northernbook Chapter 641 It shouldn’t be like this
Chapter 641 It shouldn’t be like this
Jiang Suining was startled and turned to look at Shen Yanxi, "This..."
"This is our home." Shen Yanxi's eyes were filled with love. "Since this is our common home, it shouldn't just have a plaque with the Shen Mansion on it."
"Ningning, I never thought before that after a woman gets married, she will leave the home where she has lived for more than ten years and move into a completely unfamiliar home. Will she feel sad or uncomfortable? But because of you, I have seen the injustice suffered by women and the difficulties that men have never faced."
"Of course, as a man, I may not know enough about those things. Even if I do understand, it will be difficult for me to change anything in this world, but I am willing to do my best to give you all the fairness and preference I can."
"This is also one of the reasons why I decided to move out from the beginning. When you and I get married, it shouldn't be you leaving the Jiang family and living in my house. It should be you and I joining hands to build a home that belongs to us."
"Ningyuan, our home, Ningning, I hope you like it."
Jiang Suining felt as if her heart was wrapped in a warm current. Every word Shen Yanxi said flowed gently through her heart, causing her heart to tremble slightly.
"But your name isn't on Ningyuan."
Shen Yanxi's eyes were full of love, "Wherever you are, it is naturally my home."
The two words "Ningyuan" would make him feel warm in his heart whenever he thought of them.
This is his and Ningning’s shared home. On the first day of the new year, they welcomed their new home together.
The New Year's wind, mixed with love and joy, blows across the entire imperial city.
Even poor families can enjoy the rare happiness and reunion at this moment.
However, this festive atmosphere was ultimately blocked by the numerous palace gates.
Emperor Xiao sat silently in front of the desk in his bedroom. The doors and windows were closed and the smell of ambergris gave people a headache.
The eunuch carefully replaced the cold teacup in front of him and brought Emperor Xiao a cup of hot tea.
Knowing that Emperor Xiao was in a bad mood, the eunuch did not dare to say anything more after changing the tea. He lowered his head, held his breath, and was about to leave.
Just as he was about to walk out of the palace gate, Emperor Xiao suddenly asked, "What is the Queen doing today?"
The eunuch stopped and replied quickly, "Your Majesty, according to the rules, the Empress must receive the respect of all the ladies in the harem today."
After saying this, the eunuch glanced at the darkening sky outside the hall, realized that his answer was not appropriate, and quickly added.
"At this time, the audiences with the empresses of the palaces should have ended. If the emperor wants to see the empress, I will pass on the message now."
Emperor Xiao did not speak immediately, but raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.
The poison that Xiao Yi had someone give him has been almost removed, and the imperial doctors have repeatedly confirmed that there is no problem, but he still often feels headaches or dizziness in the past few days.
Perhaps it was because he had stayed in this hall for too long today, and at this moment he felt dizzy and uncomfortable all over.
The eunuch looked at Emperor Xiao's furrowed brows and became more and more nervous, but he still plucked up the courage to speak.
"Your Majesty, if you are not feeling well, why don't you let me go to the Imperial Hospital..."
"No need." Emperor Xiao shook his head and interrupted the eunuch. "I just pretended to faint. Today is the first day of the first lunar month. If I summon the imperial physician, once the news spreads, people who don't know will think that there is something wrong with my health."
The thing that is most lacking inside and outside the palace is rumors. The court has been unstable recently. If any more rumors are spread, it will probably cause even more unrest among the people.
"It is my fault for not being thoughtful enough. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" The eunuch knelt down quickly.
Emperor Xiao waved his hand, "Get up."
After a moment of silence, Emperor Xiao continued, "Send someone to tell them that I will go to the Queen's Palace to have dinner later."
"Yes, I obey."
After a stick of incense, Emperor Xiao went to Empress Shi's bedroom.
Empress Shi and the palace maids and nannies in the palace were all waiting at the door, paying their respects respectfully.
"You are welcome, Queen." Emperor Xiao reached out and helped Queen Shi up, then glanced at the people kneeling in the hall, "Everyone, stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Queen Shi stood up straight with a gentle smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, shall we serve the meal now?"
Emperor Xiao nodded, and soon the palace maids began to serve the meal.
Empress Shi and Emperor Xiao sat together at the table. Empress Shi picked up the wine jug in front of her and poured a glass of wine for Emperor Xiao.
"Your Majesty, today is the first day of the new year. I wish you good health and prosperity for our Beiyang country."
"Okay." Emperor Xiao picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all.
Empress Shi stood up, took the silver chopsticks from the maid beside her, and began to serve food to Emperor Xiao.
Emperor Xiao looked up at Empress Shi, noticed the blue color under her eyes that could not be completely covered, sighed, and held Empress Shi's hand.
"Queen, you don't have to be busy. Leave these matters to the palace servants. Just sit still. Speaking of which, it has been a long time since we have spoken to each other from the heart."
Queen Shi blinked her eyes slightly, handed over the chopsticks in her hand with a smile, and sat down at the table again.
"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs and is busy handling government affairs on weekdays. All I can do in the harem is to try not to disturb Your Majesty."
"Then do you blame me for not caring about you before?"
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven and should put national affairs first. How could I possibly blame Your Majesty?" Queen Shi spoke with a smile, and there was no fault in her tone or expression.
But looking at this expression which was exactly the same as in the past, Emperor Xiao always felt that something was not right in his heart.
This does sound comforting, but it is a bit too official.
Looking into Empress Shi's eyes, Emperor Xiao suddenly asked, "Empress, before... did you ever blame me for being poisoned?"
There was an unnatural look on Queen Shi's face for a moment, but soon the smile returned to her face.
"Your Majesty, it's all over. Why do you have to bring it up again?"
"So you still blame me in your heart, right?" Emperor Xiao spoke again.
These two inquiries made the palace maids and nannies present hold their breath, lower their heads, and try to reduce their presence as much as possible.
Empress Shi met Emperor Xiao's gaze, thought for a moment, and said, "I am naturally a little unhappy about that incident, but I don't blame the emperor. After all, there was no solid evidence at the time, and I believe that every decision the emperor made was based on the overall situation."
Under normal circumstances, Emperor Xiao would definitely feel very comfortable with such considerate words.
But at this moment, he felt something was wrong.
It shouldn't be like this!