A few days later.
Imperial Palace, Zhaohua Hall.
The queen, dressed in a bright yellow nightgown, was leaning on the bed with a tired look on her face, and her whole body seemed weak as if all the strength had been drained away.
Having been the Empress for more than ten years, she has always been dignified and graceful, and rarely has moments like this.
"Your Highness," Madam Zhao, who was standing by, said with great distress, "Your Highness will be fine. You should also take care of your own health."
The queen shook her head weakly and coughed a few times uncontrollably. Her voice was hoarse and weak: "Send more people, send more people, make sure to find Xiao'er quickly, my Xiao'er..."
Nanny Zhao quickly stepped forward to help her calm down, signaling Qiu Rong, who was standing by, to quickly bring the medicine over. "Your Highness, don't worry. Come, drink the medicine first. Only by drinking it can you get better faster. No matter what, His Highness must also want you to be well."
The Queen's mood finally calmed down a little. "Okay, I'll drink it. Bring the medicine here. I'll drink it now."
After downing a bowl of medicinal soup and taking a bite of the candied fruit, the queen still felt a bitter taste in her mouth and heart. Her eyes were a little unfocused, and she murmured, "Mammy, where... could Xiao'er be now? Why hasn't he returned to the palace? Why can't the secret guards find him? I dare not think too much about it. I am really afraid... How could my son's life be so miserable?"
Aunt Zhao's face was also full of worry, "Your Majesty..."
When the Queen mentioned her fate, an unknown emotion flashed across her face, and her voice became even heavier and hoarse. "Five years ago, the Emperor shouldn't have easily listened to the words of Master Yuan En from Qingyuan Temple. He left Xiao'er there for five years without paying any attention to him, and he didn't even allow me to visit him. He forcibly separated us, mother and son, for five years..."
"For the past five years, no matter how hard it has been for me, my Xiao'er must have had it even harder than me. Back then, when he was still so young, the day before he left the palace, he came to me and said he wanted to have dinner with my mother. He even brought me my favorite cakes..."
At this point, she began to choke up.
Zhao Ma's eyes also turned red. "Your Highness, he will be fine. The suffering he has endured in the past will surely protect him and bring him peace in the future."
Tears ran down the queen's cheeks and quickly fell.
She clenched her hands, the string in her heart trembling on the edge of breaking. "The emperor said that when Xiao'er's fate is over, he will be able to return to the palace safely. The emperor also said that when the catastrophe is over, he will personally send someone to bring Xiao'er back to the palace..."
"But now..."
"Mammy, what do you think this will make me feel?"
Zhao Ma's heart skipped a beat. Her legs trembled slightly as she knelt down. "Your Majesty! No! No!"
A hint of sarcasm flashed across the queen's eyes, and her voice was so weak that it seemed to dissipate in the air: "They say even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but what if... it's not a tiger?"
Zhao Mama was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. Her lips trembled as she hurriedly said, "Madam!"
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Cheng'an Marquis Mansion.
Chen Yao has been frequently called over by her mother Yu Man these days to talk about things related to her beloved son. After the chat, they learn this and that. It can be said that it is a review of what they learned a long time ago, such as etiquette, rules, and some principles related to managing household affairs and handling big and small matters.
Therefore, her daily schedule was almost completely filled with Yu Man. When she came back from there every day, she was so tired that she didn't want to move anymore. She just wanted to take a shower and go to bed early to rest up.
It was not until Ling Su told her that today was the day the doctor would come to the house to give Mo Chuan acupuncture that she remembered that she had not gone to the east courtyard to see Qi Yunxiao for several days, and she didn't know how his injuries had recovered.
The weather is still a bit hot now, which is not suitable for healing. If the wound is kept stuffy and starts to fester, it will be bad. The medical level in ancient times was not good...
After thinking about it, she asked Yuezhu to go to her mother and tell her that she would rest in the morning and go there in the afternoon, and then she took Xichun to the east yard.
On the way, Xichun remembered that the young lady had not yet told the Marquis and his wife about Mo Chuan, so he reminded her, "Young lady, you haven't explained Mo Chuan to the Marquis and his wife yet."
Chen Yao understood, and she said: "I was thinking of waiting until his injury is better before talking about it, because if my father knew about this, he would definitely go to see Mo Chuan's people first. And then, you know, which guards around me didn't have their skills tested by him personally? He doesn't care whether they are injured or not. Anyway, after a few moves, if it works, it works, if it doesn't, it doesn't. No one wastes anyone's time. Look at Mo Chuan, how many moves can he withstand from my father?"
Xichun nodded: "Yes, you are very thoughtful."
Chen Yao continued, "Besides, he hasn't remembered anything yet, so we have no way of knowing the depth of his martial arts skills. So let's give him some time. At least let Ling Su take him in and see how things go."
Speaking of this, Xichun's thoughts wandered to other places, and he worriedly said, "What if the Marquis and his wife knew that you executed the man first and then told them that you kept him for so long, and they got furious and blamed or punished you?"
Chen Yao smiled and looked at her with a playful look, "Xichun, why should I be so honest and explain everything to my parents?"
Xichun finally understood: "Maybe you want to... make up something...?"
Chen Yao nodded, "Yes, that's what I thought, but I haven't figured out how to write it yet. Mainly because I've been so tired from being tossed around by my mother these past few days that I haven't been able to take care of these things."
Xichun smiled and said, "Then Yuezhu and I will give you a good massage when you take a bath tonight. I guarantee that you will be able to get rid of all your fatigue and sleep better at night."
Chen Yao smiled sweetly, "Of course that's good. You and Yuezhu have always been the most considerate to me. I remember it all."
Xichun waved her hands and smiled, "Miss, this is nothing, it's what we should do."
After a while, they walked to the east side of the yard.
Qi Yunxiao just walked out of the house and stopped when he saw them.
"Mo Chuan, I came here specially to see you." Chen Yao said to him with a smile while still some distance away.
Qi Yunxiao's fingertips moved slightly unconsciously. He couldn't tell what his mood was at the moment, but a soft color quietly appeared in his eyes.
"You're here." He said softly.
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