Chapter 68
"Someone, bring some water!"
Hearing that Lu Xiaobai was in pain, He Qin immediately asked someone to bring water.
The two young eunuchs who were frightened by his sudden appearance holding Lu Xiaobai immediately came to their senses. One of them took the teapot on the table, poured a glass of water and brought it over, while the other ran to the bedside with a spittoon and waited for Lu Xiaobai to vomit.
But Lu Xiaobai looked at the spittoon and rolled his eyes helplessly: "I can't spit it out..."
He Qin held the person in his arms, took the tea handed by the eunuch and said: "Drink some water. There has been no good food these days. Drink some water first, have some porridge in the afternoon, and then eat tomorrow."
Lu Xiaobai nodded this time. He was really too tired. He fell asleep after drinking a glass of water.
When he woke up, he found that it was already night and He Qin was sitting at a desk not far away reading a memorial.
Because he was worried that Lu Xiaobai would be scared being alone, He Qin directly added tables, chairs and bookshelves in the bedroom, intending to read here in the future so that he could accompany Lu Xiaobai.
After a good night's sleep, Lu Xiaobai felt much better, except for some soreness in his body. He got out of bed, looked at the splendor of the palace, and walked over to He Qin and asked, "Your room is so big. Aren't you afraid of sleeping here alone?"
He Qin had just finished reading a memorial. He used his cinnabar pen to write his comments and put it aside. He switched to another one and continued reading. As he read, he said, "What's there to be afraid of, a grown man?"
The houses in the palace are of different sizes. The place where he lived when he was a child was not as big as it is now, but the word "fear" has never appeared in his mind since he was a child.
"Okay."
Lu Xiaobai curled his lips, feeling a little thirsty. He saw a quilt of tea next to He Qin, thought about it, picked it up and took a few big gulps.
He didn't know how bitter it was until he drank it. He was so shocked that he immediately spit it out. "Cough cough cough... Ugh, Ugh... It's so bitter!"
Because He Qin had to review memorials and stay up late most of the time, the tea he drank was for refreshing purposes, and he drank large quantities and it was quite bitter.
But Lu Xiaobai didn't know that because he drank too quickly, not only did he swallow several big mouthfuls, but when he came to his senses, he choked and vomited, and tears came out of his eyes.
He Qin quickly put down the memorial and patted him on the back, then asked the young eunuch to go down and prepare the meal.
"Why are you drinking so quickly? Besides, this tea is very refreshing. If you drink so much in one go, aren't you afraid you won't be able to sleep tonight?"
Whether in modern times or here, Lu Xiaobai has never drunk tea. After he finally finished coughing, his little face was red.
He wiped the tears from his eyes angrily and said, "If I can't sleep, then I can't sleep. I've already slept for so long during the day. If I don't drink tea at night, I might not be able to sleep either."
"Can't sleep?"
When He Qin heard this, he turned around and looked at him in surprise and asked, "Are you sure you can't sleep?"
Lu Xiaobai didn't understand why He Qin reacted like this. He was a little confused and said after a moment of hesitation: "Yeah, I just woke up."
So, I’m not sleepy at all now!
Looking at Lu Xiaobai's confused expression, He Qin smiled.
He coughed softly and said, "Since you can't sleep, do you want to do something more meaningful?"
Lu Xiaobai: "Something meaningful?"
Is it to take him to visit the palace and meet He Qin's old mother?
Lu Xiaobai thought it was okay. After all, he and He Qin had been married for such a long time, and he had never met any of his elders. Now he had just returned and slept all day, so he should go and meet them.
So Lu Xiaobai nodded: "Of course it's okay, but isn't it too late now?"
At this time, everyone in the harem should be asleep, right?
He Qin curled his lips and said, "It's not too late. But wait a moment, I'll prepare something."
After saying this, he called the young eunuch over, whispered a few words to him, and then let the man go.
The two people were chatting across channels, and their thoughts were completely different.
Lu Xiaobai was a little nervous. He felt that it was necessary to prepare some gifts when meeting elders for the first time, but now He Qin was preparing it, so what about him?
He asked He Qin somewhat uneasily: "Well, do I need to prepare?"
He Qin shook his head, holding the letter and continued to read, "You don't need it, just wait."
"Okay then~"
Lu Xiaobai sat next to He Qin bored, supporting his chin and watching him review memorials.
Soon the eunuch returned, carrying a bowl of black medicine that smelled terrible. Lu Xiaobai pinched his nose and asked, "Why did you ask someone to bring you a bowl of medicine?"
He Qin didn't say anything. He picked up the medicine bowl and drank it directly.
It was so fast that Lu Xiaobai didn't even have time to be surprised before it disappeared.
It wasn't until He Qin put down the bowl that he asked, "You, are you sick?"
He Qin shook his head without answering, but rinsed his mouth with water.
Lu Xiaobai followed him puzzledly, ran up to him and asked, "Then why are you drinking medicine?"
The young eunuch left with the tray and closed the palace door behind him. However, Lu Xiaobai was so worried about whether He Qin was sick after taking the medicine that he even forgot about visiting his old mother and did not notice that the door was closed.
Until He Qin smiled and said, "You will know later."
Then he hugged him, carried him to the bed and pressed him on top.
The moment he was pinned down, Lu Xiaobai finally reacted. He subconsciously pushed He Qin's shoulder and asked, "Wait a minute, why, why are you doing this again? Didn't you say you wanted to do something meaningful?"
Weren’t you going to visit your old mother? Why did it turn out like this?
He Qin grabbed Lu Xiaobai's hand and pressed it over his head and said, "Isn't this a meaningful thing?"
Lu Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then reacted and nodded with a red face...
The next morning, He Qin got up and left before dawn, while Lu Xiaobai was still sleeping.
Lu Xiaobai was tired for half the night and fell asleep crying.
But just as the sky was getting light, someone ran outside the bedroom and wanted to invite Lu Xiaobai to meet the empress dowager, but was stopped outside the door.
The young eunuch said with some embarrassment: "Grand Eunuch, the Emperor said that no one can be allowed in until Master Xiaobai gets up."
The eunuch's expression darkened, and he sent the eunuch who followed him to reply to the empress dowager, while he stood aside and waited.
Lu Xiaobai didn't know that someone was waiting for him, but he still woke up soon. It wasn't because he wasn't tired, nor because he couldn't sleep, but because when he woke up, He Qin was gone, and he was scared.
This was his first time in such a strange place. Without He Qin, he was as panicked as when he first traveled through time.
Moreover, the country people are pure and have no bad intentions, but the palace is different. The water in the palace is deep and turbid. He dare not be careless. He is afraid.
So, when he reached out to hug He Qin and found no one there, he instantly opened his eyes, sat up abruptly and shouted: "He Qin, He Qin!"
No one answered him.
There was no sign of He Qin at the desk in the room.
Lu Xiaobai burst into tears instantly: "Wow, He Qin..."
The eunuch outside the door heard the crying and quickly pushed the door open and ran in.
When the eunuch heard Lu Xiaobai calling the emperor's name directly, he was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead. He stood outside the door for a long time and didn't dare to go in.
The young eunuch ran to Lu Xiaobai, knelt down with a thud and said, "My Lord, the Emperor has gone to court and is not in the palace. But he said he would be back as soon as the court is over. Please don't be sad, my Lord."
Lu Xiaobai was startled by the eunuch who suddenly rushed in, but he felt relieved when he heard that He Qin had gone to court.
Worried that the young eunuch was lying to him, he subconsciously asked, "Really?"
The young eunuch nodded repeatedly: "Really, and the eunuch beside the Queen Mother has come to invite you to see the Queen Mother. He has been waiting for quite a while. Master, do you think we should let the eunuch in?"
Queen Mother?
That is He Qin’s old mother. The old mother wants to see him?
Lu Xiaobai quickly wiped away her tears and nodded. It was good that He Qin was still there. She went to see the elders first: "To see him, you get up and let him in too."
The young eunuch quickly stood up and said, "Yes, I will go and invite you right away."
When the eldest eunuch came in, he saw Lu Xiaobai sitting on the bed, dressing as if nothing had happened. He and the young eunuch were about to kneel down, but Lu Xiaobai said, "No need to kneel. It's cold, and the ground is cold too. Don't hurt your knees. Who of you knows how to put on this dress? Come and help me."
He Qin tore his clothes last night and sent him a set of pure white palace dress this morning. The dressing process was rather complicated and Lu Xiaobai had never worn it before so he was a little unsure.
When the young eunuch heard this, he thanked him and stepped forward to help.
The eunuch, who was being treated preferentially for the first time, looked a little strange, but he didn't say a word.
Not long after, Lu Xiaobai appeared in the Empress Dowager's palace. When he first saw his old mother, Lu Xiaobai was a little nervous. He didn't know the etiquette of the palace, so he could only follow the eunuch's movements and pretend to be nice.
To be honest, he was really worried that the Queen Mother would be angry.
But fortunately, when the Queen Mother saw Lu Xiaobai's appearance, her eyes lit up and she smiled, waving at him and saying, "You are so handsome, come here and take a look at me."
Lu Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward at the urging of the eunuch.
This empress dowager was just as He Qin had described, very gentle, beautiful, dignified, and elegant. She sat upright in the main seat, and even when she was smiling, she remained dignified. She had a perfect temperament.
But it is said that everyone in the palace is a smiling tiger, so Lu Xiaobai was still a little scared. He swallowed his saliva and walked carefully to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother grabbed his hand, pulled him to sit beside her, and said, "The Emperor told me yesterday that you are the only queen of Nanhe. If you can't be the queen, then he won't be the emperor of Nanhe either."
Lu Xiaobai was stunned and had no idea how to respond.
The Queen Mother smiled and asked him to bring a plate of fruit and placed it in front of the two of them. She said, "I was wondering what kind of person this boy who has bewitched Qin'er is. I didn't expect that when he told me the story, I found that you are exactly like my little Zhou Zhou."
Just as delicate, just as cute, and just as handsome.
She pushed the fruit in front of Lu Xiaobai and said, "So, you don't have to be so reserved. Just treat this place as your home. I can handle it."
Lu Xiaobai looked at the apple on the table, an apple he hadn't seen since he traveled through time. He swallowed uncontrollably and asked, "Are you afraid that if you don't obey me, He Qin will run away like his older brother?"
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