Meng Xilan's words pierced Chu Jingchuan's heart like a sharp sword. "Lan'er, you're not that kind of person."

She is not a kind person, and she shouldn't say such kind things.

"Brother Shizukawa, people change." Meng Xilan hid her thoughts and said in a deep voice.

Truth be told, sometimes she doesn't even know what kind of person she is.

Chu Jingchuan stepped forward and grabbed her hand, firmly clasped it on his chest, and his tone trembled slightly: "No, you won't change." ”

Meng Xilan's heart was sour, and she smiled helplessly: "Everyone will change." The change of people's hearts is the most ruthless. I also thought I wouldn't change, but I've changed, I've become more powerful, I've become greedy. ”

Chu Jingchuan held her hand tightly, and the bone joints rattled slightly. "Lan'er, you won't bear me, what happened? You tell me? ”

Meng Xilan collected his thoughts, broke his fingers little by little, took a step back, and his eyes cooled. "Brother Shizukawa, I've already said everything I should say, and the rest is only what I shouldn't say. Don't push me, I don't want to hurt you......"

Chu Jingchuan clenched his fists, pounded his chest hard, and said word by word: "What if I don't follow?" ”

Meng Xilan lowered her head, not wanting him to see her tearful appearance, and took a few steps back and said: "Brother, I have the name of a princess, as long as the Queen Mother has a decree, how can my brother not obey?" Even if the elder brother didn't obey, the Chu family didn't dare to disobey, and in the end, the result was the same. ”

Chu Jingchuan laughed angrily when he heard this, and his laughter was desolate: "Okay, great! Lan'er, your heart is really ruthless. ”

Meng Xilan slowly bent her knees and saluted him: "After many years, I have finally failed my brother's true affection, and I am here to salute my brother and make amends." The divorce letter will be sent to the house after three days, and the dowry of the Chu family will also be returned. ”

Chu Jingchuan's heart was extremely painful, he turned around, and was silent for a while before asking, "If you don't marry me, who do you want to marry?" ”

Meng Xilan didn't answer, slowly stood up, and turned around to leave.

Chu Jingchuan stretched out his hand, but he could only reach her sleeve, the brocade was slippery, and he couldn't catch it if he wanted to.

"Lan'er, no matter if you and I don't have a marriage contract, I will wait for you."

Meng Xilan's back stiffened, turned around, and a slight sneer appeared on her lips, "I advise my brother not to ask for hardship, since I have broken off our affection today, I will not go back in the future." Don't wait for me, marry a wife and have children as soon as possible, and let the elders in the family feel at ease as soon as possible. Brother Jingchuan, the love of the past has been broken, and we are close to the end of the world in the future, I only wish you peace and well. ”

If it's too heartless, she really can't say it. Now she bears him, and in the future, the great revenge will be avenged, and she is willing to live ten years and repay him.

Leave the palace at dawn and enter the palace after dark. Meng Xilan walked in the cold wind for a day, her body and mind were cold, even if she was wearing thick fox fur, she still felt cold.

Seeing her trembling, Zhulu didn't feel panicked, and hurriedly used her body to protect her, urging the high welfare outside to hurry up.

Entering Chang'anmen, Gao Fuli saw a figure riding a black horse from a distance. The palace rules are strict, and the only people who can walk on horses in the palace are the emperor and a few princes.

Zhou Youlin's mount is a white horse, while Zhou Youchen's mount is black, which is called Thunder.

Zhou Youchen stood in the palace gate, waiting for Meng Xilan's carriage, and after the carriage stopped, he immediately dismounted and rushed to the front of the car, without waiting for the palace maids to lift the curtain, he said: "The queen mother is seriously ill and anxious to see you." ”

Meng Xilan was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" ”

The Queen Mother's cough has been much better recently, how could she suddenly get sick?

Zhou Youchen said in a deep voice: "You go back to the palace with me first, and let's talk while walking." After saying that, he reached out to help her, and there was no evasion on his face.

Meng Xilan couldn't hesitate, and only rode back with him.

The sound of horses' hooves pierced Meng Xilan's heart.

Knowing that the Queen Mother was seriously ill, the Empress and the concubines came to hear the news, and the prince and the princes also accompanied her.

Jiao Changqing was diagnosing the pulse of the Queen Mother in the inner hall, and Meng Xilan and Zhou Youchen walked in one after another, and there was a smell of soup and medicine on their faces.

Zhou Shixian looked at her and scolded: "I want you to serve the Queen Mother so well, where are you wild?" ”

Meng Xilan bowed her head and saluted: "Xilan is guilty." ”

As soon as her words fell, Zhou Youchen stepped forward and said: "Father, don't blame her, Erchen went out of the palace today to observe the people's feelings, and my aunt has always been by Erchen's side, for fear that Erchen will miss something." ”

The close relationship between Zhou Youchen and Meng Xilan is well known to everyone in the palace.

When Zhou Shixian heard this, his face softened slightly. Queen Su raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at the two of them, and calculated in her heart. It doesn't hurt that these two people have been together since childhood, but now that they have grown up, they are still inseparable all day long, and they don't know how to avoid it.

Zhou Youlin also had a look of mind on his face, staring at Zhou Youchen with an unkind face.

"Okay, okay, why don't you hurry up and take a look at the Queen Mother." Concubine Ning Murong Qiao said a word for her.

Meng Xilan dragged off the cloak, cleaned her hands with warm water, and hurried to the inner hall.

The Queen Mother was sick and haggard, she couldn't even cough, she couldn't sit still, she couldn't lie down.

The palace maids stepped forward to help, but they were disgusted by the queen mother, so Meng Xilan appeared in time, held her shoulder, and said in a good voice: "Queen Mother, the son is back." ”

The Queen Mother put down the bloody handkerchief, looked at her, and said with tears in her eyes: "The mourning family is fine, don't listen to their fuss." ”

Meng Xilan nodded with a smile, "The queen mother is noble and noble, so naturally it's fine." After speaking, she glanced at Jiao Changqing and asked with her eyes, only to see that he frowned, and then she knew that something was wrong.

After Jiao Changqing's pulse, he went out to reply to the masters: "The Queen Mother's old illness has relapsed, and her condition is critical, and I hope Your Majesty has already prepared in her heart." ”

"You...... Nonsense...... "Zhou Shixian was anxious when he heard this. The faces of others also changed. In fact, the Queen Mother is old and sick, and everyone knows it.

Jiao Changqing is not in a hurry or afraid: "What Weichen said is true. It is related to the life and safety of the Queen Mother, and the minister cannot report the good news or the bad news. ”

"I don't care, I want you to heal the Queen Mother, otherwise, I want your head!" Zhou Shixian was in a hurry for a while, and couldn't help coughing twice.

Queen Su hurriedly helped him back: "Long live to take care of the dragon body." ”

Zhou Youping, as the crown prince, immediately spoke: "Imperial Doctor Jiao, your Jiao family has been regarded as a "famous doctor family" for generations, and you should always have those real skills. The Queen Mother's illness, you must be cured, otherwise, without waiting for your father to speak, this prince will behead you first. ”

He spoke in a very loud tone, which made Zhou Youlin raise his eyebrows slightly and feel displeased.

Zhou Shixian was persuaded by Queen Su to go back to the palace to rest, the emperor left, and the others lost the patience to act, so they left one after another. Only Zhou Youchen stayed at the end.

Zhou Youwen looked at him and sneered, and mocked softly: "A fool who can't even learn the rules, what kind of filial piety is he pretending to be here." ”

Zhou Youchen's hearing is excellent, he stepped to block his way, and said coldly: "Be careful when you sleep at night, be careful that others cut off your tongue while you are asleep!" ”

His tone was gloomy, which made Zhou Youwen shudder unconsciously.

He knew that he was not easy to provoke, so he simply hurried away.

After Meng Xilan settled the Queen Mother, she walked out of the inner hall, and when she saw that Jiao Changqing and Zhou Youchen had not left, she withdrew from the idle people.

"Master, there are no outsiders here, please tell me the truth."

Jiao Changqing's eyes were dark, and he lowered his voice and said: "The Queen Mother's phoenix body is empty, her qi and blood are lost, and the disease has entered the heart and lungs, and there is no cure!" ”

Meng Xilan shook slightly when she heard this, and she almost couldn't stand firm.

Zhou Youchen's eyes were quick, he held her up, and looked at her side face.

Her face was ugly, and her hands were cold.

"And how long does she have left?" Meng Xilan said bluntly.

"Weichen estimates that it will only be half a year at most." After the cold spring, the weather warmed up, although it alleviated the Queen Mother's illness, but after all, it was only a superficial effect.

"Half a year ......" Meng Xilan's mind surged out of many complicated thoughts for a while.

If the Queen Mother died, her situation in the palace would become very difficult. After all, without the Queen Mother's care, she would be nothing.

Jiao Changqing seemed to know her thoughts, and whispered: "So, please ask Her Royal Highness the princess to make plans early." ”

"I see......" Meng Xilan replied in a low voice.

After Jiao Changqing left, Meng Xilan looked at Zhou Youchen and said, "You should also go back to the East Fourth Institute." ”

Zhou Youchen put down his long cuffs and quietly grabbed her hand: "I'll stay with you." ”

"Nope." Meng Xilan blurted out these two words, but she didn't rush to shake off his hand, "You are no longer a child." ”

Zhou Youchen lowered his eyebrows: "I want to stay." ”

"The Queen Mother has already fallen asleep, and it's useless for you to stay."

Meng Xilan is going to sleep here tonight, in case the Queen Mother wakes up in the middle of the night and can't see her, she will definitely feel uneasy.

"I'm just going to stay, with you." Zhou Youchen still insisted.

He hadn't been so childish for a long time, Meng Xilan was tired in his heart, and he didn't persuade him anymore, only let him let go of himself first, sit down and wait.

Zhou Youchen slowly let go of his hand, followed her words, and sat aside.

Meng Xilan instructed Zhu Qingzhu Lu a few words, and then asked Gao Fuli: "Why don't you see Her Royal Highness the Princess?" ”

The Queen Mother is seriously ill, everyone has arrived, only Zhou Youning is nowhere to be seen. There are many people and many things, and everyone doesn't care about this, but Meng Xilan takes it to heart.

Gao Fuli whispered back: "Back to the master, Her Royal Highness the princess rested in the bedroom under the guise of illness, but in fact, she secretly went out of the palace." ”

"Out of the palace? Where did she go? ”

Gao Fulu shook his head and said he didn't know.

Meng Xilan sighed softly, even if she was worried, she had no time to take care of her.

After the Queen Mother fell asleep, Meng Xilan came to the outer hall, looked at Zhou Youchen who was looking down and reading, and commanded softly: "Add another lamp to the Ninth Master." ”

Zhou Youchen raised his head when he heard this, closed the book: "No need." ”

Meng Xilan sat opposite him, "You're only fourteen, don't look bad at your eyes." ”

"In two months, I'll be fifteen. Besides, I don't want to read books when you're here. Zhou Youchen said solemnly.

Meng Xilan pursed her lips when she heard this, and stopped talking.

After a long while, Zhou Youchen suddenly asked, "What's wrong with you today?" ”

"Huh?" Meng Xilan held her forehead with one hand and did not react.

"When you just came back from outside the palace, you had a very sad expression." Zhou Youchen saw it really and was worried in his heart.

Meng Xilan groaned slightly, only saying that she was fine.

Where is Zhou Youchen willing to believe, his eyes have always been very poisonous. "Don't lie to me, I'm not like anyone else."

Meng Xilan's heart was sour, but she still shook her head.

She didn't want to say what a cruel thing she had done today.

Zhou Youchen put down the book a little unhappily, walked straight to her, stretched out his hand and nodded her brow, and said word by word: "Tell me, what's wrong with you?" ”

His fingertips were cold, Meng Xilan sighed helplessly, only brushed his fingers away, and said lightly: "Chen'er, don't make trouble, I'm tired, I'm really tired." ”

She had never been so tired as she was today, exhausted physically and mentally.