Emperor Xuanwu seemed to be impatient, frowned, let go of the queen mother's hand, and said bluntly: "Queen Mother, you know my purpose, I didn't come this time to turn over the old accounts, I heard that you have a copy of the emperor's edict, so I want to borrow it." ”

The Queen Mother had a straight face and said bluntly: "Where did the emperor hear these nonsense words? If the mourning family had the edict of the first emperor, it would have been taken out a long time ago, so why should the emperor come to ask the mourning family in person. ”

Emperor Xuanwu snorted, shook his head, and said, "I know that the Queen Mother has it, and even the contents of it are clear. ”

The Queen Mother avoided Emperor Xuanwu's favoritism, her eyes rolled, her essence flashed, and she stared straight into his eyes, "You have a spy in the palace of the mourning family?" ”

"It's too ugly for the Queen Mother to say this, what kind of spy, at that time, my son was filial to you, so I specially arranged someone to serve you by your side. As soon as you have a headache and brain fever, your son will know and come to visit you immediately. Emperor Xuanwu smiled lightly, brushed aside the mess that the Queen Mother had stuck to her face, her movements were gentle, and her voice was gentle.

"I see, no wonder the mourning family is imprisoned here, and even the people around him have changed, it turns out that the emperor did all this for the edict left by the first emperor." The Queen Mother dodged his hand, chuckled abruptly, and stabbed at him with a gaze like a sharp blade, "Don't expect to get the edict, it was left to Ah Rong by the first emperor." The quiet veil hung lightly on the ground, and the wind blew in the eaves of the window, like a wave of scales, so soft, in stark contrast to the Queen Mother's stiff cheeks.

"Is it true that the first emperor wants to pass the throne to Jingrong?" Emperor Xuanwu's face was cold, and it was originally just the people he arranged in the Empress Dowager's palace to report that he heard the Empress Dowager and Mama Yu muttering, saying that the edict of the first emperor was passed on to King Chen. At first, he wasn't sure, but this time he blew up, but it blew up from the mouth of the Queen Mother. But as soon as he thought that this edict really existed, his anger could not be stopped like a flame, "I am the son of the first emperor, and I am a righteous unification, even if my father is partial to the imperial brother, even Jingrong is equally biased, and I want to make him the emperor's grandson, so that he can be called the emperor after a hundred years, it is really a dream." ”

The Queen Mother was stimulated repeatedly, her face became even worse, and the whole person was lying on the bed panting like a devastation, "This throne should have been your imperial brother's, and it is reasonable for you to pass it on to his son after a hundred years." ”

"Reasonable? Joke! Which emperor would pass the throne to someone else's son instead of his own son after a hundred years, which is really ridiculous. I saw that you two old fools were really dizzy, and they wanted to give my country to others through an edict. Emperor Xuanwu was extremely angry, and he couldn't hold back when he spoke.

"You rebel, you dare to insult the first king?" The Queen Mother coughed violently, her chest rose and fell, like a huge wave coming, wave after wave, "Even if the mourning family dies, it will not hand over the edict to you, don't be delusional." As long as Ah Rong gets the edict, in the future, he can justifiably be the emperor. ”

"Since the Queen Mother is unwilling to hand it over, I don't force it. In fact, it doesn't matter if there is such an edict, as long as I kill Jing Rong, even if this edict is announced to the world in the future, he will not have the life to enjoy it. Emperor Xuanwu stood up, covered the queen mother with the quilt, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, you love Jingrong so much, but you forced him to die, if your good grandson knows that his death in the future is caused by his grandmother's too partiality, I don't know if I will blame you." ”

After covering the quilt, he turned and left, walked a few steps, stopped again, turned around and said: "I forgot to tell the queen mother that Mama Yu was killed in the palace yesterday, her mouth was too hard, and she still didn't find out where the edict was hidden after I used all the punishments." I was so angry that I killed her with a rod. His gaze stopped at the apricot-yellow phoenix pattern through the veil, "Although the queen mother hates me to the core, I can't be unfilial to the queen mother." In the future, I will send more appropriate people to take care of you here, and I will not let you fend for yourself. ”

"You son of a, the mourning family will not let you go even if they die!" The Queen Mother squinted at his figure, through the veil, hazy, and her torch-like eyes seemed to penetrate the curtain between the two. She raised her hand and pointed at Emperor Xuanwu, but she was still powerless, "The mourning family will not let you go." ”

Emperor Xuanwu snorted lightly, ignoring the Queen Mother's scolding, and left without looking back.

As soon as Emperor Xuanwu left, Mu Xuefu hurriedly crawled out from under the bed.

Outside the window, only Xiao Feng was sloppy, crying like a complaint, accompanied by the emperor's royal drive farther and farther. The Qianqiu Palace was bleak and silent, and it was empty as if even the wind was unwilling to stay.

The candlelight flickered on and off, jumping on the Queen Mother's face, and the candle flame that shook up and down seemed to be to match her breathing, sometimes fierce, sometimes faint.

"Imperial grandmother." Mu Xuefu knelt beside the bed, took her hand, tears spread, like pearls flowing down her smooth cheeks, dripping on the hands of the two of them.

The Queen Mother's mouth twitched in pain, half-closed and half-closed, and her body shook with her breathing. It's just that her eyes are surprisingly bright, and they are fixed on Mu Xuefu's face. His hand was pinched at Mu Xuefu's tiger's mouth, and his weak voice was like a gossamer, "You can quietly enter the mourning family's bedroom, you are very capable." Although the mourning family doubts your identity, there is no one to trust the mourning family at this time. Can you make the mourning family trust and let the mourning family go on the road with peace of mind? ”

"I came late at night because I thought something was wrong, and I was afraid that something would happen to you. Grandmother, although I have hidden some things, I have no intention of harming you. ”

"The mourning family believes in you, although you have not spent much time with the mourning family, the mourning family can see that you are a good child. It's okay, you have taken care of the mourning family for so long, and if you send the mourning family away, the mourning family is also blind. ”

Mu Xuefu was in tears, wanting not to shed tears, but the tears fell desperately, "Imperial grandmother, don't say anything frustrating, I will definitely let people cure your illness, you hold on, you must hold on." ”

"If it can't be cured, the mourning family knows its own body, and the mourning family will not be able to do it. But the mourning family died like this, so unwilling. The mourning family can't hurt Ah Rong, otherwise how can I be sorry for King Yu and Princess Yu. Don't tell him what you heard today, but let him be mentally prepared and let him be careful, because the mourner is afraid that he will be impulsive and harm himself. After some words, the Queen Mother seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and her face became even paler, "The edict is in the pillow of the mourning family, you took it to Ah Rong, and the phoenix seal of the mourning family, and also gave it to him, it will be useful to him." ”

"Okay, I know, I will definitely bring it to him, and I will definitely protect him, and I won't let anything happen to him." Mu Xuefu wiped away the tears that blocked her vision, and lay on the side of the bed, half-propped up.

The Queen Mother swallowed her throat and nodded with satisfaction, she looked at Mu Xuefu, her eyes were full of love, but she was also hurt, "The mourning family handed over Ah Rong to you, you must take care of him." Slowly, her eyes became hazy, and Mu Xuefu's appearance in her eyes became blurred, she squinted, suddenly her expression changed, and she grabbed Mu Xuefu's hand, "Jiao Niang, is it you?" Are you here to pick up the mourners? ”

The Queen Mother was a little delirious, and mistook Mu Xuefu for her mother, "Jiao Niang, run away, the emperor wants to kill your whole family, you run away with the child." ”

Mu Xuefu couldn't help crying, she shook her head gently, "I'm not a Jiao Niang. ”

"yes, you're not her, she's dead." The queen mother's eyes lit up, and she recognized the person in front of her. A bitter smile slowly appeared on her aging face, "She will definitely not forgive the mourning family, it is the son of the mourning family who has left their whole family dead without a place to be buried, and there will be no descendants in the Zhenguo General's Mansion." The mourning family is ashamed of the mother, and the old general of the town. ”

"No, she doesn't blame you." Mu Xuefu held the Queen Mother's hands tightly, tears filled her eyes, blurring her vision, she wiped it, and another layer of mist was full, and she couldn't wipe it out. Mu Xuefu stared at the Queen Mother tightly, and took out a jade pendant from her arms with a free hand to show her, "Imperial grandmother, look at this jade pendant, do you remember?" When she got married, you gave her a fine piece of jade, and later she carved the jade into two petals, one for her son and one for her daughter. I am her daughter, I am Xiaofu'er, I am not dead, and there is no queen in the Zhenguo General's Mansion. Grandma, don't die, Xiaofu'er will be left with you, a relative, don't leave me. ”

The Queen Mother reached out and touched the piece of jade, and then stroked her face, her eyes lit up in surprise, and she kept staring at Mu Xuefu. Suddenly, she slowly exhaled a breath, and the smile on her mouth was full of relief, "The mourning family said that you look like a beautiful girl, it turns out that you are really her daughter, and the mourning family is also confused, aren't you just called Mu Xuefu, why don't you think about it." It's good, it's good, you're still alive, and it's good that Jiao Niang still has a vein of flesh and blood. ”

Her eyes slowly moved away from Mu Xuefu's face, looking at the bustling bedtop wood carving on her head, her pupils were like waves in deep water, slowly spreading, her voice was intermittent, weak mosquitoes and flies, "It turns out that the Buddha has eyes, and he has been looking at it." Let you come to see off the mourning family for the last time, he has already arranged it. Turning her head sideways, she looked at Mu Xuefu, "You came back to take revenge, no wonder the palace and court have not been peaceful in the past two years, you did it?" ”

"I don't want to hurt your relatives, I don't want you to be sad, but I hate, I really hate." Mu Xuefu lowered her head guiltily, not daring to look directly into the eyes of the Queen Mother. Those eyes were not resentful, just charity, but they made her feel ashamed.

"The mourning family knows that you hate, and anyone else will hate like this. But ah, life is not only about hate, you are still young, don't be blinded by hatred and ruin your life. The Buddha said: If you don't forgive, if you don't forgive, you will only suffer yourself. The Queen Mother's voice became lower and lower, and her breathing gradually weakened, "The mourning family will hand Ah Rong into your hands with peace of mind, remember, never let go and lead him through this life." Live well, the mourners are watching you from heaven and bless you. ”

Her hands slowly descended, unable to lift them again, and her eyes slowly closed and could not be opened again. She smiled, smiling quietly, as if relieved of everything, taking away all her decades of love and hatred.

The lamp and candle beside the bed burned to the bottom floor, and the oil ran out, and the lamp withered, and suddenly went out.