"Who is bold! Dare to play with oblique superstitions in the palace without permission! Seeing this, Gao Gonggong stepped forward and scolded her.

Hearing the voice, the woman was so frightened that she turned her head and saw that it was Duguyi and Gao Gonggong, so she immediately stood up and saluted him.

"Look up."

"Are you...... Concubine Zhuang? Seeing the woman's face clearly, Duguyi recognized that she was Concubine Zhuang Fu Xing'er.

"The concubine is exactly." The woman bowed her head again.

"On this big night, you don't stay in the palace well, what are you doing here alone?" Dugu Yi glanced at the lanterns floating on the river, and asked her again: "Do you know that it is forbidden to set up lanterns in the palace without permission." ”

After Dugu Yi finished speaking, Gao Gonggong immediately walked to the bank of the river, fished back the lantern that had not yet drifted away, and handed it over to Dugu Yi after checking it and seeing that there was nothing wrong.

The river near the west gate near Lingxiu Palace is the total flow of all the living water in the palace to the outside of the palace, and Duguyi's gesture to Gonggong Gao is not unreasonable.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is guilty. The concubine did not ask the emperor for forgiveness, but the concubine begged the emperor to listen to the concubine's explanation. ”

"Then you should explain to the widow why he is guilty of his crimes."

"Your Majesty, the concubine's father died before the concubine entered the palace. The father is the only relative of the concubine, and now there is no one else in the family, and the concubine has no relatives. The concubine saw that today was the Lantern Festival in Beijing, so she wanted to put a lantern to express her feelings, and also wanted to comfort her deceased father's spirit in the sky. That's why I put this wishing lamp at risk. ”

Dugu Yi listened, but only replied: "You said this to the widow, do you want the widow to forgive you for your crimes?" ”

"The concubine didn't dare. At this point, the concubine also pleaded guilty, but the concubine thought that the emperor was a benevolent and righteous person, and even if the concubine did not ask the emperor for forgiveness, the emperor should not convict the concubine because of this. ”

"Why do you think that a widow is a man of great benevolence and righteousness?" Dugu Yi frowned, he didn't like others to speculate about him, but Fu Xing'er in front of him had the courage to say this, and he was even more curious about how much she had the ability to persuade herself to forgive her.

"The emperor is the king of a country, if there is no benevolence and righteousness, I am afraid it will be difficult to calm the world, and the concubines are just thinking about their hearts, so they chose this quiet moment in the dead of night to come out and put a wishing lamp, according to common sense, if the concubines were lucky, they could have avoided everyone's ears and eyes. It's just that I happened to meet the emperor here, the situation is special, if the emperor has benevolence, righteousness and compassion, he should not be too concerned with his concubines. ”

Fu Xing'er knelt in front of Dugu Yi, never raised her head for a moment, and every word entered his ears.

"Get up." Dugu Yi didn't think about it, and then let Fu Xing'er get up and said to her:

"As you say, in the middle of the night, you have not disturbed others, nor alarmed those in charge, and there is still compassion for the widow, so you will not reproach your father's heart too much. However, the rules are still rules, you can't change them, you have to make a wish and pray for blessings, there are many ways to choose, this lantern, the widow still has to take it away. ”

"Concubines, thank you for the emperor's forgiveness." After that, Fu Xing'er also had a little joy on her face, and said goodbye to Dugu Yi and left first.

Looking at the river in front of him, and then at the lantern in his hand, Duguyi couldn't help but fall into contemplation again.

Seeing him like this, the father-in-law on the side said to him again: "Your Majesty, this lantern old slave has been checked twice, and nothing unusual has been found, is there anything wrong with Haiju, Your Majesty?" ”

"Father-in-law Gao, is it because the widow is too worried?" Dugu Yi held the lantern in his hand, and didn't find anything.

"Your Majesty, in the current situation, you should be a little vigilant."

"Grandpa Gao, what day is today?"

"Back to the emperor, September 15 is the annual lantern festival in the capital."

Knowing that today is the time of the Lantern Festival, this is also one of the reasons why Duguyi fell into contemplation. And Dugu Yi would go out and walk around with Gonggong Gao at such a late hour, not because he couldn't sleep, but because he had woken up from his dream and couldn't sleep with peace of mind.

Every year on or near the 15th of September, Duguyi would repeat the same nightmare.

In the dream, in addition to him when he was a child, he was two little girls who couldn't see their faces clearly, or laughter, or a sea of blood, he couldn't see the road clearly, couldn't touch the normal crowd, and always woke up from the nightmare when he was trapped in that confused and terrifying situation.

And as I get older, the time for such nightmares is no longer limited to the time of September 15.

Encountering such dreams many times, Dugu Yidou once wondered if this was something that had happened to him, and his memories of his childhood were blurred, so he wanted to know what had happened.

But every time he asked Grandpa Gao about his childhood, Dugu Yi couldn't ask anything, and it had nothing to do with his current life and his governance of the country.

"Qin Liusu, it's time to get up."

"Stupid girl, don't sleep."

"Stupid girl, are you a pig?"

When the morning sun had sprinkled over the entire Anfu mansion, Qin Liusu's room was still closed with doors and windows.

The little stone jumped out of the green stone, stretched a few lazinesses, and ran to Qin Liusu's ear and snorted a few times, but it failed to wake up the sleeping Qin Liusu.

The little stone felt bored, and peeked at the sunlight outside through the gap between the door and window, and felt that his eyes stinged, so he suddenly burrowed into the stone.

"Who, it's so noisy early in the morning." Qin Liusu realized it later, and finally woke up from his sleep, opened his arms and yawned two big times, looked at the small stone lying there quietly by the pillow, and picked it up and put it on his body.

When she opened the door and window and saw the world outside, she realized that the hour was not as early as she thought.

"Mother, be careful." Qin Liusu supported Mrs. An, and together with her maid Ling'er, she helped Mrs. An, who had not been out of the door for a long time, to the venue in front of the door, and took advantage of the good sunshine to let her come out to breathe.

"Mother, how are you feeling lately, are you feeling better?"

"Qin Liusu, my mother has really felt much better recently, the doctor you invited is really a medicine to cure the disease, my mother has never heard of such a good doctor in the capital before."

Mrs. An's condition has improved significantly, and her face has shown obvious joy.

"Mother, do you know that this doctor was introduced to me by Young Master Wang." Speaking of this, Qin Liusu couldn't help but smile.

"Young Master Wang? Qin Liusu, the young master you are talking about is ......"

"Yes, mother, it is my brother's good friend, Young Master Wang Shixuan."

"It's really a trick." Hearing Wang Shixuan's name, Mrs. An couldn't help frowning, and sighed: "I think that when your father was alive, he and Wang Wei were indeed old friends, but I didn't expect our An family to become such a situation with the Wang family now." ”

"Mother, this matter is over, and you don't have to blame yourself anymore. All you have to do now is take care of your body. ”

After listening to Qin Liusu's comfort, Mrs. An was still silent, thinking of the relationship between the An family and the Wang family now, and thinking of her deceased husband, the discomfort that had been accumulated for a long time was only buried in the bottom of her heart.

"Mother, Qin Liusu will tell you about this doctor." Seeing that Mrs. An was silent, Qin Liusu smiled again and changed the topic: "Mother, let me tell you about this doctor." ”

"This doctor, surnamed Zhang, doesn't seem to be well-known in the capital, do you know why, because he has excellent medical skills, and he never asks for more money for medical treatment from the people, and sometimes, when he meets all the poor people, he doesn't even charge them money for medical treatment."

Mrs. Wang was obviously willing to listen to Qin Liusu's words, and after hearing it, she felt very strange, so she asked Qin Liusu again: "Since this doctor Zhang is such a good doctor, why is he not famous?" ”

"Mother, Qin Liusu was also very curious at first, but when he heard what Young Master Wang said, he realized that this was the case." With a smile on his face, Qin Liusu told Mrs. An the story about this Dr. Zhang as if he were telling a story to a child.

It is said that this Dr. Zhang's ancestors were all practicing medicine, so he was a doctor since he was a minor and was proficient in various herbal medicines. When he was young, he hung pots to help the world, helped people see doctors, never asked patients for a penny, and the money he earned was only for himself and his family. It is precisely because of this that his reputation is so good that many other doctors have less business. If this continues, those doctors with family backgrounds have suppressed him one after another, to ruin his reputation in the hearts of the people, no matter how capable he is, he can't fight against those rich and powerful, so after a long time, he will eventually drown in many doctors. ”

"I see." After Qin Liusu's story was told, Mrs. An couldn't help but sigh: "In this capital, there are many rich and powerful people, but the world is like this, and many people can't help themselves." ”

"Didn't my father and mother go to Sanssouci Town together because they saw through such a capital?" Qin Liusu asked curiously.

Mrs. An listened, and was silent for only a few seconds, then suddenly nodded and said to Qin Liusu, "It's okay." ”

"Qin Liusu, no matter what, my mother's illness is still thanks to this Dr. Zhang, you can prepare some silver taels when you go back, and give it to him when he comes over next time, which can be regarded as expressing my mother's gratitude to him."

"Qin Liusu understands." Qin Liusu nodded hurriedly.

"Also, then Young Master Wang introduced this doctor Zhang, it is also a kindness, and I will ask your brother to thank him more for my mother when I turn around."

"No problem, mother, you can have a good rest. When you're almost recovered, my brother and I will take you back to worry-free. ”

Mrs. Ann listened and nodded in satisfaction.

"By the way, mother, has my brother come to see you?" Thinking of An Wenzhao, Qin Liusu suddenly realized that he hadn't seen him for half a day.

"Your brother, he came to say hello to me early in the morning, and then I don't know where he ran away. Wei Niang hadn't seen him for a few days before, you go back and talk about him, since you have already returned, don't work too hard for him to practice martial arts, so as not to tire yourself. ”

"Qin Liusu understands, mother." Qin Liusu listened, nodded again and again, and then asked Mrs. An, "Mother, do you say that my brother is still practicing martial arts?" ”

"I really don't know much about this mother, but I haven't gone home since I saw him in the past few days, and I'm worried that he has practiced martial arts too much and hurt himself. By the way, Qin Liusu, Nian doesn't seem to have asked you yet, how did you come back from the palace? ”

Mrs. An's question really responded to Qin Liusu's speculation, and in order not to worry her, Qin Liusu still lied to her and said, "Mother, the emperor asked me to come back." ”

"Your Majesty?" Mrs. An's expression instantly became surprised.

"Yes...... yes, mother. Qin Liusu hesitated and explained to her: "Didn't Dad meet the emperor before and ask for me to be released, and then ...... Later, the emperor let me back. ”

"That's right." Hearing this, Mrs. An couldn't help but bow her head again, and only whispered ashamedly: "I knew that the emperor could let Qin Liusu come back, why did he rush to see some old man, but he lost his life, alas......"