Those old generals were invited back by Shen Gongye, and now they come to see the Queen Mother. Is there any relationship between them?

Or is it just your respect for the Queen Mother?

My brows turned into a knot. Aunt Gui was originally going to take me to see the Queen Mother, but when she saw me looking at the brocade boxes in silence, she said softly: "Miss Qing, what's wrong?"

I thought about it and suddenly said: "Mother Gui, has Yuan Cairen been here again these days?"

When Yuan Cairen was mentioned, Nanny Gui immediately showed a hint of anger: "If she hadn't been so talkative, the Queen Mother would not have known about Chun Lie!"

"Has she been here?"

"Yes." Aunt Gui nodded and said: "Originally, that day was the day when the Queen Mother fell ill with fever. After she left, she didn't come for some days, but she came again two days ago. The Queen Mother just listened to her talk.

It’s about the spring hunting, so I insisted on traveling with the emperor.”

Did Yuan Yueming say that?

My brows furrowed even more.

After I saw her here that day, I mentioned it to Pei Yuanhao once, thinking that she would not come again. Then the imperial concubine fell ill again, and I didn't pay much attention to it. Who knew she came here again——

I stood at the door, and my already heavy chest felt heavier and heavier, and even my breathing felt a little suppressed. I took another look at the piles of brocade boxes, and without saying anything else, I turned around and faced the Queen Mother's living room on the other side.

Go.

It was still so quiet there, with sandalwood curling up in the air, and there was a little unexpected warmth in the coolness. As soon as I entered the door, I saw the Queen Mother sitting on the bedside, with a pair of eyes hidden by the green smoke.

Nothingness, and it seems that he is so tired that he no longer has the strength to even move, so he just looks at it quietly.

What is she looking at?

As I got closer, I saw that the Queen Mother's gaze had been falling on the densely packed peace charms in the curtain.

The room was very quiet. My footsteps were not heavy, but you could still hear them. However, the Queen Mother seemed to be in a state of mind and could not feel anything. She just kept looking at the peace charms, her thin face.

Under the dim light in the room, the white color is almost transparent, but the expression is very pale.

At this moment, I clearly felt that the Queen Mother was really old.

Her face is completely covered with wrinkles, and each one seems to contain the sorrow and suffering she has experienced over the years. Those worldly ties that she cannot let go of even if she kneels through her knees in front of the Buddha. Her body and mind seem to be withered. The only thing left is

What is still alive is the hope in those eyes that never gives up.

What does she...want?

I gently walked to the bed and said: "Queen Mother."

She slowly turned her head and looked at me, with a faint smile on her face: "You're here." As she said that, she stretched out her thin hand and patted the edge of the bed: "Come."

I hurriedly walked over and sat slantedly on the bed.

She looked at me with a smile and said nothing. I don't know if it was my misunderstanding, but I felt that since she left Chang Qing's studio that time, she was completely different from before, especially these days, she smiles more.

Although it is a blessing for a person to smile, her smile just makes me feel helpless.

Recalling what Pei Yuanhao said just now, I said carefully: "Your Majesty, Qingying just met the emperor at the gate of the pagoda."

"Well, it was the Ai family who invited him over."

"What's wrong, Queen Mother?"

"Yes," she nodded gently: "The Ai family told him that this time the Ai family will also go together for the spring hunting."

"What?"

I was caught off guard when I heard this sentence and was shocked: "You want to go too?!"

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded: "Yes."

I hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, how could you go?!"

No wonder she asked me to come in to persuade Pei Yuanhao just now when she saw her gloomy face, but the Queen Mother actually wants to go for spring hunting together?!

Her health was not good to begin with, and now it seems that she is getting weaker and weaker every day. How can she withstand the fatigue of traveling and traveling? And the Juma Valley is close to the grassland, and although the climate cannot be called harsh, it will definitely not be as stable as in the palace.

, the Queen Mother traveled such a long distance, which was harmful to her health but not beneficial at all!

I quickly held her thin hand: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, you can't do this, your body can't bear it!"

Hearing my eager dissuasion, the Queen Mother just listened calmly, with a faint smile on her face. After I finished speaking, she slowly said: "It's because it's close to the grassland that the Ai family wanted to go.

."

"..."

"Aijia, I want to go back and have a look."

"..."

I suddenly understood and felt a sore nose: "The Queen Mother..."

She smiled faintly, reached over and stroked the back of my hand, and said, "Other people don't understand, girl, you don't understand."

"..."

Yes, I won’t understand.

If it were me, if I knew that my death was not far away, my only wish would be to see Li'er. Even if I couldn't see her, even if I could only get closer to her, even if it cost me my life, I would

Willing!

But——

Recalling the gloom in Pei Yuanhao's eyes just now, the piles of brocade boxes in the room, and the turbulent undercurrents inside and outside the palace these days, I thought about it and persuaded softly: "Queen Mother, Qingying understands

What’s on your mind is that the days are long and your body really can’t stand this. Besides, this spring hunting——”

A faint smile appeared on the Queen Mother's face: "The Ai family knows what they are going to hunt for this spring hunting."

"...!" I was shocked and looked up at her.

Although the Queen Mother is old and haggard, her eyes are always calm, revealing the light of wisdom that is neither contentious nor angry. No matter the storm outside, she is always calm and peaceful. No one can see clearly how many waves there have been below.

.

Yes, she has experienced everything in her life, from the wind, frost, rain and snow in the grassland to the overt and secret struggles in this imperial city. She has seen much more and more thoroughly than me. Even if there are only a few people in the Linshui Pagoda.

Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit chants, but the pagoda near the water is within the imperial city after all.

No one can escape the ups and downs here.

I said softly: "Since the Queen Mother knows, then why——"

She smiled calmly: "In these years, no matter what happened outside, no matter what the emperor wanted to do or what he did, the Ai family never took care of him, let alone hindered him."

"..."

"This time, it's the same."

I hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, that's not what he meant. He didn't mean that the Queen Mother would hinder him, but——"

The Queen Mother smiled and patted the back of my hand: "Ai Jia, it may not hinder him."

"..."

"Perhaps Aijia will be his Amitabha?"

"...!"

My heart skipped a beat - Amitabha?!

It was also in this Linshui Pagoda that the Queen Mother once told me about Amitabha and the evil ghost Yaksha. She told me that in this palace, you have to find your own Amitabha to protect yourself. But now, she said, maybe she

Amitabha who can be the emperor?!

I looked at the Queen Mother, and there was still a faint, almost invisible smile on her face. She raised her head and slowly looked at the curtain in front of her. There were many amulets hanging there. As the curtain moved gently,

Shaking and trembling slightly.

I looked at her eyes and was speechless.

When I left the Linshui Pagoda, I was a little confused. Until I walked to the water corridor, I was hit by the chilly water vapor, which made me shiver.

It turns out that spring has already arrived...

I gently held my arms and walked back slowly. As soon as I turned around a high wall, I saw a large group of guards in soft armor walking past. Each of them had a solemn look on his face, holding a knife handle in his hand.

A mighty air.

The people of the Imperial Guard are quite dignified.

Thinking of these days, the number of guards in the palace has increased a few more teams, and the little palace maids are all excited. Even Shuixiu finds the opportunity to secretly lie on the door frame to watch them when they change shifts. When they come back, Xiao Fuzi is always sour.

He casually said a few words, then chased Xiao Fuzi around the house and beat him, which made Grandma Wu smile from ear to ear.

But looking at them, they look really different from the previous days.

I was just thinking about it when I happened to see the last one in the team. He was tall and wearing a different kind of armor. His upright face was even more intimidating. His tiger eyes looked towards me and he immediately smiled.

After a moment, he came over and cupped his hands at me: "Master Yue."

"Master Sun, what a coincidence." I looked at him with a smile, but I didn't expect to meet him again this time.

He also smiled: "I just came over to take over my shift."
To be continued...