Chapter 165 Mother and Son's First Meeting
Emperor Longxing hugged Empress Shang and said, "You and I feel the same way. I also wish he could call me father right away, but he doesn't know his own life experience now. This is so difficult for us, and it may be even more difficult for him to accept it."
At this point, Emperor Longxing said bitterly, "I don't even know if he will hate us. After all, it was us who lost him, and he didn't know where he was when he should have been enjoying his parents' love."
"He's been through such a hard time for so many years. What should we do if he doesn't want to recognize us? So, I thought we should slowly get in touch with him, get to know each other first, and then wait for the right time to confess to him!"
Queen Shang was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears again. Yes, she was not a qualified mother. If the child knew her life experience, his first reaction would probably not be recognition but hatred!
"What if he doesn't recognize us in the future?" Queen Shang threw herself into the emperor's arms and cried.
"Don't worry!" Emperor Longxing said firmly, "We didn't know before, but now that we have found him, we will make up for the lost sixteen years! Mother and son are connected by heart, and he will understand us one day."
"Will it?"
“I definitely will!”
"Ah!" The queen suddenly exclaimed, "He was in a coma before, is he okay now? Let's go!"
"Don't worry Hui'er, our son has woken up, otherwise how could I dare to tell you? Besides, you cried so much that your makeup is ruined, are you going to see our son like this?"
Queen Shang immediately panicked upon hearing this. This was the first time she and her son had officially met after 16 years of separation. Moreover, it was also her son's first impression of her as a mother . How could she be so embarrassed?
"Someone come here!" He threw Emperor Longxing aside.
After a moment, the female official from Fengzao Palace hurried in!
"Lian'er, help me dress up immediately! Cui'er, take my phoenix crown and phoenix robe!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Queen Shang waved her hand and said, "No, it's too solemn! Go and get the plain robe you made for last year's New Year's Day!"
A group of maids came forward to do their makeup. Cui Er brought a plain robe over. Queen Shang took a look at it but turned to look at the emperor, who was just a tool. "My husband, isn't this too plain? Isn't it a bit disrespectful?"
The emperor shook his head helplessly. "My Hui'er is a natural beauty. She looks the same in anything she wears. However, I remember asking the clothing department to make her a golden phoenix robe a while ago. That one is the most suitable!"
Queen Shang's eyes lit up, "Bring it here quickly!"
After nearly half an hour, Queen Shang was finally ready. Although she did not wear the phoenix crown, she did wear a jade phoenix hairpin and a set of top-quality purple phoenix headwear. She also wore a bright yellow phoenix robe, which made her look graceful and luxurious.
Then, the emperor and the empress couldn't wait to head towards the Dragon Head Palace.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Yuanchun, who was talking in a low voice with Jia Cong, heard the noise outside the door. She immediately stood up and stood aside with her head lowered. Then, the emperor and the empress entered the hall one after another.
The queen's eyes swept across the room and were fixed directly on the lying Jia Cong. She subconsciously wanted to rush over, but the emperor held her back and squeezed her hand hard before she reacted.
He forced himself to calm down, then walked up to sit beside Jia Cong's bed and grabbed Jia Cong's hand.
The Queen's behavior made Jia Cong's eyelids twitch, and Yuanchun, who was standing by, was so shocked that she almost screamed! What was going on? In front of the Emperor, the Queen was holding hands with a man from another family. This was too exciting! But the Emperor ignored her and went straight up to sit next to the Queen.
Xia Shouzhong, who followed closely behind, waved his hand quickly and asked everyone in the hall to leave. He himself stood guard at the door of the hall.
"minister…"
Just as Jia Cong was about to speak, he was interrupted by Emperor Longxing, "Today, the Queen knew that you woke up and was very happy, so she came to see you. After all, your injuries were caused by me."
"Yes, yes!" The queen nodded repeatedly, but she was reluctant to blink her eyes.
"Are you feeling unwell anywhere now? Does it hurt? Have you taken any medicine?" The Queen asked questions one after another, and Jia Cong didn't even have time to answer.
"Cough cough!" The emperor coughed a few times, and the queen stopped talking. Then she looked at him.
As a couple for twenty years, the emperor understood what the queen meant with just one look!
"Xia Shouzhong, let Yuanchun in!"
After a while, Yuanchun walked in apprehensively, and heard Emperor Longxing say, "I remember that Jia Cong has several arrow wounds on his lower back. I am a little worried. Please expose this kid's lower back so that I can check it out and feel at ease."
Yuanchun was stunned, but she looked at the Queen! If it was only the Emperor, it would be fine, but the Queen was still here, what was the Emperor going to do?
"This kid was injured because of me. Given his age, he is just like my son or nephew. The Queen is also his elder. Why should she care about these empty formalities? As an elder, is it inconvenient for her to even check on this kid's injuries?"
"That's right!" Queen Shang nodded hurriedly. "In my opinion, she is just a child. I am the mother of the country, so it's not too much to be his mother. Why should I care about these things? Besides, there are only a few of us here. Would you spread rumors to harm your brother?"
"I dare not!" Yuanchun hastened to kneel down. Perhaps it was because Cong'er had done such a great deed in saving the emperor this time that the emperor and empress did this to show their gratitude. Yuanchun thought secretly in her heart that if this was the case, Cong'er would really soar to the sky in the future.
Just as Jia Cong was about to refuse, he heard Emperor Longxing say, "If you dare to say one more word, I will strip you naked and hang you on the Desheng Gate, so that you, the great general, can enjoy the glory for a few days!"
"Your Majesty, how can you scare him? He is still a child!" The queen frowned and directly retorted to the emperor.
The emperor rolled his eyes speechlessly. Child? Well...if you say so, then so be it!
Yuanchun stepped forward and carefully lifted up Jia Cong's clothes at the back of his waist, leaving a gap less than the width of a palm. Several scars and the bright red plum blossom-shaped mark were immediately revealed.
The queen was shocked, and then tears fell, " My child, you have suffered!"
Her palm gently brushed across the scars, and finally landed on the plum blossom-shaped mark! This was indeed her child. The plum blossom-shaped birthmark was exactly the same as she remembered, even some curves and details were no different, just a little bigger than when he was young.
Her child is back!
Jia Cong lay there awkwardly, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say! Fortunately, Yuanchun came up after a while and covered him with a brocade quilt.
