Darkness of Rebirth

The news of Dongfang Du's expedition with the army is now only known to Emperor Wen and General Zhang. Before the news spread, the crown prince Dongfang Xi and the other princes would not take any action.Once the news spreads, I'm afraid Dongfang Xi will make some moves.It is rare for princes to go to war in ancient times, and it is unprecedented for a prince who is only fourteen years old to go to war.

Dongfang Xi will never let other princes have the opportunity to contact the army. If something happens to him who is the first prince and the prince of the East Palace, the throne will naturally fall into the hands of Dongfang Du who is the second prince.

In Zhaoxian Palace, Concubine Xian was chatting with Princess Fengling Dongfang Lingwu and senior sister Chu Mi, and the topic naturally revolved around Dongfangdu.Just when he was talking vigorously, Dongfangdu came.

After Dongfang Lingwu left Fengqing Palace, he went directly to Zhaoxian Palace.As soon as he entered the Xian Palace, he stopped the eunuch who wanted to go in to report, took off the cloak and handed it to the eunuch at the side, and went straight to the bedroom of Concubine Xian.Seeing Concubine Xian lying on the bed, Dongfang Lingwu walked over in three or two steps and sat down on Concubine Xian's bed.

"Ling Wu, why are you back?" Sensing someone coming in, Concubine Xian thought it was Dongfang Du, and slowly opened her eyes, but she saw Dongfang Lingwu, with surprise and joy on her face.

"Concubine Mother, are you feeling better?" Dongfang Lingwu asked with concern, seeing Concubine Xian wanted to sit up, he quickly reached out to support her, "Concubine Mother just lie down, there is no need to get up."

Concubine Xian sat up, looked at the maids and eunuchs in the palace, and said slowly: "You all go down, you don't have to wait on me here." After all the maids and eunuchs retreated, she smiled and said to Dongfang Lingwu: " Ling Wu, the concubine is fine, don't worry."

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the palace, Dongfang Lingwu said: "I heard from the emperor that the mother and concubine did not suffer from the cold..." There was worry and fear in his eyes, "I don't know that someone would harm the mother and concubine like this..."

"Shh..." Concubine Xian raised her index finger and put it on her lips, "Ling Wu, it's good that you know this in your heart, so don't say too much. Just be a concubine mother and concubine who has a cold." Concubine Xian didn't expect Dongfangdu He will tell Dongfang Lingwu about her poisoning, and the more people who know about it, the more people will be in danger.Although Dongfang Lingwu is not her biological daughter, she has long regarded her as her own.

"Mother and concubine, why didn't you tell the emperor about the poisoning?" If the emperor found out, he would definitely make people investigate the matter thoroughly.Now the poisoning is only blamed as wind and cold, I am afraid that the person who poisoned him will attack the concubine Xian, if the person who poisoned him is not caught, the concubine Xian will not be safe for a day.

Concubine Xian sighed, and shook her head, "There is no need to alarm the emperor about this matter. The emperor takes care of everything every day, how can this palace cause the emperor any more troubles." I'm afraid, the poisoning incident is also related to Emperor Qianwen.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, Ling Wu quickly tell my concubine, what are the interesting things outside the palace these few days, since my concubine entered the palace, she has never been out of the palace." Concubine Xian Holding Dongfang Lingwu's hand, looking at her lovingly, I sighed in my heart, this time seems to pass by like a fleeting moment, 16 years have passed in a flash, and the baby Lingwu has grown into a big girl now.

"I heard that my concubine was ill, so my son rushed back, so there was nothing to play." Dongfang Lingwu said with a smile, "Mother and concubine must take care of herself, otherwise my son will not dare to go out to play casually in the future... ..." Just as he was speaking, Chu Mi came.

At a glance, Chu Mi saw Dongfang Lingwu who was sitting beside the bed chatting and laughing happily with Concubine Xian. He was surprised to see her acting coquettishly and laughing like a child in front of Concubine Xian. Sure enough, women have many faces.

"Concubine Xian, princess," Chu Mi walked to the bed and saluted with fists in the palm of his hand.

"Mi'er is here, sit down quickly." Concubine Xian raised her hand to signal Chu Mi to sit on the stool beside the bed, "It just so happens that this palace is talking about you and Du'er."

"What about me and Xiaodu?" Chu Mi thought deeply, guessing what they were talking about, blushed, and for a moment didn't know how to face Concubine Xian and Dongfang Lingwu.

"Look, look, Mi'er is still blushing. From now on, we are all one family. Ling Wu is Du'er's imperial sister. From now on, just follow Du'er, just call Lingwu Huangjie ..." Concubine Xian continued to joke.

The three women sat around, chatting very lively.Dongfangdu was outside the door when he heard the laughter of the three women.

"Mother Concubine, Sister Huang, Senior Sister, what are you talking about? You have such a happy chat." Dongfang Du entered the room and saw that the three closest people were harmoniously together, so he couldn't help but also laughed.When the three people who were chatting heard Dongfang Du's voice, they turned their heads to look at her at the same time, "Du'er", "Xiaodu", and "Emperor Brother", the three of them shouted at the same time.

"Du'er, we are talking about you." Concubine Xian waved to Dongfang Du, then pointed to the seat next to Chu Mi and said, "Come, sit next to Mi'er."

"Mother concubine, my son came here to tell mother concubine something, and it happens that the imperial sister and senior sister are here, so let's listen together." Dongfang Du sat down beside Chu Mi.Seeing that the three people were all looking at him, Dongfang Du couldn't help feeling a little flustered and nervous. He tightened his hands on his legs, took a deep breath, and then said slowly: "Mother Concubine, Erchen, Erchen will follow the hussars in five days. General Zhang Shaocheng and General Zhang have gone to Jizhou City."

"What? To Jizhou City? You are..." Concubine Xian looked at Dongfang Du in shock.Chu Mi and Dongfang Lingwu's reactions were similar, both of them couldn't believe it.How dangerous it is to fight, how could she let a 14-year-old prince go out with the army.

"Follow the army. The border city of Jizhou was captured by the Xixuan Kingdom, and the emperor asked General Zhang to lead the troops to retake the border city..." In addition to recapturing the border city, he also meant to attack the Xixuan Kingdom, but these words cannot be said to the three of them. .

"Then how long will it take?" Concubine Xian understood why Dongfang Du went out with the army in just a moment, but she didn't know what method she used to win such an opportunity.

Dongfang Du shook his head, "I don't know how long it will take." This trip may take three to five months, maybe a year or two, and when he can return to Beijing also depends on the emperor's wishes.

The few people fell silent for a while, and their happy mood suddenly became heavy.

"Mother Concubine, I have something to say to my senior sister." After speaking, she stood up, looked at Chu Mi, and motioned Chu Mi to follow her to the side hall.After about half an hour, the two came back from the side hall.Concubine Xian and Dongfang Lingwu wanted to see something from the faces of Dongfang Du and Chu Mi, but they couldn't see anything.

"Concubine Xian, I will take my leave first, so I won't bother Xiaodu talking to you guys." Chu Mi came back just to say hello to Concubine Xian and Dongfang Lingwu.After speaking, he glanced at Dongfang Du and left.

"Concubine Mother, Sister Huang." Dongfang Du called out to the two of them, then knelt down in front of the bed, "There is something I want to ask Concubine Mother to agree to." After glancing at Dongfang Lingwu, he continued: "I like One person, even Miss Huang knows."

"Isn't it Chu Mi?" Concubine Xian asked with a frown, feeling bad in her heart.

Dongfang Du clenched his hands into fists, hesitated for a moment, and told about himself and An Yun.She likes Dark Cloud, from her past life to this life.In the previous life, she was the shadow guard, and they couldn't be together. In this life, she broke away from the shadow guard and is her shadow guard. They should be able to be together.

"Concubine Mu, I like Yun'er, and I have liked her for a long time." Dongfang Du looked at Concubine Xian, the firmness and sincerity in his eyes made Concubine Xian nod her head, then thought of Chu Mi, and couldn't help but feel heartache for that child, " Du'er, what about your senior sister?"

"Senior Sister..." Dongfang Du didn't know how to answer for a moment. To Senior Sister, it was probably just the love between senior sister and younger brother. Thinking about it this way, there was a bit of pain in his heart, thinking that Senior Sister had done so much for her that she knew she didn't know. I don't know where to put the senior sister.At least, it shouldn't be in the position of pure senior sister.

"Senior Sister's matter, I will take care of it." Dongfang Du said softly, as if he was talking to himself, but also to Concubine Xian.

"When the child grows up, he can't help making decisions for his mother. Du'er has grown up and has his own ideas. Whatever Du'er thinks, the concubine will support you." Looking at the 14-year-old child in front of her, I thought of what is inside her. The 20-year-old soul sighed, "My concubine is tired, so Du'er can go back to her Fengqing Palace, and Ling Wu can go back too."

Concubine Xian was full of emotion in her heart, but she didn't know how to express it, as if her heart was getting old at this moment.The child has her own ideas, and all she can do is support and occasional reminders.

Dongfang Du and Dongfang Lingwu left Zhaoxian Palace together. On the way, the two were silent together, not knowing what to say.The two walked slowly, and finally, they walked back to Fengqing Palace in Dongfangdu.

"Sister Huang" Dongfangdu stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at Dongfang Lingwu, and called softly.

"Du, Miss Huang won't enter your Fengqing Palace." Without waiting for Dongfangdu to say anything, he turned his head and walked towards his Lingxin Palace.The hands hidden in the cloak were tightly clenched, as if making some decision in his heart.