red wheel

Chapter 103

At night, in the Jinxiu Pavilion of Marquis Wu'an's Mansion, in the inner room.

Xiao Jinxi was puzzled when he heard the words: "Prince Yu? Is this okay?"

Mo Yi said slowly: "No problem. The fourth brother took care of our mother and child a lot back then."

"Back then, the father loved the mother and concubine very much, but after the father passed away, all these things became a sharp knife."

"After the emperor's father passed away, Emperor Zongyuan ascended the throne, but I am too young to leave the palace to set up a mansion."

"In the beginning, when Empress Ren'an was in charge of the harem, she treated us mother and son with courtesy. But in the third year of Zongyuan, Empress Ren'an's eldest son, who was only seven years old, died, and Empress Ren'an was depressed and unhappy. Let's deal with the affairs of the palace."

"Since then, the life of our mother and son has been difficult. People in the palace have always praised the high and trampled the low, let alone me, the youngest son who was once the emperor's favorite. There are very few things that really go to Shoukang Palace every month. There are few, and Emperor Zongyuan turned a blind eye to these."

"In the cold winter, the charcoal fire in Shoukang Palace is often only enough for midnight. At that time, I can only sleep on the same bed with my mother and concubine to keep each other warm."

"Later, the fourth brother found out by accident, but after all, the fourth brother can't come and go frequently in the harem. He can only enter the palace during the holidays and give something to me and my concubine."

"After my concubine died of illness, my fourth brother wanted to take me out of the palace, but Emperor Zongyuan refused, so I can only stay in Shoukang Palace."

"At that time, my grandmother and uncle were always looking for the right time to take me back to Mo's house. Later, my uncle found fourth brother. It was also fourth brother who secretly found out about the shortage of the national treasury. It was fourth brother who told uncle."

"Later, my grandmother took me out of the Tianqi Palace in order to be safe. She had a strong body and insisted on letting herself catch cold and get sick. When she was seriously ill, she took me back to bed as a filial piety and offered 3000 taels of gold. Submitted a letter to Emperor Zongyuan."

"At that time, there were quite a few objections in the court. In the end, it was the fourth brother who worked hard to let Emperor Zongyuan relax and allow me to go back to the Mo family. At that time, my uncle was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so he hurriedly took me back."

"All these things were told to me slowly by my grandmother when I returned to the Mo family."

"Since I returned to the Mo family, my grandmother and uncle dared not contact the fourth brother because they were afraid of implicating the fourth brother. After saying goodbye that year, so many years have passed."

Xiao Jinxi, who had been listening quietly all this time, suddenly understood: "It turns out that you were able to return to the Mo family back then, because there were so many things going on inside. Prince Yu has always been upright, and I heard that Emperor Zong Yuan respected him a lot."

Mo Yi nodded, and replied: "That's right, so I was able to get this opportunity because of Fourth Brother's wholehearted help back then."

For a moment, Xiao Jinxi only heard a soft question: "Mo Yi, what's wrong with Concubine Li back then?"

In an instant, Mo Yi's hand trembled, his eyes sparkled with stinging pain... Xiao Jinxi frowned instantly, panicked, and hurriedly said: "Mo Yi, if you don't want to say it, don't say it."

I saw Mo Yi staring at Xiao Jinxi in a daze, as if looking at a long, long time ago...
After a long time, Fang slowly said: "My concubine has been hit by a beauty." At this moment, Mo Yi held Xiao Jinxi's hand and unconsciously clenched it...

Feeling the man's pain... Xiao Jinxi didn't know how to comfort the man, so she had no choice but to hold Mo Yi's hand behind her back, watching and listening quietly...
I just heard Mo Yi continue to speak slowly: "In November of the fourth year of Zongyuan, one day my concubine suddenly contracted a cold, and her body weakened rapidly. and I thought so."

"But then the mother and concubine did not get better, and her health was getting worse and worse. In fact, the Mo family all knew the art of Qihuang. Originally, there were many medical books in Shoukang Palace. During that time, the mother and concubine always used those books as firewood every night. My mother and I The concubine said, these medical books are all your favorites, don’t burn them, I’m not cold. But the concubine mother said, it’s okay, these books are burned as soon as they are burned, and we can buy them again after we leave the palace. At that time, I , I really believe it."

"But one day, I suddenly saw my mother and concubine vomiting blood and fainted on the bed. .”

"But then I discovered that there was no medical book in Shoukang Palace. I panicked... I don't know what to do?"

"At this moment, Concubine Mu woke up. I was very angry at that time, and I asked Concubine Mu if those people harmed you. At that time, I was so angry that I wanted to settle accounts with those people, but Concubine Mu stopped me. "

"That was the first time that my concubine lost her temper. From that time on, my concubine asked me to promise her not to do anything. Concubine mother kept telling me that she and grandma had made an agreement, grandma They are trying to find a way to take us back to the Mo family."

"Since then, I have never dared to leave my concubine mother, and I have been with her concubine all the time, and I have seen her concubine vomiting blood again and again. At that time, I hated so much, but concubine mother asked me to promise her again and again, don't To hate, because those people are not worth it, Mother Concubine asked me to promise her not to do anything, we just wait for Grandma to pick us up and go back."

"But one day after three months, the concubine mother suddenly couldn't hold on any longer. When the concubine mother left that day, she once again begged me not to do anything, and asked me to wait patiently for my grandmother to pick me up and go back to the Mo family. I will be a good child of the Mo family in the future. , happy, then she will feel at ease."

"Looking at the dying mother and concubine who kept praying, I promised her."

"But, after the concubine mother left, I found it very difficult... It was very difficult. I couldn't forget why the concubine mother was seriously ill, and I couldn't forget everything that those people put on our mother and child. But the concubine mother didn't allow me to do anything. I promised her, I can only let myself bear it, and in the face of any bullying, I can only bear it."

"During those days, I never dared to go to bed early in Shoukang Palace, because as soon as I closed my eyes, I would see the concubine mother vomiting blood again and again. So I practiced calligraphy night and night, Shoukang When the palace’s paper and ink were used up, I would write on the floor with water... on the wall... keep writing... keep writing until I was tired and sleepy before falling asleep."

"It's been a long time. At that time, I was actually full of hatred. But that day, when you, Xi'er, appeared and snatched back the cloak for me, when you handed the cloak into my hands, when you, Xi'er, helped me over and over again. When I was with you, Xi'er, when you handed me the emerald beads, when you told me that this is the symbol of Marquis Wu'an Mansion, whoever dares to bully you again, you can take it out to scare him!"

"At that time, I felt the warmth that I hadn't seen for a long time. After the concubine mother and the nanny left, I never felt it in the Tianqi Palace."

Mo Yi took out the string of purple jadeite beads from the sleeve, and gently stroked the sika deer on it...
"Since then, I no longer keep writing at night, but hold Xi'er's emerald bead string. At that time, I didn't have the panic before, and fell asleep peacefully."

At this moment, Mo Yi's face is filled with a smile, a sweet and warm smile...

After a long time, Mo Yi spoke slowly again: "Later, my uncle finally took me back to the Mo family. After returning to the Mo family, I searched for medical books everywhere. I wanted to know what happened to the concubine mother?"

"But at that time, I couldn't find medical books anywhere in the Mohist family. I went to my grandmother and uncle, but in the end they couldn't persuade me and finally found me medical books. sick."

"One time later, I found out by chance that there was another kind of book in the Mo family, which was a book that recorded Gu art."

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