After receiving the palace attendant's confirmation, Yonglian finally felt relieved, threw herself into Xiayue's arms, and said dullly: "Auntie, I miss you so much, how are you?"
Xianyue stroked his head and said: "I am very good, but you, I haven't looked at you for a while, and you are actually sick, and you have been sick for such a long time."
Yonglian didn't want Xianyue to worry and said, "Don't worry, aunt, I'm fine. I just caught some cold accidentally and have a headache and fever. I'll be fine soon."
Xianyue saw that there was still less than half of the medicine left in Abi's hand, and took it: "Come, my aunt will feed you some. Remember, you must take the medicine on time, so that you can get better as soon as possible."
Yong Lian showed a long-lost smile, "If my aunt can visit me more often, she will be fine soon even if she doesn't take medicine."
"You kid, you always talk stupid things." When she said this, Xianyue's eyes never left Yonglian's innocent and flawless smile, no matter when, no matter when she was sad; as long as she saw this smile,
She will feel very satisfied and happy.
Yonglian, it would be great if you were my child, so that I can look after you every day, sew clothes for you, and comb your hair. Unfortunately, I don’t have such a blessing. But... don’t worry, this
For the rest of your life, I will protect you and not let anyone hurt you!
"Auntie, in the future... I may not be able to see you again, will you blame me?" Yonglian's voice pulled Xianyue back from her thoughts, she smiled and said: "How could I blame you? Besides, you
If you can’t go to see me, I can come to see you.”
"But the Queen..." Yong Lian had just said a few words when he was interrupted by Xia Yue, "It doesn't matter. The Queen is willing to let go of this today, and she will definitely let go in the future. In the end, she will eventually
I love you."
Yong Lian lowered his head and said, "I know that Huang's mother loves me, but she has too many misunderstandings about my aunt."
"It's just a misunderstanding. It will be solved one day. Auntie is not worried, so why are you worried?" Seeing Yonglian still frowning and saying nothing, Xianyue smiled and said: "Look at you, you are frowning at a young age.
Just like a little old man, quickly smile and show it to your aunt."
Yong Lian raised his eyebrows and smiled, holding Xianyue's arm and saying, "Whether I see you or not, you are Yong Lian's aunt, and this will never change in this life."
Xianyue gently scratched his straight nose and said, "Yes, I am still waiting for you to take care of me when I grow old."
After Yonglian smiled, he said, "I have something to give to my aunt."
"Oh, what good thing is it?" Under Xianyue's curious eyes, Abi took out a scroll. After slowly unfolding it, Xianyue saw herself. In the painting, she was sitting on a stone bench, looking at Yong.
Lian and Kaixin were playing under the crabapple tree.
Xianyue remembered that period of time, when Mingyu had not misunderstood her, and Yonglian could come to Yanxi Palace openly. Every time he came, Yonglian would play with Kaixin, while she would sit aside and watch them play. Unexpectedly,
Yonglian actually drew it from memory.
Xianyue withdrew her gaze and asked, "Why did you think of painting such a painting for me?"
"I can't visit you. Kaixin was sent away again. You must be very lonely in Yanxi Palace alone, so I painted this picture, hoping that it can replace me and Kaixin to accompany my aunt."
Yonglian waited for a while but did not see Xianyue speaking, and said in a worried voice: "Auntie, don't you like it? I know the painting is not good, but I have painted it with great care, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xianyue said warmly: "I like it very much, and I will definitely keep this painting well."
As soon as he heard this, Yonglian's mood immediately improved. This good mood lasted until Xianyue left. He held Xianyue's hand and refused to let go, "Auntie, please stay with me for a little while longer, just a little while."
He has said the same thing several times, and he is reluctant to leave Xianyue. In fact, Xianyue is not willing to leave, but she will leave eventually if we get together or break up.
Xianyue endured the reluctance in her heart and said softly: "Be good, take good care of yourself, I will see you again next time."
Yong Lian shook his head and said, "No, I can't bear to leave my aunt. I want my aunt to stay with me all the time." He knew in his heart that the word "next time" was easy to say, but in fact, he didn't know how many years or months it would take.
Xianyue almost shed tears when he said what he said. She tried hard to hold back and said: "There is no such thing as a banquet that never ends. No matter how long you stay, it will still have to break up. However, if we break up this time, we can still get together again next time, just like
Won’t you be able to see my aunt again at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet the day after tomorrow? But the premise is that your illness must be cured as soon as possible, otherwise the Queen will not let you go to the banquet.”
Yong Lian nodded repeatedly and said: "I know, my illness will definitely be cured before the day after tomorrow."
Xianyue smiled and said: "My aunt is waiting to see you again the day after tomorrow. Well, my aunt is really leaving, so you just need to recuperate, okay?"
Yong Lian nodded and reluctantly escorted Xianyue to the door. Only when the latter was out of sight did he let Abi close the door.
That night, while Hongli came to Yanxi Palace, Xianyue told him about Yonglian's condition and said: "I went to see the second elder brother today. Although he seemed to be in good spirits, after all, he has been ill for so long and is not feeling well anymore."
The bad times are worrying, so why not ask Imperial Physician Xu to come and take a look at the second elder brother?"
Hongli naturally had no objection to this and said, "Okay, I will send Dr. Xu to the palace tomorrow." After a pause, he said, "Have you met Yonglian?"
Xianyue lowered her head and said, "Yes, the queen, concubine Xu Chen, is going to see the second elder brother."
Hongli nodded, took Xia Yue's cold hands and said, "I know you have suffered a lot of grievances these days, but today the Queen is willing to let you see Yong Lian, which shows that she has changed her mind about you. With time, she will definitely
I will understand you, you..."
Xianyue raised her hand to cover Hongli's mouth and said: "Your Majesty, I don't need to say it. I understand in my heart that a horse's power can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen over time. Besides, I don't feel aggrieved. After all, the reason why the Queen is
The reason why you are suspicious of me is because I have done something wrong before."
"As long as you understand." Hongli found that he liked talking to Xianyue more and more, because what she said was always what he wanted to hear, and it was very comfortable.
After taking the tea from A Luo, Hongli asked: "Have all the arrangements for the draft been made?"
"Well, there are a total of ninety-seven beautiful ladies. Except for one who suddenly fell ill and was sent out of the palace, the rest are all in Zhongcui Palace." At this point, she pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Is the emperor already impatient?
Have you reviewed and selected these beautiful girls? If this is the case, I can arrange the date of the selection to tomorrow, so as to save the emperor from worrying about it."
"You girl, what are you talking nonsense!" Hongli laughed and scolded: "I'm afraid that there are too many things for you to handle alone, and seeing that you have a good relationship with Yibi, I wanted to ask Yibi to help you share the burden.
Somehow, I didn’t expect that I would provoke you to say these things. If I had known this, I wouldn’t have felt sorry for you. It’s true that my kindness is not rewarded.”