After the turmoil of Shen Dan's attack gradually subsided. The palace seems to have returned to its previous orderly appearance, but in fact it is still turbulent.

Of course, one thing is undeniable. The queen mother has now completely lost the emperor's favor, and Kunning Palace is even more deserted, almost reduced to a cold palace.

The Xie family, which was originally gaining momentum, became a laughing stock in Beijing for a while. Seeing this Xie family like this, the person who is the happiest in his heart is none other than Zhou Bo, the prince of the county.

He has always hated the Xie family for taking away his daughter's position as the crown princess. If Yan'er had become the crown princess at the beginning, she would definitely become a much-loved queen mother now.

He didn't even mind mentioning it to outsiders. "What about stealing the queen's throne? In the end, it's not that you don't want to be a gentleman, it's just a false name. ”

Zhou Bo's ridicule of the Xie family spread in the capital, making it almost universally known.

The Xie family's face was greatly frustrated, and the queen's fall from grace was a fact in front of them. They want to refute and turn over, but they have no chance. Moreover, the queen has sent news from the palace, telling them not to stand out and act in a low-key manner.

The successive failures made Xie Zhenzhen frustrated, and she had no countermeasures, she only hoped that the eldest princess could return to the palace and return to her side as soon as possible.

For now, she can only use her children to regain the emperor's favor.

Shen Dan's injury will be fine after a few days of recuperation. But the scars in her heart are still there, and every time she thinks about what happened that day, she is not only frightened, but also sad.

The queen had murdered her, she had seen everything with her own eyes, but she could not tell the truth.

She almost died quietly in that dark corner, and the queen was still the queen, watching her sit firmly in the position of the lord of the East Palace, and she could only continue to be a lowly slave.

Shen Dan has been a little depressed recently, which is not surprising.

Changsheng tried to find time to spend with her, but he knew that her heart was still unhappy.

At this moment, Gao Fuli suggested again: "Your Majesty, what happened last time really broke Miss Shen's heart. But at this point, I have to find a way to get the girl to open the knot in her heart. Why don't you let Miss Shen go to the palace and accompany the Queen Mother? ”

Changsheng didn't think it was a good idea, but just mentioned it to Shen Dan. Who knows, Shen Dan actually wanted to go, and she couldn't wait to leave immediately.

She was going to see the Queen Mother, and then ask her in person, why did she favor the Queen so much?

Gao Fuli took the initiative to walk with her, and when he left the palace, Shen Dan took the initiative to invite him to the carriage for tea.

She personally made the tea, and was polite and respectful to him.

"Slave maid, I want to thank Master Gao today."

Gao Fuli took her tea, raised his eyes to look at her, and smiled faintly: "The girl is polite, and the miscellaneous family didn't do anything." ”

"No, the adults know the mind of the slave and maid, and know that the slave and maid want to see the queen mother, so ask clearly."

Gao Fuli instantly put away his smile when he heard this, and his eyes turned sharp: "It seems that the girl has misunderstood." The miscellaneous family took the girl to the palace, not to understand the girl's heart knot. ”

Shen Dan was stunned when he heard this, and his hand holding the tea stiffened.

"It is true that the girl has suffered a lot of sins, but the matter is over. The girl held the handle of the queen in her hand, and from now on, she would not do anything to the girl. Thinking about it this way, the girl's grievances were not in vain! ”

Gao Fuli said the truth, but Shen Dan looked gloomy.

"I don't think so. The queen hates me so much, and she won't let me go. ”

Gao Fuli put down the teacup: "The girl doesn't have to be so upset. The Queen Mother has already given the girl a chance to turn over, hasn't she? ”

Shen Dan's eyebrows moved slightly, knowing the deep meaning of his words.

The Queen Mother gave her the opportunity to give birth to an imperial heir, which she never expected.

"Let's not mention it for the time being, just this one thing, the girl should be at ease."

Shen Dan bit his lip lightly and stopped talking.

After arriving at the palace, Shen Dan first went to bathe and change clothes, cleaned himself up beautifully and cleanly, and then went to see the Queen Mother.

She was full of apprehension, and the moment she saw the Queen Mother, she was instantly dumbfounded.

Is this woman in front of her really the Queen Mother?

She was pale and thin, weak, and even breathing shallowly.

Shen Dan knelt forward, looked at her in disbelief, and called softly, "Niangniang...... The slave and maid came. ”

Meng Xilan closed her eyes and smiled.

"Get up. Don't be afraid, although the appearance of this palace is not good-looking, but the brain is not confused. ”

Jiao Changqing accompanied her, half-kneeling beside her bed, gently rubbing the acupuncture points in his palm for him.

Shen Dan asked in a trembling voice, "Niangniang, why have you lost so much weight?" ”

Looking at her appearance, she seems to be very sick.

Jiao Changqing glanced at Shen Dan, only to feel that she shouldn't be so flustered. But it doesn't matter, the mother doesn't care about anything.

"You're here just in time, and this palace has a few words to say to you."

"Mother, please speak." Shen Dan knelt down and listened quietly.

"Hongu is very sick, and there is not much time left." Meng Xilan confided in her the truth, it was time to tell her.

Shen Dan knelt on the ground in a daze, and every word he listened to was heavily pressed in his heart, heavy.

Looking at the emaciated Queen Mother in front of her, she didn't want to believe that it was true, and she had to believe it.

"The emperor doesn't know yet, so you have to help the palace continue to hide this matter."

Meng Xilan had already made up her mind that she would never let Changsheng know about her illness until she had to do so.

Shen Dan burst into tears and nodded heavily.

"Gao Fu has already told the palace. How does the queen treat you...... This palace asked you to endure this matter, not blindly favoring the queen, but thinking about you. You are the one personally selected by Hongu, and Hongu has always had high hopes for you! But the palace has not much time to protect you, and you will have to play against the queen with your own skills in the future. ”

Shen Dan was terrified when he heard this.

"The queen put you together before, and you almost died! But you let her go, and that's a good thing for you. What the queen does to you is a handle that you can hold in your hands for the rest of your life. This handle can keep you safe. ”

Meng Xilan knew very well in her heart that with the emperor's love for Shen Dan, she would not worry about having no heir in her life. Once she has the emperor's flesh and blood, the fame will follow.

This was not Meng Xilan's arrangement, but she had no intention of stopping it.

The queen failed to give birth to a prince, which was her luck.

Meng Xilan could only give her this unique opportunity, she didn't grasp it, it was someone else's turn.

Shen Dan has been listening to the Queen Mother's words, and there is no distraction in his heart, he only obeys her.

"Go back and take good care of the emperor, don't talk to him about the palace. When the time is right, this palace will tell him, ...... in person"

"Yes, sissy." Shen Dan's eyes were swollen from crying.

Meng Xilan sighed softly: "Don't cry. This palace doesn't need your tears, it just needs you to do your part. ”

Shen Dan retreated as he said. He had been standing behind the curtain and listening to the high welfare, and then stepped out.

"Niangniang, Miss Shen is a smart person and knows what to do."

Meng Xilan seemed to smile: "How can the women in the palace be stupid?" It's just that some are good at camouflage, and some can't hold their breath. ”

If she changed her position, if Shen Dan was the queen, she would not easily let go of a palace maid who competed with her for favor.

"They are young and vigorous, and they have to toss. As long as it doesn't hurt the emperor and the emperor's heir, let them go. How much can this palace manage, and how much can you watch? Let's let them fight. ”

Gao Fuli nodded and agreed: "It's not so easy to be the master of the harem. ”

Jiao Changqing has been by her side, listening to the bad things in the palace.

Meng Xilan's eyes were closed, and she pressed his hand and said, "The hands of this palace are no longer numb." ”

Jiao Changqing looked at her meaningfully, and raised his hand to straighten the broken hair on her sideburns. "Is Niang Niang tired?"

Meng Xilan nodded lightly, a look of exhaustion between her eyebrows.

Jiao Changqing raised his hand and dragged her head, let her lie down on her side, and put the soft thin quilt on her shoulder, guarding her and saying, "Niangniang, go to sleep." ”

Meng Xilan breathed shallowly and soon fell asleep.

Jiao Changqing sat quietly for a while, and suddenly saw a figure walking around the door, and when he looked at it, it was actually a high welfare.

Jiao Changqing walked slowly to the door, only to see Gao Fuli making a "please" gesture to him.

The two came to the courtyard and asked in a low voice: "How is the mother's body recently?" ”

Jiao Changqing's tone was low: "Niangniang's body is getting worse and worse. You also saw it just now, and the mother's strength to sit is gone. ”

Gao Fuli stopped, suddenly turned around, knelt down facing him, and said in a sincere tone: "Master Jiao, the slave begs you, think of a way to save the master!" ”

Jiao Changqing saw him pleading bitterly with him, and his heart was clenched inch by inch, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"I'd rather give her my own life."

Jiao Changqing looked down at him, and when he saw his sad expression, he said: "Don't have this expression, although Niangniang can't see anything, I don't want the people around me to be so ......."

Gao Fuli wiped a handful of tears, then stood up and said; "How long can the mother last?"

Jiao Changqing sighed heavily: "I don't know, maybe a month, maybe two months......"

Meng Xilan was just barely holding on now, he knew it, and he could see it.

"You have followed her master for so many years, you should know her temper. We all have to do our own thing, and we will do whatever the mother commands. ”

If he can spend one more day with her, it will be one day.

Meng Xilan slept for a whole day and a night.

Baozhu was scared in her heart, and almost every hour she would go to the bedside and stretch out her finger to probe her mother's snort.

Every time she stretched out her hand, her hand was shaking, and her heart could not settle until she was sure that her mother was okay.

When Meng Xilan woke up slowly, she didn't know that it was a day later.

"What time is it?" She asked in a hoarse voice.

Jiao Changqing held her hand, touched her veins with two fingers, and said gently: "It's already noon." ”

"Noon? How long did Hongu sleep? ”

Jiao Changqing's voice was hoarse: "Niangniang slept for a day and a night." ”

Meng Xilan's heart sank when she heard this.

It wasn't the first time, she had been in a coma for three whole days.

"You've been ......"

Listening to his voice, it seems that he has been staying up with him.

Jiao Changqing held her hand and said, "Of course I want to be here, I want to accompany you." ”

If she falls asleep and never wakes up again, then he will have to wait forever.

Meng Xilan shook her head, grabbed his hand and said, "The sun is just right at this time, you can take the palace out to bask in the sun." ”

She propped herself up and sat up, Baozhu put clothes on her, and was about to reach out to help her, but saw Jiao Changqing stretch out his hands and hold Niangniang up steadily.

"I'll take you." Four simple words, peaceful and calm.

Meng Xilan pursed her lips slightly, as if she was smiling.

The person in his arms is weak and thin, gentle, and distressing.

Jiao Changqing carried her to the courtyard, bathed her whole body in the bright sunshine, and reached out to pull her long hair.

"Will it be cold?"

Meng Xilan raised her head slightly, greeted the warm sunshine, and said with a smile: "It's not cold, it's very warm here." ”

As she spoke, Jiao Changqing's warm hands had already held her hands and warmed her.

Spring is in full bloom, and this is the best season. And this is also the last spring of her life.

Meng Xilan was stunned in her heart, but there was a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.

Jiao Changqing slowly knelt down in front of her, holding her face, scrutinizing it carefully, his eyes full of grief.

Meng Xilan opened her invisible eyes, looked at the sky as if she was nothing, and said lightly: "I think it's time." ”

Jiao Changqing's expression returned to seriousness, and he hurriedly asked, "When?" ”

The corners of Meng Xilan's mouth rose slightly: "It's time to prepare for the aftermath of this palace." ”

There has always been such a rule in the palace, for the seriously ill, prepare coffins to rejoice. She had already thought for herself that after she died, she would not enter the imperial mausoleum, accompanied by those cold and strange bones. She wanted to bury herself in the Xikang Mountains, even if it was just under a verdant tree.

Jiao Changqing was a little surprised when he heard this, and then shook his head and said, "No, Niangniang just woke up, and it is inevitable that she will be upset." ”

Meng Xilan rubbed to hold his hand, her thumb seemed to be soothing, gently stroked the back of his hand, and said in a gentle tone: "It's time, this palace doesn't mind, what do you mind?" Rather than leaving those trivial things to others to worry about, it is better for this palace to do it itself. ”

Jiao Changqing couldn't help it, and hugged her into his arms, his heart seemed to be pulled hard, and it hurt so much that he was suffocating. "Lan'er, don't say such things, I beg you not to say such things."

He thought of a helpless child, hugged her, and pleaded with sorrow.

With the jewel beside him, he took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the corner of his eye, and then turned his back.

Meng Xilan let Jiao Changqing hold her, sighed leisurely, and said, "I'm not afraid of death, I'm really not afraid." ”

If she could end her life peacefully in her sleep, it would be the best outcome for her. In her previous life, she was in despair and suffered a lot......

Jiao Changqing hugged her body tightly, but he only felt that he was holding a pair of bones.

"I'm afraid!" I guess only God will know how scared he is of losing her.

Meng Xilan didn't know how to comfort him, so she had to hug him back and raise her hand to gently pat him on the back. But she didn't have much strength, and after a few strokes, she felt tired.

Jiao Changqing knew that she was tired, so he held her shoulders and helped her sit firmly.

He looked at his dark eyes, leaned over, pressed his forehead against her slightly cool forehead, and calmed down: "Niangniang is tired, Weichen sent Niangniang back to the house to rest." ”

Meng Xilan obediently leaned into his arms, her fingers slowly grasped the placket of his clothes, and said lightly: "This palace wants to go to see the emperor, and this palace still has something to say to him." ”

There are not many days left for her to stay awake, and she and Zhou Youchen are destined to have a parting.

Jiao Changqing looked down at her, and said after a moment: "The minister will go and prepare." ”

Those dark obsessions have long since disappeared, and now he just wants her to be happy.