That gaze is still as calm and restrained as ever, as if the lake has been frozen for many years and has no ripples. But the moment he looked at me, there was still a slight twitch in the corner of his eye.

That feeling is not pleasant, because no one feels very good when they think that they will see a madman soon.

But this time, I didn't pounce.

The wind with the smell of ice and snow blew in from outside the door, and the shabby bed tent on the bed was blown slightly, swaying with my long hair. It felt like the whole room was shaking in the wind, but I was

The only quiet person here is sitting on the bedside, looking at the window indifferently.

The thin window paper cannot block the cold outside, nor can it block the sunshine.

The milky white sunshine is more translucent because of the snow, and it shines on my face with an indescribable tranquility.

Pei Yuanhao looked at me like this and was stunned for a moment.

There was a look of astonishment in his eyes, as if he couldn't believe what he saw, but he still didn't make any move. He just stood at the door and just looked at me.

Time passes little by little.

There is no hourglass in the cold palace. For the people locked here, time is meaningless. Only the sound of falling snow reminds people of the passage of time. But I seem to be a person outside the flow of time, and it seems like these two years

The confinement has turned me into an ice sculpture without temperature.

I don’t know how long it took, but there were footsteps outside.

Then, I heard the astonished voice of my grandma: "Ah? Emperor—emperor—"

When Pei Yuanhao turned around, the nanny had already knelt down, rolled and crawled to his feet, knelt and kowtowed: "I pay my respects to the emperor, long live the emperor."

Pei Yuanhao ignored her and looked back at me. I still sat quietly, motionless.

He frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "She is very quiet today..."

The grandma knelt at his feet and didn't know whether he was happy or angry at his words. She said with some trembling: "Well, yes - yes, sometimes she is quieter and less crazy..."<

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"When will it be quieter?"

"Ah? This -" Although grandma was kneeling in the snow, cold sweat was dripping from her forehead, and she stammered: "Slave, I don't come here often, so I'm not very sure...

”

"Not sure?" Pei Yuanhao's face darkened, and he suddenly turned around and kicked the nanny to the ground: "Then what do I need from you?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, forgive me!"

The nanny was kicked to the ground. She struggled and hurriedly turned over and knelt down again, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Pei Yuanhao ignored her at all, but turned his head to look at me. It was only then that my eyes slowly moved over. A pair of eyes were so clear that there was no impurity, and they seemed to have no warmth at all.

, feeling, looking at him indifferently.

He looked at me with burning eyes: "Qingying..."

I looked at him, but there was no reaction at all. After a long time, it seemed as if I didn't see anything. I looked away and continued to look calmly at the faint light coming from the window.

He stood at the door without saying anything or doing anything, but his eyes became a little strange. He glanced at me again, then turned and left.

When he reached the door, he paused and did not look back. He only said coldly: "I am not allowed to tell anyone about my coming here today."

Nanny hurriedly kowtows: "Yes."

He paused again, but did not look back. After a moment of hesitation, he left without looking back.

I sat in the room and there was no movement at all. Even when grandma walked to the door to see me with a look of horror on her face, there was still no movement until she also left and the whole small yard returned to its normal state.

When I was calm in the past, I slowly lowered my eyelids.

The corner of his mouth evoked a smile that was so faint that it was almost invisible.

.

I know why Pei Yuanhao came today.

The harem has become such a mess. Nangong Lizhu and Shen Rou have not shown any mercy to each other, but to him, these two women cannot be lost, so he cannot deal with either party. The only way he can think of is,

Just find someone to contain these two women who are fighting so hard that they are going crazy.

Once there is a three-legged situation in the harem, no one party dares to take action easily. Checks and balances are the best way.

However, the best candidate in front of them, Queen Chang Qing, never got involved in their fight.

As for the other women in the harem... Shuyi Lu Xinrong, Wanyi Zhu Fanghua, Liangyuan Pang Yan, Ronghua Wensisi... and even Zhaoyi Liu Li, their status and means are far from being comparable to these two women.

So...he thought of me.

Of course, I would not be so naive as to think that he would directly want to let me out. After all, I have been a "madman" all these years, and he just thought of me and took a look.

However, he unexpectedly saw a me who was neither crazy nor completely normal.

I have been crazy for more than two years, and he is not surprised. If I slowly regain my consciousness... Although he needs a woman to check and balance Nangong Lizhu and Shen Rou, and I am the best candidate, so

Likewise, he is the worst candidate.

He must be very confused right now...

I slowly stood up and walked to the door, looked at the footprints on the snow outside, smiled lightly, and closed the door.

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The Chinese New Year is very lively in the palace.

The snow-capped scenery is dotted with red lanterns. All the palaces are newly decorated. The palace maids and eunuchs are busy up and down in their newly issued coats, hanging lanterns, sweeping away the snow, and receiving rewards. Everyone's face is full of joy.

A rare smile in the gloomy imperial city is like the most beautiful scenery in winter.

After the New Year, the weather is still not very warm, and the stove in the house is still burning every day. It did not turn off the stove after the New Year like the previous two years, leaving me wrapped in a worn quilt and shivering.

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The days are getting better day by day.

I was still sitting at the door, looking at the snow in the yard with a smile. There was no trace of impurities on the white snow, and it was as pure as when the chaos of heaven and earth first opened.

Suddenly, a child's laughter rang out in the chaos.

As soon as I raised my eyes, I saw Xiao Nianshen running in wearing a bright red jacket.

I also smiled and looked at him holding a bunch of candied haws in his hand, his face red, running to the door happily: "Grandma!"

"Your Highness is here."

"Yeah."

I smiled and said: "Today is His Highness's birthday. I'm afraid that all the ladies from all the palaces came to congratulate His Highness on his birthday and received many gifts. I'm afraid that His Highness will forget this place."

Xiao Nian listened deeply and hurriedly shook his head: "No, grandma, although it is very lively outside, I always remember you."

He immediately became serious as soon as he was teased, and the solemn expression on his little face made people feel like they were hurting. It was also because of this that I particularly liked teasing him. This was probably something he, as a prince, would not do in the palace.

experience, so no matter how much I tease him, he gets closer to me.

I smiled and said: "I have been thinking about His Highness. Today is His Highness's birthday. I have nothing to give to Your Highness, so I will give this to Your Highness."

After saying that, I stretched out my hand in front of him.

In the palm of your hand, there is an exquisite shrimp whisker bracelet.

Xiao Nianshen looked down and was a little surprised: "Is this - a bracelet?"

"Well, I hope your highness likes it."

"..." He was a little stunned. He looked at it for a long time, then looked up at me, stretched out his little hand and picked up the bracelet. The expression on his face was a little strange. Of course I knew what he was wondering about, and I also smiled.

Without saying a word, Xiao Nianshen finally said to me hesitantly: "Grandma, you - why did you give me this? I, I am a man."

I smiled and said: "This is not an ordinary bracelet, it is meaningful."

"Ah? What's the meaning?"

I thought about it and suddenly said: "Your Highness, let me tell you a story."

"Story? Okay, okay!" Xiao Nian listened deeply and nodded hurriedly happily: "I like grandma telling stories the most. I really liked the story you told last time about the honest man not being eaten by others!"

I smiled and said: "However, this time, what I am telling is not the story of an honest man, but the story of a woman."

Nian Shen blinked his big eyes and looked at me seriously.

……

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This story is actually not very long.

Xu Youling's life was very short. In the vast history of the harem, it might not even be considered a drop in the ocean, but her life was so important to some people, because the child in front of her was the one she used herself to

In exchange for my life.

Therefore, no one can despise this weak woman.

When I finished saying the last word and looked at Nian Shen, that young face was full of sadness. After being silent for a long time, he said softly: "Grandma, that lady you are talking about, she is so pitiful.

Ah."

I said: "Your Highness, she is not pitiful."

"Ah?" He looked up at me in shock.

I looked at his clear eyes and said solemnly: "Only the weak need to be pitied, but she is not weak. She gave up her life to protect her children, which many people cannot do. She is not pitiful.

She is a respectable, strong woman!"

Nian Shen looked at me, was silent for a long time, nodded gently, and said: "I understand."

I smiled slightly, stretched out my hand to touch his heart, thought about it deeply, raised my head and said to me: "Grandma, why are you telling me this story? I don't-"

Before he finished speaking, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside, breaking the tranquility of the cold palace.

He was slightly startled. When he looked back, he saw that the door of the small courtyard was pushed open. When a palace maid saw him standing here, she immediately said loudly: "Oh, Your Highness, why are you here? The Queen is looking everywhere -

—"

Before she finished speaking, the palace maid suddenly froze.

She saw me.

And I also saw her. Although I hadn’t seen her for several years, I still recognized her as the queen’s maid, Kuan’er.

Kou'er is not a stranger to me, but when he saw me at this time, he seemed to see a ghost. He froze there for a long time. At this time, more people's voices came from outside, and the nuns in the cold palace also

When they heard the movement, they all came over to greet them. As soon as they reached the door, these people all stopped moving. For a long time, they were heard kneeling in the snow, and their trembling voices said: "The Queen..."Chapter completed!