The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 61

For fear of bumping her, Song Chen deliberately let the imperial chariot drive slowly. About two quarters of an hour later, when the destination arrived, the imperial chariot stopped, and the two got out of the chariot.

The place where we settled was the southernmost end of the palace, Song Chen looked up at the turret that was already lit up with lights, and asked, "Can I go up?"

There are five floors in the turret, she smiled, "The concubine is not so bulky that she can't even climb a few floors."

He said: "It doesn't matter even if you really can't climb anymore, I will carry you mother and child up."

She lowered her head, stroked her pregnant belly contentedly, and followed him up the wooden ladder of the turret.

Panting, finally climbed to the top.

The wind on the top of the building is a bit strong, but the view is very wide. Looking down, the whole capital city is in sight. Tonight is the Lantern Festival. Several main streets in the city are covered with lanterns. Looking down from their perspective, it seems like a row of roads. Fire dragon, straight and bright.

Seeing this scene, Chu Xue suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and finally remembered what they were watching the lights on Yong'an Street in Yanzhou last year, and also remembered what he said when watching fireworks in the suburbs.He paused in his heart, could it be that now, he brought her to watch the fireworks again?
She looked at him with a questioning eye, and seeing that she finally remembered, he smiled and asked Gao Li behind him, "What time is it?"

Gao Li bowed his head, "Go back to the emperor, it's two o'clock in the afternoon."

Song Chen nodded, "It's about to start, let's sit for a while." Then he took her hand, walked to the side and sat down on the chair that had been prepared, and hugged her into his arms.

The guards all retreated behind, wrapping her in thick cloaks, and the two whispered softly.

"Remember?" he teased her.

She smiled ashamedly, "The emperor still has a good memory."

"Of course," he said calmly, "I will always remember what I said myself."

She smiled contentedly for a while, then was a little worried, and asked him, "But this year, isn't the palace keeping filial piety for the late emperor, and burning fireworks is forbidden, and if the emperor releases it again, will the Ministry of Rites have anything to say?"

He didn't take it seriously, "I didn't say to release it in the palace..."

Before the words fell, there was a loud noise in the distance. It seemed that the time had come, and the two stopped talking, and looked towards the direction of Jingtian Temple where the sound of the cannon came from.

The sound of cannons is like spring thunder, and with the fireworks blooming in the night sky, you can still hear the cheers of people in the distance. This year, Chengtian Temple received a big donation, and hundreds of fireworks were delivered in advance. There is a noble and kind man who wants to have fun with the whole city...

Dazzling colors were staged in front of the eyes one after another, and the two people in the turret did not speak, but just snuggled together warmly.

"This year is so fast!" After a long time, she said with emotion.

"Hmm." He kissed the black hair on top of her head and asked, "Are you happy?"

She smiled, this year by his side, too many things happened, sometimes dangerous, sometimes painful, but what she wants to recall, seems to be happiness.

She nodded and said softly, "Last year there were only two people, but this year there is one more. The emperor can remember this concubine, and this concubine is content. All I want is to be by your side and raise him well."

He put his hand on her pregnant belly, and said in a gentle voice, "It's not just this one, we will have more children in the future."

She smiled and joked: "The emperor wants more even before this one is born?"

"Well, it's not up to you to decide how much, I still have to make the decision."

He lifted her chin with a smile and stared at her.

The night wind blew up her drooping black hair, and the beauty that lined her was like the bright moon in the sky, as gentle as water. He lowered his head and gave her a long kiss.

The two people in the turret parted reluctantly when all the fireworks in Jingtian Temple were burned out.

He also wanted to stay with her for a while, because only when he was with her could his heart truly be at peace.But the night wind was getting colder, and she was still pregnant with the child, so he always took care of her.

He got up and sent her back to Yufu Palace.

After the new year, the weather gradually warmed up. At the end of February, Chu Xue saw her mother in the palace.

Since they entered the palace last year, it was the first time for the two of them to see each other. Although they were both in the capital, this separation lasted more than half a year.Knowing that she was about to give birth, the queen mother must miss her mother, so she issued a Taoist order and called Mrs. Chu into the palace to talk.In fact, the queen mother and Mrs. Chu have hardly met each other, so what is there to talk about, this decree is for Chu Xue.

Chu Xue was naturally pleasantly surprised to see her mother, and after thanking the Queen Mother, she led her mother back to her palace.

The weather was getting warmer, and flowers were already blooming in the garden. In order to prevent her from being allergic to peach pollen, Song Chen ordered people to cut down all the peach trees in the palace early on, and replaced them with snow-white pear blossoms and light-colored apricot blossoms.When my mother came, the apricot blossoms in Yufu Palace were in full bloom, and the warm wind blew through, causing a rain of flowers.

The furnishings inside and outside the hall are all top-notch luxury, and the servants in the palace are also alert, dexterous and well-trained. Seeing that she looks good, Mrs. Chu is a little relieved.

The little grandson will be born in two months, and the mother sewed several small aprons with her own hands when she was happy. Although there is a Shangyi supervisor in the palace who specializes in taking care of the clothes of the masters, these a few small aprons are full of stitches and stitches. With the deep love of the mother, Chu Xue carefully put away one by one, and when the child comes out, she will put it on for him with her own hands.

Knowing that the master had something to say, Fugui led the maids back outside the palace with his eyes wide open, only Yanling Ruyue and two close maidservants were left in the palace to serve them, the two maids may not have seen their wife for a long time, so they were naturally happy.

Mrs. Chu gave rewards to the two maids respectively, and then began to talk about herself with her daughter.

So Chu Xue knew a lot of news at once.

For example, the wet nurse Zheng has gone to Jeju with her sister-in-law to take care of her two nephews. She heard that the errands are done well, and she has shared a lot for her sister-in-law.

For example, Qin and Chu's two families are getting better and better, and their contacts are frequent. Qin Yuan was promoted to an official a few years ago, and his father recognized him as his adopted son.

This news really surprised the three people in the palace, but it was the common intention of his father and Uncle Qin Mu, and he specially invited Zhou Taiwei to be a witness. Chu Xue knew that his father must have thought everything through, so he didn't say much. Well, Qin Yuan's elder brother became her father's adoptive son, which meant that she had gained another elder brother, which was a good thing.

Speaking of the Qin family, Chu Xue suddenly thought of an important matter, and hurriedly asked her mother, "Since the Xu family was able to find Madam Zheng last year, they certainly would not let it go. Although Madam Zheng went to her elder brother, the others also It's hard to guarantee that they won't be found, can father handle this matter?"

The mother patted her hand and said: "My mother was about to tell you that among the servants who were dismissed in the past, only Madam Zheng and Ruyue were close to your sister. Now that Ruyue is by your side, Madam Zheng is also close It's nothing, so in this regard, you can rest assured, but it's Doctor Gu from the past..."

Hearing the master's name, Ru Yue's eyes lit up, looked at Madam carefully, and heard Madam say: "I heard that someone has been to Baicao Mountain not long ago, it should belong to Xu's family, but Doctor Gu is no longer there, he concealed his name, went elsewhere."

Only then did the three of them let go of their high-hanging hearts.

The Xu family actually sent someone to Baicao Mountain?It can be seen that they really did not give up, and Chu Xue was quite afraid.Fortunately, Doctor Gu has already left, otherwise, with the Xu family's ruthless methods, the old doctor should have suffered a lot.

Here Chu Xue was relieved a little, but Ru Yue asked, "Ma'am, do you know where my master has gone, and is he still okay?"

Being a teacher for a day and being a father for the rest of her life, it is natural for Ruyue to care about her master like this. Besides, without the master's hand in hand to teach her, she is still a maid with nothing to do. Although she has not seen her for several years, she misses her teacher very much.

Mrs. Chu reassured her, "Your master is well now, don't worry, but the matter is very important, it is inconvenient for us to reveal his whereabouts, you are in the palace now, there are some things you don't know."

Seeing what Madam said, Kisaragi felt relieved.

Chu Xue was still a little puzzled, and she asked her mother: "What is the relationship between Gu Xin and his father? As a famous doctor who is hard to find in the world, he was able to treat his sister in person and take Ruyue as his apprentice, but now he is doing it for her. It's really a big favor to keep our family's affairs anonymous and go far away."

Mother sighed, recalling the past many years ago.

It turned out that Gu Xin was originally from a family of imperial doctors, but his father was implicated in the political struggle many years ago, was unjustly imprisoned, and died of illness in prison. Later, Chu Lin personally retried the case and rehabilitated Gu Xin's father. This son of a family sees through the world and would rather hide in the mountains and concentrate on studying medicine.And because Gu Xin regarded Chu Lin as a benefactor, he responded to Chu Lin's requests and helped them time and time again.

After recalling the past, everyone sighed. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dignified, Mrs. Chu changed the topic and said to Ruyue: "Although I can't see Master anymore, I still have old friends. Doctor Gu's disciple Cheng Zisong attended the imperial hospital this year. I heard that my grades are good, and in a few days, I will be able to enter the palace as an official!"

This is really good news. Ruotai Hospital will save you a lot of trouble if you have someone of your own. After all, Ruyue is just a little girl. Although she knows medical skills, she has limited experience. Cheng Zisong is different, I heard that this is Gu Xin's eldest disciple, he has received the true biography of a miracle doctor, he has practiced medicine in the field for several years, and has already accumulated a lot of praise.

But it is not easy for a child from a non-family to enter the Imperial Hospital based on public praise. His father must have helped. Chu Xue asked his mother for confirmation, and her mother nodded in acquiescence.In the deep palace, a good imperial doctor is also a strong support, at least, it can save her from many unknown black hands.

Her parents' good intentions made her feel relieved, but to the parents, these things were nothing more than trying their best to protect their daughter.

They had already lost a daughter, and no matter what, they couldn't lose this one.

The mother had finished her lunch in the palace, and then she said goodbye and went back to the mansion. Although Chu Xue was very reluctant to part with her, but now that she was an imperial concubine, the rules in the palace were complicated, and it was rare for her mother to visit her occasionally, compared to Li Jiaoyun Still in Yanzhou's natal family, she is really much happier.

The mother smiled and comforted, and when the child in her womb was born, mother and daughter would still have a chance to meet each other.She nodded, she believed that when she gave birth, Song Chen would definitely allow her mother to come to see her in the palace, besides, when the child was full moon, the wives would come to the palace to congratulate her, the mother is also the wives of the second rank, there are always many opportunities for mother and daughter meet.

She sent her mother to the palace gate, watched her get into the carriage, and then went back to the bedroom with her pregnant belly.

Seeing the baby in her womb grow up day by day, and feeling the punch and kick of the little guy through her belly, she can more and more appreciate the feeling of mother-child bond.The fate is so cruel that her biological mother passed away suddenly, with her unborn siblings in her belly, the mother who raised her lost her own flesh and blood, and she also reluctantly made the child who had only lived in this world for nine years disappear...

But fortunately, she escaped from birth and found her loving parents again.

In fact, in this life, it is better to continue to be Chu Xue.

(End of this chapter)