What he couldn't argue with was that the emperor had his noble and undeniable thoughts and face.
"Sigh, let's not talk about this anymore. Your majesty, no matter what happens, can we let Senior Brother go first? I've only played the zither with him a few times. If he really has feelings for me, then I've already fallen in love with him before I even entered the palace."
It was obvious that he didn't like me saying these things. He fiddled with my hands and said unhappily, "I'm here to see you, not to hear you talk about your past."
"But …"
"Alright, Zhiqiu, we'll find out everything about him in two days. "I believe in you, but that doesn't mean that the empress dowager believes in you as well."
That was true, there was no point worrying about it now.
He held me tighter and tighter, and I cried out in pain.
However, he lowered his head onto my shoulder and said in a low voice, "Zhiqiu, promise me that you won't stand alone in front of the window in the future, that you won't light the lamp, that you won't isolate yourself, that you won't smile indifferently like that."
Warmth rises in my heart and my body feels a little light. I nod my head vigorously. "Alright."
Next, I'll wait for the Internal Affairs Bureau to find out.
There's nothing to be afraid of, I think. But when my father-in-law asked me about the jewels, I was drenched in cold sweat. I did not bring them back to the palace for the palace maids to keep.
If I say I lost it, how many people can there be who believe in me? However, he believed that this was better than anything. I honestly thought he was not afraid of anything.
I have people guarding the Moon Viewing Hall every day, so it's fine if I can't go there. I don't like to go there.
I told her the reason why I called her and said seriously, "I believe you should know about what happened in the Moon Observation Hall. I don't have anything special about my words, but if the empress dowager could say that it was mine, then it would definitely be 8 points.
"Empress, don't worry. The cause is already being investigated. The person in charge of the study room hasn't specially arranged anyone. Slightly slower, but we can still find out who it is."
There were so many people that I didn't pay much attention to them either. It was only recently that I started to focus on practicing my calligraphy.
"Aunt, I'll have to trouble you to find out. This matter involves my senior brother. If I was alone, I would have nothing to fear. What I haven't done before, I don't need to be afraid of others." Not only did the Moon Observation Hall investigate, even the empress dowager sent people over to investigate.
The reason is that as I sit in my chair I really don't know who wrote the so-called letters for me and why they set me up, but there is no reason for it in the palace. If a person is too doting and eye-catching, then there is always too much jealousy that follows.
He rubbed his aching head, and his nose felt uncomfortable. He weakly laid on the table, looking at a certain spot. The ball hopped onto the table and looked at me with round eyes. Its claws touched my hand.
"Leave the ball alone." I won't play with him today.
It lay down obediently and licked my hand on the table, as if comforting me.
Touch its head: "Good ball."
The reason was very tight. A maid who came in and out of the main hall was strictly questioning the situation. Of course, no one would admit to such a matter. However, no matter how hard they searched, they were still confused.
Ai, how tiring, why can't a person be simpler when there's no reason for trouble. I told my father-in-law to ask for that letter. I wanted to see if it was similar.
In the evening, when my body was getting hotter and hotter, I could still cough. I remembered that I caught a cold, and my aunt was worried. She immediately called for the imperial physician to show me. It was indeed a cold.
After drinking the medicine and resting on the bed, my throat was burning, so I stayed up all night to take care of her. The next day, when I saw the dark circles in her eyes, I was touched.
Other than my mother, there was no one else who took care of me like this. They cared for me with concern. With a hoarse voice that carried a sense of familiarity, they said, "The reason is … thank you."
She lowered her head. "Empress, this is a matter within my service."
"Go down and rest. I'm fine. Don't you have someone else? "The reason is that you don't have to do everything by yourself."
"Empress, this servant does not trust others to serve the Empress."
"I'm fine too, it's just that my head hurts a little today. I won't let anyone worry about me getting sick. The reason for this is that I'll obediently eat the medicine and the food."
She still had a face full of worry. "Empress, your servant is in good health."
"The Empress has told you to go down, so you can go down. I will watch over her."
"Long live the Emperor." For this reason, he immediately bowed and left.
He went to the bed and sat down with concern. "No need to bow."
I said sullenly, "I don't intend to bow either."
"You, when you're sick, are always like this. It's as if everyone was going against you." "The doctor said your heart is burning with evil."
"It feels so bad." His whole body was sore and weak.
He smiled and lowered his head to touch his forehead. "It's very hot. How about this, This Emperor allows you to turn over half of the quilt to get some fresh air."
"Do you think I'm like you? If I'm greedy and comfortable for a moment, then I'll recover very slowly."
"For someone to be so stubborn when he is sick, I like people to spoil when I am sick."
I chuckled. "You're a child that hasn't grown up."
"Yun Zhiqiu, it seems like you're too clear-headed." He ruthlessly pinched my face, kneading it into various shapes. "Apologize to me, I know that my illness is so bitter, look what I brought you."
It was the candied fruit. I sucked on the candied fruit and muttered, "I just ate some medicine."
He frowned with a bitter face, "Zhiqiu is so bitter. Why do you think there is such an evil thing as medicine in this world? Wouldn't it be more pleasing if it was replaced with tea or a less concentrated taste of honey? Don't you think so? "
I really didn't know how to answer him. I was speechless.
I don't have to agree with that.
When he woke up, he felt worse. His nose was bleeding, and the handkerchief had been wiped red on his nose. As he read, he smiled and happily said, "Retribution."
"Your Majesty, don't you know that cold is easy to infect? If you're here now, you'll probably have to drink evil stuff tomorrow. " Don't be too happy too early.
He rubbed his chin and said, "That's true, then I won't accompany you, you are heartless, use medicine to punish you to death. Drink slowly, after you finish drinking the wind chill medicine, I will ask the imperial physician to prescribe some warm nourishing medicine for you, so that you will always be associated with evil things."
He stood up and started to leave, but then deliberately made a circle and slowly walked away from me.
After taking a few steps, he said in a surprised tone, "Eh? Who's pulling my clothes?"
"Accompany me." I looked up at him. "Your Majesty, you stay with me."
"Ahhh, you're begging me?" He was in a very good mood, and his eyes were bright as he looked at me.
It was a bad taste. He sighed and nodded to satisfy his arrogant attitude.
He was reclining on the chaise longue with me in his arms. He turned the page and suddenly said, "Zhiqiu, I like it more when you are sick. If only you were sick every day."
"…" I was even more speechless.
When I'm sick, I seem to dislike people even more. I like to stick close to him, whether it's his hands or his legs, or whether he's taking advantage of me, but being childish always keeps me from getting bored.
Like a newborn child, he seemed to feel that the caregiver had something to do with satisfaction and responsibility, and he came at once and opened his eyes to watch me drink.
I drank it all in one gulp without any hesitation. He shivered and scratched my nose, saying, "Zhiqiu, I've discovered that you're more evil than medicine."
"So, do not offend me. Otherwise, ask that evil thing to punish you for me."
This lack of status, this lack of worry, made me sick for the past few days. It made me very happy.
He was able to recover in less than five days. He felt a little regretful. "Why not be a little longer?"
"…" Did he think it was fun to be sick?
It wasn't like he didn't know how uncomfortable the cold was. There wasn't a single spot of comfort.
I wrapped my arm around his neck and gently smiled at him. "Thank you for taking care of me. This time, my illness is the least painful."
When he heard that, he became proud again, "Of course. I am the one in charge of nine or five years, this is your honor. Yun Zhiqiu, you have to think about who I am and how I can take care of you. Don't think too much.
On this side, he is just like an ordinary person, not like a king. I like him on this side.
"I'm not done yet. The worst part of it is that there's an older child who hasn't grown up yet, and he's always bickering endlessly here."
He suppressed me, "Damn Yun Zhiqiu, I'll let you know whether I'm a man or a child."
That night's dream covered the sky like a magnificent flower.
I know that he really did come into my life, and I admit that I liked him. He liked to take care of me when I was sick, to smile at me childishly, to tease me, to look at me angrily, and to call me by my name, as if it would last forever.
Dark clouds shrouded the Moon Viewing Hall from top to bottom. The matter of the colluding was still being investigated. The empress dowager summoned me over once more.
Of course, the Emperor was there as well, as were all his concubines.
Kneeling in the middle, I took the letter and read it, word for word, but it was written very affectionately, very softly and gently, with great talent. I looked at each word carefully. The handwriting was so good that I could hardly tell the difference, even the ink marks of the kittens. It made me sigh.
"Yun Zhiqiu, what else do you have to say for yourself?" the Empress Dowager snapped.
"Esteemed Empress Dowager, please take a look. Chenqie's writing is exactly the same as the one on this piece of paper, so there's no way to tell if it's real or fake. The two pieces of paper also have plum blossoms that cats have stepped on, but Esteemed empress dowager can let people take a closer look at them. The footprints were completely different, and chenqie remembered that one day she only stained the cat's left foot with ink.
He looked up at him with a slight smile in his eyes, as if he was admiring my cleverness.
Eunuch passed it over, and the empress dowager's expression was still unsightly.
"Just based on a mark, how is it possible that you didn't write it?"
"If Esteemed Empress Dowager doesn't trust chenqie, someone can go to the palace and capture the cat. You'll know the size of the mark with a single print, and this letter is a little strange as well. At noon, she caught the cat and gave it a plum flower. Who would've thought that the letter would reach Esteemed Empress Dowager so quickly?" However, when chenqie writes, her vertical stroke is more forceful and the ink is thicker. That stroke is very well-proportioned, but when it comes to the tick marks, the stroke always seems to have a bit of energy. "
I had never worried about words. Even if a hundred different people could look the same, I could always tell that something was different. It was just that they didn't have hearts.
Her Majesty seemed to believe me, and looked at the jewellery again. "What do you make of this? I thought that I would believe you just because you said you were lost? "
He didn't believe it when he said that he had lost it, but any excuse would just make it worse.
I felt a little weak, but still said, "In reply to Esteemed Empress Dowager's words, chenqie was careless and lost."
She raised her eyebrows, and a cold look appeared on her face.
This was a "pu" sound of laughter that came from the empress dowager's side.
The sweet voice said softly, "Zhiqiu, just admit it. There's nothing else to hide."
The person who spoke was Luyao. He winked at me, and my heart dropped.
She said, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, I lost it for Zhi Qiu. I don't know how Lu Yao ended up in someone else's hands, but Esteemed Empress Dowager, Lu Yao doesn't recognize that Phoenix Cry?"
Lu Yao's words were even more useful than a thousand sentences from me. These words alone proved my innocence. Of course, the empress dowager wouldn't pursue the matter any further.
And my words, the pearl hairpin left behind by Lu Yao, isn't this the work of someone behind the scenes?
The emperor flew into a rage, saying that he would severely punish those who stirred up trouble in the palace.
I looked gratefully at Luyao. Alas, if she hadn't freed me, I don't know what the consequences would have been.
The empress said it was a court lady from the Palace of Music who found it and reported it.
I left the empress dowager's palace with a tired expression, but my aunt hastened over to say, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, Lin Shangyi is about to give birth. It looks like he's having a difficult time giving birth, so the palace maid came to the Moon Viewing Hall to invite esteemed Empress over quickly."