Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 209 Meet the Emperor
The emperor had a soft and friendly smile on his face, and he spoke in a gentle voice without any airs of an emperor. If he was not wearing a dragon robe, it would be difficult for people to associate him with the Ninth Five Lord.

This surprised Zhao Xiwei a little.

Unexpectedly, Li Xuanye had such a cold personality, but his father was so approachable.

"Cao De, go and bring the cherry rice cakes for the Crown Princess to taste." After sitting down, the emperor smiled and ordered.

Zhao Xiwei hurriedly got up and thanked: "My concubine, thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

"It's not a good thing. Only Lingxi in the palace likes to eat it. When I saw you, I remembered that Lingxi is also your age..." The emperor couldn't hide the joy in his smile, and said: "What do you want to eat in the future?" Yes, if you want to wear it, ask someone to tell Cao De that there is nothing in the East Palace, but I have it here."

Zhao Xiwei thanked him again.

Cao De had come over with a tray in his hands, and said with a smile, "This is only made by the Imperial Dining Room. Please eat it while it's hot, Princess Concubine."

Zhao Xiwei glanced at Li Xuanye, saw him nod his head slightly, so he had to take a sip carefully.

The taste is really good, with the sweet and sour taste of cherries, and the softness of glutinous rice. It is also decorated with golden osmanthus flowers, which makes people's lips and teeth fragrant.

The most surprising thing is that the cherry cake was shaped into a rabbit shape, each one was crystal clear, placed on a blue porcelain plate, very delicate and cute.

Zhao Xiwei couldn't help but smile.

The emperor really treated her like a child.

Originally, I only wanted to eat one bite to express my gratitude, but the taste of this cherry cake was so delicious that Zhao Xiwei couldn't resist eating three.

Seeing her quiet and well-behaved appearance, the emperor smiled again, and suddenly said: "Back then, Shen Aiqing also liked to eat cakes the most. He is from the south of the Yangtze River, and he likes sweet, soft and glutinous food. At that time, I wanted to ask him to be the prince and tutor. The old guy refused, without giving me a reason. Hey! Tell me, if your grandfather is still alive, will he regret it?"

Zhao Xiwei's finger holding half of the cherry cake was a meal.

The former sentence was addressed to Li Xuanye, and the latter sentence was addressed to himself.

Shen Aiqing was her maternal grandfather.

Zhao Xiwei didn't know why the emperor suddenly mentioned his grandfather.

Her memory of her grandfather was completely blank, and her mother had been hiding all of this since she was born. Even if she found out the truth later, it was just a pale name.

But her intuition told her that the emperor definitely didn't chat with her about the past on a sudden whim.

After thinking about it, she keenly grasped the two keywords of "rejection" and "regret".

After so many years, the emperor still remembers it in his heart, and it seems that he is quite critical.

Her mind was running fast, but in the blink of an eye, she had already thought of a response, and said respectfully: "After so many years, Your Majesty still remembers my grandfather's taste. If he knows about him, he will definitely regret it. I regret leaving It was too early, and I couldn't help His Majesty all the time."

She didn't know about the past, why her grandfather rejected the emperor, and why the emperor remembered it for so long, she had no way of knowing.

Therefore, she deliberately ignored the first half of the sentence, she was not curious, did not ask questions, did not mention it, and only expressed her loyalty to the emperor.

The emperor nodded, with some appreciation in his smile.

Li Xuanye glanced at Zhao Xiwei, trying to change the subject: "Father, have you taken any medicine today?"

The emperor waved his hand to stop him, and continued to say to Zhao Xiwei: "I am getting old now, and I like to recall the past more and more. I remember that your mother was only sixteen or seventeen years old back then, and the queen was still young at that time." While alive, your mother occasionally enters the palace and likes to play in the queen's palace..."

Zhao Xiwei didn't even know why he said this to herself, but she could tell from Li Xuanye's expression that what the emperor said was definitely not that simple.

——It's very simple, if the emperor has been missing the empress so much in front of people, why is Li Xuanye so surprised?

Complicated life experience told her that if a person can be praised by everyone as "kindness and kindness", then this person either has great wisdom or great disguise.

And the emperor is just such a person.

Before that, Zhao Xiwei heard almost everyone's comments, "Your Majesty is a benevolent king".

But is it really so?

An emperor who has been sick all the year round was ruled by the queen mother since he was a child, but he can still firmly control the government and even cultivate an outstanding prince.

Although the queen mother has a group of tough party members, she can't do anything to the emperor after all, can she?
In just a quarter of an hour, she had already changed her first impression of the emperor.

With an inference in my heart, the attitude became more respectful and submissive: "To be so respected by Your Majesty, the Queen is really the happiest woman in the world."

"Yeah, I often still dream of her now. In my dreams, she is still as lively and lovely as when I was young, but..." The emperor suddenly coughed violently.

Li Xuanye suddenly stood up: "Father!"

"Ahem——" The emperor coughed until his face was flushed, but he stubbornly refused to be served. He only supported his body and slowly wiped the corners of his mouth, looking so weak that he would collapse at any time.

Li Xuanye made a prompt decision: "Eunuch Cao, bring me the soup and medicine."

"Yes."

Cao De's eyes were red, and he brought the tray over: "Your Highness, I'm sorry."

Li Xuanye held the medicine bowl with one hand, and gently stroked the emperor's back with the other: "Father, how about you go rest on the couch?"

The emperor was still coughing violently and shook his head.

Li Xuanye was helpless, and was about to tell Cao De, but someone caught the bowl in his hand.

He was startled, and saw that Zhao Xiwei had rolled up his sleeves, knelt down beside him, and held the soup bowl in front of him so that he could serve the emperor conveniently.

Li Xuanye's eyes flickered, and he didn't speak anymore. He just took a small sip of the medicine with a spoon in Zhao Xiwei's hand, then scooped up another spoonful, and handed it to the emperor's mouth: "Father, my son submits!" Serve you to drink medicine."

His movements were extremely light and slow, and he did not forget to blow lightly with every mouthful, for fear that he would be as hot as the emperor.

Even the strength is just right.

The breath of a sick person is weak. If the medicine is given too hard, the medicine will be poured into the patient's mouth, and it is easy to choke the trachea, causing the patient to feel even more uncomfortable.

But if you don't use too much force, the medicine will flow out from the corner of your mouth. Sick people are often very sensitive, and the worst thing is to see yourself in a mess.

Zhao Xiwei took care of his sick mother all the year round, so he naturally understood the subtleties of this.

But what surprised her was that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also understood.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes today, she would never have believed that the usually stern and majestic prince had such a considerate and careful side.

After drinking the medicine, the emperor finally regained his composure, his eyes flicked back and forth between Li Xuanye and Zhao Xiwei.

Li Xuanye wrung out the towel, waited for the emperor to wipe his face, and rinsed his mouth again.

(End of this chapter)