sbdcsierra Chapter 326 Don’t Let Father Down
Chapter 326 Don’t Let Father Down
Tai Chi Hall.
When Xie Rong woke up on the dragon bed, he saw the haggard queen standing beside him.
His throat rolled, and when he was about to say something, he could only cough uncontrollably, "Cough cough cough——"
The queen, who was standing by, realized that Xie Rong had woken up and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, you're awake!"
"You finally woke up! You scared me to death!"
The queen helped Xie Rong up from the dragon bed while crying.
"Why are you here?" Xie Rong asked weakly, his face still a little pale.
The Queen choked up and said, "Your Majesty, don't you remember? You heard the news that Prince Rui was seriously injured and missing, vomited blood, fainted, and were carried back by the palace servants."
"Not only you, but also the concubines and the princes and princesses are all very worried about the emperor and are waiting in the side hall."
As she spoke, she looked at Li Shunquan and said, "Master Li, let them all come in. The emperor is awake now, let them take a look so that they don't worry."
Li Shunquan glanced at Xie Rong and saw that Xie Rong tacitly agreed, then he went to the side hall and brought the person in.
A huge crowd of people rushed in. Concubine Zhou was the first to speak. She rushed forward with a look of grief on her face and said, "Your Majesty, you are frightening me and the children to death. Even if Prince Rui is missing, you must take care of your own health and put the emperor's health first!"
Although his face showed pain and sorrow, he was not sad at all in his heart. Instead, he felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, we acted in time and did not let things get to the point of no return.
When the news came that the emperor vomited blood and fainted in the court, even if she was deceiving herself, she had to admit that in the emperor's mind, An'er's status was far inferior to that of that little bastard.
The last time An'er returned to Beijing, she was seriously injured and lay dying in the side hall of Taiji Palace. She knew that all this was just a conspiracy, but she still couldn't help feeling distressed, sad and frightened.
At that time, the emperor, An'er's father, was kept in the dark and just watched it all indifferently without shedding a single tear.
Compared with today's vomiting blood and fainting, the attitude is completely different.
This made Concubine Zhou feel cold in her heart.
With Concubine Zhou speaking first, the other concubines and princes and princesses all rushed to speak.
It was such a big deal that the emperor vomited blood and fainted. Except for the low-ranking concubines who were not qualified to meet the emperor, everyone who could come to the palace came.
Xie Rong's gaze swept across the faces of these people one by one, pausing for a moment on the fifth prince's red and swollen eyes, and then fell on Xie Qian'an.
It took a long time before he looked away.
He interrupted the noisy scene with a word, "Alright!"
As soon as Xie Rong opened his mouth, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Xie Rong paused for a moment before speaking again, "I was just momentarily furious, it's nothing serious."
"The most important thing right now is Yuan'er's safety... Li Shunquan!"
"I'm here!" Li Shunquan stepped forward respectfully.
"Convey my decree to the Duke of Zhenguo and General Lin who are far away at the border. Order them to find King Rui. King Rui must not be allowed to make any mistakes, otherwise they will be held responsible!" Xie Rong said.
Li Shunquan responded respectfully.
Xie Rong's eyes fell on Xie Qian'an again, "Prince An, do you think what I said is right?"
Concubine Zhou's hand, which was wiping her tears with a handkerchief, froze.
Xie Qian'an's eyes flickered slightly, and he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Father is right. Nothing is more important than my third brother's life. Moreover, my third brother is now the commander of the border army. Only with him can the morale of the army be stable."
"I also hope that my third brother can return to the military camp safely and take charge of the overall situation as soon as possible."
When Xie Rong heard this answer, he didn't even raise his eyebrows, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Only after a long while did he hum lightly and say, "I hope so."
"You all should go back. The Queen and Princess Yongle will take care of me."
If Concubine Zhou was a little uneasy just now, she almost lost her composure after hearing these words.
It would be fine if An'er couldn't compare to that little bastard in the emperor's heart, but could it be that she and Anle couldn't compare to the queen and that girl Yongle in the emperor's heart?
"Your Majesty, why don't you let Anle and I stay with you?"
The rest of the words were swallowed back under Xie Rong's oppressive gaze.
"I'll take my leave." Concubine Zhou said this very unwillingly, turned around and left.
Since it was the emperor's order, the others naturally did not dare to stay and left.
Many concubines sighed in their hearts that the person the emperor trusted and loved the most was indeed the empress.
The people in the hall left one after another, but the fifth prince, who kept looking back every few steps, stood out.
Xie Rong's gaze fell on him and he waved to the Fifth Prince.
The fifth prince immediately walked up to Xie Rong, bowed slightly and said, "Father."
"Do you have anything to say?" Xie Rong asked in a gentle voice.
The fifth prince, with red and swollen eyes, said, "Father, Third Brother will come back, right? He's such a skilled martial artist, and he's won so many battles. He'll definitely return safely this time too!"
For the fifth prince, apart from Concubine Shun and the emperor, his closest and most trusted brother is Xie Nanyuan.
Ever since he received the bad news, the Fifth Prince couldn't help crying secretly. Even when he was waiting in the side hall just now, he couldn't help but shed tears silently.
Xie Rong touched the top of the Fifth Prince's head. Listening to these words, his expression was gloomy and unclear. "You have a good relationship with your third brother."
"Third brother is good to me, so I will naturally be close to him and take him as my role model," said the fifth prince.
"Since you take your third brother as your role model, you should also work hard to catch up with him in your studies and don't let father down." Xie Rong said calmly.
He raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the Fifth Prince's eyelashes, and said in a voice that was neither happy nor angry, "Remember, if you want to achieve great things, never easily show your emotions in front of others."
The emperor who had been standing next to him heard Xie Rong's words, and a dark light flashed in his lowered eyes.
The fifth prince felt that there was something wrong with what he said, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he could only agree obediently.
Xie Rong looked at his well-behaved little son, a smile on his face. "Go back to the study. You haven't finished your homework for today."
The fifth prince followed Xie Rong's words and turned to leave the Taiji Hall.
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Concubine Zhou returned to the Yanx Palace in anger.
As soon as he entered the door, he smashed his favorite enamel teacup.
She said angrily, "What kind of person is she, the queen? She's just the daughter of a seventh-rank official. If she hadn't entered the palace, she wouldn't even be able to enter the door of a noble family. Yet, she's always opposing me!"
If the Queen had not relied on her position as the mistress of the harem and asked her to wait in the side hall, if the Emperor had seen her as soon as he opened his eyes, he would certainly not have been so cold to her!
And Yongle, who was arrogant and domineering, and acted recklessly. Apart from the title of a legitimate princess, what else could compare to her happiness?
Xie Qian'an and Princess Anle entered the Yanx Palace one after another, and saw Concubine Zhou in a rage.
Xie Qian'an frowned slightly, glanced at the palace servants around him, and said, "All of you go down."
When only the mother and daughter were left in the hall, Xie Qianan said, "Now is a sensitive period. Even if mother is angry, she should be patient."
"If this gets to the emperor's ears, it will be a bad thing."
Concubine Zhou gritted her teeth.
Bear with me!
She has been enduring since she entered the royal family!
In the past, her mother's family was of low status, so in order to have a better life in the Eastern Palace, she had been humbly trying to please the late queen.
Later, she finally gave birth to a son, and the previous queen died. She thought she could become the queen, but the position of queen was snatched away by the daughter of a seventh-rank official who suddenly appeared.
A momentary difference meant that I had to endure for more than ten years.
Now that the little bastard is finally going to die, the queen can no longer be arrogant because she has no son. Whatever she does, we have to endure it!
Concubine Zhou looked at Xie Qian'an and said, "Your father is partial. He always favors the Queen and her daughter. He said that his favorite princess is Anle, but that's all a lie."
Princess Anle's handkerchief had long been twisted into a mess. When she heard Concubine Zhou's words, she said angrily, "Mother is right. Father is partial."
Yongle is so arrogant and domineering, how could he take care of others!
Xie Qianan patted Princess Anle's head with a headache, "Don't add fuel to the fire, I'm already very upset."
Only after hearing this did Concubine Zhou react and asked anxiously, "An'er, what did your father mean by that? Did he think that the bastard's serious injury and disappearance had something to do with you?"