Those old generals were invited back by Shen Gongyi, and now they are coming to see the Queen Mother again, is there anything to do with this?

Or is it just the courtier's respect for the Queen Mother?

My brows furrowed into a pimple, Mama Gui was originally going to take me to see the Queen Mother, but when she saw me looking at those brocade boxes and was silent, she said softly: "Young girl, what's wrong?" ”

I thought about it for a while, and suddenly said, "Mama Gui, these days, has Yuan Cairen ever come again?" ”

At the mention of Yuan Cairen, Mama Gui immediately showed a trace of anger: "If she hadn't been talkative, the Queen Mother wouldn't have known about the spring hunt!" ”

"She, has she been here?"

"Hmm." Mama Gui nodded and said: "Originally, that day was the day when the Queen Mother had a fever and fell ill, after she left, she didn't come for some days, but she came again two days ago, and the Queen Mother heard her talk about spring hunting, so she insisted on traveling with the emperor." ”

Did Yuan Yueming say it?

My brow tightened a little.

Originally, after seeing her here that day, I mentioned it to Pei Yuanhao once, and I thought she wouldn't come again, and then the concubine fell ill again, and I didn't pay much attention to it, who knew that she came over again-

I stood at the door, my chest was already a little heavy, I felt a little depressed, and I even felt a little depressed, and I glanced at the piled up brocade boxes, and didn't say anything, turned around and walked towards the living room of the Queen Mother on the other side.

There, it is still silent, sandalwood curls in the air, there is a little unexpected warmth in the coolness, as soon as I enter the door, I saw the Queen Mother sitting on the head of the bed, a pair of eyes under the cover of green smoke, the eyes seem a little empty, and it seems that he is so tired that he no longer has the strength, and he can't even move anymore, just so quietly, quietly watching.

What is she looking at?

When I got closer, I saw that the Queen Mother's eyes had been falling on the dense peace charms in the curtains.

The room was very quiet, my footsteps were not heavy, but I could hear it, but the Queen Mother seemed to be out of the way, and she couldn't feel anything, just kept looking at those peace charms, her emaciated face was almost transparent in the dim light of the room, but her expression was very pale.

At this moment, I clearly felt that the Queen Mother was really old.

Her face is completely wrinkled, each of which seems to hide her sorrow and suffering over the years, even if she kneels through her knees in front of the Buddha, she can't throw away the dust, her body and mind seem to have withered, the only thing that is still alive is a little hope in those eyes, which has never been willing to give up.

She...... What do you want?

I gently walked to the side of the bed and said, "Queen Mother." ”

She slowly turned her head to look at me, a faint smile on her face, "You're here." As he spoke, he stretched out his emaciated hand and patted the edge of the bed: "Come." ”

I hurried over and sat down on the bed.

She looked at me with a smile and didn't speak. I don't know if it's my delusion, I think that since I left Chang Qing's studio that time, her whole person has been different from before, especially these days, she has more smiles.

Although it is a blessing for a person to be willing to smile, her smile like this only makes me feel pale.

Thinking of what Pei Yuanhao said just now, I said carefully: "Queen Mother, just now Qingying met the emperor at the door of the pagoda. ”

"Well, it was the mourning family who asked him to come over."

"Is there something wrong with the Queen Mother?"

"Well," she nodded lightly: "The mourning family sues him, this time the spring hunt, the mourning family will also go together." ”

"What?"

I was caught off guard when I heard this sentence and was taken aback: "You're going too?!" ”

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded: "Yes." ”

I hurriedly said, "Queen Mother, how can you go?!" ”

No wonder I just looked at Pei Yuanhao with a gloomy face, and asked me to come in to persuade her that the Queen Mother actually wanted to go to spring hunting together?!

Her health was not good in the first place, and now it seems that she is even weaker than a day, where can she withstand the fatigue of the journey? The Juma River Valley is close to the grassland, although the climate is not bad, but it will not be more stable than the palace, the queen mother has traveled a long distance to the past, which can be said to be harmful to her sick body!

I hurriedly held her emaciated hand: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, you can't be like this, your body can't stand it!" ”

Listening to my eager dissuasion, the Queen Mother just listened calmly, with a faint smile on her face all the time, and when I finished speaking, she said slowly: "It's because it's close to the grassland that the mourning family wants to go." ”

“……”

"Mourning, I want to go back and see."

“……”

I suddenly understood, and my nose was sour: "The Queen Mother ......"

She smiled faintly, came over with her backhand and stroked the back of my hand, and said, "Other people don't understand, girl, you won't understand." ”

“……”

Yes, I won't not be incompatible.

If it were me, if I knew that the time of my departure was not far away, my only wish would be to see my son. Even if I can't see her, even if I can only get closer to her, even if it costs my life, I'm willing!

But—

Recalling the haze in Pei Yuanhao's eyes just now, the piles of brocade boxes in the house, and the turbulent undercurrents in and out of the palace these days, I thought about it, and persuaded softly: "Queen Mother, Qingying understands your thoughts. It's just that the coming days are long, and your body really can't stand this. Besides, this spring hunt—"

A faint smile appeared on the Queen Mother's face: "The mourning family knows what to fight in this spring hunt." ”

“……！” I was startled and looked up at her.

Although the Queen Mother is old and haggard, her eyes are always calm, revealing the light of wisdom that is not indisputable, no matter the storm outside, she is always calm and peaceful, and no one can see how many waves there have been below.

Yes, in her life, from the wind, frost, rain and snow of the grassland, to the open and secret battles in this imperial city, she has experienced everything, she has seen much more than me, and it is much more thorough, even if there are only Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit chanting in the Linshui Pagoda, but the Linshui Pagoda is in the imperial city after all.

No one can escape the ups and downs here.

I said softly: "Since the Queen Mother knows, then why-"

She smiled indifferently: "Over the years, no matter what happened outside, what the emperor wanted to do, what he did, the mourning family never took care of him, let alone hindered him." ”

“……”

"This time, too."

I hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the emperor didn't mean that, he didn't say that the Queen Mother would hinder him, but-"

The Queen Mother smiled and patted the back of my hand: "Mourning the family, it may not necessarily hinder him." ”

“……”

"Perhaps, the mourning family will be his Amitabha?"

“……！”

My heart pounded - Amitabha?!

It was also in this waterfront pagoda that the Queen Mother once told me about Amitabha Buddha and the evil ghost Yaksha, and she told me that in this palace, I have to find my own Amitabha Buddha in order to protect myself, but now, she said, maybe she will be the emperor's Amitabha?!

I looked at the Queen Mother, her face was still faint, almost invisible, she raised her head, and slowly looked at the curtain in front of me, where there were still many amulets, trembling gently with the light shaking of the curtain.

I looked into her eyes and couldn't speak anymore.

When I left the waterfront pagoda, I was a little dazed, until I walked to the water corridor, and the cold water vapor hit me, and I shivered a little.

Originally, it was already spring......

I gently hugged my arms and walked back slowly, and as soon as I turned a high wall, I saw a large group of guards in soft armor walking in front of me, all with solemn expressions, holding the hilt of their swords, exuding a mighty aura.

The people of the Praetorian Guard are a lot more majestic.

Thinking of these days, the guards in the palace have increased a few more teams, and those little palace maids are excited one by one, even Shui Xiu found an opportunity to secretly go to the door frame to see what they looked like when they handed over the shift, and when they came back, they were always sour and sour to say a few words, and chased Xiaofuzi all over the house, so happy that Mama Wu couldn't close her mouth.

But looking at their appearance, it is really a little different from the other day.

I was still thinking about it, when I saw the last one in the team, tall and wearing a suit of armor that was different from everyone else, and his straight face was more and more formidable, and the pair of tiger eyes looked at me, immediately smiled, and walked over to me and arched his hand: "Lord Yue." ”

"Master Sun, what a coincidence." I looked at him with a smile, but I didn't expect to meet him again this time.

He also smiled: "Just came over to hand over the shift." ”

"In the past few days, it seems that there are more people in the Nine Gates."

He nodded: "The imperial camp has already set off to the Juma River Valley three days in advance to settle down for the emperor, so I have transferred some more people here." ”

"Good work."

"Where."

Although the words were pleasant, I also admired him a little. He was originally just a most ordinary guard, but in a short period of time as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, he was able to settle the entire Praetorian Guard in an orderly manner, and it looked more rigorous than the previous two years, which was really not something ordinary people could do.

However, I am more concerned about another thing.

"By the way, Master Sun," I looked around and whispered in a low voice, "I asked you before—"

When he heard this, he immediately said, "You mean, Lord Liu's business?" ”

"Well," I nodded hurriedly, "He, it's okay, right?" ”

Sun Jingfei glanced at me, but was silent, and shook his head for a while: "It's okay." ”

For some reason, his silence seemed a little strange, and I felt something in my heart, and said, "Master Sun, are you - do you have something to say to me?" ”

He looked at me, frowning slightly, but didn't speak.

“…… Isn't it, about Lord Liu? ”

“……”

"Lord Sun? Is there something going on? ”

“……”

"Lord Sun?!"

The more he was silent, the more uneasy I felt in my heart, and I hurriedly stepped forward to look at him: "In the end, is something wrong?" Please sue me! ”

Sun Jingfei's brows tightened, and he was silent for a while before he slowly raised his eyes to look at me, and said, "Lord Yue, are you worried that Lord Liu will have an accident......

“…… Well. ”

"Well, I'm afraid you don't have to worry about him."

"......" I chuckled in my heart, "What do you mean?!" ”