Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Chapter 179 The Emperor's Selfishness

Empress Fucha held Wei Yingluo's hand tightly, a trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes, and she persuaded softly:

"But as the queen, I must not act like this and frame others. Otherwise, the harem will follow suit and it will be a mess, right?"

When Mingyu heard this, she couldn't help but mutter quietly: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let the queen wake up so early..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yingluo raised her hand and gently hit Mingyu, whispering, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Then, she turned around, looked at the queen, and nodded firmly, "Okay, I will listen to you."

"Yingluo, thank you." Empress Fucha smiled gently.

He reached out his hand and gently stroked Wei Yingluo's cheek, saying lovingly, "You don't have to go back to Xinzheku. Look at you, you have lost a lot of weight. You should all go back and rest."

Wei Yingluo nodded gratefully, "My Lady, you should get some more sleep then."

After saying that, she pulled Mingyu out of the bedroom.

Mingyu still had something to say to the Queen, but seeing that the Queen had closed her eyes and was ready to rest, she had no choice but to follow Wei Yingluo out.

The two men came outside the hall. Qingyun, who was guarding the door, heard the noise inside and slowly woke up.

Mingyu and Qingyun looked at each other and told Qingyun what the Queen had just said. They both felt indignant and thought that the Queen was too kind and unwilling to fight back, which made them angry.

Wei Yingluo shook her head: "I think the Queen is feeling guilty. She thinks that it was because she failed to stop Concubine Chun or failed to see her thoughts that made her become like this, so she wants to give Concubine Chun another chance."

"What are you thinking?" Mingyu and Qingyun asked in unison.

Wei Yingluo smiled but said nothing. She thought to herself, "Since Concubine Chun has repeatedly taken action, don't blame me for using her mind to destroy her."

Just as Wei Yingluo expected, the miracle doctor that Concubine Chun had found was already at the palace gate.

Xiao Quanzi originally wanted to arrest the man, but Wei Yingluo told him that if there was no action to frame the queen, then there would be no evidence, so forget it.

Early morning on the sixth day.

Mingyu went to the Yangxin Palace and delivered the message that Empress Fucha had woken up.

When the emperor heard the good news after coming back from court, he almost ran over.

"Queen! You're finally awake!" The emperor walked quickly to the queen's bed, smiling, and pushed the queen back when she was about to stand up to salute.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Empress Fucha's face was still a little pale, and she said delicately, "I am sorry for being rude."

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he saw the weak queen in front of him. He knew that the queen had always been very cautious and he only thought she was old-fashioned before, but now it made him feel even more distressed.

He quickly stepped forward, gently helped the queen up and said, "Why are you saying these things? Your health is the most important thing. Lie down and rest."

"Okay." Empress Fucha felt the emperor's care and her heart was filled with warmth. She slowly lay back on the bed with a happy smile on her face.

The emperor sat beside the bed, gently holding the queen's hand, his eyes full of love and concern.

He was eager to tell the queen the good news: "Originally, Concubine Chun told me that the Su family helped find a miracle doctor who could cure your illness. I was just about to make the arrangements, but I didn't expect you to wake up."

Empress Fucha was slightly stunned when she heard this. She had not expected that things would be so coincidental. Her trust in Concubine Chun had already been shaken, and now hearing what the emperor said, it confirmed her deep-seated doubts.

However, she tried hard to convince herself, but found it increasingly difficult to do so.

She forced a smile and said calmly, "I was able to wake up thanks to Yingluo's careful care. I have already transferred her back."

She hoped to change the subject by mentioning Yingluo, while also expressing her gratitude to her.

The emperor nodded, expressing his approval of the queen's decision. He knew that Yingluo was the queen's confidant and that she really took good care of her. The emperor gently patted the queen's hand to show his understanding and support.

"Okay, but this person is very cunning. He can obviously cure you, but he still says he can't." The emperor looked unhappy. "It's obvious that he is deliberately trying to trick us."

"Your Majesty, Yingluo is definitely not such a person. I think she just happened to find a way to detoxify yesterday." Empress Fucha said with a smile.

"You, you are too tolerant of her." The emperor shook his head.

Empress Fucha continued, "Your Majesty, I heard that you promised Yingluo that as long as she cured me, you would grant her a marriage with Fuheng? Isn't it time to fulfill your promise now?"

The emperor hesitated for a long time, but he didn't want to agree, "But she still deceived me."

"Your Majesty, that was not a lie. Ahem." The Queen was still a little weak and couldn't help but cough a few times. "It's just that she wasn't sure either."

The emperor felt a little guilty, "But such behavior is really unworthy of Fu Heng."

"Fu Heng doesn't care whether they are a good match or not. Why should you take it to heart, Your Majesty?" Empress Fucha stared at the emperor, and seeing his expression, she understood something in her mind.

"Your Majesty, you wanted to take away one of my maids earlier, and now you want to take away another one?"

The emperor's face darkened, "Queen, don't talk nonsense."

Empress Fucha smiled slightly, "Then why is the emperor so determined to stop Fu Heng and Wei Yingluo's marriage?"

The emperor gnashed his teeth and said, "I am protecting Fu Heng, so that he will not be deceived by the evil woman and make the biggest mistake in Shunsui's life!"

The queen was stunned at first, then she looked the emperor up and down for a moment and suddenly laughed.

The emperor looked at the queen's smile and became more and more annoyed. "Queen."

The queen stopped smiling, looked calmly into the emperor's eyes, and asked, "Your Majesty, you insist on breaking them up. Do you really have no selfish motives?"

In sharp contrast to her calmness like still water, the emperor's heart was in extreme panic, like a small boat in the stormy waves, drifting without direction.

There seemed to be a mysterious secret, a secret that even the emperor himself had not yet discovered. It was like a latent dragon about to break out of the water, slowly emerging from the originally calm surface of the water.

"How could I have any selfish motives?" The emperor forced himself to remain calm and said this with a stiff upper lip. Although his voice was loud, it faintly revealed a lack of confidence.