There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 299 His Return
"The Emperor is here!"

The little eunuch's shout brought Concubine Xian back to reality.

As a bright yellow figure came in, Concubine Xian put on a happy smile at the right time.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Xia Houjing stood not far away three steps away, looking at him indifferently: "I'm here to see you."

Concubine Xian hurriedly arranged for someone to serve tea and water, and then helped him to sit down on the chair beside him. When she approached Xia Houjing to pull his arm, Xia Houjing pulled his arm away without a trace.

He sat down on the chair opposite Concubine Xian, with a flat gaze and a distant expression.

Meng Yuyao was a little embarrassed, but she could only smile: "Your Majesty, you must be tired. In the past, your favorite concubine rubbed your shoulders and beat your back. How about..."

"No need." Xia Houjing interrupted her, "You are pregnant, you should rest well."

Meng Yuyao's heart sank suddenly, she hugged her stomach and looked aggrieved: "Your Majesty, after so many years, are you still complaining about your courtiers and concubines?"

"The concubine already knew it was wrong, why do you still treat the concubine so alienated, we already have a child!"

Xia Houjing used medicine, Meng Yuyao thought she was being favored, but in fact it was just her illusion, no matter how the woman in front of her was also the emperor's brother's woman, even if he wanted to act again, he would never get his hands on it, let alone him I don't like such unclean women.

It's a pity that Meng Yuyao didn't know, she thought that she was really favored, she thought that her pregnancy had really deceived everyone, she even thought that the emperor really wanted to forgive her, that's why she was like this.

In order to avoid revealing his flaws, Xia Houjing could only keep a respectful distance from her, and he smiled faintly.

"My dear concubine, you don't have to think too much. What I heard from the imperial physician is that you should be careful in your daily life. I'm afraid that I will accidentally touch you and hurt you. When you give birth to the prince safely, how much can we not talk about?"

Meng Yuyao breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and the doubts in her heart were reduced by a little.

"That's good. The concubine thinks that the emperor is still resenting the concubine, which is why she is restless every day. Now that the concubine has heard what the emperor said, the concubine can feel at ease."

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, but there was embarrassment in the smile.

Meng Yuyao had guilt, entanglement, and endless hatred in her heart. They were like ants gnawing at her day and night, making her restless.

For the sake of my parents and the family, I am sorry to the emperor.

And Xia Houjing looked at her with somewhat pitiful eyes, this poor and pathetic woman didn't even know that she was being used by others.

She actually thought that the Meng family would really work for her and her children, not to mention that when the Meng family was ransacked, most of the people left were the distant relatives of the Meng family, even if they were close relatives, they would be the first Time killed their mother and son.

If those people can really succeed in changing the dynasty, who would be willing to raise the descendants of the former royal family?Of course, it is the first time to cut the grass and roots.

This truth, this woman who has been in the harem for so many years does not understand, and is still fantasizing about everything they promised, ha ha.

Thinking of this, the pity in Xia Houjing's eyes became stronger, as if he was looking at a dying person, after all, he was just a poor person.

This is the reason why he is unwilling to get involved in government affairs. There are always some people who obviously don't deserve to die, but are killed by their own stupidity.

As usual, Xia Houjing sat with Meng Yuyao for a while and then left.

Don't underestimate this moment, it has already made Meng Yuyao the number one favorite concubine in the harem besides the empress. Apart from her, no one else can even see the emperor's face.

……

Midsummer is approaching, and with it comes more frequent connections between the capital and the south of the Yangtze River.

The mountains and rains were about to come and the wind filled the building. Before this huge turmoil came, the capital was calm and quiet, and even the south of the Yangtze River could not see any flaws.

This kind of calm is almost perfect, but also extremely unusual, so depressing that people can hardly breathe.

This night, the weather was gloomy and humid, the dark clouds were low, and the sky was already completely dark before Shen's time, as if a storm was coming.

Tang Wanning stood under the corridor of the Jinhua Palace, watching the birds in the sky fly lower and lower, and her heart sank more and more.

"I don't know, what kind of a storm it is!"

Biyue stood beside her and looked at the swaying tree in the distance, feeling very worried: "Master, the wind is blowing."

Bi Luo didn't say anything, she just calmly took out a cloak and put it on for Tang Wanning.

Tang Wanning subconsciously wrapped her cloak tightly, and stared straight at Nanbian'er: "Xia Houjue, you said you were going to come back, and there is still one month left. Is it really that difficult?"

"Yes!" A male voice came from behind, Tang Wanning turned her head abruptly, and was a little disappointed when she saw that it was Xia Houjing.

But seeing that there are palace people around, they still respectfully performed the king's ceremony.

"emperor!"

"Be flat!"

The two waved away all the servants, stood side by side in the corridor, and did not speak for a long time.

Tang Wanning finally couldn't hold back seeing the big raindrops hitting the ground with small splashes on the ground.

"What's the matter over there, is something wrong with him?"

"The literati rebellion does not compete with military generals. One can suppress it by brute force, while the other can only outsmart it."

Tang Wanning was so angry that she almost laughed: "They are all rebels, so there are three or six or nine classes?"

She has said this a thousand times, and every time she said this, Xia Houjing would feel distressed.

It's not the feeling of love between a man and a woman, but the heartache of simply not seeing her get hurt. In addition to liking her, he also appreciates her, and has always been.

"There is a folk saying that all things are inferior, but reading is high. In the hearts of the common people, scholars are noble and they can do no wrong. If the imperial court blindly suppresses them, the common people will be suspicious of the imperial court, and they will be ignorant of those who read books. It's suspicious."

"It's a belief, and that's the trickiest part of this case."

Tang Wanning stopped talking, and felt her heart churning.

She didn't feel anything when she was around before, but now she left suddenly for so long, she seemed to have lost her soul.

"Don't worry, it will be soon..."

When Xia Houjing had just finished persuading this sentence, a eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, there is another letter from Jiangnan."

Xia Houjing stroked the bright yellow dragon robe on her body, patted Tang Wanning's shoulder lightly to express comfort, and then turned and left.

Tang Wanning couldn't bear it anymore, tears flowed down the raindrops.

……

"What? Coming back soon?"

When Tang Wanning received the news, she was so excited that she almost fell off the bed, but fortunately, Biyue and Biluo quickly caught her.

"Bring me the letter quickly?"

Biyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she could only turn around and go get it.

Tang Wanning took the letter and read it wholeheartedly, tears streaming down her cheeks like broken beads.

"Finally coming back, finally coming back."

"Master, don't get excited, be careful of the little master in your belly."

(End of this chapter)