After the letter was sent, Su Man no longer had any worries.
She neither begged the emperor to let her go nor lost her temper. Instead, she sighed every day and hardly touched her meals.
Within a few days, rumors spread from Kunning Palace that the queen had lost her appetite and cried every day after being imprisoned.
Tao Yuan was very anxious seeing Su Man like this. She thought Su Man was thinking about the emperor and tried to comfort her every day.
That day, when Taoyuan was trying to get Suman to eat more, Aunt Zhao came in from outside.
She was the only person who could come and go freely in Kunning Palace. Ever since Suman was confined to her house, she was not there for most of the day. No one knew whether she was slacking off or telling tales.
Seeing her coming, Tao Yuan's eyes almost went up to the sky, but remembering Su Man's advice, she greeted her reluctantly, "Aunt Zhao is here."
Aunt Zhao's eyes were like searchlights, scanning every blade of grass and every tree in the house.
When she saw the weak Su Man lying on the bed, Aunt Zhao was stunned. "My Lady, what's wrong with you?"
Su Man sighed softly, "I accidentally caused Concubine Shu to lose her child. I am unable to sleep or eat. I believe the Emperor must hate me this time. It would be better for me to go and clean up."
"Your Majesty, you can't think like that."
Su Man closed her eyes, looking exhausted.
When Aunt Zhao saw Su Man's pale face and dark circles under her eyes, she really thought that Su Man was heartbroken and had some kind of mental illness.
She offered a few words of comfort and went out to report to Murong Hong.
Seeing her leave, Su Man had a faint smile on her lips.
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"You mean the Queen is too sad and is becoming increasingly depressed?"
Murong Hong frowned.
Aunt Zhao lowered her hands and said, "Yes, I asked the palace maids in the kitchen before I came here, and they said that the food they sent back every day was barely touched. I just looked at the Majesty, and her face was pale. I'm afraid...I'm afraid it's not good."
Under the candlelight, Murong Hong's face was dark and unclear.
He didn't expect that Guman loved him so deeply.
Right now, he still has a lot of uses for Prime Minister Gu, and Guman must not get into trouble at this time.
Kunning Palace
Murong Hong heard a cough before he even entered the door.
"My Lady, are you okay?"
"I, I'm fine, cough cough..."
Murong Hong suppressed the impatience on his face and winked at the eunuch.
"The Emperor has arrived."
When Murong Hong stepped into the room, Su Man was getting out of bed with the help of Tao Yuan. In just ten days, she had lost a lot of weight.
The thin nightgown made her slender figure stand out more clearly, and her black hair was draped over her shoulders. Compared to her usual elegant and graceful appearance, she looked even more fragile and charming.
"Your Highness."
Murong Hong came back to his senses and realized that he had been distracted. He coughed lightly and said, "Stand up."
Su Man stood up with Tao Yuan's support. Seeing that she could hardly stand, Murong Hong knew that what Aunt Zhao said was true.
If the slap is too loud, you should also give a sweet reward.
"I heard that the Queen was unwell, so I came to see you."
Su Man raised her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes, which made Murong Hong's heart beat irregularly.
"Your Majesty, I thought you would never come again."
The crying tone makes people feel distressed.
Looking at a beauty under the lamp, she is already affectionate and gentle, and she is so weak and boneless, with only you in her eyes. Murong Hong actually felt his blood boiling.
He supported Su Man and said, "I blame you, but I also feel sorry for you."
All the discerning eunuchs and palace maids withdrew, leaving only Su Man and Murong Hong.
Murong Hong took Su Man in his arms and sat down beside the bed, coaxing her in a low voice, "Look at you, I haven't been checking you for a few days, and you've made yourself like this."
Murong Hong spoke in a gentle tone, not like a king but rather like the husband of an ordinary family.
The emperor is so sentimental, no wonder he fell into his trap when Guman was around.
But Su Man was not an ordinary person. She concentrated on pretending to be sad. "I know that I have committed a serious crime. I am willing to pay with my life for another's. I only ask that the emperor not blame me."
"You are not allowed to die."
Murong Hong held her hand and said, "I am angry with you, but in my heart, no one can compare to you."
"emperor..."
Suman covered her face and cried bitterly.
Murong Hong comforted Su Man for a while, then suddenly said, "You are under house arrest, and your father is very worried. He has come to me several times to ask me to forgive you. I am afraid he blames me."
His eyes wandered over Suman's face, trying to find any clues.
Su Man's eyes were very calm. "Daddy is really something. Since I have married the emperor, I am his person. If he does this, he will make it difficult for the emperor."
Seeing that she was still the same as usual, Murong Hong breathed a sigh of relief. He touched Su Man's hair and said, "He is your father. I will understand. Well, you have been punished enough. Tomorrow I will have your house arrest lifted to prevent you from worrying too much and hurting yourself."
"real?"
"You are not joking."
Su Man said shyly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
...
After Murong Hong left, the smile on Su Man's face disappeared completely.
It was worth it that I, sister, had been hungry for so many days and had drawn dark circles under my eyes. I was finally released from house arrest before the Queen Mother’s birthday banquet.
If it was just an ordinary banquet, Su Man would not go, but if she wanted to meet the King of Beiping, she had to take advantage of this opportunity.
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After Suman was released from house arrest, all the palace maids returned.
The head maid in her palace was Aunt Zhao, and the head eunuch was Wang Mingfu. In addition, there were a group of palace maids and eunuchs, filling the Kunning Palace to the brim.
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