The emperor said this, although it made Hongyan's heart a little sour, she didn't know when she would start, goodbye to the emperor and queen, it was no longer the original state of mind, fortunately, such emotions were only superficially dyed in the heart, and more I still wish the queen good, may the emperor and the queen be good.

"When the concubine was by Niangniang's side, she understood that whenever Niangniang was unhappy, only the emperor could make Niangniang happy, not the princess, and neither the concubine nor Qianya." Hongyan smiled calmly and said to Hongli, "The emperor can think like this, the matter has been solved halfway." ”

Hongli breathed a sigh of relief: "You understand me." He carefully covered Hongyan's hand, and kept asking, "Is it cold?" ”

Of course, Hongyan was not cold, and even more happily took the emperor along the embankment near Penglai Pavilion and pointed out to him the scenery here. Although Yingtai Hongli has been here countless times since he was a child, most of them came with his elders to escape the summer heat, and it was the first time to see the scene here when he was in the ice and snow. ”

Hongyan smiled: "It's the same wherever the concubines go, just to see if the emperor will come to pick them up?" ”

Hongli's eyes lit up, Hongyan's expectation for reunion was the softest place in his heart now, and he smiled: "When the time comes, you have to be obedient and follow me." ”

Hongyan suddenly let go of his hand and said solemnly to the emperor: "The concubines don't look forward to the emperor's appearance for a day, but the emperor really appears, and after the joy, there is always a time to worry about whether there will be troubles one after another." Your Majesty, this time you have come back, don't come again, the concubines are confident that they are waiting for the day when you come to pick up the concubines, but the days in it, even if it are three years and five years, don't come again. ”

Hongli frowned when he heard this, it was still beautiful just now, why did it suddenly change?

"In the past three years and five years, will the emperor treat his mother with care?" Hongyan didn't care about the emperor's change in complexion, and still said calmly, "Although the concubines have only followed Niangniang for a short year, but in that year, Niangniang was all concerned about the concubines, and many words in her heart may not be heard by the emperor." The concubine can't tell the emperor everything, but the thing that can make the mother unhappy in the past two years is if it weren't for the concubine, that is, the second elder brother and the child. The emperor, the mother is unhappy, or wants a child but can't get it, and suffers because of it; Or maybe she doesn't want to have any more children at all, she just wants to be happy to be by your side and spend the years to come with you, but this kind of heart is denied by reality. ”

"So what about ......" Hongli frowned.

"Your Majesty, forgive the concubines for speaking bluntly." Hongyan knelt in the snow, the pale world, the black background of the green flowers on her body spread out through the butterflies, which looked particularly eye-catching and spiritual, "The queen mother is above 10,000 people, and there are only two people who can shake her mood, you or the queen mother, if the emperor does not displease the mother, then, that is the queen mother." ”

"The Emperor's Mother." Hongli thought silently, it was not that he liked Hongyan, so he believed in her words, Hongyan was right, the queen was in a high position, who else could easily shake her, and it was wrong for her to send the queen mother back on the night of the birthday banquet, in the final analysis, it was what her mother did or said to her, and she fell into a cycle of unextricable sorrow.

Hongli helped Hongyan to get up and said, "The ground is cold, I won't blame you, what you said is the truth." ”

Hongyan's heart was pounding, she knew that everything she said now was likely to lose Hongli from now on, but she looked forward to Hongli being able to pick her up one day, which meant that her future love would be shown in front of everyone, including the queen. If in the past few years, the emperor can restore the empress to her former radiance, even if she is in the Forbidden City in the future, the queen's mentality will be very different, this is all Hongyan's selfishness, she did not put herself on a high profile for the sake of the overall situation.

Hongyan lowered his head and said: "It's all the selfishness of the concubines, thinking about how to live in three or five years." Seeing each other from time to time at the moment is not helpful for future reunions, the emperor can forget at any time, on the contrary, you come secretly, once or twice may be nothing, the number of times is long, it should cause trouble. Anyway, sooner or later in the future, the concubine is willing to suppress her desire to see you, and live this period of time quietly. ”

Hongli didn't know that he had violated the concubine's agreement and had secretly come here twice in a row, even though he was the emperor and had nothing to do, but which of the two times was not sneaky, and it became an unsightly thing to see Hongyan together.

Hongyan raised her head slightly, smiled brightly like a flower blooming in the snow in the cold winter, and said to the emperor a little proudly: "The concubine is trying to learn all kinds of skills in order to return to the Forbidden City in the future, and the concubine said that if you want to be by your side for a long time, you must really be a woman worthy of the emperor." Just think of the concubine's selfishness, just as the concubine's arrogance, in the past few years, please ask the emperor to treat the mother well, maybe in the past few years, you can make the mother comfortable for a lifetime? ”

Hongli can understand these words, if he is patient for a few more years, An Yi may have another man and half a woman, with the prince, no matter the harem and the previous dynasty, she will no longer put pressure on her, she is the former An Yi, and Hongyan has long been the same existence as other concubines, but in his own heart, the weight is heavier. Being good to the queen and making the queen happy is the long-term solution, not only for the sake of Hongyan, but also for himself and the royal family, not to mention that in his heart, even Hongyan cannot replace An Yi's existence.

When I complained about my mother in my heart, I suddenly remembered what my mother had said, she had said that it was not she who put pressure on the queen in the future, but the queen herself who put pressure on herself, the so-called harem before the dynasty, if those people don't care, they don't care, in the end, the queen can't let go, isn't it? If she still can't do it in the past few years, and their age can't stop, will she have to suppress herself for the rest of her life? What the emperor said and did often hurt people's hearts, but she didn't really persecute the queen, but she was always worried about the queen's badness, hoping that their husband and wife would be happy.

"But how do I know if the queen wants a child, or doesn't want the child to live freely?" Hongli muttered to himself.

"Of course the emperor should ask the queen." Hongyan smiled, took the emperor's hand and said, "The emperor should go back to the palace, the days are still very long, the mother is fine, you are well, and only then can you have a good red face." ”

"I won't come to see you, so I won't let you know if I look at you secretly." Hongli's face was full of unhappiness.

Hongyan looked at him with a smile, suddenly threw himself on his chest, hugged the emperor tightly, Hongli was worried that the clothes were freezing her, so he opened the above and wrapped her whole body, Hongyan's cheeks were attached to the warm chest, he could hear the powerful heartbeat, and he had infinite longing for the future, and said softly: "The emperor should go back early, let's not see each other again, but you have to take a sneak look, anyway, the concubines don't know, then it doesn't matter." But that's not interesting, it's better to save these years and look forward to it for a long time in the future. ”

Hongli feels that Hongyan is a little different, and when he promised in Shoukang Palace, he was still like a little girl who was just beginning to fall in love, even though he had experienced many ups and downs, he still had a little childishness on his face, and he was careful to face each other's feelings, and occasionally Hongli would worry about whether he would ruin this beauty if he went further. But today's red face, as if she was walking with herself on the embankment of Penglai Pavilion with a master-like posture, she has more responsibility for each other's feelings than before, which can make Hongli feel that he is loved and expected, and every bit of heart can be reciprocated.

No matter if the two places are separated, or they haven't seen each other for many years, at least the time of more than a year has brought them closer to each other and heavier in their hearts.

"I will always stand by the queen's side, whether it is the queen mother or others, I must not hurt her." Hongli said solemnly, "I will definitely come to pick you up." ”

Hongyan listened silently, year after year, she will grow into a woman who is truly worthy of the emperor in the mouth of the concubine, this relationship cannot be cared for by the emperor's grace alone, if she wants to last a long time, she has to pay more. The concubine is right, you can't take all grievances for granted because of your humility, as long as you don't take the wrong path and choose the right path for the rest of your life, she is worthy of heaven and earth. She is red-faced, why can't she live well in the open.

This farewell, I really don't know when I will see you again, it is the lunar month of the year, the Chinese New Year's Eve first month of the New Year's Day of the seventh year of Qianlong, and in a blink of an eye, it is spring blossoming, and Hongyan has never seen the emperor again. However, everything is fine in the Forbidden City, Yingtai is even more leisurely, Hongyan does not have the mood of looking forward to the emperor every day when she first came, and the growth of age and experience has given her a reborn transformation, from a little girl to a shrewd and capable little woman, the palace maids up and down Yingtai, all know that Wei agreed.

But with the advent of the summer of the seventh year of Qianlong, it is more than half a year away from the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, as the Queen Mother said, the emperor spends most of the time in Changchun Palace every month, but the queen's body still has no movement, and there is no news even with the six palaces. The fifth elder brother can already hold the nurse's hand trembling and walk a few steps, and he can run all over the ground when he sees it, and the heirs of the harem have fallen into silence again, so that the emperor, who has passed the age of standing, also has to face the pressure of the queen mother.

On that day, the sixth palace went to Ningshou Palace to ask for peace, everything was fine, but the queen mother asked about Shu Concubine's body in public, and even announced that the imperial doctor would come and prescribe medicine for Shu Concubine. The queen mother didn't say a word to the queen, nor did she say it to the sixth palace, just caring about Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu was naturally on pins and needles. And the meaning of the queen mother could not be clearer, everyone was sweating when they dispersed, no one thought that the queen mother would do this, they are dispensable, but the queen is the only one.

After Hongli dispersed from the Qianqing Gate, he heard about this incident, and he was reluctant to step into the door of the harem for a while.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang is waiting for you in the Heart Cultivation Palace." Manager Wu smiled bitterly.