They spent several months here, feeling miserable and tireless every day.
One day, Li Xiuye heard the news from outside and felt much relieved. Li Xiuye knew that his chance had finally arrived. In the dead of night, he gently shook Qu Xiaonan, who was sleeping soundly.
Qu Xiaonan looked at Li Xiuye sleepily and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Xiao Nan, someone will pick you up early tomorrow morning and take you somewhere. You can hide with him for a while. My chance has come. I want to make a comeback. How about waiting for me to pick you up?" Li Xiuye said to her gently.
Qu Xiaonan didn't know why, she just felt confused: "What are you going to do? How long are you going to go? Where are you going to send me?"
Li Xiuye gently stroked Qu Xiaonan's hair and said: "I will tell you these things later. I can't say it now, but don't worry, I will definitely come back to you. You wait here obediently, and I will follow you obediently tomorrow morning.
The people I sent just leave."
Qu Xiaonan still felt uneasy, but seeing Li Xiuye's serious expression, she had to agree: "Okay, but you also have to take care of yourself."
He quietly looked around the room and left after finding nothing unusual. However, Qu Xiaonan always felt that Li Xiuye was hiding something from him.
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Early the next morning, as expected, several plainclothes guards came to pick him up. Qu Xiaonan couldn't ask anything from their mouths.
"I want to ask, where are you taking me?" Qu Xiaonan asked cautiously.
"Madam, the general said that you should stay with us in the countryside for a while. After this news has passed, he will naturally take you back. The general also wants to take your safety into account," the guard said.
Qu Xiaonan nodded and said nothing. Since the guard refused to speak, she did not force him.
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away, and Qu Xiaonan was taken to the countryside to hide.
The air in the countryside was very fresh, and Qu Xiaonan felt very comfortable. She sat in the courtyard and basked in the sun, and saw the children chasing and playing in the countryside. She yearned for it. It would be great if she and Li Xiuye also had such a cute child.
Qu Xiaonan was well taken care of every day, had food and drink, and was considered happy, but she could not wait for news about Li Xiuye.
In a flash, more than three months have passed.
No matter how she thought about it, she never expected that Li Xiuye would be gone for three months without any news. Even his bodyguards did not know where she was.
Qu Xiaonan was very anxious, but she could not leave rashly, so she had to stay in the countryside and wait patiently.
She didn't dare to go out at will, she only hoped that Li Xiuye would take her back as soon as possible.
In the early morning of this morning, Qu Xiaonan had just woken up and suddenly felt someone knocking on the door. When he opened the door, he saw two father-in-laws in court uniforms.
The father-in-law said with a smile: "The old slave has been ordered by the Holy Spirit to come here to take the queen back to the capital."
Qu Xiaonan was shocked, the emperor ordered? Empress?
"My father-in-law, what happened in the capital? I'm just Li Xiuye's wife! I'm not some empress." Qu Xiaonan asked doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to know these things. You only need to follow the Emperor's instructions. I will just take you back. As for what happened in the capital, I won't be able to talk to your Majesty without permission." said the father-in-law.
When Qu Xiaonan saw this, she felt more and more strange. She didn't understand why these father-in-laws refused to tell her the reason. Could there be a big change in the capital?
Qu Xiaonan thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out the reason, so she followed her father-in-law back to the palace.
Qu Xiaonan was on tenterhooks all the way, until after returning to the capital, the two father-in-laws actually pulled her to the palace. Just when she was completely confused, she only saw someone worshiping Li Xiuye.
"I will see you, Your Majesty." All the ministers came to greet you one after another.
I saw the ministers kneeling on the ground, all with lowered eyebrows and lowered heads, looking sincere and frightened.
Li Xiuye slowly approached the crowd: "Everyone is safe."
Qu Xiaonan was so frightened that he almost lost his balance. What happened in the past three months? Why did Li Xiuye become the emperor? Where did the old emperor go?
Qu Xiaonan's mind was full of questions. She secretly looked at Li Xiuye and saw that he still had a stern look on his face. He could not tell any emotions or sorrows. He was just tall and straight, with a handsome face and a slender figure. He exuded the aura of a noble king.
There was actually a woman beside him. Qu Xiaonan had been married to him for so long, but he had never seen this woman before.
The woman was wearing a simple and elegant dress, her face was dignified and elegant, her expression was indifferent, but she was holding Li Xiuye's arm as gently as water, and she looked like a perfect match.
Qu Xiaonan felt sour in her heart when she saw Li Xiuye being intimate with other women as if there was no one around, and a feeling of resentment welled up in her heart.
The two father-in-laws knelt in front of Li Xiuye and reported: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qu has arrived."
Li Xiuye frowned slightly when he heard this, but quickly returned to normal: "Well, please invite Concubine Qu into the palace to see you."
Qu Xiaonan followed the two father-in-laws into the palace with confusion and timidity. As soon as she entered the palace, she felt strange eyes. Everyone along the way looked at her with strange eyes.
Qu Xiaonan couldn't figure out what was going on for a while, but she vaguely felt something was wrong, so she quickened her pace and followed her father-in-law.
After she entered the main hall, Li Xiuye noticed her embarrassment, walked down the steps slowly, helped Qu Xiaonan up, and comforted him softly: "Xiaonan, don't be afraid, this will be your home from now on."
When the woman behind Li Xiuye saw Qu Xiaonan, she immediately smiled and came over to hold Qu Xiaonan's hand.
"Your name is Xiaonan, right? What a nice name." The woman smiled softly and kindly. Qu Xiaonan felt very friendly for a moment, and a warmth suddenly rose in his heart.
"Hello." Qu Xiaonan also laughed.
"How are you doing in the countryside these days?" the woman asked caringly, with a gentle tone.
"It's okay..." Qu Xiaonan didn't know who this woman was, but she just said what she asked.
"My sister looks really thin, with a slim waist. She must have not eaten well in the countryside." The woman smiled gently.
Qu Xiaonan's smile was a little unnatural.
"By the way, Xiu Ye didn't introduce me to you, right? Xiu Ye and I met on the battlefield many years ago. He saved me, a weak and homeless woman, on the battlefield. We originally had a deep love for each other, but it's just that
Nature plays tricks on people.
A few years ago, because the enemy knew that I was very important to Xiu Ye, I was kidnapped and taken to their place. Xiu Ye thought that I was dead for so many years, but in fact I was lucky enough to survive.
The reason why Xiu Ye fought this time was to save me, so he fought this battle regardless of his life. It was not only the order of the late emperor, but also Xiu Ye's eagerness to save me." The woman said it sincerely, and it seemed that she was sincere.
I am an old acquaintance with Li Xiuye.
Qu Xiaonan felt mixed emotions after hearing this. It turned out that they were once a couple.
"My name is Zhao Qingshuang, sister. We will all be sisters from now on, and we will support each other in the harem." Zhao Qingshuang smiled innocently.
Qu Xiaonan didn't know how to refuse when she saw this, she nodded lightly.
Li Xiuye didn't know how to explain it to Qu Xiaonan, so he had to say: "Xiaonan, I really like you, but Shuang'er has been held hostage by the enemy for several years. Her body is weather-beaten and she doesn't have enough food or clothing. I want to make up for it in the future.
She, I hope you can all live in harmony in the future."
Li Xiuye really likes Qu Xiaonan, and sincerely hopes that Qu Xiaonan can accept Zhao Qingshuang's existence.