As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 491 The Emperor
After Yun Qi and Xie Zhaozhao left, the banquet continued in the palace.

The princes and ministers came forward to toast Emperor Xuanwu. After a while, Emperor Xuanwu became a little drunk and said jokingly: "I am getting old after all... my body is not as good as before. If I had known better, I shouldn't have treated that boy Yun Qi." Let go."

"He should be left here to help me drink... Come on!"

The prince sitting on one side hurriedly stepped forward to help Emperor Xuanwu steady, and said caringly: "My son, my father, takes the place of my father."

"Row!"

Emperor Xuanwu nodded, leaned back on the dragon chair, and looked at the prince with half-squinted eyes, his eyes full of satisfaction.

He has many children, but the one he loves and trusts the most is always the prince.

Now that Yun Qi has grown up, he is even more sensible and capable than when he was the prince at that age. There are successors to this great Qin Dynasty, and he will definitely be able to prosper for thousands of generations in the future.

The prince had already taken charge of the six ministries and had always had a harmonious relationship with the ministers in the court.

At this time, Emperor Xuanwu received the New Year's wine from the ministers in an orderly manner and with a humble attitude.

The servant beside him suddenly whispered to the prince: "Your Majesty, your Majesty seems tired."

The prince looked back and saw Emperor Xuanwu leaning on the dragon chair with heavy eyelids. He thought it was late and he drank a lot of wine, so the old Emperor Xuanwu was naturally a little unable to hold on.

The prince stepped forward and pushed Emperor Xuanwu's arm: "Father, father..."

"Ok?"

Emperor Xuanwu raised his heavy eyelids and said, "I almost fell asleep... I'm too tired. Prince, please host it for me. I'll go back and rest."

The prince then motioned to the eunuchs on his left and right to come forward and help Emperor Xuanwu stand up.

Concubine Xian was not far away. She also stood up and came forward to serve: "I will send your Majesty back."

She took the eunuchs and maids, surrounded Emperor Xuanwu and slowly left the hall, and the officials also bowed to see him off.

Concubine Xian helped Emperor Xuanwu get into the dragon carriage together, letting him lean on her shoulders and close his eyes to rest.

After sending Emperor Xuanwu all the way back to the palace, Concubine Xian personally took care of Emperor Xuanwu for a long time, and took the eunuch to help Emperor Xuanwu change into his pajamas.

After feeding him some hangover soup and wiping his cheeks and hands, he helped Emperor Xuanwu tuck in his quilt and leave.

But Concubine Xian had just taken two steps when Emperor Xuanwu's hoarse voice suddenly came from behind her, "Concubine Xian..."

"His Majesty!"

Concubine Xian turned to the dragon bed and helped Emperor Xuanwu stand up, "What are your orders?"

"The wine seems to have suddenly sobered up..." Emperor Xuanwu put his hand on his forehead and rubbed it.

Concubine Xian saw that his throat was rolling and his slightly purple lips were a little dry. She raised her hand to signal the eunuch to bring warm water and handed it to Emperor Xuanwu.

Emperor Xuanwu smiled lightly and said: "The Concubine Xian is still so considerate."

Thinking back to the beginning, it was this thoughtfulness and understanding that made him feel more comforted during the march.

No matter how tense the war is or how anxious the situation outside is, as long as you return to your tent, someone will take good care of you.

She doesn't say things she shouldn't say, and she doesn't ask questions she shouldn't ask.

Always use the gentlest and quietest gesture to relieve all his irritability and worries.

After the dynasty was established, she remained by his side.

Some people in the harem are happy and some are sad, but the virtuous concubine is always the favored one.

The Concubine Xian smiled softly and said, "Being able to serve Your Majesty is my concubine's blessing."

Emperor Xuanwu was even more comforted, and gently grabbed Concubine Xian's hand, "I have worked hard on you in the past two years with the affairs in the palace...Have you received a letter from Fourteen recently? You have been studying abroad for several years and you haven't come home. You brat, no." I know my parents will miss you..."

Concubine Xian said warmly: "The last letter came in October. It only said that I met a friend with similar interests, but...the return date is uncertain."

Speaking of this, Concubine Xian sighed lightly.

As a mother, she naturally misses her son, but who lets the child have his own thoughts?

The fourteenth prince of Emperor Xuanwu was born in his prime, and he was the youngest, only one or two years older than Yun Qi.

The emperor has many sons, and they are all very capable.

At a young age, the Fourteenth Prince felt that he had nothing to do around his parents, and he had long wanted to travel around the world.

It's just that Emperor Xuanwu and Concubine Xian always felt that he was still young and were reluctant to let him go.When she was 15 years old, Concubine Xian finally couldn't resist the persistence of the Fourteenth Prince, so she prepared a bag for him and let him go out to study around the world.

We have been away for many years, and we only came back once during the Mid-Autumn Festival four years ago. The rest of the time we kept in touch via letters.

How is it possible for parents not to miss their children?

However, Emperor Xuanwu had many things to do and had many descendants. Naturally, if his thoughts were shared among the fourteenth prince, they would not be much.

At this time, Emperor Xuanwu heard that the fourteenth prince's return date was uncertain, and nodded slightly and said: "A good man has his ambitions in all directions. People say that reading thousands of books and writing are like a master, but I think that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles."

"It's good to go out more...hey..."

Emperor Xuanwu's expression gradually became sad.

Travel around the world.

What a great thing.

At the beginning, he had promised his wife that he would travel around the world with her when the world was settled or he could achieve success and retire, but it was a pity that the queen was ill and he was busy with court affairs and could not be distracted.

After all, it is an empty promise.

Concubine Xian had followed Emperor Xuanwu for many years and understood his concerns, so she persuaded him softly: "Sister Rou has always hoped that your majesty would be happy and live a long life. She will not blame him."

Emperor Xuanwu sighed again.

It was precisely because the queen didn't force him that he regretted breaking the promise even more.

He knew that the queen was not willing to betray Liuli and bear the flames of war, but unfortunately it backfired.

The palace was extremely quiet, and Concubine Xian didn't know how to comfort her.

It's okay not to mention these old things. When we mention them, there will always be a lot of regrets and sadness.

In this life, the more you look back as you get older, the more you will find that many things have gone against your wishes.

After a long, long time, Emperor Xuanwu took a long breath and said, "Xian Ning looks much better today. She hasn't looked this good in these years."

"Yes."

Concubine Xian sighed: "Maybe it's because my old friend is back."

Emperor Xuanwu fell silent again, and after a moment he said, "How about I grant marriage to Xie Changqing and Xian Ning so that they can eventually get married as lovers."

"This……"

Concubine Xian looked hesitant, "After so many years, I still don't know what Xian Ning and Xie Er mean, and I heard that Xie Er seems to have brought a woman back from outside, with a big belly and pregnant with his child. "

Emperor Xuanwu frowned.

Concubine Xian added: "Let me ask my concubine what Xian Ning means...and Yi'er, this matter cannot be settled with an imperial edict."

*
The New Year's Eve palace banquet is finally over.

The princes, nobles and civil and military ministers took their families and left Beijing to return home, preparing to stay up late on New Year's Eve.

Xie Changqing and Xie Changan came to Yu's side and planned to return home with Yu.

Mrs. Yu said as she walked: "Will Zhao Zhao'er go back directly to his home?"

"should be."

Xie Changan said gently: "Your Highness will send my little sister back, so don't worry, mother."

"That's good."

She looked down at Xie Huan, who was directly beside her.

This little guy has become a lot more sensible tonight, sitting next to him obediently.

Although the grandfather and grandson didn't say much, it was much better than the scene where they froze as soon as they met.

"Mother."

Xie Changan's low voice sounded, and Mrs. Yu raised her eyes and looked over: "What's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)