His thin cheeks were sunken, the beard on his face had obviously been freshly shaved and was white, and the skin around him was rough.
Yan Shiyue choked and said: "Are you going to be a bandit? Are you not going to give me food? Look at you like this! You are so ugly!"
Huo Qijing touched his face in embarrassment: "A group of grown men don't pay much attention to this."
She choked and wanted to say something but didn't, so she took the ointment, held his face with both hands, and rubbed it for him.
Huo Qijing whispered: "I'm fine."
She shouted: "Shut up!"
He stopped talking, put his arms around her waist, and closed his eyes.
Yan Shiyue rubbed him carefully over and over again. She felt that the skin under her hands was slippery, so she stopped and leaned on his shoulder. Just as she was about to speak, she noticed that his movements were imperceptibly stiff.
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Yan Shiyue slowly stepped away and looked at him.
Huo Qijing pursed his lips when she saw him. He originally wanted to deny it, but when he saw her like this, he swallowed again and whispered: "It was an accident! It wasn't caused by the fire or the weapon, it was the fire or the weapon's shock.
A rock fell down and I accidentally hit it, it’s okay.”
Considering Huo Qijing's skill, he was even injured, so the situation must have been extremely thrilling.
Yan Shiyue burst into tears at that moment, and whispered: "But there is no need for fire or weapons now! Why are we in such a hurry! Why are we having to work so hard..."
She sobbed and pulled off his clothes, and saw that his entire back was covered in bruises. It was obviously not a new injury, but the traces were still very clear. There were scars on the skin after the trauma had healed. There were also splints tied under his ribs.
She sobbed suddenly and covered her mouth for fear of waking the child.
Huo Qijing lowered his head, like a child who made a mistake: "I didn't want you to see it... I just missed you and my child! I wanted to come back and take a look, but I shouldn't let you see it... Actually
It’s really nothing, how can a grown man not be injured?”
She twitched with distress: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault for being too talkative! Why would I make this! If I had known I would never make it!"
"Don't talk nonsense." He said sternly: "It is my wish to protect my family and my country. Don't worry, I will never do it again in the future. With you and my children waiting for me, I will definitely not be hurt."
Her tears fell on him. He patted her back gently, lowered his head again, and kissed her face again and again: "It's really okay. Ayue won't cry anymore, won't cry anymore..."
She cried for a long time and didn't know when she fell asleep.
As a result, when I woke up, he had already left again.
The bed was cold to the touch, and I didn't know when he left. It could be seen that he was in such a hurry to come back and forth, because he really missed her and the child.
Yan Shiyue washed her face and went out, thinking of finishing what she had on hand quickly so that she could go to his place and accompany him.
In fact, both Emperor Mingyan and the Queen knew that Huo Qijing was injured, but they just kept it from her.
Knowing that he had come back that day, the queen went to Cining Palace to pay her respects in the morning. When she came out, she told Xiao Luzi to go to the Duke's Mansion to take a look, fearing that Yan Shiyue would feel uncomfortable.
As a result, not long after returning to the palace, Linglong sent away the people asking for greetings, and Linglong quietly walked over and whispered: "Your Majesty."
The queen said: "What?"
Linglong lowered her voice and said, "Today, Aunt Fu said a few words to the slave."
The Queen went to pay her respects, and Jin Yu always followed her in, while Linglong and Hubo were outside. But today, Aunt Fu came over with a box in her arms, and Linglong went over to help. Then Aunt Fu just chatted and said: "Today
The Empress Dowager summoned the younger brother-in-law and his sister again."
Linglong naturally smiled and said: "The Queen Mother likes it, it is a blessing for our young highness and young master."
"Yes!" Aunt Fu said: "The Queen Mother likes them so much that she never forgets to reward them with good things when eating."
The queen frowned and slowly repeated this sentence, "Never forget to reward them with good things."
She suddenly came back to her senses.
When the Queen Mother got older, the royal chef would stew her medicinal food to replenish her health. It was said that all the best ingredients were used, and each pot would often take several hours to stew.
But the dumplings and rice cakes are only two or three years old, so where can I take these tonics? I'm afraid that something wrong will happen if I don't take them!
But how could the Queen Mother not know about such a thing! There is no way she would give this to her children!
But these old nuns around the Queen Mother, especially Aunt Fu, Aunt Shou, and Aunt Xiang, have been with her for decades. They are extremely trustworthy and very cautious. She suddenly said this.
, it must not be aimless.
The queen was frightened for a moment.
She calmed down, looked at the time, and asked people to secretly inquire about what they were doing.
As a result, Linglong went to inquire about it, but when she came back her face turned a little pale, and she whispered: "They were told to do somersaults between two people, and whoever turned more somersaults would be rewarded."
The queen was startled and her eyes widened in anger!
You must know that the Gongwei family is very different from the common people. Let alone the age of enlightenment at the age of three, even if they are one or two years old, they will never be asked to play games such as somersaults and wrestling. This is not raising children at all.
Just for fun!
Not to mention the children of the princess's house, even the children of the courtier's family brought by the married woman would never do this. This is tantamount to humiliation!
The queen gasped in anger.
While helping her calm down, Jin Yu said, "But this shouldn't be the case! The Queen Mother... has no reason to do this! The Queen Mother has always liked Your Highness, why is that?"
Yes, there must be a reason for this.
But she couldn't care about this at this time. The queen gritted her teeth, stood up and said: "Let's go to Cining Palace!"
She took people to Cining Palace,
It happened to be dinner time. As soon as the queen entered, she saw two children in front of them. Each of them had a bowl of thick soup in front of them. It turned out to be the tonic soup that the queen mother often drank.
The queen squeezed her hand in her sleeve, her heart filled with anger, but her face seemed not to notice, she smiled and saluted, "Mother, it's an unlucky time for my daughter-in-law to come."
The Queen Mother looked at her: "Why are you here at this time?"
The queen smiled and said: "This is not..." She pretended to glance at the dumplings and rice cakes, and whispered in her ear: "Dong Rongguo was injured a while ago. He came back yesterday. He rode very fast all the way. He said his bones were a bit displaced.
, I just found some good medicine and want to send them back to deliver it."
The Queen Mother frowned and said: "Since you are injured, why are you running back and forth? You should be more considerate when running errands for the Emperor."
The queen's smile froze slightly.
From this sentence, she knew the direction.
Normally, after hearing these words, the Queen Mother should be concerned about Huo Qijing's injury.
But now her instinctive reaction is to find fault with others. This... is obviously because she is angry.
Something must have happened in the middle!
At this time, her eyes darkened, and the queen could only smile and say: "This matter is confidential and important. Huo Qijing will come back regularly to report to the emperor." (To be continued)