I moved my fingers holding the Baihua pastry slightly, and a few pieces of pastry shook off. I didn't say anything, but took another bite of the pastry. The sweet and greasy taste spread from the tip of my tongue to the mouth of my throat.
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I smiled and said, "That's great. Your Highness will have a younger brother or younger sister in the future."

Nianshen raised his head and glanced at me, then lowered his head.

I gently leaned down and looked at him: "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Nian Shen pouted and thought for a while, then said: "Actually, I am very happy to have a younger brother and sister. There are no other brothers and sisters in the palace to play with me, but - but it seems that everyone is very unhappy, especially

The imperial concubine, she deliberately came to Jingren Palace to see her mother and said a lot of things, making everyone very angry."

"..."

"What about the Queen? Is she angry too?"

Nian thought deeply for a while and shook his head: "The Queen Mother has never been angry and is rarely happy."

I frowned slightly - the impression I had of Chang Qing was indeed a gentle and indifferent person. She was generous and decent to everyone on any occasion. She was both kind and powerful, and she also had the majesty of a queen of a country. But now she seems to be

From indifference to indifference, I feel cold and indifferent to everything around me, as if I am a person who does not exist in the harem at all.

What happened that made her change?

However, looking at Xiao Nianshen's somewhat lonely look, I comforted him and said, "Actually, it's so good for the Queen to be like this. She doesn't rejoice in things and doesn't feel sad about herself."

"Don't be happy with... things? Don't be sad with oneself?" It seemed that this sentence was a bit too profound for Xiao Nianshen. He pouted and said: "What does it mean?"

I thought for a while, leaned down and looked at him levelly, looking into those clear eyes without any impurities, and said seriously: "That is to say, no matter how the outside world changes, no matter what you encounter, don't change your life."

In his true heart and nature, His Highness is a kind and good boy, so no matter what others think of you or how they treat you, His Highness should always be a kind person, that is the best thing."

Nian Shen looked at me with wide eyes. After a while, he softly said: "I, it seems, a little confused..."

I laughed and said softly: "Your Highness is still too young now. Your Highness will understand in the future."

Nian Shen thought for a while and said, "But I know what you said, grandma, is to be a good person, and I will do that."

I smiled softly at him.

Nian Shen raised his head and looked at the sky, stuck out his tongue and said: "Oh, I should go back, otherwise the palace maids and nuns will be looking for me again later. Grandma, I'm leaving. I'll come back to you tomorrow.

Food."

I thought about it and said, "Your Highness, please don't come over tomorrow."

"Ah?"

Nian Shen was stunned for a moment, looked at me and said, "Why? Aren't you afraid of being hungry? I only brought you a small piece of pastry today. If you don't come tomorrow, won't you have nothing to eat?"

"I can eat the food they bring."

"Huh? Don't you like eating the food they bring to you?"

"..." This time, I was stunned for a moment.

Although the child in front of me is still young and so honest and kind, he does not seem to be stupid. He has not been with me for a long time, but he can still see some things clearly. I looked at his clean eyes.

His clear eyes felt a little secretly emotional for a moment.

I smiled and said: "But, I still want to eat something tomorrow. Your Highness will not come, okay?"

Nian Shen looked at me blankly, and after a while he said, "Why?"

"No reason, it's just that - since Concubine Li is pregnant with the baby, the Queen should also visit her and bring His Highness with her, so His Highness should follow the Queen tomorrow, of course not

Coming over."

Nian Shen said "Oh" and immediately nodded: "Yes, yes."

In my heart, I looked at this child's innocent appearance with a wry smile. I didn't want to tell him the real reasons, and I also hoped that he would never know such things in his life.

It started to rain the next day.

There was the sound of pattering rain outside, and the sound of water dripping from the eaves hitting the bluestone slabs.

There was an autumn rain and a cold, and while I was still lying in bed, I could feel the coolness with moisture from outside intruding into this room with ventilation on all sides, but the thin cotton wool could not resist the coldness.

I held the quilt with my cold fingers and huddled in the corner.

I don’t know how long it took, but amid the sound of rain and water, there seemed to be a sound of footsteps.

I slowly raised my drooped eyelids. In the quiet environment around me, the footsteps became louder and louder, even a bit harsh. I could almost feel where they went - the front yard, the entrance, the corridor

, corner...

Then, the door of the small courtyard was pushed open.

The nun carefully smiled and said: "Long live, my queen, it's really dirty here. I wish you long live, my queen, I'll forgive you."

No one answered her words, and the footsteps got closer and closer. I saw some shaking figures appearing on the ground in the light coming from outside the door, and finally stopped at the door.

After what seemed like a moment of silence, a deep voice said: "Open the door."

"Long live, this -" the nun seemed a little embarrassed and said: "This lunatic only caused trouble two days ago. I'm afraid that after opening the door, she will - in case she scares the Holy Master, the empress, and the slaves.

You deserve to die."

At this time, a soft voice said: "Open it if the emperor asks you to. Besides, I think she is very quiet now, and she doesn't look like she is going crazy. I'm afraid she will be better. If it is true,

Well, just let her out, it will be a meritorious deed."

"This - is."

The grandma took out the key and carefully opened the iron lock on the wooden fence.

Listening to the sound of the iron lock being opened, I slowly raised my head and saw a pair of bright yellow boots stained with mud stepping in. Although the look in the dark room was very dazzling, I didn't

There was no throbbing, but when a skirt embroidered with golden peonies swayed in, my eyes suddenly stung.

Then, I raised my head and saw the two familiar yet unfamiliar figures.

Pei Yuanhao, and Nangong Lizhu.

He is still the same, nothing has changed in more than two years. His dark eyes are still dark and sinister, and there is not too much smile on his face. When he saw me, his eyes turned a little darker.

But the woman beside him has changed a lot.

Wearing a gorgeous long dress, her hair is full of pearls, which makes her beautiful face look like a fairy. She has gained a little weight, and her round cheeks are crimson. At a glance, you can tell that she is immersed in happiness.

Although the woman is rumored to be pregnant, she still doesn't see any change in her figure. However, she still carefully protects her belly with her hands, as if it is the most precious treasure in her life.

Those bright eyes with soft light looked at me slowly, and then looked at my feet.

There was an empty bowl with a few rice grains left in it, and there were still a few grains on my lips.

The red lips quietly revealed a faint smile, but it was only fleeting. She said softly: "It's so cold in here. Why does she only have this quilt and no one gives her more?"

Are you prepared? What if you get frozen?"

The nun stood behind her. When she heard this, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, empress. It suddenly got cold today, and I haven't had time to prepare it for her. The slaves will go and do it immediately."

"Well, you have to remember."

Nangong Lizhu nodded, turned to look at me again, and saw me huddled in the corner shivering with a quilt, a look of pity appeared on my face, and she walked over gently: "Hey, look at you like this,

Are you feeling better now——"

Before I finished speaking, I suddenly stood up and rushed over.

No one expected that I would suddenly go crazy at this time. Maybe because they have always seen me so quiet, everyone thought that I would not hurt others and that I was unprepared.

But, there is still that man.

Just when my hand was about to pinch Nangong Lizhu's neck, he suddenly stretched out his hand to pull the woman back, and at the same time stretched out his arm to stop me. I grabbed him desperately and tore his sleeves.

, screaming desperately: "Give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter!"

"Oh, this madman is crazy again!"

The people around me reacted immediately and hurriedly came forward to pull me, but Pei Yuanhao blocked me with one hand, but gritted his teeth and said: "Everyone, get back!"

Those people were shocked, but they had no way to disobey, so they could only step aside. While enduring my beating, he looked into my eyes. My eyes were bloodshot and red, and they were as vicious as a she-wolf. He gritted his teeth and said

: "Beast! Give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter! Give me back! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"

There was no expression on his face, but the ice in his eyes seemed to be cracked. He looked at me solemnly, watching me tearing and cursing, and suddenly reached out and pushed hard, catching me off guard.

The whole person was pushed away by him, hit the wall behind him heavily, and then fell to the ground.

At this time, all the talented people around came up.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you okay?"

"Hurry up and tell the imperial doctor that the emperor was not injured by her."

"This slave deserves death!"

People around him were talking about something, but he didn't seem to listen to a word. He just looked at me and watched me slowly get up from the ground, but because my body was too weak, I couldn't stand up anymore, so I could only stand up again.

Sitting in the corner, breathing heavily and staring at them.

At this time, he looked back at Nangong Lizhu, who was also asking him with concern. He said in a deep voice: "I didn't hurt you just now, did I?"
To be continued...