frightfiction Chapter 635: Don’t you recognize me after not seeing me for several months?
Chapter 635: Don’t you recognize me after not seeing me for several months?
Nian Susu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Isn't the emperor afraid of death?"
Qin Junyu stared at her through the jade necklace without answering. His gaze was searching her eyes, trying to guess what was in her mind.
She remained calm and said, "Who can predict life and death? Even those who are willing to sacrifice themselves for justice will be afraid when facing death. I am a woman, so of course I am afraid of death."
"Don't lie to me." He whispered.
Nian Susu was panicking. Her ten fingers were pinched white under her wide sleeves. She forced a stiff smile and said, "Really."
Qin Junyu felt a little disappointed, but didn't ask any more questions.
They were almost at the city gate. The Xiao family's team returning to the capital had not arrived yet. They arrived early, and in order to avoid causing unrest, the two did not get off the carriage. The carriage stopped outside the city, on the side of the city gate. The people were stopped by the Hulin Guards and could not see the situation outside the city. They kept pushing and shoving, squeezing forward.
The crowds were surging and jostling each other.
The city was bustling with people, but the atmosphere in the carriage was unusually depressing.
The two were silent for a while, and no one spoke first.
In the past, Qin Junyu always took the initiative to find topics to talk about. At that moment, I didn't know whether he was angry or thinking about something. He sat upright with his eyes straight ahead and his face solemn.
Nian Susu turned his head and looked at him, but he was unmoved and didn't even glance at her.
Nian Susu clasped his hands in boredom and whispered, "Actually, I'm just afraid... We have finally overcome many difficulties to get to this day, but now we have to face death. So, I don't want to die, and I don't want you to die either."
These words were meant for him to hear, but the voice was as soft as a mosquito, like a whisper.
But he heard it, clenched his fists, slid his throat, and his hoarse voice sounded a little aggrieved, "You didn't lie to me?"
Nian Susu widened his eyes, turned sideways to face him, and said incredulously: "Of course I didn't lie to you! These are all my true words!"
She had already taken the initiative to bow her head, but Qin Junyu actually doubted her sincerity! Unforgivable!
She crossed her arms across her chest and turned her head away angrily, pretending to be angry. Sure enough, Qin Junyu came to coax her the next second.
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have doubted you." Qin Junyu touched her hand carefully. Seeing that she didn't refuse, he immediately held it. "Lingling, I will protect you and myself."
Nian Susu's expression softened a bit, "Humph!"
A quarter of an hour later, the Xiao family's team appeared in everyone's sight.
Lin Shoude gave a signal, and the palace servants moved the step stool to the side of the carriage.
Qin Junyu lifted the curtain and strode down to the ground on the horse stool. Nian Susu, supported by Zhihua, got off the car carefully.
The emperor and the empress stood side by side, their clothes emitting a glow that gave them a golden sheen.
Although the people could only see their backs, they were in awe and the noise stopped abruptly.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the city gate.
General Xiao got off the carriage first, followed by Xiao Jianting and Xiao Yunzheng.
General Xiao was not wearing armor, but the coarse clothes of ordinary people, a pair of faded cloth shoes on his feet, and his black hair mixed with white was tied into a bun with a piece of cloth. He looked no different from a farmer who worked hard in the fields.
Xiao Jianting and Xiao Yunzheng were also dressed casually. The brother and sister smiled and said a few words, then walked towards the city gate with their father.
It is absolutely true that the environment can change a person's temperament.
Seeing the two people dressed in their best, the three of them were stunned for a moment. General Xiao's expression immediately returned to normal, but Xiao Jianting and Xiao Yunzheng still looked surprised and unbelievable.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty." General Xiao performed the great ceremony between the emperor and his subject.
Qin Junyu quickly helped him up and said, "General Xiao has made great contributions to the country, the people and me. There is no need to perform such a great honor. I am ashamed to accept it."
Having said that, etiquette cannot be abandoned. General Xiao nodded. His two children behind him were still standing still. He turned around and winked at them.
Xiao Jianting stepped forward. His injuries had almost recovered and he could now move around without any sequelae, thanks to the careful care of his father and sister.
"Greetings..." Xiao Jianting bowed, "Your Majesty."
He turned slightly to Nian Susu, raised his eyes and took another look, but still felt it was unreal. After a moment of distraction, he said, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."
Xiao Yunzheng's reaction was almost the same as his elder brother's.
The brother who grew up with them became the emperor, and an old acquaintance became the empress. Not long ago, they sat together and drank, speaking freely, young and vigorous, talking about everything. Such days are still vivid in their minds, but the image of the two people in front of them does not match what they remember.
Nian Susu looked at Xiao Yunzheng with a smile, her eyes already wet.
She only has Xiao Yunzheng as her good friend in Shengjing.
"Yun Zheng." She called her name.
Xiao Yunzheng hesitated for a moment and did not approach. She looked at her father and elder brother.
General Xiao shook his head, his eyes seemed to say: Don't be rude.
Nian Susu's eyes suddenly changed, and his dignified posture suddenly relaxed. He said, "Tsk", and raised his voice to Xiao Yunzheng, "What are you doing? Don't you recognize me after not seeing me for a few months?"
Xiao Yunzheng suddenly understood that this was still the Nian Susu she knew!
She rushed over, and the two girls hugged each other, "Wow, wow, wow... Lingling, I miss you so much."
"I miss you so much too..."
General Xiao smiled and shook his head, very helpless, "These two children."
"If I hadn't known Miss Nian..." Xiao Jianting was still not used to her change of status, "I really wouldn't have dared to be presumptuous with the Queen's temper."
Laughter filled the air and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.
Xiao Jianting and Qin Junyu exchanged glances, and thousands of words were expressed without words.
Nian Susu and Xiao Yunzheng hadn't seen each other for a long time and they wished they could chat for a whole day at the city gate.
"Are you leaving again this time when you come back?"
Nian Susu secretly didn't want her to leave, but a lone eagle could not survive in a cage. Xiao Yunzheng had seen the vast world and certainly didn't want to be imprisoned in this imperial city from now on.
When she asked this question, she already had the answer in her mind.
Xiao Yunzheng smiled and said, "Maybe, but I won't leave in the short term. I finally came back, so I'll leave after I've had enough fun."
At first, she traveled around and refused to return to Beijing, in large part because her two elder brothers had gone to the north to fight when the previous emperor was still in power, and their lives were uncertain. Her father was over fifty years old and had no power in the court. She was afraid of being betrothed to someone she didn't know at all, or being bullied by other families, so she ran away from home.
Now that Qin Junyu is on the throne, there is no need to worry about this issue.
"That's fine." Nian Susu hugged her arm, "Stay with me for a few more days in Shengjing. I'm bored to death in the palace alone."
Speaking of the palace, Xiao Yunzheng glanced to the side and saw Qin Junyu, her father and elder brother were discussing important matters and had no time to pay attention to them.
Xiao Yunzheng smiled meaningfully and asked her, "Is it fun to be a queen? Does Brother Yu have three thousand beauties in his harem like the late emperor?"