022: Never in debt
Qin Guifei has been locked up in the Hehuan Hall since the last Mid-Autumn Festival, it has been more than a month, more than a month, she can't go outside, and she doesn't know any wind and grass outside.
Ever since she woke up and found out that she was pregnant with a child in her womb, two full days had passed, and she had not said a word.
Because she was depressed for days, and she often didn't eat much after being grounded, so the fetal gas was extremely unstable, that day was because of the fetal gas, so she would be in a coma, the doctor told her to take care of it, she also listened to the words of the doctor for the past two days, and had been lying in the dormitory, after the doctor left, in the afternoon of the same day, her food and clothing also returned to the previous concubine's example, but the Hehuan Hall still guarded a large number of royal forest troops, and even the people who served only sent two palace maids to serve closely, and nothing else has changed.
Rong Yan still didn't come to see her, and she didn't express that she wanted to see him, just quietly raising the baby.
Seeing that Qin Guifei was still sitting there in a daze on the soft couch, Zhao'er couldn't help but speak again, "Niangniang, why hasn't the emperor come to see you, does he really care about you?"
No matter how angry I was before, now Niangniang is pregnant with a dragon heir, this is the emperor's first child, but two days have passed, but the emperor has not come to see Niangniang, but the father-in-law of Shunde was ordered to send two palace maids to serve, and the example of restoring the concubine is restored, so that the old lady Chen will take the pulse every day, but what is the use of these?
That's not what the mother needs.
Qin Guifei lay quietly on the bed, leaning on a soft pillow behind her, placing her hand on her lower abdomen, quietly looking out of the Xuan window not far away, hearing Zhao'er's words, her eyes moved slightly, but she never spoke.
She's been like this ever since she learned she was pregnant.
I never imagined that she had a child in her slender womb, it was her and the emperor's child, and after knowing this, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
In the past month or so, she has repeatedly thought about the bits and pieces of these years, and has long understood that in fact, over the years, he has been really good to her, giving her everything he can give, and she doesn't care about him, it's just that the mistake has been made, he hates her, there is no doubt that she has no reason to let him be so favored, he wants to keep her for as long as he wants, for as long as he wants, for a lifetime, she doesn't care.
It's just that when she suddenly learned that she was pregnant, she was confused......
If it was before, she might not want to keep this child, but now, she is faintly happy, and she is full of expectations, perhaps, in the dark, her heart has changed, but she is too persistent, so she has never faced her heart......
"Niangniang, you are ......" Zhao'er saw that Qin Guifei was still silent, thinking that she had been so silent for the past two days, she was in a hurry, however, just as she wanted to speak, a palace maid hurriedly walked in, it was one of the two palace maids sent by the father-in-law of Shunde two days ago, named Ju Yun.
As soon as Ju Yun walked in, Zhao'er stopped her voice, looked at the palace maid, and frowned slightly, obviously disliking this newly sent palace maid.
Because these two palace maids are neither humble nor arrogant all day long, and they don't have any respect for her from the previous palace maids, which makes her very unhappy.
Ju Yun walked in with a bowl of medicine that was still steaming, bent his knees slightly, and said in a low voice, "Niangniang, it's time to drink fetal medicine!"
Hearing this, Qin Guifei moved, turned her head to look at her, and then glanced at Zhao'er.
Seeing this, Zhao'er immediately stepped forward, took the medicine in the tray, then turned around, shook the spoon in the bowl, and planned to feed it to Qin Guifei, but Qin Guifei directly took the medicine bowl, glanced at the dark brown medicinal juice, and raised her head to drink it without hesitation.
It's not hot, but it's bitter.
She frowned, obviously feeling bitter.
After taking the bowl, Zhao'er hurriedly turned around and put it back, and then took the candied fruit on the tray and handed it to her, but Qin Guifei didn't take it, just closed her eyes slightly and twisted her face.
Zhao'er had no choice but to sigh slightly, put the candied fruit back, and whispered to Ju Yun to go down.
Ju Yun retreated.
However, not long after Ju Yun retreated, a high-pitched voice came from outside, "The emperor has arrived!"
Qin Guifei suddenly opened her eyes, stunned there, and thought she had misheard.
But Zhao'er was full of joy, "Niangniang, it's the emperor who is here, it's really the emperor!"
Qin Guifei's eyes moved slightly, her hand covering her abdomen tightened slightly, and her face was a little nervous.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Rong Yan to walk in.
It was still her familiar white, like a breeze, clean and gentle.
However, his face was not good, he was a little pale, and there was no blood on his lips, and he could clearly see a trace of sickness, and he walked slowly and weakly.
Is he sick again?
He walked over slowly, Zhao'er had already saluted with joy on her face, Qin Guifei came back to her senses and struggled to get up, but he spoke, his voice was slow and weak, "You lie down!"
Qin Guifei was stunned, and then didn't move again, just looked at him.
Looking at each other, I haven't seen each other for more than a month, but now it seems that most of my life has passed, goodbye, and there is no longer the wishful thinking and resentment and indifference I once had.
She has lost weight, not as beautiful as before, but has a touch of vicissitudes and indifference, her face is haggard, this is the first time he has known her for so many years, and the first time he has seen her like this, his heart has calmed down for more than a month, as if there are fluctuations again......
Qin Guifei has been going on for more than a month, and she has never forgotten the scene when he left that morning, he was injured, it was stabbed by her, the white underwear was soaked with blood, so red, dazzling, and his face was pale, when he was helped out by his father-in-law Shunde, he looked at her for the last time, it was hatred, he hated her after all, so he didn't want to see her again, but he didn't kill her.
With a faint pain in her heart, Qin Guifei pursed her lips slightly, not knowing how to face him.
Compared to her fluctuating face, he was very calm, don't look at Zhao'er and said lightly, "Go down!"
Zhao'er was stunned, but she still obeyed the order and retreated.
As soon as she went out, the door of the dormitory was closed, and there were only two imperial concubines in the hall, one standing and the other sitting.
He did not speak, but sat slowly on the edge of the bed, but faced outward, without looking at her or speaking again.
Seeing that his face was so pale, Qin Guifei pursed her lips slightly, but still broke the silence.
"Your Majesty...... Are you sick?"
When she asked this sentence, she subconsciously grabbed the quilt covering her body, and her voice was a little nervous.
He paused, was silent for a long time, and nodded, "Hmm!"
It's sick!
The cold and distant response made her a little at a loss.
Before, he had never bowed his head in front of him, and he had always been as gentle and caring as ever to her, but now......
Sure enough, fate made people, and this was also what she brought on herself.
She hurt him, although it was impulsive, but it also made an irreparable mistake, he hurt, not only on his body, so she was no longer qualified to expect him to treat her like before.
With a bitter smile, Qin Guifei only felt a tingling in her heart.
Hearing her slightly bitter laughter, he clenched his fists slightly, but still didn't hear it.
She suddenly asked, "Why didn't you kill me?"
For the crime of killing the king, she will die without redemption, even if he wants to kill her, it will be the end she deserves, but why let her live?
Rong Yan turned his head to look at her, squinted his eyes, and said in a slightly light tone, "Why did you want to kill you?"
Qin Guifei was stunned and looked at him, but she didn't know how to answer.
His eyes deepened, looking at her, with a hint of self-deprecation in his eyes, and a little puzzled, he asked lightly, "Have I not been good enough to you for so many years, why did you let you hate me so much, and did you not hesitate to ask for my life, do you know that I died in your hands just a little?"
At the beginning, the imperial doctor said that if the wound was a little more off, and it pierced the heart, he would definitely die......
This is the fate of his deep love for so many years, he died in the hands of the most beloved woman, when she stabbed it, she made a stern decision, and he couldn't forget it in his life.
She really wanted to kill him.
Hearing this, Qin Guifei's heart trembled, a trace of panic crossed her eyes, she hurriedly shook her head, and said in a low voice, "I...... I'm not...... I ......"
However, after repeating and muttering a few times, she still didn't know how to explain it, and she didn't know how to excuse herself, because she knew very well in her heart that what he said was the truth.
He was very good to her, almost gave away the dignity of a man and an emperor, gave her everything he could give her, and could even condone her ignorance, knowing that the person she liked was Rong Zhi, he could turn a blind eye, never forced, and never let her suffer any grievances.
He loved her so humbly, but in exchange for a fatal knife, she was wrong......
Looking at her, he frowned slightly and said, "I have always known that you hate me, hate me for giving you an order to let you enter the palace back then, hate me for making you unable to get what you want for the rest of your life, and hate me for robbing my seventh brother of the country back then, so I don't blame you for trampling on my sincerity over the years, but Ying'er, maybe you don't know, I never owe you, and I do everything to be good to you, not because I owe you, but just because I want to be good to you, that's all!"
He owes Rong Zhi, and he has never denied this, so he admits Rong Zhi, but he never owes her.
If he didn't love her, how could he be so indulgent, knowing that she didn't have half of his sincerity towards him, and knowing that every word she said actually contained evil intentions, but, because of love, he was happy to connive, as long as she stayed by his side, even if it was just watching from afar, he was willing to pretend to be deaf and dumb for the rest of his life, and was willing to leave all the good to her alone.
However, even so, loving her carefully, so humble, she still didn't leave him a trace.
When Qin Guifei heard this, she raised her eyes and looked at him with a sneer, what did he mean by this?
Did he really not owe her?
If it weren't for that edict to let her enter the palace, so that she couldn't refuse, how would she be willing to enter the palace as a concubine?
She knew since she was a child that her future husband was Rong Zhi, and what she loved was also Rong Zhi, even if he snatched the throne, why did he force her to stay by her side?
It was he who killed her dreams......
Looking at the surprise in her eyes, Rong Yan smiled slightly sarcastically, not knowing whether he was sarcastic about her or himself.
Turning his head to look outside, he was silent for a long time, and then lightly recounted the events of the year, "Although I have long been made the crown prince, but my father has always only thought about leaving the throne to the seventh brother, the edict of the abolished prince has already been written, and he will give an order when the seventh brother returns to Beijing, so the queen mother had no choice but to poison her father's diet, but she never thought that the father had already made an edict a year before his death, one was obtained by the queen mother when he died, and one was hidden in the Xuanzheng Palace, and one was ...... handed over to the old prince Shen, at that time, the queen mother had already destroyed two copies, and the old prince Shen's share, the queen mother couldn't get it at all, and finally, the old prince Shen handed over the edict to the seventh brother who returned to Beijing for funeral, and after he saw the above content, he directly destroyed the edict!"
Qin Guifei's face changed, what do you mean......
Rong Zhi ruined the edict?
Why didn't she know about this?
He added, "I know that if that edict is declared to the world, I and my mother will be sinners, and they will surely die if they usurp the throne, but if he destroys the edict, I will ascend the throne naturally!"
At that time, he was still the crown prince, and when the first emperor died, he was the logical heir, and Rong Zhi had no idea of seizing the throne, and no one would object, so he became the emperor of Chu.
Qin Guifei bit her lip slightly and asked in a low voice, "The emperor said so much...... What do you want to tell your concubine?"
She knew most of what he said, but she didn't know that Rong Zhi had destroyed the edict, and he destroyed it with his own hands......
And Rong Yan said so much, did he just want to tell her that the throne was not what Rong Zhi wanted, and he didn't snatch it......
But so what, he finally became the emperor, and that was also robbery.
He turned his head to look at her and asked lightly, "Do you know the content of the edict?"
Qin Guifei paused, but she didn't know......
She only knew that in the edict left by the first emperor, it was passed on to Rong Zhi, so the Empress Dowager Yuan and Rong Zhi destroyed the edict.
Rong Yan looked into her eyes and slowly spoke, "The father and emperor did pass on the throne to the seventh brother, but there is another content, that is, ...... When he ascends to the throne, he will make you his successor."
When Qin Guifei heard this, her face changed, and she looked at him with some surprise......
If so, she may be able to vaguely guess why Rong Zhi didn't ascend the throne......
She still remembered that after he returned from Liguo, he had told her that he would not marry her......
Even if she is destined to be the mother of the world, he would rather not have this throne than the country, and will not marry her......
Therefore, is it because the edict has the content that he will marry her after ascending the throne, so he will give up so decisively......
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