He finally looked Wei An in the eye, then opened his eyes wide in shock, and ordered in a deep voice: "Raise your head!"
Wei An looked up as he was told, his eyes like the rising sun in the summer morning, beautiful, clean and radiant.
Her eyes seemed to glow.
Emperor Longqing closed his eyes, but another face appeared in his mind.
That girl was once the apple of Empress Ming's eye and had been raised in the palace for several years. When she saw him, she called him uncle sweetly. She could make hangover soup, play the piano, and her eyes curved into crescents in the sky when she smiled.
He took a step back coldly.
But the little girl is dead.
The coldness in his eyes deepened little by little, and after a long while, his indistinct expression finally made Wei An calm down.
He was getting older, and with so many sons dying one after another, he didn't like to recall the past, let alone the people from the past, as that would inevitably remind him of those he had let down.
It is easier for him to feel uneasy.
He glanced at Wei An coldly, put his hands behind his back, and asked her calmly, "Are you from Dingbei Marquis Mansion?"
He also heard from Queen Fang about the lucky star incident in the capital, but he certainly didn't pay much attention to such trivial matters, so he didn't even know that this Wei Qi was from the Wei family in the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion.
Wei An keenly noticed the Emperor Longqing's cold attitude, and responded in a low voice with his head lowered even more.
Dingbei Marquis Mansion... ..
Emperor Longqing hummed, and after a while he said coldly: "Get up, since the Imperial Concubine likes you and the Empress also said that you are a lucky star, you should spend more time with them."
He smiled again after he finished speaking: "I hope you are really a lucky star as the legend says."
Since she had met someone and Concubine Feng had praised her so much, he could not help but give her many rewards before sending her away.
Concubine Feng pulled her cloak closer and coughed a few times.
Emperor Longqing frowned and asked, "How come you haven't gotten better after being ill for so long?"
Concubine Feng looked pale and haggard, but she still had a smile on her face: "Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled out. How can it be cured so quickly? But today I feel much better. It shows that this Seventh Miss is really a lucky star. I like her very much."
Emperor Longqing hummed calmly and asked her, "Take care of yourself. Ji'er doesn't want to see you so haggard in the underworld."
The older a person gets, the more afraid he is of death. Instead, he is not as fearless as he was before he experienced wealth and wealth. Emperor Longqing is not only afraid of death, but also afraid that the people around him will leave one after another.
Concubine Feng responded with a smile, her expression gentle and peaceful.
Emperor Longqing patted her hand, accompanied her for dinner, and then rested for a while before going to the Queen's Fengyi Palace.
Queen Fang was the one he had his eyes on, and he fell in love with her at first sight. Now she was pregnant, so he cared about her very much and visited her every day, and today was no exception.
What's more, she had been frightened recently and had a miscarriage.
But today, as soon as he entered Fengyi Palace, he felt that Fengyi Palace was particularly different.
These past few days, Fengyi Palace has been quiet and somewhat lifeless. Empress Fang is always frowning, worrying all day long that something might be wrong with the baby in her belly.
It made him a little upset.
But today, Fengyi Palace has changed a lot, and even the palace servants entering and leaving have happy expressions on their faces.
He was a little surprised. Seeing Queen Fang bowing, he helped her up with both hands, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What are you so happy about? I have tried everything to relieve your worries these days, but I couldn't. How come you suddenly figured it out?"
Queen Fang smiled as he helped her sit on the couch, her face radiant as she said, "Of course there's something good going on!"
She touched her belly, her face full of love: "The imperial physician just came to take my pulse and said that I am fine and the baby is fine too..."
Emperor Longqing was very patient and good-tempered when he was with her. He couldn't help laughing when he heard her words: "Just for this? But I remember that the imperial doctors and the priests told you the same thing every day..."
Empress Fang showed a shy look on her face, and shook Emperor Longqing's arm and said coquettishly: "That's different... Today, when I saw the little girl from the Wei family, I felt much more relaxed and comfortable. And... And the attendant also said that my pulse is strong and powerful, so I'm probably pregnant with a boy..."
The imperial physicians and priests wouldn't dare to say such things just to curry favor with others!
The joy on Emperor Longqing's face was revealed, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Really?!"
If that's the case, then this Wei Qi is really interesting...
Empress Fang nodded with a smile on her face: "How can this be a lie? Those imperial doctors are not so bold..." She leaned her head on Emperor Longqing's shoulder: "Ever since Ji'er passed away, I have always been worried. If I could give you a little prince, I would be willing to die..."
Emperor Longqing scolded her: "What are you talking about? Are you not afraid of violating taboos?" But he couldn't hide his joy in his heart: "Since you think Wei Qi is good, just summon him to the palace to accompany you from time to time."
He also instructed the eunuch An who was following him: "Tell the eunuch department to prepare some more things and give them to the Wei family as rewards."
He often gave rewards to the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion, but the rewards were only given to Old Madam Wei. Even the rewards given to Old Madam Wei were much less this year.
Now that the Wei family has been awarded a reward, the people below can't help but think too much.
Concubine Feng was not afraid of what her subordinates might think. After all, even if they thought too much and misunderstood Emperor Longqing's intentions, it was no big deal because the Wei family would soon be finished.
Her son died, but the Wei family wanted to keep out of trouble and wanted to rely on her son's death to form an alliance with the Fang family to gain a foothold. How could they take all the good things in the world
Her beautiful and gentle hands were clasped together, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
The Wei family must have thought that they were in high spirits now, but they could never have imagined that deadly moves were waiting for them behind.
She must make all the people in the Wei family go to the underworld to apologize to her child.
The servants below carefully placed the freshly picked plum blossoms in the arrangement. She stared at the plum blossoms for a long time and sighed softly: "Don't put them here. I feel uncomfortable looking at them."
It’s not fake that the Third Prince likes plum blossoms. He likes plum blossoms because he wants to please her. Whenever she thinks of this, she feels as if her heart is being cut by a knife.
Madam Jiang sighed, and had the vase removed. She then sent away the rest of the people and sat on a small stool to persuade Concubine Feng: "It's just a little girl and a ruined Dingbei Marquis's Mansion. Don't be too angry. The future is more important."
The dead are gone, and the dead cannot be resurrected. We should think about the future while Emperor Longqing is still warm and feels guilty about the death of the third prince.