The old woman sat down at a small table in the courtyard. At a glance, I saw the child lying in the cradle.

"This is your son. Looks good and handsome. The old woman saw the child. There was a thick kind smile in his eyebrows. Reach out and tease the little man in the cradle.

He placed the porcelain teacup in front of the old woman. I saw that she really likes children. And he took his son up. Playing with the old woman.

The old woman looked at the child and at the sleeve. Laughing: "This kid's nose and mouth look like you." But your eyes are not as big as yours. Most of them look like children's fathers. ”

Huai Sleeve heard her say. He lowered his eyebrows slightly. But he didn't answer.

The old woman took the teacup and drank most of the cup in one gulp. Look, I'm really thirsty.

Finished drinking the water. The old woman put down her cup. Looking at the child, he said, "I've been looking at this child for about three months." ”

Huai Sleeve gently stroked his son's black and shiny hair. smiled: "Mother-in-law is good." Two months and twenty-one days. There are still nine days to go and three months to go. ”

The old woman always smiled and carefully looked at the child in her arms: "This child has a blessed face. In the future, he will definitely be a great official. ”

Huai Sleeve knew that this was just an auspicious word. He only smiled and said nothing.

The old woman looked up at the sun, which was already showing signs of heat. Turning back to his sleeves, he said, "Although the mountains are refreshing in summer. However, such a young child is still prone to heat rash in summer. You boiled the old wormwood into soup. Bathe your child. If there is a rash. And he burned the wormwood to ashes. Paint your child's body with grass ash. Just apply it. ”

Hearing this. thanked him repeatedly.

The old woman sat down again. So he got up and wanted to go on. I wanted to go out and send him off. The old woman excused herself. Carrying the basket, he quickly disappeared into the mountain road.

The old woman turned a small hill. Look back carefully. Seeing that Huai Sleeve did not come out. Only then can I continue to move forward. Walked for a while. In a slightly densely wooded place. In the distance, I saw an ordinary carriage parked.

The old woman stepped forward on her horse. Jumping out of the car came a small guy in a coarse cloth robe. Helped the old woman into the carriage. Wait for him to open the plain curtain and get into the car. The little guy neatly urged the horse. The carriage slowly walked down the mountain road.

The old woman got into the car. Although the place is small. But he still respectfully saluted the person sitting opposite. whispered: "Back to my aunt's." I just saw the kid. ”

Su Malagu immediately leaned forward. asked in a low voice: "Mama Wang, look at that child, you look like a long live lord." ”

Mama Wang smiled: "Only the nose and mouth look like his mother." The eyebrows and the eyes. It looks exactly the same as when he was a child. I'll never forget it. ”

Aunt Su Mala heard this. Close your eyes. Put your palms together and chant the Buddha's name for a long time.

Mama Wang frowned and said, "I heard rumors in the palace. said that Concubine Yu's mother was pregnant when the Lord attacked the city. But I'm going to see. The child was almost three months old. Look at it this way. At the beginning, the two imperial doctors in the palace diagnosed the pulse of Niangniang. But there is a deviation. ”

Hear this. Su Malagu's eyes widened. staring at Mama Wang, she said, "What Mama said is true. ”

Mama Wang said with a smile: "The imperial doctor is not allowed to diagnose the pulse, and my wife is not good." But if you take children. I brought it up, and I brought it up, and I followed it with Beizi Baylor. What does a child look like when he is a few months old? I took a look. You can't go wrong. ”

Mama Wang said energetically. But he didn't notice at all, Su Malagu's face changed a few times.

When the carriage arrived in front of the Forbidden City. Slowly stopped.

Su Malagu took out two pieces of ingot and stuffed them in Mama Wang's hand. whispered: "Mama has worked hard today. This is a little bit of the ancestor's heart. Mama kept to buy snacks. Only one piece. Don't mention what Mama sees today. Otherwise, where will the ancestors ......?"

Mama Wang took the money. Lowered his eyes and said, "Auntie, don't worry." I used to be an old man in the palace. The rules are naturally understood. Even if the knife rests on the neck. I will never confide half a word to others. ”

Su Malagu nodded slightly. The little eunuch who ordered the car to drive the carriage helped Mama Wang out of the carriage. So he went into the palace alone.

Return to Cining Palace. Aunt Su Mala didn't have time to go back to her Buddhist hall. He first went to the hugging house of the apse of Cining Palace. Pick up the curtain cage. I saw that Xiaozhuang was reading the scriptures. Next to it, the bamboo green is adding condensation incense to the furnace.

Su Malagu walked into the room softly. He waved his hand to Zhuqing. Zhu Qing immediately understood. He turned and walked out.

Only Su Malagu and Xiaozhuang were left in the room. Su Malagu added some tea juice from the hot tea in the beam pot to the bone china ice cracked pot on the table in Xiaozhuang. He said in a low voice: "Concubine Yu has already given birth." It's a boy. ”

Xiaozhuang's deep eyes moved slightly. Leaning back slowly. Su Malagu hurriedly put a large pillow behind her back.

Xiaozhuang picked up the teacup. While sipping the tea foam, he asked in a deep voice, "How is the child?" ”

"The slave didn't show up. The child who sent Mama Wang, who was brought up by Long Live Lord, to see it. Mama Wang said. The child looks very similar to Banzai when he was a child. ”

Hear this. Xiaozhuang's originally calm expression moved slightly. There was a kind and gentle light in his eyes. I took a shallow sip of tea.

Aunt Su Mala continued: "Mama Wang also said something more important. She said...... "Su Malagu said this. The expression was a little embarrassed. There is also a sadness in his eyes that he tries to restrain himself.

Hyo-joon turned his face. He looked at Aunt Su Mala and asked, "What did she say?" ”

Su Malagu sighed lightly. said in a low voice: "Mama Wang said." The child is now three months old. Other words...... ...... at the beginning"

Xiaozhuang heard this sentence. Hands trembled. The tea juice immediately spilled on the scriptures in front of him.

Su Malagu hurriedly took out a handkerchief from her cuffs to wipe the water stains on the book. But he didn't pay attention to the hidden pain that flashed in Xiaozhuang's eyes.

As soon as the child was born. Huai sleeve was wronged out of the palace, and he was already seated. Xiaozhuang only felt a feeling of suffocation in his chest. Reach out and press your chest tightly.

Su Malagu was shocked when she saw this. Holding Xiaozhuang's hand tightly, he was going to find the imperial doctor. was stopped by Xiaozhuang.

Xiaozhuang frowned. Old but bright eyes. reflects the uncomfortable state that Su Malagu has not seen for many years. Such a look. Only many years ago. When Emperor Shunzhi insisted on becoming a monk. She had seen it in the eyes of Hyozhuang.

"It's all my iniquity. Falsely accusing people of innocence. I don't know what I'm going to do. Can you still have a chance to meet the child who is pregnant with a girl......" Xiaozhuang said so far. The originally bright eyes dimmed a lot in an instant. There was a glitter in the corners of his eyes.

Evening. Xiaozhuang has no intention of eating. Aunt Su Mala waited and rested early. Give the apse to the maid on duty at night. Su Malagu had to empty back to the Buddhist hall where she lived.

Gently push the door open. Su Malagu saw at a glance that the person sitting at the table opposite was. Surprised: "Niangniang, you ...... It's not gone. ”

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