In the afternoon, when the lanterns are not in hand, most of the palaces are dimly lit.

Although there is no shortage of precious candles in the queen's palace, in the past ten years, even if a steady stream of good things have been sent, the queen has not spent her days luxuriously, and the palace will not light up until it gets dark.

On the bed in the side hall, the brazier next to it emitted a little heat, lit incense lingering, the queen who had just woken up from a nap, under the service of several palace maids, slowly got up and drank fragrant tea, let people gently press the acupuncture points with their fingers, only to feel that the drowsy head was more comfortable.

She fell asleep again just now, and as before, she still did not dream of the prince.

I don't know if the palace is special, she has been thinking about it day and night for more than ten years, but the number of times she has dreamed of her son is only a handful.

I can't see it when I wake up, I can't dream when I fall asleep, and I can only calm my inner pain a little when I look at the portrait alone.

The hot tea entered her throat, and the queen's expression was faint, without sadness or joy.

It wasn't until the female official Chaoxia came in briskly, and there were two eunuchs carrying a small basket behind her, that this unusual little thing made the queen puzzled.

"What is this?" asked the queen unhurriedly.

The female official Chaoxia smiled and said, "Hui Niangniang, this is a frozen pear." ”

"Frozen pears?" The queen's eyes fell on the small bamboo basket that had been opened, a small basket of frozen pears with a slight tip, almost hundreds, all of them were fresh and tender to make people feel delicious, although there were not many things, but the palace was like this, all the things that were sent were of the best quality, not the most quantity.

Thinking that this was something sent by the emperor in front of her, the queen asked casually: "Oh, who sent it?"

I was going to have people carry the frozen pears down.

But I heard the female official in front of me reply: "Hui Niangniang, it was sent by Dai Guogong." ”

"Dai Guogong?" As soon as these words entered the ear, it was immediately different, and the faint queen was stunned, although there was not much expression, but Chaoxia had followed for many years, and at a glance, she knew that the original faint smile was no longer decorated, but joy from the inside out.

"He sent it? This kid has a heart. She nodded, and said immediately.

Being able to serve by the queen's side, which one is not a good eye, looking at the queen's face? At this glance, you can know that the queen is very happy that the prince of the country sent the frozen pears over.

Chaoxia continued to smile and said, "Not only that, but Dai Guogong also sent a painting, you can take a look." ”

As he spoke, he looked behind the two little eunuchs carrying baskets, and the queen also looked over and found that there were still people following, holding a long brocade box in their hands.

"A painting?" the queen's heart moved.

As she spoke, Chaoxia carefully took the painting out of the wooden box with the help of the palace people and unfolded it in front of the queen little by little.

Although the light was already a little dim at this time, as soon as the painting was unfolded, the people nearby could still see it clearly, and they all held their breath.

The queen just glanced at the content above, and stood up directly, and came to the front of the painting in a few steps, gently stroking the painting with her fingers, and looked at it carefully, her eyes gradually moistened.

"This kid ...... This kid ......"

She whispered, not blinking.

I saw that this painting was an ink painting, and it showed two men, one large and one small, kneeling in front of a woman, and this woman, looking down at the two of them, unfolded a dress at the same time.

also carries a few lines of poetry:

"The line in the mother's hand, the wanderer's shirt. ”

"Before leaving, I am afraid that I will return late. ”

"Whoever says an inch is careless, he will be rewarded with three springs. ”

It is also strange to say that this is an ink painting, and ink painting, in fact, is generally a kind of artistic conception, and it is not too similar to a real person, but whether it is the queen who is looking at this painting at this time, or the palace people who are also looking at this painting, when they see this painting, a thought emerges: "It's too similar!"

Like whom?

Of course, it's like the prince, like the acting prince, and like the queen!

Even if the three people in this ink painting, their faces and costumes are all sketched with a few strokes, which are not realistic at all, but they can be recognized at once, the woman who is unfolding her clothes is the queen, and the adult man kneeling in front of the woman is the prince, and the child who is kneeling is the acting prince.

"It's so vivid. Many people were amazed in their hearts.

And when such a painting falls in the eyes of the queen, it is not only amazed, but a thousand thoughts are in her heart.

Thinking that he couldn't even dream of his beloved son, thinking that his beloved son was worried about himself temporarily, thinking of the little emperor and grandson who had never met a few times but was very beloved and fell to death, and thinking of a few wives and concubines of the prince's mansion who were intrigued with each other but were also respectful and filial to themselves, more than ten years of sadness, pain, and forbearance, and when I read "I'm afraid of returning late", I directly poured out tears.

The queen, who has always paid attention to her image, burst into tears, covered her mouth and whimpered.

Most of the others know what happened back then, and all loyal servants have red eyes.

There is no one to persuade the mother, crying like this may not be a kind of venting, the queen who usually endures it is too bitter.

They see it in their eyes, and they hurt it in their hearts.

After a long time, the queen wiped away her tears and asked, "Where is the acting prince now?"

After sending frozen pears and paintings, people should also be in the palace.

Chaoxia replied: "Back to Niangniang, Dai Guogong is meeting the emperor at the moment, and he has not left the palace yet." ”

"Put this painting away first, put it in the private library of the main palace, and keep it properly. ”

"Prepare for it, this palace is going to see the emperor. ”

After the queen finished saying this, she asked the palace maid to bring hot water, carefully removed the traces of crying on her face with a towel, and put on makeup again.

"Let's go. Feng Yuan is ready, she naturally can't wait for a moment, and she wants to see her grandson immediately.

The afternoon sun was shining on the phoenix, and the people sitting on it had a calm expression with a hint of urgency.

When passing by a fork in the palace in front of him, he saw two palace people turning from the side path, and when he saw Feng Yuan close in front of him, he hurriedly knelt down on the side of the road, and did not dare to raise his head.

Seeing that she was dressed as an ordinary palace maid, I don't know if she just came from the front.

The queen withdrew her gaze and paid no attention to it.

After the two palace people passed by, they got up cautiously, sighed to each other, and continued to walk in the direction of Phixiang Palace.

"It's not easy for the princess to enter the palace now, and I don't know if the mother will be sad if she knows that the princess can't come. ”

"This is also a matter of no way, in the palace gate, we are slaves and maids in and out, spending some silver, but the princess has been grounded by the emperor several times before, using this incident as an excuse, the people at the palace gate are simply deliberately blocked. ”

"The head of our Phi Xiang Palace also asked to see the emperor before, but he was also stopped, saying that the emperor was busy with government affairs and had no time to see him. ”

"At first glance, it looks like the hands and feet made by the lady in the palace......"

But what can be done?

Because the concubine Wu Niangniang they served has fallen out of favor so far, Princess Xinping has been robbed of the token to enter the palace, and she can only come once or twice in a few months.

It's almost Niangniang's birthday, and in the past, the emperor would reward Concubine Wu and give some grace, but this year, as this day approaches, there is no movement in the imperial city.

In the past, the people who touted the side of the Phixiang Palace, don't say that it was the low-ranking concubine, even the eunuch and the grandmother began to be arrogant.

They were ordered to go out of the palace to the princess's mansion to see Princess Xinping this time, and found that the princess had lost a lot of weight compared to the past.

"It's really not possible, we might as well beg the queen to ......" A palace maid thought of Feng Yuan who had just passed, and suddenly said.

Concubine Wu's birthday, Princess Zhun Xinping entered the palace to celebrate, isn't this a normal thing?

The emperor can't see the people in the Phixiang Palace, and the queen can't and can't see it?

As long as the queen mother speaks, a few concubines who were favored in the past because of jealousy and hatred of the mother and now fall into the well, must be weighed, right?

But as soon as these words came out, he was immediately reprimanded by his companions: "Don't make stupid moves! The emperor has decreed that he is not allowed to disturb the queen with this kind of thing, and the emperor knows about it, I am afraid that even our mother will be unlucky, and this matter will not be mentioned again!"

But there was really nothing else to be done, and the two sighed again, and walked back quickly with ugly faces.

And Feng Yuan, who had just walked over, quickly arrived at the front hall.

With the support of the female official Chaoxia, the queen got down from the phoenix chariot and walked up the steps step by step, and heard a faint voice inside, and her face was relieved: "It seems that it is not too late, and the people have not left yet." ”

Seeing that the eunuch next to her was about to go in to report with a smiling face, she shook her head at her, but the eunuch hesitated and didn't dare to move, so she could only watch the queen walk in accompanied by the female official.

When she walked into the inner hall, she heard her grandson laughing and saying, "Sun Chen likes calligraphy and painting, please change this." ”

Then the emperor's laughter and scolding sounded, and he listened to it with a lot of anger: "You kid, you look respectful, but in fact you are very tricky! You can still exchange the things given by the emperor? Why do you think you call Chrysostom Yuyan?"

It doesn't sound like anger.

At this time, the queen had already walked in, and when she saw her come in, both of them were stunned.

The queen seemed puzzled and asked, "What can't be changed?"

"Queen, you're here. Seeing her sudden arrival, the emperor got up with a smile on his face, stopped her from saluting, and took her hand and looked her up and down.

"Now there is less snow, but the rain is the coldest, you came in the rain, did you get cold?"

"The concubine sat down, but she never got cold. The queen smiled gently.

Su Ziji came to greet him at this time, and the queen accepted it, let him get up, looked at the child with a smile, and asked the emperor: "What were you talking about just now?"

The emperor snorted, put his hands behind his back, and said: "I gave him a pavilion of calligraphy and painting a while ago, but he still has to inch in, today with a few baskets of frozen pears, he asked to change the original calligraphy and painting to a pavilion, saying that these have all been appreciated, is it really unreasonable?"

"Tell me, how can there be any reason to bargain and want to exchange for the imperial gift when you hand it back?"

The queen covered her mouth and smiled: "It turns out that this is because of this? On behalf of the country, he likes calligraphy and painting, and even his concubines know that since he wants to study, this is a good thing, so the emperor will allow it." ”

"You're just too fond of the kids. The emperor sighed, thinking that it would not work, and said, "However, since you have spoken, you will do so and hand it over, and I will reward him again." ”

Su Ziji didn't expect the emperor to change his words so quickly, and he didn't have the slightest appearance when he was "golden mouth".

With a sweep of his eyes, he saw the look in the emperor's eyes, and couldn't help but think: "Could it be that the old emperor also has the softest place in his heart?"

"But if that's the case, why did you do that to the prince?"