"Begonia?" Boss Gu took Yuchen Yuluan back to Xiwang Mansion, the old queen mother in the palace was seriously ill, and the harem prayed for the old queen mother every day, and the troupe had nothing to do if they stayed in the palace, so Mu Jianyu sent them back to Xiwang Mansion. Boss Gu and Yuchen were worried about Qiu Tang, and as soon as they came back, they went to the courtyard where Qiu Tang lived, pushed open the courtyard door, and saw Qiu Tang washing clothes in the courtyard alone, and there was a stove next to it, and there was medicine on the stove, "Qiu Tang, where are the pearls?" Why do you see you busy alone? ”

"Master, Master, you're back." Qiu Tang's eyes were full of joy.

"It's back. How are you? Is Mother Xu better? What about pearls? Yuchen pulled Qiu Tang's little hand, which was red from rubbing his clothes, and asked again and again.

"Mother Xu is much better, Pearl ......" At the mention of Pearl, Qiu Tang's eyes dimmed, "Sister Pearl is gone." ”

"Child, I have wronged you." Boss Gu immediately understood Qiu Tang's words, and the pearl was indeed as he had speculated, and he abandoned Xu's mother and ran away.

"Thank you Master for mentioning it, so that she didn't have any money, and Qiu Tang and Xu's mother were able to survive." As he spoke, Qiu Tang was about to kneel. was stopped by Boss Gu: "Child, take us to see Mother Xu." ”

Qiu Tang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and took Boss Gu and Yuchen into the house, Xu's mother was still lying on the bed, although her face was much better and her eyes were bright, but she still couldn't act on her own, and she couldn't speak in a complete sentence. Boss Gu and Yuchen only sat down for a while, and then came out.

"Qiu Tang, I think there is something I should tell you." Boss Gu glanced at the room and lowered his voice.

"Master, you say." Qiu Tang nodded.

Although Xu's mother's condition has improved, she may continue like this in the future, and if she wants to get better, there is almost no possibility. What are you going to do? ”

"If it weren't for Mother Xu, I might have died, no matter what Mother Xu did, I would have given her a pension to the end." Xu's mother's situation, Qiu Tang has not inquired, every day after singing, Qiu Tang will take time to go to the major pharmacies in the city to find a doctor sitting in the hall, and ask Xu's mother about her condition, but no doctor said that there is medicine to treat, only to maintain the current situation is God's favor.

"Good boy. Just wronged you. Boss Gu touched Qiu Tang's head pityingly.

"Half of my life was saved by Mother Xu, and I can't leave it alone. Don't worry, master, I'll take care of myself. Qiu Tang smiled.

"Well, since you've made up your mind, so be it. If you need our help if you need something, just say it. Boss Gu was very touched by Qiu Tang's heart.

"Thank you, Master."

Boss Gu and Yuchen returned to Xiwang Mansion, Boss Gu summoned all the apprentices in Xiwang Mansion, Lingcheng will definitely not be able to go back, and now there is no need to sing in the palace, although the imperial court has silver money every month, but after all, the price of the Holy City is much more expensive than Lingcheng, and if you want to feed so many people, you must have to find a way. Boss Gu thought about it again and again, and decided to discuss with the apprentices how to live in the future. The apprentices gathered in the courtyard, standing in two or three rows before and after, the front row and Boss Gu's body stood left and right are the corners of the jade character department, which are the horns of the saint hand-picked, and the back two rows are the small actors who follow Boss Gu and the senior brothers of the jade character department to learn to sing.

Boss Gu briefly explained the current situation, saying that if you want to survive in the Holy City, you must think of a way out. When these little actors saw the prosperity of the Holy City, they were naturally reluctant to leave, and they expressed their willingness to obey Boss Gu's arrangement.

"Well, in that case, from today onwards, for a period of fifteen days, you follow your brothers to learn skills, fifteen days later, I will pick, pick the people, arrange the subject to give words, he will perform on stage on the other day, it is the pillar, I did not pick, continue to learn, I will still support you, but the daily food and clothing will be a little worse. If you want to eat well and dress well, you should learn from your senior brothers. ”

"Follow Master's teachings!" All the apprentices gave up one after another.

"Uncle, get up and drink the medicine." Luan Qingyao brought a warm medicine bowl.

"Qingyao, thank you for your hard work." Luan Pu'an took the medicine bowl and drank it all, "Go and bring the book, I feel much more comfortable today, let's continue to study." ”

"Hey." Luan Qingyao saw that Luan Pu'an's spirit was indeed much better, and she responded crisply.

"Poof!" Just as Luan Qingyao turned to leave, Luan Pu'an vomited a mouthful of blood in the palm of his hand, and fine beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead. Luan Pu'an was afraid that Luan Qingyao would see and worry, so he hurriedly wiped the blood in his palm on the bottom of the bed, wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, and leaned on the head of the bed to try his best to control his rapid breathing.

"Your Highness, where are you going?" Li Xusong saw that Mu Lingyi had changed into a servant's clothes, and seemed to want to sneak out.

"Get out for a walk." Mu Lingyi was upset and irritable, although he was named the prince and moved into the prince's mansion, but except for organizing the queen mother's birthday banquet, he never did anything, he was trapped in the prince's mansion all day long, and he couldn't go anywhere, and now the queen mother is seriously ill, and he is even more left out.

"Your Highness, without the will of the Holy Lord, you are not allowed to take half a step out of the Prince's Mansion." Li Xusong stopped in front of Mu Lingyi, although he had been serving by Li Xusong's side since he was a child, but after all, the saint was still alive, and he was afraid that he would violate the holy will and his life would not be guaranteed.

"Get out of the way!" Mu Lingyi saw Li Xusong blocking him, and his heart was even more irritable, so he pushed Li Xusong away and strode towards the door.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Seeing that Mu Lingyi was about to leave the house, he was ruthless, stomped his feet, pulled the servant on the side, took off his clothes, put them on himself, and hurriedly chased after him.

"My son's son greets my mother." Mu Linghong knelt behind An Jieyu and bowed deeply.

"Coming back?" An Jieyu twisted the Buddha beads, in a posture that had not changed for ten thousand years, and did not look back at all at all, "Zhilan, give a seat." ”

"Thank you, Mother." Mu Linghong got up and sat down behind An Jieyu.

"Zhilan, go close the door." An Jieyu said in a low voice. Hearing this, Zhilan left, closed the door from the outside lightly, and guarded the door herself. Hearing that the door was closed, An Jieyu turned around and looked at Mu Linghong, "The Holy Lord has summoned you to report on your work, do you know what you mean?" ”

"The son doesn't know, please let my mother know." Mu Linghong looked at An Jieyu, and there was imperceptible excitement in his eyes.

"Back then, Zhang Guoshi and Chen Guoshi fought in secret, not only killed Concubine Yun and the child in her belly, but also framed Chen Guoshi to covet the throne, plotting against him, so that Chen Guoshi's mansion was slaughtered overnight, and the blood flowed like a river. Although she seems to have a peaceful temperament, harmless to humans and animals, and is very similar to the deceased Concubine Yun, she designed to kill her own sister, just because her own sister's child is the only adult and healthy prince. That is, Mu Lingyi, who is now named the crown prince. This child inherited her mother's delicate mind and cunning, although she read well and was also named a prince, but because of her mother's indiscretion and the preference of the queen mother, the saint disliked him more and more, although he was the prince, it was more like being imprisoned in the prince's mansion. An Jieyu's eyes were soft and her tone was calm, and no one could tell from her expression that she was talking about the bloody wind of the harem, "You are the only adult prince besides the crown prince, and the only prince who can let the saint use it against the queen mother." So, you're back, and the harem is going to make waves again. ”

"Mother, the son doesn't want the crown prince." Mu Linghong looked at An Jieyu.

"What does it matter if you want it or if you don't want it?" An Jieyu chuckled imperceptibly, "The Queen Mother controls a lot of government affairs, and the Holy Lord is aggrieved, I want to set up the prince according to my own wishes, but I don't want the prince who was established in front of him to have accidents one after another, even his most important son with Concubine Yun was destroyed in vain, and the Holy Lord appointed Ling Yi as the prince just to please the Queen Mother and buy some more time for himself." Even if you are appointed as the crown prince, it is just because you don't want the queen mother's wishes to succeed. ”

"In this case, the minister will take you away tomorrow, leave this place of right and wrong, and let their mother and son fight by themselves, whether they live or die, it has nothing to do with us." Mu Linghong doesn't like to be treated as a pawn, even if it's his own father.

"If it's just a dispute between their mother and son, even if you don't say it, I will ask you to stay away from the dispute." An Jieyu was quite satisfied with Mu Linghong's reaction.

"Anything else?" Mu Linghong frowned slightly.

"Do you remember the Lacquer Clan?" An Jieyu was silent for a moment before continuing.

"The Lacquer Clan?" Mu Linghong seemed to remember bad memories, "Do you have to be a sister and a kiss to the Qimu clan?" ”

"Yes." An Jieyu's eyelashes trembled slightly. When the Qimu clan invaded, Mu Jianyu led the troops to resist, but the time was too long, and both sides suffered a lot of losses. And Mu Jianyu was afraid of causing a shock in the court, so he chose An Jieyu's daughter, just because An Jieyu's mother's family was soft-spoken in the court. Since then, An Jieyu has become more and more withdrawn and indifferent.

"Isn't it enough for them to have a sister!" Mu Linghong's clenched fist trembled slightly.

"They proposed that peace is just a delaying tactic, that battle, whether it was us or them, the losses were too great, although the Qimu clan can fight well, but they also need to breathe a sigh of relief, so they proposed peace and kin, on the one hand, it is to paralyze the saint, on the other hand, it is also a chance for their tribe to have a chance to ease. Now, they've relented. For the sake of money, the queen mother brought the women of the Qimu clan into the palace privately, and recommended them to the saint and sealed the beauty. Hong'er, if you don't want the position of the crown prince, and wait for Mu Lingyi to ascend the throne, then it will really be the queen mother and the Qimu clan who are in charge of the government, and at that time, I am afraid that you and I will really die without a place to be buried. ”

"I see." Only then did Mu Linghong understand his mother's forbearance and the burden on his shoulders. Who belongs to this country, he Mu Linghong doesn't care at all, but he has already lost a sister, and he can't lose his mother anymore. His mother had already lost a daughter and could no longer afford to lose this son. Mu Linghong gently held An Jieyu's hand, "Mother rest assured, my son will not let the Queen Mother succeed, and he will not let the Qimu clan succeed." ”