I pinched the potpourri crisp fingers and moved slightly, and a few pieces of puff pastry shook off, I didn't say anything, but I still took another bite of the shortbread, and the sweet taste spread from the tip of my tongue to my throat.

I smiled and said, "How good is that, Your Highness will have a younger brother or sister in the future." ”

Nian Shen glanced up at me and lowered his head again.

I leaned down to look at him slightly, "What's wrong?" Aren't you happy? ”

Nian Shen pouted and thought for a while, before he said: "Actually, I am very happy to have a younger brother and sister, and there are no other brothers and sisters in the palace to play with me, but---it seems that everyone is very unhappy, especially the noble concubine Niangniang, she deliberately went to Jingren Palace to see her mother, and said a lot of things, which made everyone very angry. ”

“……”

"So, what about the Queen? Is she angry too? ”

Nian thought deeply and shook his head: "Queen Mother, she has never been angry, and she is rarely happy. ”

I frowned slightly--Chang Qing in my impression is indeed a gentle and indifferent person, on any occasion, she is generous and decent to anyone, she also has the majesty of the mother of the world after a country, but now she seems to have changed from indifference to indifference, and she is cold and indifferent to everything around her, as if she is a person who does not exist in the harem at all.

What made her change?

However, seeing Xiao Nianshen's somewhat lonely appearance, I still comforted him and said: "Actually, how good it is for the queen to be like this, not to be happy with things, not to be sad about yourself." ”

"Not to ...... Like? Don't you feel sorry for yourself? It seemed that this sentence was a little too profound for Xiao Nianshen, and he pouted, "What do you mean?" ”

I thought about it, leaned down and looked at him level, looked at the eyes that were clear without a trace of impurities, and said seriously: "That is to say, no matter how the outside world changes, no matter what happens to you, don't change your heart and nature, Your Highness is a kind and good boy, so no matter what others think of you and how you are treated, Your Highness must always be a kind person, which is the best." ”

Nian Shen looked at me with wide eyes, and after a long while, said softly: "I, it seems, am a little confused......"

I laughed and said softly, "Your Highness is still too young now, and Your Highness will understand in the future." ”

Nian Shen thought about it again and said, "However, I know that what you said Grandma is to be a good person, and I will do it." ”

I smiled softly at him.

Nian Shen looked up at the sky, stuck out his tongue and said, "Oh, I should go back, otherwise those palace maids and grandmothers will be looking for me everywhere later." Grandma, I'm leaving, I'll come back tomorrow to bring you food. ”

I thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, you won't come over tomorrow." ”

"Huh?"

Nian Shen was stunned for a moment, looked at me and said, "Why?" Aren't you afraid of hunger? I only brought you a small piece of pastry today, and if you don't come tomorrow, you won't have anything to eat? ”

"I can eat the food they bring."

"Huh? Don't you like to eat what they bring you to eat? ”

"......" This time, I was stunned for a moment.

The child in front of me, although he is still young, is so honest and kind, but he doesn't seem to be stupid, and I don't get along for a long time, but he can also see some things clearly, I looked at his clean and clear eyes, and I also had some secret emotion for a while.

I smiled and said, "But tomorrow I'm going to have to eat a little." Your Highness don't come, okay? ”

Nian Shen looked at me stunned, and after a while said, "Why? ”

"No, it's just that since Concubine Li is pregnant with a baby, the queen mother should also visit her, and she will also bring her highness, so tomorrow, your highness should follow the queen mother, of course you can't come."

Nian Shen let out an "oh" and immediately nodded: "Yes, yes." ”

I looked at this child's innocent appearance with a wry smile in my heart, those real reasons, I don't want to sue him, and I hope he will never know such a thing in his life.

It started to rain the next day.

Outside, there was the sound of dripping rain and the tinkling of water dripping from the eaves on the bluestone slabs.

An autumn rain and a cold one, when you are still lying in the quilt, you can feel the coolness of the moisture outside invading this room with air on all sides, but the thin cotton wool cannot resist such cold.

I pinched the quilt with my cold fingers and curled up in the corner.

I don't know how long it took, but in the sound of rain and water, there seemed to be a sound of footsteps.

My drooping eyelids slowly lifted, and in the silence around me, the footsteps grew louder and louder, even a little harsh, and I could almost feel where they were going—the front yard, the door, the cloister, the corner......

Then, the door of the small courtyard was pushed open.

The grandmother smiled cautiously and said, "Long live, Niangniang, it's really dirty here, I hope long live and Niangniang forgive your sins." ”

No one answered her, and the footsteps drew nearer, and I saw some swaying figures in the light that came through the door on the ground, and finally stopped at the door.

After a moment of silence, it seemed like a deep voice said, "Open the door." ”

"Hooray, this—" said the lady as if embarrassed, "this madman made trouble two days ago, and I am afraid that after opening the door, she will ask again—if she startles the holy driver and frightens the mother, the slaves and maids will be guilty of death." ”

At this time, a soft voice said: "If the emperor asks you to open it, you can open it." Besides, this palace sees that she is very quiet now, and she doesn't look like she's going crazy, but I'm afraid that she won't know. If it's really good, just let her out, which is also a merit. ”

"It's—yes."

The grandmother took out the key and carefully opened the iron lock on the wooden fence.

Listening to the sound of the iron lock being opened, I slowly raised my head, and saw a pair of bright yellow, mud-stained boots stepping in, although the eyes looked dazzling in this dark room, but I did not throb, but when a skirt embroidered with gold silk peony swung in, my eyes were stung at once.

Then, I looked up and saw the two figures, both familiar and unfamiliar.

Pei Yuanhao, and Nangong Lizhu.

He was still the same, he hadn't changed in more than two years, his dark silence was still deep, and he didn't have too many smiles on his face, and when he saw me, his eyes were a little darker.

But the woman next to him has changed a lot.

Dressed in a gorgeous long dress, full of pearls, more and more lined with that beautiful face like a fairy, she gained a little fatter, round cheeks with crimson, at a glance you know that she is immersed in happiness and contentment, although it is rumored that she is pregnant, but now there is no change in her figure, but she is still careful to protect her belly with her hands, as if it is the most precious treasure in her life.

Those bright eyes with a soft light looked at me slowly, and then at my feet.

There was an empty bowl there, and there was still a little rice in it, and even a few of them were in my mouth.

The rosy cherry lips quietly provoked a faint smile, but it was only fleeting. She said softly: "It's so cold here, why does she only have this quilt, and no one prepares a little more for her?" What if it freezes? ”

The grandmother stood behind her, and when she heard this, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, mother." It suddenly became cold today, and before I had time to prepare for her, the slaves and maids would do it immediately. ”

"Well, remember."

Nangong Lizhu nodded, turned his head to look at me again, and saw me huddled in the corner wrapped in a quilt and shivering, with a pity on his face, and walked over gently: "Hey, look at you like this, are you better now-"

Before I could finish speaking, I suddenly got up and pounced.

No one could have expected me to suddenly go crazy at this time, maybe because I had been seen so quiet, everyone thought I wouldn't hurt anyone, and I wasn't defenseless.

But, that man still has it.

Just when my hand was about to pinch Nangong Lizhu's neck, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled the woman back, and at the same time stretched out his arm to stop me, I had already grabbed him regardless of it, tore his sleeve, and screamed desperately: "Return my daughter!" You give my daughter back! ”

"Oops, this madman is crazy again!"

The people around me reacted immediately and hurriedly stepped forward to pull me, but Pei Yuanhao stopped me with one hand, but gritted his teeth and said, "All retreat!" ”

Those people were taken aback, but there was no way to disobey, they could only retreat to the side, he was suffering from my beating, while looking at my eyes, my eyes were already bloodshot and red, vicious like a she-wolf, gritted his teeth and said: "Beast! Give back my daughter! Give my daughter back! Give it back! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you! ”

There was no expression on his face, just the ice in those eyes, as if cracked, just looked at me like this, watching me keep tearing and scolding, suddenly reached out and pushed hard, I was caught off guard by the whole person was pushed away by him, hit the wall behind me hard, and then fell to the ground.

At this time, all the talents around him poured up.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?"

"Hurry up and pass on the imperial doctor, the emperor is not injured by her."

"Slaves deserve death!"

The people around him were talking about something, and he didn't seem to listen to a word, just looked at me, watching me slowly get up from the ground, but because my body was too weak to stand up, he could only sit in the corner again, panting and glaring at them.

At this time, he looked back at Nangong Lizhu, Nangong Lizhu was also asking him with concern, and he said in a deep voice: "Just now, I didn't hurt you, right?" ”

"Nope."

Nangong Lizhu had already snuggled into his arms, although it didn't hurt her, but it seemed that the scene just now also frightened her, until now her hand was still covering her stomach and didn't dare to put it down, her voice trembled slightly: "I'm just scared, I'm afraid that the child will ......"

When he heard this, he hurriedly reached out and stroked her back, and gently stroked it, "It's okay." I will protect you and your children. ”

"Hmm."

She nodded softly in his arms, and looked down at me again, and Pei Yuanhao also looked at me.

Under their gaze, I picked up the bowl at my feet and threw it the ground, the bowl was broken, I picked up a larger piece of shard, pinched it in my hand, and looked at them: "You guys have to be careful when you come over again, I have a knife here!" ”

Pei Yuanhao kept looking at me, and there was a heavy darkness in his eyes, but I just pinched the fragment hard, panting and glaring at him viciously, as if as long as he dared to take another step forward, I would fight to the death with him!

He let go of Nangong Lizhu and slowly walked towards me, until he walked in front of me and squatted down.