C23

With Chen, Chen, and the dog, my body gradually recovered, but the cold in my body seemed to be deep to the marrow. The royal doctors used all kinds of methods, whether it was acupuncture, massage, or elixirs, it was always difficult to eradicate this cold. Every time the rain cooled down, my body would become stiff, even trembling, and I could barely hold my pen steady.

Fortunately, he was living in the imperial family and had luxurious clothing, food, and necessities. He didn't lack any of them. If he had fallen sick in the countryside, he would probably have died from cold.

Since my illness, the Queen has avoided my greetings, but she often came to see me, counting the days, almost two months, that day, the weather was fine, I took Chen to Yongan Palace.

Halfway there, I remembered that Lijun's letter from the day before yesterday had landed in Wangyou Pavilion. Lijun and I had been maintaining our correspondence, and this time Lijun's letter had addressed the Emperor's Queen. I wanted to show it to the Empress, perhaps to make her more gratified, so I sent Chen Ying back to fetch it.

Seeing Chen's purple figure disappear into the distance, I sat at the corner of the corridor and waited for her. Suddenly, I heard someone call out to me, and looked ahead. Ah He was standing on the side of the rockery, and in the shadow of the rockery next to him stood a man.

Yang Guangxi was clad in a white robe, and looked relaxed and elegant. No matter how much wealth and beauty the people around wore, it could not conceal his brilliance. That was the most unique view of the palace. As for Yang Liang, although he was green, he was different from Yang Guang. The elegance and elegance exuded from his green robe was also unique.

Yang Liang looked at me from afar. Due to the distance, I couldn't see his expression clearly, and I didn't want to see it clearly either. Ever since I returned to the palace from the Residence of Duke Han, I made up my mind even more to avoid Yang Liang. So, while I was ill, he came to visit me several times, but I kept him out of my way.

Yang Liang probably knew what I was thinking about. These days, he didn't come. Just now, he called me "Ling'Er", but he didn't walk towards me. Instead, he just stood in the shadow of the fake mountain and sent Ah He over.

He bowed to me. "Greetings, Princess!"

I said with a smile,

"Hey, don't be so polite. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it."

Ah He took out a man's Scholar's Tassel from his sleeve, and carefully took out a piece of fine jade. He handed it over to me, and said:

Princess, His Highness the Han King personally made this trip to Moyang Mountain. Old Daoist Chang Kong had once said that this object was originally a stone on the peak of Moyang Mountain, and because it was exposed to the sunlight for several thousand years, it has received the warmth of the sun. It is known as the Spirit Warm Jade, and is said to be the best item to dispel the cold energy within one's body.

I took the communication jade and placed it on my palm. It was small and delicate, like a butterfly with its wings spread out, snow-white and smooth like the skin of an infant, shining under the sunlight and seeming to gather the warmth of the sun. It was dazzling, but when held in the palm of my hand, it made people feel warm all over, as if all the meridians in my body were open, but not hot at all.

Warmth but not heat. This is the highest quality jade, I didn't think that there would be such a strange object in this world. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have believed it.

No wonder he hadn't seen Yang Liang enter the palace recently. So it turned out that he had traveled a long distance. This sort of treasure should be unique in this world, yet he was able to obtain it.

I handed the jade to him and said,

"It is indeed a rare treasure. I accept your kind intentions, but you will never receive it without merit. This jade is not to be taken."

He did not extend his hand to take it.

"His Highness Duke of Han seemed to have expected that the princess wouldn't accept it and had already instructed the servant. If the princess doesn't want it, then throw it away or destroy it. The servant will take his leave." After saying that, I turned around and left, leaving behind me who was stunned on the spot.

I only came to my senses when I saw the backs of the two disappearing behind the fake mountain. However, how could I be willing to abandon such a rare object? Since he has sincerely sought it out for me, and I do need it, I might as well accept it. In the coming days, if there is a chance, I will definitely get it back. Thus, he carefully kept it, placing it into the Scholar's Tassel at his waist.

It just so happened that Chen Zhen returned with the letter, and I quietly took her to the Yongan Palace.

The empress was overjoyed when she saw Li Jun's letter. She, who had always been calm in the face of trouble, was also excited at this moment.

"Jun'er has indeed grown up. Now that I know that she cares for my mother, I thought that she would hate me for the rest of her life."

"How could that be? When Li Jun had left, she was still young, so she couldn't help feeling somewhat troubled. Therefore, she had been slightly disrespectful to the empress. Now that she had married into a good husband, how could she not be happy? "Esteemed empress, you're overthinking it." In her letter, Li Jun wrote that Qi Min Khan had chosen a auspicious day to marry her. Although her words contained a lot of apprehension, the happiness and shyness of a woman about to become a wife was obvious. She believed that these years, Qi Min Man Khan had treated her with respect.

The empress was slightly dazed as she sighed and said,

"Yeah, if that's really the case, then I am very pleased. A hundred years from now, I will have my instructions." An explanation? To whom? Lijun's mother? Had he already died? The palace has always been very secretive about the birth of Lijun, although Lijun told me that she was not the Dugu Queen's biological mother, but also did not talk about her biological mother.

I secretly observed the empress's expression. There was a hint of remorse and apology, but her absent-mindedness only lasted for a split-second. She quickly recovered and said,

"As a mother, it's not like I'm marrying a daughter for the first time, how can my imagination start to run wild? "Seems like he really is old."

"The empress is in her prime, how can she be old?" I said. But in her heart, she was thinking, it seems like she wanted to hide the history of Lijun for the rest of her life, it's just that she didn't know, Lijun already knew about it.

"Little girl, your mouth is just sweet, but your eyes have also grown big. Lijun is the same age as you and now we are about to get married. Even if I want to keep you by my side, I won't be able to stay for a few years." The queen laughed.

I slightly blushed as I lowered my eyes and pouted. "The Empress only knows how to tease me."

The Queen ignored my shyness and said,

"It's good that you won't marry into another family. In the end, you are still one family. Your body is still too weak. You should wait for a year or two. At the age of 15, then you can get married again."

My head drooped lower and my face burned slightly. Seeing that I didn't say anything, the Queen laughed and said:

"Alright, you've just recovered from your illness. It's best that you go back and rest. I'll personally prepare a generous gift to congratulate Princess Yicheng on her marriage."

I respectfully excused myself and took Chen Zhong with me to look back at the You Lu pavilion. As soon as I stepped out of Yongan Palace, I saw a young eunuch running towards me in a flurry. Chen Zhen stopped him with his sharp eyes and asked:

"Isn't this Eunuch Sun from the Fallen Plum Palace?" What is there to be so flustered about? "

Eunuch Sun, seeing it was Chen, wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted:

"Miss Chen, the noble Empress fainted. This servant couldn't get the imperial physician to treat me, so I came to plead with the Empress." In the blink of an eye, she saw me behind her. She hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "Your servant greets Your Highness."

"What?" fainted? " Chen Zhen was so scared that his face turned pale, but he didn't dare to leave without permission. He could only look at me.

I thought of the beautiful woman who had composed so many poems and songs, and I felt pity for her, for she had been doted upon by the Emperor, and although it was only once, it made the Empress jealous and always mean to her. Now that she was ill and unable to call for an imperial physician, it was probably because the court had always bowed before the empress. Seeing that the empress was displeased, she naturally lazily went to serve the empress.

Although I have only been in the palace for a few years and have always been doted on, I have seen quite a few people who have gone against the wishes of the masses. The people who are in the limelight were a little indignant at first and felt that in the vast imperial palace, there was not a single inch of peace.

As time passed, he had gotten used to it. Perhaps he had been assimilated into the royal family as well. In the words of his mother-in-law, this was the way the royal palace lived.

The empress had just gone to prepare a reward for Lijun, and even if she knew about it, she would inevitably turn it down out of jealousy. I decided to help Venerable Chen since she was Chen's aunt, so she was considered to be from the same hometown as me.

With that in mind, I opened my mouth and said,

"Esteemed Empress is busy with things, so there's no need to trouble the old woman for something like that. I'll make a trip."

"Thank you, Princess!" Both of them broke down in tears of gratitude, knelt down, and kowtowed.

Along the way, I heard Chen Fu say that he had heart palpitations ever since he was a child, but because it was so slight, he didn't pay much attention to it. This was the first time he fainted.

With me personally going to the royal hospital, I naturally followed all of them. Who doesn't know that I'm the future princess of Jinping and that I'm favored by the empress? It was great to have the empress as a backer, at least he could control these vile people with white heads.

With all this running, I was tired, so I ordered Sun Gong to take the imperial physician to the Myrtle Palace, while I took Chen Zhong to look back at the pavilion. Along the way, Chen has been uneasy, I pity her aunt and nephew deep affection, so she to take care of Chen Xianshi a few days.

Two days later, Chen returned. The imperial physician said it was due to anemia combined with a depression in his heart that he had to recuperate for a few days. Since he had my instructions, the imperial physician didn't dare to be negligent and opened up a lot of supplements.

"Aunt asked me to thank you, Princess. When you are well again, I will personally come to thank you." Chen Hei said gratefully.

I didn't help her out of gratitude, it was just a moment of pity. Moreover, if the empress were to find out, it would be inappropriate for me to interact with her intimately. Thus, I said:

"There's no need. Send someone to return to her. Just stay at the palace and rest well."

At this moment, my beauty bed was placed under the towering banyan tree in the courtyard, while I was lying on the bed, reading a book. The sunlight was blocked by the banyan tree, and only a few rays of light seeped through the gaps in the leaves and onto the ground.

Chen was standing by my side. She was wearing a light purple smoky dress that fluttered in the breeze, and the sunlight was shining on her face. She looked beautiful, with mottled shadows obscured by leaves, and for a moment, I was confused.

I looked at her in this way for a moment, actually a sigh in my heart, I do not know when, Chen Wu also appeared so bright and moving, as fresh and elegant as a lotus blooming in the water.

Seeing me look at her like that, Chen Feng felt a little uncomfortable. He awkwardly smiled and asked:

"Princess, why are you looking at me like that?"

I chuckled. The depression that was barely noticeable in my heart a moment ago instantly vanished like smoke in thin air.

"I was a little hungry, what did I say? A beauty worthy of eating, the more I look at you, the more full I feel. "

Chen Zhen's face immediately turned red, and his shy appearance was even more charming. However, he reacted in time to the fact that I was teasing her, so he laughed and retorted:

"The princess is a beauty unmatched in her generation, a natural beauty. Compared to you, this servant is like a chicken on the ground or a phoenix in the sky. How did you find this servant to be happy?"

I laughed at her flattery and recalled the Queen's admonition that while beauty was important, character was particularly important. A woman in court was not someone who could stand firmly on the spot with just her beauty alone. I flipped open the < Female Education > book in my hands and couldn't help but softly mutter:

"The heart is also the first side, is very ornamental. "Once the face is unadorned, it is filthy; when the heart is unkind, it is evil."

Chen Zhen listened to me read the book. His expression was a little sad. He looked up at the starry sunlight between the leaves. He seemed to be lost in thought. I was also silent. It was rare for me to enjoy such serenity and warmth. The warm spring breeze blew me to the point of drowsiness. After a while, I swam into a dream.