I looked at Chang Qing with a pale face. She met my eyes and a smile appeared on her indifferent face: "You already know what I want to entrust you, right."

I bit my lower lip: "Why me?"

"Because in this palace, the only one I can trust is you." Chang Qing said, and heard Nianshen whispering in her sleep, calling me softly, she smiled: "Besides, in

In Nianshen's heart, you are the person he wants to get close to, so I feel more at ease having you take care of him."

"..."

I didn't speak, I just bit my lower lip hard, almost breaking the skin.

Stay and take care of Nian Shen... However, tomorrow is the day when they are going to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices. If I stay to take care of Nian Shen, then I will have no chance to leave the palace this time!

Although I have always felt sorry for Nian Shen, my daughter is also outside the palace, waiting for my mother to find her!

My heart felt like it was being pulled and ached. I looked at Xiao Nianshen's red face in silence. My fingertips subconsciously grabbed the sheets under me, almost tearing them apart. Chang Qing

But he didn't seem to notice it, and continued: "This palace and the emperor will have to leave the palace for ten days for this ceremony, but some people don't have to go."

"..." My heart sank and I looked up at her.

Chang Qing looked at me calmly: "Only when I leave the eldest prince to you can I leave with peace of mind."

She means - Shen Rou and Nangong Lizhu?

These two pregnant women cannot withstand the fatigue of travel and travel, so of course they will not go to the Ancestral Temple. In this case, they and Xiao Nianshen will be the only ones left in the harem. For two women who may be pregnant with the future crown prince,

He said that this sick and unconscious child was originally a thorn in the side, but now, it can be removed easily...

My mind suddenly flashed back to that time in that bloody room in Jingren Palace, with Xu Youling lying pale on the bed. In a daze, they overlapped with the child in front of me.

Nian Shen, she paid for it with her life!

My spasmodic fingers almost crushed the sheets, and my finger bones ached, but I couldn't say a word.

As for Chang Qing, she didn't speak or rush me. She just calmly took the handkerchief wet with ice water from my hand and carefully wiped the beads of sweat on Nian Shen's forehead.

Looking at the child, I knew how uncomfortable Nian Shen was right now, and my heart seemed to be burning with fire.

Stay and protect him...

Leave and find Li'er!

Stay...

Leave!

There are two voices in my heart that keep shouting, as if two black hands are tearing at my heart and my soul. Every time my heart beats, the thoughts in my heart change, as if something is roaring, almost tearing me away.

Driving me crazy.

There was a long silence, and in the entire Jingren Palace, only the weak breathing of Nian Shen was left, rising and falling together, like the wind passing by the ears, and will be lost if you lose your concentration for a moment.

I slowly raised my head, and finally nodded heavily: "Daughter of the people, promise to the Queen."

Chang Qing looked at me, with a faint smile on her tired face, and nodded gently to me, and I lowered my head to look at Nian Shen, who was sleeping heavily. Although I felt a little unwilling, I knew that,

After all, I can’t let go of this child.

Regardless of his tragic death of his mother, his young and innocent life, or the simple warmth he gave me when I was in the cold palace, I cannot leave this child behind. No matter what, maybe I will have the opportunity to appear again in the future.

Palace, but there are not many people he can rely on in this palace.

I leaned down, gently pressed my trembling lips to his sweaty forehead, and said silently in my heart: Li'er, I'm sorry, please wait for your mother for a while, and wait for me for a while...

Chang Qing looked at me quietly and said at this time: "It's been hard on you these days."

After saying that, he stood up, turned around and walked out.

I looked back at her back, thought for a while, and finally stood up and followed her out of the inner room. She heard my footsteps and looked back at me. I leaned towards her gently and bowed:

"Thank you, Queen."

Her eyes looked at me calmly and without any ripples: "Why do you want to thank me?"

"There is no way to repay the kindness of giving food."

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly but she said nothing.

I continued: "The people's daughter just doesn't know how the Queen learned that the people's daughter was locked up in the cold palace."

Chang Qing looked at the other end of the curtain. Nian Shen, who was lying calmly on the bed, said slightly seriously: "Over the years, I have also known that this child has been wronged. Although he is sensible, he still doesn't understand what '

"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself." You taught him this, and it also saved me a lot of worry."

It turns out that since that time when I accidentally taught Nian Shen, Chang Qing already knew my whereabouts.

But why did she do this?

She has always been an outsider in the harem and has never participated in the intrigues. But this time she sent me non-toxic meals in private. This is not her usual style of staying out of things. Why on earth did she

Do you want to get involved in these things between Nangong Lizhu and me?

Facing my inquiry, she looked at me, but her eyes seemed a little confused.

It's not the first time I've seen that kind of look. I remember that at that time, I was still serving Shen Rou in Chonghua Hall, and she asked about who saved me from the assassin that night when we first met in the Grand Master's Mansion.

, also showed such a confused look.

It's like a person walking on a vast snowfield, with an endless road under his feet, and a sense of endless desolation.

She was silent for a long time, and then her eyes slowly became clear, as if her soul had returned to this body from thousands of miles away, and she smiled faintly at me: "Yue Qingying, you--it's better not to live too soberly."<

/p>

"What?"

"It's best for people to be confused."

I looked at her with more and more astonishment. Chang Qing looked at Xiao Nianshen again and said: "He is very ill this time. Whether he will get better or not depends on his fate. Take good care of him. If it is true -

Then Fu Badai doesn’t need to enter the palace."

As soon as I heard Fu Badai's name, I immediately said, "Have you invited him?"

Chang Qing said: "The emperor issued an edict to Tianmu Temple before, but Fu Badai has a bit of a weird temper. He actually said that he now has an apprentice and no longer wants to enter the imperial city to serve the prince."

As I listened, my heart moved slightly - Fu Badai already has an apprentice?

It's hard to change this man's temper. He openly resisted the decree. If it were anyone else, even ten heads wouldn't be enough to be chopped off by the emperor's sword. However, Fu Badai actually accepted another apprentice, and he has already retired to Tianmu Temple.

, why would he accept an apprentice again? With his temperament, what kind of person can catch his eye and become his apprentice?

Or should I say, this apprentice...

Chang Qing added: "However, I listened to your words that day and also advised the emperor, so the emperor relented and sent someone to pass on the oral instructions. As long as Fu Badai's students have good conduct, they can follow Fu Badai into the palace to accompany the prince.

."

I frowned and said nothing, but Chang Qing did not blame me for my lack of etiquette. She just said: "Okay, I will go to the Ancestral Temple tomorrow. I have some things to prepare for. You can take good care of the prince here."

"Yes, congratulations to the Queen."

After watching Chang Qing leave, I didn't relax my brows. I returned to the bedside to take care of Nian Shen. I used ice water to moisturize his face, and applied medicinal wine to the palms of his hands and soles of his feet. The temperature finally dropped slightly.

He has calmed down a bit, but he still coughs from time to time, and he can smell some peculiar smell in his exhaled breath.

This child has no idea what kind of suffering he is going through inside.

In the evening, I went back to the Linshui Pagoda and told the Queen Mother about my deep thoughts. When the Queen Mother heard this, she also frowned and said: "Rotten throat? This kind of disease is not simple. If you are not careful, I'm afraid it will

It will kill you."

My heart is also very heavy. This kind of disease is not easy to treat. Children of ordinary families are almost waiting to die if they suffer from this kind of disease. Even if the prince thinks deeply, the queen said it "depends on the fate", which shows the danger of the disease.

What's more, even if you are lucky enough to recover from the disease, there will be some embarrassing sequelae.

The Queen Mother sighed: "This child's fate is really——"

She did not continue speaking, but knelt in front of the Buddhist niche and recited the Buddha's name in a low voice. I packed up my things a little and prepared to go to Jingren Palace. The Queen Mother did not look back and only said: "You have made up your mind?"

I gritted my teeth: "Yeah."

"You have to know that if you miss this time, it will be difficult to get such an opportunity again."

"Hmm."

"Is it worth it?"

I gritted my teeth, as if struggling for a long time, and finally said: "It doesn't matter if it's worth it or not, I just don't want to be unable to sleep even if I find my daughter in the future."

I heard the Queen Mother let out a long breath, like she was laughing or sighing, but without looking back, I leaned towards her and bowed my head, then left the Linshui Pagoda and walked to Jingren Palace.

.

When I arrived, the medicine was ready and delivered. I waited for the medicine to cool down a bit, then I picked up little Nianshen in one hand and carefully fed the medicine into his mouth with a spoon in the other.

Xiao Nian was feeling dizzy due to deep fever, and she raised her heavy eyelids and looked at me: "Grandma..."

"Your Highness, come and drink medicine."

"...It's so painful..."

"Your Highness, please be good. Good medicine is bitter. Drinking it will make you feel less uncomfortable."

I said and put a spoonful of medicine into his mouth. He reluctantly swallowed some, but some medicine still flowed from the corner of his mouth. I wiped it away gently for him. Nian Shen looked up at me, softly

He said: "Just now, I opened my eyes and didn't see grandma. I thought - you don't have deep ideas..."

I endured the sadness in my heart and forced a smile: "How could it be? I will accompany Your Highness."

"Really? Don't lie to me."

"I won't lie to Your Highness, but Your Highness must be good and you will get better after taking medicine."

He was in a daze, but he also listened to my words. He asked me to put the medicine in with his own mouth. After a while, he drank half a bowl of medicine. I carefully helped him lie down, curled up in the quilt with deep thoughts, and still

She said to me: "Grandma, don't leave while Nian Shen is asleep, stay with Nian Shen."

I smiled and tucked the quilt for him: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will always be with Your Highness."

He smiled with eyes wide open: "Grandma is the best. I think grandma is just like a mother..."

I listened to his nondescript words and was about to correct him, but the child had already fallen asleep again. I reached out and brushed the sweat-damp hair from his forehead and said softly: "Your mother is the king of this palace."

The most courageous person is the one who sacrificed her life to get you back."

……

"I'm not as good as her!"

……

Thinking of this, I felt an unspeakable pain in my heart, and tears filled my eyes uncontrollably. I lowered my head and wiped them, then stood up and prepared to leave.

As soon as I stood up and took a step back, I bumped into a solid chest, and a familiar aura that seemed to be soaked in the bone marrow suddenly enveloped me.
Chapter completed!