But here, Qiushi had already returned to Kunning Palace. She hesitated at the door for a while, then forced out a smile and walked in.
Yuan Dai was still curled up by the bed, holding the sheets tightly with her hands, and she was sweating in pain.
"Come, can't come?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty said that he has official duties for the time being. Maybe..."
"Okay, I get it."
Before Qiushi could finish her words, she was interrupted by Yuan Dai.
For some words, you can guess the answer without listening to them. If you continue to stop, you are just humiliating yourself.
"Empress..."
Qiushi knelt down beside Yuan Dai's bed, stepped forward and held Yuan Dai's hand.
"Your Majesty is so evil. It was obviously him who caused your empress to be like this, but now he doesn't even look at her."
Yuan Dai suddenly smiled, a smile on her pale face.
"Qiushi, when I scolded Xiao Ling before, you came over and covered my mouth, saying that if the emperor heard it, you would be punished. Why, now you are scolding yourself too, are you not afraid of being punished?"
Qiushi muttered and whispered: "This slave is trying to fight for the injustice against the empress. It is the emperor's fault in the first place."
"These days, my slave, I have heard people secretly arranging stories about your Majesty, saying that your Majesty is not good at what is good. How many women are rushing to give birth to a child for the Emperor, but your Majesty is still unwilling. They say that your Majesty will definitely be left out in the cold soon."
"The belly grows on the empress. If the empress wants to give birth, she can give birth, and if she doesn't want to give birth, she can't. What does it have to do with them? Even if it is a snub, it is the empress who snubs the emperor, not the emperor who neglects the empress!"
The little girl spoke plausibly, her watery eyes shining brightly.
Yuan Dai suddenly discovered that Qiushi had changed a lot compared to before.
Before, Qiu Zhi was under the feudal ethics and had a natural servility in her thoughts. Everything her master said was right. The emperor's order was greater than heaven and could not be violated. But now she is no longer like before, only the emperor's order is heaven, but has
own ideas.
However, in ancient times, as a woman, such thoughts did not know whether it was good or bad for her.
She chuckled softly and said, "Okay, Qiushi is not bad. Now she can speak eloquently, and she also knows how to protect your mother-in-law and me."
"Of course, I don't allow anyone to say bad things about your Majesty!"
Yuan Dai touched Qiushi's head and said, "Go down and rest first."
"Then my dear, you..."
"I want to lie alone for a while."
"Then I'll wait outside. If anything happens, you can call me."
"Um."
After Qiushi turned around and went out, Yuan Dai continued to lie on the bed. She didn't even dare to turn over, for fear that if she turned over, it would cause pain all over her body. Fortunately, after lying down for a while, the abdominal pain was a little better.
But the problem came again. The pain was slightly better, but she suddenly wanted to go to the toilet again. She originally wanted to endure it, but the longer she endured it, the more she felt the urge to urinate.
After struggling for a long time, Yuan Dai decided to get out of bed and go to the toilet.
She stooped and walked outside. Qiushi fell asleep at some point. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Yuan Dai didn't intend to wake her up. She walked around Qiushi to the door and went out again.
Along the way, she walked step by step, bending down. In the dark, her figure looked extremely wretched.
But fortunately, she finally managed to go to the toilet, and she no longer had to hold in her urine afterward. Yuan Dai instantly felt a lot more relaxed, and turned around to go back.
Who would have thought that he would bump into two little palace ladies who were keeping vigil at night, chatting and gossiping.
As a gossip person, Yuan Dai is physically disabled and strong-willed. Even if her whole body hurts, she cannot suppress the majestic soul of gossip rising in her heart.
She put her ears to that side and heard the two little palace maids saying.
"Hey, have you heard? The emperor went to Zhao Concubine's palace today."
"Then the Queen is about to fall out of favor, right?"
"Probably not, but if the Queen continues to be like this and is unwilling to give birth to a child for the Emperor, it will be a matter of time before she falls out of favor. There are three thousand beauties in the Emperor's harem. The concubines in the palace rely on their beauty, but there are some who are old and lustful.
How can I compare with those young and pretty ladies on my bad day?"
"The Queen is also stupid. A normal woman must give birth to a prince for the emperor as soon as possible. No matter how hard she raises her in the future, she will still have someone by her side."
"Yes, yes."
The voices of the two became smaller and smaller in Yuan Dai's ears, until later, her mind went blank and she could hear nothing.
A gust of cool wind blew, making her body stiff, accompanied by pain in her abdomen, stretching her muscles and arteries, and spreading throughout her body.
It turned out that Xiao Ling's so-called official business was to go to Zhao Li's palace.
Yes, if she didn't want to give him a child, he would find someone else.
This should indeed be the case. She and Xiao Ling were not from the same world.
But why, why was she so sad in her heart.
Her heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a big hand, and the overwhelming feeling of suffocation, the pain that spread from head to feet, almost made her breathless.
Yuan Dai didn't know how she returned to the palace. The pain in her body seemed to be numb. The cold wind outside made her body stiff and all the feelings went away. Only the pain in her heart seemed to be getting better.
The hair is strong.
It's like being pricked by a needle, like being pierced by a sharp bayonet.
Yuan Dai tried her best to restrain herself, but she still thought uncontrollably, what would he and Zhao Li do together?
Will he also pick up vegetables for Zhao Li, comb her hair, and paint for her like he did to her?
Zhao Li is the heroine, and there is an inseparable bond between them. Will Xiao Ling eventually fall in love with Zhao Li, as written in the novel?
All the thoughts flooded into her brain, lingering like evil spirits. Yuan Dai fell limply on the bed, tears falling from the corners of her eyes and soaking the pillow.
I had been thinking wildly for a long time, but after a day of hard work, tiredness swept over my mind and I fell asleep in a daze.
Not long after Yuan Dai fell asleep, slight footsteps sounded in the palace. The person who came was dressed in mysterious clothes, which blended almost perfectly into the night. The moonlight illuminated his face, like a heavenly sculpture.
The person who came was none other than Xiao Ling.
He walked to Yuan Dai's bedside.
Yuan Dai was sleeping with her body bent next to the bed, huddled together like an insecure little beast.
Her complexion was obviously much paler than usual.
There is a kind of broken beauty.
There are many kinds of cents, some are exciting, some are desirable, and some are jealous, but Yuan Dai’s beauty at this time is heartbreaking, like the buds that have just bloomed on the branches, in the wind and rain.
It was frozen and crumbling, but just by looking at it, I felt pity for it and wanted to hold it in my hands to take care of it.