The pain of longing is indeed heart-burning, but she must endure it, because this pain is self-inflicted and she deserves it.

Whenever her heart ached, Meng Xilan would bite her lip hard, hide it, and let her hard teeth sink into the soft lip flap until the pain between her lips pressed down on her heart. Just take a deep breath and she will still be alive and she will be able to endure it.

Jiao Changqing was ordered to go and returned again.

Meng Xilan's whole heart followed him, and when she saw him come back, her heart was pounding, and she asked in a steady tone as much as possible, "How?" ”

Jiao Changqing panted slightly, it could be seen that he was in a hurry all the way and walked in a hurry.

"Back to Niangniang, the child is fine, and now he is white and fat."

As soon as these words came out, Meng Xilan's eyes flashed slightly, and she couldn't hide the joy on her face.

Jiao Changqing bowed his head and continued: "Weichen has carefully looked at the child, and the child's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Niangniang. ”

Meng Xilan couldn't help but take a few deep breaths when she heard this. How could her son not be like her......

Jiao Changqing watched her eyes turn red, and then endured it stiffly, her chest rose and fell, and her breath was short.

He saw it in his eyes and hurt in his heart.

Meng Xilan pondered for a moment before saying, "I've worked hard for you this time." ”

She sat back on the couch, looked down at her hands, and then grabbed a handful of contemplative incense crumbs from the spice box and sprinkled them into the incense burner. She didn't close her eyes all night, and now she can sleep peacefully.

Jiao Changqing looked at her silhouette and slowly retreated.

This spice was given to her by him, and it cures insomnia and dreams. Before, she was unwell because she was pregnant, and she couldn't sleep peacefully every night, so he gave her this condensing incense.

However, she doesn't use this thing often, and it's rare to use it today, which shows that her heart is too heavy.

Meng Xilan pillowed her arms, accompanied by the fragrance of contemplation, and fell asleep quietly.

She had a vague dream of a white baby lying in her arms, crying. She lowered her head to coax him, but she couldn't coax him.

All night, crying sounded in her ears.

When he got up in the morning, Baozhu came to serve, but found that Niangniang's eyes were swollen, and he couldn't help but be startled.

"Mother's ......"

Meng Xilan only felt a little headache, but she didn't know that she had cried all night in her dream.

Tears wet the embroidered pillow, and the whole piece was wet.

Meng Xilan looked at herself in the mirror and shook her head secretly: "Hurry up and find some ice cubes for this palace." ”

This season, the ice cellar in the palace has already begun to be prepared for summer.

Baozhu hurriedly sent someone to fetch it, and the ice water melted and soaked a towel to apply to his eyes. This recipe is the most effective, but the swelling will be reduced with a cup of tea.

Meng Xilan reached out and touched her sideburns, and then stroked the corners of her eyes.

She looked at herself carefully and remembered what Jiao Changqing had said yesterday.

His eyebrows and eyes are similar to hers, how similar are they......

After a while, Chu Ansheng came in and replied: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down." ”

Meng Xilan put away her worries, nodded and said, "Please let him in." ”

Changsheng came in court clothes, which shows that he has just come down from the morning court.

Meng Xilan hadn't seen him for two days, and when she saw that he was a little thin, she couldn't help frowning: "Look at your appearance, I'm afraid I didn't sleep well last night." ”

She also knows something about the disaster in the northwest. Helplessly, the treasury was empty, and the imperial court could no longer take out silver taels to relieve the victims.

"Erchen is fine." He hesitated in his words, looked back at Baozhu and Chu Ansheng behind him, and made a gesture of waving his hand.

He had something to say to the queen mother that it was inconvenient for them to stay.

"The son heard that his father's illness has worsened, and the queen mother has also seen ......"

Meng Xilan looked at him deeply when she heard this: "You have something to say, don't go around the bend with this palace!" ”

Changsheng's eyes sank: "The matter of Erchen's accession to the throne has now come to fruition. The father's condition has changed, and the hearts of the people in the court are afraid that they will also change! ”

I see...... It turned out that he was here for this reason. He was uneasy, he was worried, and he was uneasy about the throne that was about to come his way, not about his father's illness.

Ambition...... It was the first time she had seen his ambitions.

Meng Xilan's expression straightened slightly when she heard this, and her eyes looking at Changsheng were deep and bottomless, mixed with a bit of sharpness in the gloom.

Changsheng saw her looking at him, and his expression changed slightly: "Queen Mother, why don't you speak?" ”

Meng Xilan didn't poke it, looked at him softly, and comforted him: "The big thing will be done, there will be no mistakes." You can rest assured......"

When Changsheng heard the words and looked at her, he felt that the queen mother's eyes were deep, and there was an indescribable firmness that made people feel at ease.

"The time has come, and no one or anything can stop you. My prince ......" After Meng Xilan finished speaking, she stretched out her hand, took the prince's hand, and secretly forced: "With the queen mother, you don't have to worry about anything." The crown prince is about to ascend the throne, and the most important thing to do now is to focus on the present. ”

The people in front of him and the things in front of him are what he needs to care about the most.

Changsheng's eyes were slightly gloomy, and he nodded heavily.

No matter when and where, the words of the queen mother can always make him feel at ease.

Changsheng was silent for a while, and then as if he remembered something, he asked his mother: "Erchen heard that Jiao Changqing went to Meng's house yesterday. ”

Meng Xilan lowered her eyes slightly, and then nodded: "Well, this palace let him go over and take a look." ”

Mother and son are connected, and there are some things that she doesn't have to say too clearly.

Changsheng's expression was calm, and he only felt that today was a good time, and he should talk openly and honestly with his mother.

"Mother, why did you send that child out so early? Erchen doesn't care...... Even if he stays with the queen mother and stays in the palace, it doesn't matter if the son is a minister. ”

He was telling the truth, the child was the child of the queen mother, and he was also his relative. He can't be embarrassed for his mother, and he won't be embarrassed for that child......

Meng Xilan was silent for a while when she heard this, and then said, "This palace can't keep him." Now, he is a child of the Meng family, he is your uncle's concubine, and he is also your cousin's brother. You and him, this palace and him, that's all. ”

"But ......"

Immortal desire has something to say, so Meng Xilan said again: "Prince, you will always be the only child of the queen mother, and you are also the most precious person of the queen mother, do you know?" ”

Changsheng looked at her in a daze, his eyes gradually reddened, and he hurriedly lowered his head to hide it. "How can the son-in-law make the queen mother so worried! Erchen ......"

Meng Xilan stretched out her arms and hugged him gently, with tears in her eyes, looking out the window.

From the moment Changsheng was born, she made such a decision. From the moment she held him, she was ready to give up on everyone, including herself. In this life, she is willing to sacrifice everything for him, just to protect him from safety and well-being.

Changsheng sighed deeply, hugged the thin body of the queen mother, and silently swore in his heart that when he reigned in the world, he would definitely let the queen mother live the happiest days in the world, and never let her be sad or cry again.

…

Leaving Cining Palace, Changsheng walked all the way back to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Shen Dan in the hall had already prepared refreshments in advance according to his preferences.

Shen Dan was wearing a green coat today, without makeup and black hair, standing at the door, looking at him with a light smile, like a spring breeze blowing through the petals, leaving a burst of afterfragrance.

Changsheng turned his hands behind his back and walked slowly towards her step by step.

When he reached the door, he suddenly waved his hand and ordered the retinue behind him to disperse.

Everyone silently retreated, and Changsheng continued to walk forward.

Shen Dan looked slightly stunned, puzzled.

Who knows, the prince walked all the way, and finally held her in his arms and hugged her tightly.

Shen Dan was stunned for a moment, and then became embarrassed: "Your Highness, this is the door." ”

At the bottom of the steps, there were guards and palace people watching.

Changsheng was silent, and hugged her tightly with his arms, and the more he hugged her, the tighter he became.

Shen Dan's heart softened for a while, but she couldn't care about being happy, she was worried that something had happened to the prince? Or......

"Your Highness...... What's wrong with you? She snuggled up to the prince, not daring to hug him in the same way, but asked in a low voice.

Changsheng's sturdy and upright body has been tense, just like his mood, the sadness and heaviness that he didn't dare to show in front of his mother are now completely exposed.

Shen Dan saw that he didn't answer, so he didn't ask anymore and stayed in his arms honestly.

Koharuko stood at the foot of the steps, saw this scene, lowered their heads and turned to avoid.

"Your Highness has Miss Shen to serve you...... Let's ......."

He took the little eunuchs and turned around to leave, but saw a group of people walking in the distance.

When I looked closely, it was the crown princess.

Koharuko glanced back, then turned her senses and sighed.

This is not very good, if the crown princess sees this scene, Bacheng will not feel good.

Come on, Your Highness is in a bad mood today, he, who is a minion, has been thoughtful in the past.

Xiao Chunzi hurriedly led someone forward and saluted Xie Zhenzhen.

Xie Zhenzhen walked slowly, followed by many people, and the battle was huge.

When she saw Xiao Chunzi, she smiled slightly: "Father-in-law Chun......"

Xiao Chunzi said again: "Niangniang, Your Highness has just returned from Cining Palace, and she is about to rest at this time......

When Xie Zhenzhen heard this, she raised her eyebrows and looked at him, looking slightly displeased.

"The prince is tired? Hongu just prepared ginseng soup for the crown prince. ”

Xiao Chunzi took another step forward and said, "Niangniang, let the slave say more, it's better for Niangniang not to go......"

She thought about it and went back, only to be disappointed. If you really get to the temple gate, I'm afraid it will not be disappointed, but sad.

Xie Zhenzhen glanced at Xiao Chunzi and raised her chin slightly. What's going on, aren't the minions in this palace too arrogant recently?

used to be the aggressive Jiao Changqing, but now it is this Xiao Chunzi who doesn't look at her eyes, it feels like overnight, the minions in this palace have all grown capable, and everyone has rushed to her to their tails.

"This palace comes to see His Highness, it's up to you to decide when you want." Xie Zhenzhen's tone was not good, and Mama Chen behind her also helped: "Father-in-law Chun, you are too presumptuous!" Why don't you even know how to take care of yourself when talking to your mother? You're still an old man in the palace......"

Xiao Chunzi also knew that she was "beyond her strength", but this princess was too polite.

Xiao Chunzi raised the dust in his hand, and then took a step back and said, "Yes, the slave has just talked too much, please mother." ”

Xie Zhenzhen glanced at him again, her eyebrows furrowed, and she walked past him with a cold expression. Mama Chen was holding on to her side, and couldn't help whispering: "This little Chunzi is really not good, Niangniang doesn't have to be polite to him in the future!" Don't give him any good faces......"

As soon as the words fell, Mama Chen suddenly seemed to be choked by her own breathing, and there was a grunt in her throat.

Xie Zhenzhen frowned at her, and when she saw her staring forward, she couldn't help but follow her gaze.

From a distance, she could only see two figures hugging each other.

The prince held Shen Dan in his arms, and Shen Dan lowered his head, looking shy......

Xie Zhenzhen immediately clenched her hands, her nails sinking deep into her palms, and she frowned in pain.

"...... That's ......," Mama Chen said hesitantly.

Xie Zhenzhen looked at it for a moment, her face instantly chilled, and the smile in her eyes disappeared without a trace.

She immediately lowered her eyes, held Mama Chen's hand, and secretly exerted herself. "Go ......"

Xie Zhenzhen turned away, and Mama Chen opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she didn't dare to say it.

Xiao Chunzi stood in place, saw Xie Zhenzhen returning the same way, smiled coldly in his heart, and deliberately stepped forward to salute: "The slave sends the mother ......"

Xie Zhenzhen clenched her hands and returned to the dormitory all the way, all that lingered in her mind was the figure of the prince and Shen Dan snuggling.

Why? Why?

Why did the prince treat her like this in public?

Mama Chen came over and persuaded: "Niangniang, don't be angry, it must be Shen Dan who seduces His Royal Highness...... I don't know any shame, I really don't know the rules. ”

Xie Zhenzhen only listened to it, with her understanding of the prince, he would not indulge women to such an extent.

Although gentle, it is also restrained.

Recently, His Highness has not been as close to her as before, which has made her in a trance. Seeing this scene for no reason today, her heart became even more uneasy.

Her Royal Highness is grateful for her kindness, but that Shen Dan ...... Why do you always stand closer to Your Highness than her, why?

……

As the sun sets, the dim sunlight shines through the window paper, making it even hazy.

Shen Dan sat on the bed, Changsheng leaned sideways on her lap, closed his eyes and rested.

He was really tired.

Now that he has grown up and is an adult, no matter how tired he is, he can't be coquettish in front of his mother. And as the crown prince, he can't easily show his vulnerability and exhaustion in front of others, so he only has Shen Dan.

Shen Dan'an is quiet, if the prince doesn't move, she won't move.

When the sky completely sank, Changsheng turned around, looked up at Shen Dan and said, "After I ascend the throne, will I give you a name?" ”

Shen Dan was first shocked and then frightened when he heard this, and shook his head again and again: "No, don't ...... slaves"

Her refusal was not faked, but panicked between her eyebrows.

Changsheng stared at her and said, "You don't have to worry too much, I'm ...... the queen mother's side."

Shen Dan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, then shook his head again: "Your Highness, the slave doesn't want anything!" ”

This time, her tone was categorical, leaving no way out for herself.

Changsheng fell silent, saw her eyes turn slowly, and finally landed on his face, and said with a light sorrow between his eyebrows: "Your Highness, slaves and maids don't want a name, as long as Your Highness's trust." If in the future, His Highness is also as tired and tired as he is today, and His Highness still keeps the slave and maid by your side, the slave and maid will be very happy. ”