GBP Chapter 165 The Emperor Should Let Me Go
Chapter 165 The Emperor Should Let Me Go
After a long eastern tour, the emperor and the empress jointly issued an edict, exempting all the concubines in the palace from paying respects to their parents for half a month. For a moment, it seemed that the entire Forbidden City had slowed down.
Yan Wan slept until dawn for three days in a row. She felt so rested that she had to go out for a walk before she felt relaxed all over.
She went to Empress Fucha without stopping. Not seeing the empress for three days was her limit.
When Empress Fucha heard that she had arrived, she smiled and shook her head at Jing Jue: "Look, I said she would definitely come here today."
Jing Jue laughed out loud: "It's like the Empress Dowager has adopted a daughter. Wan Wan looks more like your daughter than I do."
Empress Fucha gently stroked her hair and said, "Jingjue will always be irreplaceable in the heart of the Empress Dowager."
Jing Jing's eyes were slightly hot: "I know the Queen Mother."
She was afraid that she would cry if she stayed any longer, so she stood up and went to the yard to pick up Yan Wan. Seeing her brisk steps, she hurried over to grab her hand and said, "You are still pregnant, and you are almost jumping up and down when you walk!"
Yan Wan chuckled and said, "Nowhere."
She saw Jingjue's eyes were red, but she pretended not to notice, so as not to embarrass her. She asked with a smile, "What delicious food has your Highness prepared for the princess today? I want to grab two!"
Jing Jue laughed out loud: "It's just like what the Empress Dowager said. Now that you're pregnant, you're becoming more like a child."
Yan Wan was not shy at all, but rather proud: "I heard people say that only those with a pure heart can live longer. I am not in good health, so the less I think about it, the longer I will live in the future!"
Jing Jing squeezed her hand and said, "Eat a little more. Look how thin you are."
The two of them entered the house together. Empress Fucha waved to Yan Wan and said, "I knew you couldn't stay here. I asked someone to prepare your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake. You can eat it first. What would you like to eat for lunch? I asked the kitchen to prepare it now."
Her eyes were full of pity, which made Yan Wan's bones soften. She leaned on her coquettishly, holding Jing Jing's little hand, and sighed softly: "Such a day is so good, so good that it seems like a dream."
Jing Jing couldn't hold back any longer and dropped his golden beans: "You really have to provoke me!"
She covered her face and ran out. Lian Xin hurriedly chased after her. After a while, she came back and said softly, "The princess went to the next door and said she would be here soon."
Empress Fucha felt relieved, stroked the bewildered Yan Wan's hair, and said softly, "She is going to marry far away. She has been holding back her tears recently, but it's good for her to cry now."
This is her only daughter. If she leaves, she might be gone forever. How could she bear to let her go?
But her daughter had lofty ambitions, and the situation at the time left her with no choice. She was now only thankful that she was still alive. As long as she was alive, she could plan a lot for her daughter.
Yan Wan leaned against Empress Fucha and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is reluctant to part with his daughter, so he will grant her a mansion in the capital and let her live alternately in the capital and Mongolia. This will also let Mongolia know how much of a benefit they have gotten and how much of a favored princess they have, right?"
Empress Fucha subconsciously covered Yan Wan's mouth, and after a while she said, "You are really too brave!"
Yan Wan just laughed: "Tomorrow is the first day of the lunar new year, the emperor will definitely come to your place, the queen and the emperor are husband and wife, what can't be said? Even if you say something wrong, the emperor will not blame you."
Empress Fucha nodded helplessly at her forehead: "You!"
She looked at Yan Wan seriously: "From now on, you can only say such things to me! Can you do it?"
Yan Wan knew what she was worried about. The emperor could not tolerate concubines interfering in state affairs. Just look at how the emperor and the empress dowager fought in the past few years. Now that the empress dowager has stepped down, the emperor has immediately become filial. It shows how much this emperor cannot tolerate others interfering in state affairs.
She had served Hongli for more than ten years, so she naturally knew more than anyone else: "Madam, I'm only telling you this."
She tried to hold it back, but couldn't help it in the end. She leaned on her arm shyly and lowered her voice: "I treat you... as my own mother..."
After saying this, her face turned red and her heart beat fast. She was so nervous that she didn't dare to look up at Empress Fucha, for fear that the Empress would scold her for being unruly.
But she just couldn't help it. The Queen was so kind, and she really wanted to let her know that she respected and loved her like her own mother, and would definitely be filial to her for the rest of her life!
If she keeps silent, what should she do if the queen can't see her feelings?
Seeing her blushing with embarrassment, Empress Fucha pinched her ear, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I saw it a long time ago."
Yan Wan was surprised and delighted: "My queen!"
Empress Fucha tapped her forehead and said, "Hurry up and calm down. Jingjue is about to leave Mother, but you want to call me Mother. If she hears you, she will cry and faint."
She chuckled: "Although she has long since accepted you as her sister, it's no good saying it out loud."
Yan Wan couldn't suppress the smile on her face, and said with joy: "I will listen to you, Your Majesty. I just want you to understand my feelings. I dare not shout, otherwise the emperor will ask me to get out if he sees me in the future."
Empress Fucha: “…”
She held her forehead and said, "You should go talk to Jing Jing. She will definitely stop crying immediately."
Yanwan smiled and said "hmm", and then she really went.
After a while, Jing Jing came over with red eyes, and the tears on her face were not wiped clean, but she couldn't help laughing: "Empress Dowager, please scold Wan Wan, she really dares to say anything! And she said, and she said..."
Her face flushed, and after a long while she leaned over to Empress Fucha's ear and said, "She asked her daughter whether she should call the baby in her belly her aunt or her sister after she gives birth!"
Empress Fucha didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Be quiet, don't let anyone hear it. Wanwan is pregnant, everyone is stupid, don't tell the baby in her belly."
Jing Jing burst into laughter and said, "Then the Emperor will have a headache!"
Hongli's voice came from the courtyard: "What is this worrying me about?"
Amid a series of announcements, Hongli walked in, first looked at Empress Fucha's complexion, nodded, then looked at Yanwan, and nodded again:
"The Queen and Wanwan both look much better than before, which is very good. It shows that Zhang Yun really treated them with great care. Queen, I have allowed Yanwan to use my cook. You have always had a poor appetite, so you can use my cook. You must take care of your health so that you can have grandchildren in the future."
Empress Fucha's expression changed slightly and her breathing became a little rapid.
Jing Yu asked curiously, "Father Emperor, which family has good news? I haven't heard of it."
Hongli didn't want to joke with his daughter. Looking at his bright and generous daughter, he couldn't bear to let her go. He touched her hair and said softly:
"Your Royal Mother and I really can't bear to part with you. I plan to build a princess's mansion in the capital. When the time comes, let your husband live with you in the capital for a few years, and then return to their tribe to live for a few years. In this way, your Royal Mother and I will always have hope and can see you often."