I Am This Type of Woman Chapter 142: City

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There is a faint bitter taste in the mouth, as if a bitter taste spreads throughout the body.

Rong Xia opened his eyes and saw the sunlight coming in from the window. The whole palace seemed to be shrouded in light. He closed his eyes and his vision became clear.

"Your Majesty, you are finally awake," Wang De was overjoyed to see Rong Xia wake up, "Quickly call the doctor, your Majesty is awake."

The sound of footsteps came from outside the palace. Rong Xia glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs kneeling all over the hall, closed her eyes and whispered: "I want to rinse my mouth."

After rinsing his mouth with tea, he finally felt less uncomfortable in his mouth. Rong Xia's eyes swept around, "Where is the empress?"

"My Majesty stayed up all night with you last night. Early this morning, because Mr. Zhou and Mr. Liu had something to report, I rushed over with a cup of strong tea." Wang De knew that Your Majesty valued your Majesty, so he hurriedly He explained in a low voice, "Before I left, I told you again and again that if you wake up, you must send someone to report to her."

"Since your Majesty is dealing with things, don't send anyone to disturb her for the time being," Rong Xia sat up with the help of the eunuch. After the imperial doctor gave him medicine for his injuries, he said to Wang De, "Go and call Zhao Zhong in."

Wang De bowed and retreated.

Zhao Zhong rushed over not long after, and Rong Xia asked the irrelevant people to retreat.

"Your Majesty, how could you be so injured?" Seeing Rong Xia's pale face, Zhao Zhong knew that this was not an act, "Weichen has investigated before and found that this woman is not martial arts and has not been with the Queen since she was a child. To serve."

Your Majesty has long been aware of Princess Anle's involvement with certain officials in the court. However, because the former Crown Prince Jiang Han "abdicated" the throne to Your Majesty, Your Majesty must treat the royal family of the previous dynasty favorably in front of the people of the world.

Princess Anle's restlessness is like tying a rope around her own neck. Zhao Zhong understands it, and so does His Majesty. The only thing Zhao Zhong didn't expect was that His Majesty had taken precautions early in the morning, so why was he still injured so seriously?

One knife on the arm and one on the shoulder. Fortunately, they were not fatal. But with so much blood, how long will it take to regain strength?

"I know," Rong Xia said expressionlessly, covering her injured arm, "You don't have to mention this matter again in the future, especially not in front of the queen, I know it well."

"Wei Chen didn't think carefully enough," Zhao Zhong said hurriedly, "If the Queen hears these words, she will only be more sad." The maid next to the Queen hurt Your Majesty, even if this matter has nothing to do with the Queen, The Empress would not feel good, and if he mentioned it again, it would only make the Empress even more uncomfortable.

"The old people from the previous dynasty, clean up what needs to be cleaned up, no need to worry about it anymore." Rong Xia said in a cold voice, "I will treat them with the utmost kindness and justice."

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Zhong said hesitantly, "My Majesty gave an order last night to strictly investigate the old people of the previous dynasty. Anyone who behaves suspiciously will be thrown into prison. Even the servants around Princess Anle will be killed. Prisoners As a prisoner, Princess Anle was sent to an ascetic monastery to practice Taoism, and she was unable to leave the monastery for life."

Outsiders don’t know what the concept of asceticism is, but they know it clearly. Some guilty concubines from the previous dynasty were sent here. I heard that it was worse than the cold palace, and life would be worse than death if they went in.

Sending Princess Anle to the Ascetic Monastery, I don’t know if this is the queen’s kindness or cruelty towards Anle.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Rong Xia's face, and the solemnity and coldness just now disappeared without a trace, "Since the Queen has issued the Feng Order, everything will be done according to the Queen's wishes."

"Your Majesty, then you..."

"I need to recuperate, so I shouldn't work too hard."

"Yes." Zhao Zhong thought after exiting Dayue Palace, what did your Majesty want to say when he called him here?

In the imperial study room, Banhua looked at the pile of memorials and could no longer hold back the dignified smile on his face. He smiled dryly and looked at Zhou Bingan: "Master Zhou, do you want to see all this?"

"Please don't worry, Madam, Wei Chen and others have selected some of the memorials." Zhou Bing'an handed over a list, "This is the list of memorials selected by Wei Chen and others."

Banhua took the list and glanced at it, then flipped through a few memorials and said, "Mr. Zhou, have the places that were hit by disasters in the past few years gotten better recently?"

"Please rest assured, your majesty, your majesty has exempted these hard-hit areas from paying taxes for two years. Although life is still a bit difficult, at least you don't have to go hungry." Zhou Bing'an looked respectful and gentle, "Many local people are here for your majesty and You set up the longevity tablet and pray that you and your majesty will be healthy and worry-free for thousands of years."

"Instead of wishing us eternal life, it is better to pray for great success and good weather, so that the people will never suffer major disasters again." Banhua smiled. She did not believe this. "Several adults have worked hard. If there is anything in these memorials, I will read the important content to His Majesty."

"Is Your Majesty's injury better?"

Banhua looked at the sunshine outside the door with a dazed expression: "It should be okay."

Seeing that the queen had no intention of continuing, Zhou Bing'an and others stood up and left with a look.

After they left, Banhua asked her bodyguard to carry the memorial and walk to the apse. When she met Zhao Zhong on the way, she raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Master Zhao?"

"I have met the Queen," Zhao Zhongxian was now infinitely impressed by Banhua. When he saw Banhua at the first sight, he couldn't wait to salute her.

"Why are you here? Is His Majesty awake?"

Zhao Zhong was about to say yes when he saw a gust of wind blowing in front of him. When he looked up again, there was no queen in front of him? Turning around, I saw only the back of the Queen leaving in a hurry.

"Rong Xia?" Banhua trotted into the hall and saw Rong Xia sitting on the bed drinking porridge. He paused for a while before saying, "Are you awake?"

Rong Xia put down the bowl with a smile: "Huahua, I made you worry."

Banhua walked up to him and sat down, reaching out and poking his face, "If you show off like this again next time, I will teach you a lesson."

"How do you want Huahua to teach me a lesson?" Rong Xia had a look of horror on her face.

"Huh," Banhua couldn't say anything harsh when she saw how cooperative he was. She pointed to the memorial that the guard put on the table, "These things make my head hurt. I'll approve the unimportant ones for you, and I'll read the rest to you."

"Okay." Rong Xia knew that Banhua was impatient to see this, so she smiled and nodded.

"You eat your meal first," Banhua walked to the case and looked back at Rong Xia, "I lost so much blood, I don't know when I can make up for it."

Rong Xia didn't dare to reply, so she could only let Banhua complain.

But soon Banhua stopped talking. She lowered her head and kept writing and drawing in front of the case. Although her face was a bit impatient, she still dealt with it patiently.

He looked at her back and finished the bowl of porridge without realizing it.

After handling most of the memorials, Banhua accompanied Rongxia to have a meal. However, Rongxia used medicine suitable for wounds, while Banhua ate exquisite dishes. But Banhua also deliberately teased Rong Xia, making him want to eat but couldn't.

Wang De looked at Rong Xia with eyes full of infinite sympathy.

After lunch, Banhua chatted with Rong Xia for a while. After seeing him asleep, she looked at Ruyi who looked slightly uncomfortable and asked, "What happened?"

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Fuping would like to see you."

Banhua helped Rong Xia press the quilt, covered his mouth and yawned: "No."

"Empress Dowager Fuping said that she only saw the empress this time, and from now on she will never disturb her intimacy again." Ruyi lowered her head and whispered in Banhua's ear, "Empress Dowager Fuping knelt at Xuanwu Gate. Outside."

Compared to the Zhuque Gate and Baidou Gate where people come and go, there are not many people coming in and out of Xuanwu Gate. It is quite smart for Empress Dowager Fuping to choose to kneel here.

Banhua looked back at Rong Xian on the bed, closed her eyes and said, "Go and invite her back, just say I don't want to see her."

"My slave understands."

Except for the guards guarding the door, no other officials passed by Xuanwu Gate. Empress Dowager Fuping knelt in the sun without moving an inch or attracting any attention.

She knew that if she knelt at the Zhuque Gate, more people might notice her, but Banhua's temperament has always been soft rather than tough. If she really wanted to do that, not only would she not be able to soften Banhua, but Making her even more dissatisfied.

"Queen Mother," Ruyi walked out of the Xuanwu Gate. Seeing that the Queen Mother's face was flushed and she didn't know how long she had been in the sun, she knelt down and stood beside her and said, "Your Majesty is destined, please go back early. His Royal Highness the Prince is still waiting for you."

When Queen Mother Fuping heard the words "Prince He", her shoulders trembled slightly. She looked at Ruyi and said, "Your mother-in-law, don't you care about the slightest bit of affection?"

"Queen Mother," Ruyi shook his head and sighed, "Her Royal Highness the Princess colluded with the courtiers in the harem to assassinate Your Majesty. If His Majesty hadn't been blessed with great blessings, how would you have had the chance to kneel here today? With your empress' clear-cut temperament, I'm afraid you and and the prince will also be buried with His Majesty."

The Queen Mother Fuping looked pale: "But Your Majesty..."

Isn't he okay?

The Queen Mother could not say these words. She understood better than anyone else how much of a crime Anle had committed. She did not expect that the person who could not accept the collapse of the price-cutting dynasty the most was not her eldest son Jiang Han, but her eldest daughter Anle.

"But why is it the ascetic view?" Fuping looked at Ruyi desperately, "Why is it the ascetic view?"

The queen is a relative of the emperor, so she will not fail to understand what the Ascetic Temple is. It is a peaceful place for cultivating Taoism, but it is clearly a tormenting hell.

Ruyi wants to say, Your Majesty is the empress’s man, and Princess Anle killed her empress’ man, so how could the empress remain indifferent? But facing the collapsed eyes of Queen Mother Fuping, she felt that no matter how much she said, it would be in vain.

Empress Dowager Fuping shook her head in a daze: "I won't leave, I won't leave."

If she leaves, there will be no one left to intercede for An Le. "

"Sister Ruyi," a female official in green clothes came out and blessed Ruyi, "the empress said, let you take the Queen Mother Fuping to the side hall."

Ruyi glanced at the blazing sun hanging in the sky and nodded slowly.

In the main hall of Dayue Palace, Banhua took a sip of slightly cold tea, reached out to touch Rong Xian's lips, smiled slightly, turned around and walked out.

Wang De stood beside him with a bow, until Banhua's figure completely disappeared behind the palace door, then he slowly stood up straight.

The person lying on the bed opened his eyes, listened to the silence in the room, and closed his eyes again.

Banhua looked at the Queen Mother who walked in behind Ruyi, and raised her hand as a gesture of asking her to sit down. Queen Mother Fuping sat down in silence, and no one spoke in the room for a long time.

Empress Dowager Fuping looked up at Banhua, and there was no trace of happiness or anger on his face.

"Empress," Banhua suddenly said, "do you know why Your Majesty gave you the word Fuping?"

Empress Dowager Fuping shook her head slowly.

"Because I want you to be blessed and peaceful in your later years, so I specifically asked Your Majesty for these two words." Banhua knew that Queen Mother Fuping was the most innocent victim in these conspiracy struggles. The man she married murdered loyal ministers, but she didn't know this. Instead, she sincerely treated the descendants of loyal ministers, such as their Ban family and Rong Xia. Whether her son was indecisive or violent, she could not control it because her husband, the emperor, only needed an heir, so he deliberately neglected the education of her second son.

She was of noble birth and had a lively personality. Although her edges were smoothed away by the harem, Banhua had to admit that she was a victim of the changes in this dynasty. She didn't want to hurt her, but everyone had someone close to them in their hearts, and she was no exception.

When he learned the truth, Banhua even wanted Anle's life.

"My Lady, are you still here to intercede for An Le?" Banhua's expression was cold, and his eyes were full of alienation.

Empress Dowager Fuping shed tears and said: "Your Majesty, you remove Anle's princess title and let her go to a Taoist temple to practice. I have no objection, but... why is it an ascetic temple? Anle has been pampered since she was a child, and where did she go? , how to survive?"

"My dear, Rong Xia is my husband." Banhua's throat felt a little uncomfortable, "Anle has you and my cousin to feel wronged for her, and I have my family to feel wronged for me. No matter what anger she and I have suffered since we were young, , there will be people who will stand up for us, allowing us to be arrogant and willful from childhood to adulthood."

"But there is only me beside His Majesty," her fingertips holding the cup trembled slightly. "If even I am thinking about happiness, then who else really has plans for him? Even if he is an emperor, even if he has a lot of breasts, Gully, he is still a person."

"The other members of the Rong family conspired with Anle to scheme against him, and the courtiers were also in a coma because of his injuries, and were busy calculating their own interests." When Banhua said this, he felt like needles pricking his heart, "My own man , I feel bad for myself."

Empress Dowager Fuping opened her mouth, and big tears flowed from her eyes. Banhua had said it to this point, but she still didn't understand what she meant.

"Is the empress really so heartless?"

"If your Majesty hates me, then you will, but the Phoenix Order I issued will never be changed." Banhua stood up, "What happened today is not that Your Majesty does not miss the kindness of your parents in raising you, but that I Don’t miss the old love. My queen, please come back."

Empress Dowager Fuping looked at Banhua, and she didn't know whether she was hating or resenting her, or whether she had no emotion at all. She just felt empty in her heart and couldn't grasp the truth. She has been successful for half of her life, and now she is in this situation, who should be blamed?

Do you blame yourself for not being soft-hearted and letting your parents take care of Rong Xia?

Is it because His Majesty was too kind to Rong Xia and fostered his ambition?

No, that's not right.

The only reason is that the men of the Jiang family were stupid and incompetent, and did not care about their old feelings, so they did things like murdering Zhongliang, and finally got their retribution.

Time is fate, who can she blame?

"I understand what you mean," Empress Dowager Fuping stood up, nodded slightly towards Banhua, "Resign."

Banhua's hand holding the tea paused, and the tea seeped out of the cup. She stood up and saluted the Queen Mother Fuping. This salute was exactly the same as when she was the princess, "Banhua, your regards. Empress."

The Empress Dowager Fuping accepted her gift and stepped back two steps: "Mother, take care of yourself and say goodbye."

Banhua stood motionless until Queen Mother Fuping left, then she slowly came back to her senses, put the cup back on the table, wiped her hands gently, and said in a hoarse voice: "Here comes someone."

"My subordinate is here." Du Jiu, who was guarding the door, walked in.

"Pass my order. Send troops to **** Empress Dowager Fuping to Prince He and set off immediately tomorrow. Prince He is very filial and will be rewarded with three hundred guards. They will go to the mausoleum of the Chiang royal family to guard Prince He and Empress Dowager Fuping. If not, No one can come in or out easily under the orders of this palace or His Majesty." Banhua closed his eyes and said, "Send some reliable people there, don't wait for them."

Du Jiu's heart was like thunder and drums, did the empress want to imprison the deposed prince and the empress dowager of the previous dynasty?

Three hundred guards...with so many people guarding the tomb, I am afraid that the prince will never come out again in his lifetime.

He didn't know how the empress felt when she issued this order. His hands that bowed and saluted could not help but tremble.

"What are you still doing?" Banhua looked at him, "Aren't my words of use to you?"

"Subordinate... take orders."

When Du Jiu stood up, he found that the Queen's face was extremely ugly. He thought that the Queen would take back the order, but until he left the palace and until he rode to the prince's residence to issue the order, no one came to tell him. The Queen has withdrawn her order.

"I accept the decree." After hearing the decree, Prince He looked as pale as paper, "Thank you, Your Majesty and the Queen."

Seeing him like this, Du Jiu felt a little pity: "Your Majesty colluded with the previous court to assassinate His Majesty. Your Majesty was seriously injured and only woke up today. That's why the Queen is angry. When the Queen calms down, maybe she will There is no guarantee that the order will be withdrawn."

"Thank you, Mr. Du, for your comfort." Prince He smiled dejectedly, "My sister-in-law made such a big mistake, but your Majesty and I can still spare our lives. I am so grateful, so how can I have any resentment?"

Du Jiu felt that he and the prince were also quite unlucky. He abdicated the throne honestly and should have been raised by His Majesty. Who knew that there would always be a bunch of people jumping out to hold him back, first his first wife, and then His biological sister, this destiny...

It was useless to talk any more, Du Jiu clasped his fists and said, "As long as the prince can figure it out, I will take my leave."

"Master Du, walk slowly." Prince He smiled bitterly, and after personally sending Du Jiu outside the main door, he held on to the door frame and spit out a mouthful of blood.

"My lord," his only concubine supported him in panic, "how are you?"

Prince He shook his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "I'm fine."

The setting sun shone in through the window, Banhua stood up from the chair, twisted her somewhat stiff waist, and walked out of the palace door. When Ru Jing saw her coming out, he couldn't help showing a bit of joy on his face, "Your Majesty."

She was worried that something would happen to her if she was alone in there, but now that someone finally showed up, she dared to feel relieved.

The golden sunset shone on Banhua, and Ruyi said in a daze: "My queen, you look so beautiful now."

"What's good about me?" Banhua smiled, with a hint of color on his pale face, "Didn't I look good before?"

"Your Majesty, I look good every day," Ruyi hurriedly explained, "I am the stupidest slave, so please don't dislike my slave."

"Okay, I know what you mean," Banhua knocked on the top of her head, "Let's go back to the palace."

"Wang De," Rong Xia sat on the bedside and looked at the sunset outside the window, "Is it almost midnight now?"

"Your Majesty, now is the time of the year."

"How long has the Queen been out?" Rong Xia turned to look at him, "One hour or two hours?"

"Your Majesty... your Majesty has been out for two hours." Wang De felt that His Majesty's eyes were a little strange, and he lowered his head and did not dare to look directly into his eyes.

"I understand."

Just as he was talking, footsteps came from outside. Banhua walked in with a smile on his face. When he saw Rong Xia sitting on the bed, he said, "Why are you sitting up again? Didn't the imperial doctor say that you The injury is serious now and you cannot sit for a long time."

"It's okay, I just lay down for too long," Rong Xia lay back obediently, "Where were you just now?"

"It's not too important to go out and meet someone." Banhua reached out and touched his forehead. There was no fever, which was good.

"You only had some porridge for lunch, and you should be hungry now." She waved to a female official, "Bring over your majesty's medicinal meal."

"Yes."

Rong Xia stretched out her hand from under the brocade quilt and gently held Banhua's hand, "I'm not hungry yet."

"I know the medicinal food doesn't taste very good, but just eat a little bit," Banhua bent down and kissed him gently on the cheek, "Be good."

Rong Xia laughed, was the trick he used to coax her used on him?

Soon the hot medicinal meal was served. Banhua looked at Rong Xia with a smile: "Do you want me to feed you?"

"Okay." Rong Xia looked at her with a smile, "I'm waiting for my queen to take good care of you."

Banhua:......

Her man is getting thicker and thicker.

Scoop the porridge, blow it to cool, and then feed it to Rong Xia's mouth. The taste of the medicinal food was not pleasant, but Rong Xia ate it very seriously, not wasting every bite.

Soon, a bowl of porridge was at the bottom. Banhua put down the bowl and said, "Okay, use it in two hours. You shouldn't move it now. I'm afraid that if you use it too much, food will accumulate."

"Okay." Rong Xia saw that Banhua looked a little uncomfortable and knew that she had something to say to him, so she suppressed the sleepiness that swept over her and leaned against the bedside and asked, "Huahua, what's wrong with you? ”

Banhua wiped Rong Xia's face and hands with a warm handkerchief, and handed the handkerchief to Wang De, who stretched out his hand: "Empress Dowager Fuping passed by just now."

Rong Xia lowered her head and looked at her fingers held by Banhua: "Yeah."

"She came to plead for Anle." Banhua lowered his head and played with Rong Xia's left index finger, as if it was something interesting.

"Princess Anle is as close to you as sisters, and she is the direct daughter of Empress Dowager Fuping. If she comes to plead for mercy, give her some face." Rong Xia lowered her eyelids, held Banhua's hand with her backhand, and held her He grabbed his hand tightly, leaving no gap, "It's not a big deal for me, I can just take care of it for a few days. It's just that you can't issue this decree, it's more appropriate for me to do it. Wang De, go declare..."

"I didn't promise her," Ban Hua shook his head and said, "It's nothing serious. Doesn't it hurt to have such a big hole in your shoulder?"

Rong Xia raised her head, her beautiful peach blossom eyes full of tenderness, "With Huahua by my side, I don't feel any pain."

“Nonsense again,” Banhua pinched his palm, “If you don’t hurt me, you won’t look at how pale your face has become.”

Rong Xia smiled and said nothing.

"I did something today. I don't know if it will bring you trouble." Seeing that Rong Xia was still just smiling, Ban Hua said, "I sent three hundred guards to take Jiang Han and the Queen Mother Fuping away." Imprisoned together."

The house fell silent.

"Why?" Rong Xia's voice was hoarse.

"Because I protect my shortcomings," Banhua reached out and touched Rong Xia's lips, kissing the corner of his lips, "No one can hurt the people I value and love."

Rong Xia's eyelids trembled, and it took a long time before she smiled.

"婳婳."

"Huh?"

"You are my queen."

Banhua chuckled softly. She gently put her hand on the man's chest, her eyes were like silk threads, delicate and lingering.

"Do you still remember that joke?"

"Of course I remember."

Today's last ray of sunset sneaked into the window sill, illuminating the room with a golden glow.

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