During a brief moment of thought, Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes flashed with light, as bright as her golden phoenix hairpin.
She pursed her red lips and expressed concern behind the screen: "There are no outsiders here. Frankly speaking, many people have come to me in the past two days, asking for the same thing, but I have not answered them. This is because I don’t feel confident about them.”
"But Prince Kang, as the emperor's younger brother, I am more willing to entrust my responsibilities and rights to your hands. After all, the emperor's life or death is uncertain now." At this point, her tone was choked, "You are the emperor's family, You are also my family member, I hope you can take on your great responsibility, uncle, and don’t let me, the prince and the princess suffer.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the eunuch's voice came from outside the palace door: "Your Majesty, General Shen, General Zhenguo, and General Sixteen Guards are here."
Shen Dingzhu nodded: "It's just right to invite them in. They are very experienced. Prince Kang, you can learn more from them."
At the entrance of the palace, many generals stepped in one after another, led by Shen Dingzhu's eldest brother Shen Lan. They were all majestic, tall and powerful, with sharp eyes.
Each of them is a top-notch military general selected from thousands of miles. When they stood next to King Kang, they greeted him like a bell.
The main forces guarding the capital were concentrated here. Suddenly, even General Xuanwei lowered his head feeling oppressed.
These generals with heavy troops have never said that they want to take over the defense of the city, but they dare to open their mouths!
King Kang's face was pale, a layer of cold sweat had already broken out on his forehead, and his back was feeling cold.
He suddenly trembled and said: "Sister-in-law, Xiao Wang just wanted to say that the city defense is very important, but Xiao Wang's ambition is not here, just idle clouds and wild cranes, he regretted it on the way here, so General Xuanwei was also influenced by Xiao Wang, I also ask the emperor’s sister-in-law to forgive me. If you want to punish me, just punish Xiao Wang. Don’t anger the general..."
General Xuanwei never expected that when the words came to his lips, he would give up just like that if he only needed to say one thing!
"Your Majesty, you..."
Shen Dingzhu's clear voice interrupted gently: "Prince Kang is really a little presumptuous. Even when the emperor was here, he repeatedly praised you for your calmness."
Hearing these words, King Kang sweated like rain, and in a daze, it seemed as if Xiao Langyan was still sitting behind the screen.
Thinking of the royal brother's methods, King Kang hurriedly thanked him, and then left without saying anything, not daring to stay any longer, and left in tandem with General Xuanwei.
Shen Dingzhu looked at them coldly, and he really agreed. The real dragon was not here, but the remaining power still existed, which was enough to scare him.
After they left, Shen Dingzhu looked at Shen Lan: "Generals, what's important?"
The general of the Sixteenth Guards stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the flying cavalry guards of the last general have sent back the news that they have met with the Royal Forest Army in Jizhou, and they have been looking for the general for many days, and finally found the emperor! Fortunately, The Emperor's life is not in danger. I believe he will return to Beijing immediately after a few days of rectification."
Shen Dingzhu stood up suddenly, with an expression of great surprise: "Seriously!?"
When she was dispatching her troops, she specially arranged for the Sixteenth Guards of the Guards to go search for them. These soldiers could move faster than the Royal Forest Army.
They all walked as fast as flying, and their horses could travel thousands of miles a day. Finally, the good news came.
Xiao Xingche, who was sleeping in Shen Dingzhu's arms, was awakened by his mother's movements. He pursed his lips and tears filled his big black eyes.
"Wow~" The little guy was about to cry when he was patted on the back gently by Shen Dingzhu.
The general of the Sixteenth Guards over there presented a token: "It's absolutely true. The emperor heard that the empress knew about this, so he was afraid that you would be worried, so he ordered the flying cavalry guards to send such a thing back, along with a letter."
Shen Dingzhu quickly asked Shen Bi to help hold Xiao Xingche and coax her aside. The eunuch presented the token, and when she saw it, she burst into tears.
It was the jade ring she put on Xiao Langyan's thumb in the bed tent with her own hands on the day he set out!
Touching the green jade, it seemed to be holding his fingertips.
Tears of joy rolled down Shen Dingzhu's cheeks. She quickly opened the envelope and found a piece of paper with only a few words on it. Xiao Langyan was probably extremely uncomfortable and the words were scrawled, but Shen Dingzhu could recognize that this was him. handwriting.
[When I return, feel at ease and don’t be afraid]
"Okay, that's great." Shen Dingzhu held the letter, her fingertips were trembling, and she burst into tears. A touch of pink finally appeared on her fair face. This was the first time in many days that her heart was filled with stone. Landed.
Now that Xiao Langyan is coming back, Shen Dingzhu is making preparations in the palace with peace of mind.
She asked people to invite the ghost doctor into the palace. Shen Dingzhu guessed that Xiao Langyan must be injured. This time he brought Taiyi Cen and two other saints with him on the trip, so the ghost doctor entered the palace just as a precaution.
Shen Dingzhu wrote a letter detailing her actions in the palace. She wanted Xiao Langyan to rest assured that she would always be waiting for his return in the palace.
After finishing writing, Shen Dingzhu asked Fei Qiwei to send it to Jizhou for her.
Xiao Langyan never replied to this letter. Shen Dingzhu just thought that he was too busy and forgot about it, and never paid attention to it. She looked forward to the day when he would come back every day.
Xiao Langyan and his entourage arrived in the capital a month later. It was already late autumn in October, and there were golden leaves everywhere.
Shen Dingzhu slept in Fengyi Palace. When she got up the next day, Shen Bi and Chunxi rushed to tell her the good news: "Empress, the emperor is back!"
She was startled, her beautiful eyes filled with joy, and a gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face: "Didn't General Sixteenth Guards say that the emperor would take a month and a half at the fastest? He arrived in Beijing so soon, Shen Bi, hurry up Come and dress me up, I will wait at the city gate."
Chunxi shook his head: "Your Majesty, there is no need to go to the city gate. The Emperor rushed back last night and has already gone to Qianyuan Hall!"
Shen Dingzhu's hand stroking her hair suddenly stopped. She raised her long eyelashes and was a little confused: "You came back last night? Then why didn't you wake me up?"
"The emperor refused, saying that he was afraid of disturbing you to rest. Eunuch Xu Shou came to deliver the message himself and asked the servants and others to retreat. The emperor even came in to see you!"
Shen Dingzhu listened and felt strange for some reason.
She couldn't help but ask: "Has your Majesty gone to see Chengcheng and Cheer?"
Shen Bi shook her head: "When the wet nurse sent His Royal Highness over just now, she also said that she heard that the Emperor was back. Would you like to bring His Highness over in the afternoon? The Princess went to Chengyuan Hall to study. I'm afraid she doesn't know the news about the Emperor's return. .”
The more Shen Dingzhu listened, the more strange she felt. However, the good news of Xiao Langyan's return finally dispelled all her thoughts.
All she wanted now was to see him and hold him tightly to calm her heart that had been hanging in her throat for so many days.
Shen Dingzhu changed into a very beautiful dress, and she dabbed some rouge on purpose. It was said that a woman should have a look that pleases her. She now understood the meaning.
She wanted to look her best to see him.
However, when they arrived outside the Qianyuan Hall, they saw the Forbidden Army guarding them at all levels.
Xu Shou stood at the door, and when he saw Shen Dingzhu, his expression was unnatural for a moment, but only for a moment, he came forward and offered his regards.
"This slave has met the Queen."
"Excuse me. How do you do, Your Majesty? I will go and see him."
As soon as Shen Dingzhu took a step forward, she was stopped by Xu Shou. Her beautiful eyes froze, and she looked at Xu Shou suspiciously, but saw that he had a troubled look on his face.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is resting, so I don't want to disturb you."
"I know. I'm not making any noise. I'm just taking a look at him. The emperor has been missing for so many days. I still don't know what kind of injuries he suffered?"
Xu Shou hesitated: "This..."
Shen Dingzhu stared slightly, how could Xu Shou dare to stop her in the past? What happened today?
Xu Shou was seen blocking the steps, and the rest of the imperial army seemed to have no intention of moving away.
Well, it seems that Xiao Langyan personally told him not to let anyone enter rashly, including her.
Shen Dingzhu calmed down, his extremely beautiful face became colder, and there was a trembling glimmer in his dark pupils.
"Xu Shou, tell me honestly. The emperor is not allowed to see you and is hiding it. Did he bring another woman back from Jizhou?" Shen Dingzhu's voice was steady and steady, and his white porcelain cheeks were as cold as frost.
Xu Shou was startled and hurriedly knelt down: "Empress, how could the emperor do such a thing? There is no one else in the palace but the emperor!"
"Then why are you hiding from me? Could it be that I can't even take a look at the emperor's safety?"
"But, slave, slave..." Xu Shou, a smooth man, was so anxious that his tongue was not enough, and he couldn't say a single word for a long time.
At this moment, Xiao Langyan's voice came from the palace. He coughed and said in a deep voice: "Xu Shou, let the queen come in."
At this point, Xu Shou felt like he was being pardoned and stepped aside dripping with sweat.
Shen Dingzhu couldn't wait to enter the Qianyuan Hall and smelled the strong smell of medicine and mugwort.
The entire Qianyuan Hall was covered by gauze. After going around the screen, she saw Xiao Langyan wearing pale white clothes sitting on the side of the couch on the wide dragon couch.
After not seeing him for many days, he had lost some weight, and his stern face had become deeper.
When he saw her, tender love rose in his thin eyes, and Xiao Langyan held her fingertips with his big palm: "I went to see you last night, but you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up. "
Shen Dingzhu saw with his own eyes that he was fine, and finally felt relieved, and tears flowed down his white porcelain cheeks like a torrent of bursting embankments.
"Xiao Langyan..." She threw herself into his arms and buried herself in his arms, crying helplessly. "Fortunately, you are back. I almost, almost..."
Xiao Langyan raised his hand to stroke the back of her hair, but he didn't know where it hurt. His movements froze, he frowned, and endured the pain without making a sound.
Shen Dingzhu felt that his posture was a little stiff, so he straightened up, with tears in his beautiful eyes: "Are you injured because you were swept away by the torrent? It's not serious. What did the imperial doctor say?
