flstandardbreds Chapter 313 Shiyin, Here I Come
Chapter 313 Shiyin, Here I Come
In the Qinzheng Hall, Jun Jingli was sitting on the dragon throne, concentrating on reviewing the piles of memorials. His deep and sharp eyes shuttled between the lines, and from time to time he picked up the vermilion imperial pen and annotated important decisions and opinions on the memorials.
Lai Fu, who was serving on the side, carefully observed the emperor's actions. He saw Jun Jingli finally closed the last memorial he had reviewed and gently put down the imperial pen in his hand.
Lai Fu saw this and hurried forward, skillfully filling a cup of steaming, fragrant tea for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Someone from the imperial kitchen came to ask if we should start serving the meal now?" Lai Fu asked softly.
Jun Jingli raised his head slightly, and after a moment of deep thought, he said, "Don't worry, we can have dinner later. Has the meal at Qingfeng Garden been properly arranged?"
"Your Majesty, I have already arranged everything properly. Please rest assured." Lai Fu bowed and replied quickly.
Hearing this reply, Jun Jingli shook his head slowly: "I don't feel hungry at the moment. Lai Fu, come back to the bedroom with me to rest for a while." After that, he stood up and walked straight towards Fu'an Palace with steady steps.
Lai Fu knew very well that the emperor had been worried about something in the past two days and had a poor appetite, so he did not try to persuade him any further. He just followed him silently and returned to Fu'an Palace together.
This Fu'an Palace is the bedroom where Jun Jingli lives and it is the most heavily guarded place in the entire imperial palace.
When Jun Jingli entered the palace, Lai Fu immediately turned around and gave orders to the imperial guards guarding outside the door: "Your Majesty has been overworked today and needs to rest well. No matter what happens here, you must not disturb Your Majesty."
The well-trained imperial guards responded in unison and immediately strengthened the security patrols around Fu'an Palace.
Lai Fu waved to the eunuchs and palace maids behind him, signaling them to wait outside the door.
Then he carefully accompanied the emperor into the bedroom.
Jun Jingli stepped into the palace steadily and went straight to the inner room without hesitation.
Lai Fu closed the palace door, then quickly stepped forward, followed behind Jun Jingli, and whispered to the empty room: "Guard it well!"
However, there was silence all around and no one responded to his words, as if Lai Fu had just said something to the air.
He entered the bedroom, walked towards the back of the room, and stopped beside the extremely luxurious carved bed.
The bed has vermilion paint as its support, which makes it look particularly bright and eye-catching; the head and foot of the bed are decorated with exquisite gold carvings, which adds a bit of nobility and majesty.
Looking closely, the auspicious dragons are vividly coiled on the bed frame, their bodies twisting and turning like living creatures. The long dragon whiskers flutter in the wind, as if they will dance at any time; the dragon eyes are inlaid with two huge night pearls, which make them look even more piercing and majestic, and there is a small mechanism inside the night pearls that can be opened and closed freely.
Bright yellow curtains embroidered with golden dragons were placed on both sides of the bed, and the quilt spread on the bed was embroidered with various auspicious patterns. The bright yellow silk shone with a noble glow.
Jun Jingli stepped onto the bed, Lai Fu took out a night-shining pearl and carefully lowered the curtain. Only the night-shining pearl was shining inside the bed.
Lai Fu bent down and walked to Jun Jingli. He pressed hard on the vermilion bedpost, and the footrest under the dragon bed slowly opened to both sides. After it opened, a secret passage extended downwards.
Lai Fu, holding the Night Pearl, was the first to step onto the wooden steps of the secret passage. Jun Jingli followed behind him and walked down.
The entrance to the secret passage requires the light of a night pearl to see the steps clearly. The light becomes brighter the further you go in. At the bottom of the steps is an empty secret room. The room is not big and does not contain many items. There is only a table, a bookshelf and a few books.
There is a night-shining pearl inlaid in each of the four corners of the secret room, lighting up the entire secret room as bright as day.
The secret room may be located underground, so the temperature is slightly lower than above.
When they arrived at the secret room, the master and servant did not stop. Lai Fu came to the bookshelf, skillfully found a mechanism and pressed it. The bookshelf slowly moved away, and a secret door appeared.
Jun Jingli walked into the secret door without hesitation, and Lai Fu followed closely behind him and closed the secret door again from the inside.
The dark room was as bright as day, and in the middle of the dark room stood a jade bed that was emerald green and crystal clear, emitting a warm luster.
A woman was lying on the bed, her face was as pale as snow, without a trace of blood, as if the breath of life had been taken away. She closed her eyes tightly, as if she was asleep. Although she was not wearing any makeup at this time, her stunning and beautiful face could still be clearly seen.
Her long black hair fell on the side of the bed like a waterfall, gently brushing against the warm green jade bed.
It adds a touch of softness and mystery.
The warm jade bed is like a clear spring, quietly nourishing the person sleeping on it.
If Yun Duo saw this woman now, she would definitely sigh, "This is so great! Even with her eyes closed, she can see that she is 50% similar to Cheng Yuheng."
Jun Jingli walked quickly to the bedside, his eyes full of worry and affection. He gently held the woman's hand, and the warmth from her palm proved that she was still alive.
"Shiyin, I'm here. It's a little early today, isn't it? Haha! I'm happy today. Our son is better than I thought. I'm anxious to share it with you, so I came here early." Jun Jingli said softly.
A look of relief appeared on Jun Jingli's face. He took out a small jade bottle from his arms, poured out a pill and put it into the woman's mouth. The pill melted in her mouth.
This pill was made by Taoist Qingfeng using many precious medicinal materials to suppress the toxins in Cheng Shiyin's body. Taking one pill a day can not only suppress the toxins in her body, but also provide the body with enough nutrition to maintain her vital signs.
"Shiyin, I will definitely find a miracle doctor to heal you. You have to hold on and don't give up. When you get better, I will pass the throne to our son and take you on a journey with me then, okay?
If you don't want to go out, we can take care of Yuer's children. I heard that the boy has already chosen his own wife.
When you wake up, you must help me teach that kid a lesson! You don’t know that he might think of me as the murderer of his mother. ..."
Jun Jingli chattered on and on with Cheng Shiyin, sharing the information he had found about Cheng Yuheng.
Lai Fu stood silently by the side and reminded softly, "Your Majesty, it's time to go out. You haven't had dinner yet. If the queen knew that you didn't take care of your own health, she would be worried again."