In the middle of the night, Leng Moran, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened by the movement outside.
Subconsciously he felt something was wrong.
If there wasn't something very important, the chamberlain wouldn't have come to disturb him at this time.
Just when I thought of this, I heard Cui Qi shouting outside the bedroom: "Your Majesty, it's bad, Changxin Palace is in trouble!"
Hearing this, Leng Moran suddenly sat up and his memory of the scene of the fire filled his mind.
Xiao Xixi also woke up. After hearing Cui Qi's words and looking at Leng Moran's worried look, she quickly advised: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Mother and concubine have their own destiny and should be fine."
After hurriedly putting on their coats, the two of them rushed towards Changxin Palace, hand in hand.
From a distance, I could see that the palace had been engulfed by blazing flames.
For a moment, Leng Moran's mood was like falling into an ice cellar, and he almost forgot to breathe.
He muttered crazily in his heart, hoping that nothing would happen to his mother and concubine.
No matter how many mistakes his mother-in-law made, she was still his mother-in-law. Just like his father, he only wanted to protect her selfishly.
Even though she never had a place in her heart for the father and son.
When Leng Moran arrived at the gate of Changxin Palace, the palace officials stopped him in front of the gate.
"Your Majesty, the fire is too strong, you are not allowed to go in."
"Where is the Queen Mother?" Leng Moran asked, trying his best to steady his breathing.
Although He Xianrong was not granted a title, everyone regarded her as the Queen Mother. After all, she was indeed Leng Moran's biological mother.
The palace lady who was kneeling on the ground was trembling, "The Queen Mother is inside and has not come out."
Leng Moran only felt a loud roar in his ears. It seemed that he could no longer hear the sounds around him, and his mind was filled with the sounds and smiles of his mother and concubine.
Why, why did she suddenly come back to life after being dead for so many years?
It's enough to survive, why not let him respect her properly and just leave him again?
Did she appear this time just to torture him and make him live in pain for the rest of his life?
At this moment, Leng Moran wanted to ask: He Xianrong, do you have any intention?
Unfortunately, this person will never answer.
Xiao Xixi looked at the huge fire, frowned and asked about the casualties, "How many people were inside when the fire broke out?"
"No, no, the Queen Mother was too noisy tonight and sent away all the palace attendants. When she left, she was the only one in the palace."
Hearing this, Xiao Xixi could tell that the fire tonight was probably started by He Xianrong himself, so she sent the others away.
She sighed and ordered: "Try your best to put out the fire."
I don't know how long it took before the fire was brought under control.
Leng Moran didn't wait for the sparks to be completely extinguished before he rushed into the Queen Mother's chamber.
All the furnishings in the house were burned to ashes, the beams were burned to pieces, and the former palace was in ruins.
A charred corpse lay on the ground.
Her appearance was completely unclear, but judging from her figure, she could be identified as He Xianrong.
There were not many people in the palace who were as tall as He Xianrong. This time, He Xianrong did not use any tricks to escape.
Leng Moran felt a sharp pain in his heart and fell to his knees with a plop. Tears rushed out of his eyes involuntarily, "Aren't you going to come back from the dead? You're alive. You should come alive and show me!"
Xiao Xixi stood beside him quietly, accompanying him silently.
Leng Moran guarded He Xianrong's body until dawn, and then with Xiao Xixi's persuasion, he agreed to let the palace officials bury He Xianrong.
Leng Moran stood up, his legs were exhausted from kneeling for a long time, and he almost fell to the ground. Xiao Xixi quickly supported him.
"Your Majesty, my mother-in-law just went to reunite with her father. You should be happy for her."
Leng Moran blamed himself for this, "It was only because I showed my father the letter written by my father to my grandfather that she committed suicide. It's all my fault... If it wasn't for me, my mother wouldn't have died..."
Xiao Xixi held his hand tightly, "It's not your fault. Don't take all the blame on yourself."
Leng Moran didn't speak anymore, but held Xiao Xixi's shoulder and walked out step by step with difficulty.
When he walked outside Changxin Palace, Xiao Xixi helped him sit on the chariot.
After Leng Moran returned, he said nothing and did not even mention He Xianrong again.
Even when He Xianrong was buried, he didn't say a word and left everything to Xiao Xixi to handle.
He should go to court, eat when he should, and sleep when he should, just like a normal person.
The calmer he was, the more Xiao Xixi felt sorry for him.
Xiao Xixi didn't want to see him go on like this.
In the evening, after Xiao Xixi took a bath, she put on a thin red lining and returned to Leng Moran's bedroom.
She has not yet been canonized and does not have her own palace. She lives here every day in Leng Moran.
Leng Moran was sitting at his desk reviewing the memorial.
His eyebrows were tightly knitted, his eyes were staring at the memorial in his hand, and from time to time he would pick up the brush and scratch it twice.
Xiao Xixi walked up behind him, put her fair hands on his shoulders gently, and squeezed his shoulders with moderate strength.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, please rest."
Leng Moran slowly put down the memorial, raised his hand tiredly and rubbed his brow, "I didn't know before that sitting in this position would be more troublesome than I thought."
Xiao Xixi smiled softly and joked: "Is it possible that the emperor has just taken this position and wants to give up?"
Leng Moran turned around, pulled Xiao Xixi into his arms, and let her sit on his legs.
Because she had just taken a bath, Xiao Xixi's face was covered with red clouds, and her long hair was draped behind her like a waterfall.
After being dyed with cold ink, her hair slowly floated up, exuding a faint fragrance.
Leng Moran felt that his throat was tight, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously. He managed to maintain a calm expression on his face and said: "When our child grows up, I will pass on the throne to him. Rather than the throne, I want to be with him.
Let’s travel freely between heaven and earth together.”
Xiao Xixi lightly punched his chest and pretended to be angry: "How can I be a father like you? The child has not been born yet, and you are trying to trick him."
Leng Moran got close to her face and asked softly: "Looking at how hard I am working, can we let our child come into this world earlier?"
Xiao Xixi looked at his features, feeling only distress in her heart.
She couldn't stay with Leng Moran for too long.
I'm even more worried that if she goes back, Leng Moran will really think about it and leave with her.
Therefore, she also wanted to have a child.
Leng Mo Ran would never commit suicide if there were children around.
She believes that he will be a good father.
Xiao Xixi kissed his lips gently and responded vaguely.
Leng Moran kissed his sweetheart in his arms and carried her to the bed.
He thought that his child must be a hundred times luckier than him.
He and his Xixi will be the best parents in the world.
A night of silence.
The next day, Xiao Xixi woke up in Leng Moran's warm embrace.
"What time is it?" Xiao Xixi asked in a sleepy voice.
Leng Moran kissed her forehead gently, "Did I wake you up? It's still early. You can sleep a little longer and I'll go to court."
Xiao Xixi responded vaguely.
Leng Moran stood up and left very gently.
After he left, Xiao Xixi no longer felt sleepy.
You might as well call someone over to help her change and freshen up.
Just after washing up, someone from the palace reported that Pei Yuhan wanted to see him.
