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Xie Jing has only walked for about ten days, but the days seem to pass much slower than when he was there. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIt's still the original Prince Rui's Mansion.,But it's like something wrong.。

The people of the Moyu Army left some guards in Prince Rui's Mansion to protect the safety of the palace. Tie Yi followed Xie Jingxing away. There is also Gao Yang, Mrs. Ji doesn't plan to let Ji Yushu go, after all, the Ji family is such a lone seedling, who knows that Ji Yushu is also a free and easy character, leaving a book, mixed into the army and left. When Mrs. Ji found out, she wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by Lord Ji, and Lord Ji said: Ji Yushu is reckless and ignorant every day, so it's good for him to sharpen his mind.

So Nuo Da and a Longye, almost all of whom had a good relationship with Shen Miao, seemed to be gone overnight. Gao Yang left, and the Gao family sent a junior brother of his to see Ye Hongguang. Ye Hongguang still hadn't woken up, so he had been sleeping deeply.

Luo Tan seems to have grown up a lot in one day, and he no longer goes out to recruit cats and dogs all day long, and walks the streets and alleys. Occasionally, he would stop and be concerned about the situation on Mingqi's side. At the beginning, Luo Tan was entangled in the war between Da Liang and Ming Qi, and Shen Miao told her what had happened in the entire Ming Qi for a long time. Including Fu Xiuyi, including Emperor Wen Hui, including the suppression of the Luo family and the Shen family, the more he listened, the more silent Luo Tan became, and later, he didn't say anything.

Shen Miao didn't try to persuade her, some things would be thought out slowly, but it was just a matter of time.

The days were so peaceful, and the people of Longye City showed no signs of panic. Maybe it's because they have special confidence in the soldiers they go out, or maybe they've been used to singing and dancing for many years, and they don't have much impression of war, so they don't feel afraid.

Shen Miao and Longye's noble ladies have a very good relationship now. This is naturally the result of her deliberate envelopment, and those ladies are also very smart. The biggest threat to the royal family, the Lu family and the Ye family, have disappeared from the world, and now Da Liang is the royal family, Prince Rui's mansion is also a royal family, and Shen Miao is friendly with Empress Xiande, so naturally he has to rush to curry favor.

Speaking of Empress Xiande, Shen Miao often goes to the palace to see her these days. Shen Miao likes to talk to Empress Xiande, Empress Xiande is a talented woman, and Shen Miao also broadened her horizons a lot in her previous life because she was a queen. The two of them talked about the past and the present, from anecdotes to today's situation, and their opinions were unexpectedly compatible. Empress Xiande also liked her, and whenever she talked about it, time seemed to pass quickly.

On this day, Shen Miao was going out again, planning to enter the palace to see Empress Xiande.

The more autumn it gets, the colder it gets. Uncle Tang came in with a bowl of goat milk soup, probably because Xie Jing walked, and Uncle Tang was also idle all day long

。 Except for being occasionally explained by Shen Miao to deal with things in the shop, most of the time he has nothing to do. So he thought about making some meals, and said: "If the master comes back and sees that the lady is thin and haggard, he will definitely blame the old slave." It's better to let the old slave cook some meals, and the lady will eat them, which is good for the body. ”

Surprised, he said, "This goat's milk smells so good." ”

"If you change the goat's milk of a family, the soup you make will be sweeter. Uncle Tang said: "Madame eats this bowl and then goes to the palace, her heart is warm, and she will not catch a cold on the road." He glanced outside again and said, "The weather has also turned cold these days." ”

Shen Miao smiled: "Thank you Uncle Tang." He took a sip from the bowl.

After taking a sip, I felt a churning in my stomach and almost wanted to vomit. He put down the bowl and covered his mouth at once, frowning.

Gu Yu and Shocking were both startled, and Uncle Tang hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Madame?"

Shen Miao shook her head: "It was about last night that I suffered some wind chill, and I felt fishy when I smelled the goat's milk." Now I can't eat it, or I don't drink it. ”

"In this case," Uncle Tang muttered, "Go back and let the next person grab some medicine and come back." Then Mrs. Yokan should not drink it yet, it will be uncomfortable. Let the kitchen make some light soup later. ”

Shen Miao nodded, grabbed her cloak and said to Gu Yu, "Let's go." ”

Mo Qing and Congyang had already prepared the carriage outside. The two of them did not follow Xie Jingxing to Mingqi, and Long Ye did not sit back and relax from now on, the two of them were strong in martial arts, and Shen Miao used it very easily, so they stayed in Longye and listened to Shen Miao's instructions.

When she entered the palace, Empress Xiande was waiting for her in Weiyang Palace, so she smiled and said, "You came late today." ”

"There was a bit of a mess before I came out. Shen Miao smiled and asked again, "Your Majesty is getting better these days?"

"It's not bad, I walked around the garden with the main palace yesterday. However......" Empress Xiande smiled bitterly: "Maybe it's a lie to the palace, anyway, he always loves to deceive the palace, and he doesn't say anything." ”

Shen Miao paused, and persuaded her: "Your Majesty is also afraid that you will be worried, I hope that Niangniang will not worry about this, I am thinking of you in my heart." ”

"Perhaps. Empress Xiande smiled: "Don't talk about this, the palace got new tea yesterday, and the kitchen also made osmanthus cakes." It is recorded in ancient books that the literati of the former dynasty put tea leaves in the osmanthus cake to get the fragrance of the tea leaves, and with the tea, it is called tea food. I think it's good, and today I thought you were coming, so I had to do it in the kitchen. The emperor knew that he was afraid that he would laugh at the palace, so the palace had to come to you with a shy face. ”

"Niangniang is really a courtier. Shen Miao smiled: "The courtiers are the family of military generals, and they are rough and rough, these elegant things, but they don't know anything." ”

"You don't come," Empress Xiande sneered: "Longye is the literati courtiers who think they are rich and rich, and they are not as knowledgeable as you. If you are rude, won't you ridicule the entire Wenchen of Longye?" she handed the teacup to Shen Miao: "Taste it first, how about it?"

Empress Xiande likes to boil tea, she likes to watch the tea leaves boiling in water, the water temperature should be just right, a little more is not good, a little less is not good. The time should also be just right, as for what tea, what spring water, what honey, it is even more knowledgeable. These trivial things, as a queen, do not seem to be impatient at all. It seems that it is precisely because of this that the temperament is sharpened so peacefully. Shen Miao likes to stay with Empress Xiande, because of her peaceful temperament, which makes people feel that the years are quiet and the time is long.

Shen Miao said: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." "Take a sip of tea. The tea is very fragrant, the aroma is fragrant and slightly bitter, but the aftertaste is dry and sweet, Shen Miao was just about to speak, suddenly felt a wave of nausea, her hand shook, half a cup of tea was poured, she covered her mouth and retched.

Empress Xiande was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took the tea in her hand, and when she saw that her face was not good, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Miao felt that the churning in her stomach had subsided a little, before she shook her head and said, "It's okay." I'm sorry Niangniang, I'm really sorry, I've been catching a cold lately, and I always feel sick to my stomach, and I'm still ...... when I go out today" Her voice suddenly stopped, and a look of disbelief rose on her face

Empress Xiande was also a little puzzled at first, but after seeing Shen Miao's expression, she seemed to think of something, and was shocked: "You won't be ......"

Shen Miao clenched her fists, quickly let go, and said, "The courtiers don't know either." ”

"Quick, call the imperial doctor!" Empress Xiande stood up a little excitedly and called Aunt Tao: "Take the post from the palace and ask the imperial doctor to come over!"

Shen Miao looked at the tea on the table, but she was shocked in her heart.

She was pregnant with a child, so it's really unclear whether it is possible for her to be pregnant like this. It's only because Xie Jingxing has only been gone for more than ten days, and her little life has never been very accurate, so she didn't take it to heart. I just thought it was a cold, who knows...... When I think about it now, I feel that my appetite has become a little strange lately.

But I still can't make up my mind.

Shen Miao's heart was also a little excited, the word child was too far away for her. She was a little afraid, afraid that her children would have to face the sufferings and joys of people when they came to the world, and she might not be omnipotent, and she could not protect them from the water. On the other hand, I am very eager for the arrival of my child.

If she comes, this is the best gift God has given her in this life.

The imperial physician soon hurried over, and Empress Xiande seemed even more excited than Shen Miao, and asked the imperial physician to immediately take Shen Miao's pulse.

The white-bearded imperial physician took Shen Miao's pulse, pondered for a long time, and then stood up, bowed to Shen Miao, and then bowed to Empress Xiande, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the princess, the pulse is like a bead, it is a happy pulse." The princess is afraid that she has been pregnant for more than a month, and the prince's mansion is going to add Ding. ”

Shen Miao was still a little incredulous, and she asked, "Really?"

It was rare for Empress Xiande to see Shen Miao look so confused, but she laughed "poof". She pretended to be serious and said: "The princess asked you, but it's true, if there is a mistake, you will be severely punished!"

The white-bearded imperial doctor smiled: "The old minister doesn't dare to lie, if the princess doesn't believe it, you can invite a few more to take a look." ”

This was originally a joke, but Shen Miao said: "Okay, then bother to invite a few more people to take a look." ”

The imperial doctor was stunned.

Empress Xiande was overjoyed, knowing that Shen Miao didn't want to believe it, so she had to confirm it again and again. But when she was pregnant, she couldn't believe it. Thinking of himself, his eyes darkened, and then he quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Then according to what the princess said, go and invite a few more imperial doctors." ”

Empress Xiande really took care of Shen Miao, and really invited several imperial doctors to take Shen Miao's pulse. The results of taking the pulse are exactly the same, Shen Miao is indeed pregnant for more than a month.

This is really a coincidence, Xie Jingxing just left on the front foot, but after more than ten days, Shen Miao was pregnant. Anyway, when you are alone, at least you are not so lonely, but you may also be more lonely.

Empress Xiande was overjoyed, about the entire royal family, there were only two brothers, Emperor Yongle and Xie Jingxing, Emperor Yongle had no children, and the Xie family had no juniors. Shen Miao's pregnancy is the first junior of the Xie family. Empress Xiande asked Emperor Yongle to be invited.

When Emperor Yongle learned the news, he was also a little incredulous. Empress Xiande smiled and said, "Think about it, in the future, there will be a little boy or little girl, calling you Uncle Huang and calling me Aunt Huang, isn't it interesting?"

"What's the point. "Emperor Yongle is still a little awkward. He really didn't like Shen Miao very much, because Shen Miao also had a dispute with Xie Jingxing. However, Emperor Yongle has never reversed Xie Jingxing's idea, and he can't do anything about Xie Jingxing, so he also has a bit of an attitude towards Shen Miao.

"You," Empress Hyunde glanced at him, "this can be regarded as a happy event for our royal family." It would be nice if the princess had a few more children in the future, the prince's mansion is lively, it's good

。 There was a bit of envy in her eyes, and it was obvious that Empress Xiande also liked children very much.

The envy in Empress Xiande's words could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, Shen Miao was paused, and a trace of pain flashed in Emperor Yongle's eyes. After a while, he spoke: "You pack your things tonight and move to the palace." At this time, it can't be spread outside, and the palace can protect you. ”

Shen Miao was slightly stunned.

Empress Xiande also hurriedly said, "Not bad." Although Longye City seems to be calm, but at this juncture, there can be no mistakes at all. There is also a need to keep this matter secret and not to be known to outsiders. As for Jing Xing, I ...... to communicate with him in private."

"Queen Mother," Shen Miao suddenly spoke: "The courtiers have something to ask for." ”

Empress Xiande said: "You say." ”

"Please hide this matter from Your Highness first. She said: "Your Highness is now on a journey, and if you learn about this, you will inevitably be worried." If it is used by someone with a heart, it will even be exploited. It's better to keep it a secret. ”

Empress Xiande and Emperor Yongle glanced at each other. Empress Xiande said: "You think well. But the princess, if you refuse to tell Jing Xing, you will have to bear the bitterness and happiness of this child alone. Jing Xing doesn't know when he will be able to come back, you have to endure loneliness for a long time, I have seen many women in this palace, and I have hidden the news of pregnancy for various reasons, but the process is extremely aggrieved. You can stand this grievance. ”

"Courtiers are not aggrieved. Shen Miao smiled slightly, and subconsciously stroked her lower abdomen with both hands. When I learned that I was pregnant, I felt that there was a little life in my body that was breathing with me, which was a wonderful thing. "If the result is good, it's worth it," she said. ”

"Good. It was Emperor Yongle who spoke, he looked at Shen Miao and said, "Since that's the case, don't tell him." ”

What else did Empress Xiande want to say, Shen Miao had already bowed slightly to Emperor Yongle and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

"In that case, that's it. Empress Xiande sighed: "However, from tomorrow, you will move to the palace." The palace said that he wanted you to accompany you in the palace, and those ladies in the province came to talk to you every once in a while, delaying your self-cultivation. ”

This time, Shen Miao didn't shirk it. It is true that there is only one woman in Prince Rui's Mansion now, and there are some guards of the Mo Yu Army, but it is inevitable that there will be some people who are eyeing her. On the contrary, because of the affairs of the Lu Ye family, the prestige of the royal family is now unprecedented, and it is indeed safer to live in the palace.

For the sake of the flesh and blood in her abdomen, Shen Miao didn't mind how she was.

When Empress Xiande saw that she agreed, she immediately instructed Aunt Tao to find the side hall closest to Weiyang Palace and vacate it for Shen Miao to live in.

Because of this interruption, when I went back, it was night.

Uncle Tang was relieved to see that she had finally come back. Luo Tan also came back from outside, and learned that Shen Miao was pregnant from Gu Yu, and he was both surprised and happy.

Uncle Tang was so happy that he didn't know what to say, Shen Miao told them not to tell Xie Jingxing, now is the juncture of the war, and it is not good for Xie Jingxing to be distracted. Uncle Tang nodded, but he still felt embarrassed in his heart, and said that he was going to put incense on Queen Xiao, so that Queen Xiao would also know the good news.

Luo Tan was very surprised, and some wanted to touch Shen Miao's lower abdomen, but he didn't dare. Finally, he carefully put his hand up, felt it for a long time, and then said deflated: "Why didn't you feel the movement?" ”

"It's only been a month, what's the movement?" Shen Miao smiled.

"But," Luo Tan looked at her, "little cousin, don't you tell your uncle and aunt about them? ”

Shen Miao thought for a while before shaking her head: "Now my father and eldest brother are also confronting Fu Xiuyi, and at this time, I am their weakness." If there is an extra child, it is even more constrained. Besides, Xie Jingxing will arrive in Mingqi sooner or later, and he wants to make peace with his father and mother. If his father and mother knew, Xie Jingxing would also know. ”

Luo Tan thought about it for a while, and then he felt that it made sense

。 He said, "Although they don't know, my aunt does." She whispered: "Although I don't know if it's a little nephew or a little niece, but when I think of a little meat ball, I like it very much." ”

Luo Tan seems to be a little silent these days, she has a lively temperament, which makes the people in Prince Rui's Mansion a little surprised. Now it's finally back to its old life.

"It's a great event these days. Uncle Tang smiled: "It should be lively." There was a pat on the head: "I almost forgot, I should pay attention to some food, Mrs. is now raising her body, don't make any mistakes." And the corners of those staircase doors, which should be wrapped in cloth. ”

It's not okay to get rid of the tension.

Shen Miao smiled. In her previous life, when she was pregnant with Fu Ming and Wanyu, she had never received such treatment. Even Concubine Dong Shufei just routinely asked her if there was anything wrong with her, and sent some supplements, if it weren't for the Shen family's concern, Shen Miao was afraid that she would be in a mess.

Now that she is calm, the people in Prince Rui's Mansion are all nervous.

She laughed, "Don't bother. Uncle Tang, you should also clean up, because I am pregnant, the queen wants me to enter the palace, leave some guards in this house, and then leave some people, and important people will go to the palace with me. ”

Uncle Tang was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to understand what Shen Miao meant, so he said, "Okay, the old slave will arrange it." ”

"Little cousin, am I going too?" asked Luo Tan.

"Naturally, I'm going. ”

"But I'm ...... If you don't understand the etiquette in the palace, won't it be good?" Luo Tan asked.

Shen Miao said: "Where will it be bad? You have a few fist and foot kung fu strokes, everyone knows that you are strong in martial arts, and you are afraid of me, and I will be safer." The safety of me and my children depends on your protection. ”

"Little cousin, don't make fun of me. Luo Tan was stunned: "But what you said is right, I am with you, two people are better than one." I'll go into the palace with you. She stood up: "I'll clean up first." ”

After Luo Tan left, Shen Miao stood up.

She didn't expect to be pregnant at this time, but she felt that everything was doomed.

Pushing open the window, the autumn moon is very bright, and it gradually begins to form a full moon, and in a few days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a happy season, but she is separated from her family. Whether it's Xie Jingxing or Shen Xin, they're not around. It's going to be a tough year, but ...... Shen Miao touched her lower abdomen, because she had a child, because she became a mother again, so she seemed to be able to appreciate the consummation of the moon.

God will not be cruel to a person forever, at least at this moment, God is a good person. He gave Shen Miao a reborn life, and also gave her a man he loved deeply, and a new life.

The past is gone, and it's a completely different moonlight.

She whispered to the child in her womb, "Look, you and Daddy are looking at the same moon." ”

......

Shen Miao lived in the palace.

Empress Xiande treated her very well and gave her the side hall next to Weiyang Palace. Shen Miao still uses her own subordinates, so it will not be inconvenient. Usually, Empress Xiande likes to talk to Shen Miao and make tea. Luo Tan also followed, Luo Tan had a lively temperament, and Queen Xiande also liked her.

The days are very peaceful, if there is anything unexpected, it is Ye Hongguang.

Ye Hongguang was also taken into the palace. Because he didn't wake up for a long time, he woke up unexpectedly one day, but when he woke up, his mind was like that of a three-year-old child, and he didn't know anything. The doctor saw it, but I was afraid that he was too frightened and almost insane.

At this moment, Emperor Yongle didn't bother to care

。 It doesn't take much to raise a fool. Ye Hongguang catches crickets and flutters butterflies in the garden all day long, happily tight.

Sometimes Shen Miao saw his face like Fu Mingxiao, and felt that Ye Hongguang's life was as miserable as Fu Ming. They were all reincarnated and didn't reach a good family, and they missed their lives in vain.

Empress Xiande saw that her eyes were dark, and she thought that she was sad for Ye Hongguang, so she patted Shen Miao's hand and comforted her: "Don't be sad, in fact, this may not be a good thing." Now that the Ye family is no longer there, if he is sober and knows these things when he wakes up, he doesn't know how sad he is in his heart. Even if there is no hatred, there must be pain in the heart. And the emperor is the most important thing to do things, and he will not save his life. Isn't it nice that he's stupid now, but he doesn't have to face those sad things, and he can live carefree like a child forever?"

Emperor Yongle also suspected that Ye Hongguang was pretending to be stupid, but the imperial doctor had seen it, and he had also sent someone to spy on him, Ye Hongguang was indeed really stupid. And most importantly, he is not good at walking, because of this injury, his health is getting worse and worse, and it is unknown how long he can live and how old he will live.

Perhaps it was Ye Hongguang's experience that reminded Emperor Yongle of his young self, he was also heavily poisoned when he was a teenager, and he didn't know how long he could live. It was this same experience that made Emperor Yongle feel rare pity and spare Ye Hongguang's life.

However, Ye Hongguang is a fool now, he doesn't know that his life and death are being held by the emperor, and he has already rolled in the Yama Palace, still smiling carefree every day.

However, not everyone in the world can live like Ye Hongguang, living like a child and laughing.

Two months later, Xie Jingxing reached the edge of Mingqi and began to engage Mingqi's army. At the same time, Luo Jiajun and Shen Jiajun met at Hangu Pass, and Qin's * team entered the pass.

Qin Qi joined forces and began a formal confrontation with the Daliang army led by Xie Jingxing.

Wars are always merciless, and once they start, they don't end easily. Moreover, the confrontation between the two countries against one country is already equal.

Shen Miao studied the military defense map that she had given to Xie Jingxingmo every day, and she couldn't see any clues at first, but gradually, the signs began to appear. It is as if the chess pieces that have prescribed a good chess path are walking into it step by step according to the path designed by the opponent.

Shen Miao knew that if the sealed military defense map was not mistaken, it should have reached Fu Xiuyi's hands.

The battle between Da Liang and Qin Ming, winning or losing, made people unable to see who won and who lost for a while. Xie Jingxing did not sweep thousands of armies like in his previous life, of course, because Qin Ming did not join forces in his previous life, and Da Liang at that time attacked Qin State first, and then destroyed Ming Qi. But there is another point, Shen Miao knows, Xie Jingxing has changed his strategy, he is like a shrewd and cunning hunter, leading his prey into his trap.

Catch them all, don't like to linger, clean and neat, it is indeed the style of the Xie family.

Fu Xiuyi is taking the bait. While Shen Miao was pleased with this, she also had to be impressed by Ye Lin's methods, many things had changed, but she was still able to get Fu Xiuyi's heart, present the military defense map, and let Fu Xiuyi trust her.

Sure enough, not long after that, Xie Jingxing's letter came back to Da Liang.

The letter is clear about the situation.

Emperor Wenhui fell seriously ill and died, and Fu Xiuyi, the son of the Ninth Emperor, ascended the throne as emperor. Fu Xiuyifu became friendly with the emperor of Qin when he ascended the throne, and with the support of the emperor of Qin, the two countries launched an offensive against the now declining Daliang. The rest of the princes of Ming Qi, including King Jing of Zhou, have been imprisoned, and Fu Xiuyi's methods have always been easy to deal with his own family.

The Shen family and the Luo family united with other veteran families that had been suppressed by Emperor Wen Hui to openly rebel and were branded as "chaotic parties" within the Ming and Qi dynasties, but the people didn't seem to buy it. The Shen family's name has existed for many years, and it is not so easy to be smeared.

Xie Jingxing's manpower is secretly in contact with the people of the Shen family, and it will not be long before the Shen family will form an alliance with Xie Jingxing in the name of Toucheng and officially defect to Da Liang.

At the end of the letter, Xie Jingxing casually added a few sentences, as if it was a dispensable legend, added at random

It is said that Dingjing City is now circulating a royal affair. There is a beauty in the palace, is a distant niece of an imperial businessman, beautiful as a fairy, intelligent and interpretive, the new emperor loves like jewelry, held in the palm of his hand, and gave the name Mrs. Lintel, in a short period of time, the momentum far overwhelmed the other concubines in the harem.

Shen Miao closed the letter and smiled.

Luo Tan asked: "Little cousin, isn't it just a letter, I looked at it upside down for a long time, and I laughed three times." Suddenly, he looked at the other side: "Hey." How did the cat climb up? And climb that high?"

Not far from the garden tree, a black cat is climbing up the trunk, the higher the branches are thinner, as if it can not bear the weight of the cat, swaying, extremely dangerous.

"Climb fast, climb high, fall faster, hurt harder. Shen Miao smiled: "Let's take your time." ”

......

Another half a year passed.

Once a war has begun, it is not so easy to call it off. This is even more true of this war, which involved the three kingdoms. Today this wolf smoke is everywhere, and tomorrow the other wolf will meet each other. There are losses and wins, retreats and advances. Qin and Ming Qi were almost fighting this battle in a broken boat, so they invested a lot of money.

In comparison, the soldiers and horses in the Great Liang Belt can even be regarded as few.

But despite this, Ming Qi and Qin joined forces, but they couldn't get any benefits from Da Liang. It seemed to be a long tug-of-war, Da Liang was unhurried, but the pace of Qin and Ming Qi began to be gradually disrupted.

Especially lately.

In the previous battles, large and small, Qin Qi always won some, especially at the beginning. You can taste the sweetness in almost every scene, although the harvest is not rich, but it can greatly boost morale. The soldiers of Qin and Qi were very angry.

Later, the advantages of Qin and Qi were not obvious. Although there were victories, they gradually showed signs of decline.

All the way to the thirteen capitals of Youzhou.

The Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou are located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Ming Qi, Qin and Daliang. It has always been the territory of the Qin State, and as for why it is the territory of the Qin State, it has to be traced back to a long time ago, even at the beginning of the founding of the country. For so many years, Youzhou Thirteen Kyoto has been standing firmly at the border, not because Da Liang and Ming Qi have not thought about it, but because the terrain of Youzhou Thirteen Kyoto is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you want to take it down, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort, one is not good, and it will affect itself.

Such a difficult bone to gnaw on, in addition to ambition, but also with great courage.

The Daliang soldiers led by Xie Jingxing were about to launch an attack on the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou. This battle is crucial, and it can even be said that it is the key to determining the entire situation. If Xie Jingxing successfully won the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou, he would be able to end this battle in a shorter time, and it would be surprisingly smooth for both Ming Qi and Qin.

On the contrary, if Xie Jingxing fails to gnaw this bone, it will only greatly damage the vitality of the Daliang army, not to mention dealing with Ming Qi and Qin, it will be very difficult to resist the attack of these two countries.

So in this battle, whether it was Da Liang, or Ming Qi and Qin Guo, they all made a bet of 120,000 points, almost gambling with their lives.

When Empress Xiande talked to Shen Miao about this matter, she also laughed with her: "In the end, it is your husband who leads the troops, why is it that you are not nervous at all until now?"

Shen Miao smiled slightly: "The courtiers naturally believe in Your Highness. "Xie Jingxing is really cunning. Ye Lin's erroneous military defense map could reach Fu Xiuyi's hands smoothly, and Fu Xiuyi believed that this was of course her ability. But Xie Jingxing played a big role in it.

At the beginning of the war, Xie Jingxing had always won or lost, which made Fu Xiuyi get sweetness several times. In fact, it was those few victories, compared with Ming Qi and Qin State, that did not take advantage of any substantial advantage, but gave people an illusion, as if Qin Qi was very powerful

In this way, after a long time, Fu Xiuyi will trust more and more things sent by Ye Lin. Even if Da Liang won a few more times later, it was just an accident in Fu Xiuyi's eyes. He ignored that the battles that Xie Jingxing lost were all inconsequential cities, and although the cities that were won and defended were few, they were all extremely important.

However, Fu Xiuyi and the Emperor of Qin probably wouldn't notice this, because in the last few battles, they have all won small victories, and the morale of the Daliang army seems to be gradually declining, and they are attacking more and more fiercely, as if they want to take the other side in one go.

Therefore, Fu Xiuyi takes the thirteen capitals of Youzhou very seriously. Judging from the comparison of the current battle situation with the military defense map drawn by Shen Miao herself, Fu Xiuyi seems to be cautious in arranging his men and horses according to the military defense map.

It doesn't get much more pleasant than this news. The more manpower and financial resources Fu Xiuyi spends on this, the greater the blow he will get in the end. Xie Jingxing is like abducting a gambler, first let him win some money, win or lose, let the gambler feel that he is lucky, and his skills are also good, and finally the gambler has a horizontal heart, and all of them lose their Shen family.

Fu Xiuyi is already starting to take the bait. As for the Emperor of Qin, he was more cautious than Fu Xiuyi, and perhaps had other arrangements in the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou. However, once Fu Xiuyi's head was defeated at the beginning, it didn't matter to Xie Jingxing how the Qin State was. It's as if a gap is opened, each one is broken, and the rest is much easier.

Luo Tan stretched out his hand, carefully covered Shen Miao's lower abdomen, and said, "It's a pity that the news from the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou had to be received by transmission. However, the little one grows up very quickly. ”

Shen Miao lowered her head and looked at her lower abdomen. Eight months have been spent peacefully. It seems that there is no difference from the past, even if it is a war of gunpowder, you can face it with a very peaceful attitude. Not only because of her trust in her relatives and lovers, but also because she understands that there is a little life in her womb that grows with her.

Because I became a mother, I am more courageous and strong, and I can take responsibility and stabilize my mind.

was talking to Empress Xiande, but Aunt Tao came from outside in a hurry, she seemed to be a little anxious, but her face was a joy that could not be concealed, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Niangniang, congratulations to the princess, just now there is news from the previous dynasty, good news came from the thirteen capitals of Youzhou, and His Royal Highness the Prince has won!"

"Really?" Empress Hyundeok stood up at once. She was calm, and she was a little at a loss at this moment.

Aunt Tao nodded violently: "Your Majesty is very happy, and you are amnesty to the world." ”

"Heaven bless!" Luo Tan clasped his hands together and muttered.

The capture of the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou and the good news came, what does that represent? It means that this battle, which lasted for more than half a year, may be completely settled in the near future. The soldiers can return home, and on the other hand, this chaotic world will eventually be unified, and the grand plan of hegemony may soon become a reality.

Shen Miao stroked her lower abdomen, and there was joy in her heart. She knew that Xie Jingxing would definitely be able to do it.

Aunt Tao looked at Shen Miao with a smile again: "Don't worry, princess, His Royal Highness the prince also asked someone to bring a letter, and the person who delivered the letter will deliver it to you in a while." ”

"It's really envious to death. Empress Xiande joked to Shen Miao: "If you don't send a letter to the palace and the emperor, you just think of your daughter-in-law, but you have taken on the name of a sibling in vain." ”

Luo Tan also said: "Even if it is, I don't know how to consider the feelings of others." ”

"Miss Luo, don't be disappointed. Aunt Tao Xu is people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and she continued to answer for the first time today: "There is also your letter, it seems that the young master of the Gao family mansion asked someone to carry it." ”

Luo Tan was puzzled: "Gao Yang, what kind of letter did he give me?"

Shen Miao and Empress Xiande glanced at each other, smiled and shook their heads

The good news of the thirteen capitals of Youzhou made Longye happy. Emperor Yongle even held an unprecedented palace banquet that had not been held for a long time, which was very lively.

Shen Miao did not participate in this palace banquet.

First, the news that she was pregnant was not reported. has been living in the palace, although there has been speculation outside, but Empress Xiande protects her very well. Later, people's enthusiasm for it gradually faded, and they were no longer curious. Second, on the occasion of the palace banquet, Shen Miao, who is now pregnant, is not suitable for participation, and if something goes wrong halfway, it will be even worse.

Besides, she also wanted to go back to read Xie Jingxing's "family letter" earlier.

Xie Jingxing's "letter from home" has rarely come since the battle situation was surprised and the situation was tense. It's also troublesome to send a letter, and I haven't written to her for two months.

Shen Miao opened the letter.

There was nothing special in the letter, it all said that he was doing well, and he boasted about his exploits very complacently, and by the way, Fu Xiuyi was criticized as worthless. said that Fu Xiuyi was not only good at seizing the heir, but it was really messy when it came to governing the country. Mingqi's court is chaotic, so you don't have to worry too much about it at all.

Then the Lady of the Frieze is mentioned.

said that Fu Xiuyi held Mrs. Lintel very high, and there were people in the court of Mingqi who were talking about it, and Mrs. Lintel could only be regarded as vertical and horizontal in the harem before. However, in just a few months, he was able to enter and leave Fu Xiuyi's imperial study at will. Fu Xiuyi seems to see her not only as a beautiful woman, but also as a blessed general. Even several "victorious" battles were given by the leaf lintel.

Ye Lin is now above the Ming Qi court, and he wants the wind to be windy, and he wants to rain and rain, but except for Fu Xiuyi, no one cares about it. Fu Xiuyi also indulged her, on the one hand, she seemed to really think she was beautiful and smart, and on the other hand, it must be because of Ye Lin's ability.

It's just that when Xie Jingxing talked about this, he was full of ridicule between the lines, and he simply regarded Fu Xiuyi as a stupid hat. is still arrogantly claiming that everything is ready, just waiting for the other party to come to the net. After the victory of the Thirteen Jings of Youzhou this time, it must be that the Jing side does not need him to make a move, and Ye Lin is afraid that he will be tortured to death by Fu Xiuyi. Fu Xiuyi's eyes are not broad, he personally praised Ye Lin's "Lucky General" in front of the courtiers before, this "Lucky General" is now making him suffer in the crucial battle, how can Fu Xiuyi give up.

Of course, Xie Jingxing also arranged a little extra interesting thing to create that Ye Lin was Da Liang's spy, and he came to Dingjing to approach Fu Xiuyi to be a pawn for Da Liang. Fu Xiuyi, a person who can't tolerate betrayal, will naturally spare no effort.

Looking at Xie Jingxing's handwriting, Shen Miao could almost think of his lazily holding a pen in his mouth, gloating.

She folded the letter, but felt that there seemed to be something else in the envelope, shook it, and tipped it over. Sure enough, two red beans rolled out of it.

Red beans, the most lovesick.

He didn't write some lovesick words in the letter, but he wanted to use two red beans to prove that he really didn't forget Shen Miao for a moment, and he really shouldn't say that he was holding a shelf or being naïve.

Shen Miao thought about it, took out the sachet on one side again, and put the two red beans into it preciously.

"The fifth. She said.

......

Ming Qi, Dingjing, Imperial Palace.

The gloomy dungeon was filled with a heavy fishy smell, which seemed to be mixed with something else, which was disgusting.

In the innermost part of the cell, a woman sat naked on the floor. Her hands were shackled to the wall, and her feet were dipped in cold sewage, which included fat rats that climbed up and down her instep from time to time, and gnawed at her toes. Some of the toes have been gnawed with flesh and blood, but the bloody breath seems to attract those hungry and crazy rats, and they gnaw harder and harder.

Seeing his body being eaten by rats, let alone women, even men will feel palpitations

。 And this woman was silent, but only she knew that it was not that she didn't want to scream, but that her voice was almost hoarse, and screaming would only change to deeper torture.

This woman is none other than Ye Lin.

In just a few days, as if falling from heaven to hell, Ye Lin never thought that she would have such a day when life was worse than death. I didn't expect Fu Xiuyi to be such a ruthless person.

She only knew that the thirteen capitals of Youzhou had been defeated, and she already secretly felt that something was wrong in her heart. But she felt that with her wisdom, it was not necessarily the worst, and she might be able to stabilize Fu Xiuyi. But Fu Xiuyi didn't give her a chance at all, he was so cruel and terrible, he directly let people grab Ye Lin and go into the dungeon in front of the harem concubines.

then tortured her to this day, forcing her to tell her what other tasks Da Liang had assigned her.

Ye Lian didn't know what was going on, she hoped to explain. But her appearance was no longer her weapon this time, because on the first day of entering the dungeon, Fu Xiuyi was so disgusted that people burned her cheeks with a red-hot soldering iron.

One of her eyes was even burned because of this, and she was blind without the doctor's treatment in the dungeon.

Ye Lin has never been afraid, she is not afraid of a desperate environment, nor is she afraid of how bad the situation is, even if she is trampled on at the moment, she can be vigorous and tenacious like a weed. The only thing she was afraid of was her looks. Because that's her only eternal weapon.

This weapon is invincible, with it, she can survive in a desperate environment, reverse a bad situation, step on the trampling of her people, and live with ease. But once her appearance is ruined and she loses the bond that she can use to others, things become hopeless.

She did feel hopeless, and even lost her fighting spirit, thinking that it was impossible to change anything by gnawing on her toes and making any noise.

A blind man, with a burned cheek, she could imagine how horrible she looked now. She can tempt people to disregard their lives, there is always no shortage of those people in the world, and the flowers on the cliff must be picked even if they lose their lives. But now that flowers have become weeds, even weeds with scars, who would fight for their lives to pick them?

Fu Xiuyi is really ruthless. He has been obsessed with Ye Lin for so many days, maybe it is because he understands Ye Lin's ability to bewitch people, so he simply ruined Ye Lin's appearance and made her unable to do anything.

Ye Lin hates!

There was a "snapping" footsteps outside, and it was very clear in the empty dungeon.

With some effort, she twisted her neck and looked out with her only remaining eye.

Fu Xiuyi stood outside.

He said coldly: "Ye Lin, I will give you one last chance to tell you everything you know." ”

"What does the concubine know?" Ye Ling asked. She still calls herself a "concubine", it seems that this can also prove that she is still Fu Xiuyi's favorite concubine, and she is like a fish in water in Mingqi's harem.

Fu Xiuyi frowned in disgust, as if disgusted by her ugly appearance, and turned his head: "I have found out clearly, since you are a good worker, you should have a channel to communicate with them!"

Ye Lin laughed out loud.

Her laughing voice was hoarse, and it was no longer as graceful as it used to be, but very harsh. She didn't know why Fu Xiuyi wanted to say that she was a spy, maybe Fu Xiuyi was just trying to find a reason for her failure. He himself had set up the wrong soldiers, but he wanted to lay all the blame on her.

She said: "Your Majesty refuses to believe what the concubine says, so if the concubine tells the channel, will Your Majesty believe it or not? Or does Your Majesty think that the concubine is also lying?"

"Say it, and I'll give you all the corpse. Fu Xiuyi said coldly.

Ye Lin smiled, she laughed now, her appearance was terrifying, Xiao looked like a ghost, but she didn't realize it, she scratched her head and gestured, she said: "Your Majesty's business is too bad, isn't it, what is the condition for giving the whole corpse? If Your Majesty says that you will let the concubine live, and then think of healing the wound on the concubine's face, the concubine can consider it and say everything that the concubine knows."

。 ”

Fu Xiuyi didn't laugh angrily: "Those who betrayed me have never been alive!"

"So Your Majesty simply ruined the concubine?" Ye Ling said: "I heard that Prince Rui and Princess Rui also had a bitter love for Your Majesty at the beginning, and she pursued it endlessly, but unfortunately Your Majesty treated her as cold as ice, and then she didn't do it." ”

Now that Fu Xiuyi already knows Xie Jingxing's identity, he naturally knows Shen Miao's identity. At the mention of Shen Miao, Fu Xiuyi's face was even more ugly. Throughout his life, he used to hold everything in his hands. But it was Shen Miao who had an accident, and he thought that he could take the Shen family by virtue of Shen Miao's love for him, but Shen Miao went wrong, and the Shen family didn't take it, so he went around in a big circle. Now the Shen family is even more fighting against him, which makes him quite a headache. In addition to these, Shen Miao gave up on him, turned his head to find someone who looked better, and almost slapped Fu Xiuyi in the face in front of the world, Fu Xiuyi was extremely angry, and when he heard Ye Lin's reminder at this time, he poked his sore spot.

"I originally thought that Princess Narui was just a little more lucky and had a better background to become a princess by mistake and live an enviable life. Now it seems that she is a little smarter than I imagined, maybe she has long known that staying by His Majesty's side, whether she is loyal to His Majesty or not, will end up with one ending, that is, she will not die well. Ye Lin said.

"Presumptuous!" Fu Xiuyi said.

"I lost to Your Majesty. Ye Lin said: "Your Majesty was still in love with me not long ago, but now he can make me look like this with his own hands." I know that my face is precious to me, but I want to be in pain. But Your Majesty, I also tell you, you are no better than me, and you put all the fault on me, and you think you will end up well?"

Fu Xiuyi's face was pale, and anyone who was cursed like this would not be happy. What's more, now he is already disgusted with Ye Lin, and he hates it to the bone, and Ye Lin is still angry with him at this time, which makes him even more angry.

"You're not going to end well, you're not their opponent. Shen Miao didn't choose you to choose Xie Jingxing at the beginning, which also proves that in her eyes, you are not as good as one percent of Xie Jingxing. So you see, I have nothing now, and I'm a prisoner, but you're not going to end any better than me. You will also be defeated, Youzhou Thirteen Capitals is just the beginning, after that, you will be defeated, this Ming Qi country, will eventually fall with your hands, by that time, you are just a dead king! I wish you, the war is defeated like a mountain, your Fu dynasty, finally your hand, a hundred generations can not rise again!"

Fu Xiuyi stared at her coldly and said, "Are you finished?" ”

Ye Lin breathed a long sigh of relief and did not speak.

She held her breath of evil in her heart, she had never hated someone as much as she did now. Fu Xiuyi ruined her appearance, she knew that there was no hope of turning over, so she simply poured out all her anger and hatred when she was dying. But after the refreshment, she came to her senses again, and she almost forgot what kind of person Fu Xiuyi was......

But now it's too late to regret it. Besides, Fu Xiuyi has never been a person who will give people a chance to regret it. Pei Lang didn't let him lose anything back then, so he treated it like this, and because Ye Lian lost the thirteen capitals of Youzhou, and after listening to Ye Lin's curse, Fu Xiuyi would definitely not let her die easily.

He said, "Since you care so much about your appearance, I will fulfill you." ”

He said to the jailer next to him: "Chop off her limbs, make a beauty bowl, and set up a stage in the east of the city for thousands of people to enjoy." ”

"Da Liang's spy, then you can sing and dance, I will give you, be a plaything for people to enjoy, and be beautiful for a lifetime. With that, he turned and strode away, ignoring the heart-rending cry behind him.

The beauty bowl is a kind of thing for people to enjoy among the nobles of the previous dynasty. Choose a beauty to keep at home, kneel in the corner of the house on weekdays, if the host wants to spit or pour out the waste tea, pinch the beauty's chin, let the beauty's small mouth catch and swallow. It is a living spittoon.

This is to treat people as animals, even worse than animals, because they are too cruel, and the life of such a beautiful woman is generally not too long, and the emperor of the previous dynasty later ordered it to be abolished

Now Fu Xiuyi wants to take out this abolished method again and use it on Ye Lin. And the beauty bowl with the limbs cut off is the lowest of the beauty bowls, which has lost its beauty and is only terrifying.

The people are afraid of this strange thing, and they will definitely attack and abuse it, which is more severe torture for Ye Lin, who vainly values his appearance more than his life, than killing her. For her, who wants to climb up, she is even more inferior than the civilians she looks down on, and even inferior to "people", Fu Xiuyi really knows her very well.

So to deal with her, it is only to hit the snake and hit the seven inches, and it is right in the heart.

The once famous Mrs. Linai, in the former harem and the respected Mrs. Lintel, is gone. Her appearance, abandonment, and demise were all too fast, leaving only her amazing beauty and reputation as a cool spy.

But what about Fu Xiuyi?

The curse of the lintel has been fulfilled.

Even if he blamed Ye Lin, the people of the world still looked at him like a joke. There was a spy beside him, as the emperor, but he was too lazy to recognize it, and even in the end, he was defeated in the thirteen capitals of Youzhou. The reputation of "faint king" has gradually spread from the people.

The people don't see the process, they only look at the result.

Fu Xiuyi became a downright big joke, and what's worse was that, as everyone expected, Da Liang won the thirteen capitals of Youzhou, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became, and he frequently won victories. Ming Qi was defeated and retreated, miserable, as if the previous victories were all illusions, and Da Liang's strength was terrifying.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and at this time, the Qin State began to gradually take the road of self-preservation, and seemed to intend to admit defeat to Da Liang, and Da Liang's spearhead was now aimed at the Ming Qi country, and Fu Xiuyi was anxious every day.

Terrible.

......

The tide of battle is always changing.

Da Liang won the Thirteen Principals of Youzhou, and began a counterattack with the Thirteen Principals of Youzhou as a stronghold. did not choose to confront the Qin State, but first attacked the Ming Qi.

Sure enough, when Da Liang launched an attack on Ming Qi, Qin began to choose Mingzhe to protect himself, and even sent envoys over to try to negotiate. Willing to compensate with land reparations. The Qin State was already weak in the military aspect, and the procrastination of the war situation for such a long time had made the Qin State treasury empty, and the taxes were taken from the people, which also made the people gradually start to feel disordered.

The Qin State realized that it was serious, and compared to the death of the country, the compensation for the land cession was naturally nothing.

Qin Guoxuan's selection at this time is obviously not a good thing for Ming Qi. But let Fu Xiuyi use both soft and hard, the Qin State on the other side didn't pay attention to it.

This is naturally due to Xie Jingxing. Draw a cake for Qin State, so that the Emperor of Qin State thinks that Da Liang really has no extra energy to deal with Qin State, and now he only wants to take down Ming Qi, Xie Jingxing did it seamlessly.

is to break each one, this hand of separation, is also played by him.

Da Liang's army soon reached Dingjing in Ming Qi.

And in Longye Weiyang Palace, Empress Xiande is asking the palace maid to pour wine for people.

This is a "palace banquet", but there are no civil and military officials, no harem concubines, and only Shen Miao, Luo Tan, Emperor Yongle and Empress Xiande. Empress Xiande said: "The right is to make a family banquet, and it can be regarded as celebrating Jingxing thousands of miles away." ”

Once Xie Jingxing takes the capital of Dingjing, Ming Qi will be considered the real dust settled. Xie Jingxing naturally will not let go of the Qin State, cutting the grass to eradicate the roots, once and for all is the best policy. Without the support of Ming Qi, the Qin State is only the end of the strong crossbow. Xie Jingxing has dragged on the battle for so long before, and now he is exerting his strength, but it is just for this moment.

It won't be long before this long and brutal war will come to an end

。 At that time, the four seas will be stable, the world will be peaceful, and it will really be regarded as the realization of everyone's wishes.

"Little cousin, you drink this. Luo Tan put the plum juice in front of Shen Miao, looked at Shen Miao's lower abdomen with his cheeks, and said, "The imperial doctor said that it will be delivered in about two months." I don't know if it's a little nephew or a little niece. ”

Shen Miao lowered her eyes, and the corners of her lips raised: "It's very quiet, about a little girl." ”

"That maybe. Empress Xiande smiled: "There are also children who are quiet and girls who are naughty." But when Jing Xing came back, he found out that he was a father, and he didn't know how to make a scene. ”

Shen Miao thought about the scene at that time, and she didn't feel a headache. If Xie Jingxing knew that he had been hiding from him for so long, he would definitely lose his temper.

But...... Let's take it one step at a time.

As he spoke, Emperor Yongle came in from outside.

Shen Miao and Emperor Yongle didn't see each other much, and Emperor Yongle probably still didn't like her, and his attitude was not very good every time he saw her, but recently because of the child in her womb, it has eased up a lot. Maybe because Empress Xiande is persuading, occasionally I get some medicinal materials to replenish my body, and I will have people send them over.

Luo Tan was a little afraid of Emperor Yongle, and immediately sat up.

The four of them ate at the same table, Luo Tan was a little embarrassed, Shen Miao was fine, and Emperor Yongle looked cold, but only Empress Xiande was the happiest. She said: "Jing Xing can be regarded as a great contribution this time, and when the class teacher returns to the court, he will definitely be rewarded. They don't lack anything in the prince's palace, and it's good to get a fate. ”

Emperor Yongle paused and said "um".

Empress Xiande also came to ask, "Do you think it's good?"

Shen Miao: "......." ”

How can this be answered? Saying "yes", it is obvious that Emperor Yongle is not happy. Saying "not good," isn't this a public slap in the face of Empress Xiande? This emperor and queen are really interesting, and they gave her such a difficult problem. Shen Miao smiled and said, "These, let's wait for His Highness to come back." ”

"Yes. Empress Xiande nodded: "Maybe he has other ideas." He looked at Luo Tan again: "This Luo girl, when Gao Yang comes back, will this palace marry you?"

Luo Tan almost didn't choke on the pastry in her mouth, if it was someone else, she would have said it back, but the other party was the queen, so she could only look at Shen Miao pitifully.

Shen Miao couldn't help but smile and said, "Niangniang, these are not in a hurry, let's wait for Gao Gongzi to come back, in case Gao Gongzi has other ideas." ”

Luo Tan listened to Shen Miao help her speak, and the general was relieved, and after listening to what Shen Miao said, it was not a taste. What are these words, as if Gao Yang still doesn't look down on her, she is a big girl like a flower and jade, and she is still the daughter of the Luo family in Xiaochun City...... No, why compare? She didn't mean that in the first place.

Emperor Yongle glanced at Empress Xiande and said in a deep voice: "Eat." ”

Empress Xiande was disgusted: "It's said that it's a family banquet, feel free, what are you doing so seriously." ”

Since Xie Jingxing frequently reported good news, almost all the ministers in the court settled down, and seemed to see the ambition and skill of the young emperor clearly. Even though the Xie family only has these two brothers, neither of them is good at stubble. One is good at balancing the government and the opposition, and the other is good at expanding the campaign. With a sense of reverence for the county lord, the court was much quieter.

Even the excerpts that criticize and accuse the Yongle Emperor of Wuhou have been very few recently.

Empress Xiande rarely had such a peaceful life, and her relationship with Emperor Yongle had some subtle changes. It seems that the emperor and queen who used to respect each other gradually began to become an ordinary couple. Emperor Yongle is a very principled person, and in the past, whatever Empress Xiande did, it was all in order. During these days, Empress Xiande occasionally did some wayward actions, and Emperor Yongle also indulged her, although she was not tired, but it was also very rare

It is said that the bystanders are the clearest, and Shen Miao feels that Emperor Yongle is also very affectionate to Empress Xiande. It seems that everything is going in a good direction, and when Xie Jingxing returns, maybe for a long time, he can be so happy.

Empress Xiande suddenly thought of something, and said, "Tomorrow I will dig up the two jars of snow brew that I buried under the plum tree last year." After the altar was opened, it was about very fragrant, and the emperor also went with me, and happened to bury this year's one in it. The princess and Miss Luo also came together, and after digging it out, we went to the Cuihu Pavilion in the evening to enjoy the lotus flowers and taste the snow brew. ”

Luo Tan was greedy, so he naturally responded happily. Shen Miao also nodded, but Emperor Yongle seemed to be a little helpless, Empress Xiande was only very interested in making tea and brewing wine, and when she was happy, she was like a child. But in the end, he still nodded, and when Empress Xiande saw this, she was very satisfied, and continued to talk to Shen Miao about some interesting things while eating.

The next day, it happened to be a sunny day. Longye already had an early summer. Fortunately, the morning was the coolest, and Shen Miao and Luo Tan went early. Shen Miao's body is heavy, so she can't accompany Empress Xiande to dig it herself. Luo Tan was very arrogant, and he was afraid that he would break the stone when he moved, so it was Queen Xiande and Aunt Tao who were digging.

Emperor Yongle said: "Get up, it's not good to hurt your hands." ”

"In previous years, it was all the concubines and Aunt Tao who dug together. Some beads of sweat oozed from Empress Xiande's forehead, and she smiled and said: "As for the snow brew, it must be dug out by hand to be mellow." In the future, if the emperor has a heart, he will also bury it in person, dig it once, and you will know how it tastes. As she spoke, she and Aunt Tao dug out another altar.

Emperor Yongle frowned suddenly, he paused, and quietly pressed his chest.

Empress Xiande picked up one of the altars, which was very small and cute, and it was not difficult to hold it. She is not too dirty, she is not afraid of the dirt rubbing on her clothes, as if she is offering a treasure to the Yongle Emperor, pull off the stopper of the wine jar, put it under the nose of the Yongle Emperor, and ask: "The emperor came to smell it, is it very fragrant?"

"It smells good. Emperor Yongle frowned.

Empress Xiande looked at him: "Does the emperor think it's bad? Otherwise, why is this look buried?"

Emperor Yongle smiled slightly, and was about to speak, but suddenly felt that it was dark in front of him, and he stumbled and fell down!

"Your Majesty!" Empress Xiande was startled, and the small jar of snow brew in her hand fell to the ground with a "bang", shattered, and the wine was mixed with fragments, splashing out a rich aroma, bitter and long.

"Quick, call the Imperial Doctor!" Shen Miao hurriedly ordered, but a trace of ominous premonition crossed her heart.

......

The gauze tent was put down, and outside the house, the head of the Gao family finally arrived.

This is Gao Yang's grandfather, Gao Zhan.

The Gao family has practiced medicine for generations, and it is also quite famous in Longye. Among the juniors of the Gao family, Gao Yang is the one with the best medical skills, but he is not easy to get into the corner, and he is bent on entering the court, but the head of the Gao family sees that he is stubborn and simply expels him from the Gao family. Empress Dowager Jingxian regretted Gao Yang's talent at the beginning, and later arranged for him to go to Mingqi, and simply became friends with Xie Jingxing, and also assisted Xie Jingxing.

At the beginning, Emperor Yongle's poison was found out by Gao Zhan himself. If it weren't for Gao Zhan's medical skills, Emperor Yongle would not have lived for so many years. However, the curse of the thirty-five-year-old has long passed, and those in the know think it is a miracle, but miracles are not so easy to create.

Gao Zhan shook his head at Empress Xiande.

Empress Hyundeok's tears fell at once.

Luo Tan did not follow, but Shen Miao was present. Looking at Empress Xiande's crying appearance, Shen Miao's heart was also very sour. What kind of friendship Empress Xiande has for Emperor Yongle is well known to anyone with a discerning eye. And Emperor Yongle is not a ruthless emperor, these two are introverted but affectionate, once they lose one, it will be a fatal blow to the other.

"Sir," Empress Xiande choked up and said, "Your Majesty......

。 How long can it last?"

Gao Zhan glanced at it, sighed deeply, and said, "At most, one month." ”

"How could it be.... Shen Miao was surprised.

"The emperor's illness was accumulated in the early years. In the past year, the poison has invaded all the internal organs, and it is all supported by his own will. I think the emperor has endured a lot of pain, but now he is at the end of his strength. Gao Zhan said: "The old man has been sick with the emperor since he was a child, and the emperor is a person with a tough heart, and he has too much to bear. Even now, it's still holding on. If the mother has a heart, please persuade the emperor, it is too difficult to go, and don't be too bitter now. He has been planning for others all his life, and sometimes, he has to be selfish. He bowed solemnly to Empress Xiande again: "These days, please accompany Your Majesty well." ”

Gao Zhan left, Shen Miao wanted to comfort Empress Xiande, but she didn't know how to persuade her.

In the matter of suffering, too much persuasion from others is to no avail. The knife did not fall on me, and I could not feel the pain. People always think that a few words of comfort can resolve everything, but this is not the case.

Empress Xiande smiled reluctantly and said, "You go back first, Bengong...... Hongu is very good. ”

Shen Miao didn't say anything, but asked her to take care of her body and retreated.

When he returned to the house, he couldn't help but stroke his lower abdomen and opened a sachet on the table.

The red beans still look smooth and complete.

There are so many life and death partings in this world, and those who are still laughing one moment will fall down the next moment. God is too cruel, he refuses to give people good times and good luck in this life, and the only one he can rely on is himself.

She will protect her lover and her relatives.

......

Empress Xiande sat in front of the bed, and Emperor Yongle had already woken up.

She lowered her head and pondered something, her side face was so gentle, as if time had turned, and everything was the original appearance.

"Qingzhen. Emperor Yongle spoke.

Empress Xiande came back to her senses, looked at him, and said, "The emperor is awake, do you feel uncomfortable?"

"Nope. Emperor Yongle shook his head.

The two were silent for a while before Emperor Yongle spoke: "Qingzhen, my time is running out. ”

Empress Xiande looked at him and did not speak.

"I ......," he paused, and then continued: "This winter, it seems that I can't bury snow brewing with you. ”

"Although one altar is broken, there is another altar, if the emperor does not dislike it, find a cool day another day, go to the Cuihu Pavilion, and the concubines are willing to drink with the emperor. But they don't have the prince and princess. The summer scenery in the Cuihu Pavilion is very good, and this year's lotus flowers are also in full bloom......" Empress Xiande said to herself as if she hadn't heard Emperor Yongle's words.

"Qingzhen. Emperor Yongle interrupted her: "I can't accompany you anymore." ”

His face was pale, and he was still as handsome as before, but without the domineering and coldness of the emperor, he seemed to be a noble son of a family, but he was very thin, haggard, and very sad.

Empress Xiande don't look around, Emperor Yongle couldn't see her expression, only heard her voice as if through a mist, hazy, but it made people's hearts sour, she said: "The emperor is always very ruthless, and he refuses to lie to his concubines, not a word." Also, this sweet dream is time to wake up now. ”

Emperor Yongle hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm sorry." ”

"The emperor doesn't have to say sorry to his concubines, and there's nothing to be sorry for his concubines. The concubines live their own lives, and they have nothing to do with the emperor. Empress Xiande said: "Mr. Gao came over and told the concubine that the emperor has been struggling to support him for more than a year, and the concubine wants to ask, why does the emperor have to be like this?

"For the sake of the Great Cool

。 Emperor Yongle said: "I want to watch Xie Yuan fight the country and protect the Great Liang, and I want to see the day when the great cause of the world is peaceful and healthy." The queen mother's wish, I hope to be able to watch it for her in her lifetime, but it's just ...... My time is running out, and I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that day. ”

Empress Xiande was silent for a long time before replying: "In this way, the concubine understands." ”

"Qingzhen. Emperor Yongle said: "You...... Make some plans for yourself. ”

"What does the emperor want the concubines to do?" Empress Xiande turned her head suddenly, tears flashed in her eyes, and she said: "Do you want the concubines to live incognito and live the lives of ordinary people? Or do you simply spend the rest of your life in this palace?" Or do you want to find a good husband to remarry?"

Every time she said a word, the pain in Emperor Yongle's eyes became stronger, and he quietly grabbed the blanket under his hand, but said lightly: "As long as you are happy." ”

Empress Xiande jerked her head away, but Emperor Yongle could see that a large tear had fallen on the back of her hand. When she spoke again, her voice was also calm, and she said: "The concubine knows, thank you for the emperor's consideration of the concubine so thoroughly." Concubines will do this. The emperor still thinks about how the edict of succession should be established, right? There are some things that must be planned in advance. ”

She stood up and said, "The concubine has other things, so go out first." The emperor took good care of his body, and after taking care of his body, he remembered to drink a pot with his concubines in the Cuihu Pavilion. ”

She withdrew.

Empress Xiande rarely gets angry, especially since these days, Emperor Yongle gets along well with her, and she smiles softly every day. However, no matter how soft the water is, it will have a temper, and when it is initiated, it will be like a piece of ice, which makes people angry.

But he was reluctant to be really angry.

Emperor Yongle coughed violently after Empress Xiande left. He touched the handkerchief under the pillow and wiped his mouth. Gonggong Deng, who was standing in costume on the side, hurriedly sent hot water and said, "The emperor should be careful." ”

"Grandpa Deng," Emperor Yongle frowned: "Did I do something wrong?" There was a rare juvenile confusion on his face, which made Grandpa Deng's nose sour.

Gonggong Deng has dressed Emperor Yongle for many years, and he grew up watching Emperor Yongle. Emperor Yongle's current appearance reminded him of a long time ago, when Emperor Yongle was poisoned by Emperor Xiaowu's favorite concubine, and Empress Xiao learned from the head of the Gao family that he would not live to be thirty-five years old, and hugged Emperor Yongle and cried bitterly. At that time, Emperor Yongle, who was still a teenager, was at a loss to appease Empress Xiao, and asked Gonggong Deng in confusion, he said: "Gonggong Deng, is the poison in this palace very serious?"

The young man has grown from a gentle prince to an unfathomable emperor, but there is still a day when he will ask the people around him in confusion if what he has done is wrong?

Before Gonggong Deng could speak, Emperor Yongle sighed again, and he said, "I envy Xie Yuan. ”

"Although both I and Xie Yuan are having a hard time, that kid is a little luckier than me. If only I could live......" he didn't say any more.

Many things in the world are terminated because of just one "what if".

Because there are no ifs.

......

In ten days, Xie Jingxing took Dingjing.

Fu Xiuyi, the emperor of Ming Qi, was shot to death by the rebels on the top of the city tower.

It's really funny to say, Fu Xiuyi has become a king of the dead country. He was originally very ambitious and said that if he wanted to live and die with Ming Qi, he would definitely fight with the soldiers until the last moment. As long as Dingjing is not destroyed, he is still the emperor of Ming Qi and will not be surrendered.

But at the last moment, he somehow changed his mind and wanted to leave secretly, perhaps with the idea of making a comeback one day.

However, Fu Xiuyi calculated everything, but he did not calculate the hearts of the people

His staff members saw the situation in Mingqi clearly earlier than him. When the staff learned that Fu Xiuyi had made a false decision to die with the enemy, but he was going to flee, they were all furious.

Speaking of which, Fu Xiuyi is also cocooned and self-bound, and his group of staff members were all brought by himself or by spending gold and silver, or using beauties. The so-called hero doesn't ask about his background, Fu Xiuyi thinks that he is a person who cherishes talents, and he doesn't look at the identity of the other party, so among his staff, there are three sects and nine streams. There are robbers, mountain bandits, and even wicked people who kill people without blinking. These people have no distinction between good and evil, and following Fu Xiuyi is just to see that Fu Xiuyi can provide them with the treasure women they want, and they can do something great.

Now that the great cause has been ruined, Fu Xiuyi still wants to run away, how can this be?

The most courageous and ferocious of those staff, he thought of tying Fu Xiuyi up on the top of the city tower, personally took a bow and arrow to shoot Fu Xiuyi to death, and finally cut off Fu Xiuyi's head, in order to invite Xie Jingxing for credit, hoping to surrender.

Fu Xiuyi was afraid that he would be in the middle of the world, and he couldn't imagine that he would end up like this. It is not like a monarch who perishes with the country, but at least he can complete his integrity. didn't save a life, and came back in the second half of his life to plan a comeback. Instead, he was like a prisoner, and was shot to death in front of the people of Dingjing in front of the eyes of the people who spent a lot of money on him, and it became a token to ask for merit from the enemy.

The last thing he saw in a trance was a young man under the castle tower, above the high horse, in front of a thousand armies, he held the reins in his hand, and looked lazily, as cynical as ever, and his eyes were clearly full of contempt.

But before he could think about it, he couldn't see anything.

His great cause, his planning ambitions, all came to an abrupt end at this moment. He never figured it out, obviously he had become an emperor, obviously he had planned early in this life, how could he finally be defeated by an opponent he wanted to eradicate in the first place?

It's probably God's injustice, it's probably his bad luck.

will lose.

Downstairs, Xie Jingxing sighed and said, "People's hearts are scattered like this, Fu Xiuyi is really capable." ”

"The temptation of gold and silver in exchange for the hearts of the people will not last long. Gao Yang smiled freely: "Let's go!"

"That's right," Ji Yushu said: "Princess Rongxin and several members of the Su family have been rescued, and now..." ”

Xie Jingxing's expression did not move: "Protect them, and let them go with the rest." ”

......

When Shen Miao got the news, she was stunned for a long time.

She didn't expect that the enemy in her previous life would understand it so neatly. But I feel that it all seems to be taken for granted.

Fu Xiuyi regained the consequences early, and there will always be a harvest one day. Mrs. Lintel and the tiger seek skin, and will always be devoured by the tiger. They are always taking advantage of it all the time, exchanging gold and silver beauties for what they want, such a human heart seems to be omnipotent on the surface, but it will not last long after all.

That's why Fu Xiuyi was betrayed by her staff in the end, so Mrs. Linai finally died at the hands of the man who spoiled her in her previous life.

Shen Miao thought that when she learned the ending of these two, she would inevitably cry out happily, but at this moment, she didn't have much feeling in her heart. It's as if he just did what he was supposed to do, but he no longer took revenge as his responsibility for the rest of his life.

Because, looking at her lower abdomen, she has more important possession, and the present.

Caught in the shackles of hatred, only oneself can't get out in the end. But Xie Jingxing and this child finally let her out of that long-term nightmare. The longer a person lives, the more peaceful the heart becomes. She finally did the last thing she could do for Fu Ming and Wanyu. In today's life, she wants to live well.

Luo Tan looked at the flowers outside and said, "The lotus flowers are really good, little cousin, let's go for a walk later."

。 ”

Shen Miao bowed.

The lotus flowers are very good, and Empress Xiande likes to see the lotus flowers the most.

Emperor Yongle's body is also getting worse day by day.

The edict of succession had been privately discussed with Emperor Yongle's confidants. Emperor Yongle did not hide their illness, and several ministers had already secretly arranged everything. If there is really one day, Emperor Yongle never wakes up again, everything will go naturally, the edict of succession will be announced to the world, and when Xie Jingxing returns to the court, what awaits him is the responsibility of the entire Daliang.

Naturally, Emperor Yongle's illness was also hidden from Xie Jingxing.

These things are like heavy shackles, and those who know about them may not be happy. This is also Emperor Yongle's own choice.

And at this time, Empress Xiande seemed to be the calmest. She still makes tea, reads, plays chess and writes every day. He and Emperor Yongle said some homely words, and occasionally joked about Shen Miao, if you ignore Emperor Yongle's increasingly pale face, maybe all this looks no different from before.

In Weiyang Palace, Empress Xiande looked outside and said: "It has rained lightly today, and at night, it must be very cool, and the small altar of snow brewed concubines is reluctant to drink, so tonight, the emperor will accompany the concubines to drink it?"

Emperor Yongle sat on the chair, he glanced at Empress Xiande, and smiled: "Yitan, do you want to get drunk?"

"If you can get drunk and not wake up, who wouldn't want to?" muttered Empress Xiande, and then added: "A jar of wine is not enough to get drunk. The concubine drank very well, and when she was a child, she often drank with her brother in the house. ”

When Emperor Yongle heard this, he showed a rare interest, and said, "This is not like something you would do. ”

"What is this. Empress Xiande was still a little proud when she said this: "Drinking with my brothers, the concubines have never lost." At that time, my father still boasted that he must find an aging wine that could get his concubine drunk with a sip. I searched for a lot but couldn't find it. Later, when the concubine entered the palace, she didn't dare to drink and lose her temper, so she stopped drinking. ”

"One moment tea, the next wine. Emperor Yongle sighed: "Your preference is very far away." ”

"Drinking tea is sober, drinking is indulgence. Empress Xiande smiled: "So tonight, the emperor will stop holding the shelf and indulge for a while." The snow brew is brewed by the concubine herself, although it is not as good as any elixir and jade liquid, but it can also be used to get into the wind and the moon. ”

"Good. Emperor Yongle said: "I will accompany you to indulge." ”

......

In late summer, the night breeze is blowing, the lake is ten miles of emerald color, the wind lotus pavilion is slim, the breeze blows, and the green waves are everywhere. The summer of Longye is long, even at the end of August, and there is no coolness.

In the small pavilion in the lake, there is a small jar of wine, a few pastries, and two wine bowls on the table.

Emperor Yongle looked at the round wine bowl in front of him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Use this?" When he made this action that Xie Jingxing usually loved to do, he was very similar to Xie Jingxing.

"I can't taste the taste of this snow brew after taking small sips. Empress Xiande smiled: "You have to drink it in such a wine bowl to make it sweet and sweet." ”

"You drank like this in the past?" Emperor Yongle frowned: "Nonsense." ”

"After all, the concubine drinks alone, and no one sees it, so it doesn't matter what to do. Empress Xiande disagreed, holding a small wine jar in one hand and pouring wine for Emperor Yongle.

Emperor Yongle wanted to say something, but he stopped talking, glanced deeply at Empress Xiande, and was silent.

Empress Xiande wants to brew snow brew every year, but it is the first time that Emperor Yongle accompanies her to drink it. For so many years, she has been making tea alone, brewing wine alone, flowers blooming and falling, and living freely in the deep palace. She did a good job as a queen, but people almost forgot that she was just a woman, and she would be lonely, and more often, she could only taste the taste of loneliness alone, as if the wine was slightly astringent

Aunt Tao and Gonggong Deng both stood far away, as if they wanted to leave this rare time to the emperor and queen. Empress Xiande handed the wine bowl to Emperor Yongle and said with a smile: "Every time Jing Xing comes to the palace for a banquet, he likes to use this wine bowl to drink." The concubines looked at the emperor and seemed to be very envious, so there was no need to care so much tonight, only the concubines were there, and the concubines would not laugh at the emperor's disgrace. ”

"Joke, I have nothing to envy. After Emperor Yongle finished speaking, he picked up the wine bowl and glanced at it a little critically, but he still took a sip along the eaves of the wine bowl.

Seeing this, Empress Xiande couldn't help but smile and said, "What is Your Majesty doing, you should learn from your concubines." She took the bowl and drank it with her head tilted. Even such an action, done by her, is very elegant and pleasing to the eye.

Emperor Yongle coughed lightly: "Nonsense." "But the gaze is the follower Empress Xiande, very soft.

Empress Xiande poured herself another bowl and said with a smile: "When the concubine was young, she followed her father to read history books, and she was very envious of the dashing heroes in the book. The concubine thought that she would definitely marry such a big hero in the future, making tea for him during the day and drinking with him at night. As she said this, her eyes sparkled, as if she had returned to her girlish days when she was a girl, arguing for a drink from her brother.

"What happened later?" asked Emperor Yongle.

Later, the concubine married the emperor, and the emperor refused to eat meat and drink a lot, and it was really not chic, let alone coarse and fine, but very cold, and the concubine regretted it. ”

Emperor Yongle squinted at her, her cheeks gradually became two flushes, and she didn't know whether she was drunk or not, Emperor Yongle thought, she must be drunk, Empress Xiande when she was sober, would not say such childish words to criticize him.

He said, "Didn't you say that you drank a lot? ”

"The concubine is not drunk. Empress Xiande said: "The concubine wants to get drunk, but unfortunately after so many years, the concubine has to be sober." ”

Emperor Yongle couldn't laugh.

"It's really bad luck for a concubine to marry the emperor. is good, but he has to share his husband with countless women, that is, those who have concubines from high-ranking families, and their wives have a child. The concubine doesn't even have her own children, so it's really not too good to marry. Empress Xiande smiled: "So the concubines are very envious of the princess." It is not easy for the princess to live, and she has a lot of things to worry about, but she is luckier than the concubine, and she still has a choice. Jing Xing treats her very well, Jing Xing is not as ruthless as the emperor. ”

Emperor Yongle was silent for a long, long time, so long that he could almost hear the frogs in the pond and the cicadas on the willow trees, and he said, "You also have a choice." Qingzhen ......"

"Concubines had no choice in the first place. Empress Xiande interrupted him: "The concubine's heart is all on the emperor, where can she have the heart to make other choices?"

Emperor Yongle was stunned, and Empress Xiande had already raised the wine bowl by herself and drank the second bowl of wine.

"Is there any difference between the emperor and his concubines?" Empress Xiande looked at him: "Do you also feel that this choice of concubines in this life is a must-do?"

"Yes. Emperor Yongle paused, and then said: "You are very good, you are the best queen of Da Liang, and no one can do better than you." At the beginning, the queen mother liked you very much, and I also liked you, you were smart and decent, generous and steady, and the whole harem was well organized by you. I was not wrong in choosing you. ”

Empress Hyundeok laughed, laughing and laughing, almost laughing out of tears. She said: "Sure enough, the emperor has to make a choice, in fact, it is 'Empress Xiande', not 'Qingzhen'." The concubine knows. She looked at the moon in the sky, and the corners of her eyes seemed to be shining, and when she turned her head, she was once again gentle and calm. She said: "The emperor has already considered the matter he explained to his concubines before. I think what the emperor said is not bad, after all, it is his own life, and he will have to live it after that. ”

Emperor Yongle stared at her, feeling a little difficult in his throat, and after a while, he reluctantly opened his mouth and asked, "...... Did you find it?"

"Not yet

。 Empress Xiande smiled slightly: "But there is no need to rush these things, when the day really comes in the future, just let it be." ”

Emperor Yongle seemed to be speechless.

Empress Xiande picked up the wine bowl and said: "This bowl of snow brew, the concubines will respect the emperor, for so many years, the husband and wife have always been the fate of the previous life, whether it is a good fate or a bad fate, but over the years, although the concubines have not been particularly good, they are definitely not bad." Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Emperor Yongle also raised the wine bowl, but if he looked closely, he could find that the fingers of his wrist were trembling slightly, as if he couldn't hold it steadily. However, he concealed it very well, and immediately covered it with his sleeve, and drank all the wine in the bowl.

Drinking a big bowl in one go, he is not willing to be cold and mellow, from his throat and eyes to his internal organs, it is hot, and the pain of heartburn makes him feel bitter and comparable to life.

He saw Empress Xiande standing up, and said to him with a smile: "Actually, this jar of wine looks like a lot, but after a few bowls with the emperor, it was empty." It's not a shame to live up to the good times tonight, but it's okay, the coming days are long. The concubine was also very happy with the emperor today, so she went outside first. The emperor also rests, more deeply exposed, be careful of cold. Shi Shiran left.

She left briskly, and thinking about the words she had just said, it was clear that she was saying goodbye. Now that the words of farewell are over, the wine of farewell is exhausted, and all that is left, as it is now, leaves his world step by step, and then never returns.

Emperor Yongle turned his head to look at the back of Empress Xiande leaving.

Her back disappeared into the corridor, without even looking back, and every step was especially firm.

There was a sudden pain in his heart, an indescribable pain slowly spread down his heart to his limbs, his heart pounded so fast that he almost twitched, he could hardly breathe, he couldn't speak a word completely.

He slammed off his seat!

Deng Gongcheng was waiting on the side, and was startled when he saw this scene, and hurriedly came over. Helped Emperor Yongle up, but when he saw that the other party was pale and terrible, his lips couldn't help trembling, and his heart sank, and he immediately exclaimed the imperial doctor and asked the guards to send Emperor Yongle back to the Palace of Heart Cultivation.

Empress Xiande walked in the night, the wind blew, and the wine she drank seemed to be forced to overflow, and the momentary dizziness disappeared for a moment, and it was a distressing sobriety.

She held on to the railing by the pond and sighed a little tiredly.

She knew that what she said today was indeed angry. But she was also extremely afraid of how long Emperor Yongle could live in the remaining days, and wanted to avoid the result, refusing to see or listen, and blocking her ears with paranoia, but Emperor Yongle always took the initiative to mention it and let her face what she didn't want to face.

The soil is still three parts of the earth, but it is a person.

Aunt Tao said: "Niangniang, it's cold outside, let's go back first." ”

Empress Hyundeok shook her head. She carried a string of Buddhist beads on her wrist, which was obtained in the temple for Emperor Yongle, and every night she had to recite the Buddhist beads and copy the Buddhist scriptures, praying that God would have mercy on the world and make miracles happen.

Each bead was polished to a shiny and smooth finish, and it was clear that Empress Hyundeok had been wearing it for many years. She looked at the moon in the sky, and it was very good and round, and it would not be long before this battle was about a year. The moon is full of a year, everything has a good ending, and she is about to show her merits, but she has been unable to hold her breath lately and made some gaffes.

She felt a little disgusted with herself, and turned her head, wanting to move forward. I couldn't help but hear the sound of "thunderbolt crackling", and when I looked down, the Buddhist beads in my hand were broken at some point, and those Buddha beads scattered from the broken rope and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound when they hit.

It's good, how can the Buddha beads be broken?

"Aunt Tao...

。 Empress Xiande muttered, and a sudden wave of uneasiness surged in her heart. It was as if his heart was being clenched, and he was about to breathe for a moment.

"Niangniang!" Aunt Tao was startled and hurriedly came to help her. Empress Xiande waved her hand, squatted down in a little panic, and said, "Quick, help me pick it up......"

As soon as Aunt Tao squatted down, she saw the little eunuch who had been following Gonggong Deng hurriedly running over, with a frightened face, and said, "Niangniang, the emperor is a little bad, go and take a look!"

Empress Xiande just picked up a fallen Buddha bead, heard the words, and couldn't help but loosen her hand, and the Buddha bead swirled along the ground, all the way to the pond, and even a splash did not make a splash on the water surface.

......

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, the eunuchs and palace maids outside all knelt in a room.

Gonggong Deng stood in a corner of the room, hanging his head, looking very sad.

When Empress Xiande entered, Gao Zhan had just come out of it, and when he saw her, he shook his head.

Empress Xiande stumbled, and she had to hold Aunt Tao's hand to fail to fall.

After a while, she said, "Go down, all of you." ”

Emperor Yongle on the couch also waved his hand.

All the people in the house withdrew.

Empress Xiande stepped forward.

She walked extremely slowly, as if resisting some unbelieving ending. But he had to step forward, and when he walked in, he half-knelt in front of the couch and looked at the people on the couch.

Emperor Yongle also looked at her, looked at her for a long time, and said with a smile: "It's okay, before leaving, I finally drank the snow brew you brewed." ”

"Stop ......," Empress Xiande looked at him with tears in her eyes.

She called "Xingzhi", the word of Emperor Yongle, not "Emperor". That was when she was still a girl, and Queen Xiao liked her and said thank you to her. Empress Xiande liked Xie Chi's words very much and felt that this person was very upright.

Although he has also given him indelible damage in the long years, Empress Xiandeok's heart still has no way to leave the other party.

Is life destined to have such a fate, this fate is not perfect, and it can even be called a catastrophe, when this catastrophe is about to end, she is stubbornly unwilling to let go. It's like a moth to a fire, and until the last moment, it never takes the initiative to let go.

"Qingzhen, I can't accompany you anymore. Emperor Yongle said apologetically: "When you married me, you thought you would be protected, but in fact, for so many years, you didn't get anything." He spoke very slowly, without saying a word, and had to rest for a while, as if it was very difficult.

Empress Xiande said: "Don't say it. ”

The two of them, since they became emperors, one called themselves "I", and the other called themselves "concubines", and they preferred to use "you and me" to compliment each other when their lives were about to come to an end and usher in a parting that would never meet again, just like an ordinary couple.

He said, "You go and live your own life, you are so good, you will definitely be able to live a very happy life in the future." Marry someone else, don't choose a selfish husband like me anymore, find a ...... who loves you and loves you"

Empress Xiande couldn't cry.

She suddenly felt that her hand was grabbed, and she saw Emperor Yongle staring at her with blazing eyes, he gritted his teeth and said, "But I'm not reconciled." I don't want ...... I'm very selfish, you are my woman, I don't want you to follow others. ”

Empress Xiande was stunned.

"In the past year, I have worked hard to live, hoping to have a few more days, but in fact, it is not because I want to see Xie Yuanjun in the world

。 The dust has settled on the great cause of the world, and I have nothing I can't let go, I just... I can't bear to ......" he took a hard breath: "I can't bear you...... Even if you are a husband and wife for more than half a day, an extra moment, it is also very good. ”

"When I saw you for the first time, and then you were summoned to the palace, it was not the mother's idea, it was me at the beginning, I told the queen mother, I thought you were very good. For so many years, you think that I am satisfied with the 'Queen of Xiande', but in fact it is not, I said that anyone can be this queen, as long as it can be done well, in fact, it is not, it was you from the beginning. Those words...... It's all a lie to you......"

Empress Xiande covered her mouth and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Emperor Yongle's face became more and more pale, his voice was low and almost inaudible, he said: "It's a pity that my life is not good, and it will affect you for the rest ......of your life" He stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to help Empress Xiande wipe away the tears on his face, but he was only halfway through the movement, and he fell down weakly.

His eyes were closed.

Empress Hyundeok covered her mouth and buried herself in the futon and cried bitterly. She cried heartbreakingly, but she couldn't hear it outside. She buried her voice in the heavy bedding, and she longed to bury her whole person in it, so that from then on, she could not listen, not watch, not blame, and not think.

The incense in the copper furnace rose and spread out in mid-air, and there was only forbearance, suppressed crying in the room, and the moon outside the window was bright and gentle, and the perfection did not seem to be real.

After a long time, Empress Hyundeok stood up. She gently tucked the quilt on Emperor Yongle's body and stabilized his lips. Straighten your hair in front of the mirror, wipe away your tears, and slowly open the door.

A room of eunuchs and palace maids kneeling outside, Gonggong Deng bowed forward, and Empress Xiande said calmly: "Your Majesty is dead." ”

Gonggong Deng was stunned, and then knelt down solemnly. Putting the dust forward, he knocked his head a few times.

Seeing this, the eunuch palace maid outside also knelt down and kowtowed, and her voice resounded through the nine-fold palace.

"Your Majesty—Dead—"

......

Shen Miao looked at Empress Xiande, who was wearing a plain white silk dress, her expression was still gentle and calm, as if nothing could shake the calmness in her heart.

After a short period of turmoil, the court calmed down.

Before his death, Emperor Yongle had everything in order, including the edict of succession, including possible turmoil in the court. Although there are people who are ready to move, the people and horses arranged by Emperor Yongle are not just decorations. Moreover, Xie Jingxing is now frequently reporting good news, and everyone in the world knows that Emperor Yongle has no children, and it is a fact that he is the only blood relative.

It's not that there is no voice of doubt, but the voice of doubt will eventually fade away. Xie Jingxing's bravery, Emperor Yongle's thoughtful arrangement, the court was solid, and at this time, there was no chaos. Perhaps they also know that once the Prince Rui returns, he will bring back not only victory, but also the land of Ming Qi and Qin, and this conquest will be completely unified in the troubled times, and an imperial throne will not be so important.

It's better to be obedient and settle down, and when the new emperor returns triumphantly to ascend the throne, he can still get a share of the credit.

There are only interests in the previous dynasty, but what about the harem?

The women of the harem have lost the monarch on which they depend, and they are naturally at a loss. There are those who are looking for death and life, but more of them are looking at the rest of their lives. Among the concubines in Emperor Yongle's harem, most of them were the daughters of courtiers, and he took the initiative to admit them, and there were almost none. Moreover, Emperor Yongle was born cold, except for the fact that he had particularly favored Lu Jing before, he was not very greedy for women, so between him and those concubines, it was not a lingering affection. After the death of Emperor Yongle, these women took the initiative to ask their families for help, hoping to find a better way out in the second half of their lives.

Empress Xiande calmly handled everything, sent a national funeral, and entered the imperial mausoleum. did not ask anyone to accompany the funeral, Emperor Yongle explained everything after his death to Gonggong Deng, and everything followed his wishes.

Shen Miao came to visit Empress Xiande at night, and since Emperor Yongle entered the imperial mausoleum, she seemed extraordinarily calm

。 Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival again, the full moon is in the sky, but she is listening to the maid strokes the piano in the Weiyang Palace.

Shen Miao asked the palace maid who was stroking the qin to go down, and when Empress Xiande saw her, she seemed to be extremely tired, smiled again, and said, "You are here." ”

"It's cold, the mother has to add more clothes, if you want to listen to the piano, then heat up the small stove, save the cold. Shen Miao said.

Empress Xiande smiled disappre一门ly, pointed to the moon cakes on the table, and said, "Made in the imperial kitchen, the palace wanted someone to send it to you before, but then I thought that it had already been delivered, so I didn't care about it." ”

Shen Miao smiled: "Niangniang, let's eat some too." ”

Empress Xiande waved her hand: "I can't eat it in this palace." ”

The edict has been issued, and when Xie Jingxing returns to Longye, he will ascend the throne, and Shen Miao is the queen at that time. But neither of them cared.

"These days, this palace has been thinking about the past, I originally thought that the emperor is gone, this is a fact that this palace has known for a long time, and this palace will slowly get used to it. But as the days went by, the more I felt unaccustomed. I always feel that my heart is empty, as if there is something missing, princess, after Jing walked, are you like this?"

Shen Miao was stunned.

Missed? Naturally, there is. I usually feel that every day is nothing big in front of me, and only after I am really separated do I realize what I have lost. At the time of separation, a person may be able to understand many of his feelings. But...... Shen Miao subconsciously stroked her lower abdomen, probably because there was a little guy in her abdomen, and these long and torturous days seemed less boring.

"You're about the same as Hongu. Empress Xiande didn't wait for Shen Miao to answer, so she said to herself: "In the past, Your Majesty didn't know who you were, so I inquired about you. When this palace listens, you know that you are a person with ideas, you deal with the Ming Qi royal family and protect the Shen family, you have your own ideas from the beginning. As for meeting Jingxing and marrying him, it was all caused by accident and going with the flow. If you don't have a scene, you can live your own life, because your original goal is not to become someone's wife. ”

"But Hongu is different. She looked at the ruby on her long armor and said, "The family of this palace is rich and stable, and there is no spearhead in disputes with the court, so I am born without worry. When Bengong met the emperor, he felt that the most important thing in life was to become his wife and be with him for the rest of his life. She propped her head on her elbows and spoke slowly, as if she were going to sleep in the next moment, but she was still talking.

"Maybe it's because the first half of this palace was too carefree, so I didn't know that it was such a difficult thing to become a person's wife. ”

Shen Miao didn't speak.

Empress Xiande is too bitter, these days, she doesn't say anything, but Shen Miao understands that feeling. Because talking doesn't change anything, but sometimes, it's always good to be able to say it. Empress Xiande is willing to say it now, at least it is better than stuffing it in her heart.

"The emperor is gone, and the palace doesn't know what to do. The women of the harem have also been dismissed, and the palace used to be noisy and annoying, but now it is deserted, making people feel strange and lonely. Bengong thought that it would be good if he didn't meet the emperor at the beginning, and would rather be like you, fighting with the royal family and protecting the Shen family carefully, which is better than this doomed sad ending. ”

She was too sad and desperate, Shen Miao comforted her: "The courtiers are the same. In fact, no one's life has always been safe and smooth, since the birth of the courtier, except for the concern of parents and brothers, there has not been a moment when God has rewarded a good situation, and the courtiers have never dared to hope for these, so they have to believe in themselves in everything. It is a blessing to meet His Royal Highness, but if there is no His Highness, the road of the courtiers will go on no matter how difficult it is. After a pause, she said: "The queen mother is the same, even if the emperor leaves first, but the queen mother should also think about herself and live for herself, no matter how difficult the road is, go down and see, this is also what the emperor is willing to see." ”

Empress Xiande was silent for a long time, so long that Shen Miao thought that she hadn't heard her words at all, and then heard her say, "Princess, thank you." ”

"I understand all these truths you said. ”

"It's just, it's too hard, it's too hard

。 ”

That night, Shen Miao and Empress Xiande sat for a long time. They said very little, but they seemed to say a lot.

After Shen Miao left, Empress Xiande sat alone in the palace for a long time.

It wasn't until Aunt Tao came to urge her to go up and rest that Empress Xiande got up. Seeing her freshen up and collapse, Aunt Tao left.

When the door was closed, the man on the couch sat up again.

She lit the lamp and rummaged through the cabinets to find the clothes, not the queen's court clothes, but a moon-white plain dress. She loves such simple and refreshing colors, but after becoming the queen, she can no longer wear these styles, if she is not delicate and grand, she will "can't suppress" other concubines.

She looks calm and calm, but in fact, she is just a non-talkative, introverted girl.

She was wearing a simple dress, sitting in front of the mirror, sweeping her eyebrows and applying rouge, and she looked extremely pretty.

She pulled out a pen and paper from the drawer and began to write. Anyway, put the letter in an envelope.

Finally, Empress Xiande pulled out a delicate jade box from the bottom of the cabinet. The box was covered with a touch of dust.

From the beginning of her marriage to Emperor Yongle, she knew about Emperor Yongle's illness. It takes a lot of courage to marry a man who doesn't know when he will die.

But she is the bravest lady in the Imperial Palace, the most yearning for heroes, Emperor Yongle is about not a hero, he plays with power, wins people's hearts, and is not fair, but Empress Xiande still thinks that he is still her hero.

It was at the beginning and it was at the end.

There was a slender vial in the jade box, and she took it out and held it in the palm of her hand.

On the day she married Emperor Yongle, Empress Xiande prepared this medicine bottle for herself. She said to herself in the mirror: Qingzhen, the people in the rivers and lakes are heroic and neat, the righteous words are the head, dare to love and hate, although you are in the official family, you yearn for the rivers and lakes.

If one day he is unfortunately gone, and the yellow spring falls, you must also follow. It's your decision.

For so many years, every year, Empress Xiande had to take out the medicine bottle to take a look, and she was very glad that the medicine bottle was not used in the end. Every year, she steals from heaven, and she has a special happy time.

Now, it's finally time to take it out.

She was very timid, so timid that she didn't have the courage to live the rest of her days after Xie Chi left.

She was also very bold, so bold that she knew from the beginning that she might end up like this, and she still resolutely went for it.

"Okay, I've come to see you. She whispered, gulping down the contents of the bottle.

The moon gradually rose out of the clouds, hanging high on the branches of the willow trees, as if smiling and watching the joys and sorrows of the world.

The perfection makes you want to cry.

......

Shen Miao was very uncomfortable this night, and her dreams were always very noisy, trying to hear clearly what was noisy, but she always couldn't understand it.

It wasn't until the sting woke her up, Shen Miao looked at the bright sky outside, did she get up, and when she touched her forehead, she was in a cold sweat, and a trace of uneasiness crossed her heart.

Luo Tan ran in from outside, her eyes were red, she looked at Shen Miao, and said in a low voice: "The queen mother is dead!"

Shen Miao took the handkerchief in his hand and fell to the ground with a "snap".

......

In less than a month, Emperor Yongle and Empress Xiande passed away one after another, and the world mourned

Emperor Yongle passed away, and Empress Xiande was martyred, which was moving. Those concubines who fought to the death in the palace in the past also rushed to hear the news. When Empress Xiande was the queen, she was benevolent and generous, and Emperor Yongle was not close to her, so these favorite concubines didn't have any thoughts about Empress Xiande. Knowing this, there are even sighs and sighs.

Empress Xiande's father seemed very calm from beginning to end, and he may have expected that Empress Xiande would make this decision, although he was sad, he was not unacceptable.

According to the etiquette of the queen's tomb, Shen Miao sent Empress Xiande and Emperor Yongle to the imperial tomb together. At this point, after a period of Ming Junxian, he can only stay in the history books of Daliang forever.

But many things followed.

Emperor Yongle died, and Empress Xiande died, Empress Xiande died, who should be in charge of the court now? Although Emperor Yongle left an edict to inherit the throne, Xie Jingxing had not yet ascended the throne after all, and speaking of which, it is not okay to call Shen Miao the queen now. But Emperor Yongle has no other siblings, and the only one who is related by blood is Xie Jingxing.

No court is completely stable, especially if the dragons are leaderless.

The court, which had begun to calm down, began to move again. There are always restless courtiers who are always trying to do something. They have ambition and no courage, but they are not willing to let go of this opportunity by mistake.

Shen Miao asked Gonggong Deng: "Is there a lot of noise in the previous dynasty now?"

Deng Gong said: "Exactly." Now the former dynasty is trying to nominate a person to temporarily supervise the dynasty, and wait for His Royal Highness the Prince to return to Longye, and then make plans. ”

"Presumptuous. The corners of Shen Miao's lips twitched: "I really want to steal the princes of the country!"

Grandpa Deng was silent.

I don't know why, he always feels that this young Princess Rui has an indescribable temperament, which is very similar to the original Empress Xiande, but it is more sharp than Empress Xiande. On weekdays, I look gentle and easy to speak, and I don't delve into anything, but once I cool my face, I always feel intimidating.

It was very similar to Prince Rui Xie Yuan's feelings.

However, before Emperor Yongle left, he also instructed Gonggong Deng that when Xie Jingxing came back, he would ask him to assist Xie Jingxing. Father-in-law Deng has lived in Longye's palace since he was a child, and he can also help in many things. Now that Xie Jingxing has not returned, what Shen Miao instructed, Father-in-law Deng naturally can't be sloppy.

"Father-in-law Deng, clean up. I come and go. She said.

Gonggong Deng was stunned for a moment and said, "Madam......"

"The court is in turmoil, at this juncture, if there is a bad message, Longye will inevitably be panicked, and chaos will cause trouble. It's better for me to be a wicked person first, it is useless for others to think anything, I must first calm down the hearts of people who are about to move. ”

"But," Gonggong Deng looked at Shen Miao's lower abdomen, and he said, "You are still pregnant." ”

"It is precisely because of this child that we can calm the previous dynasty. Shen Miao smiled slightly: "Royal bloodline, even if they want to make any moves, they have to worry about their reputation." Although I am a Mingqi person, they will definitely make a fuss about this, but the child in my belly has royal blood, and he will not dare to be disrespectful to me no matter what. ”

Gonggong Deng thought for a while and said, "This can indeed be calmed down temporarily, but in this way, princess, you can't hide your pregnancy." ”

"I kept it a secret, but I didn't want His Highness to be distracted on the battlefield. Now that the war is coming to an end, the dust has settled, and victory is ahead, there is no need to hide anything. She looked at Gonggong Deng, who was still frowning, and said with a smile: "Are you afraid that this palace is not peaceful, and someone wants to harm me." ”

Gonggong Deng hurriedly arched his sleeves: "The slave will definitely protect the safety of the princess and the little prince!"

Shen Miao bowed: "I'm tired."

。 ”

After Gonggong Deng stepped back, Shen Miaocai breathed a sigh of relief, sat on a chair, and looked at the fallen leaves outside the window.

Empress Xiande left in too haste, and many of the problems left behind became apparent. The huge and lively palace in this spring, at the moment, is deserted, and there is a feeling of sadness when people go to tea and cool. However, she knew that the matter was far from over, and before Xie Jingxing returned, it was her thing to do to settle down this somewhat chaotic former dynasty.

"Since you were reincarnated in my womb, there really hasn't been a good time. Shen Miao whispered to her lower abdomen: "However, everything will be fine." ”

......。

Five days later, the edict of the previous dynasty was public, and the dynasty was in an uproar. There are doubters, and the ministers prove them one by one. Before Emperor Yongle let go, everything was in order. The hundred officials were speechless.

Some good deeds said that there is no leader in the group now, and asked for the election of several courtiers to be co-regent. was rejected, and Princess Rui Shen Miao handled the court affairs on her behalf.

For a while, the excerpts spread everywhere, and rumors flew everywhere, all saying that Shen Miao was from Ming Qi, and it was clear that he was a spy sent by Ming Qi, and now he wanted to usurp power when there was no one in the court, and the wolf was ambitious.

This rumor spread quickly, and it subsided quickly, because Shen Miao appeared in the front court with a big belly. And Gonggong Deng and Aunt Tao also proved that Empress Xiande took Shen Miao into the palace because she wanted to protect the only royal bloodline.

With this child, nominally always nothing. In addition, on the day Shen Miao came out, the means were thunderous, and the checks and balances were subtle, but he ruthlessly defeated those troublemakers. She attaches equal importance to grace and power, which makes people feel that if she pulls up some trouble at this time, when Xie Jingxing comes back, she is afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat.

Half of it was out of fear of Shen Miao, and half of it was out of fear of Xie Jingxing. The turmoil quickly subsided.

But Shen Miao didn't have a very leisurely life.

She has to do what she says, and since she bears this burden, she can't just talk about it. These days, she has been watching excerpts. After the death of Emperor Yongle, many excerpts have been accumulated, and with the death of Empress Xiande, the excerpts are piled up even higher. She reads them one by one, and sometimes she sees the middle of the night.

A few people were shocked to feel sorry for her, but they couldn't persuade her, so they had to accompany her.

While taking a nap, Luo Tan asked, "Little cousin, why do you need to see it yourself? If you can't trust those people, you can always trust the henchmen of the former emperor." Wouldn't it be nice to give them all these folds and let them see them? Why do it yourself, when you still have a baby in your belly? ”

Shen Miao shook her head: "People's hearts are changeable, and power cannot be arbitrarily placed. I'm not from Longye, and in a short period of time, I can't see clearly what people's hearts are. It is impossible to predict whether there will be variables in the future, so let's see these things for yourself. If something goes wrong, it's not something that can be easily remedied. ”

Maybe Emperor Yongle originally had confidants, but after the death of Emperor Yongle and Empress Xiande, no one could predict whether these people would have other thoughts in their hearts. If this is Ming Qi, Shen Miao has an understanding of these people, so it is naturally fine, but this is Longye, she has not been in Longye for a long time, not to mention completely understanding people's morality in a short period of time?

At the end of the day, there is no one you can trust here.

Gonggong Deng was also serving on the side, and when he saw this, he nodded approvingly. Shen Miao was so happy that Gonggong Deng couldn't help but doubt in his heart, if he was just talking, wouldn't he slap the royal family in the face in the face of so many courtiers?

Fortunately, Shen Miao did a good job. Her handling of some things can even be called satisfactory. Although Gonggong Deng doesn't understand court affairs, he is most proficient in observing words and feelings, those courtiers have gone from opposition to suspicion at the beginning, and they have eased up recently, which means that Shen Miao is not too bad, otherwise these people who were picky at the beginning would not have found out their mistakes until now.

Gonggong Deng was a little relieved, if Shen Miao was such a person, then compared to Empress Xiande, maybe the cool country could really last for a hundred years and be evergreen as the Empress Dowager Jingxian expected

"It's so hard. Luo Tan said: "But yesterday, I heard them talking about it when they went to court, saying that you are very lucky, and the several decisions you have made are very successful." Hey," Luo Tan disdained: "Where is luck, it is clear whether the real ability is good or not." Little cousin, how can you do anything, you can see all these messy folds in the palace, what else can't?"

Shen Miaobai glanced at her: "No, it's too much." ”

"For example....... Luo Tan stepped forward excitedly.

"For example, you won't be as curious about everything as you are. ”

Luo Tan was dumbfounded, and then said, "Anyway, ......." It's almost over, you're about to give birth, and your brother-in-law is about to win the battle, and then my uncle and my father should also come over, and our family will be reunited. ”

Shen Miao smiled slightly: "Yes." ”

The hard work is worth it.

......

Xie Jingxing's news came soon, the Ming Qi had been destroyed, the Qin State saw that there was no hope of peace, and the Qin Emperor fled north in a hurry. Now the sergeants of Daliang are rushing to the capital of Qin, and after occupying the capital, Xie Jingxing's group will return to Daliang first.

In a sense, the war is over, and now all we have to wait for is the triumphant return of the heroes.

That's really the best news to come in and hear.

It's just that...... Shen Miao sighed, Xie Jingxing thought that he already knew about Emperor Yongle and Empress Xiande. When he returned to Daliang and went to the imperial mausoleum to see the funeral, he didn't know what it was like in his heart. The last person in the world who was related to him by blood had left, and from then on, he was truly alone.

But...... It's not that he's alone, at least there's Shen Miao and the children.

Aunt Tao said with a smile: "The princess's day of giving birth is estimated to be the first day of the next month." There are still more than ten days, and everyone should pay attention to them in these days. ”

Luo Tan rubbed his hands: "I'm so happy, I just don't know if it's a little niece or a little nephew, but it makes people curious." I guess it's a little niece, so well-behaved, she doesn't make trouble. ”

"That's not necessarily," Aunt Tao said, "The princess's belly is pointy, and she may be a little princess." ”

Shen Miao smiled and listened to their speculation, but her heart was never more stable.

gave birth to a child, and when Xie Jingxing came back, maybe the hardships and chaos of this year would come to an end. I can finally have a good time in the future.

However, in this world, there is always nothing perfect. is a good ending in the end, and there will be eighteen twists and turns in the middle, difficulties and obstacles will continue, and in the end, there will be some big troubles and chaos. It seems that this can show the preciousness of a good ending and the difficulty of happiness.

And Shen Miao, when she thought that she could go to happiness unimpeded, ushered in such a big trouble.

......

In autumn, the weather is clear and the wind is smooth, which is a rare good weather.

Shen Miao sat on the edge of the courtyard, and it was rare to finish reading the excerpt early today. Luo Tan didn't know where to find a kite, but her childlike innocence was undiminished, and she had fun with the female officials in the palace, Shen Miao was infected by her laughter, and couldn't help but smile a little.

But I saw Father-in-law Deng walking in briskly from outside, and his expression was a little rare and solemn. Seeing Shen Miao, he motioned for her to go to the inner hall.

Shen Miao saw that he seemed to have something important to say, so he was helped to the inner hall by the stunned sting. As soon as he arrived at the inner hall, Gonggong Deng said: "Princess, it's not good, the remnants of the Lu family are attacking the city."

！”

"The remnants of the Lu family?" Shen Miao frowned: "Everyone in the Lu family, when they were in Ruyang, weren't they all eradicated?"

"Among the remnants of the Lu family, Miss Lu Er's husband is a military attaché, among whom he raised a group of private soldiers, who were not in Longye at that time, but in the suburbs outside Longye, pretending to be ordinary people. These people have dealings with the Ye family. When the Ye family had an accident, Ye Maocai gave these people a huge amount of money. Now these people are ready to attack the city, and they are fighting with the city garrison. "Deng Gong is fair.

Shen Miao frowned, and after a while, he said coldly: "The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and the Lu Ye family is really racking their brains in order to deal with the royal family." She looked at Grandpa Deng: "They're coming for me." ”

Gonggong Deng wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "The princess ......"

With the current idea of the Lu Ye family's "remnant forces", it is impossible to compete with Xie Jingxing, who is leading the army. The reason why he chose to attack the city at this time is nothing more than inheriting the last wishes of Ye Maocai and Lu Zhengchun, and he has to break the net. Now there is only Shen Miao in the entire palace who can call the shots, and Shen Miao still has Xie Jingxing's child in her belly. Maybe in their opinion, killing Shen Miao and losing the child, Xie Jingxing will be in pain.

For Xie Jingxing, this is the best revenge.

This is the method used by Ye Maocai and Lu Zhengchun? Everyone is dead, and they have to disgust people in the end.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in the city, and how many guards are there in the palace?" asked Shen Miao.

"The palace guards are enough to protect the princess, but those people have already begun to slaughter the people outside Longye City. Once you enter the city, you will definitely kill at will. These people are fierce and mixed in with the crowd, and if they want to deal with them, they must send a large number of people. In this way, there are not enough people in the palace, and it is easy to be exploited. ”

Shen Miao frowned: "In other words, the palace and the people, choose one of the two?"

Gonggong Deng was silent, this was said so bluntly, he didn't know how to answer.

"Got it. Shen Miao nodded: "Transfer the Praetorian Guards out and protect the people first." ”

"Princess!" Gonggong Deng was stunned: "You can't put your life and death out of the way, if you are in any danger, how can the slave explain to His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"It's not that I put my life and death out of the way," Shen Miao said, "It's just that you think those people are really only outside the city? What they did was nothing more than to arouse the fear of the people, and if the guards were only in charge of the palace at this time, once they said a few words, the people would be easily incited. People's hearts are unstable, and even if this palace is solid, it will have to fall apart. Especially when His Royal Highness is coming back, the more he can't make trouble. Seeing that Gonggong Deng still disagreed, Shen Miao said: "Besides, I won't joke with my life." Before His Highness left, he left me some men and horses, and they will protect me. ”

Some of the Mo Yu soldiers who stayed in Prince Rui's mansion later followed Shen Miao into the palace. She knew in her heart that there was no choice now. Lu Zhengchun and Ye Maocai's last move seemed to be deliberately disgusting. If Shen Miao only cares about herself and doesn't care about the life and death of the people, once this matter passes, even if Xie Jingxing ascends the throne in the future, she will end up with a selfish and ruthless reputation. When an emperor first ascends the throne, the most important thing is the support of the people. If you lose the hearts of the people in the world, the foundation will not be stable from the beginning.

Even for Xie Jingxing, the Praetorian Guards couldn't just take care of the palace.

Seeing that she seemed to have an idea in her heart, Gonggong Deng no longer insisted. I arranged it according to her words.

Shen Miao is not as indifferent as it seems. She frowned, if it was in the past, it would have been enough, the partial birth was at this juncture, when she was about to give birth, maybe those remnants of the chaotic party saw this opportunity.

In any case, she has to take care of the baby in her belly.

Luo Tan rushed over when he got the news, and he was also worried, and persuaded her: "Little cousin, it's better for you to find a place now, let's hide, and wait until we give birth to a child." It's not safe in this palace right now, everyone knows that you are in the palace, and the thieves naturally know it. Once there are few guards in the palace, they will inevitably attack it

。 ”

Shen Miao shook her head: "If I leave, I'm afraid that the next day I will be rumored by those people to run for my life." This palace is like a position, I will withdraw first, as soon as the thieves come up, the royal prestige will not be able to stand up. ”

"But......" Luo Tan still wanted to speak.

"Nothing. Hold on for a few more days, and Xie Jingxing will be back. Shen Miao said: "As long as you survive this time." ”

Sure enough, as Shen Miao expected, within the second day, rumors began to circulate in the streets and alleys, saying that Prince Rui had already fled with her own people and horses, regardless of the life or death of the people of Longye. Now there is no one in charge in the Daliang court, and the remnants of the thieves are fighting with the city garrison at the gate of Longye, and they may enter the city one day, and Longye will inevitably bleed into the river at that time.

The people are very kind, and the kind people are the most easily taken advantage of. Whether it is words or substance, all they can rely on is the blessing of the Son of Heaven. But now that I heard this rumor, the best people had fled by themselves, and the rest of them were like fish under a knife, and they had nothing to be slaughtered.

For a while, he scolded the royal family for being ruthless, and Shen Miao's cold words were endless. scolded Xie Jingxing for only caring about his own merits, regardless of the lives of the people of Longye, and scolded Shen Miao for having no benevolence, and would abandon the city and flee.

Shen Miao sat on the side of the Jinluan Palace. She was dressed in a purple and gold robe, shining brightly, combing an orthodox palace bun, and her eyebrows and eyes were clearly young, and she could even suppress this heavy color. She said, "Upper Miyagi." ”

The courtiers looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Princess, will this move be too risky?" This person opposed Shen Miao's court at the beginning, and he opposed it the most. But in recent days, I have settled down a lot.

"It takes risks so that the people will believe that they will not be abandoned in the midst of danger. She stood up, and Gu Yu hurriedly supported her, she was now pregnant with Liujia, and it was always a little inconvenient to walk.

Miyagi is said to be a castle, but it is better to say that it is a castle tower. When Shen Miao led hundreds of officials upstairs, some people gathered below, and there were more and more people. Mo Qing took the Mo Yu Army, and the Praetorian Guards in the palace were all ready to prevent assassins from secretly attacking.

Among the people, there were also people who recognized Shen Miao, and someone immediately exclaimed: "It's the princess!"

However, in just a short moment, the water under the city tower was almost crowded, and I was afraid that most of the people in Longye would come. Shen Miao looked at the bottom before slowly speaking.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there have been many rumors recently, the remnants of the Lu clan and the Ye clan are in turmoil, entangled endlessly, and even raided Longye, intending to confuse people's hearts. ”

In the wind, her voice is neither high nor low, it seems to have a soothing power, but it is full of firmness, and one can feel the determination in her tone.

"But don't be gullible. I swear in the name of Prince Rui and Princess that the city is with me, and the city is dead. I am with you, and I am with you!"

There was an uproar in the city, but there were those who doubted and those who believed.

"The soldiers of Da Liang are on a expedition outside, I am in Longye, and I am also a member of the Xie family in Longye, the glory of the Xie family will not be extinguished, and I will not escape. A family of military generals, if you don't go out of your way, you can be defeated, you can't escape. What's more, how can there be a small remnant of the gang? jokes!"

She spoke loudly and without being loud, and everyone looked up at the woman, dressed in a purple and gold robe. She raised her chin slightly, but in a trance, she let people see the young prince who was fighting outside, and she was also arrogant, but she was qualified.

"Therefore, do not believe, do not speak, do not fear, do not be afraid. ”

"I'm in this palace, see who dares to come?"

The purple cloak hunted in the wind, and the flag flew high behind him.

The people downstairs were silent for a moment, and then they cheered together, and the cry shook the sky, as if they were about to break through the sky!

There is no one who does not like victory, the people need to be appeased, and they need domineering oaths. In the absence of the monarch, this woman can take on a great cause, and she also has courage and courage, which is admirable and reassuring

It's a very supportive look.

And the civil and military officials standing behind her were all moved when they saw this scene.

The power of words is like this, this woman seems to be very provocative, she provokes the most enthusiastic part of people's hearts, makes people's blood boil, and invisibly, the gate of Longye City is firmly strengthened.

Shen Miao turned and left.

In the next few days, Long Ye's rumors subsided. Even if there are good deeds to provoke, the people will immediately refute it. After all, on that day, Shen Miao personally climbed the palace tower under such a dangerous situation, and his words were inspiring, as long as the people settled down, the power of people's hearts could be shown.

However, the Lu Ye Rebellion launched an intensified attack outside the city, which was actually very crazy.

Shen Miao wanted to look at the excerpts on weekdays, and on the other hand, he had to arrange for the Praetorian Guards to go to the reinforcement city garrison, and he was busy all day long. She was even more pregnant, but she felt a little powerless.

On this day, she only got up early in the morning when she saw Luo Tan running in. When he saw her, he said, "Little cousin, someone has come to see you." ”

Shen Miao frowned: "Who?" She was in the palace, and now no one came to see her except for saying a few words to those courtiers when she was in the court on weekdays. There are no relatives and friends in Longye, and the best ones are all in the palace.

"I'll help you out to see. Luo Tan said.

Luo Tan helped Shen Miao out, and when he arrived at the main hall, he saw a person sitting at the table, and he was pouring tea with that person. The person who came was dressed in a green shirt and hunted, but he was still as proud as he remembered.

Shen Miao lost her voice and said, "Mr. Pei?"

Pei Lang turned his head.

It's been almost a year, and so much has happened in a year. When Pei Lang chose to leave, in some ways, it was already the best choice. After all, under the memory of the previous life, no one knows what kind of mood each other should use to face each other.

When he saw Shen Miao, he smiled slightly: "I heard that Longye is in trouble, and the palace is in danger." I don't have any special skills, but at least I can share some of them. ”

Shen Miao frowned and didn't speak for a while.

Pei Lang smiled: "Don't think too much, I am from Mingqi, and I am at least a fellow villager in Daliang." Besides, after all, there was a friendship between teachers and students, and it was not a complete friendship. This time, I should have come to help my neighbors. ”

He looked at it and smiled as if nothing had happened. Shen Miao looked at him carefully, and saw that his expression was calm, as if he had let go of the past, and his heart couldn't help but relax.

For Shen Miao, that period of time is almost a long time ago. She attaches more importance to the future, and Pei Lang's appearance can indeed share a lot of problems for her.

She said, "I owe you a favor again." "Last time, it was Pei Lang who blocked a knife for her.

Pei Lang said softly: "Owe?" Fu smiled again and said, "It's good to think like this." When he raised his head and looked at Shen Miao, he said, "Don't waste time, let's start dealing with the most important things in Longye now." ”

......

What is the most important thing in Longye now, it is naturally to clean up the remnants of the chaotic party and protect the safety of the people in the city. There are all kinds of court events because of the war, and there are countless excerpts. Just relying on Shen Miao, who is now pregnant, to take care of it is very reluctant. Besides, she is about to give birth, and she really can't bear such a big movement.

After Pei Lang came, the burden on Shen Miao's body was lighter.

Pei Lang was originally Fu Xiuyi's staff, so he naturally knew something about these court affairs. Moreover, he is already talented in this area, and he is all-encompassing. Even if it was the first time to enter the court of Da Liang, he did it well.

However, there is also a difficulty, that is, Longye's manpower is still okay to protect the people in the city, and it is a bit of a concern to divide the remaining forces to clear up the rebellious party

。 No one dares to take this risk, but such a stalemate is not the way to go.

"If you delay for a few more months, Xie Jingxing will come back, and these chaotic parties will be eliminated. Shen Miao said to Pei Lang: "As long as you stick to this time." ”

Pei Lang was helping to read the excerpts. None of them mentioned their past lives or had anything to do with them in a little bit of sensitivity, as if they were tacitly in the past. It's not good to be picky, and sometimes, pretending to be stupid is the best way to get along.

Pei Lang was also stunned for a long time when he saw the stupid Ye Hongguang, probably knowing that Ye Hongguang and Fu Ming were really born too much. Therefore, Ye Hongguang is also very gentle, and Ye Hongguang likes to play with the patient Pei Lang.

"Even so," Pei Lang was a little worried: "But the Lu family is also well aware of this truth. The day before yesterday, the garrison of the city had already told the Lu family that the rebellious party of the Lu family had not taken action now. Even if things are abnormal, they must be demons, and they always feel that they are preparing something. ”

"No matter what they're preparing, our situation won't change in the slightest. Shen Miao sighed: "I thought that the border of Daliang was firmly guarded. Long Ye is solid, even if there is action, it is just the mutual suspicion of officials above the court, who knows that the Lu family still has a hand. ”

The Lu family hated the royal family to the core, so they knew that their victory was hopeless, and they hid their hands at the last moment. ”

"It's not a pity that the old thief died. Shen Miao took the fold, but her eyes were looking out the window: "But Long Ye can't be lost." Not a single step can be made. ”

Luo Tan walked over with a food basket and said with a smile: "The two of you have been reading the excerpts for so long, you must eat." Especially my little cousin, you are not alone now, and you have a child. You are hungry yourself, and you have to make me wonder if my little nephew or little niece is hungry, what kind of mother is it? She brought the pastries and soup out of the basket and said, "Mr. Pei, let's eat some too." I've seen it all made from the kitchen, and it's guaranteed to be clean!"

Luo Tan was in the palace all day long, and he seemed to have nothing to do. Shen Miao and Pei Lang looked at the excerpts, she couldn't help, so she simply put all her thoughts on Shen Miao's children. There are many people in the palace, and it takes 1.2 million hearts to eat, and how many women's children are lost in eating. Luo Tan simply moved a small stool every day and guarded the imperial kitchen, even if Aunt Tao was stunned by Gu Yu, all kinds of things had to be cooked with his own eyes.

Shen Miao smiled slightly: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

Pei Lang's gaze fell on Shen Miao's bulging abdomen, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "About..." These days, right?"

"It's hard to say. Shen Miao said: "But I think it should be soon." She stroked her lower abdomen, and tenderness flashed in her eyes: "Born in such a chaotic time, it's really embarrassing for him." ”

"What a mess. Luo Tan said: "What the little cousin said is not right. You must know that now is the world is peaceful, the troubled times are stable, and it is a good time for prosperity. When my brother-in-law came back, the little guy had a father who had won the battle, and the whole world was cheering and blessing for his birth. How did such a good thing come to your mouth, and it still seems like a bad thing can't be done?"

Shen Miao smiled: "You are so good at talking, why don't you sing and tell stories?"

Luo Tan was triumphant: "If I go to sing and tell stories, I will definitely be able to be the best in the world." ”

Pei Lang saw that the two of them were talking lively, so he also shook his head and smiled, and said: "It's good to get through this time, I just hope that the remnants of the chaotic party will not cause other incidents at this time." ”

Heaven does not obey people's wishes, Pei Lang's words accidentally became a prophecy two days later.

The more critical the time, the more you can't make a mistake, as long as you get through this period of time, Xie Jingxing comes back and solves the danger of Longye, whether it is a chaotic party or a thief, it will disappear forever in the land of Da Liang, and from then on, the Ming Qi and Qin States are not there, there is only one Da Liang in the world, and this prosperous world will fall into the hands of Xie Jingxing.

They flee to the ends of the earth, and these people are like ants, like dogs that have lost their homes, and they will never be at peace.

They didn't plan to leave alive in the first place, otherwise they wouldn't have attacked Long Ye, but the premise was to kill Shen Miao and the flesh and blood in Shen Miao's abdomen, and this battle to the death was worth it

。 Now seeing that the time is passing day by day, the people have not succeeded in inciting, the royal family is stable, and the thieves will be anxious. They were eager to make a mess of the entire Longye, so that Xie Jingxing would come back and face a mess, as well as the tragic death of his wife and children.

So they launched a frantic attack on Long Ye two days later.

Just like Pei Lang guessed, things must be demons, they formulated a detailed plan, and this plan was originally made by Lu Maocai in order to force the palace, but now he didn't expect it to be used to deal with this uninhabited imperial city.

But as Shen Miao said, no matter what, their situation will not change in the slightest.

In Lu Maocai's plan, it was originally the Lu family's soldiers to deal with the royal guards. Now these remnants are not as brave as the soldiers of the Lu family, and now these royal guards are not as many as when Emperor Yongle was there, so they can just be tied.

If the Praetorian Guard is to be allocated to protect the people, there will naturally be fewer people in the palace. Shen Miao's situation is also very dangerous.

"Princess, don't call some people back to the palace. Deng Gong said fairly: "Now I am afraid that there are more people in the palace to be safe." ”

"It's useless to have one or two more, and there's no one out there. That's it. Shen Miao said: "That's it, just keep it tonight." The thieves also have to recuperate, and if they attack the city tonight, their morale will naturally be reduced by half. Tonight is the most stressful time, and after tonight, things will be much easier. ”

Aunt Tao was a little worried: "But it sounds strange and worried." And the princess, is the child in the womb really okay?"

Shen Miao subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, about a mother and son heart, these days, she can clearly feel the child kicking in the stomach, action, but tonight is very calm. He smiled and said, "I'm about asleep, and I know that I can't make trouble at this time, so I'm very well-behaved." ”

Pei Lang said: "Since you have made up your mind, you will stay here." However, you still have to be fully prepared, once something happens, let all the people of the Mo Yu Army come over and escort you to a safe place first. Although this palace has to be guarded, human life is also the most important. Even if the people finally knew that you had fled, and they fled at the last moment, they would definitely not blame you, after all, you still have to protect the royal bloodline. ”

Shen Miao nodded: "I think the same way." ”

"Then everyone cheer up. Luo Tan said: "Now is a crucial night, we are all in the palace, the more we must unite at this time, you must know that there is no great hurdle." This year is almost over, and now it's nothing more than some nameless rats, and I'm afraid he won't make it?"

Luo Tan grew up with the Luo family, and he has a pride and courage in his bones, the more dangerous he is, the more he is not afraid. Her words made everyone in the palace boil. Together with the palace maids and eunuchs of Weiyang Palace, they all knelt down and said that they wanted to live and die with the palace.

It's not that desperate.

Shen Miao sat in the center of the hall, the hall was very spacious, and it was too spacious, and it looked a little sparse. Pei Lang sat on the side and flipped through the folds, Shen Miao looked at some documents sent by the courtiers at noon in the hall, as for Luo Tan, he didn't know where to find a nine-link fiddle. Aunt Tao and Gonggong Deng were on the side, warming the tea from time to time, and it seemed that they each had their own things, but they were very busy.

It also diluted the tense atmosphere a little.

But it was only some, because from time to time the guards came to report, and what was the situation in the city now? Those thieves were really vicious, slaughtering the people everywhere, as if they were going to work against the royal family, and caused panic everywhere. Fortunately, Shen Miao allocated most of the Praetorian Guards, as well as the city garrison, and fought endlessly with those Lu family members, and it was impossible to tell who had the upper hand for a while.

These thieves were very cunning, some disturbed the hearts of the people, and some secretly outflanked and tried to attack the palace. I heard the sound of some soldiers meeting each other in the distance, and the shouts of soldiers from time to time. Occasionally, with the light of the fire, no one can really calm down.

It seems to be a bow, which is very full for a while, loosened for a while, and then pulled perfectly

。 Every move involves people's hearts, making it difficult for people to settle down.

The night was extraordinarily long, so long that the green smoke wafting out of the incense burner was extraordinarily slow, scattered in the air, emitting some quiet fragrance, but it also made people's hearts rise to their throats.

When the morning light was fainting, the movement outside gradually became smaller.

Gonggong Deng and Aunt Tao also showed a relieved look.

The leader of the Praetorian Guard came in from outside and said to Shen Miao: "Back to the princess, the Lu family's chaotic party has withdrawn from the city, and the thieves in the city have been eliminated. The garrison of the city is pacifying the people. ”

This means that the crisis is over.

Luo Tan stretched, she fiddled with the nine links all night and didn't untie them, it's not stupid or stupid, her mind didn't lie on the nine links all night, and it would be a miracle to be able to untie them. She yawned, although she was excited, she couldn't hide her tiredness, and said, "Little cousin, this crisis is solved, and I will accompany you all night, which can be regarded as a little credit." ”

Shen Miao raised her head, she was better than Luo Tan, except that she looked a little tired, but she was not so sleepy. only smiled: "Everyone has worked hard." When His Highness returns, he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. ”

The head of the guard also smiled and said, "The princess has also worked hard. ”

Being able to be calm at such a critical juncture, and even sitting in the palace with them all night, in a way, is almost fighting with them. It is always particularly admirable for a woman to be able to do this, and what kind of person Shen Miao is these days, everyone can see it clearly, if it weren't for her leading and suppressing Long Ye, I am afraid that Long Ye would be a mess now.

Pei Lang also raised his head from the fold, looked at Shen Miao and smiled slightly, as if he was relaxed.

Aunt Tao was the most nervous and Shen Miao's body, so she said, "Since everything is fine, the princess should rest first." After sitting all night without closing his eyes, ordinary people can't stand it, let alone a double body. She came over to help Shen Miao.

Shen Miao was supported by Aunt Tao, and before she took a step, she felt that her abdomen had fallen, and she suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Luo Tan said, "It's because your body is stiff after sitting for a long time, I'll help you rub it." If people are numb in their legs and feet, it is like this, and it is difficult to take a step. ”

"Not really. Shen Miao forced herself to calm down, and she said, "Help me invite a stable woman to come over first." ”

Aunt Tao and Luo Tan were stunned at first, but Aunt Tao reacted immediately, and she couldn't say whether she was more excited or frightened, and said, "Quick! Invite the two stable women in the palace!"

...。

Wen Po is the best Wen Po, the famous midwives in Longye, no matter how difficult it is to be born in their hands, it is just a trivial matter. In order to come safely, Aunt Tao found two of them.

Mrs. Li, who was the leader, said: "Don't be nervous, princess, women, giving birth to a child is the first time, once born and twice matured, the first time you have been born, you will not be so afraid in the future, it will be very smooth." ”

Mrs. Liu was older than Mrs. Li, and scolded: "What kind of nonsense are you talking in front of the nobles?" He looked at Shen Miao again and said strangely: "But the princess is very calm, how many girls have the mother-in-law delivered, but it is the first time to see such a calm person." ”

Shen Miao was supported to lie on the bed, her expression was flat, as if she didn't take this matter to heart, and she never showed a confused look from beginning to end, making people almost think that it was not the first time she had a child. But it was the second time to give birth, and those women were not so easy.

Shen Miao knew in her heart that she was not as calm as she seemed. The memory of the child goes back a long time, when Fu Xiuyi didn't care much about her, and it seemed that giving birth to a child was also very hard, and she gave birth to a child with anxiety.

Now this child has come into the world with everyone's expectations. Whether it is Xie Jingxing and herself, or Empress Xiande and Emperor Yongle, everyone in the Shen family knows that she is pregnant with a child, and they must be very precious to this child

。 The more you cherish something, the more you are afraid of being broken.

Caring is chaotic, and she forces herself to take a deep breath and exhale deeply, discarding the clutter in her head.

"The princess got up first and got something to eat. Mrs. Li picked up the brown sugar water egg from the side and brought it to Shen Miao: "Eat something to have strength, it will take some time to give birth to a child, you have to wait for a while." ”

Shen Miao took it, in fact, she didn't have much appetite, but she barely ate it all night.

"The princess is not squeamish at all. Mrs. Liu praised: "In the past, those little daughters-in-law always had a little bit of a small temperament. If it is the wife of a rich and noble family, it is even more picky. Let me eat something and refuse to eat, saying that it is uncomfortable, and then I have no strength to give birth to a child, and I am still bitter. The princess is very sensible, so when the child is born, it will be very smooth. ”

She saw that Shen Miao's expression was gentle, and she was not picky about their identity in the countryside, and when she spoke, she was also intimate, not too much.

Shen Miao knew that the two of them were talking to help distract herself, so that time could pass faster. After all, this hasn't even started yet.

Outside, Aunt Tao and everyone were waiting outside. Luo Tan said: "My heart is beating so hard, and I don't know if my little cousin gave birth to a boy or a girl, I have been curious for so long, and I finally have an answer." ”

"Whether it is a little prince or a little county lord, when His Royal Highness the Prince comes back, he will be very happy and hurt a lot. Aunt Tao smiled: "I just don't know how long it will take." ”

Gonggong Deng also looked a little nervous: "This is the first junior of the royal family after all, the queen mother and the emperor, the queen mother will feel relieved that she has a spirit in the sky." ”

This is the case, not to mention the people in Prince Rui's Mansion.

Even a person like Mo Qing, who has always been moody, looked flushed. jumped up and down from the sun, and only said: "Before leaving, I made a bet with Tieyi, I bet that I was born as a small county lord, but I bet on my entire net worth, if I lose, this time my daughter-in-law will not be guaranteed." ”

When he heard it, he scoffed: "I think it's a little son." ”

"Hey, why is it Xiao Shizi?" Congyang asked, "I think it's the little county lord." ”

"Xiao Shizi is Xiao Shizi!" was not to be outdone.

"Don't make any noise. Gu Yu played a round: "Don't make trouble, what about Uncle Tang?"

Uncle Tang was in the corner, chanting Amitabha Buddha and whispering: "I ask the ancestors of the Xiao family to bless the peace of the prince and princess, mother and son, mother and daughter, everyone is safe......"

Tossed from morning to afternoon, and in the evening, Shen Miao was finally about to give birth.

Wen Po asked the palace maids to prepare water, towels, clean scissors, and a lot of spare things. Luo Tan wanted to go in and take a look, but was persuaded by Aunt Tao. Aunt Tao and a few palace maids went in, as well as Jing Zhen and Gu Yu, so that no one could do anything.

Shen Miao moaned low on the bed.

She endured as much as she could, and the pain was louder and louder, and then it was almost intense. The pain was more painful than any physical pain she'd had ever had since she was reborn, almost someone was fiddling around her abdomen with scissors.

"The princess and princess work harder, use some strength!" Mrs. Li said: "I can see the shadow of the child!"

......

Pei Lang and his party outside are also living like years.

From time to time, there are palace maids who come in and out with silver basins, and the blood in the basins is shocking. Luo Tan anxiously grabbed the grandmother beside him and asked, "What's the matter, why is there so much blood?"

The grandmother comforted her: "It's okay, women will bleed when they give birth, don't be afraid."

。 ”

Pei Lang's heart was shaking far away.

In the previous life, Fu Xiuyi didn't pay attention to the birth of Fu Ming and Wanyu at all. At that time, he happened to pass by, and Fu Xiuyi asked him to take a look on his behalf.

When Shen Miao gave birth to a child before, in a way, Pei Lang spent it with her. Unexpectedly, in this life, Xie Jingxing was not by his side, and he spent it with him.

It's also good, at least at this moment, she's not alone. At least he had been with her at such times.

Every moment was extremely long, and I don't know how long it took, but I heard the exclamation of a mother-in-law in the house: "Come out, it's Xiao Shizi! Hey, there's another one!"

"It's a twin! a twin! The princess is so blessed!"

A moment later, I heard a "wow" from inside, and the baby's cry was very loud.

Everyone was overjoyed, and Luo Tan almost fainted with joy! But before they could slow down in one breath, they heard Mrs. Li's exclamation: "Princess, hold on, don't sleep! Don't sleep!"

Pei Lang's heart tightened, and before he could react, he heard Aunt Tao's mournful voice sounding: "Princess, hold on!"

Luo Tan was anxious, and he couldn't be afraid anymore, so he entered the house, Pei Lang hesitated for a moment, and heard Aunt Tao say: "Mr. Pei! Mr. Pei come in!"

Pei Lang rushed into the house, Shen Miao covered the quilt, her face was extremely pale, and she said to Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Li beside her: "It's okay, the child is saved, it's fine." ”

"The Princess.... Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Li still wanted to say something, but they couldn't speak.

"What the hell is going on?" Luo Tan was about to cry out in a hurry: "What's wrong with my little cousin, you say this kind of thing in a good way?"

"The princess was weak earlier, and this child is a twin. Distracted and tired before production, the fetus sits unsteadily. At this time, my body was extremely tired and I was bleeding too much......" Mrs. Liu couldn't go on.

"It's been a very difficult time for me to give birth. I—I think I'm afraid I can't do it. Cousin, when I saw my father and mother, I said for me that I was unfilial and could not serve them in their old age. ”

Luo Tan shook his head desperately and said, "Little cousin, this kind of thing can't be said by me. Don't talk nonsense, you will go to see your uncle and aunt well, you are unfilial when you say such things, don't say it, don't say it!" At the end of the words, he was already crying, and he could hardly hold himself.

Shen Miao smiled helplessly, and looked at Pei Lang on the side.

Pei Lang was in a trance, his lips trembled slightly, how could he still have a calm and calm appearance on weekdays.

"No, you can hold on. He said, "I owe you yet, and you will live a long life, and you will be in good health." It was as if he was forcing himself to believe something.

"Mr. Pei doesn't owe me anything for a long time, and if he really wants to pay it back, he will promise me to protect my children. I hope he can grow up healthy. She took a hard breath, as if she had used up all her strength, and said, "When I saw Xie Jingxing, I said to him, I'm sorry, I can't wait." Thank you for his willingness to protect me, tolerate me, and be able to have a husband and wife with him, I, I am very happy......"

"Princess!" exclaimed Aunt Tao.

"Let me see my kids......" she said.

The two mothers-in-law hastily wiped the child clean, wrapped it in swaddling clothes, and sent it to Shen Miao. Aunt Tao said with tears in her eyes: "They are two little sons, and they are very healthy. ”

Shen Miao's eyes fell on the two children, she stretched out her fingers with difficulty, traced the eyebrows and eyes of the two children, and said softly: "These two children have grown up, and their eyebrows and eyes must be very good-looking." Whether it's like a dad or like a mother...... Xie Jingxing and I have suffered a lot, and if God is a good person, he must be reluctant to let them suffer again. ”

Aunt Tao has already begun to wipe away her tears

Luo Tan didn't turn his head and wiped his tears with the back of his hand.

"I really want to see you grow up...... her eyes stayed on the two children, with a deep, deep affection, as if she was seeing someone thousands of miles away through the faces of two little babies.

"I miss you so much......"

Her voice faded.

Thousands of miles away, the young lord will suddenly feel a pain in his heart, and the pain spreads from his chest to every corner of his body, and the pain makes people bend down. He leaned on the table, gasping for air.

Gao Yang opened the tent and walked in, he was startled when he saw this scene, and hurriedly reached out to check his pulse, but after playing with the pulse, he said strangely: "There's no problem, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Jingxing frowned, and suddenly said, "Attack Xunyang tomorrow." ”

"Why did you decide suddenly?" Gao Yang was startled.

"Quick fix. Xie Jingxing turned around and walked out.

......

Da Liang captured Xunyang of Qin, and so far, the situation of the separation of the three kingdoms was finally broken by the young Prince Rui after more than 100 years. The competition came to an end, and the grand plan to dominate the industry finally fell into a big cool.

King Cheng was defeated, Emperor Qin was defeated, and finally was annihilated by the enemy halfway. There is only Emperor Daliang in the world, and there will be no more Emperor Ming Qi and Emperor Qin.

History will only remember the victors, and the slaves who died are sad, but if the old monarch treats the old monarch harshly, but the new king is kind and generous to the people, then the people's hearts will finally fall to the generous side.

The people are not fools, and there has been a saying since ancient times that they will repay the peach. Mingjun will be supported wherever he is.

The soldiers of Da Liang are about to return home.

It is always a glorious thing to return home after winning a battle. Those families whose families have people who have joined the army and are still alive naturally have light on their faces. It is the horse leather shroud, although it is regretted, but it is also proud.

The people of Longye City were almost running for joy, waiting for the return of the victorious army.

Compared with the lively people, the palace is deserted.

Luo Tan sat in the courtyard, and the warm sun that was hard to find in autumn was warm on people. There were books on the ground in the yard, and Shocking and Gu Yu were drying books.

Luo Tan looked at it, then laughed, and said, "When she was in Xiaochun City in the past, she always took out these books to dry. I think that the book will not be broken, what is there to dry, but it is still so exquisite. Unexpectedly, now, I took the initiative to do these things for her. ”

The man in the green shirt standing next to her did not speak.

Pei Lang seemed to have aged a lot overnight. He did things in silence, and without Shen Miao's orders, he couldn't look at the excerpts. Every day is just reading a book, and nothing can be done. Such futile days seemed to be painful for him.

There was not a hint of joy in the palace.

Aunt Tao walked out with two children in her arms, and Luo Tan hurriedly stood up and took one.

"The young masters are all healthy," Aunt Tao said with a smile: "The nurse said that she was also very well-behaved at night, and she was never noisy. ”

Luo Tan also had a smile on his face, and said, "Being so well-behaved, but following the mother's temperament." The voice stopped abruptly.

Pei Lang's eyes fell on the two children, and his eyes dimmed slightly.

"I really don't know which one is the elder brother and which one is the younger brother

。 Luo Tan diverged from the conversation: "It's exactly the same when you are born, it's like this now, what can you do in the future?"

Aunt Tao said with a smile: "If it's not in the way, you can change your clothes and dress up in the future, besides, when the child grows up, his temperament is different, so he can naturally distinguish clearly." ”

"But what do you want to call it?" Luo Tan was distressed: "Which is the elder brother, which is the younger brother, the little cousin didn't even have time to give them a name...... she squatted for a moment, and then smiled annoyedly: "I always say I don't mention it, but I always mention it, it's just that." ”

Seeing this, Aunt Tao wanted to comfort her, but she saw Gu Yu and Shocking hurriedly coming in from outside, and Gu Yu said, "The prince is back!"

"What?" Pei Lang and Luo Tan were stunned. According to the footsteps of the Daliang army, there should be more than a month to return to Beijing.

"The prince came back with his men and horses alone. Gu Yu said in a low voice: "But madam..." ”

After a pause, Pei Langcai said softly: "Let's go over and have a look." ”

Xie Jingxing strode towards the palace. In just one year, it is enough to change too many things, Emperor Yongle and Empress Xiande both passed away, and the palace of Nuoda seems to have become much more deserted.

Gonggong Deng said with a smile: "Your Highness, let's go see the two young masters first, Aunt Tao and Miss Luo are playing with them." ”

Xie Jingxing frowned: "What about Shen Miao?"

Before the words fell, I saw Luo Tan and Aunt Tao walking over from the back of the hall around the screen, holding the child in their hands, and Pei Lang following behind.

The baby in the swaddling clothes has just woken up, and is very lively waving his little hands, and the chubby little hands are very cute under the sun.

Xie Jingxing's footsteps paused.

"What about Shen Miao?" he said slowly.

Pei Lang took a step forward and said softly, "You go and see her." ”

......

Gao Zhan stroked his all-white beard, shook his head and said: "The old man has tried his best to save her life, and this body itself has run out of oil, but she has a strong will to survive, maybe there is something unwilling, and she refuses to let go of her last breath." With that last breath, the old man sealed her acupoint with a golden needle and saved her life, but only saved his life. ”

"Grandfather, what does this mean?" Gao Yang asked. He has been away from home for many years, and since he started his career, he ran counter to the concept of the Gao family, was expelled from the house, and has not had any contact with the Gao family for many years. This "grandfather" made Gao Zhan's body tremble slightly.

It means that she may sleep forever, breathing and pulse, but never waking up, never opening her eyes. Maybe he woke up, but," he looked at Gao Yang: "Just like the young master of the Ye family you healed, after waking up, no one knows." ”

In other words, after Shen Miao wakes up, she may become as stupid as Ye Hongguang. But it's more likely, she will only fall asleep year after year like this, and she won't open her eyes to Xie Jingxing when she dies of old age.

"Isn't that just... Ji Yushu swallowed the words "living dead". But even if he didn't say it, the people around him also understood the meaning of Gao Zhan's words.

"In that case," Gao Zhan asked Xie Jingxing, "Your Highness, are you still willing to wait?"

"It doesn't matter how long it takes. Xie Jingxing said: "She fulfilled her promise, when I return, what if I wait for her for the rest of my life? Her life is mine, and without my permission, Hades can't take it." When he spoke, his eyebrows and eyes were cold, and he actually had the coldness of Emperor Yongle, but he still brought his own arrogance, and he didn't pay attention to anything.

The crowd was silent.

Shen Miao closed her eyes, she couldn't hear these sounds, she seemed to be sleeping very peacefully, Luo Tan said: "Go out, let her rest for a few days, she hasn't had a good rest in the past year."

。 ”

......

Xie Jingxing treats that pair of babies very well.

His subordinates and friends, who had followed him for many years, almost dropped their jaws when they saw his patient appearance. It is said that although young fathers are very happy when they are fathers, they will always resist taking their children because of their natural roughness and lack of care.

And Xie Jingxing's temperament has nothing to do with "gentleness and patience".

But he was indeed unexpected, spending time with his two children every day. I don't dislike the and urine in person, and I am also picky about the nurse, and a big man has to ask about everything. The two children now only have milk names, both of which were taken by Xie Jingxing, one is called "First Junior High" and the other is called "Fifteen".

Everyone thought that this milk name was too arbitrary, and Xie Jingxing said with a heartfelt word: "The moon is the roundest on the fifteenth day of the first month, besides, my own son, what's your name, your, get out." ”

The crowd had no choice but to get out.