It was a sunny day in late autumn, and the sun was warm on my back.
Shen Dingzhu no longer needs to disguise herself as a servant this time, but wears a star-blue brocade skirt, a white fox fur on her shoulders, and a silk handkerchief covering her eyes, revealing only her small nose and red lips.
She thought to herself that this was good, at least Xiao Langyan wouldn't be able to see how haggard she looked now, and he wouldn't have to worry about her.
The eldest brother Shen Lan came out of Qianyuan Hall, took her hand and led her up the steps step by step.
Shen Dingzhu also pretended to be ignorant and asked with a smile: "The emperor must have said that he wanted to see me like this?"
Shen Lan was in a heavy heart and just hummed. He knew that Xiao Langyan inside could hear it, so he added: "The emperor is playing with you. Although you can't see it, you must know the severity of the action. The emperor's condition has just improved. "
"I know, brother." After Shen Dingzhu said this, he was about to take two more steps forward when he heard Xiao Langyan's voice coming from the opposite direction.
"Watch the threshold."
The next second, the familiar big palm, with its cool heat, grasped her slender fingertips.
Shen Dingzhu was startled.
Can Xiao Langyan leave?
She couldn't see him, but she was led by him and followed behind him. She could notice that Xiao Langyan was walking slowly.
"Why do I think you've lost weight and your family didn't take good care of you?" The palace door was closed, Xiao Langyan was already stroking her fingertips, and slowly asked words of concern.
Shen Dingzhu felt him stop, and then Xiao Langyan sat down on his own, took Shen Dingzhu's hand, and made her sit on his lap.
She almost froze instantly.
Xiao Langyan's black hair was untied, and his thin dark eyes raised the noisy fog. He glanced at Shen Dingzhu's posture and smiled: "Why, after so many days of not seeing each other, have you forgotten about your husband?"
Shen Dingzhu quietly lifted his body, fearing that it would hurt him if he used too much force.
How could he be so bold, just enough to let her sit on his lap.
She pursed her red lips into a smile: "The emperor won't let me see it, how do I know whether the person in front of me is my husband Xiao Langyan or someone else."
Shen Dingzhu joked and reached out to take off the handkerchief covering his eyes. However, he was gently held down by Xiao Langyan.
"Stop picking it. I scribbled it while I was sick. If you look at it, I'm afraid you'll dislike me."
Shen Dingzhu laughed: "You are my husband, how can I dislike you? Are you unshaved? Have you lost weight if I touch you?"
She raised her slender fingertips and searched for a long time but couldn't find the location. Xiao Langyan smiled, took her wrist and pressed it against his thin lips.
He kissed her fingertips, and Shen Dingzhu held his chin, then slowly moved up and caressed it gently.
He touched the straight bridge of his nose and his deep brow bone.
Under the handkerchief, Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes were already trembling with tears, but she still managed to smile: "When will the emperor be cured? When will I be able to return to the palace? Chengcheng says I miss you every day."
Xiao Langyan held her hand and played with it repeatedly. He did not answer the first two questions, but only smiled lightly: "Don't you miss me?"
The next moment, he pulled Shen Dingzhu into his arms and hugged her tightly, like a tired traveler who finally found a warm place where he could rest.
Xiao Langyan rubbed her neck, and no matter how much pain she felt, it disappeared in an instant.
His hoarse and deep voice came: "Shen Dingzhu, I miss you very much."
Tears completely bursting into tears, Shen Dingzhu hugged him back, unable to avoid choking when she spoke: "Then you let me stay, I am willing to take care of you with the imperial doctor and the others, I can cook medicine, and I will accompany you to relieve your boredom, if you like , I will always wear a veil, I don’t have to look at anything, you can be my eyes, okay, Xiao Langyan, okay?"
His contented chuckle came to her ears, and he kissed her neck. He didn't answer anything, just kissed her.
But when Xiao Langyan kissed her face, he realized that Shen Dingzhu's face was already full of tears, and she couldn't hold it back even if she put a handkerchief in front of her eyes.
Xiao Langyan's tilted head paused for a moment. He lowered his thin eyes and looked at her silent tears, and the darkness in his eyes became even deeper.
"I have an imperial doctor by my side, and I will get well soon. Why do you have to bother with me during this period? You should spend good time with Chengcheng and the abbot."
He rejected her.
Shen Dingzhu knew that because he didn't want to show his most embarrassing side to her, he didn't want her to be with him and watch him become a useless person.
That would be too cruel for them.
He would get better after taking medicine, and he thought Shen Dingzhu wouldn't have to wait long.
But Xiao Langyan didn't know that the reason why he got better was because of the dandelion grass sent by Wei Wan.
Shen Dingzhu sniffed and couldn't help it anymore: "Actually, I heard some rumors on the way here. The imperial doctors said that the emperor's cold syndrome was difficult, and some herbs had to be transported from the Changliu Kingdom. You might as well consider the emperor's cooperation with the Changliu Kingdom. Kings exchange letters."
"What valuable thing do we have? How about exchanging it with them for that herb?"
Xiao Langyan's brows and eyes had already darkened with a hint of coldness.
He stroked her fingertips and kissed her earlobe: "Don't listen to their nonsense. I don't need to go so far to get medicine for my illness. The imperial doctor has already figured it out, so you don't need to worry about it."
Shen Dingzhu's heart fell into snow-white coldness.
She shed tears and didn't know how to persuade him.
Xiao Langyan seemed unwilling to discuss his condition further. He smiled and said, "I have something to give you."
With that said, Shen Dingzhu felt him stand up, and she hurriedly stood up: "I'll help the emperor to get it? Uncle Jiang said you are weak."
"I'm not that weak, just sit still and wait for me." Xiao Langyan pressed her shoulders and asked Shen Dingzhu to sit down again.
The handkerchief in front of him was wet with tears, enough to see blurred figures.
He was wearing pajamas, his black hair was disheveled, he was tall when he stood up, and his extremely handsome eyebrows were rare and unique in the world.
Only then did Shen Dingzhu see that there were chairs everywhere in the hall where he was passing.
No wonder he held her hand because he was afraid that she would bump into these chairs. No wonder he could walk alone without the help of others, because he walked very slowly while holding on to the chairs.
Shen Dingzhu's shoulders trembled slightly as she cried, but she still had to hold back all her emotions.
Xiao Langyan took out two things from under the pillow of the dragon bed, and then staggered back. The handsome emperor squatted in front of her, and when he put the things into her hands, he smiled like a bright young man, with shining eyes. White teeth and dark eyes.
"You touch it and see what it is."
Shen Dingzhu pinched it twice, and it turned out to be a wooden product, the size of a palm. Her fingertips traced the outline, and she was a little surprised: "A pair of puppets? Are they Chengcheng and Cheer?"
Xiao Langyan laughed, his thin eyes filled with excitement: "It was carved by the two of us."
Shen Dingzhu was surprised that Xiao Langyan still had such a leisurely mind despite his illness. She really wanted to take off the handkerchief and take a closer look, but unfortunately she couldn't. She just touched it cherishingly and repeatedly: "I don't know if she looks like a concubine."
"Like," Xiao Langyan held her hand, "When you miss me, take out the puppet and look at it. After I recover from my illness, I will take you and Chengcheng back to the palace."
Shen Dingzhu's smile seemed to be frozen at the corner of her lips. After a while, she nodded gently: "Okay."
In the next stick of incense, they cuddled up to each other. Shen Dingzhu lay on his lap and talked casually about interesting things in the mansion. Xiao Langyan listened quietly, his slender palms always brushing against Shen Dingzhu over and over again. There was a hint of reluctance on his cheeks.
Shen Dingzhu couldn't stay too long because Xiao Langyan needed to drink medicine from time to time. Shen Lan re-entered the palace to take her away.
She was led away by her brother, and Xiao Langyan could only sit on the couch and watch with a smile on his face.
As soon as Shen Dingzhu reached the door, he suddenly stopped.
Xiao Langyan hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"
She turned her head and could only look at his blurry figure through the handkerchief: "Xiao Langyan, you know that I love you, right?"
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows, and the surrounding Xu Shou, Chen Heng, Shen Lan, and several forbidden soldiers all lowered their heads silently.
The relationship between the Queen and the Emperor is so good!
Xiao Langyan's heart was already warmed by her comfort. He nodded and said in a deep and steady voice: "I know, I won't let you wait too long."
Shen Dingzhu's red lips showed a smile: "Okay."
She followed Shen Lan.
When they arrived in the carriage, Shen Dingzhu held the two puppets tightly. Shen Lan took a look and was a little surprised: "Did the emperor carve it?"
"Um……"
"It's strange, where did the emperor get the knife?" For fear of him hurting himself, the imperial guards put it away.
Shen Dingzhu smiled tacitly: "If he wants it, there will be a way. He is Xiao Langyan, and he is my husband."
Shen Lan glanced at his sister and felt that there was something different about her today, but she couldn't tell what was different.
"Brother, have you ever tried to suggest to the emperor that there should be mutual exchanges with the Changliu Kingdom?"
"Of course, after the dandelion grass took effect, not only me, but also the old ministers also persuaded me, but the emperor did not agree. I heard that the Changliu Kingdom is currently fighting among itself. I am afraid that if the emperor's illness is known, he will take advantage of the illness to kill him. On the contrary, it helped them. It was precisely because of this concern that the emperor decided not to perform compressions."
Shen Dingzhu lowered his head gently: "I understand."
Shortly after she left, Xiao Langyan summoned the former minister of humerus and the Minister of Rites to the palace for an audience.
