Dongfang Run looked back: "It's safe here"
An Qingran smiled bitterly. What he called safety, wasn’t it a disaster for Dongfang Jin who was looking for her?
So she didn't answer.
Dongfang Run floated away.
The white dress became increasingly blurry in her eyes, but it was still stunning. She had never seen anyone wear a white dress so stunningly.
Honeysuckle followed beside him, not daring to even breathe.
An Qingran looked at the maids following behind her and knew that she could not escape. If she didn't have the baby in her belly, she could still give it a try.
Dongfang Run finally returned to the other courtyard. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard the loud cry of a baby. He couldn't help but smile and walked quickly to the door of the house. However, his hand stopped at the moment it touched the door, but he still pushed it open. The room was a little stuffy because of the curtain. The baby's crying continued. He lifted the pearl curtain of the inner room and saw Lou Wanyue wearing a brocade handkerchief and holding a swaddling cloth in her arms. The crying came from the swaddling cloth. She couldn't coax the baby and was a little anxious. The wet nurse next to her reached out her hand: "Madam, let the servant come. I think the young master is hungry..."
When she turned around and saw Dongfang Run, the young nanny's face suddenly turned red. She turned her back and went to the inner room with the baby in her arms. Lou Wanyue wiped the sweat from her forehead, then turned around without even looking at Dongfang Run.
Dongfang Run sat at the head of her bed and sighed: "Are you feeling better?"
Lou Wanyue still didn't answer.
She fiddled with the small quilt on the bed, folding it gently over and over again.
Dongfang Run held her hand, and finally Lou Wanyue raised her eyes, but her eyes were cold.
"Are you still blaming me?"
"I dare not." She said she dare not, but she was angry. Dongfang Run sighed.
"The situation was really urgent at the time, so we only had time to evacuate the people in the mansion..." Dongfang Run explained.
"Yes, that's why my parents' family was pushed to the forefront... You are really too cunning. I have been married to you for almost two years. It's fine if you don't love me, but you shouldn't put the Lou family to death like this!"
Lou Wanyue couldn't help but feel angry when she thought of this incident. She was taken away overnight and didn't know what had happened. When she saw Prince Shou and the Queen Mother appear together, she felt something was wrong. She heard the edict issued by the Queen Mother very clearly, about the bloodline of the previous emperor and the cat replacing the prince. Maybe all of this was true, but in her eyes, nothing could be more heartbreaking than putting her loved ones in dire straits. This was just one of the reasons.
Finally, she looked into Dongfang Run's eyes again and asked seriously, "Do you really want to be the emperor so much?"
"There are some things...you don't understand. The arrow is on the string and has to be shot." Dongfang Run gave her unsatisfactory answer.
Suddenly she smiled: "Are you still not giving up on An Qingran?"
When she asked this question, her heart ached. If possible, she would rather never touch this painful point in her life.
She didn't want to either.
But Dongfang Run, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, actually agreed to seize the throne, which made her suspicious, because with the throne, he could do whatever he wanted.
When Dongfang Run heard Lou Wanyue ask this question directly, he was also stunned. She used to be so gentle, never spoke to him loudly, and never complained about anything. Was she really sad?
Dongfang Run looked at the woman in front of him. He had always thought that his heart had never been on her, but why did his heart ache when he saw her so sad? Was it because of Xin'er? She was Xin'er's mother, and she gave him a son, the future prince. That was why he was so worried?
At this moment, he was a little confused. If he was with An Qingran in the future, she would be his queen, but what about Xin'er?
He had never thought about this issue before.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Lou Wanyue already understood in her heart.
She showed a bitter smile on her face, turned her head away and never looked at Dongfang Run again.
Dongfang Run turned around dejectedly, not knowing what to say.
After Dongfang Run left, Lou Wanyue's straight back finally collapsed. She fell on the brocade pillow and burst into tears. The wet nurse came out, wanting to comfort her but not knowing what to say. Finally, she brought the swaddled Xin'er up to her and said, "Madam, the young master should stop crying. Please hold him again. A mother's embrace will make the child feel safe."
Although Lou Wanyue was still crying, she finally took the child. Looking at Xin'er, whose skin was still red in her arms, she felt even sadder. She almost lost him!
Moreover, because of the premature birth, she felt guilty about the child and was afraid that the child would have any problems.
This makes one's heart even more entangled.
"Child, your father doesn't care about your mother..." Lou Wanyue said softly.
As if answering her, the baby suddenly started crying loudly. Lou Wanyue did not try to comfort him, but just held him tighter. She looked at the sunlight coming through the window and couldn't help but sigh. The sky was so clear, which was totally different from her mood. It seemed that God had no pity on her...
***
The Imperial Palace.
Emperor Yunqi's illness became more and more serious. Dongfang Jin had no news about An Qingran, and he was anxious and couldn't sleep at night. But from the perspective of outsiders, he was still very energetic and his eyes were still sharp. No one thought that he was scared, and no one thought that he was defeated.
Some ministers suggested that Dongfang Jin arrest the Lou family and put them in jail, but Dongfang Jin refused and only sent people to guard them, not allowing them to go in or out, which was considered house arrest.
Despite this, the Lou family was still extremely grateful, and it was obvious that the prince was not a heartless person.
Therefore, Prime Minister Lou was even more grateful and decided to write a letter to Prince Shou, asking him to give up his rebellion and accept the right path of submission.
After all, their military force could not compete with Emperor Yunqi's regular army. Moreover, although they had the so-called edict of the empress dowager, after all, so many years had passed, and Emperor Yunqi had made no mistakes in his service to the country, so Bai Xin was still convinced. Moreover, the bloodline incident had also been clarified. There was a record of a Concubine Xie on the jade disc, and the palace maids at that time proved that Concubine Xie's children were also of the late emperor's bloodline. Therefore, Emperor Yunqi was also the prince of the late emperor. The two were born at the same time, so Prince Shou was not necessarily the eldest son. It was not excessive to establish the eldest son instead of the legitimate son.
Of course the Queen Mother denied the evidence from that year, but the historians and censors all remembered it, so she could not deny it.
Each side holds its own view.
Prince Shou was extremely angry about Prime Minister Lou's letter of persuasion to surrender. The Queen Mother was also angry. When she saw Prince Shou tear up the letter of persuasion to surrender, she sighed and said, "You are not thoughtful enough. Your relatives didn't even stand on your side. You are not prepared at all!"
Prince Shou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mother, I have repeatedly tried to test Prime Minister Lou from the side, but he is firm in his attitude and even a little suspicious of me. I dare not continue to test him..."
"You should have threatened him with Lou Wanyue's life..."
"Prime Minister Lou is not someone who can be threatened." Prince Shou did not want to refute the Queen Mother, but he did try.
He has done his best in this matter.
The Queen Mother heard this and said, "Let Lou Wanyue write a letter to her father, telling him about the situation here and that we are determined to take over the world. I hope he will make the right choice now."
Prince Shou was in a dilemma. He knew that Lou Wanyue was having a quarrel with Dongfang Run, and Dongfang Run had been unhappy these days. He had not agreed to the uprising in the first place, but later on, for some reason, he agreed. It was not easy for him to force him any further.
But since the Queen Mother said so, I had no choice but to agree to it.
The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and frowned: "The tea here is not as delicious as the red robe tribute from Nanzhao in the palace. We should move faster and fight back."
"Yes, mother." Since Prince Shou had already started the rebellion, he had already made up his mind to take back the empire. He used to think that the happiness of his whole family was the greatest happiness, but now he feels that there are many benefits to taking over the country. At least it will allow the Queen Mother to enjoy her old age and not complain so much.
**
An Qingran knew that Dongfang Run would not let her go, and she did not want to act rashly now. She was thinking about how she could help Dongfang Jin at this time. Recalling her previous life, Prince Shou did not take any action, and after the death of the Crown Prince, he did not help Dongfang Ye. He kept to himself and maintained his wealth and comfort. Therefore, in this life, she did not remain highly vigilant against them, but she did not know that her rebirth would affect many things, including the matter of Prince Shou.
An Qingran sat in front of the window, looking at the lush green leaves outside. At this time, if she were in the East Palace, the apricots in the fields would be ready to eat. They were boiled with sugar and tasted sour and sweet. If they were too sour, she could pour honey on them, steam them, and dry them on the bluestone slabs, covered with coarse mesh to prevent mosquitoes and flies from getting in...
Thinking of this, her mouth felt sour and she really wanted to eat something. However, she just looked at Honeysuckle standing silently in the corner and did not say a word.
Honeysuckle came forward after a while: "Master, is there anything you need?"
An Qingran did not answer.
She really couldn't forgive the betrayal of the person closest to her.
Rendong also knew that An Qingran had noticed her annoyance.
Honeysuckle spoke again: "Master, even if you don't forgive me, you can't be too sad and resentful. It's not good for the child..."
"You still know!"
"I really regret it. If I could exchange my life for it, I would be willing to do so. I only hope that my master can be in a good mood. I will definitely find a way to rescue you." Honeysuckle didn't know what to say.
"Well, go get me some sour jujubes. The sourer the better. I want to eat some."
When Rendong saw that she was finally talking to her face to face, her face lit up with joy, she sighed and ran out.
An Qingran picked up the book on the table and took a look at it, then put it down again because she had no interest. The vermilion lacquered carved window was open, and through the curtains, she could see that there were still four or five maids in the yard, pretending to be busy. In fact, the toon tree had been pruned since morning, and there was only a thin layer of fallen leaves on the ground. It was too obvious that these people were monitoring her.
An Qingran knew that Dongfang Run was a gentleman, so she was not so panicked. She was just worried that if Dongfang Jin acted cautiously, the great empire would be destroyed in her hands.
So, she must escape.
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