"Lift up your head and let me see." Yuechan's voice like a yellow warbler aroused Mu Jianyu's great curiosity. Yuechan raised her chin slightly, lowered her eyes, a breeze struck, Yuechan's eyelashes trembled slightly, trembling so much that Mu Jianyu's heart itched. It had been too long since he had seen such a tender woman.

"If the Holy One likes it, stay and be a companion." Knowing her son Mo Ruomu, what Mu Jianyu is thinking, the Queen Mother is clear.

"What's your name?"

"Back to the saint, the queen mother gave the little girl the name Yuechan because she loved the little girl."

"Chan, I'm talking about a woman's beautiful posture and your small body, just like that. Bright eyes and bright teeth, graceful dancing, like Chang'e in the moon, sealed Qi beauty, given to live in the Chenghuan Palace. ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord!"

"Who was that just now?" Zhang Wan, who had just returned to the banquet with Mu Lingchen in her arms, saw the back of a hurried departure.

"Hui Niangniang, that's the beauty of the saint who has just been sealed." The little palace maid on the side whispered back.

"The Holy One is really not caring for his body more and more." Zhang Wan sneered and muttered, "Go and take Chen'er to the Queen Mother to see." Zhang Wan said and handed Mu Lingchen to Qing Xing.

"The saint's mind is unpredictable, and there are also whims, sister said carefully." Hu Mengxi, who was on the side, heard Zhang Wan's whispering and couldn't help but persuade in a low voice.

"On a whim? I don't look at my age. Zhang Wan's heart is getting more and more angry, and many days of indifference have made Zhang Wan's heart uneasy, and now she has quietly sealed a palace maid, and she is even more depressed.

"Ma'am, drink the medicine." Qiu Tang took the silver given by Meng Ling'er, grabbed a few pairs of medicines, and cooked them on time every day for Xu's mother to drink, and now Qiu Tang no longer goes out except for going to the teahouse to sing music every day, and the rest of the time Qiu Tang sits on the edge of Xu's mother's bed, while embroidering the silk handkerchief in his hand, while talking to Xu's mother. Mother Xu is still not very good at speaking, but her eyes are becoming more and more flexible, and her gaze towards Qiu Tang is becoming more and more gentle. Just because Qiu Tang felt the changes in Xu's mother, she spent more and more time with Xu's mother every day, and she believed that one day Xu's mother would get better.

After serving Xu's mother to drink the medicine, Qiu Tang cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table, took out silk handkerchiefs and colored threads, and embroidered them with stitches and threads. Mother Xu's eyes looked at the busy Qiu Tang thoughtfully.

"Begonia." The sudden call made Qiu Tang tremble, and the sharp embroidery needle pierced a bloody hole in his finger, and the red blood instantly soaked the silk handkerchief in his hand. Qiu Tang looked at Xu's mother, with a look of surprise and excitement. Mother Xu clenched her fists slightly, as if she had exhausted all her strength, "Qiu Tang." This time, Qiu Tang saw these two words clearly emanating from Xu's mother's dry lips.

"Madame! Madame, you're finally awake! Qiu Tang shook Xu's mother's shoulder excitedly, expecting her to say another word. But Qiu Tang waited for a long time, and Mother Xu didn't say half a word again, just opened her eyes and looked at herself.

Qiu Tang sighed, stretched out his hand to tuck the corner of Xu's mother's quilt, and smiled bitterly: "Madame, rest well." You'll get better. ”

I don't know if Mother Xu understood, but two tears slipped from the corners of her eyes.

"Holy Lord, where are you going tonight?" You Dexing accepted the ginseng soup tea bowl that Mu Jianyu had just drunk.

"Not going anywhere." Mu Jianyu frowned. It's not that he doesn't know the Queen Mother's thoughts, but he doesn't want to be at the mercy of anyone. The birthday banquet organized by Mu Lingyi seems to be impeccable, but impeccable is the biggest problem. Mu Jianyu smiled bitterly and shook his head, the throne, the women of the harem, no matter who it was, those eyes were only staring at the throne.

"Yes......" You Dexing wanted to say something, but seeing Mu Jianyu's dark face, he swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

"You Dexing," Mu Jianyu rubbed his brows, "You said that among my sons, who can be used?" ”

"The miscellaneous family doesn't dare to say anything." Mu Jianyu's question frightened You Dexing to kneel down hurriedly. Companion is like companion tiger, who knows what Mu Jianyu is thinking at this moment, and actually asked such a question to a eunuch.

"You Dexing, you have been with me for many years, and you know the drama of the harem, I want to hear your feelings as a bystander." Mu Jianyu was a little amused when he saw You Dexing's sincere and frightened appearance, so Mu Jianyu explained in a more gentle voice.

"Holy Lord, the miscellaneous family doesn't dare." You Dexing knelt on the ground and shivered.

"Get up and speak straight, and I forgive you for your innocence."

"That'...... The miscellaneous family will talk a lot......" You Dexing stood up, secretly looked at Mu Jianyu with his spare eyes, and saw that Mu Jianyu was not angry, so he dared to speak.

"Say."

"Yes, although there are many princes under the knees of the Holy Lord, there are not many who are always by the side of the Holy Lord, and now there are only the eleventh princes and the twelfth princes left in the Holy City. If you want to talk about loyalty, the miscellaneous family thinks that the Seven Princes are the most loyal. ”

"The Seventh Prince?" Mu Jianyu interrupted You Dexing. Lao Qi is An Jieyu's child, because An Jieyu is withdrawn by nature, so she is not favored, and even with this child, Mu Jianyu didn't take it to heart.

"Yes, the Seven Princes are arrogant by nature, do not cling to the powerful, nor are they diligent and flattering, let alone bothering to please others, and are loyal and filial to the saints, and in the eyes of the miscellaneous family, they are the purest princes."

"What about the Eleventh Prince?"

"The eleventh prince is deeply loved by the saints, with a flexible mind and a thoughtful approach. also knows how to please the Queen Mother, but he is a filial prince. You Dexing carefully chose the wording, now that Mu Lingyi is in the limelight, he doesn't dare to say nonsense, for fear that a word will be used incorrectly, which will cause Mu Lingyu's displeasure.

"Even you can see that he will please the Queen Mother," Mu Jianyu snorted coldly.

"Damn it, the miscellaneous family is too talkative." You Dexing saw that Mu Jianyu's face changed instantly, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"You're right. Get up. Mu Jianyu looked at You Dexing at his feet, "The second prince died on the battlefield, the fifth prince was seriously ill, the ninth prince formed a party for personal gain, the eleventh prince was quite slippery, the twelfth prince was still in infancy, and the seventh prince was ......" Mu Jianyu paused, "Tomorrow, the edict will order the seven princes to return to the holy city to report on their work!" ”

"Yes."

"Master, you're here." Meng Ling'er, who was standing at the door of Fengqi Pavilion, saw Xiao Shunzi's figure from afar.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Mommy." Xiao Shunzi arched his hand and said, "Which sister is free today?" ”

"Unfortunately, the ones you like have been decided by other guests early." Meng Ling'er looked regretful.

"Then please ask my mother to help me choose a sister to accompany me." Xiao Shunzi smiled lewdly, bypassed her mother, and strode into Fengqi Pavilion. The girls who were smiling like flowers walked around the hall with their respective benefactors, and the pungent fat powder made Xiao Shunzi's heart itch unbearably.

"Master, can you take a look at this girl?" Meng Ling'er finally brought a girl to Xiao Shunzi.

"Okay, Mom Meng, the girls here are all good." Xiao Shunzi smiled and took the girl's hand, "Dare to ask the girl's name?" ”

"The little girl's name is Qiao Suyu." The girl replied timidly.

"Good name, good name!" Xiao Shunzi got up, grabbed Qiao Suyu's waist, stretched out her nose and smelled the fragrance emanating from Qiao Suyu's neck, and looked intoxicated, "That dream mother, I will take the girl away, thank you very much!" After speaking, without waiting for Mother Meng's response, she forcibly dragged Qiao Suyu out of Fengqi Pavilion.

"Alas......" Mother Meng looked at Qiao Suyu's back and sighed, "Evil, ......"

"Mother Meng, this is the silver left by Shun Ye just now." Qingyun handed over a silver bag to the side.

Meng Ling'er took the silver bag and checked it in her hand: "If you have money, you can't spoil people like this!" Having said that, at this time, Meng Ling'er already had a smile on her face.

"Madam, let's scrub and scrub and rest." Qiu Tang brought a basin of warm water to Xu's mother's bedside, and a towel was soaked in it. Qiu Tang said, twisted the towel, gently and carefully wiped Xu's mother's cheeks, and chattered with Xu's mother while wiping. After wiping his cheeks, Qiu Tang lifted the quilt and took out Xu's mother's hand, the warm towel wiped the slightly old fingers, Xu's mother's fingers moved slightly, and Qiu Tang's tears fell instantly. Xu's mother is gradually getting better, which is the greatest comfort to Qiu Tang for herself.

"Madam, it's getting late, rest." When Qiu Tang helped Xu's mother scrub her whole body, Xu's mother never moved again. Qiu Tang helped Xu's mother tuck the quilt, blew out the candle, and left with the door.

Mother Xu opened her eyes, looking at the silver-white moonlight on the dark ground, and her heart welled up with infinite emotion, she never expected that the girl she bought at random back then would be able to serve herself like this, and she didn't expect that the pearl she treated as her own daughter would be left behind and she would not be found. What she didn't expect was that a little girl in Qiutang would cause Lingcheng to suffer a massacre.

Qiu Tang returned to the West Wing and sorted out the silk handkerchiefs embroidered in the middle of the night, because now she only takes care of Xu's mother, so she can't go to the embroidery street every day to sell embroidery, she can only save three or five days and go once. She wants to change more money, Xu's mother's body is getting better day by day, and in a few days, in addition to the decoction, Qiu Tang is going to boil some more nutritious soup for Xu's mother to drink, which may make Xu's mother recover faster.

"His Royal Highness King Qi, the Holy Order has arrived!" Early in the morning, the little eunuch who delivered the decree came to Jing'an City. Jing'an City is the most prosperous city in the fief of King Qi, King Qi lives here all the year round, and the fief under his rule is smooth every year, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

"The retainers take the order." King Qi led everyone in the palace to kneel in the courtyard.

"The Holy King ordered, Mu Linghong, the seventh prince, set off to return to the Holy City on the same day to report on his work." The brief holy order made Mu Linghong and the others scratch their heads.

"The retainers obey." Although he didn't know what his father wanted to do, Mu Linghong still kowtowed.

Sending away the eunuch who passed the decree, Mu Linghong returned to the study and summoned Shi Sanglin, a think tank in the palace: "Sanglin, what do you say the saint is doing?" ”

"The holy will has always been unpredictable, and the ministers dare not speak falsely." Shi Sanglin arched. He has followed Mu Linghong for many years, and since Mu Linghong was named King of Qi and divided the fief, he has been assisting him as the prince's companion to the study boy.

"It's just you and me here." Mu Linghong dispelled Shi Sanglin's concerns. Indeed, they rarely discuss pilgrimage.

"The Holy One may just miss His Highness." Shi Sanglin thought for a moment.

"All factions in the court and China are vying for the crown prince, although the father named the eleventh brother as the prince, but the father is suspicious and unstable by nature, so it is still unknown whether this prince can finally sit on the throne. My father has asked me to go back to the Holy City to report on my work, and I have to speculate a lot. ”

"Your Highness, forgive your presumptuousness." Shi Sanglin arched his hand, "His Royal Highness has never participated in the court dispute, and he is not greedy for money, not lustful, not fighting for power, and not forming a party for personal gain, these are the keys to His Highness's life, Your Highness must not forget." ”

"I know what you said. After being a prince for so many years, there are some things that I see more and more clearly. Don't worry, I'm measured. ”