imperial psychologist

Chapter 405 Entering the Palace

Bo Ling supported the wooden railing at the head of the bed and stood up.

"Do you want to go for a walk in the yard now?" Bai Yi asked, "It's a bit sunny outside."

"It's been a long time since I've been in the sun..." Bo Ling whispered, "Let's get some sun."

Bai Ling's expression looked a little dazed and gloomy, her eyes were looking forward out of focus, her cheeks were pale and slightly sunken, and her eyes looked bigger because of this.

Every step she took was very slow, and the two feet under the skirt seemed to be filled with lead and could not be lifted up. She could only barely walk out. Bai Yi followed behind, always on guard against her falling.

Summer is really here.

Bo Ling stood under the sun, and the sun shone on his face, which was hot and painful.

"Someone seemed to be here yesterday." Bo Ling looked at the door and said suddenly.

"Maybe it's just the night watch team in the hospital," Bai Yi replied, remembering the sound he heard last night, "If someone really came, they will tell me."

"...but I seem to have heard the prince's voice." Bai Ling whispered, and after a while, she changed her words softly, "Prince."

Bai Yi was a little surprised, he walked down the stairs and went to confirm with the apprentices who had kept watch last night.

At the beginning everyone said they didn't know, until Bai Yi directly revealed the identity of the "Prince", several people hesitated and said that His Royal Highness the Prince did come late last night, but because it was too late, he turned around outside the door. Turned around, personally asked about the situation and left.

Before leaving, he even told his apprentice not to report this matter, he will come again.

Moreover, according to the apprentices, this is not the first time the prince has come, but he has no time during the day, and when he has time, it is always late at night, so he has not come in the previous few times.

Bai Yi was a little surprised—he heard the noise himself, but he didn't pay much attention to it at all, let alone heard Chen Yicong in the noise of speaking.

Bai Ling just nodded after listening to Bai Yi's retelling.

Although she didn't see the current court scene with her own eyes, she could imagine the situation outside.

She could feel Zheng Mi's heartfelt joy and encouragement when he talked about state affairs. This dynasty, which had been aging along with Emperor Jianxi, suddenly glowed with new vitality after the new emperor ascended the throne.

There are so many things waiting in front of them that it becomes a luxury to stop and look back.

"Where did this purse come from?" Bai Yi pointed to the dark green purse tied to Bai Ling's wrist, "I don't think I've seen you wear it before?"

Bo Ling raised his hand, and the purse fell in the air and swirled gently, "...does it look good?"

"Quite good looking."

Bai Ling slowly withdrew her hand, and held the purse in her hand again. She didn't answer Bai Yi's question, but fell into the previous silence again.

Bai Yi obviously felt that the air pressure near Berlin had dropped a bit.

She put the dark green purse in her sleeve, and she looked down at her toes, her throat moved a few times, but she didn't make any sound.

So Bai Yi somewhat understood, he seemed to have asked a question that shouldn't be asked...

"Would you like to go outside again?"

Burling shook his head.

As she said that, she walked into the house with the same slow pace as before——it was only then that she realized that there was a very obvious smell of blood and alcohol in the house, and she had been lying in the house before, so she didn't notice it .

"Master Bai!" An apprentice rushed in at this moment, "The empress is here and said she wants to visit you."

As he spoke, he ran up to Bai Yi, "I just passed the north gate, and I met Mr. Zheng and I'm talking now, I guess we'll be here in a while."

Bai Yi responded with a soft "Oh", and he turned to look at Bo Ling - Bo Ling had already returned to the room and lay flat on the bed again.

……

After Mrs. Zhen was in the yard, the first thing she did was to go through a disinfection process.

The apprentices tremblingly talked about the details of each request. Among the officials they met before, the biggest one was a magistrate like Jing Zhaoyin. Among the dignified princes and princes, only Zeng Jiuyan, who was about the same age as Bai Yi, was the only one. .

Now that the empress condescends to come here, if she puts on airs like Zheng Mi did yesterday, the apprentices probably won't have the courage to stop her.

But fortunately, Mrs. Zhen didn't mean to embarrass them in the slightest, and twenty conscientiously followed the steps instructed to complete the entire process.

When he came to the ward, Bai Yi was already waiting outside.

Mrs. Zhen looked at Bai Ling lying in the room, and asked about her recent situation. When she heard Bai Yi say that she was fine, but she was lethargic after recuperating recently, Mrs. Zhen nodded gently, and then stepped into the room. .

"Ma'am," Bai Yi tried to stop her, "My sister is still awake...can you..."

"There may be something more important than the current rest," Zhen replied, "Or let Bai Siyao judge for himself?"

It's not easy for Bai Yi to stop him.

Despite saying this, Zhen still stopped and continued to move forward.

"I came today because I actually wanted to take you into the palace." She said softly to Bai Ling who was on the bed, "I went to visit Eunuch Huang yesterday and promised him to take you into the palace. He wants to see you .”

Bai Ling, who was pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes.

"Of course it's okay to continue to rest," Zhen said softly, "but Eunuch Huang is old, and the situation hasn't been going well since he came out of the prison...it's hard to say how long we can wait."

Bai Ling frowned, covering his eyes with one hand.

……

After a while, Bo Ling was already sitting in Mrs. Zhen's carriage. Even though she had changed into the new clothes Mrs. Zhen brought her, she still looked extremely haggard.

Zhen didn't ask any more questions, but stretched out her hand to gently hug Bai Ling, and whispered a few words of sincere comfort, just like that night in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Bai Ling was a little surprised, for a moment she didn't know how to respond to Zhen Shi's concern, and after a long time, she slowly leaned a few inches towards Zhen Shi's shoulder, her movements stiff.

This made Zhen Shi couldn't help but sigh.

After entering the palace, their means of transportation changed from a carriage to a sedan chair.

Bai Ling silently followed behind Zhen Shi. From time to time, eunuchs rushed over and whispered to Zhen Shi, and she always gave some short responses after a moment of thinking.

She looked at the queen not far away, and felt that this kind of gentleness and determination seemed a little familiar.

Thinking about what Zheng Mi mentioned earlier that Emperor Qitai hadn't shown up much since he ascended the throne—then most of the burdens in the palace probably fell on the shoulders of the queen in front of him.

Zhen Shi looked haggard and exhausted similar to herself, but her eyes always carried a firmness that was rarely seen here.

Chen Yicong seldom mentioned his mother, but only in this moment of getting along with each other, Bo Ling somewhat understood where the youth's reckless courage came from.

The sedan chair turned around the deep palace road and finally stopped in front of a small courtyard, where Yuan Zhen was already waiting.

From Yuan Zhen's expression, Bo Ling immediately understood one thing.

Today, she came here to see Huang Chongde for the last time.

(End of this chapter)