klisemfg Chapter 404 The Oldest Person
Chapter 404 The Oldest Person
Xie Run felt that the emperor would not do it, but others thought that the emperor would do it.
If we put the blame for the Queen's death on Xie Run, we would be killing two birds with one stone.
Or he could kill the queen first, leaving the throne vacant and attracting everyone to covet and fight for it.
Xie Run, the Concubine Zhao, will undoubtedly become the target of public criticism. When everyone comes to plot against her, how can she defend herself?
Knowing nothing means that others have thousands of ways to harm her, but she can only surrender.
Xie Run said helplessly: "Forget it. You are right. I am sitting here thinking too much. It is better to get evidence before making any guesses."
"The wind is blowing in the wrong direction now. You must manage the entrance to Showa Palace."
"During this period, Taotao is not allowed to go out and play freely. If he shouts that he wants to go out, send someone to take him to Fengyi Palace to mourn the Queen."
Nanny Xu felt sorry for Tao Tao and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince is young. If he stays in Fengyi Palace for too long, I'm worried that he might be affected."
Xie Run glanced at Aunt Xu and said, "Look at the way he cried at the top of his lungs today. Does he look like he's affected by this?"
You know your own son best.
Taotao suddenly burst into tears in Fengyi Palace, but she was not crying for the Queen at all.
He just suddenly felt that the atmosphere was wrong and subconsciously howled at the top of his lungs.
Today's cry was just like crying along with the Sixth Prince, it all depended on my own will.
Xie Run: "I am pregnant now. If anyone really wants to harm me, they will probably do it during this period."
She is at her most vulnerable now, and any minor incident can harm her and her child.
Thinking of this, Xie Run regretted his impulsiveness in Fengyi Palace even more.
During dinner, the emperor suddenly came to Showa Palace.
Xie Run was supporting his waist and preparing to stand up to pay his respects to the emperor, but the emperor came in like a gust of wind and sat down.
"Have your meal first, and we'll talk later."
Xie Run looked at the emperor's casual look and didn't say much.
After taking two bites, the emperor asked, "Why are there only vegetarian dishes?"
Xie Run: "The Empress has passed away. According to the rules, all palaces must observe a vegetarian diet for three months. I dare not violate the rules, nor do I want to."
The Emperor: "I know you respect the Queen, but you are a double-brother, so sometimes you don't have to be so rigid."
The emperor's words did not mean that Xie Run was allowed to violate the rules, but were just a reminder that she could eat some meat quietly and not be so harsh on herself.
Among all the people in the harem, the emperor would only say this to Xie Run.
If it were someone else, the emperor would just think that she should abide by the rules.
If someone cooked meat dishes because of him, he would probably get angry.
Xie Run picked up a piece of food for the emperor with his chopsticks and said, "I know."
"Your Majesty also knows that I have never treated myself badly, and I would never treat my children badly."
The emperor said nothing and ate in silence.
Xie Run could also see that he was in a bad mood.
Now that the queen is gone, the emperor has a lot of things to take care of, and he has been busy outside all day.
After finishing their meal, the emperor asked, "I heard that Sui Sui beat Hui Zhaorong outside Fengyi Palace today?"
Xie Run was helpless, "I knew I couldn't escape this disaster."
The emperor snorted lightly and glanced at Xie Run with a half-smile.
His eyes swept over her slightly bulging belly. "Empress Zhao Guifei is so arrogant that she actually did it herself?"
"I heard from the palace servants that Concubine Zhao dragged Concubine Hui Zhaorong all the way into Fengyi Palace and forced her to kneel in front of the empress's tablet."
"Why didn't I know you were so powerful before?"
Xie Run couldn't help laughing and teasing the emperor: "Just now you called me Sui Sui, and now you've become Consort Zhao? Your Majesty is so heartless."
After complaining, Xie Run continued to complain: "Your Majesty, please redress my grievances. How dare I be so presumptuous when I'm pregnant?"
"When did you stop being presumptuous?"
Xie Run pretended to be aggrieved: "It would have been fine if Hui Zhaorong had wronged me, but now the Emperor has wronged me too."
"I am truly filled with grievances, but I don't know how to express them."
The emperor laughed: "I have already punished Hui Zhaorong for you, but you are also..."
When talking about Xie Run, his tone was somewhat helpless and indulgent.
"You are a person with two bodies. You don't care about your own body, but you got angry and attacked directly."
"How much anger can you get out of slapping her? If you hurt yourself and the baby in your belly, I don't know how much you will cry."
Xie Run decisively admitted his mistake: "It was all my impatience."
Xie Run: "But I also feel a little wronged. Since I became pregnant with this child, my temper has become a little impetuous and I am always irritable... Now I am worried that he will be born with a bad temper."
The emperor laughed and said, "My impatience is just right. It can cure your slow temper."
Xie Run: "...Your Majesty!"
The emperor is becoming less and less serious.
As he was speaking, the emperor took out a small bracelet from somewhere.
He took Xie Run's hand and placed the bracelet in her palm. "I know what's in your heart."
Xie Run looked down and saw that it was the day when the Empress Dowager was making things difficult for the Queen and she asked Concubine Shen to find a way to send the Tianqiao Blood Jade Bracelet to the Imperial Study.
"This bracelet was originally given to me by the Empress Dowager as a reward after my sister performed surgery on her."
"Later, someone put a curse on Tao Tao, and it was thanks to this bracelet that she was protected..." Xie Run felt a little heavy-hearted: "It's a pity that in the end, we still couldn't save the Queen."
The bracelet is still there, but the person who gave it to her has passed away.
The emperor patted Xie Run's hand and said, "I was late that day."
The emperor was discussing the war on the front line in the imperial study at that time.
Even though Eunuch Shi'an got the bracelet, he didn't dare to rush in casually. He still looked for an opportunity to find someone to slip it in.
There was a distance from the Imperial Study to the Cining Palace. By the time the Emperor rushed over, the Empress had already collapsed.
In fact, the emperor didn't need to tell Xie Run about this matter.
But he is still a human being after all, and he will feel guilty or angry, so he always needs to find someone to talk to.
Xie Run sighed, "It's a pity that I was pregnant at the time, so it was difficult for me to travel far. Otherwise... I would have gone to see the Emperor in person no matter what."
"Besides, no one expected the Queen to be so stubborn."
Her health is obviously in such a bad state, so what can she do if the Queen ignores the Queen Mother?
The Queen Mother would at most scold the Queen for being unfilial. Could she possibly rush to Fengyi Palace to punish the Queen?
The emperor was silent for a long time. "She has had this temper since the Xia Dynasty and has never changed."
After a while, the emperor said, "Send someone to warm up a pot of wine."
Xie Run was slightly startled, "Your Majesty..."
"I'm feeling upset, so I'll just drink a little. I have to go see the Queen later."
It is normal for the emperor to feel sad after his wife passed away.
Xie Run only had a small pot of wine warmed up and sat aside watching the emperor drink.
The emperor can drink quite a lot.
After drinking a pot of wine, his expression did not change at all, but he showed more emotions.
The emperor held the wine glass, his voice a little deep and a little light.
His narrow eyes fell on Xie Run, as if he was seeing something through Xie Run, and seemed to be recalling something.
"Over the years, people around me have come and gone, and you are the only one left."