When the edict of canonizing Zihan as a princess came down, Zhao Nanyan cried uncontrollably, and stumbled into the Mingde Palace to ask for the emperor's grace.

She was waiting outside the door, but Chu Luo saw that she was also pitiful, so he moved his heart of compassion and let her enter the palace.

As soon as Nan Yanfu entered the hall, he immediately knelt in front of Chu Luo.

Cheng Dehai was startled, and hurriedly took the handle to help her up, "What is this doing?" The emperor didn't ask you to kneel, you don't have to kneel. ”

"Your Majesty." Nan Yan's eyes were full of tears, and he couldn't contain his excitement, so he said, "Ask the emperor to be gracious, take back your fate, and don't let the concubine's Shuyi go to Yan Country and kiss." ”

Chu Luo closed his eyes for a moment, and suddenly sighed heavily, "The overall situation has been decided, and peace is a state affair, so don't ask for it anymore." ”

"The emperor ......" Nanyan's face was as pale as the snow in early spring, and he couldn't help crying, "The concubine knows that she is from a humble background, and she is just a maid in the mansion, and she can't compare to the two masters, but since the palace, the concubine has also served the emperor for 19 years, and there is only one daughter under her knees, Shuyi is the only hope for the concubine, and I ask the emperor not to ......let Shuyi marry far away."

When Chu Luo heard this, his eyes were slightly red, and he sighed, "Shuyi is your daughter and my daughter, I have always loved her, and I don't want her to go to Yan Kingdom to make peace with her." However, King Yan made a request and took the initiative to negotiate peace, if I refused, the Yan Kingdom would definitely go to war again, that is, the entire Great Chu would be in dire straits. ”

After that, he glanced at her deeply, "Shuyi is married, as the princess's biological mother, you can be regarded as contributing to the peace of Dachu, I Jin, you are Zhaoyuan, give you the Yonghe Palace." ”

When Nanyan heard this, he almost sat down on the ground.

For nineteen years, although she used her scheming to get the position of a concubine, she has long been downspised by not being favored for so many years. Life or death, she had nothing else to ask for. The only thing to worry about is her Shuyi.

But this man, who has been with her for 19 years, thinks that all she wants is a noble position.

Nanyan returned to the dormitory in a trance, but saw Zihan standing in the moment, looking at her warmly.

Zihan's expression looked extraordinarily calm and calm in the daylight, and she gently called Nanyan, "Mother." ”

Nanyan stood there, and in an instant, he burst into tears.

Zihan's gaze met Nanyan's, and his smile was as calm as autumn water, "The mother concubine just went to ask her father, right?" ”

Nanyan was full of sadness, nodded slightly, and with this action, tears fell again.

"Mother." Zihan held Nanyan's hand and smiled indifferently, "I am the princess of a country, and for eighteen years, I have been deeply favored by the people. ”

Nan Yan's eyes were compassionate, and he covered his face with his hands, "However, King Yan is over thirty years old, and he has several wives and concubines, if you go to Yan Kingdom, you will only be wronged......"

"I'm not afraid." Zihan smiled gently, his eyes were heavy, "I am the princess of Chu State, and King Yan will definitely not wronged me if he takes care of the face of Chu State." ”

"Zihan ......" Nanyan tried his best to eliminate the surging pain in his heart, but his expression was still gloomy, "I'm sorry, it's the mother who is sorry for you, because the mother concubine is not favored, you will be sent to kiss, if you are the daughter of the queen's mother, even if it is the lady concubine's, it will not be so ......"

Zihan lowered his eyes slightly, and said comfortingly, "Don't say that, concubine." Although the second sister is from the lady concubine, she is still young, and her father will not let her go to kiss. Several aunts are old, and I am the only princess of the right age in the clan. If I don't go, who can save the country? ”

Nanyan held Zihan's hand tightly, still crying, Zihan felt sad in his heart, but he still endured and comforted, "Don't be afraid, concubine, if King Yan treats me well, he will naturally allow me to return to my homeland and visit my mother." ”

At this point, Emperor Shuyi, the eldest daughter of Emperor Dachu, canonized the princess and married Yan Guohe.

The dowry of Yan Guo has been issued, and the date of harmony is set in September of this year.

At night, Zihan sat in the Mingxiu Pavilion, looking at the boundless sky, with thousands of thoughts in his heart.

Among the few princesses the emperor had, she was not her father's favorite.

Perhaps, just because she is the eldest daughter and the first child of her father, she is quite favored. But later, there was a favored concubine Niangniang, and the Yuerong Emperor she gave birth to was far above her in terms of appearance and talent. The third sister Nianci is also from Concubine De, because she is close to the age of the former four princes, and she is also favored by her father. The fourth sister Haoxue is the daughter of the former queen, and her status is naturally noble. Only she, the eldest daughter, is left, and her identity is not embarrassing or embarrassing.

Her mother, Zhao Nanyan, is a concubine who is not favored. The mother is not favored, but she never competes for favor. She just guarded this pure land and quietly guarded herself to grow up. And she is also everything to the mother. Mother's several promotions were all because of her, and even this time was no exception.

This kiss fell on her shoulders, and it is a fact that no one can change. She is not a man, she can't throw her head and spill blood for the country on the battlefield, the only thing she can do as a woman is to dedicate her life to the stability of the country.

This is her unshirkable obligation, and it is also her destiny as a princess.

In a trance, a rush of footsteps outside the door approached, and before she could come back to her senses, she saw Hexiang kneeling on the ground all of a sudden.

"Princess, Zhaoyuan Niangniang, Niangniang, she has ......"

Zihan's eyes opened instantly, "What's wrong with her, mother?" ”

"Zhaoyuan Niangniang just got ......"

In May of the seventeenth year of Yongchang, Zhaoyuan Zhao Nanyan was in the Yonghe Palace, Chinese New Year's Eve five.

Nanyan walked very peacefully, she silently finished dinner alone, branched out all the palace people, and fell asleep after taking the poison.

Zihan rushed into the Yonghe Hall and lay on the side of Nanyan's bed, crying silently.

Chang'an stood by the window supported by Wanxiang, she watched the departure of an old man in silence, and finally tears fell with a warm breath.

Yonghe Hall was mourned, and after the funeral was completed, everything seemed to be calm. Only Zihan sat silently in the Yonghe Hall alone, weeping.

Chang'an walked over silently and called her softly, "Zihan." ”

Zihan was still immersed in his thoughts, and suddenly lowered his eyes and said, "Queen Mother." ”

Chang An felt compassion in his heart, held her hand, and comforted her in a deep voice, "Don't be sad, your mother will definitely not feel at ease when she sees you like this." ”

"I know why my mother is bent on death, I know it." Zihan raised his head gloomily, and shed two lines of tears in a daze, "It's all because of me, because I want to kiss, and my mother ......won't be able to think about it for a while."

"I don't blame you, I really don't blame you." Chang'an Wenyan comforted Zihan, but tears overflowed from his eyes, "There is no way to do this." ”

Zihan exhaled deeply, and his tone was indifferent, "The last time my mother spoke to me, she said that she was sorry for me, and because of her, I had to go and kiss...... She went to beg her father, and she begged you, but in order to comfort her, her father only promoted her to the throne. But after so many years, so many years, is it just a position for the concubine? ”

Chang'an had relatives in his heart, and he unconsciously felt a layer of sympathetic coldness. How Nanyan has come over the years, she doesn't know. As an old man who entered the palace from the mansion together, Zhao Nanyan has always been the person with the lowest sense of presence in the harem. In the early years, when the emperor did not have children, Nanyan was also quite favored because of his heirs, but since Yun Ke, Yuerong, and Yun Jue, when the princes and emperors landed, Nanyan's existence has almost become smaller and smaller.

While pondering, Chang'an heard Zihan sigh heavily, she opened her lips slightly, and all the slimness and sorrow were condensed in the end of the sigh, "Queen Mother, as a woman, you may never understand how lonely it is to be without favor in a lifetime. But over the years, I have been by my mother's side, so I know all the suffering of my mother. From the beginning, she looked forward to her father, but later, she only hoped for me alone. She has nothing, no family background, no family, and no favor from her father, and the only thing my mother has is me. But now I'm going to be sent to kiss by my father, which is tantamount to cutting off her only thoughts, she doesn't want to live anymore, Queen Mother, I can understand her, I can really understand her......"

Chang'an's eyes were filled with a grief and sorrow, and Nanyan's death was unexpected, but it was reasonable. Without a daughter, it is equivalent to cutting off her only hope of survival. But Chang'an probably wouldn't have thought that she would end her life in such an extreme way.

Nanyan's death added a lingering haze to Chu Luo's heart.

The days of harmony are getting closer and closer, but Chu Luo often sighs sadly alone. He rarely saw anyone, and even rarely walked around the harem, and only the queen could enter the palace to serve.

Chang'an knew what Chu Luo was worried about, but here, she had no other way.

Harmony is the best way for the current Chu State.

This is the country that Chu Ying exchanged for her life, and she swore to keep it even if she died.

Chang'an brought refreshments in, and when he saw Chu Luo frowning, he said softly, "Your Majesty, use some snacks." ”

Chu Luo turned around, his face was full of gray decadence, he held Chang'an's hand, and said in a deep voice, "Chang'an, you say, am I a faint king?" ”

Chang'an's face was calm, and he looked at him calmly, "The emperor is dedicated to the country, how can he be a faint king?" ”

"But I can't keep my country, I can't keep my people!" Chu Luo sat down on the ground in a dejected manner, the tears accumulated in his eyes fell, "As the king of a country, I can't even compare to an ordinary man, I can't protect my brother, and I can't protect my concubines and daughters......"

Chang'an had never seen Chu Luo so distracted, and couldn't help but be a little scared, she squatted beside Chu Luo, and comforted her gently, "It's not like this, the emperor can't ...... it."

"There is no way? I am the king, is there anything I can't do in this world? Chu Luo was sad, leaving only a gloomy gaze, "Why did this never happen when my father and second brother were in power, my father reigned for fifty-three years, and the world has always been peaceful, but it has only been more than ten years, and it has already been such a big mess, I am not worthy of being an emperor, I am not worthy of being the son of heaven of this great Chu......"

Chang'an was silent in his heart, but he had no words to comfort.

Chu Luo was put on the throne by someone. He was the only prince of the right age in the clan, so he inherited the throne by accident. He reigned for seventeen years, although he was not a bright monarch, but he was by no means a faint monarch. The Yan State invaded, and the Chu State did not have a strong army, which was not enough to resist foreign enemies. The vast Chu is only a few dozen people who can use the materials, and almost all the elite soldiers of the Chu State are under the command of Chu Ying. If there is no great victory in the Battle of Songshan, Da Chu is afraid that he will lose the country.

Thinking of this, Chang'an's heart swelled with bursts of horror.

She remembered that on the day of parting, Chu Ying looked at her gaze, as if there were a thousand words that could not be said, all of which were stared at in that place.

She remembered the long talk with Zihan in the Yonghe Palace, Zihan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked at her with a firm expression, "I want to go and kiss, I am the princess of Da Chu, Da Chu will be saved for thousands of generations, and it must not be destroyed in my hands." ”

This monstrous empire also lasts forever.