Xiangmen Concubine: The Emperor's Abandoned Concubine

Chapter 579
After finally coaxing Xiao Jiujiu, who was crying endlessly in the nightmare, to sleep, Ruan Mianmian felt at ease.

The three maidservants have been guarding His Royal Highness the whole time. Seeing this situation, Hsinchu couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you have been away from the palace for half a year. Your Highness often has nightmares. Every time he cries, he calls for you and me in his dreams." emperor."

Ronghe interjected: "A lot of times it will be like today, no matter how the slaves try to coax them, they can't. The slaves remember that there were a few times when His Highness cried until his voice became hoarse, and later he became weak. Getting a little better."

Rongyu tugged at the corner of Ronghe's clothes without looking for signs, Rongyu was slightly taken aback, and quickly stopped talking.Ruan Mianmian saw all this in her eyes, and then looked at Xiao Jiujiu who was asleep, she asked indifferently: "Your Highness, will you be raised by Lord Zixu and the Empress Dowager?"

Hsinchu hurriedly said: "Mother, His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't like to take it with him in the palace. He usually stays with the Prime Minister. Occasionally, when the Prime Minister enters the palace, he always carries the Crown Prince with him. When he goes back, he will also take the Crown Prince with him. .”

"It's always been like this?" In the past, Xiao Jiujiu liked the Empress Dowager very much, and she was very clever. When she saw the Empress Dowager appearing in Jiuyou Palace, she opened her little hands and yelled, very happy.

Only then did Rongyu speak: "It hasn't always been like this, it started three months ago."

three months ago?

His eyes fell on Rongyu's face, and he motioned for her to continue.

Rongyu was in a bit of a dilemma, not knowing what to say or not to say.But under the indifferent gaze of the empress, she had no choice but to speak.

"Before, the Prime Minister was busy with state affairs, and had little time to look after His Highness the Crown Prince. At that time, His Highness the Crown Prince was still very young, and the Prime Minister took His Highness the Crown Prince into the palace to meet the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager would keep His Highness the Crown Prince."

"His Royal Highness is also very happy, and will not go with the Prime Minister at all. But every two or three days, he will start to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find the Prime Minister. So at that time, His Royal Highness is usually at the Empress Dowager's Renshou Palace and Prime Minister's Mansion go back and forth."

Frowning, Rongyu lowered her head and said: "One day three months ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still staying in Renshou Palace. palace."

"But for some reason that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was crying in the bedroom, and he refused to be hugged by anyone, so he insisted on leaving the palace!" Rongyu thought of His Highness the Crown Prince who was crying with tears in his eyes, with a smile on his face. It was also a little moved: "Later the Empress Dowager came to coax His Royal Highness, but His Royal Highness refused to let the Empress Dowager get close."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince started crying in the middle of the night the first day. When did the Empress Dowager arrive?" Ruan Mianmian asked with a frown.

Rongyu estimated the time, and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness started crying from Zishi, and when the Empress Dowager came over, it was already Yinshi, close to Maoshi."

Ruan Mianmian's brows frowned even tighter: "The empress dowager's bedroom is far from the bedroom where His Highness the Crown Prince sleeps peacefully?"

Hsinchu shook his head: "It's not too far. I've done my calculations. From the Renshou Pavilion of the Empress Dowager to the Xihe Hall where His Royal Highness lives, it only takes half a quarter of an hour at the latest."

Rongyu said gently: "Mother, the Empress Dowager was not in good health at that time, because she had a cold a while ago, so she stayed in bed and seldom went out. Even when His Royal Highness passed by, she stayed far away. Infect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Haven't you seen the imperial doctor?" Nearly four hours have passed, and she is still the only emperor's heir. This is definitely not the style of the empress dowager who cherishes the emperor's heir.Moreover, the Empress Dowager loved Xiao Jiujiu very much before.

Even if it was an occasional cold, the people around Xiao Jiujiu went to Renshou Xuan to invite the Empress Dowager, it was impossible for the Empress Dowager to come here at that time.

Thinking of Xiao Jiujiu crying for four hours, Ruan Mianmian's heart ached.Such a small child, crying for such a long time, must be sobbing and hoarse in the end.

Rongyu hurriedly said: "I've been there, I said it's not a serious problem, it's because the Empress Dowager is getting old, and the wind and cold have become seriously ill. And the imperial doctor said, don't let His Highness the Crown Prince approach, because His Royal Highness is young, and he doesn't care about these things. The disease has no resistance."

"Which imperial physician is it?" Ruan Mianmian asked calmly.

Rongyu replied respectfully, "It's the doctor Zhong Bo Zhong."

Ruan Mianmian fell into deep thought, and after a while, she looked at Rongyu and asked, "You said just now that His Royal Highness saw the Empress Dowager approaching and wouldn't let her get close?"

Rongyu nodded: "Yes, after His Highness the Crown Prince woke up from a nightmare that morning, the Empress Dowager just rushed over with someone. I heard from the maids that the Empress Dowager was coughing all the way, and her voice was even hoarse. .”

Hsinchu hurriedly added: "Madam, the Empress Dowager was really not in good health that day, and she was not well for a while. The servants passed by twice, and the Empress Dowager had already got up, but when she got up together, she fell back again."

The brows were further frowned: "The Empress Dowager got up several times, and fell back again?"

Hsinchu nodded quickly: "Yes, at that time, the people of Renshouxuan let the servants in, and the servants saw it with their own eyes. After the Empress Dowager heard that His Royal Highness was crying, she got up quickly, but she was too worried and her body was weak... "

"The servants are worried about His Highness the Crown Prince, because His Highness does not want anyone except the servants. When the servants returned to the Xihe Palace, they sent people out of the palace to find the Prime Minister." Rongyu said in a low voice: "At that time, the city gate was closed Come on, the slaves didn’t believe what they said, so they could only wait.”

Rong He said in a low voice: "The servant has been guarding His Highness the Crown Prince's side until the Empress Dowager came from behind. His Highness woke up and saw the Empress Dowager, so he hid in the servant's arms and called out to the empress, you and the emperor. "

How can a child be so afraid of the empress dowager who has always been close to her for no reason?

"Later, it was the Prime Minister who hurried over early in the morning, and His Highness the Crown Prince calmed down. But since then, every time he saw the Empress Dowager, His Highness the Crown Prince hid far away." Rong He continued: "Sometimes it's okay. A little bit, he won't avoid it, and he will smile at the empress dowager, but he will never let the empress dowager hug him."

After inquiring about what happened that day, Ruan Mianmian looked at Xiao Jiujiu whose face was flushed from crying, and felt self-blame in her heart.If she could come back earlier, if she hadn't been thinking about disrupting Xiliu Kingdom, Xiao Jiujiu wouldn't have such nightmares often.

He must have been frightened by something, and what frightened him must have something to do with the Empress Dowager?

It's just that the three people in Hsinchu have said that they have all seen the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager has been seriously ill, and they never let Xiao Jiujiu get too close, so how can they be scared?
Holding Xiao Jiujiu in her arms, Ruan Mianmian kept thinking about this question.Seeing this, Hsinchu Rong Yu Ronghe retreated quietly, with a serious expression on her face.

Every time His Highness the Crown Prince had nightmares, their hearts would go straight to their throats.The emperor is just such a child now, and he is still a child who has been canonized as a prince.What if something went wrong?

Moreover, His Highness the Crown Prince is so small and so cute. Every time they see His Highness the Crown Prince crying and calling his father, mother, and father, their hearts are tightly gripped, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.That's the child they've been taking care of, how can they let him suffer so much?
In such a huge palace, there is only one child of His Royal Highness, isn't it a little lonely?

Hsinchu thought for a while, then turned her head to look at the empress empress who was holding His Highness the Crown Prince and was lost in thought, and asked cautiously: "Madam, His Royal Highness is so small, there is only one person, and now the Empress is back in the palace, can I give birth to a younger sister or younger brother for His Royal Highness?" , I happen to have a companion."

That way, His Royal Highness won't be alone.

It's just that as soon as she finished speaking, she felt the empress's body tremble slightly.He raised his eyes to look at her, those eyes were heavy, looking at her with complicated emotions.

Hsinchu was taken aback, not knowing what happened.She realized it later, and forgot about the empress's body, which has always been relatively weak.And after giving birth to His Royal Highness, the body has become weaker.Now let the empress give birth to a younger sister or younger brother for His Royal Highness, wouldn't it be... Thinking of this, Hsinchu quickly knelt down.

As soon as she knelt down, Rongyu and Rong and the two sisters standing beside her also knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, servant girl... I know my mistake!" Hsinchu said tremblingly.

Pulling the corners of her lips, Ruan Mianmian smiled faintly: "It's okay, don't make a fuss, get up, Hsinchu, it's the hour, go and see if the emperor is awake? If so, it's time for dinner."

Hsinchu looked up at the Empress in surprise, who was looking down at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was sleeping soundly in her arms.

Biting her lip, tears welled up in Hsinchu's eyes. After thanking the two sisters, Rongyu, she slowly got up.

"Sister Rongyu, did I make my mother unhappy?" Hsinchu asked in tears on the way to the carriage ahead.

Rongyu sighed softly, and said softly: "Your Majesty is not such a stingy person, she has always been tolerant, and she is even more magnanimous towards us maidservants. But if that is the case, remember not to mention it in front of your Majesty and the Emperor again. .”

Hsinchu nodded again and again, she was the one who had been with the empress for the longest time, but seeing her look like that for the first time, she was unavoidably scared.She was worried that the empress would not want her anymore, and she was afraid that the empress would think she was mocking the empress.

Rongyu patted her shoulder lightly, and said softly: "Let's go, the empress is still waiting for us to see if the emperor is awake."

Hsinchu nodded with red eyes. She was wiping her eyes with a veil when she heard a delicate female voice.

"The three elder sisters are the people around the empress."

The three of them turned their heads in unison, and looked at the maid who was walking behind, wearing a peach-pink dress, as if they had seen it somewhere before.

Hsinchu sniffed, now she had recovered her composure, looked at the maid and asked, "Who are you?"

Tao'er smiled softly, her voice was very respectful, she bowed to the three of them, and said softly: "The three sisters are really noble people who forget things, the servants have met the three sisters before, and the servants are by the side of Princess Ruolin Tao'er, her personal maid."

The three looked at each other, looked at Taoer, and asked again: "You are Princess Ruolin's personal maid, why don't you take care of your princess, what are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)