Spring is approaching and the apocalypse is coming, and the warm wind is blowing, sweeping across the tip of Zhenzhen Lin Xiao Ye.
But I don't know, is the land of Hanzhou across the misty sea still bloody in the snow?
The war in the north is still tense. Although Mu Yunqin is concerned about Hanzhou, he has no hesitation. There are two reasons - first, he trusts Mu Rulian, knowing that he will help him to pacify Hanzhou and achieve great things; There is not much, he can no longer take care of other things, he can only complete the work in hand day and night...
The purple velvet brocade book that he held tightly in his hands on weekdays was spread out on the desk at that time, and he filled in the blanks carefully.Some are verses, some are just a few words, and more are the small but exquisite paintings, all of which he has painstakingly worked on over the past few months.
Now, with the silver fox pen in his hand dipped in paint, he outlined a small figure on the book paper.
When spring comes and it snows, the flowers in the snow are Qisheng's crabapple.Under his brush, the little figure dances and dances, with round cheeks and a tender smile, almost coming alive from the paper.
Mu Yunsheng sat by the table, gentle and quiet.He was announced into the palace at dawn, and has been accompanying him in Qiyuan Hall.
The father and son didn't talk much, and Mu Yunqin just asked him about his preparation progress occasionally, and he just answered the questions as he asked, and didn't want to talk about it in depth.More often, the two have no words intertwined - he paints, and he watches him paint.
And now, he also noticed the little figure drawn by his father, and couldn't help asking for the first time.
"Father drew... Princess Qinyuan, Mu Yunying?"
Mu Yunqin didn't raise his head, nor did he have emotional fluctuations, but responded with a serious "um".
"Then Ying-sister, but today...?"
This sentence made the painter pause for a moment.
He raised his head, and his eyes fell on a piece of scenery beyond the window sills—there was nothing but whiteness, but everything was revived.In the bird song, hundreds of flowers are blooming, Yimei's hair is adorned, and spring banners are curling up.
Today is the beginning of spring, the anniversary of Ying Er's death.
"Yes, she was only five years old at the time." He looked away and looked at Mu Yunsheng, "Before you, she was my favorite child."
And he also lowered his eyes and smiled, and replied to his father, "Father must be too sad to let people stay in the imperial city, and never mention it to sister Ying."
"She was originally a child I lost before I succeeded to the throne. When I pursued her, she was extremely low-key. There are very few people in the imperial city who know her well, so no one will mention her." As soon as the words fell, but It caused him to wonder for a while, so he asked, "You said at that time that the child in the queen's womb would be like Ying'er. Before you were born, Ying'er was gone, and no one mentioned her to you. Are you How did you know Ying Er?"
Mu Yunsheng stroked his sleeves, and replied calmly, "It's the child in the empress' womb, I told my son."
"This little guy knows the world before he was born, and he is also a ghost. In this regard, he is somewhat similar to Ying'er."
Mu Yunqin shook his head back and forth, smiled lightly, and cast himself back into the painting.
"Once it is born, it will no longer remember what happened when it was a fetus, and it will be a mortal if it cries on the ground." And he continued without haste, "So Father asserts that it is similar to Sister Ying, and we have to look at it. Will it survive in the future?"
"Sheng'er!" This sentence caused some displeasure among the painters, "The queen is about to give birth, don't say these words anymore. As long as you can do what you promised me, it will be enough."
"But these days, the emperor's behavior has been different and his thoughts have gone too far. This really makes my son doubt whether he can do it."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Father actually understands that there is only one condition for my son to do what he promised—" He smiled lightly and looked straight at him, "Father must be willing...to kill it."
Compared with the coldness in recent months, Hanzhangdian is now a little warmer.
That bit of warm color comes from the color of the embellishment.
Every spring, there will be a few more colorful begonias in the hall - this has been the case since Nanku Mingyi entered Zhaoyang Palace.Most of the palace people don't know the reason, but it doesn't matter.
As long as she knows it herself, it's good to use it as a commemoration.
"Ying'er has always liked bright things, if the color is cold, I'm afraid she won't like it."
Sitting in the inner room, she said this to Ashan who had just brought a broken branch of a crabapple from outside, and asked to change it on the grounds that the color of the flower was dull.
"Miss, it's just the beginning of spring, and the new flowers are just beginning to bloom." She blessed her lightly, "After a few days, all the begonias in the palace garden will be in full bloom, and Ah Shan will add more beauty to you. "
"It's not like you don't know what day it is today." She looked at it coldly and said in an unhappy tone, "Hua, I want it today!"
Maybe the days of missing are heavy, or the body that is about to give birth is always tired and uncomfortable. Recently, her temper is not as calm as before, and she is a little stubborn and clinging to things.
Seeing that the wet nurse was still standing there, she was not angry, and insisted on saying, "If you really can't find a bright-colored crabapple, then I will go there myself!"
After finishing speaking, she got up from the cushion and left, but was stopped by the flustered Ah Shan at the entrance.
"Miss, miss!" Resisting Nan Ku Mingyi's impulse, she casually handed Haitang over to the palace servants beside her, "Miss, you are about to give birth to your highness, so it's really hard to make trouble."
"You can't handle the once-a-year thing, so how can I rest assured?"
She stared at her nurse indifferently, perhaps due to depression, she actually started to feel a little weak, "Where are the walnuts I want?"
Ah Shan let go of her slowly, first took a few steps back respectfully, and then was presented with a piece of pecan.
She took the heavy hickory nuts, and for some reason, her body seemed to sink down in pain.She just frowned, turned around indifferently, and walked slowly back to the inner room.
"Ying'er loves walnut cakes the most, Hege—" She suddenly paused, as if remembering something, then continued in a daze, "Hege also likes to eat..."
There is still no news of her marriage.Even though Mu Yunqin treats her more favorably now, whenever He Ge is mentioned, he always prevaricates it quietly.She couldn't help thinking of the day when He Ge left without saying goodbye, how joyfully she carefully selected the best hickory nuts and prepared baked walnut cakes for him to eat on the way to Hanzhou...
But that day, she couldn't wait for him—she could never wait for him.
At this moment, the lower abdomen suddenly tightened, as if something was peeling off from her body!
She clutched her abdomen, and the severe pain made her fall to her knees vigorously.The bowl in his hand fell instantly and fell on the wooden floor - the best hickory nuts in Ningzhou scattered all over the ground, dancing under the feet of the palace people one after another.
In the wind and dust, those are the seeds of hope, the rolling life, and they should be planted in people's hearts.
While the father and son were still looking at each other, Wu Ruyi broke into the hall in a panic.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Wu Ruyi knelt down and kowtowed loudly, "Your Majesty, the queen, the queen is about to give birth!"
Suddenly, Mu Yunqin stood up abruptly, completely shocked!
"What are you talking about!" he yelled at the kneeling man.
"Hanzhang palace came to report, the queen moved suddenly, it was... a sign of birth—"
Before everyone could react, he moved away and left the case in a hurry.
"Father!"
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Mu Yunsheng quickly stood up and grabbed his father in a hurry.
He vigorously flung off the sleeves that were being grabbed, so much that he staggered back a few steps.However, in his heart, at this moment, he was so disturbed that he couldn't calm down!
"Mu Yunsheng, you are so courageous!"
Faced with the emperor's angry reprimand, Mu Yunsheng's face was serious, and he knelt down and bowed to persuade him, "Father, you shouldn't go!"
"You mentioned that child just now, you have bad intentions, and now you are blocking me from going!" Mu Yunqin lost his mind, "Say, what is your intention!"
"My son has no other heart, the sun and the moon can learn! My son just cares about his father and the brocade booklet has not been completed yet, you should hurry up!" His tone was obviously urgent, but there was no more joking or disrespect.He raised his head and reminded, "That brocade book is what Royal Father cares most about..."
Mu Yunqin shuddered, his flustered eyes fluttered, and he looked at him in front of him.The guilt in my heart suddenly arises spontaneously, but I can't hide my extreme impatience, and I feel powerless for a while.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, "Wu, Wu Ruyi."
"The slave is here!"
"Mr. Xu... has it been passed on to Mr. Xu?"
"Return to Your Majesty, Ah Shan has sent someone to inform the Imperial Hospital that Imperial Doctor Xu and several female doctors are now on their way to Hanzhang Hall!"
"Okay, okay." He felt a little relieved, then turned to think again, "By the way, before the group of officials arrived, we sent people to guard Zhaoyang Palace, especially Hanzhang Palace, without my will. No one is allowed to come near!"
"The slave leads the order!"
"Also!" He called Wu Ruyi who was about to get up, and his tone turned sharply, "Hanzhang Palace must... must, report at any time."
The last four words are extremely heavy.
Wu Ruyi raised her head, and saw the emperor's eyes that were usually disdainful, but at this moment there were tears in her eyes.
"promise!"
His cry was probably the most utterly devoted to the emperor in his life.
Nan Ku Mingyi was placed on the phoenix couch, and she felt that she was being scraped and cut from inside her body!
She was like bathing in the rain, sweat had already soaked her thin snow shirt, a few strands of blue hair stuck to her forehead and neck, her whole body was cold and painful.She resisted the severe pain from her lower abdomen over and over again—her elbows pressed against the bed to prop herself up, exerting strength all the time, but it seemed to have no effect.
"Queen, use your strength!"
"Hold on! Hold your breath and work hard!"
In the inner hall of Hanzhang, all the voices and the severe pain of the body are mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.
"Miss, miss, use more strength!" Ah Shan's anxious voice seemed to be approaching from a distance, but it was actually right in front of him.
She was worried about Nan Ku Mingyi's situation at this time - because for a pregnant woman, she was too quiet, so quiet!
"Miss, if the pain is unbearable, it will feel better if you shout out..."
But she just frowned, gritted her teeth and said a few words with difficulty, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
"Eunuch Wu has already notified Qi Yuan Hall, and His Majesty will be here soon, Miss, don't worry!"
"I want...to...Qin, Muyun...Qin, ah——!"
A burst of powerful contractions came suddenly, and she screamed in pain!
The pain made her completely lose her strength, and she collapsed back on the bed as soon as her elbows softened.Her head almost sank into the pillow, her back was arched and shivering, her limbs were cold, and her vision was gradually blurred by the enveloping mist.
"Miss, what's wrong with you!"
And her breath was weak, and her willpower could no longer hold on.
"Female doctor, come and see the queen! Why is she so cold?" Ah Shan kept holding her hand tightly, but found that his body temperature was gradually dropping.
A sweaty female doctor ran over from behind the bed, took Nan Ku Mingyi's hand from Ah Shan, gave her pulse, and observed the situation, with an obviously anxious and embarrassed expression.
"The Queen's body is cold, and the temperature is still heavy in the early spring. She may not be able to bear it—" the female doctor ordered the palace staff to cover the windows in the palace, and rubbed her hands vigorously. "Besides, the Queen is getting old. The servant is worried that she has no strength... Hurry up, someone, bring some velvet antler and ginseng slices!"
Nanku Mingyi was poured with medicinal herbs, and everyone was watching her give birth to the heir with her last breath, but her slack thoughts were gradually overwhelmed by numbness and severe pain.
"Right now, if you want the baby to be born safely, you have to rely on your own mother! Your mother, you have to hold on——no, empress, don't sleep! Don't——sleep—"
In a trance, all the noises in the world faded away, leaving only a tender and sweet voice——
"...Mom, you came to see me?" 』
She seemed to be back in the familiar courtyard of Qinyi Pavilion—in the warm wind, under the begonias, Ying Er stopped and smiled at her...
"Your Majesty, Hanzhang Palace has come to report that the Empress has entered labor preparations.In addition, Lord Lone Song, Lord Xue, together with several ministers have arrived outside Hanzhang Palace...』
"Your Majesty, Hanzhangdian has come to report that the queen, the queen seems to have had trouble giving birth..."
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Xu said that the baby's fetal position is slightly abnormal, and the queen may not have enough strength to go through the labor process. I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
"Your Majesty, Hanzhang Palace has come to report that the Empress is extremely weak and has suffered severe blood loss. Imperial Physician Xu has ordered the female doctor to take first aid..."
"Your Majesty, the Queen has been... calling Your Majesty..."
Mu Yunqin's hand stopped for a while, and when he looked closely, he was actually trembling!
A drop of ink dripped down the tip of the pen in his hand and landed on the book paper, blurring instantly.The hall is quiet, even the sound of it falling on the paper is clear...
"Father..." Mu Yunsheng knew that no amount of words could compare to his inner torment at the moment, so he could only comfort him from the side, "You have to hold on, you must hold on."
He sighed heavily, and then wrote next to the blurred ink stain.
Every time I write a word, my heart beats hard.Endless anxiety, restlessness, fear, unwillingness, and powerlessness trapped him like an invisible net and dragged him into the abyss!
He knew he was still alive, because his heart was still hurting, but he was as silent as dead.
Because he knows that as soon as a child is born, he dies—his heart, even his soul, dies.But even if he will die, he must hold on until he can make sure that she can live for him.
After the last word was written on the paper, he finally slumped powerlessly and clenched his hand holding the pen tightly.
He tried his best to restrain his emotions, doubting himself over and over again, and fighting doubts again and again, even he didn't know whether he had the ability to survive until the last moment...
"His Majesty!"
Wu Ruyi broke into the Qiyuan Hall again in a hurry, and fell to her knees crying——
"The queen lost consciousness during childbirth, I'm afraid it's more than auspicious!"
For a second or two, Mu Yunqin froze there like petrified.
Time stands still and everything is silent.There is nothing to doubt, nothing to hesitate—
How many turmoils in this world have been hesitating, but they are not as focused as at this moment; how many loves, hates and obsessions in this world have been separated, but they cannot be broken as they wish and turned into quicksand with a finger.
The silver fox pen that was tightly held fell from his hand, flew past Mu Yunsheng's eyes, and hit the screen where the flowers were all over.When Mu Yunsheng came to his senses, he saw a bright yellow tail in front of his eyes, no one could stop him from drifting with the wind...
Under the sky, who and who used to be happy on horseback?Under the moonlight, who and who once captured youth?Moving under the phoenix, shining in the world, for whom you will be drunk all your life, and for whom you will build a tomb with tears for the rest of your life, only for the begonias to flourish everywhere in the world.
Outside the Hanzhang Hall, a group of ministers gathered together—according to the Duan Dynasty royal order, they should welcome the descendants of the emperor to come to the world.
Regarding Queen Nanku's pregnancy, all the ministers were completely unaware, and when they knew about it, it was already the time of labor, so they couldn't help being surprised.On the surface, they are all lamenting that the emperor is so wary of them, lamenting the lack of trust between the emperor and his ministers, but in fact they are secretly harboring ulterior motives—there is no guarantee that the queen will give birth to another son, and she will be proud of her favor and fear of future troubles. Therefore, they all feel that they should not be kind to Nanku's bloodline.
Later, when the emperor arrived in a hurry, the officials kowtowed and saluted.Afterwards, everyone was shocked by the emperor's behavior - the emperor went straight forward, throwing off one after another of his servants who were desperately blocking him...
The place where women give birth is full of yin and filth!The body of an emperor is extremely noble, if it is contaminated with filth, it may cause disaster for the royal family, the fate of the country, and even the world of Kyushu!
"Your Majesty! Women's childbirth is a filthy place. Your Majesty must not approach it!" Seeing this, Lone Pine hurriedly stopped her and knelt in front of her, but was kicked away by the emperor.
With bloodshot eyes, Mu Yunqin went straight to the corridor outside the hall, letting ghosts and wolves howl behind him!
"Father! Father!" Mu Yunsheng chased after him, looking at the black heads of all the officials, he was heartbroken.
"His Royal Highness!" Xue You grabbed his feet in the confusion and pleaded timidly, "You, you must stop your majesty! Don't let your majesty harm the world—"
Now the emperor's reckless behavior in the eyes of everyone will only bring disaster to the Duan Dynasty and disrupt Kyushu, but no one really realizes that - the emperor of Kyushu is only for ordinary people, and now he is also dominated by emotions and desires to the point of going crazy!
The behavior of Xue You and a group of ministers made Mu Yunsheng once again realize that in front of the world, the emperor has never been himself.If such a fragile father cannot be guarded by himself, who else can guard him?
He broke away from the old man who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and chased after him, and saw that everyone was kneeling in the wooden corridor outside the hall.The door of Hanzhang Hall was blocked tightly from behind, but the emperor was outside the door like a flood, trying to break through the embankment!
He passed Doctor Xu, who was kneeling in the distance and shivering, and came to his father with mixed emotions.
"Father," he put his left hand lightly on his father's shoulder, "You can't go in..."
"Even you have to stop me!" Mu Yunqin shook off Mu Yunsheng's hand, shouted and asked, "The queen is having a difficult labor, how can I let her go! Open the door, open the door for me!"
He slapped the door of the temple one by one, but it seemed to tear his soul apart again and again.His eyes full of mist could not shed tears, and his big hands could not feel pain, and he only wanted one person to live in his heart...
"You can't go in—" Mu Yunsheng repeated persistently over and over again, "Father, stop it."
"Open the door for me—open the door!"
"Father..."
"roll!"
He glared at Mu Yunsheng angrily—for a moment, he wanted to kill him and everyone who stopped him!
After growling, he seemed to realize his crazy gaffe, and stopped instantly.His hands were still tightly pressing the palace door, his fingers were all red, trembling slightly in fatigue.
An emperor of Kyushu, but now he is rejected like a lunatic in a decadent way - it's really ridiculous and sad!
And Mu Yunsheng's eyes were sour, which was also painful.
"Father should be clear that what Sheng'er cared about was never the chaos in Kyushu and the suffering of the world." He was disappointed in his father's behavior, and also disappointed in his intention to protect but paid the wrong money. "What Sheng'er cares about is that you are now in. Can you guarantee that you can kill it?"
"It doesn't matter whether we kill it or not now..." Mu Yunqin murmured, "But she...she can't die, I can't let her die, Sheng'er, she can't die, do you understand?" Excited, he tightly clutched his son's front with both hands, almost collapsed, "Do you understand!"
"It will take a few months, father should be content." Mu Yunsheng looked back at him holding his breath, his tone seemed to have already made up his mind, "During this time, father has followed his heart-everything he deserves , what should not be obtained, Father should be satisfied."
Mu Yunqin looked into his eyes, let go of his hand sadly for a moment, and took a few steps back in desperation.
Satisfaction... He has never been satisfied in his life.
"Father, if you go in now and see her, you will never come out again, and you won't give up." Mu Yunsheng walked up to him and advised him in a low voice, "That's greed, it's desire. And These things are going to destroy you and everything you want to protect!”
For some reason, he recalled Yin Rong again.
Recalling the time when the light rain was pattering, recalling the image of a happy family before the case - he knew a long time ago that because of dissatisfaction, he lost his money; because of dissatisfaction, he was about to lose her life too!
"Mingyi..."
He looked back slowly, looking at the closed carved palace door, his heart ached.
"Mingyi, I'm here, do you hear?" He stood there, tears finally flowed out, his tone gradually hoarse, "Wake up! Wake up! Did you forget! You forgot you If you want to live, you have to keep our child safe and sound for the rest of his life! Nan Ku Ming Yi—”
He raised his hands, returned to the door, and slammed on the wooden door vigorously.Looking at the knocking and throbbing again and again, it was enough to bring her back to consciousness.
"Nanku Mingyi! Wake up!"
It's just that all the efforts are in vain.No matter how hard he tried to slap, there was still no movement in the hall.
His heart was broken beyond measure, and he rested his head feebly against the temple door, as if he could get closer to her by doing so.
"Please... Mingyi, please wake up..."
His tone gradually lost his excitement, and became pleading and whimpering.
Yes, resentment and hatred gather together for a long time, and lovers leave, all because I am too greedy!He wished that he could have her and their children, but he knew that the world was already doomed, and greed and hatred prevented him from possessing all the good things in this world.
His tears fell silently drop by drop, and he called her name over and over again...
If he can only have one thing in this life, then let everything go back to the original point - he started humbly begging for heaven, and then shamelessly begged for silver - he only wants Nanku Mingyi's life, he has everything No more!
The world is so big, I am dissatisfied with my desires, I complain about my feelings, I have thousands of regrets.
He is willing to live with guilt, he is willing to forget his true love - now, he only wants her to live.
"Miss, miss!" Ah Shan grabbed Nan Ku Mingyi's hand and shook it vigorously, "Your Majesty is coming, Your Majesty is calling for you! Why are you still awake?"
The female doctor pressed her Renzhong acupoint, and then took a hot towel to wipe her.Seeing pots of hot water coming in and pots of blood coming out, the person on the bed was still unconscious and became more and more anxious.
"Empress, wake up! The baby is coming soon, you have to give birth to it and bring it to this world!"
Nan Ku Mingyi's face was pale and her thin lips were cracked. Although her brows and eyes were tightly closed, there were stars shining on her eyelashes.She lost consciousness, but tears still flowed down her cheeks.
The female doctor trembled and said to Ah Shan, "If this continues, I'm afraid it will be more dangerous..."
Before Ah Shan could cry bitterly, she had already run to the gate of the palace, pushing away the palace people who were blocking the gate.
"My lord Xu, the queen is still in a coma, and the birth situation is not optimistic! But it is still feasible to protect one person... May I ask Your Majesty, whether to protect the eldest or the younger?"
Suddenly there was a more intense sound outside the door, as if someone was about to break in, and the female doctor fell to the ground in fright.
"Nan Ku Mingyi! I want Nan Ku Mingyi to live!"
The voice coming from outside the door was not Imperial Physician Xu, but the Emperor Daduan, Mu Yunqin!
"Your Majesty!" The female doctor hastily knelt down and bowed to the people outside the door, "The queen is still awake, so it seems that it is more beneficial to protect the descendants of the emperor..."
"I don't want a child, I want her!" The emperor cried hoarsely, "Tell her, she promised me to live...she wants to live! She promised to protect our child for me...for me... "
Afterwards, there were only intermittent whimpers left outside the palace gate.
The female doctor also wept quietly after hearing this, but she quickly regained her rationality, ran back to the inner hall, and knelt down beside the queen.
"Your Majesty, did you hear that? Your Majesty wants you to live!" She pressed her acupoint again while speaking, "Do you remember that you promised Your Majesty——"
At this very moment, her soul that had been separated from her body was standing under the crabapple tree, crying unceasingly at the daughter in front of her...
"Ying'er, is that you?" 』
The girl smiled brightly at her, her bright eyes shining with a luster that does not belong to this world.
"Yinger! ’She hurried forward, knelt down in front of the girl, and held her shoulders tightly with her hands, ‘My mother has missed you so much all these years!Mother will come to accompany you now, okay? 』
Ying'er didn't speak, but shook her head back and forth with a smile.
She was stunned for a moment, and she didn't understand why, "Is Ying Er blaming her mother?"So... you don't want your mother to come and accompany you? 』
"no. "I saw Ying'er squatting down with her eyes down, and picked up a withered but still blooming crabapple from the ground, "It's just a mother, do you still remember what you promised your father?" 』
She stared blankly at her daughter, and took the flowers she handed over.
I saw Ying'er's face was serious, and her tone of voice didn't seem like a pure and clear child, but like a far away but pleasant echo - "You want to live, from now on without tears, without regret, just keep it forever Worry and protect it for a lifetime. 』
She finally saw clearly that her daughter's pupils should have been as dark brown as Mu Yunqin's, but they were dyed a layer of gray.She is very sure that she has seen these eyes before!
"Yinger..."
"Nan Ku Mingyi," the girl gently caressed her cheek with her hand, wiping away the tears that fell down her face, but there was no warmth, "Wake up——"
Inside the Hanzhang Hall, the silence was desolate, and the thrilling expectation that had been vaguely expected before was completely gone.
Ah Shan still held his lady's cold hand tightly, crying softly.And the female doctors all knelt by the bed, unable to blame themselves.Just when the inside of the hall had learned the reason for it, someone outside the hall door was still beating on the door without any effort, calling a name in a hoarse voice, as if deliberately not paying attention to the strange atmosphere of silence.
"It's time to report to His Majesty." The leading female doctor said sadly.
A low-ranking female doctor behind her nodded, and slowly got up to report.Ashan also seemed to have accepted the reality, and slowly covered her hands under the quilt full of reluctance.
At this moment, she seemed to feel a slight shaking of the hand she was holding!
"Miss?"
A weak voice continuously exhaled from the mouth on the bed, "Ying... Ying'er..."
"Miss! Miss is awake—"
Ah Shan was overjoyed and shouted in surprise, the figures in the hall came alive, and they all flocked to him!
"Empress, Empress, look at your servants!" The female doctor took the brunt of it and leaned in front of Nan Ku Mingyi, trying to focus her distracted gaze when she just opened her eyes.
Her vision gradually became clearer, and she clearly saw the faces of the female doctor and Ah Shan.And the severe pain coming from below her body also came as expected and became clearer...
"Pain..." She could only say this one word with difficulty.
"Queen, remember what the servant said—" the female doctor said to her hastily, "Pain is what makes you determined! Your Majesty is waiting outside the door. Your Majesty holds her breath, and your little Highness will soon be born!"
She closed her eyes and nodded painfully.
The female doctor finally felt at ease, so she returned to the bed and delivered her baby together with other female doctors and palace officials.And she followed the female doctor's instructions to exert force, hold her breath, and exert force again, and continued to resist the severe pain of uterine contractions.
During the process, she faintly heard a cry outside the door, as if some kind of power suddenly penetrated her everything.
She gritted her teeth, clutched the corner of the quilt tightly and moaned vigorously, repeating the cycle.But the sweat on his forehead quietly fell into his eyes at this moment, stinging and blurring his eyes.
That strength was actually a trace of perseverance—a trace of perseverance in which she was unwilling to admit that the person she saw was not Ying Er.
Hearing the heartbreaking screams finally came from the hall, Mu Yunqin stopped his hands for a moment, but froze for a moment.
"Father," Mu Yunsheng called out uneasily, "Queen...she's awake."
he knows.
But he also knew that the horrific screams and those invisible but hurried figures in the door all reminded him that his prayer was fulfilled...
"Yinrong..." He blurted out involuntarily as if he had lost his soul, "Is it you?"
Mu Yunsheng frowned, not understanding what his father did.I wanted to comfort him again, but at this moment, with a loud scream, a burst of baby crying resounded through Hanzhang Hall!
The father and son looked at the closed palace door at the same time, and they knew everything in their hearts - that child was born!
Then he will die.
Mu Yunqin quickly looked away, as if his eyes hurt, and his heart beat in shock.He didn't have a trace of joy, he just turned around sadly, and stumbled back a few steps towards the palace gate.
Like, avoiding an unavoidable abyss...
Time did not allow him any chance to breathe, the door of the temple was opened soon, and a sweaty but joyful female doctor came out.
She knelt down to Mu Yunqin, who was standing with her back facing her, and made a big obeisance, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are a princess! Both the queen mother and daughter are well!"
He froze for a moment, his heart empty like a bottomless abyss.As Sheng Er said, she really gave him a child like Ying Er - a princess, a princess they lost and found again...
Mu Yunqin was expressionless, and in his hazy vision, Wu Ruyi, who was at the end of the wooden corridor, jumped wildly when she heard the female doctor's congratulations, and couldn't wait to turn around to announce the good news outside the hall.
Soon, congratulations came one after another.
In the Tianqi Imperial City in early spring, the sky was getting dark and it was raining lightly.The officials kowtowed in the rain, shouted from afar, and He Muyun's imperial vein continued.
As everyone knows, the emperor's face is also raining at this moment.
Mu Yunsheng calmed down and walked slowly to his father.He knew that everyone's heart was desolate at this moment, especially the person in front of him.But the more he couldn't hesitate, he still bent down and bowed.
"Father, you failed to keep my mother back then. I sincerely hope that this time, you can keep the person you want to protect." He paused, took a heavy breath, and summoned up his courage, "My son I know that these words are inappropriate, but... only when this child is dead, can you have the ability to protect the person you love in your heart."
Mu Yunqin was stunned for another second, and between his fingers and fists in his sleeves, tears rolled down involuntarily.
"Compared to □□, I am a father again, don't you congratulate first?"
Mu Yunsheng hesitated for a moment, but he quickly knelt down in reverence, "I am guilty!" His face was calm, and his bowed hands held strength, "I congratulate my father, and I am happy to have the emperor's nine daughters."
"Sheng'er," he suppressed the throbbing pain in his heart, tried his best to pretend to be calm and asked, "You congratulate me, but do you really mean it?"
"Sincerely, without doubt."
"Then, maybe you are sincere." He suddenly turned around and faced his son.
Mu Yunsheng was surprised, and looked up at his father, but only heard a cold whisper, which he will never forget——
"When I stepped out of this palace gate, from now on, only your mother... will be left in my heart."
Before he had time to think about what he meant, Mu Yunqin had already passed him and walked towards the gate of the palace.
"Father!" He looked at his father's resolute and lonely back, and stopped him, "I have promised my father, and I will try my best to do it. I also want my father to be at ease. When you step out again At this palace gate, between you and the empress, there is no mutual debt, no right or wrong!"
Mu Yunqin is nailed to the spot, knowing that some things, even if they are grasped tightly, will eventually be wiped out.
Because of those, they shouldn't get it.
"From now on, Sheng'er will protect you!" Mu Yunsheng's last resolute words came from behind.
He smiled sadly, raised his feet and walked away.When Yu walked on the long corridor leading to the inner hall, the unspeakable pain had already dried the tears on his face.
As if they didn't exist—as if his love for her never existed.
Sheng'er is so determined, will he know that love that walks on the tip of a knife is the most painful?Would he know that the more he was born in the emperor's family, the more he couldn't tolerate a word of love in his heart?
He would know that it was actually him who shamelessly begged for Yinrong: would he give up everything he was greedy for—to make him inhuman and miserable in this life, just in exchange for Nanku Mingyi's life?
Maybe Sheng'er will know, or maybe she still misses that disappearing ghost...But as his son, grievances and grievances are born naturally, and she sighs that the world is endless and evil fate is passed on from generation to generation.
But he only looks at his Sheng'er, don't take the path he is walking at the moment.
Inside Hanzhang Hall, a scene of jubilation was deliberately suppressed.
Everyone was joyful and chatted with laughter. When the emperor arrived, they knelt down and saluted with joy, and congratulated him again and again.Mu Yunqin waved his hands perfunctorily, ignoring the crowds in the palace, and walked straight to the inner hall.
Since he stepped into the hall, he only saw the person sitting on the bed in his eyes.
Although Nan Ku Mingyi's face was haggard and pale as paper, she had a smile on her face.Xu Shi couldn't hide her joy as a mother, or maybe she, like everyone else, just wanted to wait for his arrival.
Seeing the emperor walking quickly, she smiled weakly on the bed.
Just now he straightened up and wanted to call him, but he had already rushed forward and wrapped him tightly.Although he was throbbing, he didn't dare to hug her hard, for he was afraid that her body just after giving birth would be uncomfortable.
"Mingyi..." He pressed against her hair and rubbed her hair for a long time, whispering softly in his ears full of distress, "It's a pity."
Three children, three words of "Thanks for your hard work" - she dared to say that these were the most beautiful words she had ever heard in this world.
"It's not hard work." She left his chest, but he was reluctant to let go. "For you, hard work is no longer hard work."
During the words, she lowered her eyebrows and smiled, but her slightly lowered eyes were full of affection.
He couldn't help but recall her appearance when she was young—soft and watery, with a compelling aura, so he fondly ran down the hair that was pressed with sweat on her forehead.He casually lowered his hand, and caressed her face carefully...
Unable to bear it, he bowed his head for a moment and pecked lightly on her lips.
The man succeeded, she looked away contentedly and shyly.She didn't notice the erratic evil thoughts in his red, swollen and reluctant eyes at this moment.
At that time, Ah Shan brought the child and looked at the empress who was a parent again with a full face of relief.
"Hurry up, let Your Majesty hug the little princess." She told the wet nurse.
Mu Yunqin carefully took his child from Ah Shan's arms.It has been several years since he held his own emperor in his arms last time, but he is still familiar with the gestures.
I saw that the little one in the swaddling baby only showed a face smaller than a palm, pink and wrinkled.Her eyes are closed tightly, and a few wisps of fetal hair are sparse. She is not really good-looking. I only know that she looks so small and light to hold, like a fresh dust.
He didn't say much, just asked, "Is the child healthy?"
"The imperial doctor said that although your highness is full-term, she still looks young. Maybe Miss is not taking care of it properly during pregnancy." Ah Shan said respectfully, "But this is not a problem, as long as you take good care of your highness, you will grow up within a few months." Get fat and white!"
After finishing speaking, he left happily.
He was not happy, nor did he say much, he just looked at the child thoughtfully—seeing her sleeping peacefully, wondering if she was having a sweet dream?Will she still remember his voice?
Seeing that he was still staring at the child in his arms, and frowning deeply from time to time, she couldn't help but quietly climbed onto the back of his hand to comfort him a little.
"Look, Your Majesty, does our little princess look like Ying Er?" She asked happily, "Ming Yi thinks she is somewhat similar to He Ge when she was born, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
He remained silent, just raised his eyes and stared at her quietly, with a faint smile stranded on the side of his face.He seemed afraid to laugh, for fear that laughing too hard would ruin everything.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty..." No matter how much intimacy she couldn't say, she still noticed his strangeness, "Did Ming Yi say something wrong?"
"Yes." His smiling eyes became more inappropriately serious, "This kid is like no one, just like you."
"Your Majesty, this is..." She smiled slightly, but felt uneasy, "Don't you like it?"
This question made him laugh even harder, so thick that it was a little creepy.Of course he likes it, the child looks very much like her, how could he not like it?
But he can't like it.
"Your Majesty, the historian is here!"
Wu Ruyi walked in at this time, interrupting the empress's moment of affection.
I saw the following servants knelt down to salute, and said respectfully, "Sir, see Your Majesty, Empress."
"Flat body!"
Mu Yunqin waved his hand, and the historian slowly got up.After giving another salute, he walked to the table that had been prepared by the side of the hall,
But I don't know, is the land of Hanzhou across the misty sea still bloody in the snow?
The war in the north is still tense. Although Mu Yunqin is concerned about Hanzhou, he has no hesitation. There are two reasons - first, he trusts Mu Rulian, knowing that he will help him to pacify Hanzhou and achieve great things; There is not much, he can no longer take care of other things, he can only complete the work in hand day and night...
The purple velvet brocade book that he held tightly in his hands on weekdays was spread out on the desk at that time, and he filled in the blanks carefully.Some are verses, some are just a few words, and more are the small but exquisite paintings, all of which he has painstakingly worked on over the past few months.
Now, with the silver fox pen in his hand dipped in paint, he outlined a small figure on the book paper.
When spring comes and it snows, the flowers in the snow are Qisheng's crabapple.Under his brush, the little figure dances and dances, with round cheeks and a tender smile, almost coming alive from the paper.
Mu Yunsheng sat by the table, gentle and quiet.He was announced into the palace at dawn, and has been accompanying him in Qiyuan Hall.
The father and son didn't talk much, and Mu Yunqin just asked him about his preparation progress occasionally, and he just answered the questions as he asked, and didn't want to talk about it in depth.More often, the two have no words intertwined - he paints, and he watches him paint.
And now, he also noticed the little figure drawn by his father, and couldn't help asking for the first time.
"Father drew... Princess Qinyuan, Mu Yunying?"
Mu Yunqin didn't raise his head, nor did he have emotional fluctuations, but responded with a serious "um".
"Then Ying-sister, but today...?"
This sentence made the painter pause for a moment.
He raised his head, and his eyes fell on a piece of scenery beyond the window sills—there was nothing but whiteness, but everything was revived.In the bird song, hundreds of flowers are blooming, Yimei's hair is adorned, and spring banners are curling up.
Today is the beginning of spring, the anniversary of Ying Er's death.
"Yes, she was only five years old at the time." He looked away and looked at Mu Yunsheng, "Before you, she was my favorite child."
And he also lowered his eyes and smiled, and replied to his father, "Father must be too sad to let people stay in the imperial city, and never mention it to sister Ying."
"She was originally a child I lost before I succeeded to the throne. When I pursued her, she was extremely low-key. There are very few people in the imperial city who know her well, so no one will mention her." As soon as the words fell, but It caused him to wonder for a while, so he asked, "You said at that time that the child in the queen's womb would be like Ying'er. Before you were born, Ying'er was gone, and no one mentioned her to you. Are you How did you know Ying Er?"
Mu Yunsheng stroked his sleeves, and replied calmly, "It's the child in the empress' womb, I told my son."
"This little guy knows the world before he was born, and he is also a ghost. In this regard, he is somewhat similar to Ying'er."
Mu Yunqin shook his head back and forth, smiled lightly, and cast himself back into the painting.
"Once it is born, it will no longer remember what happened when it was a fetus, and it will be a mortal if it cries on the ground." And he continued without haste, "So Father asserts that it is similar to Sister Ying, and we have to look at it. Will it survive in the future?"
"Sheng'er!" This sentence caused some displeasure among the painters, "The queen is about to give birth, don't say these words anymore. As long as you can do what you promised me, it will be enough."
"But these days, the emperor's behavior has been different and his thoughts have gone too far. This really makes my son doubt whether he can do it."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Father actually understands that there is only one condition for my son to do what he promised—" He smiled lightly and looked straight at him, "Father must be willing...to kill it."
Compared with the coldness in recent months, Hanzhangdian is now a little warmer.
That bit of warm color comes from the color of the embellishment.
Every spring, there will be a few more colorful begonias in the hall - this has been the case since Nanku Mingyi entered Zhaoyang Palace.Most of the palace people don't know the reason, but it doesn't matter.
As long as she knows it herself, it's good to use it as a commemoration.
"Ying'er has always liked bright things, if the color is cold, I'm afraid she won't like it."
Sitting in the inner room, she said this to Ashan who had just brought a broken branch of a crabapple from outside, and asked to change it on the grounds that the color of the flower was dull.
"Miss, it's just the beginning of spring, and the new flowers are just beginning to bloom." She blessed her lightly, "After a few days, all the begonias in the palace garden will be in full bloom, and Ah Shan will add more beauty to you. "
"It's not like you don't know what day it is today." She looked at it coldly and said in an unhappy tone, "Hua, I want it today!"
Maybe the days of missing are heavy, or the body that is about to give birth is always tired and uncomfortable. Recently, her temper is not as calm as before, and she is a little stubborn and clinging to things.
Seeing that the wet nurse was still standing there, she was not angry, and insisted on saying, "If you really can't find a bright-colored crabapple, then I will go there myself!"
After finishing speaking, she got up from the cushion and left, but was stopped by the flustered Ah Shan at the entrance.
"Miss, miss!" Resisting Nan Ku Mingyi's impulse, she casually handed Haitang over to the palace servants beside her, "Miss, you are about to give birth to your highness, so it's really hard to make trouble."
"You can't handle the once-a-year thing, so how can I rest assured?"
She stared at her nurse indifferently, perhaps due to depression, she actually started to feel a little weak, "Where are the walnuts I want?"
Ah Shan let go of her slowly, first took a few steps back respectfully, and then was presented with a piece of pecan.
She took the heavy hickory nuts, and for some reason, her body seemed to sink down in pain.She just frowned, turned around indifferently, and walked slowly back to the inner room.
"Ying'er loves walnut cakes the most, Hege—" She suddenly paused, as if remembering something, then continued in a daze, "Hege also likes to eat..."
There is still no news of her marriage.Even though Mu Yunqin treats her more favorably now, whenever He Ge is mentioned, he always prevaricates it quietly.She couldn't help thinking of the day when He Ge left without saying goodbye, how joyfully she carefully selected the best hickory nuts and prepared baked walnut cakes for him to eat on the way to Hanzhou...
But that day, she couldn't wait for him—she could never wait for him.
At this moment, the lower abdomen suddenly tightened, as if something was peeling off from her body!
She clutched her abdomen, and the severe pain made her fall to her knees vigorously.The bowl in his hand fell instantly and fell on the wooden floor - the best hickory nuts in Ningzhou scattered all over the ground, dancing under the feet of the palace people one after another.
In the wind and dust, those are the seeds of hope, the rolling life, and they should be planted in people's hearts.
While the father and son were still looking at each other, Wu Ruyi broke into the hall in a panic.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Wu Ruyi knelt down and kowtowed loudly, "Your Majesty, the queen, the queen is about to give birth!"
Suddenly, Mu Yunqin stood up abruptly, completely shocked!
"What are you talking about!" he yelled at the kneeling man.
"Hanzhang palace came to report, the queen moved suddenly, it was... a sign of birth—"
Before everyone could react, he moved away and left the case in a hurry.
"Father!"
Seeing the seriousness of the situation, Mu Yunsheng quickly stood up and grabbed his father in a hurry.
He vigorously flung off the sleeves that were being grabbed, so much that he staggered back a few steps.However, in his heart, at this moment, he was so disturbed that he couldn't calm down!
"Mu Yunsheng, you are so courageous!"
Faced with the emperor's angry reprimand, Mu Yunsheng's face was serious, and he knelt down and bowed to persuade him, "Father, you shouldn't go!"
"You mentioned that child just now, you have bad intentions, and now you are blocking me from going!" Mu Yunqin lost his mind, "Say, what is your intention!"
"My son has no other heart, the sun and the moon can learn! My son just cares about his father and the brocade booklet has not been completed yet, you should hurry up!" His tone was obviously urgent, but there was no more joking or disrespect.He raised his head and reminded, "That brocade book is what Royal Father cares most about..."
Mu Yunqin shuddered, his flustered eyes fluttered, and he looked at him in front of him.The guilt in my heart suddenly arises spontaneously, but I can't hide my extreme impatience, and I feel powerless for a while.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, "Wu, Wu Ruyi."
"The slave is here!"
"Mr. Xu... has it been passed on to Mr. Xu?"
"Return to Your Majesty, Ah Shan has sent someone to inform the Imperial Hospital that Imperial Doctor Xu and several female doctors are now on their way to Hanzhang Hall!"
"Okay, okay." He felt a little relieved, then turned to think again, "By the way, before the group of officials arrived, we sent people to guard Zhaoyang Palace, especially Hanzhang Palace, without my will. No one is allowed to come near!"
"The slave leads the order!"
"Also!" He called Wu Ruyi who was about to get up, and his tone turned sharply, "Hanzhang Palace must... must, report at any time."
The last four words are extremely heavy.
Wu Ruyi raised her head, and saw the emperor's eyes that were usually disdainful, but at this moment there were tears in her eyes.
"promise!"
His cry was probably the most utterly devoted to the emperor in his life.
Nan Ku Mingyi was placed on the phoenix couch, and she felt that she was being scraped and cut from inside her body!
She was like bathing in the rain, sweat had already soaked her thin snow shirt, a few strands of blue hair stuck to her forehead and neck, her whole body was cold and painful.She resisted the severe pain from her lower abdomen over and over again—her elbows pressed against the bed to prop herself up, exerting strength all the time, but it seemed to have no effect.
"Queen, use your strength!"
"Hold on! Hold your breath and work hard!"
In the inner hall of Hanzhang, all the voices and the severe pain of the body are mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.
"Miss, miss, use more strength!" Ah Shan's anxious voice seemed to be approaching from a distance, but it was actually right in front of him.
She was worried about Nan Ku Mingyi's situation at this time - because for a pregnant woman, she was too quiet, so quiet!
"Miss, if the pain is unbearable, it will feel better if you shout out..."
But she just frowned, gritted her teeth and said a few words with difficulty, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
"Eunuch Wu has already notified Qi Yuan Hall, and His Majesty will be here soon, Miss, don't worry!"
"I want...to...Qin, Muyun...Qin, ah——!"
A burst of powerful contractions came suddenly, and she screamed in pain!
The pain made her completely lose her strength, and she collapsed back on the bed as soon as her elbows softened.Her head almost sank into the pillow, her back was arched and shivering, her limbs were cold, and her vision was gradually blurred by the enveloping mist.
"Miss, what's wrong with you!"
And her breath was weak, and her willpower could no longer hold on.
"Female doctor, come and see the queen! Why is she so cold?" Ah Shan kept holding her hand tightly, but found that his body temperature was gradually dropping.
A sweaty female doctor ran over from behind the bed, took Nan Ku Mingyi's hand from Ah Shan, gave her pulse, and observed the situation, with an obviously anxious and embarrassed expression.
"The Queen's body is cold, and the temperature is still heavy in the early spring. She may not be able to bear it—" the female doctor ordered the palace staff to cover the windows in the palace, and rubbed her hands vigorously. "Besides, the Queen is getting old. The servant is worried that she has no strength... Hurry up, someone, bring some velvet antler and ginseng slices!"
Nanku Mingyi was poured with medicinal herbs, and everyone was watching her give birth to the heir with her last breath, but her slack thoughts were gradually overwhelmed by numbness and severe pain.
"Right now, if you want the baby to be born safely, you have to rely on your own mother! Your mother, you have to hold on——no, empress, don't sleep! Don't——sleep—"
In a trance, all the noises in the world faded away, leaving only a tender and sweet voice——
"...Mom, you came to see me?" 』
She seemed to be back in the familiar courtyard of Qinyi Pavilion—in the warm wind, under the begonias, Ying Er stopped and smiled at her...
"Your Majesty, Hanzhang Palace has come to report that the Empress has entered labor preparations.In addition, Lord Lone Song, Lord Xue, together with several ministers have arrived outside Hanzhang Palace...』
"Your Majesty, Hanzhangdian has come to report that the queen, the queen seems to have had trouble giving birth..."
"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Xu said that the baby's fetal position is slightly abnormal, and the queen may not have enough strength to go through the labor process. I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."
"Your Majesty, Hanzhang Palace has come to report that the Empress is extremely weak and has suffered severe blood loss. Imperial Physician Xu has ordered the female doctor to take first aid..."
"Your Majesty, the Queen has been... calling Your Majesty..."
Mu Yunqin's hand stopped for a while, and when he looked closely, he was actually trembling!
A drop of ink dripped down the tip of the pen in his hand and landed on the book paper, blurring instantly.The hall is quiet, even the sound of it falling on the paper is clear...
"Father..." Mu Yunsheng knew that no amount of words could compare to his inner torment at the moment, so he could only comfort him from the side, "You have to hold on, you must hold on."
He sighed heavily, and then wrote next to the blurred ink stain.
Every time I write a word, my heart beats hard.Endless anxiety, restlessness, fear, unwillingness, and powerlessness trapped him like an invisible net and dragged him into the abyss!
He knew he was still alive, because his heart was still hurting, but he was as silent as dead.
Because he knows that as soon as a child is born, he dies—his heart, even his soul, dies.But even if he will die, he must hold on until he can make sure that she can live for him.
After the last word was written on the paper, he finally slumped powerlessly and clenched his hand holding the pen tightly.
He tried his best to restrain his emotions, doubting himself over and over again, and fighting doubts again and again, even he didn't know whether he had the ability to survive until the last moment...
"His Majesty!"
Wu Ruyi broke into the Qiyuan Hall again in a hurry, and fell to her knees crying——
"The queen lost consciousness during childbirth, I'm afraid it's more than auspicious!"
For a second or two, Mu Yunqin froze there like petrified.
Time stands still and everything is silent.There is nothing to doubt, nothing to hesitate—
How many turmoils in this world have been hesitating, but they are not as focused as at this moment; how many loves, hates and obsessions in this world have been separated, but they cannot be broken as they wish and turned into quicksand with a finger.
The silver fox pen that was tightly held fell from his hand, flew past Mu Yunsheng's eyes, and hit the screen where the flowers were all over.When Mu Yunsheng came to his senses, he saw a bright yellow tail in front of his eyes, no one could stop him from drifting with the wind...
Under the sky, who and who used to be happy on horseback?Under the moonlight, who and who once captured youth?Moving under the phoenix, shining in the world, for whom you will be drunk all your life, and for whom you will build a tomb with tears for the rest of your life, only for the begonias to flourish everywhere in the world.
Outside the Hanzhang Hall, a group of ministers gathered together—according to the Duan Dynasty royal order, they should welcome the descendants of the emperor to come to the world.
Regarding Queen Nanku's pregnancy, all the ministers were completely unaware, and when they knew about it, it was already the time of labor, so they couldn't help being surprised.On the surface, they are all lamenting that the emperor is so wary of them, lamenting the lack of trust between the emperor and his ministers, but in fact they are secretly harboring ulterior motives—there is no guarantee that the queen will give birth to another son, and she will be proud of her favor and fear of future troubles. Therefore, they all feel that they should not be kind to Nanku's bloodline.
Later, when the emperor arrived in a hurry, the officials kowtowed and saluted.Afterwards, everyone was shocked by the emperor's behavior - the emperor went straight forward, throwing off one after another of his servants who were desperately blocking him...
The place where women give birth is full of yin and filth!The body of an emperor is extremely noble, if it is contaminated with filth, it may cause disaster for the royal family, the fate of the country, and even the world of Kyushu!
"Your Majesty! Women's childbirth is a filthy place. Your Majesty must not approach it!" Seeing this, Lone Pine hurriedly stopped her and knelt in front of her, but was kicked away by the emperor.
With bloodshot eyes, Mu Yunqin went straight to the corridor outside the hall, letting ghosts and wolves howl behind him!
"Father! Father!" Mu Yunsheng chased after him, looking at the black heads of all the officials, he was heartbroken.
"His Royal Highness!" Xue You grabbed his feet in the confusion and pleaded timidly, "You, you must stop your majesty! Don't let your majesty harm the world—"
Now the emperor's reckless behavior in the eyes of everyone will only bring disaster to the Duan Dynasty and disrupt Kyushu, but no one really realizes that - the emperor of Kyushu is only for ordinary people, and now he is also dominated by emotions and desires to the point of going crazy!
The behavior of Xue You and a group of ministers made Mu Yunsheng once again realize that in front of the world, the emperor has never been himself.If such a fragile father cannot be guarded by himself, who else can guard him?
He broke away from the old man who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and chased after him, and saw that everyone was kneeling in the wooden corridor outside the hall.The door of Hanzhang Hall was blocked tightly from behind, but the emperor was outside the door like a flood, trying to break through the embankment!
He passed Doctor Xu, who was kneeling in the distance and shivering, and came to his father with mixed emotions.
"Father," he put his left hand lightly on his father's shoulder, "You can't go in..."
"Even you have to stop me!" Mu Yunqin shook off Mu Yunsheng's hand, shouted and asked, "The queen is having a difficult labor, how can I let her go! Open the door, open the door for me!"
He slapped the door of the temple one by one, but it seemed to tear his soul apart again and again.His eyes full of mist could not shed tears, and his big hands could not feel pain, and he only wanted one person to live in his heart...
"You can't go in—" Mu Yunsheng repeated persistently over and over again, "Father, stop it."
"Open the door for me—open the door!"
"Father..."
"roll!"
He glared at Mu Yunsheng angrily—for a moment, he wanted to kill him and everyone who stopped him!
After growling, he seemed to realize his crazy gaffe, and stopped instantly.His hands were still tightly pressing the palace door, his fingers were all red, trembling slightly in fatigue.
An emperor of Kyushu, but now he is rejected like a lunatic in a decadent way - it's really ridiculous and sad!
And Mu Yunsheng's eyes were sour, which was also painful.
"Father should be clear that what Sheng'er cared about was never the chaos in Kyushu and the suffering of the world." He was disappointed in his father's behavior, and also disappointed in his intention to protect but paid the wrong money. "What Sheng'er cares about is that you are now in. Can you guarantee that you can kill it?"
"It doesn't matter whether we kill it or not now..." Mu Yunqin murmured, "But she...she can't die, I can't let her die, Sheng'er, she can't die, do you understand?" Excited, he tightly clutched his son's front with both hands, almost collapsed, "Do you understand!"
"It will take a few months, father should be content." Mu Yunsheng looked back at him holding his breath, his tone seemed to have already made up his mind, "During this time, father has followed his heart-everything he deserves , what should not be obtained, Father should be satisfied."
Mu Yunqin looked into his eyes, let go of his hand sadly for a moment, and took a few steps back in desperation.
Satisfaction... He has never been satisfied in his life.
"Father, if you go in now and see her, you will never come out again, and you won't give up." Mu Yunsheng walked up to him and advised him in a low voice, "That's greed, it's desire. And These things are going to destroy you and everything you want to protect!”
For some reason, he recalled Yin Rong again.
Recalling the time when the light rain was pattering, recalling the image of a happy family before the case - he knew a long time ago that because of dissatisfaction, he lost his money; because of dissatisfaction, he was about to lose her life too!
"Mingyi..."
He looked back slowly, looking at the closed carved palace door, his heart ached.
"Mingyi, I'm here, do you hear?" He stood there, tears finally flowed out, his tone gradually hoarse, "Wake up! Wake up! Did you forget! You forgot you If you want to live, you have to keep our child safe and sound for the rest of his life! Nan Ku Ming Yi—”
He raised his hands, returned to the door, and slammed on the wooden door vigorously.Looking at the knocking and throbbing again and again, it was enough to bring her back to consciousness.
"Nanku Mingyi! Wake up!"
It's just that all the efforts are in vain.No matter how hard he tried to slap, there was still no movement in the hall.
His heart was broken beyond measure, and he rested his head feebly against the temple door, as if he could get closer to her by doing so.
"Please... Mingyi, please wake up..."
His tone gradually lost his excitement, and became pleading and whimpering.
Yes, resentment and hatred gather together for a long time, and lovers leave, all because I am too greedy!He wished that he could have her and their children, but he knew that the world was already doomed, and greed and hatred prevented him from possessing all the good things in this world.
His tears fell silently drop by drop, and he called her name over and over again...
If he can only have one thing in this life, then let everything go back to the original point - he started humbly begging for heaven, and then shamelessly begged for silver - he only wants Nanku Mingyi's life, he has everything No more!
The world is so big, I am dissatisfied with my desires, I complain about my feelings, I have thousands of regrets.
He is willing to live with guilt, he is willing to forget his true love - now, he only wants her to live.
"Miss, miss!" Ah Shan grabbed Nan Ku Mingyi's hand and shook it vigorously, "Your Majesty is coming, Your Majesty is calling for you! Why are you still awake?"
The female doctor pressed her Renzhong acupoint, and then took a hot towel to wipe her.Seeing pots of hot water coming in and pots of blood coming out, the person on the bed was still unconscious and became more and more anxious.
"Empress, wake up! The baby is coming soon, you have to give birth to it and bring it to this world!"
Nan Ku Mingyi's face was pale and her thin lips were cracked. Although her brows and eyes were tightly closed, there were stars shining on her eyelashes.She lost consciousness, but tears still flowed down her cheeks.
The female doctor trembled and said to Ah Shan, "If this continues, I'm afraid it will be more dangerous..."
Before Ah Shan could cry bitterly, she had already run to the gate of the palace, pushing away the palace people who were blocking the gate.
"My lord Xu, the queen is still in a coma, and the birth situation is not optimistic! But it is still feasible to protect one person... May I ask Your Majesty, whether to protect the eldest or the younger?"
Suddenly there was a more intense sound outside the door, as if someone was about to break in, and the female doctor fell to the ground in fright.
"Nan Ku Mingyi! I want Nan Ku Mingyi to live!"
The voice coming from outside the door was not Imperial Physician Xu, but the Emperor Daduan, Mu Yunqin!
"Your Majesty!" The female doctor hastily knelt down and bowed to the people outside the door, "The queen is still awake, so it seems that it is more beneficial to protect the descendants of the emperor..."
"I don't want a child, I want her!" The emperor cried hoarsely, "Tell her, she promised me to live...she wants to live! She promised to protect our child for me...for me... "
Afterwards, there were only intermittent whimpers left outside the palace gate.
The female doctor also wept quietly after hearing this, but she quickly regained her rationality, ran back to the inner hall, and knelt down beside the queen.
"Your Majesty, did you hear that? Your Majesty wants you to live!" She pressed her acupoint again while speaking, "Do you remember that you promised Your Majesty——"
At this very moment, her soul that had been separated from her body was standing under the crabapple tree, crying unceasingly at the daughter in front of her...
"Ying'er, is that you?" 』
The girl smiled brightly at her, her bright eyes shining with a luster that does not belong to this world.
"Yinger! ’She hurried forward, knelt down in front of the girl, and held her shoulders tightly with her hands, ‘My mother has missed you so much all these years!Mother will come to accompany you now, okay? 』
Ying'er didn't speak, but shook her head back and forth with a smile.
She was stunned for a moment, and she didn't understand why, "Is Ying Er blaming her mother?"So... you don't want your mother to come and accompany you? 』
"no. "I saw Ying'er squatting down with her eyes down, and picked up a withered but still blooming crabapple from the ground, "It's just a mother, do you still remember what you promised your father?" 』
She stared blankly at her daughter, and took the flowers she handed over.
I saw Ying'er's face was serious, and her tone of voice didn't seem like a pure and clear child, but like a far away but pleasant echo - "You want to live, from now on without tears, without regret, just keep it forever Worry and protect it for a lifetime. 』
She finally saw clearly that her daughter's pupils should have been as dark brown as Mu Yunqin's, but they were dyed a layer of gray.She is very sure that she has seen these eyes before!
"Yinger..."
"Nan Ku Mingyi," the girl gently caressed her cheek with her hand, wiping away the tears that fell down her face, but there was no warmth, "Wake up——"
Inside the Hanzhang Hall, the silence was desolate, and the thrilling expectation that had been vaguely expected before was completely gone.
Ah Shan still held his lady's cold hand tightly, crying softly.And the female doctors all knelt by the bed, unable to blame themselves.Just when the inside of the hall had learned the reason for it, someone outside the hall door was still beating on the door without any effort, calling a name in a hoarse voice, as if deliberately not paying attention to the strange atmosphere of silence.
"It's time to report to His Majesty." The leading female doctor said sadly.
A low-ranking female doctor behind her nodded, and slowly got up to report.Ashan also seemed to have accepted the reality, and slowly covered her hands under the quilt full of reluctance.
At this moment, she seemed to feel a slight shaking of the hand she was holding!
"Miss?"
A weak voice continuously exhaled from the mouth on the bed, "Ying... Ying'er..."
"Miss! Miss is awake—"
Ah Shan was overjoyed and shouted in surprise, the figures in the hall came alive, and they all flocked to him!
"Empress, Empress, look at your servants!" The female doctor took the brunt of it and leaned in front of Nan Ku Mingyi, trying to focus her distracted gaze when she just opened her eyes.
Her vision gradually became clearer, and she clearly saw the faces of the female doctor and Ah Shan.And the severe pain coming from below her body also came as expected and became clearer...
"Pain..." She could only say this one word with difficulty.
"Queen, remember what the servant said—" the female doctor said to her hastily, "Pain is what makes you determined! Your Majesty is waiting outside the door. Your Majesty holds her breath, and your little Highness will soon be born!"
She closed her eyes and nodded painfully.
The female doctor finally felt at ease, so she returned to the bed and delivered her baby together with other female doctors and palace officials.And she followed the female doctor's instructions to exert force, hold her breath, and exert force again, and continued to resist the severe pain of uterine contractions.
During the process, she faintly heard a cry outside the door, as if some kind of power suddenly penetrated her everything.
She gritted her teeth, clutched the corner of the quilt tightly and moaned vigorously, repeating the cycle.But the sweat on his forehead quietly fell into his eyes at this moment, stinging and blurring his eyes.
That strength was actually a trace of perseverance—a trace of perseverance in which she was unwilling to admit that the person she saw was not Ying Er.
Hearing the heartbreaking screams finally came from the hall, Mu Yunqin stopped his hands for a moment, but froze for a moment.
"Father," Mu Yunsheng called out uneasily, "Queen...she's awake."
he knows.
But he also knew that the horrific screams and those invisible but hurried figures in the door all reminded him that his prayer was fulfilled...
"Yinrong..." He blurted out involuntarily as if he had lost his soul, "Is it you?"
Mu Yunsheng frowned, not understanding what his father did.I wanted to comfort him again, but at this moment, with a loud scream, a burst of baby crying resounded through Hanzhang Hall!
The father and son looked at the closed palace door at the same time, and they knew everything in their hearts - that child was born!
Then he will die.
Mu Yunqin quickly looked away, as if his eyes hurt, and his heart beat in shock.He didn't have a trace of joy, he just turned around sadly, and stumbled back a few steps towards the palace gate.
Like, avoiding an unavoidable abyss...
Time did not allow him any chance to breathe, the door of the temple was opened soon, and a sweaty but joyful female doctor came out.
She knelt down to Mu Yunqin, who was standing with her back facing her, and made a big obeisance, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are a princess! Both the queen mother and daughter are well!"
He froze for a moment, his heart empty like a bottomless abyss.As Sheng Er said, she really gave him a child like Ying Er - a princess, a princess they lost and found again...
Mu Yunqin was expressionless, and in his hazy vision, Wu Ruyi, who was at the end of the wooden corridor, jumped wildly when she heard the female doctor's congratulations, and couldn't wait to turn around to announce the good news outside the hall.
Soon, congratulations came one after another.
In the Tianqi Imperial City in early spring, the sky was getting dark and it was raining lightly.The officials kowtowed in the rain, shouted from afar, and He Muyun's imperial vein continued.
As everyone knows, the emperor's face is also raining at this moment.
Mu Yunsheng calmed down and walked slowly to his father.He knew that everyone's heart was desolate at this moment, especially the person in front of him.But the more he couldn't hesitate, he still bent down and bowed.
"Father, you failed to keep my mother back then. I sincerely hope that this time, you can keep the person you want to protect." He paused, took a heavy breath, and summoned up his courage, "My son I know that these words are inappropriate, but... only when this child is dead, can you have the ability to protect the person you love in your heart."
Mu Yunqin was stunned for another second, and between his fingers and fists in his sleeves, tears rolled down involuntarily.
"Compared to □□, I am a father again, don't you congratulate first?"
Mu Yunsheng hesitated for a moment, but he quickly knelt down in reverence, "I am guilty!" His face was calm, and his bowed hands held strength, "I congratulate my father, and I am happy to have the emperor's nine daughters."
"Sheng'er," he suppressed the throbbing pain in his heart, tried his best to pretend to be calm and asked, "You congratulate me, but do you really mean it?"
"Sincerely, without doubt."
"Then, maybe you are sincere." He suddenly turned around and faced his son.
Mu Yunsheng was surprised, and looked up at his father, but only heard a cold whisper, which he will never forget——
"When I stepped out of this palace gate, from now on, only your mother... will be left in my heart."
Before he had time to think about what he meant, Mu Yunqin had already passed him and walked towards the gate of the palace.
"Father!" He looked at his father's resolute and lonely back, and stopped him, "I have promised my father, and I will try my best to do it. I also want my father to be at ease. When you step out again At this palace gate, between you and the empress, there is no mutual debt, no right or wrong!"
Mu Yunqin is nailed to the spot, knowing that some things, even if they are grasped tightly, will eventually be wiped out.
Because of those, they shouldn't get it.
"From now on, Sheng'er will protect you!" Mu Yunsheng's last resolute words came from behind.
He smiled sadly, raised his feet and walked away.When Yu walked on the long corridor leading to the inner hall, the unspeakable pain had already dried the tears on his face.
As if they didn't exist—as if his love for her never existed.
Sheng'er is so determined, will he know that love that walks on the tip of a knife is the most painful?Would he know that the more he was born in the emperor's family, the more he couldn't tolerate a word of love in his heart?
He would know that it was actually him who shamelessly begged for Yinrong: would he give up everything he was greedy for—to make him inhuman and miserable in this life, just in exchange for Nanku Mingyi's life?
Maybe Sheng'er will know, or maybe she still misses that disappearing ghost...But as his son, grievances and grievances are born naturally, and she sighs that the world is endless and evil fate is passed on from generation to generation.
But he only looks at his Sheng'er, don't take the path he is walking at the moment.
Inside Hanzhang Hall, a scene of jubilation was deliberately suppressed.
Everyone was joyful and chatted with laughter. When the emperor arrived, they knelt down and saluted with joy, and congratulated him again and again.Mu Yunqin waved his hands perfunctorily, ignoring the crowds in the palace, and walked straight to the inner hall.
Since he stepped into the hall, he only saw the person sitting on the bed in his eyes.
Although Nan Ku Mingyi's face was haggard and pale as paper, she had a smile on her face.Xu Shi couldn't hide her joy as a mother, or maybe she, like everyone else, just wanted to wait for his arrival.
Seeing the emperor walking quickly, she smiled weakly on the bed.
Just now he straightened up and wanted to call him, but he had already rushed forward and wrapped him tightly.Although he was throbbing, he didn't dare to hug her hard, for he was afraid that her body just after giving birth would be uncomfortable.
"Mingyi..." He pressed against her hair and rubbed her hair for a long time, whispering softly in his ears full of distress, "It's a pity."
Three children, three words of "Thanks for your hard work" - she dared to say that these were the most beautiful words she had ever heard in this world.
"It's not hard work." She left his chest, but he was reluctant to let go. "For you, hard work is no longer hard work."
During the words, she lowered her eyebrows and smiled, but her slightly lowered eyes were full of affection.
He couldn't help but recall her appearance when she was young—soft and watery, with a compelling aura, so he fondly ran down the hair that was pressed with sweat on her forehead.He casually lowered his hand, and caressed her face carefully...
Unable to bear it, he bowed his head for a moment and pecked lightly on her lips.
The man succeeded, she looked away contentedly and shyly.She didn't notice the erratic evil thoughts in his red, swollen and reluctant eyes at this moment.
At that time, Ah Shan brought the child and looked at the empress who was a parent again with a full face of relief.
"Hurry up, let Your Majesty hug the little princess." She told the wet nurse.
Mu Yunqin carefully took his child from Ah Shan's arms.It has been several years since he held his own emperor in his arms last time, but he is still familiar with the gestures.
I saw that the little one in the swaddling baby only showed a face smaller than a palm, pink and wrinkled.Her eyes are closed tightly, and a few wisps of fetal hair are sparse. She is not really good-looking. I only know that she looks so small and light to hold, like a fresh dust.
He didn't say much, just asked, "Is the child healthy?"
"The imperial doctor said that although your highness is full-term, she still looks young. Maybe Miss is not taking care of it properly during pregnancy." Ah Shan said respectfully, "But this is not a problem, as long as you take good care of your highness, you will grow up within a few months." Get fat and white!"
After finishing speaking, he left happily.
He was not happy, nor did he say much, he just looked at the child thoughtfully—seeing her sleeping peacefully, wondering if she was having a sweet dream?Will she still remember his voice?
Seeing that he was still staring at the child in his arms, and frowning deeply from time to time, she couldn't help but quietly climbed onto the back of his hand to comfort him a little.
"Look, Your Majesty, does our little princess look like Ying Er?" She asked happily, "Ming Yi thinks she is somewhat similar to He Ge when she was born, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
He remained silent, just raised his eyes and stared at her quietly, with a faint smile stranded on the side of his face.He seemed afraid to laugh, for fear that laughing too hard would ruin everything.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty..." No matter how much intimacy she couldn't say, she still noticed his strangeness, "Did Ming Yi say something wrong?"
"Yes." His smiling eyes became more inappropriately serious, "This kid is like no one, just like you."
"Your Majesty, this is..." She smiled slightly, but felt uneasy, "Don't you like it?"
This question made him laugh even harder, so thick that it was a little creepy.Of course he likes it, the child looks very much like her, how could he not like it?
But he can't like it.
"Your Majesty, the historian is here!"
Wu Ruyi walked in at this time, interrupting the empress's moment of affection.
I saw the following servants knelt down to salute, and said respectfully, "Sir, see Your Majesty, Empress."
"Flat body!"
Mu Yunqin waved his hand, and the historian slowly got up.After giving another salute, he walked to the table that had been prepared by the side of the hall,
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