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

I smiled again and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to return safely."

Fuyao uttered “hmm” heavily, then turned and left.

I looked at Fuyao's back, sighed softly, and said, "Silly girl, we won't have a chance to see each other again."

Not long after Fuyao left, the doorman came to report that the emperor had sent someone to summon us to set off for Fengyu Tower.

I stood up, looked around the room, then carried the wooden box and walked out with Yang's help.

After getting on the carriage, I handed the wooden box to Yang and said, "Please help me pass the things inside to Princess Wu."

Yang took the wooden box with trembling hands and couldn't help asking, "When will the queen leave?"

At this time, Xichun was making tea for me on the charcoal stove. She looked at Yang in confusion, but she was not a talkative person. Although she was confused, she did not ask any questions.

I gathered my sleeves together. The cuffs were embroidered with gold thread, which looked both luxurious and gorgeous.

I said, "You will know when it is time for me to leave. No need to ask."

Yang knew she was overstepping her bounds, so she quickly said, "I am sorry for speaking too much, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

I quickly held her hand as she saluted and said, "Don't panic. After I leave, the Duke's Mansion will be handed over to you. I feel relieved to have you help look after it."

After hearing this, Yang's tears started to flow again. She turned around and wiped her tears secretly.

Xichun didn't understand why Yang was crying again, but she finally felt in her heart that we must be hiding something from her, but she didn't dare to ask, and just made tea silently.

Zheng Yan set out first with Zhao Fangping and the officials of the Imperial Observatory, and the concubines in the harem followed Zheng Yan in twos and threes. Only I set out alone, leisurely and not in a hurry. The dozens of guards protecting me were not horses that everyone could ride. In order to sympathize with the guards who were walking, I asked the horseman to go slower and not to rush.

As a result, when I arrived at the gate of Fengyu Tower, I heard the sound of trumpets and gongs and drums from upstairs. It seemed that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky was about to begin.

I still took my time, drinking a sip of tea and eating a snack before getting off the carriage.

As soon as I got off the carriage, a soldier came running towards me with a letter.

He bowed to me, handed me the letter and said, "Madam Concubine, this is the letter that the Duke asked me to deliver to you."

The letter Zhao Zhenyuan sent me?

I took the letter with some surprise. What was there that Zhao Zhenyuan couldn't say to me face to face, why did he have to write a letter in such a mysterious manner?

When the soldier saw me taking the letter, he bowed to me again and said, "The letter has been delivered. I am leaving now."

I quickly asked, "My father? Didn't he come to offer sacrifices to the gods?"

The soldier quickly replied, "The Duke is in charge of guarding the Imperial City today. He is currently patrolling the West Gate and cannot come to the East Gate so quickly."

The imperial city has four gates in the east, south, west and north. If you walk around the imperial city, it will take one or two hours even on a fast horse.

I didn't expect Zhao Zhenyuan to take the job of guarding the imperial city. Shouldn't this job belong to Du Changfeng? How did Zhao Zhenyuan take it?

I couldn't help but feel strange, and asked the soldier hurriedly: "Does my father have anything else to say?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "The Duke only told me to deliver the letter, but he didn't tell me anything else."

I had no choice but to wave him off and then opened the letter. Who would have thought that it began with: "My son,

Although I know that my son will leave one day, I cannot face your departure calmly with my hands covered in blood after having killed countless enemies. I am overwhelmed with grief in my heart. "

Zhao Zhenyuan knows that I’m leaving?

I was so shocked that my hands began to tremble.

I have never mentioned this to him, how did he know about it?

This taciturn man is actually more thoughtful than anyone else.

I hurriedly continued reading: "When I sent your mother away, I wanted to follow her, but when I thought of you young children, I had to think about continuing to live. Not long after your mother died, His Majesty gave Mrs. Gui to me in marriage. At that time, I had to guard the border, and I thought it would be a good thing to marry a woman to take care of you three siblings. I didn't expect to marry a money wolf. This is the worst thing I have done so far.

Since the death of Mrs. Gui, I have given up the idea of ​​remarrying. I feel very relieved to be able to reunite with you three siblings and live in peace in the days of quarrels. But who would have thought that Ah Man, who owed me the most, would leave me.

Whenever I think of you leaving, my heart aches and I can't control myself.

Lord Gongsun once asked me, "If you are gone, how can I find you?" How can I know such a ridiculous question? If God has mercy on me, I would like to transfer my life to you so that you can live a few more years. But God has no eyes and cannot hear my prayers.

I have been feeling uneasy these days, and I have been wondering if it is time for you to leave. I have been unable to sleep these days, and I don't know how to change the situation. But last night, I suddenly realized that instead of watching you suffer from illness day and night, it is better to let you go, and the pain you are suffering will be resolved.

Today, I deliberately took on the task of guarding the Imperial City because I wanted to stay away from Fengyu Tower. Because last night I saw you in my dream, standing in Fengyu Tower covered in blood, shouting at me not to come over.

This dream is too real, so as a father, I decided to stay away from Fengyu Tower today. Will my son be safe?

The dream I had was too bizarre, so I didn't tell your elder brother, so as not to scare him. Today is New Year's Eve, and after the sacrifice to heaven, there will be a palace banquet. I will wait in front of the palace gate for my son to return."

After reading the letter, I was in tears. It turned out that Zhao Zhenyuan knew everything I had been through, but he was powerless and could only watch me suffer silently, while in his heart he was enduring torment more painful than death.

When Yang saw me shaking like a sieve after reading the letter, tears were falling like beads from a broken string. She was so scared that she quickly held my hand and called out softly, "Madam, Madam, Madam."

Yang called me several times before I came back to my senses from my grief.

Yang said worriedly, "Your Highness, please take care of yourself and don't be too sad."

I took a deep breath, stuffed the letter back into the envelope, and handed it to Yang, saying, "Put this letter in my wooden box and give it to Princess Wu."

Yang took the letter suspiciously and asked in confusion, "Don't you want me to accompany you to Fengyu Tower?"

I shook my head and said, "You and Xichun should prepare some hot tea for me in the carriage, so that I can drink some hot tea when I get off."

Yang felt that it was inappropriate. My health was not good, how could I have even a maid serving me?

But I didn’t want her to see the tragic scene of my death, so I had to forcefully ask, “Why? Now you don’t even listen to me?”