Chapter 494 Extra - Shangguan Qingyu Huang Sujin
That spring, peach blossoms bloomed on the branches, and when the wind blew, the pink petals scattered everywhere.
No matter how diligent an emperor is, there will be a time when he is young and vigorous. Emperor Shangguan Qingyu of Dongyou was only twenty-one at that time.
When Shangguan Qingyu put down the last stroke of his pen in the imperial study, a gust of wind suddenly came in from the half-open window, carrying a tender pink peach petal and falling in front of him.
Shangguan Qingyu was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe embroidered with golden dragon patterns. His black hair was tied up high. His slender hands picked up the flower petals on the table, and his deep eyes were filled with unknown thoughts.
"Eunuch Zhu, I remember that Taojiang is famous in Dongyou for its peach blossoms. From the looks of it, the flowers in Taojiang should all be in bloom, right?"
Shangguan Qingyu looked at Eunuch Zhu who was standing not far away and said lightly.
"I see the peach blossoms are in full bloom outside, so I think Taojiang should be pretty good too."
When Eunuch Zhu heard the question, he lowered his head and answered carefully.
"Then let's go to Taojiang and take a look. I've only heard people describe the peach blossoms in Taojiang as blooming, as if the entire city is covered in pink clouds. Now I want to see for myself what pink clouds look like."
After Shangguan Qingyu finished speaking, he held the peach petals in his palm, already having a destination in mind.
"I'll prepare it right away." When Eunuch Zhu heard the emperor say he was going out for a trip, he subconsciously wanted to prepare the sedan chair and people.
"Come back, what are you preparing for? It just so happens that there is nothing important to deal with in Dongyou these days, so let's go out incognito with you and me to see how the people of Dongyou are doing!"
Shangguan Qingyu stopped Eunuch Zhu and then spoke.
"Ah? Going on a secret tour?" Eunuch Zhu was stunned when he heard Shangguan Qingyu's words and repeated it subconsciously.
"What? Is it not possible?" Shangguan Qingyu saw Eunuch Zhu's surprised expression, so he turned his head to look at Eunuch Zhu and asked back.
"Yes, yes, I will certainly do what the Emperor asks. I will go and prepare the money and some clothes for you to change into."
When asked by the emperor, Eunuch Zhu hurriedly responded and then quickly retreated.
"Peach blossoms..." After Eunuch Zhu left, Shangguan Qingyu walked to the window and pushed it open. There was a peach tree outside. The wind blew, and the petals fluttered.
Taojiang is famous for its peach blossoms, and the peach blossoms are in full bloom now, which naturally attracts many outsiders.
At this time, a young man in crimson and white clothes was walking on the street. As he walked, he looked at new things along the way.
Next to him, a servant, now covered in things, was trying hard to smile and keep up with the boy's brisk steps.
The boy's cool temperament attracted the attention of many young girls, and even older ones took a few more glances at him.
These two people are naturally Shangguan Qingyu and Eunuch Zhu.
"The peach blossoms in Taojiang are really worthy of their reputation. Even the two sides of the road are planted with peach blossoms." Shangguan Qingyu said this and took a deep breath of the refreshing peach blossom fragrance.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and countless petals fell from the branches like pink flower rain, scattering everywhere, even on the heads of passers-by.
Perhaps they were used to this, the pedestrians walked calmly, ignoring the petals above their heads. After all, if they took them off, the petals would fall again.
"It is indeed a wonderful place. I have grown up thanks to the Emperor... and the Young Master, so that I can see such a beautiful scenery."
Eunuch Zhu followed behind Shangguan Qingyu, took a look at the flower petals flying all over the sky, and was about to blurt out the word "Emperor" when he was stopped by Shangguan Qingyu's eyes. Eunuch Zhu then changed his words.
"Well, since it's so beautiful, let's stay there for a few more days and buy more things."
Shangguan Qingyu saw that Eunuch Zhu changed his words in time, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he turned around and saw a calligraphy and painting shop, and walked in with curiosity.
"Sir, what do you need?" As Shangguan Qingyu just walked in, a servant came towards him and asked with a polite smile.
"I'm just taking a look." Shangguan Qingyu smelled a scent of ink as soon as he walked in, which was different from the scent outside. The smell was not strong, but it seemed very special in this place with the fragrance of peach blossoms everywhere.
"Okay, take a look. If you need anything, just call me."
The servant saw that Shangguan Qingyu was dressed in extraordinary clothes and had a unique temperament, and knew at a glance that he was not an ordinary young man, so he walked behind Shangguan Qingyu with a smile.
"Sir, our Huang's Painting and Calligraphy Hall has a history of almost a hundred years. We have paintings and calligraphy of all ages."
The servant saw Shangguan Qingyu turning around without saying anything, so he began to introduce him.
Shangguan Qingyu listened to the servant's words and took another look at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall or spread out on the table.
As an emperor, he had naturally seen many paintings and calligraphy by famous artists and had collected quite a few of them. He took a rough look around and found that although there were a few authentic works, most of them were imitations.
What's worse, some of the paintings were put out just after they were finished, and the ink was not yet dry.
Seeing this, Shangguan Qingyu smiled faintly. It was true that there were people from all eras.
Just as he was about to speak, Shangguan Qingyu suddenly saw a picture of eight horses flying. He walked forward, picked up the painting and looked at it carefully.
"Dongzi, is everything okay?" At this moment, a clear female voice interrupted Shangguan Qingyu's thoughts. He looked up and looked outside the door.
Outside the door, I saw a girl in white clothes walking towards me. Her long hair was like a waterfall, and she had it tied into a small bun with a hairpin imitating peach blossoms inserted diagonally on it. A few naughty peach petals were gently trembling on the girl's head.
She has willow-shaped eyebrows, black eyes, red lips, and a skirt that trails on the ground. She has a unique charm. The person who comes is none other than Huang Sujin, the adopted daughter of the Huang Family Calligraphy and Painting Hall.
However, Shangguan Qingyu had seen many beauties, all kinds of them, so he just looked up and then continued to lower his head, looking at the picture of Eight Flying Horses in his hand.
"Miss, everything is normal here, nothing happened."
The servant next to Shangguan Qingyu, whose name was Dongzi, heard what Huang Sujin said, and hurriedly ran to Huang Sujin and answered with his head down.
"That's good." Huang Sujin nodded slightly, and then saw a young man in crimson and white clothes, looking at something with his head down.
She took a few steps closer to the young man and noticed the picture of Eight Flying Horses in his hand.
Seeing this, Huang Sujin's eyes flashed and she walked straight to Shangguan Qingyu.
"Sir, you like this painting. It was created by the famous artist Yang Han. You have good taste." Huang Sujin asked softly, with a hint of tentativeness.
"I can't say I like it, but you said this was made by Yang Han?"
Shangguan Qingyu looked up and met Huang Sujin's eyes. Instead of answering directly, he asked a question in return.
I could only smell the scent of peach blossoms lingering around my nose. I didn't know if the scent was brought from outside by the woman next to me, or if she had used peach blossom scented ointment.
"Of course." Huang Sujin saw that her words were being questioned, but she still spoke with certainty while her eyes moved.
"Heh..." Shangguan Qingyu chuckled, then put the painting away and prepared to leave.
"Stop!" Huang Sujin saw that the young man in front of her didn't say anything, but just sneered and was about to leave. She was anxious to let the young man explain himself clearly, so she stepped forward and grabbed Shangguan Qingyu's arm.
When Eunuch Zhu saw this, he was so scared that he dropped the things in his hands.
"Men and women should not touch each other." Shangguan Qingyu frowned slightly when he saw his arm being held by a strange woman.
"Miss." Seeing this, the servant beside her hurried over and signaled Huang Sujin to let go of her hand.
Fortunately, there is no one else in the shop now, otherwise there would be rumors spreading outside. If the eldest young master knew about it, I would probably be beaten to death.
"I just want you to make your words clear." Huang Sujin followed Shangguan Qingyu's gaze and saw that she had indeed grabbed a strange man, so she put her hand down after speaking in a low voice.
"What else can I say? It's just a fake, and you actually said it was made by Yang Han."
Shangguan Qingyu glanced at the picture of eight flying horses not far away, and after he finished speaking, he showed a hint of ridicule.
"Why do you think it's a fake?" Huang Sujin was shocked when she heard the boy's words, but she still asked without giving up.
"Not only do I know it's a fake, I also know that this painting was created by a woman." Shangguan Qingyu saw that the girl was still being stubborn, so he said another sentence.
"You said that if it came from a woman's hand, it must be a woman's hand. You should at least say something credible, like where the painting is wrong or something like that."
When Huang Sujin heard Shangguan Qingyu's words, her heart skipped a beat, but she remained unyielding.
In fact, what the man said was right. This painting of eight flying horses was indeed created by a woman, and that woman was herself.
As the adopted daughter of the Huang family, Huang Sujin had a high comprehension of calligraphy and painting since childhood. In addition, with more than ten years of deliberate training from the Huang family, she was very sure that there would be absolutely no faults in the paintings she copied.
Many times, even my adoptive father couldn't tell which one was real and which one was fake.
The man in front of her was so sure that this was a fake that her calligraphy and painting skills, which she had always been proud of, were questioned. How could she accept this?
"The forgery was indeed a copy without any mistakes, but the copyist forgot one thing, so the person can only be a copyist."
Shangguan Qingyu saw the girl in front of him pouting and looking unwilling to give up, so he spoke up.
"What is it?" Huang Sujin tilted her head and asked curiously when she heard Shangguan Qingyu say this.
“As for artistic conception, although I have never seen the real painting of Eight Horses Flying, I have seen other paintings by Yang Han. His paintings reveal a free, unrestrained and informal artistic conception, and reveal a man’s ambition to conquer the world.
As for the painting of eight flying horses just now, to be frank, I only felt that those eight horses were mares. They did not show any masculinity at all. Instead, they exuded a sense of delicateness everywhere. So I am sure that the painting was done by a woman. ”
Shangguan Qingyu directly stated the reasons why he thought it was a fake. After he finished speaking, he saw that the girl in front of him stopped talking, so he turned around and left.
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Zhu hurriedly chased after him with the things in his arms.
Huang Sujin was completely stunned by Shangguan Qingyu's words.
"Jin'er, what's wrong with you?" After an unknown amount of time, a familiar voice interrupted Huang Sujin's thoughts.
The person who came was Huang Haokong, Huang Sujin's childhood sweetheart and the eldest son of the Huang family's calligraphy and painting hall.
I was delayed by something before, so I asked Huang Sujin to come to the calligraphy and painting hall first. However, I didn't expect that when I came in after finishing my work, I saw Jin'er standing there with a dazed look on her face, and I didn't know what she was thinking about.
"Nothing." Huang Sujin looked at Huang Haokong who was standing in front of her and shook her head silently.
"Since there's nothing to do, let's go back." Huang Haokong smiled gently and reached out to hold Huang Sujin's small hand.
"Wait a minute..." Just as Huang Sujin and Huang Haokong were about to walk out the door, she suddenly broke free from Huang Haokong's hand, ran to the painting of Eight Flying Horses, rolled up the painting and hugged it, then followed Huang Haokong away.
Huang Haokong saw this and thought that she just wanted to study calligraphy and painting, and didn't take it seriously.
As soon as he returned to the Huang Mansion, he met his adoptive parents, who were Huang Haokong's biological parents.
"Jin'er, come quickly and take a look at these good days. Which one do you like? Then we will decide on a good day for you and Kong'er."
Huang's mother pulled Huang Sujin and walked into the room while talking.
He walked to the table and then stopped. Huang Sujin looked over and saw three spread-out pieces of paper on the table with dates written on them.
"I think any day is fine. What do you think, Brother Haokong?" Huang Sujin's mind was still on Shangguan Qingyu's painting. She didn't look carefully at the date on the paper, so she turned her head and looked at Huang Haokong beside her.
"Jin'er said any day is fine, so of course any day is fine." Huang Haokong smiled gently, looked into Huang Sujin's eyes, and said softly.
"You young people don't care about etiquette at all." Seeing the two of them like this, Huang's mother could only smile faintly and said helplessly.
"Okay, okay, mother, I will listen to you in everything. It will be whatever day you decide."
When Huang Sujin heard what Huang's mother said, she quickly put on a flattering smile, hugged Huang's mother's arm and acted coquettishly.
"You guys, let's pick this day." Huang's mother shook her head helplessly and pointed to the day in the middle.
"Jin'er, listen to your mother." Huang Sujin glanced at the date on the paper, which was almost a month away, so she buried her head in Huang's mother's arms again and continued to act coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, you're about to get married, but you're still like a child." Seeing Huang Sujin like this, Huang's mother could only shake her head again.
"I am marrying Brother Haokong, and I have never left this house. My mother is still my mother, and my father is still my father. Why can't I act like a spoiled child with my mother after I get married?"
Huang Sujin raised her head from Huang's mother's arms and looked at her with a puzzled tone.
Huang Haokong, who was standing by, saw Huang Sujin like this and could only stand aside, shaking his head with a doting smile.
"Okay, okay, I can't argue with you. Let's go eat. Everything is ready." Huang's mother saw Huang Sujin standing up and said lovingly.
"Okay, I guess there must be my favorite peach blossom cake." Upon hearing this, Huang Sujin walked straight to the side hall, looking back and talking as she walked.
After dinner, night quickly arrived. Huang Sujin, who was lying down, got up again, picked up the painting she brought back during the day, and then took out the real one, spread it out on the table, and compared it carefully.
"What are you talking about mares? They are all the same!" Huang Sujin compared them for a long time, but finally gave up. She pouted and muttered in great dissatisfaction.
On the second day, Huang Sujin arrived at the calligraphy and painting hall early, and this time she brought both the real and fake ones.
When the man from yesterday comes over again, she will make him say again which one is real and which one is fake. If he can't tell the difference or makes the wrong choice, she will make fun of him.
But she waited for a whole day and the man didn't show up, so she left unwillingly.
It was a dark night. The Huang Mansion was only separated from the Calligraphy and Painting Hall by a small alley. Usually, Huang Sujin would walk back home with a maid, and today was no exception.
Just because she was waiting for that man today, Huang Sujin came back a little late. The sky was gloomy and it seemed like it was going to get dark soon.
"Miss, let's go quickly. It's not safe after dark." Xiao Tao, the maid beside her, looked up at the sky and said very carefully.
"It doesn't matter. We've walked this road many times. It's not completely dark yet." Huang Sujin didn't care at all and didn't speed up her pace.
Seeing that her mistress said this, Xiao Tao stopped talking and just followed Huang Sujin, looking back constantly.
This quiet alley was even quieter because it was dark, and Xiao Tao was frightened with every step she took.
At this moment, it seemed that someone was lying in the flat alley ahead.
Huang Sujin was the first to see it, and then she kept approaching the man out of curiosity.
Xiao He saw her mistress suddenly quicken her pace and glanced at a person lying in front of her. She subconsciously wanted to scream, but then she covered her mouth.
When Huang Sujin got closer, she found that the person lying on the ground was the man she met yesterday. His clothes were covered in blood and he was unconscious. She didn't know how serious his injury was.
"Xiao Tao, help me." Huang Sujin saw this and immediately wanted to lift Shangguan Qingyu up, but Shangguan Qingyu was tall and strong, so she had to call Xiao Tao for help.
So the master and servant finally dragged the unconscious Shangguan Qingyu into the mansion. Then Huang Sujin thought for a long time and finally stuffed him into the woodshed not far away.
In order to prevent being noticed, Huang Sujin asked Xiaotao to get some fine soil and clean up all the blood on the ground before it got completely dark, and then bring her first aid box.
Huang Sujin then checked the injuries of the man in front of her and found that although he was bleeding a lot, the external injuries were not serious. As for whether he had any internal injuries, she didn't know.
It was not until dark that Huang Sujin finished bandaging Shangguan Qingyu. She then closed the woodshed and left with Xiaotao.
In the middle of the night, Shangguan Qingyu woke up and felt as if someone had bandaged him. He was stunned.
Thinking about what had just happened, Shangguan Qingyu subconsciously felt that perhaps he had spent too much money in Taojiang in the past few days and was targeted by someone with ulterior motives, which led to the robbery.
Eunuch Zhu also got lost during his escape. After repelling the enemy, he ran aimlessly. He only remembered that he fainted in an alley and didn't know who saved him.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Qingyu suppressed the pain and prepared to stand up, but he had no strength at all.
Shangguan Qingyu had no choice but to lie down, close his eyes and continue to rest.
An unknown amount of time had passed when Shangguan Qingyu felt a pair of hands touching something on his body. When he was about to open his eyes, he heard a familiar female voice.
"Xiao Tao, luckily he doesn't have a fever. Let's put the food here and wait for him to wake up and eat it himself. He should be able to leave when he has enough strength."
Shangguan Qingyu could clearly feel the woman's breathing, which was obviously very close to him. The familiar scent of peach blossoms penetrated his nose, and Shangguan Qingyu's heart inexplicably began to beat faster.
Shangguan Qingyu opened his eyes only after Huang Sujin left.
Then he saw a bowl of steaming vegetable and egg noodles next to him.
Shangguan Qingyu looked at the noodles for a while, not knowing what he was thinking, and then he picked up the noodles and ate them.
After eating a bowl of hot noodles, Shangguan Qingyu felt a little better. At this moment, the sound of piano playing suddenly came from outside. Shangguan Qingyu was stunned, then opened the door and looked in the direction of the piano sound.
Shangguan Qingyu didn't know where he was, but he could still see peach trees everywhere. The sound of the piano came from the peach forest that looked like pink clouds not far away.
Shangguan Qingyu was curious and walked closer following the sound of the piano. He saw a young man in white playing the piano under a peach tree not far away, looking at something with tenderness in his eyes.
Shangguan Qingyu looked in the direction he was looking and saw a young girl in light yellow clothes dancing to the sound of a piano.
The wind blew up the peach petals on the ground and the girl's clothes and hair, making her look like a fairy who was not of this world and was dancing freely with the peach blossoms in the peach forest.
Shangguan Qingyu was completely captivated by this unique feeling at first sight.
From then on, there was no room for others in his eyes.
After the dance, Huang Haokong gently helped Huang Sujin wipe the sweat off her forehead. There was a charming atmosphere between the two of them. It was obvious that they were a pair of lovers.
Seeing this, Shangguan Qingyu clenched his right fist, then turned and left.
A few days later, the government suddenly sent people to search and confiscate Huang's calligraphy and painting hall on the grounds of selling counterfeit calligraphy and paintings.
All the male members of the Huang family were arrested and thrown into jail.
Huang Sujin had no choice but to beat the drum in front of the government office to appeal for justice.
Later he was invited into the back hall of the yamen.
Huang Sujin seemed a little restrained and nervous staying in the room facing the unfamiliar environment. She sat at the table, drinking tea on the table one cup after another.
"If you drink more, you'll be full, right?" A clear male voice came, which made Huang Sujin startled. Then he looked up in the direction where the voice came from.
"Is it you?" Huang Sujin looked at the man who appeared in front of her. He was also dressed in crimson and white clothes and had a faint smile on his face.
"It's me, you can call me Qingyu." Shangguan Qingyu was satisfied when he saw that Huang Sujin recognized him at once, and his voice became much gentler.
"Qingyu?" Huang Sujin looked at Shangguan Qingyu with a puzzled look, and unconsciously repeated Shangguan Qingyu's words.
"It's me, Jin'er." Shangguan Qingyu felt even happier when he saw Huang Sujin was so obedient.
"Why are you here? Are you healed?" Huang Sujin obviously didn't realize that Shangguan Qingyu's identity was not simple, so she asked directly.
"Thanks to you for saving me, of course I am fine. As for why I am here, I want to make an exchange with you."
Shangguan Qingyu smiled faintly and spoke his true feelings to Huang Sujin.
"What in exchange?" Huang Sujin's eyes finally showed some alertness when she heard this. Only now did she realize that this man could ask the officials to leave and talk to her alone, so his status must be not low.
"Come with me, and I will protect the male members of the Huang family." Shangguan Qingyu met Huang Sujin's vigilant eyes, not caring at all, and stated his conditions.
"Who are you?" Huang Sujin was so shocked that she stood up and took a few steps back until she leaned against the pillar behind her, only then did she feel a little safe.
"I am the one who can save the Huang family. I won't force you. Go back and think about it carefully. I will wait for you at Taohua Ferry in three days. If you are willing to go with me, the Huang family will be absolutely safe, and the Calligraphy and Painting Hall will still belong to the Huang family.
But if you don't want to, then the Huang family is selling fakes for profit. According to Dongyou's laws, if the profit is more than 100 taels, the family property will be confiscated and the family will be exiled. I heard that this calligraphy and painting hall has been open for a hundred years, so the profit..."
Shangguan Qingyu stopped talking at this point. Huang Sujin's face turned pale when she heard this.
She naturally knew that selling counterfeit goods was illegal, but their Huang family used to bribe the government with large amounts of money every year, which was why they had been able to live in peace.
But now the government suddenly turned against me for no reason. Is it related to the man in front of me?
Who is the young man standing in front of me?
"You can go back. I will wait for you for an hour at Taohua Ferry at noon three days later." Shangguan Qingyu looked at Huang Sujin's frightened expression and said directly.
"What do you mean by asking me to go with you?" Huang Sujin asked secretly, mustering up the courage.
"What do you think about matters between men and women?" Shangguan Qingyu looked at Huang Sujin and gave a meaningful smile.
In Shangguan Qingyu's mind, he is the emperor, the person with the highest status in the country, and a woman is just someone he likes, so he can just bring her into the palace.
Besides, he had already found out everything about Huang Sujin. Huang Sujin was going to be engaged to the eldest son of the Huang family soon. Naturally, he would not allow this to happen, so he used thunder-like means to force Huang Sujin to go with him.
"Jin'er, how are you?" Huang Sujin, who had just returned to the Huang family, was walked up to by Huang's mother and asked with concern.
"I didn't see the adult." Huang Sujin gave a forced smile. In order not to worry Huang's mother, she had to lie.
"Oh, who did our Huang family offend..." Upon seeing this, Huang's mother suddenly burst into tears.
"Mom, don't panic, I'll find a way." Huang Sujin saw her adoptive mother crying, so she quickly took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her tears, speaking to comfort her.
"You are just a little girl, what can you do? I sent most of my wealth to the government before, but it was all returned. This time our Huang family is finished."
Huang's mother sobbed as she spoke, which made Huang Sujin feel even more heartbroken.
Three days later, Taohua Ferry.
A young man in light blue clothes stood under a peach tree, looking ahead, as if waiting for something.
He was surrounded by officers and soldiers.
Ordinary people passed by without even raising their heads.
"Sir, the hour of Chen is almost over. Do you still want to wait?" Eunuch Zhu bent over and asked in a low voice.
Shangguan Qingyu frowned when he heard what Eunuch Zhu said. He said nothing and just stared into the depths of the peach blossoms.
Until a familiar figure appeared.
"Master Zhao, the people from the Huang family can be released." Shangguan Qingyu showed a satisfied smile and gave orders to Master Zhao beside him.
"Yes... the... prince." Lord Zhao was relieved and left.
A few days ago, the emperor came to their mansion with a token and asked them to find out the robbery gangs in the city and punish them severely. Then he asked them to arrest people from the Huang family. It was difficult to disobey the emperor's order, so they could only do it.
Now seeing that the emperor's face has turned from gloomy to sunny, it seems that my hard days are over.
I just don’t know how this person from the Huang family offended the emperor.
Lord Zhao was leading a group of people and he obviously paused when he passed by Huang Sujin. Then he turned around and saw the emperor looking at Huang Sujin tenderly. A bold guess came to his mind.
Then Lord Zhao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and left quickly.
When Huang Haokong and others returned home, Huang Sujin had already left, leaving only two words: Don't worry.
He frantically inquired about Jin'er's whereabouts and lost his appetite. Finally, after spending a large sum of money, he found out that Jin'er had returned to Dongyou Imperial City with the emperor in order to save their Huang family.
Huang Haokong set off in a hurry and went to Dongyou.
In the Dongyou Palace, the arrival of Huang Sujin caused an uproar in the harem, but the women brought by the emperor never went out, and the emperor did not allow them to get close to him. He specially granted Huang Sujin the exemption from paying respects, which aroused the jealousy of many people.
Because of Huang Sujin's resistance, Shangguan Qingyu never touched her until one night when Huang Sujin was upset and drank too much, and then she had a one-night stand with Shangguan Qingyu.
The next day, Huang Sujin felt like she was struck by lightning after waking up.
Later, Huang Sujin became pregnant. Shangguan Qingyu was overjoyed and promoted her to Consort Xian. The entire harem was filled with jealousy again.
Huang Sujin has always had a lukewarm attitude towards Shangguan Qingyu, but Shangguan Qingyu doesn't mind at all. He firmly believes that even a heart of stone can be warmed.
A few months later, Huang Sujin received a letter from Huang Haokong. She read the letter, then looked at her bulging belly, and felt complicated.
She really couldn't figure out what kind of feelings she had for Shangguan Qingyu after spending the past few months with him. He respected her and loved her in a domineering yet cautious way.
But thinking that those who came and went in the past few months were all concubines from Shangguan Qingyu's harem, Huang Sujin wrote a letter back to Huang Haokong.
One month before Concubine Xian gave birth, Shangguan Qingyu was in a very good mood every day, which made Concubine Hui, who loved the emperor deeply, even more jealous.
"Your Majesty, I got the medicine." Eunuch Liu came to Concubine Hui with something in his arms and knelt down directly.
"Is everything cleaned up?" Concubine Hui raised her eyes to the eunuch kneeling on the ground and asked in a cold voice.
"Your Majesty, all those who knew about this should keep their mouths shut forever." Eunuch Liu said with a smile, and then took out the medicine he had hidden in his arms.
"That's good." Concubine Hui slowly stood up. Seeing this, Eunuch Liu hurriedly presented the things.
"This is medicine for blood loss in pregnant women. If you take it for a month, neither the adult nor the child will survive." When Eunuch Liu saw Concubine Hui taking the medicine, he hurriedly spoke as if he was presenting a treasure.
"Very good, remember to collect your reward." Concubine Hui looked at the medicine in her hand and gave Eunuch Liu a meaningful smile.
The next day, Eunuch Liu died suddenly for unknown reasons.
A month later, the emperor first waited at the door all night. After listening to the screams of Concubine Xian all night, he heard that Concubine Xian was bleeding. Regardless of the blood in the room, he shouted for the imperial physician and rushed in.
As soon as I opened the door, I heard a sound like a cat crying.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. It's a prince." The midwife's voice came. The emperor didn't even look at the child. His eyes were fixed on the virtuous concubine who was lying on the bed covered in blood since he came in.
"Jin'er..." Shangguan Qingyu hesitated for a long time, but finally called out. At this moment, he hated himself very much. Why didn't he resist sleeping with Jin'er before? Otherwise, Jin'er wouldn't have ended up like this.
"Your Majesty..." Huang Sujin opened her eyes with difficulty, looked at the familiar face, and called softly.
"Jin'er, I was wrong. I shouldn't have done that that night, otherwise you wouldn't have been like this." Shangguan Qingyu said, and a line of tears rolled down her cheeks.
"You are the emperor, the most noble man, can you cry?" Huang Sujin asked softly as she looked at Shangguan Qingyu crying. Then when she raised her hand and wanted to do something, she glanced at her bloody hands and was about to put them down.
Upon seeing this, Shangguan Qingyu quickly grabbed her hand and put it on his face.
Through the warm blood, Shangguan Qingyu seemed to feel the coldness of Huang Sujin's fingertips and the rapidly slipping away life. Tears blurred his eyes, making everything in front of his eyes blood red.
"Your Majesty..." The imperial physician hurried over at this time.
"Quick, check on Concubine Xian." Shangguan Qingyu hurriedly stood up. Upon seeing this, the imperial physician also stepped forward and bowed before taking her pulse.
"Your Majesty, the queen is hemorrhaging, it's really..." After a while, the imperial physician knelt on the ground with a sad face.
"Change, change the imperial physician!" Shangguan Qingyu heard this and without saying anything, he directly asked another imperial physician to come over.
"Your Majesty...please let them go out. I have something to tell you." Huang Sujin felt that she was dying. Instead of wasting time on treatment, she might as well say a few words.
"All of you get out." Shangguan Qingyu looked at Huang Sujin's pale lips and hesitated for a long time. Finally, he caught the child and gave the order.
"Your Majesty, I just heard it's a prince, right?" Huang Sujin looked at Shangguan Qingyu holding the child and asked softly, as if he would die the next moment.
"It's the prince, Jin'er, do you want to take a look?" Shangguan Qingyu replied hurriedly, trying to move the child closer to her.
"No, I'm afraid I won't want to leave after watching it." Huang Sujin shook her head gently and said lightly.
"Jin'er, you still hate me, right?" Shangguan Qingyu said with a wry smile when he saw that Huang Sujin was unwilling to see their child.
"No, I don't hate you. What's past is past." Huang Sujin denied Shangguan Qingyu's words.
"Jin'er, I really love you so much that I brought you to this palace." Shangguan Qingyu mentioned the word "love" in front of Huang Sujin for the first time, making Huang Sujin smile gently.
She had seen an angry emperor, a furious emperor, an indifferent emperor, and a happy emperor, but she had never seen an emperor who expressed his love to her.
She always thought that the emperor's possession of her was just a perverted one.
"Be good to our child, Qingyu." Huang Sujin said this softly, and then fell silent.
It was the second time that Shangguan Qingyu heard his name from the mouth of his beloved woman. He was suddenly overwhelmed with grief and tears rolled down his cheeks, dripping onto the little Shangguan Nanxing's face.
As if feeling the departure of her dearest loved one, Shangguan Nanxing, who had just been crying like a cat, suddenly raised her voice.
"What? The child is still alive?" Concubine Hui, who had been observing Concubine Xian's movements all the time, now widened her eyes in disbelief.
It was clearly said before that both the adults and the children would be safe, so how come the child is still alive?
"Yes, madam, but the child is very weak. He hasn't had the milk yet, but has been given medicine first. I think he will die young."
When the nanny heard Concubine Hui say this, she quickly added a sentence.
"That's more like it. So what if he's a prince? With his body like this, the throne will belong to me, Feng'er, sooner or later."
After hearing this, Concubine Hui nodded with satisfaction, concealed her plan to continue killing Shangguan Nanxing, fiddled with the exquisite armor in her hand, and showed a smile of victory.
So what if she is loved by the emperor? How can a girl from the country want to snatch things from him?
Outside the palace, Huang Haokong, upon learning of Jin'er's death, attempted suicide. Finally, by coincidence, he joined the Shura Sect, and his growth as a sect leader began.
(Shangguan Qingyu and Huang Sujin's extra chapter is over)
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