Rebirth of the Blind

After Xia returned to the palace, he never saw the Eighth Prince again. At first he thought that the Eighth Prince would at least go to the palace to look for him, but he didn't, and His Majesty completely settled in his Hanyu Palace.

Although His Majesty stayed with him every night, after so many days in the palace, His Majesty did not touch him once.At night, His Majesty would order Xiao Xizi to bring a basin of hot water and compress his legs without saying a word. At first he was afraid, but he always felt that His Majesty did it for other reasons, and then he gradually let it go. Opened, because he knew very well that he was no longer of any use value, at most... just dying again.

Even if he refuses, His Majesty will not bother, right?I want to.

Opening his tired eyes, he walked along the arm of the person beside him to the back of his hand, Xia could clearly feel two rows of deep tooth marks, and there was a little hard lump on it, presumably it was bleeding at that time?

There was a heavy rain last night, and his injured leg was in severe pain. At first he could control it, but as the pain intensified later, he could only vaguely feel someone hugging his body, but the effect was not great. Abandoning his weapons and surrendering, he vented all his strength. Regardless of the punches and kicks of Sanqi 21, the body that restrained him did not leave for a moment. At the end, Xia only remembered that he bit hard on the bird that he originally wanted to stop him from biting. own hands.

If it was His Majesty before, he must have been thrown aside, right?

Ling Yuancheng, who had always been in a light sleep, discovered the messy hands on his body almost immediately, without saying a word, he turned back and pressed Xia under him by surprise, "Are you awake?" The voice was still hoarse after waking up , breathing on Xia's cheek, causing Xia to turn her head subconsciously, Ling Yuancheng's eyes darkened, and he stopped talking, and Xia slowly replied after a long time: "En."

"Are you hungry? If you're not hungry, I'll sleep with you again." Ling Yuancheng was really tired. Xia had been making a fuss last night until he was close to Zishi, and now it's only been an hour. Even though Ling Yuancheng is used to the days of less sleep Shi Chen's rest was also unacceptable to him, not to mention it was still early spring.

The way Xia shook his head to please Ling Yuancheng, after a low laugh, Ling Yuancheng lowered his head, his cold lips pressed against Xia's forehead, Xia was stunned.

It was almost the only act of intimacy in so many days.

In the end, Ling Yuancheng didn't pull Xia and continued to sleep, Wei Yan pushed the door open without thinking, with great force, causing Ling Yuancheng to open his sharp eyes, and said calmly, "What happened? !" Knowing Wei Yan's way of dealing with things, knowing that there must be a reason for Wei Yan's behavior, Ling Yuancheng was not angry.

Wei Yan knelt on the ground and made a gesture of lowering his upper body to the ground, which represented an extremely solemn salute in Lingguo. Wei Yan put his palms on the ground, and then spread them upwards, "Your Majesty, there is news from Jinlan Palace that the Empress Dowager Critically ill!"

"—!"

Xia could feel the master who was holding his hand tightening his hand suddenly, as well as the indistinct trembling.

Xia had always thought that this person would not be afraid of anything, and that even His Majesty the Emperor had the ability not to be afraid.

Ling Yuancheng's demeanor did not change on the surface, but from the way he hurriedly put on some thick clothes for Xia and then walked quickly, it can be seen that he was actually worried, perhaps more I was afraid that the queen mother who didn't give me any happy memories... would leave since then.

When Ling Yuancheng arrived at Jinlan Palace, he happened to see Ling Qi riding in with a frightened expression on his face.

Ling Qi glanced at Xia, then immediately jumped off the horse and rushed directly to the inner hall.

The person who had been comatose on the bed for nearly a month and hadn't woken up much was opening his eyes, looking at the door brightly, until Ling Qi opened the door and appeared in her eyes, she pulled her lips with difficulty, "Qi Er... ..."

Such a joyful voice, except for the weak breath, does not look like a person who is about to die at all.Ling Yuancheng stopped in his tracks, stopped Xia and stayed where he was.

"His Majesty?"

Ling Yuancheng knew Xia's confusion, but he didn't move a single bit. Listening to the voice of the conversation inside, he pursed his lips, feeling more and more that he was superfluous, even if that person was going to die in the next moment...

Xia felt painfully the message that the person who had been grabbing his wrist wanted to convey, somehow he was not afraid of His Majesty's wrath, and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for us to go in."

The volume was not low, and the Queen Mother froze for a while looking at Ling Qi's face in relief.During this period of coma, her originally slightly wrinkled cheeks spread to cover her whole face. She slowly turned her stiff neck, looked at the door, and opened her lips, "Your Majesty?"

Understanding what the queen mother was thinking, Ling Qi patted the queen mother's hand and said comfortingly: "Mother, my son let the emperor come in."

"kindness."

Ling Qi put those old hands on the brocade quilt, and then walked directly to where Ling Yuancheng was, his gaze stayed on the two tightly clasped hands for a moment, and then he looked away without a trace, "Brother Emperor, the queen mother is here Wait for you."

"...En." Ling Yuancheng replied after a while, and was about to walk in, but Ling Qi stopped him, Ling looked at Ling Qi, Ling Qi bowed his head and said: "Brother Huang left him here Bar."

Ling Yuancheng subconsciously cast his eyes on the people around him, and only then remembered the meaning of Ling Qi's words.

The Queen Mother doesn't want to see male favourites, the deadline is approaching, it's really not good for Xia to appear at this time.

She tilted her head and said to Xia: "You go back to the palace first, I... will be back soon."

Xia nodded understandingly, Ling Yuancheng silently let go of his clenched hands, and walked into the inner hall, Xia didn't react quickly, until Wei Yan whispered to him: "Gentleman, I will send you back."

"kindness."

After Xia went back, she didn't go back to sleep, nor did she eat the porridge that Xiaoxizi brought, until an hour and a half later, three melodious bells rang in the palace, followed by bitter crying.

Yes, crying.

The Empress Dowager is the head of the harem, the most honorable woman in the whole world. After passing away, everyone in the harem will cry bitterly, so for a while, the palace is full of crying, continuous, one after another, making Xia feel depressed down.

"Gentleman, you should eat something first, you may not have much time to eat later." Xiao Xizi said with a wrinkled face while holding a bowl of porridge.

Yes, I really don't have time to eat for a while. As one of His Majesty's concubines, Junzi must accompany His Majesty to guard the coffin until the Empress Dowager's funeral.It will be really difficult to eat at that time, and the time for a gentleman to eat will also come. If you don't eat, you will definitely feel pain. The imperial doctor will not have time to come over at this time.

"kindness."

After Xia hung his mind and ate a bowl of porridge, Xiao Yinzi came in and told him to go to Jinlan Palace.

Approaching Jinlan Palace, the crying was deafening, Xia subconsciously wanted to cover her ears, "Gentleman, Concubine Xue is here." Hearing Xiao Yinzi's words, Xia raised her head in confusion.

Snow concubine?

Xiao Yinzi knew Xia's confusion, so he timely resolved it, "Gentleman, Concubine Xue has been reduced to concubine."

After Xiao Yinzi said this, he remembered, yes, that woman has been demoted from concubine to concubine.

A few days after giving birth, Jiang Qianxue couldn't see the wind. When the queen mother passed away, she couldn't help but come. She had no choice but to wrap her whole body tightly.

Jiang Qianxue's fat body due to pregnancy has not yet recovered, a piece of cloth covers half of her face, resisting the cold wind, her eye sockets are moist and full of red silk, she can tell that she has cried just now.There was a bulge under her big fur coat, which was held in the arms of the little prince who was also tightly wrapped.

Holding the little prince in her arms, Jiang Qianxue bent down and saluted, "Concubine Xue bows to the gentleman."

This was the first time Jiang Qianxue saw Xia after three months, but her identity had changed drastically.Originally, they were on equal footing, but now she is only a mere concubine, a bit shorter than Xia's gentleman, and must salute according to the palace rules, but she doesn't have the time and Xia to chat more at this time.

Jiang Qianxue was sad, because some time ago her mother clan had all left, and the queen mother was her only remaining mother clan member, and now she passed away, which meant that she could only depend on her son for life in the future.

"Get up... get up." Xia didn't know how to answer, but could only think of Ling Yuancheng's words to make people get up, and replied awkwardly.

"Gentleman, if it's okay, can we advance to the palace?"

It was only then that Xia remembered that for Concubine Xue, the death of the Empress Dowager meant a lot to her, "Well, you don't have to worry about me."

"Concubine Xue is here to thank you gentleman."

Xiao Yinzi led Xia to Ling Yuancheng's side.

Ling Yuancheng had already changed into the mourning clothes, and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager's bed, motionless as if stiff, and kneeling behind him was the Eighth Prince Ling Qi, neither of them cried aloud, their heads were lowered, not knowing what they were thinking.Xia, who is now the highest concubine, is naturally arranged to kneel and sit next to Ling Yuancheng, while Concubine Xue, who is the concubine, can only kneel down, hugging the little prince in her arms, sobbing softly, not daring to be too loud, as if as long as the voice When she grows older, His Majesty will discover her existence and the little prince in her arms.

Xia thought, he blamed His Majesty.His Majesty complained that he suddenly gave him a glass of poisoned wine when he had other emotions. Although he didn't understand why he came back to life, anyway, he felt resentful in his heart.He also blamed His Majesty for taking him back to the palace from the Eighth Prince's residence, originally he could leave the palace completely...

When His Majesty's hand rested on his leg and there was no other movement, he felt that he felt sorry for His Majesty, because he always felt that His Majesty at this time... needs comfort.

The Empress Dowager passed away, and everyone in Lingguo mourned. She stopped court for seven days and was sent to the imperial mausoleum for burial five days later.

For five whole days, Ling Yuancheng didn't say a word, and kept Xia by his side without saying a word. Ling Qi offered to send the queen mother's coffin to the imperial tomb. Ling Yuancheng agreed, because Ling Yuancheng felt that compared to him, the queen mother He should have hoped that his beloved youngest son would send him off for the last time.

As the long funeral procession went away, a trace of wetness appeared in Ling Yuancheng's eyes, and he never let go of Xia's hand from the beginning to the end.

Back in the bedroom, Ling Yuancheng, who hadn't had a good rest, lay down on the bed with Xia.After lying down, Xia felt that His Majesty rested his head on his lap, and slowly Xia actually felt some moisture on his legs.

Xia found it unbelievable. The emperor in his impression never seemed to know what tears were, so it was just his illusion at this time, right?

"She regretted it."

Xia didn't speak, but listened quietly.

"She regrets that she didn't treat me well. Isn't it funny? It's funny to say that she regrets and feels guilty to me when she comes back to life, isn't it?"

"..."

"She... died. Even if I resent her in the future, I will never see her again."

"She regretted it, but she never had a chance to make it up to me. She said it was punishment."

"I feel that even if she doesn't die, she won't treat me well. The long-term estrangement will not disappear overnight, so she just wants to find an excuse to make me not hate her, so that she can leave without too much guilt."

"I didn't answer her anything, I'm cruel, so you have to remember, don't expect you to betray my queen, I will forgive you. At that time... I will kill you, personally."

The tone of voice was always steady, without any emotional fluctuations, as if Ling Yuancheng was just saying something that had nothing to do with him, and calmly stated a simple sentence.