Late that night, the dark plum garden welcomed its regulars.

The man with a long figure walked into the pavilion, sat on the stone bench where Bai Riyunqing had sit, and asked the people behind him, "Is there anything wrong with her on the way back to the palace?" ”

The attendant behind him replied: "Prince Min hinted that Chen Da wanted to make Miss Yun suffer some hardships, and Chen Da brought more than a dozen masters to block the way back to the palace for Miss Yun, and was subdued by Miss Yun's guards and then released." ”

A trace of mockery in the man's eyes was hidden in the night, and his mouth was merciless: "Fool." ”

The attendant said again: "The Queen Mother is going to let people go to Qi Zhao's Mansion to say goodbye to Shen Lingyao, Prince Min is waiting for the opportunity to ask Shen Lingyao what he means today, and the latter's attitude is very resistant. ”

The man touched the cold teacup on the stone table, and his face was calm and cold: "The more women who have experienced this kind of thing, the more psychologically they are wary of unfamiliar men, and Prince Min's plan for his daughter is in vain." ”

"Then Shen Lingyao's side, do you want to continue the previous plan?"

When the man thought about it, he said: "Don't worry about it first, an arrogant person like Shen Lingyao, today's life can be said to be worse than death for her, let her suffer for a while." ”

"Yes."

"One more thing." The attendant swept the master's hand rubbing the teacup, "There is progress on the Chu family's side." ”

"That old woman has survived to this day, which is her creation." The man looked at the endless ink outside the pavilion, and his eyebrows showed a rare tenderness: "Take advantage of the darkness at night, let's do it." ”

The cold wind blew the faces of the master and servant in the pavilion, and the dark fragrance floated in the plum garden.

……

The Queen Mother was helped to bed by Mama Chu, and the Queen Mother was about to rest after covering the quilt, when she closed her eyes and remembered something: "By the way, have you sent someone to watch the emperor these days, has his illness improved?" ”

Prince Min has been doing Shen Lingyao's family affairs these days, either coming over in person, or sending someone over, or saying good things with old feelings, or threatening each other with those shady deeds, which disturbed her and made her upset, and she didn't care about her son's illness for several days.

Mama Chu said: "When Imperial Doctor Fu came over today, the slave maid asked, but Imperial Doctor Fu only said that he was still healing, and he didn't say a word on the side. ”

"He is a supporter of the emperor, and he only works for the emperor, so he naturally doesn't tell the truth to the mourning family." The Queen Mother sneered and said: "But what time is it now, the emperor is seriously ill, and the major affairs in the court are handled by the son of that slut, and at this time it is still hidden, and it is not important at all." ”

"Slave maid, look, Concubine Qin's side has been very quiet recently, and she won't let anyone come to our side to inquire about the news, and she won't go out of the palace to find someone to contact King Ning." Mama Chu remembered the news she got during the day, and reminded the Empress Dowager: "The slave maid also heard that Concubine Qin asked people to send away her niece, as if she was going to arrange to go back to the house to marry. ”

The Queen Mother likes to listen to Concubine Qin's disobedience, and she can't suppress her schadenfreude laughter when she listens to it: "The niece raised by her mother's family can't even lower a man, and the girl she sent out can't keep a man's heart, so she has to send people back in a gloomy way, and she actually does something embarrassing, which doesn't make people laugh." ”

The palace maid outside came in with the Queen Mother's beauty soup, and Mama Chu stepped forward to take it, took it to the Queen Mother, scooped it up with a spoon and blew: "Queen Mother, the beauty soup is ready, take it and go to sleep." ”

After she finished speaking, she put down the bed tent and blew out the extra lamps in the dormitory, leaving only the one in front of the queen mother's bed.

The Queen Mother finished drinking the beauty decoction, handed the empty bowl to Mama Chu, who tidied up the corners of the quilt and closed her eyes peacefully.

Mama Chu went out with an empty bowl, and a palace maid outside the hall immediately walked over when she saw her coming out: "Auntie, is the Queen Mother asleep?" ”

The person who spoke was Ah Hua, the youngest daughter of Mama Chu's second sister's family, who has always done things steadily, Mama Chu valued her, and in addition to herself, it was this niece who served by the side of the Empress Dowager Pingsu.

"Hmm." Mama Chu handed her the empty bowl: "After cleaning up, go back to sleep, you are tired after a busy day." ”

“…… Aunt. ”

Mama Chu thumped her sore shoulder, "What's wrong?" ”

Ah Hua pursed the corners of her mouth and slowly shook her head: "It's okay, I just want to remind you that don't be too tired when serving by the Queen Mother's side, you have time to rest." ”

There are few favors in this deep palace, there is a relative by her side, Mama Chu felt a lot more comfortable, and after listening to Ah Hua's words, she felt even more moved, patted the other party's shoulder, and said in a softened tone: "Aunt knows, you go down." ”

Seeing Ah Hua go away, Mama Chu gently pushed the door in, and the queen mother on the bed was breathing smoothly and was already asleep.

Mama Chu has to stay and keep vigil at night, this has been the rule for many years, and there are not many trustworthy people around the Queen Mother, and only when she is on the side can she sleep peacefully.

She walked to the bed and looked at it, and was about to tuck the corners of the quilt for the Queen Mother, when the Queen Mother on the bed suddenly opened her eyes with a low scream.

Mama Chu was taken aback: "Queen Mother? She realized later: "Did the slave wake you up?" ”

The Queen Mother covered her forehead and took a few breaths before speaking: "The mourning family dreamed of Mingli when he was a child. ”

What did Mama Chu think of when she landed, "You mean, the time you asked Your Majesty to go to the Qin Pavilion to invite the first emperor?" ”

"yes." There was an indescribable sadness in the Queen Mother's voice, she helped Mama Chu to sit up, and when she got up, a tear flowed down from the corner of her eye with her movements: "At that time, I was worried about competing with Concubine Qin...... At that time, it was the time when he needed his mother's love, he had a heart disease, and his health was not good, how could the mourning family ......"

The Queen Mother is definitely not careful and thoughtful to her son, Mama Chu knows that the Queen Mother is not a competent mother, but from her standpoint, she has seen all the sufferings and sins that the Queen Mother has suffered, and watched the Queen Mother become a little girl who has never understood the world and has become full of hatred, so it is difficult to accuse the Queen Mother of anything: "Queen Mother, at that time, Concubine Qin was too much, and she was about to blow the pillow wind to let the first emperor change the emperor's heir, you are in a hurry and the severity is excusable, Your Majesty will not not understand." ”

"How old was he at that time, can you not blame the mourning family?" The Queen Mother's mouth was bitter: "No wonder the emperor has been so cold to the mourning family over the years. ”

Mama Chu helped her wipe the tears on her face: "Your Majesty will understand the Queen Mother's distress sooner or later." She said: "It's not early, the Queen Mother should go to bed early." Early in the morning, the slave maid went to Zhengyun Palace to have a look. ”

The Queen Mother followed Mama Chu's strength to lie down again, closed her eyes and said softly: "Tomorrow you go to see, if the emperor wakes up, you go and let someone make his favorite osmanthus cake and send it to him, as well as milk, he loved to drink it when he was a child, and he also loves to add sugar, sweet people are greasy, but he likes this mouthful, and he refuses ......to listen to it no matter how many times the mourning family says."

Sleepiness hit her like a tidal wave, and her voice gradually faded down, and she slowly fell asleep.