Chapter 319 Entering the Palace
As the days passed, Xie Qiushi and the others had almost learned the rules. Nanny Li looked at the changes in the three of them and couldn't help but look pleased.
The girls studied well, and she would be proud to tell others about it.
She praised his three sisters in front of Xie Shuangbai more than once.
Xie Shuangbai could see that Nanny Li really liked the three of them.
Before she left, she tried to persuade him not to marry off his three sisters so early, saying that he could choose the sons of wealthy families in the capital and it would be perfectly possible for the three of them to marry into wealthy families.
Xie Shuangbai nodded with a smile, feeling that he really just went with the flow.
The wealthy and powerful families seem to have a lot of things to do.
As the coronation ceremony approaches, Rong Ye and Xie Shuangbai will also move into the palace.
From now on, that would be the home of the three of them.
Little Rongchi was very happy. He had only been to the palace once when he was very young, but his impression was very vague.
He pulled Xie Shuangbai and said, "Little Daddy, are we going to live inside the red walls from now on?"
"Yeah, Chi'er doesn't like it?"
Rong Chi smiled and nodded: "I like it, Chi'er likes the red house!"
Xie Shuangbai looked at him smiling happily and touched his little face, feeling inexplicably sour in his heart.
If he knew the meaning of the house, I wonder if he would still smile so happily.
Rongye entered the palace early in the morning and sent someone to pick them up after breakfast.
He has packed up his things over the past two days, and the guards will come to move them in today.
Rongye's house was for my sister and Aunt Cui to live in.
The sisters looked at the big and small boxes in the yard with some reluctance.
Only at this moment did they realize that they would be separated from their brother, and it might not be so easy to see him in the future.
Xie Chunmiao cried sadly, "Brother, will we never see you again? Nanny said that the palace is a restricted area and family members cannot go there easily."
Xie Shuangbai looked at the three people crying and wiped their tears: "Others are others, you are my sisters, how can you be the same? You can come whenever you want."
The three of them nodded while crying: "Brother! I can't bear to leave you!"
Xie Shuangbai also felt uncomfortable. Although he was far away from his sisters before, he didn't think it was a problem. But now that they were all in the capital, he felt far away.
It seems that this wall separates not only distance but also fatal class concepts.
He said gently, "I'll go first and wait for you in the palace."
Looking at the bewildered expressions of the three, Xie Shuangbai smiled: "Of course you have to be by my brother's side on his important day! I'll have Rong Wu pick you up in advance."
The three nodded while crying, and he instructed again: "My aunt is pregnant now, you must take good care of her. Find a midwife in advance to avoid any accidents. Be careful with the food you eat."
"Don't worry, brother. We'll be watching over Auntie. There won't be any problems!"
Xie Shuangbai nodded and looked at Aunt Cui behind them: "Aunt, you will be with Daya and the others then."
Cui stammered, "I...are we going too?"
Cui Shi couldn't imagine that after a lifetime of farming, she could enter the palace in her old age! She couldn't even dream of it!
Wang Dadi kept replaying the thought in his mind: even if he died, it would be worth it.
Xie Shuangbai looked at Aunt Cui: "Of course, you are my family, you must be present."
With one word, everyone burst into tears again.
Seeing that it was getting late, the eunuch asked, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you see..."
Time was really tight, and he had to go to the palace quickly to try on clothes. Although the weaving bureau had already measured the size, the details still needed time to be modified. If he was any later, he might not be able to make it in time for the coronation ceremony.
"I'll take Chi'er there first. We'll see you in a few days."
The three sisters said: "Well, don't worry, brother, leave the house to us!"
Cui: "Shuang'er, you... take good care of yourself, don't worry about me and your uncle!"
Xie Shuangbai looked at them with tears in his eyes, then pulled Rong Chi and got on the carriage.
Shoukang Palace was quieter than ever. Nanny Chang felt empty inside as she looked at the palace, which was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
It was already lunchtime, but the Queen Mother was still devoutly worshipping Buddha in the small Buddhist temple.
Ever since the Queen Mother killed the little prince, it was a great blow to the Queen Mother, and she believed more and more in the theory of cause and effect.
A palace maid came to report: "Madame Chang, the Empress has brought the little prince into the palace."
When Nanny Chang heard the call of the little prince, she was still a little dazed. Thinking of Tuan Ge'er who had just been murdered, she sighed.
She said respectfully outside the small Buddhist temple: "Your Majesty, the young master has entered the palace. Would you like to meet him?"
The sound of chanting in the room stopped, and after a while the door opened.
After this blow, the Empress Dowager's hair turned gray.
Nanny Chang felt very distressed.
"I haven't seen Rong Chi for a long time. I wonder if he looks like Tuan Ge'er. They are brothers..." As she spoke, the Queen Mother seemed to think of Tuan Ge'er and couldn't help crying.
Nanny Chang hurriedly supported her and said, "My Lady, please don't hurt yourself. Otherwise, I will go and invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Some other day. I'm feeling really bad right now."
"Does your Majesty wish to call the imperial physician?"
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Help me go to sleep."
Nanny Chang did not leave the bedroom until the Empress Dowager fell asleep.
She knew that the Empress Dowager was suffering from a heart disease, and heart disease needed to be treated with heart medicine.
Xie Shuangbai and Rong Chi went to the Qinzheng Hall first.
Rong Ye had just finished his work. There had been a lot of government affairs piled up in various places these days, including the construction of the imperial tomb of the late emperor and the young prince. All matters, big and small, from the local areas to the capital, required Rong Ye's approval.
He is much busier than he was in the North, and Xie Shuangbai rarely sees him recently.
Rong Ye saw them arriving and stood up from the table.
Xie Shuangbai frowned distressedly: "I really don't know whether being an emperor is a good thing or a bad thing for you. Look how thin you have become. I will make you something delicious today."
Rongye kissed his forehead and said, "It will be fine after this period of time. There are a backlog of government affairs that need to be dealt with."
He looked at Rong Chi and was surprised to find: "Chi'er has grown taller again."
Xie Shuangbai smiled: "You just realized that I can't even hold him now."
Rong Ye picked up Rong Chi and said, "It is indeed a lot heavier."
He hugged Rongye's neck and cried coquettishly: "Daddy! Chi'er is so tall!"
Although the young eunuchs and palace maids next to them didn't see their interaction, they were surprised just by hearing the sounds.
The late emperor and the concubines in the harem had never done this before. Even the late emperor’s favorite little prince had never been held like this.
The queen's voice is so nice, gentle like the spring breeze, making people feel relaxed and happy.
"I've ordered the palace to be repaired. I'll take you to see it."
Xie Shuangbai smiled and nodded.
Rong Ye tied his cloak, and the eunuch hurried forward to lead the way.
Xie Shuangbai saw that it was a strange young eunuch: "Where is Rong Yi?"
Rong Yi was always by my side before, and now I’m not used to the change of people.
"I sent him to the Imperial Guards."
Xie Shuangbai understood that the chief of the imperial guards was responsible for the safety of the palace, and that required a confidant.
He asked, "What's your name?"
The young eunuch looked young and timid. He lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, my name is Fuman."
Xie Shuangbai looked at him with a smile, "Fuman, it's a good name."
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