The coughing of the person behind the screen was choked by the stimulation of the phrase "Thank you Lord Long En", and he came back to his senses after a long while. His voice contained a smile, and he said slowly, "Mingqing really can talk."
But his voice was much lighter than before, and he was obviously pleased by those four words.
Mingfeng raised his head, and through the screen, they showed a tacit smile to each other.
Changchun Palace.
Ever since she learned of Xirong Dongyao's plan, the queen was very worried that Emperor Shengyuan would really use a woman to fill the anger of the two countries.
This is not a disaster caused by Gentiana Qin, nor is it likely that Gentiana Qin could bring about it. She prefers that this is God's punishment for the four kingdoms. Even if Gentiana Qin is not Gu Jiuxiao's wife, she will not just watch the men of Nanyue sacrifice a woman for temporary stability.
What's more, Gentiana Qin is still her son's beloved wife.
After Gu Yan sent someone to deliver the letter, the queen fell into an anxious wait.
She would always ask Gu Yan, did Bohai City receive the letter they sent, and did they reply...
"My queen, Bohai City is thousands of miles away from here. It would take ten days to go back and forth even at a fast pace. It has only been seven days. The person who sent the letter must have not returned yet. Please wait patiently."
Gu Yan is also impatient, his heart has been beating non-stop recently, and sometimes he has involuntary palpitations, which makes him always worried about what will happen. But before that, he had to appease the queen first.
The queen was really worried about Gu Jiuxiao and his wife. She couldn't sleep well every night. Even with Zhang Sinian by her side, she would occasionally be woken up by the bloody Gu Jiuxiao and his wife in her sleep. After a few days, she became quite emaciated.
"I know, I know...but my heart is beating fast..."
The queen frowned, clutching Gu Yan's hand firmly with both hands, staring blankly at Zhang Sinian staring at the eight-treasure glazed tree in the hall, her voice choked up, "I dreamed that your elder brother was dug out and died, and that your sister-in-law was ecstasy and disappeared into the world... ah..."
There was a sudden stabbing pain in his hand, but it was Gu Yan who was startled and pinched the queen.
The queen screamed in pain, she was in excruciating pain, her eye circles were red, and tears rolled in her eye sockets, "Yan'er, what's wrong with you?"
She raised her head and asked Gu Yan whose eyes suddenly became dark.
Gu Yan's eyes flickered, and he hurriedly let go of his hand, with a trace of pity flashing across his eyes, "Mother, my son heard what you saw in your dream, and was startled for a while and said without paying attention, did my son hurt my mother?"
While he was speaking, he gently rubbed the Queen's hands.
The queen did not doubt that he was there, she sighed faintly, her voice choked up, "Isn't it scary? I woke up from a dream, and I was terrified. Tell me, could this be a sign? I, how could I have such a terrible dream..."
"No, no, dreams are reversed..."
Gu Yan hurriedly hugged her and stroked her back soothingly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is not well..."
Furong trotted in with her skirt in panic, "Prince Ding and Concubine Ding have entered the capital, and you've already arrived at Prince Ding's mansion..."
"What did you say?"
"How can it be?"
The queen and Gu Yan cried out in shock.
Gu Yan held the queen's shoulder, and his face became very ugly, "Didn't the letter be sent? Didn't they receive the letter? No, at this speed... Could it be that they had already set off for Beijing when the letter was sent out?"
"How could it be, how could they come to Kyoto..."
"It's rumored outside..."
Fu Rong's eyes were red, and her expression was flustered, "I heard that the emperor summoned him, and Ming Feng, the commander of the imperial guards, went to pick him up. He left a long time ago. The emperor is hiding from anyone..."
"How could he do this, he is so cruel, he is so desperate..."
The queen's body softened, and she fell down with fatigue.
"Queen, what's the matter with you, queen..."
Even though Gu Yan was flustered because of Gentiana Qin's entry into Beijing at this moment, he still had to devote some attention to the queen.
Zhang Sinian, who was staring blankly at the glazed tree, heard the cry and turned around in a daze. Seeing the queen collapsed on the ground, Gu Yan knelt down to help him, he cried out "ah", and rushed over in a panic, imitating Gu Yan's example and hugged the queen tightly, babbling, "What's wrong with you, what's wrong..."
The scene was chaotic for a while.
Fu Rong didn't know which one to take care of first.
But in this chaotic moment, a shrill voice sang, "The emperor is here..."
It exploded in people's ears like a thunderbolt.
Liu Pingting stood pretty beside Emperor Sheng Yuan, looking at the man in eunuch costume, with his back to them holding the queen in his arms, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Emperor Sheng Yuan's gloomy gaze that seemed to be murderous, and the corners of her lips curled up triumphantly.