When it was daylight, Cheng Jiaoniang pulled out the golden needle from Cheng Silang's hand.
"Shiro-kun, herbal tea." Banqin said as he brought the hot tea.
Cheng Silang took it with his other hand and drank it in one gulp.
"Brother, go quickly." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Cheng Silang hesitated.
"Sister, do you really want to ask for leave?" he asked.
"Yes, from now on I will just take the decoction and medicine. No need for acupuncture. My brother can go back to Jiangzhou." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Cheng Silang said oh and rubbed his knees.
"How about I stay in the capital?" He said, "How come my sister is here alone."
Before Cheng Jiaoniang could say anything, Mrs. Huang came in from outside with her child in her arms.
"Don't worry, Shiro-kun, we are all here." She smiled and winked at him, "Just listen to my sister."
Cheng Silang laughed.
Yes, he can't do anything to help her, so just listen to her and make her happy.
"Okay." Cheng Silang said, standing up, "Then I will go to the government office to ask for leave."
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded, stood up and watched Cheng Silang go out.
"Is anyone following?" she asked.
"Yes, there are four of us following you." The maidservant said with a smile as she walked over from the corridor, "Madam, it's time to practice archery."
Qin Hu was stopped outside the official hall.
"My friendship with Gao Xiaoguan has not reached the point where I have to say goodbye, right?" he said with a smile.
The young official Gao laughed.
"I didn't come to you specially. I just came to handle some official business and I'm leaving now," he said.
Qin Hu smiled, cupped his hands and raised his feet inward, and the official Gao Xiaoguan hurriedly held him back.
"But if you encounter me, I really need to trouble you." He said.
Qin Hu shook off his hand.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"I don't think there are many people in the capital who can invite Mrs. Cheng out for a cup of tea." Gao Xiaoguan said with a smile.
Before he finished speaking, Qin Hu grabbed his arm with his backhand.
"Try touching her." He whispered.
Gao Xiaoguan hurriedly reached out and patted his arm.
"How could I do that kind of thing if I'm not stupid or crazy!" He also whispered, "Listen, just invite her out this afternoon and have a half-day tea in Desheng Building quietly and comfortably.
"
Upon hearing this, Qin Hu's expression changed and he looked at Gao Xiaoguan in disbelief.
Gao Xiaoguan smiled at him and shook his hand away.
"You're welcome. I wish you a happy trip with the United States." He said, turned around and strode away.
Qin Hu turned around and looked at Gao Xiaoguan, who was mounting his horse. Gao Xiaoguan raised his hand to him again, grinned, and rode away with success.
Qin Hu's expression was solemn, he looked inside the official hall and then towards the palace.
To cut weeds, we need to get rid of the roots...
It was all because of him that he caused so many troubles for her...
Cut it off, cut off the weeds and root them out.
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In the palace, the Queen Mother waved her hand, and the chamberlain in front of her hurriedly moved away the cases piled with memorials.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work." Prince Jin'an said.
The Queen Mother looked at him and sighed.
"Have you seen Your Majesty?" she asked.
Prince Jin'an nodded sadly, his eyes red and he leaned over.
"Mother, take care." He choked and said.
The Queen Mother burst into tears immediately.
The chamberlains on the side came over to offer advice.
"Your Highness, please stop making me cry. Her tears have almost never stopped. The imperial doctor said that if she continues like this, she will go blind." The chamberlain said with tears.
The Prince of Jin'an County suddenly stood up and knelt forward with a look of disbelief on his face.
"My dear, my dear, stop crying, stop crying." He shouted, wiping his tears with his sleeves. "Look, the baby stopped crying. The baby stopped crying."
The Queen Mother held his hand and nodded.
"Your Majesty, let's stop crying. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. Your Majesty and the children cannot live without your Majesty." Prince Jin'an said hoarsely, holding back tears.
The Queen Mother nodded again.
After the two of them wiped away their tears, the maids took towels to wipe their eyes and served hot tea again.
"You haven't been here for a while," the Queen Mother said.
The prince of Jin'an County lowered his eyes slightly and bowed his head in salute.
"Your Majesty, I must avoid taboos," he said.
"Don't be a minister here in the Ai family, what kind of minister are you?" the Queen Mother said angrily, pointing to the memorials on the cases over there, "The taboos you are talking about are those bullshit impeachment memorials, right? Why don't you please go out?
What do the children of the Ai family care about them?"
Prince Jin'an looked over with a bit of a wry smile and a bit of emotion.
"My Majesty, my child knows your thoughts, but I will never say that again in the future." He said, "My child should be impeached."
The Queen Mother looked at him and immediately wanted to cry again.
"My son, they can't see how good you are," she said.
The prince of Jin'an County hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"My Majesty, please don't cry again. My child is doing well. With your Majesty here, my child is not afraid of anything," he said.
The Queen Mother held back her tears and nodded, then turned to give instructions.
"Go and invite Prince Qing," she said.
Prince Jin'an suddenly couldn't hide his joy, his eyes followed the figure of the servant, and he felt a little restless.
It’s been a long, long, long time since I’ve seen Prince Qing…
"Actually, we haven't seen each other for only a few days." The Queen Mother couldn't help but smile when she saw him.
Prince Jin'an grinned at the Queen Mother.
"Since that expedition, this is the longest time I have been away from him." He said with a smile, looking out the door again.
The Queen Mother smiled and shook her head.
"You two are so nice." She sighed, with tears glistening in her eyes.
"My dear, please don't cry." The waiter on the side coughed lightly and said, laying a towel on the ground.
The prince of Jin'an County also turned his head when he heard this.
"My queen, don't cry," he said hurriedly, and felt relieved after watching the Queen Mother pick up a towel and apply it gently on her eyes.
Prince Qing's grunting cry sounded here, and Prince Jin'an jumped up from the ground.
"Oh, you scared me." The Queen Mother laughed and shouted. Seeing that Prince Jin'an had already rushed to the door, she hugged Prince Qing as he entered.
"Brother Six, Brother Six." Prince Jin'an shouted loudly. He smiled and grabbed Prince Qing's shoulders, looked left and right, looked up and down, and asked, "Do you miss my brother?"
Prince Qing disliked being restrained the most, so when he was suddenly caught like this, he immediately broke away and shouted impatiently.
Prince Jin'an didn't care and looked at him while coaxing him.
"Do you miss my brother? My brother brought you some delicious food."
Listening to the ridiculous words of Prince Jin'an, the servants on the side looked at each other and secretly curled their lips.
Do you still miss your brother? He doesn’t even know who is who!
"It's a blessing for the empress to take care of Prince Qing."
After sitting down again in the palace, Prince Jin'an saluted the Queen Mother and said.
"What did you say? You should have been taken care of by the Ai family, but you have been troubled for a long time." The Queen Mother shook her head and said, while ordering the meal.
After hearing these words, Prince Jin'an hesitated and couldn't help but glance at Prince Qing.
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to stay for my child's meal. It's not too late to come in." He saluted and said.
The Queen Mother's face immediately dropped.
"Can't you even eat a meal?" She raised her eyebrows and said, patting a few cases and pointing over there, "Burn all those memorials for the Ai family."
"Your Majesty," the Prince of Jin'an County hurriedly advised, "You must not do it."
The Queen Mother looked at him and couldn't help crying.
"However, your concerns are right. These ministers are all sharp-tongued, so go ahead." She said, waving to Prince Qing, "Prince Qing is here to say goodbye to your brother."
How could Prince Qing do this? He grabbed the tea bowl on the table and put it in his mouth.
The prince of Jin'an County hurriedly reached out and snatched it away.
"Prince Qing is hungry." He said. He looked at Prince Qing with a soft expression and couldn't bear to look away. Finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Pass the meal to me. My son hasn't eaten the food from the empress for a long time."
The Queen Mother's face trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but clenched her hands in front of her. When she opened her mouth to say something, the chamberlain beside her had already opened her mouth first.
"Pass the meal."
The chamberlain shouted, looking at Jin'an County Prince again and smiling.
"Knowing that His Highness is coming, I ordered you to make the food that Your Highness has loved since childhood."
The prince of Jin'an County smiled hurriedly and saluted.
"Thank you for your trouble, ma'am," he said.
The Queen Mother looked at him with some sigh.
"Your child has been sensible since he was a child. He is not picky about food. He likes to eat everything. The Ai family doesn't bother." She said.
When you live under someone else's roof, you have to be obedient and eat your food. How can you be picky and annoying.
Prince Jin'an lowered his eyes slightly, raised his head again and nodded and smiled at the Queen Mother.
Lunch didn't last long, and the Queen Mother was so depressed that she stopped eating after a few bites. Prince Qing even ate and played, and immediately stopped eating when he wasn't hungry anymore. He squirmed in his seat and started to make noises about leaving.
Prince Jin'an coaxed King Qing to finish another bowl of rice. King Qing couldn't sit still anymore, waving, kicking and shouting.
"Okay, okay, let him go," the Queen Mother said.
Prince Jin'an put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at Prince Qing with some reluctance, and raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth.
Prince Qing had already pushed him away impatiently and ran out whining.
The waiters hurriedly followed.
Prince Jin'an stood up and couldn't help but followed him for two steps before stopping.
"It's okay, come in more often." The Queen Mother said, "No matter what outsiders say, our family knows each other's feelings, and we are not afraid of what they say."
Prince Jin'an turned around and nodded to the Queen Mother.
"Yes, children are not afraid," he said.
The waiter on the side is serving tea.
"Your Highness, have some tea." He bowed his head and said.
Prince Jin'an looked at the tea that was handed to him, took it and drank it in one gulp.
"Mother, my child has resigned."
The Queen Mother stood up with a sad look on her face and looked at the King Jin'an who was giving the gift, with tears in her eyes.
"Wei Lang." She shouted tremblingly.
This was the first time she used this title since she came in. Prince Jin'an couldn't help but raise his head and look at the Queen Mother.
"Wei Lang..." The Queen Mother also looked at him.
"My dear, please don't cry, I will come see you again," said the King of Jin'an County, and saluted again.
Looking at Prince Jin'an exiting step by step, the Queen Mother couldn't help but stand up and step forward, helping the palace maid to follow him out.
"Wei Lang," she shouted tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, the sun is shining outside, so don't go out," the chamberlain said, stopping at the door of the palace.
Prince Jin'an, who had already stepped out of the palace gate, turned back and smiled.
"Your Majesty, don't come out. You should also take a rest." He said, saluting again, "My child has left."
After that, he strode away.
Looking at the young man walking away, the Queen Mother could no longer hold back her tears.
"My son...my heart aches..." She stretched out her hand to touch her heart, she lost strength and fell down softly.
The chamberlains and maids hurriedly supported him.
In Prince Qing's Mansion, the chamberlains and several staff members were waiting impatiently. When they saw Prince Jin'an entering the mansion, everyone hurriedly gathered around him.
"Your Highness, why have you been gone for so long?" a staff member asked with a worried look.
"Your Majesty has left food." Prince Jin'an said.
The expressions of the staff changed drastically.
"Your Highness, didn't I say that you must not eat in the palace?" Someone stamped his feet and said hurriedly, "Please invite Dr. Li quickly."
"Yes, in these extraordinary times, we really have to be on guard." Another one also said.
Prince Jin'an just had a dull face and said nothing. Suddenly he stopped and his expression changed.
"Your Highness?" Everyone was startled and hurriedly stopped and looked at him.
Prince Jin'an slowly raised his hand and looked at his sleeves.
"I spit half a cup of tea into my sleeve." He said slowly, his voice a little hoarse, "I spit half a cup of tea into my sleeve."
What's the meaning?
Everyone was a little puzzled. Looking at the sleeves of Prince Jin'an, the right sleeve was indeed wet.
"I spit half a cup of tea into my sleeve!" Prince Jin'an suddenly raised his voice and repeated the same sentence. He raised his head and shouted to the sky, with tears welling up in his eyes, "My dear, the baby is in my sleeve."
I only vomited half a cup of tea!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, and the man fell forward.
