Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of the fourth watch sounded in the quiet dark night.

Empress Pei was suddenly awakened and opened her eyes.

It's been a long time since she's dreamed of looking at the process.

That night, she had a dream. In a dream, she met thirty-seven-year-old Cheng Wang.

He has a few strands of gray hair on his sideburns, and his handsome face has more vicissitudes and loneliness. But his eyes are still as affectionate and hot as when he was a teenager. He kept calling her name, and she tried to throw herself into his arms.

A gust of wind blew suddenly. She was involuntarily blown away. She watched him run and chase with all his might, watched him call her name pathetic and affectionately, and watched him stop where he was......

Her heart ached, and tears quickly blurred her vision.

Then, she woke up.

A candlestick was left in the bedroom, and the soft light drove away the darkness.

Empress Pei's rapidly heaving chest slowly calmed down. She reached out and quietly wiped the wetness from her face. lest it alarm Emperor Xuanhe beside him.

Since that night of openness and honesty, she has stayed with Emperor Xuanhe. Eclipse the sun and sleep together at night, truly staying together day and night.

The poisoning completely damaged Emperor Xuanhe's already weak dragon body. She was now able to get up slowly, and occasionally move around. Emperor Xuanhe has been bedridden. No matter how much you drink the decoction, it doesn't improve.

Emperor Xuanhe's temper became more and more uncertain, and the imperial doctors and servants who served the sick suffered enough. The princes regained their "happy life" and were reprimanded from time to time. The harem concubines also fully felt what "thunder, rain and dew are all kings"......

She accompanies Emperor Xuanhe every day, and her experience is particularly profound.

Emperor Xuanhe was moody, and when he was good, he was considerate. But he is suspicious and suspicious. As long as she was too silent, or stunned, he suspected that she was missing Cheng Wang, and his eyes became gloomy and unkind when he looked at her.

She had to force herself to restrain all her emotions and face Emperor Xuanhe with the greatest tenderness and patience.

But the most difficult thing in the world to restrain is people's hearts and feelings.

She doesn't think about anything during the day, and when she is alone and awake in the dead of night, she will miss Cheng Wang uncontrollably. I dreamed of him tonight, but this dream was too sad and desolate.

……

The pillow suddenly moved.

Emperor Xuanhe also woke up, and opened his eyes to look at Empress Pei beside him: "Are you having a nightmare?" ”

There are still tears in the corners of Queen Pei's eyes, and she can't hide them if she wants to. She nodded, mumbled.

Emperor Xuanhe stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears for Empress Pei, and asked in a low voice, "What did you dream about?" Why is it so sad? ”

This is a question that must be answered with caution.

Empress Pei let herself show a sad look, and said softly: "Don't dare to hide it from the emperor, the concubine dreamed of the day she left Beijing when she was a child." The concubine's biological mother died early, and there were many concubines in the house, and the concubines were not favored by their parents. The eldest sister doesn't like concubines, and the eldest brother is also very cold to me. ”

"That year, the concubine was only eight years old and almost never left the Pei family's house. Suddenly about to be sent to Lin'an's old house hundreds of miles away from Beijing, I was terrified and cried secretly all night. ”

Emperor Xuanhe never heard her mention her childhood. At this time, when she mentioned it, her cold face softened slightly, and her voice was gentle: "It's all in the past." ”

Empress Pei said softly again: "The concubine has always hated the eldest brother. As soon as the eldest brother died, the resentment in his heart disappeared. In fact, there is no eldest brother, and the concubines do not have the fate to be husband and wife with the emperor. ”

Emperor Xuanhe listened to it and his expression eased a lot.

Empress Pei looked at Emperor Xuanhe and pleaded softly: "Your Majesty, the concubines don't dare to intercede for the Pei family." ”

"Yong'an Hou is bold and reckless in plotting rebellion, and he is innocent of death. Mrs. Yong'an Hou is an accomplice, and it is natural for her to suffer hardships. However, Pei Zhang and Pei Jue are both innocent and have been implicated as the sons of criminal ministers. and went to such desolate places as Lingnan. I heard that there are many natives in Lingnan, and it is not easy to survive. The concubines wanted them to live in peace. ”

Empress Pei had something to say, and Emperor Xuanhe heard a little and looked at her deeply: "The queen can rest assured." With me here, no one dares to touch the Pei family anymore. ”

When the Pei family encountered the "bandits" halfway, Emperor Xuanhe did not strictly investigate and let it go gently. However, Emperor Xuanhe's words also showed his attitude.

Empress Pei's heart was relieved: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Xuanhe hummed casually and stretched out his arm to Empress Pei.

Empress Pei leaned her head over and pillowed his arm, and the two of them rested their heads together.

Emperor Xuanhe was an extremely possessive man. Even if he is weak and can't do anything, he wants Queen Pei to lean on his side like this. She is not allowed to have others in her heart.

After snuggling quietly for a while, Emperor Xuanhe asked coldly: "Do you miss Cheng Jinrong?" ”

Empress Pei's heart sank slightly, and her tone was as soft as ever: "It's a lie to say that you don't want to." However, a pair of children are still young and can't live without her. There are so many imperial doctors in the palace, and it is okay to miss her for the time being. Please also ask the emperor to allow her a few more months of vacation, and when the child is older, he will summon her to the palace! ”

Emperor Xuanhe was quite satisfied with this answer, so he sighed and said no more.

Empress Pei closed her eyes, and Emperor Xuanhe felt tired after saying so many words. The two soon fell into a deep sleep.

……

On the same night, the Pei family on the way to exile couldn't sleep.

It's been two months, and there are more and more trees on both sides of the official road, and they are getting farther and farther away from the capital. The weather was already very hot in June, and more and more people fell ill and suffered from heat stroke every day.

Especially Mrs. Yong'an Hou, who completely hurt her eyes because of crying every night, is now half-blind. He was very sick again, lying on the wooden cart every day, and relied on drinking medicine to survive.

Roughly calculated, there are more than a dozen sick Pei family daughters and children. There are also eight or nine people who can't walk due to heat stroke. If you force yourself to travel, you don't know how many people will die on the way.

Cheng Jinghong has two master and servants, and another medical officer is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground.

Commander Li deliberately slowed down the trip, and asked people to buy a few wooden carts. The children of the Pei family who are sick, or the Pei family who are suffering from heat stroke, can sit on the wooden cart.

Rao is like this, and three died along the way. One is a four-year-old child, and the other two are elderly Pei family daughters.

During the exile, he had to bury his bones in the dense forest next to the official road when he died. This is also considered to be a death from illness, and there will not even be a person who burns paper and graves in the future.

Pei Jue has lived for more than ten years, and has never suffered so many sins and suffered so much. I can barely hold on during the day, but at night, I am extremely tired, but I can't sleep.

He sat on the bed for a long time, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he cried silently.

The door was gently pushed open.

A familiar figure walked in. The person who came reached out and patted Pei Jue's shoulder: "Second brother! ”