Chapter 699 Extra: The Emperor’s Heart
Qi Yixiu saw Zhou by accident, but when he saw those eyes for the first time, he was stunned on the spot.
After that person left, he didn't like anyone in the harem imitating her.
In his eyes, no one could imitate her, she was unique.
But the new concubine didn't understand.
Or maybe, someone gave instructions, so the eyes that originally looked like that person were also made up like that person.
For a moment, Qi Yixiu felt as if a small cut was made in his heart.
Six years.
He always felt a little confused.
Although he is still the wise and brave emperor, the emperor who can balance the harem, the father who is devoted to the crown prince, and the father who loves the princes and princesses.
But he felt a little hazy, as if there was something covering his heart.
I dare not think too deeply.
It was like seeing that familiar pair of eyes again, and the hole in his heart slowly telling him that he was in pain.
At that moment, he fainted.
Qi Yan had been waiting in Taiji Palace for a long time.
Seeing him wake up, he hurried over and asked, "Is father feeling better?"
Qi Yixiu looked at him.
Under the candlelight, the young Crown Prince has now grown up.
Six years have passed, and he looks more and more like when he was young.
"If your mother saw you now, she would definitely like you. Your mother likes father's face the most." Qi Yixiu smiled.
Qi Yan paused: "Father, mother has been gone for many years, please take care of yourself."
"Father didn't understand it before. Today, it seems like he suddenly figured it out. Tell someone to send Zhou out. She must be like this because of someone's instructions. No matter who it is, just demote him." Qi Yixiu said.
Qi Yan agreed and asked Chusi to do it.
Soon, Zhou was sent out and Lin was demoted.
Qi Yixiu doesn't need someone similar to that person. That would be an insult to her. No one can replace her.
Qi Yixiu had always been in good health, but this time, he couldn't get better for a while.
What the imperial physician meant was that the patient was depressed.
When he felt a little better, he finally walked back into the Yu Fu Palace.
In Yufu Palace, the golden lock and silver pot are still guarded.
Six years have passed, and it seems that time has stopped here.
Still the same as when she was still here.
Of course, the prince would have it repaired every year.
In the small garden, the flowers are about to bloom.
Qi Yixiu sat and watched: "She was born on the first day of March and died on the eleventh day of March. Today is the twentieth day of March."
I didn’t dare to speak on the fourth day of the New Year.
"I still remember that this little garden was a gift from me for her birthday. After looking around, I found that she loved it the most. She even walked here."
"It's the Imperial Concubine who is thinking about you, Your Majesty." Chusi said with tears in her eyes.
"Yes, she is thinking about me. This woman is so smart. She has deceived me all my life. The truth she tells sounds like a lie, and the lies she tells sounds like the truth." Qi Yixiu smiled.
He had never seen a woman like her who could sing, recite, act and fight.
In this harem, no one is better at acting than her.
"But she has a kind heart and would never do such disgusting things. How upright is she?"
"Yes, the Imperial Concubine always does things openly." Chusi said.
"Chu Si, these years, I dare not think too deeply, and my whole body sinks when I think about it. I... I didn't think of this before, but now I understand how much I like her. From when she was young, she was aggressive, and now she is older and more stable, but she can grasp my mind even more. There are many people who come and go in this harem, and I can remember them, but no one can have the same feeling as her."
"I was also sad when Concubine Yi died. In the past, people said that I loved her the most, but loving and liking are different. Now that Concubine Jing is gone, I dare not even think about it."
"In my life, I only had one Concubine Jing. I remember her birthday, her death anniversary, her taste, and her name. I remember everything, but she was so heartless." Qi Yixiu looked at the flowers in the garden and said softly, "I remember everything, but she left so easily."
"I don't know if we can meet again in the next life. If we do, I... know what she wants."
Qi Yixiu set out from Yufu Palace and went to the Queen's Palace.
In recent years, the Queen has been very hands-off and has left most of the affairs in the harem to the Crown Princess.
Anyway, you can use anyone from Fengzao Palace as you like, as long as you don’t make any mistakes.
And she herself helped the second princess take care of the child.
The second princess' first child was a daughter, but unexpectedly, she became pregnant again just three months after the confinement period.
This was the first time the Queen got angry and she scolded Prince Consort Han severely.
Then, in order to help the second princess recuperate, the second son was brought into the palace by the queen as soon as he was born.
He basically grew up in the presence of the Queen.
The child was sent back these days and the queen had some free time.
On the way to the Queen's place, Qi Yixiu also figured it out.
He had nothing to be angry about. Thanks to Zhou, he seemed to have understood all the women in the harem at once.
The queen never asked for favors, and she did a great job as a queen.
Sitting in the Queen's palace, the Queen knew that he was just there to sit and chat, so she just kept him company.
"I went to Yufu Palace."
"March is always a time that people remember deeply. It has been six years and nine days since Concubine Jing passed away," said the Queen.
"The Queen does remember it." Qi Yixiu smiled.
"Of course I remember. There are many people in the harem, but how many are like her? I will never forget her. No one in the harem can forget her." The queen smiled again.
"Really? The Queen rarely praises them." Qi Yixiu said.
"I don't need to praise you. It's just that Imperial Concubine Jing is unique. When a noble lady from an aristocratic family faces a queen like me, they are either ignorant like Imperial Concubine Qianshu or smart and restrained like Imperial Concubine Lide. But how can you find someone like Imperial Concubine Jing?"
"I think I am not confused, but Imperial Concubine Jing knows better than me." The Queen smiled.
Qi Yixiu felt that he had come to the right place, as only the queen would talk to him about that person without any reservations.
The Queen is right.
She was sober and restrained, which was also the reason why the emperor never favored her.
But Shen Chuliu, from Baolin to Imperial Concubine, what good things has she not seen? What favors has she not received?
But as she climbed higher and higher, she became more tolerant than before.
"In terms of means, decision-making, character, and state of mind, I am not as good as her. She has been in the palace for twenty-one years, and she respects me more than anyone else. I also admire her for her loyalty. The people who served her, big and small, all have their own place. I never thought that before her death, she would not think of the Shen or Pei families, but the people around her. Now, when the servants in the harem talk about it, is there any master better than her?"
Qi Yixiu also smiled: "You don't know yet, she didn't even leave a word about the Shen and Pei families to Yan'er and me. She is not so heartless, she just thinks... everyone has their own destiny."
"Without her, I have never seen anyone who can argue with others without looking ugly."
The Queen said so.
Qi Yixiu thought, without her, no one would say that going to pay respects was just watching a play.
(End of this chapter)
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