stormy clouds

Yu Lun wiped the water stains on the case with his hands.The water mark was blown dry by the wind in a blink of an eye, leaving no trace.

"Are you so sure that King An will come to Lindu this time?"

"Prince An Jun hasn't returned to Lindu for more than ten years," Mu Jingyi turned around, "Grand Concubine Yi is still in the palace, which mother can really endure that mother and child will not see each other for a lifetime.

If you miss this opportunity, when will you have to wait? "

Yu Lun raised his eyebrows, back then, Prince An was going to Qingzhou, and Concubine Yi asked herself to stay in the palace.

The meaning is self-evident.Such Concubine Yi, how could she be so willing that mother and child will never see each other again.

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Concubine Yi had a dream, a long, long dream.

She died in the dream, and Su'er finally returned to Lindu.

He stood in front of her, couldn't see his expression clearly, but could feel that he was very sad.

After waking up, Grand Concubine Yi only felt a sore heart.

In the Qinghe Palace, the curtains were lowered, and it was clearly noon, but the inside of the palace seemed dark and gloomy.

The biggest expectation of ordinary women in the palace is to have the emperor's favor, so that they and their children can be protected and distinguished in front of others.

But since the first emperor passed away and the crown prince ascended the throne, Grand Concubine Yi's expectations were gone.All she has is loneliness day after day.

What is the glory and wealth, what is the family relationship, in this deep palace, it is all nothing.

She is not afraid of the startling every step in the palace, but she is afraid of the suffocating silence.

She heard a long female sigh coming from the depths of the hall.

The voice was old and sad, with irrepressible sadness and helplessness, she knew it was a sigh from the bottom of her heart.

Originally, she had accepted that being in this palace was like a candle, burning out the candle tears and extinguishing it quietly.

But after seeing Princess Anjun and Zi Chu, a fire suddenly ignited in her heart. This fire was the longing for Su'er that was suppressed in her heart day and night.

At this moment, these longings could no longer be restrained, but became more and more intense, threatening to engulf her.

Concubine Yi propped herself up and sat up from the bed, only feeling that she was covered in sweat and felt uncomfortable.

She slightly raised her eyelids, there was no sound in Nuo Da's palace.

Only the light seeping through the gaps in the curtains lifted by the wind made her feel that the sky was not dark yet.

She remembered that when An Junwang was a child, her palace was also decorated like this, but there was life everywhere.

The mothers had smiles on their faces, the maids were dressed in bright colors, Su'er was mischievous, and she was alive.

She stretched her legs under the bed to step on her shoes, and shouted in a slightly hoarse voice, "Gu Lan, wash me up."

Lan Gu came in from the outside, "Taifei, you only slept for half an hour today, is there something uncomfortable?"

Concubine Yi sighed, "Just now I had a dream, I broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't fall asleep anymore."

Lan Gu poured her a glass of honey water and handed it to her, "Does the imperial doctor need to come and take a look at it?"

"No need, you wait for me to take a shower and change clothes, I'm going to talk to the Queen Mother."

After the death of the first emperor, the only remaining concubine of the late emperor was Taifei Yi, who no longer had to compete for honor and favor. After getting along for a long time, the empress dowager and the dowager became somewhat sincere.

Lan Gu asked the maid to boil water, waited for the concubine to take a bath, and then changed into azure palace attire before accompanying the concubine to the Palace of Compassion.

The Empress Dowager was afraid of the heat, so many trees were planted in the Palace of Compassion and Peace. In summer, it was cool, but it also attracted many cicadas.

In the past when I was young, I didn't feel it, but now the Queen Mother is almost sixty, her sleep is getting lighter, and she can't bear the cicadas' singing.

Poor little maids in the palace, sticking cicadas with bamboo sticks in summer, so that the Queen Mother can be clean.

When Grand Concubine Yi arrived at the Palace of Compassion, there were no other people in the palace except for two young maids who were sticking cicadas.

Seeing Concubine Yi, the little maid hurriedly put down the bamboo pole and went to report.After a long while, the mother next to the Empress Dowager came out with a smile, "Why doesn't the Concubine take a nap today? Your Majesty will wake up in about half an hour. Is the Concubine here to drink tea or come back later?"

"It's cooler inside the Compassionate Ning Palace than outside, so I'll drink tea here and wait." Dowager Yi said with a smile.

Mammy took Taifei Yi to the backyard to offer tea, snacks and fruits.

"After the afternoon nap, the queen mother usually sits in the yard to refresh herself, and the empress dowager sits first."

Concubine Yi waved her hand and let the nanny go to work first.

A plate of sliced ​​watermelon is on the table.The watermelon has red flesh and black seeds, and has been soaked in well water. It is cold and refreshing, especially sweet.

Concubine Yi happened to be in the heat of the day, she liked it very much when she saw it, so she picked up a piece and took a bite.

"hiss!"

As soon as her teeth touched the watermelon, Concubine Yi felt a gust of cold air go straight into the gap between her teeth, as if her jaw was frozen.

She looked at the watermelon in her hand, feeling a little disappointed.

Is he really so old that he can't even eat a piece of watermelon?Looking at the scenery in front of her, it was clear that it was still so bright and colorful, it's just that time waits for no one!

The Empress Dowager came back from her afternoon nap, but the fruits and melons in front of Concubine Yi did not move.

The Queen Mother sat down at the table, "This is the first watermelon this year. Ai Jia remembers that you like it the most. What's the matter? No taste today?"

Concubine Yi pointed to the melon on the plate in front of her that she took a bite of and said: "As soon as this melon is put on the table, I'm greedy, but after taking a bite, I feel like my teeth are going to freeze off. It seems that I'm too old to accept it."

The Empress Dowager sighed, "That's right, I'm getting older, and my body is not as good as before. Concubine, you and I are both old."

"The queen mother is not old, the queen mother is better than me." Concubine Yi said with a smile, "I am old. She pointed to her face. Look at my wrinkles, no matter what I can't hide them."

The Empress Dowager glanced at her, and the face that used to be pure and pure was now dimmed, and the wrinkles were like cracks on the ice, although they were slender but deep.

She felt more at ease.

Since ancient times, heroes and beauties are not allowed to see gray hair in the world.Concubine Yi's enviable beauty back then could not survive the fleeting years after all.

She smiled faintly, and after eating a piece of watermelon, she took the hot handkerchief handed over by the maid, wiped her hands, and said: "Toffee is not cold after eating, order her a new cup of tea."

As soon as the words fell, Concubine Yi stood up in a daze, and said eagerly: "Su'er, why are you standing under the sun, come quickly to Concubine Mother."

In the courtyard, a young maid in Tsing Yi looked embarrassed.I didn't know how to answer, I just stood there in a daze.

Lan Gu hurriedly helped Concubine Yi to sit down, "Concubine, Prince An is in Qingzhou, you're fooled."

Concubine Yi was stunned for a while, and suddenly burst into tears.She didn't care about wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she got up and walked to the Empress Dowager, knelt down and kowtowed, raised her head and choked up and said:

"Empress Dowager, I haven't seen Su'er for more than ten years, please take pity on me, please let Su'er come back and have a look at me."

Lan Gu also knelt down with a plop, "Madam, the concubine has become more and more confused recently, she can't remember many things, she only remembers when Prince An was young.

You just pity the poor concubine, let's make the concubine perfect! "

The queen mother narrowed her eyes and said nothing.

The prince who was released outside was not allowed to return to Beijing without the emperor's order.

At that time, she was also left in the palace, and Prince An was also kept. Now more than ten years have passed, and their mother and son have still done their duty.