Chapter 251 A Sudden Soft Heart
Ye Yunshu was stunned when she entered the Hall of Diligent Governance.
In the past, whenever she came to the Hall of Diligent Governance, her father would either be reviewing memorials on his throne or waiting for her to play chess at the chessboard.
But today, her father... was standing in front of a pile of easels...
The main hall of the Hall of Diligent Governance was filled with easels of various sizes, each with a painting on it.
Ye Yunshu took two steps forward and whispered, "Father!"
Emperor Xiao Xuan then looked up at Ye Yunshu.
"Shu'er is here? Come over here quickly, it's a good opportunity to accompany your father!" Emperor Xiao Xuan waved to Ye Yunshu.
Ye Yunshu sighed, not directly asking Emperor Xiao Xuan why he had suddenly appointed her as Crown Princess. Instead, she stepped forward and followed Emperor Xiao Xuan to look at the paintings in the main hall.
When Ye Yunshu looked at the first painting, she couldn't take her eyes off it.
All the paintings in the main hall depict her mother, the late Empress of Dayu, and also the previous Minister of the Censorate...
"Father, this..." Ye Yunshu was a little taken aback.
Emperor Xiao Xuan smiled and gently raised his hand to brush over the first painting.
The Empress Ye in the painting looks to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing the official robes of a supervisor in the Censorate, and her hair is also styled in the same style.
Empress Ye, at this age, looks lively and playful, and she's even holding a golden abacus in her hand...
"This was drawn by me when your mother first entered the Censorate. At that time, she always said that I didn't draw it well and that I didn't capture the domineering aura she had when she was using an abacus."
Actually... at that time, I couldn't see anything else at all, I only had eyes for her!
You should know what she's up to!
There are twelve of these abacuses in total. They were given to the Marquis of Anbang by his great-grandfather when the first Grand Calculator of the Censorate married him.
It's still sitting in your Ye family's warehouse!
Your mother would only take it out when she needed to check important accounts; otherwise, she would rarely touch it.
"They say it's too heavy, not as comfortable as the one she has now!" Emperor Xiao Xuan introduced the first painting to Ye Yunshu.
Ye Yunshu looked at the painting with lingering reluctance...
Is this what my mother looked like when she was young? So my mother entered the Censorate at such a young age!
Emperor Xiao Xuan then looked at the second painting.
The Empress Ye in the painting has lost her childishness. She is wearing a phoenix crown and is looking at the account books on the table with a serious expression.
"This was drawn by me secretly when your mother was newly married to me."
"Back then, your mother had to manage both palace affairs and the accounts of the Censorate. She was so busy that she didn't even have time to eat," Emperor Xiao Xuan continued.
Ye Yunshu continued to stare at the painting without blinking.
Her mother...
Emperor Xiao Xuan didn't say anything, but his expression became much more dejected.
The paintings that follow are all of Empress Ye.
He was either reviewing account books or handling palace affairs...
Emperor Xiao Xuan slowly looked at each painting.
"At this time, your mother was already pregnant with you, but her pregnancy was not going well. Her heart condition has always been a thorn in my side."
At that time, after the old doctor from Medicine King Valley took your mother's pulse, he said that if you wanted to save your mother's life, she had to have an abortion.
Your mother was unwilling, and because of this issue, she didn't speak to me for half a month.
She said that since you chose her to be your mother, she has to be responsible for you; you are her children, and she must protect you completely.
Emperor Xiao Xuan seemed to be thinking about those days, and his eyes involuntarily reddened.
Ye Yunshu felt sad too.
She had heard these things from Aunt Cui, and now hearing them from her father made her even more upset.
Looking at the painting of her mother with a large pregnant belly, Ye Yunshu's eyes also reddened.
Emperor Xiao Xuan continued to show Ye Yunshu the paintings.
"Your mother looks gentle, but she has a very stubborn temper. She rarely prays to gods or Buddhas."
However, when she learned that the crown prince suffered from a congenital heart disease, she prayed to almost every god and Buddha in the heavens.
She even said she was willing to give her own life for the Crown Prince's.
Ye Yunshu remained silent, simply following Emperor Xiao Xuan's steps as she examined each painting before her.
Ye Yunshu could recognize that all the paintings in front of her were painted by her father, the Emperor.
Her father was a skilled painter, but he was rarely seen painting. It turned out that he had always only painted for his mother.
"I painted this painting a year after your mother passed away."
"I don't want her to suffer from illness anymore, so I intentionally painted her differently from before!" Emperor Xiao Xuan said to Ye Yunshu, pointing to a painting.
Ye Yunshu glanced at it.
The mother in the painting has a smile on her face, her eyes full of tenderness, as she looks at her three children at her knees...
Two men and one woman...
The paintings that followed... were all painted by Emperor Xiao Xuan based on his own memory.
What Ye Yunshu found strange was that each painting depicted a different scene: some were by a river, some in the mountains, some in Jiangnan, and some even by the sea further south...
Ye Yunshu remembered very clearly that her mother had definitely not been to these places.
"Father, these are..." Ye Yunshu pointed at the paintings and looked at Emperor Xiao Xuan.
Emperor Xiao Xuan smiled and reached out to touch it.
"I told your mother before I ascended the throne that I would take her to see all the mountains and rivers of Dayu after I became emperor."
Look how good Chongqing is under our governance! The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is prosperous and the people are at peace.
Who knew... After I ascended the throne, I had endless memorials to read every day, and your mother had endless accounts to settle and endless palace affairs to handle.
When we're together, we comfort each other, saying that it's good to be busy, at least we can solve the people's problems.
When the children grow up and are able to stand on their own, I will take your mother out to see the world.
We must take a good look at the beautiful landscape of Chongqing.
Who knew... your mother would leave so soon!
I still remember what your mother said: she couldn't bear to see the beautiful landscape of Dayu anymore, and she asked me to go and see it for her.
And then... I was still busy.
I have never been able to go out and see the world for your mother. Later, I started to think about what those places must be like from what other people have talked about!
Then I drew those pictures, and then I drew your mother and me together, as if we had been there.
"Who would have thought that the emperor of Dayu would never have seen the land he ruled!" Emperor Xiao Xuan laughed self-deprecatingly.
For some reason, Ye Yunshu suddenly felt sad.
He felt sorry for his mother and his father!
Ye Yunshu even felt a little sorry for him and a little soft-hearted!
The emperor of Dayu before him, his own father, was actually quite pitiful...
"So, is this why you want to make your daughter the Crown Princess?" Ye Yunshu finally asked.
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