The city of Zelu, which is never cold in winter, had frost early this morning, but as the morning sun rose, the frost gradually melted into water.

After retiring from the court, Si Nanchen walked out of the main hall with heavy steps, and on the way back to the palace, his footsteps stopped under the rain vine tree in the center of the palace.

The morning dew on the leaves dripped down, wetting his hair and shoulders, and the familiar scene in front of him made him a little trance, as if the little self was still taking advantage of his father's inattention, climbed to the branch, picked a few delicate rain vine flowers, and begged the eldest sister to teach him to weave garlands, and then gave them to Sister Gong Ci.

"City Lord, it's time for you to go back to the dormitory." The guard beside him reminded coldly.

"What's the difference between the dormitory and the outside? Not all ...... Alas...... It's ......."

Si Nanchen was locked in the palace of Zelu, no matter where he went, he was the eyeliner sent by Helian Jue, and even the time to look at the sun outside was limited, compared to the prisoner, he was no better.

He returned to the dormitory in despair, and as soon as he entered the door, the guards closed the door of the dormitory, as if they were afraid that he would run out, until noon, when the maid brought lunch.

"City Lord, please eat." The maid whispered.

"Put it down." Si Nanchen responded casually, and his eyes still did not take his eyes off the book.

"It's wet and cold, so the city lord should eat it while it's hot."

The maid chattered, Si Nanchen was already in a dull mood, he frowned and looked at the maid, but found that he had never seen her.

Wrong!

Helian Duel's surveillance of him was almost pervasive, and there were a few people who came to his side every day to wait, what the hell was this woman......

"The city lord uses it slowly." After she finished speaking, she glanced at Si Nanchen meaningfully, and then retreated.

Waiting for the door of the dormitory to close, Si Nanchen put the books in his hand aside, carefully inspected the dishes that held the meals, and finally, he found a mezzanine at the bottom of the table, took out the note inside, and just opened it, Mobei's big seal suddenly broke into view.

Si Nanchen looked carefully, it was the handwriting of the Hancang Prince, and after carefully reading the contents inside, the expression on his face changed from surprise to calm.

After thinking for a while, his whole person seemed to be calm, and then Si Nanchen swallowed the letter, and then picked up some of the next reply and stuffed it into the mezzanine.

He watched with burning eyes as the maid took the things away, and exhaled a long breath......

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The sun rises and the moon sets, the spring and autumn change, the cycle repeats year after year, and in the blink of an eye, four years have passed in a hurry, and the original dark and cold palace has gradually become fresh with the growth of the baby.

"Princess...... Slow down, princess, beware of falling!"

The maid followed nervously behind the small figure, and the little girl who only cared about chasing butterflies in front of her didn't care so much, her two lotus-like arms suddenly stretched upward, and the little short legs didn't forget to jump upward, trying to catch the butterfly above her head, but the butterfly was dexterous, and as expected, it got out of her chubby fingers.

The child was full of energy, as if she would not be tired, and in a blink of an eye her attention shifted from the butterfly to the bird that came to feed.

It was the third time she had seen this little yellow bird, it was really cute, fluffy and round, the fur all over the body was light yellow like a grain of rice, only the tips of the wings and the tip of the tail were slightly darker amber, and it looked like a small golden hairball from a distance, very cute.

"Little bird, come with me to see the queen mother, if she can hear you singing, maybe she will wake up!"

The little girl muttered to herself, and walked closer and closer to the birds.

The bird was not afraid of people, tilted its head and looked at Helian with those little dripping eyes, and chirped a few times from time to time, but when the little girl pounced, it flew to the branch of the tree as if it was playing tricks on her, jumped and turned its head to yell at her a few more times, and then spread its wings and flew away.

"Hey...... Ran again! cough, cough, cough, cough......" The little girl was angry, coughing a little harder, and the maid hurriedly came over and fed her some ice crystal kumquat soup.

"The princess is not in good health, so she can't run

so quickly, otherwise the king will blame the slaves."

The little girl was at the age of innocence and fun, and she only felt that these rules were in the way, so she pursed her lips and was about to order someone to chase it back, but she heard bursts of crying from the dormitory not far away.

Helian looked up with a cry, and came to the Xian Song Tower, the one who lived in it...... It seems to be called Mrs. Ji.

At this time, she was sobbing by the window, wiping her tears with a silk handkerchief from time to time.

Not long after this lady entered the palace, Helian regretted that she had seen her twice, the last time she saw her when she was chasing rabbits, and the last time she came here to find her father, she also saw her, but every time she met, Mrs. Xi was crying, and she did not understand why she was always in tears.

Mrs. Ji is good-looking and speaks well, but most importantly, she looks a little similar to the queen mother.

In fact, not only Mrs. Ji, but even Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Liu, who used to live in Xiange Tower, Mrs. Ying, in Jinyan Palace, and Mrs. Lian in Caiyun Pavilion, all have some similarities with the queen mother.

But for some reason, these people gradually disappeared, and only Lady Lian still lived in the Cloud Picking Pavilion.

Helian blinked his golden eyes and thought that they might have returned to their original home.

However, in comparison, this lady is the most like the queen mother, so my father likes her so much.

The little girl raised her head, and when she saw that Mrs. Hi's weeping and swollen eyes met her, she saluted Mrs. Hi.

After Mrs. Keji saw her, her expression and eyes changed, she couldn't describe the feeling, it seemed to be resentment, and it seemed to be sad, in short, it was not friendly, and the little girl who saw it couldn't help but be afraid.

Then, Mrs. Ji's hand that had been wiping her tears slowly moved to her lower abdomen, and her mouth was tightly pursed into a line, not knowing what she was thinking.

The maid saw that Mrs. Ji's expression was not quite right, so she said, "Princess, there is nothing to see here, the pastries in the dining room should be cooked, can the slave take you to pick some of your favorites?"

At the mention of pastries, the little girl's stomach gurgled, and she agreed, and replied in a childish voice, "All right! Su Ruo, tomorrow you send someone, I must catch that little yellow bird!"

"Yes......"

As the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of a heavy object falling to the ground from behind them, and Helian repented subconsciously looked back, but was startled by the blood spreading in front of him.

It was none other than Mrs. Hi who fell from above......

"Don't look at the princess!"

Su Ruo reacted and covered Helian Cheng's eyes with her hands, but it was too late, and Mrs. Xi's wide-eyed eyes that were slowly bleeding blood were deeply imprinted in her mind.

Inside the main hall of the council.

"Your Majesty...... The king is not good!"

The guards didn't have time to report, so they rushed in from outside the door in a panic, Helian Du frowned, Mu Jiage had never been so out of shape for many years, presumably something big had happened.

"What's going on?!"

"Mrs. Him......" The guard gasped rapidly, "Mrs. Him, she jumped down from the Xiange Tower, and she was already ......."

Hearing this news, Helian Duel's hand originally opened the fold again, and he didn't seem to care about it, and said lightly: "If you die, you will be buried, what is there to panic?"

"When Mrs. Ke Ji jumped off the Xiange Building, Princess Ning'an happened to be playing next to her, and the princess was frightened and had a high fever since the afternoon......

Helian was stunned, and the fold in his hand flew towards the guard, "Why didn't you report such a big matter earlier!"

The guards were also very aggrieved, after all, the king had set up a rule earlier, if there was no important matter, he was not allowed to disturb, the princess's body was weaker than ordinary people, and the wind and cold fever were common, if it weren't for the princess's fever this time was getting worse and worse, and she didn't want to drink the tonic, he wouldn't dare to break in at will.

At this time, it was late at night, and several imperial doctors were guarding outside the dormitory in fear, and Helian Cheng's small body was curled up in the blanket, his face was burning red, and he was still trembling, and his mouth was crying out cold from time to time.

In the haze, blood poured all over the ground like a tide towards her, and she seemed to see those bloody eyes again.

The little girl frowned

With tears hanging from her tight, long eyelashes, her heart rose and fell rapidly, and her mouth muttered in confusion: "Don't die...... Don't die ......."

"Repentant...... Repentance!"

The familiar voice came, Helian regret felt a little safe, she opened her eyes in a daze, and saw that her father was in front of her, she was scared and worried in her heart, and cried out with a "wow".

"Father......

She stretched out her little hands and wrapped them tightly around her father's neck, as if that would reassure her, and then she was wrapped in a blanket and coaxed by her father in his arms.

"Don't be afraid, my father is here."

"Father, Madame has shed a lot of blood, how is she? Is she ...... Is it dead...... Woo woo woo woo ......". Five

As she spoke, the little girl felt uncomfortable and frightened, and cried even louder.

Helian Du gently touched her forehead with his chin, and her body was scarily hot at this time, how could this be done!

He prevaricated indiscriminately: "Mrs. Hi just accidentally fell upstairs and was injured, and she will be fine when she recovers from her injuries, and so is her regretful son, if she is sick, she must drink medicine so that she can get better."

"She...... Is she really okay?" Helian choked, and his small nose was red from crying.

"When did Father lie to you?"

Helian decided to sit on the couch, put the little man on his lap and sit firmly, and then took the "tonic" from the maid's hand.

This thing became even fishier after it was hot, Helian Du frowned, and blew it a little cooler before feeding it to Helian Regret's lips.

"Regret son, drink the tonic medicine and your illness will be cured, tomorrow after your father takes you to your mother to say goodbye, your father will accompany you to fly a kite and ride a big horse."

"Really?" Helian regret's eyes lit up, she hadn't gone out with her father for a long time!

"Then I want my father to accompany me all day, and I also want to eat sugar gourds and pumpkin crisps from the milk fruit shop, as well as milk noodles and red bean balls!"

"You will be allowed to drink the medicine obediently."

"Good!"

The little girl agreed, but when she looked down at the brown-red bitter and fishy medicinal juice, she grinned unconsciously, and buried her face in the blanket, revealing only her hairy little brain.

"Father, I regret that my son doesn't want to drink ......."

"Then the father will go to the state tomorrow."

"Don't, don't!"

The little girl hurriedly came out, her red face bulging, and she muttered in a puffing voice: "Bad father......

"If you don't drink the medicine well, the bad father will prick you with his beard......

Helian said with his face leaning forward, the stubble on his chin that had just emerged was gently pierced on the tender little face of the penny, the itchy and painful touch made the little girl giggle, and the body that was wrapped in a dumpling was not honestly fluttering.

Helian was afraid that she would spill the medicine, so he stopped his movements and said, "If the regretful son drinks the medicine obediently, he can rest with the queen mother tonight."

"Really!?"

In an instant, her eyes were shining, her face was full of happiness, and without waiting for her father to respond, as if she was afraid that he would regret it, her chubby little arms stretched out from the blanket, picked up the medicine and drank it all.

The little facial features were crumpled because of the bitterness of the medicinal juice, but fortunately, the father stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth in time, and before the bitterness dissipated, the little girl urged, "Father, father, take me to see the queen mother!"