After a night of drizzle, in the early morning, after Meng Xilan woke up, she asked several palace maids to take bamboo tubes and go outside to collect fresh morning dew. Dew to cook tea, there is a unique fragrance.

The Queen Mother has always liked it, so Meng Xilan wanted to prepare it for her. She stood in front of the window in her pajamas, looking at the busy figures of the palace maids, slightly distracted.

Zhulu brought the tea over: "Master, this is boiled with the dew just collected, you can taste it." ”

Meng Xilan took a bite and savored it: "Very good, the Queen Mother will definitely like it." ”

Zhulu smiled very happily: "As long as the master prepares it, the mother will like it." ”

I hope so.

Meng Xilan put down the teacup, she has been sleeping badly recently, for some reason her heart is always empty, a little uneasy, and she faintly feels that something bad will happen.

She sent the carefully prepared tea to the Queen Mother's mouth, who knows, after she tasted it, she said: "Changle, why is today's medicine so bitter?" ”

Meng Xilan was slightly sad, and smiled busily: "Queen Mother, good medicine is good for illness. ”

Her sense of taste has become out of balance, and her mouth is bitter and everything she eats is bitter.

After the queen mother finished drinking tea, she looked at the cup and was slightly distracted, as if she was thinking about something.

Meng Xilan was about to open her mouth to call her, but she suddenly raised her head, and her whole face changed, staring at Meng Xilan's face, her expression was full of doubt.

Meng Xilan was stunned, and when she saw that her eyes were wrong, she hurriedly asked, "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

The Queen Mother was still staring at her, her gaze locked firmly on her, and it felt like she suddenly didn't know her.

"Queen Mother...... Meng Xilan calmed down and called her again.

The Queen Mother's expression finally relaxed, she closed her eyes, then looked at her and muttered, "Changle, you are a little different, you have become different from before." ”

Meng Xilan sighed slightly and held her hand: "Queen Mother, I just grew up. ”

The Queen Mother nodded thoughtfully when she heard this: "Yes, my Changle has grown up, grown up, ......"

She began to mumble to herself, then fell into a coma again.

Meng Xilan's palms were sweaty, and she felt that her expression just now was a little indifferent.

After the early dynasty, Zhou Shixian came to visit the Queen Mother with an uncomfortable body, although he didn't sit for long, but in the end he left with a heavy heart.

Meng Xilan didn't know what the queen mother and the emperor said, because they were alone, and no palace maid was left.

Zhulu was a little concerned: "The Queen Mother is so sick that she has to take everyone else away, what do you want to say?" ”

Meng Xilan muttered: "Maybe you have something to say." ”

After all, he is her adopted son, and between mother and son, there will always be many things to say.

The Queen Mother's illness was good and bad, and Meng Xilan also became exhausted with it.

She only sleeps for two or three hours a day, and as long as there is any movement on the Queen Mother's side, she has to rush to her side as soon as possible.

Zhu Lu and Zhu Qing felt sorry for her, and only said: "Why do you have to toss so much, there are imperial doctors watching it." ”

Meng Xilan couldn't hide her tiredness: "No, this is what I owe her." ”

Everything she has today starts from the Queen Mother's favor for her. So, she has to be "loyal", especially during these most difficult days.

After the power of the assistant six palaces fell into the hands of Murong Qiao, she has always treated Meng Xilan very favorably.

She knew that Meng Xilan was very worried about her family, so she allowed the daughter of the Meng family to enter the palace to meet her.

Qiao Huiyun took Brother Yun into the palace together, which made Meng Xilan very happy.

Brother Yun called "aunt" one by one, with a clever and cute appearance, and he was very good at attracting people.

Meng Xilan instructed the palace maids to smash walnuts for him to eat, and Brother Yun liked to eat walnuts and pine nuts the most.

Qiao Huiyun saw that he was having fun on the side, so he took the time to say a few words to Meng Xilan.

"How is the Queen Mother? I look at you, but you're much haggard. ”

Her face was unsightly, and her lips were slightly pale.

Meng Xilan shook her head and did not speak.

Qiao Huiyun looked helpless, "You have to look away, this is also a helpless thing." ”

"I know." Meng Xilan's eyes were calm and said, "What should come will always come." ”

Suddenly, Brother Yun'er's little hands were full of walnuts, and he walked over step by step and said, "Mother eats, aunt eats, ......"

Meng Xilan took it with a smile and stretched out her hands to pick him up, only to find that he had become much heavier. "Oh, our Brother Yun has grown so big."

Brother Yun was kissed by her and smiled, and his eyes were bent like crescent moons.

Meng Xilan hugged him and took a deep breath, only to feel that the whole person was a lot more relaxed.

Just after Qiao Huiyun left, the Queen Mother suddenly had a cough and coughed violently.

Meng Xilan listened to her cough, her voice was harsh, worried that if she coughed again, she would cough up blood again.

Jiao Changqing has already reached the point where he doesn't need to ask anything, just by looking at his expression, he knows that the situation is not good.

Meng Xilan waited quietly outside, so quiet that she could hear her uneasy heartbeat. For some reason, time started to get slower and slower. The time of a stick of incense is as long as an hour......

I don't know how long it took, Jiao Changqing walked out with a heavy face, looked at Meng Xilan and nodded heavily, as if he had something to say.

Meng Xilan's heart trembled, and she walked over slowly, only to hear him lower her head and say, "Niangniang can't stand it......"

The moment the words fell, Meng Xilan's tears gushed out, and she opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything.

Although, knowing that there would be such a day tomorrow morning, she was still uncomfortable, and her heart hurt so much that she couldn't breathe.

Jiao Changqing silently turned to the side and saluted her: "Weichen will send someone to inform the emperor and the ladies of the palace." ”

Meng Xilan walked forward with teary eyes, without replying or looking at him.

When I walked to the dormitory, I saw that the Queen Mother stretched out a hand on the side of the bed, and her five fingers were slightly bent, as if she wanted to grab something.

Meng Xilan choked up and knelt down in front of her: "Queen Mother......"

The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and glanced at her, the corners of her mouth hooked a warm arc: "Lan'er, don't cry." ”

Meng Xilan's whole person froze, her expression was full of surprise, she actually recognized herself today and called her the right name.

The Queen Mother flipped her palm and gently shook her hand: "Lan'er, you never like to cry." ”

Meng Xilan smiled with tears, but her heart was extremely sour, and she said softly: "Yes, Lan'er doesn't cry anymore." ”

That being said, the tears can't be stopped.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother couldn't help frowning slightly, and stretched out her hand to wipe it for her, but she didn't have the strength, so she sighed lightly and said, "Lan'er, the mourning family can't stand you all these years." ”

Meng Xilan hurriedly shook her head: "The queen mother is not sorry for Lan'er, it is Lan'er who can't live with the queen mother......"

From the first day she entered the palace, she was a disguise and calculation for her meekness and well-behaved, all with a purpose.

"Over the years, you have been around the mourning family all day long, and you can't go back to your home, and you can't get married...... The mourning family knows it, they all know it, they all know it......" The queen mother's tone was weak, but she was full of affection, and said: "All along, the mourning family has regarded you as a stand-in for Changle, which is selfishness of the mourning family." However, Lan'er, you have to remember that you are a good boy, and the mourning family really likes you as a daughter......"

When Meng Xilan heard this, she couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions, and she choked up for a while. She has never gaffed like this, even in front of her family, she has never cried so bitterly.

"Lan'er knows, Lan'er knows."

The Queen Mother's breath was a little messy, and she gasped for a while, and then she said again: "Lan'er, I really hope that you can stay by my side for the rest of your life." ”

Meng Xilan was about to answer, but saw that the Queen Mother's hand sank at this time, as if she had lost her strength, and raised her eyes to look at her face, the eyes that were originally slightly open had become lifeless and devoid.

Meng Xilan was horrified, and hurriedly gently pushed the Queen Mother's arm, trying to regain her consciousness. Unfortunately, she was completely out of breath.

All of a sudden, everything came to an abrupt halt in an instant. Then, soon, something fell to the ground in her heart.

Gradually, all that remained was darkness before her eyes.

When the chaos was unclear, that strange dream entangled Meng Xilan again, and this time she finally saw the scene in the dream clearly.

In the darkness of the surroundings, there is no end in sight, and you can't see yourself.

Meng Xilan couldn't see her feet clearly, and she didn't know where to go. She could only walk forward, and as she walked, a thick palace gate appeared in front of her.

The palace gate is high and big, just like the South Heavenly Gate above the Heavenly Palace, and you can't see where the end of the height is?

Meng Xilan raised her hand to pound on the door, but there was no sound at all, and the rough and hard texture of the metal made her feel a trace of sadness and despair.

Obviously, this is the only exit, but she just can't get out.

Unconsciously, there was suddenly a voice in my ear: "For a lifetime, accompany the mourning family for a lifetime......"

The voice was like a spell, binding her whole body, and slowly, she felt like she was about to lose even the space to breathe.

In desperation, a warm current suddenly rushed into her body, like a warm stream, soft and gentle, enveloping her whole person.

The palace gate gradually disappeared, replaced by a little light.

First a point, then a line, and finally a gap through which it can be seen.

Meng Xilan slowly opened her eyes, and when she was in a panic, she saw a pair of dark brown eyes, a pair of familiar and clear eyes.

Zhou Youchen frowned, stared down at Meng Xilan, his eyes flickered a little.

When he came, she had fainted. Master Jiao said that she was overly sad......

In the dormitory, Zhou Shixian and the ladies of the palace were crawling and crying, and inside and outside the palace, all kneeling were full of slaves and palace maids. They wept and kowtowed, and refused to get up for a long time, but he came quietly alone, and came to her resting place to see if she was well.

The eyes of the two touched, and Meng Xilan looked at him suspiciously, slightly pursed her lips, as if she had something to say.

Crying could be heard in her ears, the cries of many people. The Queen Mother's funeral, Zhou Youchen should not be here, but in the mourning hall......