In the autumn of the second year of Kang'an, the Queen Mother fell ill. After lingering on the sick bed for a long time, she finally no longer had the ability to draw or write, and only occasionally asked the palace people to carry the sedan chair to take her to the imperial garden for a walk.

On this day, the wind and the sun were beautiful, the Queen Mother slept on the couch in the courtyard, and in the hazy room, there were bursts of music in her ears, which was very festive and lively.

"Is there a happy event in the palace?" She asked suddenly.

The grandmother next to her said: "Queen Mother, it is Princess Zhaohua who is married."

The Queen Mother was stunned when she heard the news and said, "Zhaohua? Who's family to marry? ”

"It's the prime minister today."

"Prime Minister, Zhou Wenlian?"

"It's him." Mama replied: "Originally, it was said that Princess Zhaohua wanted to go to Yiguo and kiss, but the emperor was reluctant, and the princess and the prime minister were in love, so they promised it to the prime minister."

"It's the prime minister again, and it's the colt again. The two identities are combined, and the emperor really values him. ”

"Yes, I heard that Prime Minister Zhou Cheng is a big celebrity in the eyes of the emperor now! With the assistance of Prime Minister Zhou Cheng, I heard that not only has a lot of talents gathered, but also has a good relationship with the surrounding small countries. ”

"So much is going on outside...... she muttered sadly, but unfortunately it all had nothing to do with him, the queen mother.

Mu Changhan didn't marry Zhaohua after all, he really didn't like her.

The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyes.

The weather is getting colder, and the Queen Mother's illness is getting worse and worse.

The emperor often came to see her with his newly-married queen, but she refused to open her eyes anyway, and whenever they came, she only pretended to be sleeping.

Mu Changhan said silently beside her bedside: "Queen Mother, your son really can't be white, you have become the queen mother, and your son has not treated you harshly, why do you still want to be like this?" What knot in your heart can't be untied? The father and the emperor have passed away, and the son has also become the emperor, isn't your purpose always to let your son be the emperor, these wishes have been fulfilled, the past has passed so long, why do you still have to live with yourself? ”

The Queen Mother, who had been holding her eyelids motionless, finally turned her head towards her and looked at him with tears in her eyes.

The Queen Mother hadn't given him such a response for a long time, Mu Changhan's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, if you have anything, just say it."

The Queen Mother said: "But I don't know why I still have trouble with myself." If you can't understand it, then I can't explain it, the emperor is busy with government affairs, so don't work hard for me, an old woman. ”

Why this is happening, she actually knows it in her heart, but it doesn't make any sense to say it now.

She didn't want to tell her son that she hated the people of the Mu family, hated the emperor even more, hated her own background, and hated everything in this world. Because she tried her best to fight for what she wanted, but in the end, she lost all the games and gained nothing.

She often thought: "If I were not the daughter of the Luan family, would the emperor have more pity on me?" Does he dislike me as a person, or does he have a background in me? ”

This is already an unanswered question, in the first month of the third year of Kang'an, after the New Year, there was a heavy snowfall.

Heavy snow fell for three days in a row, and most of the country was knee-deep.

It was rare for Mu to see such a big snow, and Empress Dowager Luan closed her eyes forever on such a snowy day.

Fortunately, the sky soon cleared, and the cold melted before it could condense into ice.

The heavens and the earth seemed to have been washed hard, the sky became cloudy, the sun became warm, and the air was wet and cool, and the smell of earth was cool.

Those who died died with their own secrets, and those who are alive will live their lives well.