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I stood alone under the porch, looking at the stars twinkling in the dark night sky. Obviously it has passed the first month, but the night wind blowing in the face is still like a knife, biting and cold, the wind whimpered like crying, and the cold poured straight into the bottom of my heart, and my heart trembled.

After raising my head for a long time, my neck was a little sore, and I no longer looked up, and when I came back to my senses, I saw Qi Min walking towards me.

"It's so late, why is Niangniang standing here alone, and there is not even a palace person by her side?" he looked at me with some concern.

I struggled and said, "I'm tired, very tired, tired." ”

He said: "Your 'legs' still can't stand for a long time, since you're tired, go back and rest." ”

I smiled at the night sky and said, "I'll ask you to find a way to move the people left by the emperor......"

"Don't worry, I'll do my best. ”

"No," I interrupted faintly, "I was trying to say, no."

He was puzzled: "Why? This method is good, it can make the emperor and the prince have a gap, and the emperor will be suspicious of the prince." ”

"What about the gap? What about suspicion? After all, it is his son, after all, he is the successor he is optimistic about, even if he really sets the emperor up, anyway, the world in the future will be his son's, as you said, just advance the time, what does it matter?"

Qi Min walked up to me and took my hand, and asked softly, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

I burst into tears, the pain and loss in my heart came up irrepressibly, and I turned around and threw myself into his arms and wept bitterly, and he just kept holding me and letting me cry. When I finished crying, he wiped away my tears and said, "What's wrong, tell me." ”

I left his arms, my heart was no longer so 'excited', and I said slowly: "When the prince ascends the throne, I will find a quiet temple to decorate and become a monk. ”

turned his face, saw his stunned eyes, smiled bitterly, and said, "This is Qiheng's last expectation for me." The prince has just expelled my henchmen, and he knows that I have no support, and I am afraid that I will be held accountable by the prince at that time. He will not refute his son for me, nor does he want me to have a chance to rise again and become an enemy of the prince, let alone fall into the hands of the prince. Therefore, I can only stay away from the court and the harem in exchange for peace in the rest of my life. ”

I took a deep breath, my heart aching, and continued: "I know that for him, this is a way to keep me and the prince. I also know that I will never be able to stand more than the crown prince in his heart. But I ...... I still can't help but feel sad. I've tried so hard for so long, but in the end I still have to give in, and no one is sure if the prince will chase after me after I give in. ”

"The prince's 'temperament' is 'gloomy', and he will be revenged, you have caused his mother and concubine to be humiliated three or four times, and even I am not sure if he knows that the death of the king of Luoyang is related to you. But one thing I can be sure of is that even if you become a monk at that time, he will not let you go easily. ”

I didn't speak, he hugged me into his arms again, and said gently but firmly: "Believe me, Auntie, give me some more time, and I will definitely help you achieve your wish." ”

We hugged each other tightly, and there was a dead silence all around, except for the whirring of the wind.

In March, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and in April, the 'flowers' fall silently.

In May, Qi Heng's health gradually improved, and he was able to walk on crutches by himself without the help of others. After the imperial doctor checked the pulse, he said that the emperor recovered very quickly, and as long as it was not long after, it would not be a problem to remove the crutches.

I was amazed at how quickly he recovered, but I was also very relieved that he was getting better, and I thought to myself that at least I didn't have to become a monk too soon.

The weather was fine, so the palace people moved a bamboo couch and put it in the courtyard, Qiheng leaned on it, I sat on the side, and Qimin and Gao were also there. We looked at Yuan Xi and Baoyue, who were chasing and frolicking in the courtyard, and we all had gentle smiles on our faces.

"In two months, it will be hot here, and the emperor will have to move elsewhere? Or shall we go back to Xijing?" I asked casually.

Qiheng thought for a while and said, "Go back to Xijing, how good is it to always let them accompany you." After returning to Xijing, they are in the palace, and they can also enter the palace from time to time to accompany you and Baoyue. ”

"Yes, when the emperor wants to go back, he has to let them prepare. ”

In the end, it was decided to return to Xijing at the end of May, not to enter the East University, but to move directly into the South and live in the South Xun Palace.

The prince led his ministers to greet him, and when he saw Qiheng standing, he couldn't hide his surprise.

"Father...... You, hello so quickly, Erchen is not very happy. Not only was it shocked, but it was also a little scared and lost.

I hooked the corners of my lips mockingly, and Qiheng said: "It is your queen mother who has taken care of it, and I don't thank you for it." ”

The prince looked embarrassed, but in front of so many people, he had no choice but to say, "Yes, Erchen...... The sons and daughters are grateful to their mother and queen. ”

I smiled and said, "I don't dare to take the prince's thanks, these are all things within the responsibility of this palace." ”

Qiheng held my arm and said to the prince: "In the future, you will also honor your mother, you know?"

The prince's face changed several times, and he said, "Yes, the son respects his father's will." ”

I looked at the prince, and then at Qi Heng, and the smile on my lips was obvious. In front of so many people, does Qiheng think that saying this will make the prince honor me in the future?

I don't expect his filial piety, as long as he doesn't act on me too quickly.

Qi Heng and I lived in peace in the Nanxun Temple, and would accompany him for a walk by the dragon pond every day, his 'spirit' was getting better and better, and by the beginning of July, he could walk a few more steps even if he didn't need crutches.

But I didn't expect that on the day of the mid-year festival on July 15, Qiheng was watching me put the river lantern, but suddenly he fell straight down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" the palace people exclaimed in surprise to help him, and I also rushed over in shock, Jiang Shouquan shouted, "Call the Imperial Doctor!"

After a group of people were in a hurry, Qiheng was carried into the Nanxun Palace, and the imperial doctor also rushed over. I waited anxiously outside the curtain, but after the doctor came out, my face was very bad. I asked them how they were, and they all shook their heads and didn't speak.

I looked at Shen Qi, and Shen Qi whispered: "Niangniang, the emperor's illness is menacing this time, you ...... Be ready. ”

I was suddenly in pain, and my feet seemed to be floating, but fortunately, I was supported in time at the 'spring' equinox, so that I would not fall. Stabilizing his mind, he asked weakly, "Why is ......it so sudden this time?" He's almost fine!"

Weichen didn't know, and the emperor's pulse was also a little strange, as if he had weakened all of a sudden. But...... Weichen really can't say clearly, looking at the emperor's situation, the mother is prepared, be careful. ”

His words made me even more suspicious, and he whispered: "You have to do your best to save it, and in addition, find out what is going on." He signaled to the frost and asked her to inform Qi Min, and waited for the frost to go for half an hour before Jiang Shouquan went to Dongda to deliver the news to the prince.