The down-and-out princess has a backer

In the spring of the 27th year of the old calendar, King Huai, in the name of "the side of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty", united with the priests of the gods to purify the court, and took control of the government. Proclaim the emperor, change the name of the year to Datong, give special blessings to the gods, build a golden body, give alms, and amnesty the world.

Inner Palace, Qingyuan Hall.

"Mother, is Aning's handwriting any good?"

The little girl in a bun was lying in the arms of a young woman in palace attire. The young woman had a gentle smile on her face, touched the little girl's bun, and said softly: "It's beautiful, Ah Ning's handwriting is the most beautiful. gone."

"Then I'll show it to my father." The little girl was about to stand up with a happy expression on her face, but she was pulled back by the young woman, and the tenderness on her face lightened a little: "A Ning, your father The government is busy, so don't bother Ah Ning, just stay with your mother in Qingyuan Hall obediently, okay?"

The little girl seemed to be upset, lying on the young woman's lap, with a look of frustration on her face: "After Father became the emperor, he never came to see Mother again. I heard that he took several new appointments Madam, does father dislike us?"

Speaking of that, there were teardrops on the little face, the little girl had a beautiful appearance, and the look of grievance with the teardrops on her face was really pitiful, the young woman sighed softly, and pulled the little girl back into her arms: "No, Father likes Aning the most, and he will take Aning on the swing, and make delicious pastries for Aning to eat, but it's not as usual now, we have to be more obedient."

"Ah Ning is very good." The little girl wiped the tears from her face, fell asleep in the young woman's arms.

Patting the daughter in her arms, the worry in the young woman's brows and eyes emerged little by little. She looked down at the daughter in her arms, and tears fell down. That man used cruel means to seize the throne, and now the big event has come to pass , I don’t know if I can save this baby’s life, Aning, Ah Ning, it’s my mother’s fault for not giving birth to you at such a time, it’s all her fault.

Outside the window lattice, goose-feather-like snow fell one by one, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps outside the palace wall, the young woman's heart tightened, and before she could be vigilant, she heard the eunuch's chorus outside, and the little girl in her arms was also caught by this sound. Waking up with a start, there was still a little bit of drowsiness on his face, his eyes glistened, and he rushed out immediately: "It's dad who came to see us!"

The little girl ran out at a gallop, but the young woman's heart kept sinking. In the winter moon, cold sweat broke out on her face, and she went out with her hands and feet softly. She saw the bright yellow dress The figure lifted the little girl high, and the little girl's clear and melodious laughter was heard next to her ears.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Aning, come down quickly." The young woman scolded softly. The little girl was very well-behaved. Hearing this, she was about to go down. She walked to her mother and followed her mother's example, bowing politely: "Ning, see you Father." His actions, words and deeds are a little immature, but they are also very serious.

"Stay flat." Emperor Chu Zhao nodded slightly, and walked in first. The eunuch behind him was holding a plate in his hand. When the young woman looked up and saw the plate, her body shook and she almost fell to the ground. The little girl quickly supported her mother, and asked softly, "Mother, why are your hands so cold?"

"A-Ning, come in, Father hasn't seen Aning for quite a while, come and let Father see if Aning has grown taller?"

The panic on the young woman's face became even worse, and she grabbed her daughter's hand: "Don't go, Ah Ning, don't go, listen to your mother, get out of here, go!" Then she pushed the little girl, trying to push her out of the palace. , but the fate that is about to come, how can she, a woman, stop it?Seeing the palace gate slowly closing, the young woman fell down in the snow, hugged the little girl tightly, looked at the bright yellow dress, and begged in a hoarse voice: "Please let her go, she is just a girl!" Baby, she doesn't understand anything!"

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" The little girl hurriedly wiped away her mother's tears, but the tears grew more and more. She couldn't understand what was going on at such a young age, and looked at her father helplessly. I also know that the person my mother said is her.

"Father, did Aning do something wrong? It's because Aning didn't do her homework well. Is the master going to punish you?" The little girl knelt beside her mother, looking at her father who was superior, her small voice was full of grievances: "If It was Ah Ning who made a mistake, so it is fine for Ah Ning to be punished, father must not be angry with mother, okay? Ah Ning knows that he is wrong, and Ah Ning will correct it in the future."

"I beg you, please, she is Aning, your favorite child, have you forgotten? At night, Aning pours tea for you and rubs your shoulders. When it rains, Aning brings you an umbrella. You have been away for a long time, Ah Ning day and night..." The young woman cried blood every word, but in exchange for a lifetime of scolding.

Emperor Chu Zhao walked up to the young woman step by step, knelt down, and pinched her shoulders: "You know it's impossible, it's different now, she must die! Get up, I will give you another child, and we will still be a family by then, You are my favorite woman, and the child you gave birth to is my favorite child. Come and enjoy the wine!"

The little girl looked panic-stricken, watching the eunuch walking towards her step by step, she suddenly panicked, stepped back step by step, her big eyes filled with tears: "Father."

He kept shaking his head: "A-Ning was wrong, I will change it in the future, I don't want to die, A-Ning is reluctant to part with my father and mother."

"Good boy, I only blame you for being born at the wrong time." Emperor Chu Zhao looked at the little girl, shook his head slowly, then took a glass of poisoned wine and walked towards the little girl step by step. The palace gate blocked her retreat.

Suddenly her eyes widened, and the young woman on the ground stood up suddenly, snatched the glass of poisoned wine from Emperor Chu Zhaodi's hand with a brisk step, pinched it in her hand, and said with determination on her face: "In the past, your father and daughter were born at the same time, You laughed and said that Aning is a blessing from heaven to you. Today, because of this oracle, you will take Aning's life. She is only a half-year-old child, and she has only seen a few springs and summers? How does she understand those powers? Controversy? It's not her fault, it's my fault that the birth time was wrong!"

The young woman resolutely drank the glass of poisoned wine, black blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and she knelt in front of Emperor Chu Zhao: "I beg you, please, for the sake of our old friendship, please save Aning's life."

"Mom!" The little girl's eyes widened, and she ran to her mother's arms, desperately wiping the blood overflowing from the corner of the young woman's mouth, but the blood was rubbing more and more, and soon, the little girl's clothes were soaked, and her face and hands were soaked. There were bloodstains all over her face, and her hand was tightly held by her mother: "Don't be afraid, Ah Ning, Ah Ning is very good, she is mother's baby, Ah Ning has never done anything wrong, it is mother who is sorry for you, mother cannot protect you, I can only take a step first, and then protect my Aning when I get there."

The young woman's hand fell slowly, and the little girl held her mother's hand tightly, begging for a response, but unfortunately, those gentle hands, the hands that would braid her hair and arrange her clothes, lost their warmth and never Not being able to stay with her anymore, the teardrops in the little girl's eyes fell drop by drop, dripping on the blood-stained snow, and then melted away, making a mess.

The snowflakes were still falling one by one. A few flakes fell on the young woman's face, and they were gently brushed away by the little girl. Then she turned her face to look at Emperor Chu Zhao, got up and took the glass of poisoned wine that belonged to her from the eunuch, softly Said: "Mother said that I was young and never let me drink. Dad, is this wine bitter?"

Then he frowned, raised his wine glass, imitating his mother, just as the glass touched his lips, someone slapped his wrist hard, the wine glass fell to the ground, and the wine in the glass spilled onto the young woman's face. The sleeves of the skirt, the luxurious brocade was instantly scorched black, emitting white smoke.

"Decree, the sinful daughter Suining is disrespectful, from today onwards, she will be imprisoned in the Qingyuan Palace, and she must be ordered to never leave her!"

The little girl lay curled up on the ground, snuggled up to the cold young woman, heard the sound of footsteps moving away, then raised her hand to wipe off the blood from the corners of her mother's mouth, snowflakes fell, covering the two of them soon , the distant footsteps approached again, the little girl was dragged aside, the young woman's body was wrapped up, the blood on the ground was hastily cleaned up, and the white snow immediately covered up the dirt, as if nothing As if nothing had happened, the palace gate was heavily closed and locked, only the heart-piercing cries in the Qingyuan Hall could be heard, like a ghostly howl.