He ran very fast, but he could still hear the laughter behind him. After Shen Moran had laughed enough, he re-examined Zhou Zhan's strength.
No wonder sick Yangzi is so good in bed. It turns out that he has such good physical strength and good kung fu... His good kung fu is definitely a good thing for their future, but it may not be a good thing for her.
Sighing against the rain curtain, when will the wish she made under the wishing tree come true...
In the palace.
Emperor Yao's health was not as good as before. He was caught in the rain last night and had insomnia until the morning. When he woke up, his head felt a little heavy.
When Zhou Zhan arrived, Wei Heyan was bending down and waiting for Emperor Yao to take medicine.
His movements are very skillful, and it seems that he often does these things. I couldn't help but look at his expression, but found that he was still too young. Wei Heyan had no expression on his face. If he had not known his identity earlier, outsiders would not have looked there. Think about it.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father. His health doesn't matter..."
After taking a bowl of decoction, Wei Heyan handed him some water, and Emperor Yao waved to him after rinsing his mouth.
Wei Heyan then retreated.
"Come closer."
Emperor Yao already had white hair on his head, and his face looked a little lackluster. At this time, he looked more like a kind old father.
Zhou Zhan took a few steps forward and knelt in front of the bed.
"The medicine is very bitter. Father, please eat a candied date." He brought over a small plate with candied dates. "When I was a child, when I didn't want to take the medicine, the palace officials would give me a candied date."
Emperor Yao paused, and suddenly remembered that he had been a medicine jar since he was ten years old, and he had to drink these decoctions like coptis water every day.
"You are serious..."
Emperor Yao pinched a candied date and put it in his mouth. He bit it lightly and felt that it was so sweet that his teeth hurt.
"You performed well outside the city yesterday. Are you feeling better?"
Yesterday the chamberlain came to report that he had vomited blood on the court. Today he looked a little pale and his hands were very cold when his fingers touched them.
Zhou Zhan was caught in the rain last night. He only changed his clothes in a hurry before entering the palace. He didn't even drink hot tea. He looked a little weak indeed.
"Thank you very much, Father. I am in good health. I hope that my father will live a long life, so that I can be filial to you for a few more years..." Zhou Zhan spoke sincerely, "In the past, my health was not good, and I was afraid of giving my father a long life." The emperor was over sick and did not dare to come near. However, the admiration of his sons and ministers for their father has never been less..."
"If I hadn't entered the palace today, I wouldn't have known that my father was ill. It's because I'm unfilial!"
Emperor Yao felt that the depression in his heart was relieved, and he looked at Zhou Zhan's clean and pale face in trance.
He is also an ordinary person, and he also has emotions and desires. At this age, an ordinary old man has reached the age of teasing his grandchildren. He also wants to enjoy family happiness, but... his sons are not close to him, let alone his grandchildren. When King Rong's son saw him, he was like a mouse seeing a cat.
There are no legitimate sons in the other sons' houses, and he doesn't want to get close to those born from concubines.
The huge palace was like a cage, locking him inside.
"I dreamed about your mother-in-law last night..." Emperor Yao recalled, "She blamed me for not taking good care of you. I have indeed neglected you for so many years. Do you blame me?"
Emperor Yao was testing, testing how much he knew, testing his attitude towards himself, and even testing whether he had any ambition.
"Father, it's my son who is not doing as well as he should. How can I blame you? You and your mother and concubine are as harmonious as each other, and my mother-in-law is not willing to blame you!"
"I still remember that when I was a child, my mother and concubine did not let me eat sweets because I was afraid that my son would get bad teeth. It was you who secretly bought my son candied haws. When my mother and concubine knew about it, she scolded you and prepared your favorite food on the other hand.
dishes.”
The way to awaken the memory is to go into a specific detailed scene. Emperor Yao's thoughts were pulled back more than ten years ago, and he felt emotional.
"Yes, at that time I always said that your mother-in-law is not like a lady at all. I don't know how the Lord Protector can raise the girl in the family to be like that..."
"Speaking of it, the girl from the Chang family and your mother-in-law are indeed orphaned nephews, with similar personalities and temperaments. Counting the time, the girl from the Chang family should be married by now..."
Chang Jinchan walked northwest with the princess's dowry, and it would take him a month or two just to walk.
"Her temperament is indeed suitable for marrying an ordinary person."
Until now, Emperor Yao still suspected that Lord Protector sent Chang Jinchan to the capital for the purpose of marrying Zhou Zhan, and he would test it out when he got the chance.
Zhou Zhan pretended not to know.
"My son, I haven't received any news. That girl has been in trouble a lot since she came to the capital. If she gets married, my uncle will let her know in a letter."
The father and son exchanged pleasantries for a while, Emperor Yao leaned on the bedside and squinted his eyes, while Zhou Zhan also looked exhausted but energetic.
"You are not in good health either, so go back first and come to the palace to stay with me when you have time."
"Father, please take care of yourself."
Zhou Zhan bowed and left.
This ended the mutual testing between father and son.
Jiang Yun was waiting outside the dormitory, and Zhou Zhan met her as soon as he went out.
When he saw her face, he was slightly lost in thought, hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, and passed by her.
Zhou Zhan had disguised himself when he saw her, so Jiang Yun naturally didn't recognize him, but she guessed that he might be the man in black who was following Shen Moran. Seeing her up close, she couldn't help but take a second look.
Someone in the dark was observing the expressions of the two people and reported it to Emperor Yao before Jiang Yun entered.
"It seems that I am too worried."
Jiang Yun's appearance is too similar to that of Concubine Jia. If it is a coincidence, it would be too much of a coincidence.
Too many coincidences were intentional. He had been asking people around him to investigate Jiang Yun, and it was only today that he felt a little more at ease.
"Let the concubines come in."
Jiang Yun didn't know that she had walked past the gate of hell and came in with snacks she had made by herself.
"Is your Majesty feeling better?"
She placed the snacks on the table one by one, and Emperor Yao suddenly asked: "What do you think of King Zhan?"
Jiang Yun didn't know why, so she told the truth: "Except for seeing His Highness King Zhan from a distance once at the birthday banquet of the Duke of Song Dynasty, I have never met His Highness. I don't know how to judge."
"I heard from the palace people that His Highness is not in good health, but I see that Your Highness is upright and looks very much like the Emperor!"
"Do you think he looks a lot like me?"
With a bitter taste in his mouth, Emperor Yao picked up a piece of yam cake. The sweet taste made the bitter taste lighter.
"Your Majesty, don't you think His Highness King Zhan's facial features resemble yours? I have never met Empress Jia, but the palace people say that I look very similar to the late Concubine Jia. I have looked in the mirror and saw His Highness King Zhan.
Her eyebrows may have the charm of Concubine Jia Fei, but her facial features are exactly the same as yours!"
Jiang Yun knelt down in front of the bed and said, "But I feel that among the emperor's princes, the one who looks most like the emperor is His Highness King Chen."
After saying something he shouldn't have said again, Jiang Yun twisted her features together and said, "There are differences between men and women. It's not easy for me to stare at your highnesses. What I said may not be right. Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart!"
"
One word shocked the dreamer.
Emperor Yao not only listened, but also took it to heart.
"Wan Zhong, go to the study and bring me the portrait I drew for Concubine Jia!"