Chapter 709 Hug You
Inside Changle Palace.
After hearing Ms. Kong's reply, the Empress Dowager was silent for a long time before she spoke.
"I always feel that this matter is a bit strange."
Ms. Kong asked cautiously, "What's so strange about that?"
The Empress Dowager raised her hand and Ms. Kong immediately helped her stand up.
They walked towards the inner room.
The Empress Dowager waved away the others and spoke as she walked.
"The Emperor's attitude towards the Imperial Concubine is very strange. He values her too much. Even if Concubine Lu was wrong about what happened last night, she shouldn't be banished to the cold palace."
Ms. Kong speculated, "Perhaps the emperor was just in a moment of urgency."
The Empress Dowager: "No, the emperor grew up under my care, and I know his temper very well. When Queen Qin pushed him so hard, he didn't get anxious. How could he get anxious over such a small matter?"
Ms. Kong could not answer.
The Empress Dowager: "For all these years, the Emperor has only become anxious in one situation."
Ms. Kong asked, "What's going on?"
The Empress Dowager: "He only gets anxious when it comes to matters concerning Concubine Xiao."
Whether he rushed back to Beijing for thousands of miles to save people despite any obstruction, or fainted due to vomiting blood due to anger after hearing the news of her death, it was all because of a concubine named Xiao.
As long as it involves Concubine Xiao, the emperor would easily lose his mind and do impulsive things.
The Empress Dowager exhaled slowly, her tone a little heavy.
"The Emperor's reaction last night when he saw the Imperial Concubine vomiting blood and fainting, immediately reminded me of how he was shocked and almost collapsed when he learned of Concubine Xiao's death."
And the look the emperor gave her last night...
That look was full of hostility.
It was as if if anything happened to the imperial concubine, he would go crazy and drag everyone to hell.
The Empress Dowager still feels frightened when she thinks of his eyes.
After hearing what the Empress Dowager said, Ms. Kong also felt that the emperor's reaction last night was too extreme.
No matter how much he doted on the imperial concubine, the emperor should not contradict the empress dowager in public. That was totally inconsistent with his usually calm character.
Ms. Kong asked tentatively.
"You are doubting the concubine..."
The Empress Dowager: "I originally thought that the Imperial Concubine was just a substitute. The Emperor couldn't get Concubine Xiao, so he could only keep the Imperial Concubine as a substitute by his side for comfort. But now it seems that things are not that simple."
Ms. Kong: "But Concubine Xiao is already dead, and she is General Xiao's eldest daughter, while the Imperial Concubine is Princess Nanyue. There is no connection between the two."
There are too many suspicious points in this matter.
The Empress Dowager sat down on the couch, a vague idea coming to her mind.
She calmed herself down and spoke slowly.
"There's nothing we can do about Concubine Lu for now, so send someone to comfort her and help her out so that no one bullies her.
Also send a message to Princess Hua An, asking her to come to the palace. I have something to tell her."
"Yes."
Princess Hua'an was the sister of the late emperor and the biological daughter of the Empress Dowager. After the death of the late emperor, Princess Hua'an was canonized as the eldest princess, and the Empress Dowager often summoned her to the palace to talk to her.
Today she received an oral order from the Empress Dowager and immediately changed her clothes and went into the palace.
…
After Luo Qinghan came out of the meeting hall, he went directly to the imperial study.
He picked up a memorial and gave instructions.
"Send the imperial physician."
Eunuch Chang agreed and sent a young eunuch to the Imperial Hospital to deliver the message.
Soon Doctor Fang arrived at the imperial study.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
Luo Qinghan picked up the red brush, wrote the word "approved" on the memorial, threw it aside, and glanced at Doctor Fang.
"Have you visited the imperial concubine just now?"
Doctor Fang replied in a serious tone, "Your Majesty, I have just checked the pulse of the Imperial Concubine. She is in better condition than yesterday, but her Qi and blood are still weak. She needs to be taken care of."
Luo Qinghan asked everyone else to leave, leaving only him and Doctor Fang in the imperial study.
Luo Qinghan: "There are no outsiders here. Tell me the truth, why did you come to the palace to be a royal physician?"
Fang Wujiu smiled slightly: "Of course it's to protect my junior sister."
Luo Qinghan: "It's enough for her to have me to protect her."
Fang Wujiu did not argue with him, and just said: "An extra layer of protection is always safer."
Luo Qinghan carefully observed his expression and saw that when he mentioned his junior sister, there was no possessiveness in his expression but only love and care. He relaxed his guard against him a little.
"I summoned you here because I want to ask you something."
Fang Wujiu: "Your Majesty, do you want to ask about my junior sister?"
This is how you talk to smart people, they understand everything immediately.
Luo Qinghan: "I want to know what she has experienced in the past year."
Fang Wujiu: "Your Majesty, why don't you just ask her?"
Luo Qinghan: "She always reports good news but not bad news. I want to know her entire experience, whether it's good or bad."
Fang Wujiu: "Then I'll start from when she left Shengjing."
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In the past, Luo Qinghan would not return to Weiyang Palace until after noon, but today, he had already returned to Weiyang Palace before noon.
Luo Qinghan: "What is the imperial concubine doing?"
Mo Hua answered truthfully: "The queen is resting in the house."
She paused and added, "Ms. Kong, who is with the Empress Dowager, came here just now."
Luo Qinghan: "What is she doing here?"
Mo Hua: "She said she came to visit the Imperial Concubine on behalf of the Empress Dowager. When she left, she didn't look well."
Luo Qinghan understood what was going on and waved his hand to signal Mo Hua to leave.
He walked towards the bedroom.
Ever since Xiao Xixi spent the night in the bedroom last night, she has refused to leave here and even had people move all her frequently used things here.
When Luo Qinghan walked into the bedroom, Xiao Xixi was lying on the couch reading a storybook, with her legs raised and shaking, and her trouser legs sliding down, revealing a section of her fair and slender calves.
Baoqin was peeling an orange for her. When she saw the emperor coming, she quickly stood up to greet him.
Luo Qinghan waved his hand, and Baoqin retreated tactfully.
Xiao Xixi threw away the storybook, turned over and sat up, saying happily.
"Your Majesty, why did you come back so early today?"
She jumped off the couch barefoot and ran towards him on the smooth white marble floor.
Luo Qinghan picked the person up.
"Why aren't you wearing shoes?"
Xiao Xixi smiled with her eyebrows curved: "It's not cold."
Luo Qinghan put her on the couch and touched her little feet.
Xiao Xixi quickly pulled her feet back.
"I just stepped on the ground, don't touch it, it's dirty."
But she remembered that the emperor had a mild obsession with mysophobia.
Luo Qinghan had just learned from Fang Wujiu about Xiao Xixi's experiences over the past year. He knew how much effort she had put in to return to him. His heart and eyes were now full of love for her, so why would he care whether her feet were dirty or not?
He reached out and pulled the person into his arms, hugging him tightly.
Xiao Xixi noticed that something was wrong with his mood, blinked her almond eyes and asked.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Luo Qinghan: "It's okay, I just want to hug you."
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Good night everyone~
Today, I can still ask for monthly tickets with confidence!
(End of this chapter)
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