Pei Yao's health began to deteriorate, and it was the winter of the year when he was seventy-four years old.

In fact, there are early signs, since the spring of that year, Pei Yao often feels uncomfortable and mentally poor, and the imperial doctor has been focusing on recuperation, but when he is older, people have a limit after all, and the body will not be like when he was young, and the recuperation will be good.

In the first snow of winter, Pei Yao said that he wanted to make tea around the stove and watch the snow under the corridor, even if the minions had taken measures to keep warm, but at night, Pei Yao still coughed.

He coughed badly at night, afraid of disturbing Fang Yu's rest, so he got up and drank hot tea by himself, but Fang Yu found out and asked someone to invite the imperial doctor to come over.

Hearing that the Emperor Taishang invited the imperial doctor here, the palace people naturally didn't dare not tell the four princes, oh no, now that the emperor is gone, if it weren't for Fang Yu specially sent someone to pass the word, saying that it was a trivial matter, there was no need to run in the middle of the night, otherwise it would definitely be a big crowd and a large number of people would visit.

Counting, the fourth prince, who has been on the throne for many years, is also nearly fifty years old.

Tossing in the middle of the night is also hard.

However, the next day, the four princes went down to the court, and they came over immediately.

"Father, mother." The four princes saluted, and asked about the situation last night, "Is my father's body better?" ”

After ascending the throne, the four princes were named the Queen Mother according to the rules of their ancestors, and the former Queen Mother was the Queen Mother, and the two were respected, so now they are also called the Queen Mother.

Pei Yao waved his hand, "It's not a big deal, it's that group of minions are making too much fuss, I just have some coughs, no cough cough ”

Before he finished a sentence, he coughed violently.

Seeing this, the fourth prince hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over.

"It's good, why do you cough, it's not that I enjoyed the snow yesterday and contracted the wind cold."

"It's not like I contracted a cold yesterday." Fang Yu sighed, his face worried, "Let him drink two more glasses of ginger tea to warm up his body and he didn't listen, he suddenly coughed badly, and he didn't sleep well last night." ”

Pei Yao drank some hot tea, and his throat was more comfortable, before he said.

"Don't listen to what your queen mother said, she is just worried, it was nothing serious, just take medicine for a few days."

"Father still has to take care of his body now, my son will come over today, bring some good pills to warm and nourish the lungs, and call the imperial doctor to see it later, if you can take it, my father will eat some." The Four Princes said.

Pei Yao nodded, and coughed again.

The family of three sat for a while, and then heard a report from outside that the queen was coming.

As a daughter-in-law, I naturally want to come and see it at this time.

However, Pei Yao didn't sleep well last night, so the queen only sat for a moment and then retired, and the four princes also left with her, so Fang Yu helped Pei Yao to go in to rest.

"Sleep for a while, it's always good to get a lot of rest." Fang Yu comforted softly.

Pei Yao lay down, let her tuck the quilt corners for herself, and said with a smile, "When you were young, your body was much weaker than me, but now you take care of me." ”

"I'm seven or eight years younger than you, I don't know how much younger." Fang Yu was also half-joking.

Isn't it, she was seventeen and a half years old when she entered the East Palace, and Pei Yao had just turned twenty-five at that time, wasn't she seven or eight years old.

Pei Yao was slightly stunned when he heard her say this, and then whispered for a while.

"If you don't mention this, I'll forget about it."

"How many years ago, sleep, I'll call you again for lunch." Fang Yu patted the quilt soothingly.

Over the years, the two have been like ordinary couples, no longer calling themselves emperors and concubines.

When did it start, it seems to be after Pei Yao's abdication.

Pei Yao said, if you don't be the emperor anymore, you will no longer call yourself me, she looks serious, and she is still tired and panicked, he calls himself me, and Fang Yu no longer calls himself a concubine.

It's been many years, and I'm used to it again.

Seeing Pei Yao asleep, Fang Yu got up and went out.

I thought it would be a minor illness and it would pass soon, but I didn't expect that as the weather got colder and colder, Pei Yao's cough didn't get any better.

The imperial doctor said that he should pay attention to keeping warm, so in one winter, Fang Yu did not allow him to go out, at most he stood under the porch to breathe.

Pei Yao felt too bored, but he had to be obedient, after all, he was the one who was sick.

Fortunately, the children will often come to the palace to see him, and they will also bring their grandchildren and even great-grandchildren, which is also lively.

The doctor also said that after the winter, when the weather is warm, it should be fine.

At the beginning of spring and summer, it is indeed getting better, almost no longer coughing, but Pei Yao often feels chest tightness and shortness of breath, and the doctor said that it was because the cough was too hard last winter, which hurt his lungs, and he had to be carefully adjusted.

I just used medicine to warm it, but I didn't expect the weather to be cold, and it relapsed.

Often the recurrence of old diseases will be more serious, and Pei Yao is like this, when he coughs up blood at the worst time.

It startled everyone.

When the doctor came to see it, his face was also solemn.

When people are old, just like machinery has reached its service life, no matter how much it is maintained, it will continue to age, and it is not as good as a year, which is a helpless thing.

Moreover, the deficiency is not replenished, Pei Yao's body can only be gently recuperated now, and he can't be treated as heavily as young people, otherwise it will hurt his body.

It is equivalent to that, there is no way but to do my best to maintain it.

At this time, his physical condition was clear, and Pei Yao also vaguely felt that he had been almost in the past two years.

So after that winter, when the weather warmed up and his condition improved slightly, he took Fang Yu out for a walk.

Even if you don't go out of the palace, you only enjoy flowers, feed fish, tease birds, or play chess and taste tea in the palace, this is all good, in short, it is a pastime.

Fang Yu only thought that he was in good spirits and couldn't be idle, and he also spent time with him.

I'm older, and I don't have much fun.

Where is it like when you were young, you said that you would go south or north, and you went.

But Pei Yao did this not just for fun, he was reluctant.

As soon as he thought that he would leave one day, he wanted to stay with Fang Yu longer and leave more memories together.

Now, the two have been together for a lifetime, how can they be willing to give up.

When Fang Yu noticed that something was wrong with him, he woke up in the middle of the night and found Pei Yao sitting next to her.

"Why don't you sleep?"

"Can't sleep." Pei Yao smiled and reached out to touch Fang Yu's face, "You also have so many wrinkles." ”

Fang Yu was helpless, "The old lady is one, why don't she have wrinkles, and she is not an old goblin." ”

"How can you be a goblin, you look good when you're old." Pei Yao said gently.

"Talking about these crooked words in the middle of the night." Fang Yu deliberately glanced at him, but he also faintly felt his emotions, so he also sat up and said softly, "Okay, go to sleep, I've always been there." ”

Pei Yao didn't answer, and only whispered after a while.

"I'm afraid it is, there are not many days left."

"What nonsense, it's very unlucky!"

Fang Yu immediately interrupted him.

But Pei Yao shook his head, "I know my body best, but don't worry, I like warm weather, and I won't leave cold outside now." ”

Now, it's late autumn and early winter.

Hearing this, Fang Yu only felt a dull pain in his heart, and only said again after a while.

"Sleep, no nonsense, no nonsense!"

After speaking, he couldn't help but lie down according to Pei Yao, stubbornly with a little evasion.

But there are some things that can be avoided without trying to escape.

After the real winter, no matter how carefully he took care of it, Pei Yao still relapsed his old illness again.

This time, I did not participate in the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet when I was sick, that is, at the fifteenth hour, I came out of the family banquet with my body propped up, ate a bowl of rice balls, and when the first month passed, people became weaker and weaker.

Coughing up blood is common all day long, and when I don't cough, I almost always fall asleep.

Fang Yu guarded day and night, refusing to leave even if there were children who were sick.

In the past few years, the people she knew when she was young have slowly gone, and Pei Yao, the pillow person who has been with her for many years, is about to leave, and she will really be alone at that time.

Pei Yao probably also knew that Fang Yu was afraid, so when he was awake, he must try his best to accompany her to talk more.

This groggy situation lasted until mid-April, and suddenly, Pei Yao's spirit improved a lot.

In fact, this kind of situation is what Fang Yu doesn't want to see.

Back to light.

Although these four words are reluctant to speak, everyone also realizes that the eight achievements are true.

The weather was excellent that day, the sun was shining, Pei Yao said that he wanted to go to the imperial garden for a walk, the two went together, and fed the koi, walked and rested, and wandered for almost an hour before returning to the palace.

After lunch, the two sat together and drank tea, and Pei Yao said suddenly.

"I owe you all my life."

"Say what to do with this." Fang Yu's eyes narrowed.

Pei Yao only looked at her, "I know, you have been careful for most of your life, what is the rules and sensible, but you are afraid and dare not be willful." ”

"It was when I was young, and now I'm presumptuous." Fang Yu said with a smile.

It's really more wanton when you're old than when you're young.

When Pei Yao heard this, he immediately smiled and nodded, but after a while, he still repeated.

"Or I owe you."

This time, Fang Yu didn't answer, but silently added some tea to his cup.

The two sat like this for half an hour, Pei Yao said that he wanted to take a nap, so Fang Yu helped him in and lay down.

Fang Yu couldn't sleep, so he copied Buddhist scriptures outside.

Unexpectedly, after copying this Buddhist scripture, an hour passed, and there was still no movement in the room, and Fang Yu's heart couldn't help but rise.

Quickly stepped into the inner room.

In a moment, the palace people outside could hear the crying exclamation of the Queen Mother from inside the house.

The whole palace was suddenly in chaos.

The Emperor Taishang went.

Walking peacefully is in sleep.

When the four princes arrived, Fang Yu only sat there with red eyes, and the whole person looked hollow, as if half of his soul was missing.

It wasn't until the queen offered to help her go to rest elsewhere that she had a little reaction, nodded mechanically, and was helped out by the queen.

When he walked to the door, his footsteps suddenly stopped again, and he turned his head to look at Pei Yao who was lying on the couch.

At just one glance, the person's eyes turned black and he fainted.

By the time Fang Yu came out of this muddy state, it was already three months after Pei Yao's death.

It's Mid-Autumn Festival again.

Because the emperor passed away, the whole country mourned, and no banquet was held, so this reunion festival also seemed cold.

In the evening, the four princes were still the same queen, and there were several princes and princesses, who came to accompany Fang Yu for dinner, but Fang Yu was not very interested and in bad spirits, so he dispersed quickly.

When the children were gone, Fang Yu realized it and became cold again.

Looking at the full moon outside the window, she suddenly remembered what Pei Yao asked her about that day.

Is it indebted?

Probably there are.

Why have you been cautious for most of your life, after all, it is because the status of the two has never been equal.

But if you ask her if she regrets it, she can't answer.

After all, Pei Yao treats her well enough, and with others, there may not be such days.

But after all, there are regrets.

Fang Yu thought that if there was an afterlife, if there was still an unfinished fate, then she hoped that at that time, the two would be equal and complete.

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