[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

Chapter 68

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, the child wants to raise but the relatives don't wait..." Ji Xiaolan shook her head and recited poems in the car.He Shen was worried about the people sitting in the imperial chariot, but now he was even more irritable when he heard it, and said bluntly: "Master Ji... don't you finish reading."

Looking at He Shen's solemn expression, Ji Xiaolan put away her smile, and sighed, "You don't have to look sour, the queen mother may not be safe. The old man's intuition is the most sensitive. The more nervous you are, the more nervous the queen mother will be." The more clear it is, the so-called destiny is sometimes. The empress dowager is like a mirror in her heart."

He Shen knew in his heart that what Ji Xiaolan said was true, and that Empress Dowager Xiaoxian enjoyed the honor of being the most precious mother and son throughout her life.He Shen was just worried that Hongli would become depressed due to the empress dowager's illness.

Seeing that he was still preoccupied, Ji Xiaolan sneered, "My lord...isn't it tiring to act all the time? As a foreign minister, how many times have you met the empress dowager? If you are really worried about the emperor, you should Use your real skills to coax people. Not to mention the queen mother and the emperor, even I don't like to see your dead face."

Although Ji Xiaolan's words were blunt, they hit the point.If the empress dowager really had an emergency, one can imagine how sad the emperor would be.He Shen thought: at least when the emperor was upset, he would take care of everything for Hongli.

The more he worried about Hongli's state, the more he should make himself stronger.

The moment the car stopped, He Shen silently straightened his back.He took a deep breath, trying to make his expression look calmer.

Hongli got off the imperial chariot, looked behind him subconsciously, and called out in a low voice, "He Shen."

He Shen quickly responded: "Your Majesty, the slave is here..."

After hearing the response, Hongli walked into the garden.Only Concubine Ling and Concubine Dun were left in the Queen Mother's room to serve the sick, and the accompanying imperial physicians stood outside the house, and the few leading ones all showed embarrassment when they saw Hongli.

Hongli didn't care to observe their expressions, and just said: "If the queen mother's illness can't be cured, you... will all be buried with her." After speaking, Hongli pushed open the door in silence.Concubine Dun was the first to see the emperor, and immediately shouted: "The emperor..."

Unexpectedly, Hongli frowned, and said in a cold voice: "Concubine Dun disturbed the Queen Mother to rest, she was disrespectful in front of the imperial court, and ordered to stop her feet and think about her mistakes."

Concubine Dun was completely frightened by such a turn of events, she said sharply: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... My concubine is unintentional, you..."

Before she finished speaking, a maid stepped forward to hold her by the arm and led her outside.She still turned her head repeatedly without giving up, and her voice didn't weaken in the slightest.The next moment, it was He Shen's cold face that choked all of her unfinished words in her throat.

He Shen's eyes reflected her state of embarrassment at the moment, making her even forget to struggle.

A warm smile appeared on the corner of He Shen's lips: "Concubine Dun, please..."

Concubine Dun was already anxious, but at this moment she just felt that the smile on He Shen's face was a mockery of her.Not only did she not restrain herself, but she raised her voice: "What are you, you dare to command me?"

He Shen was shocked by her thoughtless behavior, and was a little speechless for a while.Remembering that she is the birth mother of the tenth princess, Hongli was already standing in front of the door with a gloomy face just as he was about to explain her words to her.

Concubine Dun avoided Hongli's eyes in fear, He Shen frowned and looked at the door that opened behind Hongli, and stepped forward to close the door tightly with a frown.Hongli saw his actions in his eyes, and the man who was suppressing his anger suddenly smiled, but it made Concubine Dun shiver.

She heard Hongli say: "As a concubine, you may be concerned about the Empress Dowager's condition half of your heart, just take a look..." Hongli pointed to the servants who were quietly walking around: "A small servant even knows how to walk lightly. For fear of disturbing the Empress Dowager, you are so lucky to tell me that you are by the Empress Dowager's side?"

"Chen...Chenqie..." Concubine Dun's face was pale, Hongli had never reprimanded her like this in front of everyone.In the past, she had laughed at Ulanara's rejection by Hongli, but now it was her turn.

Concubine Dun looked at Hongli sadly, hoping that Hongli could remember the old friendship.However, Hongli frowned slightly, but did not hesitate: "Concubine Dun, I ordered you to be grounded, and He Shen just invited you back to the house according to my will. You treat him like this, but you are dissatisfied with my will. ?”

Concubine Dun couldn't bear it any longer after such a heavy pot, she cried, "Your majesty... I swear to the heavens, I have absolutely no intention of resenting the emperor..."

Hongli didn't want to entangle with her anymore, he waved his hand and asked the maid to take Concubine Dun away.

The emperor turned around and glanced at He Shen, and said softly, "You can come in too..."

He Shen was startled, and declined, "Your Majesty... the slave is a foreign minister, I'm afraid this is inappropriate..."

Hongli only left two simple words: "Come in..."

He Shen couldn't resist him, so he had to follow into the house.Concubine Ling seemed to have never heard of Concubine Dun's departure, and she concentrated on guarding the Queen Mother's bedside.Seeing Hongli coming in, he just saluted slightly, but when he saw He Shen's figure, he was stunned for a moment.

Hongli walked to the bed, looked at the empress dowager's silver hair and tightly closed eyes, and asked softly to the imperial concubine, "Emperor mother, have you not woken up?"

The noble concubine's delicate face looked a bit haggard, she shook her head slowly, and persuaded softly: "Your majesty, the empress dowager is auspicious, she will be safe and sound, your majesty...be sure to take care of the dragon's body..."

Hongli looked at her swollen eyes, and sighed: "You are tired too, go and rest, I will stay here and guard the queen's mother."

The imperial concubine hesitated for a moment, but He Shen stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, empress, the imperial concubine, the slave will take good care of the emperor."

Concubine Ling took a deep look at He Shen after hearing the words, and then showed a tired smile: "It's time to thank you, Your Excellency."

The noble concubine closed the door properly, and said to the guards: "You are here to wait carefully..." The tone was soft but gave a faint sense of oppression.

Standing behind Hongli, He Shen was about to speak when he saw Hongli kneel down beside the bed with a "plop".He Shen was terrified, and hurried forward to help him: "Your Majesty...you...how did you make it..."

Hongli knelt motionless, staring at the empress dowager's silver hair, his eyes gradually turned red: "Heshen, I always say that filial piety is the first thing to do, and this dynasty pays attention to filial piety, but in fact I am the most unfilial person. "

He Shen tried hard to lift Hongli up, but after several attempts to no avail, he had to kneel beside the bed with Hongli.He looked at Hongli in surprise, and asked softly, "Your Majesty... why did you say that?"

"He Shen, do you still remember the Queen's haircut?" Hongli suddenly brought up this slightly abrupt topic.

He Shen was startled, and then responded: "Slave...Of course I remember..."

There was a smile on Hongli's lips, obviously lost in memory: "I still remember, I warned you not to interfere in this matter, but you urged Shi Ge'er to tell the Queen's mother about it."

Feeling Hongli's gaze, He Shen lowered his eyes guiltily, and said falteringly, "It's a slave...he acted recklessly..."

Hongli didn't mean to blame him, the emperor looked at He Shen intently: "You once told me that you know the ending of this dynasty..."

He Shen's heart beat faster involuntarily, and he pricked up his ears to listen carefully to Hongli's next words.

"Then you know Huang'eniang..." Hongli said halfway, the glint in his eyes made He Shen's heart tremble slightly.He shook his head and said softly: "Your servant...don't know..."

The hope in Hongli's eyes was gradually lost in the water. He took a deep breath and forced a smile: "I don't know... It's okay, at least there is no death penalty..."

"Originally, I wanted to hide the matter of the Queen's hair loss to the end. I know the Queen's mother's temperament too well. She has been so strong all her life. In the past, when the late emperor was around, she doted on the noble concubine Nian. She never told me about her grievances. Swallow alone."

He Shen knelt aside and listened quietly, Hongli sneered and said: "When I was still a prince, the officials always praised me for my vigorous and resolute actions in order to curry favor with me. She still followed her mother, seemingly calm and unrestrained, but in fact she had the stubbornness of knocking out her front teeth and swallowing blood."

Hongli held Heshen's hand unexpectedly, and Heshen realized that even in the warm room, Hongli's hand was still cold.

"Ulanara was chosen by my mother herself for me. I know that she hopes to see the emperor and queen reconcile, and raise her eyebrows. But I... can't lie to myself... because of her, my mother and I are growing apart. Every time I go back to Shoukang Palace, the queen mother will persuade me to get closer to the Ulanara clan by beating around the bush..."

He Shen held Hongli's hand little by little, as if he wanted to give the emperor who was immersed in grief a little strength.

"Why don't I understand my mother's thoughts? The mother of the country cut off her hair. Although the queen mother didn't say anything, she kept thinking about it all the time. She was worried about me, worried about the queen, and the worries in her heart It's getting heavier and heavier. My son is always not by her side, maybe even the imperial doctor doesn't know that the empress dowager is suffering from depression..."

He Shen listened word by word, and at the end suddenly let go of the emperor's hand, bowed down and said, "I'm a slave..." But at the moment when he was about to grab the land with his head, Hongli grabbed his arm and said, "What are you doing?" What to do, I don't mean to blame you."

The two pairs of red eyes looked at each other, Hongli smiled wryly and said: "I also understand that since the incident happened, the paper will not be able to contain the fire after all, and one day the queen mother will know the truth. Speaking of which, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know How should I explain to the Queen Mother?"

Hongli and Heshen just knelt like this, holding hands and waiting for the Queen Mother to wake up.As time passed by, Hongli said to the young man beside him, "You...you don't have to kneel with me..."

He Shen moved his already numb knees, didn't answer, but just held Hongli's hand tighter.