The strange thing is that I didn't see Xing'er, the painful look on the face of the Queen Mother of the West was a little less, the old princess frowned on the side, full of concern, and waited until Xing'er stopped her hand, then sighed and said: "My Queen Mother, why are you suffering, we have reached this age, we should have a good rest, why do you bother——"

Empress Dowager Xi sat up straight and said with a wry smile: "My family is worried about domestic and foreign troubles, how can you let me calm down?" ”

She glanced at He Xi, who was sitting at the bottom, without a trace, and continued: "Hong'er also, although she has worked very hard all the way, but if someone is suspicious on the side, if the mourning family is a mother who does not plan for him, I am afraid that he will be eaten alive by the life of the wolf in the future, I don't know——"

He Xi's face remained unchanged, and she knew in her heart that the Empress Dowager Xi's words were for herself, but she didn't care, Ning Yi's departure from Beijing this time would inevitably cause a series of changes, what she had to do was to keep Jiang Li'er before the storm came, and wait for Ning Yi to come back, which was what she promised him and owed him.

Thinking like this, He Xi smiled and said: "Yes, the Queen Mother is not only planning for Your Majesty, but also for the county lord, and the concubine heard that the Queen Mother has already decided on the marriage of the county lord and Prince Kang?" ”

Queen Xi's face stiffened slightly, she knew in her heart how much she planned and used in this family affair of Li'er, but the old princess didn't seem to be able to hear the deep meaning of He Xi's words, and said with a smile: "Our Yu'er can marry the pearl of the queen mother's palm, it is really a favor from God." ”

The Empress Dowager Xi's heart was slightly warm, and her expression when she looked at He Xi became more and more unkind, and even the only remaining bit of warmth dissipated, she waved her hand, Zike stepped forward and took out a stack of papers, handed it to He Xi's hand, and said: "Sister Mu, I heard that the people below were not doing well before, and they got the wrong thing, you see, this is the Queen Mother's re-preparation, take a look, but there is something wrong?" ”

He Xi didn't look at the thing on the paper, the matter of praying for blessings, she and the Empress Dowager Xi knew in their hearts that it was just a step, but an excuse, so whether it was appropriate or not, the Empress Dowager Xi didn't care, she didn't care.

The night was getting darker, and the Queen Mother Xi looked a little tired, and the pain in her waist was not suitable for sitting for a long time, so the old princess got up and said goodbye when she saw this.

He Xi quietly followed the old princess and exited the Yikun Palace, Zike sent the two to the gate of the palace, and then turned to the old princess and said politely: "Old princess, the queen mother has arranged for you to live in the nearest Ning Palace of Yikun Palace, so that you can come over every day——"

The old princess nodded, and said with a smile: "It's the Queen Mother's love, and she is willing to pull the old body's words, and the aunt will go back, and the Queen Mother can't be served by anyone's side." ”

Zike nodded, changed her body to He Xi, and left, everything was very ordinary, but He Xi was a little uneasy in her heart, but the old princess looked as usual, just like the kindness on her face, and said to He Xi: "You are heavy, it looks like you should be about to give birth." ”

He Xi stroked his abdomen with one hand, and said softly: "Yes, there are still two months to give birth." ”

The old princess glanced at Ruyi who was following He Xi lightly, and suddenly said: "A woman's birth is like going through the ghost gate, especially at this time, everything must be taken care of, the queen mother, she-"

Then, she suddenly stopped, sighed, and smiled: "I'm really old, okay, you go back first, although it's spring, but the night wind is cold, carefully look around-"

Then he took the handmaid's hand and left.

Ruyi also stepped forward and said in a low voice: "What does the old princess mean by this?" ”

He Xi's eyes wandered around the back of the old princess for a long time, and then he shook his head and said: "I don't know, but she seems to be reminding us of something, Ruyi, we are in the palace, but we can only believe in each other——"

She turned to look at Jiang An, who was running over, and said, "Do you know?" ”

Ruyi also noticed Jiang An in the distance, still with that timid look, but his steps were steady, and he couldn't help but raise his vigilance a little, and said, "The slave knows-"

Back to the side hall where she lived, it was already late at night, He Xi by Ruyi clean face and makeup, only to fall asleep, although it was spring, but Xiliang was still a little cold at night, so when going to bed at night, he would still burn a charcoal basin to keep warm, and Ruyi slept next to his feet.

Since He Xi was a month old, she has become more and more restless at night, and this day is no exception, but unlike usual, she actually dreamed of the past again.

The raging flames, those roaring cries, Tuoba Chen, Lan Ruo, and Lan Xin rushed towards her one by one with hideous faces.

Behind him was the abyss, in front of him was a sea of flames, and the stench of the flames on Tuoba Chen's body lingered on the tip of his nose, his throat gurgled, and he stretched out his hand to grab He Xi.

He muttered in his mouth: "Jin'er, Jin'er, follow me—follow me—"

He Xi retreated unconsciously, and suddenly her feet were empty, it turned out to be on the edge of the cliff, she turned back in fright, but saw three people standing opposite, the man was long and jade, with a handsome face, the woman was smiling and charming, half leaning on the man's side, it was Xiao Nai, and next to them, there was a girl with a pink carving, combing two round buns, standing timidly beside Tuoba Yue, constantly shouting something.

He Xi carefully identified it, and after a while, she was shocked to realize that this child was actually called A-Niang-

He Xi subconsciously looked at her abdomen, it was already flat, when she looked at the girl again, she saw that Tuoba Yue had turned around with Xiao Nai, and reached out to take the girl away roughly, the girl cried and shouted, constantly looking in the direction of He Xi, a face had already cried, He Xi shouted no, and wanted to chase it, but there was no road in front of him, only the abyss.

The heat behind him was surging, with the smell of burning, He Xi was full of despair, and at this moment, he could only hear an anxious female voice ringing in his ears: "Sister, wake up, wake up—"

He Xi opened her eyes suddenly, and subconsciously touched her abdomen, still there, her child, still there.

At this time, she faintly felt that something was wrong, it was clear that it was already night, but the whole room was red as if there was a sunset, she was dizzy, and before she could speak, she saw Ruyi hurriedly take off the big coat from the screen embroidered on the side of the mountains and rivers and draped it on her, and then said: "Sister, the Buddhist hall next to it is out of the water, and the fire is coming to this side——"

He Xi woke up at this time, it turned out that the burning and burning feeling in the dream was real, she didn't care about her dizzy mind, and helped herself out by Ruyi.

The outside has long been a mess, the palace people rushed to get water from the pond on the side to extinguish the fire, however, the spring was dry, and the Buddhist altar was mostly scriptures and scrolls, prayer flags and curtains, and it was out of control, and the raging fire rushed up, which immediately alarmed the guards of the royal city.

Jiang An hurriedly came over from the side and said, "Sister, please go to the next Ning Palace for temporary refuge, otherwise there will be too many people and mixed eyes, and it will be unfavorable to Sister Yu." ”

He Xi also knew that at this time, he was just wearing a middle coat and a big coat, which was indeed inappropriate, not to mention that most of the guards in the royal city were men.

Ruyi frowned and said, "Isn't the old princess living in the Ning Palace?" ”

Jiang An nodded and said in a low voice: "Indeed, and if the old princess asked someone to deliver it, it was to let my sister go there for temporary refuge, so as not to alarm the Queen Mother and Your Majesty-"

He Xi realized more and more that something was wrong, such a big fire alarmed the guards of the royal city, how could it not alarm the Empress Dowager and the emperor? She understands these obvious truths, and the old princess must also understand.

Obviously, the old princess wanted to take this opportunity to meet her.

When I arrived at the Ning Palace, I saw the old princess sitting upright on the soft collapse on the side, but it was no longer the same outfit as before, her long hair was tied in a simple bun behind her head, and her face was also stripped of her makeup, revealing a little old.

He Xi looked at it carefully for a while, and only felt that she was clearly about the same age as the Empress Dowager Xi, but now she looked much older than the Empress Dowager Xi, and there was faint gray hair in her temples.

He Xi leaned over and said, "I still come to disturb the old princess late at night, and I hope the old princess will forgive me——"

The old princess waved her hand and said: "What bother, I'm old, I'm a shallow sleeper, the fire is so big, I can't sleep well, you can just come to talk to me, I like to talk to you young people the most-"

She beckoned to He Xi and asked her to sit next to her, who knew that He Xi was just standing in place and not moving.

The old princess looked stunned, and a faint anger flashed between her eyebrows, but soon, she was covered by her, and she sighed and said: "You kid, you have a proud personality, and you are exactly the same as the queen mother-"

He Xi sighed and asked, "The queen mother also mentioned the concubine to the old princess?" ”

The old princess said as if unintentionally: "No, the queen mother, you have a lonely temperament, if you don't have the regent's protection in the future, I'm afraid you will have to suffer, so I will leave you in the palace to hone your heart——"

He Xi smiled slightly, as if he didn't understand the deep meaning of the old princess's words, but said shyly: "It is the honor of the concubine to be loved by the prince——"

This completely blocked the old princess's words, several times, the old princess even felt that He Xi was like a polished and smooth pebble at the bottom of the river, and she couldn't find the edges and corners to break it.

She finally sank her face, glanced at her personal maid, and dismissed everyone.

only kept his henchmen by his side, and then he said straight to the point: "The Queen Mother wants to get rid of the regent and our Prince Kang's mansion, do you know?" ”

He Xi's face remained unchanged, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know—"

The old princess didn't expect her to be so calm and self-controlled, and then asked, "Are you not in a hurry?" ”

He Xi lowered her eyes a little timidly, sighed and said, "But the concubine is just a woman, and she can't turn over the clouds and rain, what can I do?" ”