At night, the mourning hall is dimly lit, and it is more and more gloomy.

Empress Dowager Li stepped inside, and the first thing she saw was the solemn divine position of the Liang family, and then she lowered her gaze before she looked at Xiao Zhu, who was kneeling in front of the spirit, into her eyes.

She stopped behind Xiao Zhu, originally coming with a purpose, but in this situation, looking at this person's spiritual position, a sigh came to her heart, and the words that she had prepared before suddenly didn't want to say much.

Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Zhu, and after looking back, he took the lead in opening his mouth.

"Mother is later."

Her eyes were still fixed on Liang's coffin, and she was stunned at first when she heard the words, but then smiled again for a moment.

"Your 'queen mother' has been diligent since childhood." She asked, "It's just that your biological mother lying here is afraid that she is not willing to listen to it?" ”

Xiao listened to them one by one and laughed too.

Where is it just not happy to listen?

Chase forward, more than ten or twenty years ago, when I was a little closer to my mother in the middle palace, I turned around, and this mother was going to be beaten and scolded at every turn.

"When her father was here, she begged for the throne, and after her father left, she was also the Mother of God under you." He said, his eyes narrowed, but his gaze was divergent, "Of course she is not happy." ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think that if he really wanted to use one sentence or one word to describe his mother's life, then the three words 'unhappy' should be appropriate.

Empress Dowager Liang's 'displeasure' to Empress Dowager Li is just as unhappy with Shang Xiao Di. It's not a sin.

As he was thinking like this, a wry smile unconsciously overflowed on his lips, and then he heard the person behind him suddenly ask, "Then why are you happy?"

Child-by-child? ”

Xiao Zhu's body stiffened suddenly.

He thought that her salutation was probably the answer to her question.

"You are conscientious as a mother-in-law." He said.

At least for him, when he was young, his parents didn't treat him as his own son, but only the queen mother, who was regarded by his mother as an enemy of the sky, would call herself 'chasing a child' when she opened her mouth.

Just like when she called Xiao Di.

"When I was young, I didn't want her to be my mother."

"Later, when I grew up, I felt that it didn't matter so much who was my mother."

"Now she's gone."

“…… I still, miss her so much. ”

At this point, in any case, Empress Dowager Li could not sympathize with him. She couldn't have missed someone who had fought with her for most of her life and killed her henchmen.

But looking at Xiao Zhu at this moment, she sighed lightly, and finally stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

Empress Dowager Li didn't stay in the mourning hall for too long, and even until she came out, the words she originally planned to say were never spoken.

On the way back to Heshou Palace, the palace maid who came with her asked in a low voice: "Niangniang persuaded the emperor?" ”

Empress Dowager Li shook her head.

"Don't be persuaded." "There is no need to persuade you," she said. ”

Chenghui Palace, Pan Ruohui...... Although she didn't know why Xiao Zhu hadn't made any moves so far, tonight's trip was enough for her to understand one thing-

Mother and son, after all, mother and son. Even the heart-to-heart affection is not something that anyone can compare.

A few days later, in the palace of the king of Chu, Pei Yaowei was sorting out the notebooks in Xiao Di's study, and the instant rain came to report, saying that there was news from the palace, and Pan Guifei saw that she was very good, and she was able to get up now, and she had been released by the emperor to personally handle the funeral of the Queen Mother.

Pei Yao's movements in his hand stopped, he didn't know what to think, he came back to his senses, and sighed first.

Instant rain asked, "Why is Niangniang sighing?" ”

Pei Yaowei didn't explain too much, but just said something vaguely, and you will know why in a few days. Instant Yu complained that she was selling Guanzi at the time, but she didn't want to, and a few days later, there was really an accident in the palace again.

"It is said that Pan Guifei was overworked for the funeral of the Queen Mother, and she accompanied the emperor to keep watch in the palace last night, who wanted to go out in the middle of the night to return to the palace, and if she was not careful, she fell outside the hall, rolled down Her Majesty, and is still unconscious."

"The palace was busy all night, I heard that the emperor was very worried, and specially sent Imperial Doctor He to treat Concubine Pan, after seeing it, Imperial Doctor He said that his medical skills are not good, and the concubine is injured in the head, if you can't wake up within three or two days, in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult to wake up!"

At that time, Pei Yaowei and Xiao Di were having breakfast, and after listening to the words of the instantaneous rain, the two silently exchanged a look, tacitly acknowledging what happened to Pan Guifei.

"Alas......" sent the maid who served the meal, Pei Yao scooped a spoonful of soy milk, and sighed faintly: "What if you hold the magic weapon of victory in your hand?" If you want me to say, no matter how powerful the magic weapon is, it can't be as good as the sentence 'ruthless hands lack great virtue'. ”

She gave Xiao Di a look, and then said: "Pan Ruohui - she is to Xiao Zhu, but if she can have Xiao Zhu's ruthlessness towards her one of the ten, she will not be able to fall into this fate!" ”

Xiao Di smiled, "How can I listen, you still have some sympathy for her?" ”

"Everyone has something to be sympathetic to." As she spoke, her mind turned around, and she was a little worried: "Speaking of which, now that Pan Ruohui has fallen, Yu Wenrou's temperament will really do her best to deal with Min Dai in the future, alas, it is also a troublesome matter......"

A pair of chopsticks came across the opposite side, and added a bean skin bun to her plate, "Okay, eat quickly." The affairs in the harem, you don't have to worry about it anymore. ”

When Pei Yao heard this, she was about to refute immediately, but Xiao Di stopped her and said patiently: "-After all, the safety of Qingtan and Concubine Xian, I will find someone to protect you for you." ”

"Looking for someone? Who to look for? As soon as her mind was active, she suddenly thought of something: "Is it possible...... Have someone with you in the harem? ”

The person opposite raised an eyebrow, but smiled silently.

In the palace, early in the morning, Xiao Zhu heard a report from Sun Zhifang, saying that the palace gate had just opened, and the palace maid Cui Xuan of Chenghui Palace quietly went to the Tai Hospital to invite Shi Taiyi, and went to Chenghui Palace to diagnose the pulse of the concubine for the second time.

"Heh......" he scoffed, "but a faithful girl...... What about Imperial Physician Shi? Is the mouth still obedient? ”

Sun Zhifang said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Imperial Doctor Shi knows that he is abusive, and before the old slave found him, he was already extremely worried in his heart. As soon as you Chrysostom opened to exempt him from the death penalty, that thing is a thousand thanks, naturally he knows how to be obedient, this goes to Chenghui Palace, everything is in accordance with the previous diagnosis of Imperial Doctor He, and it will not make people suspicious. ”

Xiao nodded his head.

These days, he pretended to be restrained by Pan Ruohui, and released her 'helplessly' before, and even pretended to compromise, and after allowing her to be removed, he was in the position of Changqiu's promise. is so 'attentive and affectionate', in order to stabilize her for the time being, and seal her scattered mouths, so that she can have time to arrange this unexpected tragedy for her.

As for Cui Xuan - Pan Ruohui fell into a coma, Xiao Zhu secretly instructed Taiyi He to administer an acupuncture, so that she couldn't wake up at all, in addition to this matter, his biggest worry was this henchman who had been with Pan Ruohui for more than ten years.

In order to convince Cui Xuan that this incident was an accident, it was not enough for Imperial Physician Shi to speak, he, the emperor, still had some work to do.

Chenghui Palace.

When the voice of the people in the palace outside, 'Your Majesty has arrived', Cui Xuan was kneeling beside the master's bed and holding her hand.

Her eyes were red, but she couldn't cry anymore.

"Slaves and maids see Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be happy for a long time!"

Xiao Chai called out for excuse gratitude, lowered his eyes and glanced at her, his face moved: "It's rare." You girl is very loyal to your master. ”

"The mother treats the slave and the maid well, and the slave and the maid naturally feel sorry for the maid." As she spoke, she faintly wanted to cry again, "Your Majesty, you said that she was ...... When will she wake up? ”

When can I wake up?

Xiao Zhuxin said: Didn't Imperial Doctor Shi already tell you? In most of this life, there is no hope.

"She'll wake up." He stared at the person on the bed with fixed eyes, and said in an unquestioning tone, "She will definitely wake up." She is the queen I have chosen, and the Changqiu Palace has been empty for all these years, and she will not wake ......up."

He closed his eyes fiercely, as if he was in pain in his heart, and wanted to say goodbye, but finally only said firmly: "She can't not wake up." ”

Cui Xuan's eyes flickered, and she didn't feel stupid and called: "Your Majesty......"

In the past, when the wind and the sun were beautiful, she had never seen His Majesty show such concern for Niangniang.

Is this what it means to see the truth in adversity? Cui Xuan's heart was so sour that she thought that it would be good if Niang Niang could open her eyes and see His Majesty's intentions with her own eyes.

"You all go down...... Xiao Zhu waved his hand in a deep voice, "let me be alone with her for a while." ”

Everyone received the order, retreated together, the door of the palace was closed, and Xiao Zhu stood in place for a long time before he moved his steps and came to Pan Ruohui's bed and sat down.

The person on the bed was pale, and he looked so beautiful that he seemed to have aged by more than ten years overnight.

He lifted the corner of the brocade quilt and took her hand.

Xiao Zhu never thought of establishing Pan Ruohui as the queen.

He knew that this woman loved him, and at first, he enjoyed this affection, and he liked to be served by her smile and tenderness, and he thought that if Pan was safe, he might be able to keep Pan Ruohui by his side for a lifetime - provided that she knew how to be safe.

Pan Ruohui didn't know that since she began to show her intelligence, began to deliberately offer advice to him, and helped him eradicate dissidents in the court, Xiao Zhu's heart could no longer tolerate her.

In his life, he has only truly loved one woman. That woman is smart, and so is Pan Ruohui, but the two of them are too different.

Pei Yaowei is very smart and clean, as for Pan Ruohui-

"Ruohui, your mind is too deep."

- And I am exactly such a person.

For this reason, he did not dare to tolerate her.

"You said, as long as you die in the palace, someone outside will tell you my secret for you. I believe in these. ”

He stroked Pan Ruohui's sideburns, and said to her with the tenderness he had never given her: "But Concubine Ai, you are stupid-

You forgot to let a person die, there are many ways. As long as everyone believes that you are not killed, won't you? ”

He sighed, leaned over her ear, and looked into the distance, as if he were sympathetic to a husband and wife as deep as the sea.

He whispered, "I promised to make you queen, but I am afraid that you yourself will not be able to wait for that day." ”