Chapter 122
"What do you mean?" Chu Zhenxuan asked.
Duan Kaijun began to explain that in fact all the mother pigs and their offspring survived because they were raised by a mother pig, and they called this mother the pig raiser.
The Queen Mother was a pig-keeper. In order to control her confidants and many people who were dissatisfied with her, she made them pigs and controlled them herself.
But what a dragon raiser fears most is a stronger dragon than himself, so Duan Kaijun also used his own body to raise a dragon, and this dragon absorbed his nutrients, so that he could never grow up.
The Queen Mother had suspected it a long time ago, and then Marquis Dingbei poisoned him once, a poison that did not change his appearance but made his insides dirty and empty, so the Queen Mother thought that this was the reason why he always looked like a child.
But no one would have thought that Duan Kaijun was using his own body to raise a powerful snake that could eat the snake inside the Queen Mother's body.
The Queen Mother died too easily.
Duan Kaijun also added several bowls of his blood. Xia Xue drank one bowl and left the other bowls for Yang Junyi.
Although Yang Junyi's complexion looked a little better, it was still only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure.
Later, Duan Kaijun used centipedes as bait and caught two worms in Yang Junyi's nostrils. Yang Junyi vomited blood several times.
Afterwards, Chu Zhenxuan and Xia Zhi also went in. They tormented for a whole day and night, and when they came out, they all looked like they had suffered a serious illness.
Xia Xue didn't ask any more questions. When she saw everyone's expressions, she knew that the situation was not good.
"Everyone has done their best!" Xia Zhi said softly.
Xia Xue frowned. She really couldn't imagine that a young monarch would end like this.
Duan Kaijun actually felt a little guilty, so he came out to discuss with Chu Zhenxuan and let Qingping marry him to continue the friendship between the two countries. Although he could not make her queen, he promised her the lowest position of concubine and guaranteed to protect her all her life.
The marriage partner changed from the prince to the emperor, and the engagement would never be broken off, which was a huge joy for Qingping.
As long as she didn't have to go back and face the mocking faces in her family, she would be more than willing to do so.
Chu Zhenxuan asked Yang Junyi for his opinion again, and Yang Junyi naturally agreed readily. He was very clear about his current situation. He was afraid that in a few months, when Qingping returned, he would no longer be able to protect her. It would be better for her to be a concubine in the Southern Kingdom.
Besides, Duan Kaijun is a wise man. After this time, his throne is secure. As long as Qingping relies on this man and as long as Da'an is not destroyed, she will be able to maintain her glory for the rest of her life.
After everything was discussed, Duan Kaijun arranged for people to prepare for the appointment of a concubine. In fact, the Empress Dowager had just died, and according to the rules, Duan Kaijun could not take a new concubine for at least three years. Duan Kaijun's move was on the one hand to give an explanation to Da'an, but most importantly to serve as a warning to those who supported the Empress Dowager.
At this point, the affairs of the Southern Kingdom were basically concluded. After Chu Zhenxuan and others participated in Qingping's ceremony to crown her as the Queen, they set out to return to Da'an.
This time, Xia Xue willingly gave the carriage to Yang Junyi. Yang Junyi smiled and asked Xia Xue and Xia Zhi to take care of him.
Chu Zhenxuan also acquiesced.
The team walked for twenty days before arriving at Ancheng. As soon as they arrived back in Da'an, Chu Yun came to greet them with several personal guards. Yang Junyi changed into new clothes, put on some powder and rouge, and looked just a little thinner than before.
"I pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!" Chu Yun kowtowed.
"Still calling me Your Majesty?"
Chu Yun was a little terrified, "Father!"
Yang Junyi nodded with satisfaction, "Yun'er has grown taller again!"
"Thanks to my father, it's a little higher."
Yang Junyi was very satisfied. At this time, Xia Xue got off the carriage. Chu Yun was instantly filled with joy. "Mother?"
Yang Junyi smiled and thought it would be nice if he could call her mother.
Xia Xue naturally didn't know what Yang Junyi was thinking behind her, so she pulled Chu Yun over and said, "You're getting more and more capable. You can't call me motherfuckin' in front of others anymore!"
Chu Yun pouted, "Do you have the guts to not even call me mother? That son won't do that!"
Xia Xue rubbed his hair, "From now on, you are the king and we are the subjects. There is a difference between the king and the subjects, and we must not break the rules!"
"No one has made any rule. Once you become a king, you won't even recognize your mother!" Yang Junyi interrupted, ignoring the word "fuck".
"You see, my father supports his son." Chu Yun didn't hear anything, he just said happily.
Xia Xue felt awkward listening to this, and her face flushed. At this time, Chu Zhenxuan also came over, "Your godmother is right, there is a difference between the monarch and the ministers, Your Highness should pay more attention in the future!"
Yang Junyi rolled his eyes and asked Chu Zhenxuan several times in his heart, could this guy not let him take advantage of him?
After a few more pleasantries, Chu Yun followed Yang Junyi back to the palace. Xia Xue and Chu Zhenxuan naturally returned home, and Xia Zhi also went home, but he knew that he still had to go to the palace at night.
Given Yang Junyi's current condition, he will have to stay in the palace more often.
On the way back with Yang Junyi, Chu Yun told him about the major events of the past few months, one of which was that Concubine Ying gave birth to a son.
Yang Junyi said "Oh" and said nothing more.
Chu Yun simply stopped talking.
Many concubines died in the harem because of the previous snake poisoning incident. Chu Yun suggested that Yang Junyi select the concubines again, but Yang Junyi refused. It was Chu Yun's turn to do this next.
When Yang Junyi returned to the palace, his substitute naturally left the stage, and Yang Junyi began to prepare to clear Chu Yun's name, recognize his ancestry and allow him to join the royal family.
During this period, Yang Junyi went to see Concubine Ying once. Concubine Ying became more plump after giving birth, but after the incident with the witch, no one could be the same as before.
Yang Junyi saw Xia Lu again. Xia Lu was surprised, but the moment she saw Yang Junyi, there was more heartache in her eyes.
"What's wrong with the emperor?"
"It's nothing, just a minor injury." Yang Junyi said calmly.
"Let me take your pulse." Xia Lu's eyes were filled with tears.
"Your father does it every day, what else is there to do!" Yang Junyi said, grabbing her. Although it is difficult to find true love in the palace, the woman in front of him is one of the very few women who have true feelings for him.
Concubine Ying also had it, but true love could not withstand power. Concubine Rong also had it, but true love could not withstand temptation. Only this silly woman in front of him was the one who could really give up everything, even her life, for him.
"Your Majesty, Qian Jiaojiao has come several times. Every time, she expressed the hope that Your Majesty would show mercy and marry her as well. Otherwise, she would have to become a nun for the rest of her life." Xia Lu said. Qian Jiaojiao was not a bad person, she was just instigated by Li Tingting before.
"Then let her become a nun. It's a nun if she stays here!" Yang Junyi said, tightening his arms.
Xia Lu: ...
Xia Lu: "Anyway, there are a lot of sisters missing in the harem, so why not let her in?"
"Do you want me to marry her?" Yang Junyi frowned.
"Of course not. Which woman wants to push her husband away? But the harem is empty..." Yang Junyi stopped her from saying the rest.
The warm lips, with a deep masculine scent, filled Xia Lu's senses.
Yang Junyi was a little dazed for a moment. The thing about Xia Lu that was most similar to Xia Xue was her lips.