The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 1024: Going Far Away (2)
Finally, one evening, they stopped the car in front of a small village in the mountains. Xiao Jue carefully carried her down and said with a bit of joy: "Chen'er, we are home, and finally we don't have to let you suffer anymore." The pain of the bumps, sleep well."

After so many days of running around, even a good person can't stand it, not to mention she is still sick.

Seeing her sleepy look, Xiao Jue explained softly: "This is Mr. Shi's hometown. Mr. Shi lived in this place before he followed my father and king. It is far away from the town. Yuan refused to come, so we can live here with peace of mind. Also, Mr. Shi's medical skills are very good, he will definitely find a way to heal your eyes, even if he can't, from now on, I will be your eyes, and I will Holding your hand, let you feel the beauty here as usual, you don’t have to be afraid, take care of your body first with peace of mind, and when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, I will take you to see the beautiful scenery of peaches and plums, and you will definitely Like it here."

Qingchen nodded dumbly. If she didn't respond, Xiao Jue would be very disappointed. She didn't want him to be sad, but she really didn't know what to say. She was so sick that she was dying and unable to speak, so she did her best.

Seeing that she was no longer what she was before, Xiao Jue seemed to be unable to hear what she said, and was just immersed in her own world. Now that she had a response, even if she just nodded in a daze, it already made him very happy.

Yun Xi took off the burden, and together with Mr. Shi carried the quilt bought on the road into the house, Xiao Jue settled her down first, and then went on to do other things.

Simply tidy up, even if it is settled here.It can't compare with the magnificence and fine clothes and food in the palace, but it has precious comfort and freedom. Although the life in the simple food and drink is hard, it feels extraordinarily real.

Qingchen's illness has been lingering for more than two months. During this period, Xiao Jue has been taking good care of her, talking with her every day to make her happy, and not letting her have time to think about the emperor. Gradually, she can also force her face Joking with him, apart from crying secretly in the dead of night, she gradually began to understand Xiao Jue's feelings.

She is most afraid of being in debt, and she can't always ask someone to take care of her like this.

Yunxi was busy doing housework every day, and soon her slender hands became a lot rougher, but she also served Xiao Jue tirelessly, but she never showed a good face to Qingchen, and always looked disgusted look.

In early spring, two or three apricot trees beside the fence in the yard were already in full bloom, embellishing the somewhat depressed courtyard.There are tender grass buds growing on the river bank, and there is a fresh mountain atmosphere in the air, with the faint fragrance of trees in early spring, everything makes people feel so comfortable and beautiful.

The weather was fine and the sun shone warmly on her body. Xiao Jue put a pomegranate red fox fur lined cloud brocade cape on her, and carried her to the yard to bask in the sun.Looking at the scenery outside is much better than being bored in the house all the time.

Most of her clothes were packed by Jinxiu and Yunlan when she left Beijing. They brought a lot of homely clothes, and there was also an agarwood box, which contained some jewelry that she often wore before.

In this kind of place, those things seemed a bit redundant, but Qingchen always wore the hairpin of the Albizia julibrissin flower on his head as if he had found a treasure.

The spring was cold and she was weak. Xiao Jue squatted beside her, wrapped her in a cloak very carefully and said softly: "Chen'er, do you see how beautiful the scenery near our house is? There is a river not far away. Not far ahead, the river water has converged into a large lake of hundreds of acres. According to the nearby villagers, they planted lotus roots in the lake. In summer, they can see the wind lotuses full of the lake, which is very beautiful. You probably don’t know that our Liangdi is the real water town. Every summer, the lotus leaves seem to stretch to the horizon. The scenery is indescribably spectacular. I’ve been looking forward to taking you back one day , to share that beauty with you."

Qingchen lightly pursed the corners of her lips and said nothing. Most of the time, Xiao Jue was talking to herself alone, and she just gave him a proper response to let him know that she was listening carefully.

Sure enough, seeing her reaction, Xiao Jue said happily again: "Mr. Shi has gone to the market, and he will not be able to return until the evening after a round trip of dozens of miles. I'll let him see if there is any candied haws you like most here. , if you have any, I will bring you some back. Also, our yard is bare in winter and it is too monotonous. It would be great if we could plant two red plums or white plums. Don’t you like plum blossoms the most? I also asked Mr. Shi to bring you some flower seeds and plant them under the fence in the future. When you look at those flowers and plants, your mood will be much better. I know you really like growing flowers and plants. As long as you are obedient and cooperate with Mr. Shi's treatment, your eyes will definitely heal, even if it can't be like before, at least you can see things clearly at night, and you won't be hurt all over from bumping around."

"Your Highness." Qing Chen interrupted him suddenly and said, "I want to ask His Highness something." Obviously she was listening, but her thoughts were not on the same path as his.

This was the first time she had spoken a complete sentence to him in so many days, Xiao Jue nodded hurriedly and said, "Say, I will promise you whatever you want."

Qingchen knew that Xiao Jue might be unhappy, so he hesitated for a while, and said: "I want to burn some paper money for the emperor, but the emperor passed away, and I couldn't see him off for the last time. I always feel uneasy, can your highness help me?" Want some incense sticks?"

Xiao Jue's eyes were slightly gloomy, and he nodded and said, "Okay, but our house doesn't have these things. I'll go to the neighbor's house to see if I can borrow some for you."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xiao Jue is so understanding, he understands the regret in her heart, and he doesn't want her to keep worrying about this matter.

Xiao Jue got up and wanted to leave, but she remembered something and turned around and said: "Chen'er, we must have an identity when we live here. I will tell outsiders that you are my wife, and we will take my mother's surname from now on. I'm Shen Yi, An Yi's word for 'Yi', you should give yourself a name too. I have no other intentions, and I won't force you to do anything, just for the convenience of staying here."

"I understand." Without an identity, living alone with a widow and a man would inevitably arouse suspicion.Qingchen's eyes fell on the two apricot trees beside the fence in the yard, and after thinking for a while, he said, "The wild woman in the mountain village doesn't need such a nice name. If anyone asks me in the future, Your Highness will say my name is Xiao Xing'er." .”

Xiao Jue's eyes twitched slightly, why is the surname Xiao, she still can't forget the emperor.

Swallowing the bitterness in her heart, Xiao Jue forced a smile and said, "Okay, it's all up to you."

(End of this chapter)