Starting today, the time of the fourth watch will be postponed by half an hour, at 10 o'clock in the evening, please pay attention~

In the Chunxi Palace, Concubine Li listened to the report of the palace maid and the chamberlain, and said that the imperial doctor had already diagnosed the pulse of the five princesses, and the pulse was clear and powerful, and the fetal image of the five princesses was very proper. (Eight is that all websites are called eight. Zero. book.eT)

When Concubine Li heard this, she laughed softly, she was happy for such a report, and Emperor Changtai also rewarded Chunxi Palace a lot because of the happy event of the Five Princes' Mansion.

Even if Emperor Changtai rarely stayed in Chunxi Palace, Concubine Li didn't care, and now she was only happy for the fetus of the fifth princess.

The palace maids and the chamberlains saw their master Niangniang smiling as usual, and felt that Concubine Li was very optimistic at this moment, what a good opinion, but they couldn't say.

Because of proper maintenance, although Concubine Li is nearly forty years old, she is still like a girl in her twenties. She has a shy smile and a gentle gaze, never takes care of her petty temperament, and is obedient to her feelings. This is what Emperor Changtai is most satisfied with her.

"Where is the emperor staying tonight?" After the little palace maid and the chamberlain retreated, the soft smile on Concubine Li's face slowly disappeared, and she instructed the palace maid Qiu Mang to help her remove her makeup and remove her bun, while asking another palace peony.

Peony is the palace maid at the same time as Lingzhi, and she has been by Concubine Li's side for many years, and after Lingzhi's death, she is most valued by Concubine Li.

And Qiu Mang, who combed her hair, has been by her side for more than three years, although she is not very old, she is smart and clever, and she has also given advice to Concubine Li for three years, and Concubine Li also attaches great importance to her, second only to peony.

"Back to the master, the emperor stayed at the noble man of Chengqian Palace. Recently, the emperor likes to go to the dream nobleman, and it is said that the incense mixed by the dream nobleman can make the emperor sleep peacefully. Peony replied cautiously.

Emperor Changtai has not stayed in Chunxi Palace for a long time, even if there is a happy event for the five princes, it is just a reward, although the master is always smiling on his face, but I don't know if she will feel lost in her heart, so Peony doesn't dare to say more.

"Got it. Wait for the rest of the palace. After listening to Peony's words, Concubine Li didn't say anything, and she couldn't see any emotion on her face.

After Peony and Qiu Mang respectfully waited for Concubine Li to lie down, they retreated and guarded outside. The master wanted to sleep peacefully, and the two big palace maids didn't dare to make a sound, leaning on each other to spend this long night.

The next day, Concubine Li took the two palace maids, Peony and Qiu Mang, for a walk in the imperial garden. Recently, the harem and the court have been quite calm, and there is nothing to worry Concubine Li. She admired the hosta flowers in the Imperial Garden. I'm in a pretty good mood.

This hosta flower is really a good flower. Concubine Li remembered that a few years ago, she used hosta flowers to solve a hidden danger, and she couldn't help but smile. Suddenly, she heard a burst of laughter like silver bells. It was also accompanied by a coquettish voice, and the sound of Emperor Changtai's "haha" laughter was heard, presumably Emperor Changtai took a concubine to play in the imperial garden.

"The palace is tired, don't disturb the emperor's interest. Back to the palace! Concubine Li saw the delicate young woman beside Emperor Changtai from a distance, and Concubine Li recognized it as a dream nobleman.

Meng Guiren is only seventeen or eighteen years old, it is the best moment in a person's life, she may have listened to what Emperor Changtai said, said something coquettishly, and then stomped her feet. kept coquettishly lying to Emperor Changtai, and Emperor Changtai looked at her dotingly.

I don't know why, when Concubine Li saw such a warm scene, she only felt dazzling, and the coldness in her heart kept coming up. Let her subconsciously want to escape.

She hurriedly took the peony and autumn mang, and rushed back to Chunxi Palace, until she saw the familiar furnishings of Chunxi Palace, Concubine Li breathed a sigh of relief, only here, she felt that she could dominate herself.

This night, Concubine Li had already ordered Peony and Qiu Mang to retreat to the outside room to guard, and she sat lonely in front of the dressing table, not sleepy at all.

There were neatly stacked daily jewelry on the dressing table, and the light reflected her sad and inexplicable face, as she had sat here in a trance-like countless other nights before.

Emperor Changtai did not turn over her brand, she is nearly forty years old, although she is well maintained, but between the corners of her eyes and forehead, there are traces of time that cannot be erased.

There are many fresh and delicate women in this harem, they are like fresh fruits that have just been picked, waiting for Emperor Changtai to taste, naturally, there are few times when she inherits grace.

In this lonely deep palace, Concubine Li sighed deeply, not knowing whether she was sighing or regretting.

Most of the time, she is alone in the sunset and evening moon of Chunxi Palace, lonely as the first snow. She entered the palace at the age of fifteen, and more than 20 years have passed since such a day, and she will continue to live like this until she dies of old age, until she is carried out of this deep palace of double shadows.

Emperor Changtai neither spoiled her nor loved her, this point, Concubine Li knew for a long time, he would come to Chunxi Palace, just because she was obedient and well-behaved, and she had conceived a prince for him.

At the beginning, she had a longing and expectation for Emperor Changtai, and the sentence "only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals" in the book, she had secretly recited it to Emperor Changtai.

But as the harem was brought in one after another, she gradually became cold and gave up her love, and then she was even more hopeless, and finally decided to devote her limited energy to the infinite palace fight, and put her son on the throne, so that she felt that there was hope for the future.

This is Concubine Li's lackluster and lonely life in the harem. Originally, she thought that she would go on like this for the rest of her life, and live such a lonely life for the rest of her life, except for her own emperor, there would be no other surprises in her life.

When did it start when there was a person who silently cared about her, silently doing things for her where she could see or couldn't see?

He helped her change from the original Li Guiren to the current Concubine Li; He wholeheartedly cultivated and supported her imperial son, and used all his strategies and forces to help him change from an obscure fifth prince to a competing candidate for the throne.

He saw that her gaze was so fierce and adoring, but he never said anything, just paid silently.

When did it start? She remembered that she had just entered the palace, and she was just a nobleman, that is, she was not even a prince, and she suffered from the idleness of the concubines all day long. In the harem, a low-level concubine who is not powerful is worse than a second-class palace maid!

On that day, she was punished by the then Concubine De, who was later Concubine De, for no reason, and at that time she was of a low rank and powerless, so she didn't even dare to cry. I only dared to hide under the palace wall and cry low afterwards, I don't know when such a difficult time of grievances will come to an end.

At that time, he happened to pass under the palace wall, and so suddenly, he saw himself crying. I remember that I was in a hurry to say goodbye, not daring to let him see tears.

At that time, his position was not high, he was just a criminal department, and he had not yet reached the age of confusion.

Thinking of this, Concubine Li's lonely face showed a faint smile. Very light. But it's real!

It turns out these things. She always remembered, after so many years, she still remembered it so clearly, and she felt that it was just what was happening in front of her.

When will you see him again? It seems to be because of the accident of my mother's brother. At that time, Li Yisheng, the elder brother of Qipin County Order, was involved in a case of officials for no reason, and he received a letter from his mother's family asking for help, but there was no way, he went to Emperor Changtai for help, but was hindered by Concubine De, and Emperor Changtai didn't hear what he said at all.

He is a Langzhong of the Criminal Department, and he happens to be in charge of this matter with the officials of the Yushitai, and it is he who runs for his brother, and the brother is cleared of the charge. Under the willow tree not far from the Zichen Palace. He smiled to himself: "Don't worry, Master Li's matter has been resolved, and the official case has nothing to do with him." You can rest assured. ”

At that time, he was in his prime and elegant in appearance. When he smiled like this, he felt that the willow leaf was also trembling gently, and he was in harmony.

In this way, he has been silently helping her, following her with such eyes, but he is restrained and polite, and he does not dare to let people see it, and he hides it well in front of everyone.

Actually, what is there between them? Nothing!

He has always helped her, and later helped her royal son, and what the reason is, she knows very well. From his gaze, she saw his affection for herself.

But he never said it, and she didn't say anything.

Now he is slowly getting old, and she has the traces of time engraved on her face. But his gaze at her remained unchanged at all, still so affectionate.

Being watched by such a gaze for a long time, she felt that her lonely and dry heart would become joyful and warm.

In a blink of an eye, it has been more than 20 years, more than 20 years, and it has passed like this, he has been with her, sharing her worries and problems, and when she needs it, he will appear by her side, although they rarely meet, but she always feels his presence.

To her, he was even closer than Emperor Changtai. She also knew that even if Emperor Changtai would turn his back on their mother and son, he would not, and she trusted him more than Emperor Changtai.

Fortunately, thanks to him, he has the situation of his mother and son today. Now she is the high-ranking concubine Li in the harem, although Concubine De is higher than her, she can no longer insult her with words and deeds at will, the emperor married the daughter of the household Shangshu as his wife, and he also got a lot of help!

Without him, it is difficult to say what the situation of their mother and son would be today. Therefore, she said to the emperor many times: "Li Sinian can be credible, not negative." ”

He has done so much for his mother and son, and asked for too little. No, it is what he asks for, and he will never get it.

The soft smile on Concubine Li's face continued, because of him, she felt that the lonely years in the Chunxi Palace would not be difficult.

Over the years, they have experienced so many things, perhaps in each other's minds, they have long regarded each other as the closest people, but in fact, nothing has happened to her and him.

She is the emperor's concubine, he is the emperor's courtier, that's all, she is the lord, he is the minister, that's all.

That's all...... Concubine Li silently recited these four words, and her heart swelled with infinite guilt, perhaps, and infinite regret.

He was old, she wasn't young anymore, and she couldn't tell how she felt when she thought back to the past.

The moonlight outside the window reflects the overlapping shadows of the trees in the Chunxi Palace, witnessing her loneliness like the first snow. Perhaps, it also echoes the attachment that she knew in her heart but couldn't declare.

Thinking about the past, crossing the river and drying, Qing'e looks low and crosses the mountains...... The little ones are cold.

Xiao Yu is cold, and it's really good. Concubine Li smiled slightly, and the tears in the corners of her eyes finally dripped down.

The moon is bright and the night is cold, it is already late autumn, and the year will pass. Year after year, she and him, that's all.

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One more! Starting today, the time of the fourth watch will be postponed by half an hour, at 10 o'clock in the evening, please pay attention~