In the Cheng'an Palace, Xiao Ning'an, who was guarding the side of Emperor Jianlong's sickbed, took out a reddish-brown pill from the crack of the change of clothes sent by He Zhong.

He held the medicine in his hand, sat in front of the sickbed, and looked at Emperor Jianlong's face, which had become miserable.

Since Emperor Jianlong was seriously poisoned and sick, his heart had been very chaotic, until this time when he held the pill and realized that the life and death of his father in a high position who was only one step away from him was actually in his hands, he suddenly remembered what he and his mother had experienced in the past few years.

Mother's pain, mother's injury, mother's hatred.

their own grievances, their own unwillingness, and their own apprehensions.

The man on the sickbed has not been his mother and his good husband and father for a long time.

Xiao Ningan thought for a long time, and suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.

It turned out that he was hesitating.

It was only now that I began to hesitate.

At the last step, when the life and death of so many people were in his hands, he understood why the queen mother could deal with it so calmly; Only then did I really understand that when the queen mother imprisoned herself, she let herself think about the words of the past dynasty.

- It's not Your Highness, it's good.

Ignore it, don't care, sit quietly, watch the people on the sickbed die, the throne is your own.

- Please also ask Your Highness, you must ensure that the son of the world does not die.

The couple's voices swirled in his head.

There are sincere people in the world, and they want to protect their reputation and throw themselves into the net. There are also naïve people in the world who can escape, but they come to him for another person, and are willing to gamble their lives for someone else's life.

In the end, Xiao Ningan still made up his mind, and when no one was paying attention, he stuffed the pill in his hand into Emperor Jianlong's mouth.

He can't live up to the people who trust him and grow up with him.

I don't want to wait for my father to die tonight, and all the things brewing under him will come out one day in the future, and become a little mystery in the history book notes, but it is my mother who is infamous for a thousand years.

He, the prince, is not firm after all, and he is also a naïve fool, who can't grow up to be the person who knows that his biological father is saved, but lets him die.

"Father......" He leaned over Emperor Jianlong's ear, felt his swallowing, and said in a low voice, "All the blame will be borne by his sons, and I ask my father not to blame the queen mother."

After he said this, he sat up straight at the bedside and waited quietly with his head bowed.

It didn't take long for Emperor Jianlong's fingers to move.

After a while, the Emperor opened his eyes, and sat up from his bed, gasping for breath, as he had just been rescued from drowning.

The palace people serving outside were frightened, and they ran in and knelt down, not knowing if Emperor Jianlong was returning to the light or really good.

Xiao Ningan didn't want this antidote to be so useful, so he immediately came over to help him, and said anxiously:

"Father! Father?"

Emperor Jianlong gasped for a long time, looked at his hands, and moved his legs again.

He did, lived......

In the next moment, he glared angrily at the prince, raised his hand, and slapped Xiao Ningan hard, firmly.

There was a thud of "pop", and it was extremely loud.

"You indecisive ......" Emperor Jianlong gasped and scolded viciously for half a sentence, and then he couldn't say any more.

His indecisive son exchanged his way to heaven for his life.

Empress Zhan, who had just rushed back to the Cheng'an Palace, paused in front of the palace for this sentence.

*

In the Anyang Hou Mansion, when Li Yuejiao, who was snatched down by Chen Sanniang, came back to her senses and found herself standing beside the lord of Xiaohui.

The eyes of the dusty lord of filial piety were red and swollen, obviously crying, and his face was abnormally red because of his hurry and anger.

Li Yuejiao thought she was dreaming, and whispered, "County Lord......

Just two words, she was already choked.

The lord of filial piety simply ignored others, and only hugged Li Yuejiao in his arms, and pressed her forehead on his shoulder, An

Comfort:

"Thanks to you, I'm glad to have you."

Li Yuejiao thought hard for a few days, worried that it was too late, worried that the prince would change his hexagram, worried that she would make a mistake in judgment, and eventually hurt everyone.

So now, being hugged by an elder who loves her, saying that she is doing a good job, she only feels that she has a backbone, and her nose is sore, and tears fall down.

"County Lord, my father and the son have been arrested." She whispered, very aggrieved.

Lord Xiaohui gently rubbed her: "Don't be afraid, your father will be fine, don't worry about Zhong Jing." He has enjoyed the glory, and when the time comes, how can he not give up his life."

When Li Yuejiao heard it, she cried even more.

She didn't know what she was wronged or sad about, she just wanted to cry.

Lord Xiaohui patted her gently, firm and gentle: "But with me and the eldest princess here, giving up this glory will definitely save the lives of you and your in-laws."

In the courtyard, Governor Jiang glared at the county lord with a poisonous gaze, and said coldly:

"Since the lord of the county knows what is happening, how dare he shield such a traitor." c

The county lord of Xiaohui glanced at him, and seeing that he still didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he still patted Li Yuejiao and said coldly: "Is it a traitor, it's not your turn to convict."

As she spoke, she said to the guards and guards she brought back, "What are you doing in a daze? Invite these savages out, and ask the guilty in the palace afterwards, and the lord of his own county is there!"

The guards shouted in unison, and they immediately started to drive people away.

Governor Jiang saw that the lord of Xiaohui was determined to make trouble with them, but he didn't dare to make a move.

The matter was undecided, and it was a delicate time, he dared to arrest a wife of Hou Shizi, but he definitely did not dare to fight with the county lord's guards with open fire, causing a storm in the city.

He could only say angrily, "County Lord! The last general is the queen's mother......

"Shut up!" Lord Xiaohui immediately interrupted him, "What are you that dare to cling to the queen?!"

Just as she was about to finish speaking, a group of people suddenly came in in a disorder, and a somewhat old, shrill voice said:

"What is this doing? Why is there a full martial arts in the Hou Mansion?"

When everyone looked, the person who came was Fuhai, the eunuch who served tea next to Emperor Jianlong.

I saw Fuhai standing still, smiling at Lord Xiaohui and Li Yuejiao and said:

"County Lord, Madame Li."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the hearts of everyone present rose to their throats, and Li Yuejiao hid beside the county lord of Xiaohui and stared at Fuhai nervously, for fear that what he would say would be later:

His Majesty has died.

Governor Jiang's heart jumped to his throat.

Success or failure, wealth and wealth, at this time, are on the words of Fuhai.

"Your Majesty Xuanjun Lord and Mrs. Li have entered the palace and have important matters to discuss." When Fuhai said this, he was peaceful and peaceful, without anger.

Li Yuejiao's hanging heart fell halfway.

Your Majesty, it should be safe, right?

Did she do it right? Not late, not miscalculated?

Lord Xiaohui has experienced a lot, and he is quite calm, and he first opened his mouth to serve the order, and then asked with a smile:

"Why did Grandpa Fuhai send me a message like this? Could it be that my emperor's uncle is angry with my stupid son when he announces me to enter the palace at this time?"

In fact, when she saw that it was Fuhai who came to announce the decree, she had already determined that there was nothing to do in the palace - Fuhai was the old eunuch next to Emperor Jianlong, and he had a lot of connections with the eldest princess, so he was naturally closer to her.

Sure enough, Fuhai was respectful and had a very good attitude: "The county lord said that he laughed, His Majesty is very good now, why should he be angry? The car is already waiting outside."

Governor Jiang's heart slammed.

They have been planning for so long, but they have fallen short and are empty-handed?

Didn't you say that the medicine was extremely powerful? How can Emperor Jianlong still be alive?!

He was unwilling in his heart, but the hearts of Lord Xiaohui and Li Yuejiao were completely let go.

Li Yuejiao has been tired for the past few days, and she has not rested well at all, and at this time she feels lightheaded for a while, and she has slowed down to support her footing.

"County Lord, isn't it time for my daughter-in-law to change her outfit?" She asked in a whisper.

Lord Hyohui took her hand and widened her heart: "This child has always been solid-eyed, but he was frightened. There is a priority, who cares about this at this time? It's not a loss of honor for you to do so."

Li Yuejiao nodded and glanced back at Chen Sanniang.

"Thank you, Mrs. Chen." She said sincerely, "Lady, let's rest in my yard first."

Chen Sanniang pursed her lips and smiled, she was always sharp and untamed towards her before, but she was no longer seen at this time.

Even Xue Zhen admitted the dead end, but she really made a way out of life.

After all, she still admires people like Li Yuejiao.

"Thank you, ma'am." She gave a salute and said so.

Fu Hai let go of his body, asked the county lord of Xiaohui and Li Yuejiao to go first, and when he turned back, he seemed to the Jiang envoy who had just remembered that there was a group of brown-clothed people here, and said to the Jiang envoy with an obscure expression in the courtyard:

"By the way, I don't know what Governor Jiang is here to do with so many brown-clothed people?"

The county lord of Xiaohui, who had just taken two steps, turned his head and glared at Jiang Du's envoy, and said coldly first:

"Who knows? When I first came home, I thought someone was going to raid my in-laws' house."

Fuhai smiled: "The county lord said that he laughed, the Marquis of Anyang has been loyal and good for generations, how can he be guilty of raiding his family?"

After he said that, he said to Governor Jiang, "Since Governor Jiang is here, the old slave doesn't have to work hard, and please invite the Governor to enter the palace together."

Jiang Governor, who was troubled in his heart, hated and angry, saw that Fuhai's attitude towards him was quite polite at this moment, and he had saved a fluke, so he arched his hand and said:

"Yes, the last will obey."

Although His Majesty is no longer in the way, and they are gone, there is no reason to stop some things since they have begun.

As long as he can save his life this time......

*

On the carriage, the county lord of Xiaohui kept holding Li Yuejiao's still cold hand, rubbing it gently, trying to warm her up.

"When Chen Sanniang came to tell me that something happened to Zhong Jing, I was terrified." She said softly, "But when she told me what you did, I thought she was lying to me."

Li Yuejiao looked at her and squeezed out a smile: "Don't talk about the county lord, my daughter-in-law thinks about these days, she feels like a dream, for fear that she guessed wrong, did wrong, and caused a big disaster."

Her eyes were already red, and after saying this, tears flowed down her cheeks again.

Lord Xiaohui took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears with pity, and comforted:

"It's a big disaster that provokes people's calculations, and it's this kind of catastrophe, what should we do to call it right? How to do it and call it wrong? It's just doing everything to obey the destiny of heaven. And you did it, girl, and destiny is on you."

Li Yuejiao hurriedly said, "It's the destiny of Heaven that is in Your Majesty, so it will be fine."

After she said that, she glanced nervously outside the car, for fear that Fuhai and others would listen to it and cause another incident.

Lord Hyohui was amused by her caution:

"Our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are talking, what are you afraid of? Destiny is yours. Otherwise...... It's okay for the mother, if the prince ...... If you make a slight mistake, there will be no room for undo."

The so-called destiny is just a bet on one person's heart.

"The prince is benevolent, the county lord, the prince really wants to save His Majesty, and he promised me that even if I can't save Your Majesty, he will save the son." Li Yuejiao said softly, "So the county lord, the crown prince...... Will there be anything?"

Lord Xiaohui looked at Li Yuejiao, who was innocent again, sighed, and comforted, "Your Majesty should be happy that he has a son who put him before the throne."

The prince's heart is indeed good, but sometimes he has a good heart, and it may be a knife that kills him.

However, she looked at Li Yuejiao's slightly relaxed expression, and did not say this after all, but sighed with emotion: "Zhong Jing treated you like that, you are still willing to save him like this, Jiaojiao, I, I owe you a life."

When Li Yuejiao heard this, she suddenly remembered that she and Xue Zhen were still like a mess of "hatred", if the county lord knew about it in the future, how would she feel?

She was distracted for a long time before she lowered her head and said, "

This time, it's because of the son of the world, who really wants to save me and my father......

Between her and Xue Zhen, there is still no one who owes anyone, so that in the future, when the truth is found out, the break between them can be truly decisive.

Lord Xiaohui didn't notice the bitterness in her words, but smiled tiredly: "Yes, if people want to live well, don't you have to do it for me, and I for you? From now on, you'll be fine."

*

When Li Yuejiao followed the lord of Xiaohui to the Cheng'an Palace, Emperor Jianlong sat on the sickbed, his face was pale and his expression was solemn.

Empress Zhan sat on a high chair on the side, without joy or sorrow, like a statue.

The crown prince Xiao Ningan stood on the side of the dragon couch, still holding a medicine bowl in his hand, and did not speak.

The eldest princess sat on a low stool next to the dragon collapse, holding Emperor Jianlong's hand with a smile, and was whispering.

The eldest princess Xiao Qi is the first child of the first emperor, and she is now sixty-four years old, but she looks like she is less than fifty and is extremely well maintained.

In Li Yuejiao's mind, she is a kind and silent grandmother, and she has never seen the style of the eldest princess.

The only thing that surprised Li Yuejiao was that Xue Zhen was in the hall at this time, sitting on the chair at the bottom, wearing a wide new clothes that had been changed and cleaned, covering the injuries on his body and the smell of blood.

There were cushions stacked on top of each other in his chair, and his blood-colored face was not scarred, but he looked in good spirits.

Obviously, before they arrived, Xue Zhen talked a lot to a few nobles.

Seeing her come in, Xue Zhen smiled lightly at her.

His smile was complicated, with gratitude, sighs, and reassurance.

After laughing, he looked at the lord of filial piety and lowered his head:

"Let my mother worry."

There is weakness.

Lord Xiaohui suddenly felt sad, and walked directly in front of Xue Zhen, choked and stroked the wound on his face, not looking at Emperor Jianlong on the sickbed.

She is openly angry with the heavenly couple.

However, the eldest princess ignored her daughter, only put on the crystal mirror hanging around her neck, and greeted Li Yuejiao:

"So Jiaojiao, come over here and let your grandmother take a good look."