"But Fujin refused to give up." Ying Guiren was slightly stunned, and the light in her eyes was extinguished at once, "She said that the prince was just talking nonsense for a while, and when he had his own children, for the sake of future generations, he would definitely cheer up again, and she wanted to buy more time for the prince, so she escorted me into the palace." ”

"Do you have any grip on her? Do whatever you want, so obedient. An Lingrong frowned slightly.

"The prince is kind to me, and I will definitely repay him for this kindness." The figure of King Guojun appeared in the mind of the noble Ying, and there was a bit of struggle in his voice, "Fujin asked me to seduce the third elder brother and let him be rejected by the emperor on the charge of coveting the concubine of the Son of Heaven, but...... But Dill said that if I don't want to do this, I can do nothing, as long as my mother can protect me. ”

Her eyes twinkled, and she looked at An Lingrong expectantly, because she knew that once she did what Fu Jin said, she would only be dead. She didn't want to die.

An Lingrong sighed lightly, put down the tea cup in his hand, looked directly at her and said, "Jiang Caiping, what do you want?" ”

Ying Guiren was stunned.

"Tell me, what do you want most?" An Lingrong looked straight at Ying Guiren, as if he wanted to see her soul through her eyes, "Is it to repay the favor?" Or something else? ”

Ying Guiren's mind suddenly stirred up the storm and waves, she had nowhere to hide under An Lingrong's gaze, there was an answer that jumped out and ran out, she blurted out: "Freedom, I want to be free." ”

An Lingrong bent his eyes and smiled lightly: "Okay." She retracted her gaze and said instead, "You will follow your original plan to pull the third elder brother, but on the charge of coveting the queen concubine of the Son of Heaven, add another article to spy on the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven, and when the time is ripe, it will attack, and you must get rid of the third elder brother." After the deed is done, this palace will allow you to be free. ”

Ying Guiren was a little puzzled: "Why? ”

"Seventeen Fujin said that the third elder brother is expected to be the crown prince, the fifth elder brother is dissolute, and the rest of the elder brothers are still young, all of them are right, only the fourth elder brother is wrong, the fourth elder brother is the son of Xi Guifei, and behind it is the Niu Hulu family, how can he come from a low background?" An Lingrong said with a slight smile.

"But the fourth elder brother ......," she retracted, "Everyone knows that the fourth elder brother is not favored by the emperor, and all the elder brothers' names are from the sun, and the fourth elder brother is not, which is enough to see the emperor's dislike for him. ”

"That's not something you need to worry about, this palace has its own measure." An Lingrong said lightly, "It's not early, so the palace won't keep you much." ”

This is an eviction order.

The nobles of Ying will understand, bow and kneel.

Just after Huaishu's wedding, Zhen Yurao's marriage is in front of her immediately, these days the Queen Mother's illness has come and gone, all the doctors in the Tai Hospital are staying in Shoukang Palace, Zhou Nan has never left the Queen Mother's dormitory for half a step, and the emperor is also filial piety, he will stay in Shoukang Palace for most of the day every day, only on the evening of the twenty-sixth day, he took Zhen Huan out of the palace and went to Shen Beile Mansion.

The bad news came so coincidentally, on this night, the queen mother returned with a crane, and the emperor had already rushed back at that time, but he still didn't have time to see her for the last time.

"The Emperor's Day mourns ......" the queen was grieved.

"Let's all get out." The emperor stood in front of the bed and looked at the Queen Mother lying on the bed in a daze, her eyes closed, as if she was asleep.

Everyone bowed and retreated to the outside of the hall in unison, An Lingrong slowed down half a step, and looked back before going out, only to see the emperor's body banging on the couch, lying in front of the bed and crying bitterly, and a deep sadness spread out of him.

The queen mother died, the whole country mourned, the emperor dropped out of the dynasty in January, held a large funeral, focused on serving the queen mother Dai Xiao, and added the name of the queen mother to "filial piety, Xuanhui Wen Suding, Yuzan Tiancheng Shengren Empress", moved to the imperial mausoleum.

"Your Majesty, take a break." In the Heart Nourishing Palace, An Lingrong looked at the emperor with a haggard face worriedly, "In order to keep the spirit of the Queen Mother, you fainted several times, and now you are dealing with government affairs, and the concubine is only afraid that your body will not be able to bear it." The concubine asked people to make lotus seed longan soup, and the emperor didn't eat a drop of water today, so eat a bowl of pads to pad his stomach. ”

"If I don't eat it, I have no appetite." The emperor didn't raise his head and criticized the folds, "Who is guarding the Shouhuang Palace now?" ”

"Now it's the fourth elder brother who is guarding." Zhen Huan hurriedly spoke, "Everything is safe over there in the Imperial Palace, and the emperor is at ease." ”

Hearing that it was the fourth elder brother, the emperor frowned unconsciously, and looked up: "Why is it the fourth elder brother?" What about Hiroshi? ”

"On the day when the Queen Mother was sent to Zi Palace, Aunt Zhuxi touched the pillar and was martyred, and the third elder brother was a little frightened. Zhen Huan explained gently, but the fact is that in order to let the fourth elder brother make a name for himself, she deliberately asked Wei Lin to give the third elder brother a fever medicine.

"It's really useless to be scared like this for a little thing." The emperor was in a depressed mood, and he became more and more unkind to the third elder brother, "Since this is the case, let the fourth elder brother do it well, he is also a person who can do things." ”

Zhen Huan bowed over and retreated.

The emperor put down the pen tiredly, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, and suddenly put his hands on his temples, and the faint smell of menthol oil floated over, he opened his eyes, and An Lingrong's calm face fell into his eyes: "Rong'er, I ......"

"The emperor is tired, it's better to take a nap." An Lingrong was worried, "Government affairs are piled up, how can they be dealt with in one go?" The emperor has just finished the funeral of the queen mother, and everyone has lost a lot of weight, and if they continue to stay up like this, how can it be good if they fall ill? ”

"I can't sleep." The emperor's eyes were hazy, "It would be good if I hadn't left the palace that day, even if I came back earlier, so that I wouldn't have even seen the last time the emperor's mother." But I am afraid that I will see the last time I see the emperor's mother, she will still miss the old fourteen in her heart, and complain that I will not let her see the old fourteen. He reached out and held An Lingrong's hand, "Rong'er, sing me another nursery rhyme." ”

An Lingrong's eyes flashed, and he sang softly: "Sleep, grow up, grow up and run away on a horse...... Sleep, grow up, grow up and pull the bow when you grow up......" This song, Queen Chunyuan once sang to the emperor, and she also sang it to the emperor, but the queen mother never sang it to the emperor, it was like a broken hole in the memory, and it could not be repaired.

Su Peisheng walked in slowly with a food box and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the fourth elder brother asked someone to bring a bowl of ginseng soup." ”

The emperor didn't reply for a long time, An Lingrong raised his head and shook his head lightly at Su Peisheng: "Put it there, the emperor is asleep." ”

Su Peisheng nodded again and again, put down the food box, and retreated lightly.

But it was said that the fourth elder brother returned to the Shouhuang Palace after sending the ginseng soup, and said to Zhen Huan: "The third brother went to the Zongren Mansion two days ago, visited the eighth and ninth uncles, and talked with them for a long time before coming out. ”

Zhen Huan raised her eyebrows: "Good and dignified, what is he doing so close to that group of rebels?" Seeing that the fourth elder brother showed a sneer, she suddenly came back to her senses, "What did you do?" ”

"Erchen just said a few words to him, he thought about it himself, but he can't blame Erchen." The corners of the fourth elder brother's mouth flew up, and there was a youthful arrogance in his eyes that could not be hidden, "The third brother is scrambling to get out, but he doesn't know that the rafters that come out are rotten first." ”

"If you have this heart, E-Niang will not stop you, be careful in everything." Zhen Huan knew that the fourth elder brother was a smart person, but Bai told him a few words, and when she walked out of the Shouhuang Palace, she glanced up.

The moon is dark and the stars are scarce, and the sky is about to dawn.

The passage of time slowly took away the pain, and in a blink of an eye, the year fell.

On this day, the emperor came to Weiyang Palace for lunch, An Ling Rongxin made a lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken, glutinous rice is lubricated and delicious, the chicken is salty and soft and tender, after the entrance, the fragrance of the lotus leaf bites between the lips and teeth, and does not disperse for a long time.

"I've always felt bitter in my mouth these days, and the food you cook can eat a thing or two." The emperor ate deliciously, and unconsciously showed a warm smile, and his face softened, "This practice reminds me of Chunyuan, she used to use plantain or basket leaves to steam food, resting on the bottom of the steamer, the aroma penetrates, and the minced meat will not be too greasy in the mouth, but it is not quite the same as your approach." ”

"Queen Chunyuan is elegant, and the concubine is just ingenuity." An Lingrong smiled and added a bowl of soup to the emperor.

Xu was touched by love, or maybe it was because the Queen Mother had just passed away, and the emperor couldn't help but mourn again and fell into deep thought: "Chunyuan also loves to ponder and eat, and almond tea is her favorite drink." After the sweet almonds are peeled, add a small amount of water, grind and remove the slag, then cook over a slight heat, add a little sugar, mix with milk, and then match sesame, walnuts and other condiments to become, Chunyuan does not like too sweet, and will add a little fried bitter almond minced, the entrance is slightly bitter, but the aftertaste is sweet. ”

Speaking of almonds, An Lingrong's smile couldn't help but stiffen, but soon she raised a shallow smile again, and said, "If the emperor likes it, the concubine will try to do it another day." Almond tea is a good product for nourishing and longevity, and the concubines also want to taste it. ”

As he was talking, Su Peisheng walked in and said: "Your Majesty, the queen mother asked someone to pass the word, saying that there is something important to tell the emperor, please ask the emperor to see him in the Yangxin Palace, and Concubine Jing is also there." ”

"What's the fuss? It's really not a day of peace. The emperor suddenly sank his face, "But do you say that it is not for anything?" ”

Su Peisheng bent lower: "It seems to be for the third elder brother and the noble Ying." ”

"How did these two come together?" The emperor's eyes were even more hesitant, although he felt annoyed, but he still put down his chopsticks.

"There is still a quail simmering in the small kitchen, it must not be enough for the emperor to eat a few bites in the morning, so can he wait for the concubine to personally send it to the Heart Nourishing Palace?" An Lingrong got up to see him off and said intimately.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." The emperor agreed without looking back.

In the afternoon, the long street stretches out in the sun, the red wall reflects the long skylight, but it becomes more and more deep, the palace stands on both sides of the long street, revealing intrigue and treachery under the clear sky, and at the end of the long street, is the palace of nourishing the heart.

An Lingrong walked into the side hall of the Yangxin Palace with a food box, but saw that it was a mess, the emperor and the queen sat on the couch left and right, one looked secretive, the other face was full of gloom, Concubine Jing sat aside, between her eyebrows and eyes was about to come out of pride, and the recently favored Ying nobles were kneeling on the ground at this time, crying pear blossoms with rain, like a green apple after the rain, full of embarrassment.

"What's going on?" An Lingrong saluted and asked casually.

The queen seemed to be difficult to speak, and the emperor closed his eyes and didn't want to say more, only Concubine Jing said with a smile: "The third elder brother is so literary and brilliant, and it is not in vain that the queen's mother's painstaking guidance can teach the third elder brother to write such an earth-shattering article about ghosts and gods." Concubine Rong, you are also a writer of pen and ink, why don't you take a look at it? ”

Baozhu immediately picked up the letter that had fallen to the ground and handed it to Dill, who took it and then handed it to An Lingrong.

I saw that the letter read: "Sister Ying sees the words like meeting, and uses pen and ink to send lovesickness." The song of evil is like my heart, I want to know you and live a long life, you should know my heart. Huang Ama is old, although I am not wise, but in the prime of life, if you treat each other with all your heart, I have no regrets in this life and death, and I hope that Sister Ying knows and cherishes each other......"

"It's all unbearable words, don't look at it." The emperor opened his eyes and interrupted An Lingrong's contemplation.

The look of shock on An Lingrong's face did not fade, and he raised his head: "Your Majesty, is this really written by the third elder brother?" ”

Before the emperor could answer, Concubine Jing said: "Last night, I sent Pin'er to the imperial dining room to get supper, and I happened to meet the little fun next to the third elder brother sneaking around on the long street, Pin'er felt strange, so she asked a few words, but the little fun was very weak, the more she asked, the more afraid she became, Pin'er thought he was a thief, and stole the things in the palace on his body, and immediately let people take it down, and as a result, the letter was found out from him. She raised her eyebrows and looked at the queen, smiling calmly but dangerously, "The queen, forgive the concubines for being presumptuous, the mother's godson is not good." ”

The name of Hongli is nonsense here, Qianlong's real name is Hongli, and it also has Japanese characters, and it is later simplified to Hongli.