Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 705: Queen Zhao Falls into the Water

"Daddy, come and see, whose snowman is better looking, mine or mine?"

In an open space in the wintersweet forest, Chen Mo and four children were making a snowman.

Chen Mo spent too little time with them, let alone being alone with the children. Today, they finally got together to play, and it was a good opportunity for them, father and son, and father and daughter, to deepen their relationships.

So Chen Mo taught the four children how to make a snowman, and said that if they made a good one, he would give them a reward.

"My snowman must be the most beautiful, because my snowman is my daddy." Chen Jia raised his frozen red little hands and said in a baby voice.

Chen Mo: "..."

Despite his young age, he is quite good at speaking.

Except for the snowman made by Chen Jia, which was made in the likeness of Chen Mo, the snowman made by Chen You, Chen Nuo and Chen Zhong were all in the likeness of their mothers.

Chen Mo squatted down, touched Chen Jia's little head, and said with a smile: "They are all piled up very beautifully. Of course, the most beautiful one is your sister Youyou."

Hearing this, Chen You immediately raised his proud little face, imitated his aunt, put on an adult look and looked at his three brothers, saying: "I've already said that the snowman I make is the best looking."

As he spoke, Chen You stepped forward and kissed Chen Mo on the face, then said with a smile, "I'll ask mom to come and see it. She's sure she'll like it very much."

Having said that, he trotted off to find Xia Zhiqing.

Chen Mo watched along the way, and since there were palace maids and eunuchs around, he wasn't worried that Chen You would get lost.

Chen Jia pouted, a little dissatisfied: "Why? Mine is obviously the best looking. Daddy is partial."

Chen Mo pinched his little face, pointed at the snowman and said, "Stinky boy, is your father's nose this big?"

"Haha, Daddy has a big nose." Chen Nuo and Chen Zhong laughed when they saw this.

Chen Mo pretended to be angry and joined in their play.

At this time, Chen You brought Xia Zhiqing over, and Wu Mi and the others also followed.

From the perspective of these adults, the snowmen made by the four children are all ugly, but to appease the children, of course they have to say they look good.

Seeing their elder sister being praised by their mother and aunts, the three children, Chen Jia, Chen Nuo and Chen Zhong, immediately became envious and expressed their desire to build it again.

But Wu Mi stopped him. She stepped forward and held Chen Jia's hand, "You're freezing cold. Look how frozen you are. You're still playing. If it gets swollen, you'll cry."

As he said this, he also blamed Chen Mo for making a snowman with a few children in such a cold day.

Chen Mo knew that Wu Mi was educating the children, so he did not refute. He touched Chen Jia's head and said, "Your mother is angry. Let's go downstairs and warm our hands. Stop playing."

"Auntie is so fierce," Chen You whispered while holding Xia Zhiqing's legs.

"That's right." Chen Nuo echoed from the side.

Then Xia Zhiqing grabbed one of their ears with one hand.

"Even if I don't say anything, you think you're doing the right thing, right? Just listen to your aunt." Xia Zhiqing said with a deliberately stern face.

Seeing that the children were discouraged, Chen Mo carried Wu Mi and the others on his back and whispered to them, "When your mother isn't looking, Daddy will take you to play secretly."

Naturally, Chen Mo's actions could not be hidden from the eyes of Wu Mi and the others. They also heard what Chen Mo said, but seeing that he was coaxing the child, they pretended not to know.

The four children immediately smiled happily.

"By the way, where is the Queen?" Chen Mo glanced at the women and asked casually when he saw that Queen Zhao was not there.

"The queen went to the bathroom." Wu Mi said.

Chen Mo said "oh" and asked them how they were having fun. If it was good, they would wait for the Queen to come back and tell her, then they would leave the palace.

At this moment, Chen Mo suddenly heard the sound of someone falling into the water not far away, as well as the panicked voices of the palace maids.

"Someone fell into the water." Yue Ruyan said.

"?" Wu Mi and the other girls hadn't reacted yet. After all, with their abilities, their five senses couldn't hear that far.

"Oh no, the queen fell into the water."

Hearing the noise not far away, Chen Mo's face changed and he hurried towards the direction where the sound came from.

The noise grew louder and louder, and Wu Mi and the others soon heard it and rushed towards the direction where the sound came from.

"Aunt, go slowly and be careful of the baby in your belly." Xiao Ya was more worried than Xiao Yunxi.

When Queen Zhao went to the toilet, no one accompanied her.

When she came back from relieving herself, thinking about the happiness and harmony of the King of Wei's family, she felt sad again for a moment. She was still trying to find the reason when His Majesty started to ignore her.

Therefore, while thinking about her troubles, she walked without looking at the road, stepped on empty air, and fell into the artificial lake in the royal garden.

The weather was very cold, but the artificial lake was not frozen. Although the water was not deep, the weather was cold and Queen Zhao was just an ordinary person. The moment she fell into the lake, she panicked and choked on the water several times.

After just a short while, Queen Zhao felt her consciousness becoming increasingly blurred.

At the moment she lost consciousness, a figure swooped over the lake, pulled her out of the water, and carried her ashore.

The palace maids and eunuchs on the shore were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they dared not step forward. Although the royal family had become puppets now, they still could not afford to offend the slaves and servants. If anything happened to Queen Zhao, the slaves and servants they were looking after would not be much better off.

Chen Mo was still relatively calm. He asked someone to call the imperial physician and asked Wu Mi to come over and take a look.

Wu Mi walked forward to take a look and quickly came to a conclusion, saying, "The Queen has drunk a lot of lake water. She needs to force the water out first."

"Daddy, is godmother asleep?" Chen Jia called out, but found that he couldn't wake her up at all.

Chen Mo ignored Chen Jia for the time being, and instead placed Queen Zhao on his legs, letting her arch her back like a bow. He then gently pushed with his internal energy, forcing the lake water she had drunk out of her mouth.

Then Chen Mo turned Queen Zhao over again.

After a while, Queen Zhao suddenly coughed, then her eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes, and her vision was full of human figures.

And she was also held by a man and placed on his lap.

"Godmother, you're awake." Chen Jia said with a smile.

Wu Mi then took Queen Zhao's pulse.

Chen Mo knew that this shouldn't be done, but Queen Zhao's dazed look at the moment, coupled with her pitiful and haggard face, and the way her hair was soaked by the lake water and stuck to her face, made her heart inexplicably tremble.

He was surprised and asked, "Empress, are you okay? How could you fall into the lake for no reason?"

"I accidentally stepped on empty space."

Queen Zhao looked at the handsome young man and pursed her pink lips. She calmed down now and realized that the King of Wei was hugging her. She wanted to get up, but her hands subconsciously pulled at her soaked red skirt. She said weakly, "It's so hot."

This confused the people watching nearby. It's such a cold day, and you just fell into the lake, how could you feel hot?

"Oh no, the Queen has caught a cold and her body is hypothermic." Wu Mi frowned.

"Mom, what is a cold?" Chen Jia asked curiously.

"Jia'er, be good. I'll tell you when I get back." Wu Mi told Chen Mo the solution. Seeing that she had to change her wet clothes and take "Sini San", Chen Mo asked the palace maid to take Queen Zhao back to her bedroom and change her wet clothes.

It can be seen that the palace maids were a little frightened and their movements were clumsy. Chen Mo frowned and asked Yue Ruyan for help.

After all, he is a man, so it will be inconvenient for him to do what happens next.

At this time, Queen Zhao also knew that it was King Wei who saved her.

……

Queen Zhao was rescued in time, and she will be fine as long as she takes medicine and recuperates well.

Therefore, Chen Mo just politely asked the people below to pass on a message: "Have a good rest, Queen."

He then left the palace with his wives and concubines.

Chen Mo didn't take this little incident to heart.

Shortly after Chen Mo left the palace, Emperor Yong'an learned the news and hurried to the Queen's bedroom.

Seeing Queen Zhao lying on the bed with a folded towel on her forehead and a palace maid feeding her medicine, Emperor Yong'an asked with concern: "Queen, I heard that you fell into the water. Are you okay?"

"I accidentally fell into the lake. Thanks to the timely rescue by King Wei, I will be fine as long as I rest well. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Queen Zhao's voice was a little weak.

"It's the King of Wei again."

Emperor Yong'an couldn't help but frowned slightly and muttered in his heart. It was originally just a very ordinary thing, but after thinking too much, Emperor Yong'an thought that it must be related to something he didn't know, otherwise how could he fall into the lake when the road was so wide.

Emperor Yong'an even imagined that when Queen Zhao was having a secret meeting with Chen Mo, Chen Mo's wives and concubines came over. In order to avoid being discovered, Queen Zhao panicked and fell into the lake.

But on the surface, Emperor Yong'an smiled, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's good that everything is fine."

Queen Zhao uttered a soft "hmm" in a voice as soft as a mosquito, and looked at Emperor Yong'an with eyes as clear as water. She thought that His Majesty still cared about her, and perhaps she could take this opportunity to resolve the "contradiction" that had arisen between the two for some unknown reason.

But Emperor Yong'an's next words made her feel cold.

"Then Queen, you should have a good rest. I will not disturb you and will leave first." Emperor Yong'an said.

Queen Zhao tried to persuade him to stay.

But Emperor Yong'an told her to take good care of her, instructed the palace maids to take good care of her, and then left.

With the departure of Emperor Yong'an, Queen Zhao felt a pang of sorrow in her heart, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye.

Queen Zhao, who fell into the lake, was already frightened. At this moment, she longed for Emperor Yong'an's care and affection, but Emperor Yong'an did not give her this opportunity.

……

in the afternoon.

Bronze Sparrow Tower.

When in Xiangyang, it was still called Tongque Garden.

But after moving to Tianchuan, Chen Mo simply changed the name to Tongquetai.

In the side room of former Queen Xu Ying.

on the bed.

Chen Mo gently stretched out a hand and embraced Xu Ying's plump and soft body. A look of immersion appeared on his handsome face.

Chen Mo pinched her chin, moved close to the beauty's bright red lips, held those soft, plump and shiny lips, and plundered them greedily.

After a while, their lips parted.

Xu Ying said sweetly, "Why is the prince here at this time?"

Chen Mo's expression paused slightly, thinking of what happened in the palace before, his eyes flickered, he stroked her jade back, and said softly: "Of course I miss the Queen."

"I miss the prince too." Xu Ying felt even sweeter.

At this time, Chen Mo took a deep breath and said, "Of course, I miss Her Royal Highness the Princess too."

Chen Mo lowered his eyes. Princess Zhaoqing Chu Ran, who raised her head at the end of the bed, had a fiery face. When she heard what Chen Mo said, her frown relaxed a little.

Chen Mo gently pushed Xu Ying's shoulder, and the latter immediately understood. She pouted her lips and changed positions with Chu Ran in a charming manner.

After Chen Mo, Xu Ying and Chu Ran made a fuss for a while, it was already evening and snowflakes began to fall from the sky again.

Inside the house, Chen Mo was hugged by women on both sides, and the bed was so warm that no one wanted to get up.

Chen Mo gently stroked the shoulders of the two girls and glanced left and right. At this moment, the two girls' faces were as red as clouds, their red lips were slightly parted, and they were breathing softly.

Chen Mo glanced at the sky outside the window and said, "It's getting late. I should leave too."

"No, Your Majesty, please stay and accompany me and His Highness tonight." Xu Ying hugged Chen Mo's arm and acted coquettishly to keep him.

"There will be a chance later." Chen Mo kissed Xu Ying and Chu Ran on the forehead, then slightly lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and put on his robe.

Seeing that Chen Mo was determined to leave, Xu Ying stopped trying to keep him and only said a few words that she would miss Chen Mo.

"I brought gifts for you two this time. I'll put them on the table. You can choose one for yourselves later." After Chen Mo put on his robe, he left.

The two people on the bed looked at Chen Mo's departing back and stroked their slightly swollen bellies, hoping to get pregnant this time.

When leaving Tongque Tower.

Chen Mo met a woman.

The woman was wearing a white dress in the snow, with a graceful figure. She swayed in the yard like a willow in the wind, looking gorgeous and dignified. What was even more surprising was that she was actually sweeping the snow with a broom.

When she saw Chen Mo, she greeted him immediately. Her face was like delicate white jade, with a faint blush and a faint smile between her brows.

This woman is Zhihua, whom Chen Mo met in Jiangnan.

After a pause, Chen Mo smiled and said, "It's Zhihua."

In order to find out whether what Zhihua said was true or false, he temporarily took Zhihua in and arranged for her to live in Tongque Garden.

Later it was proved that what she said was true and her life story was extremely tragic, but at that time the Prince of Huai was provoking, the Prince of Chong and Lu Sheng sent troops, and the war broke out again. As time went by, Chen Mo gradually forgot about Zhihua.

After all, in Chen Mo's heart, Zhihua is just like an unknown person.

"Your Highness, do you still remember me?" A hint of shyness appeared on Zhihua's snow-white face.

Chen Mo also realized that she was waiting for him here on purpose.

"What are your plans for the future? Let's just let the matter of Jiangnan go. I won't blame you." Chen Mo said, "From today on, I will give you freedom."

But Zhihua knelt down in front of Chen Mo and said, "I said at the beginning that I was willing to serve the prince as a slave. Besides, my brother is gone now. The only thing I care about in this world is gone. There is no place for me to go in this big world."

(End of this chapter)