Transmigrated as the Treacherous Official's Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 85: I Remember
During the split of the Daqing Dynasty, the previous Emperor was critically ill, and the battle for succession was fiercely competitive. Emperor Jingping ascended to the throne step by step over the corpses of his brothers.
Xiao Yu relied on the power of her mother’s family and showed respect to the Emperor. Only then did she attain the position of Imperial Concubine.
Among the dozens of princes, only a few remained when the dust settled.
The Emperor is inherently suspicious, and perhaps his last bit of mercy was evoked by his youthful feelings~
When Noble Princess Consort Xiao mentioned it, Emperor Jingping also recalled the past. The Noble Consort had followed him all the way, and the Emperor was moved, holding her tightly: "Yu Yu, you were wronged back then."
"In our youth, I remember you saying that whoever marries you must use an eight-lift sedan chair, with a phoenix crown and robes glowing with sunset colors, to marry you grandly. In the end, I let you enter through a side door. It was raining heavily that day, and your red dress was soaked. Only after we paid respects to the heaven and earth did you go to the room to change."
Emperor Jingping hazily recalled the past, with a hint of melancholy on his face: "You were one of the four great beauties at that time, and I was just a neglected prince. There were many lords and nobles wealthier and more powerful than me..."
Xiao Yu’s heart warmed, and she quickly moved closer, raising her fingered jade hand to cover the Emperor’s mouth, starting to smile bitterly: "So, the Emperor still remembers."
Emperor Jingping looked touched and held her hand in return: "I remember."
The atmosphere between them was intimate and just right.
"We’ve been together for so many years, and I naturally know the Emperor’s goodness. I don’t ask for much, only hoping that when the Emperor has free time, he can come see Qian’er. The child is naturally shy and introverted. As his father, you should care for him a little more so that I, as his mother, can be at ease."
"That is my responsibility as a father."
In just a few exchanges, Emperor Jingping finally remembered this oldest son whom he hadn’t seen in some time.
This year’s autumn was a bit unusual. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed, it was still hotter than usual, and the summer heat had not yet dissipated.
He could take Noble Princess Consort Xiao to the Summer Palace for a retreat from the heat.
Such is the power of the Emperor; at the thought, he ordered Wu Xian to arrange it in the afternoon, and they set off without delay.
Shuyi Palace.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Upon learning that the Emperor was going to the Summer Palace with Xiao, the Empress was so furious that she smashed several vases, leaving Shuyi Palace in a mess.
The four little palace maids and little eunuchs standing in two rows at the door held their breath and stood nervously, some trembling, fearing they would be next to suffer.
Such scenes seemed familiar, yet they also seemed to evoke habitual fear!
After all, the Empress’s methods were unusually cruel.
"Where are Ning Yue and Ning Xue?"
The Empress’s angry voice came from inside the palace.
The elderly eunuch standing outside heard this and gently waved the duster in his hand, reporting with a sharp tone: "Two days ago, Your Majesty the Empress sent the two of them out; they haven’t returned yet."
"Chen Gui, come in."
The elderly eunuch addressed as Chen Gui responded, "Yes." He straightened his slightly bent back, pushed open the main door of Shuyi Palace, and went in.
As he entered, the palace maids and little eunuchs standing outside breathed a sigh of relief, knowing they would be safe, at least for a while.
After her fit of rage, the Empress finally calmed down a bit. She lay lazily on the exquisitely crafted pearwood couch and asked, "How is the Crown Prince doing?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Chen Gui looked at the white jade floor, not daring to lift his eyes to the woman before him, and respectfully replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty the Empress, the Crown Prince entered the Imperial College smoothly two days ago, and Dean Sun will arrange everything for His Highness the Crown Prince. Moreover, a matron and a maid have also been sent to look after him. In the Imperial College, His Highness also has his own small courtyard, so Your Majesty need not worry."
