Chapter 656: The Emperor's Dream
When Qi Yixiu opened his eyes, he didn't notice anything wrong.
On the fourth day of the New Year, he was helped to change his clothes, and the palace maids and eunuchs helped him to wash.
There is no morning court today, so I have to pay my respects to the Queen Mother early in the morning.
When they reached a fork in the road, Chu Si asked, "Your Majesty, shall we go to Ci'an Palace first?"
This is a question that raises doubts.
Qi Yixiu was a man of such a kind heart that he immediately noticed something was wrong, and from this slight error he sensed a subtle sense of incongruity.
So, he collected his thoughts and asked, "How is Cirui Palace doing?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Feng is much better. The imperial physician also said that she is fine now. She just needs to take good care of herself." Chusi answered smoothly.
Qi Yixiu nodded and slowly walked towards Cirui Palace, which he had not been to for many years.
Dream? Environment? Or something else? He decided to meet the people here first.
Empress Dowager Feng was much older than he remembered. Well, that's what she would have looked like if she could have lived to this day.
Still polite, mother is loving and son is filial.
Then he went to Ci'an Palace again, and Empress Dowager Li was the same as the one he had met before.
After returning to Taiji Palace, he did not deal with any government affairs, but just asked: "Which of the princes looks most like me?"
Chusi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, if there is anyone who is most similar to you, it must be the eldest prince. His Royal Highness the eldest prince has the most similar eyebrows and eyes to you."
The eldest prince? Qi Yixiu was stunned. He had lost the eldest prince for more than 20 years.
"How is the Queen's health these days?" he asked again.
Chusi felt strange, but still answered: "The Queen is in good health. After the Second Princess came to the palace to pay her respects yesterday, the Queen was in a better mood."
Qi Yixiu nodded.
"Where is the imperial concubine?" he asked again.
He didn't dare to mention Concubine Jing.
The fourth day was even more strange, but I didn’t dare not answer.
"Empress Yi is in good health... Does the emperor want to see her?" Chusi asked cautiously again.
"Let's go." Qi Yixiu stood up.
He was sitting in the carriage, so naturally he would not go to the wrong place just because he didn't know where Concubine Yi lived.
Along the way, he kept wondering, where exactly is this place? Is the imperial concubine actually the imperial concubine Yi? What about the imperial concubine Jing?
He didn't dare to ask directly.
I was anxious and could only watch it slowly.
Changle Palace, and it looked the best as he remembered.
But the woman who greeted him in a snow-white dress looked very strange to him.
In fact, if you look closely, this is also the best time for Concubine Yi.
But, in this situation, it always feels unreal.
It seems that she shouldn't look so young.
Although Shen Chuliu, that woman, had no wrinkles and looked very young, it was still different.
Shen Chuliu has the accumulation of years, which is a kind of charm that is different from youth.
But the Concubine Yi in front of him was more like a mirage.
She stepped forward and bowed, "The Emperor is here."
Qi Yixiu just nodded and walked forward.
He saw the jade tree that he had given to Concubine Yi on her birthday one year. He hadn't seen it for many years, so when he saw it for the first time, he felt it was extremely out of place.
Everything here is so abrupt.
Concubine Yi looked at him with a look that Qi Yixiu was not used to, as if it was a look of nostalgia or love.
Or maybe it was just a deep longing? "Your Majesty, do you still remember me?" Concubine Yi's words sounded like a complaint or a sigh.
Qi Yixiu just smiled and said, "Isn't it enough that I have seen my beloved concubine?"
"There were more in the past." Concubine Yi smiled, and her eyes made Qi Yixiu even more confused.
Qi Yixiu was very confused and just smiled perfunctorily without answering anything.
Concubine Yi seemed to know that he was upset, and just said: "Since the emperor is here, can you accompany me for a meal? I haven't had a meal with you for a long time."
Qi Yixiu nodded.
It was almost noon. Qi Yixiu had been deep in thought this morning and didn't feel hungry at the moment, but he still had to eat.
Concubine Yi seemed to see that the emperor's mind was not here, she just sighed, with a sigh as if she had known it would happen.
Then serve the emperor meals.
Her tone seemed to carry the joy of reunion after a long separation, but also the sadness of leaving soon.
Qi Yixiu didn't ask any more questions. He already doubted the authenticity of this place. It was good enough that he was not afraid when a woman who had long passed away appeared in front of him.
I had a confusing lunch.
After lunch, Concubine Yi made tea: "The Emperor once said that he loved my cooking the most. Let's try it again."
Qi Yixiu picked up the tea, but couldn't taste anything.
Concubine Yi was not angry, she just watched him drink tea.
Qi Yixiu had too many questions and it was not Concubine Yi he wanted to see.
But he knew that he had too many flaws this morning, so even if he couldn't sit still, he had to sit still.
So he got up and left at dusk.
He just said go to Yufu Palace.
The eunuchs carrying the sedan chair were obviously a little confused, and Chusi just waved his hands.
Arriving outside Yufu Palace, Qi Yixiu looked at the shabby door and pursed his lips into a straight line: "Who lives here?"
"This... Your Majesty, there is no one living here now." Chusi was becoming more and more panicked.
"No one lives here now? What about before?" Qi Yixiu's heart was beating a little fast.
"Before... this used to be Lady Zhang. Later... she disappeared..."
Concubine Zhang was not the person he wanted to hear from, so no matter what this meant, he didn't want to know.
"Where is Cuiyunxuan?"
"Your Majesty, the person living in Cuiyunxuan is Yao Baolin. A few years earlier, there was also Jing Zhaoyi." Chusi said.
"Where is Concubine Jing... now?" Qi Yixiu clenched his hands and tried to keep his voice steady.
"Your Majesty...you..."
"I have a question for you." Qi Yixiu said indifferently.
Chusi knelt down hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, Jing Zhaoyi passed away ten years ago. She missed her son so much that she fell ill and couldn't get up. That's why you posthumously conferred the title of Zhaoyi on her..."
Qi Yixiu just felt extremely heartbroken.
Missing her son? Posthumously honoring him? "How did the Sixth Prince pass away?" Only if he passed away would she miss him so much.
"That...that year...I was pushed into Luming Lake by the Second Prince, and then...I couldn't be rescued..."
Qi Yixiu took a deep breath and asked, "What was Jing Zhaoyi's position before?"
"Beauty...After the Shen family was convicted, she has always been a beauty..."
Qi Yixiu no longer wanted to ask why the Shen family was convicted.
He was just wondering why this mother and son looked so miserable in his dream?
"Your Majesty, are you missing Concubine Jing Zhaoyi? In the past, you always disliked her sharp tongue..."
Qi Yixiu didn't say anything. At this time, he didn't realize how rude and inappropriate Chusi's words were.
He waved his hand and said, "Go back."
Then he got up and went back to Taiji Palace.
But all this has not disappeared. He thought it was just a dream.
It turns out that the emperor is not a god. He was very sad because he lost everything he valued.
(End of this chapter)
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