Chapter 635: Fusui County Lord

Lady Li kowtowed to express her gratitude and did not dare to cry or beg for anything else.

Emperor Jiazheng said coldly: "Alright, the prince said that the queen needs to rest, so don't disturb her peace these days!"

Concubine Li and Concubine Qing hurriedly obeyed the order and left with the two princesses Mingyi and Mingqiong.

Xing Xing saw that Emperor Jiazheng obviously had something to say to Empress Nie, so she tactfully took her leave and went to a side hall to rest.

Emperor Jiazheng sat beside Empress Nie's couch, looking a little unhappy.

Empress Nie, on the other hand, though still a little pale, smiled and patted Emperor Jiazheng's hand: "Your Majesty, why are you acting like this?"

Emperor Jiazheng held Empress Nie's hand with his backhand: "Empress..."

This sound seemed to contain thousands of sighs.

Empress Nie, however, was very relaxed: "Your Majesty, you are too nervous. I am really fine, and Xingxing is with me. I have asked people to close the gates of Zhaoyang Palace for the next few days, and no one will be seen. Just rest well for a few days, and it will be fine."

Empress Nie knew what Emperor Jiazheng was worried about.

Back then, in order to save the life of their second son Wei Shiyan, Empress Nie and Emperor Jiazheng each gave away ten years of their life span.

Emperor Jiazheng was afraid that Empress Nie was still in her prime, but would die early because of those ten years of shortened lifespan.

Emperor Jiazheng saw that Empress Nie looked relaxed, and he did not want to put too much pressure on her, so he changed the subject and said with a smile: "...Although Xingxing is young, her medical skills are very reliable. Having her around really makes people feel at ease."

Queen Nie thought of something, smiled again, and said softly: "I'm afraid Xingxing has guessed it..."

Emperor Jiazheng was stunned: "Guess what?"

Queen Nie said, "I guessed that Ah Yan is our son... These days, Xing Xing has been telling me about her childhood, most of which are related to Ah Yan." Queen Nie said quietly, "Xing Xing is trying to comfort me because I miss my son... So I was very upset when I heard Lady Li being disrespectful to Xing Xing just now."

Emperor Jiazheng was very moved, and stroked Empress Nie's hand: "Xingxing is smart, and Ah Yan told her her real name, so it's not surprising that Xingxing guessed it... But as for Li, I just punished her, and you even pleaded for her."

Queen Nie smiled helplessly: "I myself have suffered the pain of separation from my own flesh and blood, so how can I not know how painful it is."

Emperor Jiazheng was so distressed that he didn't say a word for a long time. After a while, he let out a long sigh and looked into the distance: "In less than a year, Ah Yan will be back."

…

Xingxing waited in the side hall for a while, but received an imperial edict.

The imperial edict praised Xingxing with a long string of ornate words, and then praised Xingxing for her meritorious service in taking care of the emperor, and conferred the title of Lord of Fusui County on her.

This imperial edict almost caused an uproar in the harem.

There were many well-informed people in the harem, and everyone knew that Li Xiurong had said a few bad things about Fusui Xiangjun in front of Empress Nie, and was scolded by her. Then when the emperor arrived, he saw that Li Xiurong had made Empress Nie cough so angry, so he directly demoted Li Xiurong to Concubine Li, and even almost handed the little Princess Mingyi over to someone else to raise.

This is not the end yet, the emperor immediately promoted Xingxing’s title from Lady of the Country to County Lord!

County Lord! You know, even the daughter of a prince may not be able to be named a county lord!

Everyone in the harem has a common understanding on this, which is - don't mess with County Lord Fusui!

Xingxing was actually still a little confused.

After Emperor Jiazheng left, Empress Nie held Xingxing in her arms and comforted her: "When you helped the Crown Princess get pregnant with twins, you should have been rewarded. But the Crown Princess' twins hadn't been born yet, and if you rewarded her in advance, you might have been worried that the baby in her belly wouldn't be able to hold back the blessing... I'm so sorry for you for being sick this time."

Queen Nie looked at Xing Xing lovingly, as if she was looking at her own daughter.

Xing Xing felt warm in her heart, leaning in Queen Nie's arms, and whispered, "Your Majesty, you treat me so well."

Queen Nie was still hugging Xing Xing and saying sweet words to her, when Wei Shiyu's voice came from outside the door: "Mother! Mother, are you okay? I heard that Concubine Li made you angry——"

Wei Shiyu ran and shouted, and the palace maids chased him but couldn't catch up with him.

When Wei Shiyu opened the door, he saw his queen mother sitting on the couch, hugging the Fusui Lord affectionately - no, he also heard when he came that this Fusui Lord had been named the Lord of Fusui County.

Wei Shiyu was really confused when he heard the news.

No, aren’t his father and mother really trying to build up momentum for this little girl so that she can marry his elder brother in the future?

However, at this moment, when Wei Shiyu saw Queen Nie hugging Xingxing affectionately, he felt that he had understood!

His father, the emperor and his mother raised this little girl as their own daughter!

His father and mother had always regretted not having a legitimate princess, so they treated the girl as their own daughter because she was well-behaved and cute! The evidence was that Empress Nie was hugging the Princess Fusui, and they were so affectionate. He hadn't seen his mother's face since he started fooling around in the study room when he was six years old!

Not to mention, Wei Shiyu felt a little jealous.

However, he only felt jealous for a moment. Wei Shiyu felt that he looked more mature and stable than Xingxing, so he should be more tolerant of Xingxing.

So, Wei Shiyu straightened his face, straightened the hem of his clothes, and said to Xingxing: "I look older than you, so you can just call me Third Brother."

Queen Nie: “…”

Xing Xing: “…”

If Queen Nie wasn't sick at this moment, she would definitely get up and beat her son!

"Ayu, stop messing around." Queen Nie scolded.

Wei Shiyu blinked his clear eyes, looking puzzled: "Mother, aren't you and father raising Lady Fusui as your daughter?... Since she's your daughter, what's wrong with calling me Third Brother?"

Queen Nie pressed her eyebrows.

Xing Xing, on the other hand, saluted Wei Shiyu and said, "Your Highness, this is too much. I am overwhelmed with fear."

Wei Shiyu thought, you are lying, you are so frightened, you didn't even raise your eyelids! Who are you trying to fool?

Wei Shiyu knew that Queen Nie needed to recuperate, so he didn't act cute in front of her. After seeing that Queen Nie was indeed not seriously ill, he left with peace of mind. Before leaving, he vowed to Queen Nie that he would give her a thoughtful gift.

Queen Nie looked at Wei Shiyu's departing back, shook her head, and smiled helplessly: "Ayu has a rather erratic personality."

Xing Xing whispered, "The Third Prince is worried that you may not feel well due to your illness, so he is here to entertain you with colorful clothes."

Empress Nie actually knew that her eyes were full of smiles, and even the fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes could not hide her unparalleled beauty.

Xingxing looked at Queen Nie and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that among the three brothers, Brother Yan was the one who looked most like Queen Nie. He truly inherited all the good qualities of Queen Nie's appearance.

When the news that Xing Xing was named the Lord of Fusui County reached Bai Fei's palace, Bai Fei did not move for a long time. She just touched her belly, which was not yet pregnant, from time to time for a long time.