Mistress

Chapter 83

The next day Song Ruzhi and her two children went out of the palace together, with a majestic guard of honor and a mighty lineup.

[-] soldiers and horses surrounded them in front and back, and it was very beautiful.It was the first time for Song Ruzhi to enjoy such an honor. Sitting in the gorgeous and spacious carriage, she didn't smile at all.

Her biological mother was quite happy, and said: "Zhi'er, mother has never liked to compete with others. In front of your father, mother has always been as humble as an old slave who was despised by others, but because of this, mother was able to die well. At that time, you Those women that father dotes on are all sent to the bitter cold place. I am afraid that they will get sick and die soon. Only Mother Fu is lucky enough to live with you. What's wrong with going to Aiyang? The whole city belongs to you and Jiao'er, you and Jiao'er are the biggest masters, the cost of eating and drinking is no worse than in the palace, and no one can overwhelm you, you can live as you want, how comfortable these days are! "

Song Ruzhi thought that she could finally be the biggest master for once, and felt that she would be able to feel proud in the future, but she was still reluctant to let go, and said, "Mother, I just... just can't bear to leave that person."

Song's mother knew that her daughter was referring to the emperor, and sighed: "That's the way men are. If he doesn't have you in his heart, what can you do if you stay by his side? If you stay for a long time, he will only get bored with you. If you stay far away, Maybe he still misses you once in a while, it’s better for him to smile comfortably when he thinks of you, than to wish you would go away when he sees you.”

Song Ruzhi leaned on her mother's shoulder and asked, "Do you think the emperor will miss me?"

"Yes, why not? In the past, you were his bedside person, but now you are the imperial concubine. It may not be a good thing to be talked about by him all day long. As long as he can think of you occasionally, you will have no worries in your life."

The mother and daughter cuddled up to each other, the carriage had already left the capital, and the entire procession stretched for tens of miles.

As soon as Li Yan woke up, she saw Nanny Cui and Qing'er beaming with joy, as if she was about to laugh out loud all the time.

"Why are you so silly, the emperor rewarded you?" Li Yan asked.

They hurried over to help Li Yan to sit, Cui Mama smiled, the wrinkles on her face deepened, and said: "Madam, yesterday I heard that the emperor canonized Aunt Song as a noble concubine, this old slave is still holding her breath, thinking that the emperor saw you You wanted to pamper Aunt Song when you were sick, but I didn’t expect the emperor to let Aunt Song... No... It should be the emperor who let Concubine Song go out of the palace, and brought King Anyang and King Aiyang out of the palace!"

Li Yan was a little confused, so fast?Xu Cheng said yesterday that he would send their mother and son out, but he didn't expect to act so quickly.

Cui Momo said again: "The emperor only left the empress alone by your side, that is planning to pamper the empress alone, this is a rare occasion in the ages!"

Li Yan blushed a little when she heard this, but said: "Many commoner couples are like this, a couple for life."

At this moment, Qi'er ran in and said, "Your Majesty, protect... the Great General Protecting the Nation... come...to see Your Majesty."

Qi'er stammered, she knew that the emperor and the empress wanted her to be betrothed to Jiang Ziheng, so when she saw Jiang Ziheng for the first time this time, she was in a panic. Although she was nervous, she was very happy in her heart, because she liked Jiang Ziheng very much.Just by looking at it just now, she could see Jiang Ziheng's heroism.

Li Yan didn't know that the purple-clothed man she saw that night was Jiang Ziheng, so she asked Qing'er to put on a thick coat for her, and then let Qi'er bring Jiang Ziheng in.

When Jiang Ziheng came in, she was a little stunned, and then immediately showed a long-lost smile, making Jiang Ziheng feel that she recognized him.

"I haven't seen you for a few years. You have become more and more brave. You really have the courage to protect the country." Li Yan felt that she said it so awkwardly.

Jiang Ziheng saw that Li Yan recognized him now, and said these words, his heart was warm and moist, and said: "I am coming down to meet the emperor, and the emperor asked me to come down to visit my mother. I wonder if my mother is feeling better today?"

Jiang Ziheng spoke in a well-regulated tone, but his eyes were full of tenderness. Seeing that Li Yan looked good, he felt at ease and had no other thoughts.

Li Yan saw that Jiang Ziheng was indeed a witty person, and she didn't dare to say anything inappropriate to the emperor's woman. She nodded with a smile and said, "It's much better, thank you for your rescue that day." Not feeling well, but she would never say it in front of Jiang Ziheng, just saying "much better" can save a lot of questioning.

Hearing Li Yan say thank you for his rescue, Jiang Ziheng showed shame. He felt that if it was him at that time, he might not have cut off his right arm so resolutely, and said: "The empress should thank the emperor, and it is not worth mentioning."

Li Yan was startled, knowing that he was being modest, she didn't want to say anything more, so she beckoned Qi'er over and said, "Qi'er, help me to sit upright."

Li Yan did it on purpose, in fact, she just wanted Jiang Ziheng to recognize Qi'er.Xu Cheng only mentioned Qi'er's name in front of Jiang Ziheng, and Jiang Ziheng still doesn't know who Qi'er is.

Qi'er came over with her head down, and helped Li Yan.

Jiang Ziheng heard that she was Qi'er, and when he thought of her flustered and flushed face just now, he knew that she had already understood in her heart that the queen must have told her about it.

Looking into Li Yan's eyes, Jiang Ziheng didn't know what it was like.A woman who became a queen, what else could he hope for, that day was already said to be the last time he would see her, if Xu Cheng hadn't asked him to come to see her today, he would not have come.

There is joy in Li Yan's eyes, but it is also the joy like the old moon holding a string.

Forget it, anyway, he himself planned to let it go, he smiled shyly at Li Yan, "I won't disturb the Queen's peace, I will take my leave."

Li Yan nodded, "Let's go."

Qi'er was very sensible and followed behind to send Jiang Ziheng out.When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Jiang Ziheng looked back at Qi'er, smiled at her, and said, "When you marry me, I will treat you well. A couple for life, half drunk, half awake, half floating."

Qi'er was dazed on the spot, and just said stupidly, "Oh."

Jiang Ziheng turned around and left.

Qi'er stumbled back and asked Li Yan shyly, "The Great General Who Protects the Nation... is he satisfied with the servant?"

Li Yan smiled and said: "Silly girl, of course I'm satisfied, you didn't see that when he heard that you were Qi'er, his face flushed with embarrassment."

"Then 'a couple for a lifetime, half-drunk, half-awake, half-floating' is... what does it mean?" Qi'er was so excited that her mind was a little confused.

Li Yan was slightly stunned, and said with emotion: "He is a good man, he is willing to be with you for the rest of his life, and spend this life together. Qi'er, you are a lucky one."

Qi'er nodded with tears in her eyes. She never thought that she could marry such a man. She always thought that she could only be married to a vulgar servant.

Cui Momo came over and said with a smile: "Qi'er, you are counted on, and I, as an aunt, am also happy for you. By the way, Rong'er is about to get married, and the emperor has already found someone to see the good life. There will be a wedding in a month, and recently that Su Bo seems to be a different person, he even saluted me and smiled when he saw me, sometimes I thought it was my old eyes that mistook me."

Li Yan said: "Rong'er and Qi'er are both lucky people, they both met good men."

Li Yan was in a daze when she spoke, is Xu Cheng a good man?Is she lucky to follow him?
It wasn't until Cui Momo pulled Qing'er over and said that she was the only one left who hadn't found a man, and Li Yan came to her senses and said, "Qing'er, if you have a crush on someone, tell me, I will definitely do it like this." according to your wishes."

Qing'er was directly ashamed by them and ran away.

In the next few days, Xu Cheng was very busy, he had a lot of things to discuss with the courtiers, and sometimes he stayed up all night.Li Yan was recuperating from illness, and she still ate very light meals, so Xu Cheng couldn't share meals with her, but only visited Li Yan once a day in the afternoon.

But at this time, Li Yan had already taken a nap, so she didn't see Xu Cheng at all.I don't know why Xu Cheng chose to come here at this time, Li Yan felt that he must have done it on purpose, maybe he was afraid of hearing her repentance, anyway, he wanted to force her to stay in the palace.

He suddenly had such deep affection, Li Yan really couldn't adapt to it.

Seven days later, Xu Cheng was not as busy as before, and finally came after Li Yan's lunch break.When the two met, they were full of emotions, and seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end, neither of them knew what to say.

Li Yan suddenly realized that Xu Cheng is really a scheming person, because after so many days, her mood has calmed down, and she really doesn't think about regretting or not, and she doesn't bring up the matter of the palace anymore, anyway. In the future, I can go on a private tour with him in a micro-service, and it should be much more interesting to have him with me all the way than to go out with Qing'er.

Seeing that Li Yan didn't mention anything now, Xu Cheng was in a happy mood, and came to the bedside to look at her for a while, and asked, "Can you get up now?"

Li Yan wanted to get up and go for a while, but Imperial Physician He said that it would take seven days before she could go to the ground. "Your Majesty, how about you help your ministers and concubines to come down for a walk, but don't let Imperial Doctor He know, otherwise he will chatter endlessly."

Xu Cheng laughed loudly, "He's the only one who dares to jabber in front of the queen. But... let's listen to him, he should be right."

Xu Cheng lifted her quilt, hugged Li Yan directly, and sat down on a wicker chair.Only Xu Cheng could sit under the wicker chair, so Li Yan could only sit on his lap and snuggle into his arms.

The two hadn't been so close for a long time, Li Yan had already blushed, her eyes were only looking at the vase on the table, she was embarrassed to look directly at Xu Cheng.

Nanny Cui quickly took a thick coat and put it on Li Yan, and then went out with Qi'er and Qing'er.

Xu Cheng turned Li Yan's face, made her look at him, and said, "You are my wife, we even have two children, why are you ashamed?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already wrapped his arms around her waist with one hand, held the back of her head with the other hand, and moved his lips to kiss Li Yan's.

Li Yan pushed him away with both hands in a panic, turned her face away, and said: "The concubine just drank the medicine, aren't you afraid of suffering?"

"Don't be afraid." Xu Cheng said and kissed him fiercely.

She couldn't help but stretched out her hands and hugged his neck tightly.

Seeing her resistance, Xu Cheng wanted to give it a try. Just as he was about to pry Li Yan's mouth open, there was a sound of footsteps getting closer.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not, absolutely not!" Imperial Physician He forced his way in without saying anything, and even yelled nervously, causing Xu Cheng's and Li Yan's lips to separate like an electric shock.

Xu Cheng glared fiercely at Doctor He.

Imperial Physician He explained: "The queen's body is weak and cannot be excited, otherwise she will faint. The emperor should be patient, and it will be almost the same after another seven days. At that time, the emperor and the queen can sleep together and enjoy each other with peace of mind. .”

Doctor He spoke so bluntly that Li Yan couldn't lift her head.

Xu Cheng was furious, he just kissed Li Yan, this doctor He was too far away.The anger turned to anger, but he couldn't get angry, so he just stared at Imperial Doctor He for a while, and said: "I know, get out!"

Only then did Doctor He realize that he had been reckless just now. The emperor and the empress were making out, but he dared to barge in and yelled abruptly. Now that he heard the word "Get out", he quickly ran away with his head in his arms.

Imperial Physician He just ran out when Su Bai came in again and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Yi and Princess Xingyue have arrived, and I have already sent someone to take them into the palace."

Li Yan was still in Xu Cheng's arms, she was really embarrassed, she said: "Your Majesty, you can carry me to the bed first." She wanted to walk over by herself, but she didn't wear shoes.

After finishing speaking, Li Yan suddenly raised her neck and asked, "Who are Prince Yi and Princess Xingyue?"

Xu Cheng got up, carried her to the bed, and said, "It's Jun'er and Yue'er. I have granted Jun'er the city of Yong, which is the closest to Qiyuan, and named him Prince Yi. Ri sent a letter, saying that he would come with Yue'er to thank you. I thought they would arrive early tomorrow morning, but I didn't expect them to come now, it seems that they didn't stop to rest along the way."

Xu Cheng covered Li Yan with a quilt, and said, "I will go to Chunhui Hall first, and then I will come to see you at night."

Xu Cheng went out, but Li Yan was a little uneasy. Xu Jun inherited his biological mother's disposition, and usually would not let it go. Did he really come this time just to thank him?
Not long after Xu Cheng returned to Chunhui Palace, Jun'er and Yue'er came.The two brothers and sisters had just changed into Jinfeng's finery clothes, and they bowed down to their father as soon as they entered.

They have only seen each other for a few months, and the two brothers and sisters never imagined that their father is already the emperor of the ninety-fifth rank, perhaps because they have been outside for a long time, they are very respectful to the emperor in front of them, so respectful that they are not like their sons and daughters meeting each other in person Father, but like a subject facing the emperor aloft.

Xu Cheng saw that Jun'er seemed to have completely lost the resentment he had when he left the prime minister's mansion. He seemed to be in a peaceful state of mind, and Yue'er also looked well-behaved.Xu Cheng guessed that the master Yinjia he had sent had played a role. He sent master Yinjia to let Jun'er and Yue'er listen to the Buddhist teachings more, clear away the resentment in their hearts, and face their lives with peace of mind.

After all, the two brothers and sisters are young, as long as they are well educated, they can be corrected.

Xu Cheng was very happy to see this change in the brothers and sisters, and sat down while holding their hands. At this moment, he found that the servant who came with them was a little strange.Originally, slaves were not allowed to come in, they had to stand outside, but this slave came in. Although he just stood by the door, he was bold enough.

Xu Cheng was thinking that maybe this slave didn't understand the rules, so he asked, "Jun'er, is this slave your new one?"

Jun'er was still very quiet just now, with calm eyes, but now there is a hint of melancholy, nodded and said: "Father, he has not been with the child for too long, and he doesn't know the rules. I hope the father is not to blame."

Xu Cheng smiled slightly, "Father is not such a stingy person."

At this time, Yue'er smiled and talked about her and her brother's life in the past few months, saying that they went to many places around and often visited Yongcheng, which was much more interesting than in the back house.

Xu Cheng smiled gratifiedly and said, "Well, you can move into Yongcheng this time. After three months, how about I go to your place to escape the summer heat?"

Yue'er smiled sweetly, "Naturally it's very good."

Afterwards, the brothers and sisters asked about the empress, and Xu Cheng told them that the empress was ill.The two brothers and sisters said they were going to visit the empress, Xu Cheng thought about letting them go to see her, since they had a grudge before, this time it's best to smile away the grudge.

Xu Cheng ordered the Imperial Dining Hall to prepare well for the banquet for Prince Yi and Princess Xingyue, while he himself went to the study.

Eunuch Qu led the way, Jun'er and Yue'er walked side by side, and the servant followed closely behind. Yue'er turned her head and blinked and frowned at the servant, as if she was very unwilling to let him follow.Jun'er also paused for a while, turned around and gestured, as if to stop the slave from following, but the slave didn't care about anything, didn't listen to the master's words at all, and insisted on following.

Eunuch Qu walked at the back, with his back to them, and didn't see this, but was seen by Su Bai who was walking away from him. He was going to go to the study with Xu Cheng, but after seeing this scene, he was very angry with Jun. The servant of my son was really worried, so he quietly followed.

Because a eunuch had already come to Chengyuan Palace to report in advance, Li Yan sat on the bed neatly dressed and waited.In fact, she has been a little uneasy all the time. She doesn't know how to face the brothers and sisters. Yue'er is easy to deal with, but Jun'er doesn't know what's going on. For several months, she doesn't know whether he still hates her. Good feeling.

Just as Qi'er came in to report, Jun'er and Yue'er came in, and they both knelt down and saluted as soon as they came in.

"Get up quickly, there is no need to be polite." Li Yan lifted the quilt and got up, ready to help them up herself.

Just when Li Yan's feet landed on the shoes, she seemed to see a gray shadow rushing towards her out of the corner of her eye. When she looked up, she saw the man in gray running in front of her. Li Yan was a little dazed. What does the servant want to do.

(End of this chapter)