After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

"Is it the young lady from the Helan family?"

A deep male voice sounded behind Helan Xuenuo, and the voice sounded a bit old.

The voice made her dare not look back, and she turned around after hesitating for a moment.

The person who came was the emperor, and he was accompanied by two personal guards and an old eunuch.

The old eunuch followed the emperor with a hunched back.

"Your humble servant Helan Xuenuo pays respect to Your Majesty."

This was the first time that Helan Xuenuo was so close to the emperor, only a few steps away. The emperor's inherent majesty made her feel afraid, and she dared not look at the emperor.

She took a quick glance and lowered her head again.

"Are you afraid of me?"

Helan Xuenuo's throat tightened as she replied, "Your Majesty is the ruler of a country and the parent of all the people in the world. How could a subject be afraid of her own parents?"

There was no reply from the emperor. She looked down at the tip of her shoes, afraid that she had said something wrong.

Suddenly the emperor laughed heartily. "You are a child who is eloquent. You must have a very clever mind."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary."

Helan Xuenuo dared to raise her head. She saw that His Majesty's eyes were full of kindness, his beard and hair were a mixture of black and white, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were tortuous and winding.

I lost that fear in my heart.

"Come to admire the moon?"

"After a meal, I had indigestion. Seeing the moon reflected on the lake, I took a walk here to digest the food."

"You are sincere."

She boldly asked, "Your Majesty, are you here to admire the moon?"

The emperor stared at the crescent moon in the distance for a long while and sighed, "The moon is an object of longing. Seeing it reminds me of someone."

She glanced at the emperor from the corner of her eye. When the emperor said this, he looked much older, like an ordinary old man.

The emperor and the prince have very similar eyebrows and eyes.

"Your Majesty, who are you missing?"

The emperor pursed his lips and shook his head.

Helan Xuenuo didn't dare to say anything. She felt a little restrained and even breathed carefully. She and the emperor looked up at the upside-down crescent moon in the sky.

In her heart, she wondered, why hadn't the emperor left yet? How much longer would he have to admire the moon? Her legs were sore from standing so long. She lowered her head, pouting, and looked at the emperor's legs, then took a breath and accepted her fate.

The emperor asked, "Have you met the prince?"

Helan Xuenuo suppressed the turmoil in her heart and replied calmly, "Yes, I have. The Crown Prince once came to our house when I was a child."

"What do you think of the prince?" At this moment, the emperor was just like an ordinary old father, old and lonely.

Helan Xuenuo caught a glimpse of the white patch in his hair.

"The prince is gentle and humble, and treats others with great kindness. He often arrives on the moon and leaves with the moonlight on his back. I often wonder if the prince has returned to become an immortal on the moon."

The emperor loved the princes who had passed away the most. After they died, he put all his thoughts on the prince. After the prince's death, his heart was hollowed out, and his white hair became more than his black hair overnight.

He often thought of them, but gradually he could not even remember their faces.

Helan Xuenuo also had a good impression of the emperor because the emperor was very kind and benevolent.

He was very kind to General Helan for his support.

The emperor changed the subject and asked, "I heard that you are engaged to Yuan Xu, the son of the Yuan family?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor said with regret, "What a pity! Your personality is very compatible with Prince Ding'an. If you weren't engaged, I would be happy to bring you together. What a pity, what a pity."

King Ding'an?

Helan Xuenuo's heart was beating very fast. She was glad that she did not break off the engagement with Yuan Xu so early. Fortunately, there was Yuan Xu's marriage. Otherwise, if the emperor was happy and granted her a marriage with Ding'an Prince Gu Shicheng, wouldn't she be dead without a burial place?

She escaped from the gates of hell again.

Just as she was worried and lost in thought, she heard footsteps behind her. She and the emperor turned around together and saw that Princess Ning'an was wearing a large veil that covered her above her knees.

The maid beside him was holding a tray with a jade bowl on it, and she was carrying it very carefully.

"Ning'an, I meet His Majesty."

After she finished her greetings, she took the emperor's arm, looking familiar. The emperor looked at her with love in his eyes.

The emperor asked, "Can you not take the medicine tonight?"

Ning An picked up the jade medicine bowl and placed it in front of the emperor. "Uncle Emperor, I personally boiled this medicine for several hours. Drinking it will be good for your health."

The emperor smiled helplessly, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it, then turned it upside down and shook it, "Drink it all."

Helan Xuenuo watched the bowl of black potion disappear without a trace, and felt that she was also infected by the bitterness.

It turned out that the emperor had already started taking medicine. Now it was calculated that the emperor did not have much time left, and his health must have been failing for a long time.

The emperor has not yet appointed a crown prince.

In his previous life, he died suddenly, and the queen relied on her status and the support of the ministers in the court to allow the third prince to ascend the throne.

Entered Hengyang Palace.

Hengyang Palace was the palace where emperors of all dynasties lived.

Just as the Third Prince changed into his dragon robe and prepared to ascend the throne...

The second prince led Gu Shicheng and others into the palace. After a fierce fight, the third prince and others died in Hengyang Palace.

He was just one step away, but he couldn't take it any further.

Although the court officials were resentful, they had no choice but to respect the second prince as emperor.

I wonder if this life will be like the last one...

Helan Xuenuo's legs were sore from standing, so she secretly loosened her feet under her skirt. The emperor saw her movements and smiled kindly, "Xue Nuo? Go back first."

"Your Majesty, please retire."

Helan Xuenuo's heart was in turmoil. It was very awkward and uncomfortable to get along with the emperor. She controlled her temper and finally felt extremely relaxed.

When leaving, Ning An took the green bowl from the emperor's hand and placed it on the plate. There was a circle of black on the palm of Princess Ning An's hand, which was different from the surrounding skin.

Get her attention.

She couldn't see the princess's face, but she saw her put the jade bowl away and quickly put her hand back into her sleeve.

The princess seemed to have never cared about Helan Xuenuo's existence from beginning to end.

It was as if she was just a piece of air.

When Helan Xuenuo returned to the big tent, Xiaozhu was still asleep, mumbling something in her dream. She put her head close to the bed and couldn't hear clearly.

She touched Xiaozhu's hair, picked up a thin blanket and covered Xiaozhu with it, then went to rest.

Xiao Zhu opened his eyes in a daze. The surroundings were dimly yellow and it was half-dawn.

She rubbed her eyes, looked at the mess on the table and the empty wine glass, and felt a little dizzy.

"Drunk again."

She packed up her things quietly before waking up Helan Xuenuo.

When it is fully light.

The master and servant appeared at the Qiuchang Stone Forest. The stone forest was made up of stones of various shapes and sizes, and most of them were taller than humans.

The two of them were staring intently at a white fluffy rabbit.

Xiao Zhu flew towards Rabbit Brother, but missed him. The rabbit ran into the depths of the stone forest.

Helan Xuenuo pulled Xiaozhu up, and a rabbit brother appeared on the right, staring at them with red eyes.

Their movements became lighter.

Helan Xuenuo said softly, "I'll leave this one to you. I'll go catch the other one in the Stone Forest."

Xiao Zhu nodded slightly in agreement and tiptoed towards the one on the right.

Helan Xuenuo walked into the stone forest and searched around. She came to a stone and looked at it, thinking it looked like a turtle. She walked further in and found stones of all shapes, some like umbrellas, some like people...

But there was no sign of Brother Rabbit.

She didn't give up and lay on the ground looking between the stones.

A voice came from behind, "Looking for this thing?"

Helan Xuenuo said subconsciously, "Be quiet, don't scare Brother Rabbit away."

I immediately realized that the voice was wrong, it sounded very familiar.

I was shocked.

She hoped it wasn't that person.