C107 restlessness
C107 restlessness
She felt that it was because she had snatched away Shen Qi's things, and then, it was because of the heavens that had punished her. However, she was still unwilling to give up so easily, so she decided that she must distance herself from Shen Qi once more.
She felt that her current bad luck must have had something to do with her frequently seeing Shen Qi when she was pregnant, and she started to complain about him again.
Shen Qi did not care about what the Shen Fei was thinking at all. In less than ten days, the new year would arrive, and at this time, it was as if all the information in the Guanbei was suddenly cut off by someone.
Shen Qi could not even conceal her anxiety, it was so much so that she was in danger of becoming real. Other than paying respects to the empress dowager on the fifteenth day of the new year, or entering the palace when the empress dowager was summoning her, she had also started running towards the palace every few days.
Even the empress dowager felt that something was amiss just because she wanted to obtain some information about King Duanren from the palace. Forget about Shen Qi's abnormality, even Jing Ze's failure to report back made her anxious.
The result of her anxiousness was that she began to harass the emperor nonstop, asking him about the current situation of the emperor. The emperor was about to kneel down, so he wanted to know as well!
If Shen Qi didn't want to ask the Emperor about his identity, what would happen to her man? Why did it seem as if he had suddenly vanished from the face of the earth?
Time will not slow down or speed up just because of your mood, in such an anxious and restless atmosphere after finishing the sacrificial range, and then day after day came the New Year's Eve.
No matter what kind of undercurrents there were in the palace, no matter how tragic and tragic the war in the Guanbei was, it would not be able to affect the lives in the city, especially the citizens of the capital.
So this day, every household happily came out to paste the Spring Festival couplet, paste the word "blessing", set off firecrackers, wrap dumplings, to celebrate this once a year grand festival.
The King's Mansion was no exception as well. They hung up the big red lanterns early, and the mansion looked like a brand-new one. There were words of blessings stuck everywhere, on the well, on the trees, in the cabinets, on the embroidery bench, and even on the toilet bowl.
No matter how anxious Shen Qi was, she knew that she couldn't reveal it now. Even if she was, it didn't matter what the use was, she couldn't help anything. The only thing she could do was protect the King's Mansion and keep it functioning normally.
Shen Qi did not want to go at all. She had already purposely kept a much lower profile since Duke Xiang was not in the capital, so when she entered the palace, she would undoubtedly expose herself in front of everyone.
At this time, every family was together and she was the only one left. Even if others didn't say anything, she wouldn't feel at ease. She wasn't in the mood to go to a crowded place.
Although she was unwilling, she still had to dress up and prepare to enter the palace. Recently, she had been losing sleep, and dark circles had appeared under her eyes. It took her a few layers of powder before she could hide it.
Although her usual calm demeanor was completely fake, her heart definitely didn't feel good. Thus, during this period of time, when they were speaking, they didn't mention a single word of Prince Xiang, afraid that they would cause her grief.
Every year, the palace banquet was about the same. Last year, something like that happened, and this year's investigation was exceptionally detailed, trying to not overlook any details, so this year's palace banquet went very smoothly, but perhaps the emperor really wasn't in the mood, and it dispersed very quickly as well.
felt that it was just like the actors on the Spring Festival Gala who gathered together every year at this time to perform a performance for the bystanders.
Because they had scattered early, when Shen Qi returned to the Duke Palaces, she naturally did so much earlier than usual. At this time, there were no Spring Festival Gala nor was there any other entertainment, so everyone only sat together to chat. Shen Qi was not in the mood, but she did not want to disturb the interest of the bystanders, so he sent them to rest.
Zi Zhu and the others initially didn't want to leave the wangfei alone in the room for fear that she would think too much, but seeing the tired look on her face, she couldn't say anything, so they could only take a leave and leave the guards to keep watch. If there was anything the wangfei needed, she could find out in time.
After they left, Shen Qi laid on the soft couch and closed her eyes to rest. She had not been able to rest well these few days because she had to take charge of everything in the Duke Palace.
The offerings had already been prepared, but she still had to personally spend the next year in the celebration ceremony. Even if the prince wasn't in the capital, he still had to be polite.
She let her thoughts run wild, and when she came back to her senses, she already felt that something was wrong. There was actually another person in the room, whether it was from the prince's mansion or the people she brought over, they would not take her words to heart.
Even though King Xian was not in the capital, the guards of the palace were still the strongest. So how did this man get in?
Opening his eyes to look over, Shen Qi was instantly stunned, she never expected to see him at this time!
Shen Qi stared at the man in front of him in a daze. She felt that she must be hallucinating, it must be! She must have been thinking too much before she opened her eyes and felt like she was looking at the prince, so she mumbled, "I must have had a dream every day, but the way I opened my eyes must have been wrong!"
He thought that even if she didn't immediately throw herself into his arms and cry out her missing feelings, she would at least look extremely happy. But what about the result?
The wangfei felt like she was in a dream, and even said that the way she opened her eyes was wrong. She always had many strange thoughts that she didn't know where to start, and Prince Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the wangfei who had closed her eyes again.
King Xian walked up to her and bent over her. He reached out to touch her eyes with a tired expression on his face. He probably hadn't slept well these past few days. Thinking of this, he unconsciously softened his movements and voice. "I'm back!"
Shen Qi's heartbeat started to quicken as soon as he approached her. She knew that she wasn't as calm as she appeared, and was so excited that her heart seemed like it was about to jump out from her chest. However, she didn't dare open her eyes, afraid that everything was just a dream!
She opened her eyes and looked at him carefully, holding his face in her hands. She looked noble and cold as always, but she was also determined. Her skin was darker than it was when she left the capital, turning into a healthy wheat color, with a sharp cheek, straight nose, and deep eyes. Her sexy lips were pursed at this moment.
Shen Qi realized that this man had become even more charming after walking for such a long time. She was almost infatuated with him as she drew out his facial features.
She used both of her hands to draw the features of King Duanren before she tentatively called out, "Your Highness?" Ye Zichen looked at him in confusion.
"I'm here. I'm back." The corner of King Xian's mouth curled up as he spoke with a smile in his eyes.
Originally, she thought that Shen Qi would excitedly hug him and cry out her hardships to him no matter what, but in the end, she only revealed a tired and gratified smile to him, "You're okay, it's so good!" She spoke faintly, with a mixture of joy and relief.
To put it in such a way would be tantamount to crying for him, and it would even move King Duanren. He went up to her and pulled her into his arms, and kissed her cheeks and earlobes, "I'm fine, I'm back."
Shen Qi let him hug her without asking any further questions. She looked at him and laughed, "My prince, happy new year!"
King Duanren originally had many words to say, such as' I won't make you worry anymore '. I'll protect my own safety and return home, but when he looked at her like this, he realized that he couldn't say anything. His wangfei was using her own way to support him, telling him that she was strong and that there was nothing for him to worry about.
However, this made the prince feel even more ashamed of her. With the wangfei's intelligence, she must have known something had happened when she failed to deliver the letter on time. Her sudden disappearance during this period of time must have made her very anxious.
But now, she didn't complain at all. She didn't even cry, but seeing the relaxed expression on her face and the tiredness on her face, she let King Xian know that she wasn't as indifferent as she looked.
He then tenderly kissed her on the forehead and softly said, "Happy New Year!"
Thinking about that, Shen Qi suddenly struggled to get up, "Has Your Highness ever eaten before? I'll go cook dumplings for you. " As she spoke, she was about to break free from his embrace.
When King Xian heard this, his heart warmed and relaxed at the same time. However, he remembered that he still had other things to do, so he could only regretfully say, "I've eaten. I still need to enter the palace later. If you're tired, you don't need to wait for me. It's the same for you to sleep first."
Shen Qi knew that she wouldn't leave the frontlines for no reason. Knowing that the Duke had a personality, he didn't feel disappointed at all.
He nodded, "Be careful on your way."
He should have entered the palace as soon as he got back to the capital, but he couldn't help but want to see the wangfei. Thus, he made a trip back to the palace. This was already against the rules!
She gave the princess a deep look and said, "I'll be back soon." Afterwards, he turned around and left without disturbing the others in the manor. His return had been done in secret, so the fewer people who knew about it, the better.