"Elder-in-law" migraine

The two left Beijing for more than half a month, and finally returned to the imperial city.As soon as they returned to the palace, the two men in casual clothes rushed to Funing Palace to report to Emperor Jingyan.

Emperor Jing Yan was silent for a long time after listening to Mr. Ji's words relayed by Duan Yixian before he came back to his senses. He looked Duan Yixian up and down and said, "I'm a little thin, and the horses and horses are exhausting. Go to Tongxin Hall to see your mother and concubine, and then go back to the mansion. Your concubine's month is not too young, please take care of her."

Duan Yixian took the order, looked up at Ren Zhi who was waiting at the side, turned and left.

Emperor Jing Yan looked at Ren Zhi, "You have worked hard all the way." Then he turned to Zhang Cheng, "Let Ren Zhi rest for a few days and come back to serve him."

Zhang Cheng glanced at his adoptive son, let him kneel down to thank him, and also retreated.

Back to this empty little room, because the return date is uncertain, so no one came to make a charcoal basin, and the room was freezing cold.

Let him put the things in order, light the charcoal, and the room gradually warmed up.Let Zhi collapse on the bed, pull the quilt to wrap himself, and suddenly have to rest for a few days, he doesn't know what he should do.

For some reason, he felt that the room was still very cold, even though the charcoal fire had been lit.For about half a month, no matter on the road, in the inn, or in the carriage on the way back, that person was always by my side, and the temperature on his body was conveyed solidly.

It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.However, getting along day and night for half a month has almost affected his forbearance in the past few years.Ren Zhi couldn't help but want to sigh.If you have never obtained some things, as long as you can look up, you will be satisfied, but once you suddenly find that he belongs to you, even if it is only for a moment, you will feel pain when you let go.

People are always insatiable, and they always want more if they get a little.

Ren Zhi thought for a while, then got up and went to Concubine Liang's residence.He spent a lot of time on Concubine Liang, at first it was premeditated, and later it was out of heart, but the original purpose must not be let down.

Ren Zhi was already very familiar with the route to Huayang Palace. It is actually very suspicious that he, a little eunuch, always ran to the side hall, but Ren Zhi had made excuses for himself a long time ago, saying that he had just entered the palace. At that time, the story of being bullied by others and being rescued by Concubine Liang spread unintentionally.

When others see Ren Zhi going to Huayang Palace occasionally, they will only be grateful for Ren Zhi's kindness in such a realistic palace.After all, Concubine Liang has been neglected for many years, and the chance of winning the favor of the emperor is very slim.

Ren Zhi pushed open the door of the hall with ease and went in, it was much warmer than last time, but the strong smell of medicine lingering in the hall made Ren Zhi sniffled, seeing Concubine Liang leaning on the bed, still in bed Read an art of war.Luzhu sat on the low stool beside the bed, embroidering a purse intently.

Hearing the sound, both of them looked up at him, Lu Zhu put down his purse and got up, and greeted him with a smile, "Didn't you hear that you were sent out of the palace by His Majesty that day?"

Ren Zhi nodded, "I'm going back to the palace today, His Majesty let me rest for a few days, I don't have anything to do, just come and take a look."

Luzhu asked Ren Zhi to sit down on the low stool just now, glanced at the two of them as if they had something to talk about, then smiled and waved his hands, "My lady is bored reading here all day, you just happen to be talking with my lady, I I am also going to decoct medicine."

Ren Zhi complied, and Luzhu went out happily, closing the door carefully.

Concubine Liang looked up at him, "Did something good happen this time out of the palace?"

Ren Zhi froze for a moment, then bent his lips, "Can you see it?"

Concubine Liang glanced at him, "Maybe you can't see it in front of others, but you can't hide it from me. The joy in the corners of your eyes and brows is something I have never seen since I met you."

Ren subconsciously raised his hand to touch his eyes, and then pretended nothing, but a smile could not help showing on his lips.

Concubine Liang looked at him intently, and suddenly said, "This is the only way to look like a normal person. I've been in this gloomy harem for a long time, and I can't even laugh anymore. I really want to go out and relax."

"Do you want to leave the palace?" Ren Zhi put down his hand, seemingly unintentionally asked.

Concubine Liang put down the book, pulled the quilt, and her gaze was a little erratic, "It seems that I haven't been out of the palace for a long time, and I almost forgot what the scenery outside the palace is like. But although it is dull here, it is clean anyway. With my current body, even if I leave the palace, I probably won’t be able to go anywhere.”

Ren Zhi lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice, "The imperial doctor said that your illness is caused by heart knots. Is your heart knots caused by Your Majesty, or was it caused by others?"

Concubine Liang turned her gaze and looked into Ren Zhi's eyes, "You want to ask me if it's Kang'er's death?"

Ren Zhi bit his lip and looked at her without saying a word. Concubine Liang shook her head and continued, "Actually, my mentality at that time was not the same as it is now. The emperor loved me a lot at that time, and Kang Er was my number one." I have a child, and I am as happy and easily satisfied as all the wives and mothers in the world.

It's just that I forgot, the most ruthless emperor's family.There will be people who will not spare even a child, and the person I consider a husband is the husband of many people, so many people, as long as there is a serious illness, someone will take away your favor. "

She paused, and suddenly raised the corners of her lips, "Losing a son, losing a lover, these two alone should be enough to make one's heart die. Once the heart is dead, you don't care about anything."

"If you can find the murderer who killed the fourth prince, will you be happier?" Ren Zhi asked.

Concubine Liang looked at Ren Zhi, shook her head gently, and said, "Ren Zhi, do you think that for so many years, you, a servant who can speak well in Funing Palace, suddenly came to look after me, a concubine who was almost thrown into the cold palace? , didn't I suspect it?"

Ren Zhi's expression froze, and he was about to explain, but was interrupted by Concubine Liang, "I know much more than you imagined, for example, I know that you are not a little eunuch, for example, the one you made up that I rescued The story about your life is not completely false, ten years ago I took an unknown little boy from the guards, but within half a day, he suddenly disappeared."

Ren Zhi stared at Concubine Liang with wide eyes. He knew Concubine Liang was always shrewd, but this harem chilled her heart, but he never thought that she would know so much.

When Ren Zhi was still living in the abandoned hall, Duan Yixian never came to see him for a few days, so one day he sneaked out while his master Quelin was out, and wanted to sneak into the Tongxin Hall to see if he could Meet Duan Yixian.

But he never expected that he would meet the guards after he hadn't gone far.Because the young children in the palace were only those few princes, the unidentified Ren Zhi was immediately interrogated.The young Ren Zhi panicked, but he didn't expect Concubine Liang to appear at this time, explaining to the guards that Ren Zhi was the child of his sister who had entered the palace to visit, and brought Ren Zhi back to Huayang Palace.

Ren Zhi was young at that time, but he still remembered Concubine Liang's beautiful face even though she was weak.

A few years later, Ren Zhi entered the palace and began to understand the situation of Concubine Liang. He and Duan Yixian agreed that the death of the fourth prince was definitely not as simple as entering the lotus pond by mistake. Well, the good concubine is favored, the fourth prince is smart and smart, and he is much more popular with the sage than Duan Yijie, the fifth prince who has been taciturn since childhood, and it may not be impossible for the Gongxi clan to attack the fourth prince for this reason.

And to prove this, naturally she needs the help of Concubine Liang.What's more, Concubine Liang's mother clan is extremely important in the court. If Concubine Liang is willing, it will be easier to use them to bring down the Gongxi family.

But it wasn't until Ren Zhi slowly got in touch with Concubine Liang that he realized what kind of person she was. The two gradually became familiar with each other, and they also sincerely became friends with her.

Concubine Liang looked at Ren Zhi's face and smiled, "I know that you came to me for your own purpose in the first place. I don't want to go into the details of what this purpose is. But over the years, have you treated me sincerely? Count. Ever since I lost my son and lost my favor, everyone in the palace knew that I couldn't turn over, and I wanted to make trouble. Although you have a purpose, you really care about me. I know you are an outcast, so I always treat you as my son-in-law , if in the future, you can find out the truth about Kang'er's murder, I will naturally be grateful to you. If you can't find out, if you ask me, I will do my best to help, so you can feel relieved?"

Ren Zhi was stunned, he looked at Concubine Liang, and half-opened his mouth, "You, knowing that I..."

"I am," Concubine Liang patted Ren Zhi's hand, "Your Majesty made me feel cold once, and I never expected his favor again. And you, who have taken care of me for several years, I will treat you as a family member. Isn't that bad?"

Ren Zhi's face was a little moved. After a long time, he suddenly knelt on the ground and raised his hand to swear, "I let Ren Zhi swear here, no matter whether the murderer is the one I want, I will find him. When I understand what's on my mind, I will I will take the good concubine out of the palace and take care of my mother for the rest of my life."

Concubine Liang looked at Ren Zhi with a smile, pulled him up, and said softly, "You child, like me, has a clear distinction between love and hate. I am really worthless for the biological parents who abandoned you. Obviously, I have a chance to get a handsome and intelligent girl. son, but it’s cheap for me.”

Ren Zhi looked at Concubine Liang's smiling face, and slowly raised the corners of his lips. He had concealed something and felt guilty in his heart, but at this moment, he finally confessed all these, and felt more at ease.

Concubine Liang pulled Ren Zhi to sit down on the low stool, took out a book from the stack of books beside the bed, and handed it to Ren Zhi, "I know you have been wise since childhood, take this book back and read it. Come back and ask me if you don’t understand, if you want to help that person achieve great things in the future, you will definitely use it.”

Ren Zhi took the book and glanced at it, and found an art of war that he had never heard of before. He raised his eyes to Concubine Liang, who had a deep smile on her face.