The glow changed its form and reflected the horizon red. Emperor Hui stood in front of the corridor of the main hall at this time and looked up at the sky, the red glow can always evoke his intoxication with the previous pleasant life, the red light slowly moved and faded on Emperor Hui's face, until it completely fell into the western mountains, the sky was hazy and dark, Emperor Hui entered the hall silently, closed the door of the palace and went to bed, and the uncomfortable things in his chest made him toss and turn. Hearing the sound of frogs in the pond outside the hall, hearing the sound of the palace people handing over the duty and walking, hearing the cries of the grasshoppers in the grass behind the hall, listening to the singing and dancing music from the hall in the distance, and hearing the sudden lightning and thunder and heavy rain pouring down, Emperor Hui fell asleep in these mixed sounds.

In July, the climate in Chang'an was unusually hot, Emperor Hui couldn't stand the heat, and lived in the Qingliang Palace. Emperor Hui was in an unusually low mood, and he did not see anyone except for the three days of pilgrimage to Queen Lu, and the government temporarily worshiped the king's tomb and supervisor. Emperor Hui planted flowers, watered flowers, played games, threw pots, and read history with Snow Lotus in the Qingliang Hall every day.

Seeing that Emperor Hui was not concerned about political affairs, Empress Lu asked Wang Ling to inquire about the affairs of the previous dynasty, and Wang Ling said that there was nothing important as usual. Empress Lu nodded peacefully and asked Wang Ling to sit by the desk, and Empress Lu personally poured a handful of wine for Wang Ling, and Wang Ling was flattered to take it. Lu Hou said, "The pillar of the king, you still need to take care of the affairs in the hall, the emperor is uncomfortable, and you still need to preside over everything." Wang Ling pondered carefully, and arched his hand, "Minister, obey it." ”

"Recently, I read "Chinese", Wang Xiang helped the mourning family think about what the monarch was? What is the minister's business? Lu Hou said.

Wang Ling is also a person full of learning, and she knows what Empress Lu means in her heart, and she clearly refers to "Chinese Liu Kanggong on Lu Dafu Frugality and Lu", so she said: "Kuansu Xuanhui, Jun Ye; Respectful and frugal, ministers. Wide so to protect the capital, Su so to help the time, so to teach and give, so to benefit the people. Respect so accept the order, so keep the business, so give things, thrifty so enough to use. ”

"Respect to the order, abide by the industry, so the king is the emperor's order, the life of the mourning family, to protect the Han family. Phase, the wings of the monarch are also for the emperor to straighten out everything, and it is between the monarch and the people. There are many unpleasant things happening today, things in the palace, and the mourning family presides; The affairs of the court do not need to reach the emperor's ears, he needs to rest quietly. If the matter is urgent, it can be reported to the mourning family. Lu Hou drank tea and said leisurely.

Wang Ling gave up. After drinking tea, Wang Ling left the table and kowtowed out of the palace.

In mid-July, Emperor Hui hunted in Shanglin Garden, Empress Zhang Yan and the concubines all rode horses to follow, and Fan Xuelian did not follow because she was pregnant. Empress Zhang and the concubines are all dressed like men, and their robes are either red, yellow or green. Queen Zhang is particularly stunning and unique, her clothes are dark blue, pure yellow, covered with red brocade light robes, wiped with red silk, galloping and staggered, flowers and plants are shining, dancing like a twenty-eight beautiful son, and those who see it do not know that they are concubines. Empress Zhang and the concubines all watched Emperor Hui how to ride a horse, archery, target throwing and other skills, Emperor Hui because of the perennial practice in Shanglin Yuan, has long been familiar, this is just a small skill, but the concubines all admired Emperor Hui, and suddenly fell more and more in love with the emperor in front of him, thinking about the favor. When Emperor Hui stopped, a Wei Meiren took the initiative to step forward and said that he wanted to learn the art of horseback riding. Emperor Hui agreed, and the concubines were envious, jealous and hateful. Wei Meiren was picked up by Emperor Hui on the horse, Emperor Hui also got on the horse, taught her how to hold the reins, how to ride the horse, how to stop the horse, and after the teaching, he took her around a small hill for a circle, envious of others, Wei Meiren felt extremely excited. Empress Zhang was also a little sour in her heart, and she didn't want to see her uncle treat other women more than herself, so she told the people in the personal palace that she wanted to go back to the Jiaofang Palace. Fang walked three steps, Emperor Hui called it again with a 'Ah Yan', Emperor Hui rode over alone, stopped beside Empress Zhang with a smile, stretched out his right hand, and motioned her to get on the horse, Queen Zhang was already pulled on the horse by Emperor Hui in a trance, Empress Zhang sat in front of Emperor Hui, and Emperor Hui grabbed the reins of the horse and galloped away. Empress Zhang had never ridden a horse, and she didn't dare to get on the horse when her father taught her before, but this time she leaned close to Emperor Hui but she didn't feel scared at all.

"Ah Yan, are you afraid?" Emperor Hui asked with a smile as he gripped the reins with both hands and protected Empress Zhang.

"Ah Yan is not afraid."

"Then uncle will take you for another lap?"

"No, two more laps."

"Okay, sit tight, run-" Emperor Hui rode his horse and whipped up his speed, and Empress Zhang shouted happily, "Uncle, Ah Yan is so happy-"

Seeing that Emperor Hui had been protecting Empress Zhang for three or four years and not letting her suffer the slightest grievance, the concubines were even more envious and jealous, so they collectively teased the favored Wei Meiren, "In the end, it's not the little queen who is the most loved by the emperor, so it's okay for you to invite you?" Are people looking at you? What to rob with someone's little niece? Wei Meiren was extremely uncomfortable, and retorted, "Your Majesty's love for Empress Zhang is because she is Your Majesty's niece, and what Your Majesty really loves is Fan Xuelian, Fan Xuelian can always compare with Empress Zhang, right?" She has been pregnant for several months, and Empress Zhang's child ......" Speaking of this, Wei Meiren and the other concubines all closed their mouths and did not dare to speak.

After a moment of silence, a woman surrounded everyone and whispered to them, "Your Majesty's favorite is not Fan Xuelian, there was a woman named Jing Tian in the palace who was Your Majesty's favorite, and she was Mrs. Qi's maidservant." ”

When everyone asked her to continue, Emperor Hui and Zhang Yan drove back, and the concubines immediately dispersed and stepped forward to greet the two. Emperor Hui dismounted first, and then lightly hugged Queen Zhang off the horse, Zhang Yan leaned on Emperor Hui's chest, her face was flushed, and when she stood firm, Emperor Hui said to the concubines that the time was not early, and they should return to the palace as soon as possible, and everyone would get into the carriage first. Hui Di pulled Zhang Yan into the car, and when the big hand held the small hand, a hairy black object passed under Hui Di's waist at a galloping speed, which frightened Zhang Yan. Emperor Hui's expression changed suddenly, and he stared at the black object that disappeared in front of him all of a sudden, and Emperor Hui remembered the scene of the conversation with King Zhao Ruyi back then. Emperor Hui asked Ruyi, "In the next life, what does Ruyi's younger brother want to become?" ”

"Cute little black dog," Ruyi thought for a moment, and said with a whimsical smile, "I want to be a happy and cute little black dog to follow my father and mother." ”

The more Emperor Hui thought about it, the more he couldn't control his body, his whole body convulsed, and he fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth in an instant, Zhang Yan was so frightened that he hurriedly called the women in the other vehicles, and asked the coachman to carry Emperor Hui to the car, and the group hurried back to the palace. That night, Emperor Hui fell ill, and Empress Lu, Xuelian, and Zhang Yan all accompanied Emperor Hui in the palace. Emperor Hui didn't wake up, but his body trembled, the sweat on his face made Empress Lu wipe it off, and asked the imperial doctor what caused Emperor Hui to be like this, and the imperial doctor couldn't say the reason, and said that the emperor's body did not show any symptoms, and Empress Lu was uneasy, and asked the imperial doctor to wait in the side hall for the time being.

Emperor Hui, who was in a coma, seemed to see his father's black face and yelled at him, "Liu Ying, why don't you protect your brother and let him die a tragic death?" "Emperor Hui unconsciously kept saying 'I'm sorry'. The father disappeared all of a sudden, and the picture of Mrs. Qi's 'human biao' jumped into Emperor Hui's mind and appeared in front of him, Mrs. Qi's sluggish and miserable eyes stared at Emperor Hui, Emperor Hui shouted, Empress Lu was at a loss, leaned over on Emperor Hui and cried to comfort, begging him to wake up. Mrs. Qi disappeared instantly, but Ruyi came over happily, calling him Brother Prince as usual, and Ruyi's innocent and lively smile made Emperor Hui laugh. Ruyi was also gone, Emperor Hui hurriedly shouted 'Ruyi', waking up Empress Lu, Empress Lu thought in her heart that it was Mrs. Qi and King Zhao who came to Emperor Hui to ask for his life, and Empress Lu hurriedly asked someone to prepare a sacrifice to pray for Emperor Hui.

For three days in a row, the palace is for Emperor Hui to pray for blessings and sacrifices, as long as Emperor Hui's health improves, Lv Houling to meet the needs of the regular sacrifice, so the scene can be described as grand. Emperor Hui's body is showing signs of improvement, Lv Hou rewarded everyone with a lot of food, and also ordered the chef to make good food for Emperor Hui, although Emperor Hui said that his body was improving, but his spirit and body were not as good as before, and there seemed to be a big retreat, Lv Hou was worried about this in his heart, and he was troubled every day, and the more he felt that Emperor Hui would also be great, he would not be better.

At night, Zhang Yan came to visit Emperor Hui. Emperor Hui fell asleep lightly, Zhang Yan sat on the edge of the couch and quietly looked at Emperor Hui who fell asleep on the couch, and picked up the fan next to him as Emperor Hui's gentle fan. Zhang Yan said, "Uncle, can Ah Yan still hear you build for me again?" Can you play pitcher with Ah Yan again? Can you take Ah Yan to hunt in the forest again? Zhang Yan closed her eyes and prayed silently, "Heavenly gods, help my uncle to be healthy, in this life, I am willing not to destroy a single grass or tree, and not kill a dog or a cow." After fanning Emperor Hui for a while, Zhang Yan went back melancholy.

At the beginning of August, Emperor Hui's illness improved, and when the palace was quiet, Emperor Hui would always recline on the couch and listen to the sound of wind and rain through the forest beating leaves, and watch the servants on duty outside the palace change one shift after another, and watch the sunset in the west, and wander the beauty of the cliff and the wind. Empress Lu, Empress Zhang Yan, Fan Xuelian and others took care of Emperor Hui in turn, Fan Xuelian was pregnant, Empress Lu didn't want her to worry, Fan Xuelian insisted on refusing, and Empress Lu had to rely on her. Every day, Emperor Hui saw Fan Xuelian cooking porridge and soup for him with a big belly, boiling medicine for him and pinching his back, and reading a subset of scriptures and history for him when he was free. The night is like water, the pond outside the hall is full of frogs, the grasshoppers are also hiding in the grass and squeaking, the candles in the cool hall are enchanting, only four female palace people are on duty, and the palace is very quiet. Fan Xuelian fed Emperor Hui to drink the last mouthful of white porridge in the bowl. Hui Di asked, "Tired, right?" Go back and have a good rest, Ming'er Ayan is here, you are pregnant, don't come. Fan Xuelian put the bowl in her hand on the case, sat next to Emperor Hui, and held Emperor Hui's hand on her cheek, "I pray for your health all the time, as long as you live a safe and long life, Xuelian is willing to live a long life, ...... Xuelian is willing to die" Before the words were finished, Emperor Hui hurriedly got up and half-covered Xuelian's mouth, and said urgently, "Nonsense!" Not so. Don't come to Qingliang Hall again from tomorrow, you have a good baby, I will be fine, don't worry. Emperor Hui hugged Snow Lotus in his arms and kissed him lightly on the forehead, and Snow Lotus hugged Emperor Hui even tightly, smiling happily.