The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

"enough!"

Qi Yejing pulled her up and wanted to scold her, but when he saw her crying so hard, he couldn't bear it and his voice softened instantly.

"A Ning, be good, don't cry. Tomorrow morning I will send someone out of the palace to bring your aunt and brother to see you. Then you can see them and know that they are fine and nothing is wrong."

"Really, Your Majesty, are you telling the truth? Will I be able to see my aunt and brother tomorrow morning?"

In a hurry, Yun Zhining even forgot to call herself a concubine and looked at Qi Yejing with hope.

Qi Yejing sighed silently.

In fact, he could completely understand how she felt now.

When my father was alive, he favored Concubine Li. Everyone in the harem was overwhelmed by the three of them. Concubine Li's son humiliated him in public and tore up his homework, which led to him being punished by the tutor and almost losing half his life.

When my father celebrated his birthday, the emperor of another country came to congratulate him with his little princess. Concubine Li's son fell in love with the little princess and insisted that she marry him. The little princess disagreed, so he took his servants to strip her clothes. During the argument, the little princess was pushed onto the rockery and her eyes were damaged and she became blind. The emperor asked my father to give him an explanation. In order to save Concubine Li's son, my father actually wanted to hand him over to the emperor and let the emperor beat him to death as compensation for the little princess.

Fortunately, the emperor was reasonable and would only hold the person responsible for the mistake accountable without implicating innocent people. In the end, my father had no choice but to beat Concubine Li's son half to death and then compensate him with a lot of things to calm the emperor down.

Concubine Li's son developed a high fever that night and it took a long time for him to recover. He was burned into a fool. Concubine Li held this matter against him and tried every possible way to torture both mother and son. She even planned to send him to the little princess's country as a hostage. If the queen had not argued for him, he would have died in a foreign land and his mother would have died quietly in the harem.

Back then, he was weak and incapable of protecting his mother, but now he has become the emperor of Daye. Can't he protect Yun Zhining's mother and brother?

"Don't worry. With me here, the Earl of Yuanchang and his wife will not be able to hurt your mother and brother. I will protect them well, and I will also protect you well."

"Bah!"

Yun Zhining kissed him excitedly, her eyes smiling into crescents.

"Can we go to bed now?"

Yun Zhining nodded, then after a while she looked up at him and said cautiously.

"I am afraid that I will have a nightmare again after I fall asleep. Can Your Majesty hold me in your arms?"

"Oh?"

Qi Yejing raised his lips and chuckled.

"Why, if I hold you in my arms you won't have nightmares?"

Yun Zhining nodded.

"When I went to Changchun Palace before, I heard from the Second Prince that he had a nightmare one night and was too scared to sleep, so he went to find Sister Lin with a pillow in his arms. Sister Lin originally wanted to comfort him, but he fell asleep as soon as he lay in Sister Lin's arms, and he slept soundly. When he woke up, it was already the next morning."

"I asked him why this happened, and he said it was because Sister Lin was his biological mother, and he felt very at ease lying in her arms, so he naturally slept well."

"So what you mean is that you feel very comfortable lying in my arms, so you sleep soundly and don't have nightmares at all."

Yun Zhining nodded her chin and spoke softly.

"From the day I entered the palace, I have completely drawn a line between myself and the outside world. In the entire palace, I only trust the emperor, because only the emperor will not harm me, let alone the child in my belly."

Qi Yejing hooked her nose and said with a smile.

"I am not as kind as you think. Maybe one day I will sacrifice you for my own benefit."

"Will not."

Yun Zhining shook her head and said with a firm look on her face.

"Although I am young, I can judge people very well. The emperor may be harsh in words, but he is very soft-hearted. The injuries you have suffered will not be suffered by the sisters in the harem. The rain you have been caught in will not be suffered by the sisters in the harem. The suffering you have endured will not be suffered by the sisters in the harem."

"So, in my heart, the emperor is the kindest, most merciful, and most trustworthy person. No one can say anything bad about the emperor, including the emperor."

"Even if the emperor really uses me, hurts me, or abandons me one day, I believe that this is to protect me."

"A Ning, An Ning, why are you so stupid?"

She is so stupid that people can't bear to deceive or hurt her.

Yun Zhining curled her lips and said with dissatisfaction.

"I am not stupid, I am very smart."

"Besides, my aunt said that the harem is full of smart people. When smart people fight against each other, both will often suffer losses and die faster. On the contrary, stupid people like me will have good luck and may even win without doing anything."

"What do you win by lying down?"

"I won't tell you, Lululu."

Yun Zhining made a face at him and quickly lay down and wrapped herself tightly in the quilt. Qi Yejing reached out to pull the quilt, but she tried to pry his hand away.

If it were someone else, Qi Yejing would definitely be furious, and this person would fall out of favor, but when he saw Yun Zhining like this, he just felt that Yun Zhining was innocent, lively and cute, and he really wanted to accompany her in this little trick.

"let go."

"If you don't loosen it, then don't loosen it. If you dare, hit me!"

Qi Yejing was both angry and amused.

"Didn't you ask me to hold you while sleeping? If you don't let go, how can I cover you with the same blanket and hold you while sleeping?"

"Or have you recovered now and feel that you won't have nightmares anymore and can sleep alone?"

"Ah, no, I was wrong, Your Majesty, please don't abandon me, otherwise I will definitely not be able to sleep tonight."

After being reminded by him, Yun Zhining finally reacted. She quickly lifted the quilt and moved over to hug him and beg for mercy. Seeing that he refused to pay attention to her, she kissed him like a chicken pecking at rice. Qi Yejing was so annoyed by her that he lost his temper.

Enough, enough. If you keep kissing me, he will really catch fire and then he will be unable to sleep.

He clamped Yun Zhining's wandering hands with one hand, and held her in his arms with the other hand. Then he straightened her hands, pinched her face, and pretended to be fierce.

"Close your eyes and go to sleep. If you make trouble again, I will take back what I said."

"Don't!"

I don’t know if it was because she would be able to see her aunt and brother tomorrow, or because she felt at ease being held in Qi Yejing’s arms, but Yun Zhining fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes, and she didn’t have any nightmares anymore, and slept until dawn.

When she woke up, Qi Yejing had left and Qingzhu was the only one guarding her.

Seeing that she woke up, Qingzhu rushed over immediately and said excitedly.

"My lady, good news, great news. The emperor said that you dreamed of your biological mother last night, and he sent people to the Yuanchang Marquis's residence to pick up Aunt An and Young Master Yun early in the morning. They are expected to enter the palace soon. You should get up quickly and wash and dress up. After they enter the palace to pay their respects to the Empress, they will come to Furong Pavilion to see you."

Oh my God, the emperor works so fast!

For the first time since entering the palace, Yun Zhining developed a liking for Qi Yejing, without a trace of pretense or hypocrisy.

"Quick, take out my best clothes and jewelry. I want to dress up beautifully and let my mother know that I am living a good life now. She doesn't have to worry about me all day long."

"Isn't it a coincidence that Luo Su just made a beautiful dress for you yesterday. I will find the dress now and help you dress up."

"It's too slow for you to do it alone, so why not call Luo Su in to help."

"So I've found a competitor for myself!"

"No way. Many hands make light work. All right, all right, hurry up and go find some clothes and jewelry. If you delay me from seeing my mother, I'll show you how I'll punish you later."

"Okay, okay, I'll go now."

At Yun Zhining's command, Furong Pavilion fell into chaos. Some were looking for clothes and jewelry, some were dressing up, some were going to the imperial kitchen to get food, some were preparing pastries in the small kitchen, and everyone was busy.

An hour later, everything was ready and everyone took a break.

"Qingzhu, what time is it now? Why haven't my mother and brother come yet?"

Yun Zhining waited until the flowers all wilted.

"It's almost time, it's already 9:00 PM, Aunt An and Young Master Yun must be on their way here, young lady, you should eat something first, it will be bad if you are hungry."

"No, I want to eat after I see my mother and brother."

"Okay, then my lady, just wait patiently. Be sure to tell me when you are hungry."

"understood."

Yun Zhining waited and waited, from the hour of Si to the hour of Wu. The longer she waited, the more anxious she became, and the hearts of everyone in Furong Pavilion were also raised.

Could something have happened to Aunt An and Young Master Yun?