C48

If I had the strength of heart, I would definitely be willing to protect him for the rest of my life. But the road ahead is dangerous, if I can't even endure this little bit of pain and frustration, how can he face the trials and tribulations of the future?

After training for a long time, Zhao'er was finally able to walk shakily. Although it wasn't stable, his rosy face was filled with excitement, and under the bright sunlight, he called out to my mufei indistinctly from a three meter away from the ground, wobbling towards me. I pressed my cheek against his young face, and a great happiness surged in my heart.

On the ninth of September, when the autumn had begun to wane, my carefully cultivated pots of chrysanthemums were proudly opened, and the scent of the chrysanthemum wine I had brewed a few days before was overwhelming. Delighted, I brought flowers and wine to the palace to pay my respects to the queen.

At Yongan Palace, I took Zhao'er's hand and led her to the inner hall. Ever since Zhao'er learned to walk, she insisted on walking by herself, rarely asking anyone to carry her.

When the queen saw that I had brought Zhao'er, her face was full of joy. She held Zhao'er in her arms and ordered Yingxiu to get the fruit. However, her happiness was unable to hide the sickly expression on her face. I asked,

"Is the Queen Mother feeling better?"

"Sigh, my old illness. When the sky turns cold, it will always be like this. Next spring, it will naturally be better." The Queen said.

"This is not a solution. If the imperial doctors could not figure it out, then it would be better to just recruit a sage on the Proclamation of Liberation. Perhaps, it might actually be able to recruit a famous doctor and bring the matter to life." I said.

"Forget it, this old bones of mine won't cause trouble for the emperor. It can't be considered a disease, so it won't be a problem to eat medicine every day." The Queen said.

Zhao'er took the fruit and stuffed it into the empress's mouth, grinning from ear to ear.

"In the end, Zhao'er is filial and filial. When I have something to eat, I will think of my grandmother."

I smiled and said:

"It is also his fortune that Zhao'er was doted upon by his mother." The other princes had also given birth to a few royal grandchildren, but the empress wasn't fond of concubines giving birth to sons, so they rarely came to the palace to stir up the empress.

The empress had always had very little to eat, but because she felt sorry for Zhao'er, she actually used a few extra pastries today.

"Your Highness Crown Princess should bring the little prince to the palace to accompany you. The Empress is rarely this happy."

"Exactly." "Yes," I said.

After a while, the Queen sniffed and asked:

"Did I smell the scent of chrysanthemum wine?"

I hurriedly got up and called for the dog to bring the wine and flowers in.

"Look at my daughter-in-law's memory and focus on speaking, I actually forgot about being filial to my mother. This chrysanthemum flower was personally raised by my daughter-in-law, and the wine was also personally brewed by my daughter-in-law. Please show me your filial piety."

The Queen smiled, causing the people to accept her gifts, and said in praise:

"Little Ling'Er is still the most filial. The weather today is not bad, so I should get up and walk around. If I were to continue lying on the bed, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get up."

So a simple comb wash, hold the sleeve to go out, I also took Zhao'er to accompany.

The tens of thousands of flowers in the imperial garden were wilting and falling leaves were falling in droves. The palace maids responsible for sweeping were cleaning the leaves on the streets. Seeing this scene, the empress was filled with emotion as she recited:

"Autumn is when the leaves return to their roots, and people follow the wind." My tone was actually full of desolation. My heart sank as I handed Zhao'er's small hand to the empress.

"Why does the Queen Mother sigh so emotionally? It must be known that the autumn is winter, and winter comes and spring comes. The Queen Mother is in her prime year, so why would she mourn over a few fallen leaves? "

The Queen smiled faintly. Her eyes were dry and thin. When the wind blew, the Queen coughed. Ying Xiu and I quickly helped her up. After a while, the coughing stopped and I said,

"Muhou, it's windy outside. Let's go back."

After helping the empress back, I misjudged the sight and actually saw a bright yellow emperor standing in the Windward Pavilion. Beside him was a woman dressed in a pink palace dress, and from the looks of it, they seemed to be having a great time talking to each other.

However, she was still a step too late. The empress had already seen it.

"Is the person in the pavilion your majesty?" The empress's face darkened and her eyes glinted with anger.

I had no choice but to step aside and watch the emperor's robe flutter in the wind in the Windward Pavilion. The palace maid's pink blouse also flapped in the wind, and the two of them stood very close together. Because of the profile, the Emperor did not see us.

I don't know where she got the strength from, but she pushed me and Ying Xiu away, threw off her followers, and walked towards Windward Pavilion.

Ying Xiu anxiously ran after him. I passed Zhao'er into Rui Cai's hands and chased after her as well.

"Your majesty!" The empress came to Windward Pavilion and called out, her eyes filled with tears.

When the emperor saw that it was the empress, he was stunned for a moment before hurriedly coming over to lend her a hand.

"The Love Queen is weak, why did she come out? What do I do if I catch a cold? Ying Xiu, is this how you serve the empress? " The emperor reprimanded Lin Zhexiu.

"It's none of Ying Xiu's business. Chenqie was the one who wanted to come out. If she didn't come out, how could she have seen such a scene?" The Queen mocked the Emperor with a look of dissatisfaction.

The emperor had always respected the empress, so he naturally wouldn't go overboard at this moment. However, he still couldn't help but say:

"The empress is overthinking it."

The Queen panted and glared at the palace maid kneeling on the ground, who was trembling in fear. She shouted:

"Where did this lowly hoof come from?!" How dare he seduce the owner! Raise your head! "

The palace maid slightly raised her head. She seemed to be no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. Her eyes were filled with tears that flowed down her face. Her face was pale with fright, and her lips were trembling, but her appearance was extremely beautiful.

"She really does look like a fox. "Your majesty, it's not that your concubine is jealous, nor is there any tolerance in her eyes. There are many concubines in the palace, and all of them are mediocre individuals. How could she allow such despicable little hooves to seduce your majesty?" The Queen's face was somewhat pale and had become somewhat hideous due to her anger. The Emperor's face was embarrassed and he did not say anything.

The empress turned around and asked, "Where did you get that slut and what's your intentions?"

"Servant, servant Yangyan, it's … it's the imperial garden's scouring palace maid. I only … I just picked up the jade pendant that the emperor threw away. Come over and return it to the emperor." Ying Yan's entire body trembled. She raised the dragon jade in her hand and trembled until she could not speak. Her tears rolled down as she looked pitifully at the emperor.

The emperor's eyes revealed a hint of pity, but he didn't dare beg for mercy. He could only turn his head away and not look at her, he knew how powerful the empress was, the more he begged for mercy, the more miserable this little palace maid called Yingyan would end up in.

"Oh?" The empress's gaze turned cold as she saw the pity in the emperor's eyes. She became even angrier and said, "How do you know he didn't steal something to flatter your majesty? "Men, drag him out and beat him to death!"

Yang Yan's face was as pale as paper, and her eyes were wide open, filled with terror as she exclaimed:

"Empress, spare me!" This servant will not dare to do so again! " Seeing that the empress was indifferent, she turned around and kneeled at the emperor's feet, grabbing onto the corner of the emperor's clothes as she sobbed:

"Save me, your majesty!"

The emperor's face looked slightly angry as he stared at the empress and said,

"I'm handing over the power of the imperial harem to the empress, but surely the empress wouldn't kill him for nothing, right?"

The empress looked coldly at the emperor, her eyes slightly wistful as she said,

"Does Your Majesty's heart ache? Since it was the emperor begging for mercy, how could chenqie dare not give him face? "You can avoid death and escape from death. Slap your own face a hundred times and you will be punished to go to the Suffering Division."

The emperor's mouth moved, but he did not say anything, it was already considered not bad that he could keep his life from her, according to the viciousness of the empress's rule, he could only snort and walk away, leaving behind the empress whose chest was filled with anger, and Yangyan who was lying on the ground with a pale face.

Seeing that the emperor had walked far away, the empress's body swayed slightly like a leaf falling in the autumn wind. She swayed and slowly fell down. Her sharp eyes were quick as she hurried to support her. She called out anxiously:

"Empress, Empress!"

I held on to the empress and said,

"Mother, there's no need to get mad at these lowly maidservants. The Phoenix Body is more important."

The empress's face was pale, her eyes were closed, and her body was weak. Suddenly, she spat out a mouthful of blood.