Li Huang

Shen Xi glanced at me lovingly: "I go back to the morning court, and I will send an attendant afterwards."

I didn't move, just said in a flat, watery voice: "The concubine...thank you...thank the emperor." Then I raised my head and looked at Shen Xiyao, who was also looking at me.

I pursed my lips: "The emperor, the beauty of the moon, also ask the emperor to take it back to the palace. Although this is the Ling Mansion, she is already a concubine, so she shouldn't stay longer."

Shen Xiyao didn't speak, but looked at me for a long time before turning and leaving.

I lowered my head again, my heart was overwhelmed.

The news of his father's death was made public in the court in the morning.

Shen Xiyao personally worked out who would preside over the funeral of his father, and used it to have a look at Ling Mansion with my eldest brother and me.

There is no unwillingness for the eldest brother. It was decided by the emperor himself, and it was also an honor for those ministers. At the moment, they worked out the details of the funeral with the officials of the Ministry of Rites and discussed with the eldest brother.

I just listened quietly behind the screen and said occasionally, but I was very tired.

Shen Xiyao came to Ling Mansion to see me again and persuaded me to go back to the palace. I refused again.

"Zhang Dehai, give orders. Ling Xiang passed away suddenly. I was in great grief. To tell Ling Xiang's spirit in the sky, I intend to stay in the morning for three days." He stood in front of my bed with his hand held down, and sunlight poured in through the white paper window. It was like the cold light of a blade.

I got off the bed and knelt in front of him: "My lord, never do it."

"Ville, what are you doing!" He hurriedly asked for help.

I knelt intently: "The emperor, the emperor's kindness to my Ling family, my Ling family remembers it for five years, but the emperor dropped out of the court and left the country in disregard for my Ling family. My Ling family cannot afford such kindness."

He reluctantly said: "If you don't go back to the palace, you are here every day, and I look anxious. I just think that if I stay away for a few days, I can stay by your side."

The chill I suppressed in my heart didn't show up, I just lowered my head: "The emperor's concubine has taken the lead, and the emperor has to take it back. If it is known by the supervisor, the concubine will become a jade ring that harms the country. "

Shen Xi stared at me for a long time, and finally sighed, "I'll just rely on you."

Every day a large number of important ministers came to express our condolences, and my eldest brother and I were very busy.

The second brother was garrisoned in the border area, so he couldn't leave easily. Although Shen Xiyao intentionally let him return to Beijing, he was a little bit ready to move outside the Great Wall recently. Shen Xiyao was afraid that his second brother would leave and an accident would happen to the border, so he had to stay in the northwest.

The third brother and mother are on the way back to Beijing, but after all, the journey is far away. If we wait for them to come, it may take half a month, and we cannot wait until then to bury our father.

After discussing with my eldest brother, I decided to bury my father in five days.

Shen Xiyao also issued a decree, named his father the loyal and righteous Rongguo, and performed a state funeral.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is a great honor, and only the prince class can enjoy this honor, but in my opinion, no matter what he does, he is making up and disguising his cruelty and conspiracy.

Because of the power of the two elder brothers and my identity, every day there is a lot of traffic in front of the gate of Ling Mansion, and every day I watch the hypocritical behaviors of those who are sad in face but happy in heart, I feel depressed. pole.

I feel that I can't breathe anymore. I don't dare to think about it. After this is over, I will return to the cannibalistic place and face the person I hate the most in my life.

But I know, I will go back, whether I like it or not.

For a few days, I stayed in the mourning hall day and night, guarding my father and father. The morning of the third day was really unable to survive and passed out next to the coffin, terrifying the eldest brother and all the attendants.

When I woke up, it was the same room I lived in that day, unexpectedly no one was there.

I got up and opened the door. It should be the afternoon scene, very quiet. I walked suspiciously to the mourning hall, and met a maid halfway down the road. She was rushing to do something and almost hit me.

"What's the matter, panicking?" I stopped her and asked.

As soon as the maid looked up and saw me, she was taken aback and hurriedly knelt down: "The slave maid greets the empress and the empress. In reply to the empress empress, the queen dowager and the emperor are coming to Ling Mansion."

I nodded and let her go down, standing on the spot by myself, the wind blew, my heart trembled.

In the main hall of the eldest brother's house, Shen Xiyao and the queen mother were sitting on the top. I stroked my hair with my hand outside the door, and then sorted out my clothes before walking in.

"Erchen... see the queen mother..." I knelt on the ground gently, my voice became hoarse after several days of crying and fatigue.

The queen mother said softly: "Get up quickly."

I got up and blessed myself in the direction of Shen Xiyao, but I didn't look at him: "The concubine pleases the emperor."

He heard my voice, stood up and walked in front of me: "Vil...you..."

I looked at his hand and put my hand on my hand, and I couldn't help but startled, and I felt unspeakable disgust and hatred in my heart.

I dare not look up, I'm afraid my eyes will betray my heart.

I said in a very soft voice: "The emperor, the concubines are fine."

"The emperor, let's meet Ling Xiang." The queen mother had already got up and walked down while she was talking. The eldest brother followed behind her. Shen Xiyao nodded, still pulling my hand to follow.

I let him take a few steps, but I stopped suddenly, and Shen Xiyao looked back at me. I stared at his hand, this hand, stained with my father's blood.

I really couldn't help it in my heart, but I still tried my best to restrain myself: "The emperor, the concubine thought that there was something forgotten in the room. It is a treasure of my father and should be taken away by him. I will seal it today. The coffin is out."

My voice lowered, Shen Xiyao stared at me for a long time, and finally let go.

"Then go quickly, I will be there for you."

I even turned and walked away without even pointing my head, but I could feel a gaze behind me.

When I went to the mourning hall, I was holding a portrait of myself.

This was painted by my father before I entered the palace, and it has been kept in his bedroom.

I thought, now I can't accompany his old man, so let this portrait accompany him first.

Before entering the door, I saw that there was only the queen mother inside. She held the coffin in her hand and whispered something, her expression was sad, and there were still tears in her eyes.

I looked around and found that there was not even a palace lady eunuch.

Shen Xiyao and his eldest brother also disappeared.

Very strange in my heart. The queen mother kept murmuring something like that, I couldn't hear it at all, but the sadness on her face came from the heart. I looked very moved.

Seeing the Queen Mother swayed, I was about to go in and support her, but my feet didn't move, I suddenly understood something in my heart, and gently stepped aside.

Those attendants, as well as Shen Xiyao and eldest brother, must have been dismissed by the Queen Mother. Then, the queen mother must not want people to see her like this.

Although I don't know the reason for the queen mother's move, I know that I have to follow her wishes.

Even though she is Shen Xiyao's biological mother, from her previous courtesy to her father and the situation today, I know that she is not the person I want to hate.

Carefully walked out of the courtyard where the mourning hall was located, sat alone by the pool, and saw the figure of Big Brother from a distance.

There are two people beside him, one is Shen Xiyao, and the other is...

I don't believe that I blinked and looked again, yes, it was him, Xihe.

Suddenly I felt a warmth, as if I suddenly put a heater in my hand in the midwinter and twelfth lunar month. Not only my body was warmed, but my heart was also warmer than ever. Tears almost came out of my eyes, and I saw the three of them walking in my direction.

Quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeves, stood up, and kept his eyes fixed on the man in the middle, Shen Xiyao, who was wearing a blue-gray dressing gown.

Hate seems to come up in my eyes. But as they approached, my eyes waved and I changed into a look of sorrow.

"Xiao Wang has seen the Empress Empress." Xi He stepped forward to greet me, his tone was so gentle, with traces of worry and concern.

I couldn't help but feel warmer in my heart: "The prince, please get up, the palace still wants to thank the prince for coming."

I gave a false help, and when my fingers touched his robe accidentally, I shrank back suddenly.

I looked at Shen Xiyao and said calmly: "The emperor, the concubine saw you as soon as he walked here, and I am here to wait for the passage together."

Shen Xiyao walked up to me and looked down at me. His eyes were like the calmest pool of water. Although calm, they were bottomless.

"The queen was there alone and said something she wanted to tell Ling Xiang." His voice was low, but I could hear his displeasure. "It happened that the fourth brother was here, so Hongjian and I went to meet him."

I glanced at the eldest brother, his face was calm and tired.

I glanced at Xi He again, he didn't look at me, just stared at the bleak autumn water in front of him, his brows were slightly frowned.

Back in the mourning hall, the queen mother had returned to normal, no longer what I had seen before, and couldn't believe that such a noble woman would act like that. But it moved me to her.

"Queen, you will come back when the country is buried. You must be exhausted these few days."

I nodded: "The son and minister thanked his mother for concern."

The Queen Mother paused and said: "The first emperor used to talk about Ling Xiang's good in front of the Ai family. In the first few years of Yao'er ascending the throne, if it weren't for Ling Xiang, how could it be that simple to survive the dangers at that time. Ling Xiang is really me. Da Xi's first appearance."

The queen mother spoke slowly, with sadness and intolerance in every word, and I started to cry. Yes, my father has been doing his best for this country all his life, but why in the end, he was personally poisoned by his allegiance?

And the person who poisoned him was the husband of his most beloved daughter.

I was filled with injustice and resentment, and I tried my best to endure it, and finally calmed down the turbulent heart.

I suddenly gave myself a very shallow sneer.

Husband, yes, but he did not treat me as a knot. What's more, this husband, how many wives and concubines does he have, and how many poisons are wrapped in Ling Luo?

Suddenly I felt so tired. I raised my head and looked around. The Queen Mother was talking to my eldest brother, and Shen Xiyao was also talking in agreement.

Suddenly, I couldn't hear anything. I just felt that everything was spinning in front of me, and all the voices turned into piercing screams.

My heart was tense, and my eyes couldn't help but looked at Xi He, who was also looking at me with a look of surprise on his face.

Then he got up suddenly: "Manny, what's wrong with you?"

Later, my eldest brother said to me that I was like a demon at that time, my face was pale, my eyes looked sad, my whole body was shaking slightly, and I didn't respond to any calls, terrified the queen mother and the emperor.

But it was just such a short half-joss stick time, I recovered.

Naturally, Shen Xiyao was so anxious that he called several doctors again and again and took me back to the room.

The imperial doctor said it was extremely tired, physically and mentally exhausted, and that situation appeared.