Concubine Ning's hands were clenched into fists, her knuckles gurgling, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward at the moment.

"E-niang." Xuan Ye opened his mouth and said to his mother, "Erchen wants to visit all the concubines, concubines, and younger brother Chang Ning. ”

Yuan Xi bowed: "Go, let Gao Wa take you and recognize the way." ”

Everyone hugged the little emperor and walked to the backyard, outside the gate of the Queen Mother's Palace, it was quiet for a while, and they could almost hear each other's breathing, and Ning Concubine's breath became more and more impetuous.

"Do you have to say these words in front of the emperor?" Concubine Ning couldn't help it, "Now that it's over, why do you have to trample our mother and son under your feet, I have never fought with you." ”

"Of course, I want the emperor to remember, make him vigilant, change your position, you may do better than me." Yuan Xi's expression was indifferent, "Now that the matter is now, you still look forward to the future, you can do it yourself." ”

Concubine Ning was in tears, and suddenly knelt down: "Please, be kind to Fuquan." ”

Yuan Xi said: "It's better to ask yourself, treat the second elder brother well, let's get along, each other's behavior, each of them knows in their hearts." You don't have to pretend to be pitiful and miserable in front of me, it's better to save your energy, live well, and start a family in the future, maybe the Empress Dowager can be gracious and allow you to leave the palace with your son. ”

Concubine Ning looked at Yuan Xi in astonishment: "Is it okay?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "Just look at the next ten years, you decide how to live." Get up, you have your dignity too, don't spoil it. ”

At this point, Yuan Xi had nothing to say, and ordered someone to send a message to Xuan Ye, asking him to return to Jingren Palace to study earlier, while he took the pomegranate and left Ningshou Palace, and walked all the way to Cining Palace along the familiar road.

To this day, she still prefers to take a long detour rather than pass in front of the Qianqing Palace, even if it will be her son who will sit there from now on.

This is her duty, and it has been, and it will not change.

But things are not people, and the six palaces are silent and uninhabited, and even the wind has become extremely cold.

Walking through Yikun Palace, a gust of wind blew down the lantern in front of the palace gate, and the little eunuchs on the side hurried up, afraid that the lantern would blow over again and block the way of the Queen Mother.

Yuan Xi looked at it in a daze, turned around, and looked at the long palace road, her memory finally came back bit by bit, she remembered that Fu Lin had lit all the lanterns on the road in the East Sixth Palace for her.

She was, loved.

"Miss?" Pomegranate whispered, "It's too windy here, let's go." ”

"Pomegranate ......" Yuan Xi's eyes suddenly moistened, "He's gone." ”

In Cining Palace, Yu'er raised her head from the pile of twists and turns, saw Yuan Xi walking towards her, and watched her salute with a proper manner, but this child, kneeling, couldn't get up.

Yu'er left the chair and came to support Yuanxi: "What's wrong?" ”

"I said a lot of cruel things to him, a lot of ......," Yuan Xi said, "he walked so painfully, but I couldn't be by his side, if, if it was better for him to be better......

"You give him vegetarian food every day, and he eats very satisfied." Yu'er said, "In his last days, it was you who were by his side, and Fu Lin was blessed." ”

Yuan Xi shook his head, and tears finally fell: "I'm not good to him, it's not good for him......"

"Kid." Yu'er said, "But, is he good to you?" ”

Yuan Xi was stunned, staring at Yu'er, speechless.

Yu'er helped her up, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat on the warm kang together, she held her daughter-in-law's cold hand in her arms, and said gently: "Fulin is not worthy of you, but he has you, which is already his greatest blessing." Even at the last moment of his life, there is still you, willing to fulfill him and follow him, make vegetarian food for him, and fill his stomach. ”

"Queen Mother......" Yuan Xi couldn't tell who his tears were flowing for.

"The current Queen Mother, it's you, you should call me the Queen Mother." Yu'er said, "Naturally, you have never dared to call me Eniang, but in the future, you can call me Eniang together with the Queen Mother." ”

Yuan Xi shook his head and couldn't cry: "Xuan Ye is still so young. ”

Yu'er said: "In fact, between Xuan Ye and Fu Lin, there is no father-son relationship, the so-called heaven, the so-called protection, is just the ideal you weave for Xuan Ye." Xuan Ye's sadness is also something you imagined, in my opinion, Xuan Ye cares more about you than the pain of losing his father. ”

Yuan Xi nodded, and gradually restrained his crying: "That's what you said." ”

Yu'er said: "E-Niang will not stop your grief and mourning, you can cry, you can be uncomfortable." But you have to promise me that you must not leave Xuan Ye behind, and you must not abuse your body. ”

"Yes."

"The major affairs of the court have me, and the things in the harem are much simpler than before." Yu'er said, "Before Xuan Ye becomes a family, you can leave nothing behind. But one day, my granddaughter-in-law, your daughters-in-law entered the palace, and after a few years, E-Niang hoped that you would become a good mother-in-law and protect his wife and children for Xuan Ye. ”

Yuan Xi looked at her mother-in-law weakly, she knew that the pain and sorrow of the Empress Dowager should be a thousand times deeper and ten thousand times heavier than herself, what could support her to be so calm?

After so many years, sending away one after another, and even her son walked ahead of her, when will the life of the Queen Mother be truly comfortable and comfortable?

"Xuan Ye's road is no easier to walk than Fulin, and it is even more difficult." Yu'er said, "Yuan Xi, I don't have time to cry for Fulin, and I don't have the extra energy to comfort you and care for you, I hope that after you calm down, you can think about how to spend your future life." ”

As soon as the words fell, Su Mala entered the door, and there were ministers, waiting to meet the Queen Mother.

Yu'er said to Yuan Xi: "You see, our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't have time to say intimate words. Go back, your mother and brothers, you must be very worried about you, the Forbidden City is lifted, if they are not taboo, they can come to the palace to visit you. Go back and have a good rest, E-Niang has no other requirements for you at the moment, take care of your body, it is better than anything else. ”

And on this day, after Yuan Xi returned to Jingren Palace, Xiaoquanzi inquired from the front, saying that it was rumored in Beijing that the first emperor had another edict to establish Yue Le, the prince of An, as the emperor.

Someone had already plotted to force the Empress Dowager to confront her, and several ministers rushed into the palace to discuss countermeasures with the Empress Dowager.

Xiao Quanzi said nervously: "Once someone forces the palace, there will be chaos, master, you quickly summon the two uncles and enter the palace to discuss." ”

Only then did Yuan Xi realize how tense and difficult the situation was, and she and Xuan Ye were just hiding under the wings of the Empress Dowager, so they felt that it was too peaceful.

But in this world, is there anyone who can protect the Queen Mother?

"Pomegranate, pass a message to my brother." Yuan Xi cheered up and ordered, "Let him enter the palace to see me immediately, and also, you arrange people to guard Xuan Ye day and night in the future, follow him everywhere, and never let him be left alone." ”