There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 360 Married to a Central Plains Man
The two of them did not return to Beijing during the Chinese New Year, but they received a lot of family letters, which relieved their longing for the children.

It's just that Tang Wanning still couldn't let go of her worries about Jingming, so she asked someone to take the little princess over after the new year.

After the new year, Haiyan and Jingming were just ten years old, Haiyan was already a young boy, and he was very busy with studying and practicing martial arts every day, so Tang Wanning didn't ask him to come over.

Prince, no matter what you do in the future, you must read and study, otherwise you will know nothing, and the future will really make people laugh.

Jing Ming didn't have such a thing. It's impossible for a girl to be laughed at by anyone, but it was beyond Tang Wanning's expectations.

Not only is Jing Ming good at everything, but he can also do everything well and beautifully.

Not to mention being proficient in everything, she is better at dancing and singing. At a young age, her dancing has been perfected, and her lightness reveals the nobility and dexterity of a peacock, not to mention her singing.

If you don't sing it, it's enough. Once you sing it, it's astonishing, melodious and melodious like a summer oriole, and a spring lark. Although it is not a melodious sound, it is still unforgettable.

In general, Tang Waning really felt that her daughter was a very talented girl, but she had such a good temper, like a holy pink lotus plant protected in a greenhouse, which had never been exposed to wind and rain, let alone wind, rain, and lightning.

She has all the good things in the world, such as a father and queen who love her, a brother who dotes on her, court ladies and eunuchs who serve her wholeheartedly, and a few of the most refined masters who teach her everything she likes to learn.

It is no exaggeration to say that every day she came to this world, she was extremely happy, like a carefree lark.

It's a pity that no matter how carefree you are, some things will inevitably be experienced, such as... Father is seriously ill and bedridden.

The royal father who could lift her up to the top of his head at will, is now so thin that only a bone remains, lying on the bed sometimes awake and sometimes comatose, making people unable to help but sigh.

"Father, Father..." The little princess lay down in front of Father's window with tears in her eyes, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure on the bed.

Familiarity is because the facial features of that face have not changed, and the eyes that love her have not changed. The strangeness is because, when did the stalwart father ever be so skinny, and when was his face so haggard?
She didn't believe it, she didn't believe that this was the reliable and great father who was as reliable as a mountain before.

"What about the imperial physician, Father, why are you so thin? Did you forget to eat?"

When Xia Houjue heard her daughter crying, she woke up for a moment, and raised her hand with difficulty to wipe away her daughter's tears.

"Jingming, don't be afraid, you have to listen to your mother's words, and you have to be good..."

"What about the father?" The little girl, who is not yet ten years old, was the bright and radiant princess of the Great Xia Dynasty yesterday, but today she has become a little girl who is crying into tears and is about to lose her father.

This kind of life and death is the most sad, but also the most unbearable.

"Jing Ming, my father is going to a place far away. The people there are suffering, there is no food to eat, and there are many corrupt officials. My father is going to govern the government, so that the people have food and clothing."

"Father! Father, why are you still thinking about the people after you are so tired? Why don't you think about your mother, why don't you think about your two elder brothers, why don't you think about me? Are you the father?"

The soft and sticky little girl has never had such a tough attitude. She didn't care about it before. She didn't know how considerate and cute she used to be.

But this time, she really didn't want to be considerate any more. She was considerate and considerate, and made her father considerate like this.She might as well be a cute but savage little princess, clinging to her father and clinging to her father, so that he can rest more.

"Jingming, good boy stop crying, let your father have a good rest, and let's not disturb your father? Huh?"

"But the queen mother..."

"No but!" Tang Wanning suddenly became stern, but it was only on the surface, but her heart was pierced like a knife.

She had never been so cruel to her daughter, and her precious Jingming had never been reprimanded like this. She felt uncomfortable enough, but her own mother still reprimanded her severely.

She must be dying of grievance in her heart, but even so, she still had to do so. With Xia Houjue's appearance, she couldn't help any fluctuations in her heart.

She was so afraid that if he felt distressed, she would just let go.

She could refuse to listen to those previous promises and those coaxing words, but this time, she couldn't give up.

She just wanted him to live, it was as simple as that.

The little princess Jingming was taken down by the wet nurse with tears in her eyes. Tang Wanning sat by the bed and looked at Xia Houjue with tears in her eyes.

But she quickly wiped away her tears, pretending to be strong and smiled and said, "Hey, are you hungry?"

"I'm hungry. I want to eat more and try to get better soon. Look at how I've been through this winter. It's fine when the summer comes. I want to get better soon."

"Okay!" Tears welled up in Tang Wanning's eyes, and Tang Wanning nodded repeatedly.

"It's good that you know, it's only been a winter, and your health is so bad. The kitchen has made old ginseng and duck soup. You should drink more, it is the most nourishing for your body."

"Understood, madam, don't worry, I'll recover soon!" Xia Houjue's face was bloodless, and his lips were as white as snow in winter.

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Time passed extremely slowly, and another month passed in the blink of an eye. Xia Houjue did not get better as he said, but got worse.

Sometimes I was in a coma for several days, and finally woke up once in a while, coughing when I opened my mouth, bleeding when coughing, and out of control when bleeding.

Whenever he coughed up blood, Tang Wanning always smiled and wiped it clean for him, and comforted him.

"It's okay, just cough and cough up the dirty blood!"

"It's okay, I'll stew some Chuanbei loquat extract later, it's effective. My father coughed and my mother used to stew it for him like this. It's okay, don't be afraid, I will accompany you."

Xia Houjue often smiled and said to her at this time: "That's good. Let's start again when I'm well. We've been to the northernmost point and the easternmost point. We haven't been to the westernmost point yet."

"Actually, I've been there too. Isn't Ansaiana's Tubo Department located in the far west?"

"That's right!" Xia Houjue nodded and smiled emotionally.

"It's such a pity that the sixth brother and Ansaiya are such a good pair of mandarin ducks. I really want them to be together."

"Really?" Tang Wanning raised her eyebrows.

"But how did I hear that Ansai got married a few years ago. I heard that the person she married has handsome features and looks like a Central Plains person. I don't know...who is it?"

Xia Houjue froze for a moment before recovering, his eyes were filled with surprise: "Really?"

Tang Wanning nodded with a smile: "I guess it's true, but the news is long gone, so I'm not sure."

(End of this chapter)