Chapter 451: Borrowing the Name of Master Jingkong
After the nightmare began, Emperor Yongping did call the imperial teacher into the palace.
However, after the Imperial Preceptor entered the palace, Emperor Yongping only asked him to perform a ritual for the souls of Empress Yuan and several of his legitimate children who died young, and did not mention the nightmare.
He thought that as long as the Empress and his legitimate children lived well after their reincarnation, the guilt in his heart would be alleviated and he would naturally stop having nightmares.
It was the responsibility of Xiangguo Temple to pray for the souls of the royal family. The imperial teacher naturally followed his instructions and reported Emperor Yongping's words back to Xiangguo Temple as soon as possible.
No one knew what was going on in Emperor Yongping's mind. He told no one except Lin Fu about his nightmares every night.
Even Chu Chengyi knew about it from Chu Qinshu, but since Emperor Yongping didn't tell him, he could only pretend that he didn't know.
In addition to having the imperial physician accompany him at all times, he was also reminded to remember to drink the spiritual spring water in the medicine gourd to take care of his body.
Apart from this, he couldn't think of a better way.
After all, having nightmares is something that is beyond our control, and no matter how others advise or comfort us, it is completely useless.
Chu Qinshu has thought of all the solutions she can think of. Even An Moyue, who is omnipotent in her eyes, is helpless. What can she do?
He could only go out personally and try to persuade Emperor Yongping to look for the imperial teacher again.
Although Emperor Yongping was an emperor, his life was somewhat awkward.
Zhang lived a comfortable life in the palace, not only because of the support of the empress dowager, but also because of his indulgence.
He felt that he had not followed the ancestral teachings to marry Zhang as his queen, which had caused her to suffer injustice, so he was tolerant in every way and did not want Zhang to blame him for this.
He even felt a little guilty towards Prince Ning and Prince Huai. If he had not married their mother as queen, they would not have to make things difficult for Chu Chengyi in order to fight for the position of crown prince.
He believed that he had feelings for Empress Yuan, but after the tenderness and sweetness of the first two years of marriage, that love slowly faded away without his noticing.
Especially since the Empress' children died one after another, his so-called love was even less worth mentioning.
But he did not realize that by doing so, he was not only betraying his ancestors' teachings, but also betraying the innocent Empress.
It was not until Zhang came back to life after her death and told the truth that he realized how confused he had been about the affairs of the harem over the years.
The only thing that comforted him was that neither the jade pendant nor the treasure map belonged to the Zhang family, which meant that the assistance given by Zhang's ancestors to the royal family would be discounted.
In this case, since it was the Zhang family that deceived the royal family first, then he was not wrong to disobey the ancestral teachings and marry Zhang as his queen.
But after he married Empress Yuan, he was not devoted to her, making her life so difficult in the harem, which was a responsibility he could not shirk.
Emperor Yongping spent his days in such guilt.
During the day, he thought about the salvation of the souls at Xiangguo Temple, which would allow Empress Yuan and her sons and daughters to have a peaceful afterlife.
But at night he always wanted to go back to the past, to the time when the Empress was the only one in his harem.
In fact, what he couldn't let go of were Zhang, those deceased concubines, and those innocent lives.
He knew very well that all of this was caused by his own hands.
Therefore, as soon as he closed his eyes, his inner weakness would be surrounded by their attacks.
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Emperor Yongping did not sleep well at night, and even stayed up to avoid nightmares, so he had to make up for his sleep most of the time during the day.
Therefore, Chu Qinshu did not go to Anren Palace to see him every day.
But as the crown prince, Chu Chengyi had to go to Anren Palace every day to attend to the emperor's illness, and even if he was not doing so, he had to pay his respects.
So the day after An Moyue suggested that Emperor Yongping look for another imperial teacher, Chu Qinshu asked Chu Chengyi to take her to Anren Palace.
[The Emperor looks much more haggard, even more serious than in the video. It would be great if Shu'er could help the Emperor get rid of the nightmare. ]
Emperor Yongping was reclining on the couch taking a nap at this time. When he heard Chu Qinshu's voice, he raised his eyes and glanced at the door.
Sure enough, she saw Chu Chengyi carrying her and walking inside.
He was not surprised that Chu Qinshu knew about his nightmare.
It's not surprising that his granddaughter watches his videos just to show her concern for him.
But he felt a little embarrassed that his granddaughter, who was so young, had to worry about him.
"Your Majesty, Shu'er is here to see you."
As soon as she entered the door, Chu Qinshu threw herself forward with all her strength. Chu Chengyi, who was holding her, had to put her on the ground and let her run by herself.
"Okay, okay, the emperor is very happy that Shu'er has come to see him."
Emperor Yongping wanted to hug Chu Qinshu, but he couldn't muster the energy and his hands didn't have much strength, so he tried several times but failed to lift her up.
"Your Highness, Shu'er has grown up. You can no longer hold her in your arms. Shu'er can crawl into your arms by herself."
As Chu Qinshu spoke, she quickly climbed up from the low stool beside the couch, then snuggled into Emperor Yongping's arms.
"Your Majesty, I will accompany you for a little longer today, and let Daddy take care of his own business."
Chu Qinshu sat in Emperor Yongping's arms, stretching out her little hand to touch his already white beard, but her words were spoken very seriously.
Emperor Yongping was unwilling to mention the nightmare to Chu Chengyi. With him here, Chu Qinshu couldn't bring it up either, so she could only send him away.
"Okay, okay, today Shu'er is accompanying the Emperor, so your father won't be allowed to accompany the Emperor. The Emperor will let your father take care of his own business."
Emperor Yongping glanced at Chu Chengyi as he spoke, and he seemed to have a rare smug look on his face.
"Then I will go and get back to pick up Shu'er later."
Chu Chengyi obediently took his leave, and when he left, he did not forget to take a look at Emperor Yongping who was holding Chu Qinshu in his arms.
Chu Qinshu blinked at him, then continued to pull Emperor Yongping's beard with full concentration.
"Your Majesty, Master Jingkong appeared in Shu'er's dream."
Chu Qinshu didn't stop her hands and spoke casually.
"Oh? Master Jingkong is coming back?"
When Master Jingkong was mentioned, Emperor Yongping became excited. Compared with the Imperial Master, he trusted Master Jingkong more.
Especially regarding the salvation of the souls of Empress Yuan and her sons and daughters, if Master Jingkong could preside over it personally, perhaps his sleepless nights and nightmares could be resolved soon.
"Master Jingkong said that he is in the mountains of Fengning Country teaching his disciples and it will take several years for him to come back. However, he said that he sensed that you, Your Majesty, are not in good spirits, so he asked Shu'er to pass on his message."
Chu Qinshu stopped her hands and looked towards Emperor Yongping with a serious expression, and it was hard to tell that she was lying.
She knew that Master Jingkong was the most useful to Emperor Yongping.
"Oh? The master asked Shu'er to pass a message to the emperor? What did he want to say?"
When Emperor Yongping heard that Master Jingkong would not return for a few years, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but when he heard the news, he began to feel a little bit of anticipation.
Perhaps Master Jingkong asked Shuer to tell him that he could also perform a ritual to liberate Lanqin and her son in Fengning Country?
"Master Jingkong said that the emperor should renovate Anren Palace. As for how to renovate it, he said that we can find out after the imperial master comes to take a look."
Chu Qinshu knew that if she directly asked Emperor Yongping to find an imperial tutor, Emperor Yongping might not agree.
So, she made up this excuse.
As long as the imperial teacher arrives, she and her brother Xie will act according to circumstances and will definitely be able to help Emperor Yongping solve the nightmare problem.
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