Moonlight Allure

Chapter 64 The Queen Mother's Mind

The summer is scorching hot and the sun is shining brightly. It was originally a scorching heat.The imperial palace was extremely gloomy and cold.The countdown is filled with a heavy and depressing atmosphere.

Longevity Palace

The people gathered together, and the court ladies and eunuchs stood in a room.A large circle of imperial physicians carrying medicine boxes were in a hurry in the room, prescribing prescriptions, grabbing medicines, brewing medicines... busy in a mess, looking panicked.

On the sleeping step, lay a noble old woman over seventy years old.Her face was pale, her breathing was weak, and her hands outside the quilt were as thin as wood.

Xiao Mingjing walked back and forth by the bed
"What disease does the Queen Mother suffer from?"

The imperial doctor who took the empress's pulse tremblingly knelt on the ground: "I would like to report to the emperor, the empress dowager has a loss of appetite, and she contracted a cold a few days ago, and she did not manage properly. Recently, she has been thinking too much, and her mind is in a trance. That's why she is bedridden." After he finished speaking, he kept wiping his cold sweat.

"Then when will the queen get better?"

"I will do my best to treat the Empress Dowager, please rest assured," the imperial physician said again

Xiao Mingjing raised his eyebrows thickly, with slight anger on his face: "Doctor Jia, you said these words three days ago. Why hasn't the Empress Dowager improved?"

Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Jia's forehead was dripping with cold sweat: "Yes... Your Majesty forgives the crime, I... I will do my best to heal the Empress Dowager"

"Hmph, useless things, what do I need you for?" Xiao Mingjing flicked his dragon robe, and the bottles and cans on the desk fell to the ground, making a ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping.Shocked, everyone in the room immediately knelt down

"The emperor appeases his anger"

Xiao Mingjing's remaining anger subsided slightly, but his expression was still cold.Concubine Yao, who was taking care of her at the side, saw this and came up.Patting his chest, calming down for him, she said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, be careful that you damage your body." She glanced winkingly at Yi Yigan and others who were kneeling on the ground.Said: "Go down first"

"Yes" everyone breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated.

"Your Majesty..." She put on a gentle face and looked at Xiao Mingjing: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Empress Dowager is blessed with great blessings, so nothing will happen." She turned brightly: "Your Majesty, let's go to rest first, I will leave it to you here." The courtiers and concubines came to take care of the gnats. The Turks came to invade, and the emperor still cared about the important affairs of the court." She looked like a good wife and mother, and comforted Xiao Mingjing.

Xiao Mingjing frowned, looking at the Queen Mother who was still awake.Sitting beside the bed with a sigh: "It's really a wave of ups and downs, and another wave. Huh! I didn't expect Turkic to dare to challenge my Celestial Dynasty? It's simply beyond my control"

Concubine Yao put on a gentle smile on her glamorous face, and walked over to comfort her: "Your Majesty, don't worry, my concubine's elder brother will definitely win the battle. Thinking about the Turkic future, I will definitely not dare to do it again. But..." She hesitated, seeming a little embarrassed

Xiao Mingjing turned around and said, "If my concubine has something to say, you might as well speak it out."

"This..." Concubine Yao seemed to be apprehensive, she lowered her eyes to see the flickering light: "The concubine is a woman who dares not to talk about government affairs."

Xiao Jingjing glanced at her, and a flash of light flashed across his deep black eyes like lightning.Gently said: "I love my concubine, but it's okay to say, I forgive you for your innocence"

"Yes" Concubine Yao raised her eyes, her beautiful face was full of worry and sorrow: "Your Majesty, last time the Fifth Prince defeated the Turkic. The Turkic has already surrendered, but I didn't expect that within a year, the Turkic would come to attack again." She paused , and then went: "What did you say to get married? According to my concubine, it is just a cover so that the emperor can relax your guard. And" she secretly glanced at Xiao Mingjing's face, and said: "The concubine has heard recently that Mrs. The prince treats the Turkic princess Senas...so cold. I don't know if the Turkic invasion is also because of the princess..." She stopped talking at this point, Xiao Mingjing already understood the meaning of her words.Squinting his eyes, he said, "What do you think of Aifei?"

Concubine Yao smiled and said, "This concubine is a woman in the palace, how can she know anything about government affairs? It's just that this concubine thinks that if the new Turkic Khan really wants to go to war with my dynasty because his sister has been wronged by it It's not worth it. Khan must have listened to the dirty words of people with ulterior motives to offend my celestial majesty. Why don't you?" She pondered: "Why don't we take the princess into the palace and treat her well. Maybe Khan knows that the princess is safe. Alright, I will retreat automatically. In this way, the misunderstanding can be resolved without a single soldier. Wouldn't it be better? What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Xiao Mingjing looked at Concubine Yao, his dark eyes concealed all emotions.Seeing Concubine Yao flustered, she forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you...why are you looking at my concubine like this? Did my concubine say something wrong?"

The corner of Xiao Mingjing's mouth twitched: "What's wrong with my concubine? I was thinking, Concubine Ai is really smart. If that's the case, just do what Concubine Ai said. I'll make an order in a while to call Xuan'er's side concubine See you."

Concubine Yao smiled happily: "The emperor is wise"

"Your Majesty..." The Empress Dowager's weak call came from the bed, Xiao Mingjing's spirit shook, he lowered his head, and looked at the Empress Dowager.

"Mother, are you awake?" He looked joyful and excited.

"Queen..." Concubine Yao also called from the side

The queen mother slowly opened her eyelids, her eyes were cloudy, and she raised her hand with great effort, trying to grab something. "emperor…"

"Mother, my son is here." Xiao Mingjing grabbed her hand and said, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" Turning around, he was about to call the imperial physician.The Queen Mother waved her hand: "Don't let those people in, the noise will make Aijia a headache."

"Okay, mother, you should rest well and don't talk," Xiao Mingjing quickly comforted
The Empress Dowager shook her head, seeing Concubine Yao Gui who was standing beside her, she said calmly: "You go out first, Aijia will talk to the Emperor for a while."

Concubine Yao's beautiful eyes moved slightly, she blessed her body and said: "Yes, the concubine is resigning" and walked out with the help of the maid.He paused when the door was knocked, looked back, and glanced at the queen mother lying on the bed.A cold sarcasm flashed in his eyes.Then, with lotus steps, he left proudly.The water-red dress swept across the marble floor, as if showing off something.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes tiredly, Concubine Yan, what the Ai family promised you cannot be fulfilled!
"Queen, what do you want to say?"

The "Emperor" Empress Dowager sat up supported by Xiao Mingjing, and patted his hand: "Li'er, where is he?" The eyes of the Empress Dowager were a little red: "Don't tell the Ai family that Li'er is dead, the Ai family knows that he is still alive Alive, he must be alive"

"Mother, don't get excited." Xiao Mingjing comforted him while helping him calm down, "Mother, don't worry, Li'er is fine. Today, Erchen has received a letter from Yi'er. Li'er, he has returned."

"Really? Cough cough cough" the queen mother coughed excitedly, and the cloudy eyes burst out with joy and excitement.She held Xiao Mingjing's hand tightly: "You didn't lie to me? Li'er, is he really still alive?"

"Mother, don't be excited, it's true, Li'er is still alive." Xiao Mingjing also had excitement in his eyes.
"Okay. That's good." The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief, and her complexion seemed to improve a little: "Emperor, you have to agree to the Ai family. The throne must belong to Li'er. You must agree to the Ai family." Her eyes straightened Looking at Xiao Mingjing calmly, there was no cloudy or confused state at all.On the contrary, he has a rare shrewdness and prudence.

Xiao Mingjing had doubts in his eyes: "Mother, didn't you always disapprove of Li'er's participation in the government? What about now?" In fact, he originally preferred Xiao Moli to be the future heir, but he didn't understand the mother's mother who always did not advocate Li'er's participation in the government. , bout a sudden change of mind?

The queen mother closed her eyes and shook her head: "The Ai family knows that you have always felt sorry for Concubine Yan. After Concubine Yan passed away, you stopped drafting. I have also noticed it all these years."

Xiao Mingjing was silent, with a look of pain and nostalgia.

The queen mother sighed: "The Ai family knows that Li'er looks like Concubine Yan. Therefore, you love him very much. The Ai family also knows that you belong to him in your heart. Cough cough..." She coughed twice: " The Ai family objected to him interfering in government affairs before because Li'er, like Concubine Yan, is cold by nature and doesn't like to fight. But..." She sighed.Said: "The current situation, the emperor is also clear. In the harem, the empress is the mother of a country, backed by a huge family. Concubine Yao's mother's military achievements are outstanding, and she has been favored by you for many years, and she is pregnant with two princes." For so many years, she has been content with her duty. But you and I can see that the empress and concubine Yao are both staring at the dragon chair with evil intentions? Simply Qiu'er does not hesitate to fight extravagantly, but Qi'er, although stubborn , but there is no evil intention. That's why the Ai family gave him the prime minister's daughter, Luo Qingcheng, as his concubine back then. It's just that she didn't expect that she would..." The Queen Mother said, with regret and remorse.

"Mother, don't talk about it, this matter is all my son's fault." Xiao Mingjing lowered his head, with hatred and self-blame on his expression

"No, the emperor is not wrong." The queen mother said: "The Ai family understands that Ling Jueshang is too aggressive, and sooner or later he will overwhelm the might of the sky. The emperor did this only so that the country and society of my celestial dynasty will not fall into the hands of people with foreign surnames. It's just the emperor. "She suddenly looked serious, and said solemnly: "Luo Qingyan, she must not die. Not only can you not kill her, but you must protect her well. After Li'er comes back, you will order them to get married. In the future, Li'er will be crowned the Great Treasure. The queen must be Luo Qingyan."

Xiao Mingjing's long eyes shook: "Mother..."

"You don't need to say anything." The Queen Mother shook her head at him, "There is a reason for Ai's family to do this. The emperor must keep in mind that not only can't you let your face down, but you can't even shake the whole prime minister's mansion. The emperor and Aijia understood why the Turkic troops suddenly invaded this time? In the end, only Concubine Yao was the one who benefited. Foreign relatives monopolize power, and the country changes. Aijia will never allow such a thing to happen." She looked out the window, the setting sun was thick hood, the branches outside the window sway.The emerald green color and the wind-blown ripples on the lake seemed to recall her long-lost past.

"Back then, I was just a humble court lady, favored by Emperor De Mengxian, who was favored by the dragon vein. I was promoted to be a concubine, but my father was only a seventh-rank official, and he didn't do much. I didn't have a huge family to rely on. In this deep palace, we had no choice but to take every step of the way. Back then, the seven dragons took over the heir. Our mother and son joined hands and stained the palace with blood, which is why you are what you are today."

"Mother..."

"Aijia never regrets." The Empress Dowager's eyes were cold and decisive, and her voice was decisive and indifferent: "The emperor's family is ruthless. If you have a little kindness, the emperor, you will end up in the same fate as your many brothers." However, what the Ai family didn't expect was that, after all our calculations back then, we still miscalculated Xiao Huayu, who slipped through the net. Kekekekekeke..."

"Mother, you are not in good health, don't get angry," Xiao Mingjing quickly comforted
The queen mother waved her hand: "Aijia's own body, I know it well. In order to consolidate my position in the palace, Aijia has killed too much and committed too many crimes in this life. Sooner or later, I will be punished." Say something very common.

"Mother, don't say that." Xiao Mingjing's expression moved: "If there is retribution, it should also be retribution on my son. Everything you do, mother, is for my son."

The queen mother shook her head: "The emperor doesn't need to comfort the Ai family. I have lived for decades, and I have enjoyed all the glory and wealth I should have enjoyed. In this life, I have no regrets. The only thing that the Ai family can't worry about." She raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Mingjing "It's the kingdom of heaven." She sighed and said, "Emperor, you have seven sons, even though your elder brothers are dragons among men. The eldest prince is scheming and acts ruthlessly. Qiu'er is too kind, and the outcast is too stubborn. Yi'er puts Li'er first in everything and has no ambitions. In addition, one of your two young sons is not in the court, and the other is the same as the eldest prince. Neither of them can be worthy of a big job. Therefore, the future heir, only Li There is only one emperor, and there can only be one emperor. But the emperor must remember that for the sake of the permanent stability of the celestial dynasty, you must be the emperor, and you will be willing to do so. Don’t be soft-hearted, lest there will be another uproar in the future." She spoke earnestly, with worry and vicissitudes in her expression.

Xiao Mingjing closed his eyes: "My son knows, don't worry about my mother."

"That's good." The queen mother let go of his hand: "The Ai family knows that the emperor is reluctant, so why is the Ai family willing? After all" her shrewd and wise eyes filled with tears: "After all, he is also the grandson of the Ai family..."

"Mother..." Xiao Mingjing looked desolate and sad, opened his eyes, and regained his cold determination: "Mother, don't worry, my son will not let the kingdom of heaven fall to others."

The Empress Dowager looked at Xiao Mingjing with a moved expression: "Your Majesty, I'm old and useless, and I can't help you anymore. Luo Xiang, although he is the elder of the two dynasties, has great power. However, he is absolutely ruthless to the Emperor. No two intentions. Your Majesty, you must not create a suspicion against him and let the villain take advantage of the loopholes. There is also his little daughter Luo Qingyan. Although the child is not good at behavior, she is also disfigured. But last time I saw her But she is thoughtful, talented, intelligent, and courageous. The Ai family can also see that Li'er likes her very much. With her by Li'er's side, she can help him a little bit. Concubine Yan has no family background , Therefore, the only way to marry him is to choose a woman from a good family background. Only when he ascends to a high position in the future can he convince the public. Besides..." She looked at Xiao Mingjing and sighed, "This is also Concubine Yan's last wish..."

Xiao Mingjing was taken aback for a moment, then nodded heavily

"I understand." Xiao Mingjing said: "Don't worry, Empress Mother, I know what to do."

"That's good, that's good." The empress dowager's turbid eyes looked at the incense burning on the desk, the fragrance was delicate, light and pleasant.This smell reminded her of that magnificent woman, that beautiful woman with cold and arrogant nature.

The white mist smudged her eyes, and her eyes were a little hazy and dull: "Emperor, if one day, you find out that Ai's family has done something wrong. You must not resent the queen mother, the queen mother has been in this life for a long time." , everything I do is for you." She had tears in her eyes, and her expression was sad and helpless.

"Mother's Empress" Xiao Mingjing grabbed her wrinkled hand and said, "How can I blame my mother? I know that everything my mother does is for my son's sake, and my son understands."

The queen mother opened her mouth, and only said one sentence: "You just need to understand." I hope, you will never know that matter, forever...

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