in2ebook Chapter 246 You are not a good father or husband, but a good king
Chapter 246 You are not a good father or husband, but a good king
Yanxu looked up, and after a moment of surprise, he calmly replied, "I know. I will not let His Royal Highness Prince Rong down."
"There are many eyes and ears in the palace. It is inconvenient for you and the king to stay together for a long time. Leave quickly."
Yanxu turned around and disappeared from their sight in a short while.
Qin Yuechuan led Xu Xianyue forward. Noticing Xu Xianyue's inquiring gaze, Qin Yuechuan took the initiative to speak and said in a gentle voice, "Yueyue, do you have anything to ask?"
Xu Xinyue nodded, then shook her head.
"What does Yueyue mean?" Qin Yuechuan was puzzled by her reaction.
"I want to know, but didn't you just say that there are many eyes and ears in the palace? I know it's inconvenient to ask more here. You can tell me when we return to the palace. Besides, I have eyes and I can see, but I don't know the reason very well. Besides-"
Xu Xinyue moved closer to him mysteriously and whispered in his ear, "I heard that you martial artists have very good hearing. What if someone else hears it?"
Seeing her serious face and cautious look in her dark eyes, Qin Yuechuan couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Xu Xinyue was puzzled. No, she suddenly realized that he laughed like this last time at the door of the dean's tea room of Yujin Academy: he was making fun of her!
Xu Xinyue frowned:
"I rarely go to the palace, so I don't know as much as you do."
Seeing that she was really annoyed, Qin Yuechuan said hurriedly: "I'm not making fun of Yueyue, I just think Yueyue is cute. What I said just now was just to get Yanxu away, there's no need to do this to Yueyue."
But after laughing, seeing her angry little face turned to the side, Qin Yuechuan felt sad again. It turned out that in her heart, the palace was always surrounded by dangers.
In the past, he always saw her with a calm and composed look on her face. It was not until this moment that Qin Yuechuan realized that sometimes Xu Xinyue's heart was not as fearless as she appeared.
He stopped smiling: He hadn't done enough. Perhaps she herself didn't realize that he hadn't given her enough sense of security at the moment.
He held her hand tightly and said, "The palace has internal patrols, with constant movement and rotation. It's not like the rumors say that it's under surveillance all the time. With me here, Yueyue can say whatever she wants and do whatever she wants."
"I won't kill or burn anything in the palace."
"It's okay if you really want to kill people or set fires. I will take care of the aftermath for Yueyue, and no one will know."
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When they arrived at the bedroom yesterday, Imperial Physician Sun was already waiting on the emperor in front of the bed. When he saw the two of them coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, "This old minister pays respects to Prince Rong and Princess Rong. I was blind yesterday and didn't realize it was Princess Rong. I apologize for the offense."
"Doctor Sun, there is no need to be so polite. His Majesty's health is the most important thing right now." Xu Xinyue asked him to stand up, with no intention of dwelling on this topic any further.
The queen also finished the morning worship ceremony with all the concubines and rushed to the bedroom. She only saw Xu Xianyue's back and hurried forward: "Princess Rong, did you bring the antidote pills?"
Xu Xinyue took the box from her sleeve, opened the machine, took out the pills, and told the servants to feed the emperor with clean water. She also gave him acupuncture and bloodletting. After half an hour, she returned to Qin Yuechuan's side to make room for the queen.
The empress looked at the emperor's complexion, which seemed to be a little rosier than the grayish one just now. Although his lips were still pale, they were not as dark purple anymore.
The breathing also became much smoother and stronger.
"When will your majesty wake up?"
Xu Xinyue estimated: "His Majesty should wake up before noon."
But everyone waited for less than an hour before a thick, rough breath escaped from the emperor's teeth and cheeks, and the queen cried with joy: "Your Majesty, you are finally awake. You scared me to death."
The emperor slowly opened his cloudy eyes and sighed: "I, this is..."
The queen wiped the tears from her eyes and said angrily, "Your Majesty, you know that you have been plotted against! You have been plotted against by a bitch!"
The emperor looked at him sideways. He had just woken up and was still not fully conscious. He frowned and asked, "Traitor?"
The Queen was still furious and continued, "Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry. This matter has already been solved. I have my own ideas and will definitely find out who is the fox! I will prove to Your Majesty that what I said is true."
The emperor didn't know if he had heard it or not. He looked around and saw only Qin Yuechuan, Xu Xianyue, and Sun Yuyi. There were no other princes or princesses. The queen thought he was sad that no one was around the bed, so she explained hastily, "Your Majesty, the plan is secret. Your true situation cannot be revealed to outsiders. It was Princess Rong who saved you, so only the two of them are here. When you feel better, they will come to see you."
The Queen even hid this matter from her own son Qin Xingyue. It was not because she did not want to give him the opportunity to show his filial piety, but she was genuinely worried that if this matter were leaked, it would be detrimental to the Emperor. As the mother of a country, how could she have such a respected status without the Emperor?
"This time, it was indeed Princess Rong...who gave all her support to keep His Majesty safe." The Queen did not have a good impression of Qin Yuechuan, and she was even less fond of Xu Xinyue, but her opinion of her had only slightly changed.
It is also true that she offered the detoxification pills. No matter what I feel in my heart, I still have to put in some effort to show my support. Just for her contribution, I have to be nice to her.
The emperor nodded and wanted to get up. The queen wanted to stop him, but seeing that he was determined, she had to help him lean on the edge of the couch and put a soft pillow behind him.
He just stared at Qin Yuechuan and said, "All of you go out. I have something to say to him alone."
"Your Majesty, you just woke up..." The Queen wanted to stop him, but was interrupted by the Emperor's unquestionable voice. Although he was weak, his power was undiminished: "I say, get out."
The Queen and her companions had to wait outside the palace.
After they left, Qin Yuechuan still stood there with a calm expression. Even when he met the emperor's sharp gaze, he did not retreat at all.
After a long while, the emperor said in a hoarse voice: "Did you instigate this?"
Qin Yuechuan's face was calm, his dark pupils were like a tranquil lake, he neither answered nor denied.
"Oh, if you don't say anything, it means you agree. You are really brave. Although you were not raised by me, you are my son after all. I know your temper to some extent. I always thought that you were too gentle in the past, but in recent months, you have been a little beyond my expectations."
Seeing that he remained silent, the emperor asked, "Why is that?"
"If I die, you will have the Northern Frontier Army and part of the Imperial City Guards in your hands. Isn't that just right for you—"
"I don't want to. My original intention is just to hope that you can see clearly that some people and some things are not what you think they are."
Concubine Su is not as gentle and considerate as she appears to be, and she is not without ambition, and her son is not a good candidate for the throne.
"You - I thought you hated me."
At this moment, there was no one else present, and the emperor actually put aside his noble status and no longer referred to himself as "I".
He was lying on his sickbed, looking extremely weak and haggard. He was no longer the king who held the power of life and death. At this moment, he was just an ordinary father.
"Because of mother? I really hate you. I hate your cold-bloodedness and selfishness. Mother didn't say it until her death, but I know that she still missed you, the unfaithful man."
At this point, he thought of something, lowered his eyes, and paused for a moment: "Perhaps I am not qualified to accuse you like this."
"Although you are not a good father or husband, I have to admit that you are a good king."