The incense in Shoukang Palace is made of jasmine mint, and the aroma is light and pleasant, which is suitable for summer incense.

The palace maid on her side gently shook the fan for the slave, and the queen mother's thumb flicked the wooden Buddha string in her hand one by one. She glanced at the prince and his wife under the seat, "There is a statue of Guanyin in the treasury of the mourning family, take it back and put it in the East Palace, and strive to add an emperor's great-grandson to the mourning family in the coming year." The Queen Mother's eyes fell on Dong Liyi, "Prince, you have to work harder." ”

"Grandmother Huang is relieved." Xu is Queen Mother's words were a little straightforward, Dongli Yi seemed at a loss, he got up a little embarrassed, and made an excuse to retreat first. Only the slave was left alone to talk to the Queen Mother in Shoukang Palace.

After the prince left, there was a little silence. Nu'er was the first to speak with concern, "I just met Imperial Doctor Xue outside the Shoukang Palace, and now I see that the imperial grandmother is in a bad spirit, do you want your granddaughter-in-law to pinch the imperial grandmother's shoulders and rub her forehead." ”

The Empress Dowager sighed lightly, and she was quite relieved, "It's rare that someone still cares about me, an old woman." You, like your mother, are very caring. Pinching shoulders is done by the people below, and the princess's heart is known. ”

"What did the Imperial Grandmother say? It is the glory of the granddaughter-in-law to be able to pinch the shoulders and beat the legs for the imperial grandmother. What's more, not only the crown prince, but His Majesty is also concerned about the body of the emperor's grandmother every day. I want my granddaughter-in-law to take good care of the emperor's grandmother's body. "The slave smiled brightly like a flower, but really like a filial daughter-in-law.

At the mention of Emperor Yuan'an, the smile on the queen mother's face suddenly disappeared by half. She said in a cold tone, "How can the mourning family's body be so good and worry-free, the emperor knows it very well, but he just doesn't want to follow the mourning family's wishes." ”

Nu'er got up and walked behind the Queen Mother, and gently began to squeeze her shoulders, she asked tentatively, "Is the Imperial Grandmother for His Royal Highness King Liang?" ”

Speaking of King Liang, the Queen Mother's eyes suddenly showed a trace of vigilance. She immediately asked, "How do you know?" ”

"Who in the six palaces doesn't know the deep mother-son relationship between the imperial grandmother and His Royal Highness King Liang, and who doesn't know the brotherhood between His Majesty and His Royal Highness King Liang. Now that His Royal Highness King Liang is about to leave Beijing, it is inevitable that there will be parting sentimentality, and the imperial grandmother must not worry about becoming ill. Otherwise, Your Majesty will blame himself very much. ”

The slave's words are five points true and five points false, it is really the mother and son relationship between the Queen Mother and King Liang, as for this brotherly relationship, it is another matter. The reason why I say this is just to see the true feelings of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor who is filial to her mother and son on the surface.

Although the queen mother is noble, she can't resist the emperor in the end. She didn't know that although the emperor was filial to her, he always complained about King Liang. She didn't dare to speak too much for King Liang in front of the emperor, for fear that talking too much would only aggravate the imbalance in the emperor's heart. At that time, it will cause unnecessary trouble to King Liang.

She frowned tightly and sighed heavily, "Actually, the mourning family doesn't ask the emperor to give King Liang any high-ranking officials, but only asks the emperor to move his fief closer." That's it, the emperor's filial piety and mourning family also knows, why force so much, there are always regrets in life. ”

Looking at the metaphor in the Queen Mother's words, she means that she has to help her do things herself. Nu'er's face was clear, and she said lightly, "Grandmother Huang knows that the so-called regrets are indisputable by people for a while, not the destiny of heaven, and the so-called people will win the sky." ”

"Is there anything you can do?" The Queen Mother asked.

"The Divine Will is hard to change, and the Sacred Heart is unpredictable. The granddaughter-in-law didn't dare to say anything. ”

The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and looked at the Shoufu Golden Pink Silk Carpet on the ground, she moved, and waved her hand a little tiredly, "The mourning family is tired, you should go back early." ”

Nu'er bowed her head, "Then the granddaughter-in-law will come to talk to the imperial grandmother another day." The granddaughter-in-law retired. ”

Coming out of Shoukang Palace, Zhu Yuan waited outside the door, "Crown Princess Niangniang, Your Royal Highness went to the Imperial Garden, and told you to wait for him at Yonghe Gate after you come out, and return to the East Palace together." ”

As he walked, the slave asked, "What is he doing in the Imperial Garden?" ”

Zhu Yuan smiled, "I'm going to enjoy the coolness." ”

For Zhuyuan's perfunctory reply, Nu'er didn't think so, she smiled and walked straight ahead. After passing through the long corridor and palace road, Nu'er walked to a plane tree and stayed for a long time. Here, there are memories of her and Dongli Yuyang.

Dongli Yuyang is too simple and kind, and when the slave sees him, he always wants to desperately leave his pure goodness. She hopes that there will always be such a person in this world who lives for herself, lives as she wantonly and freely, and these are things she has always wanted but can't want.

She sighed inexplicably, slowly turned away, walked around a corner, and met a cyan figure.

Nu'er's heart was shocked, it was Dongli Yuyang, this was the first time she saw him after her marriage to the prince. He had lost a lot of weight, his face was a little pale and haggard, and he was a little more angry than before. When he saw the slave, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, followed by disappointment, sadness, and helplessness.

They walked head-on, one left and one right, speechless.

His hand was suddenly wrapped in warmth, and the slave turned around, not knowing when Dongli Yi was already behind him. He held her hand firmly, very tightly, as if to declare that the beauty beside him was his belonging, and no one should be allowed to infringe on it.

Nu'er retracted his gaze and no longer looked at Dongli Yuyang. She looked straight ahead, just catching a glimpse of the cyan in her spare eye, which always made people's hearts overflow with guilt.

Dongli Yuyang's gaze never left her, until the slave passed him without looking back, and walked a few steps away, and suddenly there was an exclamation from the palace maids behind him.

"Your Highness Eight!"

"Why did you vomit blood? Your Highness, are you alright? ”

"Quick, go and pass the Imperial Doctor!"

The slave finally couldn't help but turn around, and the sight in front of her stung her eyes. Dongli Yuyang bowed his waist and leaned on the red wall with one hand, and there was a dazzling pool of blood on the ground. He was still coughing, and he was coughing up blood. He looked as if he had suddenly grown old and weakened.

I couldn't bear the guilt in my heart anymore. The slave turned and tried to rush over to hold him. He has been merciful all his life, how many lives have he saved, how can he be so weak, and how can no one around him support him like he holds others when he is so weak.

However, a great force imprisoned her hand, and Dong Liyi's eyes seemed to be able to emit cold light to kill. Nu'er's heart was shocked, and she felt the thick killing intent emanating from Dongli Yi's body.

Dong Li Yi held her hand and said coldly, "Know your identity, now you are the crown princess of the East Palace, not the eighth princess." ”

The mind is clear in an instant, and of course the slave knows it, better than anyone else. She held back the tears in her eyes and tried to suppress the ups and downs of her heart. She walked slowly on the palace road, every step was extremely heavy, and she would remember that she gave up on herself, her goodness, and her freedom, just to get justice, to stand on the top of the imperial city and look down on all beings.

The noise behind her gradually dissipated, and the slave numbly walked outside the Yonghe Gate, and she looked up at the sky in all directions. A tear inadvertently slipped from the corner of his eye. She was helpless and voluntary. There's nothing to complain about, it's just a little unwilling in my heart.

Dong Li Yi stared at her for a long time, and suddenly an arrow stepped up and hugged her. Seeing her like this, he will unconsciously think of the girl who was locked in the ice cellar many years ago and refused to admit defeat, she has always been so strong that she has to force herself on everything. But she is like this, which makes him unforgettable at first sight.

He did not see the light of day in the dark room, and waited day after day, but because of a thought. Every time he saw that Jin Pa, every time he held that jade pendant, the endless darkness seemed to be not so long for him.

No one knew how angry and jealous he was when he heard about the relationship between her and the Eighth Prince. From that moment on, he vowed to keep her by his side no matter what, whether she wanted it or not, that it was just a shell, and that he would stay by his side.

So he desperately wanted to get out of the dark room, and the opportunity he had been waiting for years finally came just when his twin brother, the real prince, set out on the expedition.

He knew that Concubine De's party would inevitably attack the crown prince for the position of the prince, and he also knew that the queen would definitely send a golden guard to protect the prince. Therefore, he secretly sent men and horses to follow him and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

The two parties fight, the strong fight each other, and both sides lose. The prince fled in a hurry, and it was he who secretly sent people to kill the prince and marry Concubine De. Because he knew that once the crown prince died, the queen who re-throned would never admit defeat to Concubine De, and she would inevitably take risks to let him pretend to be the real prince, and she was the only bargaining chip in the queen's hand.

He did not hesitate to kill his own brother in order to achieve his goal. Is he vicious? Yes, he is vicious. But when he read history books at the age of six, he understood that the emperor's house had always been like this.

He had calculated everything, and he could finally get out of the dark room, live in the sunlight, and get close to her. You don't have to be confused about how to answer when she asks who you are.

He had a name, an identity, and her. Even if she has always thought about the Eighth Prince in her heart. But she was his wife after all.

After a long time, Nu'er pushed Dongli Yi away, "What is Your Highness doing?" ”

Dong Li Yi let go of her, stepped on the pedal and walked into the incense car, and glanced back at her, "Don't get in the car yet." ”

The slave got into the car obediently, and An An sat on the right hand side of Dongli Yi, keeping a distance of one person. He seemed to be a little dissatisfied, patting the vacant seat next to him behind him, but he couldn't stand his gaze, and the slave still reluctantly moved over.

"I'm sleepy, I'll lend you a shoulder to lean on."

The slave was not allowed to refuse, Dongli Yi leaned his head on the slave's shoulder and closed his eyes to recuperate. The clothes in the summer were already light, and the slave could even feel Dongliyi's long and curly eyelashes touching his neck.

She lifted her body stiffly and held it all the way to the East Palace. When I got out of the car, I already had back pain.

Zhuyuan's brother Zhu Qing walked up from afar, "Your Highness, Jian'an Hou asks to see you." ”