Chapter 450: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn
Chapter 450: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn
Perhaps those words worked, the medicine that had been trying to be fed to him but failed was finally fed.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the imperial physician say that Li Jinyu's condition had stabilized. The empress and the emperor also went downstairs to rest. Li Limu was not in good health, so he was also taken back by the empress.
Li Wenqing had been watching, and called out in a gentle voice: "Third sister, you said you would teach me archery, but you haven't done it yet. I'm waiting for you to wake up and teach me. Don't think I'm stupid then."
Li Jinyu's mind was in a daze, as if it was about to explode. It seemed as if countless people were talking in her ears. She tried hard to hear clearly. From the initial haziness, it gradually became clearer.
She felt very uncomfortable. Those words made her feel depressed and as if they were suffocating her.
Whether it was the emperor, the queen, Li Limu, or Li Wenqing, they had always been guarding me.
But she was too tired and couldn't open her eyes. She only felt a bitter taste spreading in her mouth. She swallowed it instinctively and finally fell into a deep sleep again.
When she woke up, the palace was quiet. Her eyes moved and her gaze fell on the girl who was sleeping beside her, and then on the man sitting not far away.
Tang Ran, why is he here?
Li Jinyu was a little confused, but Tang Ran found that she was awake at this time. He strode over and looked at her pale deathly appearance, and clicked his tongue in disgust.
"I thought the Third Princess would not survive, but I didn't expect her to be so lucky. Now that she's awake, take the medicine."
The reason why Tang Ran was here was because there was no one to support her in the palace. The Queen had been enduring for such a long time that her body had long been broken. When she went back to rest in the morning, she fainted.
As for the concubines in the palace, none of them could stand up.
The old emperor didn't have many concubines to begin with. Except for those who were sentenced to death like Concubine Shu, there were also those who could not accept the death of their own children and either died or went crazy. The ones who were left now were all so weak in character that they could not even support the entire harem, let alone understand the account books in the palace.
The only one who can take on the important responsibility is the Tenth Princess Li Wenqing, who has been guarding Li Jinyu all the time.
As for the chatterbox outside, the Ninth Prince, Tang Ran got a headache whenever he thought of him and wished he could find a foot cloth to stuff into his mouth.
Just when I thought of the Ninth Prince, he walked in. Seeing Li Jinyu wake up, his eyes lit up: "Third sister, you finally woke up, you scared me to death."
Li Qingmo's silly smile made Li Jinyu couldn't help laughing, "Much better, sorry for making you worried."
After chatting for a while, Tang Ran simply picked him up by the back of his collar and left.
"Prime Minister, what are you doing?"
Li Qingmo glared at Tang Ran in dissatisfaction. He hadn't talked enough with his third sister yet.
Tang Ran had a blank expression on his face, and kept comforting himself in his heart. The Ninth Prince had been pitiful since he was a child. Not only was he poisoned, but his head was also hit on a rock, and has been damaged ever since. He would not bother with a fool.
Thinking of this, Tang Ran felt much better and said, "The third princess just woke up and needs more rest. You being there will only affect her recovery."
"I see. It's my fault for not considering this."
Li Qingmo felt a little regretful after hearing this. After Tang Ran's reminder, he felt that he had indeed lacked consideration.
He smiled and tried to hold Tang Ran's hand, but Tang Ran dodged him without leaving a trace.
Li Qingmo's hand fell into nothingness and he was stunned for a moment, but he didn't take it to heart. He still wanted to hold Tang Ran's arm despite giving up.
Tang Ran: "..."
Those who play power games really have no way to deal with this big fool.
When other people saw him, they all stayed away from him, and no one dared to come up to him and put their arms around his shoulders. Even if he said something, this idiot wouldn't understand, and it would only make him angry.
He just doesn't understand any sarcasm at all.
Tang Ran made up an excuse and quickly fled the palace.
I had originally planned to discuss the money-making matter with Li Wenqing, and find a good day to run away with the money, but the Ninth Prince kept talking, so it would be better for me to let Li Wenqing come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find me.
Even though the emperor and empress were ill, it did not affect Chen State's desire for a marriage alliance, and the situation was getting worse and worse.
Tang Ran could figure it out with her toes that there were definitely people from Chen Country fanning the flames.
Li Limu sat in front of the mirror, looking at the girl in the mirror. She inherited all the advantages of the emperor and the empress, a real beauty. The sadness between her brows was like smoke, making it unclear. There were tears in her eyes, like delicate flowers reflecting in the water, weak willows swaying in the wind, with a feeling that she would break at any time.
She put on makeup and changed into an extremely gorgeous princess dress. This look made the palace maids around her lose their minds.
"I have never seen anyone more beautiful than the princess."
Chun Zhaochao spoke sincerely, and the palace maids beside him nodded in agreement.
The other princesses are pretty, but in terms of appearance alone, our princess is still better.
Li Limu covered her mouth and chuckled, rolling her eyes at them: "You guys are the only ones who are so sweet-talking. I don't know where you learned this from. You keep saying things to please me. Hurry up and put on the hairpin for me."
After everything was ready, Li Limu nodded with satisfaction.
Only then is she worthy of the status of a legitimate princess of Northern Qi.
The moonlight tonight was very bright, and the entire red wall and green tile had a clear and bright feeling. Li Limu suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky: "In a few months, it will snow."
In the past, when it snowed, she always wrapped herself up thickly, like a clumsy duck stepping on the snow. The snow under her feet made a relaxing sound, as if all her worries were forgotten.
When Li Limu arrived, the queen was not asleep. Seeing her coming, she forced a smile and waved at her: "Xiao Li, come to your mother."
Li Limu sat quietly, took the initiative to put his mother's cold hand in his palm, and complained: "Madame Wu, it's getting cold, why don't you prepare a hot water bottle for my mother?"
The queen looked at her gently, talked to her for a while, and then opened a box she had taken out and placed next to her. Inside were two hairpins and a jade bracelet.
The queen picked up a hairpin, smiled and helped her put it in her hair, nodded and said, "It's just as your mother thought, it suits you very well. This is the dowry your grandmother gave me when your mother got married. It is a token of love between your grandmother and grandfather. Now your mother gives it to you."
Li Limu nodded gently. Her grandmother and grandfather had a very good relationship. She had met them several times when she was young, and both of them loved her very much.
Thinking about it now, I realized that my grandmother had passed away many years ago.
The queen's eyes were slightly moist, but she still had a smile on her face. She kept looking at Li Limu and said, "Time flies. Yesterday, you were still a little girl. I held you in my arms, afraid that I would hurt you accidentally. Today, you have grown into a big girl, graceful and elegant, with a beautiful appearance. You are the best girl no matter where you are."
"But, Xiaoli, you are a princess of Northern Qi, and you have the responsibilities of a princess."
The queen paused slightly, and looking at her daughter who was listening to her with a smile, her nose felt sore and tears almost fell.
“These daughters all know.”
Li Limu wanted to smile and comfort the queen, but he just couldn't find the strength to do so, so he finally gave up.
She said, "Over the years, mother has held her daughter in her hands for fear of dropping her, and in her mouth for fear of melting her. She has always taken good care of her. But I know very well in my heart that if it weren't for the people of the world, I wouldn't be able to live to this day."
She gently helped the queen wipe away her tears, her voice getting softer and softer, "If I were not a princess, how could I have so many precious medicinal herbs to nourish my body, how could I have such beautiful clothes to wear, not to mention reading and learning."
"My daughter is much luckier than many women in the world."
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