The light was somewhat dim, only the glow of the night pearl inlaid on the wall, with nobility and coldness that the candle flame did not have.

However, in such a coldness, it seems to soften the woman's original expression, which is well maintained and only leaves a few fine lines at the corners of the eyes, which looks like a good warm jade, with the accumulation of years, more of a determination and indifference after the time is cleansed than the young girl.

The Emperor opened his eyes and looked at her quietly, and she looked back silently, not speaking, but gently pressing her temples.

"You ......" the emperor opened his mouth, his voice a little hoarse and a little unnatural, "you, don't you have anything to say to me?" ”

The queen shook her head, raised her eyebrows, and asked softly for a while, "The concubine's hand, but it's heavy?" "Obviously Gu Zuo said about him.

The Emperor sighed silently and closed his eyes again.

It's always been like this, no matter how many things are pretended in my heart, I won't say it, it's like putting myself into one invisible box after another, dropping one lock after another, and then throwing the key into the bottom of the unfathomable lake.

The strength on the temples was gentle, and I could feel the soft fingertips, the nail sleeve between the little fingers rested on the ears, and the cold feeling of gold and jade inlaid with jade seeped from the skin into the bones and blood, and it was cold through the heart, and a layer of goosebumps appeared on the skin.

He sighed again, "I thought that you would talk to me about the prince's affairs and today's affairs. The emperor didn't open his eyes, he was afraid that if he opened his eyes, he would not be able to say something when he saw this man's expression.

They are the most noble couple in the world, but they are also the most rusty, and they can't even open their eyes and say what is in their hearts.

"Your Majesty...... Sheng'er, the heart is good. He's just young, he's impatient, and he's a little more radical. Between the words, the strength in his hand did not change, and he looked extremely calm.

...... calmly It makes people angry. The Emperor snorted coldly, "Heh." Radical? When the ministers of the dynasty united, forced the emperor to this point and became a joke of the Manchu dynasty, this is just radical? Isn't that more radical, isn't it time to force me to abdicate and make way for Xian?! ”

The bottom of his eyes was full of anger. No matter how depressed you are, no matter how much you don't care about it, every time you mention it, it's a thorn in your heart - it will always be stuck there, and it will never heal over the years.

The fingertips of her temples paused slightly, and the queen exhaled softly, and after a while, she whispered, "Your Majesty." Sheng'er, that kid, you know, has never been concerned about power, and what you are worried about will never happen. ”

"Power...... How many people said they didn't like it or didn't care about it when they didn't get it? But once touched, who is not fascinated by the tighter and tighter, and can get all the effort to get that little benefit...... Queen, after many years in the palace, don't you understand this, power, will make people change......"

It seems to be helpless, it seems to be emotional, and it seems that there is something in the words, which means something.

Perhaps, he is also talking about himself, the self in his memory, which is so distant that it is blurry.

The queen lowered her head, her hand movements becoming more and more gentle, and called in a low voice, "Your Majesty...... The concubines don't understand the things of fighting, killing and killing. But the concubine also heard about it, how many soldiers were killed and wounded in the Battle of Jiaozhou? How many soldiers returned to their hometowns with broken arms and legs, but instead of welcoming the heroes in the middle of the road, they were endlessly insulting that they were deserters, and even their families questioned why they didn't die on the battlefield like those people, so that they could leave a good name and earn some pensions......"

"Your Majesty, have you ever wondered how those people have survived all these years...... Wrong is wrong, the concubine believes that even if there is no Sheng'er today, there will be other people who will stand up in the future and ask the Dacheng royal family to return their innocence. ”

"Your Majesty, that's what everyone wants."

She lowered her head, blocking out part of the light.

The emperor raised his eyes to look at her, but he could only see her outline, and the emotions in the eyes of the woman with the light on her back were not clear. The fingertips on the temples seem to be a little cooler.

She never said so much to him.

I can't tell you how I feel, but I have some ...... I breathed a sigh of relief, like an obsession being gently put aside, oh, it turned out that she hadn't completely shut herself out - such a sense of relief.

But when I thought about it, I felt that she was so patient, not for her son, not all for herself, so the sense of relief dissipated and there was almost nothing left.

The emperor closed his eyes again, his expression drooped a little, and said, "It's okay." You go back first. I want to rest alone for a while...... After going out, tell the guards that no one is allowed to come in. ”

This time, the queen didn't insist anymore, she withdrew her hand, "Okay." Then Your Majesty is resting...... The concubine retired first. ”

The Emperor didn't react, as if he had fallen asleep. The queen looked at it with her eyebrows down for a moment, picked up the hem of her skirt, and turned to leave. She made her way through the corridor, her wide hem sweeping over the armor of the bronze guards, who did not move, like sculpture after sculpture, blank and indifferent.

The queen did not squint, until she reached the door, she conveyed all the emperor's instructions, and when she saw that the other party received the order, she took the grandmother who was guarding the door and walked towards her bedroom.

Mama was full of worries, but she didn't say a word.

Speechless all the way.

It wasn't until she returned to the dormitory that Mama said worriedly, "Niangniang...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's side ......"

The queen sat in front of the dressing mirror, took off the complicated headdress on her head one by one, looked at the fine lines in the mirror over the years, more and more fine lines year by year, and her eyes became darker and darker year by year, she reached out and slowly stroked her sideburns, and then said, "It's okay." ”

Mama breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Highness is really too bold this time, the old slave is on the side, and he is so scared that he is covered in cold sweat......"

The person in the mirror raised his eyes and looked at the grandmother behind him, smiled, very gently, but a slight flash of light flashed under his eyes, and his tone was gentle, "If he can't handle these things, he can't take the emperor's position." ”

Mama was startled, vaguely aware of the sharpness in the queen's words, and looked up, but she could only see the other party's side face, the lines were soft and gentle, how could there be any sharpness? It's like an illusion of my own.

Mama was about to step forward to comb the queen's hair, but the queen waved her hand, "I'll come by myself, you go and prepare some hot water, the palace wants to bathe, and after half a day, I am very sleepy." ”

Mama nodded her head, thinking that the queen hadn't eaten anything yet, so she would take advantage of this time to make some light and delicious snacks, and when she woke up after resting, she could eat some, which was also good.

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