Chapter 286 Now I’m asking him for help
Chen Jingyan learned that Emperor Showa was dying, and that Emperor Showa had issued an imperial decree, asking him to return to Kyoto immediately.
But at this moment, Yun Qiao was about to give birth.
The due date had clearly arrived, but the baby still hadn't come into labor, and Yun Qiao was anxious.
"Now that the imperial edict has arrived, my Lord, you should prepare to return to Kyoto immediately. I will stay here with the child."
"I'm worried about you. Didn't you say it's the day you were supposed to give birth? Why haven't you come out yet?"
Yun Qiao touched her belly and felt worried. She had learned in modern times that if a child is not born by the due date, it will suffer from oxygen deprivation in the womb.
She was also worried that she would give birth to a fool...
There were no caesarean sections in ancient times.
It was just this worry that Yun Qiao didn’t want Chen Jingyan to know.
"I'm going to die anyway, so I don't care what happens to him. I'll take care of the people in front of me first. I'll go back to Kyoto after you give birth."
Yun Qiao asked him, "Emperor Zhaohe asked you to come over before he died. What did he want to do?"
Entrust your child to someone before death?
He was still worried that other princes would rebel against him, so he asked Chen Jingyan to go back and assist the crown prince in ascending the throne.
"Don't worry about what he wants to do. I'm only worried about you and the baby in your belly."
It was enough for him to assist the new king in ascending the throne once, and he never wanted to care about Emperor Showa's son again.
Otherwise, if he helped the current crown prince now, he would be the first to be attacked after he ascended the throne. Chen Jingyan was not in a hurry to go now because he wanted to let Emperor Zhaohe, the Queen and Empress Dowager Chen know that he was hurt and didn't want to care about the royal affairs anymore.
Chen Jingyan only wanted to wait for his wife to give birth safely in Mobei.
But the people in Kyoto were so anxious that their eyes turned red.
The Empress Dowager went to Empress Dowager Chen several times.
"Mother, you are the Mobei King's aunt. We are family. Why hasn't the Mobei King returned at this critical moment? We sent the news in advance, and now we have been waiting for half a month, and the Mobei King still hasn't returned..."
Empress Dowager Chen fumbled with her Buddhist beads. "Maybe he's on the way, Queen, why are you so anxious?"
"How can I not be anxious? The Crown Prince is about to ascend the throne, and the Emperor has something to say before his death. But it just so happens that the King of Mobei won't return at this time."
The queen is not worried about the emperor's life or death. She is only worried about whether her son can ascend to the throne smoothly.
She was just waiting for Chen Jingyan to take charge.
As long as Chen Jingyan is there, the other vassal kings will certainly not dare to act recklessly.
When the emperor ascended the throne, several princes disagreed and caused trouble. The queen was worried that the princes who had already arrived in Beijing and were waiting would act rashly.
None of the queen's family members were military generals.
The Wang family is influential in the court, but is unwilling to support the prince.
The Queen was extremely anxious, but she didn't know what to do. If Chen Jingyan came back, she could at least say some nice words to him and promise him something.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the Queen Mother’s first grandson, her own grandson.
How could she just ignore it?
Seeing the Queen's anxiety, Queen Mother Chen said, "You are anxious now. Look at how you treated the Chen family before."
"Maidong's marriage was originally going well, but you insisted on interfering. If I hadn't stopped him and issued an imperial decree to grant the marriage, aren't you afraid that Maidong would hate you? Sanlang only has one sister, and you still want to use her. If Sanlang knew about it, how could he be happy?"
The emperor and the empress have never done anything kind.
He was on guard against the Chen family, but now when something happens, the first person he thinks of is still the Chen family.
Empress Dowager Chen also felt uncomfortable.
When it came to choosing between her son and her nephew, she favored her son.
How can I dare to ask my nephew to help my grandson now?
Empress Dowager Chen didn't want to do anything that would upset Chen Jingyan, so she was just waiting. If he came back, it meant she wanted to help. If he didn't come back, it meant that Chen Jingyan didn't want to care who wanted to be emperor.
Empress Dowager Chen was also worried whether other vassal kings had contacted Chen Jingyan before.
After all, Chen Jingyan now owns military camps in the two cities of Mobei and Nancheng.
The power should not be underestimated.
Empress Dowager Chen was also afraid of him.
Naturally, he didn't dare to promise anything to the Queen.
The Queen didn't get any help from Empress Dowager Chen, and she became even more anxious. She immediately said, "Mother, I'll go find Mai Dong. She's the younger sister of the Mobei King. If she can help me..."
"You'd better stop."
"What you did earlier already upset Mai Dong. If you really care about the Crown Prince, then don't do anything."
"Let's wait until Saburo comes back to discuss everything."
Only then did the queen calm down.
But she still went to see Maidong privately, but she was the one who went.
The Queen went to the Marquis' Mansion privately. Li Yuan was shocked when he heard it for the first time. He immediately tidied up his appearance and went to greet her. The Queen walked towards the inner house of the Marquis' Mansion and had a gentle smile on her face when she saw Li Yuan.
"This humble woman pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen. I didn't know Her Majesty was coming, and the whole mansion is not in order. I hope Her Majesty will forgive me."
The Queen said, "I just came to take a look."
"Mai Dong's wedding is coming soon, how is the dowry preparation going?"
Li Yuan spoke truthfully, "Second Master and I bought some, and the Marquis and His Highness also bought quite a bit, and sent them all over. My sister didn't want to make a big fuss, wanting to keep it simple, so she didn't allow us to prepare so many things."
"Maidong is a sensible child, but he still needs to be given more things. I heard that the boy from the Lu family is the nephew of Lord Zhao? That means he comes from a good family."
"Yes, Lord Zhao loves Lu Yu very much."
Li Yuan responded to the queen's words humbly. The queen sat for a while and then asked where Maidong was.
Li Yuan said that Maidong was busy with business and had gone to Jiangcheng these days, so he was not in Kyoto.
The queen wanted to see Maidong, but Maidong was not in Kyoto. She had no choice but to put down her makeup and leave.
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