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Shen Qi sensed the change in the prince's aura and guessed that Song Ma's illness must have had some secret behind it. As expected, when she heard the prince's words, she felt that the prince was not at ease when he mentioned it and immediately regretted asking that question.
King Xian seemed to be able to read Shen Qi's thoughts. He squeezed her hand a little more, but it didn't make her feel uncomfortable. "I'm very happy that you're asking me." The only thing I'm afraid of is that you don't care about anything.
Shen Qi raised her head and looked at him. This man had always been noble and cold, always cold and solemn towards everything, yet he showed her his gentleness time and time again. He had come to the manor to celebrate her birthday to make her feel at ease, and to make her let go of his feelings to avoid him time and time again.
As a prince of a country, he had everything he wanted. Why did he need to go this far? Shen Qi sometimes thought that she should be satisfied. Even if something happened in the future, she could not deny his current efforts, so she tried to believe him and show him her true self.
Enjoy the moment, no matter what happens in the future, at least at this moment she can be sure that the prince is serious, if he is willing to make such concessions for her, it means that he has feelings for her, so she will try to build a home with him.
Shen Qi held his hand and smiled at him, giving him an encouraging look, as if to say, "I'm by your side." King Duan's eyes immediately lit up. Shen Qi had never seen his eyes as bright as they were now.
Although he was very emotional, he still could not do those childish actions. He could only look into each other's eyes, full of affection. Then, they smiled at each other. Everything was silent.
Shen Qi found it was foolish to keep looking at him this way, so she shook his hand and coughed to hide her discomfort. Then she said, "When I was five years old, it rained heavily in the summer, causing the city's moat to burst and the city's streets to be flooded with water. Even the Imperial Palace was not spared."
Imperial Father loved Prince Rui, who came from Imperial Concubine De. He was indifferent to his other sons, and since ancient times, the palace has always held him in high regard. At that time, the palace maids and eunuchs who took care of me all went to fawn on Imperial Concubine De and Prince Rui.
"My palace is close to an artificial river. When the flood first came, the first thing that it affected was my residence. At that time, everyone was busy saving a few powerful people, so they naturally neglected my small palace." A cold light flashed across King Xian's eyes as he spoke to this point. Shen Qi knew that he had recalled the scene from back then and immediately gripped his hand tightly.
He took a deep breath and continued, "The flood came with great ferocity. The wet nurse and that big palace maid tried their best to open the palace door, and just as they were about to carry me and rush out, that big palace maid actually ran out first and closed the door tightly. At that time, we were all shocked and couldn't react at all."
"At that time, the wet nurse was shouting for Ying Ge, that big palace maid, to open the door. At that time, she said something that caused them to fall into despair, and she said that she was Imperial Concubine De's woman. When the wet nurse heard that, she was very shocked, but she did not expect that the big palace maid, who had been taking care of me, would also turn traitor."
"At the beginning, my wet nurse was still trying to reason with her, hoping that she would repent. At that time, Ying Ge was very firm, and after that, my wet nurse started to tempt me, but no matter what my wet nurse said, I didn't believe her. She felt that Imperial Concubine De could give her more, and as a prince, I can't live on."
"Even the Crown Prince's Royal Brother couldn't stop Prince Rui, let alone a powerless little kid." A bitter smile appeared on King Xian's face as he said this.
"Ying Ge left without any hesitation. Before he left, he did not forget to block the door, leaving me and my wet nurse behind, unable to advance or retreat." At this time, the nanny knew that there was no hope of getting out unless someone was outside opening the door, and calling for help was a waste of time, so she tried to find a way to lift the big bed, the table, and the stools, layer by layer, high enough to be useful, and then lift me up to the top, while half her body was immersed in the water to support me. "
"The wet nurse didn't forget to change my clothes and sit high on the upholstered stool to keep from getting wet. In order to stabilize the stool that had to bear my weight, she had to support me from the bottom."
"By the time Imperial Brother found me, we had already been waiting in the palace for close to eight hours." By the time Imperial Brother found me, we had already been waiting in the palace for close to eight hours.
Originally, he wanted to come over immediately to save me, because he knew that my residence was the easiest place to get water in. However, the Queen Mother stopped him, and wanted him to save royal father, so he went up to royal father to get a good impression.
So, I had to return to royal father's palace. But when I was done with all the matters and wanted to come, I found that my royal mother didn't send anyone to save me at all. She was only concerned with showing off to her royal father in front of Imperial Concubine De and didn't even remember that she still had a son soaking in the water.
After that, we had a cold war for half a year, and even if we made up, we still wouldn't be as close as we were before. From now on, royal brother can no longer be at ease with the others and will personally bring me along, but this wet nurse has fallen sick to the ground and can no longer even see any water in her legs.
Although she did improve a lot later on, as she grew older, her old ailments became more prominent. I heard that the hot spring could improve it, so I bought this manor to help the wet nurse retire. "
With that, Prince Xian looked at Shen Qi and said, "Now do you know why Imperial Mother is always so cautious towards me?" As she spoke, she laughed at herself because she felt guilty. Furthermore, he was not the same as before. She was afraid, afraid that he would turn the tables on her. It was just too realistic!
Shen Qi finally understood why he had such a deep affection for the emperor. Furthermore, even if King Xian held the military power, Shen Qi wasn't afraid of him even if his prestige was higher. He was the one who raised King Duanren, so Shen Qi still understood the personality of the child he raised.
Shen Qi felt that it was very likely that his personality had changed at that time. The betrayal and disregard from his mother was too cruel for a five-year-old child.
Feeling the pain in her heart, Shen Qi squeezed his hand and asked at last, "Where is the palace maid who is carrying the master?"
"She's dead, she died in Imperial Concubine De's hands." Seeing the wangfei twitch her lips, he still didn't tell her about how frightening Ying Ge's death had been. At that time, Ying Ge's entire body was bruised green and purple. When they fished him out of the water, they were all scared to death.
No one knew what happened after soaking in it for a few days. In any case, it was extremely frightening. The palace maids and eunuchs responsible for salvaging her had nightmares for a long time when they returned.
If it wasn't because he was too young and he didn't know how to use dirty water on Ying Ge, the wounds on his body wouldn't have been easy to deal with. Imperial Concubine De would have asked a servant to be used by her, but she definitely wouldn't want this person to stay by her side.
Back then, no one else knew about the mastermind behind Ying Ge's death, so even if Imperial Concubine De killed him immediately, she didn't let herself get caught up in it. Instead, at that time, he received a few moderate suspicions, and suspected that Ying Ge's death had something to do with him. Thinking of this, Duke Xian couldn't help but feel disgusted, and Imperial Concubine De always wanted to make him feel disgusted, just like the marriage she later gave him.
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Seeing that his whole body was covered in cold air, Shen Qi shook his hand to change the topic and pulled him back. "Let's not talk about her anymore. In the future, we will properly filial piety and filial piety."
Hearing her say "We" so naturally to properly filial piety, King Xian felt his heart soften. It would be us from now on.
Thus, she smiled and nodded. "The wangfei really likes it here!" It was a tone of certainty.
Shen Qi nodded. "Yes, this place has different scenery in winter and summer. It is also far away from the hubbub, so it's peaceful and undisturbed." She turned her head and smiled. "Actually, the first time you brought me here, I thought that if you had someone you like, I would voluntarily give up my seat and live a good life here."
Upon hearing these words, King Xian tightly grasped her hand and coldly said, "Don't even think about it, unless you come with me." Her overbearing tone was completely exposed as she stared at Ye Ci, making her instinctively feel danger.
He then laughed and changed the topic, teasingly asking, "Today is my birthday, where's your present?"