That night, Shen Ninghua started a fever, and the whole person was in a daze, only to feel a terrible pain in his chest. This frightened Hongling, Qingque and the others, and guarded her all night, even if she just muttered, she was shocked into a cold sweat.

In the harem, Concubine Qi had just finished grooming and was about to rest, when the palace gate suddenly entered the door and reported: "Niangniang, Prince De is here." ”

Concubine Qi's eyes moved, and she couldn't help but close her eyes slightly, her whole person was mixed with anger and disappointment, and her emotions were complex and indescribable, and she didn't respond for a while.

The palace maid on the side didn't wait for a reply for a long time, and couldn't help but ask again: "Niangniang, Prince De ......"

"Let him in."

Baili Jinchuan was wearing a cyan robe, and after entering the door, he respectfully saluted to Concubine Qi: "Erchen has seen the concubine. ”

Concubine Qi didn't call out, but looked at him carefully for a long time: "It's so late, what are you doing?" ”

"Mother, have you heard about the recent events in the palace?"

"Yes, I heard, what does that have to do with you?"

"Mother, you want your sons to be safe and idle, and your sons wanted to do what you wanted, but now you have also heard that the emperor is injured and missing, the third and fourth are imprisoned by the queen, the border situation is unknown, the domestic people are unstable, and Da'an is in turmoil, how can the sons sit idly by?"

Concubine Qi's fingers hidden in her sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, and the green tendons on the back of her hands were exposed: "The border turmoil is resisted by soldiers, and the domestic instability is appeased by hundreds of officials, you have no martial arts now, and your body is far worse than before, even if you get to the border?" Can you change the tide of battle? ”

Baili Jinchuan raised his head and looked at Concubine Qi with a firm gaze: "Mother concubine, the retainer doesn't dare to assert it, but at least it can ensure the stability of the border of Da'an Kingdom!" ”

Concubine Qi gritted her teeth, her face turned slightly pale, and finally she couldn't help but ask in a cold voice: "Did you go to the border for the sake of Da'anguo?" ”

Baili Jinchuan shifted his gaze slightly, not knowing how to answer.

Concubine Qi couldn't help but laugh sadly: "Sure enough, this palace really didn't guess wrong...... Jinchuan, how long will you be confused? That Shen Ninghua is so worthy of your concern, even if she is now a queen, you still can't let her go? Or even to return to the battlefield for her? ”

"Mother, the sons are not just for Shen Ninghua......"

"Not for her? If it's not for her, what else can it be? Jinchuan, this palace is your biological mother, can this palace still understand you? From the moment I heard the news of Baili Junyi's disappearance, I knew that you would come back to see me sooner or later, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly! ”

Concubine Qi trembled angrily, if she could wake him up, she would have stepped forward and slapped him a few times, but his current situation, even if he was afraid of an axe, he would not change his inner thoughts:

"Jinchuan, this palace is your biological mother, for the sake of this palace, can't you be your prince in peace? As long as it's not Shen Ninghua, what kind of woman do you want, this palace will help you find it, as long as you can live a peaceful and stable life, whatever concubine you want will help you realize it! ”

Baili Jinchuan suddenly leaned over and kowtowed deeply to Concubine Qi: "The son is not filial, ask the mother to be fulfilled!" He lost everything, and now he has nothing to ask for, the only thing he can't let go of is his obsession with Shen Ninghua, he doesn't want anyone except her!

Concubine Qi stood up suddenly, stepped forward and slapped Baili Jinchuan, she used all her strength, and instantly left a red slap mark on his face: "Get out, get out of front of the palace!" ”

Baili Jinchuan knelt up straight, and kowtowed to Concubine Taigui again: "Son-in-law Xie Mother Concubine!" With that, he got up abruptly and strode out.

Concubine Qi was stunned for a long time before she exhausted all her strength and fell on the chair, tears rolling down: "Evil obstacles, evil obstacles!" ”

In the second half of the night, Shen Ninghua's fever finally subsided. When she opened her eyes, she only felt that there was a mist of candles in front of her: "Hongling? ”

"Mother, you're awake, it's great." Hongling helped her sit up and took a pillow behind her, "You have been asleep for most of the day, the two little masters have been by your side, it is the slave maid who sees that you have a fever and is afraid that the illness will pass over, so that people can carry them to the side hall, and the third prince has already let the nurse breastfeed, and now he has fallen asleep." ”

Shen Ninghua nodded, and after getting used to it for a while, her dizzy mind cleared up: "What time is it?" ”

"In less than two hours, it will be dawn."

"Is there any news from Baili Junyi?"

Hongling bit her lip slightly: "No, the slave has already asked people to investigate, but the road is far away, and it will take time." ”

Shen Ninghua was a little dazed when she heard this, thinking that she was in a dream, she seemed to be in a deep fog, and she could clearly hear Baili Junyi's voice, but she couldn't find his figure. That feeling of despair enveloped her deeply, and even after she had come to her senses, she could still feel powerless.

After a while, Shen Ninghua spoke, she needed to divert her attention now, otherwise she was afraid that she would drive herself crazy: "I have slept for too long, and I can't sleep now, take some concertos and take a look." ”

"Niangniang, except for the emperor's disappearance during this time, there is nothing to worry about, you better take care of your body first."

Shen Ninghua shook his head: "The emperor is missing, the border is already dangerous, there can be no more accidents in the country, the more critical the moment, the more careful and cautious we must be, I am afraid that someone will be silent and make trouble and disturb the people." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Until dawn, Shen Ninghua looked at the folds one by one, without the slightest impatience, but the time to read each book was much longer than usual, and sometimes, a book had to be read several times before a few words were approved, until Hongling reminded her that the time for the court was up, she suddenly came back to her senses, and couldn't help but sigh softly: Is it a mess......

Because of Shen Ninghua's drastic methods yesterday, all the officials of the early dynasty today are extremely honest, especially those old-fashioned officials who have taken refuge in the third prince and the fourth prince, they don't even dare to say a word, whenever Shen Ninghua makes any decision, he praises the queen Shengming.

The atmosphere of a court meeting was dull, and even the air made people feel extremely suffocating. Shen Ninghua couldn't help but walk out of the Chengqian Palace, letting the morning sun shine on her body, the sun was exceptionally bright, but she couldn't feel the slightest temperature.

Just as she walked aimlessly to the edge of the attic, a figure walked from the trestle bridge in the morning sun: "I've seen the queen mother." ”

Hongling, who was guarding Shen Ninghua's side, stepped forward quickly and stopped in front of the man, his eyes full of vigilance.

Shen Ninghua turned his head and looked at Baili Jinchuan, who was dressed in green clothes and had a loose body: "Prince De, why are you here?" ”

Baili Jinchuan looked at Hongling: "I have a few words I want to talk to Niangniang alone, I don't know if it's appropriate?" ”

Shen Ninghua opened her mouth to refuse, but at the moment of eye contact with him, she was slightly stunned in her heart, those eyes were extremely sincere, sincere without the slightest malice, not even other complex emotions, only full of purity, so that she involuntarily agreed: "Hongling, you retreat first." ”

"Yes, sissy." Hongling retreated from the attic with some anxiety and went to a slightly farther place to guard.

Shen Ninghua turned his head to look at the red sun on the horizon, and said, "Prince De has something to say?" ”

"The emperor is missing, the border is unguarded, there will definitely be a big mess, do you have any plans?"

"There are no effective generals available in the DPRK and China, so we can only hope for the defenders of the border cities, and there is no more effective way."

Baili Jinchuan looked at her slender back, only to feel that every glance made people feel extremely distressed. He always thought that he had hatred for Shen Ninghua, but after experiencing the previous events, he found out that he would rather see her stabbing himself with cold and thorns, rather than seeing her fragile and pale, weak as if a gust of wind could blow it away.

"What do you think of me?"

Shen Ninghua was stunned for a moment, then turned her head suddenly, and the beads on her head collided slightly and made a crisp sound, just like her heart at this time: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Baili Jinchuan looked directly at her, with a determined look in his eyes: "I am willing to go to the northwest town to guard the border pass and help Da'an Guo repel the enemy army!" ”

Shen Ninghua raised his head in surprise, almost unable to believe his ears: "You...... Are you serious? ”

"Yes, I already liked life in the army, and I always wanted to go back. Now is a great opportunity, but I don't know if you have the courage to let me go, after all, there are hundreds of thousands of defenders on the border, and if I have bad intentions and wave my troops straight into Kyoto, you will be in danger. The corners of Baili Jinchuan's lips raised a wanton smile, as if he had returned to the previous moment when he scolded Fang Xuan and was proud of the spring breeze.

"Concubine Qi also agreed?"

"Well, yes."

Shen Ninghua opened her mouth, not knowing how to express her thoughts, she had thought about how Baili Jinchuan would react after learning that Baili Junyi was missing, and even prepared to make a decision, but she didn't expect him to take the initiative to ask for orders to go to the border. At this moment, she couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion in her heart: "Actually...... You don't have to be ......."

Baili Jinchuan suddenly laughed, and the strong emotion in his eyes almost burned people: "Ning Hua, I used to be crazy jealous of Baili Junyi, jealous that he got you." But later, I couldn't help but admire him, admired him for not marrying her for you, and even openly disobeyed my father's will. Now that he's gone, it's time for me to defeat him, he can fight for you, I can fight for you! ”

Fight for you! The sonorous words made Shen Ninghua stunned in place, she didn't know how to answer, she didn't know how to react.

Seeing her appearance, Baili Jinchuan felt a pain in his heart, and then laughed at himself: "Don't worry, since I said it, it proves that this is what I want to do, and I don't need you to reciprocate anything, just see if you can send me to the northwest border at ease." ”