Chapter 246 I'm late
That night, Liu Yuetang slept in the small Buddhist temple.
When I fell into the dream, it felt like I was falling into a boiling sea of sand.
She was wearing a scarlet dress, fluttering in the wind like a butterfly, watching the afterglow of the apocalypse with a woman in red.
Later, the woman rode her horse and took her to the grassland.
She sat on the horse's back, the horse's hooves crushing the wild flowers on the ground, and the fragrance of the flowers was carried to her ears by the breeze.
Wherever you look, there are endless green waves, dyeing all the gloom in your heart into a transparent blue.
She smiled, a very happy smile, brighter and more brilliant than the geraniums on the grassland.
Perhaps the dream was so beautiful that Liu Yuetang was still thinking about it the next day.
After telling Wanqiu about this, Wanqiu smiled gently, "Pregnant women tend to have more dreams, and your Majesty, you may have been too tired recently. I instinctively want to go to a quiet and longed-for place."
Liu Yuetang stroked the white rice paper with her fingertips, her eyes dim.
She was naturally tired. When she didn't have a favored position, she would scheme day and night on how to gain favor and get a higher position.
After receiving grace, one must be on guard against both open and hidden attacks day and night.
Now, I am even more afraid that the baby in my belly will be harmed in the slightest.
Liu Yuetang raised the corners of her mouth bitterly, "Such a free and easy scene is only worthy of being seen in dreams. I am trapped within these nine-layered palace walls, and I will never be able to set foot in the places I long for in this lifetime."
Over there, the dusk dyed the gilded roof of the Temple of Heaven blood red.
After the sacrifice, Xiao Heng slowly walked down the stairs with the queen.
Seeing the ceremony was over, Zhou Defu, anxiously waiting, rushed forward and said, "Your Majesty! Something happened in the palace."
"News has come from the Yaoyue Palace that the Imperial Astronomical Observatory stated that Concubine Xi and her unborn baby are incompatible. The Empress Dowager has ordered Concubine Xi to drink a drug that hastened labor to protect the baby."
Xiao Heng's expression suddenly changed, he was filled with shock and anger: "When did this happen?"
"Yesterday...yesterday." Zhou Defu's voice was extremely frightened.
Xiao Heng's heart suddenly sank, he grabbed Zhou Defu's collar fiercely, his eyes burning with rage.
"Why are you telling me now?"
Zhou Defu's mouth trembled with fear. Before he could reply, Xiao Heng pushed him heavily to the ground. Then the emperor's cold voice rang out: "Prepare the horses! I will return to the palace immediately."
"Queen, I'll leave the rest to you. I'll return to the palace first."
The queen came to her senses and bowed to the figure that was hurriedly leaving.
Your Majesty, it turns out that you also have moments of losing your composure.
Xiao Heng jumped on the horse and whipped the horse's buttocks hard. The sound of horse hooves was as rapid as a war drum, shaking his internal organs so much that they tightened.
He knew that all the women in the harem were not easy to deal with.
Each of them was plotting how to get rid of their children.
So he asked He Yunzheng to stay and protect her, and gave her a personal jade pendant to protect her. However, despite all his considerations, he neglected his good mother!
She has always been weak, and forcing her to give birth would kill her!
No, it won’t!
Xiao Heng shook his head. She was so smart that she could always escape from the conspiracies in the harem. This time, she would definitely be able to do it too.
She would never let herself drink that bowl of labor-inducing medicine.
She must be blaming herself at this moment, blaming herself for always promising to protect her but breaking her promise again and again.
She was alone, having to compete with the six palaces in wits and courage. How terrified and helpless she must have been.
Thinking of this, Xiao Heng broke out in a cold sweat. He shouted "Gee!" and made the horse run faster.
When the horse stopped at the palace gate, Xiao Heng threw off the reins and rushed straight to Shoukang Palace, and ordered the guards to let the concubines in the palace go to Shoukang Palace quickly.
The palace servants waiting outside Shoukang Palace were frightened out of their wits the moment they saw Xiao Heng's horrifying expression.
"Your Majesty."
"Where is Concubine Xi?" Xiao Heng stared at the two of them with a cold voice.
"In... in the Buddhist hall." The palace servant trembled all over, and only saw a bright yellow figure flash by. When he saw Xiao Heng enter, he felt relieved and was glad that he had saved his life.
Looking at the vermilion door, Xiao Heng's face became paler.
The moment the door of the Buddhist temple was kicked open, the candlelight flickered violently and a familiar figure came into view.
"Miaomiao!" He called out hoarsely, his chest almost suffocating.
Liu Yuetang opened her eyes in shock and turned around to see Xiao Heng walking towards her with a look of panic on his face.
"Emperor..."
Before she could say anything, Xiao Heng held her tightly in his arms.
"It's my fault. I'm late."
As he spoke, he quickly let go of Liu Yuetang. When he saw that her abdomen was still bulging, he felt relieved, but the dull pain did not subside at all. He stroked her body and arms and tentatively said, "Let me see if you are injured. Did the Queen Mother punish you?"
"Your Majesty, I'm fine." Liu Yuetang held Xiao Heng's hand, only to find that his palms, which had always been hot, were now covered in cold sweat.
She raised her lips and smiled, but in Xiao Heng's eyes, it looked extremely sad.
"I promised the Emperor that I would protect him and myself. Therefore, I will never drink the labor-inducing drug even if I die."
"I have been waiting for Your Majesty..."
She paused, her eyes gradually reddened, tears already falling on Jiao Xiao: "I knew that the Emperor would definitely come back to protect me."
Looking at her broken tears, Xiao Heng's heart was clenched and hurt. His hands trembled as he held her cheeks: "It's my fault. I came too late and let Miaomiao suffer."
He wiped away the tears gently with his fingertips.
"The Emperor is back?"
The Queen Mother's voice came from outside the Buddhist hall. Liu Yuetang shrank back and subconsciously grabbed Xiao Heng's sleeve with her fingertips.
When Xiao Heng saw this, he knew that she must have suffered a great injustice and was being bullied or punished by her mother.
Yes, even he couldn't do anything to his queen mother, so how could the weak Miaomiao resist?
Thinking of this, he felt even more pity in his heart. He held Liu Yuetang in his arms, and comforted her with his big, warm palms.
"Don't be afraid. I won't let anyone who harms you go."
He put his arm around Liu Yuetang's waist and walked out of the Buddhist hall steadily.
As soon as I stepped into the main hall, I saw Nanny Zhu supporting the Queen Mother and walking towards me.
Liu Yuetang's feet suddenly stopped, and she was about to kneel down to salute, but Xiao Heng hugged her tightly. She looked up and saw Xiao Heng staring at the Queen Mother with his eyes like a hawk, but he said to her:
"What ceremony do you need to perform? I told you that you are pregnant and you don't need to perform ceremony to anyone in the harem."
"The Emperor is blaming me for letting Concubine Xi drink the labor-inducing drug?" The Queen Mother's expression was also extremely ugly.
"I haven't convicted the Empress Dowager yet, so why are you so anxious? Once that bastard from the Imperial Observatory and the concubines arrive, I'll slowly settle the score."
As he spoke, he took Liu Yuetang in his arm and walked past the Queen Mother.
Then he carefully helped her sit on the chair.
The Queen Mother was so angry that her eyebrows stood up, and she looked at Liu Yuetang with a sullen face, "Xi Fei, you are really capable!"
"As soon as the emperor returned, you fooled him around and started blaming me."
She was already very dissatisfied when Xiao Heng stepped into Shoukang Palace and walked around the main hall to the Buddhist temple.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yuetang actually coaxed Xiao Heng into being so disrespectful to her.
He even refused to let Concubine Xi greet him.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuetang's face was filled with fear. She was about to stand up, but Xiao Heng stopped her. "Don't be afraid. Even if the sky falls today, I will hold it up. Just sit still."
The Queen Mother was furious upon hearing this. She pointed at Xiao Heng and Liu Yuetang and said, "Rebellion! Rebellion! Do you still have any regard for me?"
She walked towards Liu Yuetang and said, "Xi Fei, I really underestimated you. Where did your fierceness in lashing out at me yesterday? As soon as the Emperor arrived, you acted so pitiful."
Xiao Heng snorted coldly: "If Concubine Xi is not more ruthless, I am afraid that when I return, I will not be able to see them mother and son."
"Mother, oh mother, this is your own grandson! How can you be so cruel!"
Xiao Heng's scarlet eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the empress dowager fiercely.
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said, "It is precisely because he is my grandson that I will respond to the celestial signs..."
"Astronomical phenomena! It's all bullshit, complete nonsense!" Xiao Heng's face changed drastically, and he interrupted the Queen Mother with a wave of his hand.
The teacup was flipped to the ground by the wide sleeves, with a clang and porcelain pieces flying everywhere.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
