Chapter 191 Make a Ride
There is no father and son in the royal family, and no family affection in the royal family.
Throughout history, countless royal families, fathers and sons, brothers, and sisters have fought to the death.
This has been the case from generation to generation since the founding of the Jin Dynasty.
Emperor Hong Qi had become accustomed to the royal family's coldness and disloyalty. He was unable to change it and could only treat his concubines, sons, and daughters in his own way, hoping that they would live in peace and work together for the Jin Dynasty, with less intrigue, bloodshed, or death.
However, the death of Empress Yuan, the poisoning of Concubine Shi, Xiao Zinan's usurpation of the throne, the Queen's loyalty to foreign powers, Xiao Congbei's treason... all happened one after another.
He was like a lone walker in this bustling world, anxious, worried, powerless, angry... Finally he had a stroke.
Had a stroke.
He couldn't speak or stand up, and only his left hand could move with difficulty.
Then how can he become emperor?
Who would still treat him as an emperor?
Concubines, sons, daughters, eunuchs, palace maids… anyone could easily kill him and use him to show loyalty to the new emperor… A huge fear surrounded him, and he could predict that he would be extremely miserable next.
He could do nothing but rage helplessly.
Never thought!
Never thought!
He never thought that his son, his biological son Pei Jingzhou, not only had no intention of killing him, but wanted him to live long and long, wanted him to stand like a towering mountain, and wanted to be filial to him... He looked into Pei Jingzhou's eyes, trying to distinguish the truth from the falsehood in Pei Jingzhou's eyes.
Emperors are suspicious, and Pei Jingzhou knows that he sometimes doubts the intentions of others, so he now meets Hong Qidi's gaze with openness: "Father, don't hurt yourself. Get treatment. If you can recover, then it will be fine. If not, your son will take good care of you."
No need.
No need.
Pei Jingzhou didn't need to say these nice words, nor did he do these things. He could just kill the old emperor directly, and he could naturally become the new emperor.
The court officials would also kneel down and shout "Long live the emperor" in complete conviction.
But he said so much earnestly... Hong Qidi felt his son's sincerity, the anger in his eyes subsided, and he relaxed.
"Lie on the bed first." Pei Jingzhou almost carried Hong Qidi to the bed.
Emperor Hong Qi leaned on the large welcoming pillow.
Pei Jingzhou asked, "Where's the medicine?"
"Bring the medicine quickly." Concubine Hui came back to her senses and said.
Pei Jingzhou took the medicine bowl and fed the medicine to Emperor Hong Qi himself.
Emperor Hong Qi drank it numbly and then closed his eyes.
Pei Jingzhou then took away the large welcoming pillow to allow Emperor Hong Qi to sleep more comfortably. After a moment's rest, he said, "Father, I am preparing to send troops to attack the Three Kings of the Southwest."
Emperor Hong Qi did not respond.
"We've repeatedly tried to negotiate with them, but they've shown no sincerity..." If they hadn't joined forces and injured so many civilians, Emperor Hong Qi wouldn't have been so angry that he had a stroke. Pei Jingzhou said firmly in a deep voice, "Then we don't have to worry about anything."
Emperor Hong Qi still did not respond.
"Father, you should have a good rest. Your son will bring you good news." Pei Jingzhou stood up and walked out.
Jiang Zhaoyue, Concubine Hui and others followed out.
Pei Jingzhou looked at Concubine Hui and said, "It's hard for anyone to accept a sudden change, especially since our father is the emperor. So let's not be anxious. Give him some time to let them slowly accept it."
Concubine Hui nodded.
Pei Jingzhou added: "If he doesn't want to eat or take medicine, don't force him. I will feed him."
Concubine Hui had not expected that Pei Jingzhou would be so filial even at this point. She could not help but be moved: "I will also try to persuade the emperor."
"I can do it too, I can do it too." Princess Duojia replied.
"Yes." Pei Jingzhou took Yuan Yao from Jiang Zhaoyue's arms and said, "Let's go back."
Jiang Zhaoyue took Pei Jingzhou's arm and left Yongxiu Palace, whispering, "Are you really going to send troops?"
"Yeah." Pei Jingzhou nodded.
"Who leads the troops?"
"Chen Xuanmo and General Li will lead the troops to fight, while General Lin and Pei Maokun will lead the troops to negotiate."
"Uncle is going to talk?"
"Well, my uncle also rose to prominence on the battlefield. He's injured and old, so he can't fight anymore. But he's very perceptive about battlefield situations. He was the one who sent Pei Yan and Pei Che to Bianzhou to help Chen Xuanmo destroy the Southern Jiang Kingdom."
Jiang Zhaoyue thought for a moment and asked, "So we can talk while fighting."
"Yes, the main thing is to minimize the damage."
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.
"Next, I will be very busy, maybe..."
"You go ahead and do your thing. I'll take good care of Yuan Yao."
"You have to take care of yourself too."
"You too, please take care of yourself."
"Yeah." After returning to the East Palace, Pei Jingzhou took a shower, changed his clothes, and went out to get busy.
Jiang Zhaoyue was busy with his own affairs in the Eastern Palace, and took Yuan Yao to Yongxiu Palace to see Emperor Hong Qi every day.
The imperial physician gave Emperor Hong Qi acupuncture every day.
Pei Jingzhou went to feed and give medicine to Emperor Hong Qi on time every day, and then went back to work.
Concubine Hui, Princess Duojia and Eunuch Gao took turns massaging Emperor Hong Qi's limbs every day.
Emperor Hong Qi lay there unconscious for a full month and a half, not saying a word, and was still very depressed.
Concubine Hui and Princess Duojia said nothing.
Jiang Zhaoyue still held Yuan Yao in her arms as she went to see Emperor Hong Qi: "Father."
"Ah." Yuan Yao cried out.
Emperor Hong Qi would only react when he heard the voices of Pei Jingzhou and Yuan Yao, but he would just glance at them and then look away.
"The sun is shining brightly today, why don't we go out and get some sun," Jiang Zhaoyue suggested.
Emperor Hong Qi acted as if he hadn't heard anything.
"Ahh." Yuan Yao screamed twice.
Emperor Hong Qi ignored it.
"Ah ah." Yuan Yao not only screamed, but also stretched out his little hand towards Emperor Hong Qi.
"Does Yuan Yao want to be close to his royal grandfather?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
Yuan Yao continued to reach out to Emperor Hong Qi.
Jiang Zhaoyue then put Yuan Yao into Emperor Hong Qi's bed.
Yuan Yao sat on the bed, turned over, and lay down on the bed skillfully. He used his arms and legs to crawl forward and climbed directly onto Hong Qidi.
Concubine Hui was startled: "Zhaoyue, this——"
"It doesn't matter. Father doesn't feel anything anyway." Jiang Zhaoyue said in a low voice.
Is this to make Yuan Yao make a fuss and cause Emperor Hong Qi to have some emotional fluctuations?
Concubine Hui did not try to stop her.
"Ahh." Yuan Yao shouted while sitting on Hong Qidi.
Emperor Hong Qi stared at Yuan Yao.
Far from being afraid of him, Yuan Yao even giggled happily when he met his gaze.
This smile... looks more like Pei Jingzhou. Emperor Hong Qi couldn't help but think of Pei Jingzhou's childhood. At that time, he and Empress Yuan had a very good relationship, and they took Pei Jingzhou out to play together.
When Pei Jingzhou couldn't speak, he would scream and giggle; when he could speak, he would call "Father, Father" all day long; when he could walk and run, he would rush over to hug him when he saw him leaving court.
But he was too busy, getting busier and busier, and he had very little time to spend with Pei Jingzhou.
Before he knew it, Pei Jingzhou had turned six, entered the Imperial College, nearly been poisoned, went to the Duke of Zhenguo's residence, won the top spot in the imperial examination, joined the Ministry of Personnel, got married, returned to the Eastern Palace, had a child, and fought in the battlefield... Now, every day, she came to feed him meals and give him medicine...
He stared straight at Yuan Yao, who looked so much like Pei Jingzhou, and couldn't help but shed tears as he mumbled, "Brother Yi."
Yuan Yao was startled and quickly got off Hong Qidi, crawled to Hong Qidi's face and sat down.
She stretched out her little fleshy hands to wipe Hong Qidi's tears, then lay down next to Hong Qidi's face, gently patted Hong Qidi's shoulders, and made a milky sound of "Oh, oh, ah ah ah", as if coaxing him, "Oh, don't cry, don't cry."
While crying, Emperor Hong Qi stretched out his left hand and tremblingly stroked Yuan Yao's little head.
Princess Duojia covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Father has responded!"
Concubine Hui felt very moved when she saw this.
Jiang Zhaoyue asked softly, "Is Father's condition improving?"
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