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Except for Princess Yongming and Princess Yongqing, none of the children who were in the attic and the accompanying palace servants were spared.

There was a lot of crying in Kunning Palace, Empress Xie fell from the steps of the rockery and fell unconscious on the spot.

No one cared about taking care of Mei Xue anymore, so she brought the two little princesses and Li Mingze to live in the Compassion Palace.

Princess Chenyang and Princess Changle cried into a ball, but the Queen Mother Jing'an didn't say a word, she sat alone until dark and knelt down at the gate of Zhaoyang Hall.

The old man in plain clothes bowed his head and knelt down. She was already unable to kneel up straight, and tried her best to support herself with the crutches in her hand.

Under the moonlight, the white hair of the Empress Dowager Jing'an looked particularly glaring. Mei Xue was beside her, tears streaming down her face.

Since she came to this world, she never shed tears easily, because she was rarely sad like now.

Li Jinyu never showed up, and never let anyone say a word.

The Empress Dowager Jing'an knelt until it was twilight and passed out. Mei Xue carried her back to the Compassion Palace.

But after waking up, Empress Dowager Jing'an insisted on kneeling at the gate of Zhaoyang Hall again.

Three days later, after the second and third princes were buried, Li Jinyu's decree came out from the Zhaoyang Palace: In Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, except for girls under the age of eight, all others will be beheaded. Meng Shuyi was sentenced to beheaded at the waist.

Princess Changle immediately ordered someone to go out of Beijing to seek help from Shen Qingyang. The Meng family is now the enemy of all clan members and important officials, and these girls will be sent back to their hometown in Yuezhou. If they are left unattended, they will definitely die.

The Empress Dowager Jing'an looked haggard, almost out of water.She refused Mei Xue's medical treatment for her, and fell asleep on the bed alone.

Mei Xue knew that she was waiting, that she hoped to see her children and grandchildren again before she died.

But Li Jinyu never appeared in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and only sent a verbal order, but it had nothing to do with the Queen Mother Jing'an, and only told Mei Xue to go to Zhaoyang Palace to meet him.

Princess Changle became nervous instantly, and said to Mei Xue:
"The Shu army has already attacked the Lushan defense line, and it will take four or five days at most... Is he going to take you..."

Mei Xue shook her head, asked Princess Changle to take care of several children, and said to her:
"The king of Shu will not let his son go to the front, let alone give His Majesty any chance to negotiate with him.

What's more, it may be possible to use me to threaten the prince, but it is completely impossible to use me to threaten the Shu army.

Your Majesty will not fail to understand this point. "

After finishing speaking, Mei Xue patted Princess Changle's hand and walked out.

Gao Qiang waited at the door, and said to Mei Xue with a smile on his face:

"Miss Mei, Your Majesty told you to take the eldest son of the emperor to Zhaoyang Hall."

Mei Xue glanced at him without saying a word, and went back to the bedroom silently, picked up Li Mingze and left the Compassionate Ning Palace.

The weather was already very cold, Mei Xue wrapped Li Mingze in a quilt, and walked slowly on the palace road with him in her arms.

The Shu army was in full swing, and people inside and outside the capital were already in panic, and more and more people were fleeing from Beijing to the north.

It's just that the palace is a little bit better, but the faces of the palace people who come and go still have expressions of fear and uneasiness.

Mei Xue actually knew some of the discussions among the palace people in private. It was nothing more than saying that the son of the King of Shu was benevolent, and that the King of Shu would definitely miss the Empress Dowager. Yu bloodbath.

Today, people are more afraid of Li Jinyu. After all, the blood of the women and children of the Meng family at the mouth of the vegetable market in the west of Beijing has not yet dried up.

After all, the tragic scene of Meng Shuyi being cut in half is still vivid in my memory.

There was no waiter in the imperial study room, only Li Jinyu sat quietly by himself.

There are more gray hairs on his head, and the two sideburns are all white.

As soon as he entered the imperial study and saw Li Jinyu, Li Mingze became nervous. He grabbed Mei Xue's clothes tightly with his right hand and hid his face in her arms.

Li Jinyu smiled wryly, and pointed to the round chair to signal Mei Xue to sit down.

After Gao Qiang served tea and snacks, he exited and closed the door. Mei Xue glanced at Li Jinyu and said:
"Your Majesty, in about half an hour, the eldest son of the emperor will take a nap."

Li Jinyu nodded without saying a word, got up and opened the window.

The autumn wind was bleak, but it also dissipated the stuffiness in the imperial study.

Li Jinyu turned her back to Mei Xue, her voice was very soft, as if she was talking to Mei Xue, and she seemed to be talking to herself:

"That autumn, you and Qing Yang went to the northern border, and I went to the palace to visit Ming Ze, and drank two glasses of newly brewed osmanthus wine with Jin Zhi."

Mei Xue was silent, looking up, she could see the corners of Li Jinyu's eyes that were gradually turning red from the side.

Regardless of whether they regret it later, whether it is right or wrong, they will never go back to the past.

Gao Qiang brought in a cup of hot milk, and Li Mingze fell asleep in Mei Xue's arms after eating half a cup.

Only then did Mei Xue stand up, and put Li Mingze into Li Jinyu's arms as lightly as possible.

"Miss Mei, you go and wait outside, I want to stay alone with Mingze for a while."

Li Jinyu didn't look at Mei Xue when he spoke, but looked down at Li Mingze tenderly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The eldest son of the emperor will not take a nap for more than an hour. If he wakes up, please ask someone to call Weichen."

Li Jinyu nodded, and when Mei Xue turned to leave, Li Jinyu finally shed tears.

Rarely, there were no ministers coming and going in Zhaoyang Palace today.Mei Xue stood under the eaves, quietly looking at the empty yard.

Here, Shen Qingyang was punished in the heavy snow because he took Li Mingze out of Kunning Palace privately.

Here, concubine Shu's mother and son conspired against each other, and hundreds of people were decapitated.

Here, Li Jinyu accepted the congratulations of all officials, and he finally ascended to the throne of God, fulfilling Queen Shen's lifelong wish.

Here, Li Jinzhi knelt under the scorching sun in order to refuse his marriage with Meng Shuyi.

The stone brick floor here has always been rinsed with clean water, making it shiny, but everyone knows that every brick joint here has been soaked in blood.

After almost an hour, Li Jinyu personally carried Li Mingze out and handed it to Mei Xue.

Li Mingze was still sleeping soundly, Mei Xue wrapped him up and turned around to leave.

Li Jinyu called her to stop, and said with a smile:

"Miss Mei, thank you and Jinzhi for taking care of Mingze for so many years, Yongming and Yongqing... Please take care of me in the future."

Mei Xue turned around, took a deep look at Li Jinyu, didn't speak, just nodded.

Both she and Li Jinzhi thought that Li Jinyu was different, but after all, the story between them was still out of the ordinary.

She believes that Li Jinzhi, like her, has never regretted it. Poor, it's just those children who died unexpectedly, and the people who were displaced in the war.

Princess Changle has been waiting outside Zhaoyang Hall, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Mei Xue come out with Li Mingze in her arms.

Together they took the soft sedan back to the Palace of Compassion, but were stopped by Aunt Hai on the way.

Aunt Hai was so haggard that she shed tears and said to Mei Xue:
"Miss Mei, the empress said she wanted to see you."

Princess Changle sneered, and took Li Mingze back to the Palace of Compassion.

She hated Empress Xie deeply, and thought that if Empress Xie hadn't been so dedicated to wooing and using Meng Shuyi, Meng Shuyi wouldn't have had the opportunity to poison so many children.

In the Kunning Palace, the imperial physicians came and went, but Empress Xie didn't seem to be improving, her face was sallow, and even her lips were white.

The soup and medicine on the table looked completely cold.Aunt Hai didn't dare to persuade her, so she withdrew the medicine bowl.

Empress Xie struggled a few times and still couldn't get up, so Mei Xue bent down to help her up, and put a soft pillow behind her.

The palm on the brocade quilt was pale and thin. Empress Xie coughed for a while before she calmed down, and asked Mei Xue in a hoarse voice:
"Miss Mei, you hate me very much, don't you?"

Mei Xue shook her head and sat down on the brocade bench beside the bed, her eyes lowered calmly and she said nothing.

She understands Empress Xie, the battle is settled, and she lost her two sons at the same time, Empress Xie's time is numbered.

Empress Xie smiled, her dry eyes were slightly red, she turned her face to look out the window and said:
"I have no friends since I was a child, and after entering the palace, I am always on guard against everyone.

Anyone who stands in my way, I can get rid of without hesitation.

Only you, I always felt different, I thought we were already friends, could be forever....
After all, I am sorry for you, but I don't want to say sorry, because it is useless. "

Mei Xue raised her eyes, looked at Empress Xie and said softly:

"Your Majesty, you don't have to feel sorry, because I have never blamed you at all.

Your difficulties, Wei Chen has always been very clear.

Therefore, Weichen never regrets that he helped the empress, nor does he feel sad that we are drifting away.

We each have our own needs, and we can just seek peace of mind. "

Empress Xie smiled wryly, shook Mei Xue's hand tremblingly and begged:
"Mei Xue, my mother and younger sister have offended you, but my father has been very cautious all his life and would never do anything out of line. I beg you one last time, if that day comes... I beg you and... Jinzhi to take care of my family."

Finally tears fell from Empress Xie's eyes, but Mei Xue just remained silent.

The three of Li Mingze's siblings are still young, so she will definitely take care of them with all their strength.But for other things, she has no right to make promises.

Seeing Mei Xue get up and go out, Empress Xie choked up, cried and called her to stop, saying:

"Miss Mei, I have a guess that I can tell you. If it is true, please agree to my request."

Mei Xue stopped in her tracks, looked back at Empress Xie and said:

"Your Majesty, I don't need any conditions in exchange for what I can do for you. What I can't do for you, no matter what the conditions, I can't promise you."

Empress Xie cried and nodded, but continued:

"Your Majesty's imperial study has a secret room, which is not surprising, but I suspect that there is a person locked there, the person you have been thinking about."

Mei Xue was stunned and said after a long time:
"Your Majesty, you are suspicious... of the former Crown Princess..."

In this world, besides the former Crown Princess Yang Shumin, who can make Li Jinyu die and refuse to let go?

But how could he be willing...how could...keep the one he loves in a dark place?
Empress Xie wiped her tears, then said to Mei Xue:

"Miss Mei, I have been fighting for half my life, but I still ended up with nothing, and I don't even want to say "I'm sorry" to you.

To Sister Yang, I do the same..."

Suddenly thinking of Li Jinyu's request to be alone with Li Mingze just now, Mei Xue's lips trembled, probably believing Empress Xie's conjecture.

She quickly walked back to the bed, held Queen Xie's hand and said:

"My lady, I can't promise you anything, but I will try my best."

After speaking, Mei Xue ran out quickly.

Li Jinyu was simply crazy, and Mei Xue had a premonition that he wanted to take Yang Shumin to hell together.

During the time when Mei Xue was waiting outside, he must have brought Li Mingze to meet Yang Shumin.