flstandardbreds Chapter 119 Fate
Chapter 119 Fate
After breakfast, Xie Yaoqing left the palace.
It is now the beginning of February. After a month of disaster relief, the fear and anxiety brought to the people of the capital by the dragon's reversal at the beginning of the year seems to have dissipated a lot. On the way out of the palace, there are many shops on both sides of the street, many of which are open, and there are also many small stalls. Passers-by all have smiles on their faces.
Xie Yaoqing sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at the lively scene outside, feeling deeply moved. Although the earth dragon's turn was terrible, over time, the people would always be able to get out of the disaster and start their lives again.
At the Marquis's residence, when the palace received the news that Xie Yaoqing was going back to the Marquis' residence, Yongchang Marquis and his son were sitting in the front yard chatting. Yongchang Marquis and Xie Yiming were playing chess, while Xie Yichen, who couldn't sit still, looked left and right, giving bad advice and making trouble everywhere.
"My Lord, the Eldest Young Master, the Third Young Master, the Queen is back!"
Xie Yichen was feeling a bit bored and wanted to go out of town for a horse race, but when he heard the news, he immediately became energetic. He stood up and walked out the door at a brisk pace.
He couldn't enter the palace and didn't know what was going on. Now that he had the chance to see with his own eyes his sister who had a strange disease, Xie Yichen was more enthusiastic than anyone else.
Seeing this, Yongchang Hou shook his head slightly and chuckled, "You are already a grown-up, but you are still so jumpy."
Xie Yiming smiled slightly, "Third brother has been closest to the queen since he was young."
Later, the two stopped playing chess and stood up.
Xie Yichen looked Xie Yaoqing up and down for a long time. Seeing that her face was rosy, her complexion was excellent, and she seemed to be in good spirits, he felt relieved.
"I heard that Her Majesty slept for half a month. What kind of beautiful dream did she have that made Her Majesty so nostalgic and reluctant to wake up?" Xie Yichen deliberately joked.
Xie Yaoqing rolled her eyes. "I didn't have a sweet dream, but a nightmare. It's not a happy dream at all."
Seeing that her tone was not joking, Xie Yichen suddenly stopped smiling, his expression became more serious, and he said worriedly: "Puhua Temple has the most prosperous incense, and I heard it is very effective. Send the empress there to burn incense and worship Buddha another day, and ask for a string of blessed pearl bracelets to keep by your side to ward off evil and drive away disasters."
In Xie Yichen's eyes, having nightmares for no reason was most likely caused by something unclean, such as evil spirits. Therefore, he thought of asking Xie Yaoqing to go to the temple to pray for blessings.
However, Xie Yaoqing has always been skeptical about matters related to gods and Buddhas. The noble ladies, wives, and old ladies in the capital are all keen on going to temples to burn incense and pray for blessings, but Xie Yaoqing is not among them, and she herself rarely goes to temples.
But facing the caring eyes of his brother, Xie Yaoqing finally nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you, Third Brother."
Xie Yichen laughed heartily: "We are siblings, why should we be so polite? Madam, please don't be like your elder brother..."
"What bad things can you say about me?"
A clear and gentle voice suddenly sounded, and Xie Yichen shuddered. He subconsciously straightened his back and raised a flattering smile on his face, "Nothing, how could I say bad things about big brother, big brother, please don't wrongly accuse me."
It would be strange if Xie Yiming believed it. He had watched his younger brother grow up and he had no idea what kind of person he was. He immediately looked at Xie Yaoqing and asked with his eyes: What's going on?
Both sides are brothers, and it would be bad for Xie Yaoqing to take sides with either one, but the third brother was not saying anything bad about the eldest brother just now, it was just that the eldest brother came too quickly, so some words were not said in time.
Xie Yaoqing made up his mind quickly. Since his third brother was winking at him like crazy, he decided to help him this time. He said, "Just now, third brother was talking about going to Puhua Temple to pray for blessings. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, why don't you go with us?"
She spoke up, and even though he knew there was something fishy going on, Xie Yiming still gave her face and didn't ask any more questions.
"You guys go ahead. I have something to do tomorrow." Xie Yiming looked at Xie Yaoqing with a very gentle tone.
Xie Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that his love for his sister when he was a child was not in vain. He never forgot to give her a share of the delicious food and drinks. Isn't this helping me cover up?
In fact, Xie Yaoqing helped Xie Yichen more than once. If you really count, she has helped him too many times.
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Yaoqing saw his relatives and was in a happy state all day long, and was in an extremely good mood.
In contrast to Xie Yaoqing, Xiao Chengxu in the palace was not in such a good mood. The whole day passed without a smile on his face.
At night, the imperial physician was summoned to the Qianqing Palace.
It turned out that a month had passed since Xiao Chengxu was injured, but because of his busy state affairs and his worry about Xie Yaoqing, Xiao Chengxu's injuries had not yet healed, and had recurred over and over again.
Feng An was anxious and worried. He placed a bowl of steaming medicine in front of the imperial desk. Thinking of what the imperial physician had said, he gently advised, "Your Majesty, you should relax a little so that you can recover as soon as possible. Now that the Empress is safe, Your Majesty should take care of yourself."
Feng An knew that his persuasion was in vain before, but the situation is different now. The Queen is no longer in a coma, but the Emperor is still depressed, so that his injury can never be fully healed.
"If the Queen knew about this, she would also be heartbroken." Feng An said again.
Xiao Chengxu pursed his lips and shook his head in self-mockery.
Will Qingqing worry about him?
Will not.
In the past, Qingqing wished she could die. After that day, although her attitude softened a little, she still didn't care about her own life or death. She still worried about him day and night, which was nothing but indifference.
But bringing up Xie Yaoqing's name did work. Even though he knew that Feng An might not be telling the truth, Xiao Chengxu still felt a little relieved and picked up the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
No one feels sorry, no one cares. No matter how serious the injury is, it is useless. Even if he wants to use the strategy of inflicting pain on himself, he needs someone to watch. Now that Qingqing is not in the palace, he can't even use the strategy of inflicting pain on himself.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chengxu felt a sharp pain in his heart and couldn't help coughing.
Feng An saw this and quickly stepped forward, patted him on the back, and said with concern: "Your Majesty."
Xiao Chengxu waved his hands to indicate that he was fine, took the medicine bowl and drank the pitch-black, bitter soup with a strange taste.
It was still the most important thing to take care of his body as soon as possible. After all, he wanted to stay with Qingqing forever, grow old together, and spend the rest of his life. If he didn't have a strong body, how could he accompany her through the long years in the future? Would he have to lie on the bed sickly, waiting for Qingqing to take care of him?
To this day, Xiao Chengxu still hasn't given up his obsession with Xie Yaoqing and is unwilling to give her freedom.
The Queen Mother has passed away, and there is no one in this world who can suppress Xiao Chengxu by virtue of his status as an elder.
Of course, even if the empress dowager was still alive, she would not be able to influence Xiao Chengxu's decision and could not be the master of Xiao Chengxu.
As an emperor, Xiao Chengxu is not omnipotent, but as long as he does not give in, Xie Yaoqing will always be his queen, and no one can change that. Xie Yaoqing is like a bird trapped in a golden cage, her fate is predictable, and she is destined to be entangled with Xiao Chengxu for the rest of her life.