This trip has been going for more than a month, and when I walked, I was full of autumn colors along the way, and when I came back, the capital was covered with light snow.

The news of the fall of King An and the Northern Barbarian envoys, as well as Gu Nian's poisoning, and the news of King Changqing's rebellion have long spread all over the streets and alleys.

The civil and military officials had already arrived at the gate of the city, and those who had official positions needed to enter the palace, and the female dependents dispersed at the gate of the palace to return to the palace.

Gu Nian went to the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion to pick up Xu'er.

As the saying goes, if you don't see each other for a day, although this phrase is weird to use here, it can express Gu Nian's miss for Xu'er.

Even if Gu Nian was poisoned, after waking up, she still couldn't stop her from missing Xu'er.

Every morning and evening, someone will write down Xu'er's daily routine and what she has done from Beijing on a piece of paper and send it to her for a look.

Knowing that Xu'er was very good, he put his mind at ease.

This is the first time that Gu Nian has been separated from him for so long since Xu Er was born.

Although Xiao Yue entered the palace with the emperor, he left quickly, and Gu Nian's carriage was only halfway through, so he rode a horse to catch up, and then got into the carriage and sat with Gu Nian.

Gu Nian couldn't help but look at it again and again, since she woke up from poisoning, Xiao Yue hated to stick to her for twelve hours, but it felt good like this.

When she arrived at the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion, the eldest princess of the protector was already waiting with Xu'er.

As soon as Xu Er saw Gu Nian, she couldn't hold back any longer, and directly opened her legs and rushed over.

"Daddy, mother."

Xu Er stepped over the high threshold, smiling, and rushed towards the two.

Gu Nian couldn't care about Xiao Yuezheng looking at her on the side, dropped him, picked up his skirt, rushed up, took his son into his arms, hugged him tightly, and then kissed Xu Er's face like raindrops.

When she was in a coma, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to see Xu'er, she had to think that she couldn't wake up, and it was Xu'er who made her firm.

Xu Er was kissed by Gu Nian several times, and she was happy in her heart, but she secretly looked at her father on the side, and when she saw him walking over calmly, she suddenly felt slightly ashamed.

Gu Nian was about to kiss her, but Xu'er dodged and stomped on her, hugged her neck, and said in a low voice, "Mother, Daddy is watching......"

Gu Nian was having mixed feelings in his heart at the moment, turned his head, and saw Xiao Yue slowly walking towards this side, so he let go of his son.

Xu Er walked in front of Xiao Yue, as usual, and wanted to salute him in a proper manner, and before he knelt down, Xiao Yue stretched out his arms, hugged him into his arms, and hugged him tightly.

I don't know if it's Xu'er, even Gu Nian, and I feel a little surprised.

It can't be said that Xiao Yue doesn't love Xu'er, he really loves Xu'er, and he used to play the role of a father in front of Xu'er, so he can't help but be a little restrained and strict.

Today, it's the second time, and the last time he came back from the expedition, he also hugged Xu'er like this.

I only heard Xiao Yue say to Xu'er, "You are getting older, you can no longer rush into your mother's arms like just now, you know?" What if your mother is not feeling well? Aren't you going to be knocked down? ”

"You are a man, you have to protect your mother well."

When Gu Nian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, but his heart became uncomfortable.

Ever since she knew that there was still turmoil on the border and the clan on the side of the palace, she knew that Xiao Yue was definitely going to go on a campaign, and she tried her best not to think about it, but she also knew that the day of separation would still come.

Although the eldest princess of the protectorate did not go to the palace, she still heard the news of the war, and she was also worried, but she did not show it, but laughed happily on the side.

When everyone settled down, Gu Nian told some interesting stories in the palace to the eldest princess of the protectorate, and inevitably mentioned the poisoning.

The eldest princess of the Protectorate suddenly had red eyes, tears came out, she patted Gu Nian and said angrily, "You kid, you don't tell me if something so big happens."

Are you trying to make your grandmother feel distressed to death? ”

Gu Nian saw that the eldest princess of the protector was crying, and she cried again.

She knew that her grandmother couldn't let go of her in her life, which was probably a kind of empathy, transferring her love for her daughter who died early to her granddaughter.

"Grandmother, Nian Nian is fine now, the poison is not bad, really, don't you see that I am standing in front of you properly?" Gu Nian comforted.

The eldest princess wiped her tears, "Your lips are white like this, are you still good?" Who the hell is it? Who poisoned it? Do you this? Gu Nian glanced at Xiao Yue, "On the surface, it was the hand of the eunuch next to King An, but King An called Tianqu and said that it had nothing to do with him." ”

"What murderer would say he's a murderer? It's not him, and it's inseparable from him. The cold voice of the eldest princess of the protector was filled with cold killing intent.

was a kind old lady who was worried about her granddaughter, but in a blink of an eye, the aura on her body became cold, which reminded people of the royal princess who grew up with the first emperor and ascended to the throne.

"Whether it's him or not, I won't let him go, if you want to blame, blame him for not being strict." The eldest princess of the Protector Country gritted her teeth and said, and at the same time glanced at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue nodded as if he was nothing.

After staying for half an hour, seeing that it was not early, Gu Nian got up and left with Xiao Yue with the child.

"Your Highness." The eldest princess of the protectorate stood at the door and watched the family of three leave, and Mama Su stepped forward to help her walk into the house.

The eldest princess of the Protectorate patted Mama Su's hand, "You go and call Anniversary in, I want to tell him something." ”

The November day was not cold to the bone, but Mama Su felt cold for no reason, she knew that the eldest princess of the country was angry.

The dragon has reverse scales, and the cousin girl is the reverse scale of His Royal Highness, which cannot be touched by others.

The eldest princess stroked the robe on her body, "I've lived for so many years, and I've lived enough, I miss Ah Li and the horse a lot, but for the sake of missing it, I can't go."

Back then, I desperately protected the first emperor and let him ascend the throne, who would have thought that he would also go early and let Xiao Yi sit on the throne for so many years.

It's not that I don't feel it, although I live in Jinling, but in the early years, the first emperor didn't forget me for a moment, and whatever was good, he would be sent to Jinling quickly.

Later, it suddenly faded, and I thought that he also had the suspicion of the emperor, but in fact, he was no longer him.

I have lived until now, and the most precious thing is Niannian, King An, who dared to do such a thing.

Let the anniversary find out what is going on, if there is any involvement, no one can be spared. ”

The eldest princess coughed a few times, and Mama Su hurriedly brought a cup of honey water to her.

"No need." The eldest princess of the protector pushed away her life and said lightly, "This palace is fine, I will let those people get the punishment they deserve." ”

Although there was no cold killing intent, Mama Su's hands were all over her, and the cup of honey splashed a few drops on the back of her hand, and finally slipped into the carpet and disappeared.

……

On the third day after returning to the capital from the palace, the emperor issued a holy decree and named Xiao Yue as the general of the Southern Expedition, leading the imperial army and horses to meet the rebel team of King Changqing.

At the same time, Gu Shi'an, the king of Su, led the remaining soldiers and horses of the imperial court to the frontier, and together with the general of Zhenbei, to prevent the Beiban and other grassland tribes from attacking the border while the court was in turmoil.

He also sealed several generals of the imperial court in Beijing, and asked them to gather soldiers and horses from all walks of life as backup to block the enemy.

Just when King Changqing was marching all the way to the capital, the emperor took out the posthumous notice of the first emperor and gave the four princes who died in Huangjue Temple, not only the four princes, but also his former wives and concubines were killed together, and none was left.

At that time, when Liu Qingshan carried out his will, he couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, since the Huangjue Temple is a fake......

The four princes of Huangjue Temple have long been a fake, and it is not interesting to kill fakes, as for his wife and concubine, such a man will not leave a way for his former wife and concubine to survive even if he ascends the throne.

The emperor looked at Xiao Yue, who was standing at the head of the body, with his hands behind his back, and his eyes looked at the sky outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, "As long as I say it's true, if I kill him in front of the world, naturally some people will believe it." ”

Now no one knows where the four princes are, instead of waiting passively like this, it is better to take the initiative, the rebellion of the Evergreen King, who can say that it has nothing to do with the four princes?

Liu Qingshan understood and said, "The minister will do it immediately." ”

"All the people around the four princes, regardless of their identity, are all Ling Chi." Xiao Yue added.

At the beginning, the four princes were imprisoned in Huangjue Temple, and all the people in the Four Princes' Mansion were sent to Huangjue Temple to wait for him, some of them really went to serve, and some of them were secretly dealt with.

Those who are waiting for them also have no useful news at all, and as for the four princesses, they have long been favored by the four princes.

Just look at the maid named Rong Yue next to him when the fourth prince fled, and if he didn't bring the four princesses, it can be seen that he really didn't put the four princesses on his body.

The beheading documents of the four princes' families were pasted all over the capital, and the overwhelming news was all because the four princes were disrespectful to the first emperor back then, and then they didn't practice well in Huangjue Temple, but cursed the first emperor all day long, and the current emperor.

At this moment, the fourth prince was coughing desperately in a small courtyard, and after listening to the report of the person in the dark, he laughed softly,

"The emperor and Xiao Yue are in a hurry, now it can be said that there is wolf smoke everywhere, and they are doing this just to prevent me from standing in front of people with the help of the matter of the Evergreen King."

The emperor and Xiao Yue want to fight quickly, which is what he wants to see, but the time is not yet ripe for him to come forward, so he has to wait.

The figure in the darkness said, "The princess and the people in the palace are going to be beheaded, do you want to ......?"

"Leave those people alone." The fourth prince said lightly, then looked up at the person who reported the news, and said, "Those who have achieved great things, regardless of modesty, the princess is important, but we don't have many manpower, and the lives of these people are even more important.

It's an honor for them to die for me. ”

The man in the darkness bowed down and said, "For the great cause of the prince, everyone will not hesitate to fight for this life." ”

The four princes laughed with satisfaction, when he first came out, he had already predicted the fate of the four princes and concubines, and if they died, they would die, what is the difference between the so-called wives and concubines and slaves and strangers on the road?

After all the people in the Four Princes' Mansion were beheaded, Xiao Yue set off with the army of the imperial court, and the King of Evergreen is now recruiting troops in Jiangnan, and is also trying to split the territory of Dongli and control Jiangnan in his hands, Jiangnan is rich enough to support the army on the side of the Qing monarch.

In the capital, Xiao Yueshuai's army went directly to the south of the Yangtze River.

On the third day after the New Year, the imperial court received news from Xiao Yue, ten days ago, Xiao Yue led the army and broke the team of the Evergreen King, but the Evergreen King fled to the northwest, in order not to give the other party a chance to regroup, Xiao Yue took advantage of the victory to pursue, preparing to capture the Evergreen King alive, in order to prevent future troubles.

The war has entered a critical period.

Gu Shi'an, who was stationed in the north, also blocked a small group of Northern barbarian troops harassing the border.

In the capital, this New Year is a bit tasteless.

Every day, news of the war ahead, although a palace banquet was held in the palace on the New Year, it was not celebrated, not even singing and dancing, but everyone gathered together for a dinner.

However, the dinner party is also a meal with no festive atmosphere at all, this is the case in the palace, and the same is true for the high-ranking families outside the palace.

Probably, the happiest are the common people, the war is far away, and their lives have not been affected.

When the good news of Xiao Yue, Gu Shi'an and several other generals came, everyone in the palace laughed when they saw the emperor smiling.

When the Lantern Festival arrived, the emperor saw that everyone was not doing well when he saw Chinese New Year's Eve, so he prepared for the Lantern Festival and celebrated it well.

Inside and outside the palace, there are lanterns hanging everywhere, not only that, but also set up a lantern riddle meeting outside the palace, regardless of the common people, high-ranking families, can participate, and on the day of the Lantern Festival, there is no curfew.

……

Since King An was hit by an arrow in the paddock and injured the root of his thigh, at first, he thought that he was injured and had no strength, no matter how the maids serving around him took the opportunity to tease, he did not react.

It's just that as his body gradually improved, he still didn't react, so he felt bad, and summoned the imperial doctor who treated him at that time, and under coercion, he knew that he could no longer show his majesty as before.

Not only that, but the emperor also knew that he was injured inhumanely, and King An couldn't believe that it was true.

But he really couldn't be the same anymore.

He couldn't accept what was happening to him.

Did he think he was having a nightmare? Just wake up? He's still the same person.

He also has the opportunity to sit on the throne of the crown prince, and in the future, he can also have these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

But no matter how much he pinched himself, he only felt pain, and the facts remained the truth.

He was disqualified from being a man forever.

He could have walked around the ground, but because of the news, he lay in bed like a living dead for three days, and the people who served him saw that he did not eat or drink, and feared that something would happen to him, and reported it to the palace.

When Empress Jiang heard about it, she cried in front of the emperor and asked her to go outside the palace to see King An.

In the end, King An was the emperor's child, and the emperor couldn't bear it, so he agreed to Queen Jiang to visit King An outside the palace.

When Empress Jiang arrived at the palace, she looked at King An's bed, and was frightened stupid by his appearance of being more breathless than a dead man, and hurriedly rushed to the bed to comfort him incoherently, "Rui'er, what's wrong with you?" Don't scare the queen mother. What do you want, how can the queen mother live? ”

King An didn't touch it, his eyelids didn't move, he had no chance with that position, and he couldn't numb himself.

What is the meaning of his life? Will you bow down to someone else in the future? It's better to die.

Seeing that he didn't move, Queen Jiang was even more afraid, she only knew that King An didn't eat or drink, as if he had been hit, and she didn't know why he became like this.

She tried to comfort him, and said, "By the way, don't you like that rhyme?" The queen mother sent Yun'er back to serve you, the child in her womb has been in her belly for several months, and when the time comes to give birth to a son, you will be a father. ”

About to say Yun'er, Queen Jiang saw that King An's eyes finally rolled, and finally looked at her, her lips moved, and she asked in an angry voice,

"Yun'er is pregnant with a son?"

Empress Jiang struggled to recognize it, and immediately nodded vigorously, "That's right, no matter what happens to you, as long as you want anything, the queen mother will get it for you, and if you want Yun'er to come back, the queen mother will send her back." ”

There was a light in King An's eyes, and he struggled to open and close his lips, squeezing out a hoarse voice,

"Quick, queen mother, send Yun'er back, and the child will watch the child in her womb be born."

King An finally had the spirit and stopped dying, which was good news, but Queen Jiang couldn't be happy.

Yun'er was locked up by her at the beginning, and she was originally going to be disposed of, who knew that she was pregnant, after all, this was King An's first child, Queen Jiang wanted to wait for her to give birth and go to her mother to keep her son.

She already hated Yun'er, even if Yun'er was pregnant with her son's child. also ignores Yun'er, except for guaranteeing that Yun'er can give birth to a child, she doesn't care about how the other palace people treat Yun'er.

Not to mention knowing whether Yun'er is a man or a woman in her belly.

Right now, King An is obviously happy to hear that Yun'er is pregnant with a boy, what should I do when Yun'er gives birth to a baby girl?

However, if you can give birth to the first one, you can give birth to the second, give birth to a few more, and you can always give birth to a son, and besides, in addition to Yun'er, there are other wives and concubines, who can always help King An give birth to a boy.

She stabilized her mind and told Mama Zhang beside her to go to the palace to pick up Yun'er.

King An hurriedly struggled to get up, he said, "I want to eat, I want to freshen, I want to change clothes, the queen mother, my son hasn't seen Yun'er for a long time, I can't let her see me like this." ”

As long as King An can cheer up, no matter what the reason is, Queen Jiang will naturally agree a hundred times, and immediately let people come forward to wait for King An to get up.

In the kitchen, chicken porridge was boiled, and digestible snacks were made, and the original unkempt hair was neatly combed, and the clothes were changed to the brightest colors.

After everything was completed, King An and Queen Jiang sat on the kang and waited for Yun'er to leave the palace.

Empress Jiang looked at King An cautiously and asked, "You kid, you scared the queen mother to death, what is it that makes you so decadent?" Don't want your life? ”

King An glanced at Empress Jiang, his eyes rolled, and his mind was spinning quickly, when his father banned his inhumane news, very few people knew about it, even the queen mother and the imperial grandmother didn't know.

He naturally couldn't tell the truth to Queen Jiang at this time, he pursed his lips and said, "It's nothing, but Erchen wants to go wrong, and the wound on his body hurts, so he wants to break the jar and break it, Queen Mother, it's Erchen's fault, it makes you worry, Erchen promises, it won't be like this again in the future." ”

Empress Jiang looked at King An with relief, and choked up, "You can't do this in the future, you are the lifeblood of the queen mother, you can't have an accident." ”

The mother and son talked a lot happily, and after waiting for a long time, they didn't see Mama Zhang send Yun'er over.

King An couldn't sit down on the kang anymore, and he said unhappily, "Queen Mother, what are the people around you doing, why haven't you come for so long?" Isn't something wrong? ”

Empress Jiang was also very strange, however, she still comforted King An, "It's a bit of a road to you in the palace, Yun'er has a big belly, and the people who are about to catch the car are careful, so slow down, you sit down first, don't worry." ”

King An thought about it, it should be like this, and sat down again.

After another tea time, Yun'er was still missing, King An couldn't sit still anymore, he got up and said, "No, I'm going to the door to greet you." ”

The child in Yun'er's belly is his last hope, and he can't help but be nervous.

Queen Jiang still wants to stop King An, she doesn't want King An to give Yun'er such a big face, she always remembers that Princess An is her niece.

It is already a blessing for Yun'er to give birth to a child.

Wang An shook off her hand and was about to go out, when there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside, King An's eyes lit up and he looked at Queen Jiang, "Probably they came, why did they go so fast?" How can Yun'er stand it? ”

As soon as the words fell, the door curtain was lifted, and it was a subordinate who came in, and Queen Jiang knew that she was the subordinate who followed Mama Zhang to pick up the person just now.

"Niangniang, Wangye, no, the carriage that picked up Miss Yun'er had an accident, and the horse didn't know what was going on, so he went crazy, scurrying on the street, and finally crashed into the lobby of a restaurant, the car overturned, and Miss Yun'er ......"

"What's wrong with Yun'er?" When King An heard this, he stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the messenger.

"Miss Yun'er was thrown out of the carriage, covered in blood......"

"You...... What did you say...... Throw it out...... It's all blood...... What about the kids? What about children? King An looked at the man with red eyes, and asked through gritted teeth.

The subordinate didn't know how to answer, he fell from the carriage like that, covered in blood, what else could the child do?

But he didn't dare to say it directly, but said, "The man has been carried back, and it is outside." They go slowly, so the little ones come first to report the news......"

King An threw his subordinates on the ground and ran outside.

Empress Jiang also ran out after her, picked up her skirt, and ran out behind regardless of her manners.

As soon as I got out of the yard, I met the person who came back with Yun'er, and I saw Mama Zhang running over with her hair scattered, her body was also covered with blood, and her head was broken, she cried,

"Niangniang, the carriage is not crazy in the morning, it is not crazy in the evening, it is crazy when it is almost in the palace, Miss Yun'er ......"

King An stood there, looking at Yun'er in a coma, his face was gray, his skirt was soaked, and the blood almost blinded his eyes......

He waved those people away and shouted bitterly, "You lowly minions, don't call the imperial doctor, call the best imperial doctor, go quickly." ”

His, child......

King An was already going crazy, but he still held on to the last glimmer of hope.

It's just that this glimmer of hope was ruthlessly shattered after the imperial doctor came.

The child is literally gone!

"Closed ...... Mouth! When King An heard what the imperial physician said, he became furious without warning, and his hope was gone......

He hadn't eaten for days, and he was just supported by that thought, so he looked fine, and he was drained as if he had done his best.

"Get out, get out, get out, I don't want to see anybody, get out."

Empress Jiang was frightened by King An's appearance, she waved off the imperial doctor, and wanted to step forward to appease King An.

King An picked up a teacup and threw it at Queen Jiang, "You get out too, I don't want to see you, if you didn't lock Yun'er up, how could she be like this?" It's all your fault, my child is gone.

My hope is gone......"

Empress Jiang staggered and retreated to the door, but still said, "Yun'er's body may be good to nourish, and she can give birth to you, and you still have a princess and other concubines."

What kind of woman you like, the queen mother will get it for you. “

King An laughed miserably, he collapsed to the ground weakly, and said sarcastically, "Sheng, what do you take?" ”

Empress Jiang didn't understand the meaning of his words, and wanted to comfort her, and suddenly, she looked at King An with wide eyes, "You...... You...... It's not really ......"

"Haha......" King An laughed like crazy, "It's true, I was injured when I was in the paddock, and I will never have children again,

I can't sit on the throne of the crown prince anymore, but it doesn't matter, no matter who takes the throne, you can still be the queen mother in the future. ”

Empress Jiang suddenly collapsed, I don't know if it was too much stimulation, or what, her eyes were dark, but she didn't faint, she just looked like she was ten years old.

She still couldn't believe that King An couldn't be humane anymore, she said incoherently, "Let's find a doctor to treat, the people in the hospital are quacks, no, you definitely won't, we can cure it...... Don't be afraid, the queen mother asked your uncle to find you a doctor. ”

"Queen Mother, wake up, the imperial doctor is the best doctor in the world to enter the palace, they can't be cured, who can cure it?" King An said dejectedly.

Empress Jiang kept wandering, "No, there must be." ”

Suddenly, she said, "You have it in Uncle Jin's mansion, that ghost hand miracle doctor, he must have a way." ”