Chapter Ninety-Six: The Chess Piece
Three watches.
The prince had fallen asleep on his lap, with a slight, even snoring sound, and slept extremely sweetly.
Emperor Yin couldn't bear to wake him up, so he kept hugging him.
Mingyue carried the food box and hurriedly came to the hall. When she walked to the Qingyu case, she knelt on the ground alone and said softly:
"The slave and maid greet the emperor."
Hearing the voice, the person in front of the case raised his head with a slightly surprised look.
"Mingyue? How are you? ”
"Back to the emperor, the queen mother was a little unwell, and she was worried about the emperor and the little prince, so she boiled the soup with her own hands and asked the slave maid to send it, by the way...... Take the little prince back to the palace. ”
Emperor Yin held the folds in his hand and did not raise his head.
The sound came from above.
"What's wrong with her? Sending soup is fake, but worrying about Yu'er is real, right? ”
The people in the temple hurriedly lowered their heads.
"Slaves don't dare to lie!"
Seeing her sincere and frightened appearance, he suddenly smiled, gasped heavily, and put down the pen in his hand, perhaps because he was too tired, and his eyes looked tired and empty.
"No problem."
"In the past few years, I have always treated her badly."
Those tired eyes swept downward.
"You go back, I said in the afternoon, I will personally send Yu'er back tonight."
Mingyue heard it, and after hesitating slightly, she had no choice but to accept the order.
"Yes...... The slave and maid retired. ”
At night, the lights in the Fengqi Pavilion have stopped, but in the Lotus Hall of the Queen, there is still a little swaying shimmer.
"Mother, what should I do with these things?"
Ming Yan pointed to the tray on the table and looked at the person on the couch, his eyes flickered, and he couldn't make up his mind.
In the tray, there are a lot of folk children's things, although ordinary, but the victory is ingenious and chic, especially the yang finch that is finely woven with green bamboo strips, the harem is rare, vivid, and interesting!
The queen took a sip of tea with a faint expression.
"Take it out and throw it away."
"I heard that Qi hurt his leg, he'll get better so soon?"
Hearing this, Ming Yan smiled.
"Niangniang Mingjian, where can Qi Cainu get out of bed? I'm just afraid of this medicine...... I also want someone to serve carefully, this is sent by the big palace maid beside her, saying that it is the Qi family's intention to our little prince......"
"Humph!"
The queen sneered.
"She's smart! Knowing that he hurt his leg, he dared to hit Yu'er's idea! Still looking at the emperor when he sees this thing, can he think of her? ”
The man on the couch paused, his eyes gloomy.
"During this time, Haosheng took care of the prince, and without the order of the palace, no one in the harem could approach."
"Yes, the slave knows."
Mingyan was about to speak, but saw Mingyue coming in with a few steps.
"Master."
"Coming back so soon? What about Yu'er? ”
She looked in the direction of the temple gate, but there was no one.
"Back to the master's words, the emperor said that he ...... tonight will personally send the prince over. ”
In the main hall, there was a shallow sigh.
At the corner of the queen's mouth, a wry smile crossed it, but only in an instant, that bitter smile disappeared, and a dignified face was very serious.
"Even if it is a father-son relationship, being in the heavenly family, it is not simple."
"But ......"
Her eyes suddenly moved, and her tone was a little more comforting.
"Since Yu'er is so smart and can be liked by his father, no matter what, it's a good thing!"
The hall was silent.
The three masters and servants lowered their heads, all thoughtful.
Suddenly, Mingyue noticed the things on the table and slowly pointed to the tray, her eyes puzzled and hesitant.
"These are ......"
"In the evening, Qi Cainu from Qionghua Hall sent it."
Without waiting for the master to speak, Ming Yan replied consciously.
"Qi Cainu?" After hearing this, Mingyue furrowed her brows, "This...... If something goes wrong, she has no friendship with our palace, and suddenly she is so attentive, this wishful thinking can be loud! ”
"Isn't it?"
The man on the couch stared at the bag, squinting his eyes.
"Tomorrow, Huang Hua'er, I still want to be jealous in this harem...... I'm afraid it's ...... It's very rare! ”
As soon as these words came out, all three of them laughed.
"Niangniang is going to give up this chess piece?"
"Concubine Feng is dead, leaving this grasshopper to jump around in the palace, I'm afraid it's a scourge."
The faces of the people below sank.
"The slave and maid understand."
On the Jiuyang Entwined Branches Phoenix Platform, a red candle burned to the end. The light in the hall was a lot dimmer in negligence, and the queen picked up the small gold scissors and solemnly removed the center.
She looked up and looked outside.
The food on the table was already cold.
"It's late at night, so serve the palace and rest."
"Didn't the emperor say ......"
Before Mingyue's words could be spoken, the queen waved her hand lightly, stunned for a while, and smiled helplessly at the corner of her mouth.
"It's not that he wants to come, but this palace has to wait."
"After all these years, don't you understand? What can you do with so much? Since ancient times, there has been a lot of affection and space, and now, this palace should have its own days and plans. ”
The person next to him nodded.
"Yes, the master is thoughtful."
In the main hall, the red candle will rest.
There was a strong wind blowing outside, constantly knocking on the window lattice, and she lay on the phoenix couch, tossing and turning, unable to sleep for a long time.
About three more than halfway through.
In the haze, as if I heard the sound of small footsteps in the hall, I vaguely felt that someone was in front of the bed, and the queen exclaimed from her throat.
"Who is it?!"
"Don't be afraid, it's me."
"Your Majesty?"
She opened the curtain suspiciously, and saw Emperor Yin sitting alone in front of the desk, eating a cold meal, her heart was shocked, and she hurriedly dressed and got up to serve.
He was about to call someone, but he stopped her.
"Shh......h
"It's heavier at night, don't be alarmed again, Yu'er has already asked the nurse to go to sleep, I will come to see you, and I will leave in a while."
"Your Majesty, beware of a cold spleen, take down the concubines and heat it up for you."
He waved the silver chopsticks in his hand.
"No problem."
At this moment, looking at the man in front of her, her heart suddenly soured, and she only looked at him in a daze, and the dark blue under the corners of her eyes was extremely thick.
"Your Majesty, the night is cold, the concubines are waiting for your clothes, go to the bed to warm up."
He looked up at her, hesitated for a moment.
"It's good ......"
"It's just that tomorrow morning, I still have government affairs to do, so I'll put my clothes together and sleep for a while."
"Yes."
Outside the palace walls, there was a loud noise.
The two hugged each other and slept together.
Five watches.
The queen is still in a dream, but the people around her are long gone. Warm tears slid down, wetting the warm jade round pillow, just last night, she dreamed of her father, still the same as before, that majestic appearance, looking at her lovingly.
She knelt in front of him, grabbed his robe at his feet, and wept incessantly.
"Father, what should my daughter do?"
I wanted to say something more, but I was awakened.
The wind outside the hall seemed to be quieter, and in the sky, there was a faint blue of crab shells.
It's another dawn.