When Li's letter arrived in Hongnong, it received a response from the Yang family almost without any suspense. After discussion between the two families, Yang Yan and Baoying's marriage was scheduled for the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. After this incident, everyone in the Taiwei Mansion was shocked.

Immerse yourself in the joyful events to come.

But what caught people off guard was that after Yang Yan returned home that night, he didn't know whether it was because he was too tired to inspect the river for several days, or because he caught a cold due to the strong wind and rain, and the next day he caught wind and cold.

There was nothing unusual about Yang Yan, but for some reason, after a few days, Yang Yan's condition became more and more serious. She had a high fever for several days, and when it became severe, she started talking nonsense in a vague manner. This shocked Li Shi and summoned all the imperial doctors.

After going to the house for day and night consultations, I personally took care of him without sleeping a wink for seven days. Seeing Yang Yan lingering on the bed for half a month, Yang Yancai gradually turned the corner, but he was still more sleepy and less awake.

Because of this, there was a lot of criticism in the government about this sudden marriage. Privately, everyone said that the second wife of the Yang family was not good-looking and had the appearance of being a nuisance. The second husband, Yang Yanfang, decided to marry her. She used to be so strong and dignified.

Erlang became seriously ill and almost lost half his life.

Li, who was in charge of the palace, seemed to be unaware of this matter because he was busy with the affairs of Langao Yuan. Since no one suppressed him, these claims became more and more popular as time went by.

However, Yang Baoying seemed to have really given up and turned a deaf ear to these malicious words. He only continued to go to Wuzhuyuan as usual every day. He and Li Sui went to Chaoluyuan to visit Li in the morning and dusk together, and when they came back, they would copy alone.

After praying for Yang Yan, Hui Rong and others who were worried at first couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. However, Li Sui, who had been with him day and night, felt deeply worried.

Because Yang Yan is now engaged, although he and Li Sui are cousins ​​since childhood, Li Sui deeply understands the principle of public opinion making gold, so it was not until dinner that day that Li Sui and Li Sui took Nian Nu.

, the two Yunus came to Langaoyuan, which they had not set foot in for a long time. At this moment, the sky was still white, but looking up, the dark blue sky had already revealed half of the crescent moon.

Looking from a distance, the quiet and quiet Langao Courtyard was already lit with lights. When Li Sui followed Mrs. Li to the corridor, the maids on duty quickly lowered their eyebrows and stepped forward with tense expressions to quietly bow.

Due to Yan's illness, Mrs. Li has been extremely uneasy these days. She often scolds and beats everyone in the house, which is very different from her usual dignified and tolerant attitude. Therefore, everyone in the house, especially those who usually serve in Langaoyuan, are very cautious and do not dare to make any more mistakes.

Sound, lest you make a mistake.

When Li Sui helped Mrs. Li enter, he saw that the green screen windows in the house were all covered. Because the gilt hollow chili beast incense burner on the table was lit with the osmanthus incense that Yang Yan had always liked, it didn't feel dull and soft.

Under the bright candlelight, Yang Yan was lying quietly on the bed with agarwood carvings and auspicious animal hollow patterns. His jade-like face was much less red, and his drooping eyelashes cast a shadow. There was still a folded square plain handkerchief on his forehead. It looked like

It's like he just fell asleep.

"Mrs. Taiwei."

Seeing the imperial doctor busy in front of the couch, he stepped forward to salute, but Mrs. Li just looked at Yang Yan on the couch with concern, raised her hand casually and said, "How is Erlang?"

Hearing Li's questions, the imperial doctor quickly responded one by one. Although Li nodded, he said harshly: "It's been these days, but Erlang's condition keeps getting worse. How on earth do you take care of him?"

"In the past few days, Erlang's pulse has been brought out and asked me to take a look at it. If it can't be cured again, you will no longer be needed."

After saying that, Mrs. Li saw the person on the couch frowning more and more, and the next moment she walked out, followed step by step by the trembling imperial doctor to the outer room.

Suddenly, apart from Yang Yan who was lying down, there were only three masters and servants of Li Sui in front of the couch, and Xi Gu who was serving beside the couch.

In silence, Li Sui looked at the quiet figure on the bed, and finally took a step. When she stopped one step away from the bed, she could see more clearly that Yang Yan was still in her dream.

His brows were still slightly wrinkled, as if he hadn't slept well.

Looking at Yang Yan in front of her, Li Sui felt that the memories of her previous life were gradually overlapping, making it difficult for her to tell whether it was the past life or the present. On the day Jiuge was poisoned in her previous life, when she hurried to Jiuge's Zhaoyang Palace,

Standing in front of the couch like this, Yang Yan was already lying there lifeless. He no longer called her Aman or Queen. What was left to her was endless silence and a bone-gnawing cold.

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No one knows how complicated her psychology was when she learned that Yang Yan died suddenly. As a queen, she had no time to be sad or confused, because she knew very well that the sudden death of the emperor would bring great consequences to the royal family, the court, and the world.

No matter how much turmoil there was, no one would give her too much time at that moment.

Once she is unable to handle it, she and her son will fall into a fierce and cruel struggle for the throne, and even their lives will be a luxury.

Past dynasties and past experiences have warned her that she must not show even the slightest bit of weakness and helplessness to the world like a simple wife.

Therefore, in the eyes of the world, she, Empress Yang, who was Yang Yan's wife, not only did not shed any tears when Yang Yan passed away, but instead imprisoned Jiu Ge with thunderous means and dealt with more than a hundred people from Zhaoyang Palace.

Suppressing all news about the emperor's death, in the eyes of the watching kings, he quickly summoned his trusted ministers to forge the edict, and single-handedly promoted her son, who was the eldest son, to the throne of the emperor.

It is precisely because of this that her previous life has always been met with mixed reviews. Those who support her praise her for being calm, self-possessed, decisive, and like Taizu (Yang Chongyuan); while those who oppose her naturally accuse her of being cold-blooded and ruthless, and her methods are vicious.

She is definitely not a virtuous queen who assists the holy king.

Now Li Sui couldn't help but laugh when he thought about this again.

Having experienced life and death, she now understands that it is precisely because people in the world take those false names too seriously that they bother themselves and live a life full of burdens.

Just like her, in her previous life, she worked hard day and night, but all she got in return was a jump on the city wall. Those who respected her naturally excused her, and those who hated her only scolded her endlessly.

But so what? When it turns into withered bones, ashes return to ashes, and dust returns to dust, what’s the use of a false name?

In this world, there are still criticisms about Saint Confucius, a master of all ages, but who can win the admiration of all the people in the world?

In her previous life, she had been tired of living in vain for a lifetime, but now she has seen through the truth, I will always love those who love me, and why should I care about those who hate me.

"Aman, Aman——"

The suddenly familiar call made Li Suixun look around, only to see Yang Yan on the couch frowning more and more nervously, shaking his head uneasily as if something extremely bad had happened, a thin layer of sweat forming on his face, and just when she came again.

Half a step forward, when Xi Gu rushed to the couch in panic, he saw Yang Yan suddenly opened his eyes and said as if he was extremely frightened: "Aman!"

In silence, Li Sui looked at the person in front of him and saw Yang Yan closing his eyes again and uttering a sentence.

"Aman, I'm late."

Seeing this sudden scene, Li Sui was a little stiff. He gently clenched his hands under his sleeves, but they seemed to have been disrupted. He felt as if countless glass beads were thrown down from a drum, making an endless but noisy sound.

The voice trembled in my ears.

"Princess, do you know that Erlang knew that Madam was going to Yuqing Temple to marry you two that day? She didn't rest for a whole day and didn't eat a single meal. He hurried back to the house overnight without thinking -"

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At this moment, Xi Gu, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke, and the words he said made Li Sui completely stand still.

"When Erlang learned the result from his wife, he walked all the way to your courtyard in despair, and stood there for a long time in the heavy rain. He refused to listen to anyone's advice, but kept whispering in his own voice: 'I'm late.'"

Speaking of this, Xigu couldn't help but shed tears of sadness, and there was a hint of complaint in his words.

"Princess, why do you never know how Erlang treats you?"

Just a few words, but it was like a splash of ice-cold water on Li Sui's body, making her ears buzz.

Looking at Xi Gu's somewhat resentful eyes, Li Sui's palms felt numb and cold. She had never thought about how Yang Yan could have feelings for her.

No matter in the past life or in this life, Li Sui never felt that Yang Yan treated her any differently. Yang Yan was indeed gentle to her, but how could he treat Hongying, Baoying, even the Lord of Rongan County, and others?

Li Sui had always thought that Yang Yan was just a natural person.

Even if he treats her differently, it's just because the two of them have a relationship that they have grown up with since childhood.

But in her previous life, she saw with her own eyes that Yang Yan doted on Jiuge, ignored her and the courtiers' advice, and made her a concubine as soon as she entered the palace. Within half a year, she was promoted to a noble concubine, because Jiuge

Afraid of heat, Yang Yan embezzled private funds to build her a summer palace, and because she was cold, he built a winter palace for her. Jiu Ge liked lotus flowers, so Yang Yan planted lotus flowers all over the palace and even the entire city of Chang'an, and held them every year on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day.

She went boating on the lake and whispered in the middle of the night. Almost all the rare treasures presented by envoys from various countries, Yang Yan would bring them to Jiuge to make her smile.

Later, Yang Yan actually decided to give him the title "Chen", and even intended to directly designate him as the king if he gave birth to a prince in the future.

As far as Li Sui is concerned, she can tolerate ignoring her and the courtiers' advice, she can also tolerate being doted on by three thousand people, and she can tolerate Yang Yan accompanying Jiuge even on important festivals when she, the queen, should be accompanying her.

The supreme title of "Chen" alone, and the meaning of "Ding Wang to stabilize the country" have already touched her bottom line. These are all openly telling her that her and her son's status is already in jeopardy.

Because of this, she turned a deaf ear to Yang Yan's romantic behavior and became angry for the first time. At that time, she no longer held back, and openly hinted that the courtiers who supported her jointly submitted a letter to refute Yang Yan's ridiculous behavior, and Yang Yan was completely punished.

Enraged, he went to the Li Zheng Palace to openly argue with her. It was that dispute that made Yang Yan Lei Ting furious, and he went to the Zhao Yang Palace, but was poisoned by Jiu Ge and died suddenly.

How could she dare to think about Yang Yan like this?

How dare you think that Yang Yan actually has her in his heart.

All of this happened so unexpectedly that it even made Li Sui feel a little ridiculous.

Behind them, Nian Nu and Yu Nu looked at Li Sui uneasily. They saw her looking at the bed blankly, her eyes no longer calm.

At this moment, Li's voice gradually sounded outside. Li Sui almost simultaneously suppressed his complicated emotions, forced himself to calm down, and stepped aside.

Li passed by Li Sui's side, walked to Yang Yan's couch and sat down quietly. She didn't seem to notice anything strange. After a long silence, Li Sui finally heard Li's low and tired voice.

"Aman, if Erlang can't wake up again, what should I do?"

Hearing Li's desolate words for the first time, Li Sui couldn't help but raise her head. At this moment, she suddenly realized that under the gentle light, Li's life was full of vicissitudes. This half-month was neither long nor short, Li Sui

Looking at Li

These days of running around and working hard, I just shed tears secretly in a deserted place, as if I have become much older overnight. Even on my temples, my original black hair has sprouted some silver strands without knowing when, which makes people feel heartbroken.

Become sad.

"Erlang is good to others, and God will bless him safely and well. With the care of the imperial doctor and you these days, and Baoying praying devoutly every day, maybe Erlang will recover as before tomorrow. Aunt, you are just too tired these days, don't

If you worry too much, if you hurt yourself again, Erlang will feel guilty even if he recovers."

Hearing Li Sui's heart-warming words of comfort, Mrs. Li nodded slowly: "You are right, I made a mistake."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Li seemed to have remembered something. She looked at Yang Yan again and sighed: "Baoying, you are a good boy."

When Li Sui and Li left Langao Yuan, they stood silently and stopped moving until they saw Li leaving accompanied by Yin Niang and others.

Under the cold moonlight, Li Sui once again thought of Yang Yan's urgent call, and once again thought of the valley's condemnation in his ears.

But she seemed to be thrown into a deep pool, and even her feet became heavier and heavier.
Chapter completed!