Raiders of His Royal Highness - Chapter 159

Noticing that Lu Zhenglan was slowly lagging behind the other ministers, he turned to look at Eunuch Cheng, who was wiping cold sweat on his forehead, and asked, “Eunuch Cheng, how is the emperor’s body? What did the imperial doctor say?”

When Eunuch Cheng heard the words, he hurriedly put down his sweaty hand and said with a smile, “The imperial doctor only said that he needs to rest, so Master Lu doesn’t have to worry.”

Lu Zhenglan nodded and said, “Thank you, Father-in-law, for letting me know that I’m leaving.”

According to the appearance of the father-in-law just now, Lu Zhenglan always felt very strange, but he couldn’t figure it out for a while, so he didn’t ask any more questions, thinking that it would be better to be honest at this time.

Originally, after he found out that the concubine was a meticulous person and put a green hat on the emperor, he thought that the emperor would attack him in secret. After all, the emperor is so concerned about his face…

So even if he noticed something strange at this moment, he didn’t want to cause more trouble.

…

The snow that had been falling for many days gradually became smaller, and the thick snow that had accumulated melted a little, rolling down the surrounding trails, soaking wet.

A delicate white jade porcelain vase by the window has many branches of wax plums inserted in it. The flower buds are small and fragrant and elegant.

The dragon in the house was burning hot, and Yu Ling, who was wearing a moon-white robe, was sitting beside the bed.

She held a warm handkerchief and gently applied the scar on her arm to Qin Zhirong, who was still awake on the bed.

Those red marks are shocking, and they are showing their teeth and claws. I don’t know how painful it was for her.

After wiping it clean, Yu Ling carefully sprinkled the medicine and gently wrapped her with a long linen cloth.

Qin Zhirong was awakened by the cool touch on his arm.

As soon as she opened her eyes, her eyes were still blurry. She thought that the person holding her hand was the disgusting Emperor Jing Ming, so she tried her best to break free.

“Let go…I…” She was very uncomfortable, she had no strength in her body, and even the pain in her mouth was so bad when she opened her mouth.

After Qin Zhirong struggled like this, Yu Ling let go of her bandaged hand and stared blankly at her pale face.

Then I heard her say very weakly and painfully: “Don’t…touch me…”

At this moment, Yu Ling’s heart seemed to shatter into pieces, and the sharp stabs pierced every inch of her body, causing her to tremble in pain.

“Rong’er, it’s me.”

Qin Zhirong’s fearful appearance made Yu Ling more and more worried, she touched her hand lightly, and said in a choked voice, “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid…”

Only now did Qin Zhirong, who was curled up on the bed, recognize that the person in front of him was Yu Ling.

When she raised her head, she saw His Highness, whom she had been thinking about and waiting for for a long time.

Seeing that His Highness’s originally cold eyes were full of bloodshots, and the bottom of his eyes also had a faint cyan color, he looked haggard.

Qin Zhirong’s eyes gradually became wet, and he slowly stretched out his hand to Yu Ling: “Hold…”

Seeing that Qin Zhirong’s face did not show any disgust towards her, Yu Ling hurriedly held her hand and put her in his arms.

Worrying about her body, Yu Ling only hugged her vainly, “I’m sorry, it’s my fault.”

Qin Zhirong buried her head deeply in Yu Ling’s arms, smelled the faint fragrance of her body with nostalgia, and hugged her tightly with both hands.

Hearing her self-blaming words, Qin Zhirong said with pain: “I… thought… I would never see… you…”

At that time, in order not to be defiled by Emperor Jing Ming, she was determined to die when she bit her tongue.

Before she fell into a coma, she thought that she would never see His Highness again, that she would never be able to fulfill what she said to His Highness, that she would accompany her for the rest of her life…

“I know.” When Yu Ling treated her bite wound, she could already see her determination to die.

That’s why she hates herself so much.

If she wasn’t so careless and arrogant, thinking that the entire palace was under her control, she would leave Rong’er in the palace with confidence, then Rong’er would not have suffered such a big disaster.

It’s her fault.

Yu Ling felt the wetness in her chest, but only felt that the tears flowed into her heart, both cold and painful.

“Don’t be afraid, Rong’er, no one will ever hurt you again.”

She didn’t want to talk about that person in front of Qin Zhirong. First, she was afraid that Qin Zhirong would not be able to bear it, and she was helpless and desolate like an abandoned little beast when she just woke up, which made her heart hurt.

Also… I’m afraid she can’t suppress the monstrous killing intent in her heart.

Her tender and caring baby was treated so brutally by that person. If he simply died, it would be really cheap for him…

Just when Yu Ling lowered her eyes and thought about how to torture Emperor Jing Ming, Qin Zhirong in her arms moved slightly.

Pulling back from Yu Ling’s arms, Qin Zhirong looked at Yu Ling quietly, with a crystal teardrop hanging from the corner of her eye.

She opened her mouth, but the wound in her mouth was so painful that she had to take Yu Ling’s hand and write stroke by stroke on the palm of her hand.

“I’m very happy to see your Highness again.”

Yu Ling recited this sentence word by word in her heart, only to feel more guilt and self-blame towards Qin Zhirong.

There was a bit of wetness in her eyes, and she choked and said, “I’m sorry for you.”

“I knew his mind early in the morning, but I still left Beijing arrogantly… I thought I was hiding in the dark, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and controlling everyone in my hands, so that I can guarantee your safety…”

Before she could finish her words, Qin Zhirong shook her head and continued to write in the palm of her hand.

“Your Highness, it’s none of your business. You’ve done enough. And I can see Your Highness again, that’s enough.”

Qin Zhirong didn’t want to think about the painful experience that day, she just wanted to bury the unbearable memory in her heart and wait for the time to disappear.

Yu Ling also saw what she was thinking, and didn’t talk about that day again.

She took her back into her arms, gently stroked her blue silk, and said softly, “The snow is a little smaller today. I went outside and folded some plum blossoms for you and put them in a jade vase.”

“Look, does it look good?”

Qin Zhirong leaned on Yu Ling’s shoulder and looked at the jade vase beside the makeup hut.

A few light pink plum blossoms were inserted into the bottle, and the blossoms were delicate and delicate, with a delicate fragrance.

She held Yu Ling’s hand and slowly wrote on her warm palm.

“nice.”

…

For several days, the ministers never saw Emperor Jing Ming again. Doubts gradually arose in the hearts of the people.

Just when the ministers wanted to instigate Song Guogong to see Emperor Jingming, who was in a state of ailment, an urgent report suddenly came from outside the capital.

“Several unidentified troops appeared in Suizhou…”

As soon as the news came to Beijing, the pot exploded immediately.

“This Suizhou is on the edge of Yunzhou, not far from the capital! How can an unidentified army suddenly appear?!”

Some ministers were very worried, for fear that once the capital was breached, they would become dead souls under the sword.

Some of the more sober ministers thought in their hearts, is it possible that the army that appeared inexplicably has something to do with the prince who left Beijing?

But after counting the time, the team led by the prince should have passed Suizhou long ago.

Everyone who couldn’t figure it out gathered at the entrance of Xuanzheng Hall and asked to see Emperor Jing Ming.

Knowing the news, Eunuch Cheng appeared in front of everyone. Because he didn’t ask Huaining in advance, he didn’t dare to easily agree to these ministers’ request to meet Emperor Jing Ming.

I had to try my best to persuade them to go back.

“Everyone, please go back first. The emperor just took the medicine and went to sleep…”

However, before Eunuch Cheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by these ministers.

“The emperor has been ill for so long, and he still hasn’t gotten better?”

“Is the emperor really ill or did you imprison the emperor in an attempt to meddle in the government?!”

Some very anxious courtiers just wanted to see Emperor Jing Ming as soon as possible, so they started to talk nonsense.