Chapter 108: Can't Just Sit and Wait
The door of the cold palace was opened, and Empress Xiao was sitting in a rocking chair with disheveled hair, coughing continuously with her hand covering her mouth. Concubine Chen, disguised as Lan Yue, was wearing a veil and helping her boil medicine.
Jing Siye walked in and saw this scene. He didn't ask much, but signaled Xue Nian with his eyes. Xue Nian understood and ordered his men to gather all the women in the cold palace.
The cold palace was already sparsely populated. Apart from the queen who was imprisoned there, there were only seven or eight servants, of which only four were women.
When the women saw this scene, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they huddled together, trembling all over. Lan Yue was also among them, with a solemn expression.
Just when everyone was terrified, Zhai Qing walked in from behind Jing Siye.
Empress Xiao raised her eyes and when she saw Zhai Qing, her heart suddenly shrank and her heart rose to her throat. Her eyes were full of panic and anger, and she cursed inwardly:
This ungrateful thing actually colluded with the murderer who wiped out the whole family for the sake of a slave.
Zhai Qing's eyes swept across the people in the hall and stopped on Lan Yue, who was tightly holding the fan. He snorted coldly: So you are here.
Zhai Qing didn't have much affection for his senior sister, not to mention that although she said nice things to him in person two days ago, she sent people to follow him behind his back and leaked the news that he was still alive.
When he was about to walk towards Lan Yue and pull off the veil on her face, he was shocked by the icy cold eyes of Empress Xiao who was sitting in the rocking chair.
Zhai Qing almost lost his balance, and a storm of emotions surged in his mind:
It turned out that Empress Xiao was also the master in disguise.
He immediately changed the direction of his raised hand, pretending to cover his nose, and said:
"I wonder what disease the queen has that requires all these palace maids to wear scarves?"
Empress Xiao and Concubine Chen both secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Concubine Chen bowed slightly and said with a forced smile:
"Your Excellency, the Queen has lung disease, and we are afraid of being infected, so we wear veils."
"Take it down quickly." Xue Nian shouted sternly.
Concubine Chen took a deep breath, her hands trembling, and reluctantly and slowly took off her veil.
Zhai Qing frowned and lowered his head in thought. He was now in a dilemma. His master had raised him for several years, and he just couldn't bear to identify her.
However, Jing Siye went to great lengths to search for them, not only to kill them, but more importantly, to get the antidote to the Soul-Breaking Powder from them. After all, his right-hand man Lu Bo depended on him to survive, and Chu Heng also needed the antidote.
Now that he had recognized them, Jing Siye had plenty of ways to make them speak, and it seemed that this was a shortcut.
But Zhai Qing hesitated, and finally shook his head and said, "Neither."
When he said this, he felt like he had used up all his strength and had mixed feelings in his heart.
Empress Xiao took a deep breath, and her tense nerves relaxed instantly: You still have some conscience.
Jing Siye stood aside, his eyes were deep and his emotions were hard to understand. He was silent for a moment, then opened his thin lips slightly:
"Since there's nothing, let's search somewhere else." The voice was calm, without a trace of emotion.
Zhai Qing followed him closely with a guilty conscience and also strode out, fearing that he would lose his mind and could not help but identify them.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?" Xue Nian asked.
"Let's go back to the palace. I miss Qin'er."
"yes."
Jing Siye returned to the main courtyard of the palace. Qi Feng and Jing Sirui were carrying medicinal food towards his bedroom. When they saw Jing Siye, they hurriedly saluted. Both of them looked behind him at the same time, but apart from a few confidants, there was no sign of the people they wanted to see.
Qi Feng couldn't help but feel a little lost again. He lowered his head and bit his lip. Jing Sirui pouted, walked forward, pulled Jing Siye's sleeve, and asked:
"Second brother, when will General Li come back?"
Jing Siye glanced at the two people in front of him and said unhappily:
"It's only been three days since we last met, are you so anxious?"
Jing Sirui: “…”
You have the nerve to say that we are anxious? At such an important moment, you have come back twice.
"No, I want to go to the palace to see him."
"Not for now. Concubine Chen is still in the palace and could be in danger at any time, and you don't know martial arts."
"I'll be fine as long as I stay with General Li and don't run around. Second brother, please, I really want to go."
Jing Sirui was determined to achieve his goal, so Jing Siye had no choice but to obey him and ordered several of his trusted men to protect his safety.
Then, he looked at Qi Feng apologetically and said:
"Xue Nian is too busy. I have to go to the palace in the afternoon. Qin'er still needs your care. Please bear with me for now."
Qi Feng's worries were exposed, and his face suddenly became hot. He said incoherently: "Your Majesty, ... Qi Feng is just worried about the safety of Guard Xue..."
"Yes, I know." Jing Siye replied meaningfully, then strode into the bedroom.
Zhu Wenqin had heard their conversation a long time ago, and he forced himself to get up. When he bent down to get his boots to put on, he was seen by Jing Siye.
Jing Siye was so frightened that his nerves shrank. He ran over and said in a controlled voice with a hint of reproach:
"Qin'er, don't move."
Zhu Wenqin was stunned, and her hand, which was about to pick up the boots, stopped in mid-air.
Jing Siye was relieved to see that he had stopped it in time, and secretly said with relief:
"I'll help you put it on. Qin'er, do you want to pee?"
Zhu Wenqin: “…”
[I just remembered to pour tea for the prince? 】
Jing Siye: “…”
Did I hear that correctly?
Jing Siye deliberately asked again tentatively: "Qin'er, do you want to pee?"
Zhu Wenqin leaned in Jing Siye's arms and said hesitantly:
"Qin Er saw that the prince had been working hard for days, so she thought of pouring some water for him to drink."
Jing Siye felt distressed when he heard this. He rubbed Zhu Wenqin's head, put him back into the bed, and took off his outer robe and lay down.
“Qin’er, you are injured and pregnant, and you are the only one in this palace… No, in a few days, the entire Decheng Dynasty will be the most noble treasure, how could this king let the treasure pour water.”
Zhu Wenqin didn't react and looked at him with hazy eyes.
"Your Majesty, Qin'er can still do these things."
[If Qin'er can't even do this little thing, she will definitely be outdone by the prince's concubines when the prince becomes the emperor. 】
[No... Qin Er can't just sit there and wait for death...]
Zhu Wenqin thought of this and struggled to remember again.
Jing Siye heard all of his inner thoughts. Jing Siye raised his lips and shook his head lovingly. He was about to say a few words to comfort him, but he didn't expect Zhu Wenqin to start mumbling in his heart again. He could even hear his choking voice:
[Chu Heng can give up his life for Zhai Qing, and so can Qin Er.]
[But Zhai Qing will only have Chu Heng, but the same cannot be said for the prince. 】
[No, Qin'er must persist and not be willful, otherwise, all the previous efforts will be in vain...]
"Previous efforts?" Jing Siye pondered for a while, and then suddenly realized:
No wonder the little guy has been acting so abnormal recently. Could it be that he already knew that I wanted that position?
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