After another five days, the snow became thicker and thicker, and the weather was frozen.

There are no people sitting under the eaves outside the palace, and the palace people place the reclining chair in the window of the warm pavilion, and Cai Ling leans on that place all day long.

At the moment, the woman in brocade entered Cuiwei Palace under the guidance of two palace people, and just crossed the high threshold and rushed to the window to kneel, holding the armrest of the chaise longue tightly with one hand, and putting one hand on Cai Ling's knee: "Niangniang......"

"Manyun." Cai Ling tried to hold up a smile, "Why are you here?" ”

"Do you want to eat some mung bean osmanthus cake?" Manyun asked softly.

"But it's from the wooden cake shop?" After finishing speaking, he saw Manyun's slightly surprised eyes, and added, "Now, my memory is not as good as before, it should be an ink cake shop, but I don't dare to commit a taboo." ”

Manyun put a piece of cake in her hand, and said earnestly: "Niangniang only needs to take care of her body, the holy oracle said that she would canonize Niangniang as the queen, and the good days are ahead." ”

Cai Ling shook the cake hard, but felt that she couldn't use her strength, and seeing the emerald green rolling down to her feet, she closed her eyes, "Go back...... I'm afraid I won't be able to wait. ”

Manyun was silent, only shedding two lines of tears, but when Cai Ling opened her eyes, she had already raised her sleeve to wipe away the tears.

The two were with each other for half an hour, and the emperor stepped into the hall, because Yude had not been communicated, he suddenly saw a bright yellow, and he was so frightened that he stood up and curtsy.

"Mrs. Yuan has a heart." The Emperor raised his hand.

Manyun was about to retreat, and the emperor said, "Madame Yuan stays, Concubine Shu will be in a better mood when she sees you." ”

Cai Ling nodded with a smile, and the emperor immediately sat beside her, held one of her hands with both hands, and said solemnly: "Those people in the Ministry of Rites, the preparation for the canonization ceremony is not effective, and I have issued a decree to set a five-day limit. Five days later, you will be my queen. ”

Cai Ling listened to him quietly, although his vision was not clear, he could see his eyebrows and eyes in a blur, even if time changed, the man in front of him was still the same as when he was in the Qin Palace, but the years still left traces on his face.

I remember that when I just reunited, in the open space in front of the Changle Palace, although he was worried about the concubine Liangxian who had a difficult birth, he was still mentally fluffy, his body was more upright than now, and the Sichuan character pattern on his eyebrows was still very light, which was different from today.

"Your Majesty may have forgotten." Cai Ling gently withdrew her hand and shrunk into the snow fox covering her legs, "The concubine has never had the luxury of being in the middle palace. ”

"It's none of your business, I've made up my mind." The emperor said, glanced at her after speaking, and stopped talking.

"What does Your Majesty want to say?" Cai Ling asked.

"Even if the heart is dead, I have a way to bring it back to life, forget all the past, and never be separated from me." The emperor was resolute.

She also wants to forget the past, but how can she forget those in the past: all kinds of things on the Dongxi Tower, the company in the Qin Palace, the morning and night in the vertical arch hall, the days and nights in Huaiyuan County, the thoughts that have been in her bones every rainy night for three years, and the time to see each other in Cuiwei Palace now.

"The concubine can't forget ......," she smiled lightly, a tear slipping out of the corner of her eye.

He raised his hand to wipe it away, "That's it." If you can't forget it, forget it. I will spend the rest of my life proving to you that I must be better than him. ”

Her mind was as confused as mush, she couldn't figure out what he was talking about, she had some clues, and she didn't bother to explain, "Your Majesty, the concubine limit is approaching, and I just want to see one person." ”

The emperor's fiery gaze gradually dimmed, and he asked dejectedly, "But Yu Moyan?" ”

Cai Ling shook her head slightly: "Not Master. The concubine wanted to see the king of Dian in the morning. Luckily? ”

"You just want to see Uncle Huang?" The emperor was somewhat incredulous.

"The concubines have often thought recently, if they had followed the King of Dian to Yunnan, I am afraid everything would have been different."

The emperor was silent for a long time, and Manyun on the side was so nervous that he only dared to look down at his toes.

Cai Ling always maintained a smile: "The concubine regrets the most in this life, only this." ”

The Emperor stood up abruptly, looked at her deeply again, and with deep resentment in his eyes, he turned away with his hands in his hands.

self-appointed as a concubine, she doesn't know how many times she has made the emperor angry. Manyun hadn't adapted yet, and asked timidly: "Why does Niangniang repeatedly break Your Majesty's heart?" ”

Cai Ling smiled at this time, closed her eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Do you remember that glass of wine three years ago?" How can I have half a friendship with someone who wants to kill me? ”

Manyun didn't say anything, only held back tears.

In the afternoon, Manyun knelt down, the two looked at each other, they both understood that this was a farewell to death, and they couldn't help but be misty with tears. I'm tired and want to squint for a while. ”

Three days later, the king of Dian returned to Beijing, and Cai Ling supported the sick body to meet him in the front hall of the vertical arch.

The emperor had left, and the king of Dian was still sitting in his seat, playing with the white-glazed cup in his hand, and did not look up.

Cai Ling sat opposite, looking at him from afar, and was silent. There was a light snow outside the hall, like flying flotsam. The two of them stared at the falling snow.

"Your Highness......" Cai Ling was the first to speak.

The king of Dian turned his head slightly, but still did not look at her.

"Thousands of miles back to Beijing, is everything going well?" After she asked, she couldn't help but cough lightly.

"When did you get sick? What is the disease? The King of Dian replied, "Didn't you follow that divine medicine art in the Taiyi Bureau for three years?" I can't heal myself. ”

Cai Ling smiled slightly and asked rhetorically, "Your Highness is still angry with me?" “

Looking at each other, she smiled slightly, but the King of Dian frowned: "Three years ago, you couldn't believe that this king had to stay in the deep palace with Yu Moyan, but now with this description, you are clamoring to see this king." You're trying to make the king feel guilty. This king asks himself if he is sincere in his feelings for you, and there is no guilt in it. ”

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head again, and his sad mood could not be hidden.

"Your Highness......" Cai Ling called softly, and it wasn't until the other party raised his head and stared into her eyes that she smiled, "It's not good for me to put Your Highness in an awkward position." But Master has been kind to me, so how can I? ”

"And what about this king? Is this king bad for you? You've never thought of preserving this king? In a hurry, the king of Dian interrupted her.

Cai Ling smiled and said, "The last thing in the world that I need to protect is Your Highness."

King Dian evoked a wry smile: "It's not stupid in the end." ”

"Your Highness." Cai Ling said in a positive way, "Don't hide it, I'm afraid time is running out." At this point in this life, there is only one person who can't rest assured. ”

"Although I have never been able to see whether His Majesty treats me sincerely, I have always treated him sincerely. This time, he tried his best to make me the queen despite public opinion, and he seemed to have a great affection for me. If this is the case, His Majesty will be sad and sad after my death. I think if he thought I wasn't really treating him, maybe the sadness would have been much less. I was relieved. ”

"So you're going to pull the king of Ben to be a shield?" King Dian asked.

"Hmm." Cai Ling generously admitted, "What does Your Highness think?" ”

"This king thinks this idea is very bad!" King Dian said angrily, "You have the heart to care about him, but you don't have the energy to take care of your body, how old are you?" How can you get sick for no reason! ”

"Your Highness......" Cai Ling gradually felt that her physical strength was exhausted, her eyelids were heavy, and she couldn't open her eyes when they were closed. After a moment, a warm palm touched her forehead, and a soft, deep voice sounded from the top of her head: "This king promises you." All promised you. ”

She slowly raised her eyelids and showed a pleased smile: "Your Highness, you can go first." I'd like to stay a little longer in this apronic antechamber. ”

The King of Dian took a deeper look at her, turned to leave, and just stepped out of the palace gate of the vertical arch hall, at the end of the long Yongxiang, a moon-white figure was quietly waiting in the wind and snow.

On the eve of the post-closure ceremony, the lights in the Ziwei Palace were bright, the Empress Dowager held a family banquet, and the harem clans were all dressed up to attend.

Cai Ling was still sitting under Yang Guifei, and Concubine Liangxian was late, sitting in her seat, and said with a smile: "Cangrou is too sticky to me, I can't leave it for a while, don't blame my sister." ”

Cai Ling paid attention to Princess Jinghe and his wife opposite, and only smiled and nodded to her. Concubine Liangxian said again: "I think that if my sister's previous birth went well, it should be as big as Song Meiren's belly now." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Cai Ling caught a glimpse of Song Meiren, who was sitting next, and she was really pregnant. Cai Ling was not only not angry, but also showed a relieved smile to Song Meiren, who came timidly.

"My sister probably doesn't know that Song Meiren is pregnant. This is a great joy in our palace. Concubine Liangxian stared at Cai Ling tightly.

"Yes, indeed. Hongu is also happy for her. "Cai Ling is indifferent.

"Sister, don't you want to know who the Korean doctor is instructed by?" Concubine Liangxian suddenly asked coldly.

Are you finally willing to tell me in person? Cai Ling said in her heart, but she said: "I don't know." ”

"Your Majesty." Concubine Liangxian said in a low voice, "My sister has been lurking in the Imperial Medical Bureau for three years, and she is pregnant when she first enters the harem, of course Your Majesty will have some suspicions, our Majesty is not a person who is willing to raise children for others." ”

"Bold!" Cai Ling was extremely angry, slapped his palm on the table, the singing and dancing stopped abruptly, and everyone looked sideways.

"Sister...... Concubine Liangxian squeezed out two lines of tears, "Are you feeling unwell?" ”

The emperor, who was sitting side by side with the Empress Dowager, also looked at this, and she steadied herself and bowed her head in the direction of the throne. The king of Dian who was sitting opposite stood up from his seat, walked to Concubine Liangxian, and said expressionlessly: "This king will change positions with you." ”

Cai Ling only felt that her body seemed to be hollowed out, and it was difficult to speak, and the only thing she wanted to do was to close her eyes, rest her head on the table, and never lift it again.

King Dian said: "Don't fall on the table, your forehead will bleed, oh, lend your shoulder to lean." ”

She smiled slightly, mentioned the last bit of strength, and said: "I know that she is lying to me, but I still fell for her, and she calculated back and forth, it seems that I am indeed too stupid." Even Master, he wants to kill me. I just can't figure out why he killed me...... If there is an afterlife, I only wish to be born in the countryside and never enter the palace gate again. ”

It was on that snowy night, singing and dancing were leveled, and it was only a few hours before the ceremony was closed, Jiang Cailing fell on the small table and overturned the table full of delicacies.

The Emperor staggered to it, took it in his arms, and his trembling hand slid above his pulse, only to fall after a moment.

Yu Dexuan, the former eunuch of the imperial palace: Concubine Jiang Shu's mother passed away......