Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 308 Banquet
The night was heavy, and Fengyi Palace was strangely quiet, only occasionally there were two very light coughs accompanied by the breeze.

The queen pinched the handkerchief and covered her lips lightly, for fear of waking Fu Yunchen up.

Qing Dai stretched out her hand to help her, her voice was also extremely soft: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, can this servant help you back?"

The queen looked at Fu Yunchen reluctantly, tucked up the quilt for him, and then took Qing Dai's hand out of the side hall.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the moon in the sky is big and round, clear and clear, spreading out layers of halo, making it more soft and beautiful in the boundless night.The empress looked up at the clear moon, her sorrow could not be concealed in her voice: "Isn't tomorrow the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Qing Dai nodded: "Yes, such a beautiful moon can only be seen during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"No matter how beautiful the moon in the capital city is, it can't compare to the beauty when it was in Lushan. I still remember that time, A Yuan would always practice swords on the top of the mountain, and the mountains were filled with the sound of books. Only he stood on the cliff with his sword, and the sword rang. "

This time, she didn't call herself "Ben Gong" anymore, but remembered her days in Lushan as the daughter of the Xie family.

Qing Dai grew up with her since she was a child, recalling Lushan is also full of feelings, saying: "Master didn't let you learn martial arts at that time, but you always have a way to slip out. The slave girl still remembers that the master's study room is full of wooden swords, all It was confiscated from the son."

Speaking of this matter, the queen couldn't help laughing: "Ah Yuan's temperament is actually very much like a little uncle. Although he was born in the academy, he is a deviant. If it wasn't for the Xie family's engagement with the royal family, my father would not have forced Ah Yuan to marry him." Yuan stayed in the academy, and he wouldn't just leave. Tell me, if I hadn't married into the East Palace, would the result be different now?"

At this point, the smile in his eyes was gradually replaced by tears.

Maybe it was because she was about to die. Recently, she always remembered many things from the past, and the blurred pictures in her memory gradually became clearer, and her desire to go back became stronger and stronger.

Seeing the tears in her eyes, Qing Dai felt sour and unbearable, she said: "Your Majesty, the marriage contract between you and His Majesty was established by the old lady and the late emperor long ago, everything is predestined, how can you change it so easily?"

The queen twitched the corners of her mouth bitterly, walked back slowly through the moonlight, and murmured softly: "Yes, everything is preordained, how can it be changed so easily?"

"Niang Niang." Qing Dai hesitated to speak.

The queen raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her voice still trembled slightly: "I'm fine, tomorrow's Mid-Autumn Festival, there are still many things I need to take care of, go back."

Qing Dai finally didn't say any more, and helped her back to the bedroom.

The moon was setting, and the dazzling sky was diluting the moonlight all over the place, and it was another great sunny day.

The banquet was still held in Zhaoyang Palace. Early in the morning, the palace began to get busy. In the midst of this busyness, the wailing that echoed in the palace walls seemed to be gradually forgotten.

After noon, courtiers and female relatives of various families entered the palace one after another.

Ever since the queen mother broke up with the eldest princess, the queen mother has never been out of Yanfu Palace, even today's banquet was rejected because she was unwell, and everyone wisely did not go to Yanfu Palace to disturb them.

Cai Fuya felt strange in her heart, so she asked Ling Youyao: "The Empress Dowager has been ill for a month or two, why is she still not recovering?"

Ling Youyao said: "Heart disease is difficult to cure, if the knot is not solved, it won't be cured even if it takes a year or two."

Cai Fuya nodded with a half understanding, and didn't ask any more questions.

The Empress Dowager stayed behind closed doors, and the Empress lingered on her sick bed, saying that it was a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but it made people lose interest at all.

After passing through the imperial garden, and walking for a while, we arrived at Fengyi Palace.

Everyone knew that the Empress was seriously ill, so they didn't dare to disturb her any more, they just hurriedly greeted her and left.When Ling Youyao and Cai Fuya came, Chunlin had just sent off Mrs. Linyuanhou, seeing them coming, she rushed to greet them.

After seeing the ceremony, the two of them said: "Wangfei, you came just in time. His Royal Highness just sent someone to ask when you will come."

Ling Youyao smiled and said: "It's true that I haven't seen Chen'er for a long time. I'll go and see him when I see the empress." Saying that, she walked inside.

Inside the hall, the queen leaned on the soft cushion and closed her eyes slightly.Even though she put on makeup, she still couldn't hide her haggard face, as if her petals were red, and in this autumn season, it seemed that she would fade away at any time.

When she heard the movement, she opened her eyes, and when she saw Ling Youyao, her face showed joy: "Youyao, you are here."

When Ling Youyao heard this, her nose suddenly became sore, she forced a smile and saluted, and then said: "I heard that my mother was seriously ill a few days ago, and I haven't been able to find a chance to visit the palace. Today I finally see you."

The queen took her hand, smiled softly and said, "I'm fine, I'm worrying you."

Ling Youyao looked at her pale face with a bitter smile.

How could it be all right?

Sun Fuzhi didn't sleep for a few days before pulling her back from the gate of hell. How could the ups and downs and dangers involved can be summed up by the word "no hindrance"?
Ling Youyao endured the soreness in her heart, and said: "The empress's body is the most important thing now, I hope the empress will take care of everything."

The queen smiled softly, but did not respond.

When her eyes touched Cai Fuya who was at the side, there was a sudden pause, but after a while, she returned to normal. She said to Cai Fuya: "The last time I saw Miss Cai was at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet last year. After a year, Miss Cai is getting better than before. My hair has calmed down, it seems that the Cai family is good at teaching girls..."

Cai Fuya felt that what she said was weird, but she couldn't put it into words, so she blessed herself and said: "The queen empress praises you, and the servants follow the grandfather's teachings, so they are naturally prudent in front of the empress."

The queen looked closely at her eyebrows, with nostalgia in her eyes, and suddenly asked: "I remember that you are two years older than Youyao, are you engaged now?"

As soon as these words came out, both of them were startled.

Cai Fuya subconsciously glanced at Ling Youyao, and replied: "Go back to the empress, my daughter is not engaged yet."

The queen nodded thoughtfully.

Ling Youyao saw the opportunity and interjected: "Mother, don't make fun of her! Fu Ya is thin-skinned, and she is the worst tease. If I tease her a few words on weekdays, her face will turn red!"

"It's my negligence," the queen smiled, not continuing the topic, "Chen'er has been thinking about you these days, go and see him."

"Yes." Ling Youyao got up to leave.

After leaving Fengyi Palace, Cai Fuya came closer and asked in a low voice: "You Yao, what do you mean by what the empress said just now?"

Ling Youyao frowned, and said something inexplicable: "Fu Ya, I think you should settle the marriage earlier."

Cai Fuya's ears turned red, and seeing her serious expression, as if something big was about to happen, she ignored her shyness and asked, "Why did you say that?"

When walking to a quiet place, Ling Youyao stopped and looked at her seriously: "I'm afraid that if you don't marry again, you will enter the palace."

(End of this chapter)