Fang joined hands to test my sincerity, and immediately turned his face and denied that he was fighting with each other, but it was indeed the demeanor of the two of them. Knowing that I was just a spectator of this scene, I returned to the table with the queen and listened to her incomprehensible tone.

"Wang Guifei Fang lost her beloved son, her body is not yet well, and the fifteenth prince is still young, which is the age when she needs to be with her day and night. My sister still does what she can and takes care of herself first. ”

"Queen Mother, the concubine is never so delicate." Wang Gushan's eyes cut water, and I saw pity: "It is precisely because of the fault of the concubine that I failed to keep the imperial heir, and I have been worried and difficult to sleep these days." If the child of the concubine is born, it will be like a dry child in a few years. The queen mother may not know the joy and bitterness of being a mother, but the concubine's heart of love for her son is admitted, and she will devote all her strength to her child's body. But ask the queen to agree! ”

Xu is too deep into the play and forgets himself, Xu is only bent on ridiculing the queen, Xu is really forgetting the big lie - Wang Gushan said so smoothly and so reasonably that the queen had not given birth. When she landed, the color of the flower changed, the queen's phoenix eyes shrank, and the aura of the whole body opened up in an instant, and the wind of the mother ceremony in the world was terrifying. Some of the palace dependents have already reflected it, smacking their tongues in surprise, and some have not thought about it yet, only watching the atmosphere drop to freezing point again. Wang Gushan quickly blurted out what had happened, and her expression changed, raising her eyes and looking at the queen without saying a word, but she couldn't help but look at me.

Among all the people present, the only one who didn't know was me, the Night Elder Emperor.

At this moment, I cannot continue to sit back and watch the tiger fight. Doubts opened, and I thought: "What the noble concubine said, the queen doesn't know the meaning of her mother, what does it mean?" ”

In a stalemate, I suddenly chuckled like a big realization: "Could it be that the concubine suddenly knew the truth and didn't have time to react for a while." Even though Shen is a mother, she is really unworthy of it. Such a mother is called protection, but it is really a harm to the parent and child. However, Emperor Ji Mei of Lingyue talked about the inheritance, although it is a pity that he did not get filial piety to the queen's mother, but the world can get a glimpse of the national prestige of Lianghong, and the results of the emperor's and queen's careful teaching. Yi Jing privately thought that this was worthy of Liufang's admiration. ”

The face was unhappy, but only Nuo Nuo should be, Wang Gushan lowered her eyebrows, and listened to the queen's relieved tone: "Those who know the palace, Yijing Chang Emperor Ji also." ”

She breathed a sigh of relief and stopped looking at Wang Gushan: "The prince can enter the emperor's residence to study and study when he reaches a certain age. The fifteenth prince saw that his age was approaching, so it was better to send him to the emperor's residence early and open Hongmeng as soon as possible. As for who raises him, the emperor also has a teaching and management mother in the middle, and the fifteenth prince originally also served with him, not to mention that there is a queen mother in the palace, Wang Guifei can rest assured. ”

"Concubine...... Queen Xie is compassionate. After a moment, Wang Gushan thanked her, leaned over and couldn't see her face clearly: "With the queen's mother's golden words, the concubine will be at ease." ”

She looked up as she flattened, making eye contact with mine. I looked back with a smile and saw the coldness of her eyes slowly melt into an unpredictable sneer. I understood the meaning of this look, which was to mock me for being willing to be driven by the queen for only one day. Over the years, there have been many things that everyone in the palace knows but keeps silent, but the most untouchable thing is that the queen is unable to have children. This matter seems to be a secret, but in fact, no one knows it, after all, since Xiao Xuan ascended the throne, the queen has been by his side, and the years have passed, and in addition to the queen's appearance, there are naturally others. And Zong Zhengxu later gave me a message that Wang Gushan did too much this time, and it was difficult to get pregnant again for the rest of her life. Originally, with her temperament, if she still had to give birth and raise her, she would not choose someone else's prince as her adopted son anyway. But if she has no children, and the queen's position is stable, the two are fighting against each other at the moment, but it is difficult to say what will happen in the future. Fighting for a prince is always more than being lonely under your knees, and Wang Gushan will be able to do this.

The queen is weak in favor, and has never taken the initiative to compete for favor, and Xiao Xun and Xiao Xun can indeed afford the words "respect each other like guests". Although she didn't need to snatch the prince to consolidate her favor, she would never watch Wang Gushan grow her wings. This time, I waded into this troubled water again, which inevitably made the two of them even more upset, and after all, both sides were defeated, and no one had to accept the fifteenth prince into the bag.

By the end of the banquet, it didn't take long for everyone to be scattered. I was still silent all the way to the end of the song, and when I returned to the temple, I was also sleepy, and I was washing up and preparing to sleep, but she presented a wooden box.

"What is this?" She didn't speak first, so I had to ask a question and reach for the lid of the box. At this glance, the wine dissipated, and there was no sleep, and I looked straight at the contents of the box, and listened to the flat narration at the end of the song.

"This is the face and skin that the Elder Emperor Ji must replace."

"The slave maid did not inform the chief emperor. The face that the Chang Emperor Ji is now decorating is the slave maid holding the pen on the side of the Fanjin Emperor Ji, sketching one stroke at a time. ”

I looked fixedly at the flat face in front of me—no, it was Ling Zhou's—and the last bit of candlelight in my heart was finally extinguished. After a long silence, I kept my head down and asked in a low voice, "Why did you give me this thing?" ”

"The eldest emperor doesn't know. Although the skin is made of the finest materials, it looks and feels like a human skin, but it needs to be changed every once in a while, otherwise it will easily be washed off by dipping it in water. The longest use time shall not exceed half a year, but it is unknown in the future, Chang Di Ji will replace it once in the near future, just in case. ”

At the end of the song, his face was calm, businesslike, calm and calm, seemingly humble, and indifferent. After a while, I retracted my gaze and was not shocked: "Stand down, Ben Diji will be replaced." ”

He opened his lips and wanted to speak, but he closed his lips very quickly, whispered yes at the end of the song, and turned to leave after saluting.

After confirming that there was no one outside the hall, I walked to the bronze mirror with a wooden box in my hand, and tore off the delicate face in the mirror little by little, gradually revealing my original pale appearance. Caressing his face, he couldn't help laughing at himself, and the emotions that slowly surged up in his heart should be called mourning more than death.

Why do you need to wear another mask? Today, in addition to my appearance, where is there still half a shadow of Xiao Yuemu. knew that Shen Jieyu was innocent but framed her guilt, and knew that the fifteenth prince could not be without a mother, but still killed Shen. What is the difference between such an act and Wang Gushan's behavior back then? If I am blinded by revenge, how can I be worthy of my mother-in-law who cannot be blinded under the nine springs?

But after all, Xiao Yuemu's face can't see the sun now. When he got up the next morning, he poured out the water that had dissolved the old skin out of the dormitory. After Fang finished grooming and had breakfast, Banxia came to invite me: "Is the eldest emperor okay today?" The queen mother got a pair of extremely ingenious jasper willow leaf earrings, and felt that they were very compatible with the eldest emperor, so she asked the slave to ask the eldest emperor to take a look at it. ”

"The queen thinks about Yijing in everything, it is really a blessing that Yijing has cultivated for all generations." At the end of the song, I sorted out my clothes for me, I smiled and nodded, and went to Yongning Palace with Banxia. As soon as he stepped into the gate of Yongning Palace, he first heard a coquettish smile.

"At this hour, Xu is Wangshu Emperor Ji is here." Banxia listened carefully for a moment, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Emperor Wangshu and Changdi Ji are close in age, and the two of you should have a lot of confidant to say." ”

…… Xiao Wangshu? I thought back to myself, vaguely remembering that she should be the Eighth Emperor, a year older than me. After thinking about it, the door had been opened, and I put on a smiling face to welcome me into the hall. The face that came by the prestige was indeed somewhat similar to my original appearance, and I quickly closed my gaze and saluted the queen.

"Yesterday's dinner was tiring, and today I should have rested more in the hall, but the palace thought of Lingzhou when I looked at this jasper willow leaf earring, so I invited you to come at this moment." The queen was gentle and dignified, I smiled and didn't answer, but Xiao Wangshu, who was sitting at the bottom, said strangely: "Lingzhou? The title of Chang Di Ji is not ......"

"The word Yijing is the title of the eldest emperor. Ling Zhou is the name of the long emperor Ji Fang. The queen explained with a smile, Xiao Wangshu suddenly smiled shyly at me like a big realization, and when she leaned over to salute me, a little haze flashed in her eyes. Before I could explore it carefully, the queen had already handed me the brocade box containing the earrings: "Ling Zhou, let's see, do you like it?" ”

"These willow leaf earrings are engraved with jasper, which is good and complements each other." I picked one of them up and exclaimed, "It must have come to life from the hands of a skilled craftsman." Yijing seems to smell the freshness. Just ......"

Turning to hesitate, I slowly put down the earrings, looked at the queen's puzzled eyes, and said frankly: "The Wanbao Red Lotus earrings that Yi Jing is wearing now are made by Yijing's husband himself. Yijing even silently made a wish that he would not be replaced unless he had to do so. Yes, the queen's mother's heart, Yijing's heart. ”

The queen was slightly stunned, and quickly chuckled decently, just right with a hint of ridicule: "Ling Zhou and the night Dahonglu are really a deep couple, a match made in heaven." Such delicate earrings were personally cast by him, and it is no wonder that such affection makes Zhou unforgettable. ”

"The Queen." I let out a strange sigh, caught a glimpse of Xiao Wangshu's somewhat perfunctory smile, and began to close the brocade box: "It would be a pity if such treasures were shelved. Yijing is not blessed to accept the queen's good intentions, but she is willing to dare to borrow flowers to offer Buddha. ”

I turned my head to look at Xiao Wangshu and said kindly: "Today, Yijing and Wangshu Emperor Ji met for the first time, because they came to the unknown, and they didn't have time to prepare a gift. Beautiful jade with beauty, the queen thinks that this jasper willow leaf earrings are still consistent with the temperament of Emperor Wangshu? ”

“…… I? Xiao Wangshu never thought that I would suddenly mention her, and he panicked slightly: "Wangshu doesn't dare." ”

"Why don't you dare?" I smiled lightly and looked back at the queen who was also smiling: "The queen mother thought that this earring would match Yijing, so she intended to give it away." Today, Emperor Wangshu is dressed in a turquoise palace dress, with clear water out of hibiscus, and natural carving. Compared with Yijing, it is more in line with the intention of willow leaves. What does the queen think? ”

"Since the Elder Emperor Ji said so, Wangshu, you can accept it." The queen stretched out her hand to grab Xiao Wangshu, put on earrings for her with her own hands, and comforted her lightly: "Here in this palace, you don't have to be so careful." Emperor Yijing is not an outsider, and this palace is your mother. No matter how others use Concubine Min Xian's matter to sneer at you, the emperor is the emperor after all, and she will never be bullied and slandered. ”