A carriage drove slowly to the foot of Bianliang City. Liu Chan and all the officials in the north had been waiting for a long time. Liu Chan got up before dawn, wanting to see what the temperament and appearance of his queen were.
The carriage stopped and a woman got out of the carriage.
Xing Bingyi opened the curtain, and his eyes were immediately squinted by the sunshine outside. He was even more startled by the crowd outside the carriage.
From the moment she saw Liu Chan, Xing Bingyi was filled with excitement and turned into tears. She couldn't say a word, but she explained everything she meant.
"Queen, don't cry, I will take you home."
Liu Chan gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Xing Bingyi's eyes and said softly.
"My concubine, Queen Xing Bingyi, comes to greet your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"Please get up quickly, no need to be polite, the queen is suffering."
Liu Chan helped up the kneeling Xing Bingyi, his eyes full of love and compassion.
Han Shizhong was a smart man. Seeing this, he quickly led everyone to kneel down and said, "Welcome the Queen to return home."
"We sincerely welcome the Queen back to the country."
"General Han, please get up. All officers and men should also get up quickly."
Han Shizhong became famous in his early years, so Xing Bingyi naturally knew him.
"Thank you Queen."
Liu Chan took Xing Bingyi's hand, got on the carriage that had been prepared, and then went straight into Bianliang City. As for Zong Xian who came with him, he didn't pay attention at all.
"Ahem."
"What's wrong, Queen? I see why your face has turned so pale?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm fine." Xing Bingyi shook his head, with a smile on his face.
"You look so pale and you say it's okay. When you return to the palace later, you must have the imperial doctor take a good look at you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Chan took Xing Bingyi's cold little hand, and a shadow appeared in his heart.
As soon as Liu Chan got off the carriage, he hurriedly sent someone to find the imperial doctor, while he accompanied Xing Bingyi to look around.
"Emperor Physician, how is the Queen's condition?"
"This, this..." The imperial doctor already understood the queen's situation, but he didn't know what to say. Liu Chan's rage against the Jin Kingdom for the queen was not only known to the Jin Kingdom, but also widely spread in the Song Dynasty.
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"Tell the truth, I want to know the truth." Liu Chan saw the imperial doctor's look, how could he still not know what was going on.
"Back to Your Majesty, the Queen is extremely ill and there is no cure."
"What! You, a quack, dare to curse the Queen? Are you afraid that I will kill you?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Fortunately, Xing Bingyi stopped Liu Chan, who was about to become furious, and asked his doctor to get out quickly.
"It's okay, Queen, I will find another imperial doctor for you and they will definitely be able to cure you."
Xing Bingyi showed a smile: "Your Majesty, there is no need to trouble. I know that I am sick and there is no need to seek help from the imperial doctor."
"But···"
"I am already loved by God for being able to return to my country. How dare I beg for anything more? Your Majesty, don't bother me anymore. I just want to spend the rest of my life with Your Majesty."
"Okay, no matter how long it takes, I will always stay with you."
"Your Majesty is still needed for important national affairs, how can it be delayed by a concubine?"
"It doesn't matter. I have already taken care of everything. Don't worry, it will be fine."
Xing Bingyi glanced at Liu Chan thoughtfully, his expression became even happier, and a trace of rosy appeared on his pale face.
"Your Majesty, I am hungry."
"Come here, prepare a meal, and bring up all the things I prepared for the queen."
It had been almost twelve years since Xing Bingyi was captured by the Jin Kingdom. Liu Chan was worried that the food in the Song Dynasty might not be to her taste. So, Liu Chan personally led a team to hunt various kinds of game, hoping to find one that would make Xing Bingyi happy.
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"Your Majesty, there is no need to go to such trouble."
"You are a queen, that's how it should be. Besides, I made these for you myself, so just feel free to eat them."
"I haven't seen you for more than ten years, but your Majesty still looks like this, but I am already old."
"You are not old, you are not old. I don't look old at all. The Queen still looks like you did when I first met you."
After a while, the table was filled with various dishes.
Xing Bingyi took one of the pastries and said, "Your Majesty loves sweets the most. I will feed you this."
"good."
The pastry was carefully prepared by the imperial kitchen, and it tasted very good. Liu Chan also took a piece and fed it to Xing Bingyi. Xing Bingyi also happily took a bite, but his expression looked much more lonely.
"What's wrong Queen? Is it not to your liking? I'll ask someone to change the table."
"No, no, it's just that I have never eaten such delicious cakes before, and I was a little excited for a moment."
"That's good, that's good."
After the meal, Liu Chan helped Xing Bingyi to rest on the bed, and then walked out of the room after she fell asleep.
"Is the Queen's body really hopeless?" Liu Chan called the previous physician over again and asked cautiously.
"Your Majesty, the queen's physical condition is too serious, and there is nothing I can do."
Liu Chan clenched his fists, not knowing what to say, and the atmosphere became somewhat silent.
a long time
"How long can the queen live?"
"If you take good care of yourself, you can survive this year."
The imperial doctor didn't say what happened next, but Liu Chan already knew it.
"Can I go back to Lin'an?"
"No, Bianliang is half a month's journey from Lin'an. The queen's body is already in a state of loss, and she can no longer endure the bumpy journey."
"Okay, I understand, please step back."
Liu Chan stood there and thought for a moment, with a plan in mind. He turned around and wanted to see the queen again, but when he reached the door, he realized that Xing Bingyi had already sat up.
But for some reason, I shed two lines of tears and lay back down again.
This time, I really fell asleep.
Liu Chan hesitated for a moment, but did not open the door and go in. Instead, he summoned Qin Hui to the Zichen Hall to discuss matters.
"Why did your Majesty summon your ministers here?"
"Now that Bianliang has been recovered by us, I plan to hold a great meeting here. What does Prime Minister Qin think?"
Qin Hui thought for a moment and shook his head: "I'm afraid it will be difficult. Most of the ministers have settled in Lin'an, and the center of gravity of our dynasty has also moved south. Bianliang is now in ruins and is not suitable for being the capital anymore. If
If Your Majesty wants to make Bianliang the capital again, I'm afraid it will take more than ten years of hard work."
"Yes, I understand. I don't intend to use Bianliang as the capital. I just want to hold a large court meeting here to pay homage to our ancestors."
"If this is the case, there should be no problem. If Your Majesty is interested, I will arrange for people to repair the palace and the ancestral temple."
Liu Chan nodded. Qin Hui was the most comfortable with it. He could express what he meant before he even said it.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Don't let me down. Use the best for everything."