Chapter 1176 The Qin Family’s Daughter
Zhu Feng asked, "Well, how much do you remember about what happened back then?"
Xin Qing was stunned for a moment, looked up at him, and said softly: "Your Majesty, do you want to know about your childhood?"
“…”
Zhu Feng thought for a moment and said, "I seem to remember them saying that you have been by my side since not long after entering the palace. You are the person who has served me the longest."
A small smile appeared on Xinqing's pale face: "Yes."
“…”
"At that time, I had just reached my natal period when I was selected to enter the palace along with a group of sisters. I heard that they were to be assigned to serve the young princes."
Zhu Feng had experienced this before, but now, hearing Xin Qing say this, it felt different.
In fact, Xinqing and the other group of palace maids were not ordinary palace maids. Instead, as the brothers were getting older, they needed to have personal palace maids around them, commonly known as "tongfang girls", who were specifically responsible for serving them in matters of both sexes.
However, he seemed to be inadvertently keen on this kind of thing, and it was not until he married Xu Miaoyin that he actually had sexual relations with Xinqing.
Because according to the rules, if a maid like this does not take a room after marrying the main wife, she will have to be driven away, but such an end will often be tragic. However, she served him very wholeheartedly and was not like other maids who seduced their masters all day long, so he still kept her.
Once I stayed, I stayed for so many years.
Looking at her, I felt a little emotional.
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then looked at her again and asked, "Then, before entering the palace, had you heard of me?"
"this--"
Xinqing looked at him in surprise, as if she had never thought about this question before. She frowned subconsciously, thought for a while, and said, "It seems, really not."
“…”
"I entered the palace with a group of sisters. Everyone was joking about which master I would be assigned to serve. Some mentioned Prince Jing, some mentioned Prince Ning, but it seemed that no one mentioned Prince Yan."
“…”
Zhu Feng frowned.
Xin Qing seemed to have sensed something as well and looked up at him: "Your Majesty? Is there a problem?"
Zhu Feng shook his head. "It's okay. Go on. Where and when did you first see me? What did I look like then?"
“…”
Xinqing was even more surprised.
Zhu Feng hadn't come to see her for so long, why did he start asking this as soon as they met?
However, she immediately thought of the rumors in the palace that the emperor had forgotten all his past due to some special reasons. Now he came to ask her these questions. Could it be that he wanted to know about his past with her?
Thinking of this, a little warmth rose in my heart.
Seeing that she hesitated for a long time without answering, and didn't seem to have forgotten, but seemed to be thinking about something, Zhu Feng said: "Why, you don't want to tell me?"
Xin Qing looked up at him and said softly, "No, it's just that I remembered some things from the past. In fact, when I came to serve the emperor, it was not the first time I saw the emperor."
"What?"
"Before that, the first time I met the Emperor was on the third day after I entered the palace. At that time, I had just had my hair cut and was learning the rules from my aunt and the others. Suddenly, something happened in the palace, and there was no time to find someone to serve. My aunt saw that I was quite smart, so she took me there."
She said softly, "It's been more than 20 years since that happened. I don't remember some of the details very clearly, but I still remember that time, and it was somewhat similar to now."
"Now?"
"Yes," Xin Qing smiled, "but it was the emperor who was ill at that time, and I was the one who went to take care of him."
"I am sick?"
"yes."
"What's wrong with me?"
"I can't tell what illness he has, but at that time, the emperor was wearing very tattered clothes and looked very tired. I don't know what happened, but he was covered in dust and had many wounds."
"hurt?"
"Yes, fortunately, it wasn't a fatal injury, just some bumps and bruises. The Emperor Gao was very distressed and ordered the Imperial Hospital to come quickly to treat the Emperor. I was also there to help pass medicine, water, and bandages."
"How did I get hurt? How old was I at that time?"
Xinqing smiled and said, "Probably around ten years old."
“…”
"However, Your Majesty looked much healthier than an average ten-year-old boy. However, at that time, you had a high fever and were unconscious, talking nonsense the whole time."
Zhu Feng asked, "What am I talking about?"
Xin Qing glanced at him again and said softly, "The Emperor said a lot, some of which I couldn't hear clearly. I only heard one sentence clearly: The Emperor said, 'Don't let people leave you.'"
“Don’t leave…?”
Zhu Feng frowned even tighter, and the gloom between his brows deepened.
Xin Qing looked at him with some worry, but he didn't look distracted. After hesitating for a moment, she continued, "At that time, I happened to be by the emperor's side, preparing to help him apply the medicine. As a result, the emperor suddenly reached out and grabbed my hand, refusing to let go."
“…”
"At that time, I was afraid that I was overstepping my authority and wanted to withdraw, but when the Emperor saw the Emperor like this, he told me not to move. So, the Emperor kept holding my hand and kept saying, 'Don't leave.'"
As she spoke, she laughed again and said, "At that time, although the emperor was not very old, his hands were really strong."
“…”
"My wrists were pinched and bleeding."
Zhu Feng was silent for a long time, then said, "Do you know who I'm telling you not to leave?"
Xinqing shook her head: "I don't know."
“…”
"Later, when the Emperor regained some consciousness, I was taken away by my aunt and the others. After that, I spent another six months in the harem learning the rules and regulations. During that time, I heard that the Emperor was canonized as the Prince of Yan."
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.
It turned out to be that period of time.
Xin Qing continued, "Although I'm not with the Emperor, there are still many rumors about him in the palace, so I often hear them. I heard that after he recovered from his illness, he became very wary of everyone in the palace. It's difficult for ordinary people to get close to him, and even choosing someone to serve him is difficult."
“…”
"However, the emperor has a natural liking for the daughter of the Qin family and does not reject her at all."
"Qin family's daughter?"
Zhu Feng frowned slightly.
Xinqing was also stunned for a moment, then she remembered that she had accidentally heard several aunts in the palace talking. They all said that since His Royal Highness Prince Yan woke up, he has ignored everyone, but he has an inexplicable liking for the girl from the Qin family, as if it was born with her, and Xinqing inadvertently said this in their tone.
She said hurriedly, "It's Ning--Madam Qin."
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