Chapter I
"Brother Huang, I'm afraid."
Xiang Nianrong tightly grasped the corner of Xiang Nianyu's clothes and tiptoed behind him.
Xiang Nianyu walked in front with a lantern, looked back at Nianrong from time to time, and was relieved, "It's coming soon, it's okay, there is a royal brother here." ”
Xiang Nianrong looked at the shadows of the trees, the mottled black spots, and from time to time there were one or two strange cries in his ears, like the sound of the wind, but also like a ghost's cry, his hair stood on end, and he had goosebumps all over his body.
Swallowing his saliva, he made a "hmm" sound, "Brother Huang, is your queen mother really here?" ”
Xiang Nianyu was slightly stunned, gritted his teeth, and his gaze became firm, "Yes, it must be here, Nianrong hasn't seen the queen mother for a long time, and misses the queen mother very much?" ”
"But... But Nian Rong was afraid. Xiang Nianrong trembled, "But... Nian Rong misses the queen mother, brother Huang, why is the queen mother here? Why not at Changle Palace? ”
Xiang Nianyu paused, looked back and touched Xiang Nianrong's head, "Father, the queen mother is sick and needs to recuperate." ”
"What is the disease of the queen mother? How could Nian Rong not know? Xiang Nianrong looked up suspiciously.
"Brother Huang doesn't know." Xiang Nianyu's voice was full of loss, "So let's go see the queen mother, okay?" ”
"Hmm!" Xiang Nianrong nodded heavily.
Xiang Nianyu smiled, took Xiang Nianrong's hand and continued to walk forward.
There is a floor in front, exquisite and gorgeous, towering into the clouds, from the top of the climb and look, you can look at the whole palace, and even Chang'an Lane, but it is located in a remote area, in a corner of the palace, no one comes over on weekdays, and over time. It is also deserted, like a cold palace.
And their queen mother is in this cold palace, a few days ago, they were still playing the piano and singing, suddenly, the Changle Palace was empty, the father became gloomy, and the queen mother was gone.
Later, he heard in the conversation of the eunuch that the queen mother was sick, and no one saw her, and she became a prisoner of this jade building. He didn't believe it, so be sure to come and have a look.
The whirring cold wind blew, Xiang Nianyu shivered, his thin body couldn't bear the whistling wind, and coughed a few times.
Xiang Nianrong suddenly became anxious, "Imperial brother, imperial brother." He patted his back slightly, "Are you alright?" But it's sick again? Why don't we go back? ”
Xiang Nianyu's body and bones are not good, it is the fetal poison in the mother's womb, these years, the father and the queen mother have been looking for a cure everywhere, but they can't do anything, the woman who claims to be more powerful than the divine doctor, can't be cured, this is fate.
Xiang Nianrong didn't know what life was, but when she saw Xiang Nianyu coughing, she felt uncomfortable, for fear that the imperial brother would leave her. In this deep palace, the father and the emperor only have the queen mother, and she only has the imperial brother. The father and the emperor don't want the queen mother, will the royal brother not want her either?
She didn't dare to think about it.
"Nope." Xiang Nianyu refused and shook Xiang Nianrong's hand, "Isn't Nianrong missing the queen mother?" The queen mother is in the jade building in front, and Nianrong will be able to see the queen mother soon. ”
"But..."Xiang Nianrong hesitated for a moment, "Father won't let us go to the Jade Tower, if he knows, he will lose his temper." ”
Recently, my father has become very terrible, and she has a dark face at every turn, and she cried to find her mother, but her father lost his temper and even locked her in the palace and did not give her food. That was the first time her father was angry at her.
"It's fine."
Xiang Nianyu resisted the urge to cough and shudder, and held Nianrong in his arms, at the age of seven, a dragon and phoenix, Nianrong was half a head shorter than Nianyu, but much healthier than Nianyu, and looked cute and cute.
"Let's go quietly, my father won't know."
Xiang Nianrong looked up at the cloudy moon and nodded, "Then let's go quickly, don't be discovered by our father." ”
"Okay." Xiang Nianyu smiled.
After walking some more distance, he crept upstairs, avoiding the hurried night watchman, bypassing the guards who were dozing in front of the building.
Climb all the way to the top floor, the view brightens, the visual range also increases, the floor is empty, there is no extra decoration, the windows around are open, sprinkled with moonlight, illuminating the dark floor.
In the middle of the house sat a woman, her long hair splashed with ink scattered haphazardly, and there was a bed not far behind her, and there was no one beside her.
"Queen Mother!" Xiang Nianrong was the first to react and ran over.
The woman who was sitting paralyzed raised her head slightly, and there was a reaction, and under the moonlight, it was a cold, dazed and painful face, looking at the girl who was running towards her in a daze.
After a brief shock, a little tenderness appeared in his eyebrows, and a cold face softened, with a shallow smile, becoming lively.
"Queen Mother, I miss you!" Xiang Nianrong arched into the woman's arms.
Hua Rong gently stroked Xiang Nianrong's head, "The queen mother misses you too." What are you doing here? ”
"Brother Huang brought me here." Xiang Nianrong had no scruples, "Why is the queen mother here?" The queen mother outside had a serious illness, is it serious? Nian Rong really misses the queen mother. ”
Hua Rong hugged Xiang Nianrong, "It's okay, the queen mother is fine." Then he looked at Xiang Nianyu, who was standing at the stairs, and beckoned to him, "Nianyu, come here." ”
"The Queen Mother." Xiang Nianyu walked to the front and saluted.
Hua Rong was serious, "Don't bring your sister over in the future." ”
"Queen Mother!" Xiang Nianyu frowned, very puzzled by Hua Rong's request, "Why is the queen mother here?!" But because of the father? What happened between the queen mother and the emperor? ”
Hua Rong's eyes froze, and she was a little dodgy. "This is a big deal, don't ask, child."
"Nian Yu is no longer a child! Master Nianyu can already take charge of himself! Xiang Nianyu was a little irritable, "Queen Mother! What the hell is going on?! Why is it suddenly different? But it's because of that dead talk about Xiang Ziyu?! ”
"Nian Yu!" Hua Rong scolded angrily. "He's your uncle! Don't be rude! ”
"What uncle?" Xiang Nianyu sneered, "It's just a dead person!" ”
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Hua Rong straightened up abruptly and slapped Xiang Nianyu.
The sound of "pop" was extremely loud and harsh in the silent attic.
Xiang Nianrong, who was shrunk in Hua Rong's arms, was stunned and became at a loss for a while. Don't dare to squeak.
Xiang Nianyu looked at Hua Rong in disbelief, his queen mother, who had always doted on them and loved them, actually beat him, and it was still for a man who had been dead for many years!
"Nian Yu..."Hua Rong panicked, her palms were slightly numb, "The queen mother didn't mean to... It wasn't meant to be..."
Looking at the anthurium marks that appeared on Xiang Nianyu's fair face, Hua Rong's eyes suddenly turned red, and she reached out tremblingly to touch Xiang Nianyu's cheeks.
was slapped off by Xiang Nianyu, "Queen Mother... You beat me for a dead man? You've never hit me! Never! ”
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry. With tears in her eyes, sorrow erupted from her face.