Speaking of which, that was already more than ten years ago.

Over time, many memories will be covered with a layer of fog, sometimes clear and sometimes hazy. Occasionally, when I think back, I will wonder which ones are true and which ones are confused.

But for Concubine Chang Huang, the matter was a bit chaotic from the beginning.

She often thinks about and reads about it, but the impression has not faded due to the passage of time. What it was like originally is still how it is.

She was Li Yi's concubine at that time. Li Yi and his wife took their young grandson Li Shao and everyone with them to the temple to pray for blessings. She stayed in the capital to take charge of the affairs of the palace.

When the news of the accident at Dingguo Temple came back, it was just dawn.

Everyone was stunned.

The sixth prince led his guards down the mountain to rescue him, but the prince's concubine and Mrs. Chengyi died in the fire.

The capital was already in a storm due to the illness of Emperor Taixing and the infighting among the princes. The incident at Dingguo Temple was like a thunder, cracking open the illusion of peace.

She hurried into the palace and met the Queen Mother, who was still the Queen at the time, and also met Lin Yunyan, who was by her side at the time.

The little child, only one and a half years old, was being held by the empress, with a pair of big bright eyes full of uneasiness.

Lin Yunyan was too young at the time and didn't understand what fire was or what disaster was. She had no idea about life and death. She just felt the grief and anxiety of the adults and huddled in the empress's arms blankly.

Even if the children don't understand, they won't talk about those terrible things in front of young children.

The empress gave Lin Yunyan some candy and asked Mother Ma to take her away, then she turned to Mrs. Chang with red eyes.

News came one after another, about bandits, the town, manpower, and rescue, and the story of the accident was pieced together bit by bit.

Emperor Taixing was already ill, but the sudden news of the disaster worsened his condition.

Li Cang, who was supervising the court on his behalf, was so busy that his feet never touched the ground, and everyone was tense.

That night, Li Shao was sent back.

Li Yi did not return to Beijing. He stayed in Dingguo Temple and investigated with Uncle Chengyi who rushed over.

The thieves need to be investigated, the fire in the temple needs to be investigated, the fire has burned beyond recognition, and the victims need to be dealt with one by one...

Li Shao was frightened and needed to return to Beijing to settle down and take a good rest.

The responsibility of taking care of Li Shao naturally fell on the Chang family.

Several waves of people in the palace came to ask Li Shao for questions. Li Shao was frightened and anxious. He didn't know what to ask. He cried when he asked too many questions. He cried so much that no one could continue to ask questions.

He is only four years old, and he was lucky enough to be rescued from the fire by his wife. Can he still point to him and speak eloquently?

After the empress agreed, Chang took Li Shao back to the prince's mansion.

Perhaps he had returned to a familiar place and saw familiar people. After Li Shao relaxed, his forehead felt hot.

The imperial physician has almost settled in the prince's residence, waiting for him at any time.

Mrs. Chang is even more meticulous and hands-on, so careful and attentive that no one else can find any faults.

At that time, Chang's idea was very simple.

The princess is a very kind person, and she was treated kindly and considerately in the past. Now that she is gone, leaving such a child behind, she must be more considerate.

Besides, since Li Shao was entrusted to her, she had to take good care of the child before she could fulfill her duties.

She's not a black-hearted person, and she won't get into trouble with a child who lost his mother at the age of four.

That's not necessary.

She is also a decent person and she does not do anything dishonorable.

Fortunately, Li Shao only had a fever at night and felt comfortable during the day, so he was not in any serious condition.

Mrs. Chang did not dare to be careless and stayed with her day and night.

When Li Shao felt better, she tried to ask a few questions, but when she saw that Li Shao shook his head and couldn't answer, she gave up.

Since almost all the nuns who served Li Shao went to the temple with him, it was not appropriate to add new people now. Mrs. Chang was really tired.

After Li Shao fell asleep at night, she lay down and took a nap.

Half asleep and half awake, she heard Li Shao calling for help, his voice was very low.

"help me……"

"It's on fire! It's on fire!"

"I did not do it on purpose……"

Mrs. Chang suddenly opened her eyes wide and turned to look at Li Shao.

Li Shao turned from sobbing to crying loudly, shouting "Help" over and over again. Mrs. Chang woke up completely, hugging him and coaxing him softly.

She even asked deliberately: "What's not intentional?"

Li Shao didn't give her an answer, and he didn't say anything again until he fell asleep from crying.

When he woke up the next day, Li Shao couldn't remember the dream.

Later, when he finally stopped having a fever in the middle of the night, that night at Dingguo Temple disappeared from his memory.

When Li Yi returned to Beijing, he saw that he was in good health, but he didn't remember anything and didn't force him.

For such a young child, forget about bad experiences...

Chang did not forget it.

She also thought she might have heard it wrong in her sleep, but for three nights before and after, she seemed to hear it while she was napping.

But she was the only one who heard it.

Mrs. Chang looked gloomy as she recalled the past.

After a long time, she organized her thoughts, picked out what she could say, and briefly spoke to Lin Yunyan.

Lin Yunyan frowned when she heard this: "Mother, are you sure you heard it right?"

"Who knows..." The imperial concubine smiled, "Maybe she heard it, maybe she didn't hear it. Your Highness has forgotten it. Who else can I ask for the answer?"

Lin Yunyan asked again: "Does Your Majesty know?"

"No," the imperial concubine shook her head, "I can tell you 'maybe this way' and 'maybe that way'. Can I say these two words to the Holy One?"

Lin Yunyan understood what the imperial concubine meant and said, "Then if you tell me, can you get the answer from me?"

"Princess, the answer is not important to me," the imperial concubine looked deeply at Lin Yunyan, "the answer is only meaningful to you. As a daughter, when you see people who had contact with your mother in the past, you ask questions, who do you want most?

Someone who knows what happened at Dingguo Temple."

"That's what you said," Lin Yunyan nodded, "I want to know."

The imperial concubine smiled again.

After staying in the palace for a long time, she has seen many twists and turns. She can't help herself, so she especially likes people who are frank.

"His Royal Highness was still young at that time. He didn't mean to be such a small child. Who can blame him? Rather than blaming him, it would be better to blame the eunuchs and mothers around him," the imperial concubine said, "But now he

As I grow up, I feel uncomfortable looking at the things I have done in the past two years."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Yunyan thought for a while, her voice was very soft, but her tone was firm: "But it has nothing to do with you. If his character does not change, when he really recovers, he will be embarrassed. It's me and

Xu Jian, it’s because of your generosity that you are willing to wade through this muddy water. You don’t have to express your preference..."

The imperial concubine sighed softly.

How could she be so persistent?

Her so-called preference is, in the final analysis, smoothness and peace.

In the past, I wanted Li Shao to be a stable crown prince. The more stable Li Shao is, the more concerned people should rest and she will be able to worry less.

However, Li Shao is obviously not a very stable person.

The Holy Emperor favored him and could not let him go. The imperial concubine remembered the friendship of taking care of him in the past, and she used to protect him a little bit, but recently, she saw that no matter how much she protected him, she was afraid that she would not be as good as him.

She never asked Li Shao to treat her like a mother, she wasn't, let alone as a nurturing person, just being kind on the surface would be enough.

At the end of her life, she will be an imperial concubine, a royal concubine, but if Li Shao continues to toss like this, her future may be wiped out.

The imperial concubine said: "If His Highness can change his ways and be able to distinguish right from wrong, I will be very happy to see it happen. I will live up to His Majesty's love for him, and I won't waste your efforts to 'offend' him. I'm afraid he won't understand."

, blindly get into trouble, the Holy Spirit is sad about this, and it is even more difficult for you. Furthermore..."

She paused and looked at Lin Yunyan gently.

The child who was uneasy and scared in the empress's arms has grown up, and her facial features have become the same as her mother's before.

"It's just a life for a life," she said.

Lin Yunyan did not understand this sentence.

The imperial concubine did not give any more explanation.

Seeing that she really didn't mean to explain clearly, Lin Yunyan stopped forcing herself.

If you can't dig it out, just asking questions will only be counterproductive.

After thinking about it, she said: "Since you have never informed the Holy One about those words in the dream, we will not talk about them anymore now."
To be continued...