Qi Changyi followed Qi Changfeng into the main door of the bedroom. A palace maid led them through the front hall and came to the emperor's dragon bed.
Standing behind a bright yellow curtain.
Qi Changfeng asked, "Father, are you feeling better?"
Two coughs were heard from inside. "Better now."
The voice sounded very weak.
Qi Changyi stood by with his head down, his hands tightly clutching his sleeves. Although he had returned to the palace, he became even more nervous. He hadn't seen his father for such a long time, and he wondered if his father still disliked him as much as before.
Qi Changfeng added, "Father, I have already completed everything you instructed me to do. The situation in the court is relatively stable now, and Prime Minister Pei has also returned from the border. You can rest assured and recuperate for a while."
The voice inside was obviously higher, "Pei Aiqing is back? Well, then cough cough cough..."
A violent cough was heard, and the emperor's mood fluctuated a little.
"Father, do you want to ask about Changyi?" Qi Changfeng glanced at Qi Changyi who was standing obediently beside him, "He is right next to me, do you want to talk to him?"
Qi Changyi raised his head and felt a little worried when he heard the coughing sound from inside. He stared at the curtain in a daze.
"Yier, Yier..."
Hearing such a gentle and loving call, Qi Changyi's eyes became a little blurry. He twisted his fingers at a loss, not knowing whether he should answer.
Qi Changfeng patted his shoulder gently and said, "Changyi, go ahead."
Qi Changyi still stood there without moving.
Qi Changfeng sighed softly, "Father, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first and will not disturb you anymore."
After saying that, Qi Changfeng turned and left, following the palace maid out of the palace gate.
Pei Zheng was standing leisurely at the door of the bedroom. When he saw Qi Changfeng coming out, he glanced at him casually and then looked away.
Qi Changfeng didn't intend to pay attention to Pei Zheng and was about to walk straight past him, but was suddenly blocked by an arm.
Pei Zheng had often blocked him or embarrassed him in public before, but this time, Qi Changfeng clearly felt something was different.
Pei Zheng said coldly, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, are you making a comeback now? Have you become a favorite of the Emperor again?"
Qi Changfeng looked straight ahead, and said, "Don't worry, Master Pei. I am no longer your opponent. Even in the entire Celestial Empire, there is no one who can rival Master Pei."
"I don't care about that," Pei Zheng paused, "I care about what kind of feelings does the Fourth Prince have towards his brother? Is he indifferent and doesn't care at all, or does he hate him to the core and treat him like a worn-out shoe?"
Qi Changfeng's face suddenly turned very ugly, "Master Pei, what you said is too absurd! Changyi is my biological brother, how can I hate him? He is the closest person to me in this world, and I am the same to him..."
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint the Fourth Prince," Pei Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, with a faint smile, "I am the closest person to him, closer than any other relationship."
Pei Zheng paused, "Inseparably close."
These words were clearly full of warmth and affection, but Pei Zheng said them as if it was a matter of course, with a completely shameless look.
Qi Changfeng gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, but everything is just the result of your plundering. If it were someone else, how do you know it wouldn't be the same?"
"Of course it's different, because I won't let him have anyone else."
Pei Zheng lowered his voice, moved closer to Qi Changfeng and said, "So, in the future, please stay away from him, Fourth Prince. It's best not to meet him."
Qi Changfeng took a step back. "Master Pei is so decisive. Doesn't he care about Chang Yi's opinion? If he wants to see someone, will Master Pei stop him?"
"Don't worry, Fourth Prince. When he finds out that his fourth brother is dying, not only does he not want to save him, but he is also planning to prevent him from returning to the imperial capital." Pei Zheng sneered, "Do you think he will still want to see you, Fourth Prince?"
Qi Changfeng's body suddenly froze in place.
Pei Zheng, how did Pei Zheng know all this
What else does he know? Does he know all those shameful and despicable things that I have done in secret
But when Qi Changfeng came to his senses, Pei Zheng had disappeared.
The bright yellow curtain moved and was lifted up with difficulty by a somewhat old hand.
There were only two people left in the entire palace, and the rest of the palace maids and eunuchs had already retreated.
"Cough cough cough cough" another round of heart-wrenching coughing, as if the lungs were going to be coughed out.
Qi Changyi couldn't bear to look up after all, and saw that the once majestic and high-ranking emperor was now hunched over, leaning on the bed and coughing awkwardly, his body shaking constantly.
Qi Changyi took a step forward and held the emperor's arm. The emperor slowly raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and finally saw clearly the little person standing in front of him. It was his youngest son whom he had been worried about for a long time.
"Yier, you, you're back. When did you come back? It was a long journey. Did everything go smoothly?"
Qi Changyi nodded silently. He was afraid that if he spoke out loud, he would burst into tears. He remembered that his father didn't want to see him cry, so he held back his tears.
The emperor was extremely excited. He had thought that Qi Changyi had died a long time ago. Unexpectedly, one day he received news that Qi Changyi was not dead. The emperor almost cried for joy and quickly ordered that Qi Changyi should be brought back at all costs. However, war broke out again on the border, and the news from the distant imperial capital was a little delayed.
After not getting any news from Qi Changyi, the emperor fell ill. He already had some health problems, and now various symptoms suddenly occurred at once.
Qi Changyi looked at his father in front of him, whose hair had turned much whiter and who looked as if he had aged a dozen years, and felt extremely sad.
The emperor took two deep breaths and finally stopped coughing. He then pulled Qi Changyi over and let him sit next to him.
He knew in his heart that he owed too much to Yier. No matter what his purpose was in the past, whether it was to protect him or to divert other people's attention, he regretted it endlessly. He did not expect Yier's little brain to understand what he had done before. He just felt ashamed to face Yier's mother again.
Fortunately, Yi'er is back safely now, giving him a chance to make amends. He must double compensate Yi'er for the love he didn't give her before. If Yi'er already has a gap with him, he must break it down before he dies.
"Yier, Yier." The emperor looked at Qi Changyi with unprecedented love and care. He touched Qi Changyi's hair and his fingers
There was some trembling.
"Why are you so thin? Are you not eating well outside?"
These words made Qi Changyi's tears immediately well up in her eyes, and they dripped onto the back of her hand.
In his memory, his father, who was so gentle, kind and caring, disappeared after his mother passed away. He hoped countless times that his father would speak to him so gently again and touch his head again, but it never happened again.
When the emperor saw Qi Changyi lowering his head without saying a word, with tears as big as beans dripping down his face, he felt so distressed that he took a silk handkerchief to wipe his tears.
While wiping, he said, "Okay, Yi'er, don't cry. Father asked them to make more delicious food for Yi'er. If you don't eat well outside, come to father. Father will let people find you whatever you want to eat."
Unexpectedly, after saying this, Qi Changyi cried even harder, and raised her eyes with red and swollen eyes.
"Father, Father Emperor"
A very small call, with a suppressed cry and a heart full of grievance and reluctance.
The emperor's eyes immediately turned red, and he nodded and said, "Hey, father is here, father is here, our Yi'er has been wronged, right? If you have been wronged in the border, come back, father will take care of it for you, and no one will dare to bully you."
The emperor hugged Qi Changyi as he spoke, and Qi Changyi leaned his head on the emperor's shoulder.
"Father, I, I thought you didn't like me and didn't want me. I thought you disliked me because I was stupid and ignorant, and you would never think of me again."
When the emperor heard him say this, he felt even more heartbroken.
This youngest son is a little dull to begin with, but that also makes him more obedient and sensible, and he is extremely lovable. How could I let such a simple and kind-hearted boy become so sensitive and fragile
"It was father's fault before. Father didn't know how to express his emotions correctly. He won't do that anymore in the future. Father likes Yi'er and loves her the most. He will never abandon Yi'er."
Qi Changyi nodded while crying and hugged the emperor back. Since his father had promised him so, he was willing to believe his father again.
What's more, my father's current physical condition is so worrying.
"Father, please stretch out your arm so I can feel your pulse."
Qi Changyi wiped her tears herself, but the tear marks were not wiped away completely. She was like a little adult, frowning and holding the emperor's wrist with her fingers.
This is due to physical weakness caused by overwork. This situation is difficult to cure and can only be treated by recuperation, but it is not easy to see improvement.
"Father, have you taken the medicine tonight?"
"Not yet. Doctor Jiang will bring it to me later."
Jiang Yubai has been temporarily summoned to serve as the imperial physician to take care of the emperor's health.
As he was speaking, a eunuch came to report.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, Imperial Doctor Jiang is here to deliver the medicine."
"Let him in."
Jiang Yubai walked in with a medicine bowl, and after paying his respects, he handed the medicine to the emperor, then winked at Qi Changyi. He had just met Pei Zheng and knew that the two of them had entered the palace, so he was not surprised to see Qi Changyi.
After the emperor took the medicine, he had to have a good rest. Qi Changyi and Jiang Yubai were about to leave.
Before leaving, the emperor looked at Qi Changyi and said, "Yier, do you want to move back to the palace and live by my side? This way, I can see you more often."
Qi Changyi was silent for a while, "Father, I, I don't want to live in the palace. I am very happy living in the Prime Minister's Mansion now. I can come to the palace to see you every day, okay?"
The emperor smiled and nodded. Since Yi'er was happy living there, let him be. Besides, he could rest assured that he was with Pei Zheng.
After leaving the bedroom, Jiang Yubai lost his serious expression, embraced Qi Changyi and held him in his arms.
"Luckily, you all came back safely. You don't know how scared I was when I heard about the fall of Anli Castle. I was afraid that you would all be back safely.
How are you guys? Are you all right?"
Qi Changyi finally escaped from Jiang Yubai's arms, "Brother Yubai, don't worry, we are all fine now."
He added, "Afeng is fine too."
Jiang Yubai didn't hear anything wrong. He walked forward and said, "The emperor's condition is actually quite urgent. It's not easy to treat.
Do you know when I can leave the palace? You are not here, and I am really lonely in this palace alone."
He found that no one was following him, so he turned around and saw Qi Changyi still standing at the steps of the bedroom without moving.
"Your Highness, let's go. Do you want to go with me to the Imperial Hospital?"
Qi Changyi looked around but didn't see the expected figure. He shook his head and said, "I'm not going, Brother Yubai. You go back first. I'm waiting for someone here."
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"Waiting for Pei Zheng?" Jiang Yubai said, "But I saw he had already left."
Qi Changyi pouted. His small figure standing alone in the night wind looked really pitiful.