At dawn, the emperor had begun to scratch his ears and cheeks, feeling itchy and uncomfortable, and kept mumbling,
"Medicine...bring me some medicine..."
Liu Xi took small steps, offered the pills, and then brought the water glass to his mouth.
After taking the medicine, the emperor was quiet for a moment, and he asked feebly:
"Why do I feel that the effect of this medicine is getting worse and worse? After taking it, not only did I not feel as relaxed as before, but I felt weak all over and couldn't open my eyes."
Liu Xi bowed forward and comforted softly:
"Your Majesty, if you feel sleepy, just go to sleep. This medicine is fine."
"well!"
He couldn't help thinking that there was nothing wrong with the medicine, but there was something wrong with the person who delivered the medicine. Leng Xi didn't get the crown prince position as he wished, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be given the pills that really worked.
Thinking of this, he wanted to raise his voice irritably, but found that he couldn't use the strength at all, so he simply said in a low voice:
"Go...call Prince Xi here. I have something to say to him."
"Your Majesty, do you have anything important to do with Prince Xi? I have asked the Ministry of Rites to inform the ministers in the court that you are not feeling well and will not attend court early for seven days. I would also like to ask you whether the memorials for the past few days are still available. As before, please invite Prince Yu to interrogate?"
In fact, Liu Xi has always felt that Leng Yu is a more suitable candidate for the future heir to the throne, but the emperor deposed him as the crown prince because he misunderstood the slander. If Princess Yu can bring the emperor back to life this time, he must ask the emperor to take back his holy order. , let Prince Yu take the position of crown prince again.
"Liu Xi, if you say that I deposed Yu'er as the crown prince, will he bear grudge against me?"
"No, Prince Yu is not a petty person. When you went to stay at Prince Yu's Mansion a few days ago, he always took good care of you. From this, it can be seen that he is a person who wants to achieve great things and will not stick to these things. Small sections.”
"I hope so."
The emperor blinked feebly a few times, and then said gloomily:
"You have been following me for many years. You can handle the affairs in the court. I really have no intention of taking care of these things anymore."
After saying this, he closed his eyes with compassion. While half asleep and half awake, he seemed to see Leng Yu's mother, smiling and waving to him...
Seeing that the emperor was sleeping, Liu Xi couldn't wait to order someone to tell Leng Yu to enter the palace. Since the emperor asked him to handle matters in the court, he had to let Prince Yu come forward at this time.
Prince Yu's Mansion
After Luo Lan arranged the clothes for the three children, he sternly admonished them:
"You guys got up late today, you have to get up a quarter of an hour early tomorrow, do you understand?"
"knew."
"Why didn't you go to greet your grandma today? Why didn't you come to greet your parents? Why didn't you go to the door to greet your husband when he came?"
Huaiyu lowered his head there, not daring to say anything. An An blinked a few times and whispered back:
"Mom, I'm sorry, we were wrong."
"Aha……"
Before she could finish her sentence, Lele yawned inappropriately...
When he saw his mother and father looking at him, he immediately closed his open mouth and stifled a yawn in the middle of his mouth.
Luo Lan suddenly realized something was wrong. She looked at the three children with a cold face, took out her crystal whip from her cuff, took it in her hand, and asked sternly:
"Tell me, what did you do last night? Why did everyone look like they couldn't wake up?"
Seeing that her mother had noticed the clues, An An pursed her lips and muttered in a low voice,
"Lele, it's all your fault. Mom must have discovered it."
"I'm so sleepy, I almost fell asleep standing up just now..."
"Then you can't yawn either. It's better now. How do you explain it?"
Listening to the two children muttering secretly, Leng Yu suddenly took two steps forward with a cold face and said seriously:
"Go to bed on time and get up on time every day. This is the rule your mother has set for you. Have you forgotten it? Did you sneak away to play in the back garden last night? If you don't tell me the reason today, don't talk about your mother. The whip hurts, and your father, I will also let you taste the strength of my slap..."
Leng Yu's words made the three children lower their heads lower. Seeing that they were silent, Luo Lan suddenly loosened the crystal whip in his hand in circles, and said in a hateful voice with angry eyes:
"You won't say anything, right? Well, don't blame me for being rude..."
"Mom, I said..."
When everyone was caught off guard, Huaiyu suddenly knelt down on his knees, looked at Luo Lan with tears in his eyes, and continued with choked sobs:
"Mom, this is all my fault. I wanted to go outside to watch the stars. My brothers and sisters were afraid that I would be scared alone, so they stayed with me. Unknowingly, we all fell asleep late."
"Looking at the stars?"
Luo Lan looked at Leng Yu in shock, then raised his voice and angrily said:
"What's so good about the stars? Why do you have to look at them in the middle of the night? There are many things to do during the day, don't you know? I've always warned you not to do anything at night when you should be sleeping, so that you can be more energetic during the day. , are you taking my words and turning a deaf ear?"
Seeing that Luo Lan was angry, An An closed her eyes and shouted with all her strength:
"My mother said it. My brother's mother is watching him in the sky. We are afraid that brother Huaiyu will be lonely waiting alone to see his mother, so we want to stay with him."
An An's words made Luo Lan startled. Her hand holding the whip dropped weakly, and Leng Yu's eyes suddenly turned red.
Lele couldn't help but blame:
"Aren't you not allowed to tell? This is a secret between the three of us. Why did you tell it?"
"Don't you see that my mother is angry? If I don't say anything, it will hurt me very much if the whip hits my body."
"But you can't keep your word?"
Luo Lan did not listen to the argument of the two children, but walked slowly to Huai Yu, squatted down, pulled him up from the ground, and took him into her arms. She could feel that his young body was shaking... …
She patted his back and comforted him kindly:
"Huaiyu, although your mother can see you in the sky, you can't see you every night. If it affects your rest, you will get sick, and your mother will be even more unhappy after seeing you. Listen to her. , don’t do this again, okay?”
"Mom, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have stayed up late with my brothers and sisters. Please punish me!"
Luo Lan pulled Huaiyu up from his body, raised his hand to wipe the tears from his face, and comforted softly:
"It's not your fault, and mother won't punish you, but mother wants to tell you that you are not allowed to do such stupid things again in the future. If you miss your mother very much, mother promises you that on your mother's death anniversary this year, she will take you with her Go and see her, kowtow to her a few times and talk to her, okay?"
"Really?"
Huaiyu raised his head and looked at Luo Lan, his tearful eyes filled with stars.
"Can I really go to my mother's grave to worship her?"
After saying this, he suddenly noticed Leng Yu's unusually cold gaze and shook his head vigorously.
"I just haven't met my biological mother, so I keep thinking that you and my father are better to me than An Lele. I know I shouldn't have such thoughts. I'm sorry, Huaiyu will not mention this matter again in the future. .”
Luo Lan realized that Huai Yu was forcing herself to say such things. She patted his shoulder and comforted him softly:
"Okay, you go and take a nap first. Mom will ask the husband to wait for you for a while. Today's class will be in the afternoon."
Hearing this, Lele was the first to be happy. He lowered his head and murmured with a weak look,
"I really, really miss my bed, and I really really want to chat with Grandpa Zhou."
Seeing his naughty look, Luo Lan smiled helplessly, and she ordered the girl outside the door:
"Send the young lady and the young master back to their rooms to rest."
After receiving the order, the girls walked in one after another and took the three children away from here.
Luo Lan also realized the change in Leng Yu's eyes. After the three children left, he asked softly:
"Ms. sir, what's wrong with you?"
Leng Yu put his hand on her shoulder, pursed his lips, and said meaningfully:
"Huaiyu is in front of you, and you are closer to him than your own mother. He will still miss his own mother, whom he has never met. It is conceivable that if he was really allowed to live in the palace, he will now Not sure what it will be like.”
Luo Lan's eyes touched the scene before Xiaoyu's death. His eyes were empty and he murmured:
"When he knew that he was not our biological child, he had a feeling of being dependent on others. I can understand this feeling better than anyone else. So in the future, we must be extra good to him and never let him feel inferior again. It’s just the idea.”
Leng Yu stretched out his hand, took her into his arms, and sighed:
"Madam, I'm really afraid that your feelings for him will make you sad in the future."
"I don't care. I just want to raise him young. When he grows up, he will have his own life. By then, I won't care what he becomes or if he ignores me."
"Really?"
Leng Yu knew that she was comforting herself. She had watched Huaiyu grow up since she was a child. If one day, Huaiyu really did something to hurt her, or said something that hurt her, she would be sadder than anyone else. .
