Chapter 164 The Surprise Queen
As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Longxing also appeared in Jia Cong's sight.
"You are finally awake. Do you know how worried I have been these past few days?" Emperor Longxing reprimanded happily, "Do you feel any discomfort? Tell me everything. The imperial physician is here. Oh, by the way, order the imperial physician to come over and treat Jia Cong immediately to see if there is any problem!"
Before Jia Cong could even say anything, the chief imperial physician came trotting over, bringing several imperial physicians with him to examine Jia Cong carefully from head to toe.
"I congratulate Your Majesty. Lord Jia is fine now, but he needs to rest for a few days! He will be able to get out of bed and move around properly in about five or six days, but it will take some time for him to recover!"
"Good, good! Reward, great reward! Xia Shouzhong, all the imperial doctors will be rewarded, and all the eunuchs and female officials serving in the palace will be rewarded!"
Xia Shouzhong on the side quickly responded. The emperor pushed the others aside, sat down next to Jia Cong's bed again, and held Jia Cong's hand in his palm very naturally.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty!"
"Why thank you? You risked your life to save my life. I should be the one thanking you! Just take good care of me. Don't worry about anything. If you need anything, just tell them."
"Your Majesty, I have woken up. It would be best for me to return to my residence and rest."
He is a foreign minister who spends all his time recuperating in the Dragon Head Palace. Don't those ministers regard him as a traitor?
"No!" Emperor Longxing refused without hesitation, "You are... you are my meritorious minister. If anyone dares to say anything more, I will kill him. You should rest here and return home when you are fully recovered!"
"Your Majesty is kind and I am grateful for your kindness, but this is really beyond the rules!"
"You kid, you don't even listen to me? When did you become so stubborn? Against the rules? What I say is the rules!"
"Okay, okay!" Seeing Jia Cong's embarrassed look, Emperor Longxing softened his heart immediately, "Then let's both take a step back. You can't move lightly now. I will let you go back after a few days when you can get out of bed!"
Jia Cong then said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. But I should not stay here, otherwise it will be my fault if I delay Your Majesty's government affairs."
"Okay, okay, all up to you! Xia Shouzhong, clean up the side hall and let Jia Cong stay there temporarily! You personally arrange for the eunuchs to take care of him, and Yuanchun and all the female officials should also go over to take care of him! Imperial Physician, you select two doctors with superb medical skills to keep watch over him all the time, and don't slack off at all!"
After that, Emperor Longxing said to Jia Cong, "You should stay in the side hall and take good care of yourself. If you want to eat or use something, you can find it in the palace. If there is nothing, ask Xia Shouzhong to arrange for someone to buy it for you!"
"I ask Your Majesty to send someone to deliver a message to the palace. I'm afraid the elders in the palace are worried too!"
"Xia Shouzhong, did you hear that?"
"Don't worry, Master Jia. I will send someone to your house to report the news later!"
After everything was arranged, Emperor Longxing personally followed Jia Cong to the side hall, then asked him to have a good rest before leaving.
"Let's go to Fengzao Palace!" Emperor Longxing said excitedly.
In Fengzao Palace, the Queen led a group of female officials to pay their respects, then stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, why are you here today? Is Lord Jia feeling better?"
Emperor Longxing stepped forward and grasped the Queen's hand, then said, "Everyone, please leave. I want to talk to the Queen!"
After everyone had left, Emperor Longxing hugged the empress in his arms, "Hui'er!"
The address from Emperor Longxing froze the empress's expression, and then she showed endless tenderness on her face! Empress Shang's real name was Shang Ziwan. After marrying Emperor Longxing, Emperor Longxing gave her the name Sihui, and the name Hui'er almost represented the greatest beauty of the two people! However, I don't know since when, this name has never been called again.
Today, the emperor held her in his arms and called her by her nickname just like he did back then...
"Is there any good news for my husband?" Queen Shang said softly.
"It is indeed a happy event, and a great one at that!" Emperor Longxing said impatiently, "Guess what I discovered today!"
At this moment, Emperor Longxing was like a naughty boy who had found his most beloved toy and wanted to show off to Queen Shang.
Queen Shang rolled her eyes at him and said, "My husband never said it, how could Hui'er have thought of it!"
Emperor Longxing held Empress Shang's hands tightly, and then whispered in her ear, "Hui'er, I found our son, I found our little He'er!"
Queen Shang froze, her mind went blank. That child who was lost in the cradle and for whom she had put all her efforts? How could it be possible? Sixteen years, sixteen years!
"You, you didn't lie to me?" Queen Shang used all her strength to grab Emperor Longxing tightly.
"Hui'er, your husband has never lied to you! Do you know that our little He'er is actually Jia Cong from Rongguo Mansion?"
"Jia Cong? That injured child? How is it possible?" Queen Shang was excited, nervous, and terrified. She had imagined countless times over the years that the child would come back, but as the years passed, she was almost in despair! For more than a decade, it was still unknown whether the child who had not yet grown up could survive.
"Do you still remember the plum blossom-shaped birthmark on Xiao He'er's waist?"
How could Queen Shang not remember? She risked her life to give birth to that child, and she was extremely familiar with every inch of his skin. Who in the world knows her son better than a mother?
Plum Wife and Crane Son, this was the name she and her husband gave to the child. How could she forget it?
The next moment, Queen Shang subconsciously rushed out the door, but was grabbed by Emperor Longxing, "Hui'er!"
"I want to see my child!" Queen Shang cried, but her words were extremely firm! Women are weak, but they are strong as mothers! For the sake of this child who just came back, no one can stop her, not even the emperor!
"Okay, okay! Don't worry, your husband will go with you later! But calm down first, there are a few things we need to discuss first!"
"you say!"
"First, we cannot reveal Xiao He'er's identity for the time being! You are also aware of the current situation in the palace. If his identity is really exposed, he will be directly drawn into the vortex! No matter you or I, we absolutely do not want our son who has finally returned to us to encounter any danger!"
"We already owe him too much, a full sixteen years. We can't let him be in danger again!"
Upon hearing this, the queen nodded without hesitation. She didn't care about wealth and glory, she just wanted her son to be well.
"Secondly, for the time being, neither you nor I can recognize him."
"Why!" the queen immediately asked. This child had been away from her for sixteen years, and finally came back, but she couldn't recognize him? How cruel was this for a mother?
