away from the heart

Chapter 60
Tranquility incense was lit in the palace, and behind the heavy bead curtains, the emperor was sleeping on the couch.Xing Chen and Eunuch Gao stood aside, and said in a low voice: "At this hour on weekdays, Father should have woken up from his afternoon nap. Could it be that he is not in good spirits these days?"

Eunuch Gao shook his head worriedly: "My lord doesn't know something. Since the incident of the assassin, the emperor has been worried, and often can't sleep peacefully at night."

"I was negligent, I should have been in the palace more often to accompany my father." Xing Chen showed guilt, and said again: "Eunuch, go down and get busy, I am here."

Eunuch Gao went down, and Xing Chen continued to wait quietly, paying close attention to the movement in the hall.

Lying on the couch, the emperor was sweating profusely, his eyes were beating non-stop, and he fell into a nightmare.

In the dream, there was a pitch-black dense forest. He ran away in a hurry on the forest path, but suddenly tripped and fell to the ground.The crown on the top of the head fell out, and the pearls scattered all over the ground.The emperor turned his head back in horror, and saw a pale figure emerging from the darkness, staring straight at him: "Your Majesty, can you still run away?"

He tremblingly said: "Great Master? Why are you still lingering, and why are you looking for me again?"

"What do you think I want you for?" Chu Huaiming, the great master of the country, approached slowly, "You know very well that divination with the birthstone is a change of fate against the sky, and it will be backlashed. Even though I died for the emperor, I dare not complain , I hope that my daughter can grow up safely. The emperor said that he would let my daughter go, but why did he snatch her back to the palace and make things difficult for her now?"

"The birthstone was originally in the Zhaixing Pavilion, and its whereabouts have been unknown for many years. Your daughter has no sense of the birthstone, and is of no use at all! Although I snatched her back, she was raised in the palace with rich clothes and fine food. Losing her is already the best of benevolence, what else do you want?!"

Chu Huaiming sneered and remained silent.Another figure appeared behind him, holding a long sword and looking resolute.The emperor took a closer look and was even more horrified: "Xue Yao?!"

Xue Yao raised his long sword and pointed it at his chest: "My lord father-in-law, my son-in-law will seek justice for you!"

"Chu Huaiming! Xue Yao!" The emperor raised his hand and grabbed a long sword in his hand.He immediately clenched the hilt of his sword, slashed wildly, and shouted loudly, "Guard! Guard!"

"Father!" Xing Chen heard the emperor shout, rushed to the side of the couch, saw the emperor was slashing wildly with his eyes closed, the blade was about to fall on himself.In desperation, Xing Chen raised his hand to catch the blade, and blood flowed out of his palm immediately, Xing Chen cried out in pain: "Father, wake up!"

"Stars?" The emperor woke up panting heavily, and it took him a while to calm down.Seeing that Xingchen's left hand was dripping with blood, he was moved and said, "Why don't you hide?"

Xing Chen shook his head and hid his hands behind his back: "Father Huang almost hurt himself just now, how can I hide? It was just a hand injury, as long as Father Huanglong is in good health, I don't care." He said again He said in panic, "In a hurry, my son broke in without being summoned, and I hope the emperor will punish him."

"Good boy!" The emperor patted Xingchen's shoulder with satisfaction, "If you care about it, you will be chaotic. Why do you say that you are punished? Let Eunuch Gao take you down first, and send the imperial doctor to bandage the wound. Come back later, I still have Speak to you."

(End of this chapter)