step by step

After sunset, there was a strong wind again. Although the warm pavilion had been separated, the emperor's bedroom was still as cold as an ice cellar.Situ Lieyu leaned on the case and wrote two more lines, and the hand holding the pen felt stiff.Throwing the pen up, walking around while warming his hands.After a while, he sat down again, and before he could write, he suddenly saw Wang Gonggong enter the internal report: "The empress dowager is here."

Situ Lieyu hurriedly put on his clothes and went out of the pavilion to meet him in person.

"The emperor's health is better." The queen mother ordered the imperial dining room to temporarily add a few more dishes, all of which were Situ Lieyu's favorite delicacies when he was a child. "Ai's special order made some side dishes, you should eat more."

"Thank you mother for your concern." Situ Lieyu couldn't help but feel a little dazed looking at the delicacies in front of him. When he was a child, he thought carp was delicious, and he wished there were all of them on the table.However, the queen mother has to intervene even in such a small matter. "His Royal Highness's food is carefully controlled by the Imperial Dining Room. You should not favor one thing over others. Your Highness is the one who will inherit the great order, and you must have the world in mind, and you cannot live alone."

His thoughts quickly returned to reality, Situ Lieyu collected himself, and slowly started to eat the fish with chopsticks.

The queen mother looked at Situ Lieyu quietly and continued, "The emperor is not young anymore. Yesterday I saw the love between the king and his wife of Beijiang, and I really feel sorry for the family's dereliction of duty." The queen mother could not help wiping her tears with her hands.

Situ Lieyu stopped his chopsticks and hurried forward, "Where is the mother?"

"During the period when the emperor's son was ill, the Ai family felt more and more that they should find a queen with Hui Zhilan's heart for you. Now that you have no children, the position of the East Palace is vacant, and the hearts of the people are uneasy. How can the world be peaceful. "

"Mother, the overall situation in the world is not stable, and there are still Huns risking their lives to invade, and my son and minister have no such thoughts for the time being."

"What kind of thought does it take you? A beautiful woman can still take care of you, so don't worry about the Ai family. The daughter of the Nalan family, Nalan Zhengzheng Ai's family is still happy, and she will send someone to the palace some other day. The emperor will take care of you." it is good."

Situ Lieyu twitched the corner of his mouth, "Everything is arranged by the queen mother."

"The emperor is naturally happy to let go of Aijia. You must know that we are the royal family, and all troubles are related to the people of the world. It's just that a major matter in his heart has not been resolved. The assassin in Beishan has not yet had any clues. The emperor has any clues. "

"They're all dead men. They lure Afeng away and look for an opportunity to attack me. It must have been planned for a long time. My son has already sent people to investigate as much as possible, and I am worried about my mother."

"The Ai family is also exhausted. The emperor should take a rest and don't overwork. The Ai family will definitely help with government affairs."

"Don't bother the mother, don't worry about it, the son can do it."

Surrounded by a group of maids, the Empress Dowager sat on the chariot, Situ Lieyu rubbed her bruised neck, "Xia Yi, is everything true?"

Xia Yi jumped down from the beam, wearing a black tight-fitting black night jacket, a dagger with shaved hair like mud on his waist, and a pair of eyes like lacquer, flashing a bloodthirsty edge, but it was fleeting. , without a trace.He clenched his hands into fists and half knelt on the ground, "I will tell you the truth without daring to make half a lie."

Situ Lieyu closed his eyes tiredly, and tilted his head back slightly, "I know, you keep staring, step back first."

"Yes." Xia Yi jumped and disappeared into the dark night.

Situ Lieyu rubbed his sore and swollen temples, and sighed deeply, you finally did something to me.