Ten years of dedication to the king

After that night, Chu Xiran fell ill, but no one would bother with an unfavored concubine, let alone a male concubine.Xiao Shunzi was anxious, but Chu Xiran took it calmly, saying that it would be fine if the fever subsided in a few days, so there was no need to make a fuss.

Seeing that three days passed, not only did the illness not get better, but it got worse.Chu Xiran became groggy, threw up everything she ate, felt hot all over, and became short of breath.

"Master, don't scare me!" Xiao Shunzi was circling anxiously in front of Chu Xiran's bed, finally gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and rushed outside.What Xiao Shunzi went to look for was none other than He Lan Ruoming's personal eunuch, Mr. Xiao Linzi's father-in-law.

After receiving the letter, Xiao Linzi was hesitating whether to tell He Lan, so he stood in the imperial study with frowns.

"Xiao Linzi, please tell Yimei, I'll go over to have dinner tonight." He Lan put down the booklet in his hand, but saw Xiao Linzi looking like he wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it.

"What's the matter? His face smells like that? Do you have something to say?" He Lan knew that he had something to say when he saw the expression as if he had swallowed a yellow lotus.

"To tell you the truth, there is indeed something, neither big nor small."

"Don't be a fool, you've become more and more wordy this year, tell me the key points."

"There is a concubine in the harem who is sick." Xiao Linzi replied cautiously.

"Then ask the imperial doctor to take a look, and it's over? It's such a small matter, look at you."

"But, Your Majesty, the one who is sick is the nobleman of Chu."

Kuang Dang, He Lan smashed the bowl of tea he just picked up on the ground, "Who do you say?"

"Your Majesty Chu of the Yonghe Palace, Your Majesty, you married the male concubine who entered the door with great fanfare and according to the etiquette. Has the Majesty forgotten?"

"Tell the imperial doctor to go to the Yonghe Palace immediately!" He Lan strode down the desk, "Xiao Linzi, drive to the Yonghe Palace!"

"Then will the emperor go to Yimeiren's place for dinner?"

"I won't go tonight, let's go another day." As soon as the words fell, He Lan turned around and caught Xiao Linzi's smirk, and slapped Xiao Linzi's forehead gently, "Laugh again, I will punish you Hit the board."

"I dare not!" Xiao Linzi pretended to beg for mercy, and he could clearly see in his heart that this nobleman of Chu was indeed different.

Arriving at the Yonghe Palace, He Lan saw Chu Xiran who was in a coma.

"What's the matter, everyone is dead! The master has become like this, and he didn't go to the imperial doctor!" He Lan's roar resounded throughout the Yonghe Palace.

Xiao Shunzi knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please help the master, he vomited up all he ate a few days ago, and he has been unable to eat for the past two days, and the master refuses to see the imperial doctor, saying that he is afraid of alarming the emperor. The people outside saw that the master was not favored, and also bullied the master. They didn’t give any soup and tonics, and they didn’t make up for the lack of daily necessities. The villain really had no choice but to find Eunuch Lin.”

"It's the other way around, it's lawless, forget who is the master and who is the slave in this palace! Xiao Linzi, let me find out who embezzled the items and ingredients from the Yonghe Palace, drag them all out and punish them with fifty sticks, and punish them one by one. Get out of the palace!"

"The slave obeys the order!"

Later, the imperial doctor took the pulse, and said that the condition worsened due to the wind and cold and was not treated in time. Fortunately, he was discovered in time. Now, he took some medicines, recuperated for a few days, and ate some light food to nourish him. It can be recovered in three or four days.

After the imperial doctor prescribed the medicine, He Lan asked someone to follow him to grab the medicine, and then he dismissed everyone with peace of mind, and only stayed in the room by himself.

After only a few days of seeing each other, Chu Xiran was visibly thinner, his face was extremely pale due to his illness, and he looked fragile and lethargic.

"Xi Ran." He Lan held his right hand in the quilt, and carefully held it in his palm: "Are you awake?"

He Lan looked at Chu Xiran's slightly moving eyelashes, and slowly grasped her hand.

Chu Xiran opened his eyes, seeing He Lan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, appear in front of him, and was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Why are you sick, huh?" He Lan helped him to sit up, leaned on him, and hugged the man in his arms.

"I want to go home." Chu Xiran's voice was hoarse and deep due to illness.

"Huh? Yeah, look, I forgot all about it. We'll go when you recover from your illness."

"Eight days, Your Majesty, my concubine can't wait another day." Chu Xiran lowered his face and said silently.

"You..." He Lan suddenly felt that his tongue was tied up, and he held his breath for a long time before saying, "Okay, then tomorrow, I won't be with you." After an unusual silence, He Lan finally let go Opened Chu Xiran, "Tomorrow I will let Xiao Linzi send someone to arrange, so I can recover from my illness today."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Xiran lay back under the brocade quilt, wrapped herself tightly, only showing her pale face outside.

He Lan sighed, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly caught a glimpse of the wet tears in the corner of Chu Xiran's eyes, and the teardrops were sliding to one side along the corners of the eyes until they reached the ends of her hair.

Standing there in a daze, neither to leave nor to stay, He Lan hesitated for a moment, then returned to the couch, stroked Chu Xiran's cheek and said: "You are not well yet, don't stay too late tomorrow, I'm going to review the papers first, and I'll be with you tomorrow night, huh?"

Chu Xiran closed her eyes and nodded. After a while, she heard the eunuch's voice outside again: "Send off the emperor."

Seeing the emperor go out, he just sat up, watched the bright yellow figure go away through the window, and laughed at himself.

He remembered that his sister fell ill after a night of cold wind, but he happily said that the man would come to see her.At that time, I still laughed at my sister for being stupid, saying that she refused to bow her head during the quarrel, so she used this trick to cheat.

Now, it was my turn to endure cold water and wind for three days without taking medicine.

Finally won, right?The emperor was concerned, his heart ached, and the tears probably flowed into his heart and took root.

It turned out that the emperor's favor was calculated by one's own hands.Chu Xiran wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and thought with a smile, how can I act so that my heart hurts!

On the second day, under the grace of the emperor's amnesty, Chu Xiran successfully left the palace and returned to the Chu family to visit relatives.The day passed quickly, and when the sun went down, he had to leave again.

On the way back to the palace, Chu Xiran's mind was filled with sister's tears, mother's warm hands, and father's expression that hesitated to speak.Before leaving, Dad approached the sedan chair and said through the curtain, "Son, I have wronged you."

Chu Xiran couldn't help but shed tears, but he didn't dare to make a sound, because he was afraid that he would pull on his father's sleeve and cry "Daddy, I want to go home" like when he went to school for the first time when he was a child.

I want to go home.

He said it a thousand times and ten thousand times in his heart, but he knew that in this life, he might not be able to return.He had already chosen that palace, he had chosen that man with power over the world, he had chosen to persevere in another way for the sake of the Chu family.

"Child, don't cry. Children of the Chu family can't cry even if they bleed."

The words of his father's teachings when he was a child are still in his ears, Chu Xiran gritted his teeth, wiped away his tears, and said to the outside: "Let's go."

After getting up the sedan chair and returning to the palace, in the lowered eyes was the helplessness that could no longer be looked back.

In the Yonghe Palace, He Lan Ruoming was by Chu Xiran's side as promised.

After eating, looking at Chu Xiran who was still silent, He Lan was a little annoyed, and wanted to leave in a hurry, but when she saw his pale face that was bloodless, she relented and endured it again.

After undressing, the two lay on the bed, Chu Xiran turned to face the wall, leaving He Lan with a back.

"Xi Ran? Xi Ran?" He Lan encircled him from behind and called softly.

"Huh?" Chu Xiran agreed in a low voice.

"Xi Ran, look at me." He Lan wanted to pull his body away, but found that when the other party became stubborn, his behavior was futile.

"Xiran, I am the emperor, you should understand."

"Yes, I understand, the emperor wants the Sangong and Six Courtyards, he wants wives and concubines in groups, and he wants to love whoever he wants, I understand."

"You don't understand!" He Lan put her face on Chu Xiran's back and muttered, "Xiran, I have no heirs yet."

Chu Xiran's back was visibly stiff, but she didn't answer. He Lan continued to talk to herself: "Concubine Shu has never had one. Even if other concubines have one, they often can't keep it before they take shape. This time when I enter the palace Yes, Ruyi didn't move, and as for Murong... I won't let her have a chance to conceive a dragon seed, so the only ones left are Xiaoxi and Nalan, but Nalan's temperament is extremely cold. Making a wedding dress for someone else, but afterward I still treat me as usual, avoiding seeing me.”

"In this palace, is there anyone the emperor can't get?" Chu Xiran sneered.

"I don't want to force her, she is like the clearest flowing spring in this harem, it's enough for people to appreciate."

Can you force me if you don't force her?Chu Xiran suddenly wanted to yell, but she still swallowed it forcefully. Perhaps, this person can't be blamed, it was him who pushed himself into this pit, and it was beyond redemption.

What qualifications does he have to blame this man who is holding him full of guilt at this moment, and what should he blame him?Unfaithful, unloving, not hesitating, or let him become his concubine and lose his Tsing Yi from then on?

"Ruoming, don't forget what you promised me in the future, okay?" Chu Xiran finally turned around to face He Lan, "I don't want to always wait like a woman, waiting for you to come, Waiting for you to go, waiting for you to fulfill your promise, waiting for you to lose the meaning of your own existence, I only hope that you must do what you promised me, and don’t nod if you can’t do it, completely let me It’s all about giving up.”

"Okay." He Lan nodded, hugged the person next to her tightly, and said, "I'm sorry."

"Well, it's okay, just remember it later."

Chu Xiran curled up the corner of his mouth and smiled, before He Lan could recover, he had turned over and pressed on He Lan.

"What are you doing?" He Lan felt the man's cold hands moving against his skin, and said in a low voice, "Don't get angry, you are still sick."

"It's all said, it's okay."

Chu Xiran opened his mouth and bit He Lan's shoulder, and He Lan screamed, "Why do you always bite in one place, and you can't change it!"

Chu Xiran relaxed the strength in her hands, and shook her head proudly.

"You asked for it!" He Lan took the opportunity to turn around and suppress Chu Xiran, but his eyes were extremely gentle, "Xiran, what should I do with you?"

Yes, what should we do with him?He obviously just wanted to use him as a pawn to make a show every time, but it got into his heart just by acting, and he couldn't bear it even more.

I can't bear him to cry, I can't bear him to frown, I can't bear him to smile aggrievedly, I can't bear him to flatter me so much when I'm sick.

Xiran, what should I do with you?

Except for that little episode, the harem seemed to be peaceful.

The emperor still doted on Yixi, and even in less than a month, he was made a nobleman again, on an equal footing with Murong and Chu Xiran.However, the emperor would still go to the Yonghe Palace often, even if he didn't stay overnight, he would still visit it from time to time.

Everyone said that it was because Chu Guiren hadn't improved after being ill for a month, so the emperor was worried.

Only He Lan knew that a certain person was still ill that night and insisted on getting along with him, but he passed out in the middle of the night, and it took so long to recuperate.But only Chu Xiran knew that only half of the concoction in the past month had been consumed, and the other half was used for fertilization. How could he be fine?

It's just to procrastinate like this, until the person really feels a stabbing pain in his heart, so that he can relax.The emperor is ruthless, and he doesn't want to fall out of favor before he puts his love to use.

Today there is Li Yixi, who can guarantee that there will be no Wang Yixi tomorrow? !

But not long after the peaceful days, when Chu Xiran was just recovering from a serious illness, something happened on the northern border.

The star-ridden man was exhausted, so he handed the battle report and the secret letter to the imperial study room, and spread them out in front of He Lan Ruoming.

The Turkic Khan was critically ill, and the eldest prince Mantuo disappeared. The second prince Manhe took the opportunity to seize power and tore up the covenant he had just signed with Tiancheng. Manhe personally led troops to invade the border of Tiancheng. Many soldiers and civilians.

He Lan was so angry that he threw the notebook on the ground, and looked at the confidant minister who was hurriedly called into the palace without saying a word.The imperial study room suddenly became very quiet, and several ministers did not dare to speak out loudly, lest they be affected by the might of the young emperor.Shu Xie. Xie

"Shadow Moon." He Lan suddenly spoke behind him.

"The subordinate is here." The person called Shadow Moon is the leader of the shadow guards who have protected the emperor in Tiancheng's past generations, and also controls the largest intelligence resource of Tiancheng Kingdom.

"What did you find out?" Helan asked.

"Returning to the emperor, after Mantu left Tiancheng, he rushed back to Turkic overnight. The Turkic Khan was very happy after receiving the letter of alliance and the food, cloth, gold, silver and jewelry from Tiancheng, and intends to pass on the position of Khan to him.

"It's a pity that Mantu was devoted to searching for the missing male concubine, neglecting the government, and the second prince provoked it, so that the Turkic Khan ordered to hunt down Mantu's concubine, and Mantu disappeared. The Khan's illness was also caused by the poisoning of the second prince. The second prince, Manhe, is aggressive, cruel, and greedy by nature, if he succeeds the Turkic Khan, there will be wars and disasters in northern Xinjiang."

He Lan glanced at the few confidant ministers in the hall, and said: "Although this Manhe is ferocious and warlike, he is no smarter than his brother Wang, so there is nothing wrong with him. What do you love ministers think about the Turkic breach of the covenant?"

"Manhe has no integrity, no peace talks."

"Manhe is brave and scheming, not as scheming as Manduo."

He Lan nodded slightly, and said: "If Man Tuo leads the army, I will still be afraid of him, but this Man He, how can I take him seriously!"

"Your Majesty, since Turkic has broken the covenant, we Tiancheng don't need to be polite to him."

"The Turks broke the covenant first, and then killed my people and robbed my city. The soldiers can be killed but not humiliated!"

"Your Majesty, fight!"

"Of course it's war."

Several ministers naturally understood their own emperor's mind, and they all agreed in unanimous agreement.

"Haha, good, let's fight! He is a mere Manhe, and he dares to behave wildly under my nose. He really thinks that Tiancheng is afraid of them! The decree is to order Old General Chu to leave immediately in three days, and send troops to the north to destroy Manhe's army! "

"The minister waits to obey the order!"

Just after Chu Xiran had been worrying in fear for a month, news came from the north that although the Chu army had resisted the attack of the Manhe army, they did not want to destroy the entire Chu army because of the old General Chu's surprise attack. He has become a headless teacher, unable to advance even an inch.

Of course He Lan Ruoming knew that this was Man He's opportunity, and he would surely make a comeback again, blood-staining the rivers of the city.

In a fit of rage, no one in the court dared to ask the old General Chu to take charge of the military order. He Lan was so angry that he shattered the table, turned around and left without waiting for the ministers to send him off.

That same night, Chu Xiran went to the imperial study room for the second time, performed the royal ceremony, knelt down and begged for an order, willing to go to the battlefield to fight for his father.

A person from the harem wanted to get involved in politics, and went to the battlefield as a concubine in the harem. Such absurdity made He Lan silent, but after a while, he nodded, because he knew that at this moment, there was indeed only this Chu The heirs of the family are most suitable to take over the military order.

The glory of the generals of the three generations and the military exploits of the three generations made the blood of each generation of this family boil for the battlefield.Although Chu Xiran was his concubine, she was also born in this family, with such blood, and she grew up with this mission as her childhood.

"Emperor Chen Wen has Han Zigao, and I, He Lan Ruoming, have you, Chu Xiran, how lucky that is." He Lan stepped forward to help Chu Xiran, and took advantage of the situation to embrace him.

"Xiran, remember, you are not only a descendant of the Chu family, but also my wife. I want you to come back alive to see me."

"I promise you, I will not let you down!"

Chu Xiran raised a bright smile, it was an almost dazzling and shining smile that He Lan had never seen before, like an eagle about to fly, proud and confident.For a moment, He Lan lost his mind because of such a smile.

This battle lasted for half a year.

Every time He Lan received the battle report from the front in the court, he was always happy and proud.

Joy, because Tian Chengguo has won again and again; pride, because the person who wins is his own Chu Xiran.But in his heart, he also faintly felt uneasy, and the looming reason made him have to toss and turn in his heart.

Two or three months later, a secret report came from the Turkic side that the Khan had passed away, and the missing eldest prince Man Tuo suddenly returned to the court and formally succeeded the Khan.He Lan held the secret report and sneered three times, only then did he realize that he was being used by the thief Manduo.

Now, taking advantage of Man He's leadership, he successfully won the position, and gave Man He, a thorn in his side, the name of rebellion, which really kills two birds with one stone!

As soon as Mantuo came to power, he immediately sent envoys to send a letter of surrender from the Turks, voluntarily showing his intention to form an alliance, and ordered people to capture the defeated Manhe and offer his head along with the letter of surrender.

When He Lan received the letter of surrender, he also received another news that General Chu had a high fever due to his wounds that had not healed for a long time, so it would take some time for the army to return to the court.

He Lan suppressed his anger and frowned for a moment, then turned to Xiao Linzi and said, "Let the prime minister and the ministers of Zhongshu Province enter the palace."

Not long after, all the people arrived at the Imperial Study Room. He Lan announced in front of everyone: "Young General Chu has made great contributions in repelling the enemy. He was injured and delayed his return to the court. I decided to go to pick up my general personally. It is my nobleman from Chu who returns to the capital. During this period of time, the relevant internal affairs and documents will be discussed and resolved after trouble. If there are any important matters that cannot be resolved, please send them to me for approval.”

Therefore, "Chu Guiren" has become the three words that people often talk about after dinner.Some people praised his military exploits and his favor, while others hated him.

As for He Lan Ruoming, before these things spread, he set foot on the road to the north to meet his Chu Xiran in person.

Maybe it was because he hadn't seen her for more than half a year, or maybe it was because of his unhealed injury, Chu Xiran at this moment made He Lan suddenly feel strange.

Fortunately, the man finally opened his eyes, fluttering his eyelashes, with a look of surprise in his wet eyes, and blurted out "Ruo Ming", He Lan suddenly realized that this was his Xi Ran, the one who could rub her. Into his body, every time it hits the moaning and crying people lingering in his arms.

Touching his cyan chin, which seemed to be a lot rougher, He Lan said distressedly: "Thanks for your hard work, Xi Ran."

Chu Xiran sat up and shook her head, "It is my blessing to be able to go to the battlefield."

Hearing this, He Lan fiercely hugged him in her arms, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, I don't blame anyone, besides, isn't this already a time as General Chu!"

Chu Xiran's smile passed through He Lan's chest and entered his heart, trembling.

"Is the injury better? I heard it hasn't healed for a long time? Let me see." He Lan reached out to untie his clothes, but was grabbed and stopped.

"The military doctor has seen it, and said that it is almost as good as it is, so don't look at it." Chu Xiran's face suddenly turned red, which made people miss after a long absence.

"Are you shy? Is there something I haven't seen about you?" He Lan couldn't help but unbuttoned his clothes, stared at the wound on his right shoulder for a long time, and then cursed angrily: "Which bastard did it! I want it kill him!"

Chu Xiran burst out laughing, and persuaded: "You are the emperor, how can you speak vulgar words in the market, and let the ministers hear it!"

"Isn't it just me and you? Why don't I feel sorry for you?"

He Lan, who is like a wronged child, is so cute that Chu Xiran is caught off guard.

"Fortunately, the scab has formed. Go back to the capital and find the imperial doctor to get some medicine, so that you can return to the smooth and smooth skin you used to be." He Lan rubbed the wound that had begun to heal, and one could imagine that it was bloody and horrible in the past.

"Did you treat me like a pig? It's so smooth!" Chu Xiran cast a funny glance at the person who looked like a dog's skin plaster beside him.

"You know I'm going to feel bad."

He Lan's fiery gaze made Chu Xiran lower her head, and the kiss that followed seemed to shake the world, making people dizzy, and couldn't help but hug back.

If time just stops at this moment, perhaps, they will really think that they love each other so deeply that they can give everything they have.But I was wrong, the sky will still be bright, and when they calm down again, the sweat that was entangled in the previous moment is already the passion of the past.

He Lan looked at the misty sky outside and the exhausted person in his arms, his eyes changed from tenderness to coldness, then from coldness to helplessness.After several fights, he still hugged him tightly, unable to let go.Caressing the wound on the man's arm, thinking of the so-called deterioration of the wound in the memorial, and looking at the obviously scabbed wound, he couldn't help laughing even colder.

The person in his arms moved, and he woke up leisurely. The relaxed mood after the war made him return to his previous laziness.

"I'm about to return to court today, and I'm still sleeping like a dead pig, huh?"

"Hmph, I don't know who the culprit was last night, I'm so fussy, go back to your Sannomiya Sixth Court, don't run all the way to climb my bed!"

"Aren't you my Sannomiya Sixth Court? Also, when you go back, you have to pay me back what you owe me for the past six months!"

"What do you owe?" Chu Xiran stared and blinked.

"What do you say?"

He Lanhuan's fingers on his waist pinched hard, causing Chu Xiran to scream "pain, pain, pain".

The two quarreled for a while, then got up and changed their clothes, washed and ate, and left the tent in a serious manner.

The emperor comforted the soldiers as usual, and rewards were given accordingly. There are many top generals who have won military merits, received promotions, and even jumped a few ranks.But among these, there was no Chu Xiran at all, the name of the person who should have received the biggest reward.

Chu Xiran knew that it might be possible to make an exception for leading troops to fight, but it was absolutely impossible for a harem concubine to gain recognition and rewards from the court in front of her.When he returned to the palace, he was still his nobleman of Chu. Of course, because of the victory in this battle, he would be awarded the title of concubine, which is better than the title of nobleman.

With a wry smile, he had to accept his fate, not to mention, he had to be more cautious from now on.He insisted on writing this excerpt this time, and it was He Lan's reaction that was explored.

According to the pride of an emperor, the illness of a concubine does not really make him abandon everything in the government and rush to the military camp; but according to the vigilance of an emperor, a general who holds military power but does not return can make him Immediately abandoned the government and came to find out the truth.

He was always suspicious of his Chu family. The moment he heard that the emperor was coming, he realized in despair that the future of the Chu family would be like walking on thin ice and every step would be difficult.Sighing, he raised his eyes, and unexpectedly met He Lan's eyes looking at him. For a moment, Chu Xiran suddenly caught the deep oppression and coldness inside, but the next moment, he became as peaceful and gentle as usual.

Will this play become more and more embarrassing?

But no matter what, he still had to pretend to be Chu Xiran who knew nothing, let him dote on him, and plotted him to dote on him.

Because only in this way, it was not in vain to jump headlong into this deep palace and fall headfirst on this man with a gentle smile.

Some things are difficult to distinguish between true and false, and there is no need to distinguish them.

On the way back to Beijing, He Lan was extremely gentle, afraid of melting in her mouth, afraid of pain in her hands, so spoiled that Chu Xiran almost wanted the moon in the sky.Perhaps it was because of not being inside the red wall, Chu Xiran appeared unusually cheerful and straightforward, as if she had returned to her self before entering the palace.

He and He Lan rode horses and galloped together, rolled and frolicked on the grassland together, or took advantage of the bright moonlight, both of them got into the hot spring to hang out in it for hours.The figures of the two sticking to each other also left traces in various places. On the grassland, the ground is used as a seat and the sky is used as a quilt, and the ambiguous entanglement in the hot spring is full of drunken dreams.

He Lan always held his hand, murmured his name, and fell asleep hugging him every night.

Chu Xiran thought, no matter what the future holds, at least for this moment, she is truly satisfied. Even though happiness seems so unreal, it still exists alive.

In the middle of the night, he leaned in his arms, looked at his sleeping face, finally couldn't help it, and whispered to himself softly: "Ruoming, I'm afraid that one day, you won't see me anymore, so I just want to see you." It looks like a dead Lin Feng."

Close your eyes and let yourself sleep against his chest, it seems that you can feel a little more at ease in this way.

But because of this, he ignored the sudden slight tightening of the waist, and even missed the complicated and contradictory struggle of the man when he opened his dark eyes and looked deeply at him.

Finally returned to the capital.The red wall seemed to be an invisible cover, which made people panic from boredom.

As expected, Chu Xiran was conferred the title of the second-rank concubine, Chu, four levels higher than the nobleman.

But how can this be happy?In the half year since he left, Murong Zhaohua had already changed from a nobleman to a concubine Rong, and the much-loved beauty Li had already become Jieyu, and even Ruyi, who was put aside by the emperor, was already Ronghua.

After receiving the piles of rewards and seeing them filling the open space of the room, he had to pretend to be happy and nod his head and ask, "Where's the emperor?"

"Returning to Master, the Emperor is in Chengqian Palace. He heard from the imperial physician that Li Jieyu is pregnant with a dragon seed and has been pregnant for two and a half months."

Chu Xiran's smile froze in place, she clearly wanted to say that this was a good thing and something to be happy about, but for some reason, the words stuck in her throat for a long time and she couldn't get it out.

"In this case, let's eat." Chu Xiran instructed Xiao Shunzi, and went back to the back room to change into a simple white robe.After a while, I just sat down and moved my chopsticks, but I heard the eunuch's announcement that the emperor had arrived.

Before they got up to greet her, He Lan's figure had already entered the room, she took Chu Xiran's hand and said with a smile, "Concubine Chu won't wait for me to eat?"

After retreating from the crowd, He Lan cheerfully pulled Chu Xiran into his arms and chattered, "Xiran, I'm going to be the father."

He Lan's smile was a bit dazzling, Chu Xiran looked away, looked at his hands, and said lightly, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Xiran is not happy?" He Lan pulled Chu Xiran's cheek, making him have to look directly at himself.

"No way, I just like to guess wildly." Chu Xiran smiled and let his body soften and leaned against He Lan, and said, "This is a good thing, I don't even have time to be happy for you, why can't I be unhappy?"

"Hee Ran?"

"Um?"

"It would be great if you were a woman, and I will definitely let him be the future heir to the child you give birth to."

"Nonsense, I'm a man, how can I be born? You must be so happy!" Chu Xiran carefully closed the scene for He Lan, but her heart was much calmer because of this sentence.

Although I know it's a lie, but just treat it as a self-deception. To believe in the impossible can make people feel a subtle happiness.

On the third day after Li Jieyu was conferred the title of Zhaoyi because she was pregnant with a dragon seed, good news came from Concubine Rong.

Chu Xiran dropped half of the tea she drank, and the porcelain cup spun around and shattered all over the floor.

He clearly remembered that He Lan had said that Murong would not be pregnant. At that time, he didn't know whether it was for Murong or himself, and he felt deeply sad.He understood the meaning of He Lan's words, so he also understood that if he was a woman, maybe He Lan would not be so fond of him that he would be so unscrupulous.

It was also because of He Lan's last pillow talk that he deluded himself into treating it as a kind of happiness.And the current situation, does it indicate that there will be another storm?

Sure enough, He Lan Ruoming, who was always staying in Li Zhaoyi's Chengqian Palace these days, came to Yonghe Palace that night.

The faint candlelight reflected his frowning brows, and he said, "I've been very careful, I use musk every time."

Musk has always been used as a refreshing headache, or to sober up, but pregnant women should not use it.

"Even if you get pregnant, you probably won't be able to keep it." He Lan closed her eyes, Chu Xiran's heart ached for that young tired face.

"Don't worry, what you're worried about won't happen." Chu Xiran stepped forward to put his arms around his shoulders, comforting him, "I'll help you."

Chu Xiran naturally understood how to help.In fact, even if it wasn't for He Lan, he would not let Murong give birth to a prince.Just imagine, if the Murong family's child became the heir apparent, would there still be a way for the Chu family to survive?

What's more, he understands the truth that a mother is more valuable than a child, maybe before that child grows up and succeeds to the throne, he himself, a male concubine who could never give birth to a child, would have died in Murong's hands long ago.

Suddenly, Murong's proud and beautiful face flashed before his eyes. In fact, she was just like himself, striving for the favor of her family in this harem. However, she was always pitiful, and the emperor would not let Murong The daughter of the family gave birth to the emperor's heir.

To be treated like this by her husband is the tragedy of a woman's life.And how can I get better at myself?

Six days later, the harem once again brought huge waves.Concubine Rong and Li Zhaoyi had a miscarriage at the same time. The imperial doctor diagnosed that they drank jujube, tremella and lotus seed soup mixed with safflower powder. The two unformed children just disappeared.

"Give me an explanation!" He Lan looked at Chu Xiran who was kneeling on the ground with furious eyes.

"Concubine Rong's medicine was given by me, but Li Zhaoyi really wasn't me." Chu Xiran raised her head to meet the other party's angry eyes.

"But the lotus seed soup came from your Yonghe Palace!"

"Yes, I can't just send Concubine Rong and not Li Zhaoyi, but I only took a bowl of medicine!" Chu Xiran said coldly, "You don't believe me!"

He Lan was silent, and said after a long time: "Perhaps, God punished me to murder my parents and children, so I can't even keep a child."

"Ruoming!" Looking at the lonely man who lost his son, Chu Xiran felt pain in his heart.

"No matter what, you still have to go to Nagato Palace to stay for a few days." He Lan knelt down and looked at Chu Xiran. "You are smart. You know that the more blatant you are, the easier it is to get rid of suspicion. Xiran, give me time. If you find out that Li Zhaoyi's miscarriage is really not your business, I will definitely rescue you."

"Nagato Palace!" Chu Xiran repeated these three words with a smile, looked at He Lan and said word by word, "Your Majesty, you don't believe me after all!"

He Lan was startled when he heard the words, stroked Chu Xiran's face, and said, "Xiran, I am the emperor!"

I am the emperor.Chu Xiran understood how much helplessness this sentence contained, but could not accept it calmly.

If you want to wrong yourself because he is the emperor, can you still love this kind of relationship?

Yes, love, at some point, that beautiful and gentle man had already opened a hole in his heart.

Sometimes he even doubts whether his actions are for his own people, or whether he has already begun to transform into himself.He began to be afraid, afraid that he would eventually become an unscrupulous person because of a word of love, just like Concubine Shu who always hides a knife in her smile.