Startled, Yun Qing quickly caught him. The size of a grown man was quite a challenge for her. Fortunately, the carriage was comfortably furnished. She temporarily laid Xie Rang on the blanket and called out, "Lin Chen!"
After speaking, she realized that she was dressed as a woman and forgot to change her voice.
she:……
However, Lin Chen, who lifted the curtain to look after hearing the commotion, remained expressionless: "Lord Li."
Yun Qing didn't want to delve into what had happened in the capital during her absence, so she frowned and asked, "How long has it been since His Majesty rested?"
With Mr. Yu by her side, Yun Qing had learned some diagnostic skills from him when she had free time. She had just taken Xie Rang's pulse and found that he had only fainted due to overwork.
Lin Chen said, "From the day I received the news of your accident..."
This little bastard!
Yun Qing cursed inwardly and said, "Let's go back to the capital. The court must be in complete chaos right now."
Yun Qing didn't believe for a second that Xie Rang would have time to arrange everything before coming over.
Lin Chen clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes."
Lin Chen, as expected of the emperor's confidant, did not ask Yun Qing how she got to Ancheng even at this time. After speaking, he lowered the curtain and called someone to drive the carriage.
As for the bandits, they were handed over to the government along the way. The area that has not yet been cleaned up will be cleaned up by government troops later.
They dare to covet it from anyone, without even considering how dangerous their own lives are.
After all this turmoil, thankfully there were no further incidents on the way back.
Lin Chen initially felt quite aggrieved seeing the emperor huddled in the carriage, but with Yun Qing present, he tried to speak, but was suppressed by her calm yet authoritative gaze, and thus remained silent.
Midway through their journey, they unexpectedly met up with Mr. Yu, who was a step behind. Mr. Yu prescribed some more medicine for Xie Rang, and Xie Rang slept for two days and two nights, finally waking up just as they arrived in the capital.
Having endured too much exertion, Xie Rang passed out completely unconscious. When he woke up, he instinctively looked for someone and heard Yun Qing's calm voice: "We've arrived in the capital. Let go, I need to go back to my residence first."
On the way back, Yun Qing learned about the eunuch and the Minister of Rites from Lin Chen, and then she understood why they were not surprised at all by her identity; they had known all along.
The news has been suppressed and is currently under blockade, so it has not reached the ears of many court officials.
But what happened in front of the palace gate that day was a real event, and some people even speculated in private whether the regime was about to change, which was quite audacious.
Yun Qing no longer had any special powder left to use as a disguise. Now that her identity had not been fully exposed, she should continue to think of more reasonable policies.
Also, take this opportunity to appease Uncle Jiang and Diancui.
"No." Xie Rang quickly sat up. He didn't feel too comfortable, but he was in good spirits. He carefully asked, "Grand Tutor, would you like to come back to the palace with me? I want to tell you everything in detail."
After calming down, Xie Rang's mind cleared up considerably, and he vaguely realized where the problem lay between them, and that he couldn't let it continue to escalate.
Yun Qing's features were gentle, but when she was expressionless, she gave off a sense of indifferent detachment. She looked down at him and said, "Are you sure you can explain yourself clearly now? If I'm not satisfied, I won't be so easy to talk to later."
Anyone who has devoted themselves wholeheartedly for so many years would feel disheartened if they were not trusted in the end. Yun Qing considered herself to be a model of good temper, yet she was still willing to give Xie Rang a chance.
"Yes, I can explain it clearly!"
Xie Rang had just endured the pain of almost losing this person and did not want to let her out of his sight easily. Besides, those things really needed to be clarified, otherwise they would always be a hidden danger.
Yun Qing remained silent for a while, then called out, "Qinglan, go back to the Li residence to report the news. I'm going to the palace."
That means you've agreed.
Xie Rang was overjoyed. He hadn't seen Yun Qing in a long time and carefully sketched her current appearance.
Her features appeared softer than when she was dressed as a man. With the disguise removed, her skin was also fairer, and her beautiful eyes held a faint, languid emotion. Her temperament was refined and elegant, and she commanded respect just as much as when she was dressed as a man.
Xie Rang thought to himself, "This is my tutor."
Even if he regains his identity, just standing there, those people probably won't be able to utter a single word.
The carriage soon entered the palace.
Upon returning to his territory, Xie Rang dismissed the Imperial Guards. Shunfeng had already received the news and left no one around. When the carriage stopped, he went to greet it himself.
Xie Rang was the first to come down. Because he had just woken up, he was still a little dizzy and stumbled. Shunfeng quickly helped him up, and then Yun Qing followed him down.
Knowing something and seeing it with your own eyes are two different things.
Shunfeng stammered and almost couldn't speak. Xie Rang couldn't bear to see this and sent him to prepare some snacks.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony remains exactly as it was when she left. Yun Qing accompanied Xie Rang here as he gradually became a qualified emperor. In some ways, her familiarity with this place is no less than that of her when she left the mansion.
The hall had clearly been tidied up by Shunfeng. Yun Qing glanced around and finally sat down in front of the small couch, which was also her favorite place to stay.
Xie Rang followed closely behind and sat down beside her across the small table.
"Your Majesty, you have not yet answered my question."
Yun Qing thought it was too coincidental that Xie Rang fainted at that time, but she still remembered the question and gave the same answer now.
After the system revealed its secret, they already understood each other perfectly, so there shouldn't be anything between them that Xie Rang was unaware of.
"Um."
Xie Rang responded, his gaze slightly lowered, and continued speaking.
"From the first moment I met him, I knew that the Grand Tutor was not from this world."
"At first, I just thought it was interesting, but later, I gradually came to think that being a wise ruler was a good thing. I am willing to change the status quo of this country for the sake of the Grand Tutor, even though I may... not be suitable to be a good emperor."
Yun Qing's repeated calls of "Little Tyrant" resonated deep within Xie Rang's heart. Knowing his own tragic fate in history, he never revealed that aspect of his personality to Yun Qing, fearing it would make her dislike him.
Xie Rang succeeded. He sheathed his claws and successfully disguised himself as docile, which even Yun Qing once believed.
“Until I developed feelings for the Grand Tutor…” Xie Rang chuckled, not letting Yun Qing see his expression, his tone calm, “all the distance between us became somewhat intolerable.”
Xie Rang was a rebellious monarch. Because he cared about Yun Qing, he didn't even mind being gay. He was even pleased that Yun Qing liked men, and that they were a perfect match.
But all of that was shattered.
Xie Rang looked up and stared straight at her.
"I was afraid that the Grand Tutor would distance himself from me because of this, and with other factors influencing me, I calmed down all night and still didn't say anything."
"The person I don't trust is myself."
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