There was a hint of surprise and even a hint of joy on Xu Jinghuai's cold face.
He nodded. "Okay."
Yan Yunshu was so happy that she turned around and ran towards Fanghua Garden.
The gate of the mansion closed.
Xu Jinghuai, still feeling a little reluctant, got on the carriage back to the palace. In the carriage, he lifted the curtain and looked at the people coming and going on the street.
Thinking back on everything that happened today.
I can't believe that I'm so excited today.
The boy did not understand love, but he was aware of the joy and impulse that came from deep in his bones.
A voice kept urging me to marry her, marry her!
So, when he returned to the palace, the first thing he wanted to do was find his mother, the current Queen.
In the Weiyang Palace.
Peaceful and tranquil, the pleasant fragrance of osmanthus filled every corner. A handsome young man in white was looking for someone in the main hall, extremely anxious. He stopped in front of the hall. At this time, a palace maid came out from the side hall. He went forward to ask and learned that his mother was in the dining room. Without thinking, he ran towards the dining room again.
When they arrived at the dining hall, the queen had just sat down and saw Xu Jinghuai rushing in with sweat on his forehead.
His face darkened and he quickly asked him to sit down.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Where are your guards? How come they can't even outrun you?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the guard who had just arrived behind Xu Jinghuai.
The look in his eyes was so majestic and cold that the guards were so frightened that they immediately knelt down.
Xu Jinghuai smiled.
"Mother, I have something important to tell you."
Seeing Xu Jinghuai's extremely anxious look, the queen quickly dismissed everyone in the hall.
When only the mother and son were left in the dining hall, the Empress's cold expression immediately softened, "Huai'er, what do you want to say to your mother?"
As she spoke, the queen sat down next to Xu Jinghuai and personally handed him the bowl and chopsticks.
"You can have dinner now. It seems that there is no dinner available. Have dinner at the Queen Mother's place."
"Um."
Xu Jinghuai took the chopsticks handed to him by his mother, lowered his head and started eating.
The Queen looked at him in confusion, "Didn't you say you had something to say to Mother? Why aren't you saying it now?"
Xu Jinghuai continued to eat, but his face turned red before he even started talking.
The Queen smiled and said, "Could it be that our Huai'er is worried about something?"
As he spoke, he pulled Xu Jinghuai aside and made him face him.
Looking at his handsome, flushed face, the Queen couldn't help but chuckle, "What on earth is my Huai'er worried about? Could it be that he has fallen for some girl?"
Xu Jinghuai ate his meal diligently without saying a word, but his face became redder and redder.
I don't know how to talk to my mother.
He was only thirteen or fourteen years old. Even if he was arranged to get married in advance, he had to wait until he was sixteen. Would his mother laugh at him if he asked for it so early?
Or, will the Queen Mother object?
In short, it's really distressing.
Just as he was thinking about it, the queen smiled helplessly and dotingly.
"Huai'er, just tell me. In this Tianze, is there any girl that I, Huai'er, cannot marry? As long as Huai'er asks, your mother will definitely grant your wish."
As I wish...
Yan Yunshu's bright and unrestrained appearance appeared in front of Xu Jinghuai.
Those soft and sweet words seemed to still be ringing in my ears.
Second Prince, remember to marry me.
The Second Prince wants to marry me!
Second Prince, when will you marry me?
Second Prince, if you don’t marry me, I will become a nun.
Forehead……
Thinking of this, Xu Jinghuai could no longer hold it in and blurted out.
"Yan Yunshu, the daughter of the Prime Minister!"
After saying that, Xu Jinghuai continued to eat in silence, and the hall was quiet.
Xu Jinghuai could only hear his own heart beating non-stop, and his ears were filled with the increasingly intense heartbeat.
I don't know how long it took, but I heard the Queen seem to breathe a sigh of relief.
Then she said, "Fortunately, the one Huai'er likes is a good match for her, but..."
Hearing the words "but" from his mother, Xu Jinghuai's heart, which had already calmed down, suddenly became tense again.
"Mother, how about this?"
He looked at the queen seriously and earnestly, and all the shyness he had just felt was gone.
The queen frowned slightly for a moment, then quickly relaxed her brows.
"Huai'er, do you know that Yan Yunshu, the daughter of the Prime Minister's family, is the granddaughter of Marquis Wen of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's family, and she has a marriage contract with my royal family."
"Um!"
Xu Jinghuai nodded, his expression returning to his usual calm and cool demeanor. "So what?"
"If it's her, I'm afraid..."
The Queen lowered her brows and hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xu Jinghuai and said with a smile, "It's okay. Since the Queen Mother knows my Huai'er's feelings, the Queen Mother will definitely fulfill Huai'er's wish."
"Mother is worried that my royal brother will come to fight for it." Xu Jinghuai said calmly, and then tightened the cup in his hand.
The queen was surprised, "Huai'er..."
"As for Concubine Jing, does the Queen Mother have any plans?"
The Queen was even more shocked. "How did you know that Mother had a plan?"
"My mother's illness is related to Concubine Jing." Xu Jinghuai said as he took a sip of tea.
Then he put down the teacup and looked at his mother who was staring at him with her mouth wide open in surprise.
"Your Majesty, there's no need to be surprised, because there's also a woman in the Prime Minister's Mansion who looks just like Concubine Jing."
The queen let out a breath, looked around, and then looked at Xu Jinghuai questioningly.
"Huai'er, come on, let mother hear it."
Xu Jinghuai continued, "Yan Yunshu, whom I just mentioned to my mother, has a younger half-sister whose experience is very similar to that of Concubine Jing. Both of them experienced a drastic change in their personalities after falling into the water, and they often say strange things, such as..."
"Everyone is equal, regardless of legitimate or illegitimate children..."
"Everyone is equal, regardless of legitimate or illegitimate children..."
The two people said in unison.
Then they looked at each other in surprise.
As if these four words confirmed the truth of the matter, the queen's chopsticks fell on the table.
"How could it be that there is still another person in this world..."
"Mother, there is a way to deal with this person."
The Queen became serious and straightened up. "Huai'er said."
"If she is forced to change her skin, her abilities will be greatly reduced until they are gone."
"Where did Huai'er learn this method?"
Xu Jinghuai pondered for a moment and replied, "My Queen Mother, it was the miraculous doctor who provided the prescription to Imperial Physician Lin who said that."
"Oh! I see!"
The queen nodded repeatedly and began to ponder.
She had been thinking about it in the past. Concubine Jing first became pregnant with the emperor's son when the emperor was still the crown prince. Then, when she entered the Eastern Palace and became the crown prince's wife, she was always unable to cope with it. Every moment she interacted with Concubine Jing, she always revealed that something was wrong.
It was as if all the energy in my body was being drained away bit by bit.
She fell down for no apparent reason while walking on a flat road, got a clogged tooth when drinking water, and the dust that flew towards her for no reason could only confuse her eyes.
There are also lingering nightmares, inexplicable pain, or panic.
It has been sixteen years, and there have been countless incidents like this.
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