Chapter 145: Leaving the palace and returning home

Emperor Jin Ming, who ruthlessly disposed of Empress Chen, was exhausted, and the old disease attacked, and he was seriously ill to the point of coma.

The court, which had not yet recovered from the abolition of the post, fell into a panic and tremor due to the serious illness of Emperor Jin Ming......

After learning the news, Shui Qingqing also panicked, and hurriedly rushed to visit Emperor Jin Ming's Chengqing Palace, but was blocked by the Queen Mother's people outside the palace gate of Emperor Jin Ming's bedroom.

Ru Mama, who was beside the Queen Mother, led a group of palace people to stop Shui Qingqing, and said coldly: "The Queen Mother has an order, from now on, the county lord of Guanqing is not allowed to step into the Qianqing Palace for half a step - the county lord, please go back." ”

Shui Qingqing said anxiously: "Why didn't the Queen Mother let me see the emperor." The emperor is seriously ill, and I should have come to visit......"

"Visiting? If it weren't for you, how could the emperor have relapsed from his old illness? It's all because the county lord gave birth to so many things in the palace, which made the emperor sad and grieved, and it caused the ...... of old diseases."

"And now that the imperial doctor has said that the emperor wants to recuperate, if the county lord wants to go to the emperor to sue anyone, wouldn't it make the emperor unhappy? ! Therefore, the Queen Mother strictly ordered that the county lord should not appear in front of the emperor again during the emperor's serious illness! ”

Listening to Mama's words, Shui Qingqing felt a pain in her heart, and even felt guilty-

Although the Empress Dowager's words were biased and blamed Empress Chen for her incident, she herself admitted that if it weren't for the sake of justice for herself and her mother, Emperor Jin Ming would not have been angry and hurt her body and caused an old illness.

So, in the final analysis, Emperor Jin Ming's serious illness is indeed related to her.

Looking at her sad appearance, Ru Mama sneered coldly: "Now, the purpose of the county lord entering the palace has been achieved, and he is also in love with the Hou Ye, it is better to leave the palace as soon as possible and return to the Hou Mansion to enjoy the blessings, what is the point of staying in the palace!?" ”

Shui Qingqing had already packed her luggage and prepared to leave the palace, but now that she learned that Emperor Jin Ming was seriously ill and did not wake up, she had no choice but to leave like this......

In desperation, she had to go to Jingren Palace, wanting to ask Concubine Xian, what is the emperor's condition?

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the door of the palace opened, and a person came out of it, but it was the crown prince Li You.

Suddenly met Li You here, Shui Qingqing was indeed a little caught off guard, because the identities of the two were too sensitive at this time.

After all, Empress Chen died in the cold palace yesterday because Shui Qingqing was deposed......

It's really an enemy who sees people, and it's extraordinarily red!

As soon as Li You walked out of the hall, she saw Shui Qingqing, and her steps suddenly froze, and her eyes fell straight on her.

Being stared at by his eagle-like eyes, Shui Qingqing's heart was cold.

Pressing the discomfort in her heart, Shui Qingqing half-furrowed her eyebrows, and like Mama Ru and a group of palace people, she saluted Li You according to the courtesy.

Even if she lowered her head, she could still clearly feel Li You's sharp eyes falling on her, making her feel like a man.

Her body was tense and tense, and she was even more vigilant.

Li You already hated her, and now, she 'killed' his mother, and even affected him to be ridiculed by the world, and even affected his position as the crown prince.

And the surrounding Ruma and others knew the deep hatred between Shui Qingqing and Li You, and they all thought that Li You would take advantage of this to take revenge on Shui Qingqing.

For a while, the atmosphere was unusually depressing, almost breathless.

However, to everyone's surprise, Li You did not seek trouble from Shui Qingqing on the spot, and did not even say a word of embarrassment, but just asked everyone to get up in a flat tone.

In this way, Shui Qingqing was surprised.

Puzzled, she couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Li You.

This look made Shui Qingqing feel cold all over her body, and she couldn't help but shiver all over-

Li You not only did not seek revenge and revenge against her, but even hooked his lips and smiled at her as usual, with a handsome and unparalleled face.

However, the ruthless and dark color that flashed in his eyes was eerie and terrifying that Shui Qingqing had never seen before, although it was fleeting, it made the blood in her whole body freeze in an instant......

Shui Qingqing, who was stunned by fright, had not yet come back to her senses, Li You was already like a person who had nothing to do, and left without looking back......

Just at a glance, Shui Qingqing saw something dangerous and terrifying from Li You's eyes, which made her face pale and her whole body in a cold sweat.

Xiaoxi saw that her expression was wrong, and asked her what was wrong with concern.

Pressing the panic in her heart, Shui Qingqing shook her head hard, saying that she was fine, and helped Xiaoxi to leave.

However, Kankan left the Qianqing Palace, but met the five princesses of Leyi who came to visit at the gate of the palace.

Since Empress Chen was hanged to death in the cold palace because of Shui Qingqing, Princess Leyi saw Shui Qingqing's eyes becoming more and more hateful, but she was a little more afraid, and she no longer despised her as much as before.

Even Empress Chen can fight down, how can she not be cowardly?!

Le Yi even thought that she would have to be in the Hou Mansion with her in the future, and couldn't help but think, she is so powerful, plus she gave birth to a son for Mei Zijin with her preconceived ideas, and she has been favored by Mei Zijin, where will she be in the Hou Mansion in the future?

What's more, Queen Chen, who has always loved her, is also gone, but now the virtuous concubine who is in charge of the palace is very estranged from her, if she has a conflict with Shui Qingqing in the Hou Mansion in the future and is wronged, I am afraid that the virtuous concubine will not come forward to speak for her......

The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable Princess Leyi's heart became, her eyes looked at Shui Qingqing in front of her coldly, and she said coldly: "I heard that you instigated the Hou Ye to break his promise and not let the daughter of the Sheng family enter the mansion as an aunt - do you know that what you did was to make the Hou Ye a villain who did not keep his promise in the mouth of the world." You are fighting for favor for yourself and trapping the marquis in an unkind and unrighteous place. ”

Shui Qingqing was not surprised that she would say this, because she saw Sheng Yu who was following Princess Leyi.

You don't have to think about it to know that Sheng Yu, who was rejected by Mei Zijin and her at the same time, finally put her hope of entering the mansion on Princess Leyi and went to her.

Looking at Princess Leyi's attitude now, she must have agreed to her request. After all, Sheng Yu was the princess chosen by Queen Chen for Princess Leyi from the beginning, and Princess Leyi knew that after Sheng Yu and Shui Qingqing became enemies, she would definitely be willing to take Sheng Yu back to her side, so that she could enter the Hou Mansion in the future and have one more helper to deal with Shui Qingqing......

And when Sheng Yu complained to Princess Leyi, for the sake of face, she would not say that Mei Zijin rejected her, but that Shui Qingqing instigated Mei Zijin to violate her original promise and refused to admit her into the mansion.

But Shui Qingqing didn't care about their slander. On the contrary, she would love to hear them say it.

Because, compared to Mei Zijin, who refused to marry Sheng Yu and became a person who broke her promise in the mouth of the world, it is better to let her be this wicked person and let the world think that she instigated Mei Zijin to do this.

Therefore, Shui Qingqing did not defend herself, and said with a natural face: "I can't compare to the princess's bearing, I just hope that there are fewer women around Hou Ye, the better." ”

Hearing her words, Sheng Yu's face turned blue with anger again, and Princess Leyi smiled sadly: "Then do you know that you have committed the rule of jealousy - this princess can divorce you from the Hou Mansion and let you get out of the abandoned woman!" ”

Shui Qingqing looked at the fifth princess with a gloomy and smug face in front of her, thinking that her father was seriously ill at the moment, not only was she not in a hurry to go in to see her father, but she was arguing with her here, and her heart couldn't help but feel cold, and she also felt sad for Emperor Jin Ming.

Her face sank, Shui Qingqing looked back at Princess Leyi without fear, and said coldly: "Then we have to wait until the princess marries into the Hou Mansion and becomes Mrs. Hou." What's the use of talking about that at this point?! ”

"You ......"

Princess Le Yi was choked by Shui Qingqing's words, her eyes glared at her fiercely, and she gritted her teeth and said hatefully: "Don't be happy too early." The Queen Mother has already said that the harem has recently been unfortunate because of the appearance of some people. Now in order to make the father happy and add joy to the royal family, the wedding between the princess and the Hou Ye will be advanced - before the New Year, the princess will marry the Hou Ye, and when the time comes, when the princess becomes the lady of the Hou Mansion, the first one will not let you go! ”

Shui Qingqing's heart was cold, and she said coldly: "In this way, I want to congratulate the princess in advance!" ”

After that, she ignored them anymore and led Xiaoxi to leave for Jingren Palace.

On the way to Jingren Palace, thinking of what Fang Cairu said, Xiaoxi looked at Shui Qingqing's worried expression, and couldn't help asking, "Miss, what should we do now?" Do you leave the palace or stay here? ”

Shui Qingqing was very worried about Emperor Jin Ming's condition in her heart, and at the same time, she was also puzzled that the Queen Mother would not let her visit Emperor Jin Ming, and she felt faintly uneasy in her heart.

She said in a deep voice: "The emperor is kind to me, and when I am in the most crisis, the emperor protects me." Now that the emperor is seriously ill, I can leave the queen like that...... Let's see Concubine Xian first. ”

The master and servant went to Jingren Palace to find out that Concubine Xian had served in the Qianqing Palace and had not yet returned.

After Liuli learned of Shui Qingqing's intention, she comforted her and said: "Don't worry, the county lord is in a hurry, rest here for a while, Niangniang still has to deal with all the affairs of the harem, I guess I can't stay in the Qianqing Palace for a long time, and I will come back soon." ”

It wasn't until noon that Concubine Xian came back from the Qianqing Palace, but she was also described as haggard and tired.

After taking a sip of ginseng tea, Concubine Xian looked at Shui Qingqing with an anxious look, and said with a pleased smile: "You have a heart, you are much stronger than those princesses, and you are worthy of the emperor's love for you." ”

Shui Qingqing said anxiously: "Niangniang, how is the emperor?" Is the condition serious? ”

Concubine Xian frowned and said, "The imperial doctor said that it was an old disease, but it was more serious than before, and there was no sign of waking up...... Fortunately, the decoction can be drunk as usual, and the pulse is slowly stable, and the doctor said that people will be fine when they wake up. ”

Shui Qingqing listened intently to Concubine Xian's words, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked softly: "Niangniang, the emperor is sick, how does the prince behave?" Dowager...... Have you always been by the emperor's side? ”

Looking at the solemnity of her expression, Concubine Xian's heart did not feel tightened, she looked at Shui Qingqing with fixed eyes, and wrinkled her eyebrows: "The prince is still as usual, after coming to see the emperor in the morning, he was busy dealing with the government affairs of the court...... And the queen mother, this time she attaches more importance to the emperor's illness than ever before, from the emperor fainting to the present, she has been staying in the Chengqing Palace without leaving half a step......"

After that, Concubine Xian looked at Shui Qingqing and said nervously: "What?" But what did the county lord find out was wrong? ”

Shui Qingqing looked at the heavy snow outside in a daze, and couldn't help but see a fierce and dark look in Li You's eyes.

The heart became more and more uneasy, and it was like ice and snow, freezing bones.

After thinking for a moment, Shui Qingqing twisted her eyebrows and carefully considered: "I just think that the relationship between the prince and the queen is actually quite deep, the queen protects him, and he also protects the queen, but this time, the queen died in the cold palace, and the prince's reaction was too abnormal...... And according to the prince's temperament of retribution, this time, Empress Chen was deposed and hanged, and he did not speak out, nor did he behave excessively, which is really abnormal......"

"And the emperor fell ill at this time, I'm really worried about ......"

The rest of the words, Shui Qingqing didn't say anything, but Concubine Xian also understood, her pupils suddenly tightened, and her hands holding the silk handkerchief couldn't help but tremble slightly, and her expression was also panicked!

Seeing Concubine Xian's nervous appearance, Shui Qingqing seemed to comfort her, as if she was comforting herself, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile, and said, "Niangniang doesn't have to be too nervous, maybe I'm too careful......"

However, Concubine Xian listened to her words in her heart, and there was a subtle tremor and horror in her voice.

"No, the county lord is not too careful, and the county lord is very reasonable...... The palace didn't expect this, the relationship between the prince and the former queen has always been harmonious, and the mother and son have a deep relationship. And this time, the former queen was hanged in the palace, and she didn't see the former queen for the last time on her deathbed, which is really unusual - if the emperor is out this time, ......"

Concubine Xian covered her mouth in horror, and swallowed the words that she was about to blurt out.

Shui Qingqing knew what she was going to say-what Concubine Xian was going to say, but what she was worried about.

If something happens to Emperor Jin Ming, the most beneficial person at this time is, of course, the crown prince Li You.

He can obey the mandate of heaven and ascend to the throne smoothly.

In this way, when he became the emperor, he was no longer afraid, he wanted to avenge Empress Chen, and wanted to get out of the evil anger in his heart, wouldn't it be as easy as abnormal? !

At that time, Mo said that Shui Qingqing and Mei Zijin, I am afraid that people like the fourth prince and the virtuous concubine will also be framed and killed by him one by one!

And what Shui Qingqing is most worried about is Emperor Jin Ming!

What Shui Qingqing could think of, Concubine Xian could think of it, her scalp couldn't help tingling, she looked at Shui Qingqing with a calm face with a flustered expression, and said anxiously with a silk handkerchief: "In this case, what are we going to do?" ”

Sighing heavily, Shui Qingqing comforted Concubine Xian Niangniang: "Niangniang, don't panic - as long as Niangniang can ensure the emperor's safety, find a reliable imperial doctor to treat the emperor, and let the emperor wake up as soon as possible, in this way, our worries will not exist." ”

Concubine Xian also calmed down, frowned and pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "In terms of the emperor's safety, I can let Xuan'er send someone to protect him secretly, Wu Yong is also a loyal person to the emperor, with them guarding, there should be no mistakes." And the Imperial Doctor—"

Speaking of this, Concubine Xian was embarrassed, and said helplessly: "The time for the palace to take over the harem is still short, and the Tai Hospital has been in the control of the former queen for more than ten years, and there is only one Wang Zhongren inside, so the palace doesn't know who to believe?" ”

Seeing Concubine Xian's embarrassed look, Shui Qingqing said: "Don't worry, in terms of the imperial doctor, I can recommend someone to my mother." This person must have heard of it, it is Lu Lin, a friend of the Hou Ye, the most famous doctor in the capital, with excellent medical skills, no worse than the doctor in the Tai Hospital, especially good at incurable diseases, presumably with his help, he will definitely make the emperor wake up as soon as possible. ”

Lu Lin's name, Concubine Xian had heard it from the fourth prince Li Xuan before, and couldn't help but say happily: "It's so good-just ask Doctor Lu Shen to cure the emperor's illness as soon as possible, and we can let go of the big stone in our hearts!" ”

After discussing it, Concubine Xian asked about Shui Qingqing's plans.

Shui Qingqing thought of the words that the Queen Mother asked Mama Ru to pass to her, and knew that she couldn't stay in this palace anymore. And now that Emperor Jin Ming is taken care of by his side, she can rest assured. So I resigned to Concubine Xian, and at the same time asked her to resign and thank Emperor Jin Ming after Emperor Jin Ming woke up......

In this way, in the evening, Shui Qingqing finally led Xiaoxi to leave the palace silently.

Walking along the long corridor of the harem to the outside of the palace, Xiaoxi couldn't help but smile on her face, and said happily to Shui Qingqing: "Miss, don't hide it, although this palace is good, but the days when the slave maid stays in it are as sad as staying in a cage, for fear of doing the wrong thing and saying the wrong thing, it is really tight." ”

Shui Qingqing understood her state of mind, because during the time she stayed in the palace, she felt the same way.

Towards evening, the palace people walked back and forth on the road, and when they saw Shui Qingqing, they all stopped and saluted her respectfully.

Facing her, an aunt led more than a dozen palace maids who had just entered the palace over, and when she saw Shui Qingqing coming, she hurriedly whispered something to the palace maids behind her, and then led everyone to retreat to both sides of the corridor, letting Shui Qingqing go first.

Among the palace maids, there was a palace maid who was slightly stagnant when she heard her aunt talk about Shui Qingqing's name, but the next moment she retreated to the side of the road with everyone and buried her head very low, for fear of being seen.

The palace maid turned out to be Liu Yin that Shui Qingqing asked Mei Zijin to find!!

Shui Qingqing and Xiaoxi didn't find out that Liu Yin was mixed in the group of palace maids, and they didn't know how dangerous it was for her to enter the palace as a palace maid......

Because Shui Qingqing did not tell Mei Zijin in advance that she would leave the palace today, Mei Zijin did not wait for her outside the palace, and the master and servant took the chariot in the palace and went back to the Dingguo Marquis's Mansion.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion, it was already the time to hold the lamp.

Returning to the Hou Mansion again, standing at the door of the Hou Mansion, Shui Qingqing's heart was mixed, everything that had happened here appeared in her mind one by one, and she even felt that it was yesterday that she replaced Sheng Yu to marry into the Hou Mansion as a Chong Xi Niangniang......

I still remember that when she first entered the Hou Mansion, she hated the Hou Mansion in her heart, and regarded the Hou Mansion as an enemy who robbed her child, and the only wish in her heart at that time was to snatch the child back and then leave here.

However, going around and around, what she didn't expect was that the Dingguo Marquis Mansion was Yun'er's home and her home from the beginning......

Thinking of this, Shui Qingqing forgot all the unhappiness she had here in the past, and only the longing for a better life in the future was left in her heart......

The subordinates of the Hou Mansion were very surprised when they saw Shui Qingqing who came back suddenly.

At that time, Mei Zijin was still busy in the barracks and did not return home, and he did not know the news of Shui Qingqing's return home.

When the old lady heard that Shui Qingqing was back, she was overjoyed, so she led her directly to her Shi'an Hospital, and asked her subordinates to send her luggage to Shaohua Courtyard, and repeatedly instructed her subordinates to prepare a sumptuous meal, leaving Shui Qingqing to have dinner in the Shi'an Academy.

Shui Qingqing didn't have time to wash her face and hands, Yun'er was already happily thrown into her arms, happily calling her mother, not at all because of Shui Qingqing's departure during this time, she was unfamiliar with her, but the relationship was really good.

Seeing that Shui Qingqing finally came back, the old lady was relieved: "You are finally back, so that the old body and Zijin don't have to worry anymore, and the grievances between you and your mother have finally been brought to justice." From now on, our family will live a good life, and don't remember the unhappy things in the past......"

After listening to the old lady's words, Shui Qingqing also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and nodded lightly.

Shui Qingqing picked up the heavy Yun'er, feeling that he was a lot fatter, but the old lady had obviously lost a lot of weight, and knew in her heart that the old lady must be tired of taking care of Yun'er, and couldn't help but feel guilty to the old lady Hou: "During this time, the old lady has really worked hard...... Thank you old lady for taking such good care of Yun'er. ”

The old lady has been working hard recently, taking care of Yun'er and taking care of the injured Nameless, but these hardships are not a burden for her, but a kind of happiness.

Because, one is her own grandson who has been lost and recovered, and the other is her own son who has 'died' and come back to life, how can she be unhappy and satisfied?!

However, when she thought of Nameless's attitude towards her, the old lady felt a little gloomy in her heart.

Shui Qingqing was also very concerned about what happened to Nameless after returning to the Hou Mansion, whether he rejected the Hou Mansion and the old lady, and when she was about to ask, she saw the loss in the old lady's expression, and couldn't help but ask: "Old lady, how is Nameless now?" I heard Hou Ye say that he had woken up...... Is he still used to living in the house? ”

Old Madam Hou smiled bitterly and said, "It's safe to live, but you don't want to see me...... just locked himself in his house alone, except for three meals a day and decoction, the rest of the time, he was not allowed to enter his courtyard...... Not to mention the old body......"

Speaking of this, the old lady couldn't hide the sadness in her heart, and couldn't help but cry silently, sighing: "In the end, we owe him too much, and it is normal for him to be unwilling to accept us for a while...... But I've got enough of it, and I'm content if he's willing to stay here......"

Shui Qingqing persuaded sadly: "The old lady should not blame herself too much, she is nameless and unwilling to see people, maybe it has something to do with this assassination and the sacrifice of his brothers." He is a man of love and righteousness, and he must be sad when his brother is killed......"

The old lady nodded, "Zijin also persuaded me like this." So I hope that when you come back, you will help us enlighten him, because it's always not good to be bored alone. ”

Shui Qingqing also wanted to see Nameless for a long time, so she didn't care about having dinner, and left the Shi'an Academy to go to Tingzhuyuan, where Nameless lived.

Sure enough, as the old lady said, the door of the bamboo courtyard was closed, and it was quiet inside, and there was no sound at all.

Shui Qingqing stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while, a nameless and dull voice came from inside: "Go away, don't bother me!" ”

Hearing the nameless voice, Shui Qingqing's heart was relieved, and she cleared her throat and said, "Nameless, it's me, Shui Qingqing, I'm back!" ”

However, the voice fell for a long time, and the closed courtyard door still did not open......