a pillow in autumn

The candlelight in Jinyu Palace's bedroom was a bit dim, and the curtain on the dragon couch was half-draped, covering the jumping light.Zhou Lin leaned on the pillow, and his favorite Concubine Meng Gui sat on the edge of the bed, holding a cup of thick black soup, serving the emperor to drink spoonful by spoonful.

After taking the medicine, the girl held a handkerchief, Concubine Meng Guifei took it and wiped the corners of the emperor's lips with a focused expression.The emperor looked at her and smiled softly.

Reminds me of my youth in a trance.She once loved him so deeply, at her most beautiful and gorgeous time.Concubine Meng Gui also smiled sweetly, with a bit of nostalgia in her gaze.Then she lowered her eyelids slightly to hide the sadness and deepness in her eyes.

Empress Zheng walked in slowly while supporting Aunt Lu's wrist. Concubine Meng stepped forward to salute and stepped aside.Zheng Xuan sat on the embroidered pier in front of the dragon couch, first asked the emperor if he felt better today, and then told a few interesting stories about the little emperor's grandson in the East Palace.

Zhou Lin smiled faintly, feeling some pain in his chest, and gasped for a few breaths.Empress Zheng hurriedly told the imperial physician, Zhou Lin waved her hand to express that she didn't need it, and asked casually, "How long has San'er been to Yizhou?"

Zheng Xuan lowered his eyes and replied: "It's been nearly a month and a half. A while ago, the courier came back with a handwritten letter, saying that he had already met Chen'er, and Chen'er had something important to do, so Mubai waited for him to come back together."

Zhou Lin let out a "hmm".Seeing his serious face, Zheng Xuan felt a little uneasy, so he had to say to himself: "It will take more than a month to travel from the capital to Yizhou, and then back to the capital from Yizhou. I think it will take some time. The two princes will definitely come back together."

Zhou Lin didn't answer any more.Concubine Meng looked around and resigned knowingly.After walking two steps, he suddenly heard a few noisy voices from outside, Zheng Xuan gave Aunt Lu a wink, Aunt Lu nodded, before she lifted her foot, Concubine Meng Gui had already turned around slightly, and said to the queen with a smile: "It's still my servant!" Let's go and have a look."

The door opened, and Concubine Meng moved lightly with lotus steps, and walked out. After a while, she heard her exclaim: "What!" The voice paused, and then reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense! Anyone who dares to spread rumors and make trouble, Immediately tear his mouth to pieces!"

In the dormitory, Zhou Lin pressed his chest and breathed heavily, frowned and raised his chin to Lu An, "Go and see what's going on!"

Aunt Lu glanced at Empress Zheng as if casually, and the Empress nodded almost invisibly.Lu'an bowed slightly to the emperor, and walked to the door of the bedroom with small steps, but the door opened in front of her.

Concubine Meng glanced at Lu'an, walked in with a pale face, and walked to the dragon couch step by step. Behind her was the trembling Liu Debao.

"Why are you yelling so much?" Zhou Lin leaned on the pillow and saw Concubine Meng slowly knelt down with a hesitant and frightened expression.

"Yes..." She bit her lip, as if she couldn't speak.

Zhou Lin's stern gaze turned from Concubine Meng's face to Liu Debao's, paused for a moment, then turned back again.He shouted: "Say!"

"It's... Your Highness the Crown Prince." Concubine Meng raised her face slightly, and quietly saw that Empress Zheng's face changed.She hurriedly lowered her eyes again, and said in a panic: "The concubine heard that His Highness the Crown Prince...married the daughter of the late Prince Cheng in Qiongzhou. In the income room, now... Now she has licked another little grandson for the prince."

The more Zhou Lin heard it, the more angry he became, and he pressed his chest and gasped for breath. Empress Zheng supported him and cried: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this must be a rumor, someone must have framed the prince, Your Majesty, don't believe it, please take care of the dragon body. "

Zhou Rin waved her away with one hand, pointed at Liu Debao and gasped a few more times, his face gradually darkened, and he said with drowsy brows: "Is this true?"

Liu Debao had already knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Seeing the emperor's question, he hurriedly replied: "I don't know the truth, but the palace has already spread the word that General Meng led the Xuanyi Army who was stationed in the west to return. Beijing, when passing through Yizhou, I realized that His Highness the Crown Prince had brought his wife and children to Wuyang County a few months ago, because the mother of the new wife is in Wuyang County... er... that is Prince Cheng's concubine, Mrs. Zhen is sick. Heavy...His Royal Highness...His Royal Highness..." He kowtowed bitterly until his forehead was blackened, and cried, "Everyone said that His Royal Highness is going to stay with the new wife in Yizhou to observe filial piety."

Zhou Lin's whole body shook, Zheng Xuan rushed forward and hugged him, crying loudly, Your Majesty... Your Majesty...

He wanted to brush her away, but his hand hung down feebly, the darkness came heavy, his heart hurt more and more, his breath was stuck in his throat and he couldn't get up or down, and the crying beside the couch was mixed with a summons The imperial doctor's voice gradually faded away, he struggled, and finally closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep.

Yizhou Wuyang County.It's early spring and it's warm and cold, and new greens emerge early beside the winding paths in Lixiang Xiaoyuan, green and fresh.Zhou Mubai had just returned from the government office, holding the newly arrived residence newspaper and a family letter in elegant and elegant handwriting.

Shen Xianxun said that everything in the palace is fine, and although the father's heart disease has not been cured, he has finally stabilized his illness.There is another piece of good news from Prince Bao's Mansion.Princess Bao Jiang Xueran is pregnant, and the two of them often enter the palace together to accompany Empress Zheng when she is ill. They are familiar with each other, and Shen Xianxun looks at her with a smile. She doesn't know whether it is Prince Bao who came back from Shangshan first, or Prince Xiaobao. Come out of the womb first.

Zhou Mubai was sitting on the porch, with his long legs resting leisurely on the edge of the chair, holding on to the letter with tenderness.The faint sunlight streams down from the gaps in the branches and leaves, embellishing her beautiful robes.She thought of what her fourth brother Zhou Muyi told her about the heirs shortly after they got married, and also thought of Shen Xianxun's tactful appearance under her. The handwritten book was put in his arms.

"Such wanton and frivolous, I'm not afraid of girls' jokes." Zhou Muchen walked over from the other side of the courtyard, dressed in plain white robes, with only silver trim rolled on the lapels and sleeves.

"Brother Emperor." Zhou Mubai lifted his robe and got up, standing beside him, and handed over the mansion newspaper beside his hand. I will write back to the capital about finding you, but the emperor must be worried about you. I also hope that the emperor and his younger brother will leave for Beijing as soon as possible, so as to avoid all the worries of the father, the queen and the queen."

Zhou Muchen nodded and said: "What the third brother said is very true. Qu Bin also brought me the news from the palace the day before yesterday. Father's heart disease has recovered slightly, and I..." He clenched his fists, "In more than ten days, As soon as Ruochu's mother passes her filial piety, I will return to the capital with you and plead guilty to my father."

Zhou Mubai supported the pillar with one hand, and looked at him silently, as if silent disappointment flowed in the frozen time.

After a while, she said indifferently: "I hope that the emperor will keep his promise. I also hope that the father, the emperor, is in good health."

"Mubai..." Zhou Muchen watched her turn around, and called her bitterly: "Ruochu, every day, she would cry and faint in front of the mourning hall. Every day, I would look at her tear-stained face." Wake up. For so many years, she and her mother depended on each other for life..."

"Brother Huang." Zhou Mubai turned his face sideways and stared at him, his eyes were deep and painful, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, this is true for Miss Ruochu, isn't it true for Brother Huang?"

Zhou Muchen was left speechless by the question, opened his mouth and wanted to refute something, but Zhou Mubai cupped his hands and bowed to the ground, "Please forgive my brother's slip of the tongue, my brother will leave." After she finished speaking, she turned and left, Never look at him again.

The main hall of Jinyu Palace was once again full of concubines and maidservants. Liu Debao knelt down on the white jade stone steps and wept tremblingly.Concubine Meng knelt straight at the front, her tears kept dripping, she didn't care to wipe them, they all fell on the luxurious palace gown.

The envoy of the imperial hospital drew the last silver needle, Zhou Lin was slightly shocked, and finally slowly opened his eyes.The envoy let out a long sigh of relief, took a step back and sat down on the ground, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.Several imperial doctors gathered around and waited on Zhou Lin, and two young juniors helped the hospital envoy to sit on the high chair beside him.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty..." Empress Zheng was tearful, leaning against the side of the dragon couch tightly holding a silk handkerchief.

Zhou Lin rolled his eyes and saw several important ministers kneeling in front of the bed.Prime Minister Zuo knelt and took a few steps, and replied in a low voice: "It has been urgent for eight hundred miles, and the prince is ordered to return to the palace immediately." Zhou Lin raised his hand again, and Prime Minister Zuo said: "Prince Ling Min and Prince Bao? "Zhou Lin took a breath, slowly raised three fingers, Prime Minister Zuo kowtowed and said: "Yes. Immediately send an order to Prince Rui to return to the palace immediately."

Zhou Lin squinted his eyes tiredly, the court envoy had recovered, and hurried forward to take his pulse.

The concubines and maids outside were all rejoiced when they heard that the emperor had woken up. Concubine Meng also lowered her body and sat on her calf. She glanced in one direction calmly, and an inconspicuous servant stood in the corner. Get up and back out slowly.

After a busy night, the sky gradually brightened, and the morning light swayed from the window lattice a little bit, and fell on the dragon and phoenix woven blanket, leaving a pattern of longevity and blessings.

Zhou Lin opened his eyes from the ignorance, and his spirit seemed to be much refreshed. He looked at Li Pei, the manager who was kneeling and dozing off in front of the dragon couch, and said twice, Li Pei's head drooped, and he woke up. When Zhou Lin slightly raised his hand, he hurriedly approached happily: "Your Majesty, are you awake? What do you want?"

Zhou Lin cleared his throat and said slowly, "Water."

"Hey!" Li Pei responded, stood up and poured tea, but his legs were already numb from kneeling, and he fell down as soon as he got up.

Zhou Lin looked at it and wanted to laugh, but he couldn't do what he wanted.Li Pei beat his legs a few times, got up reluctantly and poured half a cup of warm water, put it on the shelf, carefully helped Zhou Lin up and leaned against the pillow, and waited for him to drink a few sips slowly.

There was another commotion outside the sleeping hall, and Zhou Muyu's crying voice came in: "Let me go, I want to see my father, let me go!!!"

The door carved with dragons and painted phoenixes opened with a bang, and Zhou Muyu's fat body stumbled in. He knelt down in front of the dragon couch and cried, "Father...Father..."

Zhou Lin narrowed his eyes slightly to look at him, and the queen rushed in from the door with her skirt in hand. Before the person arrived, she shouted: "Fifth prince! Your father, the dragon, is not in good health, so don't disturb him!"

Zhou Lin said word by word, very slowly: "But your elder brother, what happened?"

Empress Zheng took a step forward, and Zhou Muyu had already bowed to the ground, crying loudly: "It's not the emperor's brother, but the emperor's wife! The princess! She heard that the emperor's elder brother stopped his wife and remarried, and she stepped into the empress dowager in the imperial garden sadly. Guanghu, together with the little emperor and grandson in his womb... passed away..."

The author has something to say: I was on a business trip this week and had a bad cold, so I am sorry that I couldn't reply to all of your messages.Thank you guys for your support.

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My throat hurts! ! !Drinking a ton of water didn't help!cry. .