Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 55: How long can the emperor’s favor last (1)

　　While she was lost in thought, he still pulled her delicate hand out of the quilt and intertwined it with his fingers tightly. Then she saw him leaning down slightly, and when Yun Qing's eyelids twitched, he kissed her gently on her forehead, and his low voice was soft and disorienting: "You are tired, sleep well, I I’ll wait here until you fall asleep and then leave.”

His hand clasped Yun Qing's hand tightly, letting her feel the warmth of his palm. Although it was not as hot as her own, it still burned her heart gently.

Looking blankly at his handsome eyes full of passion, and looking at the dazzling smile on his face, Yun Qing believed that he would not stay tonight.

 Just, he asked how could she love him...how, how could she love him?

 He is the emperor, he is the emperor of Tianque Kingdom, he is the man that many women in the harem yearn for, he is the husband of many women...but he does not belong to anyone!

 He felt suddenly very tired, Yun Qing silently turned his head inward, closed his eyes deeply and stopped looking at him. The medicine gradually took effect, knowing that he would not leave easily, and she did not have the strength to confront him **** for tat. This time, her mind calmed down a lot, and a strong sleepiness came over her. There was no longer the constant shaking of the person before. The noise made her unable to sleep peacefully.

Seeing the person in front of him breathing gradually stabilized, Xuanyuan Ze gently took her slender fingers and put them to his lips, with a satisfied and warm expression.

 He finally made her let down her guard against him, and was finally willing to hold her hand, stay by her bedside and watch her sleep. Although she may not have much strength to compete with him because she is ill, he is satisfied.

The hand he held at this moment was so warm that he never wanted to let it go.

Her beauty has long been imprinted on his heart; her smiles and smiles have already unknowingly affected his heart. No matter what love she wants, he will give it to her.

As long as she is willing to let him love her, as long as she no longer refuses to stay thousands of miles away from him! He believes that he will let her get used to him forever! Get used to your own hand-holding, your own kisses, and your kindness to her.

 One day, he will replace the person in her heart and become her real man.

 The bead curtain moved slightly, and the breeze brought in from outside caused the candlelight in the hall to sway gently. Accompanied by Chang Le's gentle footsteps, the candle wick lightly exploded with sparks, like a lover's heartbeat, beating loudly.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. It's time for you to go back to the palace and rest." Looking at the emperor sitting in front of the queen's bed, Chang Le softly stepped forward and persuaded the emperor to go back to the palace to rest.

 The emperor's thoughts have been unknown to others for days, but he is the one who knows it best.

 The rain stopped the next day and the sky turned gloomy.

 When Yun woke up, only Xiao Taohong was waiting in front of the bed.

"Miss is awake." Xiao Taohong was happy. After seeing Yun wake up, she stepped forward to help Yun Qing, stuffed a soft cushion behind her, and said: "I was just about to wake up Miss, Bitao's The medicine is almost ready and will be here soon."

 “Yeah!” After taking a nap, Yun Qing felt much clearer. Although it is still a little heavy, it is much better than yesterday's lethargy.

"Miss, why don't you ask the emperor?" Xiao Taohong smiled, making Yun Qing blush slightly, and said unnaturally: "What are you asking him for?"

 “Ask when did the emperor leave last night?” Xiao Taohong said it naturally, but in Yunqing’s view, it had a profound meaning.

She raised her eyebrows, shook her head helplessly, and said, "Why should I ask when he will leave? Xiao Taohong, help me freshen up quickly. I haven't brewed today's medicinal tea yet."

Intuition Xiao Taohong wanted to bring up the topic of that person with herself, Yun Qing got out of bed lightly and quietly changed the topic, not wanting to mention that person.

"Miss, you should take a rest today! Bitao and I have collected the rain and dew, and now Bitao is helping Prince Yi make herbal tea using your usual boiling method!" Xiao Taohong pressed Yunqing to prevent her from getting up, and told her With their help delivering medicinal tea to Prince Yi, she wouldn't have to work too hard today.

"Miss, are you awake? It's great! Drink the medicine quickly!" Bi Tao came in with a bowl of medicine. Seeing Yun Qing getting out of bed, she hurriedly came to the bed and asked Yun Qing to sit down while she came over with the bowl. Feed Yunqing.

"I'm done drinking it!" Bi Tao fed her spoonful by spoonful. Yunqing felt that Bi Tao and Xiao Taohong were looking at her with a hint of ambiguous smile, which made her cheeks feel inexplicably hot.

Taking the medicine bowl from Bitao, she drank directly from the bowl.

 After finishing the bowl, the bitter taste made her beautiful eyebrows wrinkle tightly. A small clay pot suddenly appeared in front of her, and a sweet and sour smell penetrated her nostrils.

"Miss, eat a plum quickly! It relieves pain." Bitao took the bowl in Yunqing's hand and put it aside. She looked at Yunqing who was in a daze at the plum jar in Xiao Taohong's hand and said with a smile: "Come on, miss, try it. Is it sweet?”

As she spoke, she picked up a plum with her chopsticks and carefully handed it to her eyes.

“Hmm, slightly sour, slightly sweet. Very delicious!” Yun Qing’s originally frowning eyebrows immediately relaxed as a cool plum entered her mouth. Looking at the crystal-colored plums in the jar, she couldn't help but ask: "Where did you get this? No wonder you two are so mysterious. It turns out you hid something good and wanted to surprise me!"

Bitao immediately burst into a sweet smile when she heard the sound, and said happily: "It's delicious! Haha, the emperor is really thoughtful. Seeing that the medicine is too bitter for the young lady, he specially sent these here early in the morning."

"Your Majesty?" Yun Qing raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Bitao in surprise. She didn't expect that these plums were sent by Xuanyuan Ze.

"Yes, Miss doesn't know. The Emperor left last night when he was ugly. Yinshi came to see Miss in the morning and asked Eunuch Chang Le to bring pickled plums. He said that Miss would have a bitter taste in her mouth after taking the medicine, so we specially gave them to her. The lady is here to relieve her suffering." Xiao Taohong obviously talked a lot more than usual today. If Yun Qing's heart was not attracted by her words, she would have thought that it was Bitao who was talking to her at this moment and not Xiao Taohong. .

 It turned out to be him!

With his heart moving, Yun Qing thought it was Bitao and Xiao Taohong who had found plums from somewhere to relieve their suffering, but unexpectedly, it was him.

Her heart quickened inexplicably when she thought of how he had to feed her the medicine last night. He said that someone sent plums over because of the bitterness of the medicine, not because he drank it himself...

Thinking of his gentle look towards her last night, Yun Qing's face immediately turned crimson. Thinking of the hypnotic kiss he placed on her forehead, and how he insisted on holding her hand and clasping it tightly with her, her heart became confused.

 Last night, he had too many tender gestures that she dared not face! It was so obvious and natural that she was a little overwhelmed.

 She was not used to him like this, and she didn't like the helpless reaction she would have when facing him like this.

She must be sick and confused. How can his tenderness be taken seriously? She saw with her own eyes how gentle he was to Concubine Hua, how cold he was to her, and how disdainful and bored he was towards her back then.

How could such a person have true tenderness? Not to mention the so-called sincerity!

"Miss, Miss, what's wrong with you?" Bi Tao watched Yun Qing's face gradually turn from red to white, and her original shy expression gradually turned cold. She couldn't help but feel tight in her heart, wondering what the lady was thinking of.

"I'm fine, take these out! I don't want to eat!" Yun Qing shook her head lightly, looking at the clay pot in front of her, she thought of the man's hypocrisy.

At this time, Xuanyuan Ze went straight to Jinfeng Palace as soon as he came to court, but he did not see Yun Qing in the palace. Xiao Taohong, who looked embarrassed, replied that Yun Qing had gone to Ningxin Palace and had not returned.

 Suffering the anger in his heart, he sat quietly in the hall and waited for her. Xiao Taohong and others stood cautiously in the hall, looking at the emperor with a dark face, but they did not dare to express their anger, hoping that the young lady would come back soon.

Since Yun Qing got up late today, when he sent the medicinal tea cooked by Bitao to Ningxin Palace, he saw Hua Heng diagnosing and treating Xuanyuan Yi. Seeing her pale face, Hua Heng could tell at a glance that she was sick.

Xuanyuan Yi frowned and looked at Yun Qing, who said it was okay with a slight smile, and immediately asked Hua Heng to diagnose her pulse.

Hua Heng confirmed that she was indeed infected with wind-cold disease and that she would get better as long as she took good care of herself. But Xuanyuan Yi was still uneasy and insisted on sending Yun Qing back quickly, but Yun Qing first asked him to drink herbal tea, and then chatted with Hua Heng about his condition for a while, before being helplessly urged by Xuanyuan Yi three times to let him go. Send her back to the palace.

As soon as he entered Jinfeng Palace, Yun Qing felt that the atmosphere in the palace was a little strange. As soon as he walked outside the palace, Ling Ge quickly stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, the emperor is waiting for you in the inner hall."

Xuanyuan Yi was startled, looked at Yun Qing whose expression changed slightly, and asked calmly: "Does he know that you are sick?"

He had heard about the emperor's affairs these days. He heard that he had been constantly summoning new concubines in the past few days, but these days he suddenly stopped summoning any of them. He just spent his time on the same things as when the government was busy some time ago. Above government affairs.

He was not very interested in his affairs, but he didn't want to see Yun Qing sad because of this, so he never mentioned it in front of her.

It should have just been time to go to court, so why did he come to Jinfeng Palace instead of returning to Longqian Palace?

Did he already know that Yun Qing was ill and come here to see her?

"Yeah." Yun Qing nodded lightly, not paying much attention to Xuanyuan Yi's expression. He was just thinking about how he should face that person.

Looking at her sudden absent-minded expression, Xuanyuan Yi's eyes couldn't help but dim slightly, and his mood quickly sank.

 It seems that she already has that person in her heart. And that person was a man destined to make her sad.

"Let's go, I'll go in with you." Looking at her deeply, he said that he would help her and protect her.

 If she really fell in love with that person, although he would be sad, he would still protect her from that person as much as possible.

 She is so kind and beautiful, she deserves all the love from that person! He didn't want that person to only see her as one of those harem women! she is not!

"Uh, okay!" Yun Qing looked up and saw the worry in Xuanyuan Yi's eyes, and understood that he was worried about himself. Last time, after he thought Xuanyuan Ze had favored him, he was worried that he would break his heart because that man was the emperor.

 His kindness was secretly in her heart. She was touched that he could understand himself and that he silently sacrificed for herself.

 So she is really willing to make a good friend like him. After getting along with her these days, although the palace is ruthless, he is affectionate and righteous.

 It’s just that he has still refused to tell her the conflict between him and the Queen Mother. Every time he mentioned it, he would look gloomy and then stay silent.

Yunqing knew that maybe it was the stubborn stone in his heart that he could never break. If one day he is willing to talk about it to himself or to anyone, it means that he has figured it out.

 She is waiting for this day to come, and she sincerely hopes that one day he will be able to open up his heart. She even hoped that his illness could be cured as soon as possible!

Seeing Yun Qing entering the palace with Xuanyuan Yi, Xuanyuan Ze's dark complexion suddenly turned darker. Even Yun Qing and Xuanyuan Yi didn't even hear Yun Qing and Xuanyuan Yi greet him, but just stared at Yun Qing's still pale face. Faces, palms clasped tightly together.

"Your Majesty, please be patient!" Looking at Xuanyuan Ze who came over without saying a word and grabbed Yun Qing's hand to enter the inner hall, Xuanyuan Yi moved and quickly blocked his way.

"What are you doing, brother?" Xuanyuan Ze looked at Xuanyuan Yi coldly, and Xuanyuan Ze tried hard not to get angry.

 He waited patiently for her to come back, but when she came back to the palace, she brought Xuanyuan Yi with her!

 Don’t she know that she shouldn’t wander around when she’s sick? Doesn't she know that he is very worried about her health? From morning to now, even before going to court, he has been restless and wanted to run over to see her?

"It's nothing, I just want to tell the emperor that the emperor's sister-in-law is sick. If the emperor has time, please spend more time with the emperor's sister-in-law!" Looking into Xuanyuan Ze's eyes calmly, Xuanyuan Yi was frank and magnanimous, not in his eyes at all. The anger frightened him away.

 He really likes Yun Qing. Although she is his imperial sister-in-law, his love for her is not subject to these constraints.

She has always kept her status as a queen, and she doesn't like any transgression between him and her, so he obeys her wishes and only treats her as a friend.

If she has a brother in her heart, he will try his best to help her get happiness. If that person couldn't give her happiness at all, he wouldn't allow him to bring her any harm.

"I'll do it! If the emperor has nothing else to do, please go back first!" Xuanyuan Ze was a little surprised by Xuanyuan Yi's words. Although Xuanyuan Ze didn't understand what he meant, his attitude didn't soften much.

Hold Yun Qing's hand tightly, his handsome eyes fixed on Xuanyuan Yi, and he coldly signaled that he could get out of the way.

"Yes! Please take care of yourself, sister-in-law, and I will leave first!" Xuanyuan Yi nodded lightly, then glanced at Yun Qing, who looked pale, and finally turned aside to allow the two of them to enter the palace.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, Xuanyuan Ze stretched out his big hand and suddenly picked up Yun Qing. He walked to the bed and put her on the bed: "Why are you running around when you are sick?"

Yun Qing was startled at first, and then when he saw him reaching out to take off his shoes, his eyes widened and he was so frightened that he reached out to block him: "I, I'm not sleepy."

Yesterday he fed her medicine, which was shocking enough, but today he actually had to take off his shoes himself...

"I don't want you to sleep! I want you to have a good rest and not run anywhere again!" Xuanyuan Ze raised his eyes and glared at her coldly, which frightened Yun Qing into panic for no reason, and he retracted his hand obediently. , no longer resisting.

She had seen him angry before, but with such suppressed anger, she wisely did not dare to anger him, for fear that in exchange he would make crazy moves that she would not be able to resist.

Biting her lip tightly, she quickly got into the quilt and pulled the quilt up to cover herself tightly before he could do anything after he took off her shoes and socks.

"What are you doing?" She looked like a frightened kitten, which made Xuanyuan Ze stunned for a moment. Then he saw that she covered her with the quilt without taking off her clothes. He couldn't help but feel angry and funny, and stretched out his hand to pull away. The quilt on her body said: "Sit up quickly, you haven't eaten lunch yet, why are you sleeping?"

"I'm... not hungry." Yun Qing pulled the quilt tightly. Although her clothes were well put on, his action of pulling the quilt still reminded her of the scene before she went to bed last night.

 Made her voice become soft and soft, like a mosquito.

Her expression made Xuanyuan Ze's pretty lips flutter slightly, and the smile that couldn't be concealed in his eyes immediately replaced the anger just now. Looking at Yun Qing, who was rarely so restrained, his mood finally became lighter. .

 Leaning down, when Yun Qing was so frightened that she closed her eyes, he changed his hands holding the quilt and hugged her whole body with the quilt.

Looking at her closed eyes with eyes full of smiles, he raised the corner of his lips, and a soft voice sounded above Yun Qing's head: "You have to eat even if you're not hungry! Eat with me!"

His voice was no longer angry or lively; instead, it was filled with gentle coaxing, as if Yun Qing was a child who had not grown up and was being gently cared for by him.

Her heart suddenly trembled, Yun Qing opened her eyes and saw his handsome and charming eyes looking at her tenderly. All the reason she had before turned into smoke under his gentle smile!

 She actually looked at him a little stupidly and forgot to breathe.

Such a close distance, such a rare peace, such an ambiguous atmosphere, and at the same time solidify the aura between the two people into a heart-pounding space.

Staring deeply into the clear and beautiful eyes that only saw his own, Xuanyuan Ze felt his breathing tighten, and the hands holding the quilt unconsciously passed through her back, turning into a complete embrace of her... As soon as he lowered his head, he let the kiss he originally wanted to kiss her lips fall lightly on her forehead.

Then, he gently let her go. Under Yun Qing's somewhat surprised look, he quickly straightened up, coughed lightly, and called Chang Le and others who were standing outside the hall to enter.

"What is the emperor's order?" Chang Le bowed to Xuanyuan Ze respectfully, and secretly glanced at Yun Qing who was sitting on the bed. Seeing that the relationship between the two seemed not as bad as they imagined, he couldn't help but sigh. tone.

Xuanyuan Ze ordered him to quickly bring their lunch in together.

“Yes, I’ll go get ready now!” After hearing the emperor’s instructions, Chang Le felt happy and hurriedly left.

 It seems that Huang Chan will no longer suppress himself like he did two days ago. If this continues, he is really afraid that not only the emperor will go crazy, but he himself will also go crazy because of his secret anxiety.

Then, Xuanyuan Ze sat alone at the desk in the hall, picked up the Book of Songs that Yun Qing had been reading two days ago, and asked Bitao and Xiao Taohong to come in and change Yun Qing's clothes.

Although Yun Qing was a little uncomfortable with having an extra man in the palace, she couldn't help but see the man's casual attitude.

Just like that, Bitao and the others brought Yunqing lunch to her in bed, while the emperor's lunch was moved to Yunqing's bed to eat! Moreover, the man watched Yun Qing finish the amount of food he requested before he allowed her to use her chopsticks with satisfaction.

After dinner, Yun Qing thought he had nothing to say and could leave, but Xuanyuan Ze still stayed in the palace and asked her to take a nap while he read here for a while before leaving.

Helpless, Yun Qing lay on the bed and counted bamboos with some depression. It was not until he counted nine hundred and ninety-nine bamboos that he felt sleepy gradually coming over him and fell into a deep sleep.

After a good sleep, when she woke up, she was a little surprised to see that the man was still sitting there reading a book.

　　It’s just that the book in his hand has been replaced by the "Book of Songs" by "The Book of Songs", which makes Yun Qing feel a little headache and annoyed, why didn't he move all these books to Qingfengxuan...

From time to time Bitao brought the cooked medicinal food over, and Xuanyuanze gave Yunqing the medicine again. With just a glance, Yunqing didn't even have to say no.

 After drinking the medicine and having dinner, the man still didn't leave, which really made Yun Qing a little irritated.

 Pulling up her courage, she told him that it was getting late and asked him to go back and rest.

But Xuanyuan Ze had better tell her that he would go back after she fell asleep.

 After hearing his answer, Yun Qing almost went crazy. She had been sleeping for most of the day, how could she fall asleep again so quickly? Why was he so energetic? Didn't it mean that he barely slept a wink last night?

He had no choice but to become very good-tempered, always with a warm smile on his face. No matter Yun Qing asked, hinted or explicitly asked him to leave, he would not leave.

 (End of this chapter)