When Consort Rong woke up, she was momentarily dazed. She was lying down and felt uncomfortable, so she unconsciously moved her body, only to be completely awakened by the pain coming from her back.
"Mother?" A man's voice called out.
Consort Rong lowered her head slightly and noticed that there was a person lying at the foot of the bed. Who else could it be but Qi Yunxiao?
He... he actually came?!
Consort Rong immediately struggled to get up.
Qi Yunxiao quickly reached out, grasping Rongfei's hand with one hand while pressing down on her uninjured shoulder with the other.
"Don't move. The imperial physician said that you should lie like this for now, so that the wound won't be pulled, and it will heal faster."
"Okay...okay." Consort Rong immediately obeyed and lay down obediently, not daring to move.
Only one pair of eyes were fixed on Qi Yunxiao.
Qi Yunxiao's ears turned red. He lowered his head to avoid her gaze for a moment, thinking that such an opportunity was rare, and then looked up to meet his mother's gaze.
Upon closer inspection, Qi Yunxiao couldn't help but sigh.
Over the years, the mother has received His Majesty's unique favor, and her skin has remained as youthful as a young girl's.
Although not as flawless as Shen Qingyu's, her skin was still fair and smooth.
It's just that she lost too much blood, so her complexion is a bit rosy.
The mother and son simply looked at each other without saying a word.
After a long pause, Qi Yunxiao awkwardly spoke, "Your injury will take a long time to heal before the stitches can be removed. The imperial physician said that we need to wait for the wound to fully heal, and we also need to prevent it from becoming infected. It's too hot today..."
Speaking of this, Consort Rong remembered to take a look around the room and discovered that it was actually the rear hall of Qingliang Hall, the coolest place in the imperial palace on the outskirts of the capital. Her heart immediately felt sweet and tender.
"This is the coolest place already. If it still gets infected here, then there's no better place."
Qi Yunxiao nodded in agreement: "His Majesty has told me the whole story..."
Consort Rong's eyes immediately reddened, and she grasped Qi Yunxiao's large, kind hand in return: "No matter what I say, it's you who have suffered all these years, and it's me, as your mother, who has let you down!"
Qi Yunxiao shook his head, reached out and patted her pale hand to ease her anxiety and guilt.
"You did it all for me, so I don't blame you anymore..."
That means it used to be strange.
Consort Rong's tears fell uncontrollably, and she sobbed so hard that her body trembled.
Qi Yunxiao was already clumsy with words when it came to interacting with women, and now seeing his mother crying like this, he felt completely helpless.
What should I say?
What should I say?
What should I say so she won't cry?
Suddenly, Qi Yunxiao remembered Shen Qingyu again.
In the past, when I talked to Shen Qingyu, she would often get teary-eyed, and I had no idea how to deal with it. In the end, I could only turn around and run away in a sorry state.
But this is the mother he has longed for for many years, so how can he run away?
Even if it were Shen Qingyu in front of him, given his current state of mind, he wouldn't be willing to run away.
However, how should I say it? How should I do it?!
Qi Yunxiao was almost scratching his head in frustration!
Consort Rong was so amused by the embarrassed and anxious look on her son's face that she almost burst into laughter through her tears!
"It's a good thing your wife doesn't mind you. With a personality like yours, what woman would want to be with you?"
Qi Yunxiao was teased and felt frustrated: "Now she's not very willing to spend time with me... I... I'm not very good at getting along with women."
These words prompted Consort Rong to immediately think of herself.
Having grown up without his mother's side, and with women around him either looking down on him or scheming against him, where could he learn how to get along with women?
It was my own fault.
Consort Rong's mood immediately soured again.
Qi Yunxiao saw that his mother's complexion had just improved, but now she was stunned again, dumbfounded: what did he say wrong again?
Consort Rong was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. In order not to put her son in a difficult position, she had no choice but to say, "Go outside and invite His Majesty over."
Qi Yunxiao hurriedly went to the front hall to invite the new emperor over.
The new emperor dropped the memorial he was holding and rushed in. Seeing that Consort Rong had woken up, he was immediately overjoyed and stepped forward to hold her hand, complaining, "Are you trying to scare me to death?!"
That natural doting and care left Qi Yunxiao momentarily stunned.
"At that time, I didn't think about anything, I just thought that I couldn't let my little black dog get hurt..." Consort Rong's voice was soft and gentle.
That girlish expression made Qi Yunxiao pause in surprise again.
Is this how couples interact?
In front of someone you care about, you will unconsciously soften your voice and show affection.
It was as if a door he had never touched before had opened before him.
The two whispered a few words before realizing Qi Yunxiao was there, and then they both stopped talking.
The new emperor was the first to react: "It's getting late, you can stay in the side hall tonight."
Qi Yunxiao glanced at the water clock and suddenly realized: it was already late at night.
So Qi Yunxiao went to the side hall.
Lying in bed, Qi Yunxiao tossed and turned, unable to sleep. His mind wandered between Consort Rong, the new emperor, and the family in Xinghua Lane...
I wonder if the triplets will be worried or scared when they see that I didn't come home at night?
I wonder if Shen Qingyu was worried or relieved when she heard that I wasn't going back.
Lost in thought, I was drifting off to sleep when suddenly I heard a jumble of footsteps.
Among them were three faint, chaotic footsteps, which sounded almost like children's footsteps!
Qi Yunxiao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly sat up. Just as he put on his shoes, he heard eunuchs whispering to each other at the entrance of the front hall.
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