Sister, look at him!

Chapter 217 The Empress Dowager, the Empress's Enemy

Xueyan was waiting outside the imperial study with a food box.

It was freezing cold and her face turned a little red.

"Sister Xueyan, how is my sister these days?"

A very small voice was heard, and Xue Yan tilted her head slightly to meet a pair of eyes as bright as stars.

He Qingwan's younger brother, He Huaiyu, was fifteen years old at the time. He entered the palace and became an imperial guard after Xuan Yi ascended the throne.

"The Imperial Concubine is in good health." Xue Yan also lowered her voice and replied, "Master Xiao He, don't worry."

"Has she been laughing a lot recently?" He Huaiyu asked again.

"You smile every day." Xue Yan's eyes couldn't help but soften. She also liked to see He Qingwan smile.

"That's good, Sister Xueyan, help me..."

"Cough cough."

A few exaggerated coughs were heard, He Huaiyu closed his mouth, and Xue Yan also lowered her head.

Yuande walked up, looked at He Huaiyu, and received a sunny and cheerful smile.

After returning a smile, he called Xueyan, "Your Majesty, please let Miss Xueyan in."

Xueyan bowed slightly, "Thank you, eunuch."

The floor heating in the imperial study was burning brightly, and it was as warm as spring. Xueyan felt her stiff body gradually warming up.

She knelt down with the food box in her hand, "Your Majesty, may your Majesty be blessed with good health."

"Get up." Xuan Yi was intimidating without being angry. His calm eyes fell on Xue Yan. He still remembered what He Qingwan said, to take Xue Yan into the harem and give her a position. "Why did A-Mi ask you to come here?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen is worried about you, so she asked me to bring you some plum porridge."

Plum porridge?

Xuan Yi was stunned.

In the winter of the second year after He Qing married him, she fell seriously ill and could not be cured for a long time. Liu Yujin was so anxious that she braved the snow to go up the mountain to worship Buddha, and when she came back, she brought a branch of plum blossoms.

He Qingwan took the flower petals and cooked them into porridge, and he recovered as soon as he drank it.

That night, Liu Yujin also found out that she was pregnant.

Thinking of this, Xuan Yi's eyebrows softened, "Present it."

Yuande then opened the food box and served the plum porridge.

The food box had a good thermal insulation effect, and the plum porridge was still steaming. Xuan Yi couldn't wait to scoop a spoonful into his mouth before Yuan De tested the poison.

Lunch was not yet served and Xuan Yi's stomach was already empty. At this moment, a bowl of plum porridge was brought to him, which not only filled his stomach but also warmed his heart.

"Yuan De, go to Kunning Palace. I promised A-Mi yesterday that she would have dinner with me, and I can't go back on my word." Xuan Yi instructed Yuan De without forgetting He Qingwan's words.

"Xueyan is very pleasing to my heart, and I will confer her the title of noble lady."

With a wave of his hand, he decided Xue Yan's fate for the rest of her life.

Xueyan knelt down to express her gratitude.

Everything she had was given by Qi Guanxi. She did whatever Qi Guanxi asked her to do. Qi Guanxi asked her to keep an eye on Liu Yuluo, and she did.

Qi Guanxi asked her to follow He Qingwan and listen to He Qingwan, and she followed and listened.

He Qingwan asked her to protect the little prince, so of course she had to do so.

Kunning Palace.

He Qingwan was teasing a thrush with a clear voice. The table was full of delicacies, but she didn't touch a single bite.

"The emperor..."

"Hey!" Xuan Yi stopped Yuan De. He put his hands behind his back and walked in quietly. When he saw He Qingwan smiling, he finally felt relieved.

"This thrush is interesting. Where did it come from?" Xuan Yi came and sat down next to He Qingwan, wanting to tease the thrush as well.

"My brother sent it to me. He said that you just ascended the throne and you are very busy every day. He asked me to have fun by myself and not to cause trouble for you." He Qingwan got angry while talking, "How could I cause trouble?"

"This is what Lian Shi did wrong. I will criticize him harshly in my memorial when we get back." Xuan Yi said to He Qingwan, "Ami, don't worry. No matter how busy I am, I will definitely make time to accompany you."

"That's what His Majesty said." He Qingwan tried to pretend that he didn't care, but the joy in his eyes could not be hidden.

Xuan Yi chuckled, "Sir, don't joke."

He Qingwan was happy. She asked the maid to take Huamei aside and personally picked up a piece of meat for Xuanyi, "Your Majesty, eat this."

"Okay, okay." Xuan Yi followed his instructions and picked up the chopsticks to eat the food He Qingwan picked for him. The two of them were having lunch happily, but other places were in chaos.

Yuan De stood behind Xuan Yi and saw a guard walking quickly towards him from a distance.

"See your majesty, may your majesty be blessed and safe."

The guard's voice was so loud that Huamei screamed in fear.

Xuan Yi frowned in displeasure. How could he not have a peaceful meal? But he still asked the man to lie down. "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The guard stood up.

He Qingwan felt that he was unfamiliar and thought he was not someone from Prince Jin's Mansion.

"What's the matter?" Xuan Yi asked indifferently.

The guard glanced at He Qingwan and seemed to be worried.

This is what Xuan Yi hates the most. In his heart, He Qingwan is the person he loves the most and no one can neglect her.

"What do I want to ask you?" He threw down his chopsticks, and the guard was so scared that he knelt on the ground again.

He Qingwan put his arm around Xuan Yi's shoulder considerately and shook his head at him.

Xuan Yi finally calmed down a bit, "Just say it directly, there is nothing that the Imperial Concubine cannot hear."

"The King of Chu has returned to the capital."

The King of Chu returns to Beijing?

Xuan Yi was subconsciously flustered for a second, and He Qingwan immediately held his hand, "Your Majesty, the return of the King of Chu to the capital is a major event and cannot be neglected."

After Xuan Yi became emperor, he immediately made his two elder brothers and one younger brother kings. The eldest prince was King Chu, the second prince was King Sheng, and the fourth prince was King Xuan, in order to prevent them from rebelling.

Among them, the one Xuan Yi feared the most was the eldest prince, King Chu. It would be better to say that none of his brothers and sisters were not afraid of King Chu.

"I understand." Xuan Yi was in an irritable mood, "Go down."

"Your Majesty, my brother should not have left the palace yet. Let him accompany you." He Qingwan held Xuan Yi's hand. "The King of Chu is good at martial arts. If he is really so bold, I am afraid you..."

The worry in He Qingwan's eyes did not seem fake, and Xuan Yi's heart softened, "Don't be afraid, A'mi, your cousin will protect you."

*

Royal study room.

Xuan Yi sat at the top, with He Lianshi and King Xuan Cang of Chu sitting on both sides of him.

Xuan Cang's appearance was not similar to Xuan Yi's. Xuan Yi resembled the late emperor, with soft features but sharp eyebrows and eyes.

Xuan Cang is like his mother, the late queen who died young.

He has a long face, sword-like eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a hump nose. He is obviously a handsome man, but he always has a stern face and an attitude that keeps others at a distance. Therefore, he is not liked by the late emperor, and after he was sent out, he never mentioned calling him back.

He left Beijing at the age of eighteen and is now twenty-eight. It has been ten years since he left Beijing. When he came back, the person sitting on the throne had been replaced.

"My brother returned to the capital in a hurry this time. Why didn't you take a rest in the mansion first after the long journey?"

Xuan Cang just raised his eyelids when he heard Xuan Yi's concern, and he didn't even bother to say a word of courtesy, "The first thing I will do when I return to the capital is to see the emperor, and I must not break the etiquette."

He deliberately emphasized the word "courtesy" to mock Xuan Yi.

No matter whether it was the eldest son, the legitimate heir, or the most capable one, it was not Xuanyi's turn. So how did Xuanyi become the emperor?

"Two months ago, when my father sent me a letter, he said he was in good health. How could he die of illness again?"

Xuan Cang pressed on, "Royal brother, can you explain this to me?"