There were heavy worries in my heart, and the little eunuchs from Xianyang Hall came to report Xuan Ling's condition every hour. After several times, it was late when I fell asleep, and my sleep became very light.
I couldn't sleep well, so I simply got up. Lying on the imperial concubine's couch, Hua Yi took the beauty's hand and gently lowered her legs for me. Her gestures were very gentle and gentle.
While he was lying down, someone knocked on the door. Hua Yi asked curiously: "It's still early, who could be here?"
When she opened the door and came in, it was Hanzhu, the confidant of Concubine De, who saluted and said very politely: "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine. Our empress was worried about your concubine's hard work yesterday and was worried about the emperor. He must not have slept well, so we specially sent him
I have sent you my slave to say hello."
I stood up and waved my order to go down, leaving only Jinxi and Hua Yi beside me, and then I smiled and said, "Please, please keep me in mind, go back and tell her that I am in good spirits."
When Hanzhu saw someone leaving, Fang asked quietly: "Our queen is not at ease, so she can't sleep well. She specially sent a servant to ask, is it because of Sun Cairen that the emperor is suddenly seriously ill?"
While twirling the tourmaline string in my hand, I said, "Go back and tell your mother-in-law that it's not just for this matter, so that she can rest assured." I closed my eyes and thought for a while, and said, "The emperor also gave me the right words on this matter.
"
Hanzhu remained calm, bent his knees and said, "Accept the decree."
I thought about it and spoke slowly, "Sun took away his position, demoted him to a commoner, and was relegated to the cold palace. The guard was also detained in the violent chamber and was not tortured. The emperor wanted to do it this way first, and then the Holy Eucharist in the future.
I’ll make plans when I feel better.”
Hanzhu lowered her eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty is kind." She thought for a moment and then said, "Empress De Fei has something else to ask the Imperial Concubine to tell you."
"you say."
"Before his illness, the emperor issued an oral edict to enfeoff Kang Concubine and Wang Guiren of Wanchun Palace. My master means to ask the empress for instructions. Can this edict be fulfilled?"
I thought of Jin Xi's report before going to bed, and said: "Everyone who enters a feudal state must have a decree according to the rules. It is just an oral instruction, so naturally there are not many actions."
Hanzhu said "yes", but hesitated to speak and only looked at her toes. I knew that she was Concubine De's confidant, so naturally she had something to say, so she said, "Tell me what you have to say."
Bar."
"Our empress accidentally heard a rumor that Wang Guiren was pregnant without being summoned. Concubine Kang rushed to announce the good news, which made the emperor fall ill..."
I glanced at her sharply, and suddenly smiled and said: "Concubine De's ears are really very clairvoyant. It's just that she can also hear the gossip in the palace. You also said that it was just gossip, so take it as such.
Just a gust of wind blows."
Hanzhu understood, "Not even Concubine Duan knows about this matter, let alone others."
I smiled warmly and said, "That's good. Listen, Concubine Kang spoke rudely in front of the emperor and contradicted the emperor. This is really disrespectful. It also shows that Concubine Yun, the head of Wanchun Palace, has failed to discipline her well. From now on, Concubine Kang will be sealed.
No one is allowed to come or go. Is Wang Guiren pregnant? That has never happened."
Hanzhu was so smart that she immediately knelt down and said: "I understand what the Imperial Concubine means, and my master understands it even more. My lady will take care of all matters. If there is anything wrong, please ask the Imperial Concubine for advice."
I smiled and said, "Very good, you understand very well. Like Concubine De, she sees things clearly, and you can see that what kind of master can produce what kind of slave." My smile was natural and decent, "That's why I left the palace back then.
, I will only hand over the Princess Long Yue to your mother-in-law to raise her."
Hanzhu respectfully excused herself. Jinxi sent her away, turned around, and said softly: "Given the emperor's temperament, he is really too kind to Sun Cairen."
I knew that Jin Xi was suspicious, so I didn't hide it from her, "The emperor's original words were - five horses divided the body."
Jin Xi was startled and asked: "Then, Madam, you..."
I turned my head and looked her in the eyes closely, and a sharp cruelty burst out from my heart, "Your Majesty, I am dying." I nodded and said, "Even if your Majesty is in good health, I will try every means to protect these two things."
Personal life. There are so many miserable couples in the palace, so I just need to do less evil."
Jin Xi put her hands on my shoulders, and I knew that my body was shaking a little. No matter how ugly and despicable Sun Cairen's lover was, he was still the one she truly loved. It would be difficult for lovers not to get married, so why risk their lives.
Besides, she doesn't dislike him for being rough, and he doesn't mind her identity either. He must really like her.
Jinxi sighed faintly: "I feel the same way, so I can't bear it."
I clasped my hands together, and couldn't help but touch my heart, and said: "The emperor was very happy and sad yesterday, which stimulated his mind several times, and he was also caught in the rain. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to recover. Now that the emperor is seriously ill, I specially sent Sun Cai and the guard
They were sent to the cold palace and the violent room respectively, and we will just send them out in two days while taking advantage of the chaos, so that they can be at ease."
"This slave knows what to do." Jin Xi said: "Wang Guiren is not pregnant... Concubine De must understand what the empress means, and she will definitely allow Wang Guiren to have a baby to avoid future troubles. As for after the sealing of the palace, Wanchun Palace is nothing like the Leng Palace.
There’s a difference.”
I smiled and said, "That's good. At this juncture, the less trouble there is, the better."
Two days later, at midnight, Xuan Ling slowly woke up.
I heard the news and rushed there immediately. Xuan Lingfu woke up, his face was yellow and haggard, like a broken leaf, hanging alone on a cold branch, and he was drinking a bowl of ginseng and black chicken soup from the hands of the little eunuch.
Seeing me coming in, he waved his hand impatiently to signal the young eunuch to go out, his voice slightly hoarse, "Are you here?"
I greeted him as usual and said with a smile, "Your Majesty looks better."
He stared at me and asked, "Where is Dr. Shao?"
I didn't say anything, I just took the decoction that Li Chang sent in and said gently: "Your Majesty, it's time to drink the medicine."
As if he hadn't heard anything, he coughed tremblingly and asked, "Where is Dr. Shao?"
The medicinal juice in the white jade cup with lotus pattern is dark and heavy, like a piece of fine ink jade, with only a dense white medicinal gas. Jing and I smiled, "As an imperial physician, Dr. Shao could not cure the emperor's dragon body. Instead, he made the emperor
Worry, I have already dealt with him on behalf of the emperor."
A desolate and clear smile appeared on his face, with a hint of anger, "You killed him?"
I nodded calmly, "The Emperor has always taught his concubines not to keep useless people."
"You are very good at power." His purple lips were dry due to the suppressed anger, "Just like you killed Yun Rong, you can still act calmly in front of me."
"The emperor is seriously ill and it is inevitable that he will be paranoid. Mr. Hu indeed died of asthma. The emperor personally ordered people to check."
The corners of his lips raised a cold arc, "The imperial concubine is always smart, so she naturally has a way to make Yunrong have an asthma attack."
With a faint smile as calm as autumn water, I said, "The problems caused in the womb are like the sins committed by oneself. There is nothing I can do about it."
He sighed slightly and said with a bleak tone, "You really do know."
The slightly sour medicinal gas rushed into my mouth and nose, and I just smiled calmly, "Your Majesty's holy blessing, I only need to rely on the Emperor, and you don't need to know anything else." I fed the dark soup to his lips with a small silver spoon.
Bian, "Your Majesty, please take the medicine."
He instinctively avoided it and showed a bit of resistance. I smiled quietly and said, "Your Majesty is afraid of being burned. Please take a sip and try it first."
He stared at me intently. I just looked calm as usual, slowly swallowed two mouthfuls of the decoction, and frowned, "It's so bitter!" I turned to smile happily, "It's just that the medicine tastes bitter, so the emperor can drink it without worry.
"
He looked slightly relieved, but still looked away, "Since it's painful, let's leave it alone for now."
I lowered my eyebrows and said very meekly, "Okay."
In the distance, there seemed to be a sobbing woman crying. In the cool night, it sounded like the intermittent rain during the Qingming Festival, which was particularly sad and sad. Xuan Ling listened for a moment and said slowly: "It's mine.
Are the concubines crying? They also know that I will die soon."
"The Emperor has no taboos in what he says." I slowly scooped up the soup from the cup and said in a clear voice, "Everyone in the palace knows that the Emperor is about to die. If you cry early, you are not crying for the Emperor, but for yourself."
"Really? I've always liked your honesty." A dim smile appeared on Xuan Ling's cheeks, and he stared straight into my eyes, seemingly unwilling to do so. Finally, he said: "I have something to ask.
you."
I half-knelt in front of the couch and said softly: "I must tell you everything I know."
He hesitated for a moment and finally asked: "Is he... my child?"
I raised my head, looked at his turbid eyes that were glowing with nervousness, smiled silently and tenderly, and said respectfully: "Of course. All the people in the world are your subjects, the Emperor."
Xuan Ling didn't expect my answer. He was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to laugh out loud, "Not bad! Not bad!" He looked straight at me like a sharp blade, "This world belongs to me, but it will soon be yours.
"
The golden steps of the nine-spread phoenix wings swayed slightly, and the pearly golden light reflected on the wall, like the moving blue waves of starlight. Xuan Ling's decadent face became increasingly blurred in this splendor, as if they were so far apart, so far away
I couldn't remember his appearance. A sad smile appeared on my lips, "Yes. This world will soon belong to me, but..." I said in a low voice: "What do you want to do with me today, me?"
I never got what I wanted.”
Xuan Ling was thoughtful, and the curtain hung lightly on the ground, quietly separating me from him. He smiled bitterly, "I may have gotten what I wanted in this life, but like quicksand passing by in the palm of my hand, it is all gone in the end."
His chest rose and fell like waves of madness, "Huanhuan, you haven't called me Shiro for a long time. Can you call me one more time?"
I shook my head and said softly and tactfully, "Your Majesty is tired, please take a good rest. I will take my leave now."
There was a weak begging in his eyes, "Huan Huan, please call me Shiro again like you did before, just like you did when you first entered the palace."
I smiled slightly, but that smile was the farthest distance. "Your Majesty, I am more than thirty years old, and I am no longer the same as before." I said with a trace of hatred and regret in my mouth, "The concubine who just entered the palace.
Huan is already dead, has the emperor forgotten? You killed her yourself, and my concubine is the imperial concubine Zhen."
His eyes grew colder little by little, like burnt ashes, cold to death, cold to ashes, annihilated and no different than dust. He looked at the gorgeous and extravagant Qibao gold silk curtain blankly and hollowly, and said feebly:
"Yes! We can't go back to the past... At that time, I and Huan Huan... and Wan Wan... How young we were back then... We can't go back." He murmured for a moment, focusing on me.
, "For Lao Liu, you hate me so much, don't you?"
I smiled quietly, like a red rose quietly blooming among the green branches and vines in May, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty. It's just that Your Majesty doesn't know that Concubine Yan hates you. Otherwise, why do you think she wants you to die?" Gold inlaid with jade?
The armor struck the blue and white bowl with a delicate sound, "But don't worry, no matter how much I hate you, I will take good care of the prince. If sister Mei knew that it was her and Wen Shichu's child who ascended the throne, Jiuquanxia should also
You will be very happy!"
Hearing this, his face was engulfed in shock, and his whole body seemed to be frozen, frozen there. However, it was only a moment, and he suddenly stood up, as if he couldn't believe it, and two eyes popped out on his thin face.
, He wanted to bite people, he was already devoured by wine, sex and disease, how could he withstand such a sudden upheaval? Before he could sit firmly, he fell down like a torpedo, half-lying on the couch and gasping for breath.
Qi said: "You poisonous woman, I will kill you——"
"Compared with the cruelty of the emperor's murderous weapons, I am willing to be inferior. If I retaliate against others in the same way, I still feel that I am not as good as one of the ten emperors!" I looked at him coldly, with a ray of bright beauty in my mouth.
With a smile, he just fiddled with the tiger eye stone and silver wire pendant on his earlobe.
Veins popped out all over his forehead, and his arms were shaking and could not be lifted up. He was still unwilling to give in, and slapped the bed fiercely and said: "Here comes -"
He was a man who had been ill for a long time, and no matter how hard he slapped him, his voice was just muffled and weak, just like his hoarse voice.
"Who is coming?" I chuckled, as if I was innocent and meek when I first entered the palace, "I am here, just as the emperor has commanded me."
The dark red Suzhou embroidered gold brocade quilt surged like a tidal wave due to his fierceness. I stepped back several feet away and looked at him with cold eyes, furious and horrified, but my words were gentle as usual, "Your Majesty has just taken ginseng soup. Getting angry is not good for the body."
Antai.”
When he saw me slowly retreating away, he became even more furious and threw himself forward, reaching out to catch me.
Outside the window, there was only the sound of the wind, like weeping and complaining. In the vast hall, with heavy curtains and thick curtains, his weak voice could not be heard by the palace guards who were sent away by me.
He struggled, struggled, and gradually, he stopped moving, and everything returned to a calmness like the deep sea.
I slowly moved closer to him, wanting to see his last face clearly. His eyes were wide open, as if he was infinitely unwilling to give up, and he died of exhaustion.
In a trance, it was still mid-spring when he first entered the palace. The apricot blossoms were flying like light red rain and mist.
…King of Qinghe.”
It turns out that it was wrong from the beginning.
In the desolate fragments of memory, that spring encounter was eventually washed away by the swords, swords, and bloody storms, and the original innocent and bright pink brilliance was left behind, leaving only a yellowish afterimage, reminding me that the beauty of the past is gone.
I stretched out my hand to wipe away the tears that were about to overflow from the corners of my eyes, gently closed his eyelids, and stood up calmly.
Can all love and hatred be put aside?
I walked slowly to the door of the palace and opened it suddenly. The moonlight was as cold as frost and filled the deep palace forest. It was no different from the night of May 17th in the 27th year of Qianyuan Dynasty.
My heart was as empty as if it had been eaten away, and I had nothing to rely on anymore. My sobs resounded through the sky, "The Emperor has passed away——"