Capital.

King Shou captured Li Shun and other rebel leaders alive, and the news of the victory reached the capital. The civil and military officials in the court liked to show their faces, but Emperor Xuande suddenly fell ill.

In the past two years, the people in the northern border were displaced due to war and countless people died in the war. The people suffered. Emperor Xuande lived in a high position in the temple and lived a miserable life. He wanted to recover the fourteen states of Youyun, and returned in failure in both northern expeditions. The ministers and the people called him incompetent and exhausted the people. In the south, Shu rebelled, and some people called him tyranny and hurt the people, but he was a fool.

Every infamy is like a mountain, pressing heavily on his back. The reason why Emperor Xuande was not crushed was because the country was unstable, he dared not fall, nor did he dare to get sick to increase the morale of the enemy. Now the border and Shu are so peaceful, and the string that has been struggling to support Emperor Xuande broke and the illness comes like a mountain falling.

Emperor Xuande was over fifty years old, and his body was still pretty strong, but for the first time in the Northern Expedition, he was shot by Liao general Yelu Xiong and injured his bone marrow. Whenever it was raining or autumn and winter, the wounds were hurt like needles. After years of torture, the dilemma of the court was used to destroy his spirit. Emperor Xuande grew older faster, looking like an old man in his sixties.

Emperor Xuande was ill, the second prince, King Rui and the fourth prince, King Gong, brought his family to the palace to visit the filial piety, but the only prince Shou's mansion was silent.

Lin was anxious at Duke Wei's mansion. Song Jianing, in the first month of the year, began to recuperate while he was sick, and no one saw him. Lin was his biological mother. I heard that his daughter was sick, so how could he not be anxious? At first, she was just worried about her daughter's body, and the time was longer. It was the end of April for a month or two, and her daughter refused to see her. Lin couldn't help but think about it all.

She revealed her worries to Guo Boyan. Guo Boyan knew the truth, but he did not dare to tell his wife, for fear that his wife would be more anxious and that the exposed things would be unfavorable to his daughter's reputation. The eldest son Guo Xiao... Guo Boyan had already given up, he didn't want to, but he had no choice. The whole family was supported by him. He could not offend the King of Shou for a sinister son. He could only help King of Shou conceal the news and protect his daughter's innocence.

Guo Boyan went to the Shou Palace once and was in charge of the royal palace. Madam Cen was angry and then took Lin to visit the Duke's Mansion on a date. "Princess Shou" was ill in bed because of a severe rash on her face. She didn't want to see anyone. She covered her gauze tightly, and only heard her voice but could not see her face. The voice was exactly the same as her daughter. How could Lin suspect that she learned that her daughter was not seriously ill and just had to raise her more. Lin felt relieved and helped her daughter coax her brother Zhao Zhaoyou, and then she followed Guo Boyan back home.

Lin is anxious now, but it is for the matter in the palace. The prince's son-in-law is not in Beijing, so there is no way. As a princess, his daughter does not come to the palace to visit Emperor Xuande, who is seriously ill, will definitely be caught? The prince has made two great contributions, and King Rui is worried that there is no reason to deal with the prince. If the matter is broken on his daughter...

She was anxious. In the royal palace, Madam Cen was also anxious. After discussing with the front yard manager, she thought of a solution, which was a bit risky.

"Princess, the emperor is sick. Do you want to go to the palace to visit?" Madam Cen squatted in front of five-year-old Zhaozhao and asked lovingly.

Zhaozhao nodded. The emperor's grandfather loved her. She liked the emperor's grandfather and did not want the emperor's grandfather to be sick.

In the past four months, Zhaozhao and Youge have been in the palace twice. Youge is not afraid of making mistakes. After Madam Cen and his father's repeated instructions, Zhaozhao was very sensible and did not disclose the incident of his mother missing. She only said that her mother was sick. Madam Cen was very relieved about this, but now it is different from the past. Emperor Xuande was lying in bed, and King Rui and others were very likely to be by their side. What if they provoke trouble and the princess, a child, fell into a trap in other people's words?

But it wouldn't work if you didn't enter the palace. Madam Cen could only imagine all the situations and teach the princess how to deal with it one by one.

"Did the princess remember it for the sake of the princess?"

Zhao Zhao nodded vigorously and looked at Madam Cen seriously. At first glance, she really understood, not just a childish guarantee.

Madam Cen couldn't help but hugged the little princess and cried silently. She felt sorry for the princess who had been kidnapped, and also for the little princess. Last year, the princess was a child who only knew how to act coquettishly and playful. In just four months, the princess was not there. She watched with her own eyes the princess went from crying and asking for her mother to try to hide her mother's efforts. She was a sensible sister who was still thinking about her mother the moment before, and the next moment she would smile and coax her brother to play with her brother.

It shouldn't have been like this. Her little princess should have grown up carefree with all her compliments and favors.

After crying enough, Madam Cen washed her face, served the siblings to change clothes, and then went to the Duke's Mansion first, hoping that Madam could come forward and accompany Zhaozhao and Youge to enter the palace together. Madam Cen was her old master. Madam Cen dared to hide the princess' robbery, but she didn't dare to hide her thoughts anymore. She knelt down and begged: "The princess is lingering in sick bed and can't move. The princess and sons are young, and it is difficult to deal with the gossip of others. I can only ask you for protection."

The lady looked at her silently, and her fingers unconsciously turned the Buddhist beads.

Something must have happened to An An. King Shou rashly led his troops to Shu, which may be related to An An. The Grandma did not ask, but believed that King Shou had his own arrangements, but that did not mean that she was really kept in the dark. At present, Madam Cen was ordered to act, but the Grandma did not make things difficult for her to explain honestly and nodded in agreement.

The emperor was seriously ill, and only the important officials and relatives were qualified to visit him. The Grandma was here, and Emperor Xuande would definitely see him when he went there, but the old ladies from Beppu did not go there. The Grandma didn't want to be eye-catching, so she first sent Zhaozhao and Youge to her daughter Shufei, and then asked Shufei to help take care of her.

The four kings are only King Rui left, King Shou is innocent and unscrupulous, and the dispute between the crown prince is becoming more and more thrilling. King Shou is the son-in-law of the Guo family, and Concubine Shu is the daughter of the Guo family. For the sake of her parents' family, Concubine Shu must stand on the side of the Shou Palace. Concubine Shu also has her own considerations. Her daughter Princess Duanhui has caused a lot of trouble. She now helps King Shou. Once King Shou gains power in the future and has this friendship, she will also have the attitude to ask King Shou to give her daughter a marriage.

Princess Duanhui is devoted to being a widow for Guo Xiao, and as a mother, Concubine Shu never agrees.

"Don't worry, mom, I know what to do." Zhao Tai's wife nodded, and Concubine Shu personally led Zhao Zhaozhao, led You Ge'er and the wet nurse to Chongzheng Hall together.

Emperor Xuande lived in a side palace. Since he fell ill, King Rui almost moved into the palace. He stayed in front of the bed day and night to be filial, served tea, water and fed food, wiped his body meticulously. Even Emperor Xuande was incontinent and King Rui caught up and persuaded the palace servants to withdraw. He cooked it himself, and never frowned from beginning to end, and only had filial piety and concern on his face.

Emperor Xuande was pleased and praised King Rui's filial piety in front of the ministers who came to report the matter repeatedly.

King Rui said humbly: "The third brother is running around outside. As the elder brother, I can't help him. My father is sick. My son should have the filial piety of my third brother. My brothers work together to share the worries of my father."

Emperor Xuande nodded with a smile.

Today, Empress Li, Concubine Wu, and Concubine Rui are also here. In the first month of Princess Rui gave birth to a fat son, and suddenly became Concubine Wu. The hero in King Rui's eyes has been proud of these months. His waist is straighter than before, and his smile is more and more. King Rui also favors her more and more. Even if he has two daughters, and now he has a son, Princess Rui will certainly carry her into the palace, so that her brother Li will show her face in front of Emperor Xuande, and her daughter will stay at home.

Emperor Xuande liked his grandson and wanted to have more as many as possible. He was very happy that the second son finally had a descendant.

Everyone was chatting, and Concubine Shu brought Zhaozhao and Brother You came.

"Grandfather of the Emperor!" Concubine Shu was still saluting. Zhao Zhao first ran to Emperor Xuande's bed, and her black and white apricot eyes looked at the old man on the bed worriedly, "Grandfather of the Emperor, why are you feeling uncomfortable?"

This was not taught by Ma Ma Cen. Zhaozhao really cares about the emperor's grandfather. When his mother left, the father went to find his mother. There were fewer and fewer elders around him. Zhaozhao was afraid that something would happen to the emperor's grandfather again. This fear made Zhaozhao cry, and tears as big as beans fell down, from a child's simplest tension, which was the most touching heart.

Emperor Xuande comforted him so much that he quickly coaxed his granddaughter: "The emperor's grandfather is fine, don't be afraid Zhaozhao. When the emperor's grandfather is ready, take Zhaozhao to see the dragon boat race." In a blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival is about to be again.

Zhaozhao nodded obediently and instructed seriously: "Then the emperor and grandfather take medicine well, don't hide." When she was sick, her mother coaxed her to take medicine.

Emperor Xuande laughed out loud and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, the emperor's grandfather won't hide."

Zhaozhao was relieved.

Concubine Shu came over with Brother You and asked Emperor Xuande to see his grandson. Brother You is almost one year old, the cutest age of the child. She stared at the emperor's grandfather blankly, but she didn't understand what happened. The little guy looked like a father, with delicate eyebrows and eyes like a fairy child. Emperor Xuande was very comfortable when he saw it, holding Brother You's little hand to tease him.

Brother You grinned.

The two brothers, one is sweet-mouthed and the other loves to laugh, are all things that Brother Li of the Rui Wang family cannot do for more than three months. In fact, Emperor Xuande likes his grandchildren, but Emperor Zhaozhao's brothers can respond to him. Emperor Xuande teased him for a long time, which makes him seem to like the children of the third family more.

Princess Rui pursed her lips and felt unfair for Brother Li.

She was a junior and could not speak in front of the emperor without permission. Concubine Wu had no worries and asked Zhaozhao softly: "Zhaozhao, why didn't your mother come?"

Emperor Xuande missed the third son who was leading soldiers outside. When he was sick, he wanted his relatives to be by his side. There was no difference between whether his daughter-in-law came or not. However, after Concubine Wu said this, Emperor Xuande subconsciously looked at the second daughter-in-law standing beside King Rui, and then frowned. He could not miss his daughter-in-law, so how could his daughter-in-law be unfilial?

"My mother is sick, so I asked my brother and I to see the emperor's grandfather." Zhao Zhao leaned against the head of the bed and looked at Emperor Xuande and said.

Emperor Xuande nodded and remembered that the third wife was also sick.

Concubine Wu asked again: "The rash on your mother's face has not healed yet?"

Zhao Zhao looked at her, turned to Emperor Xuande, and gently pointed his hand on Emperor Xuande's face: "Here, here... they are all, my mother said she was ugly and didn't dare to see the emperor's grandfather, so she asked me to help her be filial to you." This was taught by Ma Ma Cen. Zhao Zhao is so young, and it is difficult for people to doubt the words of children.

The granddaughter looks exactly like her mother. Emperor Xuande saw Zhao Zhao as if he had seen the third wife. He was weak and docile, and was definitely not a person who was unfilial.

The grandfather and grandson were close together. Concubine Wu thought about it and sighed to Queen Li in a low voice: "Jianning is also pitiful. I remember she had a rash during the talent show. Did she get the root of the disease? It has not been cured for so long. The third prince is about to come back. Otherwise, my sister will pick two women with both virtue and talent to send them to share the worries of Jianing? What are you saying, "

Emperor Xuande nodded, and it was time for the third brother to add a few people.

With his approval, Empress Li agreed and did not want to obviously offend Concubine Wu for the sake of King Shou.

Zhaozhao knew that the elders were talking about their mother, but they couldn't understand what it meant, and his little face was confused. Concubine Shu walked over and touched Zhaozhao's head and smiled: "Zhaozhao, thank you, Concubine. The Concubine wanted to send two women to take care of you and your brother for her mother. When her mother is sick, they can play with you."

When Zhao Zhao heard this, she cried in a frightening way: "I don't want it, I want my mother! I want my mother!"

He threw himself into Shufei's arms and cried loudly.

When my sister cried, Brother You stopped doing it and cried.

The crying made Emperor Xuande's head hurt. He glared at Concubine Wu, turned around to comfort his granddaughter, and agreed not to send him to the outsiders.
Chapter completed!