Because the new emperor has not yet succeeded to the throne, the biological mother of the new emperor and the queen of the first emperor cannot be regarded as the queen mother, and there is a suspicion of messing up the generations with the previous "queen" and "concubine", so she took the word "Zhao" in her name "Chu Zhaoying" and called "Queen Zhao". ”

And everyone knows that the first emperor has passed away, and the biological mother of the new emperor must be much more important than the queen of the first emperor, so those who have good deeds will take out the word "Zhao" in "Zhao Tianyuan" and call her "Queen Zhao".

On the other hand, Tianqi's imperial inheritance has passed for thirty-seven generations, and there has never been a concubine who has received such an honorific title because of her parent-child succession to the throne and the queen mother, only such one.

Today is the first seven days of the first emperor, and it is the day when the soul of the first emperor returns.

It is also the day when Chu Zhaoying, the queen of Zhao, fell from the platform and died.

According to the little maid who followed Empress Zhao to the platform, she only said one sentence on her deathbed: "On the day the soul returns, go with you." ”

"Empress Zhao's mother got up early in the morning, personally selected some ingredients from the internal food supervisor, and cooked the emperor's favorite food in the small kitchen." Jinluan was dressed in white, kneeling in the center of the main hall of Zhaoyang Palace, and on the golden platform in front of him was Chu Zhaoying's corpse covered with white cloth.

She gently pulled away the already thin clothes on her body, grabbed a large handful of paper money and put it into the gold-plated brazier in front of her, and said slowly: "Princess Yao, do you know what happened to Empress Zhao's mother in the past?" ”

Luo Liyao knelt beside her, her eyes were empty, she didn't know what she was thinking, she only answered softly: "What?" ”

"Zhaohou Niangniang is the eldest princess of Shen Chu, and the slave maid is fortunate to have three lives, and has been selected as Zhaohou Niangniang's companion since she was six years old, and she eats and lives with her, and grows up together." Jin Luan looked at the paper money that was quickly burned to ashes, and the tears on his face had already been licked dry by the scorching temperature of the flames, "Princess Yao, your personality is not at all like that of Queen Zhao...... When Empress Zhaoniang was a teenager, she dared to love, hate, say and do, but when she came to the big scene, she was dignified and polite, which was the pride of the Shenchu royal family. ”

Luo Liyao was silent, fiddling with the jasper bracelet in her hand - this was given to her by Chu Zhaoying when she was thirteen years old when she quelled the rebellion against the Guan.

"After that, the first emperor personally came to Shenchu to ask for marriage, and the queen of Zhao took the slave to hide behind the screen and eavesdropped on the conversation between the first emperor and the king of Shenchu." Jin Luan didn't seem to have the intention of waiting for her to answer, and went straight to say, "At that time, the first emperor said, 'Although I am not talented, if I hire Princess Shen Chuyan as my wife, I will definitely respect her and protect her a thousand times over'...... The first emperor also said that he was about to become the prince of Tianqi, and after he succeeded to the throne, he would give Empress Zhaoniang unparalleled honor. ”

“...... ”

"When Empress Zhao saw the appearance of the first emperor speaking generously to the monarch of Shen Chu, she even said to the slave maid, 'Ah Luan, what do you think of him?' Thinking about it now, the slave maid must have been moved by the first emperor at that time. Jin Luan added another handful of paper money to the gilded brazier, "After that, it is Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, inviting dates, and greeting in person...... The slave is the only one who volunteers to become a maid, and the slave and maid are not at ease with the queen mother. ”

"Zhao Hou Niangniang, she is such a pure person, where does she understand the intrigue in the harem, and where does she understand that the men's rhetoric is just a whim...... At that time, she only thought that the first emperor was good to her because he loved her and loved her. Jin Luan bowed his head and kowtowed, "After that, the birth of the Second Highness and the Third Highness, the status of Zhaohou Niangniang in the East Palace was really stabilized - at that time, it was really the happiest time in Zhaohou Niangniang's life, with the love of her husband and a well-behaved child...... It's just that in the year when the first emperor succeeded to the throne, everything changed. ”

Luo Liyao was stunned for a moment, and then sighed softly - the year her father succeeded to the throne was the year she was born, the year Ning Zhong entered the Tianqi court, and the year when Zhao Tianyuan and Luo Xizheng came to the Tianqi Palace.

"Her arrival broke all the beauty of Queen Zhao's mother." Although she said something resentful, Jinluan said lightly, as if she was just telling a story, and the people in the story had nothing to do with her, "Queen Zhao's mother is often by the window over there, waiting from night to dawn, but she can't wait for the person she wants to wait for." ”

"That kind of aimless waiting, day by day, wears down her heart." Jin Luan cleaned up the incense paper money in front of him, "The promise of the first emperor to respect her and protect her seems to have been done." It's just that...... Hiring her as a wife and treating her like this is the greatest insult to a woman. ”

Luo Liyao was still silent, as if she was still listening carefully.

"Princess Yao, Empress Zhao's mother often says, I very much hope that you can live more wanton than when she was a teenager." Jin Luan got up slowly, her legs and feet were already a little stiff because of kneeling for a long time, but she still stood upright, her expression was as solemn as every time she stood beside Chu Zhaoying.

She slowly knelt down to Luo Liyao and laughed.

"Aunt Jinluan, what are you?" Luo Liyao also wanted to get up, but she trembled because of the numbness of her legs, and was immediately held down by Jinluan.

"Princess Yao, you are very smart, you must not have to worry about anyone." Jin Luan looked at her eyes as if she was as pitiful as she remembered in her childhood, "The slave just wants to tell you that the daughter Mo Ruomu, the queen of Zhao knows that you are stubborn, but she still insists on arranging a marriage contract with Major General Mengyan for you...... You don't need a slave to add a beak, and you know why. ”

Oh, yes.

Luo Liyao had mixed feelings in her heart, and it was very complicated.

She knew, but she instinctively wanted to resist.

Parents love their children, and they will plan far-reaching things.

Chu Zhaoying's own experience, she definitely doesn't want to repeat it to her children - covering her face is the best choice in her heart.

Born in a famous family, he is also a general, and his personality is also like that...... Boring.

Luo Liyao shook her head lightly and said, "Aunt Jinluan, since you know everything, why do you have to persuade me like this?" ”

"There are things in life that go like this...... I know it's unlikely or hopeless, but I still have to give it a try. Jin Luan smiled helplessly and sighed softly, "Princess Yao...... With your temperament, you may suffer a lot in the future. ”

"Taifu said before...... Children like us, who were born in the palace, are born noble, but they are also born unfortunate - how can they be on their own without suffering a loss? Luo Liyao touched the hand she held down and smiled at her, "Auntie doesn't need to persuade me anymore, I will take the wishes of my father and mother and live a good life." ”

"It's not that the slave maid wants to persuade, just looking at you, Princess Yao, the slave and maid always can't help but ask a few more words...... Ahem...... Jin Luan suddenly leaned down and covered her abdomen in pain, "Princess Yao...... ”

"Aunt Jinluan!" Luo Liyao hurriedly propped up her body to help her, but her outstretched hand was suddenly scalded by a stream of hot liquid.

She stared blankly at her blood-stained palms, and the exclamation that was about to come out was stuck in her throat.

"Ahem...... Jin Luan spat out another mouthful of blood, and there was even a bit of black in the blood.

She took a deep breath and calmed her breathing, but Luo Liyao still clearly felt her faint breath in an instant.

Like a thread, almost about to be cut off, it is obvious that he is already a person who is weak to the extreme.

"Someone! Come on—" Luo Liyao still felt the rapid exhaustion of a life so closely, and finally made a voice, revealing a fear in her tone that she was not even aware of, which was an instinct that only people can reveal in the face of life and death.

"Don't come!" Bang Hua Bang Yue rushed in in response, but was drunk back by her when she was about to come into contact with Jinluan.

"You two...... Protect the princess well, no matter ...... Ahem, no matter what, protect the princess, do you hear? Although Jin Luan was almost speechless by the severe pain in her abdomen, and the pain she had been enduring had climbed up to the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, she still insisted on holding a serious face and said to Bang Hua and Bang Yue, "You are the ones I personally selected...... ”

"Stop talking!" Luo Liyao held her body that was about to slide down, "Bang Yue, go find the imperial doctor!" ”

"Ah, yes! Doctor! Bang Yue came back to her senses in an instant, and quickly turned around and ran out.

Bang Hua sighed, but he didn't stop it, he just knelt down in front of Jinluan and Luo Liyao uprightly, kowtowed heavily to Chu Zhaoying behind them, and said solemnly: "Zhaohou Niangniang, Aunt Jinluan, don't worry...... As long as the slave maid still has a breath, Her Royal Highness the princess will definitely be safe. ”

Jin Luan seemed to be speechless in pain, only nodded, took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood on her hands for Luo Liyao with difficulty—she frowned, she hadn't wiped it clean yet, but she was about to hold back the sweetness in her throat.

Luo Liyao pulled out her hand and wanted to help her sit down, but she refused.

"Your Highness forgot...... Ahem, it's indecent to sit on the ground like this, like that. Jin Luan smiled at her with difficulty, "Don't bother the doctor, this is highly poisonous...... Slave and maid, is it resolute, cough cough cough...... I can't survive. ”

"Poisonous?" Bang Hua forcibly resisted the urge to cry and frowned, "Auntie...... ”

"Aunt Jinluan...... Luo Liyao's expression was complicated, as if she had encountered something incomprehensible, and only tried her best to support her body that had begun to soften, "Why are you doing this...... And this is something that is forbidden in the palace tomorrow and today, where did you find it? ”

"Princess Golden Branches...... cough, Queen Zhao's mother never said to you, you ...... Naturally, it is not in contact with the bitterness of the harem. Jin Luan shook his head, staggered away from her, trembling as he approached the golden platform that held Chu Zhaoying's body, and fell to the ground.

"Auntie!" Bang Hua hurriedly got up to help, but was stopped by Luo Liyao reaching out, "Your Highness...?" ”

Luo Liyao looked at her hand stretched out to Chu Zhaoying with difficulty: "Auntie, apart from this, what else do you want?" ”

"Ahem...... Jin Luan finally reached the white cloth wrapped in Chu Zhaoying, and suddenly seemed to have been drained of all her strength, and through the sudden noise outside, Luo Liyao could only hear her already very weak voice.

"The Day the Soul Returns...... Ahem, go with you...... I'm coming. ”

Luo Liyao suddenly remembered that the queen mother always complained that Aunt Jinluan always called herself a "slave maid" to her, and refused to change it to "me" no matter how she said it, only that she could not trespass.

And the last sentence she said to the queen mother before she died was finally changed back.