The Changdeokgung Palace on the other side of Tianjing had not yet been repaired. Wei Qingyun, on the grounds that his leg was seriously injured and needed to return to Beijing to recuperate, gave a note to the emperor and asked the emperor to send someone else to Tianjing to supervise the work.
The emperor is right.
Meng Shudu married into the palace and became his queen. The emperor was no longer so hostile to his former fiancé, and it was rare for him to show kindness.
Wei Qingyun, who returned to the capital, originally wanted to recover from his injuries, but in the end, his father and mother, together with the Ding family, forced him to get married.
Ding Qionghua is sixteen years old this year, and Wei Qingyun is five years older than her.
It was just that he was not in the capital before.
Now that the person has come back, he should get married as soon as possible.
Wei Qingyun refused to say anything, so Wei Mingtao sent someone to lock him in the room and told him to reflect. If he didn't obediently marry Ding Qionghua, he would never leave the room.
Wei Qingyun persisted for several months, and even threatened to go on a hunger strike. After a lot of fuss, he finally gave in.
I heard people say that he really almost starved to death.
Wei Mingtao was much harsher on his son than before. Even though Wei Qingyun's grandmother and mother took turns begging for mercy, Wei Mingtao did not let go.
The two families discussed it together and asked the people from Qintian Prison to compare their birth dates and set the wedding date at the end of September this year.
By that time, the dignitaries who had followed the Queen Mother to the palace had also returned. There would be a wedding banquet and there would definitely be many people coming.
After Wei Qingyun rested for a period of time, his injured leg was already able to walk, but there was only a slight pain, and he was still not able to walk smoothly.
On this day, it was Wei Qingyun's turn to be on duty. When he led his guards to patrol the Xiyi Garden, he met Meng Shu and the emperor who were walking in the garden.
Although Xiyiyuan is not as cool as Chengping Palace, it is already pretty good, and the scenery is very good in summer, and the people who look at it are mesmerized.
In recent days, Meng Shu and the emperor would go out for a walk after dinner. It was a beautiful thing to disappear while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the sunset.
The couple were talking and laughing and did not even notice Wei Qingyun who was kneeling on the ground to greet them.
"Walk slowly, be careful where you step, there are steps ahead." The emperor held Meng Shu's hand and spoke softly.
"The emperor is not well, please be patient." Meng Shu helped the emperor.
Occasionally they would put on a show for people to see.
"What kind of supper do you want to have later? I'll ask the people in the imperial kitchen to prepare it first."
"I ate too much for dinner today, so there's no need for that." Meng Shu felt that dinner was greasy enough, and just thinking about it made her want to vomit.
She didn't want to have any more midnight snacks.
Unless...it's fruit.
She loves to eat fruits, and she is particularly fond of the fruits brought as tribute these days.
"Shu'er, there are many fireflies in Xiyi Garden near the lotus pond at night. They are like dots of starlight, which is particularly beautiful. Let's go and have a look after nightfall today?" the emperor asked as he walked.
The eyes he looked at Meng Shu were particularly gentle and weary. Of course Meng Shuo would respond, turning his head and smiling: "Okay."
Su Ye and the others did not dare to look up, always feeling that the two masters were flirting with each other.
The group of people walked farther and farther, and the guard who came to them reminded them several times before Wei Qingyun stood up stiffly.
His leg injury has not yet healed, and after kneeling for a while, he felt a slight pain.
But looking at Meng Shu and the emperor's retreating figures, his heart ached even more.
Meng Shu was already the queen of the mother-in-law world. Unless she became a rebellious minister or a traitor, or had power over the government, she would never have the chance to get close to her again.
My father is a confidant of the Queen Mother, so he naturally knows some inside information.
After the emperor died, Meng Shu became the widowed queen.
If he works harder and becomes the most powerful minister when King Wei becomes emperor, he may still have a chance...
Wei Qingyun couldn't help but shook his head.
No!
No chance!
The king of Wei was also very lustful.
Unless King Wei is also dead...
At this moment, Wei Qingyun couldn't help but think a lot.
If so many things hadn't happened, Meng Shu would be his wife, and he would be the one traveling with Meng Shu in the garden now.
Past events came to mind one by one, and Wei Qingyun covered his chest in discomfort.
"My lord, what's wrong with you?" the confidant standing beside him asked quickly.
"Nothing!" Wei Qingyun shook his head with some difficulty: "You continue to patrol, I will go back and lie down for a while."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his voice: "Be sure to keep a close eye on what's going on in Xiyi Garden, and don't be careless."
He went to Xiyiyuan on duty even though his injury was not healed. Of course it was his father's wish.
His father said that the Empress Dowager summoned him before she left, and told him that once the emperor returned to the west, he should immediately block the news and wait for her to return from Chengping Palace before announcing it to the public. It would not be too late to announce the funeral at that time.
This also means that the Queen Mother secretly poisoned the emperor again, and the emperor will soon die.
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After Meng Shu and the emperor returned from visiting the garden, they originally planned to go to the lotus pond after dark to see the fireflies. But before they could go, Meng Shu choked on her tea and coughed and vomited.
The emperor was shocked and immediately sent someone to ask for the imperial doctor.
Like last year, the Queen Mother left Bai Yuanze and Jiang Liyuan to take care of the emperor's dragon body.
It was said to be taking care of him, but in fact it was to facilitate her to know the emperor's physical condition at the first time.
Bai Yuanze was deceiving the Queen Mother, saying that the emperor was not going to die soon, but the Emperor was still alive and well. Naturally, the Queen Mother was worried. She had been suspicious of Bai Yuanze a few days ago. Fortunately, he was very calm and dealt with it easily, and passed the test smoothly.
After the two were summoned, they arrived one after the other.
After taking Meng Shu's pulse, these two masters who could rule the roost in the Great Zhou Dynasty were really confused.
Shamelessly, he checked Meng Shu's pulse again.
"What's wrong?" The emperor couldn't help but worry when he saw them being so solemn.
Bai Yuanze and Jiang Liyuan looked at each other. Although they didn't have much contact with each other on weekdays, they had a tacit understanding at this moment, and they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes.
"Returning to the emperor, according to the pulse of the Queen, she is pregnant. However, the month is still young, less than one month, so the pulse is not too obvious, but I am still sure that the Queen is pregnant. To be on the safe side, I will pass If you check your pulse again in ten days, you should be completely sure." Bai Yuanze said with a smile.
His disciple was pregnant less than three months after marrying the emperor, which shows that both of them are strong and healthy people, and... they are also very lucky.
Originally, he thought that since the emperor had taken good care of his body, and he followed his advice, he would definitely be more restrained. Meng Shu would not be pregnant in a short period of time, but the result was unexpected.
"What the Taoist Master said is true. I also found out the happy pulse, but the pulse is not obvious yet." Jiang Liyuan also said.
The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this. He turned his head and held Meng Shu's hand. After a while, he said: "Okay, great, I'll be rewarded heavily!"
