Hearing this, Hongli couldn't hold back and said anxiously: "Empress Huang, the queen is like this. I really can't ignore her. Please allow me to go."
Ling Ruo stared at him and said: "But the Queen is still under detention. According to the rules, the Emperor should not go there."
"I know, but if something happens to the queen because of this, I will not be able to feel at ease for the rest of my life, so... please forgive me." After that, without waiting for Ling Ruo to agree, he took Zhou Minghua out quickly.
, Shui Xiu said from behind: "Queen Mother, won't you stop the Emperor?"
Ling Ruo sighed and said: "The Ai family wants to stop it, but look at the emperor's behavior. If the Ai family continues to forcefully stop him, even if the emperor reluctantly stays, he will still blame the Ai family in his heart. That's all, let him go.
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Shui Xiu said worriedly: "But if this happens, I'm afraid that the day when the queen will lift her confinement will not be far away. But Yang Hai said that the queen doesn't have much regret. On the contrary, she extended her confinement to the queen mother. She has many regrets.
With the intention of resentment, I am worried that when the time comes..."
Ling Ruo understood what she meant and sighed again: "Although the Ai family is the emperor's biological mother, there are still many things that cannot be done as he pleases. The emperor is good at everything, but his affection for the queen is so deep that sometimes he can't even tell the difference between right and wrong.
I can't even tell the difference between fault and fault. I really don't know whether this is fate or evil."
Hongli didn't know what Ling Ruo said. All his thoughts were tied to Mingyu. He hadn't seen her for more than a year. The resentment before was much less and more of longing. As early as the expiration of one year,
At that time, he wanted to release Mingyu's restraint, but Ling Ruo suppressed him, so he kept delaying and never issued the order.
Hongli rushed through the night, passing countless palace people who knelt down to salute him in the dim sky, and came all the way to Kunning Palace. Although it hadn't been a year, he had come here often before. As for this place, he was very familiar with it.
When he arrived at the inner hall and finally saw Mingyu lying on the bed, his eyes suddenly became moist.
Wei Jingxuan was overjoyed when she saw Hongli coming out. She quickly knelt down and said, "I have seen the emperor. May the emperor be blessed."
Hearing her words, Mingyu reluctantly opened his eyes and murmured: "Your Majesty...is your Majesty here?"
The continuous high fever made her eyes blurry, but she was only a few steps away, and she couldn't see clearly the appearance of Hongli. The latter quickly stepped forward, held Mingyu's alarmingly hot hand tightly, and said: "It's me
, Mingyu, I’m here to see you!”
After closing the distance, Mingyu finally vaguely saw Hongli's appearance, and choked with sobs: "Your Majesty...are I dreaming? I thought I would never see the Emperor again."
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are my queen, how come you can't see me? Stop talking like that and let Dr. Zhou diagnose and treat you."
Without waiting for Hongli's instructions, Zhou Minghua stepped forward to diagnose Mingyu's pulse. After he could retract his hand, he said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Queen has a high fever caused by the invasion of wind and cold. As long as she takes the medicine, she will be fine. I will be fine now."
Go down and prescribe medicine."
After Zhou Minghua went down, Hongli stroked Mingyu's hot cheek and said, "Did you hear that? You must take your medicine on time, and you must not lose your temper like before, you know?"
Hearing this, Mingyu hurriedly grabbed him and said urgently: "Your Majesty, please don't leave. Don't leave me. In the past year, I have been thinking about you all the time."
Hongli's heart softened and he said tenderly: "I miss you too."
Mingyu choked up and said: "I thought I would be able to see the emperor after one year, but I didn't expect that the emperor would say that I have not sincerely repented and refused to lift my confinement."
Wei Jingxuan interjected: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. Regarding Aluo, I and the Empress have already known their mistake. The Empress chants sutras in front of the Buddha every day, hoping to atone for the mistakes she made on impulse. I don't know why.
Eunuch Yang and the Queen Mother are just not satisfied with this, saying that the master is not sincere and has no regrets."
Hongli was silent for a long time and said to Mingyu: "I know everything. We will talk about these things later. The most important thing now is to cure your illness."
Mingyu grabbed his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me how long you want to keep me grounded."
Hongli looked slightly gloomy, and immediately comforted him: "I don't know either, but I promise you that I will go to persuade the emperor to relieve your confinement as soon as possible. Don't worry too much."
Mingyu was about to say more when Wei Jingxuan said: "Master, since the emperor has come forward for you, everything will be fine soon. Please rest for a while. When the medicine is cooked, my servant will bring it in for you."
Mingyu was indeed tired. He nodded and said nothing, but he never let go of Hongli's hand. Even after he drank the medicine and fell asleep, he still held it tightly.
That night, Hongli sat by the bedside and stayed with her until it was almost time to go to court, then he carefully took out his hand and left, and asked Xiaowu to tell Zhou Minghua that he would check Mingyu's pulse later.
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that Mingyu woke up from his drowsiness. When he saw that there was no trace of Hongli in the inner hall, he suddenly became anxious. He quickly called Wei Jingxuan in and said repeatedly: "Jingxuan, where is the emperor? Where has the emperor gone?
"Why can't you see him? Could it be..." Mingyu stroked his head and said, "What happened yesterday was a dream?"
Wei Jingxuan put the medicine bowl aside and said: "Master, where are you thinking? What happened last night is absolutely true. The emperor not only visited the master, but also stayed with the master the whole night."
Mingyu felt slightly reassured after hearing this, and then said anxiously: "Then where is the emperor? Why isn't he here?"
Wei Jingxuan chuckled and said: "Master, you have forgotten that except for the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor has to attend the morning court every day."
"Morning..." After she said this, Mingyu finally remembered, stroking his aching forehead and said, "Yes, I have been banned here for so long that I have almost forgotten these things."
Wei Jingxuan smiled, brought the medicine to her lips, and said, "I will serve you and drink the medicine. The porridge is being cooked. You will be able to drink it in a while."
Mingyu nodded, and after taking a few sips of the medicine, she suddenly said: "Has the emperor lifted my confinement?"
"Not yet, but I believe that good news will come soon. I can see that the emperor still attaches great importance to his master. It can even be said that he has a deep affection for his master and has not forgotten it because of a year of separation.
"
Hearing this, Mingyu showed a hint of joy and said, "Is this really so?"
"Of course it is true, otherwise the emperor would not have stayed with the master all night. So, master, don't worry. Maybe the emperor will come to visit you as soon as he has finished handling the state affairs."
After hearing this, Mingyu finally calmed down and said repeatedly: "That's good! That's good!" Speaking of which, she said gratefully: "It's all thanks to you Jingxuan this time, if you hadn't done it for me
I have come up with such a good idea, I don’t know when I will be able to see the emperor."