"Hiss!" Xuan Yuanpeng instantly withdrew his hand due to the excruciating pain in his palm.
Xuanyuan Yu immediately looked at Xuanyuan Peng with concern: "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"
Xuanyuan Peng looked at his bandaged wound, which didn't seem to hurt much anymore. He wondered what had happened just now. He then looked up at the cautious Xuanyuan Yu and finally softened: "I'm fine now, and the wound is bandaged. I don't blame you for what happened today. You can go back now."
Xuanyuan Yu stared at Xuanyuan Peng's palm for a moment, and after confirming that the Gu worm had burrowed into Xuanyuan Peng's body, Xuanyuan Yu tentatively spoke again: "Father, Xuanyuan Zhan has gone to the North. Let your son handle these state affairs for you tomorrow."
"No need." Xuanyuan Peng subconsciously refused, but then suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. He pressed his head and said weakly, "I have a bit of a headache and want to rest. You can go back."
Seeing Xuan Yuanpeng suddenly become very weak, Xuan Yuanyu felt a little panicked and dared not stay any longer.
"Your subject takes his leave."
Xuanyuan Yu bowed and withdrew.
As soon as Xuanyuan Yu came out, Zong Jiu immediately returned to the main hall.
Seeing the bandages wrapped around Xuanyuan Peng's hand, Zong Jiu was quite frightened: "Your Majesty, are you injured?"
"It's just a minor injury, I accidentally scratched myself," Xuanyuan Peng explained, then rubbed his head, which was throbbing with pain. "My headache seems to be acting up again. I want to take a nap."
Seeing Xuan Yuanpeng's weak and listless appearance, Zong Jiu sensed something was wrong: "He was fine before, how come he suddenly has a headache? This old servant will go and invite Head Physician Hang."
Xuanyuan Peng waved his hand: "Forget it, it's an old ailment, it can't be cured anyway. A good night's sleep will do the trick."
Seeing that Xuan Yuanpeng looked like he was about to collapse, Zong Jiu immediately helped him to the inner room to rest.
Xuanyuan Yu returned to Jingfeng Palace, but he was somewhat anxious and uneasy.
Long Jiaojiao, that woman, said that if he put the Gu worm into Father Emperor's body, Father Emperor would be under his control. But now he has clearly put the Gu worm into Father Emperor's body, so why is Father Emperor still not under his control?
What exactly went wrong?
Could it be because the Gu worm had just entered Father's body and had not yet successfully taken control of it, which is why Father was not under its control?
Xuanyuan Yu wasn't very familiar with this Gu worm. Long Jiaojiao hadn't explained things clearly before she left. Now that the Gu worm had been placed into his father's body, the result was not ideal.
Xuanyuan Yu lay down on the bed, thinking that he should wait a few more days and see.
Anyway, Xuanyuan Zhan went to the North and won't be able to return to the capital for a while, so he has plenty of time to control his father!
However, Xuan Yuan Yu couldn't fall asleep after lying in bed. He tossed and turned until the middle of the night, then got up and summoned the messenger owl that Long Jiao Jiao had left for him, and sent a message to Long Jiao Jiao.
The Holy King's Palace.
Without Xuan Yuanzhan's company, Su Xuening tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
Xuanyuan Zhan only set off today. After a day and a night, he should have left the capital area by now. I wonder if he has found a place to sleep while marching.
I don't know how fierce the bandits in the north are, but with Xuan Yuanzhan's abilities, suppressing them shouldn't be a problem. I just don't know when he'll be able to return.
Su Xuening subconsciously touched her round belly.
My child, you must bring your father back safely.
Su Xuening, preoccupied with Xuan Yuanzhan, didn't fall asleep until late into the night.
Xuanyuan Zhan did not lead his army to rest, but instead led them to continue northward.
He must go to the north as soon as possible to resolve the matter so that he can return to Kyoto sooner.
Moreover, regardless of whether the matter is resolved or not, he must return to be with Ning'er during her delivery three months later.
The next day.
Because she went to bed late last night, and no one dared to disturb her this morning, Su Xuening slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.
After washing up, Su Xuening went to Ningxiang Garden to pay her respects to Madam Bai.
Before Su Xuening could speak, Madam Bai immediately greeted her with a smile: "Ning'er, you've come at the perfect time. Your mother was just about to have Granny Shang call you for lunch."
Su Xuening felt a little embarrassed when she saw that lunch was already laid out on the table.
She needs to go to bed early tonight, otherwise it would be too unsightly to sleep until noon every day!
Seeing Su Xuening's embarrassed expression, Madam Bai smiled and said, "Don't be embarrassed. You must be feeling uncomfortable sleeping alone because Zhan'er isn't here. You're sleeping late, so you're waking up late. Your mother has been through this before, so she won't mind."
Seeing that Bai was still so understanding, Su Xuening smiled and obediently sat down next to her.
Madam Bai took her hand and said with concern, "Zhan'er isn't here. You can tell your mother if you have anything to say. You can also ask the servants in this manor to do anything you need. Whether Zhan'er is here or not, you are the mistress of this manor."
Bai's words were not only a reminder to Su Xuening, but also a warning to the servants of the Prince's Mansion: Su Xuening is the mistress of the mansion, and even if Xuan Yuanzhan is not here, she will not allow them, the servants, to bully her.
Actually, Mr. Bai was overthinking it.
Who among the servants of the Prince's Mansion would dare to bully the Prince's Mansion!
Everyone knows that the Princess Consort is the apple of the Dowager Consort's eye and the Prince's darling. What's more, the Princess Consort is now pregnant with the young prince. She is someone even the Emperor dotes on. Even if they had the greatest courage, they wouldn't dare to bully the Princess Consort!
"Thank you, Mother." Su Xuening looked at Madam Bai with gratitude.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that her mother was really different from ordinary women.
What's different?
It seems different everywhere!
She disregarded worldly conventions, was unconcerned with trivialities, was generous and straightforward, free-spirited and easygoing, yet also intelligent, wise, brave and decisive. As a concubine, she maintained the dignity of a concubine; as a mother, she possessed the gentleness and love of a mother; and as a mother-in-law, she never mistreated her daughter-in-law, even giving her the care and affection of a mother.
Her words and actions made her feel her selfless love.
If the child in her womb really wasn't Xuanyuan Zhan's, she believed her mother wouldn't blame her, wouldn't say a bad word about her, and wouldn't treat her any worse than she did now. She would more likely have repeatedly instructed Xuanyuan Zhan to treat her well.
That's just the kind of person she is!
If she were in her mother's shoes, she knew she couldn't do what her mother did.
It's not that I lack her intelligence, wisdom, courage, and decisiveness, nor that I can't be as dignified yet compassionate. It's that I can't be as unconventional and free-spirited as she is.
If she had possessed her mother's mindset and methods in her previous life, she and her unborn child might not have died, and the kingdom of Eastern Chu would still have belonged to her child.
But she really couldn't do what her mother did, so her mother was truly remarkable!
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