Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 291 The Kiss of the Quiet Night (1)
The sun is setting, and the faint sunset glow across the high corners of the palace. There is a faint halo on the vermilion glazed tiles. The normally magnificent palace looks a little more lonely and lonely.The white jade steps under his feet were cleaned by the palace servants. In a trance, he seemed to be able to see his own reflection clearly.

He looked up at the solemn palace in front of him. Under the setting sun, the three strong characters of "Yushufang" were shining brightly.

There was a slight pause in his footsteps, and then he walked in calmly.

Emperor Yuan Qing was approving the memorial, and the eunuchs and maids serving by his side had retreated outside.

Xu Shi heard the sound of footsteps, Emperor Yuan Qing raised his head covered by the tall memorial, his deep and dark eyes were like streamers in the dark night, sharp and indifferent.

Xiao Tingxuan lowered his eyelashes, "I see my father."

"Sit down." Emperor Yuan Qing said lightly.

"Yes" Xiao Tingxuan walked to the side and sat down on the big chair carved with dragons, looking calmly at Emperor Yuan Qing above.

"I don't know why the emperor Xuan'erchen entered the palace?"

The tone is respectful and distant, this is the way of communication between their father and son that has never changed for more than ten years.

Emperor Yuan Qing raised his eyes to look at Xiao Tingxuan, the setting sun came in through the window, casting a layer of brilliance on his face, and that peerless face became even more dazzling.Emperor Yuan Qing couldn't help feeling a little dazed.It was said that his son looked like him, but from the side, he looked very much like his wife.

He lowered his eyes and sighed lowly.

"Xuan'er, do you hate me?" It's me, not me!
Xiao Tingxuan's body shook, his phoenix eyes glanced at something leisurely, and then said lightly: "I dare not."

"I know, you must hate me in your heart."

Emperor Yuan Qing sighed again and was silent for a long time.Looking past the door, the ever-changing clouds in the sky seemed to bring him to a long-lasting memory.

"The first time I saw your mother, she was sitting in a wheelchair, her eyes were full of loneliness and sadness, her whole body was empty and hopeless, as if she had been abandoned by the whole world."

Xiao Tingxuan was stunned for a moment, this was the first time his father had mentioned these things to him, and his tone was rare and gentle.

Emperor Yuan Qing paused, calmed down his emotions, and said in a slow tone: "I have never seen such a look in my eyes, especially the one she looked at me in the crowd of Wanchuan. There is no love, no obsession , not even appreciation. There is only sadness and sympathy." He smiled lightly, and his peerless and proud face softened like spring water.

"...Actually, at that time, she hated me very much. Even I don't understand why, among our brothers, she seems to be the most repulsive and resistant to me..."

Xiao Tingxuan listened quietly, listening to Emperor Yuan Qing telling the story of his youth with the empress.It tells the story of them going through many hardships, finally getting married, and then having a precious son...

When he was talking about this, Emperor Yuan Qing glanced at him, his eyes darkened.

"Your mother almost had a miscarriage once, you know?"

Xiao Tingxuan nodded and said 'hmm'.

Emperor Yuan Qing pondered for a while, "Your mother... She has suffered a lot since she was a child, and she has tasted all the joys and sorrows... She looks very strong, but I know that she is a very fragile woman."

He raised his head and took a deep breath, "After she was with me, I swore to take good care of her. In this life, I will never let her suffer any grievances and hurts... Later she married me, and I am very Happy. After getting married, I treated her as a treasure and cared for her carefully. But during those two months, the situation in the court had just stabilized, and the emperor's health was getting worse and worse. Almost all the government affairs were entrusted to me, and I I'm so busy every day, I don't go back until late at night. Every night, she will lean on the soft couch and wait for me. It's really late, so she sleeps on the soft couch..." He pursed his thin lips tightly, and his eyes showed pity and distress.

"Although she didn't say anything, I knew that she was unhappy. At that time, we were newly married, but I couldn't be with her every day... Later, she became pregnant. "

Emperor Yuan Qing's soft eyes fell on Xiao Tingxuan, a little confused and profound.

"When I found out, I was ecstatic."

Xiao Tingxuan lowered his eyelashes, pursed his lips tightly, and did not speak.

"I just found out the truth about my mother's death that day, and I entered the palace early, and I heard her wrestling later..." His eyes were slightly pained, and his voice was slightly hoarse.

"That time...although the child was saved, it left a shadow in her heart. During that time, she couldn't sleep peacefully every night, and was awakened by nightmares every night. Then she grabbed my hand in panic, Said someone was going to kill her child..."

Xiao Tingxuan was startled, and looked up at Emperor Yuan Qing.

Emperor Yuan Qing's eyes were painful and he blamed himself, "Later, my father passed away, and I became emperor. On that day, I canonized her as a queen and abolished Liugong. I promised her that in this life, except for him, I would never There is a second woman... She was in extreme pain on the day she gave birth... She was afraid that she would not be able to keep you in her womb. So she told your eighth uncle, no matter what the price is, she will keep you!"

Xiao Tingxuan was shocked again, and stared at Emperor Yuan Qing in a daze.

Emperor Yuan Qing's eyes were sad and desolate, "I want her to be happy and happy. But after she married me, she was always hurt in one way or another. I...I hate myself..."

"Royal Father" Xiao Tingxuan called out in a low voice, "That's not your fault."

Emperor Yuan Qing's eyes were full of desolation, and he leaned back weakly.

"Later, the world was settled and the state affairs were busy, so I couldn't accompany her," he said with bitterness at the corner of his mouth, and he glanced at Xiao Tingxuan with complicated eyes.

"You may not know that when you were only seven or eight months old. Once, she went back to visit your grandmother because she was sick. At that time, you were too young and weak, so she didn't take you out of the palace. And that period Time, I was too busy to take care of you. At night, I found that you had a high fever, and your whole body was on fire... After she found out, she came back in a hurry..."

When Emperor Yuan Qing said this, his expression was a little dazed and deep.

"That was the first time I saw her look so crazy and terrifying. She kept holding you and crying until your fever subsided. She executed all the maids and nurses who took care of you. There was no room for it, and she didn't even need any reason. Then Once, she did it herself. On the square, rows of palace people stood neatly. She held a sword and fought frantically... The blood almost stained the floor tiles of the entire palace."

Xiao Tingxuan's whole body trembled. In fact, he had vaguely heard about this incident, but it was not complete.

"From then on, she never trusted anyone to take care of you. All your food was made by her own hands. All the clothes you wore from childhood to adulthood were also sewed by her...you Mother, she is very smart, and is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she is not good at female red. For you, she learns female red needlework day and night. At the beginning, ten fingers were bloodied. I I advised her to stop, but she didn't listen. She blamed me for not taking good care of you, and she didn't say a word to me for a whole month. "

(End of this chapter)