In the evening, the eldest princess and the prince decided to have dinner with the emperor.
In the emperor's palace, Li Defu was dozing on the bright cover, looking completely out of energy.
Only when Concubine Hui Gui answered the emperor's question did his eyelids twitch, indicating that he was not asleep at all.
Concubine Hui glanced at it from the corner of her eye and secretly resented it. Li Defu, this old fox, could only be killed as soon as possible.
It was obvious that he had inhaled a lot of "Floating Dreams" while accompanying the old emperor, so why didn't he react at all?
Even if she took the antidote in advance, she still had nightmares for several nights. One night she woke up crying, and the maid next to her comforted her and said that the prince and the eldest princess would not kill innocent people indiscriminately, even if something happened to the old emperor.
He won't let her go to be buried, and tell her not to worry!
What a joke!
Burial? The old emperor deserves it!
If it wasn't for the purpose of subverting his power, she would have felt sick even being close to him in her life.
Concubine Hui withdrew her gaze and stood up slowly. It was time for dinner.
At this time, the little eunuch's voice came from outside the door, happily reporting back: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Eldest Princess are here."
Li Defu's eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly greeted him.
Not long after, Concubine Hui heard Li Defu's dog-legged voice: "Are His Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and His Royal Highnesses the Eldest Princess coming to accompany the Emperor for dinner? There is a Jade Peng Wings stew in the small kitchen. It will be served right now."
The eldest princess said: "Let's put it in the Nuan Pavilion."
"By the way, has Hui Gui left?"
Li Defu knew that the eldest princess had been called by the wrong name, so he reminded her, "Concubine Hui is still here."
The eldest princess said: "Then tell her to go back. There is no need to guard her here."
Li Defu got the order, entered the inner room, looked at Concubine Hui and said: "The eldest princess asks Concubine Hui to go back and rest."
Chase people away as soon as they arrive, as if she is an eyesore?
Concubine Hui Gui was secretly resentful, but on her face she said aggrievedly, "Okay, I'll leave now."
As he said that, he looked at the old emperor who was sleepy on the bed. He was still calling his Ling Yao.
Concubine Hui retracted her hand and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I will come to see you tomorrow."
The Emperor suddenly opened his eyes and was about to say something. Li Defu squeezed over, held the Emperor's hand and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to wake up. After sleeping all day, the Queen will be sad if she knows this."
"That one just now, she is not the queen, she just looks like her and you made her a noble concubine."
The emperor blinked, his mind went blank, and his memory was temporarily lost.
"Yeah?"
He asked, but felt that Li Defu was particularly familiar.
Li Defu smiled and said: "Of course, the Queen has given birth to the eldest princess and the Crown Prince. They have come to eat with you. I will help you get up right now."
Concubine Hui Gui looked at Li Defu who was getting busy, with a trace of hatred in her eyes.
This dog slave, do you still expect the old emperor to be as useful as before?
It's a pity that without an antidote, the old emperor will only slowly become confused until he dies!
Concubine Hui glanced at the curling incense burner, and then her eyes moved slightly when she heard the voices of the prince and the eldest princess coming from the compartment.
I saw her turning her back, taking a little black spice from the hollow sachet she was wearing, then opening the incense burner and throwing it in.
After doing this, she also helped Li Defu support the old emperor so that Li Defu could put on the old emperor's shoes.
When the old emperor was helped out, she naturally saw the eldest princess and the prince.
The eldest princess wears a yellow phoenix robe and a Xiangfei-colored cloak made of Yun brocade. She wears a gold hairpin on her head and ruby earrings on her ears. She is dignified, rich, and bright.
The prince wore a plain robe, with his hair tied up and only a jade hairpin inserted. His forehead was smooth and he looked gentle, elegant, dignified and steady.
Compared with the anxious and perverted Prince An, a man like the prince is what she wants.
It's a pity...the prince didn't even look at her.
Or maybe she didn't dare to look, because she knew better than anyone else how much she looked like the late empress now.
Knowing that there was no hope of seducing the prince, Huigui concubine didn't worry too much. She just felt blessed and left quickly.
Emperor Shunyuan looked at his eldest daughter and beloved son, and his memory slowly returned, appearing dull and dazed.
He looked at Li Defu beside him and asked, "How long have I been sleeping today?"
Li Defu was afraid of causing Emperor Shunyuan's worry, so he smiled and said: "It didn't take long. It's snowing outside today, and the ministers did not go to court. Many ministers are sleeping at home."
Emperor Shunyuan asked them to open the palace door. A gust of cold wind blew and his body couldn't help but sway.
When the eldest princess and the prince saw this, they quickly stepped forward to help him.
The emperor looked at the white snow, and his eyes gradually became erratic.
He said: "The sky and the earth are vast and it seems to be covered with life. But when the snow melts in early spring, it will be a different scene."
"Ze'er, Fengyang."
"After the Chinese New Year, I want to go to the Lishan Palace to retire."
This meant that he was about to abdicate, and the old emperor had a premonition that he would not be able to hold on for long.
Lishan Palace was built by him for his wife Jiang Lingyao, originally for the two of them to escape the summer heat. Who knew that his wife later died in childbirth, so Lishan Palace was regarded by him as an unlucky place and he had not been there for many years.
But when you are old and dying, it doesn't matter what is auspicious or unlucky.
If I could live for a few more years, I would stay in the Lishan Palace to recuperate and see the pear blossoms that my wife loves all over the mountains and plains. Especially after the early spring, the scenery becomes even more prosperous. I can’t live up to it.
The eldest princess felt very sad and said, "After the New Year, I will accompany you there. We will bring An Nian and Jing Huan with us. It will definitely be lively."
Emperor Shunyuan looked forward to it and said happily: "That's fine."
The prince looked at his old father and knew that his end was approaching and his body could no longer be tired, so he didn't say anything else and just gave the old man a bowl of ginseng soup.
After dinner, the eldest princess and the prince helped Emperor Shunyuan into the inner room to rest.
Upon seeing this, Li Defu quickly closed the previously open window, and then ordered the palace servants to bring in the fumigation cage.
He served tea himself and kept watch, and only asked a few young disciples to guard the door and not allow anyone to come near.
Emperor Shunyuan lay down, looked at his eldest daughter guarding the bed, smiled and said: "You are nothing like your mother. Your mother is a very gentle person. Even the easily frightened birds are not afraid of her when she talks.
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The eldest princess said: "My daughter is also very gentle, but people outside have never seen her, so she is just spreading rumors."
Emperor Shunyuan recalled the past, his eyes gradually became brighter, and he joked: "I still remember that the first time you cooked, you stewed a pot of thick chicken soup. I heard that the chicken was almost melted, but you brought it to me.
The prince and I will only be satisfied if we watch the two of us drink it."
The eldest princess was embarrassed and called out in a low voice: "Father..."
Emperor Shunyuan laughed, but then he coughed.
He looked at a pair of children, his eyes gradually blurred.
Before falling asleep, he murmured: "Don't worry, I have everything arranged."
The eldest princess felt sad, and there was a flash of tears in her eyes when she lowered her head.
The prince looked at his father who was already asleep, covered his lips with his sleeves, and coughed several times uncomfortably.
Li Defu hurriedly asked: "The prince is infected with cold? It happens that the medicine prepared by the envoy Sun is still there, so I will go and get it for you."
The prince said calmly: "No, you should take a rest."
Li Defu's eyes turned red, and his voice choked with sobs as he said, "This slave cannot die. I still have to live to serve the Emperor."
There was silence in the room, and only the sound of Emperor Shunyuan's long breathing was particularly clear.
The heat from the fumigation cage was sent out in waves, making the room extremely warm and comfortable.
The prince sat on the sofa near the window, propped up his elbows, looked at the landscape in front of him, and fell asleep unknowingly...