This time, Xiao Fenzi did not give in. He weighed the handkerchief and put it away generously.
Not long after, the concubines and the ceremonial guard finally came out. When Xiao Fenzi heard the noise, she quickly had the carriage prepared, placed small stools for stepping on them, raised the curtains and waited.
Ji Ling first let her nanny carry the third princess into the car, and then she followed her.
After getting into the carriage, she turned around and sat down. The nanny handed the third princess to her. Ji Ling held her daughter in her arms, tilted her neck back and leaned against the wall of the carriage, just wanting to doze off.
Qixi came over and put on a thin piece of clothing for her, and said distressedly: "Master, please bear with me for a while. We can go back to the palace and have a good rest tonight."
She paused and then whispered: "Master, how about I help you lie down?"
This carriage is extremely large, one person can lie on it, and it is covered with bedding and cushions.
Ji Ling shook his head.
The carriage rumbled forward, and they first went to Huangzhuang for a meal, which included rice cakes, white adzuki bean noodles, red bean and sesame tea noodles, etc. Then the people and horses took a short rest before heading to Fuling and Zhaoling.
Fortunately, the two places at the back are close to each other. Even so, they held sacrifices to the three tombs on this day, and by the time the sun set, everyone was already exhausted.
On the way back, Ji Ling leaned against Qixi and fell into a deep sleep. When the sacrificial team finally returned to Shengjing City, she finally woke up and regained some energy. She lifted the car curtain and saw the moonlight outside like a gauze.
The sky is full, and the businesses along the street have already lit up their lights. The eaves are high in the dim areas, just like a Shengjing street scene filled with human fireworks.
Finally arrived at Zhuanghua Avenue in Shengjing. The deputy governor of Shengjing, the minister and other officials knelt on both sides of the street, waiting for the emperor to return from worshiping his ancestors. There were also Shengjing veterans with old injuries, standing on both sides of the street in armor, as Yinzhen walked all the way.
Walking and stopping, amid the sounds of ceremonials and music, veterans were given pensions and each received a tael of silver.
Ji Ling could hear him saying loudly from a distance: "I paid a visit to the mountain mausoleum and was thinking about it. I paid homage to the mausoleum and showed my filial piety. My heart is really comforted."
Ji Ling listened to Yinzhen's voice, which was full of energy, and couldn't help but secretly said: I admire him. He has such spirit to worship three tombs in a day!
When he finally arrived at the gate of the palace, he put on a warm sedan and entered the Shengjing Palace. When he arrived in front of the Linzhi Palace, Ji Ling got off the sedan and as soon as he entered the warm pavilion, he bent over and collapsed on the bed.
Seeing that she was so tired, Qixi hurriedly went to prepare hot water and help her wash up. After a while, when the hot water from the dining room was delivered, Ji Ling had already fallen asleep on the bed.
Seeing this, Qixi had no choice but to kneel down and take off her shoes. While taking them off, Ji Ling was awakened by her movements.
She rubbed her eyes and sat up, saying, "Wash your face."
She was like this before she traveled back in time. No matter how busy she was at work or how late she worked overtime, no matter how sleepy she was when she came back, she had to carefully remove her makeup, complete a set of skin care steps, and add a sleeping mask before she could sleep peacefully.
I remember the worst time. There was an important meeting in the company. As a result, she was busy at the meeting until three or four o'clock at night the day before. When she got home, she just used the last bit of strength to remove her makeup and protect her skin, but she wanted to open it.
After checking the personnel list one last time, I lay down on the computer and fell asleep.
Qixi and Bixue helped her remove her makeup, and after washing her face, Yinzhen came over.
He was still wearing the same clothes he used to worship his ancestors during the day, and he didn't move at all. It was obvious that he came directly after returning to the palace for the banquet.
As soon as Yinzhen entered the door, he saw that Ji Ling had a tired look on her face. She was holding the table and wanted to stand up to salute him. Yinzhen raised his hand to stop her, went over and picked her up, and put her down after walking to the bedside.
He turned back and asked Qixi: "Your master, is there nothing wrong with you?"
Qixi put away the wash water and said at this time: "The master is not feeling uncomfortable when he returns to the emperor. He is just very tired today. He fell asleep several times in the carriage on the way back."
Yinzhen nodded and said, "Just go out."
Qixi and Nanny Chen picked up the third princess and were about to go out, but the third princess stretched out her little hand, kicked her legs and said to Ji Ling: "E Niang! E Niang! Xi'er wants E Niang to hold her!"
Yinzhen stood up and walked over, raised his hand and touched the third princess's face gently, and then said: "Eniang is very tired today. Let her rest and play with Xi'er tomorrow."
As expected, the third princess took her hand back and became silent.
Qixi and Aunt Chen quickly carried her out and gently closed the door of Nuan Pavilion.
Yinzhen turned around, stepped forward, untied Ji Ling's clothes, and looked at her knees, and sure enough he saw a slight redness and swelling.
Ji Ling saw that his brows were furrowed and comforted him: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter. There is a cushion underneath when I kneel. It doesn't matter. I will be fine after a few days of recovery."
She paused and then said: "I am tired today because I have been driving up and down the carriage and walking a lot."
Yinzhen reached out and touched her hair, sighed softly and said: "No wonder I am too greedy. I only want to worship the Three Tombs in one day, without having to divide it into two days. Running around like this makes people too busy.
Overworked."
He put his hands on Ji Ling's knees.
Ji Ling grabbed his sleeve and gently coquettishly said to him: "Your Majesty, rub it for me."
Yinzhen looked at it carefully for a while, then shook his head and said: "It has not spread yet and cannot be rubbed. I asked Su Peisheng to get the ointment."
Ji Ling stretched out her hand to hold him and said: "Don't the emperor's rewards to me on weekdays be enough? I need some ointment here. I'll just let Qixi find it."
After hearing what she said, Yinzhen raised his voice and called Qixi to come in. After giving a few instructions, Qixi turned around to look for ointment.
Yinzhen lowered his head and covered Ji Ling's clothes with his own hands, then touched her head and said in a deep voice: "Lingling, you don't have to leave the palace tomorrow. You will rest in Linzhi Palace for two days.
Let’s talk about it the day after tomorrow.”
Ji Ling opened his eyes in surprise and said: "Tomorrow, the three mausoleums have been worshiped today. Is there still a ceremony tomorrow?"
Yinzhen nodded and said: "Of course. It's rare for me to leave the palace and come to Shengjing to patrol east. I have many other important matters."
As he spoke, he held Ji Ling's shoulders, made her lie down, tucked her in, and then said: "Don't worry, I'll watch you, you can go to sleep."
Hearing this, Ji Ling stretched out his hand from the quilt and held onto Yinzhen, saying, "Will the emperor go back to review the papers later?"
Yinzhen shook his head slightly and said, "Nothing. I came here just to accompany you."
Ji Ling relaxed instantly, put on his usual smile, and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
Yinzhen saw that her whole body had "relaxed" just now, and his heart was touched. He stretched out his hand and held her hand. He squeezed Ji Ling's hand with a slight force, and then tucked her into the quilt again.
Inside, he said softly: "Sleep well."
He raised his hand and untied the bed curtain, and saw that the gauze-like bed curtain fell down like flowing clouds, covering the moonlight outside the window like water.