After a long time, Xinrou finally fell asleep with peace of mind, Meng Hongyu gently withdrew his hand, but saw that his right hand had been grabbed by Xinrou and was slightly red. %&*"; He gently brushed away the hair that covered Xinrou's pale little face, pulled up the quilt for her in distress, and then got up and walked out gently.

Just about to leave the room, Xinrou woke up, and when she saw Meng Hongyu wanting to leave, she quickly sat up and asked weakly, "Father, where are you going?" ”

Meng Hongyu turned around and walked back to her bedside, and said softly, "Father saw that you were asleep and wanted you to sleep well for a while." ”

Xinrou hurriedly leaned over and grabbed Meng Hongyu's hand and said, "Father, don't go, accompany Rou'er." Rou'er is afraid that she will never see her father again......" As she spoke, her eyes were red, and the corners of her eyes were filled with tears.

Meng Hongyu gently touched her head and said helplessly: "Silly boy, this is not good, how can you never see your father again?" ”

The tears in Xinrou's eyes were full of tears, and the tears that had been brewing for a long time finally burst out of her eyes: "Last time Rou'er was burned, my father said that I would come to see Rou'er the next day, but Rou'er waited every day, but I didn't see my father come to ......"

Originally! After returning from the Sile Academy that day, Meng Hongyu forgot his "Jiuding words" and never went to the Sile Academy to visit Liu Ruxin and their mother and daughter, so Xinrou came up with this plan again! Today, Meng Hongyu finally came to Sile Courtyard again, how could Xinrou let him leave like this?

Xinrou has already made up her mind, she must let Meng Hongyu stay in Sile Yuan tonight, otherwise, it will be in vain for her efforts! For the sake of her "simple and kind" mother, and for the future happiness of their sisters, she must help her mother regain her grace!

After Xin Rou said it, Meng Hongyu remembered that there was such a thing, and he really forgot! Who knows that my daughter will remember his casual words for so long? It can be seen how much his daughters miss themselves!

Meng Hongyu smiled and comforted her softly: "My father is busy with state affairs, and there will always be things to forget for a while. %&*"; In the future, if Rou'er misses her father, she and Ning'er will go to the imperial study and Qiankun Hall (1) to see her father, right? ”

After listening to Meng Hongyu's words, Xinrou stopped her tears, revealed a shallow pear vortex, and said coquettishly to Meng Hongyu: "Is it okay for my father to stay here at night to have dinner with us?" ”

Meng Hongyu couldn't bear to refuse, nodded and agreed to her: "Okay, my father will stay and dine with Rou'er at night." ”

In the corridor, Liu Ruxin, who had been standing by the door and eavesdropping, smiled......

It was late at night, and the palace maids and eunuchs of Cining Palace had already gone to bed, and only Aunt Shuwen was waiting by the queen mother's bedside.

After drinking the last sip of bitter medicinal juice, the Queen Mother handed the small white jade bowl in her hand to Aunt Shuwen, picked up the Jinpa in her hand and wiped the medicinal juice from the corner of her mouth, and the Queen Mother said faintly: "For so many days, the illness of the mourning family has not improved, it seems that the mourning family is really not good......

"Why did the Queen Mother say something depressing?" Aunt Shu Wen couldn't care about the gift of the master and servant, and hurriedly spoke to stop her from continuing, with a slight helplessness in her tone, "Now you should relax and take good care of your body, Concubine Yao and Concubine Gui Niang will soon add grandchildren to you." ”

Hearing Aunt Shuwen mention this happy thing, the Queen Mother felt a little relieved in her heart, and a smile appeared on her face. Suddenly, she remembered something, and hurriedly asked Aunt Shuwen, "You say, will this Lu Yao come tonight?" ”

Aunt Shuwen stood respectfully beside the bed and replied in a low voice: "The slave has already secretly conveyed your decree to him, and it is estimated that he will not dare not come." ”

"Hey, if he really doesn't come, the mourning family can't complain about him, after all, it's a loyalty to the emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door and Lu Yao's low and hoarse voice: "The lowly Lu Yao is waiting outside the door." I don't know if the Queen Mother came late at night, what is the assignment? ”

Hearing Lu Yao's voice, the Queen Mother was secretly happy in her heart, and hurriedly signaled Aunt Shuwen to open the door.

When she entered the door, the Queen Mother showed a look of kindness and said to Lu Yao kindly: "Lu Yao doesn't need to be polite, come and sit with the mourning family." ”

Aunt Shu Wen hurriedly moved a stool and put it next to the Queen Mother's bed, but Lu Yao didn't dare to accept this big gift, so she hurriedly knelt down and said, "Thank you for the love of the Queen Mother, don't dare to be humble!" ”

Seeing him kneeling down respectfully, the Queen Mother showed a sly smile in her eyes, and she was not in a hurry to let him get up, and said lightly: "Guard Lu has been with the emperor for so many years, and he has always been loyal and dedicated to protecting the emperor. ”

"It is an honor to be able to protect the emperor, and I will not hesitate to break my bones!" Lu Yao still knelt on the ground, bowed his head and carefully answered the Queen Mother's words - he already knew why the Queen Mother asked him to come late at night, so he had already been mentally prepared. It's just that he can't guess the position of the Queen Mother at this time, is she on the emperor's side or on the Lin family's side?

"I called you in the middle of the night, and the mourning family won't beat around the bush, so let's just say it! Now, the mourning family's body is getting worse day by day, and I don't know how long I can live......"

"The Queen Mother has the blessing of the Buddha, and she will live a hundred years ......" Hearing the Queen Mother's tone of explaining the future, Lu Yao hurriedly spoke to comfort her.

"It's ......" The Queen Mother shook her head and said faintly, "Now, the mourning family has something to ask for, hoping that the Lu guards can secretly help, then, the mourning family will be blind even if they die." ”

Talking about death, it must be really a big deal, right? Then, it must be as he expected - although there were thousands of thoughts in his heart, Lu Yao still pretended to be casual, and said in a calm and polite tone: "The Queen Mother's words are really humiliating, it is an honor to be able to do things for the Queen Mother, and the humble is willing to go to the soup!" ”

"It's not necessary to go to the soup and the fire, the mourning family only begs the Lu guards not to tell the truth about Concubine Rong's death!" Although the Queen Mother said the word "begging" in her mouth, there was an irresistible force in her tone.

"Please ask the Queen Mother to 'mourn', since Concubine Rong has died, even if the Queen Mother is 'sad' and sleepless all night, it will not help. As soon as a person dies, everything is empty, and more importantly, the "living person" must "live well", and the humble hopes that the Queen Mother will not be too "tired", and the humble will work tirelessly for the Queen Mother to "share worries"! ”

has been by the side of the Son of Heaven for so many years, how could Lu Yao not know how to read words and feelings, how could he not hear the irresistible order in the Queen Mother's tone? However, he couldn't say bluntly that he knew that Su Zirong was designed to be killed by Lin Lu'an and Lin Yueyao's father and daughter, and promised the Queen Mother not to tell the emperor about it, right? Therefore, his artistically processed words seem to be comforting the Queen Mother to "mourn", but in fact, he is promising the Queen Mother not to tell the emperor the truth he has found out for many days!

"Hearing Guard Lu say this, the mourning family is relieved." The Queen Mother smiled and nodded her head in approval - this Lu Yao was really clever, not only did he understand what he meant at once, but he also said these "pleasant" words, which is really teachable!

"Although you are the emperor's personal guard, you are actually the emperor's best friend. And the mourning family is the emperor's mother, the emperor can have such a loyal brother as you, and the mourning family is really happy for the emperor. The Queen Mother said with a smile, her tone was much more pleasant, "In the future, you don't need to be polite in front of the mourning family, get up and sit." ”

Finally passed this verbal difficulty - Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then slowly stood up and stood aside respectfully. Of course, he also heard that the Queen Mother was actually reminding himself - she was the emperor's mother after all, and he could only be "counted" as the emperor's friend at most, what to do next, he Lu Yao would do it himself!

Concentrate:

(1) Qiankun Palace, Meng Hongyu's dormitory.