From the Eight Sages Pavilion to He Yan's permanent residence in the dormitory, which is still separated by more than 20 zhang distance, there are stone paths and verandahs to connect, and there are also Tantan Royal Road, of course, the imperial road that runs through the central axis of the entire Daming Palace is no one dares to walk except the Son of Heaven, at this time, looking at the past, only the royal road has the thickest snow, as if it has not melted because of the two sunny days.

Shi Niang remembered that one of the things she didn't like the court the most in the past was the ubiquitous palace people standing and the eunuchs shuttling, and those bright and dark eyes always made her feel uncomfortable looking at it for a long time, but today the long corridor of this huge palace has become empty, and walking through it makes people feel an unprecedented loneliness and desolation.

Because there are guards guarding the access control everywhere, there is no need to guard the inner garden, but such a quiet still can't slow down the solemnity of the wind and the grass and trees, and it seems that the hidden sense of crisis is a little stronger.

Eleven Niang didn't know where those medical officers were on standby, anyway, she didn't see half a figure until she entered the dormitory, and she didn't know how many layers of brocade curtains she walked into, and finally saw Qin Sang kneeling, and vaguely heard the sound of the piano.

"The Holy Lord is ordering the concubine to stroke the qin, and please wait for a while and don't disturb it." Earlier, when He Yan entered the interior to report that Eleven Niang had been ordered to come, the concubine had already persuaded the Son of Heaven to "let go", and the messenger was Qin Sang, so she was not surprised by Eleven Niang's arrival at this time, but only reminded in a low voice.

Eleven Niang came to serve the sick at the behest of the Queen Mother, so naturally she had to ask the Son of Heaven about his condition again.

Qin Sang was still a little shocked, and responded with a slight sob.

Although she has no affection for the Son of Heaven, she deeply understands who she can rely on most solidly in this dangerous court, and if the Son of Heaven is seriously ill and dies, her future will become unpredictable again, of course, she is worried and uneasy.

Eleven Niang couldn't comfort the ill-fated poor woman at this time, and the two soon fell silent.

I don't know how long it took, the sound of the piano finally stopped, Eleven Niang got up and walked into the last layer of veil, Qin Sang seemed to hesitate, but in the end he didn't stop or follow.

Walking in lightly, Eleven Niang gradually heard the human voice, the man's coughing and wheezing and the woman's soft crying, and then she finally stopped a few steps away from the dragon couch, and the landscape painting screen partition did not continue to approach.

She heard He Yan finally speak: "Sister...... Don't be sad...... I was looking forward to this day......"

"I was wrong last time, Sister for the sake of you and I who are about to say goodbye, can you forgive me......"

"Sister is right, I have always blamed myself, because of guilt, because of the will that should not have been made...... Sister, I was confused for a while, why did I believe that the teacher and Pei Guild had a bad relationship? It's me, it's me who caused the destruction of the Ottan people, and I have no right to ask her for forgiveness...... How could she forgive me? ”

The man was still blaming himself, but Eleven Niang didn't want to listen to it anymore.

She quickly left this hall full of death, and stood in the sunlight before she let out a deep breath of depression in her chest.

For a while, I suddenly remembered that many years ago, under the evergreen camphor tree here, she used to flick the strings, and the man on the couch who was dying sat on the side of the piano case and listened with a smile.

Later, she did resent him, so before she died, her heart was as hard as iron to say goodbye.

But it seems that when she is finally convinced that He Yan is not the mastermind behind the scenes, she no longer resents.

But that's not understanding.

Love and hate to zero, this is her farewell to continue to insist on life and death, even if they meet again, what can they do? I won't let you know, I'll never let you know I'm back, right in front of you, we'll never be related again.

Yes, she won't understand, even if she sees that this man is on the verge of dying at this time, she won't understand, and she won't be moved by his self-blame, because those words of self-blame don't have any meaning, He Yan, if you really feel guilty, why don't you return the innocence of my parents and the family? Why condone the real culprit behind the scenes?!

But even if you don't do anything, it doesn't matter.

Because that's what I'm calling.

Shi Niang stood outside the huge hall, clenched her fists, and looked in the direction of the Hanxiang Palace.

After standing like this for a long time, she saw He Ye, who seemed to have completely regained her composure, leading Jiang Yu to this line quickly, and after bowing slightly to her, she walked into the hall, and soon, the concubine finally came out.

"The Holy One fell asleep again."

The concubine pulled Eleven Niang to sit down on the verandah, and she didn't speak for a while.

"Auntie's Day mourning." Eleven Niang finally couldn't bear it, and comforted softly.

"You shouldn't have come here, Webster clearly wants you to do the internal response, but you will definitely not inform what you have seen and heard, so won't Webster be suspicious?" The concubine was not completely immersed in grief, she was actually downbeat about life and death, and was more concerned about the safety of the family now.

"Auntie rest assured, as soon as I enter the Zichen Palace, I can't go out again, and the Queen Mother also thought that I probably can't do the ventilation report, she asked me to come, just to monitor whether the King of Jin has hidden ambitions, how to deal with it I will watch and do, and it will not make the Queen Mother suspicious, but ...... I don't know if the saint told Sister Ah what he plans to do next? ”

Speaking of this, the concubine shook her head again and again, very helpless: "After all, Wei is the biological mother of the saint, and the saint does not want to turn against her, and he can't bear to see her under house arrest until death in the second half of her life. ”

And so it was...... When Shi Niang heard this result, she was not surprised, she couldn't say whether she was disappointed or not, she only felt a deep sense of powerlessness: "The Holy Lord is going to push the King of Jin to a dead end with his own hands, as long as he speaks to the Queen Mother, the King of Jin will definitely die." ”

The concubine sighed: "I'm also worried about this, but in the current situation, I really can't do anything." ”

Fortunately, I have already made arrangements, as long as I prevent He Yan from telling the truth to the Queen Mother, King Jin may still have a chance of life! But it was not convenient for Shi Niang to tell the concubine at this time, but she just advised: "Aunt should also think about herself, this time the Holy Majesty ordered the ban on the Zichen Palace, but ordered the Aunt to serve the sick, which is undoubtedly putting the Aunt in danger, once the Holy Lord dies, won't the Queen Mother be jealous of the Aunt?" ”

The concubine smiled on her face and was decided: "Yes, I should think about my own retreat." ”

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As Eleven Niang expected, the Queen Mother actually didn't think that Eleven Niang had the ability to play a key role in ventilating the news at this juncture, but out of a sense of confusion about what would happen in the Zichen Hall in the past few days, it was difficult for the Queen Mother to feel at ease, and among the people who could get close to the Son of Heaven at the moment, the Queen Mother did not fully trust Lu Li, although there was a Qin Sang who was the person of Concubine Yuanxian, but the Queen Mother had already seen that the woman who was born in the Goulan was clumsy and cowardly, how could she expect her to provide any useful information, Jiang Yuan was alert, However, the Son of Heaven knew that Jiang Yu obeyed his orders, and if he really wanted to explain anything to He Ye, he would inevitably let Jiang Yu avoid him.

Therefore, although the Queen Mother did not fully trust Shi Niang at this time, only Shi Niang was the most suitable eyes and ears.

But the situation is urgent, what will happen in the Zichen Hall is not the key, the key is that the successor must be determined immediately!

Since she learned yesterday that the Son of Heaven was terminally ill, the Queen Mother didn't even have time to mourn, tossing and turning all night, thinking about the successor and how to obstruct the etiquette of the elder brother and the younger brother.

After two days of thinking, the Queen Mother finally affirmed that she seemed to have no choice.

Of course, the new monarch must be a child surnamed He, although those people are not related to her, which makes the Queen Mother very unhappy, but it is helpless.

The successor must also be a close branch of the royal family, of course, excluding He Ye, who is closer than blood relatives, naturally no one can compare to the King of Jin, but fortunately, He Ye is full of notoriety, and it is not without a chance to deprive him of his succession qualification in the name of being virtuous.

The first emperor had no other heirs except for Yan and Ye's two sons, although Emperor Suzong had countless concubines, but Lu Hou's methods were ruthless, and he actually cut off the concubines one by one, all of them died before they reached adulthood, and the only fish that slipped through the net.

Then there is only Su Zong's mother's siblings, and King Luo's bloodline is the closest.

The Queen Mother is really glad that she is lucky, because Yichuan is the son of King Luo, and the little sister Lianchi is the princess of Yichuan, and gave birth to a son He Er for Yichuan.

It must be, and it can only be He Er.

Can't hesitate any longer, the Queen Mother will never allow another accident at this critical juncture, so when Eleven Niang was ordered to serve in Zichen Palace, the Queen Mother immediately explained to Dou Fu'an: "Zhao Yichuan and his wife met and asked them to bring He Er together." ”