An old lady's life

Since the first day of the Lunar New Year, Ai Cao has never met Emperor Changping again. After a few months, Emperor Changping still hasn't changed much. Although he has restrained his imperial prestige when going out, he is still imposing in the crowd.

Ai Cao glanced at Emperor Changping first, then his eyes fell on the seventh and eighth princes behind him, and then on the guards who followed him step by step at the end.

The guards Ai Cao only knew Shang Yong, Ying Xing, and Wei Liang.

Emperor Changping was also a little surprised, his eyes glanced at Ai Cao and Princess Jingrong, and finally fell on Princess Jingrong.

A group of people greeted Emperor Changping, and Emperor Changping waved his hand: "Princess Dachang, Mrs. Lin, please come."

Emperor Changping's gaze was a little distracted. He hadn't seen Aunt Jingrong for many years, and she should have resented him, otherwise she wouldn't have stayed in the palace for many years.In an instant, Emperor Changping's eyes became clear again.

Mugwort couldn't tell. The moment she suddenly saw Emperor Changping, Princess Jingrong was a little different. The aura surrounding Princess Jingrong and Emperor Changping was extremely tight. Jia Min and the others huddled. The body wanted to hide back.

Under a big tree, there is a stone table, four stone benches, and in the flower bed are clusters of chrysanthemums, some withered and some in full bloom.

Emperor Changping and Princess Jingrong sat opposite each other, but neither of them spoke.

A few meters away, Ai Cao and the Seventh Prince were talking, but their eyes were also paying attention to the surrounding situation. The nieces Lin Nuan and Wei Liang came back absent-mindedly after a few words. The girls stood together and talked in a low voice, and the maids and others didn't dare to say anything.

Only the eighth prince looked bored, of course he didn't care about anything else, his attention was always on Emperor Changping and Princess Jingrong.

"Auntie hasn't entered the palace for many years, do you still hate me?" In the end it was Emperor Changping who broke the peace.

Princess Jingrong glanced at him, then turned her gaze away and landed on the cluster of flowers behind Emperor Changping. Some were blooming, some were withered branches and leaves, and some were half-bloomed.

"I am old, and half of my body is buried in the soil. I have forgotten the past, so why worry about it." Blame the emperor, she was the one who made people feel sad.Regardless of whether you are young or not, you must have the courage to bear failure in everything.

A look of emotion flashed in Emperor Changping's eyes, and he lowered his eyes and let out a long sigh, "I'm sorry for my aunt, and it's normal for my aunt to have complaints. Many old people have passed away over the years, and I'm old too. I only hope that my aunt will often enter the palace in the future. .”

Princess Jingrong sneered in her heart, did she become soft-hearted when she got old?Don't they all say that the heart will only get harder and harder?I have never heard that the heart is getting softer and softer. Is the softness on the surface called softness? This kind of softness is the most deceptive. When you are young, you can deceive a little girl, and when you are old, you want to deceive her?

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so you should live forever." Princess Jingrong said flatly.

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Ai Cao didn't eavesdrop on the conversation between Emperor Changping and Princess Jingrong, but with good eyesight, she could see the slight changes in the expressions of Princess Jingrong and Princess Changping.

Glancing lightly, her attention still fell on the Seventh Prince, "I heard from Hai Er that the Seventh Prince's mansion is about to be completed?"

The Seventh Prince nodded, his eyes were filled with a different kind of moving brilliance, "Well, the mansion has been completed, and there are still some things that need to be completed." The furniture was made slower, and the rockery, flowers, trees, etc. in the garden were still in progress. A little short, all these are complete, and his mansion will be completely completed.

The Ministry of Industry is only responsible for the completion of the main buildings of the mansion, and he needs to take care of the decoration and so on. It just so happens that Wang Minglang and Lu Mingda have been busy with these things in the past few months.

The eighth prince curled his lips, the seventh brother is so boring, he had a good chat with an old lady, and the only official in the Lin family is Lin Hai, unfortunately, although Lin Hai was promoted by his father, he is still young and nothing Woolen cloth.

Because of Princess Jingrong's non-cooperation, Emperor Changping didn't want to continue, and the two talked for only a quarter of an hour and ended.

Princess Jingrong and Ai Cao and their group watched the departure of the seventh and eighth princes of Emperor Changping, and turned to walk in the opposite direction. The chrysanthemums were still to be rewarded.

Ai Cao saw that Princess Jingrong had a strange look on her face, and there was a faint sadness all over her body, so she asked, "If Princess Princess is tired, why not stop here today and continue at another day?"

Princess Jingrong shook her head, "It's nothing, Mingxiu, don't worry. When you're old, fame and fortune don't come with you, you don't take it with you when you die. Only those who care care about it, and those who don't care don't care."

The words were quite mysterious, Ai Cao said that she didn't understand, she didn't know what kind of feud Princess Jingrong had with Emperor Changping.

"It's a pity that the royal people have been spinning in this whirlpool. Those inside don't want to come out, and the people outside squeeze their heads in."

Ai Cao muttered, who isn't in Vanity Fair!Everyone is layman, don't make such sad expressions, what did you do before?

Princess Jingrong and Ai Cao walked in front, and Princess Jia Min walked behind. The Princess waved her hand, but Jia Min and the others did not follow so closely and let the two old ladies talk.

"I used to have a daughter, but it's a pity that I didn't live to this point." A woman may not care about her husband, but it is rare for a woman not to care about her children.She had given up on love when her son-in-law had a cold war with her because of other women.But she doesn't like this man anymore, but she also doesn't want this man to take care of other women with the title of her son-in-law, so she finds out who Bai Yueguang is in the son-in-law's mind, and guides him to see the true face of that woman with his own eyes. The relationship slowly eased.

Later, there was a son and a daughter. The son was planned, but the daughter was unplanned. At that time, she was aggressive and sharp. When the nephews seized the heir, they naturally had to participate.It's a pity that she was also born in the royal family, but she still underestimated the cruelty of her nephews. After more than 20 years, she has almost forgotten what her daughter looks like.

Ai Cao began to make up her mind about the anecdotes between Princess Jingrong's daughter and Emperor Changping, but those intrigues and love affairs made it feel a bit boring to think about it.

"Death is not the end. After this life, the eldest princess and the princess may not be able to continue their mother-daughter relationship." Ai Cao sighed after thinking about it. The text of the story is only a few sentences, which cannot express the real cruelty, and she is heartbroken. Four words cannot describe the pain of a woman losing her daughter.

Princess Jingrong's eyes were deep, and she smiled softly, "Forget it, you may not be happy as a mother and daughter with me." It is said that children are the fruit of their parents' love, and children who live under the love of their parents will be happy , she should find a parent who loves her from beginning to end!

The most painful time has passed, Princess Jingrong returned to her usual appearance when she was with Ai Cao, and then continued to visit the Chrysanthemum Garden with Ai Cao, but she never saw Emperor Changping again, presumably he had already left the Chrysanthemum Garden.

Meeting Princess Jingrong today reminded him of the past, Emperor Changping felt a little unhappy, originally planned to relax and relax, but now he returned to the palace immediately after leaving the Chrysanthemum Garden in a bad mood.

After entering the palace gate, the seventh and eighth princes were dismissed by Emperor Changping.The seventh prince went back to the prince's office, and the eighth prince went to find He Zhaoyi.

As the end of the new year approaches, news has already spread in the harem that at the end of the year, the emperor will promote some people, including ten princes, eleven princes, twelve princes, and the mothers and concubines of five princesses and six princesses.

He Zhaoyi is not happy these days. She has served the emperor for so long, and her son will get married a few years later. Is it the concubine?

The Eighth Prince rushed to find He Zhaoyi in order to find out about the past between his father and Aunt Jing Rong. Why is his aunt and nephew almost a stranger now?

When He Zhaoyi heard the eighth prince mentioning this, she immediately covered her son's mouth, and then whispered: "Eighth prince, don't shout, why are you asking about this?"

The Eighth Prince talked about what he had seen today, He Zhaoyi frowned, and said after a while, "I know a little about this, but that's all. Princess Jingrong had a daughter before, who died of illness 20 years ago. The princess seldom shows up." After a moment of hesitation, she still didn't tell her son the rumors she heard.

The Eighth Prince scratched his head when he heard the words: "That's it, but what does this have to do with Father?"

He Zhaoyi glared at him: "What are you yelling about? I'm afraid others don't know? This all happened 20 years ago. I was drafted into the palace only after the emperor ascended the throne. How would I know about the past?" She sighed deeply, It's a pity for that magnificent woman.

Being reminded by her son, He Zhaoyi also felt that it was strange and boring. In this palace, newcomers replaced old ones for decades, and the deep palace walls cut off the sky outside, driving people crazy.

The seventh prince didn't do anything when he returned to the prince's house, he didn't dare to do anything in the harem now, he couldn't escape the eyes of his father, everything would be much more convenient after he opened the mansion.

Emperor Changping quickly returned to the imperial study, drove out all the palace people, and sat quietly on the dragon chair alone. He sacrificed a lot for this supreme position. Is this what it means to be lonely?

Emperor Changping didn't pay attention to the time, he didn't know that it was already dark outside, the days are short and the nights are long, he didn't wake up until the light of the lantern under the eaves of the palace came in from the window.

Before anyone was called, someone knocked on the door, and his voice sounded: "Come in."

Commander Wu pushed open the door of the study and walked in, holding a lantern in his hand, Wang Wei followed behind, a group of little maids carrying lanterns filed in, and soon the imperial study was brightly lit.

The little maids withdrew, and Wang Wei and Commander Wu stayed behind.

"Your Majesty, it's getting dark now. You haven't had dinner yet. How many side dishes does this old servant want the imperial dining room to serve?"

Commander Wu coughed in real time, Wang Wei glanced at him, and Emperor Changping nodded: "That's fine, Old Wu will eat something with me."

Wang Wei went to arrange meals, and Commander Wu walked a few steps and stood at the window on the left side of Emperor Changping, blocking the wind and snow outside.

"Your Majesty, it's snowing."

It snowed a little early this year, Emperor Changping looked outside, frowned and said: "Pay attention to the changes in the weather."

Commander Wu nodded, he could naturally understand what the emperor meant.

"I saw Aunt Jingrong today, and she still hasn't forgiven me." Emperor Changping said quietly, and before Commander Wu could respond, he said again, "Forget it, after all, I can't forgive Auntie."

I can't help my cousin.

Commander Wu murmured in his heart, if it were a change of people, the less serious would be that the old and dead would not communicate with each other, and the more serious would be that the two families would feud and kill you. If you were not the emperor, according to Princess Jingrong's temper, she would kill you with a knife. you!

At this time, the family of four in the Lin family had dinner. Ai Cao mentioned what happened today, and she was very curious about what insane things Emperor Changping had done before. What happened 20 years ago, the Lin family was also in Beijing at that time, and she changed the emperor. Of course I know, but other things seem to be unclear.

Ai Cao spent a long time digging through Mother Lin's memory before she could pull out some news.

"Twenty years ago, during the time in Beijing, there was a lot of turmoil. Your father didn't come home all day, but I was scared all day long. Later, he didn't show up for ten days in a row. He just asked someone to bring me a message, so that our mothers Stay at home and don't go anywhere."

Ai Cao looked at Lin Hai, "You were still young at that time, do you still have memories?"

Lin Hai shook his head without even thinking about it. Whoever remembered the three or four year old thing had already forgotten it.

"When your father came back, the first emperor passed away, and now he is enthroned as emperor. Then he was busy for a while, and after the present canonization, your father came back and said that Princess Jingrong's daughter, Princess Hua'an, died of illness."

Ai Cao shrugged her shoulders, she didn't know anything else about this little news.

Jia Min tilted her head and thought for a while, 20 years ago?She hasn't been born yet, so I don't know if her mother knows, so I will go back to Rong Mansion to ask her mother another day.

Lin Nuan sat aside, muttering to herself, my aunt is always interested in stories about other people's families, it's boring to plot against me and plot against you.

In the dead of night, Ai Cao ran to Rongfu to find Hong Ye. She was bored at first, so she rushed to this point. It happened that Jia's mother had such an unjust case in her previous memory, and Ai Cao figured out the whole story.

It turned out that Princess Hua'an did not die of illness, but committed suicide, because Emperor Changping appointed someone else as his successor, which was originally what Emperor Changping promised Princess Hua'an and Princess Jingrong.

However, he didn't live in the harem for long after that, and he died in just ten years without leaving a son and a half.

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