Chapter 480 Family Happiness

The next day.

Because of a hangover, when Zhaohua got up, it was already noon outside.

The sunlight shines through the diamond-shaped windows, casting sparse shadows and reflecting the floating dust in the air.

Zhao Hua stared at the tiny dust particles trapped in the light for a long while.

Somehow, she suddenly felt empty and uncomfortable in her heart.

Yunshan heard the noise from the inner bedroom, knocked on the door and walked in to serve.

Zhao Hua stood up and asked her, "What time is it?"

"Noon."

"At noon... Sister Rong and the others have already left the palace, right?"

Yunshan was silent for a moment, and said with some sadness:

"According to the young lady's arrangement, Concubine Ying, Concubine Ru, Concubine Zhen, as well as Sister Tong and His Royal Highness Prince An have all been safely escorted out of the palace."

Zhaohua nodded lightly, without asking any more questions, and stood up in a daze, letting the palace servants help her dress up.

Today was Zhaohua's day off, so she told the palace maids who served her to just comb her hair into a simple flat bun.

In the dressing room, she lowered her eyes to rest.

Suddenly she felt that the maid's skills were a little rusty. She was just combing her hair, but her scalp felt tight for a moment.

But she did not blame him, she just said:

"Be gentle with your hands, don't rush, take your time."

After saying this, the palace maid did not say a word.

Just as she was feeling strange, she felt someone smear something on her face.

She looked up in surprise, and the first thing she saw was herself in the bronze mirror.

She had no powder on her face, but three long lines of rouge had been smeared on each cheek, making her look like a poor little cat.

Then, a sarcastic laugh came to my ears.

She glanced sideways and saw that it was Xiao Jingyan holding a box of rouge in his hand, looking at her and laughing.

The palace maid standing behind her and combing her hair was quietly replaced by Rong Yue who covered her face and smiled.

Madam Jing stood aside, watching them play with a smile.

Zhao Hua was surprised and delighted and asked, "Didn't you...already leave?"

Rong Yue walked around to her, held her hand and said:

"At the banquet last night, you said that our family had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, and that we could be together from now on, which was a wonderful thing. But Zhao'er forgot that you are also our family."

She held Zhaohua's hand tightly and said, "We agreed that the family should be together, and of course we want to be with you."

Xiao Jingyan, who was always lazy, was leaning on Zhaohua's warm seat, eating the meal she had no appetite for just now, and said carelessly:

"I am your brother, a lazy man who lives off his family and eats up all the food he has. How can I bear to leave now that my brother, the emperor, has passed away and I have a sister, the empress dowager?"

Zhaohua knew why they stayed.

Even though I had thousands of words to say, in the end they all turned into two lines of warm tears, tears of joy.

Later, Xiao Jingyan and his group stayed in Penglai Pavilion.

That place was on an island in the middle of a lake, and normally no one could go there without an imperial decree. So it could be considered as a quiet place for the young couple in the palace.

I heard that Xiao Jingyan and Rong Yue decided to stay and accompany Zhao Hua that day. At first, they were worried that Madam Jing would not agree.

After all, she had been trapped in the palace for her entire life, so naturally she was looking forward to life outside the palace.

Unexpectedly, Madam Jing said:

"At my age, I'm used to living in the palace and I feel comfortable. If I'm suddenly asked to leave the palace, I don't know what to do."

Although she didn't say it explicitly, anyone could tell that she was thinking of Zhao Hua's kindness.

After all, in this world, those who always treat others with sincerity will always be treated with sincerity by others.

In the days that followed, Zhaohua once went to Penglai Pavilion to chat with Rongyue.

When leaving, he happened to meet Mrs. Jing who was fishing by the lake.

She sat with Madam Jing by the lake, enjoying the breeze, when she suddenly heard Madam Jing say:

"In fact, I originally had a daughter, but she died young, which is also a pity. Look at your brother. He is so naughty even at his age. It really makes me, as a mother, worry."

As he spoke, he suddenly took Zhaohua's hand, and bright stars appeared in his cloudy eyes.

"Now that I have Rong'er as my daughter-in-law, I miss my daughter even more. If you don't mind, I would like to take care of you as if you were my daughter."

The words came out of her heart, and after she said them, Mrs. Jing suddenly felt that they were a little inappropriate.

So he shook his head and smiled awkwardly:

"But that's true. Now that you've become the Queen Mother, why do you need others to take care of you?"

Zhaohua looked at Madam Yu Jing with smiling eyes.

There was a moment,

The shimmering light reflected on the lake surface was reflected on Madam Jing's smiling face.

And Zhaohua seemed to see from this kind smile,

She saw what her biological mother looked like.

She did not answer Madam Jing's words, but just nodded lightly.

Madam Jing was overjoyed, and immediately embraced her in her arms, stroking her hair like a loving mother, and said softly:

"Good boy, you have suffered a lot these years."

During this period, in addition to his brother and sister-in-law being able to stay in the palace, Zhaohua also experienced another happy event.

She arranged a marriage for Yunshan and Xiaofuzi.

It has to be said that Xiao Fuzi is a coward. She had to ask Yunshan, a girl, to talk to Zhaohua about the marriage proposal.

Zhaohua agreed, but Xiaofuzi was reluctant and kept saying the same thing over and over again:

"I am not a perfect person, how can I be worthy of Miss Yunshan."

He insisted on not responding, and only when Yunshan got angry and started crying did he realize how urgent it was.

He stood there scratching the back of his head in bewilderment, and after a while he grabbed Yunshan's hand and said bravely and firmly:

"If you follow me, I can't give you anything, but I will never let you shed a tear again in the future!"

Originally, life went on happily and smoothly.

Until one day three months later,

Zhao Hua got up in the morning and finished dressing. Just as she was about to take Cheng Yu to the morning court,

Suddenly, Xiao Fuzi rushed in rashly and reported to her anxiously:

"Empress Dowager! Lord Kang and Lord Yang...they, along with many court officials, gathered outside Chaoyang Palace early and started a commotion!"

Zhaohua looked at herself in the mirror, casually took out the crimson lip balm, smeared it on her lips, and asked casually:

"What's the fuss?"

Xiao Fuzi lowered her voice and said in panic, "They said that since the new emperor ascended the throne, the Queen Mother has been in charge of government affairs, which means that the Queen Mother controls government affairs and disrupts the government... Therefore, they gathered here today to force the Queen Mother to abdicate, intending to... get rid of the mother and keep the son."

"Humph." Zhao Hua sneered, "What a big tone."

After he finished speaking, he stood up, opened his sleeves, and walked out of the palace resolutely.

Xiao Fuzi had just seen the men from the previous dynasty gathered together, and was somewhat worried about Zhaohua, so she stopped her.

"Empress Dowager...they are well prepared this time. Should you take shelter first?"

However, Zhao Hua skillfully pushed away Xiao Fuzi's hand that was blocking his way, and said in a dignified manner:

"I must go. I want to see. Even the late emperor was killed by me. What kind of trouble can these former officials stir up under my nose?"