When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

Jingren Palace.

"What? Such a thing happened yesterday. Why didn't you report it earlier?"

Yixiu stared at Jianqiu, anger in her eyes.

Jian Qiu lowered her head, "It's my fault. I saw that the queen had a headache yesterday, so I thought of telling her today. I thought it wasn't a big deal. The emperor just said a few words..."

"Just a few words? The emperor's heart is hard to predict! Today, has the emperor seen the third prince again?"

Jian Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Today, the Emperor summoned the Third Prince, but he also summoned the Fourth Prince. I heard from the people in the imperial court that the Emperor asked the Third Prince a question and he couldn't answer it, but the Fourth Prince answered it fluently, and the Third Prince seemed to be angry."

Yixiu listened and suddenly thought of something. The suspicion and doubt on her face disappeared completely. When she raised her head again, she actually laughed out loud.

"Okay."

Jianqiu was a little puzzled, "Madam, Madam, what are you doing..."

"The emperor summoned the two of them and deliberately used the fourth prince to criticize the third prince, which shows that the emperor cares about the third prince. After all, he is partial to this son."

Yixiu laughed muffledly, raised her hand to cover her eyes with the silk handkerchief, and continued speaking.

"Nian Shilan, oh Nian Shilan, how are you going to fight me? The Fourth Prince is not favored after all. No matter how hard you try, it's just a waste of time! Hahaha."

Jian Qiuye smiled and agreed, "The Queen is absolutely right."

"Is anyone still doing the things of the previous dynasty?" Yixiu stopped and asked with a smile.

Jian Qiu: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. They dare not disobey Your Majesty's orders. The previous dynasty's advice to ask the Queen to lift the ban has never stopped."

"So, very good."

……

Yikun Palace.

After returning from school today, the Fourth Prince hung his head and locked himself in the study, refusing to come out no matter who called him.

Seeing that it was time for dinner, the maids wanted to bring the meals in, but were driven out by the Fourth Prince.

The maids stood outside worriedly, not daring to say a word or leave.

Even Nian Shilan noticed this commotion.

Nian Shilan glanced at the side hall and walked slowly over, "What happened?"

"Oh, Imperial Concubine, you are finally here. To answer your question, the Fourth Prince has locked himself in the room since he came back. He refuses to eat or drink, and does not allow the servants to serve him. I am afraid something has happened."

Nian Shilan raised her eyes, glanced inside the house, then lowered her eyes and walked in.

"I will go in and take a look myself."

Songzhi nodded and helped open the door.

As soon as I looked ahead, I saw a mess.

The paper was scattered all over the ground, and there were delicate and small handwritings densely written on the paper. Nian Shilan couldn't tell what it was, but she knew that it must be Hongli's handwriting, which was so beautiful.

Looking up further, the desk was an even more messy place, with pens and ink spilled out, black ink marks everywhere, and books and paintings scattered on the desk and chair.

Songzhi, who was standing aside, took a deep breath and was wondering how to deal with the situation.

Or maybe he was wondering what could have made the Fourth Prince, who had such a good temper, lose his temper so much.

Nian Shilan was searching for the Fourth Prince in the house.

But when he looked around, he didn't see anyone.

"Hey? Fourth Prince... went out?" Songzhi called out curiously.

Nian Shilan didn't say anything, but lowered his eyes and thought for a while.

Songzhi angrily yelled at the maid outside, "You fools, you didn't even notice that the Fourth Prince had gone out. Why don't you go find him now!"

"This... This servant has been guarding here the whole time, but I really didn't see anyone coming out."

"What about this guy?"

Nian Shilan said softly, "Alright, alright, let's all go down."

Songzhi was surprised: "My queen?"

"Don't worry, go down." Nian Shilan patted her hands.

Songzhi understood what he meant, and asked everyone to go downstairs together, and even closed the door considerately.

Nian Shilan stood at the door and snorted, "Okay, come out."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a curled up shadow move behind the bookshelf.

Then the man slowly stood up, but he lowered his head as if he had done something wrong, and he looked particularly lonely.

Nian Shilan sighed softly, walked over, and finally placed her hand on his shoulder.

"If you've been wronged, tell your mother about it."

Nian Shilan's voice became much softer, sounding gentle and heartwarming.

Hongli's already shaky and vulnerable tenacity was shattered in an instant.

It's like gently pulling out a blade of grass and causing the entire cliff to collapse.

"Eniang!"

Hongli then slowly turned around. He had obviously grown taller and taller, but in front of his mother, he looked so small and pitiful like a wronged kitten.

"Okay, go ahead. There's no one else here."

Nian Shilan lowered her voice and spoke softly.

Hongli gritted his teeth, his eyes instantly filled with mist, "Did I screw up again? Is it that the Emperor only sees my third brother? Is it that as long as I stand out a little, no one will be happy for me?"

"No."

Nian Shilan spoke softly.

She saw Hongli's trembling shoulders and paused slightly.

Then the person in front of her raised his eyes and looked at her with tears in his eyes and lack of confidence.

"At least, that's not what I think."

This time she did not call herself "Ben Gong", but used the first person to get closer to him.

I don’t know when it started, but Nian Shilan suddenly saw through the little guy’s thoughts.

Hongli is inferior, sensitive, and tentative, but in fact he is dark and powerful inside.

A child who grew up in a palace, neglected by his mother and father, is lonely and madly desires to be recognized.

But I am afraid of falling into one trap after another.

Ever since he mutilated himself to attract the attention of the emperor and himself, Nian Shilan knew that this future respected leader of the Qing Dynasty was no ordinary person.

Of course, she believed that she must fight to the end successfully and hold on to this treasure tightly to implement her ideas. Besides, she had sympathy for the child.

After he finished speaking, she clearly saw the mist in the Fourth Prince's eyes gather into a teardrop as big as a bean, sliding down the corner of his eye.

He turned his face away, like a man hiding his vulnerability in front of the person he loves, not wanting Nian Shilan to see his tears.

But he felt uncomfortable in his heart, hoping that Nian Shilan would see his scar. Or maybe it was not necessary for her to see the scar, but just wanted her to stay in his eyes for a few more moments.

"But...but it's useless. No matter what I do, it's useless. No one will see it, at least not him."

Nian Shilan pulled him over and made him face her, staring at him with a pair of eyes full of vicissitudes and maturity.

"The most terrifying thing in this world is not being denied by others, but denying yourself. Even if he can't see, even if everyone is blind, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, you must work hard towards the light."

After Nian Shilan finished speaking, he paused.

She wiped the tears from his face and continued.

"The road you want to take is full of thorns, but since you want to go, you have to bite the bullet and swallow it. Even if your feet are covered in blood, you have to keep going. I will only allow this kind of self-deprecation to happen once. There will be a hundred times and a thousand times more of this kind of heart-piercing pain in the future. You must do it, because there is no way out for you and me."

For the Nian family, for her brother, and for herself, she must win.

She wants Hongli to win too.

She didn't want to say too many words of comfort. A successful person who has experienced hardships must go through darkness and setbacks.

Those who rely on sweet words to sustain themselves will eventually be knocked down by them.

She could not tolerate the existence of such a cowardly person behind Nian Shilan.