The day after canonization. I moved to Gyeongin Palace. Gyeongin Palace was renovated before it was established. It's much more brilliant than ever. Begonias are still planted in the yard. Only the smell of begonia flowers can be smelled. I don't have a sense of rejection for this gorgeous and cold palace.

Sometimes I would stare blankly at the gold seal engraved with the Queen. In a trance, I realized that I was the queen. Then it's busy dealing with the tedious and disorganized affairs of the harem. I also have to deal with the concubines who come to ask for peace every day.

As is customary. After dinner in the afternoon, I went to Cining Palace to ask for peace. I heard that the Queen Mother's condition has been unstable. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad. Occasionally a few words of gibberish. Most of the rest of the people don't understand it. But I couldn't know it in my heart.

There is no fragrance in the dormitory. There is only a strong medicinal taste. At a glance, I saw Cong Mian leaning sideways to check the pulse. The Queen Mother's eyes were closed. Sallow complexion. The whole person is skinny and skinny. It's getting older.

Mama Suo quietly served the decoction on the side. When he saw me, he got up and gave a silent salute. Leaned over and whispered to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother. You see, it's the Queen."

Long. The Queen Mother's eyelids loosened a little. Make an "um" sound in your mouth. The eyes opened slowly. He looked at me faintly and said, "Queen Mother. Hehe. The Queen."

The Queen Mother said "Queen Mother" twice. I couldn't hide the surprise in my heart. got up and crooked the corner of Mama Suo's arms and chuckled: "The mourning family has only been sick for a month. This harem has changed a lot. Concubine Jin is now the queen."

I chuckled. Blessed and blessed, he saluted: "The queen is just a precious identity. The concubine still has to do what needs to be done. Greeting the Queen Mother is a rule left by the ancestors. Of course, the concubines have to obey it."

The Queen Mother waved her hand and smiled and motioned for me to sit down in front of her. I glanced at Cong Mian. He also looked at me silently. The Queen Mother took my hand: "The matter of the concubine is known to the mourning family. In fact, the mourning family doesn't understand what kind of character she is. She's too anxious."

Maybe it's because he's seriously ill. The Queen Mother's words softened a lot. There is no longer the majesty and sharpness of the past in his eyes. Thin hands like eagle talons. If it is cracked, you can clearly see the vicissitudes of life on it. I grinned lightly: "I don't know what the Queen Mother is doing when she tells her concubines."

The Queen Mother coughed dryly. Correct the color of your face. Said to Mama Suo and Cong Mian: "You all go out first. The mourners have two words to say to the queen alone."

The doors of the temple were gently shut. The Queen Mother coughed violently twice. I got up and brought a cup of hot tea to the Queen Mother's mouth. The Queen Mother quietly drank two sips. He opened his mouth and said: "In the two days when the mourning family just fell ill, this Cining Palace was as lively as a street. Later, the mourning family became more and more impossible. The man is becoming less and less day by day. The mourning family understands in their hearts that they are all superficial flattery."

I said lightly: "It turns out that the Queen Mother only understands now."

The Queen Mother looked at me carefully: "The mourning family remembers that the Qing concubine often came here at that time. Now she's a powerful person, too. When a man is about to die, there is no use for pretending to be filial."

"Such desolation of the human heart can only be experienced at this time. It's ironic. The wisdom of the Queen Mother I will not fail to understand that the icing on the cake is nothing. Sending charcoal in the snow is sincere." The corners of my mouth twitched. The plain hand straightened the colorful phoenix hairpin on the head.

The Queen Mother was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "The mourning family suddenly likes your truth now. Do you know why the mourners hated you in the past?"

I shook my head to show that I didn't understand. The Queen Mother sighed. Seeing your appearance reminds the mourners of a person. That person made the mourning family jealous for a lifetime and envious for a lifetime. The mourning family has also harmed her for the rest of her life."

The Queen Mother must be talking about Concubine Wenzhen. I thought to myself silently.

"Back then, she was the favorite concubine of the first emperor. Temperament is quite similar to yours. You're just as favored as she is. The mourning family is called a sister to her. But the mourners were sincere at the time. You should understand that the harem is a place that has never been emotional. And she always discouraged the former emperor from turning over the sign of the mourning family. Stay with me. At first, the mourning family was very grateful to her. But later it turned out that she was just hypocritical, trying to gain a good reputation in the harem. This is just to make the first emperor love her even more."

I didn't feel inexplicable when I heard this, and sneered. It's not for the Queen Mother. Instead, I want to laugh at the Queen Mother's mind.

The Queen Mother paused. continued: "The fifth elder brother she gave birth to back then was deeply favored by the first emperor. At a young age, he was crowned a prince. It is also the candidate for the prince in the heart of the first emperor. And Yongyan, who mourns the family, can only live humbly. She's like God's favorite. All the luck is on her."

"Then the concubine thinks that her misfortune is the Queen Mother." I coldly interrupted the Queen Mother's words. I was suddenly bored with the woman in front of me.

The Queen Mother clutched the quilt tightly in her hand. muttered, "That's right. The misfortune of the mourning family is also her."

I sneered. Eyes rolled slightly: "The concubine just doesn't have to guess to know the story behind. The reason why the Queen Mother will be sick. That's because there's a hurdle in your heart that you can never get over on your own."

The Queen Mother suddenly hugged her head tightly. The voice was terrible: "The mourning family has been having nightmares for the past month. Many people dreamed of the past. The queen, Concubine Yu, the fifth elder brother and the first emperor. They were all gritting their teeth and looking at the mourning family. Waiting for the mourners to go to hell."

I slowly took the Queen Mother's arm away. After her expression softened, she spoke: "Queen Mother. Rest well. The concubine retired first."

I just took two steps. Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at the Queen Mother lightly: "No matter what kind of excuse you have, it can't be a reason to kill. And an innocent child."

A door separates the Queen Mother's incomprehension from me. Maybe she still hasn't repented of her sins. Cong Mian stood by the door. I asked in a low voice, "Brother Lu. What is the condition of the Queen Mother?"

His face turned slightly ugly. whispered: "The Queen Mother is afraid of becoming ill. And it's an older person. It doesn't look good. It's probably going to be these two days."

I was slightly stunned. Silently said, "I understand." He turned and glanced at the temple gate. Suddenly, I heard the Queen Mother talking to herself as if she was sad and incomprehensible.

Entered Cining Palace. Suddenly, I smelled the rich aroma of magnolia flowers. Large petals fell from the tree. I reached out and caught a petal from the air. I said silently in my heart: Even such beautiful flowers have fallen. It's too vigorous. No matter how fragrant it is, it will not escape the fate of withering.

The next day it was not yet dawn. Empress Dowager Bintian and Cining Palace. He was fifty-six years old. Liugong Su. The world is in mourning. Concubine Wenzhen left the palace to guard the spirit of the first emperor.