The night is deeper, and there are no stars and no moon.

The longevity palace of the Queen Mother is brightly lit and the figures are longing.

In the dormitory, standing Jianlong Emperor Lin Shisheng, Prince Lin Yuanzhi and Qin Princess Lin Jiaruo, outside the dormitory, in addition to Bai Shuang and Lin Jiawei, the harem concubines, including Pei Jinyu, who was seven months pregnant, all arrived.

Outside the hall, people kept coming.

In front of the Empress Dowager Dou's bed, two imperial doctors administered needles at the same time.

It wasn't until after the third watch that the imperial doctor began to collect the needle, and when she got up, the Empress Dowager Dou finally slowly opened her eyes, turned her head outward, and stretched out her hand tremblingly.

Lin Shisheng stepped forward, held her hand, and whispered, "Mother, I'm here!" ”

Empress Dowager Dou's gaze slid across his face and looked behind him.

Lin Yuanzhi hurriedly stepped forward and shouted "Grandmother".

Lin Shisheng pulled his hand to the Empress Dowager Dou's hand, the old man's skinny palm slowly tightened, and tears gradually oozed from the corners of his eyes.

Lin Shisheng slowly retreated, and invited the chamberlain to ask in a low voice, "Did you send someone from outside the city?" ”

The chamberlain replied, "Go—" Silently shook his head.

Lin Shisheng's face was angry, but in the end he still sighed silently.

In this situation, Lin Jiaruo couldn't help but cry.

Mother and son become enemies and are not seen until death, no matter what the antecedents are, such a result is sad.

"Grandmother?" Lin Yuanzhi suddenly called out, attracting the attention of the others.

Empress Dowager Dou's gaze moved outside again, one hand was still holding Lin Yuanzhi, but the other hand was poking out.

"Peace to come in!" Lin Shisheng shouted urgently.

The two of them, who had been waiting outside the temple gate, walked in and rushed to the bed.

Empress Dowager Dou's remaining hand finally chose Lin Zhizhi, holding his hand, opening her mouth, unable to speak, her eyes faintly revealing love and expectation.

"Grandmother rest in peace, my grandson stays to serve my grandmother tonight, and we will talk about it tomorrow if there is anything to say." He spoke softly.

Lin Jiaruo lost her mind when she heard this, and her head was empty, and she didn't come back to her senses until Lin Shisheng called her.

At this time, he suddenly glanced back, and the look in his eyes was indescribably deep.

But she didn't want to think about his eyes now, lowered her head, followed her father, and turned away.

It wasn't until he left the dormitory that he got rid of his substantial gaze behind him.

“…… If this winter is safe, we may be able to live another year......" The imperial doctor's words intermittently came into her ears, pulling her heart straight down.

I didn't sleep all night, and when I re-entered the Longevity Palace in the early morning, no one else had arrived.

Lin Zhizhi was coming out of the dormitory, and the moment he looked up and saw her, a trace of distress flashed in his eyes, and he said softly: "It's so early, haven't you eaten yet?" ”

Lin Jiaruo nodded.

"I haven't eaten it yet." As he spoke, he took her hand and walked towards the side hall.

"Last night, the imperial doctor said ......"

"I know!" He said softly.

"You are grandmother's favorite eldest grandson!" She especially bit the word "eldest grandson".

"I understand......" Lin Zhizhi sighed.

No matter what other aspects of the Empress Dowager Dou are, she has never treated him badly, and in the few days she has left, he can only be the eldest grandson of the Lin family.

"Big brother......" She also felt uncomfortable.

Lin Zhizhi touched her head and said softly: "It's okay, I can wait as long as I want!" ”

"Big brother......" she couldn't help but squeeze his hand.

He smiled and slowly shook it back.

However, things are not as simple as they think.

After the early dynasty dispersed, Lin Shisheng came to visit the Empress Dowager Dou, and then directly called Lin Zhizhi into the side hall to talk alone.

Lin Jiaruo looked at the closed door of the palace in disbelief, and then glanced at Lin Pingzhi, who had "I know, come and ask me" written on his face, twitched the corners of his mouth, and asked, "Third brother, what does my father want to talk about with my eldest brother?" ”

Lin Pingzhi suddenly perked up and said: "This morning, several courtiers have invited the eldest brother to choose a concubine, and he is almost about to scold the eldest brother for being unfilial!" ”

Lin Jiaruo's heart sank.

Lin Zhizhi is twenty-three years old this year, and Gu Zhan and Gan Mingjue, who are the same age as him, have already married wives, and Gu Zhan even has a son.

Now that the Queen Mother is critically ill, he, as the eldest grandson of the Lin family, should take on the responsibility of continuing the incense, otherwise, it is unfilial.

"The eldest brother is also sure that he should marry a wife-" Lin Jiaquan said in a low voice, glanced at Lin Jialan, and asked, "Big sister, haven't the eldest uncle and eldest aunt been discussing another family matter for the eldest brother?" ”

Lin Jialan shook her head and said, "Big brother has always had his own ideas, and his father and mother won't interfere with him too much!" ”

Back then, she insisted on marrying Gu Zhan, and her parents were also up to her, and she didn't want Lin Zhizhi to be arranged in marriage.

"This time it's different!" Lin Pingzhi, "It's all about filial piety, don't say that the eldest brother can't escape this time, even me and the second brother will be urged to marry-" glanced at Lin Jiaruo, "By the way, there is also Ah Ruo!" ”

"Me?" was coldly named, and Lin Jiaruo looked stunned.

"Yes, you're fourteen years old, and it's time to choose a colt!" Lin Pingzhi said as a matter of course.

Several others nodded their heads.

Lin Jiaruo couldn't cry or laugh.

Urging the eldest brother to choose a concubine, and choosing a concubine for her, for a moment, she felt that these courtiers were deliberate.

"But Your Majesty pushed it off for Ah Ruo with a word!" Lin Pingzhi cleared his throat, "The princess is still young, and the marriage is not in a hurry, so you don't need to mention it again!" ”

He smiled again and said: "Your Majesty is really strange, you are fourteen years old, and he still thinks that you are young, and the eldest sister is married at the age of twelve!" ”

Lin Jialan smiled: "How is it the same? Ah Ruo is a princess, she doesn't have to worry about getting married, she doesn't need to discuss marriage in advance, and all the good sons and daughters in the world are at Ah Ruo's choice! ”

"Then did Arro choose?" Lin Ping's thief asked sheepishly.

Lin Jiaruo hurriedly shook his head.

Lin Jialan seemed to be instantly interested, "I saw that Gong Tang very good before, but his background was a little worse; If you have a good background, Lu Yunque from Jiangnan is the best, and here in Guanzhong, in fact, the best is Pei Ji-"

"How can Pei Ji be worthy of Ah Ruo!" Lin Jiazhi, who had been silent, seemed to have been poked suddenly, and jumped up, "Such a despicable person, even Yuan Yan is a thousand times better than him!" ”

Everyone was stunned by her, and was silent for a while.

"That ......," Lin Jiaquan said weakly, "Pei Ji is Pei Guifei's brother, and he is separated from Ah Ruo by a generation......"

Lin Jialan nodded stunnedly: "I just mentioned it casually......"

Lin Jiazhi's expression regained her composure: "I just mentioned it casually!" ”

Everyone looked at each other.

Lin Jialan coughed dryly and played a round: "It's not that I'm boasting, there is no one who can compare to my uncle's cousin Mingcong in the right age with Ah Ruo!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the side hall opened.

Lin Zhizhi walked out calmly, and his eyes fell on Lin Jialan first.

Lin Jialan inexplicably felt a little cold, and when he looked at his expression carefully, he had already turned to Lin Pingzhi: "Your Majesty let you in!" ”

He walked up to his sisters and asked with a smile, "What are you talking about?" ”