"Your Majesty, your Majesty has sent a message saying that she wants to see you." Liang Tao ran over and whispered in my ear.
"not see."
Duotong let out a sigh, which seemed very strange.
I turned around and asked, "Is there anything strange?"
Duotong scratched his head and said in confusion: "Yesterday you also said that if the empress wants to see the king, she must inform you at any time."
Yesterday? That was yesterday. Today I am the king. He wants to see me? No need to talk!
I greedily breathed in the hard-won free air, turned around and returned to the imperial study, and slept on a soft bed all night.
The next day I did not go to the morning court, but I told Wang Bo that I was not feeling well. Wang Bo was shocked. After taking my pulse, he actually wrote a large article about the prescriptions for my unwellness.
After I drank the medicine, I rode out of the palace alone.
No one can stop me this time, because I am the king, but I also know that Xia Yan will not worry that I will not come back, because in three days, we will change back.
I didn't go far, so I went to Shilipo outside the palace for a walk, and then I came back obediently.
Three days later, Xia Yan came over specifically to ask me why I went to Shilipo.
I said half mockingly, half helplessly: "Because it's too far to walk, and I'm afraid I won't know the way back."
Xia Yan said nothing.
We were in a stalemate like this. Perhaps because he expected that I would not leave, Xia Yan lifted my grounding. I could go anywhere, but only within the palace.
In fact, for me, as long as I am in the palace, I am imprisoned.
You can never see how blue the sky is outside, how clear the water is, and how fresh the air is.
And Xia Yanjin was able to let me wander around so calmly because he had his daughter in his hands. He knew that as long as my daughter was there, I would not leave even half a step.
The previous imprisonment was just a way of punishing me for him.
Because he knows me so well, I long for freedom more than anyone else.
For him, I am willing to squat in this palace surrounded by high walls. For him, I am willing to carry the Queen's flower crown that weighs more than ten kilograms.
But now I'm a little reluctant.
Half a month later, Xia Kingdom welcomed an uninvited guest, Rui Xueji.
I never thought Rui Xueji would come again.
Everything seems to be yesterday, Rui Xueji is still wearing that dazzling red dress, proudly walking through the city gate, with a pair of heart-stirring star eyes hidden under her delicate eyebrows.
When King Rui came, he naturally wanted to be in good standing. Xia Yan held a banquet in Chunxi Palace to invite her, and also asked me to attend.
But I declined because I wasn't feeling well.
I knew that he wanted to make peace with me in this way. He regarded this invitation as a step for me to step down, but I refused without knowing why.
Xia Yan snorted and left.
I was alone in Panlong Palace coaxing my daughter. When I heard the sound of silk and bamboo in the distance, I secretly dug out the hidden whistle.
That was what Liu Chi once gave me. He said that if he needed anything, he would know just by blowing the whistle.
Beep, beep, beep... A melodious and sweet sound sounded in my ears. I teased my daughter with the whistle, blowing it from time to time, and then putting the whistle away when I felt it was enough.
The secret guard above me may have thought that I was just teasing my daughter.
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