Chapter 259: Bo Qiaohui 71
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Bo Qiaohui stepped forward to pay her respects, and suddenly caught a faint whiff of blood. She paused, then looked up, her expression normal.
"What's the matter with the Queen coming here now?" Liu Qi waved to her, indicating that she should sit next to him.
Bo Qiaohui sat down beside him and turned her head slightly when she heard the words. The tassels on her head swayed slightly with her movements, attracting Liu Qi's attention.
He subconsciously looked up at Qiaohui's head, but bypassed the gorgeous beads and fixed his gaze on the flying wooden hairpin.
"Nothing, I just prepared for Che'er and Nianxue's wedding yesterday, and I thought of some things in the past, and I felt emotional."
The only thing that makes people realize that Qiaohui is no longer young is the loving expression she reveals when she talks about her children. But when you continue to gaze at her, you will mistakenly think that she is still a young girl because of her clear eyes that are as clear as before.
Liu Qi was afraid to look in the mirror recently, and there was no bronze mirror in his Xuanshi Hall. However, even so, his body still reminded Liu Qi how weak his body was.
Liu Qi didn't tell anyone that he was actually afraid of death.
Really unwilling to accept this, Liu Qi reached out his hand like a possessed man and gently caressed the queen's cheek, feeling both fond and jealous.
"After all these years, Heaven still favors you, not allowing your appearance to change in the slightest." Liu Qi murmured, "It's too fast. I still remember that not long after we got married, my father sent me to Shangdang."
"Later, when the Emperor fell seriously ill, you were the one who sent a message to me before my sister did, urging me to write an imperial edict to Wu'er. Later, when my sister was deceived by Chen Yong and the man behind him, Liu Bi, you were the one who discovered it early and dealt with them."
"During the Seven Kingdoms War, the Bo family rose to prominence. Just when I wanted to divide them, a conflict arose between Bo Ren and Bo Chen. I was wary of Wu'er joining forces with the Bo family, so the Bo family sternly rejected Wu'er's proposal."
"As for the evidence, if I wish, it won't be long before it's on my desk."
Liu Qi grew calmer as he spoke, and at the end he even looked at Qiao Hui with a hint of amazement: "Who could have imagined? This virtuous queen, who lives deep in the palace and is busy with palace affairs every day, can still make the previous dynasty turn clouds and rain with a flip of her hand."
"Even Empress Lü back then probably didn't have your ability."
Qiao Hui continued to smile, showing no reaction to Liu Qi's words. Even when he mentioned the sensitive name of Lü Zhi, she simply said casually, "Your Majesty, your compliment is too kind."
"It wasn't until my own dying days that I realized I'd never seen you clearly." Liu Qi stared into those eyes, like a beast seeking its prey. "Queen, what do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, I naturally want to be your Majesty's queen."
Bo Qiaohui had to slightly raise her head and look back at him, seeming to answer a question that was not asked, but also seemed to answer everything.
Liu Qi suddenly relaxed. He stretched out his long arm and put his arm around Qiao Hui's waist. With his other hand, he gently pinched the back of her neck. His voice was full of tenderness and affection: "Qiao, you can only be my queen."
Bo Qiaohui put her arms around Liu Qi's back, and placed her right hand slowly on his back. She smiled softly and sweetly, "Aqiao is naturally your majesty's queen."
After leaving Xuanshi Hall, Qiaohui returned to Jiaofang Hall and refused to allow anyone to follow her. Unnoticed, a bird flew overhead, circling upwards and heading out of the palace.
At the same time, the emperor seemed to have finally remembered his few remaining consciences and stopped tormenting his court officials as madly as before.
Chang'an finally felt happy because of the Crown Prince's wedding.
Everything was going in the right direction, except for Liu Qi's health. This matter spread like wildfire in the second month after the prince's marriage, and Chang'an became a place of panic again.
Those who were interested felt that this was a godsend opportunity. After enough people jumped out, Liu Qi suddenly went to court on a sunny day and killed a group of ministers.
This went on three times. The Emperor, who others said would not live through "spring", "summer" and "autumn", was still alive and well until the summer of the following year. He even attended court for two more days recently, completely numbing the people of the Han Dynasty.
"Hahaha, I'm afraid they won't believe it even if I'm really dead now." Liu Qi was lying on the bed. Although he was thin, he was in good spirits.
Empress Dowager Dou and the Crown Prince, who had come to visit, were relieved and chatted with him for a few words before leaving. Only Qiao Hui stood outside the crowd, waiting until everyone had left before she came forward and sat by Liu Qi's bed.
"Aren't we usually busy at this time?" Liu Qi smiled and waved his hand, "I'm fine, you can go."
"There's nothing important going on today, so I'll let Nianxue learn how to handle it. She's the future queen, so it's best for her to learn these things as soon as possible."
Bo Qiaohui sat beside him, holding his hand. Although her explanation was very reasonable, Liu Qi sighed: "I don't want you to see me die."
"People become very ugly after death. I'm afraid it will scare you."
"Who would be afraid of her husband?" Qiaohui lowered her head, her tone a little stiff.
Liu Qi laughed happily.
Time took away the vitality of Liu Qi little by little, but he kept talking, talking about his mother's favoritism and his father's busyness in his childhood, his ideals and ambitions in his youth, and his joy and confusion when he first became a father.
But what he talked about the most was Aqiao in his memory, his queen.
Bo Qiaohui listened quietly, occasionally responding. Just when she thought they were about to part, Liu Qi said with a weak voice, "Aqiao, I can't bear to leave you. Will you come with me?"
Bo Qiaohui: “…”
Bo Qiaohui: "If you say one more word, when I die, I'll ask Che'er to build me a mausoleum and I won't be buried with you."
"No, absolutely not!" Liu Qi suddenly turned over and sat up, his voice becoming louder and louder: "Chunwang, Chunwang!"
Hearing the call, Chunwang came running in, her eyes red: "I am here!"
Liu Qi pointed at Qiao Hui with a bright look on his face and said seriously, "Tell Che'er that after Qiao passes away, she must be buried with me. Do you understand? She must be buried with me!"
"Yes, I heard it clearly." Chunwang also agreed with a serious face.
"As a palace servant, he has no say, and Che'er wouldn't dare disobey his mother."
Qiao Hui crossed her arms and stopped pretending: "Your mausoleum is so crowded that I don't know how many people will live there. I want to move out and live alone."
"There are only two of us living here, how can it be crowded?"
Bo Qiaohui then nodded and turned to look at Chunwang: "Did you hear that? Write this down too. If there's one more imperial tomb in the future, I won't go."
Chunwang wiped his forehead and asked tentatively, "How about Your Majesty write an edict yourself?"
Liu Qi: “!”
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