Chapter 196: Bo Qiaohui 8
"But your mother must miss you very much. Don't you miss her at all?"
Bo Qiaohui is very clear that in this drama, Liu Qi and Dou Yifang have more and more misunderstandings, and their relationship becomes increasingly strained. In the end, the son does not know his mother, and the mother does not know her son, and they resent each other.
But Liu Qi always yearned for maternal love in his heart, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to bow to Dou Yifang at the last moment of his life, even though the matter had nothing to do with him.
As expected, upon hearing Aqiao's question, Liu Qi lowered his head and said, "Yes, but mother, do you really still miss me?"
"Of course I will. Didn't that gentleman just say that the Queen has missed you so much that she hasn't eaten for several days. You should go back soon."
"Then come with me."
Liu Qi took Aqiao's hand, wanting to take her back to Weiyang Palace, but found the girl standing there, shaking her head at him: "Qi'er, I have my own family. If I leave with you, my father and brother will miss me every day just like they miss your queen."
"But even if I can't see you, I'll miss you every day."
The innocent child did not understand the world of romance. The unenlightened Liu Qi just sincerely hoped to take away his first and best friend.
Seeing Ah Qiao's troubled expression, Liu Qi suddenly had an idea: "Why don't you and your family live in my house?"
"How can this be possible? What are you thinking about all day?!"
Bo Qiaohui poked the boy's forehead and glared at him unhappily, but seeing Qi'er's depressed look, she gave in and said, "Forget it, forget it. I really can't do anything about you."
She waved to him and whispered for a while. Although the boy was a little reluctant, he nodded in agreement.
The ceremonial procession slowly moved towards the Weiyang Palace. Liu Qi in the sedan chair kept looking back at Aqiao who was held high by Bo Ren in the crowd. The girl kept waving to him until she could no longer be seen.
Liu Qi turned around and took out the plain white hairband from his sleeve. The boy, who was experiencing separation for the first time, couldn't help but shed tears.
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"Why did your highness open the window again?"
The Empress was always busy these days, so it was inevitable that she had neglected her children. Fortunately, Xue Yuan made daily inspections, fearing that any servants were not diligent.
Princess Guantao was fine, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always liked to keep the windows open since he came back, which gave her a headache. She was afraid that the Crown Prince would catch a cold.
"It's so stuffy in the room. If I don't open the windows, I won't be able to finish reading these books."
Liu Qi said this, carefully glancing at Xue Yuan, who noticed it keenly: "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
"Aunt Xueyuan, can I, can I keep a bird in the palace?"
"Of course you can. I remember that the prince gave the queen a parrot before. If you like it, you can tell the prince."
Liu Qi shook his head, twisting his sleeves nervously. "I'm not doing this for fun, and I already have a bird I want to raise. Her name is Dansu."
As he spoke, he took out a bone whistle from his neck and blew it gently. The silent frequency spread to the sky, and soon a red-bellied eagle flew over and landed on the window sill.
Xue Yuan's eyes flashed, and when she saw the bird fly to Liu Qi's shoulder with such skillful and intimate movements, she was even more puzzled: "Who gave this little eagle to Your Highness? It's so well tamed."
"No one has trained this eagle. I brought it back from outside the palace and raised it. I asked Master Zhou to have someone make the bone whistle."
What Liu Qi said was true. This red-bellied eagle was indeed prepared for him by Bo Qiaohui. On the night he returned to the palace, Qiaohui's concubine Shuangdai brought the young bird, which had just learned to fly, to his house and handed it to Liu Qi to raise.
This young bird had been fed special bird food produced by the system by Qiaohui, so it was naturally human-friendly. Therefore, Liu Qi had already accustomed her to it after raising her for a few days. In the past two days, they had communicated twice with the help of the two birds.
It was Qiaohui who suggested that Liu Qi seek help from Zhou Yafu for the bone whistle. Sure enough, General Zhou did not object to the fact that the prince raised a little eagle, and even appreciated it. He specially asked an acquaintance in the army to make this bone whistle. Liu Qi liked it very much, and simply wore the dragon-patterned jade around his waist, with only the bone whistle hanging around his neck.
Xue Yuan didn't say anything until she heard Zhou Yafu's name. Although he had a deep misunderstanding of the Empress, she and the Empress could trust him. Besides...
Thinking of how he had specifically asked the emperor for permission to marry before going on this expedition, Xue Yuan's face flushed unconsciously.
"Auntie, your face is so red."
Liu Qi's worried voice brought her back to her senses. Looking at the pure eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Xue Yuan felt even more embarrassed and quickly turned around.
Liu Qi thought she was about to leave, so he reached out and grabbed the hem of her clothes: "Aunt, you haven't told me whether I can raise Dansu?"
"Wait until I report to Her Majesty the Queen."
After all, it was a bird of prey. Although it was smaller in size, it was different from those birds that entertained people. Xue Yuan was undecided for a moment, but seeing the prince's instantly lost look, she comforted him:
"I think the Empress will not object, or Your Highness can ask the Emperor. If His Majesty agrees, the Empress will naturally not object."
"Yes, if the Queen Mother disagrees, I can still go to the Emperor. Thank you, Auntie!"
Liu Qi sent Xue Yuan away, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
On the other hand, Xue Yuan felt sometimes happy and sometimes reluctant. Zhou Yafu would soon send troops to attack Liu Xingju, which meant that she would soon marry Zhou Yafu and leave the Queen.
Time passed quietly as she was struggling, and finally the day came when she married Zhou Yafu.
On a rare sunny day, the queen put a phoenix crown on her head. The self in the mirror wore such bright and beautiful clothes for the first time. From childhood to adulthood, she had not experienced such a tense moment for a long time.
Dou Yifang took her hand and walked out of the palace, and every word she said expressed her hope that Xue Yuan and Zhou Yafu would live a happy life in the future.
The two have been together for many years, and even biological sisters cannot compare to their feelings for each other. The two have long regarded each other as their closest relatives.
It's a pity that the uninvited guests chose to disturb this moment of warmth.
Madam Shen walked in with a false smile, and the maid behind her brought a glass of wine at the right time. Seeing the Queen and Xue Yuan's suspicion, Shen Er drank it decisively:
"Miss Xue Yuan, if you don't mind, please drink this remaining wine as my blessing for your marriage. I wish you and General Zhou will live happily ever after."
Xue Yuan always felt that her smile was somewhat malicious, but out of consideration for the Queen and thinking that Nie Shen'er would not dare to do anything blatantly in public, she took the wine and made sure that the other party had indeed swallowed it before she drank the rest of the wine.
After bidding farewell to the Queen, he got on the bridal sedan chair and left the Weiyang Palace.
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