[Comprehensive Classics] Guide to Cannon Fodder Counterattack

Time flies like this, Yuanchun has been pregnant for five months in a blink of an eye, and Shui Mu is also with King Xuanjun and the sixth prince with the strong support of the emperor, no, it should be called King Anjun now, the relationship between the three of them Form a tripartite confrontation.

Xu said that the case of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had severely damaged An Jun Wang's family. In order not to break the balance, the emperor comforted Concubine Zhen and appointed the sixth prince as the county king.

However, the word "an" is quite ironic, which shows that the emperor is dissatisfied in his heart.

Today, Shui Mu and Xiu Mu rarely had time to take a walk in the garden with Yuan Chun, when suddenly someone came from the palace.

The leader was the eunuch in the imperial concubine's palace. As soon as he saw Shui Mu, he knelt down with a "plop" and said to Shui Mu with red eyes: "My lord, the empress is not well, and a special servant is here to tell you to let you see her." The last... the last side."

After speaking, I was sobbing.

Shui Mu's eyes were full of disbelief when he heard his body shake.

"What's bad? Didn't the king be fine when he greeted his mother and concubine a few days ago? What about the imperial doctor? What did the imperial doctor say?"

The eunuch replied: "Your Majesty suddenly coughed up blood this morning, and I have already invited over half of the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital, and the imperial physicians all said that it was... that I was too weak to recover from it, my lord, you should follow the servants into the palace. A little later, I'm afraid..."

When Shui Mu heard this, he didn't hesitate to say anything, and asked Ruixiang and the others to take good care of Yuan Chun. Then he felt that the carriage was too slow, so he took Li Yan and rode directly to the palace.

When I came to Chaoyang Palace, I saw that there was no sound inside, the eunuchs and maids looked terrified, and the whole magnificent palace seemed to suddenly dim, as if it was covered with an ominous layer.

He pursed his lips and realized something in his heart. This scene reminded him of that day 15 years ago.

He entered the main hall with a dazed expression, and saw a group of people kneeling inside and outside, including eunuchs, court ladies, and imperial physicians.

His usually deep and restrained father was furious, saying that he would chop off his head if he couldn't be cured.

Originally, those concubines in the palace also came here with their own minds, and all of them were scolded by the emperor. Now everyone knows the emperor's anger and is unwilling to let him suffer.

Seeing the emperor's deep affection for the imperial concubine, Shui Mu felt a little mocking in his heart, the belated affection was cheaper than grass.

What's more, does the emperor really have a deep affection for the concubine mother? If so, he wouldn't let her wither slowly in this deep palace.

It's just to make yourself feel at ease, to deceive yourself, and to deceive others.

After he went up to greet his father, he knelt down in front of the imperial concubine's bed.

Seeing the haggard and unconscious appearance of the imperial concubine, he couldn't hold back his tears after all.

The emperor felt a little uncomfortable seeing him like this, "Fourth brother, you are here, your mother and concubine have been thinking about you all the time."

"Mother and concubine, it's my son who came late, and my son is not filial." Shui Mu lowered his head deeply, his eyes were full of grief.

Perhaps hearing Shui Mu's voice, the imperial concubine slowly opened her eyes.

She looked at Shui Mu, and said with difficulty: "Mu'er, you are here. Concubine Mu may not succeed this time, but it's a pity that I won't see your child born."

Then he looked up at Madam Xie with difficulty.

Xie Momo understood, took out a brocade box, and opened it to find a pair of exquisitely crafted gold collars, which were for babies at first glance.

The imperial concubine went on to say: "This is for your unborn child. Yuner's has already been given, and I can't treat this little one favorably. I only have a child like you in my life. After I go, my experience I will leave it all to you, and I hope you will be well in the future."

Already out of breath at this point, Shui Mu kept nodding with tears in her eyes, "Mother Concubine, stop talking, you should take a rest first."

"I'm afraid it will be too late if I don't say anything. Cousin,"

The imperial concubine looked at the emperor, her eyes were bright, and her complexion suddenly improved a lot. Everyone's hearts froze, knowing that this might be a flashback.

The emperor stepped forward to hold her hand, with a painful expression: "Cousin, I am here."

"Cousin, Xiu Xiu's fortune is poor, and I can no longer accompany my cousin. The most regretful thing in my life is that I didn't give birth to a son and a half for you. I finally got one and didn't keep it."

Hearing this, the emperor's expression was a little unnatural, and the imperial concubine noticed it, and her expression became even more sad.

"Fortunately, Mu'er is with me, so I can be considered a mother."

"Cousin, Xiuxiu's departure is a farewell. I don't care about the affairs of my life anymore. Each has its own destiny. There is only one thing I want to ask you."

"Xiuxiu, tell me, and I will listen." In the end, he still didn't say whether he would agree or not.

"I have wanted to be my cousin's wife since I was a child, but unfortunately my cousin has already married a wife. Later, the queen sister passed away, and my cousin never forgot about her, so I gave up thinking about it."

The imperial concubine's eyes were filled with anticipation, "Now that I'm about to die, I want to ask my cousin to allow me to share your tomb with you after death. If I can't in life, I will become your wife after death."

Seeing the sincere eyes of the imperial concubine, the emperor hesitated.

The imperial concubine meant that she wanted to be crowned queen after her death, but in this case Shui Mu would become the adopted son of the queen, and would naturally overwhelm the other princes, which would definitely break the current situation in the court.

When Shui Mu heard what the imperial concubine said, he knew that it was probably impossible. He couldn't understand his father's disposition very well.

The imperial concubine knew even more, but she just wanted to try again before she died.

The imperial concubine also saw the emperor's hesitation, and she finally gave up.

She also didn't want to hear the emperor's refusal, so she said, "Cousin, it's because I'm sick and confused, and I forgot about my cousin's difficulties."

She struggled to pull out a snow-white handkerchief from under the pillow, which was embroidered with a bunch of red hydrangea, and she handed it to the emperor.

"Since you can't live in the same quilt and die in the same hole as your cousin, please bring this handkerchief with you. It is embroidered with hydrangeas by my concubine, which just corresponds to my concubine's name. I still remember our first handkerchief." The first time we met, it was also next to the hydrangea. I hope my cousin will never forget the flowers when he sees me in the future."

Hearing what she said, the emperor also remembered the girl who had a sly smile standing next to the hydrangea when he first met her. Later, she grew up gracefully, and then entered the palace, always by his side.

She has always been so gentle, considerate, and understanding. In the past, he didn't think much of it, but now that he was finally about to lose her, he realized that he was a little helpless and reluctant.

How could he refuse such a trivial matter if he couldn't promise her the matter of the queen seal.

He picked up the handkerchief, with tears in his eyes: "Xiuxiu, don't worry, I will definitely carry it every day, seeing it is like seeing you."

Knowing that the emperor will definitely wear it every day as he said at this time, the imperial concubine finally smiled with satisfaction, her eyes swept over the faces of everyone present, the emperor, Shui Mu, Hong Shao, and Xie Mama .

Finally, she slowly closed her eyes and passed away with a smile on her face.

Suddenly there were bursts of violent crying in the palace.

It was already midnight when Shui Mu came back, he walked to Xihua courtyard in a daze, and sure enough the lights in the courtyard were still on, knowing that Yuan Chun had been waiting for him.

He went in and saw that Yuan Chun was sitting at the table alone, she was prone to sleepiness during pregnancy, and it was so late, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she dozed off with her head propped up on her right hand.

Shui Mu looked really distressed, he was about to pick up Yuan Chun and put him to bed, when Yuan Chun was already awakened.

She was still a little unconscious, and smiled at him in a daze, "My lord, are you back?"

Shui Mu's sad and depressed mood just now suddenly melted a lot as if the ice and snow were illuminated by the sun.

As if he was afraid of breaking something, he responded softly: "Well, I'm back."

Yuan Chun looked at him, looked directly at the pain in his eyes, suddenly put his arms around him, and whispered in his ear:

"My lord, if you're sad, just cry out. I'll be with you, and I'll call all the servants away. No one will see you."

When Shui Mu heard her say this, he couldn't control the backlog of emotions in his heart anymore, so he just let it out.

Yuan Chun felt the moisture on his neck, even though Shui Mu restrained himself, he didn't make a sound, just crying silently.

She really felt distressed, like coaxing a child, she patted him on the back softly, comforting him silently.

After a while, Shui Mu finally regained his composure. He raised his head, his expression had returned to his usual calmness, but his eyes still had a glimmer of water, making him look extraordinarily fragile.

"Yuan'er, I don't have a concubine mother anymore."

At this moment, perhaps because he was too sad and Yuan Chun's eyes were too gentle, Shui Mu suddenly had the desire to confide in him, and he told her the secret that had been buried in his heart for more than ten years.

"Yuan'er, do you know that I watched my mother die like this 15 years ago."

"mother?"

"Yes, mother."

Although the time was too long, and he was too young at that time, he could no longer remember the other person's appearance, but in a trance, Shui Mu seemed to see her smiling under the peach blossoms again.

"My biological mother's status was low, she was just a court lady in my father's palace, and because of being favored by my father after being drunk, she was conferred a small talent."

Speaking of this, Shui Mu was a little depressed. "She originally wanted to survive until she was old enough and then leave the palace to marry. Who would have thought that something like this happened. The emperor just loved her for a few days because of her beauty, and during this time she had me. At that time There are not many princes in the palace, and she has a simple personality, so she is regarded as a thorn in the side of the other concubines, and somehow she was completely rejected by her father while she was pregnant."

Sensing Yuan Chun's worried eyes, Shui Mu said with a smile:

"Actually, that's fine. My mother and I have never been treated by the emperor, so we can survive in peace. Because our mother and I live together, and there are no other people who come to the place where we live, so I have been in my mother's place since I was a child. People around her call her 'mother'."

"The days at that time are like dreams now. Although there was only a small world, we lived very happily. My mother played games with me and taught me how to read. By the way, we also have a big peach tree there. , the flowers bloom beautifully in spring, she stood under the peach blossoms and taught me to read the Book of Songs."

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, and then changed the topic a little embarrassed.

"In summer, the peaches are big and sweet. My mother climbed up the tree to pick peaches for me. She also said that she would teach me to climb trees when I grew up."

It's a pity that he has grown up now, and the person who taught him to climb trees is no longer there.

Yuan Chun was a little surprised, "My mother-in-law is not only good-natured, but also quite agile."

She followed Shui Mu's words and called her mother-in-law.

"It's not agility, but it's rare to see fresh fruits there. She saw that I was really greedy, so she climbed the tree to pick it. I heard that she fell down once at the beginning, and then slowly climbed proficiently. Now that I think about it, I was really ignorant when I was young.”

Yuan Chun took his hand and comforted him, "How old were you at that time? It's normal for children to be greedy. I think my mother-in-law will be happy for you."

Yes, he knew that his mother was willing, and she tried her best to treat him well, but in the end she was not reconciled, because the son wanted to support him, but he didn't want to be loved.