When he saw him walking in, Madam Wu reacted quickly and hurriedly retreated aside. She also reached out to pull Su Su over, bowed her knees and said, "I pay homage to the emperor."
The cold wind made her voice tremble a little.
Pei Yuanhao walked in step by step, glanced at Susu, who was still sobbing, then looked at my red eyes, and said calmly: "You guys have all met."
Before Su Su and Madam Wu spoke, Chang Qing smiled and went forward and said, "I have seen them all. I haven't been so lively in Jingren Palace for a long time."
She spoke with a smile, and the atmosphere eased a little.
Pei Yuanhao turned his head to look at her, a touch of tenderness appeared in his eyes, and smiled slightly, and then said, "I just came from the Qingfen Palace and hadn't come to eat in a hurry. Is there anything I can eat here? It's good to take it out and coax my stomach."
Chang Qing immediately smiled and said, "Look at what the emperor said, it seems like I intend to starve the emperor."
Pei Yuanhao laughed twice, and Chang Qing laughed again, "It's just the Chinese New Year. I asked them to make some exquisite snacks. My sisters have come to eat them, and they all say they taste it pretty good. Today I'll invite the emperor to taste it."
"Okay, let me taste the Queen's craftsmanship."
"Then I will go down and explain to them."
After saying that, she had already gotten up and walked out.
When I walked to the door, Chang Qing stopped and looked back. I met her gaze. She blinked gently, as if she was signaling something, but I only looked at it and did not say anything. She sighed lightly and looked at Madam Wu and the others. Madam Wu hurriedly pulled Su Su Su out with her.
The curtain was lifted up and fell softly.
In the room, Pei Yuanhao and I were left, as well as my ignorant words.
Speaking of which, this is not the first time. Chang Qing intentionally left me and him and left by herself. This is a great favor for any concubine. Looking back on so many twists and turns over the years, she could not have children anymore, but Pei Yuanhao never moved her position as queen, probably because of her virtuous and understanding. In the eyes of the emperor, or even any other concubine, this is a model of motherly charity in the world.
However, when I am now in front of me, except for the unconcealed fear that I cannot hide after the anger fades away, I can only be frozen and cold.
Pei Yuanhao walked over slowly, pulled over a brocade stool himself, and sat next to Miaoyan.
He came from the snow with a cold air on his body. As soon as he sat down, Miaoyan sneezes a lot. I hurried over, but saw him skillfully pulling out a soft veil from his sleeve, carefully wiped Miaoyan's nose, and touched her face again. Miaoyan shrank for a moment as if he was afraid of the cold, and he immediately withdrew his hand.
He raised his head and said to me, "Don't worry, the child's health is still good, and I haven't seen her catch a cold these days."
I stood aside and didn't say anything.
He was not angry, and he didn't even hurry. He slowly picked up the cup of tea I took on the table. I frowned, but I was too lazy to say it. He didn't know what would be called when he said it. He lowered his head and gently plucked the tea leaves floating on the tea water with a tea bowl, and said slowly: "I know you must want to take Miaoyan out, but I have told you before that Miaoyan is my daughter and a princess, and she can't leave me."
After saying that, he took a sip of tea.
After drinking, he did not put down the tea bowl immediately, but looked at the tea that had almost been seen inside, with a slight rippling light, which also flashed in his eyes.
He said, "Actually, I want to treat you like this."
When he said this, the flashing light in his eyes immediately became sharp.
And my pupils suddenly tightened.
"But," he said again without waiting for me to react or fight back, raised his head to look at me, and said calmly: "I can't treat you like this now."
“…”
"You understand very well yourself."
“…”
"So, when Yu Quan picked you up into the palace, you left a letter in front of him."
“…”
"Who did you leave it to?"
“…”
I stood there with a cold face, and didn't move, and I was not afraid.
Of course I knew that Eunuch Yu would tell him about this, for nothing else. Although Eunuch Yu was very nice to me, "good" and "loyalty" were still different. After all, he was an old man who had been serving the emperor in the palace and had experienced Pei Yuanhao's coup, and knew who he should be loyal to. But in fact, I was not angry. I gave the letter in front of him just to let him know and let him pass the message in.
The letter has now been handed over by Du Yan to the post office that specializes in sending messages to others. Moreover, it is not the post office of the Ministry of War, but the post office operated by some gangs and lakes. Although the price is high, the speed is very fast and more fair. No matter how others threaten and induce, they will not easily disclose the content of the message. After I asked him to send the letter to the post office, he would first pay the full deposit. If he did not ask for the letter back within three days, the letter would be sent according to the address I assigned.
What happened next will be no longer under anyone's control.
I reached out and gently stroked Miaoyan's hair, and said lightly: "Miaoyan's uncle."
Pei Yuanhao's eyes flashed: "Yan Qingchen?"
I said lightly: "His Majesty the Emperor has a good memory."
"I still remember that Yuanzhen said that your name was taken away by him. Why, are you reconciled now?"
"After all, it's a family, so there's no overnight revenge."
"So, Miss Yan is no longer the one buried in the tomb of Huangze Temple?"
Listening to the sarcastic meaning of his words, I sneered in my heart and said lightly: "It may not be bad to die, at least you can get the same silence."
"Why, there is nothing to ask for except Qingjing?"
"I'm afraid that what I get is not what I want."
“…”
He frowned slightly and looked at me.
Although the thick curtain at the door has been put down, the atmosphere in the room is colder than the wind and snow outside.
After a moment of silence, he said, "You are really cruel. When Miaoyan is healed, he can't see his mother even when he can recognize the people around him?"
My heart trembled violently.
What he said was what happened this morning.
Chang Qing won't lie to me, so this morning, when Miaoyan was so awake that she was a rare moment and wanted to find her mother, Su Su took her to Nangong Lizhu, and she called her mother in a daze. Next time, when she woke up, she didn't know who she would face...
Even though I knew it was an unintentional act, I really couldn't stand it. She called Nangong Lizhu "Mother" again.
I gritted my teeth: "What do you want?"
He looked up at me and said calmly: "Sit down."
“…”
I walked around the other side of the table and sat opposite him.
He said to me, "I want you to stay..."
As soon as I heard what he said, my hair all over my body stood up. Just as I was about to refuse, I heard him say, "At least, after this New Year."
“…”
The words that were almost rushing out of my mouth just now were choking in my throat.
He wants me to stay and have a New Year...
After Pei Yuanhao finished speaking, he reached out and stroked Miaoyan's forehead. His hand was holding the cup of hot tea. It was probably very warm now. Miaoyan didn't feel any discomfort. He gently stroked her, and then said calmly: "The child has been away from us for so long and has grown up so old. Apart from the day in Yangzhou, we have been together for a while, and there is no time to be together well. I want to spend the New Year with you and her."
“…”
"In the future, there may not be such a peaceful year."
I was still in his words, and when I recalled the debt we owe to my daughter over the years, I suddenly felt a sudden slap in my heart when I heard this.
What he meant, from his national affairs and Nian Shen's words, I already knew very well that the war would definitely start. But after listening to his tone, he seemed not optimistic about the situation that had not yet begun. This surprised me a little - no matter what, he still occupies the throne of the Supreme Central Plains, and the people's expectations are not low. Why do he have such a pessimistic attitude towards the situation?
I couldn't help but frown slightly and looked at him.
But he didn't seem to want to continue the topic, he just looked at me calmly: "What do you think?"
“…”
I was speechless for a moment.
In fact, this time I entered the palace, I almost came in with the mood of breaking into the tiger's den, and the morning episode was indeed a disaster. After all, I had never won the confrontation between Nangong Lizhu, but now Pei Yuanhao has put on an attitude of "no blame for the past" and peacefully asked me to stay for the New Year, which surprised me a little.
Want to stay?
Putting aside the rest, he had one thing right - the child has been away from us for too long.
Whether it is sober or chaos, we do owe her a lot. One of them is to have a safe and reunited year together.
and……
My eyes looked out the window, and the window paper was shining, and I could see the flying snowflakes. My mind was also a little confused at this moment.
Miaoyan's condition has not improved. Why do I cry, laugh, and call myself mother since these few days?
The road to the western suburbs, which has been blocked, has also been opened recently.
Also, Madam Qian and Madam Wu once talked about the country protection wizard. Perhaps they all knew about it back then.
Many puzzles seem to need to be solved here.
Thinking of this, I gently clenched my fists and looked up at him: "It's not impossible to spend only one New Year, but I have three conditions."
Chapter completed!