Chapter 18 Poor Mother and Son
"Empress Dowager." Ye Linghan nodded slightly towards Xia Yunxi who was walking towards him. His handsome face still had that cold and emotionless look, forming a sharp contrast with Xia Yunxi's smiling face.
Su Xing was stunned. On the one hand, he was amazed at the youth and beauty of the current empress dowager, and on the other hand, he was shocked by Ye Linghan's rudeness.
Although he has the final say in Ye Kingdom, she is the queen mother after all. There are palace maids and eunuchs around her. Is Ye Linghan exempt from even the formalities?
Isn't this too arrogant?
Su Xing's impression of Ye Linghan instantly turned bad. He felt that he was too narrow-minded and that he guessed that the Queen Mother and her son had suffered a lot of injustices.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sympathize with Xia Yunxi in his heart...
How pitiful, becoming a widow at such a young age, and being bullied by someone like Ye Linghan, ah...
Su Xing was so immersed in his sympathy for Xia Yunxi that he didn't respond even when Ye Linghan looked at him for a long time, until he felt the surroundings inexplicably become cold...
Su Xing suddenly came back to his senses and saw Ye Linghan staring at him quietly.
His heart was shocked, not knowing what mistake he had made again.
"How dare you!" Ye Linghan couldn't bear to watch this anymore, and shouted with a sullen face: "Why don't you pay your respects to the Queen Mother!"
Su Xing was so frightened that his legs went limp and he knelt down: "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. This is my first time in the palace and I don't know the etiquette. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
It was indeed his fault that he actually forgot about it.
But he didn't expect Ye Linghan to be so angry. No matter how unhappy Ye Linghan was before, he always spoke slowly and never scolded...
It’s really strange. Ye Linghan himself doesn’t even take the empress dowager seriously, but she’s angry because he forgot to pay his respects?
"No problem." Xia Yunxi smiled and raised her hand: "Get up."
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Su Xing was grateful to Xia Yunxi from the bottom of his heart, otherwise he would have been in big trouble again today.
He had a better impression of Xia Yunxi. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also kind-hearted.
After Su Xing stood up, Xia Yunxi looked at him for a moment with a smile, then turned to ask Ye Linghan: "Regent, is this a new official in the court?"
The Qinzheng Hall is where Ye Linghan handles official business, and officials often come here to seek a meeting.
Ye Linghan had returned to his usual expression and said calmly, "No, he is the son of the Minister of Revenue, Su Xing."
"Son of the Minister of Revenue?" Xia Yunxi's noble and beautiful face showed a hint of doubt: "Why is Mr. Su here?"
As she spoke, she turned her gaze back to Su Xing, her tone still so gentle, making people feel like a spring breeze on their faces, very comfortable.
Su Xing didn't know how to answer, because Ye Linghan said that everything related to the case must be kept confidential.
But he had to answer, so he had to secretly glance at Ye Linghan.
Fortunately, Ye Linghan took the initiative to say: "I have something to ask him."
Xia Yunxi was startled when she heard this, then smiled awkwardly: "So that's how it is. It seems that I came at the wrong time and disturbed the Regent's business."
"It's okay." Ye Linghan replied coldly.
Su Xing watched quietly from the side and confirmed his guess again. It was really not easy for Xia Yunxi and her widowed mother. They were obviously the most noble people in the Ye Kingdom, but they had to look at Ye Linghan's face at every turn.
Xia Yunxi did not dare to get angry at Ye Linghan's perfunctory answer, and she even began to reflect on her own mistakes.
Why···
"That's good." Xia Yunxi glanced at Ye Linghan carefully, then turned to Su Xing and praised him, "Master Su is so lucky to have such a handsome man."
It was the first time that Su Xing was praised by a beautiful woman. He felt a little embarrassed and his face turned red.
He lowered his head quickly and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, I am too proud of your praise."
Ye Linghan looked at Su Xing's slightly red cheeks, and suddenly felt irritated, especially the soft and gentle tone of Su Xing's voice, which made him even more unhappy.
He suddenly frowned and said, "If Queen Mother has nothing else to do, please go back and rest. I still have things to deal with."
The originally harmonious atmosphere was ruthlessly interrupted by Ye Linghan, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly became cold.
Xia Yunxi's face froze slightly, then she lowered her eyes and asked softly, "I just want to ask the Regent, the emperor has been feeling unwell these past few days, can he sleep in my palace at night so that I can take care of him."
"No." Ye Linghan refused without even considering it: "As an emperor, you should act like an emperor. Have you forgotten the rules of your ancestors?"
Xia Yunxi's face immediately turned pale, and her long, thick eyelashes trembled slightly. After a while, she said with difficulty: "The Regent is right. I was rude."
Ye Linghan didn't say anything else, but turned around and walked towards the place where he handled official business.
Su Xing almost couldn't help but speak. Ye Linghan was going too far. How could he do this?
The emperor was still a child, so it was normal for him to want to be with his mother, especially since he was sick?
Xia Yunxi is so pitiful. As a mother, how heartbroken she must be.
But this is not his old world. Even if he speaks, he can't change anything. Not only will he lose his life, but it may also make the situation of Xia Yunxi and her son even more difficult.
"Then I will go back first." Xia Yunxi raised her head again, her expression back to normal. She smiled at Su Xing first, then said to Ye Linghan with concern: "The Regent should also pay more attention to his health."
Ye Linghan did not respond to Xia Yunxi's concern. He just lowered his head slightly as he did before and said, "Farewell, Queen Mother."
Su Xing did not dare to make the same mistake again, and bowed respectfully: "I respectfully send the Queen Mother off."
He silently prayed for Xia Yunxi and her son, hoping that God would help them more and make their lives less difficult.
But he knew in his heart that the quality of their life depended solely on Ye Linghan.
He couldn't help but look at Ye Linghan, but he didn't expect that Ye Linghan was also looking at him, with a terrifying cold light in his deep eyes.
Su Xing was so frightened that he trembled all over. He quickly averted his gaze, then lowered his head, not daring to move again.
Did he see it wrong?
Ye Linghan seems angry?
Why are you angry?
He didn't do anything.
Ye Linghan stared at Su Xing's head for a while, and couldn't help but recall the scene when Su Xing said he was good-looking...
so what?
See something better now?
Ye Linghan threw the letter he had just picked up back onto the table, then stood up...
Su Xing heard the noise and looked up in confusion. He saw Ye Linghan walking towards the door. He was stunned for a moment and hurried to catch up.
Xia Yunxi was sitting in the sedan chair on her way back to Fengyi Palace. Halfway through the journey, she suddenly said, "Stop."
The palace servants who were carrying the sedan chair immediately stopped in tacit understanding, but did not put the sedan chair down. They just stayed where they were with their heads down, like expressionless wooden men.
The personal eunuch Quan Ruhai hurried to the side of the sedan chair, bent down and asked: "What does the Queen Mother want?"
Xia Yunxi's voice came slowly from the sedan chair: "I feel a little unwell, please ask Doctor Feng to come."
Quan Ruhai lowered his head and replied obediently: "Yes, I will send someone to pass it on right away."
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