Zhao Ying paused, feeling even more regretful. She sobbed, "Father, if I hadn't kept this a secret, you wouldn't have been separated from Mother for ten years..."
Everyone could see that Emperor Jianxi missed Empress Xiaomin, and all the civil and military officials in the court were moved.
Emperor Jianxi sighed and said with emotion: "That being said, if it weren't for this incident, I probably wouldn't have been able to make up my mind to agree to your mother..."
Zhao Ying raised her head from Emperor Jianxi's arms and looked at him with puzzled eyes.
Emperor Jianxi explained: "When your brother brings your mother back, our family of four will be reunited."
Zhao Ying's heart trembled.
A family of four...
Shangguan Shu, who was standing by, was also shocked by these four words. He thought to himself that Emperor Jianxi was really deeply in love with Empress Xiaomin and was really willing to abandon the six harems for her.
I have to say, Queen Hyomin is quite resourceful...
Shangguan Shu couldn't help but glance at Zhao Ying. Under the warm sunlight, the woman's delicate face was white with a rosy glow, her crow-feather-like eyelashes trembled slightly, with undried tears hanging on them, and her watery eyes were red. Compared with her usual elegance and grace, she had a bit more of the cuteness of a little girl.
It really wants to take his soul away...
Shangguan Shu forced himself to turn his head, a sarcastic smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
Zhao Ying would treat Emperor Jianxi like this, treat the Crown Prince like this, and treat... Wei Fu like this, because they were the people closest to her and whom she trusted the most, but she would not act like a spoiled child to him like this.
It didn’t happen before, and it definitely won’t happen in the future.
The knot in Zhao Ying's heart was suddenly untied by the words "a family of four." She burst into laughter, and then thought about her recent behavior, which was really undignified. She lowered her head in shame and agreed, "Okay! When the Queen Mother returns, our family of four will be reunited!"
The father and daughter talked and both looked a little more relaxed. Emperor Jianxi thought of Zhao Ying's health and asked her to go back and rest.
Zhao Ying wanted to take Yue'er away, but Emperor Jianxi wanted to keep Shangguan Qingyue for a few days to relieve his boredom, so Zhao Ying had to leave by herself.
When Shangguan Shu saw that the father and daughter had finished their conversation, he stepped forward and picked up Zhao Ying horizontally.
Zhao Ying was stunned for a while. She didn't want to be hugged by him, but then she thought about how she had been kneeling on her knees all night and she would never be able to go back to the Duke's Mansion. She also didn't want to make a scene with him in front of Emperor Jianxi. Humph, she would just ride him like a horse!
Shangguan Shu held Zhao Ying very steadily. When his hands touched Zhao Ying's cold body, his arms stiffened, and then he pulled Zhao Ying into his arms, like a baby.
As soon as Zhao Ying touched the warm breath coming out of the man's body, she felt comfortable both physically and mentally. She couldn't help but move closer to him to warm herself, but... he was not someone she could warm herself from.
Let's keep his warmth for Huai'an.
She doesn't need it.
Zhao Ying curled up her frozen hands into her arms like a shrimp.
Shangguan Shu felt a pang of pain when he saw this, and he hurriedly said goodbye to Emperor Jianxi, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will take the princess with me and leave."
Emperor Jianxi waved his hand and said, "Go..."
Shangguan Shu turned around holding Zhao Ying, quickened his pace, and almost ran.
Fortunately, the carriage was parked nearby and the charcoal stove inside had already been lit.
There was a small cup still hot on the stove.
Shangguan Shu carried Zhao Ying onto the carriage and quickly took off her cold cloak. "Ying'er, you've suffered."
Shangguan Shu habitually wanted to hold her in his arms to keep her warm, but Zhao Ying gently pushed him away.
Zhao Ying saw his hand reaching out towards her and subconsciously dodged, a hint of fear flashing across her eyes...
"You...you don't have to come over, it's fine like this..."
Guan Shu’s madness that night was still vivid in Zhao Ying’s mind. Now that she was alone with him, she couldn’t help but feel frightened.
Zhao Ying's expression caught Shangguan Shu's eyes. Shangguan Shu frowned, but said nothing. He took the small cup off the stove, took a bowl and spoon, scooped a bowl of bird's nest porridge, and brought it to Zhao Ying. He whispered, "You must be hungry after kneeling all night. Drink the hot porridge first!"
Zhao Ying stared at the bowl of porridge in front of her, her eyes suddenly filled with tears. After a while, she pursed her lips and took it silently.
My frozen fingertips had just warmed up, but I was still trembling as I gripped the spoon handle.
As the hot porridge entered my stomach, a wave of heat rushed into my limbs and my stiff and cold body suddenly felt comfortable.
But my heart feels sore.
Her Runlang...is really good to her.
So good that it is beyond reproach.
After her birthday banquet, he would return to the dry garden and personally cook a bowl of longevity noodles for her. After she kissed him, his eyes would shine like stars...
When he was so tired from training the soldiers for many days that he could hardly open his eyes, he would ride all night from Beijing to pick a wintersweet just because she wanted to see it. Before dawn, he would put it next to her pillow so that she could see it as soon as she opened her eyes.
He did not believe in gods or Buddhas, but when her due date was approaching, he would pray to all the gods and Buddhas in the capital and hang amulets in front of her delivery bed.
At the beginning of their marriage, every time she caught a cold and got upset, he would carry her on his back and hold her in his arms, talking to her and making her laugh like a baby.
Looking back at the past, she even had an illusion sometimes. She wondered if her Runlang and the traitor who wanted to seize her Zhao family's kingdom were two different people. How could they be the same person?
For example, at this moment, she had this self-deceiving thought again.
In the face of lies, all the sweetness becomes a bone-eating poison.
She really shouldn't have.
Shangguan Shu's hoarse voice came from my ears, "You don't have to be afraid of me... I was also very angry last time. From now on... I will definitely not treat you like that..."
The man's voice was filled with guilt.
"I..." Shangguan Shu hesitated for a long time before speaking, "I don't know why, but when I hear you mention your cousin, I can't control myself..."
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