King Ning's capital Yingcheng, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, a rich atmosphere, when the lamp is in hand, the street is full of lights, bustling, taking advantage of the good spring, the princes and nobles who return from the suburbs, the carriages and horses of the wealthy family flow endlessly, the cries of the hawkers along the street come and go, and the performance of several jugglers on the street successfully arouses the applause of the onlookers, which is a lively activity.

An inconspicuous teahouse at the corner of the street, the door has been erected to close the sign, but the lights in the private room on the second floor are flickering, and there are four men in black guarding the door, with four words on their fierce faces: Do not approach the living.

"Father-in-law Li, this is a meeting gift from His Royal Highness Qingwang entrusted the villain to his father-in-law, and I hope that my father-in-law will accept it with a smile." Inside the house, a middle-aged man disguised as a wealthy businessman smiled and pushed a stack of thick silver tickets in front of the person sitting opposite, this person was dressed in an ordinary dark green shirt, even in the house, he was wearing a hat, and the lights under the hat were even more dim.

Gonggong Li looked at the face value of the silver ticket, and imperceptibly pinched the thickness of the stack of papers, and put it in his arms with satisfaction, "His Royal Highness Qingwang is polite, since His Royal Highness became a vassal, openly and secretly, the old slave has received a lot of favor from His Royal Highness in the palace, and it is the dignity of the old slave to be able to serve His Highness, and I also ask Steward Xu to go back and thank Your Highness for the old slave." ”

The Royal Highness in the mouth of the two is Xiao Lingpei, the third brother of Emperor Xiao Lingzhen of Ningguo, who was named King Qing and Jiangzhou, and the middle-aged man disguised as a wealthy businessman is Xiao Lingpei's housekeeper Xu Tong, who is sleek, sophisticated and shrewd, and is highly trusted by Xiao Lingpei.

"Obey my father-in-law's orders." Xu Tong saw that the other party was so cooperative, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and the flattery between his words was even stronger, "Although His Royal Highness has a lot of old knowledge in the palace, please forgive me for saying bluntly, His Royal Highness only trusts his father-in-law the most." ”

"Thanks to Steward Xu's kind words in front of His Royal Highness. I don't know if Steward Xu came to Yingcheng this time, what did His Royal Highness order? Seeing that it was too late and he wanted to go back before the palace gate was locked, Gonggong Li stopped greeting and went straight to the point.

"Your Highness has always been concerned about Your Majesty's dragon body, I heard that the Holy Bow has been difficult recently, it is said that some imperial doctors assert that Your Majesty may not survive the New Year, I wonder if this matter is serious?" Xu Tong leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

Gonggong Li was shocked when he heard this: "Now all the affairs in the palace are handled by the master concubine, and it is strictly ordered that this matter must not be spread outside, and only a few imperial doctors and close attendants know about the lack of safety of Your Majesty's dragon body. ”

"Hearing my father-in-law say this, Xu Tong knew in his heart, I rushed back to Jiangzhou overnight to explain this matter to His Royal Highness, if there is any disturbance in the palace, I hope that Father-in-law Li will inform him in time, and His Royal Highness will definitely remember the benefits of his father-in-law." The sound fell and got up, and the two of them each had a ghost child, and hurriedly left from the back door of the teahouse.

At this time, in King Ning's Palace, the palace people were busy and orderly, no different from ordinary people. In the Fanghua Hall where the noble concubine Shi Jing'er lived, there were only a few personal palace maids. Seeing the young emperor who was only in his thirties lying on the bed with a pale face, Xiao Jing'er, the graceful and luxurious, pearl-haired concubine Shi Jing'er's face was full of worry, and she served in front of Xiao Lingzhen's bed for several days, her dignified and beautiful face looked a little haggard.

"Jing'er......" Xiao Lingzhen opened his eyes weakly.

"Your Majesty, you're awake!" Shi Jing'er cried with joy, tears rolling in her eyes.

"I'm tired of you." Xiao Lingzhen raised his thin hand and stroked the white face of the senior concubine, his eyes full of distress.

"Whatever Your Majesty says, this is the duty of the concubine, as long as Your Majesty can get better, the concubine is willing to do anything." Thinking of the happy times of marrying Xiao Lingzhen in the past few years, and then looking at his weak appearance now, how strong Rao is Shi Jing'er is, tears still can't stop falling silently.

"My body, I know it best, this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to get through it." Xiao Lingzhen, as an emperor, sits on the world of Ningguo, and is decisive in killing, but he can't see Shi Jing'er's tears the most, and those drops seem to hit his heart.

He sat up with difficulty under the support of Shi Jing'er, a little panting, "For Ning Guo, I have done my best in this life, and I am worthy of the ancestors of the Xiao clan and the ancestors of the Lie Xiao family, and I am worthy of the thousands of Li people, as for life and death, I have already seen through it, but I really can't rest assured that you and Yingxue are in this deep palace." ”

"Your Majesty......" Shi Jing'er heard these words, and felt great compassion in his heart: "Your Majesty must get better, if God must ruthlessly break us up, Jing'er will definitely follow Your Majesty and never live alone." ”

"Don't do that!" Xiao Lingzhen was anxious in his heart, and he was not angry: "You are the concubine of the court, you should focus on the overall situation, I still have a heavy responsibility to be entrusted to you, not to mention, Yingxue is only five years old, I can't take care of you without you, how can you talk about life and death lightly?" ”

mentioned Xiao Lingzhen's only daughter, Xiao Yingxue, Shi Jing'er was silent, hiding her face and crying.

Looking at Shi Jing'er's appearance, Xiao Lingzhen regretted that his tone was too harsh, so he took her hand and said softly: "Jing'er, don't worry, I won't die for a while, you have to cheer up, next, we still have a lot of things to do." ”

Looking at Xiao Lingzhen's deep eyes and expectant expression, Shi Jing'er nodded tearfully.