37 Initial recovery
◎I listen to you, I listen to you◎
After a few days, seeing that no one had any symptoms, he dared to give it to Fu Hua. He had to stabilize the palace first so that he could free up his hands to take care of things outside the palace.
Today, she came in as usual to feed him his medicine. They'd argued last time, and neither of them spoke. Rong Qianyu didn't care whether Fu Hua said anything to her, but she was so frustrated that Fu Hua spoke first. "You didn't say no last time."
Rong Qianyu knew what he was talking about, but still pretended not to know. She wanted Fu Hua to take the initiative to speak, so that his words would be kept and could not be regretted.
"What did we talk about last time?" But despite this, she still forgot one important thing. Fu Hua was not a gentleman who kept his promises. When he threw a tantrum, he was even worse than Xue Ji.
Fu Hua had no choice but to tell him everything again. "As you said, I agree to have a baby, but I don't know if I can get pregnant."
"Whether it's fate or not, the child and I are not destined to be together." Rong Qianyu said coldly. She was a little tired of the last argument and didn't want to feel any more indignant.
Seeing her reluctance, Fu Hua tried to persuade her again, as if to apologize, but he wouldn't say it. "Actually, you were right last time. You were doing this for my own good. It was my inconsiderateness that made you angry. There's nothing wrong with having a child. If it's a boy, I'll make him the crown prince. Okay? Don't be angry with me."
"It would be best if you sincerely agree." Rong Qianyu said coldly.
Fu Hua stepped forward and tentatively put his arm around her waist. His warm, broad palm touched her sensitive waist, and she sat up straight and instinctively dodged.
Fu Hua felt a little embarrassed and silently withdrew her hand. "Of course I'm sincere. You're the Crown Princess. I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you say."
He sounded like a dandy trying to mend his ways, but unfortunately, it didn't work on Rong Qianyu anymore. It made her feel sick. "I'm going to leave first. You should get your vaccination and rest well."
"Let's go together." He pestered her to stay a little longer, not to cultivate feelings, but just to make her more submissive. But the last thing Rong Qianyu could do was to act like a spoiled child and beg for peace with him.
"You need to rest now. I still have some smallpox vaccine matters to deal with."
Rong Qianyu quickly left the house, not wanting to stay with him any longer.
Just touching her waist made her feel uncomfortable all over, so she ordered someone to prepare hot water for a bath.
Taking a bath in cool weather is the most comfortable thing, but Rong was really tired. She didn't want to argue with Fu Hua, it was boring, and she didn't want to be too intimate with him.
She wanted a child, but she only wanted one to support her and to ensure Fu Hua's future stability. She didn't care about any personal relationships, but she couldn't get what she wanted.
She stood behind the screen, raised her hand and gently stirred the water in the bathtub. The water splashed on her skin, making it more crystal clear. There was sorrow in her eyes, revealing uneasiness and loneliness.
Unbuttoning the belt and slowly taking off the coat, she quietly closed her eyes, enjoying the quiet moment. Her curly long hair shone brightly under the dim light, and the color of her hair was particularly eye-catching.
She didn't like being close to Fu Hua, but sometimes she couldn't avoid it. On the contrary, she felt more comfortable when she was with Xue Ji.
She and Xue Ji hadn't seen each other for a long time, and she actually missed him a little in the dead of night.
After taking a shower, she felt lighter and everything around her felt fresher and more comfortable. It was unusually bright outside, so she put on her outer robe and went out to see Fu Hua standing outside, with a dozen sky lanterns behind him.
He smiled and beckoned Rong Qianyu forward. She didn't know what she was going to do, so she approached blindly. He had at least a hundred more under him, and he didn't know where he got them from. He lit them one by one and released them.
"I was too abrupt before. I apologize. I shouldn't have said those words. You saved my life. From now on, I will listen to everything you say, okay?"
Rong Qianyu looked him up and down, a cold sweat breaking out. She wondered what was wrong with him today. Uncharacteristically, he'd actually prepared so much just to apologize? Or was he up to something else?
Seeing his genuinely flattering smile, she suddenly remembered the story her mother told her: the child who talks will be eaten by the wolf!
"What are you doing?"
Fu Hua turned and smiled at her. This was the first time Rong Qianyu had seen him look so bright and cheerful. It was truly rare. "This year has been plagued by disasters. Let's release some sky lanterns to pray for good weather, peace, and prosperity in the coming year."
She didn't care about her wishes. These words didn't sound like something the Fu Hua she knew would say. In her impression, he was lucky enough not to hope for her to die early and give way to Cui Rumei. How could he even pray for good weather and good harvests?
People say that flying a Kongming lantern together requires a good partner, but these two are not really a good partner.
"Let's just hope the epidemic goes away soon." She thought to herself, let's just go away soon and get rid of this big Buddha as soon as possible.
"Come and put one out too." Fu Hua stretched out his hand to motion her to come over. Rong Qianyu hesitated for a moment, then awkwardly took his hand.
There are no clouds tonight, and the sky is dotted with stars. The lights fly higher and higher with the wind. At the beginning, they look very big, but gradually they become smaller and smaller and begin to blend into the night sky, becoming a starlight in the sky.
The lights turn into starlight, and I really just hope that this epidemic will go away soon.
The atmosphere between the two of them was good today, it was rare to see such harmony and ease. They both looked up at the stars in the sky at the same time, probably thinking completely different things in their minds.
Not knowing what Fu Hua was thinking, Rong Qianyu looked at the sky full of bright lanterns, feeling somewhat moved, yet still a lingering fear. No matter how good things were now, they were only for a moment. No matter how high the Kongming lanterns flew, they would eventually fall.
Although Rong Qianyu and Fu Hua were still wary of each other, their friendship had become deeper than before, which inevitably aroused Cui Rumei's concern.
For a person who only has favor and can only compete for favor, this moment is the most nervous. She hasn't seen Fu Hua for many days and her heart is uneasy.
"Rong Qianyu has been in the spotlight lately. What if His Highness forgets about me? What's the point of me having the Queen sincerely invite her? If she manages to trick His Highness into falling head over heels again, there will be no place for me to stay!"
She has been complaining so often lately that even the servants' ears have calluses, but she has no solution and can do nothing but complain.
"What are Cairen's plans?" Hua Xue asked.
“I have to go check it out!”
After saying that, she wanted to go out, but was stopped by Hua Xue, "Please stay, Cairen."
"do what?"
She knew her master's temper well and was afraid that she would cause trouble if she went out, so she could only use Rong Qianyu to pressure her, "The Crown Princess has ordered that you can't go out! Besides, Your Highness is under the Crown Princess's care, so it would be risky for you to go."
Cui Rumei naturally wouldn't listen and retorted, "He's already recovered, and the disease won't recur. Stop trying to stop me!"
Letting her go out without permission was a serious crime. Even if she didn't fear life or death, Hua Xue still wanted to save her life. She plopped down on her knees and begged her not to go, "No, Saito, you can't go out!"
Cui Rumei was determined to break the rules today, so she kicked her away and said, "I don't need you. Get out of my way and go by myself!"
When they arrived at Weixuan Hall, there was naturally a young eunuch blocking the way outside, "Talent Cui, you can't go in!"
She changed her anxious tone when talking to the servants just now and said, "Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince well now? Why can't he come in?"
The young eunuch had only one thing to say, "Talented people are not allowed to enter!"
"Just let me in. I'll go see if His Highness is alright. I'll come out right away so I don't make things difficult for you."
Despite her soft and hard persuasion, the other party still refused to give in, still using Hua Xue's rhetoric, bringing up Rong Qianyu to pressure her, "The Crown Princess has ordered that no one can enter, not even His Majesty and the Empress!"
"Crown Princess, this East Palace belongs to the Crown Prince. It's not her turn to give orders!"
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