The person Zhou Youchen trusts most in this life is Meng Xilan.

"The child is innocent." Meng Xilan said in a slightly deep tone: "No matter how much the emperor dislikes the biological mother of the second prince, don't dislike the second prince." ”

Zhou Youchen frowned and closed his eyes, and nodded heavily. "I won't."

He knows what it's like to be disliked, to be disliked. He won't let his children go through the same situation as him. He will treat him well, and he will let him grow up safely.

It was dark, and suddenly there was a cold wind on the ground, and the palace lights under the corridor were swaying with the wind, and the lights were flickering on and off.

Zhulu wrapped her cloak tightly and turned her head to look at the window.

She saw two figures leaning against each other, and she couldn't help but smile at the corners of her mouth.

The emperor and the mother have a harmonious relationship, and she is at ease.

At this moment, in Chuxiu Palace, Tong Yao was still wearing that gorgeous palace costume and sitting on the edge of the bed dejectedly.

Her hands were sweaty and greasy.

The palace maid came to persuade her to eat, but the master still didn't react at all.

"Master, the chicken soup has been heated three times, why don't you eat a little."

Tong Yao shook her head again and again, waving her hand to go away.

She lowered her head and began to bite her nails, her eyes twinkling and uneasy. How can she have any appetite to eat? If you can't figure it out, tonight's dinner will be the last meal of her life.

Just when she was anxious and panicked, a eunuch came from outside the palace to announce the decree.

"Tong Jieyu stepped forward to take the order!"

Tong Yao trembled with fright, and knelt down tremblingly to receive the order.

"Carried by heaven, the emperor summoned and said. The Tong family was immoral, hurt the prince, and violated the palace rules. From today on, she was demoted to an official woman and moved to Shuxi Pavilion. ”

Tong Yao listened, and there was a rumble in his ears.

She knew she couldn't escape it...... The emperor did not summon her, but only sent her with a holy decree.

"Concubine Xie Lord Longen!" Tong Yao clenched her teeth and bowed her head to thank her.

The eunuch who was in charge of reading the decree was Meng Xilan's person.

He looked at Tong Yao, who looked dejected, condescendingly, and said softly: "Little Lord Tong, the queen mother has said a lot of good things for you." The little lord's life can only be saved by the queen's mother. The emperor has already said that he will never see the little master again in this life. If it weren't for the fact that the little master was the biological mother of the second prince, he would definitely be severely punished! ”

The emperor is murderous,

Tong Yao's face was like ashes, except for nodding or nodding. The palace maids behind her were even more pale.

The master is finished, so they will naturally not have a good life in the future.

After the little eunuch left, some of the palace maids actually cried.

"...... No, little lord, what do you think you should do about this? ”

When one cries, the others cry too.

"Little master, how are we going to live in the future? The emperor doesn't see the little master, the little master has no hope of competing for favor in this life, not to mention, there are two princes......"

For a while, Chu Xiugong was crying, but Tong Yao sat in place with her eyes staring, unable to cry if she wanted to.

What's the use of crying now? She managed to save her life.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs soon sent people to watch them pack their belongings in person. Except for intimate clothing, nothing else is allowed to be taken away.

Tong Yao lost face and left Chuxiu Palace, and was teased by everyone in the palace as a laughing stock for a while.

Everyone was laughing at her for being stupid, obviously she was the prince's biological mother, but she ended up like this.

The mother is more expensive than the son, even if the second prince is not good, he is still the prince. If you are a smart person, just relying on this one child, you can also mix well in the palace.

Just when everyone was laughing at Tong Yao behind their backs, Wu Xue'er was not in the mood.

She was afraid that the next unlucky person would be herself.

How will Meng Xilan deal with her?

However, Wu Xue'er's worries seemed to be unnecessary, the emperor only issued an order to demote Tong Yao's position, and the rest of the palace was fine.

Meng Xilan's mercy to Wu Xue'er's subordinates was not out of mercy, but just to punish her.

She knew everything, but she pretended nothing had happened. The more she didn't react, the more frightened and uneasy Wu Xue'er became. She wants to hang a sword above Wu Xue'er's head, so that she will not dare to relax at all times. Because if she was not careful, the sword would fall, and everything would be cut off with ease.

If you want to say it or not, if you want to punish it, it is the most torturous thing.

It's almost the middle of winter, and it's the Spring Festival of the year in a blink of an eye.

Children have always loved the holidays the most, because they are a year older.

On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Meng Xilan hugged Changsheng and coaxed him to sleep. After a while, I felt a sore wrist.

"The concubine is really old...... she sighed.

Zhou Youchen was reading on the couch, and when he saw that she was tired, he said, "It's you who spoil him too much." Changsheng is already four years old, and he shouldn't always be tired of being in your arms. ”

Meng Xilan looked at her son's sleeping face, and was reluctant to let go: "It is precisely because Changsheng is still young that the concubine can hold him like this, and when he is older, even if the concubine wants to hug, he will not go." ”

Speaking of this, her tone was slightly melancholy.

Meng Xilan pressed her cheek against her son's little face and rubbed it gently.

Time is always fast, and she can still remember the milky smell on her body when she was a child, and that faint fragrance is the best smell in the world.

Now, it has grown and grown, and the warm smell is gone.

After a while, the fireworks outside the window flickered brightly, and the sound of firecrackers could be faintly heard.

Meng Xilan hugged Changsheng, closed her eyes slightly, and silently made a wish for the new year in her heart.

She only asks for the people she loves in her heart to be healthy and safe.

……

Spring goes to spring, flowers bloom and bloom, year after year. Time is like a thin sand slipping through between your fingers, making it impossible to grasp it.

In the eighteenth year of Zhen'an, the fourteen-year-old prince followed his father Zhou Youchen to the south and successfully recovered the lost land of the Thirteen Mountains, which had been occupied by the barbarians for ten years.

The barbarians were defeated, and the whole world celebrated. The crown prince fought for the glory of the royal family and won the hearts of the people in the court.

However, although this stop was won, the DPRK and Chinese armies were also greatly damaged. Zhou Youchen was also injured, and his shoulder was pierced by a sharp arrow, injuring the meridians.

Knowing that the emperor's class returned to the court, Meng Xilan's hanging heart finally fell.

Ten years later, Meng Xilan has watched her son grow up day by day. The prince did not disappoint her after all, he was smart and diligent, capable of writing and martial arts, which reassured her and the Meng family.

In order to pray for the safety of their father and son, Meng Xilan specially came to the Daxiangguo Temple outside the palace to burn incense and make wishes.

Traveling with her are worry-free and Song Qing'er.

Last year, Song Qinger added another princess Wen'an to the emperor, a sister named Nie. And Song Qing'er also became the only harem concubine to give birth to an imperial heir after Tong Yao.

This child came unexpectedly, but because she is a daughter, it is reassuring.

Song Qing'er is a smart person, knowing that this former harem, no matter where it is, is in the hands of the queen's mother, she will not be stupid enough to short-circuit.

She doesn't ask for the emperor's heir, she just wants to be safe and not to end up as miserable as the former queen!

Meng Xilan knew that she was a clear-minded person, and after she gave birth to her sister, she told her the truth. "This palace is not so relieved of you, but the princess is so cute, it seems that this child is right in this palace."

Song Qing'er was shocked when she heard this, and she knew that she had to make a statement.

She made a vow that as long as there was a princess in this life, there would be no other thoughts, no more thoughts.

The reason for Meng Xilan's soft-heartedness is not entirely because of her sister, but also because Changsheng is about to become an adult and has a stable status. She didn't need to be ruthless......

After the first year of the younger sister's birthday, this is the first time she has left the palace with her mother.

Song Qing'er took care of her very carefully, for fear that she would be hot and cold.

Coming to the Great Xiangguo Temple, the abbot led a group of monks and stood waiting.

Meng Xilan went to the Daxiong Treasure Hall with no worries to pray for the country and relatives.

Seventeen-year-old carefree, now he is slim, and the beauty of his appearance is talked about by people outside the palace. What's more, she used her beauty to imitate poems and paints, so that in the literati circle around the capital, it has become a beautiful conversation.

Ten years ago, she was the daughter of the abolished prince, and everyone avoided it, and ten years later, she became the most beautiful woman in the capital, and everyone flocked to it.

Everyone is speculating about who the queen will marry her?

Carefree knelt behind the queen mother, folded his hands, and bowed sincerely.

She hoped that her brother would come back soon, it was the first time he had been away from the palace for so long.

Meng Xilan closed her eyes and knelt down in front of the Buddha for a long time before slowly getting up.

Her knees were a little bad, and she had a little trouble standing up.

Worry-free stepped forward at the right time, supported her and said, "Queen Mother, be careful. ”

She touched Meng Xilan's wrist, which only had thin bones, which were very thin.

Meng Xilan looked at her with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not old enough yet." ”

has been a human being for two lives, and Meng Xilan is the first time to experience the feeling of being nearly middle-aged.

She is forty years old...... Every day, she thanked God for allowing her to relive her life to the present and experience a life that she had never had the opportunity to experience in her previous life.

The daily pampered life has not changed much in her appearance, but a few fine lines have been added to the corners of her eyes. But she knows that she is old, not in appearance, but in heart......

Her mind is not as meticulous as before, and there are occasional times when she is tired and slack.

"The queen mother will not grow old." Wuwu helped her all the way to the meditation room to rest, and said softly.

Meng Xilan looked at her with a smile: "Do you coax the queen mother as a child?" ”

Worry-free smiled and shook his head: "The queen mother knows that there is no worries, and the sons never lie." The queen mother is still the same as before, and she has not changed in the slightest. ”

Meng Xilan reached out and tapped the tip of her nose when she heard this: "In front of the Buddha, you are not honest when you speak......

Carefree lowered his eyes silently, just smiled sweetly. She didn't mean to make her happy, but told the truth.

She never lied in front of Meng Xilan, because she promised her.

When she was fourteen years old, she overheard about her life story, and she was shocked, but she only felt heartache. It turned out that over the years, the people who loved her the most were also the people who hurt her parents back then.

Carefree is very conflicted and painful. She deliberately avoided Meng Xilan, for fear that she would hear something bad again.

Who knows, after Meng Xilan knew that she knew everything, she only took her to her mother's grave and talked a lot to her.

"Worry-free, your mother is the best and only friend of Hongu in this life. This palace has never wanted to harm her, let alone harm her! It's just that in life, many things are not something we can choose by ourselves. Your mother knew from the day she entered the palace that this was a point of no return! Hongu couldn't protect herself at that time, so he couldn't help her...... Don't worry, your father was not killed by your father, he hurt himself. ”

"Don't worry, you can hate me, or you can hate your father. It's just that I hope it doesn't take too long...... Because hating someone is a hard thing. ”