Chapter 167 Jia Zheng Visits
In the hall, Lian'er walked in with a tray!
"My lady, this is the medicine that the imperial physician just prepared. He said that Lord Jia should take it!"
Just as Yuanchun was about to step forward, she saw the queen pick up the medicine bowl and said to the female official beside her, "Come, put up a backrest at the back!"
"This... Your Majesty, please let my sister or the maid come!" Jia Cong said awkwardly.
Queen Shang glared at him and said, "What? As the queen, I can't give you medicine? Take it quickly! Lian'er, prepare some warm water for rinsing your mouth."
As she spoke, the queen scooped up some medicine with a spoon, blew on it gently twice, and then brought it in front of Jia Cong.
In other words, at this moment, Jia Cong was tied up like a mummy, otherwise, he would definitely jump up and leave!
"My queen, let's forget it. My injuries have healed greatly, so it doesn't matter if I don't take the medicine!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you not take medicine? Come on, take it quickly, or I will have someone tie you up and feed you the medicine!"
Jia Cong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he could only close his eyes and try to eat faster.
After finally finishing the medicine, Lian'er brought warm water for Jia Cong to rinse his mouth. The queen then wiped the corners of Jia Cong's mouth with a handkerchief and then stood up.
"Someone from your house has come to visit you, so I will go back first. What do you want to eat tonight? I have someone to make it. Forget it, I will take care of the preparations!"
"Yuanchun, you stay here and take care of this dishonest boy. If he doesn't obey, just send someone to look for me in Fengzao Palace! It's your father who's here. You may not have seen him in all the years you've been in the palace. This is a chance for us to talk about our father-daughter relationship."
Yuanchun was moved and immediately bowed, "Your Majesty, the Queen, thank you for your grace!"
"Take good care of yourself, I'll come over later!" Jia Cong didn't even have the chance to speak. He could only watch the queen walk away quickly.
Jia Zheng and Xia Shouzhong waited in the outer hall for an unknown period of time before they finally saw a group of maids following the imperial carriage.
After a moment, another maid came over and said, "Greetings to General Manager Xia. The Queen said that Lord Jia can go visit Lord Jia now!"
Xia Shouzhong nodded, and after leading Jia Zheng outside the door, he said, "Master Jia, please go in by yourself. We will guard here! However, Master Jia only has a quarter of an hour. After all, this is the Dragon Head Palace, and it is inconvenient for Master Jia to stay here for a long time."
Jia Zheng nodded and went straight into the hall. A female official came up to him and cried, "Daddy!"
"You... you are Yuanchun!" It has been nearly ten years since the father and daughter last met and talked. Yuanchun entered the palace when she was 15 years old, but now...
Seeing what Jia Zheng wanted to say, Yuanchun quickly winked and said, "Dad, come and see Cong first!"
The Queen was doing a favor by allowing the father and daughter to meet, but Yuanchun knew that this was only because the Queen was giving face to her brother. It would be inappropriate for the father and daughter to talk here.
"Yes!" Jia Zheng slapped his head and finally remembered the important matter.
"Brother Cong, how do you feel now?"
Seeing Jia Cong who looked like a mummy, Jia Zheng was frightened and worried, and couldn't help shedding tears.
"Don't worry, Uncle, there's nothing serious going on! Besides, the imperial physician has been guarding and , and Big Sister is here to take care of him. He will be fine in a few days."
Jia Zheng checked Jia Cong carefully from head to toe and found that although Jia Cong's injuries were serious, they were not fatal, so he felt relieved.
"Brother Cong, didn't you accompany His Majesty to hunt? What happened?"
Jia Cong was really helpless. How could he ask such a question at this moment?
"Uncle, there is no need to ask more questions. There were just some minor mistakes!" This matter involves royal secrets and private matters. I am afraid that the eldest prince may not necessarily deal with the crime of treason. Everyone knows it in their hearts, but cannot say it out loud!
"Your Majesty has been so kind that I am allowed to rest here for a few more days. I estimate that I will be able to return home in four or five days. Please tell our ancestor when you return, so that he can rest assured!"
A quarter of an hour passed in a flash, and Jia Zheng did not dare to stay any longer. "Cong'er, take good care of yourself, and don't worry about the family affairs. Everything is decided by the old ancestor! We can discuss other matters after you return home."
Jia Cong nodded and said, "It's inconvenient for my nephew to get up, so let me see you off!"
Afterwards, Yuanchun followed Jia Zheng out of the hall and took the opportunity to whisper a few words in Jia Zheng's ear.
Five or six days passed in a flash, but for Jia Cong, it felt like a year! Every day the emperor would come over for a visit, and the queen would stay in the palace with Jia Cong almost from morning to night!
In the previous two days, both the Queen and Jia Cong were a little reserved, but as they spent more time together, Jia Cong relaxed a lot! This most noble woman in the world was kind and amiable, and she mostly talked to him about family matters. When she heard Jia Cong mention some of the past, she felt the same way and often shed tears.
Apart from feeling nervous and embarrassed, Jia Cong felt a sense of warmth and closeness, as if this woman was not the queen who was high above him, but more like a close elder, or in other words, like a mother who cared for him.
However, every time he had such an illusion, Jia Cong immediately suppressed this inappropriate emotion in his heart! After all, there is a difference between the monarch and his subjects!
However, when getting along with the queen, this feeling will naturally arise!
In his previous life, Jia Cong was an orphan. Although he was not an orphan in this life, he lost his mother at a young age. After finally getting a cheap father, he did not feel close to him at all. Jia Cong could never have imagined that he would have the illusion of a strict father and a kind mother in the emperor and the empress.
In fact, on the fourth day, Jia Cong was able to get up and walk slowly with the help of others, but neither the emperor nor the empress would allow him to leave the palace. Therefore, it was not until another three or four days later, when Jia Cong's injuries had obviously improved, that the emperor and the empress were forced to give in.
Emperor Longxing and Empress Shang sat in the hall holding Jia Cong's hands. Yuanchun, with a group of female officials, and Xia Shouzhong, with a group of eunuchs, were busy packing things inside and outside.
These days, the emperor and the empress sent almost tons of gifts every day!
Jia Cong sat awkwardly between Emperor Longxing and the Empress. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I don't need all these things this time when I return home. I'll leave them in the palace! If I really need them, I'll shamelessly ask Your Majesty and Your Majesty for them."
"You child!" The queen slapped him gently, "This is what His Majesty and I gave you, how can you refuse it?"
"Well, what the Queen said is right!" Emperor Longxing nodded. It was just some things. Could his own son not afford them?
"By the way, Xia Shouzhong, have the two doctors selected by the Imperial Physician Order fill up the inner storehouse with the best medicines! It is better to use more than to lack. Also, the doctors accompanying the Imperial Hospital have prepared the medicines!"
