Zhao Ye knew earlier that his biological mother's health was not good, but when he thought of his biological mother, he would think of the despicable blood flowing in his veins, and think of the past that he didn't dare to look back, he wanted to completely separate his past self from his current self, so his mother's existence was just reminding him over and over again, those facts that he wanted to choose to forget.

When she arrived at the palace, the queen was standing outside the courtyard of Ning Cairen, and several imperial doctors were busy inside, she was still grounded, and she did not hesitate to disobey the holy decree for this matter, Zhao Ye frowned when she saw this and said: "The queen mother should go back to Fengqi Palace, if this matter is known by the father, it will not be good!" I'll take care of the matter here! ”

"Hongu is measured!" The queen said, "Go and see your mother!" ”

Zhao Ye was stunned at the gate of the courtyard, not knowing whether to step in or not, in the past ten years, he had passed by here many times, but he had never stepped into it once.

"Let's go inside!" The queen patted Zhao Ye on the shoulder and said, "It's been ten years, it's time to meet her!" ”

Zhao Ye pursed his lips and did not speak.

At this time, the imperial doctor came out to report: "It was an old disease, and it was made worse last winter, and he was hollowed out, and now Ning Cairen is back to the light, and the lower officials are also powerless to return to the sky!" ”

Zhao Ye's face stiffened, and he didn't speak with a gloomy face.

The queen asked the imperial doctor to step back and said in Zhao Ye's ear: "Go in and see her for the last time, otherwise there will really be no chance!" ”

Zhao Ye hesitated, but still entered the courtyard.

The palace was full of luxury and opulence, and only the place where he lived with his mother was dilapidated in his memory. The courtyard is still the same as it is in his memory, decayed and old, so suitable for the identity of its owner.

Several palace people knelt at the door and wept, two of them were new faces, and the rest were old faces from ten years ago.

There was a palace maid who had been playing with him since he was a child, and he had forgotten her name, and she crawled in front of him on her knees, crying, "Third prince, you are finally here!" Ning Cairen has been waiting for you, looking forward to seeing you for the last time, and I have been looking forward to it for ten years! ”

Zhao Yan's lips moved slightly, and he entered the room with a gloomy face, the smell of decay and medicine came to his face, and the woman on the hospital bed was already thin and skinny, her face was sallow, her head was gray, and her eyes were deeply sunken. Although the woman in my memory is not very beautiful, she is healthy and kind.

Who is this woman in front of you? Why does it look so strange?

His footsteps stopped in front of the bed, and he looked at the woman on the bed with a familiar and unfamiliar look.

The woman also raised her eyes to look at him, tears of despair and happiness, and her thin and somewhat terrible face flashed a smile of relief, and said hoarsely: "You have grown up, you have grown up so good-looking, so good!" ”

Zhao Ye swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked, "Do you have any other wishes?" ”

"Nope!" The woman shook her head, "I don't have any other wishes to see you once, and I can go with peace of mind knowing that you are doing well!" ”

Zhao Ye let out a long sigh and fell silent, not knowing what to say to his mother who had been separated for ten years.

"What about Su Xuan? How is your relationship? The woman asked, she had never seen her daughter-in-law, she looked behind her son, there was no one else, she was a little disappointed, she wanted to entrust her son to her daughter-in-law!

"She's in the house, she came in a hurry, I didn't have time to call her, we're fine!" Zhao Yan said lightly.

"That's good!" After the woman finished speaking, she closed her eyes peacefully.

Zhao Ye knew that she was about to die, he didn't call the imperial doctor, with her current physical condition, death was just a relief for her.

He couldn't say that he was sad in his heart, and a feeling that he couldn't say was spreading...... Regret, perhaps. He had had many opportunities to see her, but every time he reached the door, he didn't step in, and the only time he stepped in in the past ten years was the last one.

He may have wanted to erase his mother's influence in his life, but now, after really not having a mother, he felt as if he was standing on the vast snow, and he felt like he was standing on the vast snow, with an unprecedented confusion and discomfort.

He didn't take a step forward, didn't try to hold his mother's hand, he just stood straight and watched until his mother's body became stiff and cold.

The queen waited outside for a long time, and when she entered, she looked at Zhao Yan's appearance and sighed softly, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Go back, leave it to the palace here!" ”

"No!" Zhao Yan said, "The queen mother's situation is special now, it's better to go back to Fengqi Palace quickly, and the ministers here will do it!" ”

At this time, the queen's palace maid said: "Niangniang, Concubine Qi is here!" ”

The queen sneered: "She came quickly!" Anyway, now I'm just a nominal queen, and she is still the real person in charge of this harem! In this case, Bengong will go back first, lest she think that Bengong has stolen her limelight! ”

"The son will come to visit the queen mother later!" Zhao Yan clenched his fists and said.

The queen patted Zhao Ye's shoulder distressedly, the two were not biological mother and son, but they had been dependent on each other for the past ten years, approached him and whispered: "There are many people here, come to Fengfengqi Palace later, and our mother and son will talk well!" ”

"Yes!"

The queen left, and after a while, Concubine Qi arrived, and hurriedly asked the imperial doctor about the situation, and the imperial doctor confirmed that Ning Cairen had died.

Qi Guifei looked at this poor woman who was almost forgotten by the whole palace, sighed softly, walked to Zhao Ye's side and said, "The Three Princes' Day is a good change!" This palace will take care of the aftermath of Ning Cairen! ”

"Thank you, Niang!" Zhao Ye clenched his fists and said lightly, "Since Niangniang is here, then Erchen is also relieved, and Erchen will retire first!" ”

"Hmm!" Qi Guifei nodded lightly.

Zhao Ye left quickly, and Concubine Qi's palace maid said suspiciously: "It's all Ning Caicai who is the biological mother of the third prince, but why does the appearance of the third prince look so indifferent?" ”

"Everyone has their own difficulties!" Qi Guifei said, "If someone else doesn't look sad on his face, he may not be sad in his heart, and some people look sad on his face, but he may not be really sad in his heart!" ”

After Zhao Ye left, he sent away all the people who followed him, and his mind went around the palace blankly, and he came to Fengqi Palace unconsciously.

When he entered, the queen seemed to know that he would definitely come, so she had already prepared the wine and food, and comforted her softly: "Eat something, drink some wine, and sleep well, everything will pass!" ”

The third prince didn't eat, just picked up the wine jug and poured a few sips, and a little sadness gradually appeared on his cold face, only when there were no outsiders, he could express his emotions so unscrupulously.

He fell on the queen's lap and said sullenly: "Queen Mother, I don't have a mother anymore!" ”

The queen patted his back comfortingly, gently stroked his black hair, and said softly: "The queen mother knows, the queen mother knows!" ”

Zhao Yan slowly raised his head and looked at the queen's loving appearance, but he hugged her in his arms and said almost cruelly: "You can't leave me!" You won't leave me! ”

The queen was a little stunned, and smiled helplessly: "I will always be by your side!" ”

An adult prince can't spend the night in the palace, and Zhao Ye still has to drag his tired body back to his mansion.

Su Xuan didn't fall asleep when he went back, he glanced at him a little timidly, and there were two more worries in his eyes than the previous indifference, which made him feel soft in his heart, he really didn't want much, she just had a corner of him in her heart.

"How's it going?" Su Xuan asked.

"She's dead!" Zhao Ye sat down, looked at the jumping candle flame and said lightly, "Holding on to a breath, just to see me for the last time!" ”

Su Xuan lowered her eyes and said softly: "Festival mourning is changing!" ”

"She'd love to meet you!" Zhao Ye said, "Do you know why I never took you to see her?" Because I can't face her myself, I'm even more afraid that you will look down on me! ”

Su Xuan lowered her eyes and didn't speak, just looked at the shadows above the ground.

"Do you know why it's fighting?" Zhao Ye said leisurely, as if he was saying to Su Xuan, and as if he was talking to himself, "Because my mother was born poor, I have been bullied since I was a child, and I have known since I was a child that if I want to live like a person, I have to climb higher than others!" You always think that I am competitive and value fame and fortune, but the reality tells me that if I don't fight for it, I will only be trampled on the soles of my feet! ”

He said for a while, as if he didn't think it was interesting, and smiled mockingly: "What's the use of me telling you this?" In your eyes, I'm just afraid that everything is wrong, you haven't thought about it from my point of view, only if I regress according to your ideas, it's right, but at this point, whoever retreats will have to die, the reality is so cruel! ”

Zhao Ye didn't want to show his weak emotions in front of Su Xuan, so he left here, but Su Xuan sighed deeply and fell into a long silence.

She tried to understand, but the hatred could not be dissolved. He may have a hard time, but that's not a reason for him to hurt himself! She hated him and was afraid of him, wouldn't it be unfair to herself if she chose to forgive him when he treated her like this?

At the same time, Ning Cairen's death also reached the ears of Emperor Zhou and the Queen Mother, and this forgotten woman was finally remembered. Emperor Zhou posthumously named Ning Cai as Concubine Ning, and the Queen Mother ordered to find some of Concubine Ning's family members and relatives to reward them.

Zhao Ye looked at everything coldly, people are dead, is it useful?

Who is not a pitiful person for the rot and coldness hidden under the imperial power?