frightfiction Chapter 634 Mother is great, she chooses to be a stepmother
Chapter 634 Mother is great, she chooses to be a stepmother
Zhihua specially fetched some hot water to help Nian Susu rinse her mouth and wash her face. She helped her sit down at the table, served her the porridge, and arranged the chopsticks and spoon. She was just about to feed her herself.
Nian Susu couldn't help laughing, "I just feel uncomfortable, not like my arms or legs are broken."
Zhihua just smiled foolishly and said nothing.
Nian Susu hadn't eaten anything since yesterday and was really hungry. After a short while, he ate half a bowl of rice porridge and two buns.
"By the way, Your Majesty, the Emperor came over after you went to bed yesterday." Zhihua said tentatively.
She was not sure whether Nian Susu was woken up by Qin Junyu, and thought it would be better to tell her something.
Seeing that Nian Susu was a little shocked, Zhihua understood.
"The emperor came over to guard you for a while. An hour later, Eunuch Li came back with a man. The two stayed in the room for a quarter of an hour. The emperor and the man returned to the Qinian Palace together." Zhihua recalled the details of yesterday in detail.
Nian Susu paused, frowned and asked, "What man? What does he look like?"
"This is also the first time I've seen him. He...has very dark skin, is a little shorter than the emperor, and doesn't look like a native of Shengjing from the way he's dressed."
"Oh, by the way, his dressing style is very similar to when Jingzhe first entered the palace."
It was tattered and covered with all kinds of ornaments and small items.
Could it be someone from Tianxuan Villa? Nian Susu had a question in her heart. Since Qin Junyu brought the man back to Zhongling Palace and stayed in her bedroom for so long, there was only one possibility - the mysterious man was a doctor. Qin Junyu saw that she was in pain and couldn't bear it, so he asked the doctor from Tianxuan Villa to take her pulse.
But there was already a ready-made imperial physician in the palace, so why did they go to Tianxuan Villa to get one? This was the point that she couldn't understand the most.
Zhihua urged her to eat quickly, otherwise the food would get cold.
Nian Susu had something on her mind and her appetite was gone in an instant. She put down her chopsticks and asked Zhihua about the details of yesterday. However, Zhihua was not in the hall at that time and had no idea what they talked about.
Nian Susu had no choice but to give up asking.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not." Zhihua looked embarrassed. She wanted to say something but she felt that she shouldn't presume to interfere in her master's private affairs.
"Zhihua, when did you become timid? You grew up with me. Whether I married into the Eastern Palace or was promoted to Queen and moved to Zhongling Palace, I only brought you with me. Don't you understand how important you are to me?" Nian Susu hung his head and looked sick. He looked fragile and helpless.
Zhihua was moved and her eyes were red as tears fell. "My queen, you treat me so well."
She cried so hard that she was out of breath, her voice choked with sobs, "Actually, I was just thinking... that drinking too much of that medicine is not good for your health, so please don't... drink it again in the future."
Zhihua spoke with a twitch, feeling extremely aggrieved.
"You didn't feel this bad when you had your period before... Ever since you drank that medicine, your health has deteriorated..."
Seeing her crying and snotting, Nian Susu found it funny, but also thought she was stupid. She would rather have a stomachache than a big belly. If she got pregnant and gave birth to a child, she would really be trapped in the palace for the rest of her life and could no longer be as reckless as she wanted and leave whenever she wanted.
Moreover, technology was limited in ancient times, and childbirth could easily result in death. She had not lived enough and did not want to sacrifice her life for a strange baby whom she had never even seen.
My mother is great, she chose to be a stepmother.
However, judging from the current situation, the possibility of her becoming a stepmother is not high. She is the only one in the harem now, and if she doesn't give birth, Qin Junyu will not have any descendants.
When she thought of this possibility, Nian Susu felt a little sympathy for Qin Junyu, but she still didn't plan to have a child, at least not for now.
"Okay, Zhihua." Nian Susu pulled Zhihua's hand, "I know you care about me, and I know what I am doing. Don't worry."
At least the contraceptive pill won't kill you, but it will most likely make you infertile. The only downside is that your period will be extremely painful every month.
This time she happened to catch up with the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so she didn't get to know the personalities of the girls in the capital properly. She lost all her strength and power and fainted in Zhongling Palace.
Zhihua knew that she couldn't persuade her, so she could only serve her wholeheartedly and try her best to make her suffer less.
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When the Xiao family returned to the capital, the people of the whole city cheered and flocked to Zhuque Street to welcome them. Soon after dawn, the city gate was crowded with people.
"General Xiao is finally returning to Beijing! That's great! Our patriotic hero is finally back!"
"I heard that the Xiao family stayed in Liangcheng for so long because Master Xiao was seriously injured in the battle with Northern Wei. It was not suitable for him to travel long distances, so he did not return until today."
"Miss Xiao is as brave as any man. If it weren't for her delivering the message, I'm afraid the war would have lasted several more months! The Xiao family are all heroes!"
The Xiao family’s reputation remains as good as ever.
Before any carriages or horses could be seen returning to Beijing, Zhuque Street was already completely blocked.
The Guards holding spears rushed into the crowd to clear a path. The common people were scattered to both sides, and with the spears blocking their way, they could not cross the defense line.
The people speculated whether the emperor was going to personally come to welcome the Xiao family.
As soon as he finished speaking, a luxurious six-horse carriage slowly drove onto Suzaku Street and came into everyone's sight.
The carriage is exquisitely made and gorgeously decorated. Unlike ordinary carriages, the top of the carriage is a pointed roof with rounded corners, and it is surrounded by gauze curtains. There are guards guarding it from front, back, left and right.
Qin Junyu and Nian Susu sat upright in the carriage. Because of the gauze curtain, the people could not see their faces clearly.
Nian Susu was wearing a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown, while Qin Junyu was also wearing a heavily crafted dragon robe and crown.
"If someone suddenly rushes out to assassinate us, what is the success rate?" Nian Susu asked curiously.
Such a major occasion, with many people and eyes everywhere, is a perfect opportunity for assassination.
Qin Junyu turned his head and looked at her, and the jade strings on the crown tassels collided with each other, making crisp sounds.
"zero."
"So confident?"
"In addition to the guards on both sides of the carriage, there are 500 secret guards lurking on this street."
Nian Susu suddenly realized, no wonder he was not worried at all and didn't even bring his sword.
Qin Junyu looked at her out of the corner of his eye, his fists clenched on his knees, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
"Are you... afraid of death?" After some hesitation, he asked.
The last time she encountered an ambush at Tianxuan Villa, she was frightened so much that she immediately wanted to return to the palace and made it clear that she did not want to live a life of fear.
But Qin Junyu remembered that the first time he met her as Xuanji was at Yuanlai Restaurant.
She accidentally broke into the box and happened to see him killing someone. He put the sword to her neck without hesitation to threaten her. She was not afraid at all. Instead, she cleverly used detoxification as a condition to exchange for her life.
But now...she seemed very afraid of life and death.