It was night, and the rain hit the city, and the sound of the water was surging.

The Queen Mother was woken up by the sound of rain in the Yongfu Palace, and she woke up and turned around. She raised her voice hoarsely and called out softly, "Huizhi, Huizhi......"

But she was sick, and her voice was too soft, and she was soon drowned out by the sound of the rainstorm.

A thunderclap fell from the sky, the window sash was wide open, and faintly, there was a blood-stained figure flashing in front of the window.

With a gust of cold wind pouring in, the queen mother's body trembled violently, but in the end, the old woman of the deep palace who has experienced decades of right and wrong, where can she be easily frightened by this. She struggled to get up, and just walked to the window, before she could stand still, the blood-red figure reappeared, and her thin fingers as thin as bones suddenly stretched out, tightly choking the queen mother's neck.

The Queen Mother is a very sick person, where is there still the strength to fight against her, she can only shout twice in a hoarse voice, when she was about to lose consciousness, the hand suddenly let go, the Queen Mother covered her heart and looked at it in a daze, and found that the miserable white face covered with blood in front of her was actually the dead Concubine Li!

Her face, one by one, was full of scars cut with scissors, but the scabbed wounds were still oozing blood, her face was close to the face of the Queen Mother, where could the Queen Mother speak, shouted, and fell straight backwards.

The Queen Mother fainted this time, but she never woke up. She was dripping in a cold sweat in a coma, and she still had words in her mouth.

Chang'an was guarding the side of the Queen Mother, and couldn't help but stand on end. She looked at Zhu Zheng and asked softly, "Is there no other way?" ”

Zhu Zhengyi arched his hand and replied respectfully, "The Queen Mother was frightened and fainted, and the decoction of the Great Tonic has been poured down, but it still has no effect." ”

Chang'an glanced at the sick Queen Mother, and said with a deep bow, "This palace knows." ”

One night in April of the fifteenth year of Yongchang, Shen Changle was about to give birth. The emperor and everyone went to Xiangyi Palace, and only Shen Changan adhered to the duties of the queen and guarded the Yongfu Palace for the emperor. This night, the Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes, Hui Zhi was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly called out of the hall, "Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is awake!" ”

Chang'an was sitting in the side hall at that time, and when he heard Huizhi's call, he immediately rushed over.

The Queen Mother watched the scarlet figure come quietly, she closed her eyes heavily, but a line of tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, "Empress." ”

In my impression, since the establishment of Chang'an, the Queen Mother rarely called her "Queen" so affectionately, Chang'an's heart trembled, and she held the Queen Mother's hand and said, "The concubine is here." ”

The Queen Mother's lips moved, and she gently spit out a few words, "What about the emperor?" ”

Chang'an's eyes drooped, "Shen Zhaorong is about to give birth, and the emperor is in Xiangyi Palace." ”

The Queen Mother closed her eyes heavily, but she coughed violently twice, her old face was full of pain, and finally said tremblingly, "Don't fight!" ”

Chang'an's heart ached, and he turned his head to the evening incense beside him and ordered, "Go and invite the emperor to come up." ”

Wanxiang agreed to go, but the Queen Mother just shook her head lightly, and her words were vague, "The mourning family is almost over, I'm afraid I can't wait for the emperor to come." ”

The Queen Mother's face was almost desperately white, and Chang'an saw it in her eyes, and her heart became more and more tormented. In the first few years, the queen mother arranged for Zhong Yuxiu to enter the palace, and she was sad about Chang'an. But at this moment, seeing this old woman decaying to this step, Chang'an was also sour in his heart. It turns out that no matter how beautiful a woman is, no matter how deep her calculations, she enjoys all the glory and wealth, but in the face of death, she seems so insignificant.

In a trance, the Queen Mother suddenly held Chang'an's hand tightly. Chang'an could feel that such strength had exhausted all her strength, so she leaned over and called softly, "Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother barely stood up, her face gradually became indifferent, she seemed to remember something, she was silent for a while, but her tears were solemn, "In these days when the mourning family was in a coma, I dreamed of a lot of people. When the mourning family saw the first emperor, he saw the current appearance of the mourning family, and denounced the mourning family as a poisonous woman who killed his children and concubines, but the mourning family refused, so he held his hand tightly and did not let go...... Later, the mourning family also saw Xun'er, he rode a war horse, walked in front of the mourning family, and he said to the mourning family, 'Queen Mother, you are finally here. As soon as the mourning family heard this, tears fell, and the mourning family had not seen him for fifteen years, but he was still a teenager, and the mourning family said, "Son, the queen mother misses you very much, so she came to accompany you." Also, the mourning family also saw Shushen, she was dressed in a queen's court dress, looked at the mourning family with tears in her eyes, and asked her if Yunke was okay, but the mourning family faced her, but she couldn't answer......"

Chang'an's heart tightened, she lowered her head, tears rolled down, and said forcefully, "Queen Mother, if you see Queen Li, you can help the concubine tell her that Yun Ke is very good with the concubine." ”

The Queen Mother nodded heavily, she quietly watched everything in this Yongfu Palace, from the curtain sara tent above her head to the bricks and tiles in the palace, she looked at every place carefully, over and over again. Chang'an also followed her gaze and looked at the carved Yongfu Palace. She remembered that when she first came to Yongfu Palace, she was shocked by everything that happened here, where the most noble women in the world lived, enjoying the glory and wealth of the highest power. But today's Yongfu Palace, every grass, tree, brick and tile, has never changed, but the air is full of the smell of dying wood.

The Queen Mother smiled slightly, her voice was low and earnest, "I'm afraid that the mourning family will not be successful, when I get below, some people read the mourning family, and some people hate the mourning family, but they are all waiting for the mourning family, and the mourning family will eventually return to that place."

Chang'an's heart trembled, and he couldn't help crying, "Queen Mother, if you see Yun Jing, can you help the concubine take a look at him and tell him that his mother misses him very much, and it is the queen mother who can't stand him, and she really can't stand him......"

Chang'an's tears kept falling, and the Queen Mother stretched out her hand, gently stroked her sideburns, and said softly, "Child, it's not your fault, a child born in the royal family always can't escape this fate." Yun Jing is also the grandson of the mourning family, he died like this, how can the mourning family not be sad......"

Chang'an sobbed, the Queen Mother held her hand tightly, and instructed, "Queen, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake, but you can't make a wrong step, a lifetime of mistakes." If you get it wrong, it's all over. ”

Chang'an's heart sank suddenly, and he suddenly gave birth to infinite misery, "I escaped from the fire in Chonghua Hall for Yun Jing, but now that Yun Jing is gone, I really, really don't know what to do......"

There were faint tears in the corners of the Queen Mother's eyes, but there was irrepressible pain in her eyes, "The mourning family didn't like you as the queen at the beginning, but this back position is still in your hands." How many people are staring at your position, you must know and you must be guarded against. How many people are waiting for you to make mistakes, waiting for you to fall, and you will definitely not be able to fulfill their wishes. Remember, how you brought down Song Zhaoyi back then, and how you bring down others now......"

Chang'an was slightly dumbfounded, "Queen Mother's ......"

The Queen Mother's expression was painful and tired, and two lines of tears suddenly slipped from the corners of her eyes, "In this life, the mourning family has planned for themselves, and also for the emperor and Xun'er, but half of the mourning family has been buried in the loess, and the only thing that can't be relieved is the mourning family's Yunke ......"

Chang'an calmed down and replied solemnly, "Don't worry, Yun Ke is here with me, and there will be no accidents." ”

"In the royal family, peace is never the most important thing, only power is the most important thing." A trace of heartache and unwillingness flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, and she said in a deep voice, "Empress, Yun Ke is the hope of the mourning family, and it is also your hope. ”

Before the words fell, a faint sound of joy suddenly came from outside the hall.

Chang'an's face turned slightly pale, knowing that the Queen Mother couldn't hear any festive sounds at this time, so she whispered to Hui Zhi, "Go and close the windows." ”

"No need." The corners of the Queen Mother's mouth contained a hint of coldness, like a struggle at the last moment of her life, "It's Shen Zhaorong who was born." It seems that he gave birth to a prince. ”

Chang'an groaned silently, and his thoughts drifted for a moment.

"Queen, the burden that falls on you is getting heavier and heavier now. Zhaorong is ambitious and heavy-minded, so you have to guard against it. If you don't want to be pushed out of this position, find a way to keep yourself. ”

Chang'an secretly bowed his head, "The concubine understands. ”

The Queen Mother's eyebrows frowned, and she suddenly gasped for breath, Chang'an saw this, and immediately said urgently, "Go and get the medicine!" ”

Hui Zhi answered and trotted away, but the Queen Mother gently pushed the medicine bowl and sighed, "It's a waste to drink more." ”

Hui Zhi's eyes immediately turned red when she heard this, "Queen Mother......"

The Queen Mother coughed twice, looked at Chang'an solemnly, and said, "You remember, Zhaorong harmed Yun Ke, and the Mourning family will definitely not let her go, but the emperor protects her, and the Mourning family wants to abolish her and enter the cold palace, but there is no way." Empress, you have to understand, this is the emperor's harem, and the people in the harem are fighting back and forth, but only for the emperor alone. With the emperor, there is everything, and without the emperor, this life is over. ”

After finishing speaking, the Queen Mother looked at Chang'an's solemn face, sighed slightly and said, "The mourning family is tired and wants to sleep for a while, you can go back." ”

Chang'an bowed silently, but was reluctant to leave, "Queen Mother, the emperor will be here in a while......"

Before Chang'an finished speaking, the Queen Mother nodded slightly, "The mourning family knows." ”

Chang'an got up and said respectfully, "The concubine retired." ”

However, on that day, the Queen Mother did not wait for the emperor to come, and collapsed in Yongfu Palace.

The funeral of the queen mother was particularly grand, the emperor personally wore filial piety for March, and the harem concubines kept filial piety in plain clothes, except for Shen Changle, who had just given birth, did not have to participate in the funeral, and bowed to the ceremony, and the rest of the concubines had to follow the rules to keep filial piety for the queen mother.

Three months after the collapse of the Queen Mother, Concubine Shu in the cold garden also passed away.

Chang'an and Chu Ying stood in the cold garden, looking at the scene of this person going to the empty building and the garden full of depression, they couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Do you still resent the Queen Mother?" Chang'an looked at Chu Ying and asked softly.

Chu Ying's eyes sank slightly, and there was a heavy gloom in her eyes, "I can't help but hate her." ”

Chang An sighed slightly in his heart, facing Chu Ying, a wave of pity and sorrow suddenly rose, "But the Queen Mother is not here now." ”

"Chang'an." Chu Ying quietly looked at her, showing a little warmth in her eyes, "I don't want you to be like the Queen Mother." But I don't want you to be like my mother. ”

Chang'an smiled in disbelief, but there was a little more fearless perseverance in his usual tone, "I understand." ”