Queen Sun

Chapter 12 The Empress (2)
Half a year, a whole half a year, Ruoshui saw Li Shimin again. He was wearing a lavender robe with only a dragon pattern drawn with silver thread on the hem. He was not as domineering as imagined, but looked elegant and elegant. Clearly see the dignity that cannot be disobeyed by anyone.

Ruoshui walked side by side with the emperor with a peaceful face, his eyebrows were slightly lowered, and he could not see the slightest discomfort from his hands being tightly clasped.Changsun Wuji followed behind the two, holding Mingyao who was very restless with one hand, while the two brothers walking on the other side were calmer than the younger sister.Quiet, extremely quiet.

On the night of the winter solstice, the night sky in Chang'an began to rain heavily.

The queen's living room was also silent. The emperor and the queen, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, were sitting face to face across the desk. The emperor was not angry, but just stared at his wife. It was as if she had never seen it before; the queen tilted her head slightly, as if she was staring at the teacup on the table in a daze.

"Your Majesty, the empress's soup is here." Guangyue's voice came from outside the door.

The emperor didn't turn his head back, but said lightly: "Send it in."

The door was pushed open carefully, Guangyue greeted her, and walked to the queen: "Your Majesty, it's time to take medicine."

The corner of Ruoshui's mouth moved slightly, as if he had said something, but then he nodded and said, "Let's put it aside for now."

"But ma'am, the imperial doctor said that the medicine is useless when it's cold."

Ruoshui waved his hand and said nothing.

Seeing this, Guangyue had no choice but to step back, and when she closed the door, she faintly heard the emperor's voice: "Ruoshui, why don't you drink it?"

"It's too bitter to drink, Your Majesty." Ruoshui did not remain silent.

Li Shimin seemed to smile: "What if you don't drink the medicine? I still hope that Ruoshui will get better soon so that I can go back with me."

"It's Ruoshui, but people often say that sickness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread, what does your Majesty think?" Ruoshui's mouth twitched slightly, he was really a difficult person to get along with.

"Ah, that's really my negligence, but how long does it take for the queen to return to the palace? Today, I saw the queen's good looks with my own eyes." Li Shimin's tone gradually became tough.

Ruoshui didn't answer, but instead picked up the bowl and drank the medicine one gulp, it really didn't taste bitter at all, instead it had a sweet taste, but the appearance was still quite bluffing.

Li Shimin just watched the Queen quietly drinking the medicine, raised his eyebrows, and said with deep meaning: "I can wait, but some people seem to be unable to wait."

Ruoshui was stunned, choked a little, put down the bowl, lowered his head and coughed a few times, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little rough: "With His Majesty here, naturally there will be no serious problems." There seemed to be a bit of sarcasm in the words meaning.

After Li Shimin listened, he stretched out his hand carelessly, crossed the narrow case table, and brushed up the few strands of blue hair that his wife had let loose just now: "Isn't the empress the most clear about how to manage her affairs in her position?"

Ruoshui was at a loss for words for a while, and couldn't care about the other party's slightly inappropriate actions, and finally just evaded: "It has to be raised for a while, Your Majesty doesn't want to keep a sick and weak queen in the palace."

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth smiled: "By the day of New Year's Eve, I hope that the Empress will already be staying in the palace, otherwise, I will see, it will be the same to return to the palace to raise her. What does the Empress think?" A little bit of strength.

Ruoshui cried out in pain softly, and raised his hand to save his hair, but unexpectedly, his hand was held by him instead, so he had no choice but to reply: "Yes, I understand."

Li Shimin stared at her for a moment, then finally let go and said: "After returning to the palace, I will come and help the queen tie up her hair every day."

Ruoshui suddenly felt suffocated, and smiled reluctantly after a long while; "The concubine thanked Your Majesty first."

"Why do I feel that Ruoshui is more kind when he calls my second brother?" A strange look flashed in the emperor's eyes.

"Second brother was joking. It's getting late at night and it's raining outside again. Second brother should stay overnight and return to the palace tomorrow morning." Ruoshui smiled wryly, wanted to change the subject, and issued an order to evict guests by the way.

Li Shimin's smile suddenly showed a bit of playfulness, and after looking around the room, he said: "Compared with the Lizheng Palace, this place is much smaller, but our dormitory in Taiyuan back then was about the same size. , Ruoshui, would you like to share it with your husband?"

Ruoshui took a deep breath, and opened his mouth slightly: "If Ruoshui angered His Majesty with his illness, it would be Ruoshui's fault."

Li Shimin stood up nonchalantly: "If it wasn't for the fact that I would have to rush back to the palace overnight, Ruoshui would really want to share it with my husband."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Ruoshui secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and responded casually: "It's raining heavily outside, Your Majesty should stay for the night."

"Ruoshui, don't worry, the future will be long." The emperor glanced at his wife meaningfully, and when he closed the door, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Tomorrow, I will send someone to bring Chengqian, Qingque and Mingyao back to the palace." , without the children bothering her, Ruoshui will definitely get better sooner. By the way, when Ruoshui returns to the palace, I can take a moment to think about changing Chengqian to a prince and a prince."

Ruoshui seemed to want to say something, hesitated for a while, but swallowed the words until the door was closed, then sat heavily on the side of the bed, thinking for a long time.

"Miss, what did your Majesty say?" Guangyue and Danyun came in to help Ruoshui wash up.

Ruoshui raised his hand: "Go and call Chengqian."

"Miss, the prince may have fallen asleep."

"Then go and have a look. If he's awake, let him come over quickly." Ruoshui said after thinking for a while.

Dan Yun agreed to retreat, and soon led Cheng Qian into the house.

"Mother, did Emperor Father make things difficult for you?" Cheng Qian anxiously looked at his mother's face.

Ruoshui smiled comfortingly: "Don't think about it, I just said something important. Tomorrow, the three of you have to go back to the palace."

Cheng Qian curled his lips in disappointment: "Mother, I don't want to go back, I want to be with Mother."

Ruoshui touched his head, and said seriously: "Silly boy, mother will have to go back after a while. Since this is the fate we cannot escape, there is no other way but to face it. Calling you so late, some The mother must talk to you first before she can rest assured. The palace is not as good as here, but you don’t have to be too afraid of your father, he is not born to be the emperor, this is one. Second, if the Taifu’s class is boring Just be patient, and you will have your own plans when your mother returns to the palace. Thirdly, Chengqian, you must remember that from now on, you must start to learn self-control. Before deciding on every important matter, Think three times first, whether it is beneficial to yourself, whether it is beneficial to your family, whether it is beneficial to the country, if not, it may even be harmful, even if you want to do it again, you must learn to control your desires. Remember these gone?"

Cheng Qian seemed to understand a little bit, but he nodded obediently and agreed.

"Forgive mother, for making you so young, you have to shoulder the expectations and burdens that most people don't even have to think about in their lifetime." Ruoshui said distressedly.

"No, what mother taught me is very interesting." Chengqian shook his head, "Mother, it's raining heavily outside, but father and uncle have just left."

Ruoshui smiled but said, "Chengqian, your father and uncle are very self-controlled people, especially your father, the monarch, who does something and doesn't do something, that's it."

Just now I couldn't see how Li Shimin was trying to suppress his inner emotions. Perhaps what he wanted to do most at that time was not just questioning himself loudly, but even wanted to bring himself back to the palace immediately, but now is not the best time for him to go back to the palace. So he endured, thinking of this, Ruoshui murmured unconsciously: "Thirty year?" Is there any special meaning?
Chengqian heard it and asked: "Mother, will you come back before the Chinese New Year? I really want to spend the New Year with my mother. Last year, my mother was always with my father, busy with all the palace banquets, and I didn't have much time to spend with us. Together."

Ruoshui suddenly came to his senses, but remained calm, bowed his head and kissed his son: "Okay, go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow."

At this time, the emperor and his brother-in-law were sitting in the carriage returning to the palace together. Li Shimin asked leisurely, "Wuji, why didn't you go back in the golden chair I gave you?"

"Your Majesty, please punish the crime of disrespect." Wuji didn't argue.

"Disrespect?" The emperor smiled coolly, "You miss my sister so much, how can I blame you, but you appeared at the right time, and I am very curious about the queen's answer."

Changsun Wuji was still as calm as ever: "Your Majesty and the Empress are a perfect match, and the Empress will naturally have no other answer."

Knowing that his brother-in-law was used to talking nonsense with his eyes open today, he continued to ask: "Speaking of which, Wuji, have you ever seen Ruoshui look like today?"

There was a moment of silence in the not-too-large space: "I just remembered that when my father was still alive, he often hugged Ruoshui and told me that when the world was peaceful and there were no worries in the frontier, he would resign and take the whole family back to the countryside. Living a normal life, Ruoshui then replied that if there really was a place like Peach Blossom Spring in the world, she would never come out." Changsun Wuji said with a trace of astringency, "Actually, Ruoshui is the one who is most like my father. the one."

The emperor didn't speak for a long time, and finally seemed to be talking to himself: "If General Changsun is still here, he probably won't betroth Ruoshui to me."

(End of this chapter)