I followed Shen Rou and the others, only about ten steps away. When I saw her walking in a hurry and even a little embarrassed, I had never seen her so flustered.

After all, she is a mother.

This feeling of heart-to-heart connection between mother and child can only be experienced by those who have truly become mothers. Even if they are cut into pieces, it doesn't matter, but they can't let that young life be harmed at all. This is a mother!

After a while, they arrived at the Chonghua Palace. Shen Rou almost tripped over the threshold when she entered, but she didn't care at all and hurried in. She saw several palace maids guarding the door. As soon as she saw her

, immediately came over and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty."

Shen Rou panted and said: "Where is the second prince?"

"The second prince is inside." One of the palace ladies said uncertainly: "Li—Concubine Li is also inside."

When Shen Rou heard this, her face turned pale and she immediately walked in.

As soon as I opened the door, before I could see clearly into the room, I heard a squeaking sound.

It's the voice of a child.

I followed Shen Rou through the door and saw clearly this large room. There was also a layer of tulle in the middle to block the wind, and through that layer of tulle, I could see the exquisite little bed in the back room.

Beside the bed is a finely carved cradle. Nangong Lizhu is sitting beside the bed, shaking the cradle with one hand and reaching into the cradle with the other.

"What are you doing?!"

Shen Rou suddenly exclaimed and rushed in.

As soon as the layer of gauze was lifted, we could see more clearly. Nangong Lizhu's face was not very good. She was too thin and wore layers of gorgeous clothes. It felt like an out-of-time painting, but it was still

Beautiful, when she heard the movement outside, she continued to stretch out her hand calmly, with a faint smile on her lips.

The cradle squirmed a little, and I heard the sound of the child sobbing again.

Shen Rou rushed over and picked up the child.

She nervously held the baby in her hands and looked up and down. The soft and tender baby was suddenly picked up. She didn't cry, but looked at the woman in front of her with her dark eyes wide open, as if

Stunned.

This is the first time I have met Shen Rou’s child, the current second prince Pei Nianyun.

Speaking of the prince, in fact, such a big child is more like a small animal, completely ignorant of human affairs. He has no idea what he has just experienced, and why his mother is so worried. He just looks at his mother stupidly, his eyes

It's very dark and big. Although children's eyes are like this, this child's eyes seem to be frozen with something, and even the light cannot get in.

At this time, Nangong Lizhu slowly raised her head, and then she saw clearly that she was holding a silk handkerchief.

"I have met the imperial concubine, sister, you are back."

Shen Rou confirmed that the child was fine, then looked up at her with lingering fear: "You, what are you doing here?"

"Why is my sister so jealous? My sister is just here to see the second prince."

"..."

As she said that, she stood up slowly, her eyes always looking at the tender little life in Shen Rou's arms, with an almost unreal smile on her face: "I have no more children, so I like children especially.

I heard that my sister worked very hard to give birth to the second prince, so I came here to see the child."

Shen Rou looked a little uncertain, but she quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "If you want to come see Nianyun, just tell me."

"Nianyun? Is it the name given by the emperor? It's great." Nangong Lizhu said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the emperor also told me that if my child is born and becomes a prince, he will be called Niankun; yes

Princess, let’s call her Ruolan..."

As she spoke, her face became paler and her voice trembled: "But..."

Seeing her expression, Shen Rou couldn't help but calm down, and a cold smile appeared in her eyes.

I couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

I know she hates Shen Rou, but all her hatred comes from the pain of losing her child. If she is overwhelmed by this pain, then——

Thinking of this, I stepped forward gently: "Meet Concubine Li."

My voice was like a thunder, which shocked both of them. Nangong Lizhu raised her head and looked at me, her expression still a little dazed. Shen Rou frowned: "Why are you here too?"

I smiled and said: "The daughter of the people cares about the second prince, so she also came to take a look. Speaking of which, this is the first time that the daughter of the people has met the second prince."

As I said that, I walked over and took a look at the child. The second prince was still in his mother's arms. He was being hugged around just now, but he didn't cry at all. He just stared at the person in front of him with his eyes wide open, quietly.

As if nothing could disturb him.

I remember that when Li'er was this old, he was either crying or laughing, and there was never a moment of silence. This child was different.

I smiled and said: "The second prince is really good-looking. When he grows up, he will surely be a handsome prince and will have a big career."

Although she knew that my words were just flattery, Shen Rou couldn't help showing a look of amusement on her face.

Nangong Lizhu stood aside and kept staring at the child. Her expression slowly darkened. After a long time, she sneered and said, "Yes." As she said that, she looked at the child again, her expression very focused.

It was a bit scary. Seeing her reaching out her hand as if to touch the child's face, Shen Rou immediately took the child and took a step back, looking at her warily: "What are you doing?"

Nangong Lizhu smiled: "Don't worry, sister, I just like this child too much."

"..."

"My sister knows that the Queen is staying in Jingren Palace these days. My sister is working very hard to help manage the Sixth Palace. I will help my sister take care of this child."

"..."

"Sister, you won't welcome your sister to come see the second prince, right?"

"..."

Shen Rou looked at her, her expression became a little complicated, and she remained silent, while Nangong Lizhu also kept looking at her with a smile.

The atmosphere in the room became a little tense.

At this moment, I heard footsteps coming from outside, and a voice said with a smile: "There are so many people here."

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Looking back, I saw Pei Yuanhao walking in from the door, looking at us with a faint smile on his face.

Everyone in the room was shocked and all knelt down. Pei Yuanhao strolled over and said, "Everyone, get up."

We just stood up. He looked at us with a half-smile but didn't say anything. He looked down at the second prince in Shen Rou's arms and said with a smile: "Nianyun is awake?"

Shen Rou was still a little unable to recover, so she forced a smile and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Pei Yuanhao smiled, stretched out his hand and touched the child's face gently. The second prince was still looking at him with wide eyes in a daze, with a blank expression on his face. He turned his head and looked at Nangong Lizhu, his voice slightly

She sank, holding her thin shoulders and saying, "Why are you here? Didn't the imperial doctor tell you to have a good rest?"

Nangong Lizhu's face was a little pale, and she seemed to have forced a smile: "I came here specially to see the second prince."

"Oh..."

Nangong Lizhu glanced at Shen Rou again, smiled deliberately and said softly: "I really like the second prince when I see him so cute. I want to come over to visit often and help take care of the prince. I don't know if it will disturb the noble concubine."

Where is the empress?"

Pei Yuanhao smiled and said: "Oh, that's great of course."

As he said that, he turned to look at Shen Rou: "My dear concubine, if Concubine Li comes to help, you will be much more relaxed."

Shen Rou's face became a little ugly, but she still managed to smile and said: "Okay, of course."

I stood silently aside without speaking. At this time, Pei Yuanhao seemed to have just seen me and said, "Why are you here?"

"The daughter of the people also came to visit the second prince, but the daughter of the people resigned."

As I said that, I turned around and left. Just after taking a step or two, Pei Yuanhao suddenly said from behind: "You stand."

I stopped and looked back at him. I saw that he first asked Shen Rou to take good care of the child, and then asked Nangong Lizhu to go back to the palace to rest. Then he walked up to me and said, "I, I want to go and take a look today."

The eldest prince."

"..." I looked at the two women from the corner of my eyes. At this moment, the expressions on their faces were extremely exciting. I just nodded gently: "Yes." and walked out with him.

After leaving Chonghua Hall, I felt that the atmosphere just now was so oppressive that it was difficult to breathe. There was still some cold sweat on my forehead. When I walked by the lake, I was blown by the wind and felt chilly.

Pei Yuanhao walked in front of me and remained silent. Just as I was about to raise my hand to wipe my sweat, I saw a handkerchief handed to me.

"..."

I was stunned for a moment and looked up at him.

There wasn't much expression on his face, he just looked at me calmly. I thought about it, took a step back and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. No need."

After saying that, he raised his hand to wipe away the sweat. Pei Yuanhao reached out and grabbed my hand, pulled it away, and directly wiped my cheek with the silk handkerchief.

My whole body froze for a moment, and I felt his fingers brushing my face through the silk handkerchief. I could even feel the warmth and rough feeling through a layer of silk handkerchief, together with his eyes, on my face.

It moves up and down the skin, and every inch of skin I touch brings its scent, lingering throughout my body.

He didn't make any extra moves, he just looked at me seriously and wiped every sweat on my face. While wiping, he said slowly: "Fu Badai's carriage and horse have passed Bianzhou."

"Ah...really?"

"I have sent people there and they will arrive in the capital soon."

"That's great."

"This time, there are also his disciples who will accompany him to the capital. The positions at Jixian Hall have been prepared."

"Yes."

……

While he was talking, I was listening. Both of us were calm, just like this place with green willows and the breeze blowing on our faces. The only thing that moved was the faint ripples on the lake. I don’t know how long it took, but my face was no longer wet.

I felt like I was drying my sweat, and I said softly: "The daughter of the common people thanks the emperor for his grace."

"..."

He looked at me, but still didn't move. The silk handkerchief fell from his hand, and his hand just stayed on my cheek. The temperature in his palm was a little hot, but I just looked at him calmly, and didn't even avoid it.
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