Yinzhen reached out and touched the heads of the two children, then held the third princess's little hand, and then put his arm around the sixth elder brother's shoulders, saying softly: "Your Majesty, everything is fine, don't worry."
The cold moon is like frost and snow, shining on the thousands of palaces in the Forbidden City, and the wind comes from thousands of miles and rustles by.
Yinzhen slowly shook his head and sighed softly.
He leaned against Ji Ling.
After so many years of getting along, Ji Ling has instinctively gotten used to having Yinzhen to rely on for everything. She has gotten used to the fact that in her eyes, Fourth Master is omnipotent, as if he is always confident about everything in the world.
, calm and composed, always able to shield her and her children from all wind and rain.
His love gradually turned her into an eternal child in time.
But now, she suddenly felt that everything was reversed - he was relying on her, as if he had become a child, and she was the adult - the one who could face everything, command calmly, and protect the people she loved.
Adults taking shelter from the wind and rain.
Ji Ling tilted her head, their hair on the temples and their cheeks touching, Ji Ling whispered: "Do you want to continue to be alone, or do you want me to accompany you?"
She did not use the word "emperor".
Yinzhen didn't notice, he just hugged her shoulders tightly, raised his hand to touch her hair, and then whispered reluctantly: "Of course I don't want you to leave, but you are here - I
I can’t bear to do it even more, it’s late at night and the wind is cool, so I’ll go back early.”
As he spoke, he glanced at Brother Six and said softly: "Hongxin, it's late at night. Emperor Ama has entrusted E Niang to you. You can escort E Niang back to Chengqian Palace on behalf of Emperor Ama. Okay.
What?"
Hongxin's face suddenly glowed red as if she had received a major task.
Like a little man, he puffed out his chest and said loudly: "Don't worry, Emperor Ama! My son will send your mother back!"
Yinzhen braced himself and said "Hmm", then pointed at the third princess and said: "And your sister."
Ji Ling stood up, took a deep look at Yinzhen, and extended his hand to the third princess.
The third princess immediately handed her little hand to E Niang, then turned back to look at Huang Ama reluctantly, and then followed Ji Ling and walked out. She looked back as she walked.
At the bottom of the steps, the slaves knelt on the ground in darkness and waited. When they saw Concubine Chen coming out, they immediately came forward and surrounded her.
When Ji Ling walked down the last step, he looked up and saw under the moonlight that the Queen's Feng Yu had come over.
She stopped her steps, knelt down steadily and saluted, "I have seen the Queen, please give her regards. May the Queen be blessed with peace and prosperity!"
The third princess raised her chubby hand beside her and bowed politely: "I have seen the emperor's mother."
Ji Ling urged the sixth brother: "Xin'er."
The sixth elder brother came forward, followed his sister and saluted, "Your Majesty."
Ulanara's eyes lightly glanced at the third princess and the sixth elder brother, and the corner of his mouth curved into a vague smile, and then he said: "Concubine Chen is here too? And she brought the third princess and the sixth elder brother with her? Your Majesty.
How's it going?"
Ji Ling's eyes were slightly downward, as a sign of respect, and his eyes were not in contact with the queen. After listening to Ulanara's three consecutive questions, he simply acquiesced to only answer the last question.
She said calmly: "Queen, the Emperor is inside."
In fact, it was as if he had not said this, but Ulanara had already focused his attention on the palace.
She crossed Ji Ling and walked forward.
The third princess waited until the queen walked over, then made a face and said: "Eniang, every time the empress sees my brother and I, she smiles very fakely - she thinks we are children, can't you tell? These
Adults, all of them think they are smart, but they don’t know that children can see clearly, so they are not so stupid!”
Ji Ling raised her hand and put her index finger on her lips, shook her head slightly, and made a "shh" gesture to her daughter.
The third princess stuck out her tongue again, made a face, and stopped talking.
Ji Ling came back to her senses and suddenly said: "It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! Xin'er!"
Brother Six quickly let go of his hand, and Ji Ling shook her hand and said, "Why are you holding Aniang so tightly with your hands? It's like a vise!"
Brother Six spoke plausibly: "Niang, let's go back to the palace quickly. Emperor Ama has entrusted you to my protection! Niang, follow me!"
The third princess hugged Ji Ling's arm, and the sixth brother grabbed Ji Ling's other hand. Ji Ling was dragged by the two children, and the three of them walked forward like a big string of takoyaki.
Inside the mourning hall.
Ulanara said seriously: "Your Majesty, grief can be harmful to the body. You are responsible for the country and the country, so you must take care of your dragon body! Such mourning is already extremely damaging, let alone drinking."
As she spoke, she knelt down and said: "Your Majesty has been in sorrow for too long and cannot be resurrected. Please listen to me and don't drink any more!"
Yinzhen held the wine bottle, glanced at her slightly, and said in a gentle and patient voice: "The queen has worked hard, I know, queen, please go back."
Ulanala hesitated to speak, opened and closed his lips several times, and finally stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, don't drink anymore!"
As she spoke, she reached out to grab the wine bottle. Yinzhen finally became impatient, stretched out his hand to shake her hand away, and said in a cold voice: "Thirteenth brother Lingqian—the queen came here on purpose to make a scene for Yi.
Isn’t the prince quiet?”
Seeing this, Su Peisheng came forward with a headache and whispered: "Queen, it's late at night. I know that you feel sorry for the emperor, so I am here to accompany you. The emperor has a sense of propriety!"
Ji Ling had only taken a few steps when he heard the faint sounds of arguments blowing in the night wind.
She couldn't help but pause.
The third princess had sharp ears. At this time, she took E Niang's hand like a little adult and said: "It seems that Huang E Niang is persuading Huang Ama not to drink."
Sixth Brother said: "Just your sharp ears! It is not the behavior of a gentleman to eavesdrop on what others say."
The third princess raised her eyebrows and said, "Am I eavesdropping? The Queen's mother was making so much noise that I could hear it even if I covered my ears. How could I be eavesdropping?"
Brother Six ignored her quietly until he turned a corner and got on the road back to Chengqian Palace, leaving the servants behind. He suddenly pulled Ji Ling's hand and whispered in confusion.
Said: "E Niang, Huang E Niang didn't want Huang Ama to drink. Although Huang Ama was annoyed, she still cared about him. But as soon as E Niang entered, she poured wine for Huang Ama... wouldn't E Niang
Do you feel sorry for Huang Ama’s body?”
Ji Ling glanced at him and said slowly: "Drinking hurts the body and sadness hurts the heart. The two evils are two evils. You can only choose the lesser. You are young and there are no brothers of similar age in the palace. Naturally, you don't understand your thirteenth uncle.
The weight in Huang Ama’s heart, they grew up together. For decades, you Huang Ama have always relied on your thirteenth uncle. Now the thirteenth uncle suddenly passed away - the pain in your Huang Ama’s heart, but
It’s far more than what we see on the surface! Alas, mother, why do you want your Majesty to drink more? But if you don’t let him take this opportunity to shed his sorrow, I’m afraid your Majesty will be so sad!”
Brother Six was thoughtful, blinked and said nothing.
In the night, a jackdaw suddenly screamed and flew past the branches. Ji Ling was caught off guard and instinctively froze.
Brother Six, like a little tiger, jumped in front of her and shouted: "Mom, don't panic, my son is here!"
The third princess stepped forward and hit him on the back with her little fist: "You are singing!"