"It's the Crown Prince's ruthlessness that's to blame, not yours."
"At that time, I felt like I wanted to die. I had no patience left after spending every day and night in the Eastern Palace."
Just as I remembered, she pressed me down: "Your injuries haven't healed yet, don't move around."
"If my sister suddenly passes away, Yuancheng will lose all hope."
“But he still has you. I have no more worries. You two have Yu’er too. That’s enough.”
“Yuancheng said that Yu’er is now waking him up, and his sister doesn’t want to experience the joy of family reunion.”
"But I have lost my heart. The Eastern Palace is a cage, and I have long been tortured beyond recognition."
"But you are still very beautiful. Even Li Zhaole said you are the most beautiful person she has ever seen. When Yuan Cheng and I were in Sizhou, we escaped death several times. We even managed to dodge so many of the prince's archers on the narrow mountain paths."
"He's completely obsessed now."
"That means his days are numbered. My sister has endured for so many years. Soon, we will be able to go back together."
Although I don't know when or when it will come, it's good to have something to look forward to.
"Young Miss, let's hurry, the Empress is coming to Heqing Palace."
"Anshi, take your sister to hide in the room where Yuancheng used to live. If you go out now, you'll run into her."
"Sister-in-law, I'm leaving."
"Sister, you must come back with us."
"good."
Meng Anshi jumped out of the window with Li Ruowei; the empress's arrival was perfectly timed.
"Hidden Fragrance".
I spoke very softly, but thankfully Anxiang came in.
She glanced at the window, quickly closed it, and then stood next to me.
Soon, the Queen opened the door and came in.
"May Your Majesty the Empress be blessed!"
Anxiang knelt on the ground and kowtowed. I wanted to speak, but I had already said too much and my voice was already very soft.
"No need for such formalities, Prince Consort. You've suffered a lot this time, but it's also for the best. The Prime Minister wrote a memorial saying that Le'er is pregnant and you are seriously ill, which might harm Le'er's child. For your sake, I suggest that you return to your residence to recuperate."
Is Li Zhaole really that efficient? I reluctantly thanked the Empress.
"I almost forgot, I heard that Madam Ji was threatening to kill herself at home. It's good that you're going back."
I forced myself to hold back my tears. My mother already knew, and knowing her temperament, she was probably crying like a faucet again.
"Alright, I just came to take a look. The prince consort is really unlucky. You and Le'er finally had a child, and now you've fallen ill. Be careful not to let it become a chronic illness."
Am I sick? Or was it the Crown Prince who beat me?
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"Mother, why are you here? The Prince Consort can get up now. When I saw him this morning, he was half dead. It's thanks to Mother's blessings that the Prince Consort can sit up."
Was Li Zhaole praising or criticizing? The Empress was quite pleased, saying, "Le'er is good at talking to me. Alright, I won't disturb your conversation any longer."
"Respectfully seeing off Her Majesty the Empress."
Li Zhaole looked at me and shook her head: "You really have a lot of influence, even your mother came in person."
"She's here to test if I'm still alive, isn't she?"
"You're smart. I don't know what Xiren did to offend her last time. She only said a word to the Crown Prince and she was taken away by her. She still hasn't returned her to me."
"Is Xiren in Zhaoning Palace?"
"I don't know if I'm still here. Palace servants disappear from time to time, and there's no way to find out."
I felt disgusted; they treated human life so carelessly.
"But this time the Prime Minister is incredibly fast; he actually thought of the same thing as us."
"yes."
"Someone will come to take you back later. Just stay here in the manor. I'll come to see you when my morning sickness gets better. I don't know when you'll recover. I finally had someone to talk to, and then you left again."
"I'm feeling much better now. I'm just going back to see my mother, and I'll come back as soon as I'm better."
I'm still waiting to send the Crown Prince and Empress on their way; I won't just let it go like this.
"That's good."
Li Zhaole chattered away beside him, even making Anxiang laugh.
In the afternoon, a group of people dressed as guards came to take me back to the Ji residence.
Li Zhaole kept giving instructions from the side, watching Heqing Palace get further and further away. When she opened her eyes again, the entire palace was shrouded in mist.
"Ying'er, wake up."
The voice was familiar. I opened my eyes and saw Consort Ji's face.
How can I address her now? Calling her "aunt" is definitely inappropriate. Last time, she sent me extremely precious medicinal herbs and jewels. It's unbelievable that she could say they were just ordinary things.
This one item alone surpasses even the Empress's bestowal.
"Your Majesty, how did I get here?" I looked at the guards not far away, and calling them "Your Majesty" was the safest way to address them.
"This is where you leave the palace. I came here secretly to take a look. I'm glad you can speak. I've been wanting to find an opportunity to visit you at Heqing Palace, but the Emperor just woke up, so I still managed to sneak out."
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty."
Consort Ji's eyes were red, and she wiped away her tears without any regard for her image, saying, "It's good that you're awake. It's so much better to recuperate at home than in the palace. I can't stay away for too long. We'll see each other again later."
I nodded. How did she manage to stop the guards? Wouldn't they report her?
"Your Majesty should be more prudent in your actions in the future, otherwise you may give others cause for gossip."
Consort Ji nodded with tears in her eyes. She summoned the guards and had them carry me out.
I think I saw her face covered in tears, but I don't know if it was just my imagination or if I actually saw it.
Fortunately, there were no major incidents on the way, and I returned safely to the Ji residence.
As soon as the carriage stopped, I heard my mother crying.
"mother."
"Ying'er, don't speak yet. Just lie in bed and rest for a while, and you'll get better."
Two tall, strong servants from the Ji family carried me away. Lying on the specially made royal stretcher, I still couldn't believe that I was really back at the manor.
I heard my mother dismissing the guards, and the sound of birds flying above the Ji residence in early summer.
The bed was incredibly soft; lying on it felt like lying in a cotton field.
I don't know what my mother used to make the bed like this.
"Ying'er, it's a good thing you were able to come back to the manor to recuperate, otherwise I would have really just killed myself."
I really was raised by my mother; we even speak almost the same way.
"Mom, I'm fine, I'm just always sleepy and feel nauseous but can't vomit."
"Don't worry, the doctors are already waiting. Cuiyun, quickly call the doctors in."
When more than a dozen doctors came in, I felt even more dizzy. Why did they need so many people? I didn't even know which prescription to take.
They chattered and discussed it in the room, one looking at it while the other looked at it again.
I was able to fall asleep even though they were talking so loudly.
When I woke up, it was completely dark, and only my mother was sitting next to me, her face still full of worry.
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