Xing'er put her things away, then covered her lips and yawned, "I'm tired all night, go to sleep, she won't wake up tomorrow morning-"

Saying that, he didn't even care about Zike, and went to the side hall to rest by himself.

This night, everyone has their own thoughts, the next morning, the Queen Mother Xi really woke up in the early morning as Xing'er expected, Zike served her as usual to get up and make up, but this time, she herself was extra careful, for fear that she would also be poisoned by the juice of the hook grass.

Suddenly, a little palace maid broke in from outside the hall, her expression flustered, and her eyes were slightly red.

Li Renhou was outside the hall, and when he saw her scolding like this, he said: "What's the matter, panicked, startled the Queen Mother and didn't want your head-"

The little palace maid couldn't say anything, and when she saw Li Ren, she seemed to have seen the backbone of the Lord's heart, her legs were weak, she knelt down at his feet, and said in a trembling voice: "Gonggong Li, it's not good, the county lord just fainted——"

Li Ren also panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Why did you faint so well? ”

The little palace maid said anxiously: "In recent days, the county lord has not eaten or drunk, this morning the palace maids went in to deliver food, and no one opened the door after knocking for a long time, and when I opened it, I saw that the county lord fainted——"

The sound outside quickly alarmed the Empress Dowager Xi, and she threw the pearl hairpin in her hand in front of the makeup, and said urgently: "I really don't want the mourning family to worry, Zike, pass the soft sedan chair, the mourning family wants to go and see——"

Zike also knew that although the Empress Dowager Xi was angry, she was still worried about Jiang Li'er, so she answered, and hurriedly walked out to pass the word on her shoulder.

She and Li Ren stroked the Empress Dowager Xi on their shoulders from left to right, and only then did they put on a heavy curtain, and then walked towards Jiang Li'er's bedroom.

When he walked to the door, he saw Ning Hong followed by a person, and he also hurried in this direction.

The young man behind him half-bowed his head, his expression was serious, his sword eyebrows were high, and he looked like a jade boy.

Zike and the others wanted to salute, but they were stopped by Ning Hong, Ning Hong looked at the shoulders behind them, frowned and said, "Why did you alarm the queen mother to come too?" ”

When the Empress Dowager heard Ning Hong's voice, she lifted the curtain, and when she saw the young man behind him, she was obviously stunned.

When the young man saw her, he bowed respectfully and said, "The minister sees the queen mother-"

The Empress Dowager Xi didn't know whether it was worry or what, and the smile she squeezed out became a little stiff, and she made a weak gesture before she said, "Why is the little prince here?" ”

Emperor Xiliang has not yet chosen a concubine, although this harem is a place for female dependents, but firstly, the Xiliang people are open, and secondly, the queen of Xiliang can also meet courtiers in her own palace, so even if Ning Yu is a foreign minister in a certain aspect of writing, but with Ning Hong leading the way, it is not considered overreach.

Thinking like this, the Empress Dowager Xi's psychology calmed down a lot, but she still maintained the demeanor of a lukewarm superior on her face, and said with a gentle and dignified voice: "But there is a little prince Lao who is concerned, so let's go in and have a look." ”

Ning Yu nodded, Fang Cai's frowning brows finally loosened a little, and the Empress Dowager Xi was a little satisfied in her heart, she didn't know much about this son-in-law, and at this time, seeing that he was so attentive to Lian'er, she also had a good impression in her heart.

In a woman's life, the most important thing is that her husband is pampered, and her children and grandchildren are filial, I hope she didn't choose the wrong person for Li'er.

Thinking like this, a few people have already entered the main hall, Jiang Li'er's palace is different from other places, the royal family is used to liking luxurious and extravagant things, and gold and silver utensils are often used in the decoration of the palace, but Jiang Li'er here, most of the things hanging on the wall are some folk strange gadgets, there are wood carved birds, and there are hydrangeas tied to ribbons, like a big toy library.

The imperial doctor had already been waiting aside, and when he saw that the emperor and the Empress Dowager had arrived, he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, the county lord fainted because of the lack of qi and blood caused by not eating for a long time, but the minister has already ordered someone to boil a mild and nourishing decoction, feed it, and you can wake up after a while——"

Saying that, he paused before saying: "It's just that the county lord's illness is a heart disease, as the saying goes, heart disease still needs heart medicine, if the county lord is like this next time, in the long run, it will inevitably damage the jade body, I hope Your Majesty and the Queen Mother can persuade one or two." ”

This is already very straightforward, even if he rescues people this time, next time, next time, there will always be a time when Jiang Li'er's body will not be able to stand it.

Empress Dowager Xi's heart ached slightly, and there seemed to be a flame in her chest that was constantly beating, she took a deep breath and said, "Okay, the mourning family knows, you go down." ”

The imperial doctor went down with someone, Zike has been with the Empress Dowager Xi for decades, and she still knows her every move, and now when she sees her face is pale, she knows that she is really angry.

She made a color, and Li Ren understood and pushed everyone out. Only he and Zike were left, as well as the eunuchs who accompanied His Majesty.

The Empress Dowager Xi tried her best to hold herself, but the trembling string of glazed jade on her temples showed that she was not calm at this time.

She said: "Hong'er, go in and take a look at the mourning family, you sit with the little prince for a while." ”

Ning Hong took a step forward, as if he wanted to say something, but when he looked at Ning Yu who was standing behind him, he finally closed his mouth.

Li Ren was very obedient, and stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, little prince, don't be impatient, the county lord is just young, and the queen mother is also distressed." ”

Ning Hong nodded, and when Li Ren saw the two of them sitting down, he didn't say anything more, and stood aside quietly.

However, Ning Yu looked around, and Ning Hong saw that he was a little puzzled, so he explained: "Lian'er has been weak and sick since she was a child, and she rarely goes out even in this Yikun Palace, and most of the things here are collected from the people by me or the regent, and every time she gets it, she is very happy." ”

Ning Yu didn't seem to be able to hear the deep meaning of Ning Hong's words, but just echoed: "The county lord is innocent, his status is noble but he doesn't hold his own identity, it is the blessing of my Prince Kang's mansion——"

Ning Hong's words froze, Ning Yu has to marry Jiang Li'er?

And at this time, the Empress Dowager Xi walked slowly on this Zike's hand, Jiang Li'er helped the decoction, and slowly woke up, and when she saw the Empress Dowager Xi, she just wanted to get up, but she didn't want to fall on her cheek with a strong and loud slap.

Zike was shocked, and stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, what are you doing-"

The palace maids serving beside Jiang Li'er did not have the qualifications of Zi Ke, so they naturally didn't dare to respond, and they all knelt on the ground in unison, not daring to breathe.

Jiang Li'er was stunned, although she was not the daughter of the Queen Mother, but for so many years, from childhood to adulthood, the Queen Mother of the West did not have a word of importance to her, let alone slapped herself?

How can the Empress Dowager not feel distressed, she has no daughter, she really loves this adopted daughter, but at this time, Jiang Li'er's personality is so stubborn and stubborn, how can she not be disappointed?

She pointed at Jiang Li'er with trembling fingers and asked, "The mourning family has raised you for so many years, the kindness of your parents, you repay the mourning family like this?" ”

Jiang Li'er forced the tears in her eyes back, raised her face, looked at the Empress Dowager Xi firmly, and said: "Queen Mother, Li'er knows your Li'er's love and kindness, and it is also because of this that Li'er dared to admonish the Queen Mother, the regent Ning Yi, is not a chaotic minister and thief, and has no intention of fighting for the throne, can the Queen Mother leave him alive——"

Empress Dowager Xi slowly closed her eyes, shook her head, and then sighed and said: "The mourning family originally thought that you had been terminally ill since you were a child, and the mourning family and His Majesty visited famous doctors all over the world, but they didn't want you to be so unsympathetic to yourself, and you were willing to be cheap for a man——"

Self-willing?

Jiang Li'er looked at the Empress Dowager Xi's mouth opening and closing, as if she couldn't understand the meaning of her words at all-is she willing to be cheap?

She remembered Ning Yi's face, was she willing to be cheap, she didn't understand, she only knew that she was going to die, and she was going to be killed by her dearest mother and younger brother.

As soon as she thought of this, her heart was like a knife, she was never a brave person, from childhood to adulthood, she always had someone in front of her to protect her, the queen mother, the emperor, Ning Yi, and she was like a cowardly coward, hiding behind everyone and trembling, begging for shelter.

Ning Yi even dragged Sister He Xi into this quagmire in order not to hurt the relationship between her and the Empress Dowager Xi.

And what about yourself? Do you just have to wait for others to protect you?

Thinking of this, she became even more determined, this time she should not be the flower of the greenhouse that was protected, she also had to be brave.

She suddenly got up, knelt on the bed, and said in a deep voice: "The kindness of the queen mother and Her Majesty, Li'er is unforgettable, but Li'er also knows who saved Li'er's life, as long as the queen mother agrees to spare the life of the regent Ning Yi, Li'er - may one life be worth one life-"

Empress Dowager Xi laughed angrily, stepped forward in two steps, pinched Jiang Li'er's jaw, and said word by word: "One life is worth one life?" The mourning family told you that Ning Yi's life, the mourning family is going to be decided, as for you, you must marry Ning Yu, Zike, and arrange it, since you don't want to eat, then send the daily decoction over, even if it is hard to pour, pour it into the mourning family——"

"The Queen Mother-I want to say a few words to the county lord, I don't know if it's okay-" Suddenly, Ning Yu's voice came from behind the screen, it turned out that the two of them had an argument, and they had already been heard clearly by the two outside.

Empress Dowager Xi's face became more and more gloomy, and Jiang Li'er's face was not good-looking.

However, Ning Yu looked confident, he was polite, even if he asked such an abrupt question, it was disgusting.

He continued: "The county lord is the minister's fiancée," the minister didn't want to get married, the bride was reluctant, and asked the Empress Dowager to give the minister a chance, if the minister could not save the county lord, the minister voluntarily withdrew from the marriage, and responded to the queen mother's affairs, and it would be done. ”

As soon as these words came out, even the Empress Dowager Xi was shocked, she frowned and looked at Ning Yu, only to feel that there was an indescribable feeling, was it suspicion or what?

Ning Hong said loudly: "Queen Mother, why don't you let him try?" Li'er is so stubborn, it's just because she can't see clearly who is affectionate and who is ruthless—"