Fake concubine, real queen

Although this was just a dream, the question from the Third Highness still made Master He Xiaohou find it difficult to answer.

Looking at what happened in this dream, it is obviously highly consistent with the previous life he lived in, and there is nothing weird and unreasonable. If He Gu hadn't known that he was in a dream since the beginning of the dream, I'm afraid he would have doubted it. Is it really an illusion?

In such a real dream, His Highness the Third Highness can successfully usurp the throne and become the emperor, it must have gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers. He, a "dead" person, rashly appeared in front of the Third Highness, even He Gu didn't know what happened What's going on, if he said he was He Gu, would the Third Highness believe it?

Or tell him that all of this is fake, but actually just a dream of mine?

Then maybe His Highness the Third Highness will ask Taoist priests to enter the palace to exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts next...

He Gu swallowed his saliva, he didn't think of how to answer for a moment, he hesitated to speak, the paw resting on the emperor's shoulder was even more embarrassing, it couldn't be released, it couldn't be retracted, it was very stiff.

However, in the few short breaths he was hesitating, the third highness in front of him had a cold look, and suddenly he pulled He Gu's hand on his shoulder with a swift and sharp hand. back-cut of

He Gu was at a loss, and didn't even think about resisting for a while, so he was pinned down by the third highness, unable to move, and the third highness said coldly: "You are so brave, you dare to sneak in in disguise In my bedroom, who told you to change your appearance like this? Who told you to seduce me like this?"

Pei Zhaoheng has just ascended the throne not long ago, although he has a few confidantes and ministers, they don't know that he is not interested in women. Although he has never married a wife for so many years, no one has ever thought about it in this direction, but now suddenly someone knows up?

Could it be that a few days ago, they stuffed women into the palace, but he rejected them all, so they thought of changing men?But how did they come up with the idea that asking this young man to pretend to be his deceased friend happened to... be Zihuan's youthful appearance?

...And where did this child learn the disguise technique?

It is too realistic.

The scene was extremely embarrassing for a while, the naked Lord He Xiaohou and the new emperor who was restraining him stared wide-eyed, both of them were speechless, it took a long time for He Gu to realize that the Third Highness in the dream seemed to have misunderstood something, He struggled violently, and hurriedly said: "I...I am not disguised, I am He Gu..."

But before he finished speaking, the hands of His Highness the Third Highness had already touched the edge of his hair, along the junction of the face and the hairline, the man's slightly cool fingertips stroked it carefully, his fingertips seemed to have a kind of The weird power made He Gu feel crisp and itchy, and at this moment he was naked again, and it was really uncomfortable to be touched like this, so He Gu simply pushed him away, covering his face with a flushed face. Touching her vital parts, she stammered, "I... I said I'm not disguised, I'm He Gu!"

Pei Zhaoheng was silent.

In recent years, he has also come into contact with many people who are proficient in the art of disguise, such as Tengshewei of the Mysterious Twelve Guards. He must be able to detect it, but just now he carefully inspected the place where the boy's head and hairline meet——

... The goods are genuine, not adulterated at all, this is what the young man in front of him looks like.

But he...how could he look like Zihuan?

How can there be two people who look exactly the same in the world.

Pei Zhaoheng's breathing paused. He remembered very clearly that when Zihuan escorted him back to Beijing, there was a small red mole on the tiger's mouth holding a knife, the size of a sesame seed. Not necessarily noticeable——

So His Highness the Third Highness stretched out his hand to pull He Xiaohou Ye's right hand, which was covering his vital parts.

This time He Gu was really shocked.

Originally, two big men, even if they meet sincerely, it's no big deal, and they are not girls, but the other side will cover up their place, mainly because when they were soaking in the hot springs in the suburbs of Beijing, they probably figured out the Third Highness's...cough... What size, man, it’s inevitable that he cares about this, it’s fine if he doesn’t compare, he instinctively wants to hide his shame, and doesn’t want His Highness to see him, otherwise it’s not good for His Highness to keep it in his heart How dare you laugh at him.

But the Third Highness actually came to hold his hand? ?

He Gu's head was buzzing. The Third Highness in this dream was so different from the Third Highness he met after his rebirth. He was so fierce that he still wanted to see his little brother. Isn't it a bit wrong? !

No...he remembered, Third Highness likes men! !

Although it was the reborn Third Highness, but whether he likes men or women, it can't be the same in two lifetimes, so isn't the Third Highness in the dream probably also Long Yang's addiction?

The more He Gu thought about it, the more terrified he became. Now Pei Zhaoheng and him pulled each other, and the other desperately fought, and somehow started a tug-of-war. However, this tug-of-war didn't last long, and He Gu discovered something in despair. thing--

The dream was indeed a dream. In the dream, he didn't seem to have that much strength. The Third Highness pulled him down, but he couldn't bear it. Seeing that his hand was about to be pulled away, He Gu felt sad, angry, embarrassed and at a loss. He was screaming and thinking that even if it was a dream, he couldn't be ashamed like this, no, it was no longer a question of whether he should be ashamed or not. Could it be that the Third Highness has become a beast, so what should he do? ? ?

In the past few months, He Gu has read Yan Zhiya's book a lot, so he naturally knows that men can also do things, and they can do things in a variety of ways, very exciting, and out of the box.

It's just that one party is not very happy, and his buttocks will suffer somewhere. Obviously, the third prince in this dream has already become the emperor. He is high above him, and even if he is a good man, it is impossible to make his own ass suffer——

Isn't he the one who suffered? ?

Never!

He doesn't want to show his little brother to His Highness the Third Highness, and he doesn't want his ass to suffer!

Master He Xiaohou was completely hopeless.

However, just as he had this thought, it happened to be the moment when He Gu's hand was pulled away by the Third Highness. Suddenly, his lower body responded to what he thought, and a pair of... small panties appeared?

Although the pair of obscene trousers are lonely, fluttering in the wind, and look like they are on the verge of falling, they still block the little brother of Lord He Xiaohou who doesn't want others to see him. He Gu felt relieved almost immediately, but couldn't help but road--

Sure enough, this is just a dream, and there is such an unexplainable strange thing like a big living person appearing out of thin air, and a pair of obscene pants appearing out of thin air.

I just don't know when he will wake up and return to reality.

However, the "Third Highness" in front of him thought that he was pulling his hand out of a beast to moles him, but when he pulled it over, He Gu found that he was staring at his right hand with a slight frown, and he didn't know what he was looking at. What.

...What is this trouble about?

But it's true, He Gu was so frightened that his mind was confused, and the third highness didn't seem like a person who would be so beastly and overlord. Besides, this dream was very consistent with the previous life. In the previous life, the two of them were just acquaintances. It can be regarded as hitting it off at first sight, and it is not possible to recognize him, and it will become a beast.

Seeing that His Highness was still staring at his hand, Lord He Xiaohou couldn't help swallowing, and asked, "...what's wrong?"

I don't know if it's because of his psychology, but the Third Highness in the dream looks a lot older. Although he is still good-looking, he seems to be much more mature than the Third Highness who has just grown up after rebirth and looks like a teenager. He Gu Involuntarily, she didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of him, and even her voice couldn't help being a little weaker.

The emperor was silent for a while, and then raised his head to look at him after a while. This time, He Gu understood his eyes——

The Third Highness seemed shocked.

He Gu: "..."

That's right, a dead person suddenly turned into a living person and appeared in front of him. This is still a mourning hall, and his memorial tablet is still on display. Thanks to the strong mental quality of His Highness, if someone is less courageous, he may have rolled his eyes I was so scared that I didn't know anything about personnel.

Since it was a dream, He Gu Xun Si Xun Si had nothing to worry about, and he didn't know when he would wake up, so he could only calm down when it came.

What excuse can you think of to fool the Third Highness, that you will appear here?

To explain why he looks exactly like "He Zihuan", the only reason is that he is He Zihuan himself, but He Zihuan is dead...

Master He Xiaohou was still sorting out his messy thoughts, but the Third Highness in the dream had already walked in front of him, his expression was a little shocked, his lips trembled, he stared at him for a long time, then looked down at him and suddenly appeared That pair of panties—

His Highness's voice was a bit dry: "Zihuan...is that you?"

He Gu was silent for a while, and he didn't know how to explain it, so he simply answered the question according to His Royal Highness, telling the truth, and said, "Mmm..."

He Gu admitted it himself, and saw that the situation on His Royal Highness's face changed obviously.

He also couldn't see what the expression of His Highness the Third Highness meant... But he didn't know if it was He Gu's illusion, but he always felt that there was a bit of happiness in his eyebrows that he couldn't hide.

Pei Zhaoheng said: "...you...why haven't you left yet?"

He Gu was at a loss.

go?

Where to go?

Reincarnation...?

If rebirth is regarded as reincarnation, he has already left, but why did he come back again, and he has this dream, but he doesn't know...

It may be that he is subconsciously thinking about his previous life, how the Third Highness lived after his death.

He Gu said: "I was leaving, but when I thought of Your Highness, I... came back again."

Pei Zhaoheng was silent for a while, and said: "Is that Zihuan now... a soul?"

He Gu pondered for a moment, then blinked his eyes: "That's right...Maybe His Highness has set up a mourning hall here for me, and I'll be back."

Maybe it's because I've read a lot of Miss Yan's books recently, and his nonsense skills have improved a lot, so I can calmly talk nonsense without blushing or panting.

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Pei Zhaoheng: "That Zihuan...why does it have a body?"

He Gu wanted to ask others this question, but he didn't know it himself, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

He couldn't answer, Pei Zhaoheng didn't continue to ask any more questions, but suddenly took off his outer shirt, stepped forward and covered He Gu, and said, "Would it be cold or hungry?"

He Gu felt that his body was covered with clothes, and when he looked down, he found that it was the emperor's light apricot-yellow outer shirt embroidered with dragon patterns, and he was immediately startled——

The Third Highness in the dream is too careless, how dare he wear this clothes, this clothes is treasonous and disrespectful, it is too scary, it's okay...

Fortunately it was just a dream.

Thinking that it was a dream, He Gu didn't panic anymore. Anyway, he didn't know when he would wake up, and there was no need to worry about being beheaded in the dream, so he replied: "Cold is not cold, and hungry is not hungry." .”

However, Pei Zhaoheng was only right for a moment, fixedly looked at him, and said: "...But there is something unfulfilled, so why didn't you go to reincarnation?"

He Gu was taken aback by his question, and he couldn't help feeling a few strange feelings in his heart.

Although it was just a dream, everyone thought he was a ghost. How could His Highness be so calm and calm?

Isn't he afraid?

They even asked him why he didn't want to reincarnate? ?

Isn't Your Highness a bit too far ahead without changing his color?

... As expected, the person who usurped the throne is very courageous.

He Gu thought for a while, and said: "...I don't know, anyway, it's here."

After finishing speaking, He Gu suddenly remembered the gloomy and lonely look of the Third Highness before, and also remembered that later when he was a cat, this man dealt with government affairs by lighting a lamp and cooking oil, regardless of his physical appearance, now he has a body and can speak , although he didn't know whether this dream was really an illusion, He Gu couldn't help but add a sentence: "Your body is important...don't tire yourself out."

Pei Zhaoheng paused, and looked up at him. The man's peach blossom eyes were deep and he couldn't see any emotion. He didn't say a word, and didn't answer He Gu. After a long while, he suddenly said, "Zihuan...is he coming back to accompany me?" ?”

He Gu was taken aback for a while, and after pondering for a while, he realized that what the Third Highness said was not wrong. He had been with him for a long time when he was still that cat.

After a pause, he said, "...well, but I don't know when I will...uh, I will leave."

He Gu knew that at the end of the night, when he woke up from his dream, he would definitely disappear in front of the "Third Highness" in his dream.

Pei Zhaoheng's Adam's apple rolled, but he didn't speak.

This dream is still not much different from when He Gu was a cat. It seems that one night is a day in a dream. The magic thing is that he can see him this time. It seems that only the third prince is alone. Those internal officials and maids are all right. He turned a blind eye.

He Gu wanted to understand why he appeared next to this "Third Highness", and why he suddenly possessed a body. He had already realized that this seemed not an ordinary dream. An invisible thing binds the general, and once it reaches the boundary, it is impossible to move an inch——

Later, He Gu discovered that the center of the area where he was restrained seemed to be the Third Highness in his dream, and he could only stay three steps away from the Third Highness, and he couldn't walk away or go far.

Unlike when he was a cat, He Gu found that although he obviously had a body, the Third Highness could see and feel it, but it seemed that other than the Third Highness, others couldn't see him, and the Third Highness's clothes, or something As soon as she got on his body, the person in the dream seemed to be invisible.

This leads to some very awkward situations.

For example, His Highness the Third Highness critiqued papers, and He Gu couldn’t walk far away, so he could only watch from the sidelines. Fortunately, the Third Highness in the dream was very considerate. Regardless of the strange eyes of the palace people, he still asked the internal officials to move a small round stool and put it on the stool. By the side of his throne, He Gu could sit beside him and rest for a while. Although reviewing papers was really boring, he couldn't help but start fishing after reading it for a while. After a while, he naturally leaned against the three His Highness began to doze off on his shoulders.

Although He Gu is also very puzzled, why is he still dozing off when he is clearly in a dream——

Probably it can only be blamed for the fact that this dream is too realistic.

Even when the Third Highness came to court, He Gu also had to be dragged away as if he was being tied up. His Highness Chongwen bowed his head and bowed his head and shouted long live. Sitting is not enough, I can only squat under the throne in aggrieved manner.

Then a scene that made the ministers very puzzling appeared——

On the side of the imperial seat in Chongwen Hall, a small round stool was added for some reason.

Fortunately, the day of being forced to bind passed quickly, and as night fell, the Third Highness finally took a rest. He Guyuan planned to sit on the pedals to make ends meet, waiting to wake up from the dream and return to the real world, but Caught off guard, he was pulled onto the dragon bed.

The Third Highness in the dream said to him: "Go to sleep."

He Gu scratched his head and said, "It's not good for me to lie here..."

The Third Highness in the dream said lightly: "What's wrong? Is Zihuan still afraid that I will argue with a ghost whether I can overstep?"

He Gu: "..."

Oh too.

He was about to reply when he raised his eyes and suddenly saw the man on the dragon bed with serious eyebrows. Pei Zhaoheng was born handsome and extraordinary. A sense of domineering prestige that is unique to those in high positions. Although the black hair is disheveled at the moment, and his expression is calm, He Gu, for some reason, feels a little nervous when he sees it, and he can't help but move away from him. a few inches.

It was just a small movement of his, but the other party immediately noticed it. The Third Highness in the dream looked down at his hand tightly grasping the sheet, and suddenly said in a low voice: "...Are you afraid of me?"

He Gu's Adam's apple rolled, and he thought, not to mention I'm a little scared...Comparing with it, he felt more comfortable getting along with the reborn Third Highness, maybe because that Third Highness still had the shadow of Sister Yu'er on her body, It is someone he has liked that makes him feel relaxed and trustworthy.

But this "Pei Zhaoheng" in front of him was really too unfamiliar, so that He Gu couldn't tell whether it was real or not, so he couldn't help but hesitate.

He Gu paused, and said: "...There is a little bit."

I don't know if it was He Gu's illusion, as soon as he said this, the "Third Highness" in the dream stopped, and he was silent for a long time, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he still didn't say a word, he just took a deep look at him, Lie down alone, turn your back on your back, close your eyes and rest.

He Gu didn't care too much about his reaction and expression. After all, it was just a dream, and the one in the dream was not the real Third Highness. He knew that one day would pass, and he was about to wake up. As expected, he closed his eyes and opened them again. What I saw was already the familiar look of the bed curtain in the bedroom in the side courtyard of the Princess Mansion.

He sat up and looked around, and it was indeed his bed, there was no one there, and there was no "Third Highness" who had already become the emperor, everything was just a dream of his, and it was not real.

He couldn't help but heaved a long sigh of relief, but for some reason, he felt a little lost in his heart.

But He Gu still remembered the business. Empress Chen in the palace was still feverish and unconscious. After he got up, washed and changed his clothes, he hurriedly called Zhengye, and continued to enter the palace to serve Empress Chen.

As soon as he entered Zhiyang Palace, he happened to meet Yan Zhiya who was administering needles to Empress Chen again. His Highness the Third Highness was sitting in the outer hall. He Gu saw that his expression was exhausted and his eyes were dark and black, so he guessed that His Highness the Third Highness thought it was last night. I stayed up all night without sleep.

Pei Zhaoheng obviously heard someone coming, opened his eyes and saw him, frowned slightly, and said, "...Zihuan didn't rest last night, okay?"

He Gu was taken aback, wondering if he also has dark circles under his eyes?

After receiving the teacup handed over by Nanny Li, she looked down and saw that it was really...

He Gu coughed dryly, thinking that he couldn't tell the Third Highness that I dreamed about you last night, Your Highness, and didn't sleep well all night, so he just mumbled: "Well... I'm worried about your mother's phoenix body, and I didn't rest well. "

Pei Zhaoheng was about to speak, but Empress Chen's exclamation came from the inner hall, followed by Yan Zhiya's voice: "I woke up again, come and help me—"

Pei Zhaoheng frowned, stood up quickly, and walked quickly into the inner hall, He Gu quickly followed after seeing this.

I don't know how many times Empress Chen woke up like this last night, the movements of the Third Highness are obviously much more skillful than when she helped Yan Zhiya hold Empress Chen down for the first time yesterday, Yan Zhiya took medicine again, only this time she didn't strike again. Empress Chen was dizzy, and after drinking a bowl of medicine, Empress Chen became limp and limp again, as if she had fallen into a coma again.

Yan Zhiya came out of the tent, put the medicine bowl on the tray carried by the maid, and said to Pei Zhaoheng while hanging down her rolled up sleeves: "The fever has subsided, and there is no need to continue taking this medicine." Hey, my lady hasn't had any water or rice for two days, and I've been making noise all night, I've already exhausted my energy, I can't do it any more, now I just need to send someone to guard my lady until she wakes up."

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Doctor Lao."

He Gu couldn't help but asked: "Then when the lady wakes up, will she still suffer from hysteria, and will she be able to regain her sanity?"

Yan Zhiya was silent for a while, then sighed suddenly, shook her head and said: "Yesterday, I thought that Empress Dowager was so delirious because of her panic attacks, urgency, and cold evil invasion of her body, but Looking at the appearance of the empress all night last night, it seems that it is not only because of the surprise of the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, but also because of old causes and heart diseases. Now it is said that the empress is ill, and that is why she is unconscious. It is better to say that it is the empress. I don’t want to wake up, heart disease is difficult to cure, it cannot be cured by acupuncture and medicine stones, and whether I wake up or not depends on whether the empress herself is willing or not.”

He Gu was startled, and wondered: "Your Majesty doesn't want to?"

Yan Zhiya let out a "hmm", glanced at Pei Zhaoheng, and suddenly said: "The Third Highness should know something about your empress's heart disease. If your highness can enlighten your empress a little bit, that would be a way. Now, your empress is half asleep and half awake. , although it seems to be asleep, but can hear other people talking."

After He Gu heard her words, he felt even more surprised, and wanted to ask how he could hear other people's voices when they were already in a coma, but Yan Zhiya waved his hands, and suddenly supported his waist and let out an ouch, and said, "I'm really I couldn’t take it any longer, and told me to sit next door and take a nap, I stayed up all night and my eyes were dizzy, and if I didn’t rest, I was afraid that when my mother woke up, I would be dizzy and the needle would be crooked.”

He Gu: "..."

Pei Zhaoheng said: "Doctor, go, I will watch over here."

Yan Zhiya responded, and then followed the maid who led the way to the side hall of Zhiyang Palace for a rest.

He Gu watched her leave, and when he turned his head, he saw the dark blue under his eyes, looking at the heavy curtains, the Third Highness with dim eyes, who was thinking about something, Pei Zhaoheng's expression made He Gu startled slightly, not knowing what to do. How can I somehow feel that I am three points unfamiliar and three points familiar.

Strange to say, the reason why the expression of His Highness the Third Highness makes He Gu feel strange is because he has never seen His Highness the Third Highness look like this after rebirth, but it is familiar because the eyes of the Third Highness coincide with The gloomy and unapproachable emperor in his dream yesterday was [-]% similar.

He Gukan's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but said: "Your Highness... go and rest, I haven't slept all night, I can't bear it anymore, there are palace guards here with me, if the empress wakes up, I'll go Call Your Highness."

Pei Zhaoheng turned around to look at him when he heard the words, was silent for a while, and then said: "No need, I'm fine, but Zihuan... I didn't rest well yesterday, so I can go to the outer hall to take a rest for a while."

After a pause, he said again, "...Sorry."

He Gu was stunned, and for a moment he didn't realize what the Third Highness was apologizing for. After thinking for a while, he came back to his senses. What he said seemed to be that he was pretending to be the "eldest princess" and coaxing himself to go around. Come.

He Gu has a big heart, these two days he was also thinking about the safety of Empress Chen, and he was so dizzy from the disturbance of the dream last night, so he even forgot for a moment that he was still angry with His Highness, he didn't It's okay to think about it, but now being reminded by the third highness again, the depression that was cheated out of the first sincere relationship in two lifetimes resurfaced in my heart, although He Gu had already planned yesterday not to care about it with the third highness , did not act foolishly anymore, but his anger had not completely subsided, so he just said sullenly: "It doesn't matter if your Highness apologizes or not, the matter has come to an end, so there is no need to mention it."

Pei Zhaoheng: "..."

Although I knew that Zihuan must still be annoyed by him, but when I heard his angry words with my own ears, my heart still throbbed slightly.

...the slender fingers under the sleeves also slowly gathered into a fist.

He Gu didn't know what the Third Highness was thinking in his heart, but he regretted it as soon as he said it. He felt that he was too impulsive, and he shouldn't be like the empress. The third highness was worried about the queen, and he didn't rest all night. The words confuse him, but he can't take back the water that was thrown out, so he can only cough dryly, and said in a low voice: "... Forget it, let's not talk about this for now."

Right at this moment, Nanny Li came in through the curtain from the outer hall, followed by two little maids carrying trays, stepped forward and said: "I asked the kitchen to cook some food, and ordered some soup, the two masters will eat together." Come on, don't do this for the empress, the empress is not awake yet, and she has ruined herself."

Li Nanny came to save the scene just in time, He Gu breathed a sigh of relief, took the soup bowl with His Highness the Third Highness, and thanked Li Nanny, the two of them finished their breakfast hastily, and continued to watch In Zhiyang Palace, waiting for Empress Chen to wake up.

With this watch, another whole day passed.

The emperor came once during the day and sat upright for an hour. Unfortunately, under the heavy curtains, Empress Chen's slender body was still lying quietly, motionless. She was still asleep, and she didn't know when she would wake up. , the emperor looked at the inner hall and sighed lowly.

The emperor's eyes turned red.

The news of the Queen's serious illness had already spread throughout the capital. After all, on the day of the palace banquet, there were not a few people who saw the Queen faint. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. live.

In addition, yesterday the emperor stayed in the Zhiyang Palace and guarded it all night. Originally, only a few people knew about this matter, but they did not know who spread it out. You can pamper one woman, or even more than one woman, but you should never be so disregarded for the sake of any one of them, and you don't even care about your own body.

Therefore, the officials have already played, asking the emperor to cherish the holy body, bluntly saying that the empress is seriously ill in the palace, and the emperor should not go there, and contact the empress after she recovers.

The officials were polite and courteous, and the emperor had to listen. After sitting in Zhiyang Palace for an hour, he still left.

In addition, the crown prince, the second prince, Concubine Wen Gui, and even Chen Yuanfu and Mrs. Chen all came here once, but they just sat there for a while and then left. Only God knows how much he really worried about Empress Chen's body.

He Gu stayed with His Highness the Third Highness for a day, but he had a dream last night. After all, he didn't sleep well. In the evening, he couldn't help sitting on the bench in the outer hall and dozed off. He wanted to wake him up, but was stopped by Pei Zhaoheng.

Nanny Li said in a low voice: "Your Highness, there is still half an hour before the key will be released at the gate of the palace, and it's time, the concubine should leave the palace."

Pei Zhaoheng said: "There is no need to ask Zihuan to go out today. When the sickness is unusual, it will be troublesome to travel back and forth inside and outside the palace. I have already informed Father when he came today, and he has granted it."

Nanny Li was taken aback when she heard the words, Pei Zhaoheng said again: "Ask someone to find a blanket to cover Zihuan, it's cold at night."

Nanny Li didn't ask any more questions, she just answered yes, then turned around and went to the maidservant to get the blanket.

Pei Zhaoheng turned around and entered the inner hall. This time he walked to the bed, sat on the small round stool beside the bed, and looked down at Empress Chen's tightly closed eyes, pale face, and bloodless lips.

……

Mother, will you still wake up?

Pei Zhaoheng thought.

It was dark again.

Pei Zhaoheng stayed up for a whole day, and finally couldn't hold back his ignorance in the second half of the night. He was drowsy, half asleep, half awake, but in the dimness, he felt a warm hand stroking the top of his hair.

This feeling is very familiar, but it has been a long time since he was so tenderly comforted by his mother when he was a child.

However, the next moment, he felt a drop of warm water splashing on his face with a bang.

Pei Zhaoheng woke up from the dream, raised his head and met Empress Chen's bright but watery eyes in the night.

He stared blankly at his mother, without saying a word, but Empress Chen's hand trembled, and finally stroked the obvious bruise under his eyes.

Empress Chen's fingertips were warm and soft. She caressed her son's haggard face carefully, but the tears in her eyes kept falling like broken beads, and then fell down her cheeks onto the quilt.

Her voice was hoarse and trembling, with obvious crying.

"Heng'er... You've worked hard."

"...All these years, it's my mother who has been sorry for you."