Chapter 193 Song Lingyun: Please let her live freely
Song Lingyun came with Xiao Si.
After the ceremony, she sat down beside the couch, holding Xiao Si in her arms, and asked directly, "What happened yesterday that made Manager Liang rush to Xianyuxuan looking for someone?"
Xie Chen took Xiao Si's hand, weighed it, and handed it back to her. He sighed, "Concubine Chen had Concubine Luo sneak into Chaoyang Palace and drug me."
Drugged?
Looking for someone's medicine?
With this said, it is self-evident what the medicine is.
Song Lingyun's eyes flashed with understanding, "Tingyue fell asleep?"
"Just taking a break."
Song Lingyun asked again: "Concubine Chen is so presumptuous, what does the emperor plan to do?"
Xie Chen said, "I have already asked Prince Xuan to return to the capital to deal with the matter. I will let Concubine Chen stay at the imperial mausoleum for the rest of her life and accompany my father there."
Xie Chen's safety was guarded by both the Royal Guards and the Emperor's personal guards. The Emperor's personal guards were directly under the command of Xie Chen, while the Royal Guards were originally under the control of Concubine Jiang Shu's father and brother, but were later suspended and King Xuan took over.
Now that King Xuan has returned to the capital, there is no one to take care of the imperial guards.
Song Lingyun thought for a moment and said, "How about I go and look after the Imperial Guards?"
Xie Chen shook his head: "That's it, you should take a break too, don't be too busy, it's better to relax a little."
Song Lingyun nodded slightly.
The king and his ministers smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
After laughing, Song Lingyun asked the palace maid to take Xiao Si out to play.
Xie Chen looked at her still standing there and asked puzzledly, "Do you have anything else to do?"
Song Lingyun raised his eyebrows: "Yes!"
"Then tell me."
Song Lingyun stopped talking again.
Xie Chen looked at her with an unspeakable look and asked all the palace servants to leave. "Can you tell me now?"
This is quite strange. There are some questions that Song Lingyun dare not ask in person, and he is so hesitant.
Song Lingyun coughed twice and found it difficult to speak.
Finally, two words popped out, "Your Highness."
Xie Chen hadn't heard this address for a long time. After a pause, his expression softened. "I'm here, you decide."
For Song Lingyun to say this name, the matter must be very complicated.
Song Lingyun hesitated for a long time before asking, "How long do you think love can last?"
Xie Chen: “…”
The boring question she asked was really frustrating.
Seeing that he was silent, Song Lingyun asked in confusion, "Your Highness, why are you silent?"
It seems that he won’t be able to return to the inner bedroom to rest with his companions for a while.
Xie Chen picked up the teacup beside him and moistened his throat. "Is that all you want to ask?"
"yes?"
Xie Chen raised his eyebrows slightly: "It's not that simple, right?"
Song Lingyun was not embarrassed by being exposed, and said jokingly, "Your Highness, please answer this question first."
Xie Chen thought for a moment and answered her, "That's different from what kind of love. The love a parent has for their child lasts their entire life. As for love between a man and a woman, it depends on the circumstances. Some can stay together until old age, while others break up halfway."
Hearing this answer, Song Lingyun revealed his true colors and asked what he wanted to ask, "What about Your Highness? Is your love for Tingyue something that will last until old age? Or is it just something you find interesting and fresh for the time being, so it's okay to pamper her?"
In the past, the king and his minister only talked about military and national affairs. This was the first time that the king's feelings were brought out into the open.
In fact, Song Lingyun had overstepped the line. She knew it in her heart, but she still asked.
Xie Chen was not surprised at all. He raised his eyes calmly and said, "After going through so much trouble, this is what you wanted to ask, right?"
Song Lingyun also looked straight at him: "Your Highness sees things as clearly as ever, so, can you answer me now?"
Xie Chen didn't give her a direct answer. After a moment's silence, he said, "Last New Year's Eve, I took Tingyue to the city tower to watch the fireworks all over the capital, and asked her for a promise to be with us year after year."
This answer did not make Song Lingyun feel relieved. She lowered her eyes and said, "In terms of governing the country, I will not question Your Highness in the slightest. However, when it comes to love, the emperor's heart is changeable, and I cannot trust him rashly. So..."
Xie Chen put down the warm jade cup, making a crisp sound that lingered in their hearts: "So what?"
Song Lingyun turned and got off the couch, kneeling before him with a solemn expression. "So, if one day, Your Highness no longer loves Tingyue and turns to the arms of a new concubine, even for my sake, for all the years I have served the king and the country, please don't be annoyed by her, don't think she's an eyesore, let her live freely in the palace."
Xie Chen thought, that day would never come.
But he didn't say that.
He also got off the couch, helped Song Lingyun up, and responded, "Okay."
Song Lingyun did not get up, and continued, "If Tingyue's character has changed and she has become cruel and cold-blooded, please don't kill her, Your Majesty. Give her a chance to correct her mistakes, or at least give her a chance to live."
This one won't do either.
He will guide his Tingyue well.
But Xie Chen still said nothing, only replied: "Okay."
Song Lingyun was helped up. As he spoke of this, his eyes turned red. "I feel so useless. I feel like crying again."
"How can I be so useless?" Xie Chen patted her shoulder and retorted, sighing, "I am very lucky to have such a loyal and capable general like General Song."
This time Song Lingyun really shed tears.
She was still a little embarrassed.
Turn your face away and shed tears secretly.
But she didn't feel sad for long.
Xie Chen did not comfort her, but used the most effective method.
He let the palace maid into the hall and had someone hand Xiao Si over to Ling Yun.
Xie Chen smiled lightly, "Your Highness has nothing to do these days, so please look after Yu Zhou."
Song Lingyun: “…”
With so many people coming in, she immediately calmed down and forced herself to hold back her tears. She then coughed and pretended nothing had happened.
"Okay, then I'll go back to the palace first."
"Go." Xie Chen smiled and watched her leave, then quietly returned to the inner bedroom.
Pei Tingyue was still sleeping soundly, with no sign of waking up.
Xie Chen took off his clothes, lifted a corner of the quilt, and lay down in it.
Sure enough, after a while, a soft body wrapped around me.
Xie Chen gently stroked her brow, interlocked his fingers with hers, and said silently, "Tingyue and I will never see that day."
He wants to be of one mind and one heart with the person in his arms and grow old together.
Pei Tingyue moved unconsciously, buried her little face completely in his neck, and fell into a deep sleep.
Xie Chen let out a faint laugh from his throat, then fell asleep with the person in his arms.
*
Before Pei Tingyue opened his eyes, he felt extreme pain all over his body.
She moved.
I could feel some refreshment in some places, which should be due to the medicine. But even so, my legs and arms were extremely sore and weak, and my throat was barely able to speak.
She slowly opened her eyes.
The light in the hall was soft, and the dim candle wicks were dancing.
Pei Tingyue looked through the diamond-shaped window and saw that it was already dark outside.
She actually slept for a whole day.
But she was still tired and sleepy and didn't want to get up. But her throat was dry and she wanted to drink some tea.
She glanced at the man sleeping beside her and was about to tiptoe to the bed when someone grabbed her with a long arm and pulled her back into his arms.
Xie Chen's voice was low and hoarse, "Tingyue is awake."
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