On the second day of the Queen's funeral, Changchun Palace's interior and exterior was decorated white. There was a sorrowful and depressing atmosphere around the place. Zhou Chengdi had already ordered a solemn funeral to be held ten days later.
The purple-robed Xiao He slowly walked down the steps of the Changchun Palace. Looking at the steps, he took out the meat patty in his hands and looked at the meat patty in front of him. His heart was empty and everyone was talking about the queen's funeral, Princess Eleven was too sad and sick, and the emperor told her to take care of her and not see anyone.
But Xiao He's heart was in turmoil from beginning to end, unable to calm down.
"Ling Yue'er, where are you? Do you know how worried I am about you?" He snapped a branch beside him and shouted in his heart.
He really wanted to marry Feng Lingyue back to the Xiao family as soon as possible. This way, he could at least constantly watch over her and protect her while they advanced and retreated together.
"What are you going to do with such a foolish person who has no one to protect him?" Xiao He's heart experienced burning torment.
"Young duke, you're here. Greetings to you." Just as he was lost in thought, he saw Eunuch Feng De Gui lead a group of people out from the Changchun Palace to report something to Emperor Zhou.
"Eunuch Feng, may I speak with you …" Xiao He pulled Feng De Gui back and whispered.
Feng De Gui didn't wait for Xiao He to speak and sighed, "Young Marquis, are you asking about the matter of the Eleventh Princess?"
Xiao He cupped his fists and said, "Eunuch Feng is indeed someone who lived in front of the emperor. That's right, this general wants to know where your little sister is right now." Is he really very sick? "
Eunuch Feng looked at the handsome, young, and mature young Marquis in front of him and thought to himself, "The Xiao family, especially the Duke of Xiao and the Poison Scorpion, is so deep in love with this young Marquis. It's a pity that the Eleventh Princess is a fake."
He shook his head and said, "Young Marquis, don't ask anymore. Princess Eleven is too sad and needs some rest. The Emperor won't allow anyone to disturb him, and neither are you."
Xiao He saw Feng Degui's attitude and knew that he couldn't get anything out of him. He changed the way he asked, "Then this eunuch will only answer the same thing, is she okay?"
Feng De Gui paused for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."
Hearing that, Xiao He's heavy face finally revealed a trace of a smile, and he was extremely happy as he said, "That's good! "That's good!"
"Eunuch Feng, this is a biscuit that Yue Er loves to eat. Give it to her for me, tell her to take care of her and don't worry about it. No matter what happens, I, Xiao He, will never leave her."
Feng De Gui took the cake and listened to Xiao He's vow, "This servant will take it for the young duke. This servant won't pass on the message for the young duke, if there's a chance, the young duke might as well tell the princess himself."
"Then... Thank you, Eunuch Feng. " Xiao He hesitated for a moment before cupping his hands.
Eunuch Feng stuffed the cake back into his sleeves and headed towards the Hall of Rongyuan.
Xiao He stood on the spot as he lightly clenched his fist —
Ling Yue'er, you have to be safe.
Within the Hall of Prosperity, Zhou Chengdi was sitting on a wide chair as he flipped through the imperial reports in front of him. From time to time, he coughed twice.
Not long after, Feng Degui held a book with both hands and presented it to the emperor. "Your majesty, this is the paper that Qingnan sent back to the capital with great haste."
"Qing Nan?" It's definitely Yun Zheng's paper. Quickly show it to us. "
"Yes."
Zhou Cheng Di looked at the paper and smiled, praising it, "Alright! Good! Good! Yun Zheng really did not disappoint my expectations. Qing Nan's Medallion of Gratitude has already been carried out. "
"The Ninth Prince is wise and wise. It is the Emperor's fortune to be able to show us equal respect." Feng Degui promptly said.
"I have been considering who among the princes can take over the position of Crown Prince. In this past year or so, I have been very satisfied with Yun Zheng every single time, so should I give this position to Yun Zheng, but Ye'er is also not bad. He also has outstanding military merits and enjoys prestige among the three armies, so if I were to take up the position of Crown Prince, the soldiers of the three armies would not be dissatisfied?"
"Your majesty, esteemed imperial concubine wishes to seek an audience."
As he was speaking, Consort Xian came in from outside.
Zhou Cheng Emperor put the paper away and said, "Let her in."
Not long after, Xu Xianyi sauntered into the hall. She took a bowl of soup from a palace maid behind her and said, "Your majesty, chenqie made a cup of venison blood soup. chenqie showed it to the imperial physician. She said that your majesty drank it for the sake of the dragon's body."
The emperor said, "I seem to remember that among the fourth concubines, you were especially good at cooking."
"Your majesty doesn't dislike it, that's chenqie's fortune." "Drink while it's hot. Your concubine has been simmering for six hours."
After finishing the bowl of soup, Zhou Chengdi asked, "Consort Xian, you didn't come here just to deliver this bowl of Golden Deer Blood Soup to me, right?"
"As expected, nothing can be hidden from the emperor. This concubine is thinking that the empress dowager has just lost her mother and is now gravely ill, so this child must be very sad. She wanted to ask the emperor to show her kindness and allow her concubine to see him.
When Zhou Chengdi heard this, his face immediately turned dark and he said, "There's no need to go overboard. I have other plans. Please don't ask too much about this matter, Consort Xian!"
If it wasn't for the honor of the imperial family, he would have publicly killed her!
"Your majesty!" "Your majesty, don't blame your consort for speaking too much. The empress shall pay her respects, the Eleventh Princess is very ill, and your majesty won't allow anyone to visit her. The empress's reputation will be tarnished, and people will be suspicious of your actions. Some people even thought that the empress's death …" "Do you think there's anything fishy about the empress's death? Do you think she was killed by someone? Do you think the emperor …"
"Shut up!" When the emperor heard this, he flew into a rage and said, "Did the empress die weirdly? "Who dares to say that, I will chop off his head!"
"Your majesty, even if no one dares to speak out publicly, they'll definitely speculate in their hearts. This really isn't good for the empress dowager and the emperor!" "So, in order to prevent the future of the masses from talking, Your Majesty please allow me to see the Eleventh Princess. Your concubine won't say anything and will only take a look. This way, everyone who sees the Eleventh Princess won't suspect that the Eleventh Princess is under house arrest and won't make any wild guesses." Xu Xianfei quickly said.
Zhou Chengdi pursed his lips and frowned when he heard what Xu Xianfei said.
"Your majesty, the harem has always been a place of conflict! Your majesty, please allow your concubine to share this worry with your majesty. Only when people find out about Princess Eleven will they not make wild guesses." Xu Xianfei said righteously.