After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

I don’t know what the “no” he murmured meant. I just want to hear him say “I love you” in person before I leave, but I’m afraid I’ll never hear it again.

This man's introverted self-control has reached a terrifying level. He would risk his life to run to Dingyuan Mountain for me, but he would never say "I like you" in person.

I stood there holding the Buddhist beads tightly in my hand, not moving. After a long time, Yang finally couldn't bear it anymore and came over to persuade me, "Madam, thinking too much about some things is harmful to your health. Don't you like reading the most? I have asked people to buy a lot of books and a lot of storybooks. You can read a book when you are bored. It can kill some time."

Mrs. Yang is like my mother. She takes good care of my daily life and diet and always pays attention to my emotions. When I am in a bad mood, she will find ways to comfort me.

I turned around and hugged Yang, saying softly, "Thank you, I'm fine, I'm really fine."

Of course Yang understood that something was wrong with me. How could a drunk person say that he was not drunk?

Yang patted my shoulder gently and said, "Don't be sad, madam. Everything will pass."

Yes, everything will be over when I'm gone.

The ministers in the court would take their annual leave around the 20th of the lunar year. If there were large-scale events at the end of the year, such as a year-end palace banquet or a large-scale sacrificial ceremony, these ministers would still have to come back to participate.

The dates of these activities were arranged by the Imperial Observatory, and if a minister was needed to come back to participate, he would be notified in advance. If some ministers returned to their hometowns far away for the New Year, they could not ask for leave. Unlike modern times, you can just ask for leave and be done with it. In ancient times, as long as you were not dead, no matter where you were, you had to rush back to the capital to participate in the sacrifice. So I was quite surprised that Zheng Yan exempted me from participating in the sacrifice. He has always been very strict with rules, but I didn't expect that there would be times when favors were more important than anything else.

As the New Year approaches, I feel that the ministers in the palace are even busier.

In the past, Jinping and Zhao Zhenyuan only had to go to the palace for the morning court session, but now they have to go to the palace twice a day. Every time they say that His Majesty has important matters to discuss, but no one is willing to tell me what they are discussing.

Now that I am well again, I am still worried and anxious, not knowing when those people will call me back.

No one has contacted me since that phone call. They asked me to be prepared, but I don’t know how to prepare because I’m afraid that if I die too early or too late, I may not be able to go back.

I was worried every day, always thinking about how to die without pain. As a result, I ate more and lost weight faster.

Yang saw it all and was worried. She knew that I had something on my mind, but I refused to say it. I was almost suffocated, and she was almost suffocated too. Yang finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked someone to take a letter to Yiping. Yiping immediately came to the palace to see me.

This time, Yi Ping brought the female guard introduced to her by Fuyao into the palace. This female guard was called Cheng Shuang. She was taller than Fuyao, dark and thin. She was not really a beauty, but she looked tall and heroic, giving the impression of a heroic woman.

When Yi Ping saw me, she tried to get close to me again, but I quickly pushed her away and said, "No, don't get close to me, or else your jealous prince will see it and get really jealous."

Yi Ping rolled his eyes and said, "Why bring up that disappointing thing at such a happy moment? I stayed at home for a few days, and he stayed at home for a few days, not going anywhere. It annoyed me to death."

I laughed out loud when I heard that, and then asked Yang to take out some precious jewelry to reward Cheng Shuang.

Cheng Shuang was horrified when she saw the big box of jewelry. She immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I just did my duty and I don't deserve any reward. Besides, I used to be a bodyguard and never wore jewelry. It would be a waste of these things to give them to me. I really don't dare to accept them."

I didn't expect Cheng Shuang to be such a simple-minded person. I took a look at the jewelry in Yang's hand and asked, "Do you want any reward?"

Cheng Lu shook her head and said, "The Princess of Wu has been very kind to me. She has given me a lot of gold and silver. The King of Wu has also given me a house. Now I am not short of money and I have a house of my own. This is something I never dared to think about when I was a bodyguard. So I dare not ask for any more rewards."

I looked at Cheng Shuang and thought for a while, then said, "In that case, you can pick one from the jewelry box as a family heirloom that can be passed down from generation to generation. Since you are a bodyguard, I guess you must have a special liking for horses. How about I ask someone to go to the training ground to pick a good horse for you?"

Cheng Shuang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she asked incredulously, "Mom, Madam, is this really possible?"

I smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, if you're willing, I'll send someone to the training ground to pick one for you."

Cheng Shuang nodded desperately and said, "I heard that all the horses in the palace training ground are excellent horses that cannot be bought even with money. It is a great joy that the queen is willing to give it to me. How can I refuse it?"

Seeing that Cheng Shuang liked horses, I asked Yang to take my jade token and send someone to the training ground to pick out a good horse.

When Fuyao heard that Cheng Shuang had entered the palace, she hurried back from Fengyi Palace.

Fuyao has been avoiding me these past few days and dared not to see me. No one knows what she talked about with Zhao Zhenyuan that day. I only heard the reports from the servants. After Fuyao finished talking with Zhao Zhenyuan, she went to Fengyi Palace in a daze and never returned to Shengping Palace. I even sent people to invite her, but she avoided me.

Fu Yao was so happy to see Cheng Shuang that a smile appeared on her cold and arrogant face.

Maybe because she was afraid that I would interrogate her, after seeing Cheng Shuang, Fu Yao called her away, without giving me any chance to ask any questions.

Yiping hadn't seen me for a few days. He wished he could hang on me and always held my arm tightly.

I wondered if Yiping knew something, but this little devil was so smart that she pretended to know nothing.

Yi Ping stayed in my palace for a whole day. In the evening, Zheng Bang finally couldn't bear it anymore and took her away.

After picking up Yiping, in order to prevent Yiping from always sticking to me and neglecting him, I took Yiping directly to the Du Mansion and persuaded Mrs. Du to go to the manor to take a hot spring bath. Mrs. Du couldn't persuade him, so she had to take Hua Wushuang and her son, and Zheng Bang and others to go on vacation at the hot spring manor in the suburbs of the Du Mansion.

Damn Zheng Bang, I also wanted to take a hot spring bath, but he didn’t even invite me to come. I’m so angry at him.

After Yiping left, I felt even more lonely and I began to miss my little Huihui. Since Xiao Huihui was ridden away by Zhao Zhenyuan, he never returned it to me, so I asked someone to take a letter to Zhao Zhenyuan, asking him to return Xiao Huihui to me.

The result is predictable, he flatly refused!

The reason for the refusal is very simple: Your Majesty does not allow it.