see the ice lanterns, and go to the yard of the cat and dog to play with the cat and dog......

Although compared with the mother, the little lady is chubby, not beautiful, not majestic at all, just like his mother, even after the enlightenment last year, he realized that she was also his father's 'concubine', although many times, he felt that the little lady was very timid, and eventful, always refused to let him do this, did not let him do that. But, but...... But now he knows that between the little lady and the mother, he prefers the little lady.

There is no doubt that he is the child, and the bolt thinks for sure, how can this be fake? It must be two sisters talking nonsense!

But, but he also had a little idea in his heart, he thought about if, it would be good if the little lady and the mother were exchanged. If, if the mother is sick, the little lady takes care of him......

He'll be sad too! I also hope that my mother will get better, but if one of the two mothers must be sick...... That, that......

Of course, he didn't dare to tell anyone about this idea, but the idea of wanting to see the little lady was increasing day by day. He can not talk to her, so that he will not be overdone, just stand at the gate of the yard and take a look from afar, through the window, and see that the little lady is so haode and recuperating. He won't ask for anything else, he will always be sensible, always well-behaved, always good-behaved, as long as he looks at the little lady.

But...... My mother will not agree. He didn't know how to put his ideas into practice, he usually couldn't even get out of the door, let alone the courtyard door, the courtyard door must be locked, and there would be no loopholes at all. Even if, even if he rushes out of the yard, even if no one comes to arrest him, where should he go to find the little lady? She must have been in the same house for a long time......

He really never felt it, his youth is so annoying, he is the prince, this is a very powerful identity, the little lady made fun of this, but this prince is useless now. His mother locked him up, and he couldn't even decide where to go, or even when to eat or sleep.

Each day became longer than the previous day, and it was more irritating than the previous day, and he felt that he was going crazy, and one day he even threw a cup at a sister, and splashed her with water—such an act would have aroused the little lady's exclamations and lessons before, but now there was no one to teach him, only the palace maid whose name he could not even name looked at him in astonishment, and her skirt was half wet.

She had been waiting for a long, long time—maybe three or four days—and finally someone other than her mother came to see her.

It's the aunt next to the old lady, it seems, it seems to be called Aunt Qiao, she seems to have lost a lot of weight, she is very relieved to see the bolt, and she said again and again, "It's okay, it's okay!" ”

The mother also came in, and a really relaxed smile appeared on her face, "Bolt, Daddy is okay - Daddy is awake!" The fever is gone! ”

This is a rare piece of good news, and the bolt is in good spirits, "Can I go see my father!" ”

"It's really filial." Aunt Qiao touched his shoulder lovingly.

The mother also smiled and said, "It's okay, you can hide for a few more days with peace of mind, this wave is over, and when the emperor recovers, the bolt will be able to come out." ”

This wave has passed? Shu'er couldn't help laughing, "Then, the little lady is okay?" ”

Mother and Aunt Qiao glanced at each other, the expressions of the two of them changed, and Zhu'er felt like he had fallen into ice water, in such a hot room, he couldn't help but hit a few spirits, "Is the little lady okay?" ”

No one answered him, and at last he couldn't take it anymore, and he shouted, "I'm going to see the little lady!" ”

"Nope." The mother's attitude was also very tough, she paused, and then she steadied herself and bent over and said to the bolt, "Child, the little lady is sick, this illness is going to be ......."

"I'll just look at her through the window!" He was ready to start howling—it didn't work against the little lady, she always saw through him, she didn't know how to see through him. But it has always been very useful to the mother, the mother is busier than the little mother, and she has been sick for a few years, so it is easy to bully. "I want it! I want it! ”

But this time, my mother didn't pay attention to her, even Aunt Qiao couldn't help, he kept crying constantly, couldn't stop crying, they couldn't help it, Zuihou left, leaving him to cry in the house.

It was useless to even cry, and he didn't know what to do at all, but in the end, it was an unintentional action that gave him inspiration.

He didn't eat that night - he was just crying very badly and couldn't eat, but he didn't expect his two sisters to be flustered, and his mother came over immediately in the evening to watch him eat.

He is not stupid, he didn't expect it, but now that he has discovered this trick, how can he not use it? He immediately made a request: he wanted to see the little lady.

How about not seeing it? He didn't say anything, but he was very persistent, and he didn't eat that night, and he didn't eat the next morning. The mother got angry and searched all the snacks in his house, and in this way, he still insisted until the afternoon of the next day, but he didn't eat them.

The taste of hunger is like someone missing a fire in their stomach, which makes people restless and worse-tempered. The food outside smelled really good, but when I thought of the little lady, I thought that she was not getting better yet, and if he couldn't persevere, he would never have a chance to see her again...... In all probability...... It's likely that you'll never see it, and the bolt really has no appetite at all.

When supper was the next day, even the grandmother was alarmed, but she didn't care much less about her, and he hid in bed, carrying them all on his back, and no one paid any attention, and he knew that by doing so, they would succumb faster.

Grandmother said a lot of words, but he was so hungry that he couldn't hear clearly, and when he got to Zuihou, his mother patted him, and he came back to his senses and understood what his grandmother meant.

The grandmother promised to let him see the little lady that night as long as he opened his mouth to eat.

The mother was not very happy about this matter, and when she was eating, she kept her face calm, and even argued with her grandmother in a whisper. The grandmother said, "She's going, the child has filial piety, and when he knows about it, he wants to see her, and that's right." ”

Mother didn't say anything. But my grandmother asked, "Can she—wake up?" Anyway, let her ask her to say a few words. ”

Although my grandmother is usually a little fierce and looks very scary, she is really good, at least, these few things really make the bolt very, very ...... He didn't know how to describe the gratitude in his heart.

"She hasn't woken up for three days." The mother also sighed, she didn't object anymore, "Okay, this is also how it should be." It's just a bolt, just take a look, and come out immediately! ”

Bolt snorted, gulping down the food, and his grandmother said beside him, "Let Imperial Doctor Liu think of a way to see if he can wake up, and leave a few words, don't go so silently." ”

He didn't quite understand what his grandmother meant, because he had been eating, and he was very hungry before, and he was worried about the little lady, and he only listened to what others said, but he didn't understand. It wasn't until he got on the sedan chair that he suddenly understood.

The little lady is leaving...... It means that the little lady is going to die......

She hadn't woken up for three days, so maybe she wouldn't wake up, so it was right for him to go and see Zuihou......

In the end, he still thought of a way in time, otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to see the zuihou side of the little lady. -- The first thought that came to mind was to be happy, and then there was no emotion. Zhu'er's heart was blank, his brain was also blank, he didn't think about anything along the way, and he didn't know how long it had been, anyway, the sedan chair landed, he didn't react, and he didn't react when he was picked up, until he was put down in the middle of the courtyard, until he crossed the open window and saw the little lady, he returned to the world at once.

The little lady was lying on the bed, her face swollen and deformed, her eyes were closed, and a doctor stood next to her, shaking her head at them.

Shu'er rushed into the house, he shouted, but the little lady still did not respond, her face was strangely puffy, she looked much fatter than before she was sick, if it weren't for the slight rise and fall between her chest and abdomen, she looked ...... Just and already ...... It's no different to be dead.

Shu'er shouted several more times, and he suddenly heard someone ask, "Can you-"