Chapter 994: The Deathbed Will
Seeing that Empress Changsun had come to her senses, Li Xiu and Sun Simiao also retreated together, after all, at this time, it was better to leave some time for Li Shimin's family to be alone, but as soon as they came out, Princess Pingyang and others immediately asked again, and Li Xiu also explained the situation of Empress Changsun.
"Husband, is there really no way?" Princess Pingyang heard that although Empress Changsun had woken up temporarily, there was not much time left, which made her ask even more sadly.
Li Xiu shook his head helplessly when he heard this, although ginseng can hang his life, but it can't cure the illness of Empress Changsun, the actual ginseng is more like a cardiotonic for later generations, although it has a certain effect, but it is also very short-lived, and it cannot be used continuously, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced.
Seeing that even Li Xiu had no choice, Princess Pingyang and the others also lost the last glimmer of hope, and the atmosphere in the hall became heavier, among which Princess Pingyang grabbed Li Xiu's arm tightly with both hands, and tears couldn't stop pouring out, Li Xiu could only comfort her in a low voice at this time, in fact, Li Xiu was also uncomfortable at this time, especially thinking that Li Zhi and his son had no mother at such a young age, and Lizhi's health was not good, plus there was a contradiction between Li Chengqian and Li Tai, and now there was no eldest grandson queen. Don't know what will become of these children in the future?
Li Xiu didn't know if the ginseng in his hand was a thousand years, but the effect was indeed amazing, until they came out for almost half an hour, the eldest grandson Wuji took Li Chengqian and their children out, Li Xiu also hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother Wuji, why did you come out?" ”
"The Empress has already spoken to the children, and now I hope to have a few words with Her Majesty alone." The eldest grandson Wuji's eyes were red at this time, and there were still tears on his face that had not been wiped clean, and it seemed that he had shed a lot of tears before, and the other children were all full of tears, and they had not stopped since they came out.
Seeing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, when the eldest grandson queen left like this, the most pitiful thing was these children, and Princess Pingyang hugged her son and Lizhi at this time, she usually treated them as her own daughters, and when she saw them crying into tears, she was naturally very distressed.
After a while, when Li Xiu was worried about how long the effect of the medicine would last, he suddenly saw Li Shimin walking out of the inner hall, his expression was naturally very low, and then he went straight to Princess Pingyang and Li Xiu, and then said in a low voice: "Third sister, Guanyin has something to say to you!" ”
Princess Pingyang held her son at this time, heard that the eldest grandson queen wanted to see herself, and wanted to put her son down at the moment, but the little girl was holding her hand at this time, although she was not sensible, but her mother's appearance also scared her, and now only in her aunt's arms, can she feel at ease, and finally Princess Pingyang was helpless, so she simply held her son and walked to the apse.
"Li Xiu, you can go too!" At this moment, I suddenly saw Li Shimin turn his head and say to Li Xiu.
"Me?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, although he and the eldest grandson Wuji had the same status in the court, but he didn't have much to do with the eldest grandson queen, at most, he accepted a few of her children as students, and he was a man, and he rarely had the opportunity to see each other, so how could she meet herself at such a time?
"The queen is not worried about the child, and the son is the closest to you and the third sister, so Guanyin may want to ask you to help her take care of the child." Li Shimin opened his mouth to explain at this time, but when he talked about the back, he couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes, and his tears couldn't be stopped anymore, and they poured out all of a sudden.
"Yes!" Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh when he saw Li Shimin's appearance, and then followed Princess Pingyang into the inner hall.
Compared with when Li Xiu left just now, Empress Changsun's complexion turned out to be much better, and she was also half-snuggled on the bed at this time, when she saw Princess Pingyang coming in with her son, she also showed a warm smile on her face, and said softly at the moment: "Third sister, come and sit by the bed!" ”
Princess Pingyang held her son and sat gently in front of the eldest grandson, Li Xiu also stood behind his wife and quietly looked at the eldest grandson queen on the hospital bed, only to see that the other party took a few breaths lightly at this time, and then reached out and stroked the son in Princess Pingyang's arms, at this time the son was already asleep, only occasionally twitching his little nose, and his eyes were a little red and swollen, which made the eldest grandson queen also show a loving smile and said: "Third sister, in fact, even if I don't say it, you should be able to guess it." ”
Princess Pingyang also nodded with tears in her eyes at this time: "I know, you can't worry about a few children." ”
"Yes, Chengqian and Tai'er have grown up, but I don't have to worry too much, but the pheasant slave and the son are still too young, especially Xin'er has just learned to walk, and I have just been sick after giving birth to her, and I have not been able to take care of her personally, and I owe a lot to her, so I feel most sorry for these children." When Empress Changsun said the end, two tears also slipped through the corners of her eyes.
At the beginning of Li Yuan's death, the eldest grandson queen gave birth to a little daughter, which is also Li Shimin's youngest daughter, because of Li Yuan's death, so there is no title for the time being, not even an official name, usually called Xin'er, which means a new child, this year is only a little more than a year old, just learned to walk, can't even speak clearly, usually has been carried by the nurse.
Princess Pingyang also burst into tears when she heard this, and after a long while, she choked up and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Xin'er and my son!" ”
"Well, I'm leaving, Your Majesty usually has too much government affairs, and I have no intention of disciplining the children, I have just obtained Your Majesty's consent, let the pheasant slaves and children often walk around with you, and stay with you at night, I usually have to ask you to discipline them on my behalf!" When Empress Changsun said this, she saw her gesture to the palace maid next to her, and after a while, a nurse came over with a child who was already asleep.
This sleeping child is the youngest daughter of the eldest grandson queen, Xin'er, I saw that she caressed her daughter's ruddy little face lovingly at this time, and then spoke again: "In addition, there is Xin'er, it is also because of the birth of her, my condition has worsened, although Your Majesty did not say it explicitly, but I also feel that he has some knots in his heart for this child, and I feel that she has caused me to become like this, although I have persuaded him many times, but I have not let him change his mind, so what I am most worried about is this child, and I am not worried about others raising it for me, So I hope to hand over Xin'er to you, the third sister, and I hope you can help me! ”
"Queen, the princess and I naturally don't have any problems raising Xin'er, but Your Majesty is there ......" As soon as Empress Changsun's words fell, Li Xiu couldn't help but speak, after all, Xin'er is a princess, how can there be a reason for a princess of a country to be raised by outsiders.
"Don't worry, I have convinced Your Majesty just now that he has no time to take care of the child, although there are nurses and female officials in the palace, but they can't replace their mothers, so I hope that the third sister will replace me, so that when Xin'er grows up, he will not have the love of his mother." Empress Eldest Sun said with a feeble smile to Li Xiu at this time. She is a very decisive woman, and during this period of soberness, she has completely sorted out her future.
"Good! I don't have a daughter in the first place, and Xin'er will be my daughter from now on! Princess Pingyang said with a firm expression at this time, since it was the last wish of the eldest grandson queen before her death, she naturally would not refuse, not to mention that she had always wanted a daughter, but unfortunately she couldn't get her wish, and Li Luo was about the same age as Xin'er, just enough to be a playmate.
"With the words of the third sister, I am relieved!" Seeing Princess Pingyang agree, Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but show a reassuring smile and said, the youngest daughter has always been her biggest concern, and now she can finally rest assured.
As soon as Empress Changsun's words came out, even Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a sour nose, and tears almost poured out, maybe only maternal love can make people see through life and death, and it can also make a weak woman behave so calmly in the face of life and death.
Although the eldest grandson queen is not in good spirits, she still fights her spirits and tells some of the situations of several children, such as Li Zhi's personality is a little introverted, and he should be encouraged to have more contact with people, his son's health is not good, he should exercise more and eat more, and Xin'er likes to kick the quilt when he sleeps, etc., although these Pingyang princesses all know, but every time the eldest grandson queen says one, she repeats one to reassure the other party.
In the end, Empress Changsun's spirit was already very sluggish, Li Xiuhe hurriedly persuaded her to take a rest, but Empress Changsun shook her head weakly, and then said to him: "Don Ma, you are not only Your Majesty's most trusted minister, but also Your Majesty's best friend, so I hope you can remind Your Majesty more in the future, so that he will not only care about government affairs and his body." ”
"Don't worry, the queen, I will definitely remind Your Majesty in the future!" Li Xiu also hurriedly replied at this time.
"Cheng Qian......" Empress Changsun suddenly mentioned Li Chengqian at this time, but a little sad look flashed on her face, and only after a moment did she speak again, "Although I fell ill in the East Palace this time, I don't blame Cheng Qian, I have already persuaded Your Majesty just now, but I am worried that Cheng Qian will blame himself too much, the concubine is Cheng Qian's husband, so I want to ask you to enlighten him more in the future!" ”
"I know, I will definitely persuade him over there!" Li Xiu also said very solemnly at this time, he had seen that Li Chengqian's mood had some problems before, but it was not the time to persuade him, so he could only find an opportunity to persuade him in the future.
Hearing Li Xiu's words, Empress Eldest Sun finally showed a somewhat relieved smile, and then he looked at Princess Pingyang again, as if he had something to say, but he opened his mouth several times but didn't say it, and finally just sighed and said: "Okay, the rest is nothing, I want to say a few more words to Your Majesty!" ”