"Bitter?" Mrs. Liu sneered: "Hongzhan, you should ask E Niang, do you want to die every day here?"
Hongzhan was a little flustered and said: "Mother, please don't say such things. I will definitely find a way. If you bear with me, you might be able to go out soon."
Mrs. Liu stroked Hongzhan's head and said, "Eniang knows, but in those days when she couldn't see you and couldn't see the end, Eniang was really going crazy. She wanted to go and die, but just thinking about you made her suffer again."
I have endured it until now. God finally didn’t let me endure it in vain. It
Let me see you again, Hongzhan, as long as you are here, E Niang can endure any hardship. E Niang's only wish is that one day, I can be by your side again and watch you grow, instead of like now
In this way, in the blink of an eye, you have grown so big."
Hongzhan choked up and said, "It's all because of my unfilial piety that I didn't come to see E Niang earlier."
Mrs. Liu wiped away the tears from the corners of Hongzhan's eyes and said: "I don't blame you, don't cry. If you cry again, my mother will feel distressed. It's a pity that you can only be here for a while. I don't know when I can see you again next time."
Hongzhan said anxiously: "Don't worry, E Niang, I will go to ask the emperor as soon as possible. If the emperor doesn't agree, I will ask until he agrees." At this moment, even if Liu really took advantage of it.
After all, she was his mother-in-law, and after all those years in Xinzheku, any crime was enough.
Mrs. Liu nodded, and then said: "I heard that the Queen has been deposed to the cold palace, and everyone in the palace regards Concubine Xi as the most respected one, right?"
"Yes, Huang'e Niang was no longer the queen four years ago. Many things have happened in these years. In fact, I... I just went to see Huang'e Niang yesterday." After Hongzhan explained the matter in detail,
Mrs. Liu said bitterly: "This Niu Hulu is really vicious and cruel. She can think of such tricks. It's a shame that the emperor still trusts her so much. Little does he know that she is a witch who will bring disaster to the country and the people."
Hongzhan hesitated and said: "E Niang, actually... the imperial concubine is not as bad as you said. What she did to Huang E Niang may have gone too far, but Huang E Niang also had something wrong with her, and she treated her children and ministers
very good."
Mrs. Liu's face darkened, she looked Hongzhan up and down, and Hongzhan felt flustered, and said: "Mother, what I said is the truth, I..."
Mrs. Liu raised her hand to stop Hongzhan from continuing, "Okay, E Niang knows. But do you really think it's right for someone who has been deposed to the cold palace and has no threat to torture someone like this? And E Niang, look at it.
E Niang's hands, these hands are already useless,
Every time it's a cloudy and rainy day, I'll be in so much pain that I can't sleep all night. The pain makes you want to chop your hands off, but it's like this. You still have to soak in cold water to wash clothes before dawn. No one
Poor, no one cares, just being slaved constantly
Served and exploited, and who gave all this, it was the noble concubine you mentioned. As for her kindness to you, it is nothing more than bullying your ignorance, wanting to take advantage of you, and make you forget her love for your mother.
Things I’ve done. Hongzhan... If you were deceived by her like this,
E Niang will be very sad, because the son E Niang gave birth to after all the hard work would rather believe other people's words than E Niang. For such a son, I..." She bit her lip and said in pain: "
Whatever I was born to do, it would be better not to be born at all!"
Upon hearing this, Hongzhan couldn't help but panic, and quickly knelt down and said: "Mother, please don't be angry, I know I was wrong, I..."
While he was talking, there was a knock on the door from outside, and it was none other than Granny Song, "Brother Six, I said you have been here for a long time, is it time to go back?"
"Okay, I'll say a few more words." After Hongzhan agreed in a loud voice, he said to Liu who looked away: "I believe you, I must believe you. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"
Mrs. Liu stared at him, sighed and said, "E Niang is not angry with you, but she feels sad. But speaking of it, it's also E Niang's fault for not being able to stay with you all the time and allowing you to be deceived."
She pulled Hongzhan up, caressed his face and said, "It's okay not to talk about what happened in the past. Now E Niang just wants to leave this hell-like Xinzheku, and then stay with you all the time, even if she is a tea server."
The maid of water is also good."
Hongzhan nodded vigorously and said: "I will find a way. Mother, you must take care of yourself and wait for me to bring good news."
Ms. Liu showed her first smile after Hongzhan came in, "Okay, E Niang is just waiting for this day. Don't... never let E Niang down, you know?"
"I know." After saying this, Hongzhan helped Mrs. Liu go out. After reluctantly letting go of Mrs. Liu, and returning to Mrs. Dai Jia, he said softly: "Empress, please help me one more time."
Are you busy?"
Dai Jiashi glanced at him and said, "Hongzhan, everything has its limits. I have already promised you to come to Xinzheku. You can't push your limits any further."
"Don't worry, Madam. It's not an excessive request. I just want to ask Madam Song to have a word with her and ask her not to embarrass her too much. Is that okay?"
Hearing just such a request, Dai Jiashi nodded, called Aunt Song and said: "Ms. Liu is the sixth elder brother's mother after all. Seeing her like this, the sixth elder brother feels uncomfortable. You go there."
Don’t embarrass her too much in the end, you know?”
Aunt Song nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, I know, I don't worry, I will not embarrass her."
"Is it okay?" Dai Jia said to Hongzhan. Although the latter was reluctant to leave the Liu family so soon, he could only nod his head and leave Xinzheku in three steps.
Just when Dai Jia thought that all his demands had been met and he could give up, Hongzhan went to the Yangxin Hall a few days later to ask for an audience with Yinzhen.
Although Yinzhen was in a bad mood these days, when he saw Hong Zhan coming, he still tried his best to put on a smile and said, "Why are you here today? Come on, come to me."
"I heard from Concubine Cheng that there are a lot of things going on in the court recently. Fourth brother is not here, fifth brother is in trouble again, and no one is helping the emperor to share the burden. The emperor is working very hard, so I didn't dare to disturb him before.
, I don’t know if I have disturbed Huang Ama today?”
Yinzhen smiled and said: "No matter how busy you are with the court, you still have to take a breather. Besides, isn't it your seventeenth uncle who is helping Huang Ama? On your side, have you fallen behind in your homework recently?"
"My son has been going to the study to study, and I don't dare to miss him one day. Please don't worry, Huang Ama. It's just that the fourth brother is not here, so I can't teach him martial arts. I can only practice by myself. Does Huang Ama know when the fourth brother will come back?"
?" To be honest, Hong Zhan really missed this fourth brother whom he was not close to before.