The door suddenly opened from the inside.

As soon as I looked up, I saw a somewhat familiar person standing at the door. When he saw me, he seemed to be surprised: "Ah——!"

I was also startled, and when I took a closer look, the person standing in front of me was actually the talented Yuan Yueming!

"Yuan Cairen?"

She was also taken aback. She held the door with both hands and looked at me blankly. It took a long time before she came back to her senses and said, "Yue—Master Yue?"

I was a little stunned for a moment. I didn't expect that she would be in the Queen Mother's living room. However, I recalled that Aunt Gui had told me once before that she often visited the Queen Mother. It was not surprising, so I looked at her politely.

He saluted: "I have seen a talented person."

Yuan Yueming made a smile and said: "It's been a long time. Are you here to visit the Queen Mother?"

"Yes."

"Master Yue is really filial to the Queen Mother. No wonder the Queen Mother always thinks of you."

I heard her words were a bit nondescript and couldn't tell what they meant. When I raised my head to look at her expression, she had already walked out and said: "The Queen Mother was still a little feverish just now and was taking a rest. Come in."

Come on. I’m going back too.”

After saying that, I walked out. I looked back at her figure and saw that she was walking out in a hurry. She didn't even pay attention to Aunt Gui saluting her. After opening the door, she hurried out without even turning her head.

No reply.

I stood at the door and watched this scene with a slight frown. Aunt Gui closed the door outside and then walked back.

I lowered my voice and said, "Mommy, does she still come here often recently?"

"Yes." Aunt Gui nodded: "Especially during the days when the Queen Mother was ill, she came here every day. I was originally worried about what she was going to do, but after watching her for a few days, I didn't find anything. On the contrary, the Queen Mother——"

"What's wrong with the Queen Mother?"

"The Queen Mother sometimes has a fever and is a little confused. When she looks at her, she thinks it's you here."

"Ah..."

As soon as I heard this, I suddenly felt sad and sad, and my eyes became a little hot. I didn't have time to ask any more questions, so I turned around and walked into the Queen Mother's room.

Here, it looks like a patient's room, with all the windows closed. The dim light gives the whole room a dull feeling. In addition to sandalwood, the air is also filled with a strong smell of medicine; and the curtains on the bed are half

Hanging down, you can vaguely see the brocade quilt being spread, and a somewhat thin figure is lying on the bed, with one hand still exposed outside the quilt.

When I saw it, I hurriedly stepped forward and lifted the curtain.

The Queen Mother, who was lying on the bed, was indeed still asleep. She had really lost a lot of weight, her cheeks were slightly sunken, and her skin had lost its former luster, revealing some pale yellow color; even when she was asleep, her brows were slightly frowned.

, as if there was some unsolvable pain in the dream, making her unable to calm down.

I looked down at the hand placed outside the quilt. It was so thin that the joints were protruding, and the posture seemed to be grasping something. When I saw it, some hot tears suddenly welled up, and I tried my best to suppress them.

He carefully squatted down, held her hand, and gently put it back under the quilt.

But at this moment, she seemed to feel something and suddenly grabbed me with her backhand.

"Child - child -"

I was startled and quickly raised my head, only to see that she had not woken up. She just frowned and murmured in her sleep: "Child - my child, don't - don't take my child away!"

"The Queen Mother..."

She grabbed my hand harder and harder, her nails almost digging into my skin, as if she was really holding something important to her, and it would be taken away if she let go. Watching her

I was heartbroken by the painful face in my dream. I reached out to brush away the sweat-stained hair from her face. She became more and more frightened and uneasy, and kept grabbing my fingers: "No, don't take my child away."

...my child!"

When I heard her unconscious babble, my heart suddenly sank.

Her child...the child that was snatched away...

When Aunt Gui, who had been standing behind her, heard her talk in her sleep, she suddenly panicked and hurriedly walked to the bed: "The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, wake up quickly, the Queen Mother..."

The Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes: "Ah——!"

She had just woken up from her dream, and she was still a little at a loss. Her face was covered with cold sweat. Aunt Gui hurriedly took out her handkerchief and gently wiped it for her, saying: "Queen Mother, are you okay?"

"..." The Queen Mother was still a little dazed, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. She looked at her and then at me: "Qingying?"

I hurriedly said: "Queen Mother."

"Is it really you?"

"It's me, the Queen Mother." I said, my voice choked with sobs: "It's Qingying's fault. The Queen Mother has been ill for so long, and Qingying didn't even come to see you."

"Ha..." She didn't blame me, she just smiled lovingly, as if she saw me, and the fear in the dream receded, and said: "It's okay. Just be well, that's all."

This is just the simplest sentence, but it makes me burst into tears.

She has always taken good care of me. Many frictions between Pei Yuanhao and I depended on her to resolve them. Even this time, I was able to get out of the cold palace because of her. She has done so much for me.

I didn't ask for anything in return at all, but I didn't even stay by her side when she was sick. I - I really shouldn't have done it!

Holding her hand, I was so choked that I couldn't speak. However, Aunt Gui, who had been carefully waiting beside me, with a somewhat uncertain expression on her face, said: "The Queen Mother must have had a nightmare just now, she told me

A lot of strange words, but it’s okay, they’re just sleep talk in a dream.”

When the Queen Mother heard what she said, her face became slightly solemn.

I also felt something in my heart, but I didn't say anything. I just gave her a simple smile. The Queen Mother said: "Speaking of which, the Ai family is a little hungry. Qingying, have you eaten? If not, stay with me.

Let’s have a fast meal at Aijia.”

I nodded. Aunt Gui was still a little worried. She glanced at us, then turned and walked out to prepare the meal. When I saw the Queen Mother trying to get up, I hurriedly helped her sit on the bedside carefully.

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The Queen Mother still squeezed my hand, as if she couldn't bear to let go. She looked me up and down for a while and said, "The Ai family heard something."

"..." I looked at her carefully.

"I heard that the imperial concubine's child is an idiot?"

"Yes."

"Hey, how could this happen?"

"..."

"Emperor, he must be very sad, right?"

"..." This is inevitable. No matter how fearful he is of the Shen family, they are his biological flesh and blood after all. Anyone who encounters such a thing will be sad.

The Queen Mother let out a long sigh: "This child...hey."

Regardless of anyone or anything else, when it comes to children, the Queen Mother will always be extra soft-hearted. It seems that she has always had a special feeling for children, like a gap in her heart that cannot be filled. Recalling her dream just now

As I said those words, I just felt that the gap became more and more obvious, and it seemed that the truth buried inside was revealed to me bit by bit.

"Queen Mother, you——"

I wanted to ask her, but I stopped as soon as I opened my mouth - I'm afraid I can't ask about this kind of thing, and I don't dare to ask, otherwise Aunt Gui wouldn't have changed the subject so carefully just now.

The Queen Mother didn't feel what I was thinking at all. She just sat there in a trance. I followed her gaze and found that she had been looking at the amulets hanging in the curtains. There was an indescribable conflict in her eyes, as if

It is these things that have been tormenting her, so that even if she escapes the world and meditates every day, she still cannot fill the vacancy in her heart.

After a while, she slowly turned her head to look at me and said, "How is the situation in the palace now?"

I didn't know what she meant, so I just looked at her.

"Isn't it bad?"

"..."

After hearing these words, I understood. After thinking for a while, I said softly: "Queen Mother, relax."

"..."

"No matter where it is, the Emperor will definitely make Linshui Pagoda safe and sound."

After hearing this, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she shook her head: "You, don't coax me either."

"..."

"The Ai family has been in this palace for decades, but what has they not seen? Where can there be a peaceful place and peaceful people in this palace?"

"The Queen Mother..."

I said sadly, and she just smiled tiredly at me and slowly closed her eyes.

She was sitting on the head of the bed, her face becoming more and more yellow against the backdrop of the white curtains, and there was still a dense layer of cold sweat on her forehead, which she had just suffered from the nightmare. I took out my handkerchief and carefully wiped it for her.

The Queen Mother just allowed me to move without saying anything, but I thought about it and then cautiously said: "The Queen Mother...did you have a bad dream?"

"..." She opened her eyes and looked at me.

"I heard that nightmares are inner demons."

"Inner demon...?" The Queen Mother slowly chewed on these two words, which seemed to have a bitter taste, and a bitter smile appeared on her face: "If you are entangled with your inner demon for a lifetime, you will soon become a demon yourself.

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To be continued...