Chapter 1,109, Using Retreat as Advance, Facing the Saint in the Royal Study Room
When Shao Wanru returned to Prince Chen's Mansion, he fell asleep.
Chu Liuchen's hand was very steady, holding her all the way. The stability made her feel that she was still on the bed. Chu Liuchen's breath made her heart calm down, and the thoughts she had felt during this period also fell into her heart. Slowly Entered dreamland.
Although she had pretended to be in trouble before and had been lying upright, she had not fallen asleep and was highly concentrated. Listening to the conversations of the people in the tent, she could not help but relax at this time, and her whole body was in a kind of state. state of rest.
Chu Liuchen still entered Prince Chen's Mansion from the side door. A palace maid at the side door saw him and wanted to step forward excitedly, but he stopped her with a cold look. Then she stepped back carefully, and when she was out of Chu Liuchen's sight Only then did he pick up the hem of his skirt and run away.
She has to tell the empress that King Chen is back. King Chen is back at this time. The empress has been looking forward to His Highness coming back every day. This is great!
Chu Liuchen carried Shao Wanru back to the inner courtyard and carefully placed her on the bed. He looked at her bloodless face and felt a prick in his heart. Then he lowered his head and gently kissed her face. A kiss.
When he raised his head, his face had turned cold and stern, as if the tenderness just now was just a dazzle.
He reached out and took a quilt from the side for Shao Wanru, and carefully covered her, for fear that she would be awakened and her sleep would not be sound.
He looked at her blankly again, then stood up and walked outside the door. Qingyue was waiting outside.
"What did Master Mingqiu say?" Chu Liuchen asked.
"Master Mingqiu said it's nothing serious, just take good care of her." Qingyue didn't dare to hide it, and immediately repeated Master Mingqiu's words.
Chu Liuchen was relieved and nodded: "The princess is asleep inside, please take good care of her here!"
"Yes, I know!" Qingyue responded. Yujie and Qule went with the princess, and now the only one who came back was the princess. Qingyue was also very nervous, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Chu Liuchen strode away and went out. He entered the palace through the side door, looked at the direction, and went directly to the imperial study room where the emperor was.
In the imperial study room, the emperor had already received the news. Hearing that he was coming, he was anxious to let him in. The two prime ministers, Zhang and Wen, who were discussing matters inside, withdrew.
Halfway through the walk, they saw the dusty Chu Liuchen, and they saluted together and said, "I have met His Highness King Chen!"
"You two prime ministers are so polite!" Chu Liuchen raised his hand slightly and said with gentle eyes. At this time, he was still the gentle and handsome King Chen in the past.
But it is a little different from the past. The momentum is more powerful than before, and it is more powerful than the two important ministers. This momentum is even more impressive than that of King Zhou, the queen's legitimate son.
Watching Chu Liuchen go in, Wen Xiang and Zhang Xiang glanced at each other, with a trace of worry flashing in their eyes.
His Highness King Chen is different from the past. He seems to be a little more determined, just like a sword coming out of its box, which is inexplicably frightening.
His Royal Highness, King Chen, has always been outside of power. What does this mean now? The two prime ministers were preoccupied and felt uneasy.
Chu Liuchen entered the imperial study. There was no one else in the imperial study, only the emperor and Eunuch Derong.
"My son, I have met my uncle!" Chu Liuchen strode in and knelt down to salute the emperor.
The emperor turned out from behind the desk in excitement, "No! Get up quickly!"
Chu Liuchen did not stand up, but still knelt and said: "Please let me make the decision for you, uncle."
The emperor frowned, "Get up and talk first!"
"Uncle Emperor, my son was deliberately delayed at several places on his way back during this trip. Something happened to his carriage and it almost overturned. In order to rush to the capital to pay his birthday to the emperor's grandmother, I abandoned the carriage all the way. I rode into the capital, but I didn’t expect that the princess of Erchen almost lost her life. Is the security of the imperial city really that bad? Can’t even tolerate a powerless woman? "
Chu Liuchen's face turned pale, but he still didn't get up.
The emperor's face became ugly, and he stretched his hand forward, trying to pull Chu Liuchen up, but seeing the persistence in Chu Liuchen's eyes, his eyes couldn't help but condense, and his hand fell down.
"You get up first, I know this."
"Does the emperor really know?" Chu Liuchen did not hesitate this time and stood up. His eyes fell lightly on the emperor, revealing a bit of unspeakable sadness, "Uncle, I know that I My life was picked up by my uncle. I am no better than others. As long as I can live well, my body does not need to be cured, and I should not marry a wife. If I don’t marry a wife, I will not let my son’s princess Nearly died for the rebellion!”
The actions of the men in black that night, using the military's crossbows, were indeed considered rebellion in a strict sense.
The emperor took a step back, his face suddenly turned pale, his lips trembled twice, and he spoke with difficulty: "Chen'er, how can you not deserve to live? You have noble blood, how can you not live? Yes... I'm sorry for you!"
"Why does my uncle say this? Before I met my princess, I actually didn't want to live too long, so as not to disturb others. It would be a serious crime for my son to survive. How could I let this serious crime be allowed to happen?" It affects the royal grandmother and uncle, but I just met the princess and want to stay with her wholeheartedly, but even like this, isn't it possible?"
Chu Liuchen said calmly, his eyes falling on the emperor. This calmness seemed to be talking about someone else's affairs. The emperor's heart was pulled hard and pulled down hard.
What was Chu Liuchen's situation before? Of course he was crisp and self-deprecating to the point where he didn't even care about his life. If it weren't for the current Princess Chen, he might really not even care about his life.
What's wrong with him?
In fact, he is not wrong at all. He is the most innocent one. Is he pregnant with fetal poison? She had already suffered before she was born, and she has been wandering on the edge of life since she was born. When she was little, she didn't even dare to breathe louder in front of him, for fear of letting him catch the cold. After all, she grew up, and even more so now. I finally had the desire to survive, but it was hard-won.
"Don't worry, I will protect you...and those in your house." Looking at Chu Liuchen's calm eyes, the emperor took a deep breath. He was afraid of seeing Chu Liuchen look like this. The feeling that nothing can enter his heart, this calmness as if everything is dead and he doesn't care about anything, represents his hopelessness.
"Uncle, I just want to live happily with the princess!" Chu Liuchen whispered, his eyes fluctuating slightly.
The emperor could see clearly that only when Princess Chen was mentioned, Chu Liuchen's mood became turbulent and he felt a sense of emotion.
"Uncle, on the birthday of the Imperial Grandmother, those people are not at ease. They can actually cause such a thing in the palace. This time it is the concubine of the son. So next time, will it be the Imperial Grandmother or others? ? I don’t have many relatives. I just hope that the relatives I care about can live in safety and nothing will happen."
Chu Liuchen said again.
After saying that, he bowed to the emperor again, "Uncle, please go and see the emperor's grandmother. What happened to the princess just now also scared the emperor's grandmother. I'm afraid the emperor's grandmother has no intention to watch the show at this time, but it's okay. Let's go in today." There are a lot of people in the palace, and with so many people, it is not easy to investigate if something goes wrong. Even the family members of fourth-grade officials cannot be investigated. This palace is really unsafe!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
"Wait a moment!" The emperor's voice came from behind.
Chu Liuchen turned around.
"How is your health? Did you hurt your health all the way back to Beijing?" The emperor took two steps forward and asked with concern.
"Don't worry, uncle, my son's health is really well. I'm a little tired from all the journey here, but I can still hold on." Chu Liuchen turned around and replied.
The emperor's eyes fell on his face, and his handsome face showed a bit of fatigue. It could be seen that he was indeed very tired. He originally thought that he would not be able to make it in time. But now that he is here, he must have been traveling all night without stopping along the way. How to stop.
"Is your body really okay?" the emperor asked again.
"Don't worry, uncle, it's really nothing serious. If you go to bed early at night, you should be fine!" Chu Liuchen replied.
The emperor looked at him carefully again and checked his face. He saw that although his face was still as pale as before and his lips were lighter than ordinary people, his overall energy was still good. He felt heavy in his heart. After landing on the ground, it seemed that Chu Liuchen's body was really well. He could withstand such a long journey and was much stronger than ordinary people!
"Since your body is well fed, go to court tomorrow!" The emperor waved his hand and said after making a major decision.
"My son, please retire!" Chu Liuchen nodded and retreated.
When he arrived outside the royal study, he looked back at the tall and wide palace door. His eyes became more and more quiet and calm. He was not surprised by what the emperor just said. This was what he originally wanted to express.
His health has improved, and he is no longer a useless prince. His hasty march is more true than what the imperial doctor said. Facts speak louder than words.
After coming out of the Imperial Study Room, Chu Liuchen went to the Cikong Palace of the Queen Mother, but he did not see the Queen Mother and went to bed because he said that the Queen Mother was not feeling well.
Chu Liuchen knelt down outside the Queen Mother's palace and kowtowed three times inside respectfully before getting up and going back.
When they returned to Prince Chen's Mansion, Shao Wanru was still awake. After washing, Chu Liuchen also went to bed, carefully holding the slender figure in his arms and closing his eyes.
He was indeed very tired from this journey!
Shao Wanru was weak and Chu Liuchen was tired. The two of them slept until night. After being woken up by Aunt Yu and Aunt Zheng, the two of them worked for a while. Chu Liuchen personally replaced Shao Wanru. After changing the medicine and looking at her wounds, her face turned ugly again. Shao Wanru coaxed her for a while before she recovered.
After that, he went to bed early. The palace of Prince Chen was peaceful, but the palace was not peaceful. The Queen Mother was ill...