Starting from Jiangnan, everyone took the water route.
Similarly, the ship was taken by the Du Chamber of Commerce, and the ship returned to Kyoto in less than a few days.
There was a turbulent undercurrent in the court. Qin Rushuang had already sent someone to the general's mansion to deliver the message, so Mrs. Qin did not need to come to pick her up.
Therefore, after arriving at the pier, everyone quickly disembarked and prepared to rush to the palace.
Along the way, Xie Xun's illness kept coming back and forth, his fever persisted, and his consciousness was not very clear.
Qin Rushuang didn't put much thought into him. She thought more about how to deal with the difficulties in the court after returning to Kyoto.
Nowadays, Prince Huai's Mansion in Kyoto can be said to be neither popular nor lurking in danger. Therefore, no one else came to take Prince Huai back to Beijing, and the group returned to Prince Huai's Mansion smoothly.
When returning to Prince Huai's Mansion, Qin Rushuang looked at the vermilion door in front of her and felt dazed for a moment.
Nearly half a year has passed since she reluctantly moved out of the palace and went to another courtyard, and everything in between... to now returning to Prince Huai's palace, and the baby is already four months old.
Qin Rushuang looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar door, and for a moment some indescribable feelings arose in her heart.
But her melancholy was quickly broken.
At the gate of Prince Huai's Mansion, Qin Rushuang saw an old friend.
It's Gu Meiren dressed in red.
Since Gu Meiren learned that Qin Rushuang would return to Kyoto today, she got up early and waited at the gate of Prince Huai's Mansion. She waited for a whole morning before she saw Qin Rushuang and others.
Seeing the carriage approaching slowly, her eyes turned red.
The carriage that Xie Xun was riding in was not the same as Qin Rushuang's, and the sign on it was very obvious. However, as if she had not seen Xie Xun's carriage, Gu Meiren walked straight past the carriage and walked to Qin Rushuang.
"Princess, you are back..."
When he spoke again, his voice was choked with sobs.
"I thought you... it would be fine as long as everything was fine, it would be fine as long as everything was fine..."
Qin Rushuang was also very emotional.
Among the women in the back house, apart from Meiren Zhong, who later gave up her thoughts, and Meiren Su, who wanted to assassinate her, only Meiren Gu had some kind of friendship with her.
It was an emergency at that time and she didn't have time to ventilate with Gu Meiren, which made her worry for so long in vain.
Qin Rushuang got off the carriage and supported her weakly.
"I heard from Qian Ertong that you wore white clothes for me before...and today I saw you wearing red again. It looks so good, and you are still the most suitable for this red."
Gu Meiren had a thousand words to say to Qin Rushuang, but there was no place to stay outside the house for a long time, so she could only nod her head with tears in her eyes, "I have many things to say to the princess. When you settle down, we can catch up on old times."
Good Qin Rushuang nodded, "Thank you for your hard work these days."
Gu Meiren quickly shook her head, "I am just an insignificant person. As long as you are alive...as long as you are fine, I will feel happy."
The two chatted for a while, and Qin Rushuang glanced at the door of the house. Standing there was a father-in-law who had come out of the palace, and an imperial doctor carrying a medicine box. He frowned and asked, "Who is that person?"
Gu Meiren took a look and whispered to her, "They are from the palace. I heard that they were sent by His Majesty to take care of the prince's injury."
Qin Rushuang understood after thinking about it for a moment.
Emperor Qi gave Xie Xun a slap in the face. Although he punished Xie Xun at the border, when he returned to Kyoto, he had to consider the dignity of his father and son and send an imperial doctor to take care of him.
Qin Rushuang glanced at Xie Xun's carriage, but there was no movement.
It seemed that Xie Xun was falling asleep again and would have to be helped down after a while.
So she arranged for Qingzhi, Qian Ertong, and Mu Duo to go back home with her first.
As for Shen Xiaoyang, he had already hurried home to see his parents when he passed by the Shen Mansion.
Qin Rushuang held the child in her arms and when she passed by the imperial doctor, the imperial doctor saluted her: "Hello, General Qin."
Qin Rushuang paused, nodded and said: "You don't have to call me General Qin, let's call me Princess Huai. Since I have returned to Kyoto and handed over the military power to others, this title is no longer suitable for me."
The imperial doctor nodded quickly: "The princess is really humble."
Qin Rushuang didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she said, "Please worry about your prince's injury. I'll go in first. If you need any medicinal materials, just tell the housekeeper."
The imperial doctor was stunned: "The princess is going back to the palace first? As for the prince... won't you stay by your side to take care of me?"
Qin Rushuang raised her eyebrows, "If I have a way to make the prince feel better, why would I need you, the imperial doctor?"
She knew that the person who came here was not good, and she also knew that this person was probably just an informant sent by Emperor Qi. He had only played a role or two, so she didn't bother to act.
"Take good care of the prince."
After saying that, he took the people back home without looking back.
After returning to her bedroom, Qingzhi looked around.
The room was no different from when Qin Rushuang left.
The bedding was all new and the room was spotless, so I safely placed the sleeping baby on the bed.
Qingzhi rubbed his sore shoulders: "You have been in a hurry all the way. Are you tired, Miss? You are finally back. We can rest for a few days..."
Qin Rushuang waved her hand, "You need to take the baby to adapt to life in the palace first. I'm afraid I won't be able to rest here."
Qingzhi was a little surprised, "Miss, what do you mean by that?"
Qin Rushuang lowered her eyes slightly and said, "I want to rest, but I'm afraid someone wants to catch me off guard. By night at the latest, someone will definitely come to pass the order and let me enter the palace early tomorrow morning."
Qin Rushuang's guess came true.
Later, the eunuch came with the imperial edict.
The imperial edict commended King Huai and his wife for their achievements at the border, but at the same time felt sorry for King Huai's injury.
However, His Majesty was anxious to reward them, so he asked Princess Hui to go to court alone early the next morning.
Qin Rushuang also knew that this imperial decree was probably the result of the fourth prince Xie Yang, who wanted to separate her and Xie Xun and catch her off guard.
Qin Rushuang received the imperial edict in silence, with an unpredictable expression on her face.
The little eunuch who came to convey the order had been secretly looking at Qin Rushuang to see if she had any panic or uncertainty. Seeing her indifferent expression, he couldn't tell anything, so he had no choice but to leave the palace.
Qin Rushuang looked at the imperial edict in her hand with a confident smile on her lips.
Xie Yang did not make a good move.
She couldn't wait to see Emperor Qi.
Xie Xun's side.
After returning to the palace, it seemed that because he was in a familiar environment, his body suddenly relaxed and he fell asleep until dawn the next day.
Ying Er had been standing by his side. When he saw that he was awake, he quickly came over and touched his forehead. He felt that the temperature was not particularly hot, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "My lord, you have been sleeping for a day, and it is already the next morning." .”
Xie Xun nodded slightly, and his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke, "Where is Rushuang? Are she and the child okay?"
Ying Er nodded, "The child is fine. I didn't hear any crying last night. As for the princess... she should be preparing to enter the palace by now."
Hearing this, Xie Xun raised his head suddenly: "What did you say? Quickly serve me to wash up, I also want to..."
Ying Er quickly stretched out his hand to support Xie Xun and explained, "Last night, an imperial edict came from the palace. Your Majesty felt sorry for the prince's injury, so he only summoned the princess and asked her to come to court this morning to detail the war at the border. The prince
You don’t have to go.”
But after hearing the news, Xie Xun became even more panicked, "No! We can't let her go by herself!"
The fear of losing Qin Rushuang suddenly rose in his heart, and he struggled to sit up.
"Serve me and dress me. I want to go with you."
"My lord, it's hard for you to get up like this. How can you go to court?"
Xie Xun was anxious, "Then you go and call Rushuang, tell her that there is a turbulent undercurrent in the court, and ask her not to go alone, and wait until the king gets better..."
Ying Er tried to persuade Xie Xun for a while, but couldn't persuade him.
Seeing that Xie Xun couldn't wait to get the robe, he was afraid that he would crack the wound again, so he quickly said: "Okay! My lord, please don't get excited. I will call the princess right now. Please wait."
In Qin Rushuang's courtyard.
She had already washed herself, and silently rehearsed what would happen in the court several times in her mind, preparing to leave the house.
When he stepped out of the courtyard, he met Ying Er who came in a hurry.
"Princess! The prince asked you not to go!"
Qin Rushuang frowned, "Your Majesty has issued an imperial edict, how can I not go?"
Ying Er was so worried that he was sweating profusely, "But if you go, the prince will also go with your illness..."
He was a little undecided, so he begged Qin Rushuang, "How about... you come with me to the prince's room to have a look?"
Qin Rushuang paused slightly and nodded in agreement.
When he went to Xie Xun's room, Xie Xun had already sat up on his own.
Seeing Qin Rushuang coming, his eyes lit up.
"Ru Shuang, don't go! There are many officials in the court waiting to impeach Prince Huai's Mansion. I'm not worried about you going alone!"
Qin Rushuang looked at Xie Xun who looked anxious, but there was no fluctuation in her heart, and her voice was even a little cold when she spoke.
"Oh? Are you worried about Yan Guan impeaching me, or are you worried about me going to my father to fulfill the promise I made before going to the border?"
A hint of despair rose in Xie Xun's eyes, "Please...Rushuang, don't go!"
Qin Rushuang stood in front of Xie Xun's bed, looking down at him.
"If I said... I would definitely go."
When Xie Xun spoke again, his voice could be regarded as pleading.
"Give me some more time, Rushuang... I beg you! Give me some more time! At least not now, don't beg my father now..."
Before Qin Rushuang came to Xie Xun's yard, she had a sense of revenge, but now that she really saw Xie Xun begging her, she felt very boring.
She looked at Xie Xun in silence for a while, then suddenly turned around and said, "I already have enough crimes of treason, I don't want to add another one of disobeying the imperial edict."
After saying that, he started to walk away.
Xie Xun reached out in panic, trying to grab her wrist, but Qin Rushuang walked too fast, so he only held on to the corner of Qin Rushuang's clothes.
Qin Rushuang turned around and looked at Xie Xun with a frown: "Your Majesty, this look is too ugly, let go."
"No! Rushuang, I beg you, I beg you not to..."
Strong fear arose in Xie Xun's heart. He knew that if Qin Rushuang was allowed to leave today, Qin Rushuang would definitely make the request with Emperor Qi that he least wanted to see.
He shook his head, with strong despair in his eyes, "Don't go..."
"let go."
"No……"
Qin Rushuang was a little annoyed by his appearance. Regardless of Xie Xun grabbing the hem of her clothes, she took a step to leave.
And Xie Xun grabbed Qin Rushuang's hand with such force that even the joints turned white.
As soon as Qin Rushuang left, he fell down from the bed in embarrassment.
The injuries on his body had tortured him for so long that he was unable to get up the first time he fell.
He fell embarrassedly on the cold floor. Qin Rushuang's clothes flashed past his eyes and disappeared with Qin Rushuang's decisive figure.
But Xie Xun could only stay where he was, murmuring in despair.
"Why...are you so...so anxious to leave me? Why..."
