Chapter 119 Queen
So, after Liu Yuetang reported her due date, Xiao Heng did not come for several days.
It was five days later when I stepped into Jinxiu Pavilion again.
At this time, all the candles in Jinxiu Pavilion were extinguished, and it was dark and gloomy.
Xiao Heng stood in the corridor and did not step in.
"Is your master asleep?"
Wan Qiu bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, that's right."
"My young master has been feeling unwell these past two days and will wake up if there is any movement, so I asked this servant to extinguish all the candles in the hall."
As she spoke, she glanced at Xiao Heng cautiously: "Your Majesty, would you like to come in? I'll hold the lamp for you."
Since Wanqiu said so, Xiao Heng naturally would not go in again.
He knew that Liu Yuetang sometimes had abdominal pain during her period, so he didn't want to disturb her again.
Xiao Heng waved his hand: "Forget it, let your young master have a good rest. If you still feel uncomfortable when you wake up tomorrow, call the imperial physician to take a look."
Wan Qiu quickly responded, "Yes."
In the Weiyang Palace.
The queen stood outside the palace without saying a word.
Under the dim candlelight, the small figure roared loudly in the hall, throwing the quilt and pillows on the bed to the ground.
"I don't want to study!"
"Why should I get up at dawn every day to study?"
"Why do we have to sleep at midnight?"
"I don't sleep! I don't read!"
Xiao Chengan roared angrily at the figure outside the door.
Fu Liu felt a chill in her heart and turned to look at the queen, only to see her stepping into the palace with a gloomy face.
The hall was in a mess, with porcelain and quilts scattered all over the floor, leaving almost no place to step.
When Xiao Cheng'an saw the queen coming, he not only did not restrain himself, but became even more arrogant. He kicked his feet on the quilt, then put his hands on his hips and looked at the queen provocatively.
The Queen did not get angry, but simply said, "What does it prove that you threw these things?"
"Will it calm me down, or will it make me angry?"
Xiao Chengan glared at her: "I don't want you to be my queen mother!"
"My mother would never force me to do something I don't like."
He is very angry at the moment and won't listen no matter how much you reason with him.
The queen closed her eyes and said, "You don't want to sleep and don't like reading, right? Then you don't need to sleep tonight. After you clean up the palace, you can do whatever you want."
"Why should I clean up! They should clean up these!" Xiao Cheng'an pointed at the two maids in the hall.
The Queen's expression changed, and her tone was icy: "Then why should they bear the responsibility for your mistakes?"
"If you don't want to study and sleep, should they be willing to clean up your mess?"
"They are palace maids! They should do these things." Xiao Cheng'an raised his angry little face and said disapprovingly.
The Queen raised her eyebrows and scolded, "What about you? As a prince, what should you do?"
Xiao Cheng'an was speechless and glared at the queen, his face flushed red.
"Everyone is responsible for their own actions. I will not let any of the maids clean this palace. As for sleeping, I will not force you if you don't want to."
After saying this, the queen waved her hand and asked the palace maids to leave the hall.
She did not go back to the main hall directly, but sat in the courtyard, looking into the hall from time to time.
There was a cool mist in the spring night sky, making the black hair wet.
Fu Liu quickly tied the cloak on the queen, her furrowed brows filled with worry and concern.
"Your Majesty, please obey the eldest prince. You are doing this for his own good, but I'm afraid some people will say you are too harsh and cruel."
The Queen looked at the hazy moonlight and sighed slowly: "If I continue to indulge him, I will be harming him."
"By then, I'm afraid no matter how much effort I put in, I won't be able to change it."
Since Xiao Cheng'an was raised by her, she had to be responsible for him.
Before Fu Liu could say anything, the Queen grabbed her hand.
"Okay, stop working and sit down and chat with me."
Fu Liu sat down with the queen.
A hazy smoke floated in the dark blue sky, and the faint light sprinkled on the two people like a gauze.
The Queen looked dazed: "Fu Liu, how long has it been since we sat together like this and enjoyed the moon?"
Fu Liu thought for a moment: "Seven years."
"It's been seven years... so fast." The queen murmured.
She had been married to Xiao Heng for seven years.
Fast forward a moment, and I’m already 24 years old.
It’s hard to say, it feels like these seven years have passed like decades.
From the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, to the princess consort, and then to the queen, in the end, the only identity left was her own identity as queen.
Thinking of what her father and mother had said two days ago, the queen's vision became blurred.
"Fu Liu, am I not a competent queen?"
"To my parents, I have no legitimate son, nor am I as virtuous as Empress Wen Yi. To the Emperor, I have never been his ideal empress, and I have always been unable to manage the harem properly..."
She smiled sadly, tears welling in her eyes: "I am really derelict in my duty. Whether it is the daughter of the Xie family or the queen, I can't do it well."
"No, you're fine, my lady."
Fu Liu's eyes were filled with heartache, and she said word by word firmly: "To me, you are the best queen in the world."
The queen lowered her eyes to look at her, held her hand tightly, and smiled softly: "Fu Liu, I'm glad to have you by my side."
After a long time, there was no movement in the hall. Fu Liu walked slowly up to the hall and looked into it.
I saw that the little man in the hall was already asleep. Perhaps he felt that the brocade quilt on the ground was dirty, so he found some thick and large robes in the wardrobe to cover himself with it.
The queen walked to his side, stared at his sleeping face and fell into deep thought.
If only he had been his own child from the beginning.
She loved children very much. Even though Yu had done many evil things and had been disrespectful to her many times, she could not hide her love for children.
She believed that she could melt this stubborn stone bit by bit.
Just as the queen was about to reach the door, the little figure on the bed slowly opened his eyes, pursed his lips and said, "Can you give me a quilt?"
His voice was low, not at all as rude as before.
The queen was delighted and turned to look at him.
Xiao Cheng'an hurriedly avoided her gaze and looked at the curtain above his head.
The queen winked at Fu Liu, and after Fu Liu went out to get the quilt, she walked lightly to Xiao Cheng'an.
"Is it cold?"
Xiao Cheng'an nodded slightly.
"Will you throw the quilt again next time?"
Xiao Cheng'an hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head.
The Queen lifted her robe to cover his shoulders, her voice gentle and soft, "An'er, from the moment you were born, your status meant you couldn't do everything yourself. It's just like your mother. As the Empress Dowager, she has to dress up in the morning, wait for the concubines to come to her, review the harem accounts, handle palace disputes, receive ladies from outside the palace, and host various banquets. An'er, do you think these are what your mother enjoys doing?"
Without waiting for Xiao Cheng'an to answer, the Queen shook her head and said, "No, Queen Mother doesn't dislike freedom and indulgence. Queen Mother also wants to sleep until she wakes up naturally and not be concerned about the affairs of the harem. But Queen Mother cannot do that. As long as Queen Mother is on the throne, she must shoulder the responsibilities of the day."
"As the eldest son, and now the legitimate son, An'er must be diligent and studious, read more, and acquire more skills. Only then will you be able to better assist your father in governing the empire and relieve his worries in the future."
Xiao Cheng'an gradually listened to some of what was said. He also hoped to become the pride of his father and make those who looked down on him take notice of him.
My mother once said that I must be the best prince by my father's side.
The Queen's face was kind and peaceful. She raised her hand and bent her pinky finger: "Work hard with Mother, okay? Mother will also learn to be a good Queen and a good mother."
Xiao Cheng'an looked at the queen. Her eyes were very gentle, as if twinkling with stars, just like a mother.
He slowly raised his hand, and the moment he grasped the Queen's thumb, he couldn't help but gasp, "Mother, your hands are so cold."
At this time, Fu Liu came forward holding a quilt.
"Because the Empress was worried about you, the Crown Prince, she sat outside for two hours."
It was February now and the night wind was still very cold, so the queen's hands and feet were freezing.
Xiao Cheng'an felt so ashamed that he couldn't express it. He hadn't expected that his mother would be so worried about him that she would sit outside for so long.
Thinking about it, he slowly lowered his eyes.
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