A Luo whispered: "I know this, so I have never thought about it. I just want to stay with my master for the rest of my life."
Xianyue caressed A Luo's cheek distressedly, "I don't want to restrain you, I want to see you be happy, but A Luo, Fu Heng's family is too high for us to reach, do you understand?"
Tears flashed in Aluo's eyes, and he choked up and said: "I know that I will never see Fu Heng again in the future. Master, please rest assured."
Xianyue nodded and said pitifully: "I'm really wronging you by following me."
A Luo tried his best to squeeze out a smile and said: "No, I think the most fortunate thing in my life is to follow my master."
"Slick tongue." Xianyue scolded A Luo with a smile, but tears quietly dripped from her eyes and turned into a little moisture on her clothes.
In the days that followed, Ah Luo never saw Fu Heng again, and even rarely stepped out of the Yanxi Palace. She stayed with Xianyue all day long, but her mood was much lower than before. She was taciturn and rarely looked around.
Qi Kuan and Zhi Chun both saw that she had something on her mind, but no matter how they asked, A Luo kept silent.
Among the people, only Xianyue knew why A Luo was depressed, but she knew it clearly, but she couldn't do anything to help. A Luo could only get through this kind of thing by himself. It's better to be in pain now than in the future.
In Kunning Palace, Mingyu finally improved after being on the sickbed for nearly two months, and her spirits were much better than before. Seeing her improvement, Hongli was also happy. After feeding Mingyu some medicine, he said
: "I asked Dr. Zhou, and he said that once you finish drinking the medicine prescribed this time, you don't need to drink anymore."
Mingyu nodded and said: "Actually, it's okay if you don't drink the remaining few pills. I'm almost feeling better now. Drinking this bitter medicine every day is really nauseating."
Hongli fed a pickled black plum into her mouth and said with a smile: "The Imperial Physician Zhou once said that you should not be careless when you are about to recover, let alone stop taking medicine, otherwise it will be even more troublesome if the condition relapses, so you must use the remaining
After drinking the medicine, you know?"
Mingyu spit out the plum core, nodded reluctantly and said: "I just promise to the emperor."
Hongli held her hand and said in a deep voice: "Although Yonglian is gone, you still have me, and I will always be by your side. So, you must be happy in the future, you know?"
Mingyu's eyes turned red and she said: "I know this, but without Yonglian, this Kunning Palace is so deserted..."
"I will come to accompany you often in the future. Besides..." He stroked Mingyu's cheek and said, "I believe that you and I will have another child. God will not be so cruel to you."
"If I really can have another child, I would rather shorten my life by ten years..." Before Mingyu could finish her words, Hongli covered her lips and said in a condensing voice: "I don't like hearing this, and I'm not allowed to say it in the future.
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Mingyu knew that he was concerned about her, and immediately nodded meekly. When Hongli let go of his hand, she said softly: "During this period, fortunately, the emperor has been by my side, otherwise I really don't know how to get through it.
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"You are my queen, and I should treat you well." At this point, Hongli's eyes flashed and he said: "Besides, I am not the only one who cares about you in the palace, there are also the emperor and concubine Xian.
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After hearing the last sentence, Mingyu's face suddenly darkened, and he said coldly: "It seems that the emperor came here today not to see my concubine, but to say good things to Concubine Xian."
Hongli sighed softly and said: "Mingyu, Concubine Xian was indeed sorry for you before, but the matter has passed, why do you just refuse to forgive her?"
"She was sorry for my concubine before, can she be right now?" Mingyu shook his head and said: "She didn't treat my concubine as a queen at all, otherwise when something happened to Yong Lian, she wouldn't have humiliated her like that, even her maids.
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"Concubine Xian is also talking nonsense because she is nervous about Yonglian. Can we just let the past go by?" Faced with Hongli's advice, Mingyu stubbornly said: "Please forgive me, your Majesty, I really do this."
No, at least for now."
Hongli sighed again and said: "That's all, let's not talk about it anymore. You have recovered from your illness this time. Fu Heng can finally go to work with peace of mind and no longer has to come to ask me every now and then."
When Fu Heng was mentioned, Mingyu's heart moved and she said, "Your Majesty, Fu Heng is not young anymore. I am thinking of finding a Fu Jin for him. Do you think it's okay?"
Hongli said with a smile: "I have been thinking about this matter these days, and we thought of it together. Originally, the selection during the draft was the best, but something happened in the palace at that time, and I didn't have the time to think about it.
I missed it. I must choose a well-matched lady." With that said, he added: "Does the Queen have someone she likes in her heart?"
"I haven't thought of it for a while. Besides, I don't know if Fu Heng has a woman he likes. I have to ask him first to find out."
Hongli nodded and said: "The queen is very right. It's up to you to talk to Fu Heng. After you decide which family the lady will belong to, tell me, and I will issue a decree to grant the marriage."
Mingyu showed a smile and said: "Then I will thank the emperor on behalf of Fu Heng."
Hongli had lunch with Mingyu before leaving. After he left, Mingyu called Jinqiu and said, "Go to the guard camp and see if Fu Heng is there. If he is, invite him over."
Jin Qiu left as she was told, and more than an hour later, she led Fu Heng over. After seeing the ceremony, the latter asked with concern: "Mother, how are you?"
Looking at this young brother, Mingyu said warmly: "Well, it's okay. I remember that you are twenty-two this year."
Fu Heng said accordingly: "Yes, after this year, we will be twenty-three."
Mingyu said with a smile: "I estimate that among the Eight Banners disciples, you are the only one who has not yet married at the age of twenty-two. How about you? Do you have a girl you like?"
Fu Heng said with some embarrassment: "Why did the empress suddenly talk about this? This kind of thing... Weichen has never thought about it."
"You are already twenty-two and still don't think about it. Do you think you have to wait until you are thirty or forty before you think about it?" Mingyu paused and said, "If you don't find the girl you like, I and the emperor will choose one for you.
What do you think about choosing a gentle and virtuous lady?"
"This..." Fu Heng hesitated for a long time and whispered: "Actually, Wei Chen... does have a girl he likes."
Mingyu perked up and said quickly: "Tell me quickly, which family the girl is from? What is her character like?"
Fu Heng glanced at her and whispered: "She has excellent character, but her family background is a bit poor."
Mingyu frowned slightly, and then relaxed, "If you marry a wife and seek a lady, if your character and virtue are of the highest quality, it doesn't matter if your family background is a little worse. I will naturally go to Amma and E Niang."