Tangled

"It's indeed a good method. I think you and I can guess that this matter was done by Concubine An Xian, but she just couldn't grasp the evidence and testify with empty teeth, but she was afraid of being accused of slander." Su Qingwan stood up Walking to Mu Luoluo's side, she nestled obediently beside her. "Because of this incident, the prince was temporarily frustrated with His Majesty, so when Qizhou reported that the Yellow River was in danger of a dam break, His Majesty sent the Fourth Prince to go."

"The imperial concubine has met her opponent this time." Mu Luoluo pushed Su Qingwan's black hair aside, and gently rubbed her shoulders. She has been complaining about her shoulder pain all day long, and she doesn't know why. "If this continues, Prince Loss will be inevitable."

"Let's see how the imperial concubine responds. The matter of Minzhou has not been figured out yet, and this time it is even worse." Su Qingwan narrowed her eyes slightly, like a little fox with claws.

Just as Mu Luoluo was about to say something, Hu Po opened the curtain and came in hastily, before asking An, she opened her mouth hastily.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, something happened to Fengyi Palace!"

"What?" Su Qingwan suddenly opened her eyes, sat up straight, looked at Mu Luoluo, worried twice, "Speak slowly, what's going on?"

"I don't know, my maidservant, just now a little servant girl ran over in a hurry and said something happened to the empress, please go quickly, the servant girl saw that she looked anxious, and she didn't seem to be fake, so she rashly disturbed the empress." Hu Po was out of breath. He breathed out, and his words were shattered by his breath.

"Something happened at this time, I'm afraid it has something to do with the child." Mu Luoluo got up, and took the cloak out of the cupboard with a quick movement, with a slightly anxious expression on her face.

"Where is Your Majesty?" Su Qingwan took the cloak that Mu Luoluo handed over, and put it on on her own, she got confused several times in a panic.

"Mother, Your Majesty is still in the morning court!" Hei Yao replied.

"Hei Yao goes to invite Mr. Han, and begs him to be troubled by the cold weather, so he can go away quickly. Hu Po goes to court and waits for His Majesty, and once he comes down, please come to Fengyi Palace as soon as possible." After Su Qingwan finished her instructions, she and Mu Po Luoluo hurried to Fengyi Palace together.

The Fengyi Palace is already a mess, and Mu Xiaoxiao's unbearable cries of pain are intermittent, which makes people worry.The further they walked in, the stronger the smell of blood became, and the two couldn't help frowning.

"Xiaoxiao!" Mu Luoluo felt the wind under his feet, and in a few steps, he bypassed the hurried little maid and came to Mu Xiaoxiao's bedside.

"What are you panicking about! Calm down and listen to the nanny's orders!" Su Qingwan scolded angrily, but the room was much quieter.

"Sister..." Mu Xiaoxiao squeezed out a sentence through her teeth, but was quickly covered by a scream of pain that could not be concealed.

"What's going on here?" Mu Luoluo turned to look at Zhen'er who was at the side.

"Damn the maidservants. Just now, the empress said that the house was very stuffy, so she decided to walk around the yard. She said that it would be good to enjoy the snow in the corridor. Who knows, who knows that there are some flower seeds under the corridor. The empress was careless and her feet were unstable. , Knocked on the steps, and the fetal gas moved, the midwife said, the baby is too big and the fetal position is not right, I am afraid, I am afraid..." Zhen'er choked up, her hands were hanging by her sides, tightly clutching the corners of her clothes .

"Where did you come from..." Mu Luoluo was about to ask for clarification, but someone grabbed her hand suddenly. Mu Luoluo lowered her head and looked at Mu Xiaoxiao whose face had all faded.

"Son, I give birth, I must, I must..." Mu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, and finally said the second half of the sentence, "I must protect him!"

"The old doctor Han is here!" Hei Yao hurriedly opened the curtain, and dragged the old doctor Han in who was out of breath. "Doctor Han, the servants have offended me a lot along the way, please punish the old doctor Han."

"Man, human life is at stake. Please, please forgive me for being late." The old doctor Han, before she could catch her breath, lifted her robe and knelt down on Mu Xiaoxiao's bedside, ignoring the etiquette of the emperor and ministers for a while, and went straight to the hospital. Take your pulse.

Mu Xiaoxiao's hand was tightly clenched, and it turned a little red. Mu Luoluo looked at her tightly closed eyes with pity, and her heart was also pulled together. After all, it is the blood of a father. thicker than water.

"Hurry up and cut ginseng slices for your mother to suck." After taking the pulse, the old doctor Han said the same as the first sentence when he turned around.

"I don't know if Madam can take a step to speak?" Old doctor Han looked up at Su Qingwan.

"What do you want to say?" Mu Xiaoxiao's voice was as ferocious as it could be squeezed out from between her teeth, "but it doesn't matter."

"Your Majesty's pregnancy is too big. At this time, there is a faint tendency of bleeding. The old minister is incompetent. He cannot keep the mother and child safe. He can only force the uterus to be cut. Otherwise, it will only kill two people." The old doctor Han raised his sleeve and wiped A handful of cold sweat on the head.

Mu Luoluo and Su Qingwan looked at each other, and Mr. Han's words were very clear. No matter what, Mu Xiaoxiao's life would not be saved.

"My child, protect my child." Mu Xiaoxiao's fierce scream pierced the sky above Fengyi Palace, and the snow that was originally swaying suddenly became like a goose feather.

"Save the child, make sure this child is healthy and healthy!" Su Qingwan's eyes were red, and after she finished speaking, tears burst into tears, she turned her head away, and couldn't bear to see Mu Xiaoxiao's cold sweat dripping down.

Mu Xiaoxiao was clutching the mattress with one hand, she didn't even notice that her long armor was broken, and cold sweat flowed down her temples. Fortunately, she had her eldest sister on her right hand, and a little warmth came from Mu Luoluo's palm, which seemed to be a great encouragement and support.

Mu Xiaoxiao's nails had already been inserted into the back of Mu Luoluo's hand, and a heart-pounding pain came. Mu Luoluo gritted her teeth and lowered her head, the few smears of bright red on the back of her hand faintly coincided with the spots on the snow on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month.

"Ah!" Following Mu Xiaoxiao's unforgettable scream, the cry of a new life finally resounded in the room.

"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, you're a princess!" Zhen'er, with tears all over her face, knelt on the ground hugging the little princess who was still in her infancy, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

"Don't worry about it, make a statement." In an instant, Mu Xiaoxiao seemed to have all the strength drained from her whole body, her lower body was empty, and she couldn't feel any pain. "Don't announce the good news yet."

"Blood, the blood is bursting, hurry! Stop the bleeding for the mother!" The midwife screamed, and the room suddenly became chaotic again.

The old doctor Han only took one look, then shook his head helplessly, without saying a word.

"Mr. Han has worked hard, Zhu'er, take Mr. Han down to rest." Mu Xiaoxiao was completely relaxed at this moment, and although her speech was weak, she could continue, "Elder sister, I, I, I beg you for one last thing."

"You say." Mu Luo opened her mouth, and the tears that she had endured for a long time finally burst.

"Send this child out of the palace, just say, just say I was stillborn, and neither mother nor daughter will be safe." Mu Xiaoxiao struggled to get up, looked at the pink and jade-carved child in Zhen'er's arms, and smiled weakly .

"Why?" Su Qingwan turned around in surprise, and looked at Mu Xiaoxiao in bewilderment.

"Even if this child stays in the palace, no matter who takes care of it, he won't get the treatment that the first princess deserves." Mu Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, she could clearly feel her body getting colder. , The deadline is approaching, "Your Majesty's temperament has changed over the years. After I die, he will definitely hate this child. Instead of suffering in the palace, it is better to go out of the palace and live a chic life."

"Okay." Mu Luoluo replied, "Don't worry, this child will have a safe life."

"I've always been at ease with what Elder Sister should do." Mu Xiaoxiao smiled, then slowly closed her eyes, and said softly, "I'm so tired. Over the years, outsiders have only seen my beauty, but no one cares that I cry. Tired, in this deep palace, every step of the way, there are a few people who treat me sincerely, only elder sister and elder sister Su, but they can't keep bothering me, but in this life, the concubine is the queen, the emperor favors me, this life is not in vain , I only hope that in the next life, it will be plain..."

Mu Xiaoxiao's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally gradually dissipated in the air, and the hand that had been holding Mu Luoluo tightly loosened slowly, and slid down to the side of the bed.

"Queen," Mu Luoluo closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, "I'm dead."

In an instant, the maids and women in the house knelt down on the ground. It was unknown who started it first, and the suppressed crying filled the air, and finally turned into wails all over the room.

Su Qingwan frowned, looked at Mu Xiaoxiao with teary eyes, and she smiled with relief.

When the emperor came in a hurry, he only heard the shocking news, and the majestic king of a country burst into tears on the spot.

"Hei Yao, take this child and sneak out of the palace. Send it to Qing Yao's house first, and discuss it later." Mu Luoluo put Mu Xiaoxiao's hand back under the quilt, got up and ordered.

"Yes." Hei Yao responded, took the child from Zhen'er's arms, and walked out from the back door of Fengyi Palace under Zhen'er's guidance.

"Luoluo." Su Qingwan walked over, lightly touched Mu Luoluo's fingertips, and looked at her worriedly.

"I'm fine." Mu Luoluo forced a pale smile, and quietly hid her hands in her sleeves, "The emperor is here, go to the front hall to pick him up first, Xiaoxiao's matter is full of strange things, we need to investigate carefully .”

"Trash! They're all a bunch of trash!" The emperor was furious in the front hall, but because the room was full of ornaments that Mu Xiaoxiao loved, he couldn't bear to smash them, so his anger could only be vented on the little eunuch.

"Concubine sees Your Majesty." Su Qingwan simply tidied up her appearance, and then turned out from the inner room.

"Tell me, you guys are lying to me! It's Xiaoxiao's joke with me! Isn't it!" The emperor rushed over with red eyes, grabbed Su Qingwan's arms, and questioned loudly.

"The empress has gone west on a white crane, and I ask Your Majesty to express my condolences." Su Qingwan was a little dizzy from the emperor's yelling, but she still insisted on finishing her sentence.

The emperor stared at Su Qingwan with straight eyes, let go of Su Qingwan's arm with a desolate chuckle, staggered back, and fell heavily on the wicker chair.

Su Qingwan suddenly lost her restraint, staggered unsteadily, and leaned back. Mu Luoluo stepped forward in time to support her.

"Xiaoxiao, did you say anything?" The emperor was silent for a while and spoke, his voice was already hoarse.

"Your Majesty said that it is a lifetime honor to be favored by His Majesty in this life. It is due to her unlucky fortune that she failed to keep His Majesty's heir. Your Majesty, please don't trouble the people of Fengyi Palace." Su Qingwan took a deep breath, looked Seeing the emperor's lonely look, I couldn't bear it, and added, "My mother said, if there is an afterlife, I would like to be born in an ordinary family with your majesty, and we will respect each other as guests and grow old together."

The emperor lowered his head, buried his face in his palms, and was silent for a while, the suppressed cry leaked from between his fingers.

"Let's go." Su Qingwan sighed, supported Mu Luoluo's hand and quietly retreated, leaving the emperor a clean and lonely hall.

"Zhen'er, what happened to those flower seeds?" Mu Luoluo stood in the backyard, took a deep breath, calmed down her mood, opened her eyes again, and regained her usual calmness.

"I don't know, but I picked them up." Zhen'er took out a cloth bag from her sleeve and opened it. On the handkerchief were some dried black and hard seeds. , She said she got up this morning and cleaned it, and never saw these flower seeds."

"Who came here this morning?" Mu Luoluo picked up a flower seed and looked it over carefully, already having a guess in her heart.

"Only Hui Yu Nu has been here." Zhen'er replied.

"This is the purple jasmine seed!" Su Qingwan said from the side.

"That's right. In this palace, I only saw Zijasmine in one place." Mu Luoluo sneered, and Mu Xiaoxiao's two children were folded in the hands of the owner of this courtyard. Hui Yu Nu.

"Grass Terrace."