Chapter 464: Entering the palace to recognize each other
In the past few days, Yan Ruozhen was distracted and acted like a fugue, making many mistakes.
"Mom, are you sure you are helping me sew clothes?" Xiaoling asked.
"Huh?" Yan Ruozhen looked at the clothes in her hands. She didn't know when she had cut seven or eight small holes with scissors.
"Oh, when did you cut it?"
"Mom, are you feeling unwell? If so, you need to call a doctor. Even the clothes are cut like this. There are already ten pieces. If you cut them to pieces, they will be gone. I also added Uncle Mo's medicinal soup.
I added twice the amount of tranquilizing medicine, causing Uncle Mo to sleep until now and still not wake up." Xiao Ling counted out the things that made her confused one by one.
"Xiao Ling, mother is a little worried about your father." Yan Ruozhen put down the things in his hands and sighed.
"Dad? What's wrong with him? Didn't you say he's fine?" Xiaoling heard her tone and asked worriedly.
"I had a nightmare a few days ago. I dreamed that your father seemed to be sick. These days, I always felt that he might be uncomfortable. Xiaoling, do you think we should go back to Huangcheng to see him?"
Yan Ruocheng was so confused that he asked Xiaoling.
"Of course I have to go back and have a look. What you said makes me even more worried about my father. Mom, let's go back immediately." Xiao Ling said seriously.
"Well, let's go back." Yan Ruocheng hugged him and said.
The next day, Yan Ruozhen left a letter to Huang Fengmo and asked the guards to tell him when he woke up that she and Xiaoling were going back to Huangcheng.
Sitting in a carriage, they quickly rushed back to Phoenix City without stopping. The city was heavily guarded, and they were searched before being allowed into the city.
Yan Ruozhen took Xiaoling and did not go back to the mansion, but went to find Xian Jianlan.
There was no lock on the outside of the door, but it was closed on the inside to make sure there was someone inside. Yan Ruocheng knocked for a long time, but no one came to open the door.
"Is Brother Xian not here?" Yan Ruocheng couldn't help but ask.
"Uncle Xian is so weak, where can he go? He's not as good at fighting as Uncle Huan." Xiao Ling added.
"You little brat, when you grow up, don't speak ill of people anymore." Huan just came back from buying wine when he heard the mother and son talking outside the door.
"Uncle Huan!" As soon as Xiaoling saw Huan, she happily rushed towards him.
Huan easily picked him up with one hand, rubbed his face, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it after we go in, take it." He handed the wine bottle in his hand to Yan Ruocheng to take it.
He took Xiao Ling and jumped in quickly, then opened the door.
"Why do you have to lock it inside? It's so troublesome." Yan Ruocheng asked.
"I'm afraid that someone will come in and steal things. This will make people think that someone is inside. The public security in the city is not good recently. After a war, prices have gone up, and there are a lot more people robberies. If I'm not here
If Yunxi fell asleep again, wouldn't this yard be very dangerous?" Huan explained.
"What about Brother Xian? Isn't he here?" Yan Ruocheng asked again.
"Sometimes I'm here, sometimes I'm not. When I asked him where he was going, he just said he was meeting his sweetheart. It's rare that he has a sweetheart, so I won't ask any more questions." Huan said with a chuckle.
When they came to the hall, the three of them chatted, and then Yan Ruocheng asked: "Have you entered the palace to see Chen Ling recently?"
"I've seen it before, what happened?" Huan asked.
"Is he okay?" Yan Ruocheng asked directly.
"Body? You must be tired. I saw him lying in bed and resting. If you are worried about him, just go to the palace and have a look." Huan said.
"I want to go too. Uncle Huan must take me with him. I want to see my father." Xiao Ling said anxiously.
Huan flicked Xiaoling's nose and asked, "Xiaoling, does he already know who his father is?"
Yan Ruozhen nodded and said: "I know, paper can't cover the fire. Sooner or later, he will know."
"Hehe, then Huang Chenling should be very happy. When I went to see him, he still said that he missed you mother and son very much. It's just that the official work is too busy and he can't spare the time at all. So in the evening, I will
Let's take you quietly into the palace. The palace is a lot tighter now. You have to pass at least twenty checkpoints to get in." Huan said.
"Okay. It's up to you tonight. Now let's rest. Tonight, let's be a threesome in black." Yan Ruocheng said with a chuckle.
So, she and Xiaoling went back to their room to rest and quickly recuperate before taking action at night.
As night falls, the moon is dark and the wind is high, there are three people in night clothes in the yard, ready to set off.
"What are you doing?" Yun Xi yawned and asked, standing by the corridor.
"Sister Yun!" Xiaoling politely jumped over and called her.
"Wow, even Xiao Ling is dressed like this. She's so cute." Yun Xi picked him up and walked over and said.
"We want to wear night clothes and go to the palace. We have some things to do." Yan Ruocheng said simply.
Yun Xi didn't ask any more questions and just said: "Huan will take care of you mother and son alone. I'm afraid he's clumsy and won't be able to take care of you. I'll go with him. But why don't you go through the front door and sneak in? One
Shadow guard, a royal concubine. It’s not necessary.”
Yan Ruozhen touched Xiaoling's head and said: "Some things need to be hidden. I don't want him to be seen by people in the palace. I can't explain the reasons yet. Miss Yun, just help me."
"Okay, I'll help you. Just sneak in. It's quite exciting. Hahaha." Yun Xi said with a chuckle.
So, Yunxi also joined the ranks.
Huan was responsible for leading Yan Ruocheng, and Yunxi was responsible for leading Xiaoling. The four of them entered the palace through the special secret passage of the shadow guards. At the checkpoint, Huan came out to divert the soldiers' attention, allowing Yunxi to lead them forward.
In this way, Yan Ruozhen and her son were safely delivered to Huang Chenling's bedroom.
The rest was left to Yan Ruocheng and her son to find someone. Huan and Yunxi left first.
The mother and son entered the hall through the back window. As always, there were a lot of candles lit. They illuminated other corners. If there weren't many servants, the mother and son would have been easily spotted.
"Cough, cough, cough! Everyone, please step aside." After Huang Chenling finished drinking the medicine, she lay back on the bed and asked all the servants to withdraw.
The servants went out one by one, leaving him alone on the bed coughing dryly.
He was sick. That day, after drinking the Zhuyeqing wine that Huan brought, he had a dry and sore throat all night long. Doctor Li said that he didn't get enough rest and was weak and internally hot. Coupled with drinking, it turned into a minor illness. He could only get a good rest.
, he would get better after a period of treatment, but he could not stop. He could not sleep for an hour or two before someone came to inform him. This made his condition worse, and even after taking medicine, it was difficult to fall asleep.
Yan Ruocheng walked over slowly with Xiao Ling and called softly: "Chen Ling."
Xiaoling also called him in a low voice: "Daddy."
Huang Chenling was so sick that she thought she was hearing hallucinations. Following the source of the sound, she turned her head with difficulty and looked to the side. Yan Ruocheng and Xiaoling were walking in front of her.
"Ruo Li, Xiao Ling...cough cough cough!" He thought he was hallucinating, so he closed his eyes again and continued to cough dryly.
"How are you? Xiaoling, go get a glass of water." Yan Ruozhen quickly went over to help him up, stretched his back, and let him lean in his arms.
"Mom, water." Xiaoling handed the cup to her.
"Okay. Drink some water, otherwise the dry cough will get worse." Yan Ruozhen carefully brought the cup to his mouth.
"Dad, drink slowly." Xiao Ling looked at him nervously.
Huang Chenling took a little sip to moisten his throat to make it clearer, and reached out to touch Xiaoling's face. It turned out that this was not an illusion, but real. The mother and son were really in front of him.
"Ruocheng!" He couldn't help but hug Yan Ruocheng.
"Well, I'm back." The two hugged for a long time.
"Okay, just lie down obediently. You should rest when you are sick." Yan Ruocheng hugged him and coaxed.
Huang Chenling lay back obediently and said with a smile: "It'll be good if you guys are back."
"Daddy! It turns out that you are my daddy. I was deceived by you so innocently!" Xiaoling threw herself into his arms and said coquettishly.
Huang Chenling hugged him lovingly, kissed his forehead, and said, "To protect you, I'm sorry. It's dad's fault for taking so long to recognize you. Don't blame dad, okay?"
"I never blame dad. I just complain a lot." Xiao Ling said with a smile.
"Sleep with daddy. If you want to lie down too, Ruozhen, my family of three can have a good reunion." Huang Chenling looked sickly, showing a happy smile.
Yan Ruocheng looked both distressed and happy.
"Yeah, okay." She nodded, took off her shoes and lay down on him, hugging him.
Huang Chenling slowly fell asleep tiredly.
Yan Ruozhen turned sideways and looked closely at Huang Chenling. He gently touched some conspicuous white hair on his forehead with his fingers. He leaned close to him and slowly closed his eyes to rest.
In the early morning, Huang Chenling and Xiao Ling had not yet woken up. She was afraid that when the servants came in to take care of themselves, they would see her presence, so she got up early and covered Xiao Ling with the quilt.
It won't be conspicuous.
And she hid under the bed first, just in case.
The servants outside came in on time to take care of everything, and they were all taking care of themselves, for fear of waking up the Holy One. After a while, after finishing their work, they quietly went out and closed the door.
Yan Ruozhen dared to crawl back from the bed and lay down. Huang Chenling put an arm around her shoulders and said in her ear: "Where did you hide just now?"
"Under the bed." Yan Ruocheng said.
"I feel sorry for you." Huang Chenling kissed her nose and said.
"Stop talking nonsense. You can go back to sleep." Yan Ruocheng said softly, and couldn't help but touch his face with her hand.
The two looked at each other affectionately. Xiao Ling rubbed her eyes and got out of the quilt, hugged Huang Chenling and said, "Daddy, good morning."
Huang Chenling and Yan Ruocheng both smiled at the same time and said, "Good morning, good son."
"Then continue sleeping. I'm still sleepy. I'll have lunch after I've had enough sleep." Xiaoling yawned loudly and continued to sleep.
Huang Chenling got out of bed first and went to the door to tell the guards not to let anyone in to disturb his peace. She locked the door and then came back to rest peacefully with Yan Ruocheng.